Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 588 The Killer's Club, the Rice Bowl, the Shadow Shareholders
The Nine Netherworld Palace is inside the belly of the Nian Beast, and the Nian Beast is inside the Nine Netherworld Palace.

Zhao Xing had no idea how the two had managed to conceal their identities from each other.

But once inside the Nian beast's mouth, he saw that the beast's teeth were retracting, and hot air was emanating from the fleshy walls of its mouth as it began to turn inward.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xing saw Du Yun's shadow on the square below getting smaller and smaller until it became the size of a grain of rice, and then it flew into the mouth of the Nian beast.

"Lord Nian, how did you do that?" Zhao Xing asked curiously.

"Cook, you wouldn't understand even if I explained," the Nian beast's voice echoed in my mind. "Because I don't understand either, but I can do it."

"..."

What's with you being so self-righteous?

I thought you knew a lot!

Zhao Xing thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

"Lu Ming, do you understand?"

"I have never left the Dao Court. Since the Fire Sea Era of the Bai Zhuo Ji, I have never left Yu Yin Mountain."

Zhao Xing didn't ask any more questions. Lü Ming was the kind of person who was naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world. Although he lived a long life, his life experience was very simple.

He was born into the Dao Realm and was born in the Dao Palace of the Nine Netherworld. His parents were both dancers and musicians in the Dao Court.

He became a demigod naturally a few years after birth and was selected as a reserve divine guard for the Nine Netherworld Court.

In less than a century, he listened to the five divine melodies, became a free god, and remained in the Nine Netherworld Court.

Later, fewer people went out because the Fire Xiao era was a time of rampant natural disasters and upheavals. At that time, the Feather Emperor had disappeared, the Divine Court was closed, and the origins of many places began to weaken.

Lu Ming lived in the Nine Netherworld Court for a long time, and later became the court's music and ritual officer. Before becoming a divine general, he had only traveled far away four times, twice of which were to accompany the Tongtian Assembly to broaden his horizons.

After becoming a divine general, he went up the mountain and never came down again.

Not long after becoming a divine general, the decisive battle between the Nine Netherworld and Emperor Luotian began.

In fact, Lu Ming has only lived for three eras, and three million years is still quite young for a god-general.

Lu Ming wanted to leave the Dao Palace, even if it would greatly reduce his lifespan, he could still live for a while.

"Om~"

As the external light gradually stabilized and weakened, Zhao Xing saw a miniature version of the Thousand Feathers Great World.

"Lord Nian, what are you doing here again?"

"The location where the Nine Netherworld Palace will descend will most likely be near the Realm of Annihilation, or inside it... Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"Because you don't understand either, right?"

“No, I actually know that,” the Nian beast said smugly. “Because the Silent Realm is a good place to hide.”

Zhao Xing could actually guess a thing or two, because the Nine Nether Path mainly cultivates the Great Dao of Destruction, and the Silent Realm is the most prosperous period of the Great Dao of Destruction. The reason why the Dao Court appeared near the Silent Realm might be this.

"Whoosh~"

The Nian beast spat out Zhao Xing and Lü Ming, after which they rapidly grew larger.

After surveying the surroundings, Zhao Xing realized that he was in a mountain range within an ancient layer of mountains. He was quite familiar with the nature of the mountain; it was at the foot of a layered mountain.

At this moment, the long, narrow mountain root wriggled and grew larger in different void layers. This speed was not very fast, but it continued.

Zhao Xing quickly learned the location: a starry mountain range near the Thousand Feathers Great World.

The Nian beast dog furtively looked around, and finding no danger, spat out a black and gold basin.

"Lord Nian Beast, is there danger?" Zhao Xing activated his Heavenly Eye but didn't detect any powerful figures nearby. However, he couldn't be sure, so he asked the Nian Beast.

"No, I'm just hungry."

"This is what I eat."

"..."

The Nian beastman stood up, his hooves tracing arcs through the air, leaving behind mysterious trails. The black and gold basin glowed, and three whale-like beast gods and four fruit trees flew out.

Zhao Xing found it all quite novel, because he discovered that neither the beast god nor the fruit tree were originally in the pot.

He sensed a faint fluctuation in spacetime, and then these things flew out.

The fruit trees still had roots, and the soil on them was fresh.

"These beast gods must be the Sky-Splitting Whales raised by the Primordial Heavenly Palace, right?"

"So what?" The Nian beast squinted at him. "Cook, if you want to eat, go find it yourself. I'm not sharing with you."

Is that what I mean?

Zhao Xing discovered that the Nian beast's brain circuitry was unique.

"Lord Nian Beast, can your spatial magic treasure steal things from other people's homes?"

"How can you call it stealing?" the Nian beast replied simply, then swallowed the three-headed beast god and began to savor it with crunching sounds.

"When the Emperor of Luo bestowed the title upon me, he allowed me to eat all things in the world and specially rewarded me with a rice bowl."

"The fact that these things are in this bowl proves that they are meant for me to eat."

"..."

Zhao Xing was speechless.

Such an exquisite and divine object was actually turned into the food bowl of the Nian beast.

The Nian beast that has been granted a title is truly different.

Zhao Xing was somewhat envious of this treasure, after all, it was a gift from the Emperor of Luo.

"Cook, what are you thinking about?" The Nian beast was a little wary and moved the food bowl away a bit with its hooves.

"I'm warning you, don't even think about taking my job. Even if you make a third request, I can't give it to you."

"How could that be?" Zhao Xing revealed a harmless smile. "Lord Nian has misunderstood."

"I was thinking, could I use this treasure to help you cook in the future?"

"Gentlemen, could we please stop discussing food for now? I'm about to die." Lü Ming leaned against the boundary stone beside him, his divine power fluctuating violently, even showing signs of decay.

"Since that's the case, let's not waste it. While you're still alive, let me eat you." The Nian beast brought its head closer.

Lü Ming: "..."

Zhao Xing: "..."

Why are all ferocious beasts like this? Lu Ya once wanted to eat his own flesh, and the Nian beast only cared about eating.

"Lord Nian Beast, he doesn't taste good. Many of the beneficial organisms and bacteria inside have mutated and become poisonous."

"I'm not afraid of poison. My stomach can digest a lot of things."

Zhao Xing was too lazy to say anything more and simply pushed the Nian beast's head away.

Then he took out the Heavenly Transformation Needle and inserted it into Lü Ming's body.

The Heavenly Change Divine Needle has three sets of methods for changing the nature of things, but it is also a divine tool for physicians.

Zhao Xing first controlled the divine needle to fix Lü Ming's true form, preventing his origin, divine power, and divine body from changing.

Then we can treat the symptoms accordingly.

The musician's Echo Divine Body is strong, but not strong enough to withstand damage.

Lu Ming's spiritual realm was not entirely cultivated by himself.

As the Dao Lord, Jiuyou is able to control the origin of the Great Dao and enable his subordinates to break through.

If he dies, it doesn't matter if Lü Ming doesn't leave the Daoist temple.

His death, coupled with Lü Ming's departure from the Daoist court, immediately triggered multiple aftereffects.

"You didn't survive the divine tribulation?" Zhao Xing scanned Lü Ming's body and found that although his divine needles had prevented Lü Ming's true form, his essence was still decaying, with inexplicable poisonous entities constantly emerging.

"No, not even once."

He had never experienced a divine tribulation within the Luming Dao Court, but now that he had emerged, it erupted immediately.

According to Bi Qi's ancient medical text, the phenomenon of Lü Ming is caused by experiencing a double poisoning of life and body.

Through the panel, Zhao Xing could see that Lü Ming's lifespan had entered its final countdown.

"I can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause." Zhao Xing took out five divine medicines, selected three of them, and gave them to the other party to take. These were gifts given to him by Bi Qi when he graduated from his apprenticeship.

"If you take these three medicines, your condition will be stabilized temporarily. I can also refine these medicines in the future to ensure that you don't die for the time being."

"However, it won't take too long."

"Because you have lost the protection of the Dao Court and the Dao Lord, and have also suffered the calamity of the universe's rules."

"How much longer can I live?" Lu Ming's breathing became a little more steady.

"I can guarantee you at most fifteen more Yang years to live."

"Thank you. Fifteen solar years are enough for me to travel all over the world," Lu Ming said with a smile.

“You can’t leave my side for now,” Zhao Xing shook his head and said. “My position as the God of Medicine is not yet stable, and I’m not very skilled in the art of refining divine medicines. I’m also missing a few medicinal herbs right now.”

"How can I repay you?" Lu Ming felt a heavy burden of cause and effect weighing on him.

"No need, you should take good care of yourself and enjoy the rest of your time." Zhao Xing smiled and took the initiative to use the Shadowless Netherworld Technique to remove a causal thread from Lü Ming.

Zhao Xing believed that someone in the Nine Netherworld Court had already paid the price, and although he didn't know who it was, there was no need for Lu Ming to owe him anything more.

"Cook, what's next?" The Nian beast came running over again when it saw that no more food was coming out of the basin.

"I don't have many clues here. I've already dealt with that guy named Yi Ren. All that's left are these things."

The Nian beast spat out a ring, but Zhao Xing didn't take it immediately: "Keep it safe for now."

The person behind Yi Ren must be someone of great importance; to be able to impersonate her so convincingly, they must be at least at the level of the Moon Goddess Palace Master.

Zhao Xing dared not touch Yi Ren's things carelessly; it was better to let the Nian beast keep them safe for now.

If you want to discern the truth, then you should ask the immeasurable true gods to do so.

Zhao Xing sat down cross-legged, and his soul in his life palace began to emit a thread. Then he used the Samsara Temple's Samsara spell to add another layer of encryption.

In this way, it should be impossible to connect it to a fake Qingyuzi.

342 epochs before the end of the wasteland, the seventh sun year, the Temple of Reincarnation.

Qingyuzi sat cross-legged in front of a Divine Stele, cultivating the secret techniques inscribed on it.

The Temple of Reincarnation contains many divine tablets that record various methods of resurrection. Some tablets record the methods of resurrection through sacrifice, some resurrect by reversing time, some resurrect by being exposed to fire and water, and some even resurrect by being recorded in history books...

What Qingyuzi is currently comprehending is the [Ten Tablets] Divine Stele.

He felt he had too many enemies and too many people who wanted him dead, so after the 'Chaos of Truth and Falsehood' in the Thousand Feather Great World ended, Qingyuzi frantically studied the [Ten Tables] Divine Stele.

This is because the Divine Stele has the strongest resurrection function and can also greatly enhance the explosive power of the divine soul.

Qingyuzi didn't want to be impersonated again without his knowledge, and he was also very vengeful.

"Old Qing~~"

"Old Qing~~"

As Qingyuzi was cultivating, a thought suddenly flashed out of thin air in his life palace.

"It's Zhao Xing!"

Qingyuzi's face lit up with joy.

He didn't even need to distinguish to know that this was the real Zhao Xing.

Because only the real Zhao Xing would call him Lao Qing in private, but in formal occasions he would still be called Qing Yuzi God.

"Zhao Xing, you've appeared."

Qingyuzi immediately had an idea.

He always knew that Zhao Xing was not dead, but had simply disappeared.

"I have waited for you for a hundred years."

"You care about me so much." Zhao Xing smiled.

"I'm only concerned about myself!" Qingyuzi said, somewhat agitated. "After you disappeared, the Boundless True God later appeared in the Thousand Feather Great World. He used the Great Time Technique to reverse time countless times in an attempt to save you."

"And then?" Zhao Xing listened quietly.

"He failed to save me, but he took his anger out on me."

"You old Qing, are you afraid of this? You're not even afraid of the City of the Bookless God King."

“I am not afraid of the City of the Bookless Gods, because such a powerful force has many rules. The mobilization of strong individuals and the execution of plans all require following procedures. Moreover, they have fixed territories and many eyes are watching them.”

“I have an informant in the City of No Books, so I am not afraid of being hunted down by them.”

“Shenji City is different.”

“The Boundless True God resides in an independent spacetime territory. His domain is not in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of the Dao Manifestation Layer, so any movement he makes cannot be detected at all.”

“The Boundless True God also likes to take action himself. In the past hundred years, he has taken revenge on me.”

"Oh?" Zhao Xing became interested. "Tell me more about it."

"Forty-three years ago, I left the Temple of Reincarnation to visit a friend who was a fortune teller, but I was knocked unconscious by a stick halfway there."

"It was only when the Palace Master appeared that the stick suddenly disappeared. I was bedridden for ten years after being hit by that stick, and I was in pain for ten years. It took a lot of medicine to relieve the pain."

"Huh?" Zhao Xing was taken aback.

"Later I learned that the Boundless True God created a divine object called the 'Slaughtering Staff'."

"Since I once lived in Shenji City, anchoring my aura or cause and effect couldn't be easier."

"The executioner's stick can travel through time and space, appearing and disappearing unpredictably."

"Later I tried three more times, and even if I secretly ran to other eras, I could still be found. The stick would always suddenly appear from behind me. On those two occasions, I was beaten half to death by the killing stick."

"Tell me, how could I not be excited?" Qingyuzi's voice was tinged with grievance.

A killing stick?

Zhao Xing was starting to lose his composure.

He knew that Lao Qing liked to exaggerate; the claim that he was beaten half to death might not be true, but he was definitely beaten and injured.

If you really want to kill Lao Qing, when the stick finds Lao Qing, the Boundless True God can also descend and kill Lao Qing together.

Clearly, this is someone taking their anger out on Qingyuzi.

Once the anger subsides, it will be over.

"By the way, where did you go? My karmic connection with you is sometimes accurate and sometimes not," Qingyuzi complained for a while before getting down to business.

"It's a long story. I ended up inside the Nian beast's belly. I'll tell you more when we meet," Zhao Xing said, still maintaining a degree of wariness.

"By the way, did you tell the Palace Master that I'm still alive?"

“No.” Qingyuzi shook her head. “I am not under the jurisdiction of the Moon Goddess Palace, but under the jurisdiction of the Hall.”

Zhao Xing nodded. It was only because the Great Emperor was unable to leave that he was able to do so. Otherwise, after he became a god, he would have reported to the Great Emperor instead of the Moon Goddess Palace Master.

“Since you haven’t said anything, let’s not talk about it for now,” Zhao Xing said. The Ancestral Emperor’s tablet was already broken, and the Moon Goddess Palace Master had probably lost contact with him as well. “Remember to bring the Time Page.”

"There's nothing to bring." Qingyuzi shook her head. "After I was beaten the first time, the stick took everything away."

“Uh…” Zhao Xing was speechless.

"You want to go back to Shenji City?"

“Yes.” Zhao Xing nodded. “We have to give an explanation.”

He became a god, and according to the script of the Moon Goddess Palace Master, Zhao Xing should have returned to the Wilderness faction in glory.

However, Zhao Xing now has a different idea.

At the very least, we must explain things clearly to the Boundless True God.

"Okay, send me your location, I'll be right there."

Zhao Xing presented the coordinates and reference points in Qing Yuzi's mind, then extinguished the thought.

"If the Time Page is taken away, then I'll have to seek guidance from the True God to return to Shenji City," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He had a temple dedicated to the Boundless God in the white jade boat, from which he could contact the Boundless True God and have him guide him back.

"I wonder if the Nian beast will be willing to come with me."

The Nian beast also lived a life of hiding, because Gu Xiao's people were looking for him.

The Nian beast endured some hardship in order to escape.

For example, Ji Zhi Pass is a devastating pass. The Nian Beast sneaked across from there, enduring tens of thousands of time loops, and in these tens of thousands of time loops, it also experienced one devastating blow after another.

For the Nian beast, the most unbearable thing wasn't the attacks—it was immortal, so it couldn't die. The unbearable thing was not being able to find food.

The Nian beast transformed into its current ferocious and hungry state because it suffered greatly and endured excessive hunger during its escape.

"Hmm?" Zhao Xing realized that he had been waiting for a long time but had not received a response from the Boundless True God.

By this time, the incense in front of him had burned out, but the statue of the Boundless True God still did not move.

"Could it be that the true god is still in seclusion refining weapons?"

"It shouldn't be."

The Boundless True God had gone into seclusion to forge his own natal artifact.

However, after he emerged from seclusion, and with Qingyuzi saying that the Boundless True God believed he had perished, there was no reason for him to remain in seclusion.

Logically speaking, I should be able to contact the Boundless True God.

"If I can't get in touch with them, it will be troublesome for me to return to Shenji City," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Shenji City is located in an independent spacetime territory, and no one can be found without the permission of the Boundless True God.

This also includes Zhao Xing, since he couldn't travel through time and space before. Even if you told him how to get there, it wouldn't be of any use. Without comprehending the Great Dao of Time, he couldn't understand independent time-space territories.

Just like when Bowei showed Zhao Xing the theory of spacetime, Zhao Xing still didn't understand it.

Originally, he could enter and exit through passages opened by true gods, but now that the passages are closed, Zhao Xing doesn't know how to get back to Shenji City.

"If I try to find it myself, I don't know how long it will take."

Zhao Xing had heard of the legend of Shenji City. Previously, a God-King had tried to jump out of the river of time to find it, but he could not find Shenji City at all.

"We can only wait for the true god's response." Zhao Xing changed his mind.

He decided to cultivate the remaining three secret techniques of God King Yuheng while waiting.

But at that moment, his heart was touched, and a thought appeared in his mind: a scene of a dark temple.

It signifies that the Shadow Temple's black robes are contacting their client.

Proactive contact is usually for crisis intelligence.

Zhao Xing was puzzled. He had only been out for a short while, and there was already a crisis intelligence report?
"Is my thirty-third level of luck fake? I hadn't even moved when I came out, so just to be on the safe side, I used the Netherworld Shadowless Technique to bind my karmic destiny."

"Even the God-King couldn't possibly know that I suddenly appeared, right?"

Zhao Xing didn't understand. Logically speaking, he was currently with the Nian beast, and even under its protection. The Nian beast had hidden treasures, and he was hidden along with it.

With a sudden thought, he entered the endless mental space, passed through layers of interlayers, and appeared in the dark hall.

The man in black robes had been waiting for a long time.

"Black Robe, do I have intelligence about another crisis this time?" Zhao Xing asked proactively.

“No.” The man in black shook his head. “But it’s related to intelligence from the last crisis.”

“Last time we passed a piece of crisis intelligence to the fake Zhao Xing, which was a serious mistake by the Shadow Temple.”

"The temple's mission is to serve every client well. A major oversight in this matter could even lead to clients having their secrets leaked, being hunted down, or being framed..."

"so?"

"Therefore, we have decided to compensate you." The black-robed man took out a piece of paper from his pocket. "This is the compensation plan that the Temple has given you. Do you find it satisfactory?"

How novel! Zhao Xing took the paper with some curiosity.

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised after just one glance.

The Shadow Temple presented two solutions.

First, fulfill three requirements free of charge, including but not limited to intelligence-related, resurrection-related, assassination-related, and secret techniques-related requirements, but not involving other clients.

This compensation plan allows Zhao Xing to obtain intelligence for free through the Dark Palace, such as who sent Yi Ren. The only restriction is that it cannot involve other clients.

Of course, the person behind the scenes who can cultivate someone like Yi Ren might also be a high-level client.

However, Zhao Xing could make other requests, such as commissioning a divine artifact, requesting a secret technique, or a special training ground.

Zhao Xing asked the man in black robes, "Does this requirement include any secret techniques related to celestial timing?"

“Yes, as long as you choose this option and make this request, we can get it for you.” The man in black nodded.

Zhao Xing was tempted; he was currently in dire need of secret techniques related to the timing of events.

As for geographical advantage and one's true self, those are not so urgently needed for the time being.

The second compensation offer was even more appealing to Zhao Xing.

The Shadow Temple can offer Zhao Xing an opportunity to become a 'shareholder', provided he passes a test called 'Chairman'.

"Hiss, become a shareholder?"

Zhao Xing was shocked.

"Is the Temple really that generous?"

It should be noted that while high-level clients cannot access each other's information, shareholders can.

The temple actually offered such an opportunity?

"Your experience is wonderful. Judging from your situation, you will definitely experience many interesting things in the future, such as climbing Shifang Mountain."

"Many shareholders admire you and think you are qualified to be one of them."

"Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to pass the driver's test."

"If you choose Option 1, the benefits will be tangible and real."

"If you choose option two and it doesn't pass, you'll end up with nothing."

Zhao Xing began to ponder.

Option two undoubtedly involves some gambling.

He had no idea what kind of test these mischievous folks would put on him; it couldn't be approached with common sense.

What if we set a challenge that we couldn't complete?
"Black Robe, could you give us a sneak peek at the test?"

"No." The man in the black robe shook his head.

"Is it difficult?" Zhao Xing asked. "Will it be beyond my capabilities, or require me to do things against my conscience?"

"The difficulty level is not up to me to decide, but you don't need to worry about the later issues."

“That makes sense.” Zhao Xing thought of something. The founders of the Shadow Temple were all deeply hidden, so of course they wouldn’t torture people or do bad things. Sowing evil seeds and having evil consequences would break their own seclusion.

"I choose option two," Zhao Xing said. "When does it start?"

"It depends on your time," the man in the black robe said.

"I have time now."

“No, now is not the time.” The man in the black robe shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

"I have some intelligence here. It's not very valuable. You only need to spend one level of divine general-level divine power to exchange for it. I guess this intelligence is very important to you."

"Would you like to purchase?"

"Buy!" Zhao Xing didn't hesitate. Now that he was a Divine General, it was relatively easy for him to get information from the Divine Power Tower. The information about the black-robed man was quite cheap.

"Deduction successful." The black-robed man nodded. "This intelligence indicates that Xi Tian Divine King City has already besieged Shenji City."

"They accused the Boundless True God of some crimes, such as colluding with evil gods, raising demon gods, and disrespecting the God Emperor."

"Actually, it's for the three chaotic territories under the command of the Boundless True God."

"What?" Zhao Xing was stunned.

"This matter is a continuation of the previous incident involving the real and fake Zhao Xing, as well as the Storm Sea incident," the black-robed man said quietly. "Xi Tian Shen Wang Cheng was involved in it back then."

"The incident involving the real and fake Zhao Xing caused the Boundless True God to come to the Thousand Feather Great World to rescue you, leaving a flaw and exposing the coordinates of the Divine Machine City."

"They mobilized a large number of people and opened a war passage, which is located in the Thousand Feather Great World, in the original location of the Bayuling Wasteland."

"They besieged Shenji City, causing its time to synchronize with real time. So if you want to do something, you can't go through the Dark Temple's test before entering the war timeline."

"Due to the existence of the Ten Directions War Order, this war will be a real war, resonating with the river of time, and every moment is irreversible."

"The war started six months ago, and you cannot travel back to Shenji City six months ago."

"If Shenji City is defeated, it will be an irreversible end. Even if you travel back in time, you will only see ruins." After saying this, the black-robed man stared silently at Zhao Xing. "I wonder if you understand what I'm saying?"

“I understand.” Zhao Xing took a deep breath. “It’s like Xi Tian Shen Wang City has embedded this battle into a thick history book. Regardless of the outcome, it has become a real page.”

“Once an event occurs, it becomes fixed and cannot be changed or reversed; one can only participate in it at the time.”

"Yes, your understanding of spacetime has deepened after your breakthrough," the black-robed man praised. "Of course, I don't recommend that you go to rescue Shenji City."

"Because the enemy is very strong?"

The man in black robes pondered for a moment and said, "Enemy intelligence comes at a different price."

"Your current balance is insufficient to pay."

"It's okay, I can get it, wait for me."

Zhao Xing thought of a certain nouveau riche.

Although he has a lot of valuable treasures, he doesn't actually have any to sell to the Dark Palace; he wants to use them all himself.

The previous Earth God Crystals and other items have all been used up.

But Qingyuzi is rich!
A day later, Qing Yuzi arrived at the Diejie Mountain cave in Daoguceng. The first thing he heard Zhao Xing say was, "Old Qing, lend me some money. I need it urgently."

"How much do you need?" Qingyuzi was a little puzzled. Where did Zhao Xing go? How come he's short of money after not seeing him for a hundred years?
"Borrow as much as you have," Zhao Xing said. He couldn't buy too general information; detailed information would cost a lot more.

After all, the war waged by Xi Tian Shen Wang City was a secret operation, which sealed off cause and effect, as well as time and space.

War intelligence is always the most expensive resource.

"It's all here." Qingyuzi took off the black ring. "What are you going to do... Damn it, how did this Nian beast get here?!"

Suddenly, Qingyuzi's eyes caught sight of another part of the cave, where the Nian beast was fast asleep.

Hearing someone call its name, the Nian beast opened its eyes, its expression extremely hostile: "Call me Lord Nian Beast!"

"You are the God of Heaven, why don't you kneel and worship me?"

"Lord Nian Beast, I was impolite!" Qing Yuzi slid to his knees without any psychological burden, which made him much better than Du Yun in this respect.

"Hmph, what an impolite god, coming empty-handed." The Nian beast muttered, seeing that Qingyuzi was only paying homage but not giving any food, so it cursed, yawned, and went back to sleep.

Qingyuzi wiped away her sweat, and when she got up again, she found that Zhao Xing was already holding the black ring in his hand and had closed his eyes.

"I wonder what happened during the time he disappeared, that he was able to coexist peacefully with the Nian beast."

"Where did the imposter go? And where did Du Yun go?"

"Huh? Who is this again!"

At this moment, Qingyuzi saw Lü Ming enter through another passage.

Once Lu Ming emerged, he couldn't stay still. Within the area protected by the Nian beast, he explored the interior of Diejie Mountain to his heart's content.

Only when they realized that someone seemed to be coming did they return by following the earth veins inside the Diejie Mountain.

After Lü Ming appeared, he listened carefully and then looked at Qing Yuzi's kind smile, because he had heard the conversation just now.

But Lü Ming seemed to have forgotten that he was now a poisoned ghost, so his smile was terrifying in Lao Qing's eyes. He immediately bowed deeply and said, "Junior Qing Yuzi greets senior."

"No need for formalities. I'm just an unknown musician, not a senior. You can relax and don't be so nervous." Lü Ming smiled and sat down to wait.

Qingyuzi remained motionless and silent, and the cave fell into complete silence.

After a long while, Zhao Xing opened his eyes, his face pale.

"So many people have come to attack Shenji City."

"They also carried so many heavy weapons."

He has obtained most of the intelligence, but now he faces a problem.

How can we send it to the Boundless True God?
"Zhao Xing, what happened?" Qing Yuzi quietly pointed at the Nian beast and Lu Ming.

"It's a long story, I'll explain later. Right now, there's a troublesome matter: Shenji City is under siege," Zhao Xing said.

"Huh? Then I won't have to be chased by the executioner... Uh, that's not what I meant." Seeing Zhao Xing's unpleasant expression, Qing Yuzi immediately shut up.

He knew that Zhao Xing had received many blessings from the immeasurable true gods, and he really shouldn't have gloated over his misfortune.

"I have received too much grace from the true god. If I don't help in this battle, I will never have peace of mind for the rest of my life," Zhao Xing said in a deep voice.

"How do you intend to help?" Qing Yuzi asked. "Forgive my bluntness, but without the strength of a peak Divine General, participating in the battle is tantamount to suicide. Perhaps we can simply deliver intelligence here and wait for the True God's response, then tell him the information."

“I have it,” Zhao Xing said in a deep voice. “I can’t contact the True God. I need to deliver intelligence and also participate in the war.”

"Do you know how to get to Shenji City?" Qingyuzi asked.

“I know.” Zhao Xing nodded. “The Dark Palace gave me some intelligence. There is currently a passage entrance in the Thousand Feather Great World, but it is heavily guarded.”

“I understand what you mean,” Qingyuzi pondered, “but it’s unlikely that you can get support from the Wilderness Faction.”

“The Boundless True God is, after all, one of the evil gods. Even if you go yourself, it’s best to do this before you return.”

"I'd like to invite Lu Ya and Yan Ao. Do you think this is a good idea?" Zhao Xing asked.

"How would I know? I'm neither an Imperial citizen nor a member of the Heavenly Palace. I don't actually have any connections with them. You should consider this yourself."

“Of course, I’m willing to help you,” Qingyuzi replied.

Lu Ming then walked over and asked a crucial question: "Excuse me for interrupting, but how do you plan to break through the passage guarded by the Thousand Feather Great World?"

Qingyuzi was somewhat surprised. He and Zhao Xing communicated telepathically, so how could this guy hear them too?

“He is the musician Lü Ming, who can hear all kinds of sounds,” Zhao Xing explained.

Qingyuzi suddenly realized.

"Old Qing, how did you manage to get away with it in the City of the Bookless God King?" Zhao Xing asked humbly.

“Hou’s reforms,” Qingyuzi said, “but those were plans I made after a long time. You haven’t even had any contact with the people guarding the passage yet, how can you reform them?”

"Moreover, it's not just about Hou Bianfa; it also requires a divine object disguised as a causal agent. I do have one, but I can't bring many people with me."

"Besides myself, Hou's reforms can only support a maximum of two people."

“I can learn,” Zhao Xing said.

"That requires being able to identify a target, analyze its life path, and yet not attract attention."

Zhao Xing frowned immediately; going to support Shenji City would indeed be fraught with difficulties.

Just then, an impatient voice came from behind.

"It's so noisy! Can't you guys keep it down?!"

"How rude of you to disturb Lord Nian's sleep!"

The Nian beast cursed and swore, thinking that someone would comfort it after it vented its frustrations.

But Zhao Xing was preoccupied with other things and had no time to think.

The Nian monster had no choice but to go to the side and scrub the rice bowl itself.

He was hungry again.

Qingyuzi was quite interested and kept looking at the Nian beast.

The Nian beastman stood up, placed a black and gold food bowl on the open ground, and then traced mysterious trajectories with its hooves while chanting incessantly.

"Food, food, come to my bowl!"

Qingyuzi was somewhat bewildered. What kind of operation was this? Had the Nian beast gone mad?

But soon, Qingyuzi's eyes widened.

Because the Nian beast produced a ball of light, and something actually came out from inside.

Suddenly, something that looked like a centipede's head popped out.

"Hiss, Tong Yuan from Xi Tian Divine King City?" Qing Yuzi exclaimed in surprise, then her eyes lit up: "Zhao Xing, I've got it! I've got it!"

"That's the Nian beast's food bowl." Thinking Qing Yuzi was asking a question, Zhao Xing casually explained.

"The Feast Bowl? Impressive... But I'm talking about what's inside." Qing Yuzi pointed and said, "I have a plan. Look, that's the War Beast Tong Yuan from Xi Tian Divine King City."

"Huh?" Zhao Xing looked over as well, and was taken aback. "It really is!"

"Old Qing, do you mean that Hou Chenghua infiltrated Tong Yuan's ranks?"

“That’s right, my plan is…” Qing Yuzi began to discuss with Zhao Xing, and as the two discussed, a plan to deceive everyone quickly took shape.

(End of this chapter)