Above the Great Dao

Regarding the Yin Mountain Immortal incident, should the Innocent Taoist and the True Martial Evil Extermination Sword also be reported?

The purpose of Despair Slope assigning her to the underworld was to uncover these anomalies that could endanger the world. If she kept it secret, wouldn't that betray her master's teachings?

She turned back to look again, and Chen Shi, standing atop Black Pot, seemed to sense her gaze. He turned his head, smiled, and waved vigorously at her.

Suddenly, a warm current surged in Wen Wuyu's heart.

"This matter, let's not report it to the sect just yet. After he has handled it properly, we can report it then."

Her gaze flickered, and she silently thought, "The most urgent matter right now is dealing with the existence trying to release the Innocent Taoist and corrupt him. As for the Thirteen Families unifying the underworld, that must come later. This person is a greater threat!"

In the Royal Palace, Peng Yan'er, Peng Ju, and others were extremely excited, leading the many Royal Palace Guards to take to the skies, protecting Chen Shi from all around.

They were equipped with the new firearms from the mortal world, with iron caltrops hanging at their waists. Situ Wen of the Lu Ban Sect had come to the underworld recently, planning to team up with the unemployed thousand-weaver tribe to teach these guys how to forge and make firearms. Perhaps, in the realm of Yin Mountain, they could first create a Divine Mechanism Camp belonging to Chen Shi.

The thousand-weaver tribe is the ghost clan that weaves with eight arms. Due to their rough craftsmanship, their livelihood was destroyed by the fabrics from the mortal world.

However, with many arms, they'll surely have unique skills in forging.

Zhuge Jian also plans to select some from the thousand-weaver tribe to enter the Divine Mechanism Camp. They have eight arms, allowing them to wield four bird guns and fire in all directions. Their combat power will be astonishing. In this way, the thousand-weaver tribe will have work and livelihood, so they won't rebel.

If other ghost tribes rebel, the thousand-weaver tribe will undoubtedly become skilled at suppressing them.

Chen Shi returned to the Royal Palace, only to see many little Yakshas, little Bull Heads, and little Horse Faces busy building Ghost God Government Offices.

These offices spread out from the Royal Palace as the center, being constructed quickly.

However, Sang Xixi secretly told him that the king's little treasury was almost squandered by Li Tianqing and Yu Tiancheng. In the future, King Chen might have to drink the wind from the northwest.

Chen Shi inquired carefully and found that during his absence from the Royal Palace, Li Tianqing and Yu Tiancheng were busy organizing the court setup of the Heavenly Pond Capital. Li Tianqing intended to directly move the Western Capital Court's system here, setting up a Cabinet, Grand Secretary, supplemented by Six Ministries to manage domestic affairs, hence the various government offices.

Yu Tiancheng plans to select elite members from each tribe to enter the Divine Mechanism and Divine Pivot Camps, arranging training, and forming several armies capable of subduing other ghost countries.

Ghost tribes often fight independently, like loose sand. During wars between two countries, they usually swarm together, each fighting their battle, speaking through strength. After their reform, some ghost tribes will certainly find it inconsistent with ancestral traditions, but as long as it keeps pushing, combat power will increase tenfold or dozens of times. Against the loose sand of other ghost countries, it might just crush them flat!

Chen Shi instructed Sang Xixi to fully cooperate, saying, "I don't mind drinking the wind from the northwest. After all, I'm a skeleton body and don't need to eat or drink."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Sang Xixi praised, "Your Majesty, to revive the Heavenly Pond Country, tightens the belt, willing to starve oneself to let the people of Heavenly Pond Country live well, on par with Yao and Shun Yu Tang!"

"From whom did you learn to flatter?"

Chen Shi jokingly cursed, kicking her out of the Royal Palace, saying, "Go to my little treasury and take out all the money for them to use."

Sang Xixi chuckled, "Your Majesty, it's already been taken out. Your Majesty's possessions that could be sold are almost all sold, leaving only a king's scepter, a crown, and a throne."

"What about my cloak?"

"Also sold. It's useless for you to wear it."

"Hmm, hmm."

...

Chen Shi's skeleton body sat on the throne, wearing a crown. Black Pot shrank its size and squeezed in with him on the throne, very happy, sticking out its tongue. Suddenly, it licked Chen Shi.

It licked again, then found Chen Shi quite tasty, alarming itself.

To it, Chen Shi was now a rack of bones, a great temptation. It wanted to pick up Chen Shi, run to a secluded place, dig a hole, bury him there, and eat him when hungry.—Of course, it was just thinking.

"I'm not really a dog." Black Pot thought to itself, licking Chen Shi's skeleton body and swallowing its saliva.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion erupted from the Divine Mechanism Camp, as Peng Yan'er spread her wings and wind and thunder surged, breaking through the sound barrier and soaring through the sky, wherever she passed, fierce winds rose.

Within one breath, she traversed a hundred miles, reaching the distant mountain top, her sharp claws reaching downward to grab the target, flapping her wings to return, and within another breath she was back at the Divine Mechanism Camp!

Chen Shi, Li Tianqing, and others watched from the side, each expressing their admiration endlessly.

At that moment, Peng Yan'er's Qi-Blood surged suddenly, divine light clustered within her body surged outward. She instinctively activated the Blood Lake Scripture, refining her bloodline, and within moments, her bloodline power surged again, awakening once more, her strength escalated, her wings transformed into pure gold!

In just moments, her bloodline power nearly doubled!

Her aura could even rival that of a cultivator in the Refining Void Unifying Body stage!

Li Tianqing quietly said: "Little Ten, the Ghost Clan cultivating techniques, don't have the slightest appearance of the Ghost Clan. Especially after using cultivation techniques to purify bloodline, it doesn't resemble the Ghost Clan, but rather, resembles, resembles..."

He hesitated for a moment but didn't continue.

Chen Shi said: "The legendary Divine Race?"

Li Tianqing nodded, then shook his head with a laugh: "Their bloodline power is extremely pure, cultivation techniques can stimulate bloodline awakening, especially after refining away various impurities, the bloodline power appears extremely sacred. But the Ghost Clan is just the Ghost Clan, how could they be like the legendary Divine Race?"

Chen Shi laughed: "Perhaps the Ghost Clan is a fallen Divine Race?"

Li Tianqing laughed: "How is that possible?"

Chen Shi gazed into the distance, eyes landing on the massive Heavenly Waterfall descending from the sky, he said: "Where does the water of this Heavenly Waterfall come from? And the divine artifacts of each tribe, where do they come from? The giant divine corpse hanging on the Infinite Cliff, who are they? Why are they hanging there? The copper coins of the Huaxia Divine Continent, why do they appear in Yin Mountain?"

Li Tianqing looked towards the giant copper coin as huge as a mountain in the Eastern Palace, said: "According to the ancient books of my Li Family, this object might be a creation of an Immortal from the era of Shang and Zhou, named Treasure Money."

"What era?" Chen Shi asked.

"The Shang and Zhou era."

Li Tianqing said, "It's too far from the present day, separated by countless generations of Divine Dynasties. The records of my Li Family regarding ancient eras are scant. However, the Treasure Money appearing here, the Ghost Clan might be related to the Huaxia Divine Continent. You see, the prehistoric remnants here are more prevalent than in the Mortal World; it's possible the Ghost Clan built a glorious civilization here back then. Unfortunately, it's unknown why it was destroyed, and this place became the Yin Mountain of the underworld."

Chen Shi spoke about the Ghost Clan forget language matter mentioned in Ghost Clan poetry, Li Tianqing was surprised: "Ghost Clan forget language is very similar to True King Sealing Immortal!"

Chen Shi said: "I also noticed this. Moreover, after the True King entered Despair Slope, True King Sealing Immortal happened upon returning. Perhaps Ghost Clan forget language is also related to Despair Slope."

Li Tianqing pondered hard, but the records of the Despair Slope in the Li Family were scant, only bits and pieces.

Chen Shi laughed: "I know a girl, she's someone from Despair Slope. Maybe I can ask her."

Li Tianqing said: "You could use your charm to gather more information."

Chen Shi angrily said: "My relationship with her is purely platonic!"

Li Tianqing said with a serious expression: "I understand. But you can use your charm to advance the friendship. You're the True King; you need to make a sacrifice."

Chen Shi laughed loudly: "I won't fall for your trick! You must have been sent by my Peng Ju!"

Li Tianqing sighed, he was older than Chen Shi by a year, already had some understanding regarding matters between men and women, but evidently, Chen Shi, the True King, was still clueless.

"Perhaps if he grows older by a year, he'll understand. But it must be before Cutting Three Corpses. Otherwise, once Cutting Three Corpses happens, there will be no worldly desires between men and women." He thought secretly to himself.

Chen Shi wasn't concerned with this, putting aside the Skull Body that Heavenly Pond Country sent to him, guarding it with a thought, and entrusting internal and external affairs to the Cabinet of Heavenly Pond Country.

"I must take a trip to Taihua Qing Palace to fulfill the Innocent Taoist's wish."

In the Royal Palace Garden, the soil loosened, Chen Shi's Skull Body sat up suddenly from below the earth, speaking to the Black Pot who was burying bones: "Black Pot, come with me to Taihua Qing Palace."

Black Pot was startled, suddenly realized, looking at the Skull Chen Shi he buried under the soil, feeling remorse in his heart he thought: "I truly am a fool!"

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