The eight Heavenly Immortals were deeply shaken by the scene before them, and their address of "Dao Brother" came from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Shi, through his comprehension of Yin and Yang, grasped the principle of Yin and Yang Balance. By this understanding, he opened up the void, forming a Great Realm, and as the Great Realm emerged, it swept away the Evil Qi for thousands of miles, causing celestial phenomena to change, inspiring admiration in them.

Especially Feng Ruotong, who had witnessed Chen Shi's Yin Yang Dojo twice. Each time, it deeply shocked him.

The first time, he perceived that Chen Shi's Yin Yang Dojo could refine Evil Qi, giving birth to a glimmer of hope in despair.

The second time, he discovered that Chen Shi's dojo had made further progress, advancing at a breathtaking speed.

This time, the impact brought by Chen Shi was even greater; he had actually observed the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence and comprehended even deeper truths!

This talent and insight truly live up to the name Scholar!

"Wu Wang, although having obtained the Innate Dao Embryo, I fear, I fear..."

A thought emerged in Feng Ruotong's mind, "I fear he pales in comparison."

Chen Shi stretched lazily, looked at them in surprise, and with a smile said, "What is the meaning of this, my lords? I just couldn't restrain myself at the moment and broke through to the Returning Void Realm, how dare I act as your Dao Brother? Quickly, please rise! Quickly, please rise!"

The eight Heavenly Immortals each stood up.

The Immortal Xi said, "Your Majesty opened a path never before traversed, achieving what others could not; from the top to the bottom of Despair Slope, all hold you in high esteem. Your Majesty's ability to save the world leaves us with no further doubts. Now, we only need to return to Despair Slope, to examine the eighteen Shang Ministers' tombs, and we can verify the veracity of the Heavenly Venerate!"

Wen Daoist spoke swiftly, "The Heavenly Venerate may come out at any moment, there is no time to lose, we must immediately return to Despair Slope!"

Feng Ruotong put away the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, speaking solemnly, "I too wish to return to verify it myself! Without seeing it with my own eyes, I will always harbor doubts. Qing Yang Daoist, you should come with us!"

Qing Yang Daoist hesitated, inwardly extremely reluctant, yet having not Harmonized, he was no match for Feng Ruotong and the others, so he nodded in agreement.

Chen Shi said, "When you return to Despair Slope, should you encounter the Heavenly Venerate, beware lest he sees through the ruse. Zhong Wuwang has said the Heavenly Venerate is extremely suspicious."

Feng Ruotong laughed, "We are not without such prudence. Your Majesty, rest assured. Once we verify the Heavenly Venerate as the culprit, we will immediately leave Despair Slope and rendezvous with Your Majesty!"

As he was about to leave, he suddenly halted, pondered for a moment, and handed the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence to Chen Shi.

Chen Shi looked at him in puzzlement, and Feng Ruotong laughed, "This treasure is our most formidable Magical Treasure from Despair Slope, the only item capable of rivaling the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword, originally brought to Despair Slope by the True King. The True King perished at the hands of the Heavenly Venerate, and this treasure was kept in the Eternal Immortal Pavilion. If I take it back, I must return it to the Pavilion, so it is better to be left with Your Majesty."

Chen Shi returned the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence to him, shaking his head, "If you meet the Heavenly Venerate and he sees through you, this treasure might save your lives."

Feng Ruotong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, do you have incense? Offer this bottle a stick of incense."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi lit a stick of incense and placed it inside the bottle.

Feng Ruotong laughed, "Our cultivators from Despair Slope only worship the Outer Heaven True God, not external items; this bottle has never before received incense offerings. Your Majesty's stick of incense can be considered its first. From now on, this treasure will be connected to your Qi-Blood."

Chen Shi felt a slight change in his heart and indeed sensed a peculiar aura, breathing in sync with himself.

He was already a Great Grandmaster of Yin Yang Balance, walking a path with a certain resonance to the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, and that connection of aura felt like meeting a confidant.

This feeling was different from the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword.

The Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Divine Sword was connected through the Blood Lake Scripture; the saber was heavily imbued with Demonic Nature, always plotting to occupy Chen Shi's conscious awareness and control him.

But the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence felt like a friend found close even if distant at the ends of the earth.

Calling a Magical Treasure a Dao friend was quite surprising to Chen Shi.

Nonetheless, this stick of incense indeed brought him substantial gains.

Feng Ruotong put away the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, until we meet again."

Chen Shi returned the gesture, and as he rose, Feng Ruotong, with the other seven Heavenly Immortals, departed on their own.

"Feng Ruotong has the heart of a child, and so do Immortals Ping and the others."

Chen Shi recalled how Zhong Wuwang had spoken of the deeds of Immortal Kou and thought to himself, "Immortal Kou is the same. The Heavenly Immortals of Despair Slope, though stubborn, their goals are all to maintain order in the world, so people may thrive. When they no longer need Despair Slope, they will immediately betray it."

At this moment, Can'er came running in from outside, rushing to his side, and looking up, cried, "Brother, hungry!"

Chen Shi noticed the mulberry leaf around her neck had been eaten completely, and quickly took out a Fusang Leaf and hung it around her neck.

Can'er hugged the mulberry leaf, nibbling at it cautiously, careful not to eat too much at once.

Feeling a subtle change within, Chen Shi took her hand and went to the underworld, ascending to the Houde Palace.

Lady Houtu was already seated cross-legged on the lotus platform of the Houde Palace, holding a thick stack of account books, flipping through them. Upon seeing them, she hurriedly closed the books, smiling, "Your Majesty, I have already laid down a sealing around the entire world; the sea demons shall not invade."

Chen Shi curiously asked, "Lady, what were you reviewing?"

"Just a minor accounting matter."

Lady Houtu remained expressionless and said, "I have a poor memory, so I must write down those who offend me to avoid forgetting. A few days ago, I avenged some grudges, so I must cross them off to avoid repay them excessively in the future."

Chen Shi craned his neck, glancing toward the ledger behind her. Lady Houtu shielded the ledger and chuckled, "It's not my grudge; it's someone else's, that I've been asked to handle. Some grudges are challenging, thus they have accumulated. But now, I finally have a solution... Haha, let's not talk about it. Your Majesty is looking for a spiritual elixir to save Wu Qi, right? It just so happens I remembered a place hiding a treasure, the Purple Heaven Vine, which bears a kind of Purple Gourd."

Her eyes sparkled, and her breathing quickened slightly as she said, "This treasure blooms once every ten thousand years, fruits once every ten thousand years, and matures once every ten thousand years, growing a single gourd. However, an ordinary person cannot pick it. You must first imprint a talisman on the gourd to pick it. On your hand, I will draw a Rebirth Talisman, and when you find the Purple Gourd from the Purple Heaven Vine, just imprint it with your palm, and you can pick the gourd."

Chen Shi asked, "Can the gourd save Wu Qi?"

Lady Houtu laughed, "This treasure is of Purple Heaven… surely it can save him. You imprint the Rebirth Talisman on the gourd, turning it into a Rebirth Gourd. By sawing open its mouth and obtaining a seed, Wu Qi can be reborn, grow flesh, and regenerate his Primordial Spirit, much faster than before!"

Chen Shi tentatively asked, "This Purple Heaven, isn't it one of the enemies on your ledger?"

Lady Houtu burst into laughter, "I have no enemies; who dares to offend me? Alright, don't let your imagination run wild. Are you going to gather the gourd or not?"

"Of course, I'm going!"

Chen Shi, spirit invigorated, walked out, saying, "I'm going to borrow some things from Liu Daoist!"

Lady Houtu said, "He's a poor soul; don't always take advantage of him!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Chen Shi arrived outside the palace as Liu Daoist was preparing to bury the captured Great Family experts in the soil to absorb nutrients. Seeing him, Liu Daoist's heart skipped a beat.

Chen Shi said, "I'm here to borrow the Heavenly Immortal Triple Extremes Formation."

Liu Daoist unwillingly handed over the Willow Leaf, saying, "Your Majesty, take care of it; I only have these three Willow Leaves."

Chen Shi took the Willow Leaf and did not leave, still standing there. Liu Daoist complained, "I truly have no other treasure."

Chen Shi laughed, "That's not what I meant; I don't know the refining method for the Heavenly Immortal Triple Extremes Formation."

Liu Daoist reluctantly imparted the refining method, thinking, "With him learning this method, will he return it? He will, right?"

Chen Shi returned to Houde Palace, only to find Lady Houtu scribbling in her ledger, quickly closing it upon his arrival, smiling, "Your Majesty, look."

She lightly pointed, and a divine light shot from the lotus platform, extending into the Xuanhuang Sea beyond.

Lady Houtu smiled, "Your Majesty only needs to follow this light to reach that Purple Heaven. There, the Purple Heaven Vine will stand out. Your Majesty, extend your hand."

Chen Shi extended his left hand, and Lady Houtu traced a pattern over his palm from a distance. A complex, golden talisman appeared on his palm, differing from ordinary talismans with its embedded Dao Patterns.

Chen Shi felt a slight shock and was about to study it when the golden talisman vanished.

Lady Houtu instructed, "Do not use your left hand in fights; the Rebirth Talisman will activate on your opponent, sending them to rebirth. Only imprint your left hand on the gourd, remember that."

"In a fight?"

Chen Shi, feeling a chill, wanted to inquire, but Lady Houtu waved with a smile, "Go, the sooner, the better."

Uncontrollably, Chen Shi fell into the Xuanhuang Sea, looking back to see the lotus seat as massive as a mountain, and the majestic Lady Houtu sitting upon it.

Calming himself, he immediately invoked a Willow Leaf, transforming it into a boat. Sitting upon it, Chen Shi soared across the Light Bridge.

Chen Shi traveled for an indeterminate time, with pitch-black seawater surging around him, occasionally seeing shadows of giant sea creatures flash by.

"Am I in the Dark Sea? Though it doesn't seem so," he wondered.

Surveying his surroundings, this journey felt different from his prior seafaring, more like traversing a strange dark medium.

The Light Bridge served as a passageway, and he seemed to shuttle through this void corridor.

But why did such a dark medium exist in the void? Why were there giant sea creatures?

As he pondered, suddenly, dazzling light erupted before him, and an instant later, the Willow Leaf Boat emerged from the passage into a magnificent, vast world.

This world resembled an Immortal Realm; the first thing he saw was an unimaginably vast purple vine hanging from the sky, draping to the ground, of unknown height and thickness!

Chen Shi stared in awe, bravely heading towards the purple vine.

"Purple Heaven… the heaven supported by the purple vine! What is the story behind the gourd Lady Houtu wants me to gather?"

In the Houde Palace, Lady Houtu took out her ledger, picked up a vermilion brush, and with a smiling face, erased a name from it.

"One less enemy... Purple Heaven Immortal Monarch, fare well along your Opening Tribulation."

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