Above the Great Dao

Xia Tianjie's heart was icy cold.

As the next Sect Master of the Xia Family, he naturally brought along many formidable warriors to ensure protection during this trip to patrol the underworld.

Among those he brought, Xia Shichang was the one with the strongest cultivation, already a great expert at the Returning Void Realm. It was unexpected that he would be sent to the Outer Heaven by a girl!

The ghost gods of the Xia Family at Fengyang Manor dared not continue battling and fled in all directions in panic.

Chen Shi did not pursue them, as the directions of their escape were different. With his speed, he would have to chase them for months, even years, to hunt them down.

The Black Pot revealed its True Body and immediately swooped down to hunt the ghost gods of the Xia Family. The wooden cart also rumbled as it chased after those ghost gods with lower cultivation.

Chen Shi picked up the Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword and gently blew on this Magical Treasure. The Youquan Wandering Dragon Sword suddenly transformed into a tiny silver dragon, swimming through the air, and the next moment pierced through the back of a ghost god.

Chen Shi replicated the technique, also raising Hua Gai, transforming it into a golden eagle that spread its wings and took flight.

This was the Ten Thousand Miles Flying Sword Technique of Cold Mountain Wanderer, allowing one to maintain a breath of True Qi without leaking, letting the flying sword travel thousands of miles to chase and execute foes, particularly adept.

However, this method had been improved by Chen Shi, allowing multiple transformations.

In the distance, Hua Gai suddenly appeared, spanning several acres, and after subduing the ghost gods below, transformed again into a golden eagle spreading its wings to chase ghost gods further away.

Such is Chen Shi's improved Ten Thousand Miles Flying Sword Technique, where one breath of True Qi can undergo multiple transformations and always possess power.

From afar, waves of screams echoed, causing Xia Tianjie's heart to sink. Looking at Chen Shi again, the admiration in his eyes had vanished.

He recognized Chen Shi anew.

In the past, he saw Chen Shi as that renowned Child Scholar, returning from death, still so astonishingly talented.

In the Upper Realm, he witnessed Chen Shi's formidable prowess, recognized his own shortcomings from Chen Shi, and corrected them to achieve greater accomplishments.

Chen Shi's duel with Yang Bi further exposed him to the contest between higher-level geniuses, allowing his perspective to make significant strides!

He even believed that from their duel, he had found a path to surpass his ancestors, and with continuous cultivation, he certainly could become an ancestor, surpass the ancestors, and maybe even become an Immortal of the new method!

Chen Shi's impact and insights on him were immense, and deep in his heart, he had long regarded Chen Shi as both a teacher and friend.

But until today, he realized how naive his past thoughts were.

They were in different classes; one was a ruler, the other exploited. How could they be friends?

It's like a wolf and a sheep. A wolf finds a particular sheep special, but would it not eat other sheep?

That special sheep sees the wolf eating sheep. Would it ignore its kind being eaten just because it gains the wolf's friendship?

Realizing this, Xia Tianjie suddenly felt relieved.

Chen Shi walked towards him, saying, "Brother Xia, why did you come here?"

Xia Tianjie looked into the distance, where the Black Pot was tearing apart a ghost god of the Xia Family, and upon hearing this, withdrew his gaze, saying, "With the fusion of the Yin Yang Two Realms, places everywhere are unsafe. Our Xia Family's posts in the underworld are inevitably impacted, so I decided to venture out and inspect various locations."

Standing beside him, Chen Shi said, "Facing this catastrophe, the Thirteen Families should have prepared early on, so the damages shouldn't be significant, right?"

Although anger surged in Xia Tianjie's heart, his face remained unchanged, and he shook his head, saying, "Our Thirteen Families began operating in the underworld and hell six thousand years ago, gradually replacing the Ten Halls of Yama. By now, all divine offices in the underworld have been changed. This fusion of Yin Yang Two Realms didn't damage us; instead, it expanded our power."

Chen Shi humbly inquired, "May I ask why?"

Xia Tianjie replied, "The Thirteen Families control the court, and all political directives come from Wenyuan Pavilion. The will of the Thirteen Families is the will of the court. This is the Mortal World. Meanwhile, in the underworld, the Thirteen Families control the underworld, govern the Eighteen Layers of Hell, and have utilized the ghosts of over six thousand years for themselves, allowing these ghosts to provide incense to strengthen the Ten Halls of Yama and the underworld's ghost gods."

He truly is the Xia Family's chosen next Sect Master, with profound insight, saying, "This fusion of Yin Yang Two Realms seemingly weakened our Thirteen Families' power in the Mortal World, but it caused countless deaths, which, in turn, could amplify the strength of the Ten Halls of Yama. The Outer Heaven True God closed its eyes, the sun extinguished, and our Thirteen Families couldn't prevent this from happening, but could plan ahead to extract maximum benefit."

Chen Shi was silent for a moment, saying, "Brother Xia, concerning countless lives, is this profit?"

"It is profit!"

Xia Tianjie turned to stare directly into his eyes, and said gravely, "Chen Shi, even without the livestock from Lord Fengyang's family, even without the ghost gods from our Xia Family, those mortals would still die, and none would be spared! It's not our Thirteen Families that killed them, but the extinguished sun, the fusion of Yin Yang Two Realms – those killed them!"

He raised his hand pointing to the sky, locking eyes with Chen Shi, his voice thunderous, "This is a Heavenly Disaster! My Xia Family, I, Xia Tianjie, and the ancestors of the Xia Family cannot change it!"

With anger, he shouted, "Six thousand years ago, the ancestors of my Xia Family realized we couldn't oppose such a Heavenly Disaster. We couldn't make the True God open its eyes! This is the Divine Punishment bestowed by the True God to the people, a Calamity Level disaster! The True King resisted, thus the True King died, and the True King Era ended!"