He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Originally, Qingming didn't understand Xu Yi's actions at all.

However, Xu Yi did not drive away everyone at the time, but only expelled some radicals.

In retrospect, Xu Yi did all this with a purpose. Those who stayed behind eventually attained enlightenment. Back then, none of the great demons dared to attack Xu Yi; they were all terrified.

Even if they missed a tremendous, eternal opportunity, none of the demons dared to make a move against Xu Yi.

Back then, Xu Yi single-handedly ventured into the ancient demon court of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, wielding only a sword, and killed so many demon ancestors that they dared not look him in the eye.

So many years have passed, and we don't know what has become of the surviving demon ancestors. Have they attained enlightenment, or are they still alive today?

These are all things Qingming doesn't know. The Heavenly Mystery Elder's Heavenly Absolute Land can isolate the Heavenly Dao's detection, so the Ancient Court of the Demon Clan in the Ten Thousand Mountains also has a similar method to isolate his Heavenly Dao Mirror's detection.

Xu Yi woke up, but he didn't remember anything, and even his appearance was slightly different from back then.

Xu Yi looks younger now, whereas he used to often present himself as an elderly man.

Aside from Qingming, the other survivors from that era would probably be too afraid to recognize Xu Yi in this state; he's just too unfamiliar.

Qingming knew the old bull. This bull demon was very fierce back then and was also an enlightened being. He just didn't like to talk much. He was also a demon ancestor.

He was very low-key and had cultivated in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Later, he was subdued by Xu Yi. Rather than saying he was subdued, it would be more accurate to say that they took a liking to each other.

But all of this happened later. Lao Niu didn't show up much back then, so no one knew about the relationship between Lao Niu and Xu Yi.

Only someone like Qingming, who has a close relationship with Xu Yi, could have noticed it.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yi actually made Lao Niu rebuild his life. Qing Ming had always wanted to ask Xu Yi what his plans were, and what he wanted to do in this life.

"It seems you really don't remember anything. I even doubt whether you are him at all."

"But Lao Niu has always been by your side. You must be him, otherwise Lao Niu wouldn't have stayed with you all this time."

"Alright, since you don't remember anything, you must have your own plans, or you must have left yourself a backup plan."

Qingming began to ponder, but soon he gave up on thinking about these things. He even found his own thoughts somewhat ridiculous. Of course, how could he possibly understand the thoughts of someone like Xu Yi?

"Xu Yi, I guess you don't understand all the things I've said, but you don't need to know too much."

"Since you've chosen to forget, there must be a reason. I'm not aware of your plans either. I invited you here today to test you."

"That's my purpose. You don't need to worry. I won't do anything outrageous to you, and I have no ill intentions towards you."

"Now that you've come, I understand. Are you leaving?"

Qingming said a lot more, which Xu Yi found very confusing. However, Xu Yi chose to leave the Dao Palace to think about these things. This Dao Ancestor's methods were a bit strange. Could it be that he could read my mind?

At this moment, Xu Yi's mind was blank. He was trying to clear his mind as much as possible. When Qing Ming easily guessed his thoughts, Xu Yi was already on guard. Qing Ming said that he would not take any measures against him or have any other malicious intent.

But every word he spoke was meant to guide him to make a trip to the Great Zhou Dynasty in order to compete for the so-called destiny and enlightenment.

The Azure Nether Dao Ancestor's heart is not at peace either; this was Xu Yi's only thought. In orchestrating the world, could it be that these True Immortal level figures are unable to participate? Or perhaps, they are subject to some kind of restriction?

Xu Yi was already guessing what was going on, but according to Qing Ming, he had been planning in the Great Zhou for hundreds of years, and the entire Dao Palace was a manifestation of his consciousness.

All the disciples of the Dao Palace were manifested by Qingming alone; this is truly an immense supernatural power.

The Azure Netherworld Ancestor actually possesses such abilities; just how powerful are True Immortals?

Xu Yi had no idea what to think, or rather, what exactly was this "attaining the Dao" that Qing Ming was talking about?

Xu Yi is now trying his best to restrain himself from thinking too much, for fear that Qingming will read his thoughts again.

When Xu Yi heard Qing Ming's question, he dared to let more thoughts enter his mind: leave.

"I am willing to leave this place, Qingming," Xu Yi replied.

"Alright, then I'll see you off. However, the flow of time in my Dao Palace is different from that in the outside world. Although you haven't been in the Dao Palace for long, half a month has already passed outside."

Qingming chuckled and said that this was the wonder of his Dao Palace, and also the most heaven-defying aspect of the Dao Palace. Cultivating here could avoid external time interference, as it was a place isolated from the operation of the Heavenly Dao.

Heh, who told Qingming to obtain the so-called 'Heavenly Dao' authority...

He was the first cultivator to attain enlightenment after Xu Yi shattered the Great Dao. At that time, the Great Dao was broken into pieces, and Xu Yi abandoned the alternative method of attaining enlightenment.

From then on, all cultivators were going against the will of Heaven, needing to seize some authority and power from the Heavenly Dao to strengthen themselves, which was completely contrary to the previous cultivation methods.

This is the cultivation system that Xu Yi has reintroduced, and from now on all cultivators will begin to cultivate again.

However, the path he took before cultivating supernatural powers remained unchanged.

Or rather, the Five Qi Gathering at the Origin and the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top were all created by Xu Yi in the past. However, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top is now bound to the Heavenly Dao. To achieve the Dao, one can only steal the power from the Heavenly Dao, but this power is not so easy to obtain.

However, he had a fairly good relationship with Xu Yi at the time, which is why he was able to obtain these resources and lay the foundation for him to become the first cultivator to achieve enlightenment.

"Then, let's go."

Qingming chuckled softly, and once again a rosy glow spread beneath his feet. He carried Xu Yi and the old ox towards the place where the sun and moon met.

Wherever it passed, it left behind a sky full of clouds and rosy hues.

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Five days ago.

Pudu and Zhou Yuan finally arrived at Fangyuan City.

Pudu didn't have the supernatural ability to travel quickly, and his strength hadn't fully recovered, so he traveled relatively slowly.

Moreover, there's Zhou Yuan, who's a drag on the team. Zhou Yuan's body can't withstand the pounding of the gale, and Pudu doesn't want to waste his magic on Zhou Yuan. The more magic he has, the more confidence he'll have. Now that his dantian is damaged, his magic is recovering very slowly.

Moreover, he was injured by the Zhenwu Sword, which made his already crippled body even worse.

This made Pudu cherish his remaining magical power even more.

"Zhou Yuan, go find Deng Che and bewitch him. I'll go to the nearby City God Temple first and see if I can get some incense offerings. After you bewitch Deng Che, bring him to the City God Temple. I want to enjoy him myself."

Pudu concealed himself and entered the city with Zhou Yuan, avoiding the soldiers who were checking him. These things were too cumbersome, and Pudu didn't have any travel permits to prove his identity, which led to an awkward situation.

Upon receiving Pudu's order, Zhou Yuan went alone to the Deng residence to pay his respects to Old Master Deng.

Pudu, on the other hand, walked alone toward the City God Temple.

The setting of the underworld should not change much. When Pudu entered the city, he already felt a huge incense power and the so-called "purple aura". The place with the dense purple aura should be the Deng Mansion, and the incense power is obviously the City God.

"How much power could the City God have in this small town? Could he possibly possess supernatural abilities?"

Pudu thought to himself, "This incense power is quite frightening. Could it be that the Taoist priest I met that day offered him incense?"

There is only this one possibility, and only the incense and candles offered by highly powerful cultivators could possess such great divine power.

Hehe, but you're still too young to be a city god. The world of incense and deities is too complicated for you to handle.

Pudu smiled, estimating that after consuming the City God, his strength would recover another supernatural power, allowing him to perfectly return to having four supernatural powers. If he could also consume Deng Che, restoring his perfect strength would be just around the corner...

Wait a minute, why is there a strange red aura on that mountain?

Pudu did not pass through Xiaochongshan when he came, so he did not pay much attention to the situation on Xiaochongshan. However, Pudu's ability to observe qi was unparalleled. He was very sensitive to qi. As long as he could see qi, he could tell what level it was or what kind of benefits it could provide to him.

"Red aura, good. If I can digest it in the end, my cultivation level may be able to reach a higher level."

"Hehehehehe."

Pudu burst out laughing on the street. It was simply wonderful. He never expected that a small city like Fangyuan could completely restore his strength.

What a pleasant surprise! The red aura, while not the highest level, is still a grade higher than the purple aura. However, this red aura is still somewhat immature.

However, this red aura seems to be slowly gathering and becoming stronger.

This is a good thing, indicating that the owner of the red aura is growing, or rather, becoming stronger.

Pudu's first thought was that there were cultivators in the mountains. It seemed there were cultivators in the mountains. Perfect, he could eat them all at once as a tonic. Cultivators had the worst luck, and Pudu was actually unwilling to eat them, but cultivators' bodies were a great source of nourishment.

Eating it is very beneficial for restoring mana and dantian. Although the cultivator's luck doesn't taste good, the cultivator himself still likes to eat it.

It belongs to the category of those who improve their cultivation through various forms of devouring. It is also a type of demon cultivator, but it is more radical. However, the fact that Pudu was able to cultivate the Five Qi Convergence through this method is enough to show that this path is actually a complete path to enlightenment.

Most demon cultivators simply don't receive the true teachings. Pudu is different; he came from the ancient demon clan court of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. What he learned and saw was incomparable to that of ordinary spirits and monsters.

However, the Demon Ancestor once said that his opportunity lay in the Great Zhou, so he came here. For this opportunity, he almost died in the Great Zhou. Fortunately, the Demon Ancestor protected him and gave him the possibility of being reborn.

These free tonics are truly a godsend! Oh right, I, a demon cultivator, am going against the heavens, so I shouldn't be saying such words of gratitude to heaven and earth.

Pudu had already figured out a way to deal with the City God, a method he had often used before.

He clasped his hands together and began chanting scriptures. Countless Sanskrit characters emerged from Pudu's mouth, transforming into glittering golden entities that flew towards the sky. Each character would explode in mid-air, creating a ripple.

The ripple, displaying golden waves, began to spread in all directions.

All the people who were touched by the golden pattern began to put their hands together and chant scriptures, just like when they were saved from a pilgrimage.

As the golden patterns spread further, Pudu's chanting speed increased.

He didn't care at all about how the local underworld would react. This kind of supernatural power and magic was ridiculous. If he hadn't intentionally controlled it, these people would probably be dead long ago.

However, Pudu did not intend to commit mass killings, because he also needed offerings. He wanted these people to cast a golden statue for him to replace the City God, and to worship him day and night. This was an essential step on his path to enlightenment.

From the moment Pudu saw the dragon aura of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he already knew how to achieve enlightenment. Perhaps this was the opportunity that the Demon Ancestor spoke of.

It just so happens that Pudu is a practitioner of the Devouring Dao, and the dragon energy of the Great Zhou seems to have been prepared specifically for him.

So this was Heaven's help for him to attain enlightenment. But as he was about to complete his merits, an image of an object flashed through his mind—the very relic that had been lost years ago.

To this day, he still does not know who stole the relics. Similarly, it was this person's act of stealing the relics that gave him the opportunity to be reborn.

Everything went too smoothly, and Pudu was somewhat amazed. Once luck comes, you can't stop it.

He has been unlucky for hundreds of years, it's time for him to be saved and attain enlightenment.

If he could devour the relic, Pudu felt that his cultivation might advance further, and he might even reach the threshold, since he had two supernatural powers related to this relic.

If he could completely absorb the relic, Pudu even felt that he could learn three supernatural powers that he had never learned before.

If that's the case, wouldn't we have too many supernatural powers? How can we balance them? No, no, the more supernatural powers the better. This is a manifestation of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head.

Pudu was starting to go a little crazy. He felt that all of this should belong to him. He had been imprisoned for hundreds of years, so it was time for him to succeed, wasn't it? Otherwise, wouldn't this be a bit too much?

As the chanting of Buddhist hymns spread, more and more people gathered behind Pudu, and even the soldiers guarding the city were affected, laying down their weapons.

He muttered something like, "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot," as he walked towards the City God Temple.

The range of the chanting was not very large. Pudu was still conserving his magical power, allowing these effects to spread continuously within the city. If anyone entered the city during this period, they would also be confused.

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