Chapter 246

The Primordial world was vast and boundless.

Gu Xiu sat on the treasure chariot, lazily stretched, and his face was filled with a look of satisfaction.

Looking at the vast scenery around him, he sighed inwardly.

If not for the Investiture of the Gods, he wouldn't even dare to imagine how good his life could be.

He could live leisurely in Qinglan Residence, enjoying the peace of the years.

Or he could travel the world, visit famous mountains and rivers, and make friends with like-minded Daoists.

Now that the Investiture of the Gods was set, he could only play the game within this Great Calamity.

Coming back to his senses, he found that he had already arrived at Zhaoge.

In Zhaoge City, pedestrians were like weaving shuttles, and there was a constant stream of carriages and horses.

Currently, the various feudal lords were rebelling. Although Zhaoge was still relatively stable, the constant wars in various places also affected the people of Zhaoge.

The people of the Shang Dynasty liked to travel everywhere to do business. Because of the rebellions, it was difficult to do business, the quality of life had declined, and there were already many complaints among the people in the city.

Gu Xiu shook his head.

"It seems that if external factors are not resolved, even if there are no problems internally, it will be difficult to sustain. The Chan Sect's inciting of lords outside to collapse the Yin-Shang fortune is quite effective."

This time, Gu Xiu did not enter the imperial palace through formal channels, but sneaked directly into the palace to find Su Daji.

He saw Su Daji and her maid strolling in the backyard.

He sent a voice transmission to Su Daji.

Su Daji, who was walking, heard Gu Xiu's voice. A ripple appeared on her charming face, and she signaled to her maid that she wanted to go back and rest.

Returning to her bedroom, seeing Gu Xiu appear, Su Daji's eyes swirled with water-like charm, and she said softly and coquettishly: "Daji pays respects to the Immortal."

Her voice carried a bit of coyness and a bit of charm, which was soul-stirring.

Gu Xiu frowned slightly. This fox demon's voice was really sweet; no wonder Di Xin was so infatuated with her.

"Su Daji, you should have listened to my words and not harmed anyone, right?"

Su Daji parted her red lips and said coquettishly.

"Immortal, Daji has always followed your and Empress Nuwa's orders and has not harmed anyone. It is just that many ministers have been bewitched and want to prove that this concubine is a demon, making things difficult for me everywhere. Fortunately, I had the treasure you gave me to avoid danger many times."

Gu Xiu nodded: "This is your trial. If you want to achieve a positive result, this is what you must experience."

"Daji understands," Su Daji said softly.

Gu Xiu stopped talking nonsense and stated his purpose directly: "Enough small talk; I am looking for you this time because I want you to do one thing."

Su Daji's eyes swirled, full of charm: "Please give your orders, Immortal; Daji will certainly follow them."

Her voice was extremely soft and charming, making one's bones feel soft upon hearing it.

Gu Xiu's expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Western Count Ji Chang's eldest son, Bo Yikao, died unexpectedly. You have Di Xin issue an edict and send someone to bring some things to express condolences."

"Rest assured, Immortal; this is a small matter. Leave it to Daji."

Gu Xiu nodded. It seems that as long as Su Daji is controlled,

it is quite easy to get things done with her in Zhaoge.

He wanted to leave, but thinking that the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb were all wild cultivators who had not been exposed to orthodox cultivation methods and whose demon nature was hard to tame, he decided to warn them again.

"By the way, since ancient times, the struggles in the imperial harem have been endless, but you must not harm the Queen's life, otherwise you will fall into a place of eternal doom."

Although many things had changed because of him, resulting in Queen Su not having died yet, since he had come to Zhaoge, he would remind the fox demon so that Su Daji would not kill the other party out of inability to endure the harem struggles.

"Rest assured, Immortal, how would Daji dare to harm the Queen."

"Very good. Remember your words. As long as you listen to me well, after the matter is accomplished, I will speak well of you in front of Empress Nuwa."

Gu Xiu did not stay any longer. He came out of the palace and waited in Zhaoge City.

He searched left and right but did not see the figure of Yun Zhongzi.

"It seems Yun Zhongzi is not in Zhaoge."

The next day, under Su Daji's persuasion, Di Xin issued an edict to send a team of people to bring things to Xiqi to offer condolences.

Since this move was conducive to soothing the Western Count, no ministers opposed it.

Gu Xiu pondered.

"Whoever can control the fox demon can control the court of Zhaoge."

"No wonder the Chan Sect failed to scheme against Empress Nuwa and was willing to come down themselves to send the three demons to Zhaoge. It's a pity that the three demons are still listening well for now."

He watched the official's team leave the city in a grand manner. The vehicles in the team were loaded with various cotton fabrics, treasures, food, and documents.

Gu Xiu followed them out of Zhaoge City.

According to their pace, it would take at least several months to reach Xiqi.

Gu Xiu could not wait that long.

"Why don't I give you a ride?"

After saying that, he exerted the power of space.

Outside Zhaoge City, the grand team on the road suddenly disappeared.

With the fluctuation of space, the team appeared at the checkpoint closest to Xiqi, Sishui Pass, attracting a lot of attention.

The people of Sishui Pass were startled when they saw the grand team of people and horses suddenly appear out of thin air.

Soon, this matter became the talk of the local people after meals.

After doing all this, Gu Xiu was roaming in the sky when he suddenly saw in the mountains ahead.

A green-faced, fanged bird-man with wings on his back was chasing prey in a large mountain.

"Could this be Lei Zhenzi?"

"Looking at it this way, Yun Zhongzi still took in Lei Zhenzi and fed him two wind-thunder immortal apricots to make him look like this. I guess he has already made Lei Zhenzi acknowledge Ji Chang as his foster father."

At this time, a young boy came to call Lei Zhenzi, and Lei Zhenzi followed the boy.

It was not appropriate to have a direct conflict with Yun Zhongzi for now, so Gu Xiu ignored it and left the place.

A few days later, the prompt for the mission completion sounded.

"Ding!"

"Mission completed. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Green Wood Gourd!"

The mission was completed, and Gu Xiu was not surprised at all.

"Since the Green Wood Gourd is in hand, let's test its effect."

Gu Xiu took out the gourd, which was entirely emerald green.

"It can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and convert it into pure spiritual liquid, so let's see if it's really like that."

As the incantation was chanted, the Green Wood Gourd radiated a faint green light.

The mouth of the gourd was like an invisible vortex, crazily absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The majestic spiritual energy surged from all directions, forming a visible airflow that poured into the gourd like a tide.

The gourd trembled slightly, and a strange light emitted from within. These majestic spiritual energies quickly merged and condensed, gradually turning into pure spiritual liquid.

Seeing the green light on the gourd fade, Gu Xiu took the gourd and looked inside.

It was filled with spiritual liquid and emitted a rich spiritual energy.

A satisfied smile appeared on Gu Xiu's face.

"Not bad, not bad. It can indeed absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and convert it into spiritual liquid."

Gu Xiu opened his mouth and swallowed all the spiritual liquid inside into his abdomen.

"I wonder if it can convert water into spiritual liquid?"

Thinking of this, Gu Xiu let the Water-Fire Qilin pull him to a lake.

He got off the treasure chariot.

Coming to the edge of the lake, he put the Green Wood Gourd into the water.

The moment the mouth of the gourd touched the water surface, an invisible suction force was generated, and the lake water gurgled into it.

The gourd emitted a faint green light.

When the light faded, Gu Xiu took the gourd and looked at it.

The lake water inside had all turned into spiritual liquid.

"It is indeed a good treasure. In the future, when the Primordial world is shattered and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is thin, having this gourd will allow for a continuous conversion of spiritual liquid."