On the Avenue.

Chapter 358 Leader
Chen Shi was curious: "What other outrageous things have happened to me?"

Wu Qingyu said, "It's not a big deal. Just don't get too close to Nannan in the future. She was the one who captured us."

Chen Shi became more and more suspicious.

Nannan is the reincarnation of the Lord of Heaven, the last of the Ten Kings of Hell. He is known for being impartial and just, and is the only King of Hell who has not been caught by the Thirteen Families.

Could it be that they, mother and son, committed many evil deeds in the underworld and that is why they fell into the hands of the judge in heaven?

Chen Tang developed various methods of magic extraction, taking into account all kinds of situations, and then asked Granny Sha, Du Yiran and others to practice.

When Chen Shi arrived at the Small Universe, he saw that during the time he was exorcising demons, Yu Tiancheng and his men had already built the Small Universe into a large-scale structure, with pavilions, terraces, and everything else. The palaces here were designed by Chen Tang, copying the design of the six ministries, and setting up six palace systems, namely, Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Xing, and Gong.

There are not many people in heaven now, so six departments are enough.

Du Yiran from the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Tang and Shao Jing from the Ministry of Revenue, Li Tianqing and Sha Qiuting from the Ministry of Rites, Qingyang and Tianhu from the Ministry of War, Zhuge Jian and Azhuo from the Ministry of Punishment, and Situ Wen from the Ministry of Works.

Among them, the Ministry of Rites is the main one, which is in charge of various unique skills from the tomb of the True King, teaches skills and spells, and is responsible for the selection of talents for forces such as Hongshan Hall and Lu Ban Sect.

The second is the Ministry of Works where Situ Wen is located, which mainly imitates various firearms of the court, as well as refines talismans and magic weapons.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the distribution of money and magical weapons.

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the appointment of incense masters and hall masters in various places.

The Ministry of Justice monitors whether there are phenomena such as corruption and bribery, and also investigates difficult cases in various places.

The Ministry of War is responsible for dealing with evil spirits and demonic changes that cannot be resolved in other places.

Chen Tang personally designed the six departments of Heaven, which was much better than the original structure of Heaven, and everyone’s talents could be utilized.

Nowadays, each department of the Heavenly Court has few staff, only thirty to fifty people, and they are often minor officials from the Ministry of Revenue of the imperial court, or disciples of Chen Shi. The other part is talents selected from Hongshan Hall and Lu Ban School.

In the Lesser Universe, there is another clerk who is specifically responsible for contacting the various halls. This clerk is managed by Fu Leisheng, a private school teacher. He travels to the various halls through the Heavenly Court to communicate with them, and is not included in the Six Departments.

Among the fifty provinces of Xiniu New Continent, forty-seven provinces already have Heavenly Court Halls, but they are established in the name of Hongshan Hall Talisman Master Association to recruit Talisman Masters to help the people exterminate evil spirits. It also allows Talisman Masters to support their families and learn better techniques and receive better guidance from Hongshan Hall.

Zhuge Jian said to Chen Shi: "According to the information collected by various halls, as the natural disasters intensify, the number of evil spirits in various places has increased instead of decreased. The talisman masters of the Talisman Master Association have tried their best to help as many people as possible and solve more evil spirits, but the number of evil spirits is still increasing. Not only that, there are also some places where demons are suspected to have appeared."

"Demon species?"

Chen Shi's face was solemn, and he asked, "How do we distinguish the demon species?"

Zhuge Jiandao said, "It's hard to tell. Some demons will disguise themselves as treasures that are about to be born. Last time, a demon appeared in Honghe Province. This demon hid under the Red River and shone at night, illuminating the sky. Many cultivators thought that a magic weapon was about to be born, so they rushed to the river and saw a palace at the bottom of the river. So they went down to the river to search for treasures. These cultivators died one by one, and no one came back alive. When the talisman master of our Hongshan Hall heard about it, he guessed that it was a demon, and the head of the Honghe Hall reported it to the Lesser Universe. We went to check it out, and then we confirmed that the scene in the river was an illusion emitted by a demon to deceive people."

Chen Shi frowned slightly.

"There are many masters in Hongshan Hall. I dispatched some people to deal with this demon."

Zhuge Jiandao said, "Similar demons are easy to find and deal with. But some demons will blend in with the crowd and are very difficult to find. Their words and deeds are no different from ordinary people. They eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep. There is no difference. But at night, they will come out to eat people. When people around see them, they will not be on guard at all and will be eaten by them suddenly. The talisman masters of my Hongshan Hall have also discovered several such cases. However, the power of the demons is very strong, and we have also suffered many casualties from talisman masters."

Chen Shi was about to speak when a clerk suddenly came to report, "Master, there is a man outside who claims to be Tong Qianshou, the leader of the Medicine King Sect, and is looking for you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi smiled and said, "The pharmacist is here!"

He cheered up and left Xiao Zhutian immediately. Zhuge Jian followed him outside and saw a yellow cloud floating in the sky at the entrance of the village, covering the surroundings. A huge yellow tiger was hiding under the cloud. Beside the yellow tiger was a thin and vigorous old man who led many pharmacists to the outside of Huangpo Village.

The old man glanced at them, stepped forward hastily, and asked, "Which one of you is Chen Shi, the top scholar?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Master Tong, how are you? Have you been to the ancestral temple of the Medicine King?"

The old man was none other than Tong Qianshou. In the underworld, they were both skeletons and had never seen Chen Shi’s face. Only today did they truly meet.

Tong Qianshou bowed hastily: "If it weren't for Chen Zhuangyuan, I'm afraid my Medicine King Sect would never be able to return to the ancestral temple, let alone receive guidance from the Medicine King!"

The pharmacists from the Yaowang Sect behind him followed suit and bowed down.

Chen Shi helped them up and said with a smile, "It's our job, why be so polite? Please get up quickly."

Tong Qianshou's gratitude was beyond words, and he said, "To be honest, there are many unworthy leaders in my Medicine King Sect. My master is unworthy, my ancestor is unworthy, my great-grandfather is unworthy, and my great-great-grandfather is unworthy. The inheritance of the Medicine King lineage has long been lost. Today we have finally recognized our ancestors, and it is just a matter of time before we can carry forward the Medicine King Sect. Chen Zhuangyuan's righteous act has given us a new life."

Seeing this, Zhuge Jian was full of admiration: "As expected of the True King, he is in need of a pharmacist, and the Medicine King Sect has delivered one to his door! Sect Master Tong is devoted to the True King, and even if the True King asks him to rebel, I'm afraid he would dare to do it!"

He was wondering, wasn't Chen Shi beaten to death during this period, and turned into a corpse to exorcise demons at home? After turning into a corpse, how did he convince the Medicine King Sect and win over such a large force for the Heavenly Court?

Chen Shi said: "Master Tong, I have something to discuss with you."

The two came to a secluded place, and Chen Shi told them the truth about the lack of pharmacists in Hongshan Hall and the many disabled talisman masters. Tong Qianshou smiled and said, "This matter is just a small matter for us. We are so kind and righteous that we cannot repay you. From now on, the matter of healing and refining pills in Hongshan Hall will be handed over to us in Yaowang Sect."

Chen Shi expressed his gratitude.

Tong Qianshou said, "I dare not. We, Yaowang Sect, originally practiced medicine in Bozhou, where there are many medicinal herbs. But since the ancestral temple is in Qianyang Mountain, then we, Yaowang Sect, will move to Qianyang Mountain!"

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Chen Zhuangyuan, your bad disciple Sang Xixi, are you still alive?"

Chen Shi was surprised: "Xixi hasn't gone back yet?"

Tong Qianshou shook his head and said, "She never went back. Didn't she die heroically?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "How could she die heroically? She is now the Minister of Internal Affairs of Tianchi, a very high position."

Tong Qianshou was stunned and had no idea why this situation had occurred.

"This girl became the Minister of Internal Affairs in the Tianchi Ghost Country. When she returned to the world of the living, I passed the position of Sect Leader to her. She became the Sect Leader of Yaowang Sect." Tong Qianshou blinked, "What did I miss?"

Chen Shi remembered something and said to Tong Qianshou, "I need the help of Yaowang Sect to send a large number of people to Tianchi Country. I... ahem, I have some things that need them to take care of."

"I." Tong Qianshou was a little hard of hearing.

Chen Shi tried his best to keep a normal facial expression and tried hard to make his smile appear less exaggerated.

"The one in front of you is the new generation ruler of Tianchi Country, the common leader of the 112 ghost tribes, the eternal and inextinguishable light of the 100,000 mountains of Yinshan, Chen Shi, the ruler of Chen Country!"

Tong Qianshou was shocked and couldn't believe it.

When the Yaowang Sect went to the underworld to collect herbs, who wouldn’t put their heads on their waistbands? Of course, sometimes they really took their heads off and put them on their waistbands.

In Bozhou Yaowang Sect, dozens of disciples die every year because of this!

In Tianchi Country, they are the lowest skeleton ghost clan. They are bullied by other ghost clans and encounter all kinds of dangers. They have no status at all!

Chen Shi was also a skeleton ghost in Tianchi Kingdom, so how did he become the ruler of Tianchi Kingdom?
He thought of another thing: where did the previous ruler of Tianchi go?
Tong Qianshou's heart skipped a beat: "Prince Chen has many capable people under his command. He must have secretly sent people to get rid of the former king so that he could ascend the throne smoothly!"

A few days later, Tong Qianshou entered the Lesser Universe and was shocked by the scene there. He also got to know other people in the Heavenly Palace and found that Chen Shi was surrounded by many experts, which further confirmed his guess.

With a nervous mood, he found Chen Shi and hesitantly proposed to join the Heavenly Court.

Zhuge Jian said to Chen Shi, "True King, the court is in need of personnel right now. In my opinion, you should not be so picky."

Chen Shi glanced at Tong Qianshou, who was apprehensive. He said, "Although I am a little old, my medical skills are definitely top-notch. Those imperial doctors in Xijing are like children in front of me!"

Chen Shi reluctantly said, "Well, let Sect Master Tong enter the Heavenly Palace with the code name of Pharmacist."

Tong Qianshou heaved a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "I'm finally in. Even if I give the position of sect leader to my unfilial disciple Xixi, my status will not be lower than hers!"

He has his own calculations.

In the past two years, the frequency of natural disasters has increased, and there are more and more evil spirits in the countryside. It is difficult to survive relying solely on the power of the Medicine King Sect.

If one day something strange happens, Yaowang Sect will have the help of the Hongshan Hall Talisman Master, and there are so many masters in the Heavenly Court to help, and with the Medicine King in charge, it will be as stable as Mount Tai!
“Besides, my Yaowang Sect also has connections in the underworld.” He said to himself.

It would take some time for the Yaowang Sect in Bozhou to move to Qianyang Mountain. Tong Qianshou handed the matter over to other deacons of the Yaowang Sect, while he prepared the elixir of suspended death, arranged the mourning hall and coffins, and let Shao Jing, Yu Tiancheng, Li Tianqing and dozens of others lie in the coffins, take the elixir of suspended death, and wait for the effect of the elixir to take effect.

"Don't worry, everyone. Once the effect of the medicine wears off, you will come back to life."

Tong Qianshou said, "Don't panic when you see the ghost messenger. Money makes the world go round. We in Yaowang Sect have experience in bribing the ghost messenger!"

They all lay down together. They said they were not nervous, but their hearts were extremely nervous and their beats were pounding.

Their heartbeats became faster and faster, their eyelids became heavier and heavier, and suddenly their hearts stopped beating. They appeared one by one in the eerie mourning hall, and they could not help but marvel at it.

Tong Qianshou also sat up from the coffin, with his body still inside, and said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute, the ghost is coming! I'll give you some paper money, get it ready!"

Not long after, a wave of yin energy flew over, and the yin messenger paddled a small boat, sailing on the yin energy that was floating like a river, and came to them.

Tong Qianshou, Li Tianqing and others showed the paper money with the smell of incense. The ghost messenger was a horse-faced ghost. Seeing that there were no ghosts around, he quietly took the paper money and said, "Don't do it again next time."

Everyone was bewitched by him and came onto the boat, which carried them to Tianchi Kingdom.

The boat stopped near Tianchi Capital.

Tong Qianshou led everyone off the boat, and the evil messenger turned into a gust of cold wind and disappeared.

Tong Qianshou led everyone to the capital and said, "Let's go, follow me to see the king!"

Not long after, dozens of skeleton ghosts appeared in the capital of Yinshan Tianchi Kingdom. They looked around, were curious about everything, and chattered.

They also ran to the high-level ghosts and watched them, as if they were watching rare species, and exclaimed in amazement repeatedly.

"You're walking too slowly!"

Tong Qianshou was a little unhappy and asked, "When can I go to the palace to pay my respects to His Majesty?"

The ghosts in the capital looked at these little guys and frowned. The strength of these little skeleton ghosts was actually quite strong, and each of them had their own soul!

However, is Lord Chen planning to form his own court team by gathering so many little skeletons?
Prince Xiang Kun looked at these little skeleton ghosts walking towards the palace with a gloomy face. If Chen Shi formed his own team, his position would gradually become stable, and it would become increasingly difficult for him to seize the throne in the future!
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" asked a ghost beside him.

"Wait."

Prince Xiang Kun whispered, "Now that he is in the capital, with those old guys here, it is difficult to touch him. He also has masters like the Big Head Ghost Woman by his side, and they are unable to kill him. We can only wait, wait for the perfect opportunity!"

His eyes flickered: "I have the patience, but other powerful ghosts don't. They will definitely take action and try to kill Chen Shi! Then, the opportunity will appear!"

In Huangpo Village, Chen Shi, Grandma Sha, Chen Tang and others were ready and came to the loess slope of the underworld again.

Wu Qingyu watched them enter the underworld and said softly, "Although my husband is meticulous, there are always times when he makes mistakes, and he is not flexible. There are many variables in the process of exorcising demons, and there will most likely be mistakes. I'm sorry to trouble you to take more care of it."

At the bottom of the loess slope, the huge shadow of the Huodou slowly disappeared and sank into the underworld.

Wu Qingyu thought of the green ghost hand on Chen Shi’s chest, and the powerful figure of the ghost hand’s owner appeared in front of her eyes. She sighed and whispered, “I don’t know whether it is good or bad for us to start exorcising demons. However, Xiao Shi is now a normal person and is no longer your emperor. You can’t let my son stay in the underworld forever…”

(End of this chapter)