If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1308 The Five Gods Return to Their Positions
Under normal circumstances, the old Taoist priest Baihe only needs to give a word or two, saying "all five spirits are lost," and the other party should suddenly realize the truth and awaken to the wisdom of their past life.

After all, this is the "chosen one" chosen by the Dao Ancestor to drive the development of destiny.

The Daoist Ancestor himself said that he had good aptitude.

The old gatekeeper didn't react at all.

At this point, the old Taoist Baihe had already determined that he was not a "first-rate talent".

Then he walked eastward without saying a word. If the old gatekeeper were a "second-rate talent," he should have followed him closely, even if it meant breaking his leg.

This test examines one's heart's desire to follow the Tao.

After all, the old Taoist priest Baihe had already revealed his identity as a deity and expressed his intention to convert people.

If one lacks even the perseverance and awareness to hold on tightly, such a person is definitely not destined for the path of immortality.

Just like Huang Shigong testing Zhang Liang.

Why did Huang Shigong always arrive before Zhang Liang after agreeing to meet him the next day? It was to test Zhang Liang's patience and wisdom.

Zhang Liang passed the test. He then went to the bridge in the middle of the night to wait for dawn.

The old gatekeeper serves as a negative example.

He had only walked twenty or thirty miles when he got tired and didn't want to move anymore.

Even though the old immortal had clearly stated beforehand that he was "on the verge of death," he was still conflicted and considered returning to Chenliu to continue drinking.

By this time, even if the old gatekeeper had a hundred immortal bones, he was no longer qualified to join the Chan Sect. Moreover, the old gatekeeper's immortal bones were already ruined, and the immortal charm left over from his previous life had dissipated, making him almost completely reduced to a mortal.

Having abandoned the idea of ​​taking on disciples and passing on his great teachings, the old Taoist Baihe simply stopped being mysterious and directly revealed the secrets of heaven.

If the old gatekeeper were a "third-rate talent," he should have suddenly realized his mistake under the morning bell and evening drum.

At least I can recall some things from my past life.

The old gatekeeper remained unresponsive.

The old Taoist priest Baihe was in despair and planned to use the Taoist supernatural power "Sound of the Great Dao" to forcibly awaken the old gatekeeper's "innate wisdom".

As a result, the old gatekeeper had no more Su Hui.

"Be patient! Now that you've killed him, you'll fill his place and take his place in the tribulation to fulfill his destiny?" The voice of the Antarctic Immortal seemed to drift from beyond the heavens.

The old Taoist priest Baihe took a few deep breaths, walked to the groaning old gatekeeper, grabbed his collar, and shouted angrily: "You were originally a celestial official of the Lingsu Palace on Mount Tai. Sixty-five years ago, when Emperor Ying Zheng ascended Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to Heaven, you were fortunate enough to serve the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, but because you were disrespectful in front of the sage, you were banished to the mortal world to undergo tribulations."

The sage wants you to wait until the Mandate of Heaven arrives, and then assist the master of the Southeast's imperial aura in achieving hegemony.

Thus, you will return to the ranks of immortals with the merit of supporting the dragon, and may even be promoted and advance further.

"Old Immortal, you...you must have suffered a stroke?" The old gatekeeper asked tremblingly, his eyes filled with fear and apprehension as he looked at the "distorted" old Taoist priest.

"You bastard, the secrets of heaven have been revealed to this extent, and you still won't wake up!"

The old Taoist priest Baihe cursed and decided to use his final killing move: he lifted the old gatekeeper off the ground and used the great supernatural power of "shifting form and changing shadow" to directly arrive at Mount Tai, and even entered the Pengxuan Cave Heaven Lingsu Palace, taking the old gatekeeper on a tour of the place where he lived in his previous life.

Do you remember?

This time, the old gatekeeper finally reacted differently.

His face remained blank, but the blankness was mixed with confusion and bewilderment. "It feels familiar, why?"

“In your previous life, you were the ‘Guest Immortal Child’ of Lingsu Palace. You had already achieved the Five Qi Convergence and attained an immortal body.” The old Taoist Baihe repeated his background and origins.

The old gatekeeper said with delight, "So I really am a reincarnation of a deity, that's wonderful!"

The old Taoist priest Baihe asked expectantly, "Have you regained some of your memories?"

The old gatekeeper shook his head. "I have no memory of it at all. However, I already know my identity as a deity, and I have no more doubts."

"Great Immortal, I beg you to guide me, at least help me regain the supernatural powers I possessed in my past life."

"Why do you want to regain your supernatural powers?" the old Taoist Baihe asked.

"Hehe, with these divine methods, I'll never lack fine wine again!" the old gatekeeper said with anticipation.

Old Master Baihe almost couldn't hold back and was about to slap him again.

“Take him to his ‘Jingwu Courtyard’ to the east.”

At this moment, the voice of the Antarctic Immortal drifted into the ears of the White Crane Taoist once again.

The old Taoist priest immediately carried the old gatekeeper eastward and soon arrived at a magnificent building that resembled a royal palace.

The door to that large house was locked, and a varnished wooden plaque hung on the door with two ancient seal characters that read "Fuzhen".

The old Taoist priest Baihe suddenly realized that this was the old gatekeeper's "old home" where he had lived for hundreds of years in his previous life.

He unlocked the chains, pushed open the door, and said, "Go in and take a look."

The old gatekeeper walked into the house and felt that the furniture, bed, and pillows were all very familiar.

He was particularly distracted by the calligraphy and paintings on his desk, feeling as if he had written and painted them himself.

He slapped his head hard, making loud "bang" sounds, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Fuzhen, your Five Gods have arrived!" Suddenly, the old Taoist Baihe shouted from outside the house.

The old gatekeeper turned around and saw five “divine men” walking in one after another from outside the door.

They were wearing clothes of different colors.

The "deity" in the apricot-yellow robe has the character "中" (zhong, meaning center) on its chest, while the deity in the blue robe has the character "东" (dong, meaning east) on its chest. The five directions—east, west, south, north, and center—are all represented.

They were all tall and imposing, nearly three meters tall, with bulging muscles all over their bodies, and their majesty was like that of gods.

"who are you?"

Even though he didn't recognize any of them and they didn't look like him, the old gatekeeper felt that they were very familiar.

It was as if they were blood relatives.

The man in the apricot-yellow clothes sighed, "We are the five vital energies you cultivated in your past life, and also the spirits of your five internal organs in this life."

You lack ambition, indulge in drinking, and never cultivate yourself. You were born with a mortal body, and your immortal bones have been tainted by the vices of wine and women. You are destined to have no hope of becoming an immortal in this lifetime.

We then left you, preparing for reincarnation, to be human again, hoping to find a chance to become immortals in our next life.

It's a pity that you are destined by Heaven, and the Emperor of Mount Tai has detained us, forbidding us from being reincarnated.

Today, the Great Emperor has finally released us, allowing us to return to your internal organs.

The man in black said sadly, "It's so unfair! We five brothers already have spirituality, yet we still have to give way to you, you good-for-nothing."

"Enough with the nonsense, the time has come, the five gods return to their positions!"

The man in the light green clothes shouted and transformed into a streak of green light, plunging headfirst into the old gatekeeper's chest, specifically into his liver area.

The other four followed suit.

The five spirits returned to their places, and the five internal organs shimmered with multicolored immortal light. The old gatekeeper's entire body was cleansed by the immortal power.

He felt as if he had been awakened from a dream, feeling refreshed and clear-headed, and had truly achieved enlightenment.

The past few decades of ordinary life seem like they happened just a few days ago. Although vividly remembered, they constitute a small part of his long life and have little impact on his "id," with alcoholism being an exception.

He's feeling increasingly craving alcohol now.

"So that's how it is! I finally understand!" He came to the old Taoist priest Baihe with a face full of shame, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "This humble boy almost ruined the important matter entrusted to him by the sage due to his greed for wine. Please punish me, Great Immortal."

The old Taoist priest Baihe reverted to his original Taoist boy form and said calmly, "I am Baihe, a boy under the command of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor. Today, I have come to enlighten you on the orders of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable."

Now that you're awake, go back!

"Bang bang bang~~" The old gatekeeper kowtowed vigorously, pleading, "Great Immortal, please have mercy and guide me into the Dao. I have already understood cause and effect, and I will definitely repent and strive to complete the task assigned by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable."

“Go back to Chenliu first. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me. There’s no need for you to become my disciple,” said the White Crane Boy.

The old gatekeeper knew he had completely missed his chance, and his heart was filled with regret. He could only wail and cry, and dared not even continue to plead.

The White Crane Boy looked at him indifferently.

After a while, the old gatekeeper finished venting his emotions, wiped away the tears and snot from his face, and asked in a muffled voice, "Please give me instructions, Great Immortal, which hidden dragon should I assist?" "You decide for yourself."

The White Crane Boy had no idea who was destined for him.

He also needs to rely on the old gatekeeper's selection to determine the true identity of the Son of Heaven.

"Today I am merely enlightening you, helping you rediscover your innate wisdom and restore your cultivation, so that you may have the ability to assist the True Dragon. But who the True Dragon is, you must judge for yourself. This is also a test; you will have to endure many hardships before you can return to the Celestial Court."

The old gatekeeper kowtowed several times to the White Crane Boy before returning to the human world with a dejected look on his face.

After he left, the White Crane Boy found the Antarctic Immortal and asked in confusion, "Master, I think that Li Shiqi is not up to any great task and will not be able to give Yu Fengxian a proper retribution!"

The Old Man of the South Pole said, "He was originally just a strategist; you shouldn't regard him as 'Jiang Ziya'."

People like Jiang Shang, who are both learned and skilled in martial arts, are extremely rare.

Even if they did encounter such a situation, they would definitely not want to become a second Jiang Shang. Alas, what a pity for Jiang Shang.

With a complex expression, the immortal continued, "Now, Yu Fengxian is the Grand Tutor of the Great Qin Dynasty. He can be so powerful and imposing in front of all the immortals, not because of his cultivation, but because of his status as the legitimate successor of the Great Qin Dynasty."

If Li Shiqi can assist the true dragon in destroying Qin and taking away her reliance, that will be the greatest retribution for her.

The White Crane Boy said hesitantly, "This kind of retribution isn't satisfying enough!"

The Antarctic Immortal said calmly, "Yu Fengxian has not yet been on the battlefield; she only devises strategies behind the scenes."

Li Shiqi was also a strategist who formulated strategies.

As long as he keeps ruining Yu Fengxian's grand plan and eventually turns her into the Grand Tutor of a fallen kingdom, how could he not feel satisfied?
Just thinking about it makes me want to laugh out loud.

To prove his point, the old man grinned and forced out a slightly stiff, smug smile.

Baihe Tongzi was somewhat skeptical, "Could that drunkard from Gaoyang really ruin Yu Fengxian's grand plan?"

Now the Antarctic Immortal truly laughed. "Li Shiqi is not to be underestimated. Even a Golden Immortal, if he loses his five divine powers, will become muddle-headed and as stupid as a pig. Look at Li Shiqi, has he ever been stupid?"

The White Crane Boy pondered, "He is clever, but he is just a smart person among mortals, lacking the comprehension and spiritual insight of a cultivator."

The Old Man of the South Pole said, "Even if he didn't find the Five Gods, he's still qualified to be a strategist for the Mandate of Heaven."

Now that he has regained his innate wisdom, he has not only gained Taoist cultivation, but his innate great supernatural powers have also awakened.

It's actually a good thing that his immortal bones are damaged.

Because the spiritual energy of the immortal bones was not lost, but was absorbed by the innate supernatural powers of this life.

As a strategist, he became even stronger.

The White Crane Boy exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't even notice that he had such a special talent."

The Old Man of the South Pole said calmly, "If you could tell at a glance, he would have been exposed long ago."

But even after his immortal bones were destroyed, they were never discovered by the immortals seeking the Dao seed.

Since the old gatekeeper was a pawn arranged by the Dao Ancestor, he must have been concealed from the Dao Ancestor's secrets. It would be strange if he could be discovered by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Master.

The White Crane Boy asked curiously, "What is his innate supernatural ability?"

“The same ‘word-to-heart communication’ as Zhang Yi and Su Qin,” said the Antarctic Immortal.

Baihe Tongzi pondered, "If someone had even half the skill of Zhang Yi or Su Qin, they could have made Yu Fengxian extremely anxious and frustrated."

Xianyang, Imperial Observatory.

"What?! Grand Tutor, you plan to channel the power of the earthquake to impact Luofeng Mountain? What are you trying to do?"

Having just returned from the Hengshan Divine Palace, Yang Li heard some shocking news.

Master Guan glanced at him and sighed, "It's not part of the plan. The Grand Tutor has already channeled the earth's veins and changed the direction of the earthquake's force."

About half a month later, a medium-sized earthquake of the Xuan level struck at the foot of the main peak of Luofeng Mountain.

The force of the earthquake will definitely impact the underworld of Fengdu.

I just returned from the underworld of Fengdu. I met with the Emperor of Fengdu and informed him of this news.

Yang Li looked him up and down, then said with a strange expression, "The real person has actually returned unharmed."

"Would the Emperor of Fengdu be so cowardly as to let you say such things and then return unscathed?"

Grey Crane Master said strangely, "You have no idea how fierce our Grand Tutor Yu is."

"The Great Immortal Yin Yinzi was publicly cursed to death by our Grand Master at the Flying Immortal Platform in the Fengdu Underworld."

"Cursed to kill Yin Yinzi?!" Yang Li was shocked.

"Don't exaggerate like that. Yin Yinzi's failure to transcend the tribulation is well-deserved."

Grand Tutor Yu waved his hand and said, "Master Guan, how does the Emperor of Fengdu intend to explain this to me?"

Yang Li was startled again, "You bombarded Luofeng Mountain with an earthquake, and now you expect the Emperor of Fengdu to explain it to you?"

"Grand Tutor Yu was avenging the old Grand Commandant. As a man of his status, he went to Fengdu and was bullied at will by a mere brat."

Master Guan explained for a moment, then turned to Grand Tutor Yu and continued, "The Emperor of Fengdu is furious. He is furious that the Grand Tutor dared to threaten Fengdu with an earthquake, and he is also furious that his ghost messengers are acting recklessly."

Grand Tutor Yu sneered, "He got angry for a moment to make his stance clear—that the insult to the Grand Commandant had nothing to do with him. And then he felt at ease and could vent his anger on me with a clear conscience?"

Master Guan pondered for a moment and said, "I followed the Grand Tutor and first completed the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Heaven and filing a complaint at the Temple of Heaven before going to Fengdu."

At that time, Yin Yinzi had already completed his tribulation, and countless ghost immortals witnessed the Grand Tutor's ruthlessness and decisiveness.

The Emperor of Fengdu was also present, and I could sense that he was somewhat wary of the Grand Tutor's 'madness'.

He also expressed deep suspicion that the Grand Tutor had caused the earthquake at Luofeng Mountain.

As for explaining himself to the Grand Tutor, at least for now, he doesn't think he or Fengdu have done anything wrong.

At most, he apologized to the "Heavenly King" for what he had previously suffered.

He emphasized the pronunciation of "Si Tian Wang".

The Emperor of Fengdu admitted his mistake not because he felt that he or Fengdu was wrong, but because the State Commandery was no longer what it used to be.

Grand Tutor Yu smiled faintly, "Very well, I was shaken when I destroyed the Hengshan Divine Palace before, so I must restrain myself and not cause any more trouble for the Five Sacred Mountains."

Now I have a new goal.

From this day forward, the power of the Kyushu earthquake will all benefit Luo Fengshan.

Grey Crane Immortal said worriedly, "The Great Emperor of Fengdu has boundless magical power, and Fengdu is home to countless ancient ghost immortals and demon gods that even Golden Immortals fear."

The Grand Tutor demonstrated his abilities with a major earthquake, making Fengdu wary; that was enough.

There's no need to completely sever ties.

Grand Tutor Yu laughed and said, "Now I'm not bothered by having too many lice, nor worried about having too many debts."

With one more Emperor Fengdu, it's like adding another group of "Four Friends of Qionglin".

Will it affect me much? But if Fengdu turns into an earthquake-prone mountain, the impact will be enormous.

Master Guan solemnly said, "The Great Emperor of Fengdu is the ancestor of all ghost immortals! He is not a true Golden Immortal, but he should be in harmony with the Heavenly Dao of the Netherworld."

In the Netherworld, even the Four Friends of Qionglin working together might not be his match.

Grand Tutor Yu sighed, "I am not a belligerent person. The war in the Central Plains has begun, and many cultivators will die in the future."

Extraordinary people who escaped the "blacklist" would mostly have their souls go to the underworld of Fengdu after they died.

If the Emperor of Fengdu continues as before, allowing cultivators hostile to Qin to enter the Fengdu Underworld and arbitrarily humiliate and bully the heroic spirits of Qin...

Should we pretend we don't know?
I'm even planning to hold a national memorial ceremony for the underworld of Fengdu!

Given the current situation, would the Great Emperor of Fengdu cooperate with us like Yama, the King of Hell?

Master Guan pondered for a moment and said, "After the first earthquake occurs at Luofeng Mountain, Grand Tutor, don't rush to launch the second one."

I'll go to Fengdu again. The Emperor of Fengdu's attitude should be much softer then.”

(End of this chapter)