Chapter 1 The Impasse

"Hmm?"

The black-robed man was a half-beat slow. He turned his head to look, and his pupils suddenly constricted.

In the dim night, a donkey cart came floating from a distance, with a wave of air rolling behind it like a tide, and a dull, thunderous sonic boom.

The sonic boom of the cart might surprise ordinary people, but for him, even if the cart was dozens of times faster, it wouldn't surprise him.

It was just that the appearance of this donkey cart was extremely abrupt, and he didn't notice it until it was close, completely concealing it from his senses.

What shocked him even more was that he had clearly seen the cart with his naked eyes, but in his primordial spirit's perception, the night was silent, and there was nothing unusual at all.

If he closed his eyes, he really couldn't see this donkey cart!

Visible to the naked eye, but invisible to the Dharma Eye?

"Where did this expert come from?!"

A great sense of warning rose in the black-robed man's heart, and he wanted to retreat, but he dared not act rashly.

Since the person who came could obscure their perception, it was impossible that they didn't know how to hide their form. The reason they were allowed to see it was undoubtedly because they were confident that they couldn't escape.

"A great expert!"

The white-clothed man's expression was also tense, as if facing a great enemy. He felt that although the donkey cart was coming slowly, his clear mind was covered by dust. For a moment, he couldn't sense good or bad fortune.

Before the person arrived, his divine power was already useless!

Was it someone from the Da Zhou Imperial Court, or…

Whoosh~

A gentle breeze rustled through the night.

The black and white figures stood in the courtyard, their minds focused, and an aura of mist appeared around them, raising their magical power to the highest level.

But even so, the two dared not move rashly, dared not attack, and dared not retreat.

For a moment, the night seemed to become darker, like dark clouds pressing down, making it difficult to breathe and causing the mind to tremble.

Whoosh~

In the gentle night breeze, the cart slowed down and slowly stopped in the sky above the courtyard.

"These two..."

Gongyang Yan pulled the reins, and his heart was shocked at a glance.

Since cultivating the 'Wan Fa Si Jie Xin Sheng Gong', his strength had greatly improved. Although he had not condensed the Golden Core, his vision had improved a lot.

At a glance, he could see that the strength of these two mysterious people was above his own.

What shocked him was the dress and aura of these two people, which were clearly not from Da Zhou, but rather similar to the legendary 'Wu Chang'! (Impermanence)

"Wu Chang..." (Impermanence)

In the cart, An Qisheng's eyes moved slightly, and he landed on the old woman's ghost held by the black-robed man in the courtyard.

Buzz~

The black-robed man's face changed, and he felt an indescribable force erupting from the void, shattering his surging magic power with incomparable ease.

He pulled the struggling old woman's soul into the high-altitude cart.

"You!"

Seeing that the soul in his hand was taken away, the black-robed man's expression changed drastically. He was about to speak, but the white-clothed man stopped him.

"May I ask who the senior is?"

The white-clothed man's heart throbbed, feeling that the cart was like a black hole in the starry sea, and he couldn't see anything no matter how he tried to peer into it.

In the cart, An Qisheng slowly spread out his palm, looked at the old woman's soul on it, and shook his head slightly: "The god of duty..."

The god of duty was unique to Da Xia. It was bestowed by Sa Wuling when he came to break the boundary and established the Tianshi Mansion, using various magical powers to restrain the world's demons and ghosts, and used to protect the mountains, rivers, and people.

Compared to the gods high in the nine heavens, the gods of duty were more closely connected to the human world.

However, the gods of duty ultimately violated the taboo. They followed Xia and disappeared with the collapse of Xia. Most of the gods of duty, like this old woman, were reincarnated.

The reason why this old woman could be reincarnated was because of the source of the god of duty deep in her soul.

And that wisp of origin came from the Human Realm.

From him!

Or rather, from the 'Divine Court' and 'Qi Seed' he left in the Human Realm.

Although he had left the Human Realm, his cultivation in that life had not dissipated, and it had even improved under the control of Sa Wuling, Wang E, and others!

As his primordial spirit was completed, although he could not perceive the 'Qi Seed' in the Human Realm across the boundary, the aura of the Qi Seed spread by Sa Wuling in the Earth Immortal Realm could not be concealed from him, the first ancestor.

Tu Ba was also a little curious, wondering why this Real Man wanted to capture such a small ghost.

"Wuwu~"

Suddenly, the old woman's soul trembled, as if she had sensed something. After a shudder, she knelt down and kowtowed tremblingly, making a 'wuwu' sound from her mouth.

She seemed to be extremely frightened, trembling as if her soul was about to dissipate, many times more frightened than when facing the black and white figures.

The Three Hearts Azure Spirit Child poked his head out and looked at the old woman with surprise:

"You said that your son is unfilial, but you are not angry or resentful towards him, right?"

The old woman seemed to be greatly stimulated, trembling non-stop, but she still nodded repeatedly: "Yes... yes..."

"I will naturally not interfere in your family affairs."

An Qisheng flicked his hand, and the old woman's soul landed on the cart. After shaking a few times, she calmed down and no longer seemed as if she was about to dissipate at any moment as before.

At this time, An Qisheng lowered his eyes and looked at the two people who were facing a great enemy: "The Wu Chang Palace is far away in the Northern Gulu. The two of you have come across the ocean. I wonder what for?"

An Qisheng felt ripples in his heart. The primordial spirit imprints of these two people were already in his hands, and he naturally knew their purpose clearly.

"It really is someone from the Wu Chang Palace!"

Gongyang Yan's heart trembled, and he was also puzzled.

The four seas were difficult to cross. Even the Great Cultivators of the Primordial Spirit had records of falling. Although these two were extraordinary, they were only at the Golden Core level. It was not impossible to cross the ocean, but it was too dangerous.

If they didn't have a purpose that they had to come for, they would never risk coming to Nanzhan like this.

Or was it that the Wu Chang Palace or the Fengdu City behind it had a special method to cross the two continents?

"Nanzhan is not a forbidden place of the Wu Chang Palace. Why can't we come?"

The black-robed man stubbornly replied, but when he raised his head and saw the dark eyes, his heart trembled, and he couldn't help but lower his head, gnashing his teeth unwillingly:

"Naturally, there are orders from the sect!"

The white-clothed man opened his mouth to speak, but eventually closed his mouth. He had a faint feeling in his heart that it would be better not to say anything. If he lied, the consequences would be unpredictable.

The person in this cart was probably already a Great Cultivator of the Primordial Spirit who had unified the Ten Divine Powers.

Facing such an existence, even if they had a backup plan, it was best not to have any thoughts of fighting.

It was just that this person did not seem to be on the list of Great Cultivators of the Da Zhou Primordial Spirit that they knew. Perhaps he was not here for them...

"The orders of the current Wu Chang of the Wu Chang Palace, or the orders of the current Fengdu?"

The curtain of the cart was lifted, and An Qisheng walked out, pacing slowly down from mid-air. In the increasingly solemn expressions of the black and white figures, he landed in the courtyard.

This time, neither of them spoke.

Although they were the fish on the chopping board at this time, the consequences of revealing the secrets of the sect were far more terrible than death.

The two did not answer, and An Qisheng was not annoyed. He just raised his hand and slowly clenched it.

But his words made the black and white figures change their expressions: "The Wu Chang Palace's substitute death method is meaningless in front of me."

"What do you want to do?!"

The two were shocked and angry. The magical power they had accumulated for a long time surged, and they were about to activate the spiritual energy and burst out with magical powers.

But in the next instant, the expressions of the two froze on their faces, because as the palm stretched out, an extremely majestic force descended, forcibly suppressing the magical power of the two back into their bodies!

And in the expressions of the two who were about to burst their eyes, two 'paper figures' woven from rune threads were pulled out of the void!

He held them in his hands.

The paper figures were three inches in size, and their appearances were exactly the same as those of the black and white figures. At this time, they were struggling and screaming in An Qisheng's hands like living people.

But as the palm clenched, the screams also went away, and after a few breaths, they were already barely audible.

"Who exactly are you? How did you break the 'Life and Death Interspace' of my Wu Chang Palace?!"

Seeing this scene, a huge wave suddenly arose in the hearts of the black and white figures. They looked at each other, their faces pale.

They accepted this task and came across the ocean, in addition to the rewards in the sect, also because they had a substitute death method.

But they never expected that the substitute death method given by the current Wu Chang would be broken so easily.

"According to legend, in the ancient years, the Ghost Realm came from outside the sky, which once triggered the Zhou Tian war. Zhulong, one of the three divine beasts that opened the sky, was resurrected from death because of this, leading the endless path of Yin Sha.

And under the guidance of an unknown ghost god, he opened up the 'Ghost Country Hell' where Yin souls lived, calling himself 'Emperor Fengdu', known as the Ghost Saint!"

"After many years, there was a great change in the Hungry Ghost Path or in the world... After the change of heaven, the passage between the Yin and Yang worlds was intercepted by humans. Even though Fengdu City had the inheritance of the Ghost Saint, it could no longer return to the Hungry Ghost Path. It could only barely communicate with the 'Ghost Country Hell' through secret methods, but how could it compare to the past?..."

An Qisheng's tone was calm, and he spoke of the secrets of the Hungry Ghost Fengdu Path. Although the black-robed figures were tense, they were attracted for a moment.

They only felt that there was endless Taoist rhyme flowing in the words of the Taoist in front of them. In a trance, it seemed that they really saw the ancient years of endless war.

The two looked at each other in dismay, their hearts even more horrified. Although the origin of the Hungry Ghost Path was not a taboo, it was also a secret. They had never heard of some of the secrets in the Taoist's words even though they were in the Wu Chang Palace.

Who exactly is this person?!

The black-robed man was shocked and speechless. The white-clothed man listened and listened, not knowing what he was thinking of, and the cold sweat on his forehead could not help but flow down.

His voice also became hoarse:

"Who exactly are you, Your Excellency?"

"Whether it is the Wu Chang Palace or Fengdu City, they all want to open the passage between the Yin and Yang worlds that was sealed by Dayu... Who am I."

An Qisheng paced a few steps in the courtyard, stood in front of an old locust tree that was half withered and half alive, turned his back to the two, and said in a deep tone that seemed to contain all kinds of truths:

"Don't you really know?"

Boom!

It was as if lightning struck his face.

"So it's you, you are what the Great Emperor said..."

The white-clothed man staggered a step as if struck by lightning. His already fair face lost all color, and his pure white eyes showed incomparable shock, mixed with a hint of understanding:

"The one who breaks the ban!"