Nannan stood silently there, the big toad somehow slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

The toad was scared stiff, not daring to move.

Nannan's eyes widened, scenes flowed rapidly through her mind.

The wise Great Master, with his extraordinary skills in adjudication, also detected the malicious probing from the mortal world.

A great upheaval occurred in the mortal world, and the True King who had summoned him from the Huaxia Divine Continent had already passed away, the Lady had disappeared, and the gods of the mortal world's national affairs had vanished without a trace, leaving only these ghost gods managing the underworld, striving to maintain the order of the underworld.

At this time, some forces from the mortal world attempted to seize control of the underworld, to seize power, and to make their own families stronger.

The Great Master of Clear Sky noticed this and warned the other Nine Halls Yama. However, changes still occurred, first the Yin Commanders disappeared one by one, followed by the Judge, Assistant Governor, Merit Officer, Lady Tai Ao, and other ghost gods falling victim.

Many unfamiliar faces were inserted into the underworld, people from the Thirteen Families.

Fortunately, those forces from the mortal world, due to limited strength, dared not act directly, and could only gradually erode.

Over a thousand years later, when they gained enough strength, they finally made a move against the Ten Halls of Yama, and layers upon layers of hell and Yama halls fell one after another.

The Great Master of Clear Sky was isolated and without support, the power of the Thirteen Families controlling the mortal world; he could judge ghost gods but couldn't judge the evil deeds in the mortal world. Moreover, the mortal world also became the domain of the Thirteen Families.

His defeat was already decided.

Finally, the Yan Family started to act against him.

Knowing he was doomed to fail, he still decisively resisted, constantly thwarting the Yan Family within the Thirteen Families. However, he also knew that falling into the hands of the Yan Family was a matter of time. The underworld falling into the hands of the Thirteen Families was already an established fact.

It was at this time that Assistant Governor Wei found him and brought a message that a ghost named Chen Shi wanted to make a deal with him.

...

"Snap!"

The Three-Life Stone in front of Sha Qiutong exploded, turning into dust scattered on the ground, all the halos around Nannan contracting at a rapid pace, disappearing into her mind one by one.

Her aura suddenly surged, the Primordial Spirit manifested, immensely vast, Divine Power surging; its strength unprecedented for Chen Shi!

Such a powerful Divine Power far surpassed the Heavenly Gods of the Upper Realm and surpassed the divine beings resurrected by Chen Shi.

This Yama, benevolent throughout his life, was deeply adored by people of later generations, hence the incense offerings were extremely flourishing!

The more destitute the people, the more wrongful cases emerged, the more prosperous the incense for the Great Master of Clear Sky became, endless and continuous. Especially since the governance by the Thirteen Families, the worship for the Great Master of Clear Sky surpassed the past.

Thousands of years of incense accumulation made his Divine Power practically the first below the True God!

Outside on the River of Oblivion, a group of Yin Messengers in the midst of fierce battling felt their own Divine Power suppressed, unable to use their Divine Skills, and the Child Heavenly Spirit Lamps lost their power.

They looked up and saw a crescent moon slowly rising from the Fox Clan Courtyard, hanging in the sky, the moonlight so bright and solemn that they had to cease their hands.

At this point, one of the Yin Messengers knelt on one knee, and seeing this, the others followed suit, the turbulent River of Oblivion finally calming down.

Zhong Kui, Tie Chi, and others were both surprised and delighted at this sight.

The Boatwoman murmured: "The Great Master of Clear Sky has finally awakened... Father, we've won, we can return to the underworld to work!"

The Boatman nodded emphatically, joy unconcealed: "We can have official positions, and we can have incense offerings!"

Nannan lightly waved her sleeve, the River of Oblivion swirled up those Yin Messengers and rolled them back, disappearing without a trace quickly.

The sky brightened again, the sun hanging in the outer sky.

"Wang Fu, Jia Yuan, Zhu Shun, this court has already awakened."

Nannan's expression was serious, her voice, though still that of a little girl, had a touch of solemnity. She stamped her foot, and from the underground of the Fox Clan Courtyard, layers of hell appeared, directly reaching the third level of hell.

"No need to entangle, return quickly!"

As soon as Nannan finished speaking, the three Judges took the opportunity to fly up from below, escaping from hell, returning to the Fox Clan Courtyard.

Seeing this, the Fire Judge and Earth Judge each had a solemn expression, feeling the overwhelming Divine Power emanating from Nannan, they dared not pursue.

"The Great Master of Clear Sky has finally awakened!"

The three Judges hurried forward, bowing down, choking with sobs, "We, as ordered by the Great Master, hid our tracks, preserving our usefulness, waiting patiently, finally witnessing the revival of the Great Master!"

Nannan raised her hand, saying: "No need for excessive courtesy. Where are the other Judges?"

Jia Yuan's eyes reddened, he shook his head: "Only the three of us, the others are unknown whether alive or dead."

Nannan's expression dimmed. At this moment, Zhong Kui, Tie Chi, and the Boatman father and daughter entered, bowing to her. Nannan nodded slightly, saying: "This court is able to revive thanks to all of your efforts in preservation; gentlemen, please rise quickly."

Zhong Kui and others stood up.

Nannan said to Chen Shi and the others: "On behalf of myself, thank you all Taoist friends for your help."

Chen Shi and others returned the salute, Nannan smiled and said: "Does Demon Emperor Chen remember the promise from that day?"

Chen Shi smiled and said: "I remember."

Nannan said: "It's good that you remember."

Chen Shi put down a large stone, and said to Chen Yindou: "Grandfather, the Great Master of Clear Sky has awakened and regained himself; in the underworld, he is sure to call upon all to respond. Regardless of how many ghost gods the Thirteen Families have, they cannot withstand the numerous Yin Messengers. As long as the Yin Messengers are subdued, the Yama Hall can be retaken in one fell swoop!"

Chen Yindou's gaze remained fixed on Nannan, his face filled with concern, saying, "It might not be as smooth as you think."

Chen Shi followed his gaze and saw Nannan bending over, grasping the spine of the large toad on the ground, lifting it and holding it in her arms.

The toad lay on the little girl's shoulder, its two front paws drooping behind her, looking utterly disinterested.

Chen Shi's smile froze.

Chen Yindou said, "It's not the Great Lord of Heaven reviving; Nannan has awakened the memories of her past life. The Great Lord of Heaven from her past won't return; the one alive is just Nannan."

Chen Shi's heart trembled greatly, grasping his meaning.

Granny Sha also utilized the Three-Life Stone to awaken memories of her past life, yet Granny Sha remains Granny Sha, not that person from her past life. Awakening past life memories is akin to just remembering forgotten things, rather than becoming another person.

And the purpose of the Three-Life Stone is to connect the three lives of the past, gathering the cultivation from those three lives into one.

Though Nannan now remembers the Great Lord of Heaven's memories and possesses the Great Lord of Heaven's cultivation, she is still essentially a little girl treating the toad like a pet.

To have her subdue all the Yin Messengers in the underworld is clearly unlikely.

The three Judges and Zhong Kui vaguely perceived something was amiss, yet dared not speculate in that direction.

The boatman and his wife, however, were very pleased, thinking it's the fortune due to dragons.

Chen Shi thought, "Nannan's cultivation is very high, and there's no issue with refining, just her character might not be that imposing. If she grew a few years older, she might become better. But we can't wait that long!"

Now that the Yin Yang realms have separated, the Thirteen Families will certainly connect again, forming alliances anew, each assigning officials everywhere to integrate the local forces and form a cultivator army. West Bull New Continent, having experienced a disaster, is once again under the control of the Thirteen Families, and the times will remain unchanged, just as before!

If we want to change the world, we must use thunderbolt means to annihilate the foundation of the Thirteen Families as quickly as possible, uprooting them!

And the first step is to assist King Yan in reclaiming divine authority over the underworld!

Even though King Yan is just a Little Yama!

Chen Shi bid farewell to Little Yama and others and returned to Huangpo Village, where Little Dun Fairy sat on Yellow Earth Slope, guarding the temple atop it alongside Scholar Zhu, Liu Daoist, and Jue Yangzi.

The temple was forming, yet not completely stable.

Once the temple forms in substance under the blessing of extraordinary power, Lady Houtu's clone will descend upon the Lotus Shrine via the Divine Bridge.

Chen Shi came to Little Dun Fairy's side, looked at her, and saw her fluttering her eyelashes, looking up at the sky.

Chen Shi lay back, also looking up at the sky.

After a while, he broke the silence and said, "You have something on your mind."

Little Dun Fairy withdrew her gaze, shook her head, and said, "No."

Chen Shi sat up, facing her, said, "You do. Ever since the Universal Sacrifice began, you've been absent-minded. Although I've been talking with grandpa, my gaze often falls on you. You indeed have something on your mind, frequently staring at the sky. I thought to give you time, maybe you'd tell me voluntarily, but you never did."

His expression extremely sincere, he said, "You don't say, but I must ask, after all, you and I have been married, we are not outsiders. What troubles do you have? You can confide in me."

Little Dun Fairy's eyes reddened, nearly shedding tears.

"When the Universal Sacrifice started, I saw the face of the Outer Heaven True God, which is identical to my father's."

She leaned on Chen Shi's shoulder, hugged his neck with both hands, tears soaking through his clothes.

"My brother is dead, Father has become the Outer Heaven True God, I'm so scared. I don't understand what happened, why it would be like this upon waking..."

Chen Shi embraced her, gently patting her back, saying, "Don't be afraid. We are a family, I will help you uncover the truth behind all this. If there's an injustice, we will redress it. If there's a foe, I will avenge you!"

Little Dun Fairy's emotional defense collapsed, crying aloud.

Not long after, she fell asleep soundly in Chen Shi's arms.

Little Dun awoke, lying against Chen Shi, secretly opened her eyes, blinked, and looked up.

"My husband!"

"Hm?"

"Give me a kiss!"

"Okay."

Chen Shi lowered his head and planted a kiss on her bright red lips, Little Dun rose up, capturing his lower lip, responding with passion and intensity.

Chen Shi felt her awkward tongue diligently prying open his teeth, a strong desire emanated from this woman, wanting a more intense response from him.

His teeth were pried open, momentary pleasure jolting his mind, blending together.

They awkwardly sought each other, reciprocating mutual desires, occasionally their teeth clashed, clattering sounds ensued, yet nothing hindered them.

Scholar Zhu and Black Pot were stunned by the sight.

"Never experienced this?"

Jue Yangzi glanced at the scholar, sneering, "Descendant of the True King, yet without experiencing love between man and woman?"

Scholar Zhu snorted, "You're a Daoist, have you?

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