All the heavens began with Huo Yi

"Thank you, thank you!"

Shenhou clasped his hands and bowed to thank Su'er, who had just saved him. He had been enjoying a drink in the Black Wind Mountain, waiting for the chosen one to arrive, having a wonderful time.

Unexpectedly, they were discovered by a little snake demon.

Those snake demons were all very wicked. Unlike the wolf demons in the Canglang Forest at the foot of the mountain, these snake demons were all monsters who liked to eat meat.

The snake demon that found him had been relentlessly guarding the tree for three days, while he himself had been enduring three days on the tree branch.

Among the Six Ding and Six Jia, he, like the Great Sage, was a monkey and suffered the most severe punishment. Other gods might still retain some magic power, but he had no magic power at all, otherwise he wouldn't have been bullied by this little snake demon.

He was found and rescued by Suer, who was riding the wind, because he was on the path that the chosen one was bound to take.

"Young brother, come here, let me get you some wine as a token of my gratitude. If you ever want to drink again, just come find me. If you get tired in Black Wind Mountain, you can also come find me."

Shenhou spoke enthusiastically and led Suer into the cave next to them.

"That damned scoundrel, he drank so much of my wine, what a waste!"

As Shenhou spoke, Suer also noticed several empty wine jars.

"Here, here."

Shenhou handed the gourd, which was already full, to Suer.

“I heard you ring two bells already. The third bell is by the water, but there’s an old snake guarding it. You have to get rid of him before you can touch the bell.”

"Oh, do you know that old snake?"

Upon hearing this, Shenhou hurriedly waved his hand, pretending not to know him.

Suer stopped teasing Shenhou, and instead hung the gourd back on his waist before heading down to the marshland.

"Why don't you reveal yourself, sir?"

The white-robed scholar guarding the door looked in the direction of Suer and spoke.

"As expected, the illusion spell has no effect on an expert like you. What, are you going to let me, the chosen one, pass this time as well? By the way, what number am I?" Suer asked the white-robed scholar.

"Oh, you know me? How do you know I didn't use my full strength against the monkey before?" the white-robed scholar asked.

“Your elder brother asked you to test me, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Just see if I can defeat that black bear demon. There’s no need for us to fight and waste time,” Suer said.

The white-robed scholar before them was none other than Chang Hao, one of the Six Sages of Meishan, a thousand-year-old snake spirit. How could someone with such cultivation possibly lose to a novice monkey?

"Hmph! It seems you know quite a bit, but my brother ordered that we not have a match. How could I feel at ease asking you to come? It's a pity that even though the only two monkeys passed my test, they were still burned to death by the black bear's fire."

"But since you know me, I'll use my true strength this time. If you can defeat me, even without taking the fire-resistant shield, dealing with that black bear demon won't be difficult."

After Chang Hao finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed a long spear that rose from the water beneath his feet. He shook the spear, turning the water on it into water blades that he then lashed out at Su Er.

"Deflect them all!"

Upon seeing the incoming water blade, Suer cast a deflection spell on himself, causing the blade to be deflected and strike the water.

"If you've got the guts, take a shot from me."

Chang Hao was now half-human and half-snake, and his speed on the water was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Su Er, and the cold, gleaming spear tip was already piercing Su Er's face.

Suer used Phantom Shift to dodge the shot. After all, he would suffer a great loss if he fought a martial arts master like this in close combat. He could just use his stick to teach the little bosses and monsters a lesson.

Using his mediocre martial arts skills against Chang Hao was undoubtedly a self-inflicted humiliation.

It just so happens that Suer also has a small experiment to do. Since Chang Hao wants to fight him, he will use Chang Hao as a guinea pig. Originally, Suer planned to give this experimental spot to the Black Bear Spirit.

The green death curse struck Chang Hao precisely, and Chang Hao instantly let out a scream.

Chang Hao, who had been afflicted by the Death-Taking Curse, had fallen to the ground and transformed into a large white snake, writhing and churning the water into a murky mess.

Suer watched Chang Hao in pain from afar for a full half hour before Chang Hao's painful cries gradually subsided.

"What kind of evil magic is this? It can actually harm a person's soul! If I hadn't cultivated for a thousand years, I would probably have been killed by this evil magic here." Chang Hao said weakly, "With this method, it would have been easy for you to defeat that black bear demon, but it caused me great suffering and cost me hundreds of years of cultivation."

“When you’re out and about, you always need some means to protect yourself. I originally wanted to use this Death Curse on the Black Bear Demon, but you just had to run into it yourself,” Suer said helplessly.

At the same time, Suer also realized that the Killing Curse had no effect on these monsters who had been cultivating for a long time.

That makes sense, since there are ways to strengthen the soul in this world, the Killing Curse can no longer be as invincible as before.

"Haha, I never thought I would be the one to suffer this hardship."

After making a self-deprecating joke, Chang Hao turned into dust and disappeared, presumably returning to Meishan.

As the third bell rang, Suer appeared in front of the dilapidated Guanyin Temple.

Although it's an illusion, it still feels incredibly real.

Pushing open the door, I saw Elder Jinchi, who looked somewhat like Brother Dao.

Before Jin Chi could even chuckle, Su Er preemptively asked, "Hey you big-headed devil, where's my master's precious cassock?"

"I don't know!"

"You don't understand? Then die!"

After Su Er finished speaking, he cast a deadly curse, and Elder Jinchi died instantly.

Although the Killing Curse has been nerfed, it is still a true injury and remains the strongest offensive spell in Sur's hands. Even Comet Azle has to take a backseat, and ordinary demons cannot withstand Sur's Killing Curse.

With Jin Chi dead, the old Guanyin Temple vanished without a trace. Su Er also found the fire shield on the old wolf that had hanged itself from the tree. Although most of the flames couldn't harm Su Er, who was not burned, his collecting habit suddenly kicked in, and he thought he might need it.

After taking the fire shield, Su Er looked up at the setting sun and thought that after returning to the main world, he could adjust the time flow between the main world and the subsidiary world.

The flow of time in the subsidiary world can be accelerated several times. After all, Suer's body is much stronger than his previous mortal body. He can stay up all night whenever he wants, instead of doing so in the past.

Although the sun hadn't completely set, Su'er didn't plan to go find the Black Wind King now. After all, it got dark much faster in the mountains. Even though he had the Light Spell, fighting the Black Bear Spirit in the dark at night would really make things more difficult for him.

Moreover, Su Er knew that close combat was his weakness. If he had known, he would have kept Chang Hao behind and asked him to teach him some staff techniques. At least he would have learned a move or two, which would have made him stronger than he is now.

Since he wasn't going to cause trouble for the Black Bear Spirit now, Su'er decided to rest temporarily in Shenhou's cave in the marshland.

He found Shenhou's cave and chatted with him for a few minutes, but Shenhou gave him a surprise.

Su'er seems to have forgotten that Shenhou was originally a divine general of the Six Ding and Six Jia!

Although Liu Ding and Liu Jia were banished to the mortal realm and lost most of their magical powers because of their close personal relationship with the Great Sage, they did not forget their martial arts skills as former guardian deities.

As for clubs, swords, and spears, Shenhou could give Suer a lot of pointers.

By the time the moon was high in the sky, Suer had memorized quite a few tricks. Although he couldn't use them perfectly, at least he wasn't acting like the petty thug wielding a stick anymore.

"Alright, little brother, you need to balance work and rest. You've been practicing for two hours, take a break and don't overwork yourself."

Shenhou stopped Suer, who was still practicing, and pointed to the straw mat that had been laid out beside the cave.