Above the Great Dao

"Ribbit ribbit!" Several little Yaksha were holding blueprints, discussing with the craftsmen of Xinxiang County how to build a school. The language barrier led to heated arguments.

Some Bullhead ghosts were discussing wages with Hu Feifei and others, while certain Horseface ghosts had already started construction work, but were called back by young Bullhead for serious negotiations about payment and whether meals were included.

More Bullhead and Horseface ghosts and little Yaksha got busy. Besides them, members of the Thousand-Weave Clan with eight arms were busy forging iron, crafting farming tools, and making weapons. The Fire Demon Clan, with pill furnaces atop their heads, were refining pills, flames emerging from their foreheads, assisting several Pill Masters.

At the foot of the mountain, emissaries from Wuwang City crossed the mountain range to reach Mountain Lord Peak. Tall and thin ghost monsters carried lanterns, hanging them along the road as markers, finally opening up the route between the two locations.

Several Talisman Masters from Red Mountain Hall were preparing to descend the mountain, attempting to explore nearby mountains and rivers to create a geographical map. The most crucial task was to find if there was any Coal Mountain nearby, as it could provide fire. Recently without the sun, temperatures dropped sharply, and the sunlight from Qianyang Mountain Lord Temple alone couldn't ward off the cold.

Other Talisman Masters were busy drawing Call Yin God Talismans and handing them to the people of Xinxiang County, which could prevent yin energy invasion and maintain people's health.

Chen Tang breathed a sigh of relief; Xinxiang County's livelihood was finally resolved. Although still difficult, things would get better.

"Little Ten became the Heavenly Pool Country Master, arranging everything quite properly; the people of Xinxiang consider themselves safe." He thought to himself.

Qianyang Mountain's geography was extremely unique, containing two underworlds overlapping each other. The second layer hid the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, vast and boundless, filled with ghost gods and fraught with danger. If Chen Shi weren't the Heavenly Pool Country Master, Xinxiang people would struggle not just to establish themselves but to survive!

Suddenly, he realized he hadn't seen Black Pot's trace for a long time, and Chen Shi's wooden cart was also missing.

Chen Tang hurried to search.

During the migration of Xinxiang people to Mountain Lord Peak, Black Pot and the wooden cart accomplished a great deal, forcing those unwilling to move to relocate. After dark, Black Pot revealed its true body, guarding Mountain Lord Peak to prevent ghost god attacks. However, in the past few days, neither Black Pot nor the wooden cart had been seen.

He searched fruitlessly until he found Wu Qingyu and informed her. Wu Qingyu smiled and said, "Look behind the mountain."

Chen Tang glanced behind the mountain and saw, among the mountains, a giant dog lying down, its head taller than the nearby peaks, sleeping soundly.

That was Black Pot's mother, Huo Dou.

"Dad had an agreement with her; we're mutual hostages."

Wu Qingyu smiled and said, "Black Pot is with Little Ten, while she is with me. Her presence here means Black Pot is with Little Ten."

Chen Tang's heart stirred, "Where is Little Ten?"

"Huo Dou said she has been to Gao Gang, Little Ten and Black Pot are no longer there, and Scholar Zhu is also missing."

Chen Tang looked toward the rugged Yin Mountain, and a thread of worry spread within him. After ensuring Xinxiang's safety, where would Chen Shi go?

Now that the Yin Yang Two Realms have merged, besides this place, where else is truly safe?

The wooden cart sped along, Little Dun sat within, with a mat beneath his buttocks, yawning drowsily, curling himself up to lean against Chen Shi's chest.

Black Pot shrank its size, ran ahead, periodically revealing its true body, sprinting over a mountain top within a few steps, then rushing downwards, swiftly charging forward.

The wooden cart followed it, adjusting course.

Ahead, Black Pot slowed its pace, and consequently, the wooden cart also slowed down.

Chen Shi looked up outside the cart, and a ruined village came into view, where no living people remained. Ghost monsters crouched in shadows, devouring the corpses on the ground.

Chen Shi shook Little Dun awake, and both stepped out of the cart. The wooden cart immediately lunged forward, its wheels spinning rapidly, grabbing a pouncing ghost monster like lightning, opening its large mouth to swallow it whole, and then pouncing towards another ghost monster!

It was vicious beyond measure, scaring the other ghost monsters into hurried retreat. Suddenly, the wooden cart slapped its side, and the Hua Gai flew up with a swoosh, extending and spinning, transforming into a few acres' size, capturing all the ghost monsters under the umbrella.

The wooden cart grabbed the umbrella handle, opened its mouth wide, shook the ghosts from within the umbrella into its own mouth.

It burped loudly and returned the Hua Gai to its place on its body.

Chen Shi walked into the village, looking around, and shouted loudly, "Is anyone there? Is anyone alive?"