Above the Great Dao

Chen Shi was slightly stunned, the battle at Despair Slope with the Demon Emperor, eight Immortals dead?

But, he is the Demon Emperor, how could he not know about this?

Zhong Wuwang continued: "In this battle, the Demon Emperor was executed, killed by the Heavenly Venerate. However, the Heavenly Venerate was also slightly injured and is currently healing at the True God Dojo on Despair Slope."

Chen Shi murmured: "I was executed?"

Zhong Wuwang said: "That's exactly what puzzled me. Why are you still alive?"

He sighed, somewhat regretful.

Chen Shi had no time to argue with him, and asked: "The people who died were Feng Ruotong, Wen Daoist, Lu Immortal, Shen Daoist, Ping Immortal, and others, right?"

Zhong Wuwang said solemnly: "Indeed it was them, how did you know? Right, you killed them, the Heavenly Venerate executed you, and you resurrected using the Undying Immortal Method! Did the Immortal Magical Treasure, the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence from Despair Slope, fall into your hands as well?"

Chen Shi shook his head: "If I had that power, Despair Slope would have already been leveled by me."

He recounted how Feng Ruotong and others returned to Despair Slope with the Qing Yang Daoist to search the forbidden area for the buried remains of the Shang Minister, and said: "They must have been discovered by the Heavenly Venerate, hence the fierce battle, resulting in their deaths. Feng Ruotong's cultivation was extremely high, and he possessed the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, yet he still died."

Recalling the few encounters with Feng Ruotong, he admired his open heart, yet the person is gone, leaving him with a sense of melancholy.

Zhong Wuwang looked somber, and said: "I also guessed it was the Heavenly Venerate who killed them, but I'm not sure why he acted. It's a pity for Immortal Feng. This time, with the death of the Eight Immortals, Despair Slope must select eight people from among the Heavenly Dao Practitioners to harmonize in the True God Dojo and become Heavenly Dao Immortals. Thus, reducing the Heavenly Dao Practitioners by eight, necessitating the selection of eight new Heavenly Dao Practitioners from the disciples. Hence, eight vacant positions were created for entry into Despair Slope."

His eyes flashed as he said: "Originally, Despair Slope was well organized, everyone with their role, making infiltration difficult, but now it's chaotic, and even if you enter, no one will question it. The most difficult part is getting past the Heavenly Dao Divine Eye at the Welcome Immortal Building, but I managed to decipher it. As long as you disguise yourself as a child of Despair Slope, I can sneak you in. Who do you want to bring into Despair Slope?"

Chen Shi pondered for a moment and said: "My grandfather, Creation Little Five, Li Tianqing, Yang Bi, Little Dun Fairy, as well as Lady Houtu, and Wu Qi."

Zhong Wuwang's heart pounded intensely, his voice raspy: "Wu Qi has been resurrected?"

Chen Shi gently nodded.

Zhong Wuwang's eyes gleamed: "He was only left with bones and can still be resurrected, the Undying Immortal Method is indeed formidable! After his resurrection, he has a higher chance against the Heavenly Venerate!"

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment and said: "His resurrection is somewhat peculiar, different from what you might expect."

He did not detail further, after all, no one would believe that the gourd vine bore Wu Qi. Moreover, he and Zhong Wuwang were cooperating partners, there was no need to reveal everything.

Zhong Wuwang said: "Wu Qi can go, but Lady Houtu cannot. She is too big a target, Despair Slope mainly watches her. Why are you bringing so many people?"

Chen Shi said seriously: "Rest assured, I am the True King, trustworthy with my words. We definitely won't cause trouble, we will behave at Despair Slope."

Zhong Wuwang glanced at him, said calmly: "If you cause trouble, the Heavenly Venerate will deal with you."

Chen Shi said: "Er Niu, wait for me a while."

Zhong Wuwang said: "Gong Wanqing and others are refining Heavenly Soldiers, which requires one hundred days, and now there are only a dozen days left. You need to hurry."

Chen Shi immediately sent someone to invite Chen Yindou, Creation Little Five, and others, while he went to meet Wu Qi.

Wu Qi resided in Qingping Residence, a rather elegant and quiet small courtyard.

Wu Qi always welcomed tranquility, so Chen Shi only sent two maids to take care of his daily needs.

Chen Shi did not keep idle people; on normal days, Wu Qi would go to the Ministry of Rites to work, decrypting the various cultivation techniques passed down from the Great Shang for Chen Shi, converting them into Immortal Laws.

When Chen Shi arrived at Qingping Residence, Wu Qi was fiddling with a copper basin, which was filled with charcoal, with a Nine Palace Map made of bronze placed over it, and several tortoise shells on the map.

"Whenever something significant happens, we in the Great Shang must burn tortoise shells to predict fortune or misfortune."

Without raising his head at the sound of footsteps, Wu Qi continued, "Later, The Three Pure Ones and the Zhou people learned this skill from our Great Shang, calling it the 'Yi'. From the Yi evolved divination, calculating fortune and misfortune, deducing causality on the fingers. This skill far surpasses burning tortoise shells."

The tortoise shell crackled, Wu Qi picked one up, carefully studying the cracks on it.

Chen Shi asked: "What does Master predict?"

Wu Qi said: "Predicting when our Great Shang can overthrow the foolish king and succeed in restoring the country."

Chen Shi asked with concern: "What does the tortoise shell say?"

Wu Qi put down the tortoise shell, replied nonchalantly: "If you want an accurate prediction, you need to prepare six Qiang people for sacrificing to our Great Shang's ancestor gods, who will tell us the accurate outcome. Your Majesty, what brings you here?"

Chen Shi said unhurriedly: "You owe me a favor that has not yet been repaid. You need to do one thing for me, and that will count as repaying your life-saving debt."

Wu Qi was invigorated: "What is it? Please tell, Your Majesty!"

Chen Shi placed the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence in front of him and said: "What do you think of the power of this treasure?"

Wu Qi picked up the Flask of Yin and Yang Essence, and upon activating it, manipulating the Yin Yang, he was visibly moved: "This treasure is unparalleled! In those days, our Great Shang creations produced various Immortal Artifacts, but none compared to this treasure."