The scene before him was not expected even by Qi Wuhuo, who had been thinking about the Southern Emperor Changsheng all the way. He saw Yunqin and Houtu, the Northern Emperor Ziwei who had been cold and indifferent from beginning to end, Zuo Fu Xingjun, who had fought with him when he was the head of the Fire Department, and Tian Peng Da Zhenjun.

The Emperor of Beiji Ziwei slightly waved the folding fan in his hand.

His brows were cold and calm, as if there were not many ripples, but as he sat there, he displayed a demeanor that could not be ignored at all, as if the whole room was brightened up. Tianpeng Great True Lord looked at Qi Wuhuo, smiled and nodded.

Behind Hou Tu Huang Di Ji Niangniang are Yuan Ying Yuan Jun, Yuan Zhi Yuan Jun and Yuan Huang Yuan Jun.

Although they are all at the True Lord level with the deepest foundation.

However, the three Yuanjuns were all extremely vigilant as they looked at the gentle Tianpeng Dazhenjun over there.

The recognized number one god of war in and outside the six realms, the absolutely powerful one who is invincible in the era when the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods do not appear, the guarantee of the North Pole Exorcism Court who dares to judge the Emperor, the God of Heaven respected by the Heavenly Court, even if he just stands there casually, he gives people an extremely oppressive feeling.

There seems to be a gloomy atmosphere in this room.

When Qi Wuhuo walked in, the atmosphere suddenly dissipated. Yunqin smiled and waved. Qi Wuhuo glanced at Beidi and his party, returned the greeting to Tianpeng Dazhenjun, and then walked over slowly. Yunqin smiled and said, "Wuhuo, Wuhuo, what did you buy?"

Qi Wuhuo put down what he was holding and responded in a gentle tone.

The Queen Mother Hou Tu Huang Di Ji smiled and said, "Wu Huo, Yun Qin is here to look for you."

"Her elders are accompanying her."

This explained the current situation to reassure Qi Wuhuo. Hou Tu Huang Di Ji Niangniang also knew that in the previous battle, the girl traveled between the demon world and the human world, defeated many demon heroes, and then completed the most critical step, pasting many Thai jade talismans on the mountains and rivers. She was not a pampered young lady.

So I was quite satisfied.

Even though he had some grudges against the Northern Emperor Ziwei, he had to admit that such a sharp martial style was worthy of being the blood descendant of the Northern Emperor. It was really amazing. He immediately turned his eyes slightly and said, "Wuhuo, go and pay your respects."

Qi Wuhuo met the Northern Emperor with the etiquette of a younger generation meeting an elder.

Tianpeng Great True Lord is the true descendant of the Three Pure Ones, and he also accepted the greeting with a smile.

However, Zuo Fu Xingjun avoided it and said with a smile:

"I am just an attendant, but I am not worthy of your courtesy, hahaha..."

"Come, come, these are the gifts that Yunqin brought."

The atmosphere gradually became much more relaxed and no longer so tense. There were already laughter and chatter, just like a real chat between the younger generations, and the elders just happened to be there. Qi Wuhuo picked up the dishes he had bought and went to prepare today's lunch, while Yun Qin chatted with Hou Tu Niangniang.

Qi Wuhuo washed the vegetables and placed them on the chopping board.

The kitchen knife in his hand was against the vegetables. The sound of casual conversation was a little vague because of the door. In Qi Wuhuo's palm, the kitchen knife easily chopped the bones. The sound of cutting vegetables was crisp and rhythmic, like a minor tune. Qi Wuhuo's mind gradually calmed down, but one thought after another emerged.

The Northern Emperor Ziwei, the Southern Emperor Changsheng, the Queen Mother Hou Tu Huang Di Zhi...

Imperial.

Why did the Emperor of Beiji Ziwei come here today?

It is impossible for a rider like him to come down to earth easily. He must have his own purpose.

Yunqin is only here to diffuse the conflict and atmosphere.

Who is His purpose?

Hou Tu Huang Di Ji Niangniang? Want to ease the conflict between the Earth Official and the Heaven Official?

Do you want to persuade Hou Tu Huang Di Niang Niang to return to heaven?

Or should I say——

I?!

Qi Wuhuo paused and raised his eyes slightly. He heard a gentle knock on the door behind him. He raised his eyes slightly and the half-closed door of the kitchen opened. The Emperor Ziwei, wearing a black robe and with calm eyes, stood behind Qi Wuhuo.

"The Qi of Longevity."

"It looks like you recently encountered Antarctica."

Qi Wuhuo did not answer. The Emperor of Beiji Ziwei looked calm and said:

"I have been to this town before, and I remember that the braised meat and tea there were good. This time I came to the mortal world, I would like to go and have a look again, and buy some to go with the wine. Taishang Xuanwei, are you willing to come with me?"

Qi Wuhuo really wanted to say no.

But he also knew that the Emperor of Beiji Ziwei must have something to say to him.

Glancing at Hou Tu Huang Di Ji Niang Niang and Yun Qin, the young Taoist exhaled slowly, and with a clang of his backhand, he placed the kitchen knife firmly on the chopping board, wiped his hands, and said calmly, "Please."

The Emperor of Beiji Ziwei nodded lightly, stood up and walked out, and Qi Wuhuo followed closely behind him.

When the people in the hall saw the two of them coming out together, their expressions changed. The smile in the eyes of Hou Tu Huang Di Niangniang paused slightly, and her gaze swept across Yun Qin in front of her and fell on Beiji Ziwei Emperor. The Three Yuan Lords were all stunned, and Zuo Fu Xing Lord was surprised.

The Queen Mother of the Earth and Earth asked, "Wuhuo, where are you going?"

Qi Wuhuo said in a gentle voice: "There are still some guests coming today, and the food is not enough. I will go outside to buy some more."

Yunqin's eyes lit up and she said, "Oh?! I haven't seen this town before."

"I'll go with you—"

The folding fan gently pressed on Yunqin's shoulder, and Beiji Ziwei Emperor said lightly: "No need."

The folding fan made of black jade opened, and the eyes of the Northern Ziwei Emperor were as calm as water:

"Haven't you finished listening to the story just now? This time, I will go and become the Emperor of Earth."

"Thank you for finishing the story to Yunqin."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu Huang Di Ji narrowed her eyes slightly and said lightly: "That's fine."

Tianpeng Dazhenjun, Zuofu Xingjun, Yuanying Yuanjun and others saw Hou Tuhuang Diji Niangniang gently rubbing Yunqin's hair, and the wooden door opened, and two people walked out, but one of them was wearing a robe, with a graceful and calm demeanor, and his momentum had already been established, and the other was just a young man in a blue Taoist robe, and they did not seem to be at peace with each other.

But both of them had straight backs, calm gazes, and different yet similar sharpness and persistence.

Great True Lord Tianpeng withdrew his gaze.

"I want to say something to my junior brother..."

"So you brought Yunqin with you to reassure Hou Tu Huang Di Qi?"

Tianpeng Da Zhenjun suddenly discovered something.

He lowered his eyes slightly and saw the girl who seemed to never have a worry standing there. Her clear and peaceful eyes were looking at the backs of Beidi and Qi Wuhuo, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness and sorrow in them.

Great True Lord Tianpeng was slightly stunned.

!!!

Did she see it?

But soon a bright smile appeared on the girl's face again, and then she hugged the arm of Hou Tu Huang Di Ji Niangniang next to her, her eyes were as warm as before, but it seemed that the "enlightenment" just now was just an illusion of Tian Peng Da Zhen Jun.

…

It was just after noon and there were fewer people on the street, but it was already late autumn.

The sun was not as scorching as in the summer, and the leaves on both sides had already turned yellow. In such an ordinary and simple town on earth, the appearance of a person with extraordinary charm like the Emperor of Beiji Ziwei would naturally attract a lot of attention, but people at this moment ignored him and just greeted the young Taoist with a respectful look.

Qi Wuhuo and Beidi paced forward, neither of them spoke.

But Qi Wuhuo didn’t expect this.

The Emperor of Beiji Ziwei actually walked to a tea stall and sat down casually. It was obvious that what he said about the familiar tea stalls and braised meats to go with the wine was not false. After ordering two pots of tea, Qi Wuhuo also sat down. The Emperor of Beiji Ziwei looked at the world. There were even chess pieces and chessboards on the tables in the teahouse, which were prepared for those idle old men.

This way they can play chess and drink tea at the same time, which can also be regarded as attracting business.

The shopkeeper served tea, a plate of beans, and a plate of chopped cold dishes to go with the tea, and said with a smile: "Sir, please wait a moment. Our braised meat will be ready soon. I will cut the first one for you two. Please wait a moment, wait a moment."

Beidi drank a sip of tea, picked up a black chess piece at random, and said:

"If you know how to play chess, make the next move."

Qi Wuhuo did not refute. He mentioned the white chess piece. The Emperor of Beiji Ziwei said:

"When Nan Ji Chang Sheng saw you, he should have told you about his own path, right?"

Qi Wuhuo said in a deep voice: "Yes."

Beiji Ziwei Emperor asked: "What do you think?"

Qi Wuhuo closed his eyes. The Northern Emperor had already started playing chess. The young Taoist made his move after a while. He said, "His goal is immortality, immortality of all things. To achieve this, he must accelerate reincarnation, and reincarnate thousands of times in exchange for immortality in one life. Does the Northern Emperor Ziwei think that immortality is right or wrong?"

Beidi said calmly: "There is no right or wrong in longevity, just as there is no right or wrong in short life."

"Nature is self-sufficient, and good and evil are not chosen based on length."

Qi Wuhuo hesitated and asked, "Then are the soul and the spirit one?"

Emperor Beiji Ziwei raised his eyes and asked, "Do you think so?"

The young Taoist said, “No.”

Beiji Ziwei Emperor said calmly: "I don't want to refute you."

"In my eyes, the soul and the spirit are one."

"But each reincarnation is not the same individual."

"Every life, every one of them, is independent and unaffected. In other words, you and your previous life are the same soul, but not the same person."

The Northern Emperor Ziwei looked up. The teahouse was empty today. In the middle hung a picture of an old cow plowing a field. The Northern Emperor pointed at the picture and said, "The soul is like a blank sheet of paper. The experiences of a lifetime are like ink falling on the blank sheet of paper, outlining the ups and downs. The experiences, the people you make, your friends, and your enemies are the beginning, the end, and finally become a scroll."

“This painting represents a person’s life.”

“Just like this picture of an old cow plowing the field.”

“And reincarnation is to reshape this blank sheet of paper, still turning it into a blank sheet of paper, with the soul and spirit being the same.”

"Everything I experienced in my second life, those events, those people, the joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, are other traces."

“Maybe it will turn into a picture of Yama’s death, or maybe it will just be a thousand-mile grassland.”

"The soul and the spirit are one, just like a painting, but I ask you, are these two paintings the same?"

Qi Wuhuo thought about it and replied, "No."

Beidi made his move and said casually: "This white paper is the soul, and the scroll is the person."

"The soul is just a carrier. It is not the same as an individual person. Strictly speaking, the people and sentient beings I see are all the things that this soul has experienced during this period of time, all the books it has read, all the coincidences, and the subtle ups and downs of emotions in its heart. All of these things come together to form an individual, a person."

"But I lost everything behind, and only my soul is left."

"It's just a soul, not a person."

"But this is just my own opinion."

Emperor Beiji Ziwei raised his eyes and saw the young Taoist in thought. His eyes were calm and lightless, deep and quiet. He said, "The key point is what people think."

"I feel like I am an individual formed by all my experiences, all my acquaintances and partings, and the things I have experienced; or I feel like I am the most essential soul left after going through countless reincarnations and washing away the words of every experience."

"If it is the former, then use countless reincarnations to wash away these traces and experiences, so that the blank paper will not be broken in the end."

“It is tantamount to an act of endless killing.”

"But if the common people recognize that the affairs of the world, all their experiences, relatives and friends, their likes and desires, are just words that are washed away, a game, and the soul that carries these is their own; then the path to immortality is to erase the meaningless detours and point directly to the true self, which is the most correct path."

"What do you think?"

"Zhenwu?"

Qi Wuhuo pondered for a long time. The words of Nan Ji Chang Sheng and Bei Ji Zi Wei came to his ears. The young Taoist held the chess piece for a long time without making a move. After a long time, he said: "I, Qi Wuhuo, think..."

“Those experiences, the people you meet, and the things you encounter are what make you a person.”

"If you lose these, you will just be a blank conscious soul."

Emperor Beiji Ziwei raised his eyes: "Why?"

Qi Wuhuo replied: "There is a disease in the world. People with this disease will forget their past bit by bit... Eventually, they will not remember their relatives, friends, their past and all their experiences, and they will not remember what they like or what they hate."

"If we follow what the Southern Pole Immortal Emperor said, this state is also [his]."

"But from a human perspective, when a person gets this kind of disease and forgets everything, is he still himself?"

The young Taoist made a move and answered himself:

"Of course it's him, because there are others, because his relatives and friends are still here."

"But what if these are erased too?"

"Without any interpersonal relationships, without my past, without my memories, without my likes and dislikes, without my desires, only the body and soul remain as one, breathing in and out, and immortal, can that be considered immortal? Is it me who is immortal, or is it simply a piece of meat that will never die?"

"All things desire immortality. It is I who live forever, not the flesh or the soul."

The Emperor of North Pole Ziwei raised his eyes and said:

"If you still have this idea after meeting Nanji Changsheng in person."

"You can now listen to my teachings."

"The True Martial Spiritual Response."

Qi Wuhuo remained silent, and replied, "I am Qi Wuhuo."

Emperor Beiji Ziwei did not comment, but just picked up the teacup like a wine cup and said calmly: "In the countless eras in the past, there was great chaos and the immortals and gods fought against each other. Do you know where it originated?"

“It is the desire of those who live forever.”

Emperor Beiji Ziwei said calmly: "Immortality? In my opinion, immortality is poison."

"Immortality without a mind is just a poison to this world. After immortality, many human desires can be satisfied, but what follows is the desire for other things, higher-level desires, the desire to see more beautiful scenery, the desire to go to higher places, the desire for food and wine—"

"In the beginning, a glass of ordinary wine will suffice; then good wine, and finally great wine."

"The more experiences you have, the harder it is to satisfy your desires, until finally you want wine brewed with the blood of immortals, dragon liver and phoenix marrow as food, and to see a gorgeous woman dance. Or, if you think these reasons are too ordinary and lowly, like those of mortals, then what about these——"

"To prove the truth, one must seek the truth."

"To be the highest."

"To surpass the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods."

"In pursuit of the great truth, can we abandon everything?"

"And, seek immortality."

Emperor Beiji Ziwei stretched out his hand, palm up, slightly folded, his fingers were white and slender, as if covering some chaotic existence. He said calmly: "For these reasons, they took action and finally subverted the era, or at least created endless killing-"

"And the way to immortality will only make this insatiable desire more intense."

"Longevity is the greatest desire. After longevity, one desires immortality. After immortality, one desires immortality."

"Fighting, killing, unless he can immediately make all living beings achieve immortality, otherwise, think about it, Qi Wuhuo, when the number of immortals and gods in the world increases tenfold or a hundredfold, and there are a hundred times more Donghua and Yinyao, following the path of immortality, and seeking the truth without scruples, what will happen?"

Beiji Ziwei Emperor said indifferently, clasping his five fingers together:

"All things have their own order."

"Abandoning immortality, there are other valuable existences."

"I use my own will to twist and guide all things, leaving only the obsession of immortality for all living things. For this immortality, I will throw away everything and kill everything. So I can let a son kill his father, a daughter kill her mother, and slaughter all living things in order to make myself immortal. I won't even care about such killings."

"Because in that world, experiences are just 'acting' in this life, and the soul is the most real thing."

"So-called family affection, friendship, desire, and obsession are all just empty and worthless."

"Since it is just a lie, something that will eventually dissipate, and the life and death of a person has nothing to do with the soul, then the son killing the father, the mother killing the child, and the killing of each other, isn't it just a cycle? When you reincarnate again, you will play the identity and relationship of this life."

Beiji Ziwei Emperor said: "If this continues, the entire six realms will be in chaos and madness."

"Everything in the world has its desires and seeks."

“Human nature is neither good nor evil, it is driven by desire.”

"If desire is not curbed, it will continue to expand and eventually lead to chaos."

"Therefore, we must use strict laws and severe punishments to restrain the people."

"The longer one lives, the more he fears death. The longer he lives, the more afraid he is. Young people are often calm about death, while the elderly mostly desire to survive. Therefore, only death, which is the thing that the immortals fear the most, can make them sober up and control their desires."

"Without killing, there is no order."

"If you don't kill, you won't be able to maintain the six realms."

"Only by killing can we protect life."

The tone of the Northern Emperor Ziwei was calm. The clouds behind him were flowing, as if pressing down. The sky was heavy and dull. The Northern Emperor's eyes were calm. He didn't know when a waist badge had fallen on the table. It had layers of cloud patterns on it, right between Qi Wuhuo and the Northern Emperor Ziwei.

Behind the Emperor of North Pole Ziwei, the clouds in the sky were thick, but they gradually dispersed, revealing the stars of the North Pole. The Emperor of North Pole Ziwei's sleeves fluttered, and his demeanor became more and more desolate and distant, like a myth descending. A peaceful voice said:

"The Fourth Saint of the Arctic."

"Zhenwu Lingying, are you willing to return to your position?"

The wind is rising and the clouds are rolling, everything is bleak.

The young Taoist looked at the Emperor of North Pole Ziwei in front of him and said:

"May I ask, who sets the order that the common people follow?"

The Great Emperor of Purple Star in the North Pole looked at him. This emperor who respected the Jade Emperor and had single-handedly undertaken the killing and fighting for several calamities spoke in a calm tone, as if he was talking about the most ordinary thing, and said lightly:

"I."