Wandering Gods of Day and Night

Zhou Xuan returned to his body after a day trip, hearing Yun Ziliang and Peng Sheng chatting downstairs, he opened the door and went down.

At this moment, Zhao Wuya had already returned to the Old Painting Pavilion. When Peng Sheng and Yun Ziliang, two contemporaries, met, the conversation was especially lively.

"Three hundred years of vicissitudes, changes are too great, skyscrapers everywhere, there used to be no such tall buildings."

"Exactly, even the Observatory wasn't as tall as the Li Yuan Building now. The wealthy these days really know how to enjoy themselves—cinemas, parks, dance halls, bowling alleys, and the cigarettes they smoke are much better than the tobacco leaves we had in our times."

Yun Ziliang, hidden in a painting, didn't know of the seasons until the scroll was taken by Zhou Xuan, allowing him to boldly enjoy the comforts of life.

His sentiments exceeded those of Peng Sheng considerably.

Peng Sheng still needed to learn... just reborn, he needed to broaden his horizons in knowledge of livelihood and the world.

"There'll be more fun things to come later." Zhou Xuan walked to Yun Ziliang's side, pulled a chair and sat down, reaching out his hand to Yun Ziliang, "Old Yun, hand it over."

"Hand over what?"

"The Buddha Country Main Brain." Zhou Xuan said.

"Nonsense, where would I get such a thing?" Yun Ziliang's eyes shied away.

Zhou Xuan didn't believe him at all, reaching into his pocket, he pulled out that silver-grey, metallic-shining Buddha Country Main Brain, about the size of a walnut.

"How did you know it was with me?" Yun Ziliang felt uncomfortable.

He had picked up a Buddha Country's Netherworld Stone last time, hadn't even played with it, and it was smashed to pieces by the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree. Now he picked up a Buddha Country Main Brain, intending to polish it into a patina before handing it to Zhou Xuan.

"The Buddha Country Main Brain came to East Market Street to awaken the Mother of Hundred Demons hidden in Mu Hua's body. The awakening method is the same as with the Netherworld Stone. Sister Cui must have activated the Fengshui Array, restraining the Main Brain. With your playful nature, you surely intercepted the Main Brain."

Zhou Xuan's analysis hit directly at Yun Ziliang's weak point.

"You're sharp as a tack. By the way, what's the function of this Buddha Country Main Brain anyway?"

"A technology acquired by the Buddha Country after destroying the Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty."

Zhou Xuan then explained the function of the Main Brain to Yun Ziliang and Peng Sheng.

"This Main Brain can collect and spread information; isn't that essentially like a telephone?"

"It's much more impressive than a telephone."

Holding the Main Brain, Zhou Xuan said, "With this Main Brain, the black-clad men who slaughtered at Hidden Dragon Mountain would dare not act rashly."

"Can such a thing really handle those black-clad men? Why am I skeptical?"

Yun Ziliang hadn't turned a corner yet.

"It can't handle them. Otherwise, would this Main Brain have been so easily caught by the Fengshui Array in East Market Street? What I need is its incredibly fast information dissemination capability."

Zhou Xuan held the Main Brain and asked Yun Ziliang, "Let me make it clearer, Old Yun, what is the purpose of those black-clad men?"

"To prevent the information about the Kongming Mirror from being disseminated, right?"

"Exactly, with the Main Brain, we have the ability to spread the Kongming Mirror to every state in Jing Country. This is a form of deterrence,

If those black-clad men dare to act recklessly, I'll have the Main Brain spread the information about the Kongming Mirror to every corner of the nine states of Jing Country."

The more the enemy opposes something, the more they fear it.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ziliang slapped the table and said, "That sounds great! We should immediately spread the news about the Kongming Mirror to the nine states of Jing Country. With so many disciples in the hall, no matter how formidable the black-clad men are, can they kill them all?"

"Nonsense, if we really do that, wouldn't those black-clad men take it out on us, the instigators? Can we handle it now?"

Though Zhou Xuan was bold, he wasn't foolish. He had no interest in tasks that would obviously make them cannon fodder.

"Doesn't that mean we'll never be able to disseminate the secret of the Kongming Mirror in Jing Country?"

Peng Sheng cared about whether the Kongming Mirror could be widely spread.

"Step by step, our strength is obviously weaker than the black-clad men's, we need to enhance our strength,

restoring the Ancestor Tree in Mingjiang Prefecture to its peak is the first step."

"What's the second step?" Yun Ziliang asked.

"The second step? Naturally, it's removing the pollution of the Ancestor Dragon in Mingjiang Prefecture."

Zhou Xuan said, "My third Tangkou is the Dragon Seeking Hall, practicing Nuoxiu in one Tangkou, able to cultivate this Tangkou to nine Incense Sticks, though the power of these nine Incense Sticks is limited by my Incense Fire Level, at least I can rely on this Mingjiang Prefecture Ancestor Dragon to absorb some power."

"The plan is well-thought-out; use a Buddha Country Main Brain to buy time for growth."

Yun Ziliang, upon thinking of this, added, "If only the God of Suffering in the Heavenly Dome of Mingjiang Prefecture could fully awaken, that would be great."

Once the Heavenly God awakens, they certainly wouldn't fear those black-clad men.

"Between the God of Suffering and the Nuo God, who is stronger?" Zhou Xuan asked Yun Ziliang.

Yun Ziliang immediately replied, "Of course the Nuo God is stronger. He is the intertwining fate of millions in Jing Country, but while the Nuo God is more powerful, it doesn't mean the God of Suffering is weak."

Peng Sheng also said, "After all, being Heavenly God Level, they're individuals who, upon acting, would be forced to sleep by a heavenly restriction, far beyond what human nine Incense Sticks can compare."

"Sigh, God of Suffering, can't you stop napping? Finally lit your fire, you should at least contribute a bit." Zhou Xuan lamented.

...

At Mingjiang Prefecture's Heavenly Dome, already late at night, the Heavenly God's Fire, not so bright during the day, was now much brighter than other stars,

An incense fire Taoist rode a black donkey, holding a horsetail whisk, gracefully moving towards the Heavenly God's Fire.