Above the Great Dao

However, this is just a skeleton body, yet it has been refined to such a terrifying extent!

But what left Stone Rock Lady most incredulous was that the battle instinct from Chen Shi's remaining consciousness was terrifying!

"Perhaps even the Upper Envoy wasn't aware that this lingering battle instinct would make the skeleton body so formidable!"

The skeleton body of Chen Shi sat cross-legged, activated the Blood Lake Scripture, refined the blood energy it had just plundered, and fortified the expansion of Blood Lake Hell.

Stone Rock Lady protected him, thinking: "This time, the attackers are likely ghost monsters among the Ghost Gods eyeing the throne, too afraid to come in person, so they bribed a group of Ghost Gods to assault the Royal Palace. These guys probably saw me leave the palace and then rushed in, attempting to eliminate the Upper Envoy."

To dare do this under the noses of the Clan Leaders of various Ghost Clans shows they are blinded by power and desire!

In the following days, Chen Shi's skeleton body went about its routine—cultivating, bathing, sleeping, then cultivating, bathing, and sleeping again.

Occasionally, it would encounter one or two assassination attempts, but before Stone Rock Lady could make a move, Chen Shi's skeleton body would have already dealt with the ghostly assassins!

Only then did the people of Heavenly Pond Country realize that Chen, the King, though appearing weak, possessed extremely profound strength.

On this day, Chen Shi's skeleton body refined all the Divine Blood on it, walked out of the Royal Palace, exited the Heavenly Pond Capital, and headed towards the Infinite Cliff.

Stone Rock Lady followed closely, on guard against any ambush.

In the Heavenly Pond Capital, they wouldn't mobilize hundred-foot-tall or thousand-foot-tall Ghost Gods to assassinate the King, but outside, they would act without restraint.

Stone Rock Lady followed Chen Shi the whole way, and indeed encountered thousand-foot-tall Ghost Gods awakened to their Bloodline Power, but upon a brief confrontation, they would instantly back off, not daring to lay a hand on Chen Shi.

Chen Shi's skeleton body arrived at the Blood Stream, cautiously collected Divine Blood like Chen Shi, then returned to Heavenly Pond Country to continue cultivating.

Stone Rock Lady widened her eyes; is this something a mere consciousness imprint could achieve?

In Huangpo Village's Chen Family, Wu Qingyu, Chen Shi's mother, looked at Chen Tang with a frosty face and anger.

Chen Tang stood at the wall with a box, head lowered, avoiding her gaze.

Black Pot stood at his side, head down and tail tucked.

Qing Yang whistled, looking around.

The young Clan Leader of the Fox Clan, Little Liang, sat on the wall, sighing.

Granny Sha, looking disheveled, held her son Xiang Tianyu with one hand and her apprentice Little Ding Xiang with the other, her face covered with smiles.

Azhuo sat honestly on the doorstep.

"Dear niece-in-law, you can't blame Little Tang for this matter..."

Du Yiran cleared her throat, about to speak, but Wu Qingyu's cold gaze swept over, causing Du Yiran to freeze and not plead for Chen Tang.

This time, they went to the underworld to perform a Demon Extraction for Chen Shi. Chen Tang had made all preparations, but still, things went awry.

Previously, they successfully extracted over sixty demons, sealing them in the Soul-searching Bag without incident. Chen Tang's arrangements were indeed exquisite, making Demon Extraction effortless, saving both heart and effort, even when encountering demons with astonishing power, they could readily suppress them.

However, they also found that the farther they went, the stronger the demons that emerged became.

When the sixty-fourth demon possessed, its Demon Domain had already expanded over four hundred miles. Even with the many experts Chen Tang had brought, they struggled to contain the demon's domain.

Chen Tang had to use the Heavenly Mechanism to suppress it, only then did Granny Sha blast the Demon Soul out of Chen Shi's body, and Black Pot seized the opportunity to bite it, finally sealing it.

However, by the sixty-fifth demon, Chen Tang's arrangements finally had a flaw.

This demon was even more terrifying, and when Chen Tang mobilized the Fu Shen Tianji to suppress it, the demon took the opportunity to possess the Heavenly Mechanism body.

It detached from Chen Shi's body, immediately another demon occupied Chen Shi's corpse, seizing the chance to flee far away!

Chen Tang and the others fought a fierce battle with the Fu Magic Heavenly Mechanism, finally suppressing it, then went to search for "Chen Shi," taking several days to finally find "Chen Shi," only after another fierce battle did they capture it.

They returned Chen Shi's body to Huangpo Village, which led to Wu Qingyu reprimanding her husband.

"You nearly caused the deaths of several uncles and elders!"

Wu Qingyu said angrily, "Little Ten was almost lost because of you! Didn't you say everything was foolproof?"

Chen Tang replied, "I didn't foresee the scenario of two demons appearing at the same time; it's my fault."

Wu Qingyu softened her tone and said, "Two demons, one occupying the Fu Shen Tianji, and another occupying Little Ten's physical body. Could there be a possibility where multiple demons appear inside Little Ten at once?"

Chen Tang replied, "The Sea of Consciousness is dry, and the abyss shows. If the Sea of Consciousness is still intact, the abyss will be sealed. When a demon occupies Little Ten's physical body, the Sea of Consciousness will manifest and the abyss close, so the scenario of multiple demons occupying one body won't occur."

Wu Qingyu said, "You're talking about a single demon emerging from the abyss. But what if two or three demons climb out at once?"

Chen Tang shook his head and said, "I've reviewed the Court's records on demonic transformations, and there's never been an instance of two demons occupying one body."

Wu Qingyu shook her head and said, "The demons inside them are not as numerous as those inside Little Ten."

Chen Tang pondered for a moment, his face grave, and said, "You're right. Please, Aunt Sha, first summon back Little Ten's Primordial Spirit. We need to deliberate at length."

Granny Sha performed a ritual and summoned Chen Shi's Primordial Spirit.

Chen Shi awoke slowly, only to find Granny Sha, Du Yiran, and others in the courtyard discussing with Chen Tang and Black Pot how to strategize against the Twin Demons or even Triple Demons, with lively discussions.

"I'm awake!"

Chen Shi asked, "Has the demon inside me been completely extracted?"

"Hmm, hmm."

The crowd mumbled, saying, "Awake, are you? It's good that you're awake."

Chen Shi, suspicious, asked, "Dad, did you once again fail to extract all the demons from me? Did something go wrong again?"

Chen Tang, looking as usual, said, "There was just a tiny little mishap. But we've identified the root of the problem, and it won't happen next time."

They continued to discuss strategies, leaving Chen Shi to the side.

Wu Qingyu brought some hot food, placed it on the table, and smiled, "Let them be. They've messed with you for many days, and you haven't eaten anything, so eat a bit more now."

Chen Shi sat and began to eat, wolfing down the food.

During this time in the underworld, he hadn't eaten anything, constantly being chased in the mortal world as well, leaving him famished.

Wu Qingyu watched him eat with a smile, saying, "Eat slowly; there's more in the pot if you need it."

Chen Shi looked at her blankly, Wu Qingyu looked at herself in puzzlement, then laughed, "What's the matter?"

Chen Shi made an effort to swallow his food, lowered his head, and said, "When I was young, I used to see other people's families and always fantasized about having this moment myself, with both parents by my side. Now that it's finally real, it feels so special and happy, yet I fear it might be fake, just a dream, and when I wake up, you all won't be there."

Wu Qingyu reached out and ruffled his hair, smiling, "Our family is reunited now, and we will never part again."

Chen Shi continued to gobble down his food, mumbling, "We still need to find Grandpa! I am confident I can refine the demon qi on Grandpa!"

Wu Qingyu smiled, "Yes, we still need to find your Grandpa!"

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Mom, I have a secret to tell you. In the underworld, I sat on the throne of the Heavenly Pond Ghost Country. Do you believe it?"

Wu Qingyu's eyes lit up, and she smiled, saying, "Yes, of course, I do."

Chen Shi scratched his head, saying, "This is such an outrageous thing; you actually believe it."

Wu Qingyu giggled, "I've seen even more outrageous things happen to you back in the day; a mere throne of the Heavenly Pond Ghost Country, why wouldn't I believe it?"