The four suns in the Chaozhen Taixu Cave have already set, with two suns gradually reaching the zenith and another turning into the evening sun.

It's strange to say that the sun in this cave is not as fiery as the sun outside. The sunlight is gentle and turns into elemental energy without worrying about being too strong and causing demonic possession. It is safe to cultivate here.

"In the cave, one day is equivalent to a thousand years in the world. Although it's not really a thousand years, it's still equivalent to half a year or a year of cultivation," Yuan Qi couldn't help but sigh.

While Xu Ying was cultivating, he also took the opportunity to practice the Dragon-Snake Startling Hibernation Technique. Although the level of this technique was not very high, Xu Ying could steal some Dao seeds during his cultivation, so his cultivation speed was not slow.

His Dao image became more and more distinct, and more and more ancient snake bloodlines awakened within his body. He could breathe out clouds and mist, and gradually emit the aura of the ancient snake, controlling poisonous mist and commanding wind and thunder.

Da Zhong also cultivated his own breathing technique, taking the opportunity to intercept some of Xu Ying's Dao seeds for his own use.

Cultivating here for a day was indeed equivalent to half a year or a year of cultivation outside, especially when it came to intercepting Dao seeds, which was even more stimulating than stealing Xu Ying's blood and energy!

Guo Xiaodie didn't know how to cultivate Qi, so she was anxious. Fortunately, while Yuan Weiyang was cultivating, she explained the Tuo Yu Xian Book to her and helped her gather Qi. Guo Xiaodie's comprehension was also exceptional, and she quickly got the hang of it.

The two women practiced and communicated together, with Guo Xiaodie feeling warm and sweet. She forgot about her slight favor towards Xu Ying and just enjoyed the present moment.

Little did they know that Xiao Bo was watching from the side, secretly worried but unable to reveal that Yuan Weiyang was also a woman.

Unconsciously, another sun had set, and the other two suns were also setting.

The sky gradually darkened.

At this time, an old man with a staff walked up the mountain and laughed from afar, "You kids, the sun is about to set, why aren't you running?"

Xu Ying, Yuan Weiyang, and the others were surprised, "Are there other people in this cave?"

Xu Ying stepped forward and saluted, "Old sir, why do we need to run when it gets dark?"

The old man stopped and paused his staff, "When the sun sets, the underworld will envelop this place. At that time, the resentful spirits of the Qi cultivators who died unjustly in the heavenly tribulation will appear. They will become vengeful spirits and ghosts. I can't bear to see you all die, so I came to warn you. Leave quickly!"

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly looked at the sun. They saw another sun setting, and the other evening sun had reached the mountaintop.

Guo Xiaodie thanked the old man and asked, "Old sir, are you leaving with us?"

"I am a wandering ghost here and cannot leave. I just have a bit of conscience left, so I came to save you," the old man said.

As soon as the old man finished speaking, he disappeared.

Everyone was astonished and quickly hurried down the mountain, returning to the Demon Suppression Hall. They saw that the night had fallen, and the cold wind blew. They all jumped into the water tank and returned to the Abyss of Cangwu.

Xu Ying was the last one to jump into the tank. Just as he jumped in, he suddenly felt a flash of blood in front of him and quickly asked, "Da Zhong, Yuan Qi, did you see a flash of blood?"

Da Zhong and Yuan Qi didn't see anything, but Xu Ying touched his forehead and found a bloodstain the size of a mosquito on his hand.

He was surprised, but after inspecting himself internally, he didn't notice anything unusual, so he let it go.

Meanwhile, the old man with the staff suddenly appeared in the Demon Suppression Hall, but he saw that Xu Ying and the others were not there. He stomped his foot, shook his head, and exclaimed, "They ran away so fast! I wanted to have a meal by myself! No matter, they have gained the benefits of the cave, so they will definitely come back!"

In the Abyss of Cangwu, it was already nighttime. Many Nuo practitioners wearing ghost masks descended from Jiuyin Mountain and entered the underworld. The ghost dolls in the underworld roamed around, shuttling through various graveyards to absorb the sun fire from the newly deceased souls and collect yang energy.

Some of the ghost dolls ran to human villages and towns to steal the yang energy from living people.

As the underworld invaded, the boundaries between the yin and yang worlds gradually merged, and many human villages and towns were divided into the new territory. These ghost dolls often gathered in nearby chaotic burial mounds and came out to roam when it got dark.

Little did they know that the yang energy they collected would also be taken by the wandering ghosts, and they could only barely fill their stomachs, always in a state of hunger.

Among these wandering ghosts, there were also many human Nuo practitioners who joined in the exploitation.

As Xu Ying watched the Nuo practitioners enter the underworld, he suddenly thought, if the wandering ghosts were exploiting the ghost dolls and collecting so much yang energy, did these wandering ghosts also have someone above them?

Was it possible that their superiors controlled these wandering ghosts and waited for them to return with the yang energy so that they could also extract it from them, leaving only a little for the wandering ghosts?

Yuan Qi had read some wild history books and said, "In the 'Records of the Divine and Strange,' it is said that the wandering ghosts in the underworld collect yang energy and offer it to the emperors of the underworld. There was a scholar who committed suicide out of shame because he couldn't pass the imperial examinations. His ghost entered the underworld and met one of the emperors of the underworld, who had a grand appearance just like the emperor in the mortal realm. The scholar paid his respects, and the emperor of the underworld laughed heartily, saying that he was an emperor from thousands of years ago and still remained an emperor in the underworld."

Xu Ying listened attentively and asked, "So did the scholar fulfill his wish and become a high-ranking official in the underworld?"

Yuan Qi said, "He wanted to ask the emperor of the underworld for a high-ranking position, but the emperor told him that the reason he could be an emperor in the underworld was because all the civil and military officials had died. When these old brothers arrived in the underworld, they supported me as the emperor so that I could continue to be the emperor. If these old brothers didn't die in the underworld and the children of the mortal realm died of old age, we would have to make arrangements, right? That emperor said that even the village officials were already scheduled for ten thousand years later! The scholar was filled with grief and indignation, feeling that it was better to live than to die, so he returned to the mortal realm."

Xu Ying, Guo Xiaodie, Yuan Weiyang, and the others were fascinated by the story and were shocked. They exclaimed, "Is the underworld really like this?"

"It's even more ruthless."They grabbed the fishing line and were pulled out of the Abyss of Cangwu. Xu Ying, Yuan Weiyang, and the others have been unable to rest since they followed Zhou Qiyun into the underworld, and they are all exhausted.

Guo Xiaodie arranged rooms for them and asked them to rest first, while she went to find the beautiful couple.

The beautiful woman is her mother's sister, named Li Yingzhu, from the current imperial Li family, which is also a prominent family. Although she is not a princess of the current dynasty, she still holds a position in the Li family.

The marriage between the Li and Guo families is not simply about Guo's daughter marrying the emperor to become the empress. The imperial family will also marry their daughters to the Guo family. In this way, the interests are intertwined and difficult to separate.

Guo Xiaodie took out the more than two hundred characters of the Imperial Sword Technique and handed it to the beautiful woman Li Yingzhu, saying, "Aunt, you are knowledgeable and talented in swordsmanship from both families. Can you help me understand this Imperial Sword Technique? I really can't understand it."

Li Yingzhu casually glanced at it, and her eyes widened. She quickly snatched it over and exclaimed, "Where did you get this Imperial Sword Technique?"

Guo Xiaodie was stunned and asked, "I got it from Deng Tuzi... Aunt, is there something wrong with this Imperial Sword Technique?"

"There is something wrong, and it's a big problem!"

Li Yingzhu became excited, pacing back and forth. She was so excited that her soul was restless inside her body. She couldn't wait to fly out and celebrate for ten thousand miles before coming back. She said, "During the early days of the founding of the country, the Wu Nuo technique was prevalent. Even the imperial family practiced sword qi, spewing out a majestic sword qi that represented half of the prosperous Tang Dynasty! But the three founding heroes were unable to comprehend the Imperial Sword Technique! They searched famous mountains and rivers, searched through ancient classics for who knows how long, before they found a ten-character Imperial Sword Technique! It is exactly the same as the ten characters on this paper!"

Guo Xiaodie was dumbfounded. She finally realized how precious the thing she exchanged with the Bi Luo Fu from Deng Tuzi was!

"After that, everyone stopped practicing sword qi because there was no Imperial Sword Technique. Sword qi was always difficult to reach a higher realm, slightly inferior to other Nuo techniques."

Li Yingzhu carefully unfolded the Imperial Sword Technique, her eyes gleaming with excitement. She said, "With this paper, sword qi will not decline. It's great, it's great..."

Then she frowned. This Imperial Sword Technique had more than two hundred characters, simple and clear, but she couldn't understand it.

Guo Xiaodie cautiously said, "Aunt, I exchanged it with Deng Tuzi using the Guo family's Bi Luo Fu. Was it worth it?"

"Worth it? Of course, it's more than worth it! Even if he gets the Bi Luo Fu, he won't be able to practice it. It's like getting a pile of waste paper. Even the ancestors would have to crawl out of their coffins to applaud you!"

Li Yingzhu exclaimed excitedly, "Was it Deng Tuzi who peeped at you while you were bathing? I didn't expect this little guy to be so cunning. He actually has such a treasure! Why don't you let him see it a little longer? Maybe he can come up with an even better treasure!"

Guo Xiaodie widened her eyes and quickly said, "Aunt, what are you saying? He has a clear and innocent mind. There's no reason for him to look at me inappropriately. It's embarrassing! "

Li Yingzhu hooked her shoulder and discreetly pulled down her neckline with two fingers, smiling mischievously. She said, "Xiaodie, why don't you try to seduce him and trick him into explaining the meaning of these two hundred characters? You can even take a longer bath... Oh, by the way, have you been married yet?"

Guo Xiaodie became alert and shouted, "Aunt, what are you trying to do? I already have someone I like!"

"You mean Young Master Yuan?"

Li Yingzhu casually said, "Although Young Master Yuan is handsome, intelligent, and comes from a good family, the Yuan family is still a declining family. Their ability to elevate us, the Li and Guo families, is limited. But Deng Tuzi is different. With just this two hundred-character Imperial Sword Technique, he can make our Li and Guo families stand tall for another hundred years! Xiaodie, why don't you make the rice into cooked rice first?"

Guo Xiaodie was startled and quickly escaped from her arm.

Li Yingzhu laughed and said, "Marriages in our big families are not usually voluntary. Even between you and Jumping Uncle, it was arranged by our two families' elders. We only met once and became a couple. And now, things are not going well. Isn't it the wife following the husband? That Deng Tuzi, although his face is a bit dark, I can see that he has a strong foundation. Some women in the city like to raise such young men!"

Guo Xiaodie hurriedly ran away and shouted, "Aunt, you're crazy! I'm going to tell Jumping Uncle!"

Not long after, Guo Yue came to the study. The couple jointly comprehended the more than two hundred characters of the Imperial Sword Technique. After a long time, Guo Yue sighed and stood up, saying, "I'll go talk to Xiaodie."

Li Yingzhu said, "If it doesn't work, consult the elders and ask them to talk to the emperor and issue a marriage decree. Xiaodie can't refuse."

Guo Yue nodded gently and said, "There is one more thing. I found out that this Deng Tuzi, whose real name is Xu Ying, was originally from Lingling in Yongzhou. He is wanted by both the Yin and Yang realms for killing a deity. The Yin Emperor and Zhou Qiyun both value him greatly and have ordered people to capture him at all costs, causing a great commotion. Zhou Qiyun is with him right now. Every move Xu Ying makes is under his control!"

Li Yingzhu regained her composure and said decisively, "Turn Xiaodie's matter into a done deal as soon as possible. Xiaodie may not understand it now, but she will be grateful to us in the future! By the way, does the emperor know?"

Guo Yue smiled and said, "The information I received came from the emperor himself. I know it because he knows it."

The couple smiled at each other.

Li Yingzhu said, "The emperor must be so concerned about Xu Ying because of that immortal technique, right?"

Guo Yue's smile gradually froze, and Li Yingzhu sighed and stopped mentioning it.Xu Ying was sound asleep in the middle of the night when he suddenly felt a warmth in his bed. Reaching out, he touched a smooth, bare, and plump body.

The young man immediately woke up from his dream. Lifting the quilt, he saw a girl with disheveled black hair spread all over the pillow. Guo Xiaodie was lying in his bed, completely naked, not a thread on her!

The girl was sound asleep, oblivious to what had happened.

Xu Ying hurriedly called out, "Master Zhong! Master Zhong! Master Qi! Master Qi!"

Strangely enough, both Da Zhong and Yuan Qi were nowhere to be found. Da Zhong usually hung above Xu Ying when he slept, never leaving his side, guarding his own meal ticket.

But tonight, Da Zhong was nowhere to be found, and even Yuan Qi had disappeared.

Seeing that they were not around, Xu Ying looked at the naked girl in his bed, and a wicked thought arose in his heart. He lifted a corner of the quilt and thought to himself, "Indeed, there's a black mole! So, my initiation into the Dao yesterday, the merging of my divine consciousness with the Nine Yis, really happened! Then, Master Qi saving me by lowering his tail also really happened!"

He sat up, put on his clothes, his eyes flickering, and thought, "That means, the great terror during the initiation also really happened!"

He found a set of clothes that he didn't wear and dressed Guo Xiaodie piece by piece. He pushed open the window lattice and threw the sleeping girl out of the window.

"You little wretch, don't you have a place to sleep? Occupying my bed!"

A cry of surprise came from outside the window, and Guo Xiaodie's drowsy voice came, "How did I end up sleeping here?"

Xu Ying pondered, "That great terror almost pulled me into the Abyss of Cangwu. So, there really is something ominous in the Abyss of Cangwu that hinders people from entering the Dao, restricts the development of Daoist magical powers, and poses a deadly danger to those who enter the Dao! What exactly is in the abyss?"

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At this moment, there was a knock on the window lattice from outside.

Xu Ying was surprised, "Xiaodie hasn't left yet? If she hasn't left..."

His heart suddenly started to race, and he felt restless, a feeling he had never experienced before.

The young man in the throes of spring pushed open the window lattice. Standing outside the window was not Guo Xiaodie, but a petite girl in colorful clothes. She stood outside the window, smiling at him, her eyes as spring-like as ever.

"Master Xu, do you remember our agreement yesterday? My injury has healed, please come with me."

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