Above the Great Dao

He had been dead for ten years and stayed in the underworld for ten years.

A ghost without a physical body finds cultivation extremely difficult, as they must first resolve the form without a physical body; otherwise, they will be dragged into the hands of a Yin Messenger by hell.

The underworld authority in the West Bull New Continent does not cover the entire underworld, making it perilous for ghosts. Various ghost monsters and Ghost Gods may use wandering ghosts as food, and they could also be used to cultivate treasures like the Resurrection Lotus.

The difficulty for a ghost to survive is immense. During those ten years, not only did Chen Shi survive, but he also subdued a large group of demons, disasters, and calamities, even to the point that Chen Shi found it unbelievable.

Little Dun Fairy was perplexed about another matter, saying, "Why did your grandfather seal the memories of that period of your time?"

Chen Shi speculated, "Perhaps my grandfather thought the memories from back then were too painful, hence he sealed them. It could also be that he thought I was too..."

He hesitated before saying, "Too dangerous."

Little Dun Fairy turned her body slightly and asked, "Aren't you curious about that experience?"

"Not curious."

Chen Shi paused for a moment before replying honestly, "Curious. I also want to know what happened back then, how I got mixed up with the likes of Dao Chengzi and them?"

He looked up at the sky, his eyes reflecting with a gleam, and laughed, "I'm curious about how I managed to survive back then and how I got to know Dao Chengzi and those demonic Demi Immortals and Immortals, and how I connected them with the descendants of the ancient Great Shang, resolving their grievances? I'm even more curious about how they came to honor me as their Emperor?"

He turned around, facing Little Dun Fairy face-to-face, and laughed, "You are an Immortal, help me to unseal my grandfather's sealing, let me remember the past, and then seal me again, will you?"

The two gazed into each other's eyes, Little Dun Fairy could only feel his breath upon her, her heart inexplicably raced, prompting her to immediately turn away, looking up to the sky, and gently said, "No. I believe your grandfather has his reasons for sealing you... Stop looking at my neckline, or I will kill you."

Reluctantly pulling his gaze away, Chen Shi suddenly leaped up from the lounge chair and shouted, "Cultivation! I will cultivate the Three Corpse, boldly and openly!"

He was full of enthusiasm, activating the Sixth New Talisman in the small yard, forming an inner and outer dual Daoist Field, with yin and yang changing, the sun and moon operating.

Little Dun Fairy watched his cultivation process closely, only to see the Daoist Field formed by his Yin Yang Qi silently spreading from the small courtyard, enveloping the entire Ghost Village, and extending to the surroundings.

In a brief moment, his Daoist Field had already encompassed the nearby mountains and rivers.

Around ten villages in the vicinity, all belonging to the Ghost Clan, with diverse races, besides Bull Head, there were also Yaksha, Shura, and other clans.

The Yin Yang Qi of Chen Shi transformed into the sun and moon, running through the mountains, with the cycle of sunrise and moonset, moonrise and sunset, recurring endlessly.

"His cultivation is causing too much disturbance, affecting the natural harmony of the surrounding heaven and earth, it might attract the attention of the likes of the Confucian Emperor's Son!"

Little Dun Fairy was about to wake Chen Shi but suddenly looked around and was stunned.

The little Bull Heads who had just been rocking the lounge chair now had their horns gradually retracting into their bodies, their hooves gradually transforming into human hands, their bull noses becoming human noses, and their ears become human ears.

Among them, a little Bull Head was mischievous, so his mother had fixed a nose ring on him, pulling it when he misbehaved. At this moment, this little guy turned into the form of a human child, with the nose ring still hanging on his nose.

They dazedly examined their hands and looked at each other's faces, completely unaware of what had happened.

Little Dun Fairy was also stunned, sitting up from the lounge chair, pulled over a child, and scrutinized carefully.

She could see faint patterns appearing on this child's body, which were in the form of Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns, very faint, yet indeed from the Great Shang Period.

Her body trembled, she released the child and examined other little Bull Heads.

These little Bull Heads also transformed into human children, with many faint Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns on them.

Little Dun Fairy felt a bit dizzy, regaining some composure, she walked out of the courtyard and came onto the street of the village.

There on the street stood many bewildered adult Ghost Monsters, originally of towering height, the bloodline awakened Bull Ghosts with an enormous stature. But now, they had all turned into humans!

They surveyed their surroundings and made panicked cries, but the words coming from their mouths were no longer the chattering ghost language, instead, it was human speech!

Little Dun Fairy looked at them one by one, these people only wore roughly woven trousers or clothes made of grass ropes, with much of their skin exposed, covered with Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns from the Great Shang Era!

This kind of Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern, in the Great Shang Era, was managed by the Si Mu people, inscribed into their bloodline by Confucian scholars through sacrificial rites, and transmitted through generations.

The Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns emerging on these Bull Heads indicated that they are descendants of the Great Shang Si Mu!

Her body swayed, only feeling her heart pounding intensely, her mouth dry, with a sense of vertigo coming over her.

Whether it was happiness striking her Dao Heart or sorrow unraveling it, tears suddenly welled up uncontrollably, cascading down her cheeks.

"I thought, you all had perished..."

She stood stiffly, allowing the scorching tears to run down her face, choking, "I thought Great Shang had only left me, only those with evil transformations... You are still alive, the people of Great Shang are alive!"

Only in another form.

Suddenly a thought struck her, she leaped into the air, arriving at another village nearby, this was Horse Face Village, and the villagers had also transformed into human form, in a state of bewilderment.

They too had Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns on them!

Little Dun Fairy flew to other villages, inspecting them one after another, and it was the same with these villages!

A great joy surged in her heart, filling it, Great Shang has always been here.

She was not alone.

When the disaster struck, all the Immortals of the Great Shang Era either underwent evil transformation or self-sealed, unable to save others. The remaining Great Shang people had to face darkness and demonic transformations alone, struggling and surviving in adversity, gaining power to resist harsh nature and Evil Spirits and Demons through the Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns in their blood!

They also gradually changed, affected by Evil Qi, slowly transforming from humans into forms similar to the Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns.

Eventually, they perfectly merged with Evil Qi, becoming Bull Heads, Horse Faces, and Shepherd Ghosts.

They became the Ghost Clan.

Yet what force has turned them back into human form?

Little Dun Fairy's heart trembled slightly, thinking of Chen Shi's Dao Field.

Chen Shi, by activating the Sixth New Talisman and cultivating Yin Yang Change, trying to refine the Three Corpse Gods, led to this extraordinary change.

The desire to see his heart catalyzed his rapid progress.

Little Dun Fairy blushed and walked toward Ghost Village, thinking, "Perhaps he can find a path to restore the rightful path of heaven and earth..."

Suddenly, her expression turned cold, and she stopped in her tracks.

A young Daoist came into her view.

Dao Chengzi!

This Demi Immortal was extraordinarily skilled and could survive a heavy blow from her, a top-notch master!

If Dao Chengzi is around, then Confucian Emperor's Son Song Yi and another monk must also be nearby!

Little Dun Fairy immediately looked around, and indeed saw Confucian Emperor's Son Song Yi standing at the village entrance, scrutinizing the Dao Patterns on a Bull Head, trembling with excitement.

And the monk stood silently in the air, staring at his own hands.

"Is this the Dao Field of His Majesty?"

Dao Chengzi, gazing at his hands with fascination, murmured, "I suddenly feel alive again, like a living person."

The monk wept silently.

In Chen Shi's Dao Field, the evil transformations on them were gradually reversing, turning from disaster into humanity.

"We've never met His Majesty."

Song Yi walked over, saying, "Nor have we met the Heavenly Girl. Let's go."

Dao Chengzi murmured, "Let's wait a bit longer. I haven't felt so alive in such a long time."

The three stood within Chen Shi's Dao Field for a long time, before silently turning and walking out of this peculiar domain.

Upon stepping out of this Dao Field, they again reverted back to heavenly disasters, filled with Evil Qi and Demonic Nature, yet they left without looking back.