Chapter 134 Tongtian relents, Yuanshi also…

Tongtian agreed, and Yuanshi breathed a sigh of relief. He placed the Investiture of the Gods on the table and said, "Since my third brother has agreed, I will find a disciple to send the Investiture of the Gods down the mountain when I return. From now on, we will each rely on our own abilities."

Taiqing then spoke up: "Since you've reached an agreement, go back now and don't bother us unless it's absolutely necessary."

Tongtian was in a good mood to joke: "Big brother, you're looking down on us? Cangli, come on, I'll take you to Biyou Palace."

Taiqing raised his eyelids and glanced at Tongtian.

Tongtian quickly raised his hand: "Okay, okay, I was just joking, big brother, don't be angry."

Taiqing withdrew her gaze and asked Cangli, "What would you like to eat tonight, Ali?"

Cang Li pondered for a moment, then said, "Is it the time of Emperor Xin in the mortal realm now? Oh no, I foresaw that my mother's temple in the mortal realm is about to suffer a calamity!"

Taiqing: ...

Yuanshi shook his head, put away the Investiture of the Gods, bowed to Taiqing, and left. Tongtian didn't stay any longer either; he still had to return to Biyou Palace to remind his arrogant disciples.

Cang Li wanted to take Tai Qing to the mortal realm, but Tai Qing sighed and pressed Cang Li down to sit.

"Stop busy, sit down and rest for a while."

Cang Li came to her senses and said, "I'm a little worried about my mom, afraid she'll be angry."

Who wouldn't be angry when a goddess of creation is teased in a poem by a descendant so many generations removed? She was angry too.

Tai Qing said calmly, "There's no need to show yourself when you're angry. Just bring down the punishment directly, and the consequences will befall you."

Cang Li gradually relaxed: "Hmm, what you said makes sense."

The rise and fall of dynasties is indeed an inevitable historical process. Regardless of the reasons, the Shang Dynasty ended with King Zhou, after which the distinction between humans and gods gradually became clearer.

After a short while, Cang Li suddenly looked at Tai Qing and said:

"Then let's go to the underworld. I almost forgot, I still need to find Houtu to treat Ji's injuries."

Taiqing didn't refuse this time: "Okay, shall we go now?"

Cang Li nodded: "Let's go now." It's a good opportunity to take a stroll around the Underworld and see how its construction is going.

After saying that, he took out the jade token and appeared in the underworld hand in hand with Taiqing.

The underworld is much better now than before, mainly because the coming and going of spirits is orderly. They cross the Bridge of Helplessness in an orderly manner, drink Meng Po's soup, and wait in line for reincarnation, unlike the chaotic state before.

Cang Li, familiar with the place, went to find Houtu, only to discover that Houtu's palace had been moved. The original location had become the place of the Ten Kings of Hell, where a new King of Hell handled the affairs of the underworld. Cang Li casually grabbed a ghost messenger and asked:

"Where did your Houtu Goddess move to?"

The ghost messenger had only been in office for two or three hundred years and didn't recognize Cang Li, but he could recognize the immortal aura emanating from the two people in front of him, and immediately said respectfully:

"The Empress moved to Mount Luofeng to suppress 100,000 evil spirits in the underworld."

Cang Li nodded: "Okay, I'll go find her myself. You go ahead with your work."

After saying that, he pulled Taiqing and headed towards Luofeng Mountain.

Hundreds of thousands of evil spirits are suppressed on Mount Luofeng in the underworld. The Ghost King was sent away by Houtu to do some work, so she came personally to suppress the evil spirits and moved the palace to Mount Luofeng.

Cang Li spotted the palace on the mountaintop at a glance. After going up with Tai Qing, they saw that the two ghost messengers at the entrance were Yuan and Li. The two blinked in disbelief when they saw Cang Li, and it took them a while to come forward to greet him.

"Great Chief!? You haven't been here for quite some time. Our Empress has been missing you."

Cang Li greeted them with a smile: "Yuan, Li, long time no see! Is your empress here?"

Yuan nodded: "Yes, yes, Great Chief, you and the Sage Taiqing may go in."

They then made way for them.

When Cang Li and Tai Qing entered, they saw Hou Tu leisurely lying on a recliner eating spiritual fruit. Upon seeing Cang Li enter, she didn't even turn her head and said:

"You still remember me? I thought you'd forgotten me. Last time your kids came looking for trouble, I beat them up. Did they complain to you about it?"

Cang Li walked over and lay down on the recliner next to Hou Tu, saying, "How could that be? They didn't complain. They were just inferior in skill and still came to provoke us. They deserved to be beaten up."

Houtu was satisfied. She turned over and looked at Cangli with a smile, saying, "You've become a saint? You kept it a secret! Back then, when Donghuang Taiyi was on good terms with you, you didn't reveal a single thing about the purple aura. No wonder you were so nice to that guy Hongyun and arranged for him to become one of the Three Sovereigns."

Cang Li snatched the fruit from Hou Tu and ate it while saying:

"Back then, I didn't even know what purple qi was. As for Fellow Daoist Hongyun, he gave me a lot of things, so it's only right that I repay him."

Houtu lay back down lazily and said, "Then why did you come to see me today?"

Cang Li took a branch of the Seven Treasures Tree from his storage bag and gave it to Houtu, saying:

"Here you go, this should be enough to suppress these 100,000 evil spirits. But you have to do me a favor. That child didn't provoke you on purpose. His hand injury hasn't healed yet. You're a magnanimous person, don't hold it against the child. Help him remove the yin energy from his wound."

Houtu sat up straight instantly and snatched the branch from Cangli's hand:

"You have such a treasure!"

The branches of the Seven Treasures Tree had been nurtured by Cang Li for a thousand years, and had grown some branches. Upon closer inspection, there were a total of eighteen small branches, all covered with golden light of merit. No wonder the brothers Jieyin and Zhunti felt so pained for so long back then.

Houtu was overjoyed. These 100,000 evil spirits in the underworld were all heinous criminals who could only be imprisoned on Mount Luofeng to cleanse their sins. Mount Luofeng itself could not truly suppress evil spirits. Originally, it was alright with the Five Ghost Kings, but now the underworld was too busy and the Five Ghost Kings could not spare any time. Houtu had no choice but to personally suppress them here.

If this continues, Houtu will be unable to do anything else. If there were a protective object like the Seven Treasures Tree Branch, the Underworld would not need to send people to guard it.

"Of course, of course! Don't worry, I'm not a stingy person. You can take this pill for your child. After taking it, the yin energy will naturally be expelled, and the injury will heal quickly."

Houtu took out a bottle of pills. She had prepared these pills long ago. Houtu knew that Ji was a child of the Cangli family, and it was not Ji who provoked her, so she did not plan to do anything. She just wanted to teach him a lesson. Even if Cangli did not come, she was prepared to have someone send the pills over.

She never expected Cang Li to give her such a big surprise.

Houtu gave her the elixir and asked again, "You really gave it to me? You can't go back on your word."

Cang Li nodded: "Of course, even if I told you, I wouldn't need it."

Houtu solemnly said to Cangli, "The things you gave me have been a great help to the underworld. If you need my help, just say so."

Cang Li shook the porcelain bottle: "This one will do."

Houtu shook her head: "What's so special about that? How can it compare to the value of the Seven Treasures Tree? Anyway, I'll grant you one request unconditionally. Just let me know whenever you think of something."

Cang Li was about to refuse; she couldn't think of anything she needed Houtu's help with, and the Seven Treasures Tree Leaf was indeed of little use to her. However, she swallowed her words and nodded in agreement.

"good."

Houtu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Cang Li had agreed. If Cang Li hadn't asked for her reward, she really wouldn't have accepted this treasure that would be of great use to the Underworld.

"I'm really afraid you'll just give it to me like this and not want anything in return. Cang Li, I'll suppress these evil spirits first. You and the Taiqing Saint can take a look at the current state of the Underworld. I'll treat you properly after I'm done."

Houtu said with a hint of apology.

Cang Li didn't care much about these formalities: "Don't worry about us, you go ahead and do your work. Suppressing the evil spirits is the most important thing. The Taoist priest and I will take a stroll for a while and then go back."

Houtu hurriedly said, "Play a little longer, I'll take you to see the plants I've planted, wait for me!"

As Houtu spoke, she began refining the Seven Treasures Tree into branches. Seeing this, Cang Li quietly walked out and pulled Taiqing aside, saying:

"Let's go."

Taiqing lowered his head and asked, "Did you give a branch of the Seven Treasures Tree to Houtu?"

Cang Li nodded: "I gave it to her. I had a feeling earlier that this fork should be given to Houtu, so I gave it to her directly. Houtu said she would help me unconditionally in the future. Originally, I thought I didn't have anything to help with and didn't plan to accept Houtu's promise. But I felt that if I didn't agree, Houtu might not accept it, so I agreed."

Taiqing had no objection to this; he would not interfere with the decision Cangli made.

As the two were leaving Mount Luofeng, they suddenly looked at each other and felt that Nuwa had come to the underworld.

Nuwa did come to the underworld. When she left the Eight Views Palace last time, she told Cangli that she had something to do, and she did. She came to the underworld now to deal with this matter.

When Cang Li and Tai Qing arrived, they saw the only remaining King of Reincarnation among the Ten Kings of Hell standing before Nuwa, and the two seemed to be talking.

"Goddess Nuwa, I have consulted with Goddess Houtu about this matter, and she has agreed. Please give me the Spirit Pearl, and I will cast it into the cycle of reincarnation."

Nuwa held a spirit pearl in her hand and handed it to the King of Reincarnation: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

The King of Reincarnation carried the Spirit Pearl towards the Path of Reincarnation. Now that he was in charge of reincarnation in the underworld, the matter of the Spirit Pearl's reincarnation was indeed under his jurisdiction.

Nuwa turned around and saw Cangli and Taiqing coming hand in hand. Nuwa was silent for a moment. Putting aside the fact that Taiqing was her senior brother, Cangli and Taiqing together were indeed a sight to behold.

Cang Li smiled and stepped forward to take Nuwa's hand:

"Mom, what are you doing here?"

Nuwa, regaining her senses, smiled and said:

"Something came up. My spiritual pearl, which has gained intelligence, has been cultivating for many years but has not yet taken human form. I calculated that its destiny lies in the mortal realm, so I sent it to be reincarnated. Bao, what are you doing here?"

Cang Li said, "Let's take a look at Houtu. The Spirit Pearl? What Spirit Pearl? I've never seen it before?"

Nuwa tapped Cang Li on the forehead: "I let you see everything, can't I have something you don't know?"

Cang Li chuckled. She was just curious, but now that she had met Nuwa, she could remind her about the temples on earth.

"Mom, is your temple in the human world under someone's care? I've heard that the current emperors in the human world are rather cruel."

Cang Li put it very tactfully.

Nuwa shook her head with amusement: "You mean the time when Di Xin wrote erotic poems in my temple?"

When Cang Li saw that this had happened, and that Nuwa even knew about it, he didn't mince words and asked directly:

"Is this it, Mom? That guy really wrote a poem?"

Nuwa snorted coldly: "It's true, so I'm very angry. But the Shang Dynasty's fate is almost over. Even if I don't do anything, it will bring about its own destruction."

Cang Li quickly patted Nuwa's descendant: "Don't be angry."

Nuwa's mood improved, and she pinched Cangli's face: "You don't come to my place anymore, and you spend all your time hanging out with... Senior Brother Taiqing. Well, it's good that you don't go out for a stroll these days. I have a premonition that there will be another great calamity, and this time even the saints will be involved. So you should behave yourself and not wander around."

Cang Li nodded obediently: "Don't worry, I understand. Don't go out and wander around, and don't worry about human affairs."

Nuwa smiled, bid farewell to Cangli, nodded to Taiqing, and then left the underworld.