Harmony Above All

"I am guilty! How could I have harbored such evil thoughts!"

"I repent; I have realized my mistake!"

"I... you little scoundrel, even in death you still come to harass me!"

In the void, the curse that the Venerable One had been drawing upon vanished, replaced by an incessant chatter.

In this clash of circumstances, he was clearly at a disadvantage, forced to endure the onslaught, and constantly changing his mind.

After feigning repentance, the Venerable One spat in disgust and ultimately had no choice but to honestly "value harmony" and accept the teachings to thoroughly repent.

"Unlucky!"

He cursed under his breath.

The sounds only subsided after the murderous intent in his mind had completely vanished.

"Zhang Xuezhou is actually quite useful, and besides, his godfather helps me refine pills, so I can't be so heartless!"

Helping once is helping, helping twice is no big deal!

"It's just a matter of putting in a little effort!"

"At my age, the one thing I have in abundance is mental fortitude!"

"I'm still too impatient!"

The "harmony is precious" brainwashing didn't last long, but it was enough for the Venerable One to change his mind and implement his methods.

Just as he had done with Zhang Xuezhou in the past, he exerted all his strength and finally pulled this runaway horse back to the right track.

"How can he run so fast? He actually went to the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Realm of the Immortal Court?"

As Zhang Xuezhou's soul continued to return, the Venerable One also saw Zhang Xuezhou's location, which made him unable to help but complain.

Problems arose first in the Heavenly Court, and then again in the Immortal Court.

The key point is that these two forces are enemies.

The difficulty of jumping back and forth between the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Court is undoubtedly extremely high.

The Venerable One has seen many strange things in his life, but he has never seen a minor cultivator who runs around the world like this. The key is that the other party has been courting death time and time again, and he is still alive.

If Zhang Xuezhou hadn't been somewhat confused at this moment, he would have wanted to ask the other party why they could jump so high.

Meeting you is truly my good fortune!

Using the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, he sent Zhang Xuezhou flying out of the void, then allowed him to retract back into his body.

After muttering a complaint, the Venerable One felt a slight fatigue creeping into his spirit.

"What 'peace is paramount'? Screw you!"

The loss of his spiritual essence brought the Venerable One back to his senses from his immersive state.

When his soul retreated back to the Sacred Land, he couldn't help but curse and swear.

This cursing wasn't directed at Zhang Xuezhou, but rather at the person who instigated his abnormal mental state.

However, the Venerable One also keenly realized that his seemingly powerful and perfect divine soul still had room for improvement, so it wasn't entirely without gain.

Having created the Yang Soul Incarnation Technique, the Venerable One still had complete confidence in his divine soul.

However, he valued his life and rarely clashed with top-tier cultivators. He mostly used methods such as forceful suppression to fight the weak, lacking confrontations with top experts.

Whether someone is capable or not, a fight will reveal the outcome.

The current result clearly proves that he still needs to take the next step.

"They're all useless!"

He thought he could use the Yang Soul Transformation Technique to help people replenish their deficiencies, but the group of demons in the Xieluosi River Holy Land couldn't understand it at all. The most intelligent of them all, the Goat Strength Demon King, even fantasized about using this ability to heal injuries and cure diseases.

He cursed under his breath, then his spirit quickly returned, manifesting as an old man in the palace.

Inside the palace, Zou Bugui.

However, compared to the small pills he had refined in the past, the pills that Zou Bugui was refining now were the size of a fist.

The size and effects of this elixir satisfied His Majesty.

Compared to swallowing thousands of small pills at once, this large pill at least made his body look more normal when taking the medicine. It didn't feel like swallowing sesame seeds, but rather like chewing a soybean.

"Xiao Zhou, it seems you're still trying to make the pills bigger?"

Seeing Zou Bugui gesturing and calculating, even drawing on the ground with branches, the Venerable One joined in the fun.

If it weren't for Zhang Xuezhou's incident, he wouldn't usually pay much attention to Zou Bugui.

It's like hiring a chef to cook for you. At first, you might praise the food, but after you get used to it, you lose interest and become accustomed to the chef's presence, even ignoring it.

His Majesty, accustomed to constantly consuming the pills that Zou Bugui placed on time, had Zou Bugui in the Alchemy Chamber for several months.

He became interested and joined in.

"Your Excellency!"

Upon suddenly seeing the Venerable One beside him, Zou Bugui strong mental fortitude, was startled, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

When His Majesty's physical body floats and flies, it is like a ghost, without making a sound. It can appear out of thin air in a flash without even needing to open a door.

This Zou Bugui feeling completely defenseless.

He flicked his sleeves and quickly bowed, the data he had drawn on the ground with the help of the dust mixing together into a mess.

"Why are you in such a panic?" His Excellency asked.

"I was scared!"

Zou Bugui responded honestly, an attitude that pleased the Emperor.

If his physical body, with its level of cultivation, could still be detected by Zou Bugui, then that would truly be his failure.

For Zou Bugui, his elusive nature was perfectly normal, and it was also normal to be frightened.

"Could it be that you secretly gave the elixirs to your godson?" the Venerable One asked.

"A little bit!"

Sweat beaded on Zou Bugui's forehead. He quickly opened his pouch and began pouring the contents onto the ground.

When the two bottles containing more than ten Spirit-Forging Pill were placed down, the Venerable One couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

He thought Zou Bugui kept the longevity pills he had refined, but he didn't expect that Zou Bugui hidden the Spirit-Forging Pill he had obtained from the demon kings such as Yangli.

His mind was strong, and he knew very well that there was nothing else in Zou Bugui Bugui's bag.

Zou Bugui's behavior was so incorruptible that he couldn't bring himself to complain.

"There's no need to be so nervous to prove yourself. Even if you left him some longevity pills, it wouldn't be a problem," the Venerable One comforted him. "Besides, I saw him today, and I was just about to tell you that the boy is safe and sound!"

"You've seen my child?"

"Yes, he's a guest in the Immortal Court, and he seems to be doing quite well. He's directly entered the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Realm!"

If Zhang Xuezhou were trapped at the South Heavenly Gate and the North Heavenly Gate, the Venerable One would simply assume that he had wandered aimlessly and stumbled into a secret place. However, if he could reach the East Heavenly Gate, he must have traversed the Immortal Court and passed through the Heavenly Gate to enter.

He and Zhang Xuezhou had only been apart for a few months, which was far from enough time for the other party to ride his horse to the edge of the sea and then cross the sea to reach the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Realm.

After some deliberation, the Venerable One felt that although Zhang Xuezhou had taken some great risks, he at least received some treatment in the Immortal Court, so he should be considered to be doing quite well.

It's extremely rare for a young person to reach Zhang Xuezhou's level; His Excellency's praise is truly sincere.

He mumbled a few words, which Zou Bugui, making him much more excited.

It was Zou Bugui asked several questions that the Venerable One found difficult to answer that the Venerable One lost interest in rambling on with Zou Bugui.

He inquired about the pills, then quickly drifted away.

Once the Venerable One had disappeared from sight, Zou Bugui unconsciously touched his lower abdomen.

As Rogue Person Alchemist, Zou Bugui handling it. If he kept a little bit each time, he would eventually gather enough to meet his needs.

His Majesty has a keen sense of perception and has also noticed some clues.

But the Zou Bugui proved itself very quickly.

He certainly didn't hide anything from his pocket, but he did have quite a few secrets hidden in his heart.

The best way to keep it a secret is, of course, to take the elixir directly.

His Majesty is taking longevity pills, and so is Zou Bugui.

Other elixirs may cause fluctuations in strength or induce disturbances in Law Power, but the effect of prolonging life is not noticeable.

While seeking to prolong his life, Zou Bugui also found a way to escape; otherwise, he wouldn't have done something that would inevitably be proven true decades later.

He glanced at the blurred marks on the ground, then reached out and touched the enormous Pill Furnace, resuming his daily alchemy and medicine-making routine.