Preaching Disputes! The Ghost Emperor Token Emerges, a Question for the Heavens

The news of the Fifth Ancestor Longevity breaking through to the Spirit Transformation and returning quickly spread like a sudden hurricane throughout the Four Seas Four Regions, reaching numerous Immortal Sect Dao Gate of all sizes.

The good news that the Longevity Sect will hold its Nascent Spirit Transformation Ceremony on an auspicious day a month from now has been spread to many Immortal Sect through invitations.

However, those qualified to receive this invitation are almost all top-tier Immortal Sect Dao Gate.

The few minor sects that exist are all small forces that had a past relationship with Chen Dengming, and they were all guided by He Yingyu, the current leader of the Longevity Sect.

As the head of the Longevity Sect and the wife of the Fifth Ancestor of Longevity, He Yingyu is indeed the best virtuous wife. She handles all matters, big and small, for Chen Dengming and the sect perfectly. Since becoming the head of the sect, no one has ever mentioned nepotism.

As it turns out, He Yingyu is indeed a talented and capable person. In terms of qualifications, strength, and ability to govern the sect, she is no less than the Longevity Sect Leader of previous generations.

After returning, the Fifth Ancestor of Longevity, Chen Dengming, defeated Mingguang Shangren in his first battle, forcing the Bright Light Sect to severely punish the Saintess and withdraw from the preaching grounds of the Four Regions, returning to the Four Seas. This move caused a great uproar and further enhanced the prestige of the Longevity Sect, which was already considered to be in decline by everyone.

Yongxin Sword Sect.

Inside the council hall, which was filled with two rows of rosewood tables and chairs, Du Bolin, the leader of the Yongxin Sect, returned from the Longevity Sect in a disheveled manner and immediately convened a meeting to discuss matters concerning future preaching.

When he was at the height of his power as Yongxin Sword Son, he was outshone by Chen Dengming, who was then the Longevity Dao Child, and suffered greatly.

Now he has become the sect master of the Yongxin Sword Sect and has reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm, but he finds that he is still living in the shadow of Chen Dengming, and the area of this shadow is getting bigger and bigger.

Chen Dengming's reputation as the former Fighting Longevity Lord alone is unmatched, let alone Fifth Ancestor, who has now become Spirit Transformation Ancestor. It seems that he can only compete with his peers Qiao Zhaoxian and Gao Lingxiao.

Just as the meeting was in full swing, a scroll hanging in front of the hall suddenly began to move on its own without any wind.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately stopped their discussion and bowed in reverence to the scroll.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

The scroll depicted a tall, slender Daoist priest carrying a long sword.

At this moment, the scroll danced, and the Daoist in the painting strode out of the painting, his demeanor radiant and his aura sharp and majestic. His eyes shone like lightning, and he was none other than the Yongxin Sword Lord.

A faint smile appeared on Yongxin Sword Lord's lips, exuding an indescribable air of authority and confidence. He glanced around at everyone and said, "I am aware of what you all just discussed. However, this matter of preaching will proceed as I have said. For the time being, it will only be carried out in the areas where it has already been preached. It is forbidden to enter the Eastern Region or encroach on the preaching area of the Bright Light Sect."

Whether the Immortal Spirit Sacred Sect wants that area or not is their business; you have no right to interfere!

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately astonished, realizing that the ancestor was intentionally offering a concession.

Originally, the Emperor never interfered in matters of preaching, but this time he personally intervened, and the reasons behind this are thought-provoking.

However, since the ancestor had spoken, everyone naturally obeyed and quickly seized the opportunity to sing his praises.

In the Western Regions, on the Ming River, the river surges and roars, its waves rolling like ten thousand horses galloping, rushing for thousands of miles.

At this moment, a circle of blue light shone on one section of the river, and the river surface under the light rippled with silver waves, like thousands of silver snakes swimming.

The blue light was actually a figure over three zhang tall, with a majestic and dignified aura, seemingly blending into the vast river, and possessing boundless Law Power.

In particular, the intricate patterns on his forehead and the three halos above his head give him a powerful and mysterious aura, as if the sound of prayers and chants could be heard surrounding those halos.

Upon closer inspection, the little giant had a broad forehead, bright and piercing eyes, and a deep and intelligent look. He bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Chen Dengming, making him clearly Incense Clone.

Since obtaining the second Heart of the Ocean from the Northern Yin Holy Mother, the Incense Clone's aptitude in water attribute has become almost comparable to that of Heavenly Spiritual Root, and its cultivation speed has accelerated.

In addition, the Immortal Spirit Sacred Sect has grown in size over the years, and the number of cultivators who believe in the Immortal Spirit Holy Lord has also increased, so the power of Incense and Faith that he has gained has become more and more vigorous.

Over the years, he also relied on the Longevity Sect or various other channels to obtain some Incense Dao Cultivation Method to practice, which led to his cultivation level breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage in just Jiazi years.

However, due to pressure from the Bright Light Sect and the Yongxin Sword Sect, the Incense Clone has become increasingly restrained and low-key in developing its Dao Field and followers, and it will still take many years for it to break through to the Nascent Soul Perfection stage.

But now that the original master has returned and defeated Mingguang Shangren, the pressure of spreading the word and developing followers has been relieved. The need for a new and more powerful Incense Dao method has become urgent.

After the Incense Clone transmitted a thought to the main body, its Divine Sense spread out.

Soon, several stunningly beautiful celestial Saintess flew over and devoutly paid homage.

"Greetings, Holy Envoy!"

The Incense Clone, holding the Heart of the Ocean seal, said, "The crisis of preaching has been resolved. The Holy Lord has issued a new decree. You, holding my token, shall begin preaching in all directions, strictly adhering to the principles of salvation and helping others, and widely gathering believers!"

"We will keep our mission firmly in mind and obey the sacred decree!"

"Incense Clone... Do you need a better path to godhood through Incense Godhood Path that allows direct access to the Spirit Transmutation Stage?"

Human Heart Hall, Chen Dengming's spiritual avatar received a message from the Incense Clone avatar and nodded in contemplation.

In the Cultivation World, all Immortal Sect Dao Gate are extremely strict in protecting and controlling their 'laws,' to the point of being extremely protective of their own possessions.

Even after annihilating the enemy, they often do not obtain any precious Daoist techniques, let alone sect-protecting Daoist techniques.

He had experienced this when he was weak, and his situation only improved after he joined a sect.

However, the so-called "Three Thousand Great Paths" involve other paths and methods, which are extremely difficult to obtain.

The Incense Clone's current ability to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Late Stage Incense Godhood Path was actually obtained through trading a large amount of resources, and even the complete cultivation system of the former Northern Spirit Sect.

Even so, it is a patchwork of different elements, rather than a complete and systematic set of Daoist principles.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Dengming made up his mind and continued to contact the Fierce Ghost Zhu Xun through telepathy.

Prior to this, he had spoken briefly with the Fierce Ghost Zhu Xun, mainly catching up and inquiring about his recent situation, and informing him of Jiang Qiang's current condition.

Jiazi have passed, and Zhu Xun is now a Ghost King who is about to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage. However, his current situation is not very good, mainly because the Starfall Ghost City that was previously conquered is now under the joint rule of Zhu Xun and the Yin Nether Ghost King.

The Yin Nether Ghost King has grown stronger in recent years and is only one step away from breaking through to the Nascent Soul Perfection. He has suppressed Zhu Xun so much that he can only occupy 30% of the power and resources in Starfall Ghost City.

It is foreseeable that once the Yin Nether Ghost King successfully breaks through to the Nascent Soul Perfection, his true colors will be revealed, and he will inevitably target Zhu Xun first.

"Brother Chen, in recent years, due to the Ghost Emperor's decree to reappear in the Ghost Realm, all the Ghost Kings and Ghost Lord have become restless and have sent troops to invade the Human World."

Although I don't want to get involved, the Yin Nether Ghost King is very active. In recent years, many of the Ghost Soldiers and demons that have invaded your Longevity Dao Domain have been the forces of the Yin Nether Ghost King and the Mysterious Fall Ghost Lord."

Chen Dengming nodded and said, "Old Zhu, you have endured humiliation and hardship all these years. I originally planned to deal with the Yin Nether Ghost King for you after I became stronger."

Unexpectedly, this wait has lasted for Jiazi. Now it's time to deal with the Yin Nether Ghost King for you."

Zhu Xun was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly expressed his gratitude.

Chen Dengming asked, "What's this 'Ghost Emperor's Decree' you're talking about?"

Zhu Xun solemnly said, "The Ghost Emperor's Decree is a Dao artifact of my Ghost Path, representing the supreme treasure of the Ghost Immortal Orthodox Lineage."

Although we ghosts are born with spiritual abilities, once we cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, we only need to control a Yin Spring and a certain amount of Yin Soil and Water of the Underworld River to come into contact with and master the Ghost Immortal Orthodox Lineage and become Ghost Lord.

But this is only contact with power, not with the law.

Legend has it that the magic is located within the Ghost Emperor's underworld, and that possessing the Ghost Emperor's token allows one to enter the underworld.

More than twenty years ago, all eighty-one Yin Springs suddenly trembled simultaneously, and the Ghost Emperor's Decree, which had long since vanished, suddenly reappeared in the Ghost Realm. Many slumbering Ghost Lord received the Ghost Emperor's Decree.

Zhu Xun for a moment, then continued to transmit his voice, "This order calls upon the Ghost Lord and Ghost Lords to invade the Human World, establish a foothold there, and transform the Human World's territory into Yin land."

The three Ghost Lord transformed the Human World into Yin Earth the most will have the opportunity to obtain the Ghost Emperor's Decree and enter the Underworld, respectively receiving the three great lineages of Ghost Immortals: Yellow Springs, Netherworld, and Reincarnation.

Upon this decree, many long-dormant Ghost Lord re-emerged, and the ghost realms launched military campaigns against the Human World from various regions!

"The Ghost King's Decree from over twenty years ago, the three great lineages of the Underworld Ghost Immortals: Yellow Springs, Netherworld, and Reincarnation."

Chen Dengming pondered these messages, recalling more than twenty years ago when he had just Spirit Transformation, and the Devil Venerable Moluo had also fallen not long ago.

Coincidentally, the Ghost Emperor's Decree also appeared around that time.

Is there some connection between these two?

If there is a connection, it must be the work of Buddha Guai.

But if Buddha Guai makes a move, what exactly is the relationship between Buddha Guai and the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, and between Buddha Gui and Ghost Emperor Yuan? And what is the purpose of launching the Ghost Realm to invade the Human World?

He had once heard that the Living Buddha and the Buddha Guai also had a deep connection.

"These Dao Integration Great Power are usually elusive, their actions clanging silently and quietly until they unleash a world-shaking event. What secrets are hidden among them?"

Chen Dengming felt that he was getting closer to the truth, but if he wanted to completely understand the whole truth and prevent the next catastrophe similar to the extraterrestrial invasion, he still had to continue to cultivate and become stronger.

Only by becoming one with the Dao can one fully understand the situation and protect oneself, those around them, and the sect before the treacherous mountain of Buddha Guai unleashes its calamity.

Chen Dengming continued to communicate with Zhu Xun telepathically for a few more moments.

It has gradually become clear that the three most successful Netherworld Ghost Lord Ghost Lord who have invaded the Human World are the Netherworld Ghost Lord, the Nine Nether Ghost Lord, and the Underworld Ghost Lord.

The other ghost kings Ghost Lord are all minor troublemakers; they won't last long in the Human World before being defeated and sent back.

As the most senior of all the Ghost Lord, the Netherworld Ghost Lord once tried to seize the Ghost Emperor's Decree more than 20 years ago, but ultimately failed.

The Ghost Emperor's Decree appeared only briefly before disappearing into the River Styx.

"Brother Chen, if you want to know about the Ghost Emperor Yuan, I think only a handful of senior Netherworld Ghost Lord in the Ghost Realm, such as the Netherworld Ghost Lord, would know."

"The Netherworld Ghost Lord." Chen Dengming nodded slightly.

In the past, he had some grudges with this Netherworld Ghost Lord, and had once stolen two of the other party's completed Spirit Root.

Later, his Physical Body was destroyed by the Phoenix Dao Fire, and the finished spiritual root that had been transformed into a high-grade Water Spirit Root Spirit Root was also destroyed by the Phoenix Dao Fire.

Now we have to deal with the Netherworld Ghost Lord again.

"Has the Netherworld Ghost Lord ever come to the Human World?"

"No, this old-timer Ghost Lord has lived for countless years. He is cunning, treacherous, and extremely cautious. He would never come to the Human World in person. At most, he would send a part of his spirit or a ghost king under his command into the Human World. Recently, he has become very powerful, and some ghost kings have already gone to submit to him."

Chen Dengming understood, but also felt it was quite a difficult situation.

Even in Heavenly Timing, location, and human factors all matter. The Netherworld Ghost Lord knew that leaving the Below the Yin Spring meant losing his advantageous location, so he did not personally venture into the Human World.

However, this makes it difficult for him to have a good negotiation with the other party.

Negotiations are based not only on equal strength, but also on the sincerity of both parties.

He has a grudge against the Netherworld Ghost Lord of the Underworld. If the Ghost King comes to the Human World and it is his territory, that would be fine. He needs something from the Ghost King and can sit down and talk to him properly.

However, if he were to voluntarily enter the Yin Spring to negotiate with the other party, given the loss of his advantageous position and the existing animosity, it would be quite dangerous.

However, this matter can be considered in the long run.

Chen Dengming had already thought of the Ghostly Sacred Beast, Senluo.

Perhaps Senluo could serve as a link between him and the Netherworld Ghost Lord.

Right now, we should focus on resolving Old Zhu's problem.

Chen Dengming directly summoned the tamed Starfall Old Ghost from within the Human Heart Hall.

"Sect Leader Chen!" After appearing, Starfall Old Ghost obediently bowed to Chen Dengming in his civilian clothes, almost calling him master.

Chen Dengming said, "I am no longer the Longevity Sect Leader. Also, I said before in the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm Below the Yin Spring after I came back. Now I will fulfill my promise, but you need to do one thing and abide by one agreement after you return."

Starfall Old Ghost was overjoyed.

Throughout his life, Old Ghost had experienced countless deceitful schemes and rarely encountered a ghost who truly kept his promises; his reputation for being a master of deception was no exaggeration.

Now that he had met Chen Dengming, a man of his word and a man of his word, he admired and respected him even more, and naturally changed his tune.

"Senior Chen, please feel free to give your instructions regarding any requests or agreements you may have."

Chen Dengming immediately informed Zhu Xun of their plan Zhu Xun join forces to eliminate the Yin Nether Ghost King and rule Starfall Ghost City. He demanded that the Starfall Old Ghost agree to maintain a state of co-governance with Zhu Xun, refrain from deliberately oppressing Zhu Xun, and fully assist Zhu Xun in seizing other Yinquan Ghost Cities in the future.

He then transmitted a similar message to Zhu Xun Zhu Xun.

This maneuver left both ghosts somewhat bewildered and completely confused.

Zhu Xun never expected that Chen Dengming had actually tamed Starfall Ghost Lord, and that the person sent to help him now was none other than Starfall Old Ghost, his old enemy from whom he had once seized Ghost City.

If Chen Dengming hadn't been the one who arranged this, he would have suspected that this arrangement was intended to get rid of him.

The Starfall Old Ghost is strange; Chen Dengming has now turned his attention to killing the Yin Nether Ghost King and is supporting him to continue controlling Starfall Ghost City.

This can be described as the ghost town of the past being lost and then regained. Although he was surprised and had mixed feelings, he was too happy to care about co-governance or not. He was already glad that he had a chance to break even.

His harem of three thousand Ghost Bride, is probably still waiting for him. No matter how many times they've been with him, he wouldn't mind sharing them with Brother Zhu in the future. That's what they mean by sharing happiness.

Having experienced numerous life-and-death situations, and even nearly being turned into Soul Reaping Arrow, Starfall Old Ghost has completely come to terms with it. Nothing is more important than his own Ghost Soul still being alive. As a ghost, all that matters is that he is happy.

After finishing his conversation with Zhu Xun, Chen Dengming immediately left the Human Heart Hall. He then cast a spell to create a clone, which carried the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff and Staff to the Ghost Cave of Yin Ghost Mountain. He planned to release Starfall Old Ghost down again during the period Zhu Xun controlled the Yin Spring.

After this old ghost goes down, he will need to reassemble his Yin Earth body to recover his full strength. Even if he wants to destroy the Yin Nether Ghost King, he cannot rush it.

However, with Zhu Xun's inside help and Starfall Old Ghost's past control over Starfall Ghost City, dealing with Yin Nether Ghost King is not difficult and does not require his personal intervention.

After finishing his chores, Chen Dengming immediately took out Sound Transmission Jade Talisman and began to contact the Six-Browed True Lord and the Seven-eyed True Lord of the Eight-Armed Immortal Sect, personally inviting them to attend his Spirit Transformation Ceremony.

He also revealed his intention to ask their senior Senior Brother, the Eight-Armed True Lord, to refine a treasure for him.

Although he won the battle against Mingguang Shangren, it was a narrow victory.

Fortunately, they controlled several Dao artifact-level inheritance halls and comprehended the Heavenly Net, thus avoiding defeat.

Mingguang Shangren saved him from imminent danger with just the Universe Sun Moon Seal.

In comparison, he currently lacks magic Law Treasure at the Spirit Transformation stage.

Although the Heavenly Longevity, Heavenly Mandate, and Human Heart Hall are powerful Dao artifacts, they ultimately require corresponding Dao Intent Divine Ability to unleash their full potential, which not only depletes Dao power but also lacks flexibility.

He also needs a powerful magic Law Treasure similar to the Sun Moon Universe Seal, which can be activated by Law Power, and that would require the help of the Eight-Armed Immortal Sect.

In the past, if he had asked to refine Spirit Transformation Law Treasure, the Eight-Armed True Lord would have simply ignored him.

But now that he is Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord, and has invited him under the pretext of the Spirit Transformation Ceremony, even if the Eight-Armed True Lord is just going along with it as a gift, he will have to hold his nose and come over; he certainly won't refuse outright.

After delivering the message, Chen Dengming stood up, took a step, and his figure disappeared from the Longevity Sect in a burst of spiritual light, arriving at a deserted plain.

After looking around, he took out the array plate requisitioned from the sect's Treasure Vault from his Storage Bag and began to set up the Seven Stars Closing the Moon Array.

The matter concerning the Ghost Emperor's decree and the Buddha Guai is shrouded in doubt and fraught with hidden dangers.

Chen Dengming always felt as if a dark cloud was shrouding the four regions and four seas, preventing him from seeing the truth and finding no sense of security.

He wanted to emulate the First Ancestor Longevity Dao Lord, by combining the "Heaven's Will Divination Technique" he had comprehended through his past Jiazi of séances with Dao Intent of heaven, question the heavens, glimpse the future, and uncover the Buddha Guai conspiracy.

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