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

"I am naturally pleased that fellow Daoists from Maoshan have come to the Underworld to attend my younger sister's wedding!"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Tianning realized that Saint Monarch Mochen still did not understand his meaning.

"Ahem, Mo Chen, this old Taoist won't beat around the bush with you anymore. Maoshan's intention for Zhong Bai and Mo Ling's wedding is to directly invite all Taoist sects in the world to Maoshan to offer their congratulations."

Instead of having Zhong Bai and Mo Ling get married in the underworld, of course, the Feathered Immortal Mansion and Maoshan will send out invitations together and list their names on the list. Mo Chen, what do you think?

Master Tianning smiled without any change in emotion, but Saint Lord Mochen frowned and pondered the meaning of doing so.

Without a doubt, Maoshan's intervention would be far more effective than Yuhuaxianfu's. Not to mention anything else, Longhushan, which shares the same lineage with Maoshan, would definitely express its support.

Which Taoist sect in the world wouldn't give Maoshan this face?

Looking up at Master Tianning, Mo Chen took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "Master, you seem to be trying to create momentum for Zhong Bai?"

A smart person is someone who thinks quickly.

Master Tianning nodded.

“Zhong Bai is very important to Maoshan, and it is something Maoshan needs to do to promote him.”

However, this matter involves more than just Maoshan. If the Feathered Immortal Mansion disagrees, then the marriage will proceed in the Underworld as you previously planned, Mo Chen.

Mo Chen immediately shook his head.

"No need for that. Since the Master thinks Zhong Bai needs to create momentum, then let's hold the wedding at Maoshan."

However... when the Immortal Ascension Palace arrives, there will be some Demon Emperors, Ghost Emperors, and the like..."

Mo Chen was somewhat embarrassed. The Feathered Immortal Abode was composed of the Demon Emperor and the Ghost Emperor. If he were to participate, coming to a righteous Taoist sect like Maoshan would seem somewhat inappropriate.

"Hahaha, Mo Chen, what is the so-called good and evil in the world? It's just a matter of what you think. Take you, Mo Chen, for example. You are half human and half phoenix, so theoretically you are a demon, but I haven't seen you swallow many living people."

Who knows how dirty those who claim to be from prestigious and upright families are in private?
"Don't worry, just bring some demon emperors and ghost emperors; you don't need the rest of the lesser demons and ghosts."

Mo Chen nodded.

"That's true... Then it's settled. Venerable Master, do you know what's behind Zhong Bai?"

Having covered the basics, it's time to get down to business.

Master Tianning narrowed his eyes, clearly knowing that Zhong Bai probably had no secrets from Mo Chen.

"Mo Chen, just speak frankly."

After hearing this, Mo Chen laughed and said, "Then I will speak frankly. When I first met Zhong Bai, he had a divine soul and a memorial tablet on his body. He was Wang Yuanzhi, one of the Ten Ancestors of Maoshan. He was a powerful being at least at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. The aura on his body was not something that could be found in this world. He was a high-ranking official in the Underworld!"

It seems Zhong Bai also holds a position in the underworld, and comes from another world...

Mo Chen harbors no ill will towards Zhong Bai, after all, he is my brother-in-law. However, there are some things I'd like you to clarify, so that I can make preparations for Zhong Bai's future!

Upon hearing this, Venerable Tianning chuckled and nodded, saying, "Since you already know all this, Mo Chen, I won't keep it a secret any longer. Zhong Bai was sent to this world by my Maoshan Fourth Patriarch, the Wheel King, one of the Ten Kings of Hell in the Underworld, with the purpose of opening up the passage between the two realms and to the Earthly Immortal Realm!"

"The Immortal Realm!"

Mo Chen's originally calm heart suddenly burned with passion, and his eyes, which had remained unchanged for a thousand years, were filled with suppressed emotions.

"Indeed, the Immortal Realm!"

Master Tianning also took a deep breath and looked at Mo Chen.

"Mo Chen, your mother is the phoenix with the purest bloodline in the world. She also comes from the Earthly Immortal Realm. According to my Maoshan Loose Immortal Ancestor, your mother was banished to this realm after being convicted of a crime."

I suppose you know something about the situation, and perhaps you have some obsession with the Immortal Realm..."

Master Tianning did not continue speaking, and Mo Chen's previously suppressed emotions were brought under control.

"What the Venerable One says is true, but I don't know what we should do to open the passage?"

"Simple. Let Zhong Bai appoint himself as a third-rank or higher official in the underworld, and then my four patriarchs of Maoshan can use him as an anchor point to send down an avatar to preside over the underworld."

Naturally, the passage to the Immortal Realm was opened.

"I see!
Mo Chen understood. The Underworld would be making arrangements; a third-rank Yin official… there was a Taishan Prefecture Lord's Seal within the Feathered Immortal Abode.”

"That would be excellent. However, if the Underworld could be unified, it would be beneficial for Zhong Bai to refine the Great Seal and gain control of a portion of the Underworld's authority."

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This conversation, which belonged to Maoshan and Yuhua Immortal Mansion, lasted for several hours, while in Zhongbai Cave Mansion, not far from Yuanfu Wanning Palace.

Zhong Bai was saying goodbye to Mo Ling and Zhao Ling'er at this moment, as he needed to leave Maoshan.

In the past three months, Zhong Bai has cultivated the Shangqing Dragon Elephant Technique to the peak of the fourth level. He is just one big leap away, which requires a massive amount of demon-slaying points to make the breakthrough. At the same time, Zhong Bai is already only one step away from the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and he will need more demon-slaying points to reach the next level of the Divine Transformation stage.

Staying in Maoshan would be comfortable, but it wouldn't be helpful for Zhong Bai to improve himself.

"My husband, please be careful in everything you do!"

After hugging, Mo Ling and Zhong Bai parted ways. Although she was a little reluctant to part with Zhong Bai, Zhao Ling'er was already several months pregnant. If Mo Ling stayed with Zhong Bai, Zhao Ling'er would have no one to take care of her, or even just to talk to.

Zhong Bai smiled and nodded, then came to Zhao Ling'er and gently hugged her.

"Ling'er, wait for your brother to come back..."

Zhao Ling'er chuckled, showing no sadness of parting. From the moment she chose Zhong Bai, Zhao Ling'er knew she couldn't be with him all the time.

"Yes, Brother Zhong Bai, Ling'er and Sister Mo are waiting for you to come back!"

After taking a deep breath, Zhong Bai stepped onto his spirit sword and leaped into the void in a flash.

Coming and going in Maoshan is quite troublesome. Ordinary disciples are restricted from leaving Maoshan. Only every sixty years can Maoshan disciples go down the mountain for ten years of training. There are still more than ten years before the next training. However, Zhong Bai is not an ordinary disciple. Although he does not hold any position, the elders usually treat Zhong Bai with great respect. Naturally, no one stops him from coming and going in Maoshan.

After leaving Maoshan, Zhong Bai headed straight for the Nanzhao Kingdom. It seemed that the number of evil spirits in the world was the same in the Eastern Continent. In addition to obtaining demon-slaying points, Zhong Bai also wanted to find the Water Spirit Orb when he went to the Nanzhao Kingdom.

This is a gift that Zhong Bai plans to give to his daughter, whom he has never met.

As for why it was her daughter... Nuwa's bloodline is so unique that there's no need to guess.

The Nanzhao Kingdom.

As a mysterious ancient country, besides the behemoth that is the Moon Worship Cult, there are naturally some other sects of varying sizes that exist within it.

It took Zhong Bai a full ten days to reach the Nanzhao Kingdom, which gives you an idea of ​​the vastness of the Eastern Continent. Upon arriving in the Nanzhao Kingdom, Zhong Bai's overwhelming divine sense spread outwards.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, nothing could escape Zhong Bai's control. He traveled on his sword until he arrived at a boundless lake.

"Demonic aura..."

Zhong Bai hovered in the void, looking down at the lake below with a faint smile on his lips.

"Who dares to spy on the underwater palace!"

Just as Zhong Bai was pondering, a streak of light suddenly broke through the surface of the lake in front of him and stood steadily on the water, looking at Zhong Bai in the void.

"Shrimp soldiers and crab generals..."

Standing on the lake was a shrimp demon, roughly at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. Upon seeing Zhong Bai floating in the void, the unfathomable aura made the shrimp demon somewhat conflicted.

However, when they realized that they represented the entire Water Palace, the shrimp soldiers instantly perked up.

"This is the location of my ancient Dian Water Palace. If you wish to pass through, you must hand over some treasures. Otherwise, while coming here may be easy, leaving will require asking whether my Water Palace will allow it!"

Zhong Bai was truly surprised that such a little demon dared to bare its teeth at him.

"You mean, I can't even leave?"

"That's natural. The entire area within a thousand miles is under the jurisdiction of my Ancient Dian Water Palace. You are a cultivator, so you only need to offer some treasures. If you were a mortal, you would have been swallowed whole long ago!"

Zhong Bai ignored him and his gaze gradually turned cold. This little demon was really arrogant and domineering. Even if the Water Mansion behind him had some strength, he himself was only in the middle stage of the Golden Core realm. How dare he challenge Zhong Bai?
Ha, they really don't know how to write the word "death"!

"Thunderous roars and lightning crash down, lock!"

In an instant, as Zhong Bai uttered the incantation, an inexplicable aura in the void locked onto the shrimp soldier. Immediately afterward, a bolt of purple lightning struck down from the void. With a hiss, accompanied by the shrimp soldier's painful howls, his body gradually dissipated...

Killing a demon king in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm would be incredibly easy, but Zhong Bai did not let his guard down because of this.

As soon as his divine sense swept across the entire lake, he discovered a large number of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Although their cultivation levels varied from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, the fact that such a large number of water palaces must mean that there was a powerful demon emperor or even a demon king in charge.

Having killed one of the enemy's demon kings, the enemy will likely not let the matter rest.

As expected, Zhong Bai's divine sense detected more than just the shrimp soldier from before; more and more shrimp soldiers and crab generals rushed towards Zhong Bai's location.

On the lake, a dark mass of demons appeared somewhat awe-inspiring, but they were all demon generals and demon kings at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages. When they saw Zhong Bai alone, not a single crab soldier or crab general rushed forward.

"Fine, since we've already offended you, then let's use you shrimp soldiers and crab generals to farm some demon-slaying points!"

As soon as Zhong Bai finished speaking, the Kui Niu Drum appeared in his hand.

The Kui Niu drum is the perfect tool to annihilate these hordes of shrimp soldiers and crab generals!

boom!
The moment a drum sounded, all the shrimp soldiers and crab generals looked up at the source of the sound.

Unfortunately, the moment they looked up, a bolt of lightning, centered on Zhong Bai, instantly enveloped an area of ​​dozens of miles. These shrimp soldiers and crab generals didn't even feel any pain before turning into ashes and disappearing into the sea of ​​lightning.

Zhong Bai's face lit up with joy. Just one drumbeat had earned him 80 million Demon-Slaying Points. If only it could happen a few more times…

Of course, such an idea is unrealistic. If Zhong Bai's divine sense had not disturbed the great demons of the Ancient Dian Water Palace at the beginning, the noise of the Kui Niu Drum completely awakened the foundation of the Ancient Dian Water Palace.

One after another, powerful demons exuding the aura of Nascent Soul Demon Emperors emerged from their secluded cultivation sites...

Zhong Bai did not leave; he remained standing in the same spot, though his gaze held a hint of seriousness.

One after another, demon emperors appeared and surrounded Zhong Bai. Among them were peak demon emperors, more than a dozen of them. Even Zhong Bai had to admire the skill of the Ancient Dian Water Palace.

"Hmph! A mere late-stage Nascent Soul Daoist dares to come to the Water Mansion to provoke us? This man is yours to handle; I, the Emperor, would not even deign to make a move!"

A terrifying voice came from the bottom of the lake, and Zhong Bai's face turned pale instantly.

"They even possess a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor! No wonder those shrimp soldiers were so arrogant..."

Zhong Bai muttered to himself. The good news was that this demon emperor didn't seem to take him seriously and didn't intend to come out of seclusion to deal with him personally. The bad news was that more than a dozen demon emperors were besieging him, something Zhong Bai had never experienced before.

"Fine, kill these demon queens and then flee. If all else fails, we'll have to let the Ten Ancestors come out and hold them off."

Zhong Bai smiled faintly, showing no sign of panic.

However, a somber mood is normal, but we must not be careless because of it.

"You want to kill me... then come and try!"

"Samadhi Fire, emerge!"

In an instant, Zhong Bai's powerful blood and qi surged out, transforming into flames that rushed straight towards the dozen or so demon emperors. The intense heat of the flames terrified them.

They all used their supernatural abilities to defend and dodge, while Zhong Bai took this opportunity to begin gathering his strength.

boom!
A series of drumbeats sounded, and a sea of ​​thunder enveloped Zhong Bai and more than a dozen demon emperors. This was Zhong Bai's confidence. With the pressure brought by the thunder, some weaker demon emperors were instantly severely injured. They had underestimated the power of the Kui Niu Drum.

Even the peak demon emperor was in a terrible state. After all, even a half-step demon emperor like the Black Mountain Demon had to flee after being hit twice by the Kui Niu Drum, let alone a peak demon emperor.
Zhong Bai unleashed over a dozen crimson bolts of lightning, hurtling towards the heavily wounded demon emperors, while the spirit sword beneath his feet transformed into a streak of light, hurtling into the distance.

Once the Kui Niu Drum is played, the demon emperor hiding in the shadows will definitely not be able to stay hidden any longer. If they don't run now, when will they?

As soon as more than a dozen bolts of lightning struck, some unfortunate demon emperors, who were already at their limit, were instantly pierced through and died.

As expected, this scene directly aroused the dissatisfaction of the demon emperor.

After a cold snort, plumes of water mist surged into the void, annihilating the sea of ​​lightning.

They moved very quickly and managed to save several demon kings. At the same time, with a loud bang, a giant azure dragon burst out of the lake. Sensing the direction Zhong Bai had fled, its expression turned ashen.

"Damn it, how could you possibly possess such a treasure? I will not let you off!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant azure dragon rushed towards Zhong Bai.

One fled, the other chased...

Zhong Bai's flying speed on his sword was not slow, but his opponent was, after all, a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor. In just a quarter of an hour, Zhong Bai was caught up by this Demon Emperor.

With a determined look, Zhong Bai turned around abruptly and struck the Kui Niu Drum in his hand with a resounding boom!
Thunder roared, and half of Zhong Bai's true energy was drained from his body.

After using the Kui Niu Drum three times in a row, Zhong Bai had only one-tenth of his true energy left. He realized that he had no choice but to face his opponent directly.

(End of this chapter)