Beating the Drum, Grand Sacrifice, Invite Divine Descent!

On the road.

"Godfather."

Ruan Yutu whispered:

"Your master instructed that you are the fifth elder of the Internal Deliberation Chamber, but your identity will not be made public. Would you like to go to the Internal Deliberation Chamber now?"

No, thank you.

Zhang Fusheng smiled and rejected it:

"I have other things to do. I heard from Old Su that you were born without knowing who your parents were?"

"Yes."

Ruan Yutu responded softly:

"My master enlightened me about my memories as an infant. I was not born after ten months of pregnancy. From the moment I opened my eyes, I was in a lonely mountain."

Zhang Fusheng felt a strange unease:

"Then who are you?"

The girl's voice was like pearls colliding:

"It was by the grace of heaven and earth that I survived; when I was thirsty, rain fell, and when I was hungry, fruit blew in from the wind."

"When the beasts of the mountains and forests saw me, they treated me like their own child; tigers, leopards, deer, and others all fed me their milk."

"Thus, stumbling and struggling, he lived in the mountains until he was nine years old, until he met his master."

Zhang Fusheng listened with his eyes wide open.

"Was your name given to you by Old Su?"

"In reply to my godfather, it is both yes and no."

Ruan Yutu answered meticulously:

"That lonely mountain is called Ruan Mountain, so my master gave me the surname Ruan. From the moment I was born from an unknown place, I have carried a jade pendant engraved with the words 'Jade Rabbit'."

"Therefore, I named myself Jade Rabbit."

Zhang Fusheng seemed to be deep in thought. A person who is perfect in every way receives nine-tenths of the blessings of heaven and earth.

He suddenly realized that the things that could be traded through Contract Book should not be limited to cultivation level, talent, lifespan, and status.

Moral character, in fact, can also be bought and sold.

We're almost at the Golden City.

Let's stop here.

Zhang Fusheng looked at Ruan Yutu, who resembled Banished Immortal:

"You can go back to Golden City first. I'll visit the Internal Deliberation Chamber later."

Ruan Yutu bowed and made a gesture of respect.

"The Jade Rabbit respectfully sees off its godfather."

The young man smiled, stepped onto the Golden Lotus, and disappeared into the Waiting Area along the channel.

The girl maintained the respectful posture until the young man had completely disappeared, at which point she returned to the Golden City.

Holding in her hands that mysterious and enigmatic Other Shore Flower.

They had just returned to the Golden City and entered the Governor's Mansion.

Someone came to report.

"Lord Ruan, Cui Qingyi from the Cui family has submitted a report stating that the entire Chongyang City is harboring rebellious intentions."

"It's also said that Zhang Fusheng, the Public Security Bureau Chief, is suspected of absconding."

Ruan Yutu listened quietly, her brows slightly furrowed. Zhang Fusheng.

She felt rather uncomfortable, after all, this person shared the same name as her newly recognized godfather, and hearing this name made her feel a little awkward.

"I see."

Ruan Yutu calmly said:

"Don't interfere in Chongyang's affairs for now. People from the capital have arrived, and their first stop might be Chongyang."

After pausing for a moment, she continued:

"Continue training the troops. The day of independence is not far off. Also, send people to make further contact with the Qinghe Cui Clan and try to form an alliance."

"Yes, sir." The visitor withdrew, Ruan Yutu's gaze fell upon the Other Shore Flower in her hand, murmuring to herself:

"The cycle of life and death, guiding the souls of the departed."

She solemnly placed the Other Shore Flower into a jade box and carefully offered it as a sacrifice.

Waiting Area.

"Blessed by Heaven and Earth, Su Qiansuan and Ruan Yutu."

Zhang Fusheng stood on the bustling street, frowning and deep in thought.

He didn't actually approve of the Golden Province rebelling or becoming independent, but as Su Qiansuan said, why not take a share of the spoils for free?

However, Zhang Fusheng could understand that this share was meant for the 'many gods' behind him.

But he couldn't understand why this Golden Governor had insisted on giving him an adopted daughter.

What is that old fox trying to do?

Zhang Fusheng pondered for a moment, then made a decision: whatever Old Su wanted to do, he only needed to observe and wait.

The independence or rebellion of an entire province would likely cause great chaos, even attracting the attention of Deity Level figures.

I can't be the first to stick my neck out.

A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be felled by the wind.

After buying his plane ticket to Chongyang City for the next day, Zhang Fusheng entered the airport and waited quietly, but his thoughts were already following the High Heaven Token, heading towards the Great Wilderness outside the Waiting Area.

Deep in the mountains.

Dusk.

"Shouldn't we go back now?"

Luo Cheng wiped the sweat from his brow and leaned on his trekking pole.

"My flight is early tomorrow morning. If there are any delays on the way back, I'm afraid I might not make it in time."

"What's the panic?"

The girl with the ponytail pouted and said:

"The time is all planned out perfectly, shall we walk a little further? In feng shui, meticulousness is paramount."

Luo Cheng smiled bitterly:

"I was just worried it would get late and be unsafe, especially since there's no one else around in this Great Wilderness."

"That's right!"

Li Yiyi's eyes shone brightly:

"You said yourself that there's hardly anyone around, and as for some wild animals? What danger would they pose to you or me?"

She looked at the map and said seriously:

"If we search this area and still can't find it, then only Chongyang City remains. It must be in one of these two places!"

Luo Cheng was helpless:

"Okay, okay, but I still don't understand, why are you looking for your ancestral graves?"

"What ancestral grave!"

Li Yiyi glared at him:

"It's my ancestor's Great Tomb! You don't believe me?"

"Faith is faith"

Luo Cheng shrank his neck:

"But I always felt it was a bit far-fetched. The map you dreamed about, the ancestors appearing in your dream to find your grave—it all sounds so unreliable."

Li Yiyi sighed:

"I know, but I've had this dream for over twenty years, continuously, traveling through Great Wilderness beyond many cities."

Luo Cheng shook his head:

"Then let's keep searching. Just as you said, only this place and Chongyang remain."

The two continued to traverse mountains and valleys, carrying the compass, climbing one mountain after another, gazing at each one. Using some kind of secret technique, a hazy Pure Qi appeared in their eyes.

No, no, still no.

Luo Cheng sighed softly:

"Is there one last giant peak in the distance?"

He was somewhat exhausted. The Qi Gazing Technique was incredibly profound, but it was also extremely taxing. Even though both of them were Martial Arts Master, they were finding it hard to keep up.

"He's probably not here. Let's go check."

As the two approached the giant peak, their expressions subtly changed.

There is someone.

At the foot of Jufeng Mountain, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, motionless.

"Like someone is in seclusion for spiritual practice?"

Li Yiyi hesitated for a moment:

"It's best not to get too close. Anyone who can cultivate in seclusion in the Great Wilderness is no ordinary person. Just a glimpse of that giant peak from afar is enough."

Luo Cheng nodded in agreement.

The two placed their hands on the compass and silently activated their Qi Gazing Technique. A wisp of Pure Qi flowed from their eyes, blurring into mist.

Based on the observation of the surrounding terrain, it can be seen that the giant peak is not the location of the ancestral Great Tomb; it is quite ordinary.

Li Yiyi couldn't resist using her Art of Qi Gazing to look at the middle-aged man.

"Holy crap!"

Her expression changed; she vaguely saw a dazzling light emanating from the middle-aged man's brow, with four flickering flames rising and falling within it.

There's an acupoint in my body that's glowing—no, it's not an acupoint.

It is Cave Heaven.

"The Innate Great Realm!"

The two were terrified, truly frightened. To randomly encounter someone in the wilderness and find they were a master of innate abilities?!

Li Yiyi's throat bobbed. Observing the aura, she could see that the Innate Great Realm cultivator possessed an extremely heavy and profound aura.

It appeared as a pale red color, almost steaming into a small lake!

"Her fortune is like a pale red lake, meaning that her luck has been soaring in recent years, and she has been favored by a noble person."

Li Yiyi grabbed Luo Cheng and prepared to slip away.

A benefactor.

What kind of being could cause the aura of someone at the Innate Great Realm to manifest a faint red noble aura?

The legendary Celestial Person?

Just as they were about to leave...

"What's that?" Luo Cheng exclaimed, and Li Yiyi instinctively looked in that direction.

Wisps of chaotic mist appeared around the middle-aged man who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

The chaotic mist flowed and gradually thickened, eventually piling up into a blurry human figure, which transformed into an old man!

The Pure Qi still flowed in Li Yiyi's eyes, and the Qi Gazing Technique had not yet dissipated.

At this moment, I take a look.

She felt she must be blind.

White.

All that met the eye was a blazing, pure white expanse, rising from the chaotic humanoid form and surging outwards in all directions in a frenzied expansion.

In the blink of an eye, the pure white color had evaporated into a vast ocean, completely engulfing large swathes of mountains!

"Oh my god."

Luo Cheng murmured:

"What kind of fortune is this?"

Blood and tears streamed down their faces.

Li Yiyi grabbed Luo Cheng and ran away frantically into the distance, not daring to look back even a little!

At the same time.

The chaotic humanoid glanced at it curiously.

"Two Martial Arts Master."

Zhang Fusheng didn't care. He turned his gaze back to Du Mingsheng, who was trying to transform his acupoints into Cave Heaven Du Mingsheng seemed to sense something and slowly opened his eyes.

"True Person!"

He was startled and quickly stood up to pay his respects.

"Um."

Zhang Fusheng nodded and casually said:

"I've come to deliver a message from the Master of Nine Nether. He granted you Thousand Year Spirit Refining; now it's time for you to fulfill your promise."

Du Mingsheng a beat, and he swallowed hard.

"I am willing to offer up the cause and effect between myself and the Book of Life and Death."

After he finished speaking, he saw the True Person nod slightly and say lightly:

"Although I am merely a wisp of consciousness, it is enough. Entrusted by the Master of Nine Nether, I will seek to understand a thing or two for Him."

As they spoke,

Zhang Fusheng reached out and quietly used the technique he had acquired after completing the minor Minor Accomplishment of the Taiyi Chapter.

[The Palm Touching Karma].

The so-called "Palm Touching Karma" simply means having the ability to perceive and understand cause and effect.

What was originally illusory, invisible, and intangible, akin to a concept of cause and effect, can now be directly touched and even manipulated.

This method, if used well, is far more powerful than the Karma Parallel —provided one's cultivation level is sufficient.

Zhang Fusheng can even directly take away the karma of others and graft it onto himself!

Or perhaps,

From the myriad causes and effects, find the cause of the other person's birth and incarnation, and then remove it.

Thus, without the cause of being born, there is naturally no consequence of existence.

It can eliminate the enemy at its root.

Of course, such consumption would be terrifyingly high, and the entity itself would be prone to backlash. Moreover, the more powerful the entity, the harder it is to shake its cause and effect.

"Compassion, compassion."

Du Mingsheng heard the True Person sigh softly, and a faint light appeared in his palm.

The light was very faint, yet it conveyed an extremely eerie feeling, as if it were a direct manifestation of the most profound and mysterious!

He gently placed his palm on the top of Du Mingsheng's head.

"Don't move."

The True Person's voice was authoritative and stern, his eyes sparkling with starlight.

From his perspective, Du Mingsheng was entangled in layers upon layers of cause and effect, densely packed.

The thickest of them leads straight to an unknown place, untraceable, unobservable, unfathomable, and beyond human comprehension.

This is

Du Mingsheng and the karma Above High Heaven.

Zhang Fusheng understood, and continued to fiddle with and investigate, his gaze falling on another extremely profound cause and effect.

This path of cause and effect leads straight into the distance, and seems to carry a sense of the cycle of life and death.

This is it.

Zhang Fusheng's gaze suddenly sharpened—the cause and effect in the Book of Life and Death!

He pushed [Palm Touching Karma] to its limit, forcibly squeezing his palm into the thick cause and effect, his expression changing slightly.

It felt like an ordinary person reaching their hand into the deep sea, thousands of meters below the surface.

Terrifying pressure pressed down on his palm from all directions.

This body was originally formed from a wisp of will, and the pain was directly transmitted to the Soul Spirit, causing the original body in the airport dozens of miles away to let out a muffled groan!

"No. The cause and effect in the Book of Book of Life and Death is too profound and complex!"

After a thousand thoughts raced through Zhang Fusheng's mind, he made a decision in an instant.

The Great Wilderness outside the Waiting Area.

The True Person calmly withdrew his hand and said:

"It's been verified; it is indeed the Book of Life and Death altar."

"Altar?"

Du Mingsheng in a daze, somewhat not quite understanding.

The True Person merely glanced at him and said calmly:

"Please, Heavenly Venerate of Sin Removal, examine this matter personally."

Du Mingsheng gasped, seeing the True Person's Mental Intent surge like a vast ocean, and an entire giant peak suddenly rose up.

In an instant, the giant peak was sculpted into a massive altar.

"This level of Mental Accumulation"

Du Mingsheng changed; this was merely a fleeting thought of True Person descending upon him!

Zhang Fusheng, unaware of his thoughts, used the High Heaven Token to descend upon this place without any loss of his Mental Intent.

Wild beasts were torn apart and fused together to form large drums made of animal hides, while trees were torn apart and shaped into wooden tables for incense and candles.

Thus, there were eighteen giant drums made of animal bones and hides, an incense table, and an incense burner.

The altar was thus completed.

Amidst the churning chaotic mist, eighteen figures shrouded in black robes emerged, seventeen of them the skeletons of powerful sects.

And, a congenital skeleton.

"Drumming."

The True Person spoke calmly:

"Please, Central Extreme Cult Master."