After causing a city at the prefecture level to lose power.

The Taotie, its mouth numb from the high-voltage electricity, had at least managed to shake off Shi Yi's pursuit. Actually, it had been unwilling to give up halfway, wanting to go back and at least take that Bai Ze with it, right? How could it watch such a rare and extinct delicacy slip away from its mouth?

Absolutely impossible!

Unfortunately, when it turned back, it found Shi Yi guarding the Bai Ze's side.

The Taotie immediately had to dismiss the thought from its mind.

Shi Yi, that fellow…

If he was on defense, even the Gods of the Four Directions would have difficulty breaking through his defenses in a short time.

No solution.

Just a turtle shell.

Damn it!

The Taotie had no choice but to return, grumbling. It had originally planned to make some preparations this time and secretly scheme against Wei Yuan, but it never expected to run into Shi Yi, and it was precisely the Eastern Peak Taishan of the human world, pierced through the chest by that sword qi.

The Taotie's physical qualities were undoubtedly powerful; it also represented the fierce god of the concept of the North.

The four extremes of the earth, the Northern Mountain Boundary—Taotie.

It was just a pity that the wound pierced by Xuanyuan Sword Qi was extremely difficult to heal.

Especially for beings like them, who were originally from the human race but ultimately abandoned it for power or desire, Xuanyuan Sword would unleash its strongest effect, punishing traitors, as it was the authority of the emperor.

The Taotie barely managed to heal its wound, but the internal damage could not be restored.

At least not so quickly.

He thought of Wei Yuan wielding the Xing Tian Axe.

His expression turned slightly gloomy.

In this situation, to fight that person…

Then he thought of another trick he had up his sleeve.

There was someone who could imprison the Queen Mother of the West in the future, a person whose single sword was Kunlun.

When the time came, he would set up a trap, first fighting with him for a while, then deliberately selling an opening, heading towards Kunlun, and working with the Kunlun Mountain God to attack together, catching him off guard, and surely taking down that cook.

The Taotie exhaled and reorganized his thoughts, a confident smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

This time, the advantage is mine!

Potter, you're finished!

…

Wei Yuan shivered.

He wondered if it was because the cold air of Kunlun Mountain was too heavy, but that shouldn't be the case.

He had already accommodated the authority of Kunlun.

After finally passing that damned one-minute trial, Wei Yuan had no intention of staying on Kunlun Mountain any longer. He left another body here to cultivate in seclusion, and after informing the Queen Mother of the West's avatar, he jumped directly off Kunlun Mountain.

Anyway, he couldn't die from falling.

The dignified Kunlun Mountain God died after falling off Kunlun Mountain.

This was simply the joke of the year in the world of mountains and seas.

Wei Yuan didn't go back to the Zhenyao Museum, but instead detoured to the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master's Mansion.

Firstly, to check on the situation of Nüba, and secondly, to tell Dragon Tiger Mountain about the fight with the Taotie. As for what use it would be? Besides evacuating any potential crowds, striving for a certain degree of external support, and…

At least it would allow the old Celestial Master to empathize with him.

However, Wei Yuan didn't expect that when he went to Dragon Tiger Mountain, he would meet not Zhang Ruosu.

But Zhao Gongming, the True Lord of Zheng Yi Xuán Tán, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

…

"The Celestial Master is currently guarding the formation and cannot receive guests."

Zhao Gongming had a thick beard and a tall, sturdy figure, but spoke gently.

Wei Yuan: "...Not here?"

Zhao Gongming nodded sincerely: "Yes, not here."

Wei Yuan said regretfully: "What a pity, I even brought a pot of good wine to find him."

Zhao Gongming stretched out his hand and said gently: "Since there is wine, I can bring it to the Celestial Master."

Wei Yuan: "…"

Damn it!

Friend Zhang, you've become bad!

He twitched his lips, realizing that Celestial Master Zhang seemed to have finally developed the skill points to defend himself.

Helpless and lamenting, he had no choice but to hand over the prepared wine and say:

"Oh, right, there's one more thing…"

"Tomorrow I will have a duel with the Taotie. It's up to you to conceal the aftermath."

His expression was slightly solemn: "The Taotie has the position of one of the Four Fiends, and his strength is powerful. Even if he is not in the Northern Mountain Boundary now and cannot truly exert the power of the Four Extremes of the Earth, he cannot be underestimated… I will do my best. If it doesn't work, I will have other preparations, so you can rest assured."

The strength to only support for sixty seconds under those fierce thugs.

It was still a little weak.

Wei Yuan felt a little regret in his heart.

He decided to seize the initiative tomorrow in order not to be too embarrassed.

He would use all his skill combos in one go.

Zhao Gongming said gently: "It doesn't matter, if there is anything, we will prepare ourselves…"

As he spoke, he took the wine. However, when he came into contact with Wei Yuan, this mysterious humanoid deity's pupils suddenly contracted, his heart beat faster, and in a daze he saw a shy young man with tiger teeth when he smiled. He saw the bow in that young man's hand, his palm trembled violently, and cold sweat dripped from his temples.

"Huh?! Marshal Zhao, you…"

"It's nothing, just, just suddenly thought of an old friend."

Zhao Gongming's horrified and fearful look subsided, and his tone was still gentle.

He took the wine and hurriedly said goodbye, but his pace was slightly hurried.

Wei Yuan could guess that the other party had some special circumstances.

However, he couldn't figure out what Zhao Gongming was thinking about.

Marshal Xuán Tán's face was pale.

What's going on?

How could it be Da Yi?!

This is impossible…

Wasn't that person dead long ago?

He transformed into a spirit body and moved quickly, his mood feeling a little turbulent. The little Daoists of the Zheng Yi Mansion on Dragon Tiger Mountain would also read some Taoist allusions and Tibetan books in their spare time. At this moment, in front of the Dao Palace, a little Daoist of the ceremonial department sighed and said: "It's really difficult to learn. When will I be able to summon Marshal Zhao to help me… Why do I have to learn so many things before?"

His master smiled and said: "Don't think too much about it, practice hard. The ceremonies of our department are extremely complicated, and it is extremely difficult to master them all."

"If you don't work hard enough, you may not be able to do it in this lifetime."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, listen to you."

The little Daoist was helpless. He flipped through a few pages of the book, and his thoughts ran astray again. He scratched his head for a while, and finally asked: "Master, Master, what was Marshal Zhao Gongming's identity back then? Why did he meet the Patriarch here?" The Daoist next to him thought for a while and replied with a smile: "This ah…"

"Actually, Marshal Zhao Gongming is not human."

"Huh? Not human?!"

"Then what is he? The *Investiture of the Gods* doesn't say anything about it…"

The older Daoist held the book in his hand and tapped the little Daoist's head twice, jokingly saying: "The *Investiture of the Gods* is just a novel written more than four hundred years ago. Even General Li Jing, the god of war of the Great Tang, became the chief soldier of Chentang Pass, let alone others. Marshal Zhao attained enlightenment in the Qin Dynasty and met the Patriarch in the Han Dynasty. As for his identity…"

The Daoist paused and said: "According to the *Records of Classics* and the *Annotations on the Jinshi of Langya*."

"Marshal Zhao was a native of Langya during the reign of Emperor Yao."

"Huh?!"

The little Daoist was dumbfounded.

The era of Emperor Yao?!!

The Daoist twirled his beard and smiled: "However, this is not his original self."

The Daoist talked eloquently: "The land of Langya worshiped the Great Sun God more than five thousand years ago. There are 'Sun Volcano' pottery inscriptions and classics handed down. You can go to the museum to see them now. According to these two books, *Records of Classics*, Marshal Zhao Gongming is one of the ten ancient suns, 'Yang is formed in three, so there are three-legged crows in the sun. Crows are the essence of Yang.'"

"Yi shot down the nine suns, and eight of them fell to the earth and caused harm. Only one sun essence transformed into Marshal Zhao, cultivated in seclusion in Mount Zhongnan, attained enlightenment in the Qin Dynasty, and later met the Patriarch…"

This Daoist was secretly telling his little disciple some kind of black history about his grand-uncle and the town's patron saint, but he did not know that Zhao Gongming had already passed by in a hurry and found Zhang Ruosu. The old Celestial Master, seeing Zhao Gongming, bent over and walked to the door, looking left and right, but not seeing Wei, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"He didn't come, he didn't come."

"Very good."

The old Daoist closed the door and noticed Zhao Gongming's face, surprised: "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Gongming did not answer, but threw the wine, causing the old Daoist to be startled and instinctively pounce on it. Zhao Gongming walked to the table, opened the drawer, took out a bottle of rapid-acting heart-saving pills, opened the bottle cap and poured it directly into his mouth, exhaling a long breath. The old Daoist hugged the wine, dumbfounded: "What's wrong with you?"

"Did someone bully you?"

Zhao Gongming murmured: "I met Wei Yuan."

Zhang Ruosu glanced at the wine and nodded: "Then what?"

"I saw the aura of Da Yi on him."

"Huh?!"

Zhang Ruosu was stunned.

Zhao Gongming glanced at Zhang Ruosu and shook the rapid-acting heart-saving pills in his hand: "Is there any more?"

The old Daoist patted Marshal Xuán Tán on the shoulder comfortingly and opened the drawer.

He waved his sleeves with considerable generosity and boldness.

A full drawer was neatly arranged, all rapid-acting heart-saving pills.

Unopened.

The old Daoist waved his hand and said boldly: "My medical insurance has been around long enough, eat as much as you want."

Zhao Gongming grabbed a bottle, sat on the chair, and sighed: "I've been hiding here, when Da Yi was outside, I burrowed under Emperor Yao's rule; when he came back, I hid in the mountains, and even after he disappeared, I came directly to the human world, but I never thought that he would actually come back?"

That was a complete madman, a god of calamity.

Zhang Ruosu comforted: "You're not one of those ten Great Suns."

"You don't have to be afraid of him even if you see him."

Zhao Gongming glanced at Zhang Ruosu and said: "Do you think he will listen to my explanation?"

Zhang Ruosu scratched his head awkwardly: "…"

The essence of the sun is equivalent to the soul of the sun.

And Zhao Lang, Zhao Gongming in front of him, is the manifestation of the sun's good thoughts.

He and the original ten suns came from the same source, but they were completely different. After the human god manifested, he practiced and breathed, and obtained the incense of all living beings, so he has the current achievements and aura. He has long drawn a line with the original essence of the Great Sun.

Seeing that he was still full of sorrow, Zhang Ruosu thought for a while and said: "Then why don't you go see the remaining Great Sun God?"

Zhao Gongming shook his head and said: "…I can't see him."

"He is the last three-legged Golden Crow, and I am transformed from the death of the three-legged Golden Crow."

"Even if strictly speaking, I have no hatred with him."

"He will definitely kill me, take away my three souls and seven spirits, and resurrect those nine three-legged Golden Crows."

"I came to the human world, saying that I was avoiding Da Yi, but in fact I was also avoiding Him."

"If we meet, there will only be fighting and scheming."

The old Daoist opened the wine stopper and took a sip of wine and said, "Then do you want to see Xi He?"

The Marshal Xuán Tán, transformed from the essence of the sun, was stunned.

He couldn't speak for a long time.

The old man sighed and said, "The old Daoist knows…"

"Alas…"

He reached out and patted Marshal Xuán Tán on the shoulder, and stopped talking.

Zhao Xuántán was silent for a long time, closing his eyes, as if he could still see a beautiful woman in his mind. Where was that? Where the sun and moon rise, and even the sound of light humming came to his ears.

"The world only has a good mom, and a child with a mom is like a treasure."

"Throw yourself into mom's arms, and you can't enjoy happiness enough."

"It's most distressing to have no mom, and a child without a mom is like a weed…"

??!

Something's wrong!

Marshal Xuán Tán suddenly opened his eyes.

Then the corners of his mouth twitched, and following the source of the sound, he turned his head and stared at the old Daoist next to him.

Zhang Ruosu coughed.

He silently turned off the music player on his phone, and said awkwardly:

"Ha, haha…"

"That what."

"I think, it's quite appropriate."

Zhao Xuántán: "…"

Hardened, his fists hardened.

Is it still useful to call that Curator Wei here now?!

…

Wei Yuan met with Xiao A Xuan and Feng Siyu and walked out of Dragon Tiger Mountain, intending to leave.

From afar, he saw a girl in a Daoist robe, with the ends of her black hair gradually turning crimson, seemingly appreciating flowers.

The Heavenly Maiden Nüba raised her eyes to look at Wei Yuan, thought for a while, and waved to him.

Wei Yuan was stunned.

Is she, wanting me to go over?

Does she have something to say?

He thought for a while and walked over.

Before returning to the Zhenyao Museum, let's go see what Nüba has to say…

At the same time.

The Kunlun sightseeing team of the mountain and sea world, no, the revenge team, arrived at Old Street.

The water ghost pointed to the street in front of him with a hearty expression:

"This is Old Street. Come, everyone, follow me inside and be careful not to get separated."

ps: Today's second update…

The *Annotations on the Jinshi of Langya* say: "The God of Wealth, surnamed Zhao, named Lang, styled Gongming, has existed in Langya since ancient times. In the past, ten suns were born in the sky, and the Emperor ordered Yi to shoot down nine suns… One fell on Tian Tai, its body was stone, the Sun Stone is also, its essence is human, Zhao Gongming is also.

ps2. The Taishan God said it was 're-condensing', not brushing it and immediately getting up.

Of course, it will get up, when there is a sufficiently matched occasion.

Lying dead…

Chapter 1 The Taotie's Plan