I have a relic of heaven

Chapter 331 Yuanshi Taoist in the Eight Trigrams Furnace

In a courtyard in the City of the Dead.

"According to the agreed time, there are still three days left. After three days, I must go to see the Ghost Emperor Shen Tu."

The bride was dressing in front of the mirror. She looked at herself in the mirror wearing a phoenix crown and a beautiful dress, and she was a little absent-minded:

"It's a coincidence. Three days from now, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be the day when the Lord of the Sea of Blood will inspect the Nine Netherworlds. His first stop will be the City of the Dead."

This ghost house is eerie and strange. The dressing table is in the courtyard and there is a dry well on one side.

Zhou Mu stood beside the dry well in the yard and looked down - inside the well, there was a female ghost with very long hair shivering.

On the side, Zhong Kui said dully:
"So, you still have three days of freedom?"

"Yeah." The third young lady's tone was very calm, so calm that it was even a little scary. At this moment, she began to sigh softly:

"My father seems to have entered the city, but I cannot go to see him. If I see him, I must immediately go to the palace to meet Shen Tu."

As she spoke, she leaned over, grabbed a handful of dark black mud, and clenched it tightly in her hand, but some of the mud still slipped through her fingers.

“Three days is so short and insignificant, but I cherish it now.”

Zhong Kui wanted to say something, but finally remained silent.

As for the old blind man, his eyes were always on Zhou Mu. Zhou Mu was observing the female ghost in the dry well, and the old blind man was observing Zhou Mu.

His ears moved slightly, and he received the message from the great emperor, so he looked sideways and asked:
"Miss Third, the Lord of the Blood Sea is on tour at this time, and it just so happens that you are going to meet Shen Tu. I will accompany you at that time. If the timing is right, I will ask the Lord of the Blood Sea to take you away. What do you think?"

The third young lady was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face, but it quickly faded:

"No."

"I can actually leave at any time, I can escape."

"But if I leave or escape, what will happen to my father and the others?"

The old blind man touched his chin:

"So, the problem still lies with the Ghost Emperor Shen Tu. Has the King of Hell already gone to see Shen Tu?"

"Ah."

The third lady raised her head:

"I can sense my father's presence. He is in the distance, in the center of the City of the Dead. That is Shen Tu's palace, his residence."

The old blind man moved his ears slightly, listening to the voice, and then asked again:
"The shadow of the black bird in the sky is clearly there, but it seems so far away. It seems that the path leading to the black bird is in the Ghost Emperor's palace?"

The third young lady was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said:
"I'm not sure about this. The time when the black bird descended was very short. But if Senior Guaxian is curious, I can write a letter to ask my father. My father is in the palace now, so he might know something. What do you think?"

"That would be the best." The old blind man stroked his long beard. Although his eyes were covered with a black cloth, it could not block his vision.

At this moment, he looked up at the sky, staring at the black bird, and began to wonder in his heart.

The Great Emperor seems to attach great importance to the Xuanniao?
Well, never mind. Don’t think about things that you shouldn’t think about.

At this moment, the third lady summoned a three-headed ghost bird, handed a letter to the three-headed ghost bird,
The bird flapped its wings and flew towards the Shentu Palace located in the center of the City of the Dead.

"It may take some time for father to reply, but not too long. Maybe I can get a reply today." The third young lady stood up and bowed to the old blind man, saying so.

"Thank you." The old blind man nodded, then looked at the great emperor, only to find that the emperor had been sitting quietly beside the dry well, breathing evenly, as if he had fallen asleep, or as if he was wandering in a distant place.

The old blind man couldn't help but lower his voice:
"There seems to be an ancient building in the City of the Dead. I heard that they use red spider lilies as fuel and gather all kinds of rare birds and animals as ingredients, and they can stir-fry the most delicious food in the Nine Netherworld."

After a pause, he continued:

"I will go and see it for myself, but I won't eat there. I will bring some back. Miss Third, Judge Zhong Kui, do you want anything to eat?"

The third young lady shook her head silently, seemingly having no interest. However, Zhong Kui listed a series of rare and precious dishes.

The old blind man finally glanced at the Great Emperor who had his eyes closed and said with a smile:
"My friend must be thinking about the way of cultivation again. Please don't disturb him. Okay, I'll go first."

He quietly retreated out of the courtyard and headed towards the famous Jiuyou First Floor - it wasn't that the old blind man was greedy,
Mainly, after thinking about it, he couldn't think of how to please the great emperor, so maybe he could give it a try with some rare delicacies.

at the same time.

Zhou Mu's mind was no longer in this courtyard - not even in Jiuyou, not in the [present].

After he tried to communicate with his elder sister to no avail, he did not waste time. His thoughts went back in time and he focused on the childhood memories of Roaring Sky Dog.

Countless years ago, on the eve of the first catastrophe.

In the Jade Ding Immortal Palace, Jade Ding Tianzun was preaching to the gods, talking about the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts, the Seventy-Two Transformations, the immortal arts and wonderful methods.

The god was listening with fascination, but suddenly he became aware of something. He glanced towards the corner of the Taoist palace, and looked at the puppy lying on the ground gnawing on a big bone.

A powerful will, at some point, descended upon the puppy - not only the gods, but also the Taoist Heavenly Master sensed it and looked at it in deep thought.

Unlike the past, Zhou Mu was not "observing" this memory this time, but actually going back in time to come here.

In the past, he needed the help of Senior Yuanshi to come for a short period of time, but now, he can do it easily by himself.
Of course, Zhou Mu's will when he came here could not be as perfect as it was with the help of Senior Yuanshi.

The Taoist gods and celestial beings who were right before their eyes naturally noticed it.

"Fellow Taoist Who?!"

The old celestial being who was preaching the truth became solemn and stopped preaching the truth. He fixed his eyes on the puppy. Roaring Sky Dog raised his head blankly:

"Woof woof woof?"

At this moment, the puppy was not yet the Demon Saint that would later become, not the Sun-Swallowing God, and could not even speak.

The Taoist Heavenly Master said nothing, just stared at the puppy, and the next moment.

A ray of powerful will was pulled away from the puppy. Under the void creation, Zhou Mu created a body for himself and took control of it.

“Daoyou, you are…” Before the old Tianzun finished speaking, the god with the three-pointed double-edged sword on his back laughed:
"Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

"Greetings, Master." Zhou Mu nodded slightly to Yang Jian. The old master was a little confused, but then he realized something was wrong - this person who suddenly came down,

Not only is there an aura that does not belong to this period of time, but there are also traces of the majesty of the [Northern Emperor]!
It can even be said that the Taoist Tianzun saw the illusory Zhoutian Xingdoutu behind Zhou Mu! !
He was so frightened that he staggered—Beidi?
Although Jade Ding Tianzun is not Daluo and has not even experienced the first calamity of the Conferred God, he knows all the god positions in heaven very well - even though many of them are still vacant.

"You, come from the future?" The old Tianzun had an idea in his mind and guessed that this person was the Northern Emperor who took office after the Conferred God Ceremony, and now he went back in time and came here!
So, at this moment, it is not the [now], but the [past]?
However, young Yang Jian and the Northern Emperor who traveled back in time to come here called each other "fellow Taoists".
The old Lord suddenly realized and a look of relief flashed across his face.

This good disciple of mine has reached the Daluo level.

He wisely asked nothing.

Zhou Mu nodded slightly to the old Lord, then turned to look at Yang Jian, and said straight to the point without hiding anything:
"I came here all these years to look for Senior Yuanshi."

The old Lord’s ears stood up.

Yang Jian was handsome and heroic, with sharp eyes. At this moment, he was smiling and saying:
"So the new Northern Emperor is Daoist Fellow Zhou. The people in the chaos outside the heaven and earth are shaken by this. If I'm not mistaken, the luck of the demon race has fallen to the bottom, and the human race is in control of human affairs. This is also related to Daoist Fellow Zhou, right?"

The old Lord was confused by what he heard. Will the human race take over the world again?

He couldn't help swallowing, a little dazed. So, this Northern Emperor came from the distant future when the human race lost its position as the protagonist of heaven and earth?

So, has [the current node] been many, many years away from this moment?
The old celestial master sighed softly in his heart and continued to listen without asking anything. Zhou Mu nodded at this time and responded readily:
"It is indeed me, but I am not in the human world at the moment. I have already gone to the underworld."

Yang Jian thought thoughtfully:
"Nine Netherworld? Then Fellow Daoist Zhou, or rather His Majesty the Northern Emperor, must be careful. There are many powerful masters in Nine Netherworld, such as the Lord of the Sea of Blood, Zhulong, and the Central Ghost Emperor. These are just the ones that are out in the open."

After a pause, he changed the subject:
"Oh, right, since His Majesty the Northern Emperor is here to look for our master, you won't be able to find him at Yuxu Palace. Our master had some problems in the past, so we should go to the Heavenly Palace."

Zhou Mu's expression became serious. Heaven?

At this moment, the Jade Emperor is sitting upright in the Heavenly Palace.
Yang Jian seemed to see what Zhou Mu was thinking and said with a smile:
"Something has happened to the Deposed Emperor Jade Emperor as well - otherwise, he should have noticed that Your Majesty the Northern Emperor had come here again."

Zhou Mu recalled the last encounter, and understood, thinking:

"Have Senior Yuanshi and the Deposed Emperor both encountered problems? I understand, but the Heavenly Palace is vast. Where exactly should I go to find Senior Yuanshi?"

On the side, the old Tianzun, who was watching his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, had his heart pounding and felt a little dizzy. Was there something wrong with his master?

And what happened to the future of the Jade Emperor? No, what happened to the [present node]?

He continued to listen.

A strange look flashed across Yang Jian's face at this moment. After pondering for a moment, he said:
"If I'm not mistaken, His Majesty Beidi may be able to find our master by going to Tushita Palace."

"Tushita Palace?"

Zhou Mu blinked, bowed and thanked him, and did not talk too much with this True Lord Erlang Xiansheng. He immediately pushed open the Taoist palace and walked away into the sky.

The young Roaring Sky Dog was gnawing on the bone stupidly. Yang Jian turned his head and looked at Jade Ding Zhenren:
"Master, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask."

"Do not ask."

The old god smiled:

"Continue to listen to my teachings?"

"Okay, Master."

………………

Arrived in heaven.

At this moment, the calamity of the Conferred Gods has not yet begun, the Heavenly Palace is deserted, and nine out of ten palaces of the immortals are empty.

Along the way, Zhou Mu didn't even meet a living immortal. The journey to Lihentian was extremely smooth and no accidents occurred.

We have arrived at the Heaven of Separation.

The Tushita Palace stands in the center of Lihentian, majestic and simple as ever.
When they arrived in front of the Taoist temple, Qingniu, who was lying at the door, raised his eyelids and was slightly startled:
"Lao Zhou?"

"Yes, it's me. Senior Yuanshi is in there?"

Qingniu is Daluo, the past, present and future are the same. At this moment, he blinked blankly:
"Master Yuanshi? Shouldn't he be in Yuxu Palace? Right now, in Tushita Palace, there is only a historical imprint of the master."

Zhou Mu frowned:

"It's a long story. I'll explain it to you later. I'll go in first."

As he said this, he took a deep breath and gently pushed open the door of Tushita Palace. Qingniu stood up, thought for a moment, and did not follow him in.

Walking into the Tushita Palace, the Bagua furnace lay quietly in its original place. On the high platform, the historical imprint of Laojun was brewing tea, ignoring the Beidi who came in - it was just an imprint, without intelligence or consciousness.
It exists only to maintain the historical process.

The gate of the Taoist palace slammed shut, isolating the inside and the outside.

"Senior Yuanshi? Senior Yuanshi?"

Zhou Mu called out loudly, and his resonant voice echoed in the Tushita Palace. He was a little confused. There was no Senior Yuanshi here.
Did Master Erlang make a mistake?
The thought just came to an end.

"Asshole, long time no see."

A faint sigh was heard, Zhou Mu looked in the direction of the sound, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The sound came from the Bagua furnace.

The next moment.

The lid of the Bagua furnace vibrated, as if it was about to be opened, but ultimately failed. The entire furnace continued to vibrate, and the familiar voice of the middle-aged Taoist priest sounded again.

"Well, I still can't get out - don't ask, you shouldn't know yet. Knowing too much is dangerous for you."

Zhou Mu's eyelids twitched wildly:

"You, something's wrong?"

The Supreme Being in the Eight Trigrams Furnace was silent for a moment, and did not answer, but said:
"You bastard, I know your purpose. You want to know the truth. You want to know what the Three Pure Ones are planning for you."

Zhou Mu pursed his lips and said nothing.

The creature in the Bagua furnace sighed:
"Some things take a long time to explain. I never thought that you would reach this point so quickly. You are very close to Daluo, and even within reach of the realm of great supernatural powers."

Slow down,
The middle-aged Taoist priest who was being burned by the fire in the Bagua furnace suddenly changed the subject:
"Before I can help you solve your doubts, you need to know some things first, and understand the Dao Contest."

Zhou Mu pursed his lips and bowed towards the Bagua furnace:
"Please, Senior Yuanshi, help me solve this puzzle."

"Well, you have become more polite. You have grown up, you bastard."

The middle-aged man in the furnace cursed with a smile, and his voice turned very low.

"At the end of the catastrophe, the Three Pure Ones were besieged and split into three, losing the qualification to fight for the Dao. We decided that no one would be allowed to enter the present world, change the past, interfere with the present, or plan the future."

"As for the so-called Dao Conflict, the Supreme should have explained it to you. It's simple to say, it's nothing more than the [Three Realms], nothing more than our respective 'weights' in the great universe."

"In the great universe, the heavens have their own Lord, the mortal world has its own Lord, and the underworld has its own Lord."

"In this era, the Lord of Heaven is the Jade Emperor, the Lord of Earth is Hou Tu, and as for the Lord of the Mortal Worlds, it is the Queen Nuwa."

Zhou Mu listened quietly with a solemn expression.

The voice of Yuanshi Taoist continued to echo faintly from the Bagua furnace.
"In this history, Hou Tu has always been the landlord, but everyone wants to have a share of the Nine Netherworld, so the Heavenly Court established the Underworld, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva entered the Nine Netherworld and made a great wish - to fight for the [share] that belongs to the Nine Netherworld."

"The Lord of the Mortal World in this era has always been Nuwa, but similarly, many supreme beings also want to intervene, which is why there are all kinds of events in the Journey to the West and the Heaven's rule over the human world. Even Fuxi and Shennong are the incarnations of a certain Taoist friend, and they are also fighting for the share that belongs to the [Mortal World]."

As He spoke, He began to cough violently and seemed very weak.

Zhou Mu was really worried. Even though he was suspicious and had some concerns, he still said:
"Senior, what happened to you?"

"I'm fine."

The Taoist in the Bagua furnace said calmly:

"It is just being refined into the Supreme Great Pill, that's all."

"Now, go on, I'll clear it up for you."

Zhou Mu took three steps back.

(My status is not very good, and the writing is a bit watery, but it is better than the past two days. I should resume normal updates soon.)

(End of this chapter)