A vast and majestic, yet icy, intent descended, followed by a cold, mechanical voice.

"No Nether Phoenix Talisman detected. This is determined to be an unknown intruder. Detection in progress..."

As soon as that familiar voice appeared, it was as if the magnificent gate of the universe suddenly became real.

Millions of pink and white peach blossoms bloomed on the branches without warning.

On each peach blossom petal, a human face faintly appears.

Then, the petals fell in profusion, turning into mud and transforming into billions of black currents that roared toward Bai Cang.

Each wisp of air seemed to materialize into a human figure, the face of which displayed resentment, anger, sorrow, or pain...

In an instant, all aspects of life, countless situations, and the turbulent world surged into his heart.

This time, however, Bai Cang will not be completely powerless to resist as he was last time.

What once filled him with despair, like an ant being swept away by a hurricane, now seemed like a gentle spring breeze to Bai Cang, posing no threat whatsoever.

I'm standing in front of you again. How much do I still look like I used to be?

The past is the past, the present is perverted, don't apply the past to the present!

Bai Cang chuckled inwardly: it was always at times like these that he could deeply appreciate the allure of cultivation!

"A powerful being has been detected intruding. The Five Paths of Reincarnation have been activated, connecting to the heavens..."

Just then, one after another, enormous, incredible, and immeasurable compasses, seemingly filling the entire universe, appeared at an inexplicable height and began to slowly rotate.

There are five compasses in total, all radiating sacred light.

As it slowly rotated, it intertwined five enormous vortexes.

It seems to encompass all the myriad realms and the vast universe.

But upon closer inspection, it appears hazy and indistinct.

It was like a vast, chaotic void, obscure and indescribable.

It is completely indescribable in any words, and cannot be described with even a single word.

Such a grand and majestic aura even slightly moved Bai Cang.

"Good grief, another privileged dog, huh?"

Bai Cang raised the "Chaos Banner" and gently swayed it, creating layers of chaos around him, isolating him from the surrounding space and time.

After securing his own defenses, he spoke loudly, "Senior Tao Zu, please hold your hand. I am a close friend of Grand Lord Youyuan. May I ask Senior Tao Zu to show himself?"

Although in Bai Cang's perception, Tao Zu seemed to be only slightly stronger than Li Boyang.

However, since the other party holds power in the netherworld, they cannot be viewed through the lens of common sense.

If it really comes down to a direct confrontation, let alone Bai Cang, he'd be no match for him.

Even if Chunyang Tianzun came, he probably wouldn't be able to gain any advantage over Taozu.

Therefore, he decided to appeal to their emotions rather than reason with them.

However, Bai Cang's "face-saving fruit" clearly did not move Tao Zu.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the millions of branches and leaves began to tremble violently.

As the five compasses turned, they seemed to connect the essence of all the heavens and myriad realms.

An unparalleled and terrifying power suddenly surged down.

"Wait, my master Tianhe once met Senior Tao Zu..."

Seeing this, Bai Cang hurriedly shouted, trying to unleash an even more advanced "Face Fruit": My Master Tianhe!

But before he could finish speaking, he was blasted out of the endless abyss by that supreme power.

A clear and melodious female voice resonated in his mind at the same time.

"If it weren't for the sake of this yellow-faced brat, you would have died eight hundred times over."

"That good-for-nothing little brat Youyuan, I'll never owe you a favor again!"

Those two short sentences almost burned out Bai Cang's CPU.

Quiet down, I'm grilling.

But soon, an obscure and difficult-to-understand thought, yet containing extremely complex information, rushed into the depths of his mind.

"This is... the Book of Life and Death?!"

Bai Cang looked at the black and white mark on the back of his hand, and realized that the "Heart-Mind Divine Number" had been activated to its limit.

After a long while, Bai Cang finally came to his senses, his expression quite strange.

That complex and obscure information was naturally no challenge for his "little brain".

The "Xin Yi Shen Shu" method has already provided a fairly comprehensive analysis.

This mainly discusses several things.

First, the eldest brother of Lord Youyuan, also known as Lord Yousheng, is actually one of the incarnations of the Underworld Phoenix.

Secondly, Tao Zu is also one of the incarnations of Ming Huang.

Third, the reason why "Master Bai" has been able to live so long and be so uninhibited no matter how "dark" things are, is that Minghuang owes him "Teacher Tianhe" a considerable favor.

In other words, is the Dark Phoenix his biggest "backer" in the Great Crimson Heaven?

The first two are merely "gossip and anecdotes".

Bai Cang might sigh, "They really know how to play," but he wouldn't dwell on it.

However, the third point did indeed overturn his understanding.

He still believed that his cheap teacher was indeed so capable of protecting him.

So he was just "borrowing the tiger's power," relying on the influence of the "real person" and the Underworld Phoenix!

So it turns out you're on the same level as my "Brother Youyuan"?

No, judging from the way Minghuang acts, perhaps "Youyuan Grand Lord" is also one of His avatars.

If that's really the case, then wouldn't he, "Master Bai," be on the same level as his cheap teacher?

It's been somewhat demystified, huh?

Even more shocking is that one of the reasons why Minghuang owed a favor was because "Teacher Tianhe" helped target Yama Emperor.

To be precise: it's another "alias" of Minghuang, using the name of "Teacher Tianhe" to do "good deeds".

The reason why the Underworld Phoenix targeted the Yama Emperor was because the Yama Emperor was originally one of the "avatars" chosen by the Underworld Phoenix.

However, the fish escaped the hook, and instead, another "small fish" was used to deceive Minghuang, a "substitution trick".

At the time, Minghuang was in a hurry to use the "goods" and didn't bother with him.

Once He was free, Yama, the King of Hell, began his suffering that would last for hundreds of thousands of years.

The reason why Bai Cang was able to chase Yama Tianzi to the point of having nowhere to run or hide was also due to the scheming and intervention of Minghuang.

To put it bluntly, he was merely a "knife" used to kill someone else.

The one who was truly orchestrating and manipulating things in the shadows was none other than Minghuang.

The ultimate goal was to force Yama, the King of Hell, into the underworld.

This forced him to "willingly" join the ranks of the Underworld Phoenix, becoming a little fish that "walked into the trap."

That's fine.

Bai Cang could only say: These old guys really know how to have fun.

However, the last bit of information that Minghuang transmitted made Bai Cang fall into deep thought!