This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Bai and Mo Ling intertwined their fingers and walked towards the hall.

The main hall was very spacious. Perhaps because it was in the underworld, the rising yin energy around it made the hall even more mysterious.

Walking through it, Zhong Bai was a little cautious, after all, this was an unfamiliar place for him, while Mo Ling kept pulling Zhong Bai forward.

Arriving at the center of the main hall, there were rows of suspended thrones on both sides, but none of the elders of the Feathered Immortal Mansion were among them. Directly in front, in the void, was a three-zhang lotus platform. The lotus platform was slightly black and gleamed with a dark light. Mo Chen Saint Lord was sitting quietly on the lotus platform.

The moment Mo Ling saw Saint Lord Mo Chen, she released her tightly clasped hands with Zhong Bai and looked at her elder brother with a smile.

"Brother, we are back!"

"Zhong Bai greets...Big Brother!"

Unlike Mo Ling, Zhong Bai chose to bow deeply.

Mo Chen, who was meditating, slowly opened his eyes, and various emotions were changing in his expressive pupils.

"No need to be polite, Zhong Bai. My sister is now in your hands. I know your identity is special, and I know you are the treasure of Maoshan. But my sister is also the darling of my Yuhua Immortal Mansion. I can't be sure about the future, but if you ever dare to bully my sister, even if Maoshan backs you up, I will never let you off. Do you... understand?"

Mo Ling listened quietly to this show of force without choosing to stand up for Zhong Bai. Her elder brother's words were full of love for her, and it would be foolish for her to step forward at this moment.

Of course, Zhong Bai doesn't actually need it.

"Big brother, Zhong Bai may not be able to make a promise of one love for life in this lifetime, but one thing is certain: since Zhong Bai has chosen to become Mo Ling's Daoist partner, he will never let her be bullied!"
"May the Three Mao Ancestors be above, and may your disciple Zhong Bai, if he breaks this oath, gladly suffer the wrath of the Thunder Gods, which will strike him down and annihilate him!"

Seeing Zhong Bai swear to the heavens like that, the complex emotions on Mo Chen Saint Lord's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a bright smile.

"Good good!"

After saying "good" three times in a row, Mo Chen Saint Lord appeared in front of Zhong Bai from the lotus platform in the blink of an eye. He patted Zhong Bai's shoulder and then handed Mo Ling's hand to Zhong Bai, placing their hands together.

"The Celestial Palace has made arrangements. You can become Daoist partners in three days."

However, if a wedding is required, it can only be postponed for a while.

"Two years from now is Mo Ling's millennium birthday, perfect for our wedding!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Ling blushed, but still held Zhong Bai's palm tightly.

"I'll follow my elder brother's arrangements..."

Since Mo Ling has said so, how could Zhong Bai possibly disagree?

"Zhong Bai will also follow his elder brother's arrangements!"

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After leaving the main hall of the Immortal Palace, Mo Ling led Zhong Bai to the back hall where she usually lived.

Rather than a palace, it is more like a space created by the Holy Monarch Mo Chen. A bright flame in the void acts as the sun and burns continuously. The space is filled with a sea of ​​flowers, trees, mountains and flowing water, just like the human world.

Time flew by; three days were just a blink of an eye for Zhong Bai and his companions.

Inside the Immortal Palace, Zhong Bai and Mo Ling were both dressed in festive attire. On the high hall, to the left was the Holy Lord Mo Chen, and to the right was the Ten Ancestors' Tablet from Zhong Bai's Qiankun Ring, serving as elders.

The ceremony was not complicated, after all, the two were just going through the motions and the real wedding would not take place for another two years. Therefore, after the simple ceremony, Zhong Bai and Mo Ling returned to their bridal chamber.

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Inside the bridal chamber, the white jade palace shimmered with light. Mo Ling sat on the bed, looking somewhat nervous. Her fingers rubbed together incessantly, and while she gently bit her lip, she couldn't help but glance at Zhong Bai, who was walking towards her step by step.

Looking up, the two met each other's eyes. There was no custom of lifting the veil. Zhong Bai looked at Mo Ling's stunningly beautiful face and felt a dryness in his throat. Who could resist such beauty?
When he came to Mo Ling, Zhong Bai tried his best to remain calm and gentle.

"Ling'er, we are now Daoist partners."

Mo Ling blushed slightly upon hearing Zhong Bai's somewhat mushy words, and nodded shyly, saying, "Yes, my husband!"

Zhong Bai chuckled softly.

"Ling'er, your elder brother has already told me about your situation. You have an innate Yin Yuan Holy Body, which prevents your talent from being activated. Tonight, we're going to... Are you scared?"

Mo Ling's initial shyness gradually disappeared, and she rolled her eyes at Zhong Bai.

Why would I be afraid of you!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhong Bai, with a smile, embraced Mo Ling and sealed her lips before she could continue. Desire burned like a flame, and the two quickly began to make love.

Two hours later, the wind and rain subsided.

Within Zhong Bai's body, an extremely terrifying Yin energy was being continuously refined into true essence and flowing into his nascent soul. Mo Ling's situation was even more exaggerated, with streams of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surging towards the palace and pouring into her body.

Zhong Bai understood that this was a sign that the Holy Body was about to be activated, so he sat cross-legged in front of Mo Ling and began to refine the Yin energy in his body while protecting Mo Ling.

Streams of Yin energy continuously transformed into pure True Essence and surged into Zhong Bai's Nascent Soul, causing his already abundant Nascent Soul to experience another surge in size.

His aura was rising, and after only three to five hours, Zhong Bai's aura had reached the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He only needed a trigger to break through.

However, the innate Yin essence within the body has only been refined to half its extent.

Of course, the biggest change is in Mo Ling in front of Zhong Bai.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth washed over Mo Ling's body. With each wash, the true essence within Mo Ling's body was strengthened, and at the same time, her physical body, soul, meridians, and so on were all rapidly improved. This was all-encompassing. Just half an hour ago, Mo Ling had already taken the lead and entered the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm ahead of Zhong Bai.

Even so, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to pour in, a change that even Zhong Bai, who was overpowered, found somewhat surprising.

Of course, the most important thing is that Mo Ling is no longer in danger after breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Zhong Bai can then confidently and boldly pursue his breakthroughs.

"The refining speed is a bit slow. It might take several days to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage..."

Thinking this through, Zhong Bai decided to just go for the cheat code.

[Consuming 10 million Demon Extermination Points, I have exchanged them for 10,000 days of cultivation time for the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Technique.]

In an instant, the previously slowed refining speed suddenly increased rapidly, and streams of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged in simultaneously. Within Zhong Bai's body, his nascent soul began to grow rapidly.

In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhong Bai had completely refined the remaining half of the innate Yin energy, and his cultivation level naturally rose to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Outside the rear hall.

Mo Chen Saint Lord floated silently in the void.

His eyes held a hint of worry. Although the activation of the Holy Body was basically safe, how could Mo Chen, as the eldest brother, truly feel at ease?

"This is Zhong Bai's aura. Tsk tsk tsk, it's unbelievable that Zhong Bai was able to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage so quickly by using the Yin energy within my little sister's body..."

There's a reason why the Maoshan sect in that world values ​​him so highly: he's in his late Nascent Soul stage, less than a hundred years old—to be precise, he's in his sixties—and could very well be a Deity Transformation stage cultivator in the future!

Slightly shocked, Mo Chen Saint Lord exhaled a breath of cold air, his gaze gradually deepening as his figure slowly disappeared.

Two days later. On the bed, Zhong Bai and Mo Ling slowly woke up, embracing each other. They looked at each other, feeling each other's presence, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Ling'er is so beautiful..."

Zhong Bai's words pulled Mo Ling back to reality, and soon, their bodies were intertwined.

Several hours later, the two, their faces slightly flushed, finally left the inner palace hand in hand.

Inside the Immortal Palace, Zhong Bai and Mo Ling stood ramrod straight, while in front of them, Saint Lord Mo Chen was observing them with a subtle smile.

"No one visits the temple without a reason. You two have just become Daoist partners, and you should be enjoying your time together. You must have something to say to each other."

There's no need to hide it from my older brother..."

Mo Chen Shengjun spoke in a very gentle tone.

After exchanging a glance, Zhong Bai stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Brother, although Mo Ling and I have become Daoist partners, we don't want to stay in the Underworld forever. We want to continue our travels in the mortal realm. What do you think, brother?"

Although Mo Chen Shengjun had already guessed that this would be the request, he was still somewhat reluctant when he heard that Zhong Bai and Mo Ling had made the same decision.

"Logically speaking, the eldest brother shouldn't have agreed. After all, the two of you just killed a great demon from the Ten Thousand Demon Palace. The Ten Thousand Demon Palace is not easy to deal with. If they find out about you, they will definitely not let it go."

But you are all birds that yearn for freedom, and the underworld is ultimately too desolate...

Very well, your elder brother agrees to let you go to the mortal realm, but you must remain calm in the face of any trouble.

Can you agree to this?

Zhong Bai and Mo Ling nodded at the same time.

"Brother, we understand!"

The unanimous response made Mo Chen Shengjun shake his head with a wry smile.

"Go on, go on. There's one more thing. Your wedding is in two years. You'll still need to return to the underworld for the wedding."

Zhong Bai and Mo Ling both knew this without Mo Chen Shengjun having to say it.

After agreeing, the two left the Feathered Immortal Palace hand in hand.

Upon leaving the palace, Zhong Bai took out his seal as the Inspector of the Mortal Realm. As Zhong Bai opened the passage between the two realms, Mo Chen, the Holy Lord who had been keeping his eyes slightly closed in the Immortal Palace, suddenly opened his eyes!

"This is... the official seal of a hell official! That brat Zhong Bai is actually a hell official!"

In an instant, Mo Chen Saint Lord began to ponder, and he had an idea that Zhong Bai needed to try.

However, Zhong Bai is still too weak and not good enough. Thinking of this, Mo Chen Saint Lord's voice transmission quickly reached Zhong Bai's ears.

Just as Zhong Bai was about to leave the Underworld with Mo Ling, he heard Mo Chen Saint Lord's voice transmission and his expression became slightly solemn. He quickly pulled Mo Ling into the passage and disappeared into the Underworld.

Yangjian.

In a secluded valley deep in the mountains, a spatial passage appeared, and Zhong Bai and Mo Ling quickly emerged from it.

After coming out, Zhong Bai quickly put the seal back.

Just now, the Holy Lord Mo Chen's telepathic message consisted of only a few words: that Zhong Bai should not use his official seal to travel freely between the mortal realm and the underworld, and that other underworld forces should not discover his underworld identity.

Although he didn't know why Mo Chen Shengjun said that, Zhong Bai understood that his brother-in-law would never harm him. Therefore, he would avoid using the seal of the future Yang Realm Inspector if possible.

At this thought, Mo Ling beside him took his hand and asked, "Husband, which direction should we go now?"

Zhong Bai snapped out of his reverie, looked around at the lush, verdant forests, and pondered.

"Ling'er, let's travel eastward!"

"Alright, let's head east then!"

As soon as they finished speaking, two spiritual swords appeared beneath their feet, transforming into two beams of divine light and disappearing from the spot.

Dongzhou.

This world is divided into four states, with the northernmost state being the world of demons and monsters, where the most powerful forces are none other than the Myriad Demon Palace and other demon sects.

Xizhou is a sacred place for Buddhism.

As for Dongzhou and Nanzhou, they are territories controlled by the Daoist sect. Dongzhou is considered a sacred place. Daqian is located on an island bordering Beizhou and Xizhou. Zhong Bai and his group appeared outside Daqian and traveled eastward, naturally arriving in Dongzhou.

Ancient Shu Kingdom.

This is a kingdom that has been passed down since ancient times, and Mount Shu, one of the top Taoist sects, is located there. After traveling from outside the Great Qian Dynasty, Zhong Bai and Mo Ling soon arrived at the boundless sea. After traveling on their swords across the sea for about a month, they finally encountered living beings.

On the vast sea, Mo Ling beside Zhong Bai looked a little tired, as did Zhong Bai. It wasn't that they were really exhausted, but rather that they had been flying on their swords on the sea for days and were experiencing some visual fatigue.

Suddenly, Zhong Bai's powerful divine sense detected a piece of land a hundred miles away.

"Ling'er, we'll reach land in about a hundred miles. Let's hold on a little longer."

Mo Ling nodded, but her gaze turned somewhat surprised as she looked down at herself.

Zhong Bai was puzzled by Mo Ling's sudden stop.

"What's wrong, Ling'er?"

Upon hearing her husband's question, Mo Ling smiled mysteriously and pointed downwards with her finger.

"My lord, have you noticed anything different down below?"

Zhong Bai was taken aback. He used his divine sense to probe downwards, but found nothing.

"Divine sense cannot probe it. If there is any difference, it is that divine sense cannot enter the space below."

"Hehe, my husband, don't you understand? Someone has set up an array down there to block divine sense from probing and the flow of aura. Such a place is very likely the location of a powerful cultivator's dojo or cave. If it has an owner, someone should have come out when we were probing just now."

But precisely because it wasn't there, it means the owner of this isolation formation wasn't home...

Then wouldn't we be...?

Upon seeing Mo Ling's mischievous smile, Zhong Bai knew what this girl was planning to do.

"Then let's go and pay them a visit."

Zhong Bai was also very interested. Upon hearing this, Mo Ling immediately hugged Zhong Bai and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"My husband is the best!"

(End of this chapter)