Above the Great Dao

Chen Shi and Qiongyang Ancestor each put down the Luoyang Shovel, one standing to the east of the grave, the other to the west.

The two exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat solemn.

Yu Lingzi couldn't help running over, saying: "Ancestor, Uncle, it's getting dark; we need to hurry... Eh, where's Sect Leader Jing Hong's body?"

He looked at the Daoist robe, shocked: "The old Sect Leader came back to life?"

Qiongyang Ancestor said: "If Brother Jing Hong has undergone Corpse Disintegration and achieved Ghost Immortal status, then it's a good thing. But why pretend to die and leave a tomb of clothes and crown instead of saying so?"

Chen Shi put away the Luoyang Shovel, placing it in his small temple, saying: "Ancestor, I have a lot of demons hidden inside me..."

Qiongyang Ancestor chuckled: "Little Ten, you can call me Granny; we are closer. I know about the demons inside you. When you were first revived, you were killed by the green ghost hand multiple times, and each time it would possess your body. At first, your grandpa was jumping around anxiously."

Chen Shi's heart trembled slightly; he knew he had died many times, but he hadn't realized he had died many times even before he had memories!

These things were never told to him by his grandfather.

He hesitated for a moment, saying: "Grandma Qiongyang, the demons inside me have been completely removed and aren't as dangerous as before. My father says there are only a few Heavenly Disasters left hiding inside."

Qiongyang Ancestor's face turned solemn, and she quietly stepped back.

When Chen Shi was rescued earlier, the green ghost hand caused Chen Shi to die many times, and a demon would appear each time. But Heavenly Disasters had never appeared before!

The danger level of Heavenly Disasters is several dozen times more severe than demons!

If they were demons, she wouldn't be afraid, but Heavenly Disasters mean something extraordinarily perilous!

Chen Shi continued: "This particular Heavenly Disaster, for unknown reasons, bestowed my father and them the Original Star Map."

He explained the matter of the Original Star Map, saying: "Granny Sha, Uncle Du and others speculate that having the Original Star Map allows one to calculate the positions of the obscured stars and correctly achieve Harmonization with Heaven and Earth, preventing evil transformation. Without the correct Star Map, Harmonization will only lead to evil transformation. If Sect Leader Jing Hong undergoes Corpse Disintegration and Harmonization, I'm afraid..."

Qiongyang Ancestor frowned slightly, asking: "Are you sure there will be evil transformation if Harmonization with Heaven and Earth is not correctly achieved?"

Chen Shi nodded gently, saying: "I've personally confirmed it."

He follows the cultivation system of the True King Era, starting to undergo evil transformation at the Unification Realm!

If it weren't for the Yin Yang Refining by the Innocent Taoist and the effort of the White-clothed Fairy pulling off that strange hair of his, his physical body might have already mutated.

Yu Lingzi listened, his heart beating fast with fear. He had just returned from the Western Capital, and besides fighting with a few senior brothers, he spent most of his time locked in the Demon Suppressing Cave. Now that he was just released, he heard so many frightening secrets!

Qiongyang Ancestor looked at the Daoist robe in the coffin, pondering deeply.

Jing Hong is still alive.

Jing Hong may have undergone evil transformation.

If Jing Hong undergoes evil transformation, how harmful could a Ghost Immortal be?

Could it be disaster level?

"If he has undergone evil transformation, where would he be hiding?" she whispered.

Chen Shi's eyes glinted: "Ancestor, here is Sect Leader Jing Hong's Daoist robe. I have a magic skill that can locate his True Body. If he's still in the human world, finding him shouldn't be difficult."

Qiongyang Ancestor's eyes lit up as she smiled: "Great. Then let's find him first!"

Chen Shi took a piece of the robe's corner, holding it between two fingers, and recited a Divine Language. With a light shake, the piece flew up like a butterfly, floating away in the air.

Qiongyang Ancestor waved her hand, and Sect Leader Jing Hong's tomb closed.

The two of them, along with the black pot, floated away.

Yu Lingzi hesitated for a moment, bowed a few times to Sect Leader Jing Hong's tomb, then flew up to follow them.

The sky was already late.

The bright moon had already appeared in Central Heaven, casting its clear light onto the mountains. Yet, there were places among the mountains where the light couldn't reach, as if darkness was flowing, clawing towards its surroundings, probing.

But in every part of Taihua Mountain, powerful and extraordinary spiritual beings and divine images manifest to guard each area, making it difficult for evil spirits to proceed.

On Taihua Mountain, the various palaces shined brightly, especially the Green Sheep Palace, which was ablaze with lights.

Chen Shi, along with the two others and a dog, followed the fluttering piece of robe, which was flying, but not quickly, under the moonlight in the night.

Qiongyang Ancestor looked at the large and small spiritual beings and divine images among the mountains. For ordinary people, the mountain is just a mountain without any abnormality, but in the eyes of a Great Cultivator like her, there were looming divine beings hidden among the mountains.

Spirits are strong beings born from long exposure to Heaven and Earth Righteous Qi, while divine images arise from gathering extraordinary power through incense offerings.

"The spirits and divine images among the mountains are much less compared to when Sect Leader Jing Hong was alive." She suddenly said.

Chen Shi's heart trembled slightly and he blurted out: "Sect Leader Jing Hong is still on the mountain! He has undergone evil transformation and eaten these spirits and divine images!"

He was moved, thinking Jing Hong, as the former sect leader of Taihua Qing Palace, would know many of its hidden secrets, perhaps even knowing where the Innocent Taoist was buried.

The Innocent Taoist used the Golden Bell Sealing Technique to seal himself off to prevent causing harm in the underworld. The one who broke the seal used an Immortal Fire, conveniently burning away the core of the Golden Bell Sealing Technique and releasing the Immortal Palace.

Jing Hong, being Sect Leader, was naturally extremely familiar with Taihua Qing Palace's cultivation techniques.

He is a Ghost Immortal, thus capable of using Immortal Fire.

So could Jing Hong be the person attempting to release the Innocent Taoist and cause him to undergo evil transformation?

If it's him, what is his purpose?

Yu Lingzi said: "If Sect Leader Jing Hong is hiding in Taihua Qing Palace eating spirits and divine images, then he must have a hiding place. Otherwise, he would have been discovered long ago."