"boom…"

A powerful gust of wind erupted from the Green Ox, blowing everyone backward. The flowerbeds on the ground were also blown up, and the petals flying everywhere were so beautiful, but no one appreciated them at this moment. Everyone stared at the Green Ox in horror.

"Niu Er, stop! Stop right now!"

At this moment, Yang Guo, Wanyan Ping, and Wang Tong shouted out at the same time.

But Qingniu remained unmoved and continued walking towards Guo Jing and his wife.

At this moment, Mu Nianci also looked at Dongfang Bubai. If there was anyone here who could get the Green Ox to give them face, it was her.

Seeing that the two were almost frightened, Dongfang Bubai prepared to speak up to stop Qingniu.

Just then, a white figure appeared in front of Niu Er.

It was Little Dragon Girl. She slowly stretched out her hand, and there was a pool of golden honey in her palm.

Niu Er suddenly stopped, lowered his large head, and sniffed at Xiaolongnu's head while panting heavily. Soon, his angry eyes disappeared, and he became gentle. The pressure on everyone also vanished instantly.

"Boom..." Suddenly, Niu Er collapsed to the ground.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Niu Er gently rubbed his large head against Xiao Long Nu's small hand, then stuck out his tongue and licked the honey from his palm clean.

"Moo..." the green ox called softly, then moved its big head closer to the little dragon girl.

A smile appeared on Xiaolongnu's cold face as she gently placed her small hand on Niu Er's head and slowly stroked it.

The atmosphere that had initially filled everyone with fear now felt so warm and welcoming.

"This..." Dongfang Bubai was also stunned, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Rong'er, hurry up and apologize to the divine ox." Ma Yu said hurriedly.

"Ah, okay, Divine Ox, I'm sorry, I was wrong just now." Huang Rong was stunned for a moment, and encouraged by Guo Jing, she stepped forward and bowed slightly to apologize to the Green Ox.

The green ox looked at Huang Rong, squinted, and nodded.

Only then did everyone's hearts finally settle down.

"Wow, Little Dragon Girl, how did you do that?" Yang Guo rushed forward and asked curiously.

Although he was already quite familiar with the Green Ox, even he couldn't do anything to it just now, but the Little Dragon Girl managed to persuade it to stop.

"It was just trying to scare you," Little Dragon Girl said softly.

"I never imagined that such a divine beast truly existed in the world. It's truly an eye-opener," Guo Jing couldn't help but exclaim.

"So? Do you still doubt the authenticity of the immortals now?" Dongfang Bubai said with a smile.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong immediately shook their heads awkwardly.

Next, a few children stayed behind to keep Qingniu company. Guo Jing and his wife, Dongfang Bubai, and Mu Nianci followed Qiu Chuji and the others back to Chongyang Palace.

"We apologize, seniors, for our rudeness today."

Upon entering the Sanqing Hall, Guo Jing clasped his hands in apology to the Seven Masters of Quanzhen.

No one would blame him, as everyone knew Guo Jing's personality. Huang Rong remained silent, which showed that she did not regret angering the divine ox. It could be ruled out that she did it on purpose, which shows how extremely intelligent she was.

Next, everyone started chatting. Guo Jing and Huang Rong also heard the complete account of the Jingzhao Prefecture Hundred Ghosts Parade from Qiu Chuji, and they were deeply shocked.

"Since ghosts and gods exist in this world, why has no one ever seen them before?" Huang Rong asked, finding the matter very strange.

"Madam Guo, have you ever seen an ant-filled pouch?" Dongfang Bubai asked slowly.

“Ants? Of course I’ve seen them. There are plenty on Peach Blossom Island.” Huang Rong nodded, somewhat puzzled.

"To the gods, mortals are like ants, or even less than ants. Would you care about the life or death of an ant? Or do you know that the ants are also praying to you, asking you to bestow favors upon them?"

"Actually, for ants, not harming them and ignoring them is already the greatest favor you can do for them." Dongfang Bubai repeated what Li Daoyi had once told her to everyone.

Everyone fell silent. Even Huang Rong didn't know how to refute it, though she still had some doubts in her heart.

“Humans are like ants, like ants.” Ma Yu slowly walked to the statue of the Three Pure Ones and stared blankly at the gods he had worshipped for decades, sighing.

The atmosphere suddenly became incredibly oppressive. No one would feel comfortable being described as an ant, especially when the person they admired had never even glanced at them. How could anyone be happy?

"Dao Yi is different from others." At this moment, Dongfang Bubai continued to speak.

Everyone looked at her again.

“He is also a deity, but he has more humanity in him, and we should be grateful.”

“Indeed, we should be thankful. That day, the two immortals of Jingzhao Prefecture fought fiercely. If it weren’t for his intervention, countless lives would have been lost.” Qiu Chuji stood up and said. He had been in close contact with Li Daoyi these days, and sometimes he would even forget the other’s true identity.

At this moment, Guo Jing and Huang Rong became even more curious about Li Daoyi and were eager to meet this mysterious immortal.

A few more days passed, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong did not leave. Originally, Guo Jing planned to take Mu Nianci and her son back to Peach Blossom Island, but after learning that they were probably disciples of an immortal, he stopped mentioning it and was even happy about it.

The Quanzhen Forbidden Land is no longer a forbidden land; many people come here. Although Little Dragon Girl and Granny Sun still don't give the Quanzhen Sect members a friendly look, they no longer reject their coming here.

The green ox lay on the ground, letting Xiaolongnu and the others stroke its back.

"What a pity, Niu Er, look what you've done! This place used to be so beautiful," Wanyan Ping said unhappily, pointing to the spot where a sea of ​​flowers had once been.

The sea of ​​flowers had vanished, leaving the surrounding area barren—a direct result of the fierce winds that destroyed the Green Ox that day.

"It's alright, it will grow back," Little Dragon Girl said softly, gently stroking Niu Er's head with her small hand, causing him to squint his eyes in comfort.

"Hey, ha..."

On the other side, Yang Guo was still practicing his sword. It has to be said that he has great talent in swordsmanship, and he is becoming more and more proficient in the Dugu Nine Swords.

"Is this the sword technique taught by the immortals? It is indeed exquisite." As Huang Yaoshi's daughter, Huang Rong had excellent eyesight.

"It's truly gratifying to see that Yang Guo has such strength at such a young age." Guo Jing was also very happy. She had always felt guilty towards Yang Guo and his mother, and seeing Yang Guo like this, she was naturally pleased.

"Huff..."

Suddenly, Niu Er, who had been lying on the ground, stood up.

"What's wrong?" Little Dragon Girl asked, puzzled.

The blue ox looked up at the sky.

"call out……"

A whooshing sound came from the air.

Everyone looked up and saw a white light flying from the sky, arriving above Zhongnan Mountain before they could react.

"call out…"

The white light paused for a moment, then fell towards the group.

The white light disappeared, revealing a figure with flowing long hair and a handsome face.

"Xuantian Sect!" Qiu Chuji exclaimed in surprise.

The newcomer was none other than Xuan Tianzong.

Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and the other Quanzhen disciples widened their eyes. This was a deity, a deity who had flown down from the sky.

"Greetings, everyone," Xuan Tianzong said with a slight smile.

"Greetings, Immortal." The crowd quickly returned the greeting.

"You don't need to call me an immortal, just call me by my name," Xuan Tianzong said with a smile.

"Where is the senior?" Xuan Tianzong asked.

"Dao Yi is in seclusion," Dongfang Bubai said.

"Didn't you go after that Dan Chenzi?" Dongfang Bubai continued.

"Alas, he was too deeply possessed by demons. After I injured him, he escaped using a secret technique. I don't know his whereabouts now, so I came back to ask for your help, senior," Xuan Tianzong sighed.

"I see. You've come at an inopportune time. I didn't know when he would emerge from seclusion either." Dongfang Bubai shook his head.

Xuan Tianzong nodded helplessly, and then, as if sensing something, he suddenly raised his head.

A powerful aura emanated from the Quanzhen Sect, instantly inspiring everyone to worship.

"Yes, senior," Xuan Tianzong said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of golden light suddenly shone from the direction of the Quanzhen Sect, causing everyone to close their eyes. Then the golden light disappeared, and people saw a figure slowly flying into the sky.

Li Daoyi broke through. At this moment, he looked inward at his body and found a golden core in his dantian. It had wisps of cloud patterns on it and was not golden in color, but rather had a purple tinge. It was a purple-gold core. Chaos is purple, which is the effect of the Chaos Profound Technique. The golden core was countless times more powerful than a normal golden core.

Li Daoyi floated quietly in the air. In fact, he had already broken through. He was just adapting to his current strength before. Of course, he also knew about the arrival of Guo Jing and his wife. After all, he couldn't help but pay attention to the incessant score notifications. He was also the one who created the Xuantian Sect.

Without rushing down, he opened the system panel while still in the air.

"Host: Li Daoyi".

“Cultivation level: Early stage of Golden Core”

"Cultivation Techniques: Chaos Profound Technique Level 1 (Heavenly Rank), Five Elements Dao Technique (Human Rank), Flying Sword Technique (Human Rank), Sword Control Technique (Human Rank), Cloud Ascension Technique (Human Rank), Law of Heaven and Earth Beginner Level (Immortal Rank)."

"Magic weapons: Green Steel Sword, Ghost Seal (energy 0), Soul-Guiding Talisman (18), Black and White Impermanence Summoning Talisman (0)."

Pet: Green Ox (Early Foundation Establishment Stage)

"Disciple: Yang Guo (Second-rate mortal)"

"Amazing Value/Points: 100,000"

Li Daoyi smiled at this moment. After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, he actually awakened a celestial technique, a true celestial technique, the Celestial-rank technique of Heaven and Earth. With his Golden Core stage strength, he could transform into a thirty-three-zhang dharma body.

Meanwhile, his points also rose to 100,000 in a short period of time, which was gradually increased after he went into seclusion.

"bite…"

"The host has successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage. The system is starting to update. During the update, the system functions normally."

Then Li Daoyi saw a progress bar.

Just as Li Daoyi was about to close the panel, the panel suddenly trembled slightly.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained..."

The system seemed to freeze for a moment at that moment.

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained one black egg."

"What's going on? There's actually a reward?" Li Daoyi asked in surprise.

He already knew about the system update, so it wasn't surprising. He just didn't expect that after awakening a new supernatural power, there would be other rewards.

Opening the system inventory, a dark black egg appeared inside.

"Damn, this is ridiculously dark!" Li Daoyi frowned. Could this thing be some kind of divine beast? But shouldn't divine beasts be golden or radiant with light? This egg is way too dark!

Then he checked the information about the black egg, and after just one glance, his face darkened.