Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

In Suzhou, within Zhang Shicheng's camp, Zhang Shicheng looked at the short man in front of him, dressed in luxurious clothes and exuding a powerful aura.

"Master?"

Zhang Shicheng was skeptical. After all, according to the Koga ninjas, his Holy Lord should be a formidable figure, but what about his height?
Zhang Shicheng looked at the man in front of him, who was only about 1.4 meters tall, with a look of doubt in his eyes. Was this right?
As the Holy Lord looked down at Zhang Shicheng, his gaze sharpened, and he punched Zhang Shicheng in the stomach.

Ah ~
Zhang Shicheng felt the pain and immediately squatted down on the ground, looking at the Holy Lord in front of him with confusion, anger, and bewilderment.

"Baka! I don't like people looking down at me like that. Remember to kneel down next time you see me."

The Holy Lord looked down at Zhang Shicheng with icy eyes. Zhang Shicheng gritted his teeth, and the resentment on his face quickly disappeared. He then forced a smile and said, "Yes, Master, your disciple will remember."

"All right."

The Holy Lord raised his hand and looked at Zhang Shicheng, saying, "From now on, all your troops will be under Fujita's command. You can rest."

Zhang Shicheng frowned slightly upon hearing this and looked at the Holy Master, asking, "Master, what do you mean?"

The Holy Lord looked at Zhang Shicheng and said, "What do you mean? What I mean is that I don't need you as a puppet anymore. You can get lost."

Upon hearing the Holy Lord's words, Zhang Shicheng clenched his fist tightly, then took a deep breath and said, "Master, this is China. Your identities cannot be directly exposed, otherwise that Taoist Zhang Sanfeng will not let you off the hook."

"Zhang Sanfeng? Hahaha... A land immortal, how amazing! I'm so scared!"

"Hahaha, don't be silly. You really think I dared to come to China without Zhang Sanfeng's permission? Let me tell you, someone has already sounded out Zhang Sanfeng. He said he wouldn't make a move until the world is settled, unless that old monk from the Great Qian Dynasty makes a move."

"That means I can now roam freely in China openly and honestly, hahaha..."

"Without Zhang Laodao's control, who am I afraid of? I'm not afraid of anyone. So you can go and get some rest. You've really had a hard time these past few days!"

The Holy Lord looked at Zhang Shicheng and said, "Okay, I will listen to you." Zhang Shicheng looked at the Holy Lord, then bowed his head and said, "Okay, I will listen to you."

Watching Zhang Shicheng leave, Fujita, the Koga ninja who had been in contact with Zhang Shicheng and was appointed by the Holy Lord to take over Zhang Shicheng's military power, spoke up: "Holy Lord, are we just going to let him leave like this?"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Lord's lips curled up slightly as he said, "No rush. I sensed a strong demonic energy emanating from him, but he's still too weak. Let him nurture me a bit more, and then I'll absorb his power, allowing my strength to advance even further. Hahaha..."

“The Holy Lord is mighty!”

Upon hearing the Holy Lord's words, Fujita immediately mounted his horse. Indeed, they had no good intentions from the beginning; they chose Zhang Shicheng to use him. Moreover, during this time, Fujita had already gained preliminary control of Zhang Shicheng's army. The next step was simply to say that Zhang Shicheng was seriously ill and that military power was in his own hands, thus seizing complete control.

Did Zhang Shicheng receive so many Dao Fruits and the Holy Lord's divine power for nothing?
It's definitely not free. That divine skill is actually a trap with a very evil method: those who practice the same divine skill can devour each other, and those with shallow skills can become food for those with profound skills.

Therefore, the Holy Lord and his gang not only wanted to steal Zhang Shicheng's martial arts techniques, but also wanted to take Zhang Shicheng's life.

The Holy Lord looked coldly outside the tent. "Being my prey is your good fortune, Zhang Shicheng!"

At this moment, Zhang Shicheng left the tent, his back to it. He could feel the naked gaze behind him, and at the same time, a voice rang in Zhang Shicheng's ear: "Kid, you've really had a hard time, haven't you? How could you just hand over your foundation like that?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shicheng said, "Golden Toad, don't talk nonsense. He's at the fourth level of the Fusion God realm, while I'm only at the third level. How can I possibly fight him?"

Jin Chan said, "That's true. That guy has a strong demonic nature. Even if I give you my power, you still can't beat him unless you can advance to the fourth level or take advantage of his weakness to kill him."

Zhang Shicheng said, "Advancing to the fourth level? It's not that simple. If I had the strength of the fourth level, why would I be threatened by a Japanese man?"

The golden toad said, "Fourth level of the Melting God realm. Actually, if you want to advance to the fourth level of the Melting God realm, I do have a way?"

"Ok?"

"any solution?"

Zhang Shicheng asked excitedly, and Jin Chan replied, "Isn't what you're practicing the Nine Li Demon Art from the Three Divine Arts of the Human Emperor?"

"Yes, it's a pity it's incomplete; two chapters are missing at the end."

Jin Chan said, "That's alright. I know a place that can not only complete this divine skill, but also make your strength advance by leaps and bounds. It's not impossible for you to enter the fourth level of the Fusion God in one go."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shicheng was skeptical. Looking at the golden toad, he said, "You're not kidding me, are you? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

The golden toad said, "Why would I lie to you?"

Zhang Shicheng said, "It's true, it's really true."

"You know about Chi You's demonic sword, right?"

Zhang Shicheng gasped and exclaimed, "Tiger Soul?"

Jin Chan said, "That's right. The Human Emperor not only has three divine skills, but also three divine artifacts: the Xuanyuan Sword, the Tiger Soul Blade, and the Shennong Staff."

"I don't know where the Xuanyuan Sword and Shennong Staff are now, but I do know about the Tiger Soul Blade."

Tell me quickly!

Zhang Shicheng said excitedly, "If I can really get the Tiger Soul Blade, and combine it with my Nine Li Demon Art, then what are Chen Jiu Si, Zhu Chong Ba, and that damned Japanese Holy Lord? They can all be wiped out with a flick of the finger."

Seeing Zhang Shicheng's eagerness, Jin Chan said, "Let me tell you, what benefits do I get? I won't do anything that doesn't benefit me."

Zhang Shicheng said, "Jin Chan, we are now in the same boat. You can't go back to the Northeast, and my foundation has been taken by the Japanese. We are now as anxious as stray dogs."

“I can’t give you anything right now, but if I, Zhang Jiu Si, can come back to life and obtain the Tiger Soul Demon Blade, then I will have the chance to change everything. At that time, I can dominate the world and kill all my enemies.”

"And you can return to the border, regain your status as a celestial being, and have the five great celestial beings follow your lead."

"In this way, can't we both obtain the greatest benefit? Golden Toad, do you think this is not enough?"

After a long silence, the golden toad finally spoke, "You really will help me return to the borderlands and reclaim my immortal status?"

Zhang Shicheng: "If I don't help you, I'll help you. Helping you is helping me. Now we share the same fate, whether it's prosperity or ruin."

After a long silence, the golden toad finally spoke: "Go to Kunlun. The Tiger Soul Blade is in Kunlun, in the Mysterious Wonderland!"

"Kunlun, the Enchanted Wonderland!" Zhang Shicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the camp behind him, and then disappeared into the darkness without looking back.

……

Outside Xiangyang Prefecture, there is the Maitreya Temple.

The temple was built outside the city and was extremely popular, but there were not many monks inside. Moreover, there were no donation boxes in the entire temple, and incense and candles were given away for free.

The entire temple is completely free of any trace of commercialism.

It is precisely because of this that the entire temple is thriving, and every day at noon, the abbot of Mile Temple, Peng Yingyu, takes the stage to preach Zen, which gives people a sense of universal harmony.

However, Peng Yingyu is rarely seen by the public at other times. He is always in the backyard of the temple chatting and playing chess with a blind man.

Today, another person arrived at the temple. This person was dressed in a very ordinary merchant's short clothes and rode a rickety horse, swaying and staggering into the temple.

Without informing anyone, he easily found his way to the backyard, where he saw Peng Yingyu playing chess with Yuan Sanjia.

The man wasn't in a hurry to go down, so he squatted on the wall and watched. The two didn't speak, and after about fifteen minutes of playing, Yuan Sanjia placed a piece and said, "Haha, Lao Peng, you've lost again, hahaha..."

Peng Yingyu wasn't annoyed, but simply said, "Are you really blind or just pretending? Your chess skills are just too amazing."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Blind in appearance but honest in heart, what in this world can be hidden from a blind man? Isn't it that person on the wall?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie jumped down from the wall and said, "Haha, nothing can be hidden from Master Yuan."

"Greetings, Master. Greetings, Second Brother."

Peng Yingyu then smiled and poured herself a cup of tea, then poured a cup for Yuan Sanjia, and took out a new cup to pour a cup for Chen Jie as well, saying, "Haha... Jiu Si, you're back from beyond the Great Wall. How was your trip? Did you gain anything?"

Chen Jie said, "Fortunately, I have not failed in my mission and have received a slight promotion."

"So, are you getting ready to go out again, dressed like that?"

Chen Jie said, "Yes, to be honest, I have received some news that Kunlun has the missing Autumn Character Technique from my 'Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique,' so I want to make a trip to Kunlun."

Hearing this, Peng Yingyu frowned slightly: "Kunlun, that's no simple place."

After saying that, he looked at Yuan Sanjia and said, "Old Yuan, you know a lot. Tell me about Kunlun."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia paused slightly and said, "Kunlun has been described in detail in mythology, and I'm sure you've all heard of it."

"But myths are just myths to be taken with a grain of salt. Kunlun is not as mysterious as the myths make it out to be, nor is it as insignificant as some arrogant people claim."

"Kunlun, the ancestor of all mountains and the source of the dragon vein, has its own mysteries. The most mysterious thing is that there is an independent world there, called: the Lost Wonderland!"

This place was isolated from the outside world in ancient times, so they never experienced wars outside. According to records, they should have lived there since the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and they did not experience the later dynastic changes, or even the Xia and Shang dynasties.

In addition, they have lived in the land of dragon veins for a long time, passing down their skills from generation to generation, which has made their people very strong. They are generally born with excellent physical qualities and have the strength of a Transformation Realm expert by adulthood.

Moreover, they learn martial arts very quickly, so they are called the Immortal Clan by outsiders.

Since they do not know who their ancestors were, they revere the Three Sovereigns. Therefore, you can see complete statues of the Three Sovereigns in their homes, and they collect the artifacts, techniques and so on of the Three Sovereigns.

By the way, the Three Divine Skills of the Human Emperor that are currently circulating outside originated from Kunlun.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "The Three Divine Skills of the Human Emperor originated from Kunlun?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "It should be during the late Qin Dynasty when someone accidentally entered the Mysterious Immortal Realm. Later, the Three Divine Skills of the Human Emperor appeared in the human world. I remember that the Demon King Xiang Yu cultivated the Nine Li Demon Art, and his strength was so powerful that he was irresistible. Meanwhile, Emperor Gaozu of Han learned the Xuanyuan Technique. The two fought for the world, which is why people later spread the saying that whoever obtains the Three Divine Skills of the Human Emperor will obtain the world."

Yuan Sanjia was clearly thirsty at this point, so he took a sip of water and said, "This is all I know about Kunlun."

Chen Jie said, "According to intelligence reports, some people say that Kunlun once sent people to visit Wudang Mountain."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Hehe, that's true. That seems to be the current generation's Immortal Venerable. He was about to die of old age and hoped that Zhang Zhenren would succeed him as the Immortal Venerable and become a member of the Immortal Clan."

"After being firmly rejected by Master Zhang, the man returned disappointed and never came out of the Lost Immortal Realm again."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "It seems there is indeed some truth to this place. Thank you for your explanation, Master Yuan."

Yuan Sanjia waved his hand and said, "Judging from your expression, you're determined to go to Kunlun?"

Chen Jie said, "Now that things have come to this, I have no way out. If I don't go, someone else will definitely go to Kunlun, and then I will be the fish on the chopping block."

Yuan Sanjia sighed: "That's just how things are in this competitive landscape; there's nothing we can do about it."

Upon hearing this, Peng Yingyu clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha... Jiu Si, actually this matter is my fault. If I hadn't chosen Xu Shouhui back then, but had chosen you directly, perhaps you would already have the power to contend for the world. And my Buddhist heart is unbroken, so I can help you solve some troubles now, instead of being able to hide here and read scriptures all day long like this."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Peng Yingyu and said, "Brother Peng, what are you saying? If it weren't for you, how could I be where I am today? Perhaps I would have already stagnated back in Mianshui County."

"It's not your fault for misjudging; it's fate, and everything is the best arrangement."

"Amitabha, you're comforting me now, kid. But I'm fine now. I chant sutras and worship Buddha every day, so I'm in a good mood. And this old guy keeps me company while I play chess. It's quite leisurely."

Yuan Sanjia said, "Do you think I want to accompany you? By the way, Chen boy, you're heading north to Kunlun, do you still need me to look after your house?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Ah, since Master Yuan has said so, then I shall respectfully obey and listen to Master's advice. I entrust the entire Huangzhou Prefecture to Master."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia looked at Peng Yingyu and said, "Your younger brother is really something. He can command people to do things and even make them speak. He pretends to be very passive. His way of managing subordinates really has some of the mindset of an emperor."

"Haha... This is not my fault. The one I chose has already been executed. This one was chosen by the master himself. It has nothing to do with me. I will not comment, I will not comment..."

Peng Yingyu laughed heartily.

Chen Jie and Yuan Sanjia exchanged a glance and both burst into laughter, creating a harmonious atmosphere. (End of Chapter)