In the darkness, before the innate, after the extinction of all calamities, in this state of existence and non-existence, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun suppressed the remaining Qi of all calamities. At this moment, his heart was moved, his blood boiling, and he slowly opened his eyes, speaking in a calm tone, to himself, "Tai Chi Ling Wen?"

"Which fellow Taoist is it?"

The vast and boundless god instantly locked onto the scene of the young Taoist picking up the pen to shock the wind and rain, and his words making the heaven and earth move.

Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun's eyes were slightly stunned and slightly surprised.

“Is it him?!”

The original body and the clone were just a distinction made by the later practitioners who could not understand the realm of the Taoist Ancestor. The clone and the original body are originally one Qi and one thought, so how can there be any difference? It was just that the later practitioners did not understand. At this moment, they lowered their eyes and looked at the many Qi of calamity entangled around the young Taoist. They could not help but clap their hands and laugh and praise:

"...Good boy."

"I have entered the great calamity, observing the way and creating the law!"

"It is about 70% similar to what I was like back then!"

"It's just a pity..."

Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun looked at what the young Taoist did and observed his calamity aura. From the first level, Qi Wuhuo was surrounded and killed by a group of monsters; at a higher level, it was a fight between the monsters and the earth gods who were left over from the ancient monster court; and at a higher level, Lingbao Tianzun glimpsed a trace of calamity aura representing [Control].

The Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods are collectively known as the Supreme Gods!

And for a true person to participate in this matter and enter the catastrophe, isn't that too much of a stretch?

Although I am extremely arrogant, I am very happy in my heart!

However, if I were to perish in this calamity, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to keep my soul...

Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun slightly raised his eyes, and the infinite calamity energy under his seat rose up because of the murderous intention of the Great Tianzun, changing in all directions and in a sinister manner. It seemed that countless swords rose up, from one to two, from two to three, and even to endless, never-ending. Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun slowly raised his hand, and sword energy crisscrossed and was sinister. The side of each sword light reflected the world.

And there were about three thousand such sword energies coming and going.

Layer upon layer, changes and interweaving.

There seems to be no limit!

Each sword light seemed to be able to annihilate a world, and these countless sword lights clustered on both sides of the sleeves of the Great Heavenly Venerable, surrounding him like auspicious clouds.

Open your five fingers slightly and press down.

But the sleeves of the Great Heavenly Venerable fluttered, and his palm finally stopped.

He looked at the young Taoist with clear features, and it was as if he saw himself in his youth.

If you use yourself, the Supreme One, and the Jade Purity's mind and nature, you can be saved by others when they are experiencing disasters.

Is it really a rescue?

Or cut off its path?!

The expression on Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun's face changed several times, and finally he just sighed, and then all the swords dimmed. He sat upright again, and suppressed the remaining Qi of each great calamity with his own body, and said to himself: "After all, I can't help you. If I help you, Yuqing may criticize me and Taishang may advise me, but for me, what does it mean?"

"It's nothing."

"But the ones I saved could only be my disciples."

Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun looked at the young Taoist sitting cross-legged on the bluestone, and a smile appeared on his handsome face:

"In the great calamity, one may die, or even perish, but the heart that remains unchanged is precious in the end."

"I hope you can rely on yourself to break through the calamity. Only then can you be truly like me."

"You are one of my generation now."

Then, the myriad sword lights and countless calamity qi all dissipated layer by layer, and Shangqing Lingbao Great Heavenly Venerable held Ruyi in his hand and slowly closed his eyes.

"Then I will wait for the day when you come to me."

"No doubt."

"Daoyou."

Anyone who follows the great way should have no hesitation, no fear, and no shock in his heart. This heart and this intention are those who only seek the Tao.

They are all fellow Taoists.

Now, the young Taoist has not yet walked up to them, and cannot bear the weight of these two words.

So now, the word "Daoyou" is praise, encouragement, and expectation for the future. When Shangqing Lingbao Da Tianzun closed his eyes, he thought of something else in his mind. If this young Taoist really breaks through the calamity and moves forward step by step in the future, five hundred years, no, four hundred and ninety-nine years later, wouldn't he definitely win the battle with Yuqing? !

ha!

This is my choice.

But he has the qualifications and potential to be a fellow Taoist like us!

Just a supreme mystery that you have chosen...

How could he be a match for us little Taoist friends?!

This time, I want you to lose miserably, Yuqing!

Just when this thought emerged, another inspiration came to mind. Shangqing Lingbao Da Tianzun and Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun agreed not to spy on the contestants, but at this moment, this inspiration emerged so quickly and directly, as if it emerged without any care.

The inspiration dissipated and turned into a woman with a cold and peerless face and an innocent temperament.

Above the thirty-sixth heaven, he stretched out his hand and handed it to the young Taoist priest with a brilliant smile.

"Give!"

Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun was slightly startled, and immediately dispersed this inspiration.

Oh, have I been in seclusion for too long?

I actually thought of that little girl from Xuanwusu.

How could a mere little girl from Xuanwu constellation, holding only a sesame cake, possibly defeat Taishang Xuanwei?

A sudden inspiration: Can we change the people who participate in the battle?

snort!

How could I be so confused?!

Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun was extremely confident in the young Taoist and did not care about shattering his inspiration.

The calamity energy rose and fell, and in a short moment, he went back into seclusion.

…

The suppressed red clouds in the sky rolled and tumbled, and seemed to be pressing down, emitting shocking deterrence. The red thunder ran as if roaring, as if shocked and terrified by the birth of this certain existence. But in the end, all of this, the strange phenomena of heaven and earth, were restrained and dissipated.

Qi Wuhuo looked at the words written in front of him, that [泰].

A faint red light spread out, and the jade talisman with the word "Tai" imprinted on it emitted a clear light. Qi Wuhuo had originally planned to write down the "Taishan Edict", but at this moment he found that this was not necessary, and he could unleash all the power of the word in front of him.

Just one word "Thai" is enough.

It already contains all the charm of [Taishan Edict].

Yunqin asked, "No doubt?"

Qi Wuhuo woke up from the mysterious feeling that he seemed to understand all the charm of the words, as if he could sense the truth represented by the words. He saw the worry in the girl's eyes and smiled to comfort her: "It's nothing, I just learned the three words you told me, Yunqin."

Yun Qin looked at Qi Wuhuo and said, "So, did I really help you?"

Qi Wuhuo said: "Of course."

So the girl smiled brightly and said, "That's good!"

Qi Wuhuo nodded and swept his sleeves. Thirty blank jade talismans appeared in the void. Then he swept his soul. In an instant, the thirty jade talismans whistled together. The word "Tai" written by the person who created this word appeared in an instant, containing tremendous power, and then they all collapsed and converged inwards.

Thirty jade talismans scattered with light and landed in Qi Wuhuo's palm.

Then he passed the ritual method to the girl.

Yun Qin held the jade talismans in her arms and said, "I know. Give all of these jade talismans to Uncle Niu's thirty friends, and then ask them to put all of these jade talismans in the deepest part of the thirty mountains that you pointed out, right?"

"Um."

Qi Wuhuo nodded.

Although the demon race's veins had never been sorted out and were still in a state of chaos and disorder, this jade talisman was enough to forcibly mobilize them once, even if it was only once. However, Qi Wuhuo could see the terrifying power that exploded -

Use this force to break the deadlock.

Yunqin waved goodbye, her mind clear and empty.

When I came here, it was because I missed you, so I could calmly draw my sword and not be hindered by thousands of mountains and rivers.

When leaving, just wave goodbye freely, without any restraint or nostalgia.

I won’t cry and be reluctant to let go.

Coming and going are like this, my heart remains unchanged.

Qi Wuhuo watched the girl leave and watched the wisps of light dissipate. He then stood up. The scenery in the direction Yunqin was facing was very beautiful, with green hills and clear waters, and ancient mountains. But this picture dissipated, and the young Taoist stood up with a flick of his sleeves. In front of him were the Sun Viewing Peak and the Moon Viewing Peak, the skeletons of thousands of monsters suppressed at the foot of the mountain, incomparable killing, and an endless sea of ​​blood.

Stand up and wave your sleeves.

The softness and gentleness between the eyebrows seemed to spread in the wind.

His brows were clear and peaceful, his aura was calm, and he exuded a decisive and murderous aura.

His aura was exactly the same as when he was in front of the girl, but his outward temperament was completely opposite.

It was as if the girl was a tree, recording the original appearance of the young Taoist.

Reward the good and punish the evil: "Lord of the House."

Qi Wuhuo nodded and said, "Thank you. Follow me to the netherworld."

Rewarding the good and punishing the evil were all done with courtesy. Qi Wuhuo looked at the Dragon Emperor who was waiting for him, and suddenly he paused, thinking that these two gods of the underworld were also two big peaks of the Taishan mountain range, and they had made great contributions in this battle, so he swept his sleeves and two streams of light flew towards them.

They were two jade talismans with the word "Tai" written on them.

It is mysterious and profound, as if the entire mountain is infinitely high and the underworld is infinitely deep, all contained in this one word.

Taichi Hun Dun Lingwen!

Rewarding the good and punishing the evil all changed color, holding the jade talisman and saying: "This... the Lord of the Mansion!!"

"This, this is too expensive. We can't accept it."

They wanted to, but after being enlightened by the Dragon Emperor just now, they also knew that this Tai Chi Ling Wen had great cause and effect!

The Dharma should not be passed on to others.

Daozu never agreed. Even if Qi Wuhuo was willing to teach them, they did not dare to accept it.

Seeing the hesitation of rewarding good and punishing evil, the Dragon Emperor shook his head and spoke for them: "Daoyou, this character is Tai Chi Lingwen, which has great magical powers and great power, but the cause and effect involved are also extremely great. Without the consent of that person, they probably dare not learn it."

The Dragon Emperor was somewhat surprised when he saw the appearance of the text.

He also knew about the six hundred and sixty-eight Taichi Lingwen characters, but he had never seen a form that resembled these characters.

"In that case, there's no harm in learning it."

The young Taoist paused for a moment, then answered:

"Because this word has nothing to do with Daozu."

“I created it myself.”

Rewarding good and punishing evil, his expression froze.

The Dragon Emperor lost the ability to speak for a moment.

He looked at the young Taoist priest. The truth does not need to be concealed. Qi Wuhuo did not hesitate to speak frankly about the matter. He then said, "But because of this, this text is far less powerful than the real Tai Chi Lingwen... Since you have protected me, I will give you this text as a thank you."

Reward the Good and Punish the Evil took the jade talisman, and his wrist trembled slightly.

There was a great shock in my heart.

There is also ecstasy.

Finally, it became the only thought -

Being able to go out with the Lord of the Mansion is really, really - such a great deal!

…

Because the Dragon Emperor had said before that he had other matters to discuss with the young Taoist priest, Qi Wuhuo and the Dragon Emperor went to the top of the dragon head. The Dragon Emperor looked at the young Taoist priest in front of him and sighed, "Before, I just thought that your talent and magnanimity were not inferior to Xuan Zhen. Now it seems that I may have underestimated you."

"If you can maintain your current behavior and vigor, it will only be a matter of time before you surpass Xuan Zhen and me..."

The young Taoist shook his head and simply replied:

"The Tao has no high or low."

The Dragon Emperor couldn't help but laugh, saying: "What a great saying, there is no high or low in the Tao, what a great saying, Supreme Mystery!"

"I never thought that I would have the chance to meet such a person eight thousand years after my death. God has been very kind to me!"

After laughing a few times, the Dragon Emperor seemed to have made a decision, and said:

"In that case, I have a favor to ask of you."

"My body is almost dead. I'm afraid that in a few days, even this residual soul will not be able to maintain itself. The demon race is in chaos. I'm afraid that my body and dragon ball will eventually be looted by others. In this case, it is better to break my body into pieces. I'll trouble you to send the dragon ball back to the East China Sea, the ancestral lineage of the dragon race."

Qi Wuhuo looked at the Dragon King in front of him, nodded solemnly, and said: "Daoyou, your true blood will help me."

"This kind of thing is just a piece of cake."

The Dragon King laughed loudly: "Then I hope that after I die, the East Sea Dragon Clan will be protected by you."

"Or, your disciples and grandchildren are also fine."

The young Taoist thought for a moment and said, "For someone like me, if I have disciples, having a good relationship with them may not be a good thing..."

The Dragon Emperor was stunned. Only then did he realize that everything this young Taoist had done was the result of his experiences and tribulations.

Qi Wuhuo probably meant that his disciples and younger generations would most likely have the same personality. If they had a good relationship with someone who had experienced such a disaster, they would most likely be implicated. So the Dragon Emperor laughed and said, "Then let's do this. Teach your disciples to 'bully' my East Sea Dragon Clan a little bit, and at the same time establish a good relationship."

"In this way, the East Sea Dragon Clan will be bullied, but will not be implicated."

"And because I paid a fee like the 'asylum fee' in the human world, I am under the protection of your descendant, how about that?"

The young Taoist said, "Isn't it that the Dragon Clan is at a disadvantage?"

The Dragon King laughed loudly: "How can this be considered a loss?"

"In this way, it is like helping each other in a humble moment. Your juniors will definitely not be unknown people. Others may not be able to have such a chance even if they ask for it!"

He took another look at the python hiding in the cave, not daring to move, and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist, you are going to the Netherworld, and I am bored. How about I help you teach this snake a thing or two?"

"You have extraordinary comprehension, but you are far inferior to me in how to practice this scale armor."

Qi Wuhuo glanced at the snake, nodded, and said:

"It is his chance that he can be taught by the Dragon Emperor himself."

"Then, Bashe, I'll have to trouble you with my body."

The young Taoist bowed to the Dragon Emperor, and then his soul left his body and went to the underworld to break the calamity. His soul had not yet reached the realm of Yang God and could not go out, let alone enter and exit the underworld. However, he was grateful for the combat boots given by Zhou Qi, the Central Ghost Emperor. With this treasure, he could enter the underworld and enter and exit the Yin and Yang realms as if walking on flat ground without any hindrance.

So Qi Wuhuo continued on his way, crossed the gap between the Yin and Yang worlds, and headed to Fengdu City, led by the God of Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil.

As he walked along the way, he felt a little heavy in his heart, wondering how many chief envoys he could transfer from Fengdu City this time.

If there is less, it will be difficult to form a formation.

If there are too many of them, Zhou Qi will get angry and it will be difficult to deal with them for a while.

He was not afraid of his life, but he was afraid that Zhou Qi would directly detain him in Fengdu City. If that happened, everything would be over.

We have to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.

As he walked forward while thinking, Qi Wuhuo suddenly remembered the last time he left the underworld. He seemed to have seen that gentleman and thought of his ingenious methods. So he thought about rewarding the good and punishing the evil, and said, "Is there a large city in the underworld that is independent of the outside world?"

Reward the good and punish the evil. After thinking for a while, he replied, "A big city?"

"The Lord of the Mansion is talking about the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's dojo, the City of Wrongful Death?"

Qi Wuhuo asked: "Wrongful Death City?"

"It should be there."

Fa'e's tone was quite hostile, and he said, "Wrongful Death City is the dojo of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Ten Kings of Hell have joined forces to seal our Fengdu City into the underworld. Although I have never been there, I know where it is. Do you want to go to Wrongful Death City?!"

Qi Wuhuo said: "Just point out the direction to me."

Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil then realized that his attitude was too intense, so he paused, bowed and apologized quickly, only pointed out the direction of the City of Wrongful Death, and then returned to the "Destroying Buddha and Killing the Emperor" harp behind Qi Wuhuo. The young Taoist stepped into the underworld and followed the direction.

In the City of the Dead, a man wearing a solemn black robe with blood-red flowers on it, with a somewhat evil temperament, was sitting lazily at the highest point of the City of the Dead, directly sitting on the heads of several evil ghost kings, basking in the moon's energy leisurely, with his arms resting on his back, looking indescribably lazy.

So comfortable!

The human world has its advantages, and the underworld has its own wonders.

For example, there is no need to see the monk.

No need to see that little Taoist priest.

No need to meet these guys he designed.

The most wonderful thing about chess players is that they overlook all the heroes of the ages, who are all in the game, while I am outside the board, overlooking their fight and competition, but I am free and easy. The so-called heroes go through hardships, and heroes conquer the world, but I am one step ahead of them!

Di Ting pinched a grape and put it into his mouth.

There were two bright and beautiful female ghosts massaging his shoulders, two others rubbing his thighs, one of them beating the rhythm with one hand and humming a tune from the human world, he was so carefree that he couldn't help himself.

But suddenly his ears moved slightly and he heard an extremely pure energy approaching.

Di Ting was slightly startled.

Um?!!

This Qi...

So pure?!

The Great Sage?!

Emperor?! Heavenly Lord?!

That’s not right. The purity of this Qi seems to be from the Taoist school… Daozu? ! !

Could it be that Tai Shang came to settle the score with me for leading him on before?!

Di Ting was startled and stood up suddenly, quickly straightening his clothes. However, when he opened his eyes, he did not see the Taoist master he thought he was, but a familiar face. He saw the young Taoist who caused him back and leg pain when walking in the human world. He saw him wearing a black robe with the scenery of Fengdu City 2,700 miles away on the hem. He saw him wearing a jade crown and his hair was tied up, with his feet on the dark clouds.

Di Ting's eyes widened instantly, his thoughts froze slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Want to laugh.

Smile, smile...

I can't laugh.

The young Taoist bowed slightly and said with a smile: "It is you, sir."

The second sentence is -

"I have been thinking about it."

"Last time, sir, did you scheme against me?"

Listen carefully: "..."

grass!!!

The smile that was forced out with great difficulty froze in an instant.

Cardiac arrest!