Zhong Erniu looked up, and their gazes clashed.

Chen Shi's question remained unanswered.

Suddenly, with a whoosh, the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler flew over like a streak of Sword Qi, emitting a sharp whistle. In an instant, it arrived in front of Zhong Erniu, seemingly about to pierce through his forehead. Abruptly, Chen Shi raised his hand and caught the Iron Ruler.

Chen Shi's eyes didn't blink at all, he kept a fierce gaze on Zhong Erniu, as if trying to see if he would show any flaw.

If Zhong Erniu showed even the slightest oddity, Chen Shi wouldn't have caught the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler but let it pierce his head instead!

However, Zhong Erniu showed not the slightest oddity.

But having no oddity was the greatest oddity.

Chen Shi smiled, gently shook the Iron Ruler, which instantly turned into five feet long and placed it into Zhong Erniu's hand, saying with a smile, "You left home as a child, have been gone for many years, and this time you escaped here severely injured, surely you haven't been back to your hometown. Qinghe Town has changed a lot over the years, you might not recognize the way home. I'll support you and send you back."

Zhong Erniu's expression remained unchanged, barely standing up with his support, he said, "You really are a good person."

Chen Shi's eyes flashed with ferocity, yet he smiled and supported him, suddenly turning to An Auntie and asked, "Where is Erniu's hometown?"

An Auntie, who usually talked quite a bit, suddenly seemed to be overwhelmed by some immense majesty when these two began to speak, not daring to say a word, quickly replied, "Follow me."

As she spoke, she felt her throat hoarse and her chest seemed blocked.

She hurriedly led the way in front.

Situ Wen also sensed something was amiss, about to speak, but his throat was as dry as a desert, unable to utter a sound.

The conversation between Chen Shi and Zhong Erniu seemed normal, but the sense of oppression was too strong, making his heart palpitate wildly, an intense sense of unease.

"Master Situ doesn't need to come along." Chen Shi's voice came from ahead.

Situ Wen stopped and felt a sense of relief.

Chen Shi supported Zhong Erniu, following An Auntie, and seemingly unintentionally asked, "Erniu, who injured you?"

Zhong Erniu leaned on the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler with his other hand, walking with difficulty, said, "Three old men. One with the surname Yan, one with the surname Fei, and one with the surname Gu."

Chen Shi asked, "What realm are you?"

"Half a realm lower than them."

Zhong Erniu answered very thoroughly, saying, "However, my realm is different from theirs, they might be lacking a few realms. They are on the old path."

Chen Shi, with a gentle expression, smiled and said, "Old path, new path, both lead to the Immortal Dao, there's no difference when ascending. So, it seems you're on the new path. Are the people on your slope also on the new path, like you?"

Zhong Erniu didn't answer.

Chen Shi said, "It seems there are people on your slope following the old path. The new path includes the realms of Divine Shrine, Divine Embryo, Divine Descent, Refining Void, but lacks the realms of Tribulation Crossing and Ascension. It's hard to say which is better."

Zhong Erniu earnestly said, "Of course the new path is superior. The new path has a total of fourteen realms, while the old path has twelve realms. The new path has two more realms, enough to create a gap. Otherwise, how could I contend with those three seniors with the new method?"

Chen Shi said leisurely, "The four realms of the new path revolve around the Divine Embryo, borrowing the power of the Outer Heaven True God, after all, it's borrowed power. Take you for instance, practicing the new path, but your Divine Embryo originally doesn't belong to you."

Zhong Erniu gripped the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler tightly, his knuckles turning white.

An Auntie stopped in front of an abandoned old house, interrupting their conversation, and said, "Here we are. This is the home of Old Zhong, but Old Zhong has been dead for a long time, forced to death by gambling debts. This house has been abandoned for many years."

Chen Shi supported Zhong Erniu past her side, not going to the old residence of the Zhong family, but heading outside the town.

An Auntie, shocked, hurriedly said, "Where are you going? This is the old Zhong residence..."

"An Auntie, come back." Situ Wen called to the old lady.

An Auntie stopped and said to Situ Wen, "This is clearly the Zhong family, I didn't remember wrong."

Situ Wen shook his head and said, "The Zhong family he is looking for is not this one."

An Auntie was even more puzzled, mumbling to herself, "Besides here, what other Zhong family is there?"

At this moment, the town's Physician Tan hurried over, asking, "Who is sick?"

Situ Wen waved him off, signaling him not to get closer.

Physician Tan was stunned, filled with doubts.

As they spoke, Chen Shi and Zhong Erniu had already walked out of Qinghe Town and arrived outside the town.

Qinghe Town was built by the river, with a Qingshui River beside it. At a turn of Qingshui River, between the farmland and forest, there was a graveyard, where the deceased from the town were often buried.

Chen Shi supported Zhong Erniu, heading towards this graveyard.

Zhong Erniu coughed continuously, struggled to take a few breaths, and said, "My Divine Embryo doesn't belong to me, how could others' Divine Embryos belong to them? All Divine Embryos simply originate from Outer Heaven True God, they do not belong to you or me."

Chen Shi supported him as they walked into the graveyard.

In front of each grave was a stele, and Chen Shi examined the contents of the steles while saying, "But the person who loses their Divine Embryo will die."

Zhong Erniu said, "You have gone astray; throughout the ages, it is not the Divine Embryo that is powerful, but the owner of the Divine Embryo."

Chen Shi was filled with anger and burst out, "What I mean is, the person who loses their Divine Embryo will die!"

Zhong Erniu said, "Everyone will die."

Their eyes met, crossing each other's gaze.

Chen Shi chuckled, "The Child Scholar without the Innate Dao Embryo, after dying and coming back to life, is still the renowned Chen Zhaoyuan. But some people, without the Innate Dao Embryo, might be nothing. Erniu, what's your father's name? I think I've found your home."

Before them, a stele stood in front of a grave covered with withered grass, a grave that had not been worshipped for a long time.

On the tombstone, several words were crudely carved, marking it as the grave of someone named Zhong Yin.

Zhong Erniu smiled, "It's my father's grave."

"Boom!"

The Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler in his hand suddenly exploded, expanding rapidly from an iron rod as thick as an egg, instantly growing thick for several miles, flattening all the graves!

Zhong Erniu's palm, originally holding the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler, should have been crushed by the expanding iron ruler, and the ruler should have struck his body and severely injured him. However, as if prepared, his palm changed from holding it to lightly pushing, and as the iron ruler expanded miles, his body floated back several miles like a feather.

The Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler stopped expanding at the edge of Qinghe Town, not harming the townspeople.

In Qinghe Town, everyone was blown unsteady by a fierce wind, and when the wind subsided, they looked up to see a massive black iron pillar standing in front of the town, completely blocking the other side of Qinghe Town.

The pillar was so enormous that it completely blocked the residual power of magic on the other end of it, unable to endanger Qinghe Town.

On the other end of the pillar, Chen Shi's accumulated anger reached its peak, Scholar Zhu and Little Dun immediately sensed their cultivation being mobilized, and overwhelming mana erupted from within Chen Shi!

Chen Shi had never wielded such powerful force; this mana was vast like the ocean, as if the power of a vast expanse of heaven and earth spanning thousands of miles was being mobilized by him. Around him, the earth shattered, space trembled, heaven and earth turned upside down, and water, fire, mountains, and marshes churned relentlessly!

Zhong Erniu smiled, and behind him, a Divine Shrine leaped out. From within the shrine, the Divine Embryo, previously meditating with closed eyes, suddenly opened its eyes, and in this moment, the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, whether Righteous Qi or Evil Qi, seemed all available for its use. Not even the Sixty-Four Changes of the Eight Trigram could affect him in the slightest.

Though Zhong Erniu was covered in injuries, with this Divine Embryo, he seemed to have a tendency to overthrow Chen Shi's Eight Trigram Arena!

"Chen Shi, you will never know how powerful your Innate Dao Embryo truly is."

Zhong Erniu laughed, "You guessed correctly, I am Zhong Wuwang from Despair Slope, and your Innate Dao Embryo is indeed in my hands."

Chen Shi roared, taking a step forward, and the Ten Absolute Formation of the Spirit Banner instantly took form, transforming into a force capable of annihilating everything, spinning with the push of his palm, destroying everything in front of him!

Zhong Wuwang waved his hand, and the Innate Dao Embryo behind his head moved with it, carrying the Dao Power of the surrounding heaven and earth, meeting the Ten Absolute Formation of the Spirit Banner!

Within the small temple behind Chen Shi's head, Scholar Zhu and Little Dun's auras surged, feeling the power of the Innate Dao Embryo.

"The Innate Dao Embryo, this strong?"

Scholar Zhu was incredulous; when Chen Shi participated in the County Examination in Xinxiang County that year, he received a blessing from the True God, gaining the Innate Dao Embryo. At that time, the Innate Dao Embryo was extremely dazzling, but not terrifying as it is now.

Now, the Innate Dao Embryo, after experiencing Divine Descent and Refining Void, had reached a level formidable enough to contend with him, even Fairy Little Dun!

The Ten Absolute Formation of the Spirit Banner crackled and shattered, and the phantoms of the Divine were extinguished one after another, disappearing.

Chen Shi's palm turned and descended.

Behind him, the West King Jade Seal rose up, and the Fifty Province Map of West Bull New Continent emerged. The maps of Xinxiang, Lingzhou, Gongzhou, and Qing Province began to brighten, mobilizing the power of divinities from each place to empower the Jade Seal!

Chen Shi wielded the supreme king's authority of West Bull New Continent, crashing it down fiercely.

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