The limit of the sky, the Lingxiao Palace.

This is the place where the Jade Emperor summons gods and immortals from all walks of life to discuss important matters. In the heavenly realm, this person has the most important status and the highest position, and is revered by all gods and immortals. Ordinary gods and immortals are not even qualified to enter this Lingxiao Palace.

But now, the door of this quiet and mysterious place is closed.

Auspicious clouds were floating outside, and the only noise that could be heard was coming from the Lingxiao Palace.

It sounded like the clashing of swords or the roar of wild beasts.

It seemed like they were fighting.

The old Lord had come here for something. Hearing the voice, he became anxious and was about to push the door open to enter. However, after taking a few steps, he heard a loud shout, "Stop!"

The voice was as rough as thunder.

It shook all directions, and even the old Lord of Heaven felt his scalp numb.

But before this voice was rang out, there had already been a domineering and unmatched mace that came sweeping here, with turbulent momentum, stirring up the wind and thunder, and even with all kinds of mysterious and strange appearances. Although it was only at the level of True Lord, this boundless murderous aura was not possessed by ordinary people.

The old man felt a chill on his spine, and his hair stood on end.

What I saw before me was a ferocious face, with the weapon in his hand smashing down. Even the good-tempered Old Lord couldn't help but curse, "Well, what a great Dutian Patrol Great Spiritual Officer, what an evil king! How dare you sneak attack me!"

The old Lord of Heaven also has the cultivation level of a True Lord, but he is still no match for Wang E.

After much effort, he finally dodged the sudden attack from Wang E. He was in a state of disarray and furious. He glanced at the big man with a shaggy beard and suppressed his anger. He asked, "Wang E, why are you here when you are not working in the Thunder Department?"

"Besides, there's such a commotion in the High Heaven Palace. Why are you stopping me instead of going in to rescue them?"

Wang E said: "Humph, rescue?"

"I was ordered by the Jade Emperor to guard here. As for the person inside, he will not do anything evil to the Jade Emperor. If he wants to attack, you and I together will not be his match."

The old Lord did not believe:

"You are so brave and powerful, and several emperors are in their respective offices. How can there be such a person?!"

"Who is it?"

"But I don't believe it!"

Wang E raised his eyes and looked at the peaceful and free Lingxiao Palace surrounded by clouds. His expression became more serious. After a long while, he said concisely, "Zhenwu."

The old Lord was speechless.

Then he retracted the message he had just said.

This is indeed unbeatable...

However, the Jade Emperor and the Zhenwu Demon Emperor are having a secret conversation about something?

The old Lord's expression was solemn. He looked at the infinitely high white jade gate in front of him. He saw clouds and mist swirling around it, and it was changing unpredictably. He thought of the two beings inside. He couldn't help but think of the many major events and important figures in the six realms, no, in the three realms. So his expression became more humble and he said:

"If so, you and I should wait here."

"…It must be something big."

"Something big is happening!"

…

Bang!

A jade plate hit the table and spun. A strange beast was engraved on it. It was transformed by spiritual charm and turned into clouds and rushed forward. It was then attacked by another strange beast card in front of it and scattered together.

Zhang Xiaoyu sat on the throne with one leg bent and the other leg lazily resting on it. He did not have the majesty of a god. What he was playing was a card game that had been developed in the human world over the past few decades.

The rules are simple, but require subtle manipulation of vital energy in order to control the many exotic beasts.

Fight with each other.

Men, women, young and old, all love games.

It was created by a human teacher named Lu Ban, and was called Lu Ban Cards. It has attracted many young people to become addicted to it. Whenever they meet, no matter what they want to do, they will say to play a game of Lu Ban Cards first.

As vitality becomes more widespread, abilities in all areas improve, leading to more spiritual entertainment.

Opposite him was a young Taoist wearing a blue Taoist robe and his hair tied with a wooden hairpin.

He looked to be in his early twenties, but his eyes were calm and clear, as if he was already old.

Zhang Xiaoyu looked at his cards, sighed, spread his hands, let the jade cards fall into the void and scatter, and said: "Forget it, forget it, I lost this round!"

"The craftsmen in the world have so many wonderful ideas that really make me look at them with new eyes."

"It's much better than those guys in the heavens who are still rolling the dice and betting on the size of the dice."

Zhang Xiaoyu looked at the Taoist in front of him and asked casually, "No, I must beat you. Wuhuo, where is this Master Lu Ban now? I want him to come to Tianque and give him an idle position as an immortal god, and come here to teach me how to play chess and cards. How about that?"

The Taoist with the hairpin thought for a moment and said gently, "It seems that it is not enough for Lu Ban to come here."

"How about Gongshu coming too? He is good at using many spiritual materials to imitate the Taoist's Law of Heaven and Earth and the Buddhist's Zhangba Golden Body to create huge war machines that are several times or hundreds of times larger than a human. I think it will be even more useful if he comes to this Tianque."

"The rest of the disciples also have their own merits, so why not call them all over?"

Zhang Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly and said, "Not bad, not bad."

"I think it's okay, qing, ah no, Wuhuo, just do it this way, I totally...ah." Zhang Xiaoyu didn't finish his words, the Taoist over there flicked his fingers, and a jade plate hit his forehead, interrupting his words. The Taoist opposite smiled helplessly and said, "What a nice thought."

Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "The Heavenly Palace is vast. Since you have such magical powers and abilities, how about coming here as well?"

"Wuhuo, why don't you persuade them for me?"

The Taoist said: "These matters need to be decided by them themselves."

He stroked the jade tablet with his fingers and said calmly, "Whether they want to walk in the human world, practice dual cultivation of body and soul, stay in the human world forever, or not care about reincarnation, one life after another, or whether they are willing to come to the heaven to become immortals and gods, it is their own decision and it is their own choice. Besides, those people are all people with strong self-will."

"How can I persuade him?"

Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Why can't you persuade them? You are the master under the Nine Monuments. If you invite them in person, at least 60% of the disciples will be willing to follow you to heaven..."

Snap——

The jade token fell, making a crisp sound.

Zhang Xiaoyu's words were suppressed.

Zhang Xiaoyu's smile remained unchanged. His friend in front of him raised his eyes calmly, his sleeves dropped, and he said gently, "The Master is gone."

Zhang Xiaoyu said, "The Master is you, isn't he?"

"The Master is me, but I am not the Master."

Qi Wuhuo picked up a jade tablet, shook his head and said calmly: "Master Jiubei was born in response to the times and moved in response to the disaster. At this time, Master has begun to become an obstacle on their way forward. His own way has been fully taught, and it is time for him to leave. After this, there will be no more Master walking in the world."

Zhang Xiaoyu understood the meaning of this sentence.

[Master] has long been more than just an identity. It represents something too heavy and would become an obstacle for the various schools of thought to truly walk their own paths. Moreover, with this identity, the various philosophers would naturally subconsciously move closer to him and become branches of the Master's school, and would be unable to completely become themselves, or would find it very difficult to do so.

So the Master had to leave.

And the second meaning is.

Qi Wuhuo would no longer interfere with the other disciples in his capacity as a master.

Zhang Xiaoyu can now give up the idea of ​​relying on Qi Wuhuo for recruitment.

If you want to recruit them, just go and convince them yourself.

Zhang Xiaoyu thought about the founders of the sects and meridians, and the ancient martial arts masters who believed that a punch was the principle and strength was the courtesy. He sighed, stretched out his hand and rubbed his cheek, and said, "I'm so jealous... Wuhuo, my eyes are about to turn red."

He gritted his teeth, but then gave up and said, "Forget it, don't be so serious. We are friends, and I won't say anything if you don't want me to."

"Speaking of the Taishan incident, I did do a little bit and gained some insignificant benefits." Zhang Xiaoyu's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile, and said: "So, according to the human world, now is——"

"Time to divide the spoils!"

Zhang Xiaoyu took out something from his sleeve, and then with a slight push, it turned into endless rays of light. The rays of light spread on the table and turned into countless jade talismans. Various treasures in it were shining in the void, and they were all named. Zhang Xiaoyu said:

"These things are all our spoils of war. You can take them all."

"I take them all?"

Zhang Xiaoyu said as a matter of course: "Yes, Haotian left behind a lot of extremely rich things, all in the treasure house. You should take these things. I have gained a lot this time." He smiled, swept his sleeves, and these treasures turned into streams of light and flew in front of Qi Wuhuo.

Qi Wuhuo thought about it and gave it half.

The Jade Emperor smiled again and said, "I have sent the gods' craftsmen to build the Zhenwu Demon Emperor's Palace for you at the North Pole Ziwei in the middle of the sky and in the middle of this Lingxiao Palace. There are four departments in it, and each department has immortal officials to support them. They are all in line with the standards of other emperors. You can live here for a long time."

Qi Wuhuo thanked him.

Zhang Xiaoyu looked at the gentle and peaceful Taoist in front of him, but sighed and said, "Since I brought you to the Heaven Palace, you have been like this. Let me guess, you still don't want to stay in the Heaven Palace, right? That's why you accepted it so casually, because you don't plan to stay any longer."

Qi Wuhuo raised his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course it is so."

He gently stroked the jade tablet on the table with his right hand and said, "I am a carefree wanderer. I only came here because I made an agreement with you, Xiaoyu. In addition, the Great Lord of Justice is indeed my enemy. After I kill the Lord of Justice and support the Heavenly Palace, I will of course leave the Heavenly Court and go to the four directions to practice and attain enlightenment."

"Follow the teacher's back."

The Taoist’s choice is natural.

Zhang Xiaoyu was a little unwilling and said, "Can't you just stay?"

The Taoist looked at his friend in front of him, shook his head, and answered without the slightest hesitation:

"This body is dedicated to the Tao."

So Zhang Xiaoyu was speechless.

Qi Wuhuo smiled and consoled him, "Don't worry, my going to practice Taoism doesn't mean we will never meet again. I can come to the Lingxiao Palace to play chess with you in my spare time." Zhang Xiaoyu sighed, and seeing Qi Wuhuo's determined expression, he knew the two wishes in his heart -

The Taoist who hoped to bring all the philosophers to Tianque to become immortals and gods ultimately failed.

Brother, it’s a complete failure!

But Zhang Xiaoyu did not give up this idea immediately.

He just suppressed it briefly, then smiled and said, "Okay, speaking of which, after returning from the Taishan incident, the judiciary has become much more low-key than before. I will find a reason to have him come to the Lingxiao Palace to play a game of chess. When the time comes, you can come find me and we can try our hand first."

"good."

The two of them played a few more rounds of [Lu Ban Cards] before the Taoist left.

Zhang Xiaoyu watched his back go away and sighed, "Wuhuo, with your realm and means, why don't you want to stay in Lingxiao Palace, in this heavenly palace? You and I are good friends, how could I treat you unfairly?"

"Perhaps, we can think of a way..."

Zhang Xiaoyu was thinking about how to keep this Taoist priest here.

After more than sixty years of constant intrigue with the gods in heaven, he naturally had all kinds of means in his mind, but in the end he just raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

I suppressed this thought.

His face still showed the same helplessness as at the beginning:

"Forget it, forget it. If Wuhuo doesn't like it, then I won't force you to stay."

"When we join hands to eliminate the judiciary and suppress all the troubles in Tianque, we will leave this palace to him and let him follow the Three Pure Ones to practice Taoism."

…

The Old Lord of Heaven and the Great Spiritual Officer of the Capital Heaven Patrol waited for more than an hour before they saw the Lingxiao Palace open. A Taoist wearing a Taoist robe, with his hair tied up by a wooden hairpin and a whisk draped over his arm walked out, stepping on auspicious clouds. Then Wan Wang E came over with a stinky face and followed the Taoist.

The old Lord of Heaven had already found out the answer earlier.

This Wang Lingguan has been transferred to the command of Zhenwu **Demon.

Wang E naturally refused to accept the result.

It is said that he was so angry that he raised his fist and rushed into Zhenwu's temporary residence.

He kicked the door, became furious, and rolled up his sleeves.

We must let Zhenwu **Demon know what the guardian god of thunder is.

Do you know what it feels like to be hit in the face with a fist as big as a sandbag? Do you know what truth is?

Then the next day, Wang E squatted there obediently guarding the door.

It is said that no action was taken.

The Zhenwu **demon conquered him with "courtesy" and "Tao", and then made him obediently obey the True Lord of Thunder. He was willing to condescend and take up the iron mace, becoming a mere guardian god.

The old man was so angry that he couldn't hold back his laughter.

Now, seeing the murderous Wang E following the evil demon obediently, it was a strange sight in the heavens. Wang Lingguan used to be unconvinced by heaven and earth, but now he was obedient. He held the sword for the Zhenwu evil demon, wore a suit of armor and a battle robe, walked behind the Taoist priest, and said, "Emperor, where are you going?"

Where are you going?

Many thoughts emerged in Qi Wuhuo's mind. The first thing he should do was to go to the sea of ​​blood and rescue Queen Nuwa completely. Only then would he have time to visit his teacher. However, when he left the world, Fuxi said that he would create an "absolutely safe" time point for him to go to the sea of ​​blood at that time.

This matter has to be put aside, and now is the time to go and meet the teacher.

Then there is Beiji Ziwei Palace...

His thoughts paused, and he suddenly sensed a huge air descending, and then the earth trembled, a stream of light spread out, and a purple fireball fell directly towards Qi Wuhuo. Wang E suddenly became furious, and shouted, like a thunderbolt, sweeping the iron mace in his hand and smashing it forward.

Endless lightning flashed behind him and transformed into a Dharma body, which was also a thousand feet tall and broke through the clouds.

He used his magical powers in an instant, and was very domineering and arrogant. However, Wang Lingguan, who was considered a good fighter among the True Lords, was bounced away in the first encounter. Then, an object fell from the sky and stunned Wang Lingguan directly. Even though Wang Lingguan was furious and kept hitting with his iron mace, he could not break it and only made a series of loud noises.

It was a furnace.

Purple gold Bagua furnace!

However, this true king, who was only considered as a young generation in this era, actually roared and screamed, and tried to forcefully open the Purple Gold Bagua Furnace!

The purple flame dissipated, and a crack was opened in the Bagua furnace.

This shows his bravery!

With a light exclamation, another Taoist in green robes floated down and lightly stepped on the Bagua furnace.

The stove was upside down, Wang Lingguan was stunned. The man smiled and said, "Today, my two brothers will have a battle of skills. Wang E, you just stay here for a while." Wang Lingguan swung the iron mace, but it was useless. The handsome Taoist looked at the Taoist in blue shirt in front of him, grinned, and said:

"Little Junior Brother, come and fight with me."

Qi Wuhuo also sensed the flow of clouds and saw two people coming from there, they were the Great True Lord Tianpeng.

And Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, who had a gentle look on his face and looked as if it had nothing to do with me.

Qi Wuhuo was stunned. A purple fire appeared in front of him. It was a test and a greeting.

The Taoist put his fingers together and swept away the lightning and fire.

"Big Brother, you...?"

Master Xuandu grinned, glanced at the two guys over there, raised his eyebrows, there seemed to be anger in his eyes, and also some excitement that was eager to try. He had been itching to try out this little junior brother's methods for a long time, and with the previous provocation of the two guys, he simply came over to give it a try.

In addition, he was always arrogant and willful, so he just laughed and said:

"Come on, come on, don't be polite, if I can't beat you today."

"This position of the Supreme First Disciple——"

"I'll leave it to you to sit on!"

"Come!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already taken action!