Chapter 0

Sharp killing intent, resolute intention to die.

[True] felt his scalp tingle, then suddenly ascended into the sky, seeing from afar the heavy, oppressive yellow auspicious cloud, forcibly carving out a pure world in the turbid world. The turbid world was impenetrable, and even the blood-lightning of the turbid world was completely suppressed. Magnificent and solemn, wisps of mist hung down all around, transforming into lotuses and璎珞 (yingluo, a kind of necklace).

In the middle stood a Daoist.

"It's you!!!"

[True]'s pupils contracted.

Then he raised his head and saw the yellow cloud qi spreading and rolling, almost covering the top of his head.

An absurd thought flashed through his mind.

Making him almost burst out cursing:

"As long as your cloud qi covers my head, it's considered forming a karma with you?!

Yu Xu, Yuanshi Tianzun!

You are shameless!"

A calm and indifferent voice seemed to echo in his ears, answering:

'The earth bears it, the heavens cover it.

"This is the greatest karma."

"If you are not convinced, you can sit down and discuss the Dao with this humble one, how about it?"

Wei Yuan lowered his eyes, his five fingers slightly spread, pressing down gently.

Outlining the world of yellow auspicious clouds that he unfolded, and then connecting to the Heavenly Court talisman system, in an instant, the five thunders raced, the world was in chaos, but there were streaks of lightning tearing through the dimness, carrying an incomparably overbearing, terrifying destructive force and fiercely striking down. [True] roared, forcibly withstanding the domineering thunderous light, and rushing outward.

Until Wei Yuan's five fingers slightly clenched.

[Taiyi Bombarding Sky Thunder].

In the void, there seemed to appear a tall and sturdy celestial god wielding a huge war spear.

Then he roared loudly, his weapon slashing and whipping, leaving dazzling thunder marks in the sky.

Crashing down below.

It was precisely the imprint of the Cleansing World Thunder God contained within this wisp of thunder concept.

[True] forcibly avoided this move.

Then he faintly felt wisps of incomparably sharp, cold Qi pointing directly at his brow. His pupils contracted, and he gritted his teeth secretly. Yuanshi Tianzun's Daoguo was too rogue. The thunder was like a sword, falling coldly, but just as it was about to strike down, it was blocked by a war hammer, bursting into streaks of thunderous light.

A slender, handsome man with golden-red tips on his long hair stood before [True].

The power of annihilation could not be resisted by the split thunder.

Wei Yuan's right hand slowly fell, and he whispered, "Zhu Rong."

Zhu Rong looked in Wei Yuan's direction, then his expression remained unchanged, a fiery stream of light enveloped [True], instantly carrying him away. Wei Yuan lowered his eyes, not pursuing. In a clash of Qi, Zhu Rong was close to annihilation. In a fight, he might not be under his swordsmanship, and fighting two at once would be a bit troublesome.

It was just that [True] was not good at one-on-one head-on combat.

As long as Wei Yuan caught him.

He could not escape death.

The yellow auspicious clouds surged in the sky, constantly expanding outwards, and finally stabilized, occupying about one-third of the West Sea area that was currently sealed by the turbid world. In this turbid world, it looked particularly conspicuous. Wei Yuan could sense that some people in the nearby cities, who prided themselves on their bravery, were beginning to approach.

As long as they entered this place, they could sense the difference from the other areas.

At that time, many living beings would naturally enter this area to live, avoiding the invasion of the turbid world.

Then, they would use the gratitude of the sentient beings here, using the power of their vows and thanks as flames; using the karma formed as creation; using the rules set here as a furnace to temper this auspicious cloud treasure. Although it would be faster if Wei Yuan took the initiative to show himself and perform miracles in public, Wei Yuan ultimately chose to hide behind the scenes.

This was good.

After thinking about it, in order to prevent those wealthy and powerful people from taking the opportunity to occupy this place and not allow others to enter.

Or rather, to exploit and oppress others.

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and tried to weave basic rules.

After those behaviors appeared, there would naturally be corresponding thunderbolts striking down.

Let them know what it meant to be struck by lightning.

Someone with quick feet had already arrived. Wei Yuan did not show himself, but casually hid his figure. The person who came was a burly man, riding a demon beast, both covered in dust. From afar, he seemed to see a young man in a Daoist robe, who was faintly familiar. He quickly quickened his pace, but when he got closer, he saw nothing. He almost thought it was his illusion.

He shouted several times, but still no one answered.

Seeing this pure world shrouded in yellow cloud qi, the man gritted his teeth and slowly walked in, holding his sword.

When he stepped into it and sensed the clear aura beneath the yellow auspicious clouds, the man was stunned for a long time, as if in disbelief. After thinking about it, he took a few steps back, then stepped into it again. After several times, he finally confirmed that he was not mistaken and could not help but cry out loud.

"Great, great!"

"Finally, finally, I can find a safe place."

He had been rushing here all the way, and from afar he saw the temple he had visited as a teenager.

He took his mount over, intending to rest for a while.

With all his strength, he pushed open the door and saw the young Daoist in the middle of the three statues.

Dressed in close-fitting clothes, with a Daoist robe on the outside.

With a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Spirited and energetic, the temperament was almost identical to the Daoist figure he had seen before.

The man's expression froze.

Then he saw the yellow auspicious clouds surrounding the Daoist, disappearing. He subconsciously looked at the clouds tumbling and flowing in the sky above, and saw the stone statue youth smiling, as if looking at him. His brain went blank.

Wei Yuan returned to the small city where he now lived.

He also bought some food along the way.

Of course, they were ingredients. Cough, although he couldn't cook now, he still wanted to buy some good ingredients when he saw them.

He couldn't cook.

But Shi Yi's cooking was also good.

The Azure-Clad Dragon Girl seemed to specialize in fish dishes.

They were all good. Yu Xu, Yuanshi Tianzun, without origin, without superior, detached and indifferent, but he was still Wei Yuan after all. As expected, he was different from the Heavenly Emperor. He understood certain principles and chose these paths. It was enlightenment, but having understood certain principles, he did not choose those paths of great principles because of his own preferences and interests, but instead followed his heart. This was freedom.

Wei Yuan held a large pile of food.

"Without origin, without superior, detached and indifferent, is Yuanshi."

"Now it's really, the Moral Heavenly Lord has no morals."

"The Spirit Treasure Heavenly Lord doesn't use spirit treasures."

"The Yuanshi Heavenly Lord doesn't go to Yuanshi."

Amidst a cacophony of noise, Wei Yuan returned to his residence. A'wa had already woken up and was sitting there eating porridge in small sips. Seeing Wei Yuan return, she said, "What did you go do?"

Wei Yuan turned around, closed the door, shutting out the noise outside, and said with a smile, "I just went out for a walk and bought something."

"Look, these ingredients."

"Although my cooking skills are gone, my ability to choose food is still good. These things are delicious even if they are just steamed!"

The Yuanshi Heavenly Lord was smug.

The Azure-Clad Dragon Girl leaned over and looked at it, her expression strange, and said, "This meat is too thick and hard to bite."/

"This is too old."

"This… did you buy a large piece of fat back?"

"And this, this is often used to make fish bait, it has a strong fishy smell, and ordinary people can't eat it."

"And this…"

Wei Yuan's expression slowly solidified.

Finally, it turned completely pale.

The Azure-Clad Dragon Girl patted him on the shoulder and said with a pleasant smile, "It seems that the Yuanshi Heavenly Lord not only can't cook, but all knowledge related to cooking has been directly erased from the level of [Karma]. All the causes that would lead to the effect of 'delicious cooked food' have disappeared."

Wei Yuan's mouth twitched.

In the end, he regressed from an ancient potter and cook.

Into a certain Yuan who only knew how to play with mud. In his heart, he viciously added another stroke to the word "正 (zheng, righteous)" below the words [Turbid World Fuxi].

He lowered his head, looked at the white-haired girl, and gave a dry laugh, saying:

"How about we go out to eat?"

The core of the South Sea.

Finally, far away from the yellow auspicious clouds, Zhu Rong's firelight dimmed, releasing [True].

[True] sighed and said, "... [Karma], is this how powerful it is?"

"It is the most unpredictable. I didn't expect it to be so terrifying. If I had known this, I should have tried to assassinate him in advance."

Zhu Rong looked at him calmly and said, "Don't you understand?"

"What is powerful is not [Karma], but the Yuanshi Heavenly Lord."

[True] was stunned, and then realized that in these two encounters, karma had only played the role of positioning. Whether it was the strange thunder magic, or the terrifying swordsmanship, and the terrifying oppressive feeling of overturning the sky, they had little to do with [Karma].

Thinking of this, his expression became even more gloomy.

Looking at the yellow auspicious clouds that were slowly spreading outward, his expression was depressed.

The more he looked, the more he felt that Yuanshi was hanging that treasure in the sky to laugh at him. This treasure ruined their big plans!

But what could he do?

He could only watch helplessly as that thing hung there, unable to touch it, unable to snatch it.

Dare to steal Yuanshi's treasure?

Did he think his karma wasn't heavy enough?

The more he looked, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, so he simply restrained his aura and turned away, no longer looking.

"This is the place with the best taste in the city."

"Shopkeeper, bring up these dishes, and please make a few more and send them to the outside of the city."

This city was near the Daughter Kingdom.

To some extent, it was a city outside the border. The food culture was quite rough. One dish was a poultry demon beast stewed in a thick iron pot for a long time, and then the cake was steamed on the pot as the staple food. The taste was mellow, delicious, and rich. There were also roasted lamb legs dripping with golden yellow oil.

The drink was tea with sugar, longan, and dried fruit, which was quite cool to the taste. Wei Yuan gritted his teeth.

Damn it.

If he hadn't lost his cooking skills, he would definitely have eaten most of the delicious dishes as he had done in the past.

He would record the taste.

He would also chat with the chefs and secretly record the recipes.

Then he would go back and reproduce them for Jue.

Although it was very troublesome, the girl's expression each time made Wei Yuan feel that it was all worth it.

Turbid Fuxi, you're finished.

The Yuanshi Heavenly Lord said so.

Even if Di Jun came, he couldn't save you.

All the dishes were served, and the white-haired girl took a bite.

"How is it? The taste here is actually very good."

Wei Yuan tried his best to praise it.

The white-haired girl said, "It's not [delicious]."

"But, it's worth eating..."

Her eyelashes blinked slightly. Seeing these foods, she suddenly thought of the Kunlun Mountains more than sixteen hundred years ago, the Anxi Protectorate, and thought of the girl who said that she couldn't suppress the turbid Qi, and if she didn't leave, she would hurt the innocent. She missed her in her heart, and for some reason, she suddenly felt that the shop in the Anxi Protectorate, whose cooking was actually not as good as his grandfather's, actually had good skills.

It still made her miss it in her memory.

She just didn't know if she missed the food, or the girl wearing the 犴 (Han, a type of wild dog) mask.

"When will we meet again?"

Tang Dynasty.

The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions - Mi Kingdom.

The hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert.

For some reason, a violent aura suddenly rose in the originally dry desert.

Terrifying tornadoes, like giant pythons and azure dragons, stood on the earth, connecting the sky and the earth, their momentum was extremely terrifying, making the world dim, as if they had completely swallowed all things, making the world lose its color, and the sun and the moon were dim. The entire Anxi Protectorate, the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, seemed to be simultaneously shrouded in this indescribable storm.

The local people were kneeling on the ground, piously praying for the wrath of the gods to subside.

The hinterland of the desert.

The girl wearing the raccoon dog mask was kneeling on the ground, her eyes were dim, and her expression was painful.

Accompanied by a cracking sound.

The raccoon dog mask shattered and disappeared.

The turbid Qi completely suppressed the clear Qi.

"Ming—"

"Yuan…"