Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Thank you, Masato."

Gao family.

"Hmph! You're the head of the Gao family?"

"That's right, I am unworthy of the position of head of the family."

Shi Jian looked down on people, but the head of the Gao family dared not object, as he had long heard of the name of the Thunder and Lightning King Shi Jian.

"Since you know you should feel ashamed, why don't you quickly step down from your position as head of the family?"

Shi Jian's words caught him off guard; they were so direct, and he launched the attack without any reason.

This is Hyuga Hoshino's explanation; Wang Ai is shameless, and Lü Ren is assessing the situation.

Only this patriarch of the Gao family, who has achieved neither success nor fame, and whose family is on the decline, is the easiest to bully.

Therefore, Hinata Hoshino told Ishiken not to hold back and to be as arrogant as he wanted, as he would cover for him.

"Daoist priest, you have come to my Gao family to cause trouble for no reason."

Hearing this, Shi Jian was somewhat surprised, showing a bit of backbone. Then, the Gao family head greeted him with a smile.

"Not so good."

"I think it's great, absolutely great!"

Shi Jian slapped the Gao family patriarch on the shoulder with such force that the patriarch almost fell over.

The Lu, Gao, Wang, and Lü families are actually cooperating.

The Lu family learned various skills from all over, attracting all sorts of talents. The Wang family possessed divine ink and used dark paper to transmit intelligence. The Lü family could use their Ruyi Jing (a magical technique) to probe during battles. The Gao family was responsible for intelligence work.

The teamwork was quite good, but the Gao family didn't have any special skills to back them up.

Later, two intelligence networks emerged: Jianghu Xiaozhan and Yaoxing Society.

The Gao family was forced to retreat to the north, and out of desperation, they joined a company to maintain a semblance of dignity.

The head of the Gao family was so frightened that he successfully abdicated.

Chapter 216 The Sunrise

If the goal of "striking the mountain to warn the tiger" is achieved, then it's a good result.

Six years have passed in the blink of an eye. Hyuga Hoshino once again starts refining the elixir of immortality. He wonders how much longer his fellow disciples will live, but at least they are acquaintances.

As a result, they all refused to take the elixir of immortality, which surprised Hyuga Hoshino. So he could only teach them the Yin Seal of Innate Qi, which worked well and locked in their life force.

Hinata Hoshino looked up into the distance. A gust of wind blew, carrying him towards the underworld, and the day of the waning dragon arrived.

With the strong winds blowing, they entered the Underworld, where yellow sand covered the ground? Meng Po's Manor was still intact? Hinata Hoshino was completely bewildered; what was going on?

Hinata Hoshino suddenly felt a pain in her eyes, and a pungent, burning smell that was unbearable to her eyes!

"Holy crap! Who's grilling durian with canned herring?! And blue cheese too. Ugh!"

I kicked open the gate of Meng Po's Manor. Sanqi in a white dress was simmering soup, and soulless people were queuing up.

Suddenly realizing the importance of the underworld officials, they forced him to drink the Meng Po soup!

"Are you Meng Po?"

Hinata Hoshino asked the question knowingly, and Sanji revealed his tiger teeth with a bright smile, leaned closer to Hinata Hoshino, and sniffed him.

"You smell so good! Can I...eat you?"

Hinata Hoshino held her head down, and Sanji shook her arms, but couldn't get close to Hinata Hoshino at all.

"Excuse me for asking, are you making natural organic fertilizer? I could barely keep my eyes open outside just now!"

"Master Qi!"

Hinata Hoshino turned his head and saw Mulan and Sun Shangxiang arrive, but he did not let go. Sanqi's inexplicable persistence made Hinata Hoshino somewhat afraid.

"Hey, pretty girl, who is this burly man with smoky makeup?"

"I am Sun Shangxiang, the Princess of Jiangdong. And you are Shixing of Maoshan?"

Hua Mulan straightened Sun Shangxiang's crooked hand, and Hyuga Hoshino's mouth twitched.

"Master Qi is here, don't point the wrong way."

"Is this a matter of pointing in the wrong direction? Wukong, you should stop this lady for me. There are some overly enthusiastic female benefactors, so it would be best to stop her as well."

Hua Mulan nodded, and grabbed Sun Shangxiang and Sanqi with one hand each.

"I'm sorry, Master Qi, they're not usually like this."

"You mean, it's scarier during the day?"

Zhao Li entered Meng Po Village and noticed the situation before him, somewhat puzzled.

"Oh, it's an honor to have Master Qi here. I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly. Let me kowtow to you."

After Zhao Li finished speaking, he knelt on one knee. Hyuga Hoshino suddenly felt like leaving. Some of the people under Acha's command were a bit abnormal. No, Acha herself was abnormal too.

"Forget it! You, go and handle this situation!"

"Mulan, what's going on?"

"To put it simply, one wanted to eat me up, and the other wanted to poke me to death with his finger."

Hua Mulan nodded, indicating that she was right. Zhao Li covered his forehead, wondering what was wrong with him lately, as each of his colleagues seemed stranger than the last.

"Master Qi, I'll take you to see my master, Acha. They... that's all. Mulan, I'll come back to save you later."

"Zhao Li, I remember that about one or two thousand years ago, there was a group of sword immortals in the Great Wilderness who wanted to steal the Yin Scroll of the Book of Life and Death?"

"Yes, the leader is Sanqi, who is also the biological father of the Meng Po mentioned earlier, Chen Shi. He stole one of Sanqi's souls and created a wooden figure, intending to use it to form a ghost marriage with Sanqi and seize the Yin Scroll. However, as soon as he entered the Yellow Springs, he was eaten by Sanqi to complete himself."

Seeing no opportunity, Chen Shi simply gathered the sword immortals and, with the help of the fierce winds of the Sun, entered the underworld, intending to forcibly seize the Yin Scroll. However, they were all wiped out by my lord, Acha, leaving not even their souls behind.

Therefore, Meng Po is only responsible for brewing the soup; the approval process is handled by the judge, and feeding the soup is done by the underworld officials. Alright, we've arrived. That's all I can do for now, please continue."

"You finally came!"

"Pluto Acha?"

"This is me."

"May I transfer your authority?"

"It's possible now, but..."

Acha approached Hinata Hoshino and gently stroked Hinata Hoshino's cheek.

"Don't you want to do something else?"

"Yes, but it's best to finish it as soon as possible. What are your conditions?"

"The condition is simple: let my brother Chi You live openly and honestly in this world, and let me break free from the prison of the underworld."

"Gone?"

"There's one more."

"tell me the story?"

"Marry me."

Acha paused, her tone somewhat hesitant.

"And Sanqi."

"May I ask why?"

"She has a congenital deficiency of Sanqi, so you need to supplement it for her."

"Just give them blood, it's not that serious..."

"It requires a large amount of blood over a long period of time, and you should be aware that one drop equals ten drops. Don't you think Panax notoginseng looks good?"

"It's alright, but I'm a respectable person. It's not right to talk about marriage after only meeting once. Besides, I haven't even mentioned you yet."

Hinata Hoshino straightened his robes to show that he was a respectable person.

"Tsk, a man's curiosity. I cultivate an extremely cold technique. I was fine in my early years, but in recent years, I've had some problems with my cultivation and need a lot of yang energy. You are a good source of yang energy."

Hinata Hoshino raised an eyebrow, finding Acha's reasoning rather lame. It was less about yang energy and more about better resolving the issues with Chi You and her.

"Your reason is too lame. My strength is so-so, but I can also see that your aura is stable. Where did this go wrong? Be honest and tell me your purpose directly. I don't believe that you, an old monster, would fall in love with me at first sight."

"An old monster?"

Hinata Hoshino turned her head away as ice began to form around them. Acha's face turned cold; age was indeed a deadly question.

"Never mind, that's not important."

The surrounding ice dissipated, and Acha changed her expression, becoming somewhat alluring.

"Is there really no love at first sight, Taoist brother?"

Hinata Hoshino instinctively felt a chill run down his spine, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

"Let's consider this a transaction: you have more power, and I'll fulfill your wish."

"Tch, what a useless man!"

"Women who put on airs, everything they do is just a test. I've seen through too much of that."

"Okay, deal."

Acha remained calm and composed, nodded after a long while, patted off non-existent dust from her clothes, and spoke solemnly.

“I have already transferred power to Shixing in Maoshan in the name of the King of the Underworld.”

Hinata Hoshino felt that he had gained more authority. As long as the human leader agreed, he would complete the collection of authority and could proceed to the next step.

"Thank you. I also need the source of the Yellow Springs water."

"I will make arrangements and ask your elders in Maoshan for it."

Hinata Hoshino pinched Acha's face, forming a smiley face.

"Your acting is superb; even your fake smile looks so real. However, you seemed a little resistant just now; instincts don't lie. This is a small gift; the next time we meet, it will be the time when your wish comes true."