Jiang Ping'an walked up to the Xuanming Palace and walked straight into the palace gate. His pace was neither fast nor slow, and each step was steady and powerful, as if he was not questioning a top Chaos God Devil, but going for a walk in his own backyard. Dao Body cast a long shadow under the dark golden skylight of God City. The black Emperor Robe moved without wind, and the twelve bead strings on Heaven-Equaling Crown swayed gently, making a fine collision sound.
When the guards saw this, they quickly tried to stop them. Two God and Devil Guards at the peak of Immortal raised up Chaos Divine Halberd and blocked the door. Jiang Ping'an didn't even look at them, pretending to be angry. He waved his hands violently, and a majestic Heart Force pressed over like a mountain, shouting, "Get out of here, your masters don't even dare to block me!"
The guard was shocked by the momentum and took two steps back. They looked at each other and really didn't dare to stop him. Jiang Ping'an stepped across the threshold and stepped into the palace gate. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly to the palace, "Xuan Ming, come out!"
The sound echoed in the empty hall like thunder, causing the chaotic demonic fires on the stone pillars on both sides to sway a few times. After a moment, the door of the hall opened wide, and Xuanming Devil God's voice came from the hall, with a hint of helplessness. "Brother Jade Emperor, come in and tell me if you have anything to say."
Jiang Ping'an stepped into the main hall. The hall was empty and gloomy. The dome that was tens of thousands of feet high was inlaid with dark golden Chaos Source Crystal, exuding a cold light. Huge stone stones were arranged on both sides. Pillars, each stone pillar is thousands of feet thick, and the pillars are burning with chaotic demonic fire. The fire light illuminates the hall, like a netherworld. There is a strong Demonic Qi in the air, with a faint smell of blood.
Xuanming Devil God sits high on the throne. His throne is carved from a single piece of Chaos Divine Iron. The back of the chair is engraved with the image of the ancient Gods and Devils battle. The wounds on his body have already Healed, but his breath has not yet fully recovered, and there are still a few faint cracks on the scales on his chest. When he saw Jiang Ping'an, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to indifference, and he picked up the jade cup at hand and took a sip.
"What are you doing here?" Xuanming Devil God said calmly, "I have driven away Great Black Heaven, no longer protect him, and have tried to force him out of the city. Aren't you satisfied?"
Jiang Ping'an did not sit down. He flew to the center of the hall and hung in the air, deliberately higher than the throne of Xuanming Devil God, looking down at the top Chaos God Devil. His eyes were cold and angry, as if he wanted to see through the other person. He said solemnly, "Xuan Ming, you and Great Black Heaven are acting, do you think I can't tell?"
Xuanming Devil God's pupils shrank slightly, but soon returned to normal. He put down the jade cup and tapped his fingers on the armrest twice, making a dull sound. He sneered, "Acting? I don't understand what you are talking about. I have driven Great Black Heaven out of the Xuanming Palace. This is known to the whole city. If you don't believe it, I can't do anything about it."
"Of course I don't believe it!" Jiang Ping'an snorted coldly, his voice echoing in the hall, "I am not blind! After Great Black Heaven was kicked out by you, I encountered obstacles everywhere in the city, and people made trouble in everything I did - those people were all sent by you, right? Do you think I don't know?"
Xuanming Devil God sneered, noncommittal. His eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.
Jiang Ping'an turned around and pretended to leave. His movements were not fast, and he deliberately let the other party see his intentions clearly. His back was to Xuanming Devil God, but his steps were very slow, as if he was waiting for the other party to speak.
Seeing this, Xuanming Devil God quickly stopped Jiang Ping'an: "How do you believe it?" There was a hint of urgency in his voice - he Taiqing Lineage knew Jiang Ping'an's temper. If Jiang Ping'an just left like this, which meant that he no longer believed in Him, so the plan set by Him and Great Black Heaven was completely ruined. Jiang Ping'an would not be fooled and would not leave the city. All their arrangements had become a joke.
Jiang Ping'an took the opportunity to stop, turned around and said, "If you want me to believe that you can do it, you must swear again. Swear by your real name and Great Black Heaven's real name! There was something fishy about your last oath. I don't believe in 'Xuan Ming' or 'Great Black Heaven'. These are just slogans. They can fool others, but not me!"
Xuanming Devil God's eyes flashed, and he instinctively rejected it in his heart. His real name was Chaos God Devil's most secret thing. Once it was known to others, it would be equivalent to putting his life in the hands of the other party. He gritted his teeth and did not agree immediately.
"Haha!" Jiang Ping'an sneered twice, turned around again, and was really about to fly away. His Distance-Ignoring Wings had spread slightly behind his back, and the lines on his wings lit up, and he could teleport at any time.
Xuanming Devil God saw this, and his heart tightened. He clenched and unclenched his fists, and finally gritted his teeth and whispered, "I am willing to swear by my real name!"
Jiang Ping'an stopped, turned around and stared at Xuanming Devil God. His eyes were as calm as water, but with an undeniable pressure. He didn't speak, just waited quietly.
Xuanming Devil God took a deep breath and stood up. His body stood up from the throne, and the whole hall was shaken. He raised his right hand, and a black magic flame appeared in the palm of his hand. There were countless small runes faintly flowing in the magic flame, and each rune exuded an ancient and terrifying atmosphere. It was the mark of his origin, the mark of heaven that he had carried since the beginning of his birth.
"I, Xuanming Devil God, swear by my real name 'Eming You': From today on, I will not protect Great Black Heavenly Devil God, my real name is Moyuan Zhi, and I will try my best to force him out of the city. If I violate this oath, my origin will be destroyed and I will never be reincarnated!"
After the words fell, the magic flame exploded suddenly, turning into countless black light points and shooting straight into the sky. Those light points penetrated the dome of the hall and disappeared into the void above God City. In the void, a jet-black lightning struck down, tearing apart the dark golden skylight, and accurately disappeared into Xuanming Devil God Between 's eyebrows, a faint, flame-like mark was left. That was the mark of Heavenly Dao Oath - from this moment on, Xuanming Devil God's fate was bound to the oath. If there was any violation, heaven would directly obliterate his origin.
Xuanming Devil God put down his hand, and the mark between his eyebrows gradually disappeared. He glared at Jiang Ping'an angrily, and growled, "Do you believe it this time? I even said my real name, what else do you want?"
Jiang Ping'an finally showed a smile on his face. The smile was sincere and gentle, as if the tense situation just now had never happened. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Haha, Xuan Ming, fellow Daoist, don't be angry, I believe it. I have offended many people before, and I hope you can forgive me."
Xuanming Devil God pretended to be angry and waved his hand. "If it's okay, please. I still have to heal my wounds, so I don't have time to chat with you."
"Farewell." Jiang Ping'an said with cupped hands, then turned around and flew out of the Xuanming Palace.
After flying out of the Xuanming Palace, Jiang Ping'an could no longer suppress the corners of his mouth. He was laughing from the bottom of his heart, but he resisted not showing it on his face. His Distance-Ignoring Wings shook slightly, and his body transformed into a Liu Guang, flying in the direction of Anshen Inn.
It turned out that he ventured into the palace this time just to test. He was betting that Xuanming Devil God and Great Black Heavenly Devil God were brewing a conspiracy against him, and that Xuanming Devil God was willing to pay a higher price in order to win his trust. He was right.
Xuanming Devil God and Great Black Heaven are close friends for many years, and they probably know Great Black Heaven's real name. In order to convince him, Xuanming Devil God "no longer protects Great Black Heaven". In desperation, he not only said Great Black Heaven's real name "Moyuan Zhi", but also added his own real name "Eming You". Killing two birds with one stone.
As for what he wants his real name for? Of course it is to use it to kill people.
When he searched for Great Black Heavenly Devil God's Demon God Palace City, he found two top-level chaos materials in the ruins shrouded by Demonic Qi. One was Chaos Source Iron, and he refined it into Primordial Myriad Phenomena Bell; The other piece is a black stone with golden lines flowing on the surface, exuding the breath of the cycle of life and death. He used the black stone to refine a Vermilion Brush and a Golden Book--Book of Life and Death.
The power of Book of Life and Death is enough to terrify any being. As long as you know the enemy's true name, write his name in a book with Vermilion Brush, and draw a circle next to the name, you can forcibly pull the opponent from the state of "life" to the state of "death". No matter how many clones the opponent has or how far apart they are, Book of Life and Death can transcend time and space and completely obliterate its origin.
This is Jiang Ping'an's biggest trump card and the secret that cannot be exposed the most.
He flew back to Anshen Inn, landed in the yard, restrained Distance-Ignoring Wings. Black Emperor rushed out of the house, the dog's eyes were full of expectation, its tail was wagging fast, and it asked anxiously, "How is it? Is it done?"
"It's done, and there's one more gain." Jiang Ping'an smiled and reached out to pat Black Emperor's head.
Black Emperor raised his head curiously. "What on earth is it? Lord Dog is almost dying of anxiety!"
Jiang Ping'an thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I can't say it yet."
Black Emperor was stunned for a moment, and then muttered dissatisfiedly, "Still keeping it a secret from Lord Dog?"
Jiang Ping'an squatted down, looked level with Black Emperor, and whispered seriously, "It's not that I don't trust you, but this matter is too big. If it is leaked, I will become the target of public criticism. You don't want to see me being chased by Chaos God Devil all over the world, right?"
Black Emperor's dog eyes rolled, as if he thought of something, shuddered, and nodded quickly. "Then stop talking, Lord Dog doesn't want to know. Lord Dog hasn't lived enough yet."
Jiang Ping'an smiled and stood up.
At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door. Black Emperor's ears perked up, his nose twitched twice, and he whispered, "It's Ling Wei, that woman."
Jiang Ping'an turned around and waved his sleeves towards the door, releasing the restriction, and the heavy door opened silently inwards.
Ling Wei opened the door and walked in. She changed into a long silver dress, her hair was pulled up, and the crescent moon mark between her eyebrows was brighter than usual. Her eyes swept around the courtyard and landed on Jiang Ping'an. She walked directly in front of him and asked straight to the point, "Are you right?"
She kept staring at the Xuanming Palace. Soon after Jiang Ping'an entered Xuanming Palace, she got the news and waited nearby. It wasn't until she saw Jiang Ping'an flying out safe and sound that she breathed a sigh of relief and followed.
"Your guess is indeed correct." Jiang Ping'an nodded, his expression becoming serious, "Xuanming Devil God is indeed dishonest and dares to plot against me. He and Great Black Heaven are acting, there must be a trap outside the city."
A trace of anger flashed in Ling Wei's eyes, but she suppressed it. She took a deep breath and asked, "Now that you know, what will you do next? You can't hide in God City for the rest of your life, right?"
"Let's take a look at the situation." Jiang Ping'an said casually.
When Ling Wei heard this, she was immediately furious. Her chest heaved violently, and the hem of her silver-white dress was trembling slightly. She raised her voice and said, "I didn't expect you to be such an indecisive person! I thought you were so Great Power patient, but it turns out you are also a coward!"
Jiang Ping'an smiled and did not refute.
The next moment, he thought of something and said, "I have something I want to talk to you about alone."
Black Emperor stood up knowingly and shook his hair. "You guys talk, Lord Dog go out for a walk." He said and started to walk out.
Jiang Ping'an shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. We need to enter Creation God Wheel World to talk more secretly to prevent the partition wall from having ears."
After saying that, with a thought in his mind, Creation God Wheel flew out from behind his head, twelve colors of divine light flowed, and a soft light fell on him and Ling Wei. Ling Wei did not resist and allowed the light to envelope her. The two people flashed and disappeared from the courtyard, leaving only Black Emperor squatting alone.
Black Emperor snorted, lay down on the ground, put the dog's head on his front paws, and muttered, "It's mysterious, it must be up to no good."
In Creation God Wheel World, on Lake Heart Island, Enlightenment Tea Tree rustled, and the green leaves swayed gently in the breeze. Ling Wei fell on the grass, looked around, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Is this your... internal world?"
"That's right." Jiang Ping'an walked up to her and put his hand on her slender waist. Ling Wei's figure is also huge, but in Creation God Wheel World, they can scale their figures freely. At this moment, both of them are still the size of ordinary people, and Jiang Ping'an's palm just wraps around her waist.
Ling Wei did not refuse, but leaned over gently. She raised her hand, took Jiang Ping'an's other hand, and placed it on the other side of her waist. Her body was slightly warm, and she could feel the warmth through her silver-white dress.
"Tell me." Ling Wei said softly, looking directly into Jiang Ping'an's eyes, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Jiang Ping'an stroked her slender waist, feeling the delicate touch from his palm, and asked in a low voice, "Before, you said that as long as I help you kill Xuanming Devil God, you will be my Cultivation Partner, and even give me an heir. Are you serious about this?"
Ling Wei's eyes suddenly lit up, like two ignited stars. She held Jiang Ping'an's hand and said forcefully, "Seriously! I can swear to God!"
Jiang Ping'an shook his head. "There is no need to swear. You just need to be sincere. Now I am a little sensitive to oaths and think they are used to deceive people."
Ling Wei smiled and said, "Okay. You don't have to worry. After you helped me kill Xuanming Devil God for revenge, my wish was fulfilled. I have nothing to do, so I just stayed with you. Although the Silver Moon Divine Phoenix family has withered, my bloodline is still there. If I say I can give birth to an heir for you, I will definitely be able to."
Jiang Ping'an nodded. "Then it's settled."
Ling Wei asked, "How do you plan to kill Xuanming Devil God? He has a clone, so killing him once is useless. He will be resurrected soon."
Jiang Ping'an did not answer directly, but asked, "What is your plan?"
Ling Wei is always thinking about revenge, so when Jiang Ping'an asked, she immediately had the answer, "Since Xuanming Devil God wants to set up a trap to kill you outside the city, we will Just use the trick to lay a bigger trap! Xuanming Devil God has many enemies, including the top Chaos God Devil. We joined forces with his enemies to kill him when he thought he had a chance to win."
Jiang Ping'an thinks it's feasible, but still worries. "Are they willing? Why didn't they join forces before? Xuanming Devil God should have more than one enemy."
"In the past, it was because there was no one as powerful as you to take the lead." Ling Wei said, "The fact that you injured Xuanming Devil God has actually been quietly spread among God City. Many of those enemies must have known about it. What they are waiting for is an opportunity for someone who can truly threaten Xuanming Devil God to appear."
"Don't worry, I will be responsible for contacting the enemies. I have been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years and have contacted them secretly many times. They can't trust me, but they can trust my strength. As long as you show enough combat power, they will definitely take action."
Jiang Ping'an nodded. "Okay, thank you for the hard work."
"Hehe, this was originally my business." Ling Wei smiled happily, her body softened, and she threw her whole body into Jiang Ping'an's arms. She wrapped her arms around his waist, pressed her cheek against his chest, and listened to his strong heartbeat.
After a while, Ling Wei raised his head, with a trace of confusion in his eyes, and said softly, "I'm a little excited, do you want it?"
Jiang Ping'an was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. "Black Emperor is still waiting outside."
"It can't see it, let alone know it."
"Let's wait another day. You and I both have important things to do. You go contact those enemies first. I will go into seclusion and continue to cultivate Divine Artifact."
Ling Wei pouted, but did not persist in the end. She stepped away from Jiang Ping'an's arms, straightened her slightly messy hair, and said softly, "Okay. I'll go right now."
Jiang Ping'an With a thought in his mind, the two of them exited Creation God Wheel World, and with a flash of light, they returned to the courtyard of the inn.
Black Emperor was lying on the ground and taking a nap. When he heard the noise, he opened one of his dog eyes, glanced at them, and closed it again.
Coming out of Creation God Wheel World, Ling Wei had a blush on her face, but her eyes were burning with the flames of revenge. She looked at Jiang Ping'an and said softly, "I will contact those enemies right now. Wait for news about me at God City."
"Be careful." Jiang Ping'an said, "Devil Venerable Xuanming has been operating in God City for many years and has many eyes and ears. Although you have a pseudonym of Ling Wei, if the identity of Silver Moon Divine Phoenix is exposed, there will be a big disaster."
Ling Wei nodded. "I don't have to. I have been dormant in God City for hundreds of thousands of years, so I naturally have secret communication channels. I have secretly contacted those enemies many times, but before I didn't have strong enough combat power to take the lead, they didn't dare to take action. Now with you, the situation is very different."
She turned and left, her white skirt fluttering gently in the wind, and quickly disappeared outside the courtyard gate.
Black Emperor got up from the ground, stared at Ling Wei's leaving back, then turned to look at Jiang Ping'an, muttering, "Jiang the Sacred Body, you stayed in there with her for so long, and you entered Creation God Wheel mysteriously, what exactly did you say? Lord Dog Why do you think you two are so weird?"
Jiang Ping'an glanced at it and said calmly, "Let's talk about business."
"Business?" Black Emperor had a look of disbelief. He put his dog's nose close to Jiang Ping'an and took a sniff, "Lord Dog smelled... well, the mother-in-law's breath, and - you also have her breath on you! Are you two -"
"Shut up." Jiang Ping'an raised his hand and chopped off Black Emperor's dog's head, "If you continue talking nonsense, I will imprison you in Creation God Wheel for a hundred years. You will be in a daze in front of Enlightenment Tea Tree."
Black Emperor closed his mouth angrily, but the dog's eyes were full of constriction, and its tail shook unconsciously.
Jiang Ping'an ignored it and turned around to walk towards Cultivation Chamber. He needed to continue to nourish Book of Life and Death, and he also needed to wait for news from Ling Wei. The calm before the storm is often the most difficult to endure.
But Jiang Ping'an is not in a hurry. He has plenty of time.