"You, Laozi, always spouting such mystical nonsense!"

Monkey King chuckled lightly, but didn't pester Laozi any further, since Laozi had already given him a generous gift upon their first meeting.

Others might not be able to tell Chen Chu's cultivation level, but Monkey King certainly could.

Monkey King naturally accepted this favor.

"That's what Monkey said jokingly."

"Let's go to the Moon Palace and take a look. The old Jade Emperor goes there all the time; I'm afraid he's lusting after the beauty of the Moon Goddess Chang'e!"

The group then rode the clouds and mist to the Moon Palace.

Although both are within the territory of the Heavenly Court.

However, the entire Heavenly Court was like a vast world, extremely expansive.

Even with Monkey King's somersault cloud, it would take him most of the day to fly there.

Finally, they saw a moon palace hanging in the sky.

The Moon Palace floats above a cloud, moving with the stars and moon.

The Moon Palace, which was usually filled with divine light and ethereal beauty, seemed rather somber today.

"Oh no, there's a demonic aura here!"

Monkey King's fiery eyes looked over, and two beams of divine light traversed thousands of kilometers, striking directly at the Moon Palace.

The celestial hound beside him jumped up impatiently, "Master, there's a strong smell of blood here, and also the Jade Emperor's aura!"

Erlang Shen opened his Heavenly Eye and scanned the palaces in front of him.

"Monkey, the Jade Emperor isn't here. Let's go down and take a look!"

"good!"

The somersault cloud flew forward at great speed, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived directly above the Moon Palace.

They only realized it when they got closer.

Many buildings in the Guanghan Palace complex have collapsed or been destroyed.

There are signs of battle everywhere.

However, the signs of battle were not very obvious, suggesting that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and there was no intense fighting at all.

Moreover, this place is already filled with the aura of death.

As they descended, they discovered a corpse.

"These are the fairies of the Moon Palace; they've all been poisoned!"

Erlang Shen's voice was cold and stern. Through the buildings, he saw corpses in many places.

"Moreover, their spiritual energy has been absorbed, and it seems they are using... they are..."

Erlang Shen did not say what he was going to say next.

But Monkey King didn't care at all, "Hmph, I, Old Sun, have said long ago that true immortality doesn't exist. You heavenly gods only cause chaos in the Three Realms and Six Paths!"

"Brother Monkey, is this method of achieving immortality the same one you once told me about—cannibalism?"

Chen Chu said from the side, "I have seen people absorb the bloodline of the direct descendants to improve their own strength."

Monkey King sneered, "That's right, it's this kind of man-eating method. Didn't you just pick up Wang Lingguan's Qiankun bag? There should still be some great demons from the lower realms that haven't been refined into pills inside."

"These celestial beings raise powerful demons in the mortal realm, allowing them to commit evil deeds and increase their strength, before finally refining them into elixirs!"

Chen Chu was a little confused. "If it's about refining immortal pills, why can't we use spiritual herbs and immortal fruits? Wouldn't pills made from herbs and trees be better than these?"

Erlang Shen explained from the side.

"Herbal elixirs can indeed enhance strength, but they are too slow, and not everyone is like you and this monkey, who can directly swallow elixirs."

"Using powerful demons as the main ingredient, supplemented with spiritual plants, the resulting pills are easier to absorb, and their effect on prolonging life is even better than herbal elixirs!"

After Erlang Shen said that, Chen Chu understood!

So eating living creatures has these benefits?

"These fairies from the Moon Palace before us have all had their essence and spiritual energy extracted, and it seems that none of them have been refined into pills."

Monkey King sneered, "So this is your Jade Emperor? He slaughters his subordinate immortals at will, and when a great enemy comes, he only thinks about running away alone. If you ask me, you should have overthrown his dragon throne long ago!"

Erlang Shen didn't say much.

But Chen Chu was puzzled, "Don't the gods in heaven have short lifespans? Why do they want to live forever?"

According to Chen Chu's own understanding.

With his current strength in the Immortal Realm, he could easily live for 20,000 years, let alone 10,000.

As for how long he could live, he didn't really know.

However, Erlang Shen's words dispelled Chen Chu's doubts.

The gods in heaven have become increasingly impatient in recent years.

Hundreds of years ago, the heavens were peaceful and serene.

After all, everyone has an infinite lifespan.

It's so comfortable to enjoy a peaceful life at home, but fighting and killing could easily cost you your life.

Moreover, they are all immortals, and their wealth, status, and honor, even if they are Daoist partners, are inexhaustible.

However, a hundred years ago, that ancient god suddenly reached the end of his life and perished.

Now the gods in heaven were truly panicked!

The ancient god who emerged from the primordial era exhausted his lifespan without any external force.

He is not very strong, and he has been injured before.

That's why he died so quickly.

But this also made all the gods realize that even if they reached the Immortal Realm, their lifespan was only a few million years.

Even a supreme being as powerful as the Jade Emperor, who is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years, can only live that long by constantly reincarnating.

It's incredibly difficult to achieve immortality in a single lifetime!

Erlang Shen explained, "That's why we're in this situation today!"

Chen Chu was speechless!

These immortals clearly haven't experienced anything big.

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