After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

As Zhu Jiuyin leaned against the luxury car, he put his wife's sword back into its case. A bodyguard next to him walked up to Zhu Jiuyin with a blank expression and took out a palm-sized wooden box from his pocket. Inside the box was a savory-flavored women's cigarette.

Zhu Jiuyin took it and held it in his mouth.

The second bodyguard came up, took out a lighter with one hand, lit it, and used the other hand to shield the lower half of Zhu Jiuyin's face.

The bodyguard who lit the cigarette left, and Zhu Jiuyin, with a cigarette in his mouth, took a breath. Two puffs of white smoke quickly blew out of Zhu Jiuyin's nostrils, and the white mist lingered on Zhu Jiuyin's fair cheeks, giving it a filter-like quality reminiscent of a movie PV.

"I don't want to concern myself with matters of the past life."

After a long silence, Zhou Yan shook his head and spoke.

Bai Ze caused too much trouble in his previous life. If Zhou Yan were to take on all of these consequences, even if he could be like Sun Wukong, creating clones with every single hair, he might not be able to erase all the karma even if he plucked all the hairs off.

Therefore, regardless of the relationship between Bai Ze and Zhu Jiuyin in the past, and regardless of what Bai Ze did back then, it has nothing to do with me.

Zhou Yan began to retreat, preparing to run away.

Zhu Jiuyin reached his hand to his mouth, pinched the woman's cigarette, which was emitting smoke, between his left index and middle fingers, and pulled the cigarette out of his mouth.

"Bai Ze, do you know how much suffering the people endured after Mount Buzhou shattered and the pillar of heaven collapsed?"

Zhou Yan, who was preparing to flee, stopped in his tracks.

"Zhu Jiuyin, what do you mean?"

Zhu Jiuyin reached one hand to his ear, brushed the hair from his temple, and placed it behind his ear.

That gesture is a bit alluring.

Zhou Yan had seen some international media outlets' lists of the ten most charming moments for women, including the moment after taking a shower, wearing a bathrobe, with messy hair, when she turns around and flicks her hair back, and now, like Zhu Jiuyin, when she reaches out and tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Did you know that the North Heavenly Gate also fell?"

Zhu Jiuyin looked up at the sky.

Zhou Yan sighed.

How could I not know?

He even knew where the North Heavenly Gate came from, how it flew from outside the solar system to Earth, and then swollen and fell.

Of course, there's also the most terrifying thing: the remains of Zhenwu the Great, which rotted to the point of being nothing but bones after his death.

Zhu Jiuyin said to himself.

"The South Heavenly Gate fell, the North Heavenly Gate also shattered and fell into the clouds, while Mount Tai is a sacred mountain that 'directly leads to the Emperor's throne'."

Zhu Jiuyin lowered his head and met Zhou Yan's gaze, whose face was pale.

"Take a guess. With such a huge commotion caused by the fall of the North Heavenly Gate, has the Tongtian Road on Mount Tai been affected? Now that the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak is dead, will this Tongtian Road end up like Mount Buzhou in the past...?"

"...The pillar of heaven has broken, and the world is tilting?"

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

"Is this your reason for wanting me to help you become the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak?"

Zhu Jiuyin shrugged.

"You can pretend you don't know, but have you ever considered that when the Western Heavenly Gate, or even the Eastern Heavenly Gate, collapses in the future, the pillar supporting the heavens of Mount Tai will be affected, and then..."

At the very end of Zhu Jiuyin's words, a long note was left.

Zhou Yan was taken aback.

"Are the East Heavenly Gate and West Heavenly Gate also going to fall?"

Zhu Jiuyin raised the hand holding the cigarette, took a puff, exhaled, and said.

"The Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun at the East Heavenly Gate isn't in good condition, but he should still be able to manage. As for the Tathagata at the West Heavenly Gate..."

Zhu Jiuyin beamed with joy.

"Little Bai Ze, don't tell me you don't know what Mount Ling looks like. If He still had any strength, would Mount Ling be in such a state?"

Zhou Yan: "..."

Lingshan is where the Buddha preached, and many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats still reside there. It is considered an important place for the transmission of the Buddha's teachings, but Lingshan is now in such a state...

If we don't say that Buddha Tathagata's condition is 100%, then there's at least a 99.99999% chance that it's very bad, so bad that he can't even protect his own little brother, and he himself, Bai Ze, has to go and rescue Bixia Yuanjun and Huanxi Bodhisattva.

Zhu Jiuyin pointed to the top of his head.

"The Western Heavenly Gate will fall from the Heavenly Court in three years at most. Although that fat Buddha is not small in weight and has a large Dharma body, and it could destroy the human world if it falls, he is still reliable in doing things. If it really falls, Buddha will definitely make preparations in advance and will not let the Western Heavenly Gate have any impact on the human world."

"but……"

"The same might be true for the pillar of Mount Tai..."

Zhu Jiuyin gave a look to the bodyguard beside him, who then walked up to Zhou Yan and took out a palm-sized wooden box from his pocket, which was completely different in shape from the previous Zhu Jiuyin wooden box.

Upon opening, there was a dark brown cigar inside. Even though Zhou Yan didn't smoke, he could smell the rich aroma emanating from the cigar after it was opened.

You can tell it's no ordinary product just by smelling it.

Another bodyguard came up, took out a lighter, and bowed.

"Master Bai, let me light the fire for you."

Both bodyguards were tough guys, judging from their clothes and hairstyles, but their actions of offering and lighting cigarettes for Zhou Yan were very respectful and standard, clearly indicating that they were well-trained service personnel.

It seems that Zhujiuyin has been rooted in the human world for a long time, and without searching, there would be no such professional team.

Zhou Yan pushed open the box containing the cigars.

"No, I don't smoke."

The two bodyguards glanced at Zhu Jiuyin, who was smoking behind them. Zhu Jiuyin nodded, and the two bodyguards left.

Zhou Yan used his omniscience to see the regretful thoughts in the hearts of the two bodyguards.

This cigar was made from immortal plants, something that normal people couldn't smoke. It was a luxury item that Zhu Jiuyin specially selected for Zhou Yan as a gesture of respect, but Zhou Yan refused it.

Zhu Jiuyin, on the other side, asked again.

"The turmoil caused by the consecutive fall of two Heavenly Gates could not possibly be less than the force of Gonggong's impact on Buzhou Mountain. I dare not say that the pillar supporting Mount Tai will definitely fall; that would be a complete lie. But after it falls, Bai Ze, do you know how many people will die?"

Zhou Yan: "..."

Last time Buzhou Mountain collapsed, Nuwa had to mend the sky, saying that if she didn't, all living beings would be drowned by torrential rain and floods.

The devastation caused by the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar is evident.

The situation is somewhat delicate right now.

Zhou Yan felt like a police officer on duty who suddenly received a phone call saying that someone had planted a bomb on a certain train.

Whether this is true or false, police officers who hear of a bomb in a public place will definitely need to be dispatched immediately to deal with the crisis as quickly as possible.

After being reminded by Zhu Jiuyin about Mount Tai, even if Zhou Yan was unwilling to cooperate with Zhu Jiuyin, he still had to take the others to Mount Tai to see what the pillar supporting the sky was like, to confirm whether it was really shaky and would collapse with the slightest stimulation.

"What you said makes sense, but you're not someone I can trust."

It's okay to cooperate with Zhujiuyin in front of you, but you can't let Zhujiuyin take the initiative.

This old fox was indeed someone Lu Wu had warned against, and Zhou Yan's wariness of him remained deep. (End of text)

Zhou Yan countered with a question. Two

"Compared to Zhu Jiuyin, I think Lu Wu is more trustworthy. What do you think?"

Having already brought up Lu Wu, Zhou Yan felt that Zhu Jiuyin could now offer his terms of cooperation. He believed he could take this opportunity to persuade Zhu Jiuyin to back down further, and even gain the upper hand in this cooperation.

Zhu Jiuyin chuckled. Samarium

"Lu Wu? Lu Wu doesn't have time to deal with me right now..." Zero

After a pause, Zhu Jiuyin asked, puzzled.

"Little guy, you don't actually think Lu Wu wants to take the throne of the Eastern Peak Emperor from me, do you?"

Zhu Jiuyin, being of such an advanced age, knew exactly what Zhou Yan was thinking when he heard Zhou Yan mention Lu Wu.

Zhou Yan's expression remained unchanged, but his heart skipped a beat.

Is not it?

Zhu Jiuyin countered with a question.

"Do you know what Lu Wu is going to do now?"

Although asking this question was embarrassing, Zhou Yan couldn't help but ask it anyway.

"Going to do what?"

If Lu Wu wasn't vying with Zhu Jiuyin for the position of Lord of Mount Tai, then why did he warn himself to be careful of Zhu Jiuyin?

Zhu Jiuyin scoffed, his tone rather frivolous.

"Lu Wu went to Yaochi."

Before meeting Zhou Yan, Lu Wu went to Zhangwei Mountain to see Zhu Jiuyin's remains. At that time, Zhu Jiuyin wanted to shift the blame and warned Zhou Yan to be careful of Lu Wu. However, when Lu Wu arrived at Zhu Jiuyin's remains, he did not do what Zhu Jiuyin thought Lu Wu would do.

Lu Wu simply told Zhu Jiuyin that He was going to Yaochi.

The kind of place where I might not be able to come back for a very long time.

Upon hearing that Lu Wu's goal was Yaochi, Zhou Yan was shocked, and countless hairs on his back stood on end.

Yaochi sosUo:貳9∫）]四〃三⊙∶牾￠四……

"Lu Wu was resurrected by the goddess Nuwa!?"

Zhou Yan made speaking gestures with his mouth, but no sound came out.

Previously, in order to save Arona, Zhou Yan went to the world a thousand years before the legend of the White Snake. At that time, Zhou Yan still had the plain-colored cloud banner that the Queen Mother of the West used to protect Yaochi in his spiritual platform.

However, after meeting Nuwa, Nuwa disliked that Zhou Yan had been tainted by Houtu Niangniang and west Wangmu, so she washed away Zhou Yan's earth spirit talent and put away the plain-colored cloud banner.

At that time, Zhou Yan was still thinking that this plain-colored cloud banner was the treasure of the Queen Mother of the West. Nuwa took it away like that. Would she return it when they met again?

Zhou Yan now knows.

He was a deliveryman, and the Queen Mother of the West wanted him to deliver the Plain Cloud Banner to Nuwa.

Afterwards, Nuwa resurrected Lu Wu. Lu Wu's true form should have gone to Yaochi with the Plain Cloud Banner, and Zhongdou Xingjun was probably also there as an assistant.

Zhou Yan asked Zhu Jiuyin a question.

"Yaochi, something happened?"

Zhu Jiuyin hesitated.

"I'm not entirely sure, but something definitely happened. Lu Wu even went to the Candle Dragon Palace where my body is to retrieve the fire essence."

Lu Wu assured Zhulong that He would go to Yaochi and that it would not affect Zhujiuyin's plans, and only then did Zhujiuyin give Lu Wu a portion of His Fire Essence.

The idea of ​​buying peace with money is something that a great deity like Zhu Jiuyin, who has lived for tens of thousands of years, knows very well.

Zhou Yan didn't know what to say, so he remained silent.

The Plain Cloud Eight Realms Flag is a secret treasure that guards Yaochi. It's suspicious that this thing could be taken out of Zhongdou Xingjun's possession.

Zhou Yan suspected that something had happened at Yaochi. The Plain Cloud Banner had been lost and found by Zhongdou Xingjun. Now, Zhongdou Xingjun had delivered the Plain Cloud Banner to Nuwa on his own.

After Nuwa saw the Plain Cloud Banner, she must have understood something, so she asked Lu Wu to take the Plain Cloud Banner to save Yaochi.

Wait, why not ask your own Bai Ze to save it?

Zhou Yan chuckled.

It seems that Nuwa said she should stay away from the Queen Mother of the West and Houtu Niangniang, because if she went to rescue Yaochi, she would become closer to the Queen Mother of the West.

Even when the Queen Mother of the West gave herself the plain-colored cloud banner, it was as if she was telling Nuwa that she wanted her Bai Ze to go and save Yaochi.

So Nuwa found someone to take her place and warned herself not to get too close to the Queen Mother of the West.

Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable! Sending a plain cloud-shaped banner can cause so much trouble?

It's really hard to guess what these big shots are thinking. As someone with only 70% awakening, Bai Ze is completely clueless when he gets involved in the plans of these Heavenly Emperor-level big shots.

"Do you understand?"

Zhu Jiuyin stretched out his hand holding the lady's cigarette, and a bodyguard with an ashtray came up and placed the ashtray under Zhu Jiuyin's cigarette.

Zhu Jiuyin shook the cigarette ash on the ashtray, then took it back and smoked it.

“Lu Wu is on his way to Yaochi right now and has no energy to deal with the affairs of Mount Tai. You can use Lu Wu to pressure me, but I don’t feel any pressure at all.”