On floor zero, the fairy waited for Li Jing to arrive in the underworld and handed over the work to him, which meant that she returned the management of the Heavenly Court's advance team to Li Jing. Li Jing then talked to the fairy for a while, and the fairy's expression did not look very good after listening to her.
Historically, when high-level officials fight, it always affects a large number of people below them. This is the principle behind the saying "when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter" and "pulling up a radish brings out the mud."
Although the fairy couple were not direct descendants of Laozi, who knows how Taibai Jinxing (Venus) distinguished between them? Because of changes in the upper echelons, it was not uncommon for lower-ranking immortals to be innocently caught in the crossfire in the Heavenly Court.
The fairy couple were basically free spirits who took a middle path, but they were still more inclined to support Laozi emotionally. So when Laozi lost power, the fairy always felt uneasy, and the message Li Jing delivered was not good either.
According to Li Jing's third son, who was on duty in the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor had not visited Laozi's Tushita Palace for quite some time, which was unimaginable in the past. The Heavenly Emperor was used to taking the initiative to consult with Laozi when he encountered difficult decisions.
The fact that the Heavenly Emperor could not be seen in the Tushita Palace despite the great chaos in the Six Realms already speaks volumes. The only thing that could give the fairy maiden a modicum of peace of mind was that Laozi's position had not yet changed.
However, Laozi never went to work normally. He just stayed at home refining elixirs. Although there was no obvious sign of anything wrong from the outside, it was not a good thing after all.
Li Jing had many things to do, so he didn't chat with the fairy for long before hurriedly going to arrange his work.
The task of quelling the great calamity involved three realms: the Immortal Realm, the Underworld, and the Human Realm. Although he and Qiu Chuji were each in charge of one realm, the coordination and communication among the three realms, the advancement of the quelling work in the Human and Underworld realms, and especially the restoration of normal order in the Underworld were all complex matters that required his decision.
“You should be fine. The key is your old Lu. I heard he had a fight with Lao Qiu as soon as he met him, and they almost came to blows. You should try to persuade him when you see him. Lao Qiu is a favorite of Taibai Jinxing now. No matter what he does in the human world, just watch from the sidelines. There’s no point in getting angry.”
Before leaving, Li Jing whispered to the fairy.
"Thank you, I know, I know, my old Lu just can't change his bad temper..." The fairy nodded as she watched Li Jing walk away, and she didn't want to stay in the underworld for even a moment longer. She just wanted to go and find Ruoli Yuanjun to find out the exact time.
But Caixia and Li Kui had not yet reached the underworld, the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld had not yet begun, and the matter of Fang Chengxian, whom Wang Yao had entrusted to her, was still unresolved. She could not go anywhere and was anxiously pacing around in circles.
Fortunately, Caixia arrived soon after. It turned out that Caixia worked in the same building as the Star Lord of Zhenxing, and the transfer order came very quickly. She didn't delay too much. After listening to the Star Lord's instructions, she hurriedly took the teleportation array to Zhenxie Immortal City, so she arrived in the Underworld at almost the same time as Li Jing.
However, Li Jing came directly to the fairy maiden to hand over his work, while Caixia went to the Kings of Hell first to report to them and learn about the situation of the great calamity before going to find the fairy maiden, so she was a step behind Li Jing.
When the fairy saw that Caixia had arrived, her mood eased a little. Seeing that Caixia already had a good understanding of the calamity in the underworld, she simply arranged for Caixia to follow up on the work of quelling the calamity on floor zero.
She was tasked with keeping an eye on whether any had escaped. If Li Jing and his team captured any, they needed to take over the task immediately, since capturing the real culprit and investigating the cause of the calamity was their job.
On the other hand, she also asked Caixia to keep an eye on the progress of the underworld's reincarnation cycle.
The wandering ghosts and spirits of the outside world don't have much time left. Even if they aren't arranged to be reincarnated, the interface must be opened immediately to guide them into the underworld. Otherwise, if the evil spirits of the six realms run rampant, the enemy's goal of launching a great calamity will be achieved.
The fairy maiden had a selfish motive in arranging Caixia's affairs. Once reincarnation began, she needed to arrange for Fang Chengxian to be reincarnated first, so that she could give Wang Yao an explanation later.
Caixia accepted the order and left. Not long after, news came that the entrance to the Reincarnation Path had already been occupied by Cao Guojiu and the immortals. There had been no fighting, and the corpse energy had been cleared away. It had been handed over to the Reincarnation Path on Floor Zero, and it had begun to accept wandering souls and ghosts. However, the reincarnation process had not yet begun.
After receiving the news, the fairy hurriedly went to find King Qin Guang. The two of them went together to look for the green-robed son, Fang Chengxian. King Qin Guang did not know where Fang Chengxian was either, so he went to find Gu Qi. Unexpectedly, Gu Qi did not know either. Finally, he went to find the Dao Master of the Wuchang Dao, but he did not know either.
Everyone stared at each other, and the fairy was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
"I still have a ton of things to do. What are all those administrative bodies in the underworld doing? Can't you even find a single ghost?" the fairy maiden said angrily.
"It's precisely because he's a little ghost that he's hard to find. During this great calamity, all the ghosts on floor zero were relocated from their homes, centrally managed, and sent to the battlefield in batches. Even adult ghosts can barely protect themselves, so a little ghost might have already died."
"Besides, the great calamity has just passed, and everything is in need of rebuilding. How can we possibly take care of a little brat?" Gu Qi shook his head repeatedly.
"How dare you say such a thing? The green-robed man is your Dao Lord! Even if I become a ghost, I would rather die than be your subordinate!" The fairy maiden raised her eyebrows and scolded Gu Qi after hearing his explanation.
“In the face of a great calamity, aren’t Dao Lords and ordinary ghosts the same? Why give special treatment to the little ghost in the green robe? Isn’t that giving special treatment? Your Highness, don’t you think so?” Gu Qi looked at King Qin Guang in astonishment.
“You’re right. If another calamity like this happens again, I won’t make any exceptions. You’ll be the first one up, and I’ll personally oversee the battle.” Unlike Emperor Song, King Qin Guang had no special relationship with Gu Qi. He was also very unhappy with Gu Qi’s behavior and said coldly.
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