Shangqing Daojun looked at the head of the Four Imperial Gods suspiciously, and then did not answer directly, but said lazily:

"His master?"

"I don't know and I don't care."

"Anyway, in the end, he will be my disciple!"

Beidi stood with his hands behind his back and said in a calm tone, "Oh? So confident."

There was a sense of pride in Shangqing Daojun's eyes, and he said calmly: "If all else fails, then we'll have to compete to see if my swordsmanship can 'take' this disciple away from his teacher! Humph, of course I won't use the sword of killing to rob, but to discuss the Dao with the sword of Dao."

"Use the sword to carry the truth, and use the sword to explain the truth."

"If only his teacher still had some foresight and a sincere desire to wish the best for his disciple."

"I should let him become my disciple!"

The Great Lord of Shangqing Dao almost had these words written on his face: "Consider your own level of Taoism and stop misleading the disciples" and "If you have any sense, don't force me to take action. Send this good disciple to me quickly so that I can teach him well."

Full of confidence!

Beidi paused, thinking about what Shangqing had said about his past. He did not mention the young Taoist's master, but in a light tone, he seemed to be full of subtle interest and said lightly: "So, that's it..."

"Discussing the Dao?"

"If this is the case, how about I make the decision?"

Shangqing Daojun was greatly surprised, then he clapped his hands and laughed, "The origin of the innate stars, a ray of ancestral qi from the first calamity era, you almost became the fourth Qing back then, and now you are the leader of the Four Imperials. There is no problem at all for you to be the judge of this discussion."

"But Beidi, you have never been interested in these things. Why are you suddenly willing to participate today?"

"This so-called discussion of the Dao will not actually cause any controversy."

"Perhaps, when his teacher sees my name, he will hurriedly bow and salute, and urge Qi Wuhuo to pour tea and wine, and come to worship me as his teacher."

The Taoist Master was sitting cross-legged in the void, the handsome Taoist resting his elbow on his knee and his palm on his chin. His Taoist hairpin was slack, with two strands of hair hanging down from his temples. His left hand was as white as jade, holding a jade ruyi, which he tapped gently to make it disappear. His phoenix eyes were squinting as he imagined the future, and he couldn't stop smiling.

Beidi immediately gave up the idea of ​​telling him the young Taoist's true identity and said calmly:

"Shangqing is so arrogant."

"Arrogant? So what if I am arrogant?"

Da Dao Jun said lazily: "Besides, since I am a cultivator, shouldn't you respect me a little bit?"

"That boy is a human, not a congenital creature like you."

"Since he is a human, practicing Taoism, wearing Taoist robes and having a Taoist bun, doesn't he worship the Taoist ancestor?"

"Then doesn't he count as Daozu's disciple?"

Beidi said calmly: "This sentence is quite good."

"Hahaha, you think so too, don't you?"

Then Shangqing Daojun clapped his hands and laughed loudly, saying: "This is the best. He has practiced the Dao and worshipped the Dao Ancestor."

"Am I not the Taoist Priest?"

"What's wrong with him worshipping me?"

"Since he can be considered a disciple of Daozu, then I am Daozu."

"In that case, isn't he my disciple?!"

"It's wonderful! It's wonderful!"

Although Beidi was good at killing, he was always calm and liked order. He got along best with Yuqing, and could also drink tea, play chess and discuss Taoism with Taishang. However, he could not get along with the self-indulgent and arrogant Shangqing. They had discussed countless times in the past. He had no intention of paying attention to such twisted ideas. He shook his head and walked away, saying lightly:

"When you go to fight Qi Wuhuo's 'teacher' someday, remember to invite me along."

Shangqing laughed and agreed.

Beidi lowered his eyes, and the clouds in the mirror dissipated, and he saw the girl in the mortal world, holding freshly baked snacks with a bright smile on her face. Beidi stretched out his hand, letting down layers of intricate sleeves, and put his fingers on the mirror, causing ripples on the mirror surface.

As long as he wanted, he only needed to raise his hand, the space would be instantly cut, and Yun Qin would immediately appear here.

Then he looked confused, holding the sesame cake and staring blankly at the current environment.

If he saw Beidi and Daozu, he would probably be choked with fear.

after……

Afterwards, I would probably eat a bite of hot, freshly-baked sesame cake to calm my nerves.

Beidi had a glimpse of what happened next.

However, looking at the pure joy on the girl's face, it was as if I saw a figure from a very long time ago, and the young Taoist who was tough-minded but also fierce and ruthless was three points similar to myself when I was young. Rather than saying that they were like Zhinu and Yun Zhiyi, it would be better to say that they were more like myself when I was young.

If the me of that era saw the current Beidi, would I be delighted or would I draw my sword?

It seemed that because of the nostalgia for his youth and the desire to make up for some regrets he had in the past, this stern and harsh god of war, who had suppressed the six realms and maintained order with endless murderous intent, raised his finger and did not bring the girl back after two long years when Haotian fell and the Jade Emperor went through tribulations.

This precious mirror that illuminates the six realms turned into a streak of light and flew into the sleeves.

Sighed.

Beidi's voice was still vague and cold, but at the deepest level, there seemed to be a hint of warmth:

“That’s all…”

"Let them be."

The Great Lord of Shangqing sat cross-legged in the void, with a smile on his face.

Beidi turned his back to him, as if he was asking Shangqing, or as if he was questioning himself, and said:

"Shangqing, the right thing may not necessarily be a good thing, right?"

Shang Qing clapped his hands and smiled, "So, you also know that the path arranged by you as an elder and the end of this path are two completely different things from the person I want to become?"

Beidi did not comment.

The Jade Ruyi in the hand of Shangqing Daojun pointed at the Northern Emperor and said, "All living things seek the Dao and cultivate the Dao. You and Yuqing have very high vision and can see a very distant road. You can help the younger generation to cultivate the Dao more smoothly and reach higher places. I know that this is what you think is right, but I have a question -"

Shangqing Daojun's smile faded, his eyes were calm and he asked, "Why do we have to cultivate to the highest level?"

"I practice Taoism to seek freedom."

"When one reaches the highest level of cultivation, is that freedom?"

Beidi said calmly: "What is Shangqing's different opinion?"

Shangqing Daojun sighed and laughed, and asked calmly, but it seemed to have a deafening sound:

"Is the Northern Emperor at ease?"

The Northern Emperor, who had been responsible for countless killings, had countless enemies, had once possessed everything and had nearly lost everything, did not answer.

Shangqing Da Daojun's voice was gentle and calm:

“When you practice Taoism, you must not forget why you practice and why you set out. If you forget this, then you have made a mistake in the practice itself, and you will only practice Taoism as if you were swept away by the general trend.”

Beidi remained silent for a long time and finally walked away.

As if to wipe away the image that appeared in his mind when he looked in the mirror just now, he said lightly:

"That's exactly the question you would ask."

"Shangqing Daozu."

"But who can say which one is the correct path in the end?"

Finally, the Northern Emperor left. Shangqing Daojun looked down and also averted his eyes, only muttering to himself: "The Five Ghost Emperors are not easy to deal with. You have been brave enough and lucky enough to avoid the catastrophe of life and death. What happens next? You have to take care of yourself."

…

Qi Wuhuo went to the mansion in the center of the entire Fengdu Ghost City.

It is called a mansion, but in fact its scale is not less than the palace of the former Great Emperor Beiyin. The young man walked in calmly, and then drank and chatted with the Northern Ghost Emperor. All the ghosts and gods saw that his expression was calm, and his words and deeds were all elegant, and he did not show any fear at all.

The heads of the seventy-two departments all stepped forward, bowed, and apologized for their previous impoliteness.

The young Taoist priest spoke calmly and laughed off the previous events without taking them to heart.

So the chiefs of the seventy-two departments breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they secretly felt a little grateful, and they respected the envoy of the Northern Emperor even more. After the young Taoist had drunk some wine, he stretched out his hand and waved for all the ghosts and gods to leave. The singing and dancing had stopped, and they had drunk to their heart's content, with the cups and plates in a mess. Then he stood up, carried his magic weapon on his back, and walked back calmly.

The young Taoist paused for a moment, turned sideways, looked at the Central Ghost Emperor who was very far away, extended his hand to invite him, and said:

"Would you like to have a drink together?"

Zhou Qi replied, "There has been a change in Fengdu City today, and there are still many things that need my attention. Your Excellency has been frightened today, so please take a rest. I will have time to drink someday, and I will apologize then." The young Taoist nodded slightly, then smiled regretfully, but said nothing, turned around and walked into the mansion.

Put down the weapon and the music of the piano will start automatically.

Naturally, there will be a strong aura covering the left and right.

The young Taoist only let out a sigh of relief at this moment, his face slightly pale. The enormous pressure he had been bearing was like walking on a tightrope. If he fell down accidentally, he would die. Qi Wuhuo's hand pressing the zither trembled slightly. He closed his eyes and concentrated, using the sword in his heart to cut off all the fear, worry, fatigue, and worries.

After a long time, Qi Wuhuo opened his eyes and his mood calmed down again.

In this way, the Five Ghost Emperors were suppressed for a short time.

In other words, it is the other four Ghost Emperors including the Central Ghost Emperor Zhou Qi.

However, Qi Wuhuo was not naive enough to think that his suppression this time would be able to solve the problem once and for all. Such a gloomy hero must be cold and suspicious. His suppression once might be able to keep him quiet for a while, but this time the suppression was ultimately borrowing force rather than his own strength. There was an essential difference between the two.

The longer you spend together, the easier it is for others to see your flaws, and when your flaws are seen, that is the day of your death.

There is only one way to control such a great emperor.

That means you will always be better than him!

Suppress him forever!

In this way, the Central Ghost Emperor will always be aware of the situation and will be extremely respectful and submissive; and once he reveals weakness or a flaw, the opponent's backlash will follow extremely quickly.

Qi Wuhuo knew that what they feared was actually the Northern Emperor, not him.

After all, I am like a sheep among wolves here. The longer I stay here, the easier it is to reveal flaws, and the more dangerous it will be.

However, the more we need to stay calm and not be impatient at this time.

Qi Wuhuo poured himself a cup of tea, drank it gently, and felt the cold air dissipate, his eyes calming down.

He wants to leave here and return to the world of the living.

However, you cannot personally propose to leave.

It is necessary to make the Central Ghost Emperor beg to leave, only then will he be safe.

as well as……

That Nan Qingzi.

There is also a dragon corpse.

The catastrophe eight thousand years ago.

Qi Wuhuo finally closed his eyes, feeling extremely exhausted, but unable to completely relax. He stroked the zither with his hand, feeling the coldness of the sound. His mind gradually calmed down. The young Taoist didn't dare to lie down to sleep, so he hugged the zither, leaned against the thick and quiet copper pillar, and fell into a quiet sleep.

Another day of hardship, another day of life and death, another day of tribulation.

Another day.

I'm alive.

…

In the human world, there is a city where the human race is quite close to the demon race.

This place is near the demon country of several demon tribes that are friendly with humans. It is a buffer zone between the two tribes in the conventional sense. The city itself has the characteristics of the two tribes. On the not-so-wide road, you can see creatures of the two tribes walking openly on the road. The people who have lived here for generations do not have much fear of those creatures that are somewhat different from themselves.

A slightly skinny man biting a willow branch in his mouth neatly packed up the freshly baked snacks and handed them over, smiling and saying, "Okay, little girl, the sesame cakes you asked for are here."

"Ah! Okay, thank you!"

The skinny guy rarely saw such a pretty and quirky girl, so he smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for?"

"Try to try it. See how it goes."

The girl held the freshly baked sesame cake in her hands, took a bite, then curled her eyes in satisfaction and said, "It's sweet, fragrant and sticky, and the crust is crispy. It's really delicious. Compared with the Zhongzhou sesame cake that Wuhuo gave me before, it has a different flavor!"

The thin man was surprised and said with a smile: "Oh, you are an expert."

"As the saying goes, people are shaped by the land and water they live in. We are close to the Demon Country, so the sesame seeds grown here have a special flavor. The water quality is also very different from that in Zhongzhou, so of course the sesame cakes made here taste different. Compared to Zhongzhou, the sesame seeds here are bigger, and the sesame cakes are more fragrant and richer."

The girl nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then please get me another one, uncle."

The girl came here in search of Qi Wuhuo, but her energy was cut off between the territory of the Demon Country and the territory of the Human Country. After wandering for a long time, she was tired but also a little greedy. She just sat here to rest and sort out her thoughts. She thought about the direction Qi Wuhuo might have gone. Seeing that the sesame cake was getting cold, she planned to finish it.

Suddenly the girl's body stiffened.

Alas?!!!

The man who was making sesame cakes suddenly noticed that the girl in front of him, who was wearing a green shirt and dressed as a little knight, suddenly raised her head and raised her eyebrows, making her eyes seem to have grown bigger, from almond eyes to round eyes, with pupils black and bright. She held the sesame cake in her little hands and looked around very vigilantly, which reminded him of those little kittens holding small fish with their fur standing on end.

The girl felt her hair stand on end.

Um??

Why, why do I feel like I'm being stared at by my great-grandfather Beidi? I can't breathe.

After a long time, this strange feeling disappeared.

The girl's raised brows finally calmed down, becoming harmless and soft, and she let out a long sigh of relief.

Huh... Maybe it's an illusion. I'm not as important as Beidi Zi. Even if I slipped down, it wouldn't attract the Beidi, the leader of the Four Emperors, to come and see me in person.

Not to the point of not to the point of...

Take a bite of freshly-baked sesame cake to calm your nerves.

Oops! I choked!

The girl held her breath, swallowed the sesame cake, and let out a long sigh. Then she suddenly heard someone whispering in her soul behind her, and that name happened to be mentioned. The girl's eyes widened, and she appeared in front of the group of people in a flash, shocking them all. The leader was a sword-holding woman with extremely cold features and a cinnabar dot on her forehead.

Cui Yuanzhen looked at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him and said in astonishment: "You are..."

Yun Qin's eyes sparkled as she said, "You just said—"

"Qi Wuhuo?!"

"Do you know where he is?"

"Can you tell me?!"

"I'll treat you to sesame cakes!"