Refining Demons to Become a Taoist: Refining 108,000 Insects at the Beginning.

Chapter 288 The entanglement of cause and effect
Wuzhuzi laughed: "Meng Lingpo, now you know my ability, right? You still want to control me like before, but it's not possible now!"

"Besides, I'm doing this for your own good!"

"It's a good thing that there are two True Lords in the Four Officials lineage. Otherwise, if it were just us, the Huangquan Taoist lineage would have been extinct long ago, and the Huangquan Secret Realm would have been handed over to others!"

"Just now, those monks with ulterior motives near the secret realm were all killed!"

"That's the realm of the true Dao. It would be better for us, the Five Gods, to join them as soon as possible!"

Granny Ling said coldly: "So this is what you are planning!"

"They actually want to merge the Five Gods into the Four Officials!"

Wuzhuzi said, "Why not?"

"For so many years, the Five Gods have never reached the realm of the True Dao, and they are just struggling to hold on!"

"There have been people like you and me before, who were only one step away from achieving the True Dao realm, but we always found it difficult to break through, and either perished or died!"

"If I join the Four Officials lineage, maybe I can get guidance from the True Lord and I still have a chance."

Granny Ling just sneered: "It sounds good, but by then, even if you achieve the realm of true Taoism, the Five Gods will always be a vassal of the Four Officials!"

Wuzhuzi acted as if he was disappointed with someone and said angrily, "Why are you so stubborn? What does it matter if the Five Gods become a vassal?"

"As long as you can achieve the realm of true Dao, who dares to look down on you!"

No matter how Wu Zhuzi tried to persuade her, Grandma Ling just refused to give in.

Wuzhuzi's patience ran out: "Okay, in the past you were the strongest among the Five Gods, and we listened to you in everything. But now you are not the only one who has the final say, let the Five Gods make the choice!"

Wu Zhuzi waved his hand and flames came out, including not only ghost fire, but also many spiritual fires, heart fires, divine fires and the like.

The flames fell to the ground and transformed into human forms, all of whom were cultivators from the Five Gods lineage.

But their cultivation is average, they just become immortals after breaking away from their mortal bodies.

Those with deeper cultivation can only barely touch the threshold of the celestial immortal realm. They are still far from the cultivators like Ling Po Po and Wu Zhuzi who have reached the peak of celestial immortal strength and can sense the true way.

Granny Ling looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "Wu Zhuzi, it seems that you have made plans a long time ago!"

"You have already gathered all the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage together, and yet you are still pretending to be so in front of me!"

Wuzhuzi laughed loudly and said, "That's right, the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage are too lax and lack a backbone, which is why they are declining!"

"Gather them together now, and let me lead them. Gather them into a group and join the Four Officials lineage. This will give you some weight and more resources!"

Granny Ling's white hair trembled slightly, and her aura radiated. She pointed at Wuzhuzi and cursed, "Shameless wretch, you are using the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage to exchange for your own interests!"

Wu Zhuzi didn't care: "If not, how can I have the opportunity to achieve my own path!"

"Meng Lingpo, today is the general trend. If you agree, you will be included in the Four Officials lineage, which will also benefit you!"

"If you don't agree, then from today on, you are no longer a cultivator of the Five Gods lineage!"

"I won't make it difficult for you. Just make a vow on your own to sever your karmic connection with the Huangquan Daoist tradition and never enter the Huangquan Secret Realm again. Then you can leave!"

As Wuzhuzi spoke, circles of blurry flames emanated from his body, with an intention to induce and bewitch him, as he confronted Grandma Ling!
The other cultivators from the Five Gods lineage all stood behind Wuzhuzi without saying a word.

Wuzhuzi's momentum increased greatly, and invisible pressure, like a great force, fell on Ling Po Po.

Granny Ling was at a disadvantage. She groaned and took two steps back, feeling sad: "Why has the Five Gods come to this point…"

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a light laugh fell into the ears of Grandma Ling. The pressure on Grandma Ling dissipated instantly, and she stabilized her body.

But to Wuzhuzi's ears, this chuckle sounded completely the opposite!
His own aura, coupled with the momentum gathered on him by the Five Divine Lineage cultivators behind him, collapsed with that chuckle.

Wuzhuzi's momentum was broken, his mind was in turmoil, and he searched for the source, his eyes fell on Chen Ming.

That chuckle came from Chen Ming.

Since Wuzhuzi appeared, Chen Ming quietly stepped aside without saying a word.

Chen Ming concealed his own aura, and Wu Zhuzi just thought he was an ordinary cultivator with Grandma Ling and did not take him seriously.

His attention was all on Grandma Ling.

Who would have thought that Chen Ming's chuckle would reverse the situation!

Wu Zhuzi's mind was in a state of confusion before he remembered that when he appeared, Grandma Ling was asking Chen Ming what he thought of the strength of the True Lord of Punishment!

It seems that what Meng Lingpo said was not groundless.

This person is not simple, as he can break my momentum so easily!
"I didn't realize you even found help!"

Wu Zhuzi stepped back and put some distance between himself and Grandma Ling and Chen Ming, becoming wary.

Until now, Wu Zhuzi only regarded Chen Ming as a cultivator of the same level as himself.

After all, any True Lord who has cultivated to the realm of True Dao, when he shows up, it is always with great fanfare and pomp!
It is rare to find someone as powerful as Chen Ming but as low-key as an ordinary cultivator.

Although Wu Zhuzi was cautious and fearful, he still didn't think that Grandma Ling and Chen Ming could stop him.

"Meng Lingpo, what's the point of bringing in an outsider!"

"This is a matter of the Five Gods. You have crossed the line!"

Grandma Ling ignored Wuzhuzi's shouting, bowed solemnly to Chen Ming, and said:

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. Now that the Five Gods have reached this point, I can no longer save them!"

"He has gathered all the cultivators of the Five Gods lineage, and he also has the other several spells."

"If you are willing to help, I, Meng Suling, am willing to swear an oath with the Heart Fire True Dao to respect you as my master!"

Wu Zhuzi was shocked when he heard what Grandma Ling said!
"Are you crazy? Who is he? You are willing to respect an outsider instead of following me and joining the Four Officials lineage!"

"Okay, okay, you have long been colluding with the outside world, wanting to abandon the Five Gods and rebel against the Huangquan Dao Sect!"

Granny Ling ignored his shouting and stared at Chen Ming, waiting for his response.

Chen Ming's face was as gloomy as water, and he felt something in his heart. The mark of the red lotus of heart fire flashed between his eyebrows. He knew that he had been involved in the cause and effect of the Huangquan Taoist sect.

"Forget it. Since I have cultivated the Heart Fire of the Five Gods, it is only natural for me to bear this consequence!"

"Since it cannot be cut off, then I will use this as a starting point to refine my mystical power!"

Chen Ming took advantage of this entanglement of cause and effect to comprehend. If he wanted to restore his cultivation and completely connect with the real world and gain a firm foothold, he had to go through this journey.

But it’s also okay. The Huangquan Taoist tradition is chaotic, and using this as one’s roots in the real world can save one from a lot of trouble.

Moreover, for some reason, Chen Ming always felt somewhat familiar with this Huangquan Taoist sect.

(End of this chapter)