Chapter 110: Finally Arrived

"No affinity again? Still picking and choosing?"

Upon hearing the young Daoist's reply, that voice suddenly rose by several octaves.

After a moment of silence, it began to curse loudly again:

"Your Northern Pole Garden already has few people, and it's not much different from the Grand Talisman Palace. You don't establish separate manors, you don't open new Daoist lineages, yet you're still so picky? When the Great Tribulation arrives and all of you run out of lifespan, won't there be a lack of successors?!"

Besides, if you don't like them, you don't like them, but why didn't you tell me sooner? You've implicated me, wasting my time here for these past few days!

Liang Wenxian, you really are a scoundrel! Just like back then, your belly is still full of bad water; it makes one angry just to see you!"

Following the cursing, a man in dark robes holding a Great Seal of Mountains and Rivers appeared from the dark, chaotic void.

As soon as he saw the young Daoist, his eyebrows twitched fiercely, as if he wanted to smash the Great Seal of Mountains and Rivers in his hand onto the Daoist's head.

If that seal were released, it would explode like ten thousand peach blossoms blooming!

"Back then at the Danyuan Assembly, you were defeated by my hand, and you agreed to my terms: you had to find a good disciple for me, a good disciple who could inherit my Daoist lineage in the future, only then would you gain your freedom."

"It is precisely for this reason that I spared your life."

Liang Wenxian smiled slightly, glanced at him, and said indifferently:

"Chen Chen Shidi Du, have you forgotten?"

The dark-robed man's expression stiffened upon hearing this. He quietly shrank the Great Seal of Mountains and Rivers he was holding and secretly gritted his teeth.

His name was Du Ao, an Elder of the Profound Abyssal Cave, one of the Six Sects of the Demonic Path. He was proficient in innate divination and divine calculation, and had once been one of the predetermined candidates for the Daoist Child of the Profound Abyssal Cave.

It was just that he hadn't won the championship at the Danyuan Assembly and had nearly been beaten to death by this Liang Wenxian, who hailed from the Northern Pole Garden, using great divine abilities.

Helpless, he was forced to sign a legal contract with Liang Wenxian, promising to use his own innate divine calculations to find a good disciple for him; only then did he luckily save his life and retreat in a sorry state from the Danyuan Assembly.

For this reason, he was disliked by the Daoist Lord of the Profound Abyssal Cave, who believed Du Ao had lost the demeanor and face of the Profound Sect's true transmission.

Coupled with the fact that he later lost ten out of ten battles to Jia Rong in the sect's grand competition, he completely lost the hope of competing for the Daoist Child of the Profound Abyssal Cave and could only continue to climb the path of immortality as a true disciple.

However, this Du Ao was, after all, a genius with a Golden Core of high grade. Even though he had first been defeated by Liang Wenxian and had repeatedly failed in front of Jia Rong, his reputation had almost been trampled into the mud.

Yet he did not lose his ambition. After fighting for his life on the battlefield beyond the heavens for thousands of years, he progressed bravely. He finally attained the Return to Emptiness realm.

Today, he has even passed the first of the three disasters—the Wind Disaster—and attained the Pure Yang fruit status!

However, before Du Ao could be complacent and familiar with the power he had just grasped in the sect, Liang Wenxian used a golden contract to summon Du Ao to assist him, demanding he fulfill the promise he had made at the Danyuan Assembly back then.

That legal contract had been signed in front of the Daoist Lords of the Eight Sects and Six Factions at the Danyuan Assembly, with countless great powers from beyond the heavens watching as witnesses.

Under such scrutiny, even if Du Ao had the heart to break the contract, he could not. If he really did that, he would truly become a laughingstock of the universe.

But Liang Wenxian's standards were extremely high, almost to the point of being untouchable.

Du Ao prided himself on having done his best; when calculating, he had used not just ten percent of his strength, but seven or eight, which was always there.

Yet even with such effort, after nearly three hundred years, Liang Wenxian still hadn't found a so-called good disciple who satisfied his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that he truly couldn't beat him, Du Ao would have already been unable to resist turning against him and fighting a battle to see who was better.

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"This one has no affinity, that one has no affinity; what exactly is your plan, Liang Wenxian?"

Du Ao did not hide the look of frustration and annoyance on his face. He sighed and said:

"Although this person's background is a bit troublesome, isn't your Northern Pole Garden capable of resolving it? You've already been paying attention for so long, yet when the matter comes to a head, you abandon him just like that?"

"Are you afraid of Chen Yuchen, not daring to offend this Daoist rebel of the Zhongtian Dou Shu?"

At this point.

Du Ao's tone added a bit of mockery, saying:

"If you are afraid of that Chen Yuchen in these final days, you should have said so earlier. I wouldn't look down on you."

"He was the champion of our Danyuan Assembly that year. Not to mention me, Du Ao, even if Jia Rong and you, Liang Wenxian, joined forces, you wouldn't be able to defeat him, and you would have almost lost your lives."

"For such a figure, it is only right to be wary of him. Between us brothers, let's speak plainly; it's not shameful!"

——

In reality, he was full of resentment.

He was originally accompanying Liang Wenxian like a headless fly, wandering aimlessly within the Nine Provinces and Four Seas.

The reason he came to this Daojun Fu Yu Lake was because the True Person Du Ao had accidentally leaked a trace of magic power, and Du Ao had calculated the mystic numbers, specifically dragging Liang Wenxian along to join the fun and see what kind of scene it was this time.

And this stay lasted for several days.

Du Ao originally thought Liang Wenxian would finally find his so-called good disciple; otherwise, why would he pay so much attention?

Later, he specifically got some kind of unicycle flower cart, which seemed to be used for testing, just like the Fire Dragon Master of the Yuchen Sect testing Qi Taichu.

Once he accepted a disciple, his own bitter days would finally come to an end, and he could return to the Profound Abyssal Cave in peace, enjoying the pleasures of sound and color, attaining great happiness, and quietly contemplating the Pure Yang Infinite Dao fruit.

Who would have thought that at the critical moment when the matter was about to be settled, Liang Wenxian would shake his head and reject it.

Upon hearing this news, Du Ao couldn't help but feel a fire in his heart, wishing he could fight Liang Wenxian to the death.

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"Chen Yuchen? He is indeed a hero. At that Danyuan Assembly back then, I did lose to him. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit; there is nothing to argue about. But if you want to be wary of him, that is laughable."

Liang Wenxian glanced at Du Ao and smiled with his hands behind his back:

"Not to mention the Daoist Lord seniors in the sect, our Northern Pole Old Immortal has already attained the immortal industry and entered the body as a True Immortal. Even if Chen Yuchen hasn't joined the Dao yet, even if he became a Daoist Lord, would our Northern Pole Garden fear him like a lion or tiger?"

"Then why don't you take this Chen Hang into your sect? Didn't you clearly look upon him with favor before?"

Du Ao was expressionless.

"This child... this child's disposition is not like my lineage; it's a pity."

Liang Wenxian pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"I originally wanted to imitate Senior Brother Fire Dragon testing Qi Taichu, but looking at it this way, there is no need. Between him and me, there is no affinity between master and disciple."

Du Ao's brows locked tightly, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

As if thinking of something, he sneered again:

"Affinity? I haven't seen you for many years, Liang Wenxian, and you've become more and more mysterious! By the way, do you still remember Yan Xi?"

"Yan Xi?"

"That Yan Xi who was recruited as a son-in-law by the East Sea Dragon Lord and now commands a million aquatic troops. I heard that with the help of a group of old dragons, he has already opened up a cave heaven called 'Shunlie Biyun Yuangu'."

Du Ao said: "He is now in the Return to Emptiness realm, and the Pure Yang Dao fruit is also in sight. Do you still remember?"

Liang Wenxian nodded.

"Three hundred years ago, I had just barely passed the Wind Disaster and attained Pure Yang, and you ordered me to fulfill the legal contract of the Danyuan Assembly. At that time, I could be considered to have done my best, helping you calculate for a long time before finding that person named Yan Xi."

Du Ao sneered repeatedly:

"But you, Liang Wenxian, looked down on him first because Yan Xi only obtained a ninth-grade Yellow-White Golden Core, and later, because his actions did not match your temperament, you completely abandoned the idea of taking him as a disciple."

"But have you ever thought that Yan Xi would have today? They say he is in the Return to Emptiness realm, but he is not far from Pure Yang!

The small cultivator you abandoned like a discarded shoe back then is now about to become one of our peers. Is the world so unpredictable?"

"I indeed failed to foresee that he would have such great luck... It was my mistake."

Hearing Du Ao's cold mockery.

Liang Wenxian's expression was calm. After a moment of pondering, he said frankly:

"However, the heavenly numbers are hard to predict. With my Pure Yang body, how can I know all the changes in the mysterious mechanism?"

"You have already misjudged a Yan Xi before, treating him as nothing and losing a great helper for nothing!"

"And now you feel that Chen Hang has no master-disciple affinity with you. Isn't this repeating the same mistake?"

Du Ao persuaded him earnestly:

"You yourself said that the heavenly numbers are hard to predict. How do you know that Chen Hang isn't another Yan Xi? Even if he is worse than Yan Xi and cannot become Pure Yang, he is at least a seedling."

"How about this."

He spread his hands and said: "I will summon Chen Hang back for you, let him happily take a master, you take him back to the Northern Pole Garden happily, and I will return to the Profound Abyssal Mountain. How about that?"

"Are you so homesick, fellow Daoist?"

"Nonsense! Who is willing to accompany you in wasting time here?"

Du Ao cursed loudly.

He had attained Pure Yang and finally grasped the power in the sect, which was the time to be carefree and act recklessly, but he was bound by Liang Wenxian's legal contract and could only run around with him, which was very miserable.

And Jia Rong, who had defeated him ten times in the Profound Abyssal Cave, had also been almost beaten to death by Chen Yuchen's long-distance strike in a battle beyond the heavens.

Now he could only linger in the cave heaven, nursing his life, and his prestige within the Profound Abyssal Cave could be said to have plummeted.

Such a great opportunity was exactly the time for him, Du Ao, to show his skills!

Looking around, there were places to use his skills everywhere!

But he was running around like a headless fly, so how could Du Ao be comfortable?

"Don't be anxious, it's only been three hundred years."

Liang Wenxian said disapprovingly: "Since ancient times, good things have been hard to come by. If the work is successful in the future, naturally there will be no shortage of your share of the reward, Chen Chen Shidi Du."

"How much is your reward worth in magic money?"

Du Ao cursed secretly, his expression unhappy.

"Since the matter is finished, we don't need to stay in the southern region of the Dongmi Continent anymore. The Corpse-Dissection Immortal under the abyss here is not dead yet, and being here always gives me a feeling of being pricked by thorns on my back."

Liang Wenxian shook his head and said: "Chen Chen Shidi is proficient in mystic number calculation. Where is the next person now?"

"According to the rhetoric you gave, vaguely, it is in the direction of the West Su Continent. As for the detailed orientation, I have to enter that piece of state land before I can make the next calculation."

"However..."

At this time.

Du Ao suddenly added a word and said:

"Do you want to save Chen Hang? If there is no help, I guess that in a few days, he will not be able to survive."

Liang Wenxian was slightly startled upon hearing this.

He pinched a magic formula, operated his Great Dharma Eye to shine into the dark void, and after a full two cups of tea, he raised his hand to wipe his eyes and slowly retracted his profound arts.

"So it turns out to be like this? Chen Chen Shidi Du's innate divine calculation is indeed remarkable. According to me, I am afraid that compared with Chen Yuchen's Central Heaven Zhongtian Dou Shu, it is only a few degrees short of the heat."

Liang Wenxian retracted the flowing light of the Xiaodang brilliance and smiled lightly:

"However, why should I save that Chen Hang?"

Du Ao stared at him.

"I am not afraid of that Chen Yuchen. His Pure Yang Thunder Tribulation is different from ours. Now he can only be trapped in the cave heaven and cannot take half a step out. Although he is fierce, he is just a beast in a cage and cannot hurt anyone."

Liang Wenxian shook his head:

"Although it is said so, Chen Hang and I are not related, so why should I block this disaster for him? I can save him for a while, but can I save him for a lifetime?"

"It's you."

Liang Wenxian smiled inexplicably and clapped his hands: "You suddenly asked this, could it be that you want to help Chen Hang? I guess it is because of that woman named Chen Yan, she—"

"Enough! Liang Wenxian, if you still want me to help you, just be quiet! Where did all this nonsense come from?"

Du Ao was annoyed and interrupted him:

"Aren't we going to the West Su Continent? Why don't we go?"

Liang Wenxian showed a little smile, bowed, and said:

"Then I will go to the West Su Continent first. Chen Chen Shidi, do whatever you want, don't delay too long."

After speaking.

He shook his body, and saw a bright light flash, and his tracks were gone on the spot.

Only Du Ao was left standing there with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the clouds and sky for a long time, he retracted his gaze and sighed heavily in his heart.

"I originally wanted to invite Liang Wenxian to borrow the power of the Northern Pole Garden to save you, but this person has no mercy at all... Chen Hang, don't blame me. I alone am absolutely afraid to face Chen Yuchen alone and provoke his displeasure."

Following this sigh, a young girl with a smile seemed to float before his eyes.

Du Ao smiled bitterly in silence, his heart moved slightly.

"Chen Yan, forgive me for only caring about protecting my life again... If there is no accident, your brother is really dead this time..."

He slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the expression on his face was indifferent and ruthless.

Following a gust of wind.

Du Ao also instantly vanished, losing all trace.

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Two days later.

As soon as the Canhe Cart descended from the high sky, light like a canopy fell.

After a few breaths, seeing Chen Hang put away the magic treasure and step out from the clouds, Tu Shan Ge, who had already received the message through the heart-mind legal contract, hurried to greet him with a smile.

And without mentioning the conversation between the two, after asking a few questions and knowing that everything was safe during his time at the Daojun Fu Yu Lake.

Chen Hang opened the quiet room in the mountain belly, flicked his sleeves, and sat on the meditation cushion.

Looking up, the furnishings around him were the same as when he left; the utensils, tables, and chairs were not stained with dust, showing that they had been cleaned every day.

I don't know if Tu Shan Ge did it himself or if the group of foxes below were assigned to do it.

"The four barriers of wine, color, wealth, and qi, when the feelings are extinguished, one leaves the dusty world; do not hang a single thread on the spiritual source, if you hang on the spiritual source, you will not form a core."

Closing his eyes.

Chen Hang whispered in his heart, sweeping away all distracting thoughts and making his spiritual platform clear.

And just as Chen Hang held the talisman money and immersed his heart and mind in Qi cultivation. At this moment, I don't know how many hundreds of thousands of miles away from the southern region.

East Sea, Linjiao Island.

Great waves rowed the clouds, and the tide hit the sky.

A ten-thousand-foot-long Ba snake suddenly darted down from the thousand-foot-high dome, let out a sharp whistle, and instantly shattered the surrounding currents! The sound shook a hundred miles! ===== CHAPTER 111 =====