"Hahaha." A burst of happy laughter came from the elegant and simple cave, shaking the fairy flowers and plants inside and outside the cave.

Inside the cave, three people sat opposite each other, a man and a woman sat side by side on the main seat, and the third person sat on the guest seat.

The one who laughed out loud was the person sitting in the guest seat.

"Fellow Daoist Chongming, is this absolutely true?" the man on the main seat asked the laughing man.

The Taoist named Chongming nodded and said, "It is absolutely true, Fellow Daoist Dingyuan. True Man Hongqing has indeed been punished and sent to Penglai Tianjie to serve as a patrol lieutenant."

Yes, among the three people in this cave, the man and woman sitting on the main seat are the former Northern Heavenly Lord Dingyuan Taoist and his wife Niangxia Qu.

This is Liuhua Cave in Baiyuan Mountain, Dongsheng Shenzhou, and also the place where Taoist Dingyuan and his wife lived in seclusion.

The Taoist sitting on the guest seat is the Taoist Golden Immortal 'Chongming Daxian'.

"Our Taoist disciples witnessed this with their own eyes on Penglai Tianjie and passed the news back to the Southern Continent." Chongming Daxian said with a smile.

Taoist Dingyuan was also quite happy. He nodded and smiled, "I never thought that he, the Taoist Hongqing, would have this day. Great, great."

"What's good about that?" Niang Xia said beside him, "Even if I'm punished in the mortal world, I'm still a favorite of the Grand Envoy. Sooner or later, I'll return to the Heavenly Court to serve. What's there to be happy about?"

Taoist Dingyuan was startled, then nodded and said, "Madam is right."

Upon seeing this, Immortal Chongming immediately asked Taoist Dingyuan, "Fellow Daoist Dingyuan, I wonder what I just said..."

Taoist Dingyuan's face darkened slightly when he heard this, then he smiled and said, "I still need to think about this matter."

Immortal Chongming said, "Fellow Daoist, you are no longer an immortal official in the Heavenly Court. This time, Purple Void Yuanjun sent me to invite you to the Southern Continent. The meaning behind this... Haha, I'm sure you understand."

Taoist Dingyuan bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Zixu Yuanjun. I am flattered. However, I have already promised my wife that I will accompany her to cultivate flowers and trees in Baiyuan Mountain from now on. I don't want to get involved in the disputes of the outside world."

"This..." Immortal Chongming was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Empress Quxia who was standing beside him.

Empress Quxia brewed a cup of spiritual tea for Taoist Dingyuan, then slowly said, "The Daoist sect is trying to win over my husband, simply hoping to use his abilities to go to the Southern Continent to serve as a vanguard for the sect."

Immortal Chongming said, "The situation in the Southern Continent does rely on the magical powers of Fellow Daoist Dingyuan. Now that Fellow Daoist has become a wandering immortal, joining our Daoist sect is also a good choice."

Empress Quxia laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Chongming, what you said is not true. The Great Daoist Ancestor opened up the Great Dao, and those of us who practice Dao are all disciples of the Daoist Ancestor. Why is there still talk of joining a 'Daoist sect'?"

"This..." Chongming Daxian was speechless after being blocked by Empress Quxia's words.

A moment later, Immortal Chongming bowed to Taoist Dingyuan and said, "Daoyou, I have conveyed Zixu Yuanjun's words. Whether to go to the Southern Continent or not is entirely up to you."

After saying this, Chongming Daxian stood up and said to Taoist Dingyuan, "Daoyou Dingyuan, if you go to Jambudvīpa, there will definitely be a place for you in the respected position of the Southern Jambudvīpa Daoist Sect in the future. Please consider this carefully."

Then, Immortal Chongming bowed to Taoist Dingyuan and Empress Quxia and said, "I will take my leave."

Taoist Dingyuan and Empress Quxia also immediately stood up and saluted, and sent Immortal Chongming out of the cave. After watching Immortal Chongming turn into a ray of fairy light and leave, they returned to the cave.

"Why does the Taoist sect suddenly want to recruit you?" Empress Quxia asked Taoist Dingyuan.

Taoist Dingyuan smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps he has taken a fancy to my Dingyuan True Light."

Empress Quxia sighed softly and said, "You have been dismissed from your position as Heavenly Sovereign by the Heavenly Court. Apart from your rank as an Immortal Official, you are naturally a member of the Dao Sect after your retirement. They actually invited you to join the 'Dao Sect'. Isn't this a joke?"

Taoist Dingyuan saw it clearly and said slowly, "Of course I am a Taoist, but I am not the Taoist in their eyes."

"What you said is too confusing. I don't understand." Empress Quxia gave Taoist Dingyuan a look and said.

Taoist Dingyuan smiled slightly, stepped forward, and gently placed his hand on Empress Quxia's shoulder. He said, "There are sects within sects, and there are factions within factions. There are countless sects within Taoism, unlike Buddhism, which is uniform from top to bottom. Naturally, there are differences."

Upon hearing this, Niang Xia said, "It's like the Heavenly Court, besides the Jade Emperor, also has the Four Imperial Gods and the Emperors of all directions?"

"That's right." Taoist Dingyuan said, "However, even though they are divided into different categories and factions, they are all still members of the Taoist sect."

Lady Quxia said, "You are not allowed to participate in the destruction of Buddhism in Jambudvīpa."

Taoist Dingyuan nodded and said, "Of course I will not get involved, nor will I go to the Southern Continent. Madam, you can rest assured."

Empress Quxia said, "That's good. Now we just need to be well and wait for Hua'er to be released from Lei Ze. We must not cause any more trouble."

Taoist Dingyuan smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say, Madam."

...

"Are you selling wine pills?" Fang Jian picked up a jade porcelain bottle from a small stall on Penglai Tian Street and asked the stall owner.

The stall owner was a female cultivator from the True Immortal Realm. She was tall and had a round, cute face. When she heard Fang Jian's question, she nodded quickly and said, "Yes, it's a low-grade wine pill. I made it myself."

After saying that, the stall owner looked at Fang Jian and asked, "Are you a patrol captain?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian looked down at the patrol captain's robes and said with a smile, "Look at what I'm wearing. Isn't it obvious?"

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