On the Avenue

Chen Shi took back the Iron Ruler and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Wujiu was defeated in the Despair Hill, but he maintained his superior image when he came out. How could he tolerate it?

"He will be seriously injured if he doesn't die this time!"

Chen Shi looked at the Iron Ruler. This thing is indeed very useful, but it is a pity that it can only be used once each time. It must be taken back before the mana is exhausted, otherwise it will fall down.

"Zhuang Wujiu is right. My cultivation is still too shallow. If I can use this thing continuously, I can also touch the Return to Void Realm!"

He had a strong sense of crisis in his heart. Zhuang Wujiu from the Despair Hill was just a little kid playing with the Young Master and Zhang You eleven years ago. Eleven years later, he cultivated to the Refining God Realm!

The next realm of the Refining God Realm is the Return to Void Realm!

Chen Tang is in the Return to Void Realm. He can be said to be one of the youngest Return to Void Realm masters in the world!

And Zhuang Wujiu only took eleven years to get close to this realm.

Zhuang Wujiu was plotted against by Chen Shi this time, and he seemed to be in a mess, but judging from his progress in cultivation, he is indeed worthy of the title of genius!

His achievements are enough to make people look up to him, even the children of the thirteen families look up to him!

"But Zhuang Wujiu suffered a great blow in the Despair Slope, and had to walk out of the Despair Slope and find a sense of superiority from me. The person he needs to look up to is the person who took away my innate Dao fetus. Eleven years have passed, and what level has this person reached?"

Chen Shi whispered, "Return to the Void? Mahayana? I'm afraid these two realms are not enough for people to look up to, right? Could it be that no one can step into the Tribulation Realm..."

Without the guidance of Chen Yindu and the support of the family background, Chen Tang broke through the Return to the Void in middle age, and he was already a peerless genius who could compete with the core children of the thirteen families and even the sect master. Zhuang Wujiu relied on the mysterious inheritance of the Despair Slope and cultivated to the Refining God at the age of twenty, which was even more amazing.

But compared to that person, the two of them seemed to be eclipsed.

Chen Shi wants to take back his own innate Dao fetus and avenge himself. Sooner or later, he will have to face this person!

He has no divine fetus now. With Shiji Niangniang and Baiyi Fairy as divine fetuses and his own Yuanshen as divine fetuses, can he really catch up with this person?

Chen Shi whispered: "I have been practicing for three years. Today, I have reached the state of transformation and cultivated a Yuanshen of one foot. Eleven years... within eleven years, I will definitely break through to the Mahayana, shoulder to shoulder with you, or even surpass you!"

In the next few days, Chen Shi took Hei Guo to the mountains outside Xijing City to look for strange beasts, intending to hunt a few strange beasts to replenish Hei Guo's body. Xijing is surrounded by mountains on three sides, all of which are big mountains. Logically, there are no fewer strange beasts in the mountains than in Ganyang Mountain, but the strange beasts here have long been caught by Master Fu. He searched for a few days and got nothing.

Chen Shi had to take Hei Guo to the vegetable market to buy strange beast meat, buying hundreds of kilograms at a time for Hei Guo to eat.

However, Hei Guo could only eat three or five kilograms at a time, and he couldn't eat more. Chen Shi was worried and had to feed the remaining exotic meat to the cart.

"Maybe I can ask Zhong Kui for advice. He is very good at fighting. Maybe he knows how to make Heiguo improve his strength." Chen Shi thought.

However, Zhong Kui and Tie Chi followed Hu Tanhua and Xiao Yanwang to Xinxiang with their families, not Xijing.

Hu Feifei was a Jinke Tanhua and was also appointed as the county magistrate of Xinxiang County. The original county magistrate was transferred to other places. Hu Feifei took her daughter to take office and went home to be a grandmother. Zhong Kui and Tie Chi followed her.

Chen Shi brought Heiguo to the Hanlin Academy. The Hanlin Academy is a place where books from all over the world are gathered. It is the most prosperous place in the entire Xiniu Xinzhou.

The Hanlin scholars here are people with great knowledge in the imperial examinations of all dynasties. The champions of all dynasties often have to serve in the Hanlin Academy for several years. Every year, there will be a lecture by great Confucian scholars to teach classics such as Confucius and Mencius. Its library is even more comprehensive, with rich collections of books, filling up various palaces and academies.

Chen Shi came to the Hanlin Academy and called a clerk to ask about the bibliography of ghosts and gods.

The clerk hurriedly said: "Mr. Compiler, the bibliography of ghosts and gods includes novels and chronicles. Novels are in the Miscellaneous Academy, and chronicles are in our History Palace."

He led Chen Shi to the History Palace, which is the largest academy in the Hanlin Academy. There are countless books, and some white-haired old gentlemen are reading ancient books and copying excerpts.

They are scholars. Although they have been buried in classics for many years, they have profound knowledge, profound cultivation, and have cultivated a great spirit, which ghosts and gods cannot approach.

When Hei Guo followed Chen Shi and passed by them, he couldn't help but shudder. They seemed to be a group of righteous gods, standing upright, suppressing it, and making it dare not be presumptuous.

Chen Shi also saw the extraordinaryness of these old gentlemen, and asked the clerk quietly, "Who are they?"

"Clerks, just like me."

The clerk looked at these white-haired old gentlemen and said, "We were originally Jinshi and Juren, and after the imperial examination, we were sent to the Hanlin Academy to work as clerks."

Chen Shi was surprised and said, "Haven't you ever been promoted?"

The clerk shook his head, "There is no one outside, so I can only stay in the Hanlin Academy to study for the rest of my life. I'm afraid it will be the same in the future."

Chen Shi looked at these old gentlemen. Although they were old, their cultivation was really extraordinary. Their souls were refined to be extremely pure, and their aura was much stronger than those dignitaries!

"Sir, this way."

The clerk led him to the Ghost and God Department of the History Palace. Chen Shi checked the books and saw that there were labels on the bookshelf, classified by age. Starting from 6,000 years ago, there was one volume every 100 years and one volume every 1,000 years. Chen Shi didn't see the books from 6,000 years ago, and wondered, "Where are the ghost and god books from 6,000 years ago?"

"Sir, no. Not only the Department of Ghosts and Gods, but also other departments and all records from six thousand years ago."

Chen Shi frowned slightly and said, "There are no records from six thousand years ago in other schools?"

The clerk shook his head.

Chen Shi asked: "Are there no records from the True King's era that have survived?" "There are some records, but they are just rumors heard by future generations." The clerk said, "If you want to find out about this, sir?" Rumor has it, go to the Novel Department of the Miscellaneous Academy."

Chen Shi waved his hand and motioned for him to get busy. The clerk left.

Chen Shi took out a roll of ancient books and unfolded them carefully. These ancient books were very old, and the paper could easily be broken if you were careless.

He read it carefully and found that the books recorded ghosts and gods that mysteriously appeared and disappeared from various places.

There is also the situation of demonic transformation in various places, as well as the extermination of demons in various places, and the true gods from outside the world to exterminate demons.

The historians recorded it in quite detail, as well as various ways to cure and suppress demons.

There are also the activities of godmothers in various places, as well as the sacrificial activities of ghosts and gods in the underworld.

Chen Shi looked through other books and read them quickly, gradually discovering some areas worth paying attention to.

"Six thousand years ago, there were very few magic changes. In the fifty provinces of Xiniu, there were only one or two magic changes a year. But the closer we get to now, the more and more magic changes occur every year. Especially in recent times. Over the past few years, dozens of demonic events have occurred every year, which has overwhelmed the court. In other words, the demonic activities are gradually increasing. "He still hasn't figured out how! Let Hei Guo quickly increase his strength, feeling anxious, he immediately left the Hanlin Academy, returned to the Chen Mansion, and said to Chen Tang: "Dad, we can't delay it any longer. The longer you delay, the more variables will arise. Take your mother on a wooden cart and leave immediately. Jing, return to Xinxiang. I will stay in Xijing to stabilize the Thirteenth Family. When you leave, I will immediately go to the underworld to rescue my mother’s soul!”

Chen Tang knew that he was always decisive and said: "Okay!"

He immediately packed his luggage and luggage, prepared some food and stuffed them into the wooden cart.

Heiguo was sitting in the courtyard of Chen Mansion, surrounded by maids and servants who turned a blind eye to Chen Tang's actions.

Chen Tang packed up, quickly came to the main hall, bowed to the sword on the long table, reached out to grab the sword, and was about to turn around and leave, then looked at Chen Yindu's tomb, hesitated, and bowed to the tomb. , then took off the spiritual tablet and whispered: "Dad, After you were massacred in Xijing, the Thirteenth Family was not at ease with you, but since I was a hostage in Xijing, they were at ease with you and would not get rid of you. It has been eleven years since you passed away and Xiao Shi has grown up. Today, I am going back to my hometown, please protect me!"

He came to the car, put the coffin in the car, tied the Xuanwei Sword around his waist, and put the box in the car. He picked up Chen Shiniang, put her in the car, and let her sit on the futon with her back against the car. There is also a futon on the shelf.

"I've prepared hundreds of kilograms of exotic animal meat in the car. You can put it in your Void Realm. Remember to feed the car on time."

Chen Shi came to the car and ordered, "Also, first go to Juxian Tower and bring some silver to spend on the road. At night, if you are traveling at night, hang up a lantern. Although you are very strong, there are many kinds of evil spirits. I'm worried There will be times when you miss.”

Chen Tang wrote them down one by one and said: "After we leave, you will be a proton. They will not let you leave Xijing. How do you leave?"

Chen Shi smiled and said: "If I stay in Xijing, they will not kill you. When you leave Xijing, I will leave from the underworld."

Chen Tang's eyes fell on his face, and he felt suddenly sad.

I have always been unwilling to recognize this son. For three years, I have not gone home once, and I did not even go back to pay homage to my old father when he passed away. Unexpectedly, Chen Shi would come looking for him, find him, and let him experience the happiness of family and the love between father and son.

What's more, I didn't expect that Chen Shi would use himself as a hostage to ensure that the couple left safely! Chen Shi is only thirteen years old.

Chen Tang felt that the sadness flowed out from the bottom of his heart, came to his nose, and came to his eyes, making him unable to hold back tears, but he smiled and said: "Xiao Shi, protect yourself, your mother and I are waiting for you to come back in Huangpo Village. Home, our family of three is reunited!”

Chen Shi nodded solemnly. Chen Tang got in the car.

The wooden cart immediately started and drove out. Chen Shi quickly followed up and said: "The blame!"

Hei Guo followed Chen Shi, and the maids and servants of Chen Mansion also quickly followed Hei Guo. Everyone walked out, out of Chen Mansion, and headed toward the outer city along Qianyang Street.

They left the inner city, immediately entered Chang'an Street, quickly crossed Chang'an Street, entered Nanjing Street, and arrived outside Juxian Tower.

Chen Tang jumped out of the car and entered the Juxian Building. After a while, he quickly walked out of the building with a stack of banknotes and a hundred and ten taels of silver and jumped into the car.

Chen Shi and the maids and servants behind him kept walking, following the wooden cart all the way to the west gate.

Chen Shi stopped in front of the west city gate.

Black Pot and the maids and servants also stopped. Chen Tang turned around and waved to him without stopping the car. Chen Shi waved and watched them leave the city.

The scapegoat deceived the maids and servants, as well as the passers-by and the Tiantingers along the way, so that they could be delayed for a while. However, it was not only these maids and servants and the Tiantings who were monitoring them, but also the Thirteenth Family’s spies on the street, and the people from the outer city. The guards, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion in the inner city, and the various masters and magic weapons of Si Tianjian! No matter how powerful the black pot is, it cannot deceive everyone.

But what Chen Shi needed was a moment to give Chen Tang and his mother a chance to leave the city safely.

"At this time, I think these informants, the Guards, the Shenji Battalion, and the Si Tianjian have already reported it to the top of the Thirteenth Family."

Chen Shi watched the wooden cart disappear outside the city, thinking, "From now on, I am the hostage of the Chen family."

He turned around and returned with the black pot.

The maids and servants who were running out of breath suddenly woke up, not knowing why they were here.

Chen Shi did not go home immediately, but wandered around with the black pot, so that more eyes could see him, indicating that he had not left Xijing.

"It's a pity that the time is too short, and the small world system has not been fully established, otherwise it would not be so troublesome to send my parents away." He thought to himself.

The small world connects the fifty provinces of Xiniu Xinzhou, and there needs to be someone who can open the Heavenly Court Order in all fifty provinces. However, Chen Shi's students are now rushing to various places to take office, and they have not yet arrived. Yutian City has only just begun to refine the Heavenly Court Order and send it out. The small world system has not yet begun to test where the distance limit is.

Therefore, Chen Shi must stay as a hostage.

For the world, the court is the court, but for the thirteen families, the thirteen families are the court.

Even if the father and son had great power, they could not fight against the entire court, not to mention that there was a treasure in Xijing, the Nine Palaces of the True King, which could suppress the fortune of Xiniu Xinzhou!

At this moment, in Xijing City, all the spies, guards, the inner city Shenjiying, and the Sitianjian were already in a panic and rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion.

After a while, the thirteen members of the cabinet gathered in Wenyuan Pavilion. Before they could discuss, they first passed the news to the patriarchs of the thirteen families.

After the message was delivered, Yan Xianzhi, Xia Canghai and other thirteen members calmed down and waited quietly for the news from the major families.

Groups of thousands of miles of sound symbols floated quietly in the air, emitting golden light in the flames.

Not long after, the first sound came from the flames. "Chen Tang and his wife left, where is Chen Shi?"

"Master, Chen Shi is still in Xijing."

"Chen Tang is indeed cruel and ruthless. He left Chen Shi as a hostage. Keep an eye on Chen Shi and don't let him run away. Also, see Chen Tang off. Don't make things difficult for him, but don't let him look down on the Thirteenth Family."

A majestic voice came, "Allow you to open the upper world and give him a little shock. Tell him that if he doesn't behave himself, the Thirteenth Family will not let him off easily."

"Yes, sir."

Chen Tang sat on the wooden cart, looking at his wife leaning there in a daze, with mixed feelings and a hundred flavors in his heart.

The wooden cart gradually accelerated, and the speed became faster and faster. Soon it surpassed the other chariots. Various talismans on the body of the car lit up, and the canopy opened automatically, and a piece of heavenly palace shone down, covering them.

"Hu--"

The wheels of the wooden cart were covered with clouds and mist, and it lifted off the ground and flew into the air. Wind, thunder, fire and lightning were generated under the wheels, and it went away with lightning.

Chen Tang felt warm in his heart. Although Chen Shi often took a car, he had never activated the talismans on the wooden car, which made people think that the car could not fly, so that they could be arranged to stay away from Xijing today.

The wooden car rose higher and higher, faster and faster, and Dongshan in front was approaching them rapidly.

At this time, Chen Tang felt something in his heart and looked back at Xijing. He saw nine immortal lights rising from the ground and rushing into the sky.

That was the light of the nine immortal palaces of Wenhua, Wuying, Huagai, Zhongji, Wenyuan, Dongge, Zhengyi, Jinshen, and Jianji, which was the shock of Xijing to him!

Chen Tang nervously grabbed the box and looked up at the nine lights. But seeing the light flowing, opening the sky, another world showed him the tip of the iceberg.

A large tripod stood in the sky, and the incense curled like clouds and smoke, forming clouds and rosy clouds. Behind the clouds and rosy clouds, there were brilliant gods, standing or sitting cross-legged, with solemn and dignified expressions.

Gods, endless.

Chen Tang's face suddenly changed, and the wooden box in his hand seemed to become extremely heavy.

Since ancient times, countless heroes and talents have supported the rise of the family, prospered for a time, and tried to replace the Thirteenth Family, but none of them succeeded.

Now, he knows the reason.

A voice sounded and reached Chen Tang's ears.

"Since the fall of the True King era, six thousand years have passed. The Thirteenth Family has a patriarch every fifty years, and nearly two thousand patriarchs have been born. Their void realm has been refined into this sky to form the upper realm. The ancestors of all generations are like gods, absorbing the incense of the world."

Yan Xianzhi stepped over and smiled, "Lord Chen Tang, I am ordered by the patriarch to ask you to see the heritage of my Thirteenth Family."

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