After leaving the Medicine King Valley, I didn't go straight to Wangwu Grotto-Heaven. Instead, I decided to go back to the Fire God Temple.
What I had told Fatty wasn't a lie. There were only a few days left until the half-year deadline, so I had to go see Bi 'an first before going to Wangwu Grotto-Heaven to cultivate.
After learning about Bi 'an's true identity from Nangong, there were still many things he didn't want to tell me. Perhaps I could get some information from Bi' an during this trip to the Fire God Temple.
After leaving the Medicine King Mountain, I went straight to the airport.
I had nothing to do on the plane, so I just lay there, familiarizing myself with the transformation of Daoist Qi into Form, and thinking about what Uncle Lin had told me.
Nangong, Bi 'an, Uncle Lin, and all of them had been giving me all sorts of information and guiding me along the way. They had been my guides ever since I'd stepped onto the path of cultivation.
Therefore, Uncle Lin's serious warning wasn't just because he was worried. It was more likely that he knew something was about to happen, but couldn't say it out loud. He could only use this method to warn me.
Therefore, I didn't dare to neglect Uncle Lin's words. That was also why I didn't hesitate to agree.
Thinking about this, I sighed inwardly.
In fact, there was no need for Uncle Lin to tell me all this. I'd already felt a strong sense of crisis.
Over the years of cultivation, I hadn't just increased my cultivation base, but also my knowledge.
I'd long since learned a lot about the cultivation world.
But recently, a lot of things have happened that have completely exceeded my understanding.
Ignoring everything else, just the appearance of the ten great Divine items was something the cultivation world hadn't seen in thousands of years. All of this was to prepare for the opening of the Mountain and Sea Realm Gate.
Just the process of preparing for the Mountain and Sea Realm was shocking enough. Once the Gate of the Mountain and Sea Realm opens, I can't help but wonder what sort of shocking events will unfold.
In the face of such a huge change, others might be able to escape and hide temporarily to avoid trouble, but I can't hide at all. Therefore, Uncle Lin's words are very reasonable. In the face of these things, the only person I can rely on is myself. Only by increasing my cultivation will I be able to protect myself in such a situation.
Of course, I didn't just need to protect myself. There was also Bi 'an, the fatty, Nangong, the Witch Tribe, Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, and so on. There were countless people and things I couldn't let go of.
Therefore, this requires me to have greater strength.
While thinking about these things, the plane landed and arrived at Shennongjia.
I was already familiar with the road from Shennongjia to the Fire God Temple. Not long after, I arrived in front of the Fire God Temple.
It was just that, unlike the joy and anticipation I felt in the past, this time, I felt a little apprehensive.
Previously at the Medicine King Valley, I already knew that Tao Wu was killed by Monster God Ling, and I was the reincarnation of Monster God Ling. To a certain extent, I was Monster God Ling.
After knowing this, I felt a bit of guilt. I didn't know how to face him.
I stood in front of the Fire God Temple and hesitated for a long time. Finally, I sighed and walked in.
I am the reincarnation of the Demon God Feng, but ultimately, I am not the real Demon God Feng. I am Zhou Yi, the husband of Suan Ni.
Moreover, Lao Ai had long known about my background and had never expressed any dissatisfaction, so she didn't mind. It seemed that there was no need for me to take it to heart.
After entering the Fire God Temple, I still didn't find any signs of the contract, but I didn't mind it.
He's been around for thousands of years, and naturally he has his own goals. Now that the Mountain and Sea Realm is about to open, he should be just like me, busy accumulating his resources. Therefore, there's no need for him to come see me.
As I walked, I quickly arrived at the inner room where Bi 'an and I were staying. There were still a few days before we would meet, so Bi' an was naturally not here. I was not in a hurry and just sat cross-legged on the bed, continuing to cultivate the Transformation of Dao Qi while waiting for Bi 'an to appear.
Just like that, a night passed. On the morning of the second day, a strange noise came from Xiang Liu's pouch.
I took out the sound transmitting talisman. It was Han Wennan.
Han Wennan … He should still be accompanying Ye Pianpian in the Peng Lai Deity Region. Why would he send a message now?
Did something happen to Ye Pianpian?
Filled with doubts, I quickly opened the sound transmitting talisman and found that there were only a few words in the message.
Han Wennan only said that he was looking for me and asked where I was. He didn't say anything specific.
Han Wennan had always been a reliable person. If there wasn't anything urgent, he wouldn't easily send me a message.
Also, I remembered that sound transmitting talismans couldn't be used in the Peng Lai Deity Region, so he must have come out from there.
I had originally planned to ask Han Wennan about the specifics. After all, it wasn't convenient to tell him where I was.
But after thinking about it, Han Wennan definitely had his reasons for not directly telling me. I didn't ask, but instead wrote back and told him that my current location was a bit hidden, so it wasn't convenient to find me. I asked him to tell me where he was and I would go look for him.
There were still a few days before we would meet, so I should still be able to make it if I went to see Han Wennan.
Not long after I sent the message, Han Wennan sent me his location. He also urged me to hurry over and be careful on the way.
He deliberately added this, which made me curious. Could it be that someone wanted to harm him? Or was I being watched?
If that was the case, he must be in a very dangerous situation.
Thinking about this, I didn't dare to delay any longer. I immediately left the Fire God Temple and rushed to Han Wennan's location.
Even if I didn't delay my journey, it was already evening when I arrived at Han Wennan's hotel.
After I knocked on the door, Han Wennan seemed to have sensed my aura. He immediately opened the door and welcomed me in.
When I entered the room, he immediately asked me if anyone was following me. I was a little surprised, but I still lowered my head and pondered for a while. Then, I nodded to confirm that I wasn't being followed.
Of course, this was just my intuition. If someone with a high cultivation base was secretly following me, it was normal that I couldn't detect him.
Seeing that I was sure, he heaved a sigh of relief and invited me to sit down.
After I sat down, I hurriedly asked him what was so important that he had to be in such a hurry.
As I asked, he was straightforward and told me the reason.
Just as I had expected, Han Wennan had just returned from the Peng Lai Deity Region.
He had originally planned to stay in the Peng Lai Deity Region for a while. After all, the spiritual energy there was abundant and suitable for cultivation.
Moreover, after the previous incident, the Peng Lai Deity Region's Lord didn't drive him out. On the contrary, he invited him to play chess with him several times to relieve his boredom.
In this way, the Peng Lai Deity Region tacitly allowed Han Wennan to stay in the Deity Region for a long time.
However, just yesterday, quite a few people came to the originally empty Celestial Realm.
These people were very strong, and Han Wennan couldn't see through their cultivation.
Some of them had the demeanor of an Immortal. He guessed that their strength should be on par with the Peng Lai Deity Region's Lord.
After listening to this, I began to ponder.
Previously, I thought that the Peng Lai Deity Region was an Immortal Xiaju who had ascended. However, after learning about the existence of Kunlun from Shang Qi, I rejected this idea.
Shang Qi once said that Kunlun was the real Deity Region.
The Immortal Realm that Xiaju had ascended wasn't something I could detect, but I could infer some things.
Last time, the Snake Spirit and I were outside the Kunlun stone tablet, and the Snake Spirit even entered the stone tablet. However, no one appeared. From this, I could roughly infer that there was no one in Kunlun.
Even if there was someone, they shouldn't be interested in me and the Snake Spirit, so they avoided us.
This was completely different from the Peng Lai Deity Region. Previously, when he appeared in the Peng Lai Deity Region, he didn't say much to us, but it wasn't unintentional. At his cultivation level, he had already cultivated for many years. No matter what he did, he had a purpose.
Based on this, the Peng Lai Deity Region might not have ascended to the Immortal Realm.
Of course, even if he hadn't reached the Immortal Realm, I felt that he had at least reached the peak of Xiaju, or even close to Xiaju.
As for Han Wennan, he had just mentioned that among the people who went to the Peng Lai Deity Region, there were a few whose cultivation levels were on par with the old man.
According to my speculation, it was very likely that President Li and Celestial Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain, whom I had never seen before, were among them.
Thinking of this, I asked Han Wennan to confirm this.
However, he shook his head and told me that he had never seen President Li and Celestial Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain, so he wasn't sure if they were among the people.
However, there were indeed many Taoist priests in the crowd, and a few of them seemed to be members of the Metaphysics Association.
In this case, my speculation wasn't wrong. Even if they weren't the President and Celestial Master Zhang, these people were hidden masters from the two factions.
I didn't know why the two factions had gathered in the Peng Lai Deity Region.
Just as I was about to ask, Han Wennan took the initiative to tell me. He told me that among the people who went to the Peng Lai Deity Region, there were not only the two factions, but also people from the Buddhist Faction.
When he first saw the situation, he felt that it was a little strange. He thought that these people gathered together to discuss something important, and this matter was likely to affect all the cultivators in the world.
Although he was curious, Han Wennan naturally didn't have the right to approach when they were discussing, so he couldn't know the specific content.
However, later, Ye Pianpian found him and told him to leave the Peng Lai Deity Region immediately and come out to find me. She also told me not to reveal any traces for the time being, as the three factions would send people to find me.
Hearing this, I frowned slightly and hurriedly asked Han Wennan if Ye Pianpian told him why the three factions were looking for me.
He nodded. "I was just about to talk about this.
After Ye Pianpian entrusted this matter to me, she told me that those people had been talking about the key, and occasionally mentioned you. They said that they were looking for you.
Ye Pianpian guessed that they were looking for you because of this. "
Now that he said this, I understood.
The matter of the key was none other than Ye Pianpian, Ye Paolan, and the woman from the Yinshang Royal Mausoleum.
Ye Pianpian and Ye Paolan naturally didn't have much to do with me. Now that the three factions were looking for me, it was most likely because they believed that the last key was in my hands.
In that case, they also knew that the Mountain and Sea Realm was about to open. Presumably, Ye Pianpian was afraid that these people would cause trouble for me, so she sent Han Wennan down to inform me.
This kind of friendship moved me. However, I didn't know if Ye Pianpian knew that she was also one of the three keys.
It seemed that Old President Li had taken her as a disciple because of the matter of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Old President Li really was a schemer. Unfortunately, when the Mountain and Sea Realm opened, he would find that the world of immortals he had been looking forward to didn't exist.
In my opinion, the idea of living forever was just a pipe dream.
Having reached this point in his train of thought, I couldn't help but laugh coldly.
Of course, Han Wennan noticed my expression and frowned.
He asked me why I had such an expression, and if I knew something.
He was quite quick-witted, and was able to tell at a glance.
Of course, I knew what Old President Li and the others were plotting.
However, it was clear that Han Wennan didn't know anything about it. Considering his question, I wasn't sure if I should tell him about it.
After thinking it over, I decided to keep it a secret from him.
He had the Nuwa Stone in his body, which was one of the ten great Divine items, and was also going to be used to open the Mountain and Sea Realm.
When the time came, someone would tell him the details, and I wouldn't need to say anything.
However, when it came to the Nuwa Stone, I suddenly felt worried for Han Wennan.
Back in the Heavenly Grand Ritual of Wangwu Grotto, he told me that he had fallen unconscious after jumping into the pit in the Yinshang Royal Tomb.
When he woke up, he found that the position of his heart had changed.
At first, I didn't know what it was. It wasn't until I came into contact with some Divine items that I learned that it was the Nuwa Stone.
The Nuwa Stone had been left over from Nuwa's mending of the Heavens. According to the legends, Nuwa, in order to save her beloved daughter, had poured 10,000 years of her cultivation base into a piece of multicolored jade left over from her mending of the Heavens. From then on, the spirit stone had gained special powers.
According to the ancient records, the Nuwa Stone had the power to regenerate Heaven and Earth, and to resurrect people.
In other words, Han Wennan had relied on this power to be reborn.
Since opening the Mountain and Sea Realm required the cooperation of the ten great Divine items, then the Nuwa Stone in Han Wennan's body would be put to good use.
Although I didn't know if I needed to take the Nuwa Stone out of his body to use, if I did, then Han Wennan might die again.