"I don't know him," Wukong replied crisply.

Instead, Mo Qianxue was speechless, unsure of what expression to make.

After a long silence, Mo Qianxue asked, "Then how did you know my ancestor's name?"

“Your ancestor once served under a general under Brother Teng. I know Brother Teng, so naturally I know your ancestor,” Wukong said.

"Brother Teng?" Mo Qianxue was taken aback.

Who is it?

I had never heard my grandfather mention it, nor had I ever seen it in any ancient books.

"Don't call me Brother Teng," Wukong corrected. "Brother Teng is Master's spirit pet, and has been by Master's side for more than ten million years."

Mo Qianxue quickly covered her mouth and asked, "Then what should I be called?"

“Brother Teng’s realm is above that of a Celestial God, so you can call him God Teng,” Wukong said after thinking for a moment.

"Yes, Great Sage." Mo Qianxue nodded hurriedly.

Miss Bai's spirit pets are all above the level of gods, so what exactly is Miss Bai's realm?

Also, Da Sheng just said that her ancestor once served under a general under Brother Teng, doesn't that mean...

Do the Mo family and Miss Bai have some connection?

Thinking of this, Mo Qianxue couldn't help but get excited. Her face turned bright red, and her eyes shone exceptionally brightly.

"This is a token that Brother Teng gave me. Take a look." Wukong took out a section of grapevine from Lingyuan and handed it to Mo Qianxue.

Mo Qianxue excitedly accepted it with both hands.

"this……"

Mo Qianxue quickly took out her Demon-Seeking Compass.

They discovered that their family heirloom, the Demon-Seeking Disc, was made from a small piece of grapevine.

Including that demon-slaying sword.

The scent of that grapevine could also be felt above it.

"Your Demon-Seeking Compass and Demon-Slaying Sword are a set, made by Brother Teng using his own grapevines as the main ingredient. Tens of thousands of sets were made at the time."

"Each of Teng Ge's ten lieutenants has over a thousand sets of equipment."

"Then he bestowed it upon his capable subordinates."

“Your ancestor, Mo Liang, was a capable subordinate of Deputy General Teng. Your Demon-Seeking Compass and Demon-Slaying Sword are proof of that.”

Do you agree?

Mo Qianxue knelt down in front of Wukong with a thud: "Junior Mo Liang greets the Great Sage."

"You believe me?" Wukong asked.

It still had a token it hadn't shown, and the girl just believed it like that?

“We share the same roots, so of course we believe it.” Mo Qianxue nodded. “I just didn’t expect that our ancestor would know such an important person.”

"It's good that you believe me." Wukong put the grapevine back and took out a bracelet.

"This is a gift from Brother Teng to you. After all, you can be considered a descendant of his lineage," Wukong said.

"Thank you, Vine God, thank you, Great Sage." Mo Qianxue hurriedly accepted the gifts with both hands and knelt down again.

"No need to kneel all the time, just do it normally," Wukong said. "Master is currently cultivating his mortal heart, so please don't disturb him."

“I understand.” Mo Qianxue nodded.

"There's no need to tell anyone else about this," Wukong added.

“Okay, I’ll do whatever the Great Sage says.” Mo Qianxue nodded again, looking obedient.

"Once this matter is settled, would you like to come back to the courtyard with me and see Brother Teng?" Wukong asked.

"Can I?" Mo Qianxue's eyes lit up.

"You can do it if you want," Wukong said.

"Yes, I'm willing," Mo Qianxue nodded hurriedly.

“Then it’s settled.” Wukong nodded. “Once Master has finished his business here, you will leave Youhuang City with us.”

"Hmm." Mo Qianxue pursed her lips, then asked cautiously, "Entering and leaving Youhuang City requires a huge price to pay. Isn't that too troublesome?"

"Just a mere Youhuang City." Wukong snorted disdainfully, "Don't worry, with Master here, everything is fine."

Meanwhile, Bai Qingqing went straight to the Black Mist Forest.

It was indeed during the time of the riots.

Thick, black fog spread out layer by layer, accompanied by chilling sounds.

It seemed as if there were man-eating monsters inside.

Bai Qingqing glanced at it only once before walking inside.

Wherever his footsteps went, the black mist dissipated rapidly, as if it were snowflakes encountering a red-hot iron.

"Xiao Hao, what exactly is the origin of your system?" Since she had nothing better to do, Bai Qingqing chatted with Xiao Hao as they walked.

"The host does not yet have permission to know," Xiao Hao said. "Please strive to level up."

"I think you just don't want to talk about it," Bai Qingqing scoffed.

“You’ll find out in the future, host,” Xiao Hao said calmly.

“Alright.” Bai Qingqing nodded: “However, your system is indeed quite powerful. The black mist that everyone in Youhuang City fears is not something you are afraid of at all.”

Not only were they not afraid, but the black mist seemed to be somewhat afraid as well.

“That’s right,” Xiao Hao said proudly.

It is but a mere thing from the netherworld.

If you stomp your feet, the entire underworld will collapse.

Although Bai Qingqing walked casually, each step seemed to appear as if she had flashed by in an instant.

Soon, Bai Qingqing reached the end of the Black Mist Forest.

The area within a radius of ten miles around her feet was completely clean, without a trace of black mist spreading.

There wasn't even any yellow sand.

Instead, it is lush and green, just like a real forest.

At the end, there was a stone door.

A massive stone gate.

Bai Qingqing took a few steps back, but still couldn't see the whole stone gate.

“This door is quite big,” Bai Qingqing said.

"It's the gate to the underworld, after all; it has to have some prestige," Xiao Hao said.

"The Gates of Hell? Didn't we say it was the entrance to the eighteen levels of hell?" Bai Qingqing asked.

"The eighteen levels of hell are in the underworld, so what I'm saying isn't wrong, is it?" Xiao Hao said innocently.

Bai Qingqing: "..."

That's true, there's nothing wrong with saying that; it's just that I didn't understand it properly.

"What would happen if we opened the gates to the underworld?" Bai Qingqing didn't ask how to open them right away, but asked about the consequences first.

"The underworld has opened, and the netherworld has returned. From now on, the souls of this world will have a place to reside, and all living beings can be reincarnated," Xiao Hao said.

“That sounds like a good thing,” Bai Qingqing said after a moment’s thought.

"Of course it's a good thing," Xiao Hao said confidently.

"How do we open it?" Bai Qingqing looked around. The surroundings were bare, and the stone door was very smooth and flat, with nothing special about it.

"Host, simply place your hand on the stone door. The system has already lent you the power to open the gates of the underworld," Xiao Hao said.

"Okay." Bai Qingqing nodded, and then placed her hands on the two stone doors as instructed.

The next second, a dark light shone brightly on the stone gate.

It made a rumbling sound.

At the same time, lightning flashed and thunder roared throughout the entire Youhuang City, with strong winds and yellow sand filling the sky.

Even mountains collapse and the earth shakes.

Wukong slammed his golden cudgel into the ground, unleashing all his spiritual power without hesitation.

Finally, the entire Youhuang City was stabilized.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The people of Youhuang City looked at Wukong with increasing horror.