Witness the flow, live up to the emperor's plan and live up to the lover

Chapter 179 The mystery of the gods and Buddhas in the sky; a hidden dragon fighting for his life?

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People who practice Taoism have good memories. When Bi Qing recognized Yan Chixia, Yan Chixia also recognized Bi Qing. He remembered that they had met once many years ago and said with a smile, "It turned out to be Taoist Bi Qing. What a coincidence!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Bi Qing asked, "I wonder why Taoist Master Yan is here?"

"Last night I felt an alarming explosion of demonic and ghostly energy in this direction, so I came here to check the situation." Yan Chixia explained.

"So that's how it is. To be honest, I came here for this matter as well. I also felt the movement here in Guobei County last night, but the other party's aura was too strong and I was afraid of an accident, so I chose to come and check it out during the day. I didn't expect to run into Taoist Yan!" Bi Qing also said.

The two smiled at each other. Since they had the same goal, the natural next step was to travel together. Moreover, with more companions, they would have someone to take care of them if something happened.

"This..." They first arrived at a forest outside Lanruo Temple, and were stunned for a moment when they saw the scene in the forest. They saw a large hole in the middle of the forest. Judging from its size, there should be a big tree that several people could hug here, but the big tree was gone. Not only that, there was not even any roots in the hole. You know, even if the tree was transplanted, it would be impossible to clean it so thoroughly.

Suddenly, Yan Chixia asked in surprise, "Wait, there is a residual demonic aura here, which is somewhat similar to the demonic aura I felt last night. Could it be that there was originally a tree demon here?"

"Tree demon? It's possible, but shouldn't the tree demon's body be unable to move easily?" Bi Qing asked doubtfully.

"The tree demon's body is indeed not suitable for easy movement, otherwise they will lose the advantage of geographical location. But what if he encounters some fatal crisis and has to move away?" Yan Chixia guessed.

Bi Qing murmured, "Based on the strength of the demonic energy I felt before, and the size of this tree pit, this tree demon must have been around for a thousand years, right? How strong must the opponent be to make him feel a deadly crisis?"

As for the possibility of the tree monster being completely killed, they think it is unlikely. After all, monsters have very strong vitality, especially tree monsters. When faced with a life-and-death crisis, it is possible for them to abandon their bodies and possess other trees to start over again.

The two of them had no results, so they could only continue to explore. They soon came to the place where Lanruo Temple was before. Looking at the wooden house in front of them, they were a little stunned: What kind of wooden house is this? The wooden pillars are so thick? Could it be that the tree demon was cut down by someone to build this house?

Fortunately, they were just complaining in their hearts. In fact, their attention had been attracted by the two huge pits not far away. Yan Chixia had extraordinary eyes and saw the clues at a glance: "These two huge pits were made by someone. It seems that the person who made the move is very strong. Moreover, the two huge pits are completely different. Obviously, they were made by different people.

Perhaps, what we felt last night was two powerful men fighting each other. Apart from that, there were no other signs of fighting. It was either a draw or a single move that decided the outcome!"

Hearing this, Bi Qing was shocked and said, "To be able to cause such a scene, I don't know how strong the two sides are. Will I have the chance to reach this level in my lifetime!"

Yan Chixia comforted him, "As long as we keep practicing diligently, we will be able to reach this level sooner or later!"

After nodding, the two entered the wooden house and searched it. Apart from discovering some residual ghost energy inside, which indicated that a ghost had stayed here before, there were no other useful clues.

Afterwards, Taoist Biqing invited Yan Chixia to return to Guobei County to rest. Yan Chixia thought that the daily necessities in the city would be much more abundant, so he did not refuse and decisively agreed.

At the same time, in Guobei County

Chen Mo has brought Nie Xiaoqian back to Xiaoqian's former residence, but things and people have changed a lot. Not long after Nie Xiaoqian's accident, her family encountered other changes, and they had to sell their property and move to other places. It is unknown where she went or whether she is still alive.

Chen Mo hugged Xiao Qian into his arms and comforted her, "Don't worry, if your relatives are really alive, you will meet them sooner or later.

Even if they are gone, don’t I still have me?”

Xiao Qian nodded when she heard this, then she leaned into his arms and whispered, "Yeah!"

That night, after feeding Xiaoqian, Chen Mo came to the City God Temple in Guobei County again.

Noticing Chen Mo's arrival, the City God immediately appeared and said respectfully, "Greetings, sir!"

He had to be respectful, after all, this was the guy who could kill the tree demon grandma and the Black Mountain Demon's clone.

Yes, although the City God did not leave Guobei County, he could observe all the movements within a certain range nearby. The farther the distance, the blurrier the observation, and the stronger the opponent, the easier it is for him to be noticed when observing. Lanruo Temple happened to be within his observable range.

"Tell me, what exactly happened in this world? Why are ghosts so rampant, but the masters of the underworld don't take any action?" Chen Mo asked.

Hearing this, the City God of Guobei County did not dare to hide it: "Sir, it's not that those masters don't take action, it's that they are too busy to take care of themselves. Now the underworld is the same as the world of the living, it is an era of feudal lords!

If we, the City God, were not responsible for managing the demons and ghosts in the mortal world, we would probably be dragged into this as well!"

Chen Mo was puzzled: "What about the gods and Buddhas in the sky, the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors? Don't they care?"

To Chen Mo's surprise, the City God was actually confused: "Uh, what are the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors?"

His attitude, on the contrary, made Chen Mo stunned. There are monks and Taoists in this world, but no one knows about the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors?

After the explanation of the City God, Chen Mo learned that there were only gods and Buddhas in the sky, but no Three Pure Ones and Four Emperors in this world. Moreover, the so-called gods and Buddhas in the sky were just granted titles by a unified dynasty long ago. In essence, they were just powerful monks, and then they became gods and Buddhas in the sky with the blessing of national destiny.

Later, the unified dynasty fell apart, the gods and Buddhas formed different factions, and they perished one after another due to fighting each other. After years of changes, the current situation of the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio has been formed.

Although later countries were also able to use national fortune to pardon and enfeoff immortals and gods, national fortune was limited, so they strictly controlled the number of pardoned immortals and gods. The number of pardoned immortals and gods was decreasing in each generation. By the time of the Daqian Kingdom, only a few loyal ministers were pardoned at the beginning of the founding of the country.

For example, the City God of Guobei County was pardoned and conferred a title in a dynasty before the Qian Dynasty and has remained to this day.

Demons are constantly being born, but immortals and gods are becoming fewer and fewer, which has led to the chaos in the world today.

This situation not only affected the world of the living, but also the underworld. With the end of their dynasty, the ancient immortals and gods lost the support of the entire dynasty, and were gradually overtaken by other ghost cultivators, eventually leading to the current situation of warlords' separatist rule in the underworld.

Among them, the Black Mountain Old Demon in the underworld is a prince of the underworld, and he is not a very powerful prince. You can imagine how chaotic the underworld is.

Of course, the gods and immortals in the underworld had once thought about uniting with the dynasties in the world of the living, but unfortunately, those princes and forces in the underworld were not pushovers and they had each cultivated their own forces in the world of the living. Among them, the tree demon grandma was a chess piece placed by the Black Mountain Demon in the world of the living.

After learning the truth about the gods and Buddhas in the sky, Chen Mo sighed. He never expected that "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" would be such a world.

After explaining the whole story, the City God of Guobei County suddenly asked, "I wonder what your Excellency's plans are next?"

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, realizing that the other party must have some other meaning behind what he said, and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it, don't talk nonsense!"

"Now that Daqian is on the decline, although it is not convenient for me to leave Guobei County, I have heard that an uprising has begun in some places, and it is getting more and more intense. If nothing unexpected happens, Daqian's national fortune will be over. Perhaps you can take this opportunity to replace it!" The City God analyzed.

This guy actually wants to join me and support me in my fight for the world?
Chen Mo was surprised and asked, "How dare you, a city god, try to interfere with the change of dynasties in the world of the living?"

“Your Excellency, don’t be surprised. In fact, there are always shadows of immortals and gods behind the succession of dynasties in the mortal world. Some people even say that the reason why the unified dynasty fell apart was the result of the game between immortals and gods behind the scenes.

To be honest, I had a part in the establishment of the Daqian Dynasty, otherwise the Daqian Dynasty would not have kept me, the City God who was pardoned by the previous dynasty.

Many immortals and gods died because they were liquidated by the emerging dynasty. When the Daqian Dynasty was strong, we were willing to help it manage the balance of yin and yang. Now the Daqian Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and the demonic forces are indeed growing stronger. Our city gods and land gods can only survive if we join forces again!" explained the City God of Guobei County.

"Didn't you say that there are many powerful princes in the underworld? Why don't you join them?

Besides, there are so many people in the world, why did you choose me?" Chen Mo asked his doubts.

Shaking his head, the City God murmured, "There are too many powerful lords in the underworld. I was fine before because I remained neutral. Once I join one of the forces, the other force will definitely suppress me.

Moreover, if I join the forces of the underworld, they will not be of much help to me. What I need to improve my strength is the support of the world of the living. Therefore, my best choice is to find a force in the world of the living to join.

The reason why I chose you, sir, is because you possess an imperial aura that is invisible to ordinary people. Logically speaking, this kind of imperial aura can only be possessed by an emperor, but not only do you possess it, but it is even stronger than that of the founding emperor of Daqian. So I am sure that as long as you do not die prematurely, you will definitely be the one who unifies the world in the future, and at the very least you will be able to replace Daqian!
Another reason to choose you is your strength. You have defeated the Black Mountain Demon, which means that the probability of your death is very low. In this case, whether to surrender actively or passively, anyone who is not a fool knows which one to choose!"

Chen Mo knew that the reason why he had a strong imperial aura was because he had been an emperor in many worlds, and these were all unified dynasties.

I just didn’t expect that this thing works so well in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Is this something that should make the City God bow down to it?
Thinking of something, Chen Mo said playfully: "You also said that I have the aura of an emperor and will become an emperor in the future. Moreover, my strength is much stronger than yours, so what use do I have for you?" Hearing this, the City God was not panicked. It was obvious that he had already prepared a plan: "Your Excellency is indeed powerful, but your territories will become larger and larger in the future. It is impossible for you to deal with all the monsters and ghosts in person, right? Although I am not as powerful as you, I can still deal with some monsters and ghosts to protect the land!"

"You have a point, but..."

Snapped!
A slap hit the City God on the face, and he was stunned: Why are you hitting me?

At this time, Chen Mo continued: "But I don't like the tone you used when talking to me, and I don't like people who change their minds every day!"

Seeing Chen Mo's inexplicable murderous intention, the City God's face suddenly changed: What's wrong with this person? Shouldn't he be happy to accept my surrender at this time? Even win me over and appease me? I said the same thing to the founding emperor of the Daqian Dynasty before, but he didn't treat me like this at that time!
Chen Mo did not give him a chance to speak and directly activated the abilities of [Human Realm] and [Hungry Ghost Realm] on him.

"Ah... No, I took the initiative to surrender to you, how could you do this?" The City God said in panic. Feeling his power draining away, he was even more terrified: How is it possible? Even my incense power can be stolen?

Knowing that he was no match for Chen Mo, the City God hurriedly tried to escape into the underworld, but he soon discovered something incredible: Why couldn't I enter the underworld?

After looking at the drastically changed scenery around him, he finally understood the reason and exclaimed, "What? Is this a different dimension?"

That's right, it was Chen Mo who used the [Ame-no-Minaka] copied from Kaguya Otsutsuki. This different space has no connection with the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. If the City God wants to escape into the underworld, he must break through this different space and return to the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

Knowing that he couldn't escape, the City God looked extremely ugly. In the end, he could only choose to fight with Chen Mo. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't escape the fate of being swallowed by Chen Mo.

After completely accepting the City God's memory, Chen Mo couldn't help but sneer: You want to be a dynasty that changes with time but a City God that never changes? You're dreaming!

Chen Mo had no psychological burden in killing this kind of fence-sitter. As long as Chen Mo conquered the world, why would he be afraid that no one would help him manage yin and yang?
The demon refuses to obey? Then kill him until he obeys!
The gods and Buddhas in the sky are dissatisfied? Then make them disappear completely!

No one can negotiate with me!

As soon as Chen Mo emerged from [Heavenly Palace], he sensed two auras approaching quickly. One of them was Bi Qing whom he had met before, and the other one...

"There is a battle taking place here in the City God Temple. Is someone fighting with the City God?" Bi Qing's surprised voice came.

As the voice fell, two figures appeared in front of Chen Mo. One of them was Taoist Bi Qing, and the other was a man with a big beard. However, since he was walking with Bi Qing, it seemed that he was also a cultivator.

When they saw Chen Mo, Bi Qing and the bearded man were stunned. Taoist Bi Qing asked in surprise, "Why are you here? Were you the one who was fighting here just now?"

As he spoke, he began to look around. Soon he noticed something strange and stared at the clay sculpture of the City God in amazement: "What? The City God has fallen?"

Hearing this, Chen Mo and the bearded man looked in the direction he was looking and saw that the originally intact clay sculpture of the City God was actually constantly cracking and finally broke into several pieces on the spot.

There are lingering scents of incense and gods here, which means there must have been a City God here before. But now the clay sculpture of the City God has shattered for no reason. Doesn’t this prove that the City God has fallen?
For a moment, Big Beard and Bi Qing looked at Chen Mo: We rushed here as soon as possible, but when we arrived, he was already here. Maybe he was the one who made the move, or he had seen the one who made the move!
"Did you kill the City God?" Bi Qing asked tentatively.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows: "So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"

"Mr. City God has protected Guobei County for many years. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. Moreover, once the City God dies, who will suppress the surrounding monsters and demons? Who will protect Guobei County? If you really killed Mr. City God, then you must be responsible for the consequences!" Bi Qing frowned.

"I'm sorry, you're the one who made me lose my life!"

"You want to use this bullshit moral blackmail to hold me responsible? Are you worthy enough?" After saying that, Chen Mo slapped him in the face.

Most of the methods that Taoist Bi Qing learned were for dealing with demons and monsters. He could not even compete with the martial arts masters in this world, let alone resist Chen Mo's skills. He was immediately slapped and flew out. Fortunately, the bearded man next to him caught him in the first time, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground and suffered physical pain again.

puff!
Spitting out the blood foam in his mouth, Bi Qing said to the bearded man: "Master Yan, you have also seen that the other party not only killed the City God, but now he is actively attacking me. This kind of person is no different from the evil way. Master Yan, please help me to eliminate this person, so that he will not continue to cause trouble to the world!"

Taoist Priest Yan? Yan Chixia?
Hearing Bi Qing addressing the bearded man, Chen Mo guessed that this guy might be Yan Chixia. He also became slightly interested and wanted to see what Yan Chixia was capable of.

Yan Chixia showed hesitation: "It is not certain whether the City God was killed by him, and... this person has a special luck to protect him. We can't touch him easily, otherwise we may end up in trouble!"

Hearing this, Bi Qing was slightly stunned: Is there a special luck protecting me? Why can't I see it?

Chen Mo's heart moved: Could it be that Yan Chixia also saw that I have the emperor's luck protecting me?

"Are you still going to fight? If not, your grandfather will pass away!" Chen Mo said jokingly.

"You..." Bi Qing's eyes were filled with resentment, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

He was a man who could bend and stretch. From Chen Mo's attack just now, he could see that he was no match for Chen Mo. If Yan Chixia didn't make a move, how could he take the initiative to seek abuse when he had no chance of winning? He could only get back at him later!

"Bah, I thought you were so brave, but this is it?" Chen Mo sneered and left.

Only Biqing and Yan Chixia were left. Yan Chixia sighed and said, "Master Biqing, I know you suffered a loss today, but I still want to advise you that you'd better not provoke this person, really!"

Bi Qing couldn't see it, but Yan Chixia had practiced many secret methods, and he was also a disciple of a big sect like Kunlun Sect, so naturally he could see some clues. Through the method of observing qi, he saw that Chen Mo had a dragon-shaped luck protecting his body, and it had been condensed to a certain degree. He was afraid that he would have a place in the world in the future. People with such great luck were difficult to kill, and after killing them, they would be backfired by the luck. It was because he saw all this that he tried to persuade him kindly!

Bi Qing wanted to ask for details, but Yan Chixia didn't intend to elaborate. Bi Qing had no choice but to return alone. Soon, Yan Chixia was the only one left. He looked at the broken clay statue of the City God and murmured, "The Daqian Dynasty is still there, but a man with great luck like Chen Mo has appeared in the world. Is it really time for the dynasty to change again? Should I notify the master?"

Yan Chixia was originally a constable in the Daqian Dynasty. He hated evil and hated evil. After seeing through the corruption and darkness of the Daqian Dynasty, he resolutely chose to practice Taoism and took it as his responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the way.

Now seeing a man of such luck as Chen Mo appear, he couldn't help but think that perhaps the time had come for the Daqian Dynasty to be replaced?
He also remembered that his master and elders in the sect once mentioned that there would be countless benefits if he succeeded in helping Qianlong to fight for his life. This was the reason why he did not tell Biqing just now. After all, the fewer people who knew about Qianlong's birth, the better. This way, his own sect could get more benefits faster than others!

After thinking it over again and again, he decided to report his encounter with Chen Mo back to the sect using a secret method.

At the same time, an elder in Kunlun Sect looked at the words appearing on the mirror in front of him and his face became solemn. He did not dare to neglect it and quickly found the sect leader to report: "Sect Leader, just now my disciple Yan Chixia sent a message using emergency messaging, saying that he accidentally encountered a hidden dragon in the wild. What do you think should be done about this matter?"

Hearing this, the Kunlun Sect leader, who had been a little unconcerned, suddenly became alert: "A hidden dragon in the wild? Send someone to verify it immediately. If it is confirmed to be true, our Kunlun Sect will definitely help!"

As for the uprising forces that have emerged in the Daqian Dynasty, their Kunlun Sect has already sent people to secretly observe them. They are all snakes and vultures. If there is no particularly great opportunity or great power to help, their achievements will be limited!

There is actually someone with the image of a dragon hidden inside the Daqian Dynasty, but because he has not started a rebellion, we don't know who he is.

Now Yan Chixia said that he had encountered a potential dragon in the wild, how could the leader of Kunlun Sect not pay attention to it? After all, that was the one who had the greatest chance of conquering the world. As long as he invested in advance, when the other party conquered the world, the fortune of his sect would also rise with the tide, and it would be much easier to break through the bottleneck.

Seeing that the elder was about to leave, the sect master hurriedly called him to stop and reminded him: "Remember to hide, don't let other sects notice you!"

The elder nodded in understanding: the cake is so big, if there is one less person to share it, I can get more!
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed, and Chen Mo finally decided to take Xiaoqian away from Guobei County. As for where to go? Who knows, let's take it one step at a time and appreciate the scenery of the world of Liao Zhai!

Of course, Chen Mo has not given up on Guobei County. He has left a shadow clone to watch over the situation and secretly manipulated the county magistrate of Guobei County to secretly recruit soldiers and wait for the right opportunity to start an uprising with his shadow clone.

Chen Mo didn't know that just a few days after his original body left, several people suddenly came to Guobei County and secretly observed his shadow clone. They were the elders of Kunlun Sect and others.

Looking at Chen Moying's clone wandering around the street, the elder muttered, "Yes, this is the person Yan Chixia was talking about. This person's appearance is indeed invaluable. Huh? This person is obviously not an emperor, so why does he already have the dragon energy of the emperor? Could it be that he is born to be an emperor?"

Thinking of this possibility, the elder also became nervous. If he was really born to be an emperor, then he would be stronger than a latent dragon. A latent dragon fighting for its life, who could compete with him?

But then he became confused again. It stands to reason that a person with such a face should have been discovered by the major forces long ago. Why is there news about him only now? Could it be that he was suppressed by the national destiny of the Daqian Dynasty before, so he has been hiding? Or is there some other reason?
Although he was doubtful, Chen Mo's facial features and the observed luck were not fake. There was no doubt that Kunlun Sect had really taken advantage of him this time!

Just as they were rejoicing, they did not notice that a figure had appeared behind them.

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