After guarding the gates for a hundred years, I drove the Heavenly Saint to madness.

Chapter 233 Shen Gongbao: We've Found Taiqing

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, in the eastern part of the prehistoric world.

The Ten Thousand Mountains stretch endlessly, shrouded in miasma.

A gaunt figure was riding a black panther, struggling through the steep mountains.

The Taoist priest had a mustache with two spiky strokes, and his robe was covered in mud and grass clippings, making him look quite haggard.

It was Shen Gongbao who left the territory of the Great Shang Dynasty on Xiao Wuji's top-secret military order.

Several months have passed since I received the military order to leave the pass.

Shen Gongbao was an extremely intelligent and self-aware man. He knew very well that the reincarnation of a sage like Taiqing Laozi would have his heavenly secrets heavily concealed, and even the sage himself could not deduce his exact location.

For a mere Golden Immortal to try and find someone using ordinary methods is nothing short of delusional.

But Shen Gongbao had his own method; instead of trying to deduce the secrets of heaven, he followed the calamity.

Having witnessed things escalate to this point, he already knew he was the chosen one of the great calamities, destined to be cursed by the heavens, a source of calamity that would bring death wherever he went.

The energy of the eons favored his physique the most; wherever the karma was heaviest, and wherever things were most abnormal, that's where he would go.

This is a kind of mysterious intuition.

In recent days, he has been riding his black panther through these rolling, desolate mountains.

The eerie feeling that made his heart pound grew stronger.

The black panther stopped on a grassy ridge and let out an uneasy growl.

Shen Gongbao dismounted, without using his magic, and instead lay behind a boulder on the ridge, cautiously peeking out half his head to look down.

Deep within the embrace of the mountains lies an ordinary, unremarkable village.

A few wisps of smoke rose from the thatched roofs. At the village entrance, a six- or seven-year-old child was holding a twig and casually gesturing something on the muddy ground.

It appeared peaceful and without any flaws.

But Shen Gongbao's eye twitched suddenly; his nerves, which were extremely sensitive to the cause and effect of the eons, throbbed wildly at that moment.

It's too quiet.

This place is only a hundred miles away from the demon race's miasma forest, yet not a single demon beast dares to approach it.

This deliberately crafted ordinariness is itself the biggest flaw in this dangerous and desolate southern frontier!

Just as Shen Gongbao was lying behind the rock, secretly speculating...

Above the village, deep in the void.

In a secluded space tightly sealed by the Tai Chi Yin Yang array, the Grand Master Xuandu, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes!

As the only direct disciple of the Human Sect, he has been guarding this place ever since he was ordered to descend to the mortal realm to protect the Dao, never leaving it for a moment.

But just now, an extremely strong aura of calamity spread from outside the mountain, heading straight for this hidden place.

Grand Master Xuandu frowned, his divine sense sweeping outwards along the gaps in the formation.

With just one glance, Grand Master Xuandu's expression changed instantly.

Shen Gongbao!

Grand Master Xuandu recognized the Taoist priest hiding behind a rock on the ridge at a glance.

Who in the entire upper echelons of the Primordial World doesn't know this name?

This is a walking source of calamity!

The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation of the Jie Sect collapsed prematurely because of him, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were all killed or injured by him, and even the future Buddhas of the Western Sect were dragged into the dead end of Jiepai Pass by him!

Being targeted by this number one troublemaker of this eon is even more disgusting and dangerous than being targeted by a saint!

"How did he find this place?"

Master Xuandu's mind raced, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his inner garment.

The news of Taiqing's reincarnation is extremely secretive, and the heavenly secrets are doubly concealed by both Hongjun Daozu and Taiqing's origin. Shen Gongbao could not possibly have deduced it!

But no matter how he stumbled upon this place by sheer luck, we absolutely cannot let him stay here for even a moment longer.

Even if he were just allowed to catch his breath here a few more times, the intense calamity emanating from him would affect the reincarnated body of his master below!

A murderous intent suddenly arose in the heart of Grand Master Xuandu.

But he quickly suppressed it again; he couldn't kill Shen Gongbao, he could only expel him!

This person is burdened with too much karma; killing him would immediately expose the celestial coordinates of this place due to the backlash of the great calamity.

Grand Master Xuandu made a decisive move, tearing open the hidden void and taking a step out!

boom!

The terrifying pressure was unleashed without reservation, like an inverted celestial river pouring down from the heavens, locking onto Shen Gongbao on the mountain ridge!

At the same time, Grand Master Xuandu flipped his hand and summoned the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.

The furnace lid was lifted, and the Six Ding Divine Fire flickered at the furnace opening, emitting an unparalleled high temperature that could incinerate all things, causing the surrounding void to distort violently.

"Shen Gongbao!"

Grand Master Xuandu stood atop a cloud, his face as cold as frost, and shouted sternly, "This is the place of quiet cultivation for our Human Sect!"

"Retreat immediately, or don't blame me for being ruthless and refining you in this purple-gold furnace!"

This sudden, overwhelming pressure from a quasi-saint was as heavy as a hundred thousand mountains.

Shen Gongbao, who was lying behind the rock, had no time to react before he was pressed down into the mud by the oppressive force, unable to move even a finger.

The black panther beneath him let out a miserable howl, its limbs went limp, and it defecated and urinated.

Extreme fear instantly enveloped Shen Gongbao. As a mere Golden Immortal, he didn't even have the right to fight back in front of the enraged Quasi-Saint.

But deep within his fear, Shen Gongbao's eyes, which were pressed against the mud, began to dart violently, and an undisguised, extreme ecstasy burst forth from them!

Grand Master Xuandu, the only heir of the Human Sect, and a direct disciple of Laozi of Taiqing!

This ascetic who usually only practices alchemy in the Doushuai Palace on Shouyang Mountain has now appeared in this desolate and treacherous place in the southern border region. This is clearly an attempt to cover up the truth!

"Found it! It's definitely here!"

Shen Gongbao's heart was pounding wildly in his chest.

In that seemingly ordinary village below, the child gesturing with a twig is definitely the reincarnation of Laozi!

The task assigned by Commander Xiao has been accomplished!

Faced with the imminent threat of the Six Ding Divine Fire falling from the sky, Shen Gongbao bit his tongue hard, using the excruciating pain to dispel the fear in his heart.

He knew that he absolutely could not fight back, much less run away.

Once he turns around, the murderous Grand Master Xuandu will definitely seize the opportunity to slap him to death to eliminate any future trouble.

At this critical moment between life and death, Shen Gongbao displayed his unparalleled acting skills and roguish nature.

"Oh my! It's Senior Brother Xuandu!"

Despite the oppressive aura of a quasi-saint, Shen Gongbao managed to crawl out of the mud pit. Instead of fleeing, he brushed the mud off his Taoist robe.

He clasped his hands together and bowed slightly. The fear on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an extremely sincere expression of concern.

"Senior Brother, please calm your anger! This humble Taoist priest is traveling the world and has mistakenly entered this precious land; I had absolutely no intention of offending you!"

Shen Gongbao raised his head, looked at the ashen-faced Grand Master Xuandu in the clouds, and took a deep breath.