Chapter 204 Two Elements of Unity Knot - Roasted Pig Trotters!

Bitao brought her beloved baby, whom she had been looking forward to for more than two months, back to her new palace.

Along the way, I explained the current situation of Jiutian to him. Mingguang listened attentively, but his mood remained very low.

On the way, two people greeted him, but Mingguang didn't even lift his eyelids.

The immortals wanted to congratulate him on his awakening, but then they remembered that he had just lost his father and it would be inappropriate to say anything. So they could only offer a dry greeting and then quickly disappeared.

Mingguang's eyes were always red. Bitao couldn't empathize with the loss of a loved one, but she felt extremely sorry for him seeing his depressed state.

She coaxed him into drinking half a bowl of porridge, and after he washed up, she cuddled him in bed, showering him with sweet words and affection for most of the night. Only when Mingguang finally fell asleep, exhausted, did she go to sleep herself.

Then, early in the morning, the devastating news arrived!

Mingguang was summoned away by the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms, who said they were taking him to travel through the myriad realms!

Hiccup~ Ah!

Early in the morning, Bitao made a sound just like the braying of the black donkey under the big peach tree.

Kunyi knew that Bitao was about to take over as the Emperor of Fengdu and would be extremely busy, unable to spare any time. If she also had to consider Mingguang's many feelings, no matter how intelligent and resourceful she was, she would inevitably make mistakes in her official duties.

For Kunyi, making a mistake in her official duties is absolutely intolerable.

She took Mingguang with her and forcibly pulled him out of his excessive grief.

It's just losing a father. Besides, the immortals have endless lifespans and there will be a chance to reunite in the future. What kind of behavior is it to cry and wail?

Kunyi disliked Mingguang's inferiority complex and weakness the most. She took him to see the miserable state of the human world and let him see how the people of all worlds regained their vitality after the chaos and how they climbed up from the mud and continued to walk.

This departure took two whole months to reach the Heavenly Realm.

As the heavens entered the depths of winter and light snowflakes began to fall gently, the myriad realms finally recovered a breath of fresh, vibrant life thanks to the nourishment of the immortal sacrificial sundial.

The cycle of life has gone by countless times, and the year is drawing to a close.

Mingguang finally returned to Juntian. He went straight to the Thunder Department among the Six Departments and devoted himself to his duties in the Nine Heavens without rest.

Because Kunyi and Mingguang traveled through the myriad realms together, many important matters in the Nine Heavens during this period were decided after repeated discussions among the immortals of the Six Departments.

Now that Mingguang has returned, he has been handling the public duties assigned to him with great efficiency and effectiveness, which has greatly reduced the pressure on the immortals.

From his death to regaining control of the six major public offices across the myriad realms, it took him less than three days.

For the past three days, he has been stationed at the Thunder Department without sleep or rest, yet he appears to be full of energy, truly becoming the second "Azure Nether" capable of holding up the Nine Heavens.

What's rather strange is that Mingguang Xuanxian seems to be suffering from morning sickness, and he keeps gagging.

The vomiting was so intense it was heartbreaking to hear.

However, when people showed concern for him, he only said that it was due to his internal injuries not being fully healed and that it was nothing serious.

In the dead of night, Mingguang would repeatedly watch a scene from the remnants of the great battle.

That scene depicts Bitao transforming into Chengtian, emulating the Earth Goddess Houtu, and embracing him in mid-air.

Little Peach Branch is truly the embodiment of Houtu, the goddess.

While Mingguang was healing in the stardial, his consciousness sank into darkness, and he dared not think about what he had witnessed.

Now he has confirmed it again and again... The fear in his heart, after suddenly losing his father, and perhaps losing Xiao Taozhi as well, is like a bottomless abyss, expanding every day, every moment, because he cannot see Xiao Taozhi all the time.

He did not become stronger or more at ease because of Kunyi's teachings and guidance during this period, nor did he witness firsthand how the world's mountains and rivers were broken and rebuilt.

All his actions that made Kunyi think he had seen the light were an act.

From childhood to adulthood, he was too good at pretending in front of Kunyi. His truest emotions were always only revealed to Xiaotaozhi.

Moreover... one's nature cannot be enlightened simply by seeing others in a more miserable state than oneself.

After Mingguang returned to the Thunder Department and resumed his official duties, he did not rush to find Bitao. He completed the scheduling and approval of all his official duties, and then went down to the Star Realm.

He went to the Star Realm where he had stayed for decades during the second competition and found the purse that he and Little Peach Branch had left in a tree.

After the great battle, all the items in Xuanhui Palace that had not been destroyed were moved to the new Immortal Emperor Palace. Among the magical artifacts that he had set up with many arrays, Mingguang found the divine soul that had survived when he failed to shape the soul of Xiaotaozhi.

Using his legitimate official position as a pretext, he went to Shangqing Realm to find Dongjun.

He was asked to forge a magical artifact for him.

Dongjun was quite happy that Mingguang came to see him, but he was shocked when he heard that his younger brother wanted him to have someone forge such an evil magic weapon.

Looking intently at Mingguang, he said, "Are you crazy? This kind of magical artifact... I don't care how nice a name you give it, like 'Two Elements Heart Knot,' but if this thing is used on a celestial being to forcibly bind two people's celestial souls together, do you know that you are defying the heavenly rules?"

Dongjun paced around Mingguang impatiently, looking at his stubborn face, swallowed hard, and said, "You're so stubborn... Don't tell me you're going to use this on yourself?"

"Are you possessed by demons? Wait a minute, I'll go find my master to take a look at you." Dongjun had spent a long time with demons and monsters, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Mingguang was showing signs of being possessed by demons!

"Did you know that your father offered sacrifices to the sundial?" Mingguang didn't answer Dongjun's question, but suddenly asked.

Dongjun paused for a moment, then sat down beside Mingguang and sighed, "I know, I found out a month ago. I was busy dealing with the affairs of Shangqing Realm at the time. That old dog from the southeast had been plotting for years, and Shangqing Realm was thrown into chaos. I didn't have time to go back. But don't worry, I will definitely find a way to find my father's reincarnation... My master's eyes are very easily..."

"Brother," Mingguang interrupted Dongjun's comforting words with his eyes lowered, "help me create a magic tool."

Dongjun stared at Mingguang's eyes, which were glowing red, and thought to himself, "It's over. I don't know why, but my brother has really gone mad!"

Dongjun racked his brains trying to figure out what he could do to wake Mingguang up, but in the end he realized that nothing could compare to the innate exorcism and obstacle-clearing effects of the Golden Crow bloodline. Mingguang's innate skill was even the judgment and delusion-breaking, so how could he be possessed by demons?

Was it because he was overwhelmed with grief over his father's sudden death?

In the end, Dongjun was at a loss and dared not provoke Mingguang too much, so he could only follow his wishes and refine the magic weapon.

Once the magical artifact was completed, Mingguang brought it back to Taiqing Realm.

Mingguang informed Xiaotaozhi from the Silver River Net that he had returned.

For the past two months, Bitao has been extremely anxious and could only find some solace in exchanging messages with Mingguang on the Yinhan Gu.

However, since taking over as the Emperor of Fengdu, Bitao has been extremely busy. She is in charge of the underworld and handles the reincarnation of souls from all realms. Those who should die and those who shouldn't have to die are all sent here. Bitao's ghost officials have also implemented a "requisition system." They can do whatever they want, and their official duties are equivalent to their merits. After they finish their work, they can be reincarnated. Those with heavy merits can be reborn into a good family.

Even so, many astral planes still frequently experience problems.

Some star realms were newly derived from the Azure Netherworld Sundial and did not have a Netherworld. Bitao did not have enough manpower, so she had to personally lead people to "reclaim the wasteland" and capture the dead ghosts wandering all over the world.

For the past two months, they've been working day and night. If Mingguang were really in Juntian, to be honest, Bitao wouldn't have much time to stay by his side all day.

Now that the myriad realms have been initially stabilized, Mingguang has finally been released back by the Heavenly Dao of the myriad realms. Bitao was overjoyed and settled her official duties in the underworld. She happily made her way home through the passage she had cleared under the large peach tree and hurried towards the Heavenly Realm!

She planned to go home to sleep every day from now on; she didn't want to sleep in the cold, desolate Underworld Palace.

Moreover, Bitao plans to discuss with the current acting emperor, the Eastern Azure Emperor, in a few days the possibility of the two realms of Heaven and the Underworld being governed together again and sharing the governing artifacts!

At that time, some ghost officials from the underworld can be stationed in Biantian, which is relatively close to Juntian. There are only the Doubu there, and most of the Doubu are star gods on duty. There are only a few star gods in charge of the scheduling and dispatching. Many palaces are empty and resemble ghost cities. It would be perfect to assign them to ghost officials from the underworld.

As for the exchange conditions, Bitao had already thought of them. They could take turns using the yin-yang sundial in the starry sky, just like when Zhu Ming launched the Guixu Order, allowing a group of minor immortals and ghost officials to access the sundial and patrol the myriad realms.

This way, there will be no backlash, and the star dial can be used to see the star realms that the mustard seed of the underworld cannot see. Several mustard seeds of the underworld can also be freed up for the Dou Department to use as the main stars of the Zhou Tian. At that time, there will be no need to open the Zhou Tian star map, and it will be clear at a glance which star realm has a problem.

Most importantly, this combined approach also allows the Great Emperor of the Eastern Pole, Qinghua, to get up and move around whenever he wants.

He couldn't sit still at all, and Bitao knew he would definitely give his full support!

As Bitao pondered her plans, she happily made her way through the passageway under the large peach tree.

Beneath the giant peach tree, Dongjun was lying in wait...

He was waiting for the newly appointed Emperor of Fengdu, Bitao, because he had something to give her.

As Dongjun tossed the object in his hands back and forth, he squatted down and heard a rustling sound—

He turned around, froze for a moment, and then plopped down on the ground.

It's shocking!

How could there be donkeys and dogs in the heavens?

A black donkey was eating large peach blossoms that had fallen to the ground. When Dongjun turned around, the donkey glared at him and started braying, "Hiccup~ Ah~ Hiccup~ Ah hiccup~"

A yellow dog trotted up to Dongjun, looking kind and harmless, even smiling with its mouth slightly open and tongue sticking out. But then it lifted its leg and urinated at him.

Fortunately, Dongjun reacted quickly enough to dodge them, but staring at the two "things," he almost suspected that Bitao had also gone mad.

Who on earth would raise such a thing in the Heavenly Realm?!

The little fairy maidens in the Palace of All Living Beings heard the donkey braying, ran out to look, but there was no one around.

He wondered, "Huh? Usually when people come, the dogs don't bark and the donkeys bray, but today the donkeys are braying even when no one's around?"

Dongjun, hidden atop the giant peach tree: "..."

He silently rubbed his face.

Taiqing Realm must have bad feng shui; everyone there is abnormal!

Then he felt a tap on his shoulder, and in an instant, the hair on the back of Dongjun's spine stood on end. He screamed "Mother!" and jumped off the big peach tree.

Bitao landed gracefully. Her long hair, which was always loose over her shoulders, was tied up high. Her robes were made of innate Yin Qi, which covered the Nine Netherworlds. Her robes were adorned with Netherworld beasts. She was dashing and heroic, and her spirit soared to the heavens.

Dongjun had never seen Bitao look like this before, and remained stunned for a long time with a look of "horror".

It wasn't until Bitao smiled, her peach blossom eyes curving into familiar, cunning crescent moons, that he snapped back to reality.

"Brother, what are you doing here?" Bitao asked.

Dongjun immediately exclaimed, "You ghost! You suddenly appeared behind me! You scared me half to death!"

The two spoke at the same time; Bitao spoke gently, while Dongjun roared in a low voice.

Ever since Bitao learned that he was the "poor little thing" whose fate had been reversed and no one wanted him, her attitude towards him became unbelievably good.

After being called upon for a while, she just smiled and said, "Isn't my concealment skill amazing now?"

"And strictly speaking, I am indeed a 'ghost' now."

Ghosts are also part of the "qi" of heaven and earth, and they cannot remain silent, because the yin energy is the easiest to distinguish.

But now that Bitao is the Lord of the Underworld and a Celestial Immortal of the Nine Heavens, her Yin energy is contained, and she maintains the lightness of a ghost. She has tried several times, and no one, whether of low or high celestial rank, can detect her.

Zhu Ming was always frightened by her, and Dong Wanggong was once so frightened that he was terrified.

Dongjun's lips twitched: "...You're simply insane."

Bitao asked with a smile, "Brother, what brings you here in the middle of the night?"

Dongjun handed a purse to Bitao, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Wear this on your waist tonight."

"Huh?" Bitao didn't take it, but smiled and said, "Brother, do you know what it means to give someone a purse as a gift?"

"There's a recording array for these nine days. Even if I take your purse tonight, and expose your sinews tomorrow, I still won't be able to appease Mingguang."

"you……"

Dongjun tossed the purse toward Bitao, took a deep breath, and said, "Stop talking nonsense, just wear it!"

This purse is also a magical artifact, but when he gave it to Bitao, he meant absolutely nothing else.

He couldn't refuse Mingguang's request to refine the "Two Elements Concentric Knot," and seeing that Mingguang was like a demon, probably going to harm himself and others, he used the remaining materials to refine a purse while looking for someone to refine that magic weapon.

This purse is specifically designed to counter the harmful magical artifact in Mingguang's hands.

As for why it was made in the shape of a pouch... well, wouldn't it look more normal to hang a pouch like that?

Bitao caught the purse, but before she could ask any further questions, Dongjun had already vanished in a flash.

In the end, he was still on Mingguang's side.

The purse has already been given to Bitao. If Bitao herself didn't bring it and ended up being bound by Mingguang's magic weapon, then it's Bitao's own bad luck and has nothing to do with him!

As Bitao walked toward Mingguang's new palace, she kept twirling the purse in her hand, her mind racing with thoughts.

Midway through, she even looked up several times at the image-recording array that Juntian had already repaired, and then actually tied the purse to her waist.

When she arrived at Mingguang's new palace, the fairy maidens and celestial lords at the entrance greeted her with smiles as soon as she entered.

"Greetings, Emperor of Fengdu!"

"Your Majesty looks so dashing in that outfit!"

Bitao smiled at the few fairies and went into the house.

Upon entering the room, she originally intended to head straight for Mingguang, whom she hadn't seen for many days and missed terribly, but she caught a whiff of a captivating and deadly fragrance that should absolutely not exist in the celestial realm!

Bitao ran into the house in a flustered manner!

Mingguang stood indoors, activating his spiritual fire to... roast pig's trotters!

Aaaaaaah!

It smells so good!

Mingguang turned his head to look over. Although he had not yet ascended to the position of Thunder Emperor, he was already wearing the unique blue robe with gold thunder patterns of the Thunder Department. His long hair and robe were fluttering because of the spiritual wind surging in his hands. He looked elegant and majestic.

He spoke, his voice so gentle it was captivating.

"You're back. You like yours a bit crispy on the outside. The pig's trotters aren't quite done yet. The wine is warm now. Sit down and have a drink while we wait..."

Bitao couldn't sit still any longer!

She shot towards Mingguang like a bolt of lightning, opening her arms to embrace him tightly—

Mingguang seemed to have anticipated her movement, and immediately turned to the side, giving her a tight hug.

The fire in his hand hadn't gone out yet, slowly roasting the pig's trotters and venison on the grill until they sizzled.