The streets were as usual.

"Strange," Three Delicacies Taoist muttered, "I felt like someone was walking around just now... Yan Xiaoxia, what's wrong with you?"

Beside him, Wu Wang's face turned pale, his breathing shallow, and he bent over slowly, clutching his chest.

Three Delicacies Taoist hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Wu Wang whispered, "This place is too polluted. Senior, let's go back first."

"Alright, let's go back quickly."

Three Delicacies Taoist supported him forward, but Wu Wang gestured that he was fine and secretly began calling for his mother.

He couldn't let his mother get too excited and trigger a major upheaval in the Great Wasteland that hadn't happened in tens of thousands of years...

Fortunately, Lady Cang Xue quickly responded, her voice tinged with a bit of anger.

"Ba'er, what did Emperor Di Shun do to you?"

"Mother, don't worry, he came to persuade me to surrender."

Connected by a necklace, Wu Wang detailed his encounter with the Heavenly Emperor and told his mother about it.

During their mental conversation, Wu Wang and Three Delicacies Taoist returned to the "Demon-Sealing Tavern"; Wu Wang made an excuse to look for possible flaws in cultivation and returned to the room where Lin Suqing was staying.

This made Three Delicacies Taoist quite uneasy, and he even began to doubt himself, wondering if it was the trouble caused by his "writings."

It was not easy for him to find someone who could ascend to immortality among his "book friends," and he couldn't afford to ruin it...

As a result, Three Delicacies Taoist waited in front of the door for a while, until Lin Suqing came out to serve tea. Taking the opportunity, Three Delicacies Taoist glanced inside and saw Wu Wang sitting on a mat, practicing, with a normal breath and a normal Dao rhyme. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Senior, what's wrong with you?" Lin Suqing asked curiously.

"Ah, nothing," Three Delicacies Taoist said with a smile, "I'm just strolling around casually."

Then he hummed some soft tunes and floated away to the top floor.

Lin Suqing couldn't help but tilt her head, feeling that this old Taoist was a bit strange.

Inside the room, Wu Wang opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

It was too difficult for him.

When he reached the Ascension Realm, he had to face the powerful gods of the Heavenly Court; in the Elemental Immortal Realm, he had to face Emperor Di Shun face to face!

When he stepped into the True Immortal Realm, would he have to have a friendly conversation with the Candling Dragon?

What a mess!

Wu Wang looked at the bronze mirror not far away and felt that he was bearing the weight of life that he shouldn't have at his age.

Of course, this was just a way of flattering himself.

The reason Emperor Di Shun appeared and said so much to him was just to show goodwill to his mother.

After talking with his mother for a while, she found that he was not injured, and she was somewhat worried and somewhat pleased.

Lady Cang Xue was pleased that Wu Wang could face the Heavenly Emperor without changing his expression, showing that her son had made progress.

But her worry was not about her own situation.

The Heavenly Emperor's caution actually proved the importance of the Star God's path in the sealing of heaven and earth.

What Lady Cang Xue was worried about was this:

"Ba'er, Emperor Di Shun is best at seducing people's hearts. You must not be swayed by his words.

When Emperor Di Shun rose in the East Wilderness in the past, no one expected that when he challenged us, so many innate gods would gather around him.

What's more, he attracted several goddesses to himself and combined with them, giving birth to a whole new order."

Wu Wang asked, "Mother, what was the order of the world before the ancient god war?"

"Now the order Emperor Di Shun has established is centered around the ten days and twelve months."

Lady Cang Xue explained:

"The rotation of the weeks, the orderly seasons.

The order before the god war was dominated by the Candling Dragon, with open eyes as daylight, closed eyes as night, breath as wind, and exhalation as clouds.

At that time, the world was not as stable as it is now, and there were far fewer living beings."

Wu Wang: ...

It was no wonder that Emperor Di Shun could deceive people.

The current order of the world was obviously stronger than in ancient times for living beings and gods.

In a sense, this was also considered progress in the Great Wasteland.

Wu Wang asked, "How does Mother view this?"

Lady Cang Xue said, "You don't need to worry too much. Just do what you want to do, and there will be a way to deal with the situation.

What you saw today was the will of the order entrusted to Emperor Di Shun.

Emperor Di Shun himself is not so gentle, and this part of Emperor Di Shun's will is to maintain the current situation, so he is being polite to you.

Since the Heavenly Emperor already knows about the North Wilderness, the Human Realm that you care about will probably be subjected to a strong attack from the Heavenly Palace."

After speaking, Lady Cang Xue still felt a little worried, and she asked again:

"Ba'er, tell Mother honestly, were you persuaded by Emperor Di Shun's rhetoric?"

"His rhetoric is completely about the eternal nature of heaven and earth, the wandering of living beings, and the fact that heaven and earth and nature are not moved by living beings, and living beings should be grateful for being here."

Wu Wang sneered and said, "Is that all? The gods of the Heavenly Palace hold a sword to the necks of living beings and still expect them to be grateful?

Whether there are innate gods or not, living beings survive the same way. If the Great Wasteland loses the innate gods, a new order dominated by living beings will emerge immediately.

We're all just trying to get by in this world. Who's afraid of whom? If the living beings in the entire Great Wasteland unite without the protection of the Great Dao... um."

He paused for a moment, suddenly realizing his mother's identity, and smiled awkwardly.

"Mother, please don't mind. I'm talking about the Heavenly Palace.

Let's go back to the matter of the Human Realm that we just talked about.

The Heavenly Palace is already preparing to destroy the Human Realm, which is a very serious problem."

Lady Cang Xue: ...

"In that case, I worried for nothing."

After a moment of thought, Lady Cang Xue said softly:

In the future, if your grandfather and the others cannot return, Mother will take you and the people you care about out of the Great Wasteland. Compared to the Great Wasteland, the world outside is not bad at all.

What the gods are concerned about is the betrayal of Emperor Di Shun and the other gods.

We used to be partners, recuperating between heaven and earth in the Great Wasteland, but in the end, Emperor Di Shun wanted to ascend to the highest position and challenged the Candling Dragon, leading to a full-scale god war.

Of course, the world outside and the Human Realm are different. It's more like the North Wilderness there."

Wu Wang asked, "Is there no North Wilderness without the serious injury of the Star God? I saw a few images in her memory."

"I know you care about this, Ba'er, but Mother can only try not to let these things bother you."

Lady Cang Xue said softly."But you know, most gods are like this. They have never experienced the rebirth like mortals, nor have they experienced the weakness and beauty of living beings.

The feeling is completely different.

The last time Mother was born, it was when the entire North Sea was frozen by ice and snow, and the weak gods could be wiped out with a snap of the fingers.

This time when Mother was born in the North Wilderness, she was unexpectedly... so weak, and could be in danger at any time.

And then your father entered Mother's sight like this, he was so free and strong, giving Mother a rare sense of security."

Parents are true love, and the son is just a bonus.

Wu Wang laughed a few times and sat there thinking.

"By the way, Mother," Wu Wang asked with concern, "Emperor Di Shun said that you descended directly as a divine soul?"

"Yes," Cang Xue said, "Otherwise, it would not have been possible to deceive the Star God and her artifact spirit."

"This is so dangerous..."

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"It's all in the past," Cang Xue said, "This move was indeed quite risky, but the opportunity was rare. At that time, there was not much opportunity to consider. The seal crack created by the fall of the Fire God would soon close."

Wu Wang asked in surprise, "Mother, did you come so early?"

"Yes, Mother has been dormant for a long time, and has rested for a long time," Cang Xue sighed, "It was indeed quite suffering."

Wu Wang asked, "Did Grandfather ask Mother to come?"

"He actually tried to stop me from coming, but I was angry at the time," Cang Xue said coldly, "Clearly, the victory had not been determined, and he forcibly threw us out of the heavens.

This Emperor Di Shun has a heart darker than the face of the Night God.

But after Mother slept for a long time and became close to living beings, her temperament became much milder than in her early years.

Otherwise, do you think you would have been spared from being scolded when you were young?"

Wu Wang asked, "Mother, why are you bringing this up... then what about my grandfather?"

"Mother's divine body is actually the original ice and stone of the world.

But Mother's situation is very special. The power of the Great Dao of Ice is extraordinary, and therefore limited. Mother's original consciousness was frozen by the power of the Great Dao of Ice and could not be born.

It was the ancient Water God, also known as your grandfather, who guided Mother, nurturing her initial consciousness for countless ages with the Great Dao of Water.

So, the Water God is Mother's father, and also your grandfather."

Wu Wang muttered softly, "In this case, wouldn't it be more appropriate for me to call him grandmother?"

"He presents himself as a man, so of course you should call him grandfather."

Cang Xue added, "You don't have to be afraid of him. He has a very gentle temperament. He was bullied miserably by the Fire God back then, and he didn't say a word."

Wu Wang:...

Mother seemed to know that Emperor Di Shun was aware of her identity, and she didn't have the slightest worry?

Is she so confident?

Wu Wang asked, "Mother, don't you need to tell the Heavenly Palace anything?"

"Not in a hurry, I will first show them goodwill and stabilize the current situation."

Cang Xue said, "Since only Emperor Di Shun knows that the Star God is under my control, and does not know that the Great Dao of the Star God has already belonged to you, then Mother can openly help you without worrying about the Heavenly Palace causing trouble.

In this way, Emperor Di Shun's last sending of Junior Deity of Lifespan to the North Wilderness was also a test.

Your use of the word 'go' made Emperor Di Shun believe that the Star God had been completely controlled by Mother.

It was quite clever and helped Mother a lot."

Wu Wang pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, I won't think too much about it."

Cang Xue asked, "Do you still want to save Lin Qi?"

"Of course I have to save him. I have already made this plan, and Lin Qi is a good friend whom I value very much."

Wu Wang thought for a while and said, "But now, I must come up with a new plan.

If Emperor Di Shun comes and says a few words about not interfering in my struggle with Deputy Deity of Lifespan, I will really believe it. That would be a bit... anyway, I must now assume that I have already been exposed and think of other ways.

Relying on the promise of a strong enemy is almost equivalent to seeking death."

Cang Xue gently smiled and gave Wu Wang a few more instructions.

"Don't tire yourself too much. Even as a primordial god like me, there are limits to what I can do in the face of the great trends of the world."

Wu Wang promised, and also cautioned his mother to be careful, and that protecting herself was the best option if Emperor Di Shun caused trouble.

The necklace gently vibrated, and the power of the stars slowly converged, and the power of the Evil God stored within it slowly flowed into Wu Wang's body.

It was inevitable to worry.

After all, the opponent of his mother and himself was Emperor Di Shun, the lord of the Heavenly Palace.

But when Wu Wang thought about it, his mother actually had absolute initiative.

Today, Emperor Di Shun came to take the initiative to show goodwill to them, and his intentions were definitely not simple.

If this was extended, there were two interesting points.

First, Emperor Di Shun dared not go to the Human Realm.

Second, Emperor Di Shun highly admired the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams of the Emperor Fuxi.

Wu Wang thought that when he went to the Ren Emperor Pavilion's main scripture hall before, he had heard Master Liu Bairen complain that during the dark and turbulent years of the rise of the Emperor Fuxi after the fall of the Emperor Shen Nong, a large number of the Emperor Fuxi's writings were lost.

Could it be that Emperor Di Shun took them?

Thinking further, Emperor Di Shun had admitted that the understanding of the Great Dao by the primordial gods varied.

The gods of the Heavenly Palace collectively studied the writings of the Emperor Fuxi?

Several bubbles popped up in Wu Wang's mind, with many primordial gods sitting together, each holding a trigram disc...

He shook his head vigorously to dispel this somewhat absurd image.

Something was wrong, this Emperor Di Shun was a bit off.

The Emperor Fuxi was a true god!

As for his own mother, in Wu Wang's heart, she had a new title - the Swordbearer of the Heavenly Palace!

Creak.

The door opened, and Lin Suqing floated in lightly.

"What's wrong with Master Uncle? You look a bit gloomy."

Wu Wang smiled and shook his head, about to say that he was fine, but suddenly remembered a sentence that Emperor Di Shun had said.

[You are the weakness of your mother.]

It seemed that he had to cherish his life more.

...

Early the next morning, Wu Wang was called out of the room by Snow Eagle Elder and Three Delicacies Taoist.

It was the day they had agreed to go to the City in the Clouds together.

But Wu Wang said, "I'm afraid I can't go today. I just received a message from above that I need to wait here for a few helpers."

For this, Snow Eagle Elder was a little dissatisfied.

But Wu Wang took out a token from the Four Seas Pavilion and a treasure bag from his sleeve."Senior, this is the Four Seas Pavilion's Steward Token. I took the liberty of securing an external affairs steward position for you at the Pavilion. There's not much to do on a daily basis, and of course, the offerings aren't substantial.

But should you encounter any trouble, you can use this to seek assistance from the Southeastern branch of the Four Seas Pavilion."

The dissatisfaction of the Snow Eagle elder vanished in an instant. He took the token with both hands, fondling it repeatedly, and smiled at Wu Wang:

"Now that we're all family, visiting the City Above the Clouds is a trivial matter!

Do you need my help to get you in?

Is there a ranking system for this external affairs steward? What kind of merits can promote one to a higher steward position?

To be honest, I've got quite a few juicy stories about the well-known cultivators and experts of various races in the Southeastern domain. Gathering information couldn't be easier."

Wu Wang: ...

Let's at least have some professional ethics!

The Three Delicacies Taoist looked at the Snow Eagle elder with disdain, flicked his sleeve in a show of integrity, and declared loudly, "I am ashamed to be associated with you!"

"Cough," Wu Wang coughed, then added, "Senior, would you like to take a stroll inside the Heavenly Workshop Pavilion? In the Human Realm, I do know some... old friends.

Wanting to visit the Heavenly Workshop Pavilion to exchange some insights on artifact refining is certainly no problem."

"Really?"

The eyes of the Three Delicacies Taoist suddenly gleamed with cunning.

Wu Wang nodded with a smile, apologized again to the two senior elders, and then locked himself in his room, refusing to come out.

As his mother had said, there's a way to play an open hand.

After a night of contemplation, Wu Wang had decided to execute two plans simultaneously.

The original plan would still proceed, but he had to think several steps ahead and prepare for the possibility that 'the other party already knows his whereabouts.'

Before taking action, he must carefully scout all areas to prevent the Human Realm experts he had attracted from being ambushed.

To the native beings, a promise from the Heavenly Emperor is instinctively taken as truth.

But Wu Wang...

"Secretly bring in some experts to thoroughly investigate the surroundings of the City Above the Clouds."

"Mm, we need to create a large-scale sealed battlefield to prevent the enemy from receiving reinforcements. If we can use teleportation formations, they might also prepare teleportation formations.

Assume the enemy has prepared teleportation formations, and not just one.

Teleport there first, then cutting off the nearby cosmos is a necessary tactic.

Saving people is one thing, but crushing the enemy's living forces is also a tactical objective."

"The most crucial aspect is to consider how to retreat. We can't just have one plan; if we can fight, we fight, if we can't, we retreat. Tactical shrewdness doesn't overshadow the brilliance of humanity."

"Does the Human Realm have any unique strengths in firepower?"

Inside the room, Wu Wang continuously whispered to Lin Suqing through Voice Transmission, his thoughts leaping so quickly that Lin Suqing couldn't offer a single suggestion.

Several hours later, Wu Wang fiddled with the wick of the Yan Emperor's flame within his divine platform.

After leaving the Human Realm, the flame of the Yan Emperor's command seemed to have weakened slightly.

Shen Nong's voice came through, asking, "Have you arrived at the City Above the Clouds?"

"Not yet."

Wu Wang feigned contemplation, then calmly unleashed an Explosive Flame Technique.

"I met Emperor Di Shun yesterday, in the Nine Desolations City."

The flame of the Yan Emperor's command roared to life.