A great battle turned the world upside down.

Wu Wang sat in the position previously occupied by Celestial Sword Taoist, looking at the empty long table in front of him. Beside him, immortal soldiers were carrying away the corpses and preparing for cremation and burial according to Wu Wang's orders.

They were the heroes of their respective tribes and kingdoms, deserving of such treatment.

Unfortunately, they had underestimated the methods and ruthlessness of the Heavenly Palace.

"Sigh..."

Wu Wang took out a wine cup and poured some clear liquid into it. He raised the cup towards the long table and drank it all in one gulp.

Several figures descended from the sky and hurriedly ran behind Wu Wang. They clasped their fists and reported:

"Report! The dust has settled after the battle ahead. Our side suffered losses and only the Evil God Gu carving and the Evil God Zhu Yan were left! Qiong Qi, Kui Niu, and Hissing Snake were all heavily injured and escaped."

Wu Wang put down the wine cup and frowned, "Didn't we plan to launch a fierce attack on Qiong Qi? Why did it manage to escape?"

"Lord, we were about to kill Qiong Qi."

A general sighed, "But Qiong Qi was too cunning. It left behind a pair of wings, two hooves, and a long tail, using its divine power to attack our minds and escape through the hole created by Hissing Snake's attack..."

"Perhaps its time of calamity has not yet arrived."

Wu Wang said, "Thank you all for your hard work. Please take care of the compensation for the sacrifices."

"Yes!"

The group bowed their heads, turned around, and hurriedly left.

Wu Wang pondered the simple conversation he had with Deputy Deity of Lifespan earlier. The path to immortality, these four words, made him particularly excited.

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This was almost the key to Deputy Deity of Lifespan's life.

As long as he could break through, even if he couldn't directly kill Deputy Deity of Lifespan, it would still cause turmoil in the Lifespan Dao.

Due to Deputy Deity of Lifespan's arbitrary actions, the Heavenly Palace had been causing trouble with the Lifespan Dao. At this moment, the Lifespan Dao was already in a twisted and tense state, bearing a strong "pressure" on itself.

Once the path to immortality was revealed, it could potentially crush this Dao.

But how to cultivate the path to immortality?

The two words "immortal cultivation" were often associated with the innate attribute of the Sky Gods, which neither the Human Realm nor the Transcendents had been able to obtain.

Did the Sky Gods monopolize immortality?

Wu Wang pondered for a moment... It seemed that he needed to find some samples of the Sky Gods and dissect them from the perspective of the Dao in order to understand this matter.

Just then, several figures descended from the sky and sat behind Wu Wang without a word.

The leader was Liu Bairen.

He slapped his thigh and cursed, "Qiong Qi escaped, it really infuriates me!"

"Master, there's no need to be angry about this."

Wu Wang said seriously, "Our previous goal was to only kill Qiong Qi, and now we have also killed the Gu carving and Zhu Yan. The Gu carving was even more miserable, it was annihilated as soon as it took office. The Heavenly Palace is now in a difficult situation.

Moreover, Qiong Qi is seriously injured this time and needs to be used as soon as possible. It is estimated that the Heavenly Palace will once again bestow divine power."

As they spoke, Wind Yezi couldn't help but laugh, "To be used..."

"How badly were we damaged?"

"More than ten of us were seriously injured, all of them were stubborn fellows who wouldn't listen to orders! They turned red with anger when they saw the Evil God!"

Liu Bairen slammed the table and gritted his teeth, "Are the Transcendents allowed to disregard orders? This matter should be taken seriously. Let's set up a camp for them and train them properly for a few years!"

The Lord of the Heavenly Workshop sighed, "Clearly, we had the complete advantage and launched attacks in turns using the Sea Wave Formation and the Great Three Talents Formation. There shouldn't have been any casualties. This is indeed a big problem.

Although the Transcendents are powerful, there is a lack of understanding and cooperation among them. They have been cultivating their own paths for too long."

The several workshop lords discussed how to train the Transcendents of the Human Realm.

Wu Wang soon realized that he was inexplicably sitting in the main seat, which should have been reserved for the venerable Shen Nong.

—He came first, and they came later. He didn't want to seize the position!

"Ahem," Wu Wang said, "I'll go and meet Celestial Sword Taoist."

With that, he stood up and leaped to the top of the tall wall, overlooking the changed landscape to the north due to the great battle.

The two enormous Evil God corpses were being sealed by a large group of immortals and would soon become Wu Wang's divine power reserves.

After absorbing the divine power of the three Evil Gods, even if it was the purified divine power from the necklace, conservatively estimating, Wu Wang's physical strength would be comparable to that of a Transcendent.

This method of absorbing divine power was truly a hundred or even a thousand times faster than cultivating oneself.

However, the drawbacks of this method had not yet appeared.

Several figures flew from the north, and Celestial Sword Taoist landed alone in front of Wu Wang. He bowed slightly and made a gesture of respect.

"Lord, Celestial Sword failed to capture Qiong Qi..."

"Sit down and let's talk," Wu Wang pointed to two wooden chairs, "Brother Taoist, your state of mind seems different."

"Ah."

Celestial Sword Taoist smiled bitterly, sat down on the chair, and sank into it, his eyes slightly confused.

His collar trembled slightly, and the girl from the small country with wings of light flew out, observing Wu Wang.

Wu Wang sat beside Celestial Sword Taoist, took out two pots of immortal wine, and handed one to Celestial Sword Taoist. The two of them silently drank for a while.

"Wu Wang, what do you think if I make the decision not to meet them..."

"Same," Wu Wang said calmly, "Whenever they appear at the border, this is their fate; the only difference is that they are lined up, wearing hoods, and beheaded in the Heavenly Palace.

Or like today, being forced to death here by Deputy Deity of Lifespan.

Brother, you need to understand the essence of the Heavenly Palace's control over the hundred clans, which is to make them live in fear.

Planting the seeds of fear in the hearts of those young people is Deputy Deity of Lifespan's true purpose, killing one to warn a hundred, killing a chicken to warn the monkeys.

Even, if we speculate reasonably, these sixteen countries can secretly unite and reach the border, it cannot be ruled out that the Heavenly Palace is behind it, in other words, Deputy Deity of Lifespan orchestrated this."

Celestial Sword Taoist tilted his head and took a sip of wine, wanting to curse angrily, but in the end, he just sighed.

"I am still too naive."

"You underestimated the cruelty of the Sky God towards living beings, brother," Wu Wang's eyes flickered with a hint of light, and he transmitted his voice, "Do you know about the original blessings of the Star God in our North Wilderness?"

Celestial Sword Taoist nodded slowly.

Wu Wang briefly recounted the first encounter of the Bear Hug Clan with the blessings of the Star God, as well as the experience of the Kuafu Clan back then.

"The Sky God does not allow living beings to threaten them, they see the heavens and earth as their paradise."

Wu Wang said, "They are like mountains pressing down on the heads of living beings. Unless these mountains are toppled, there can be no peace for living beings, even if the Star God is asleep, it is still the same."

Celestial Sword Taoist sighed, "The Sky God thinks that we are just their creations."

"Creations..."

Wu Wang raised his hand and slid it forward twice, "Goddess Nüwa also disappeared, if she were here and saw the scene of the Heavenly Palace oppressing living beings, I wonder what decision she would make."

"It seems that I need to seclude myself for a while and cultivate my Dao heart."

"Brother, take a good rest, I will also avoid the limelight for now; after confronting Deputy Deity of Lifespan this time, this guy will definitely secretly target me."

Wu Wang smiled, "Ling Xianzi has gone into seclusion, brother, you should also seclude yourself. I might as well stay in the North Wilderness and enjoy the sight of the young girls who have grown up in the clan in recent years, which brings me joy."

Celestial Sword Taoist looked at Wu Wang with a smile and whispered, "Wu Wang, sometimes I do envy you."

Wu Wang's mouth twitched, "Are you referring to my luck with the opposite sex? There's nothing to envy about that."

"No, it's not about women. I mean your vision, those ideas that always impress people, and your inherent contempt for the Sky God.

These are things that I cannot achieve, just like the majority of cultivators in the Human Realm cannot achieve them.

The Human Realm seems to resist the Heavenly Palace and stand tall in the South Wilderness, but in reality, we are still influenced by the Heavenly Palace.

The pressure exerted on us by the Heavenly Palace also affects our thoughts, and it is still the dark cloud hanging over the Human Realm."

"Don't worry, this dark cloud will soon dissipate."

Wu Wang looked towards the north and murmured, "This time, I have to thank Deputy Deity of Lifespan. The first fire has been ignited and given to the young masters of various forces.

Of course, one fire is definitely not enough, we need more flames, more sparks, burning in the land of Central Mountain.

One day, they will become a raging fire, burning down the Heavenly Palace."

Celestial Sword Taoist was stunned for a moment, then laughed and extended his right hand to Wu Wang.

"Give me an extermination token, I will go into seclusion with you."

Wu Wang rummaged through his ring and took out the Extermination Token of the Sect Master from between the Palace Lord's Token, Young Master's Token, and the Star God's Holy Envoy Token.

"If you have any requests, just mention them to them," Wu Wang said, "Of course, if you want to find a Dao companion in the Black Desire Sect, you can't be fickle."

"Tsk!"

Celestial Sword Taoist snatched the jade token and looked at Wu Wang with disdain.

"Do you think everyone is like you?"

He muttered a few words, wrapped the little person on his shoulder with immortal power, and threw it in front of Wu Wang before floating away, leaving only one sentence:

"Settle her for me, preferably send her back to the East Wilderness."

"Hmm?"

Wu Wang looked at the little person standing upside down in front of him, furrowing his brows slightly, about to speak.

"I'm Xiao Deng! The lantern's light!"

The little person shouted:

"I don't want to go back to the East Wilderness! Can you find a bird's nest for me to settle in?

Not those birds of prey, preferably some small bird's nests, it's easier for me to control.

It's too far from the East Wilderness here, I'll be old by the time I go back!"

Wu Wang suddenly remembered a few records.

The lifespan of the little people is six years.

"Do you want to stay in the Human Realm?"

Wu Wang smiled, "Then I'll arrange for you to be by the side of that Taoist from earlier, how about that?"

Xiao Deng jumped with joy and exclaimed, "That's great! I'm already friends with him! This sir, you are truly a good person!"

"A good person? Not many people say that about me."

Wu Wang turned his head, and the figure of the Great Elder had appeared in a burst of blood light, taking the little person and bringing them back to the exterminated sect for resettlement.

The path to immortality.Wu Wang sat slanted in a wooden chair, supporting his brow with one finger, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Who in the Human Realm is closest to immortality?

Obviously, it is Senior Shen Nong.

This matter, as well as what he needs to do next, must be discussed seriously with Senior Shen Nong.

...

In a corner of the Heavenly Palace, in the hall of Deputy Deity of Lifespan.

The sound of slapping echoed back and forth.

Numerous beautiful women were crawling on the ground, most of them dared not make a sound; two female attendants were kneeling there, their backs covered in blood.

Deputy Deity of Lifespan held a whip, venting his anger.

Suddenly, a cold snort sounded from behind, Deputy Deity of Lifespan paused, closed his eyes and concentrated.

He turned his head and saw Junior Deity of Lifespan standing quietly by the window, frowning at him.

Deputy Deity of Lifespan showed a gentle smile, raised his hand and patted the two female attendants in front of him. Their back wounds quickly healed, and they bowed down to express their gratitude.

Junior Deity of Lifespan frowned and said, "If you can't fight against others, you vent your anger on your attendants. Brother, you have changed over the past ten thousand years."

"Is that so?"

Deputy Deity of Lifespan showed a slight smile and said slowly, "I'm just feeling a bit depressed."

Junior Deity of Lifespan calmly said, "I heard that the new Evil God and Zhu Yan were killed, Qiong Qi, Hissing Snake, and Kuiniu were seriously injured. You went to calculate the Human Realm, but were ambushed by the Human Realm."

"I was a bit careless."

Deputy Deity of Lifespan twitched the corner of his mouth, but couldn't smile at this moment.

"This is the Master Wuwang you let go, luring me into a trap, killing my incarnation, and ruining all my efforts."

Junior Deity of Lifespan remained silent.

She looked at Deputy Deity of Lifespan's face and whispered:

"Brother, I suddenly feel that you are a bit unfamiliar, not like my original brother.

You and I were born on neighboring Great Dao. For countless years, you have taken care of me. You decided to follow His Majesty, and I also became a member of the Heavenly Palace.

We are the spirits of the Great Dao, but you have made decisions that go against the will of the Great Dao, manipulating lifespan recklessly, to the point where you have suffered backlash from the Great Dao.

Is it really worth it for you to do this, brother?"

Deputy Deity of Lifespan frowned and said, "Don't speak such rebellious words. Since we are loyal to His Majesty, we must obey His Majesty's orders!

And you are wrong."

"Where am I wrong?"

"We are the Great Dao, we are the will of the Great Dao!"

Deputy Deity of Lifespan said firmly, "The decisions we make are the decisions of the Great Dao!"

Junior Deity of Lifespan pursed her lips and did not say much, but there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

Deputy Deity of Lifespan closed his eyes, and most of the fierceness in his eyes faded away. He said in a low voice:

"I'm in an unstable mood today, maybe I scared you."

At this moment, a faint white divine light bloomed and hovered in front of Deputy Deity of Lifespan.

The divine light slowly rotated and turned into a chasing Yin-Yang fish.

Deputy Deity of Lifespan's expression changed, immediately gestured for Junior Deity of Lifespan not to speak, and then bowed his head and bowed, saying in a low voice, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Are you awake?"

A clear voice came from the Yin-Yang fish, saying only two words:

"Come here."

"Yes," Deputy Deity of Lifespan bowed and received the order, "I made a mistake this time, causing the depletion of the divine power in the Divine Pool. I am willing to accept punishment."

The Yin-Yang fish turned into a burst of clear air and dissipated. Deputy Deity of Lifespan closed his eyes, as if he had let out a long sigh of relief.

Two drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and his expression was a bit frustrated.

Junior Deity of Lifespan said beside him, "I remember that long ago, there were not so many formalities between gods."

"Just do your duty, take care of the reproduction of living beings, that's enough."

Deputy Deity of Lifespan said in a low voice, then glanced at the beautiful figures kneeling everywhere, turned his head and walked towards the main gate of the hall. His figure turned into a divine light and disappeared silently.

Master Wuwang?

Junior Deity of Lifespan leaned against the jade railing, lost in thought.

...

At the same time;

In the northern border of the Human Realm, in the desolate mountains and forests.

Blue sky, white clouds, flowing water, and small pavilions. The medicine garden was filled with plants, and spiritual birds flew in flocks. On the rocking chair in front of the wooden building, the old man was squinting and smiling.

Outside the courtyard, there was a slight distortion in space, followed by a crack, and two figures, one young and one old, flew out from it. The crack then closed.

The young man was Wu Wang, and the old man was the Great Elder of the exterminated sect... someone.

Several cabinet masters were busy with their own matters and did not come to greet them.

When they arrived here, the Great Elder immediately bowed to the old man in the small courtyard, and then turned around to guard the front gate of the small courtyard.

Wu Wang looked around and couldn't help but have black lines on his forehead.

That building...

He built it! He built it! He built it by hand!

At that time, he was just a weak and powerless young priest, but he was fooled by that old man to climb mountains and cut trees, carrying back one piece of wood after another!

Wu Wang couldn't help but cover his face with his hand, his mood was not very good.

"Oh, the great hero is here?"

Senior Shen Nong smiled and waved, "Come in and rest."

Wu Wang gritted his teeth and said, "Senior, aren't you too comfortable here? With your abilities, even an Evil God wouldn't be able to escape, right?"

"I am not unwilling to take action, but I want to deter those strong gods in the Heavenly Palace."

Shen Nong smiled and said, "I have appeared before, but only in the more northern areas; later, I will go and deal with the corpse of the Evil God and get some divine power for you.""How about it? I've been quite good to you, haven't I?"

Wu Wang's lips twitched slightly as he replied with a smile, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Shen Nong's face darkened visibly at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye.

Wu Wang quickly said, "Your Majesty! I'm here for three minor matters and one major matter! Would you like to hear the minor matters or the major matter first?"

"The major matter!"

"Alright," Wu Wang jogged over, took out the memorial he had written earlier, and respectfully handed it over.

Shen Nong, the elder, took the memorial and threw it aside without even looking at it. He said with a hint of meaning, "I had already seen it with the Yan Emperor's order when you were writing it. You can make the decision on this matter. I'm not as good at it as you are."

Wu Wang:……

Was the elder saying that he had been watching his every move?

"Tell me about your three minor matters."

"The first one is about the images of several Pavilion Masters beating up the Deputy Deity of Lifespan," Wu Wang said, "Should we distribute some image-recording orbs in Central Mountain?"

The elder laughed, "Go ahead, let's mess with the Deputy Deity of Lifespan's Dao heart."

"Alright, I'll tell Pavilion Master Liu later.

The second matter is a proposal to promote the basic cultivation methods of the Human Realm in the nine wilds of the Great Wasteland."

"We've been doing this for a while, but the results aren't obvious," the elder shook his head, "Otherwise, why do you think you were able to get so many cultivation methods in the North Wilderness?"

"This time it's different," Wu Wang laughed, "It's like a bow and arrow. The cultivation method is the bow. Before, we were just shaking the bowstring without an arrow. Now, we have an arrow."

Shen Nong immediately became interested, "What kind of arrow?"

Wu Wang pulled out a piece of cloth from his sleeve and laughed, "Please take a look, elder."

"Hmm? The creatures of the Great Wasteland unite to overthrow the brutal Sky God... The future of the Great Wasteland is in the hands of the creatures..."

Elder Shen Nong pondered for a moment and wondered, "Are these words useful?"

"How would we know if we don't try?"

Wu Wang laughed, "Among those cultivation methods, we should also mix in some thoughts from the Human Realm, as well as paintings depicting the prosperity of the Human Realm."

Shen Nong slowly nodded and said, "We'll discuss this in detail later. What's the third matter?"

"The path to immortality."

Wu Wang muttered, "You should be the closest existence to true immortality in the Human Realm. I want to get some enlightenment from you, find a clue, and see if there will be a moment in the future when I can grasp the path to immortality and end the monopoly of the innate gods on immortality.

If all the Transcendents in our Human Realm could live forever, what would the Heavenly Palace matter?

Elder, to be honest, I'm specifically targeting a certain innate god who controls the Dao of Lifespan."

Shen Nong couldn't help but laugh, "You're talking about this Deputy Deity of Lifespan, why would he use the Transcendent Tribulation to strike you for no reason? It seems like I've benefited for no reason."

"It's not certain that it will succeed."

"You just wait, I'll go find some insights about the path to immortality from Emperor Fuxi. With your mother's support, you might be able to walk a path that we couldn't."

Shen Nong stood up and opened up the universe with a wave of his hand. On the other side of the universe's gap seemed to be a dim little world.

Wu Wang's eyes lit up.

He knew it, the scripture hall of the Ren Emperor Pavilion wasn't all the Human Realm had!

"Elder, take me with you!"

Shen Nong laughed, "Come on, this is a place only the Human Emperor can enter."

"Then forget it."

Wu Wang stood obediently next to the rocking chair and gave Shen Nong a warm smile.

As soon as Shen Nong stepped into the gap in the universe and disappeared, Wu Wang flipped over and lay down on the rocking chair, his feet trembling slightly.

The position of the Human Emperor, it was so 'eight' (awesome).