Let's not talk about Li Changshou's first test. He pondered over the Eight-Nine Arcane Art and the transformation of the Magihumans in the mountain and waited for the demons to react.
In the northwest of the South Continent, in an ordinary mortal city, two figures were strolling by the lotus pond in the backyard of a vast mansion. There were two obscure Dao runes on their bodies.
Daoist Lu Ya had returned to his original appearance — the well-dressed and handsome young Daoist.
The "chef" beside him had changed into a long robe. He smiled and introduced the beautiful scenery of the manor that he had personally set up to Daoist Lu Ya. He talked about the unique designs.
Lu Ya could not help but take the initiative to ask, "Senior, why did you go to that wine shop to be a chef? Not … "
The middle-aged Daoist asked, "Why can't I be a chef?"
"Well …"
"Is it because when I served the former Emperor back then, I was known to be able to predict for living beings? Now that I'm living in seclusion here, I have to be a fortune-teller that matches him?
Hahaha! "
The middle-aged Daoist pinched his goatee and smiled.
"This is just your first impression, Your Highness. Actually, I's interests are quite wide. They are far more than divination, observation, and array formations."
Lu Ya sighed and said, "I only know that Senior is living in seclusion here and saw that mortal fortune-teller. I thought that he was Senior's disguise.
Senior, are you willing to meet me? Are you willing to help me again? "
"Please forgive me for not agreeing to this."
The middle-aged Daoist shook his head decisively. His eyes were filled with pity. "I thought that Your Highness came today to ask for a way to survive. I didn't expect you to still have such thoughts.
If that's the case, why don't you leave?
No matter what I say next, it's useless to you. "
Lu Ya frowned and said, "Senior, are you implying that I'm in danger of death?"
The middle-aged Daoist looked at Lu Ya seriously. His eyes suddenly turned pale yellow, and a ray of light flashed in them.
"A calamity is not far away."
Lu Ya's Dao heart trembled slightly. In the middle-aged Daoist's eyes, he saw a scene that flashed past …
In the image, he was lying on a lake covered in blood. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive, but his condition was extremely miserable.
If it was someone else who said this to Lu Ya and let him see this, Lu Ya might have directly asked the treasure to turn around and scolded again.
How dare you confuse I!
However, Lu Ya had to respect the middle-aged Daoist in front of him. He did not dare to be disrespectful.
Back then, when the Demon Court was destroyed, he, Lu Ya, could survive because of the middle-aged Daoist's help.
Moreover, among the ten demon generals of the demon race in the past, the only one who could clear his karma and escape unscathed from the Great Magi-Demon War was the middle-aged Daoist in front of him.
One of the Ten Great Demon Commanders of the Ancient Demon Race, Baize.
Bai Ze was a Connate Spirit Beast that was skilled in deduction and divination. It knew Yin and Yang, understood life and death, and was best at seeking benefits and avoiding danger. It understood the emotions of all living things and knew the appearance of all living things. It was highly valued and trusted by the Demon Court's Demon Emperor, and it was also an important strategist that the Demon Emperor used to balance the authority of the Demon Master, Kun Peng.
Bai Ze's "Bai Ze Monster Painting" became an important foundation for the Demon Emperor to rule over the Demon Race in ancient times.
Lu Ya's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He sighed softly and bowed to Bai Ze.
"Senior, please save me!"
"Forget it." Bai Ze shook his head and chuckled. "Although I see obsession in Your Highness's eyes, I still owe the former Emperor a favor. I have to return it to you.
Your Highness, do you know who wants to kill you? "
"The Water God of the Celestial Court!"
Lu Ya almost blurted out those words. However, after he shouted them, he felt that something was amiss.
Bai Ze smiled and said, "That's right. It's the Water God.
The Heavenly Emperor wants to kill you because he wants to kill the Demon Court's Crown Prince. The Water God wants to kill you because he wants to kill Daoist Lu Ya. "
Lu Ya hurriedly asked, "Why is that so? Do I have a deep grudge with the Water God? "
"I don't know either."
Bai Ze stopped in his tracks and stood beside the lotus pond with his hands behind his back. He looked at the lotus leaves on the water surface and his gaze became distant …
"I have been trying to figure out the Water God for a long time, but I can't figure him out.
Your Highness, you also know that although I have some mystical abilities and know the appearance of all living beings, I can't really deduce all living beings. Otherwise, my Dao heart will be destroyed instantly.
I am now living in seclusion in the mortal world. I will only observe the living beings that I am interested in.
When I first noticed the Water God, he only had five or six Sea God Temples. However, at that time, I could not see his appearance clearly. At that time, he was already on guard and had not relaxed his guard for a day.
I have been secretly observing the Water God to this day, but I still can't see through him … "
Bai Ze paused and sighed.
"The Water God is extremely patient. His actions are so thorough that it makes one's hair stand on end. He is also vengeful.
Your Highness, do you know that the Sea Eye of the Dragons was breached back then? "
"Of course I know," Daoist Lu Ya said. "The Celestial Court and the Western Sect schemed against the Dragons. In the end, the Dragons chose to submit to the Celestial Court. The Western Sect used the Dragons to establish their might. They destroyed the East Ocean Sea Eye and snatched the East Ocean Treasure Vault."
"At that time, the person in charge of this matter in the Western Sect was the disciple of the Great Saint of the Western Sect, Ksitigarbha."
Bai Ze smiled and said, "However, not long after Ksitigarbha and his Little Truth Listener were complacent, the immortals of the three sects went to the spiritual mountain together.
The immortals of the three sects forced the spiritual mountain to lower their heads and admit their mistakes. They also killed the disciples of the spiritual mountain in front of the spiritual mountain. Master Xuandu even used the Connate Cardinal treasure, the Taiji Painting, to fight the two Saints of the Western Sect.
That scene was really good … Ahem, do you know the cause of that incident, Your Highness? "
Daoist Lu Ya frowned and said, "Senior, please enlighten me."
"Ksitigarbha used a small trick and used Truth Listener's ability to spread rumors about the Goddess of Fire Spirit and Zhao Gongming of Jie School. He even used the name of Perfected Yellow Dragon of Chan School to spread the news."
Bai Ze smiled and said, "In just half a day, the Water God of the Celestial Court decided on a counterattack plan and contacted the Eldest Senior Brother of the three sects.
Because of that small matter, the prestige that the spiritual mountain had obtained from the Dragons was lost. It eased the relationship between the three sects and also slapped the Western Saint's face.
He even caused Ksitigarbha and Truth Listener to be reprimanded by the Saint and lose his trust.
This scheme …
I will never become enemies with the Water God. "
Lu Ya was a little dissatisfied. He said, "Wasn't this matter deliberately facilitated by the Eldest Senior Brother of the three sects?"
Bai Ze smiled and did not say anything. He brought the topic back to Lu Ya.
"Your Highness, apart from the matter in the West Ocean and the battle at the Demon Ascension Mountain, have you provoked the Water God?"
"I haven't done it." Lu Ya's gaze was calm. "When I was at the Demon Ascension Mountain, I rushed to the Demon Ascension Mountain from the Wa Palace. I was half a step late. Otherwise, the Water God would not have succeeded so easily."
Bai Ze frowned.
"Your Highness, the Goddess's residence is called the Goddess's Palace. The Wa Palace was named by the demons themselves.
Don't really think that the Goddess Nuwa has acknowledged the demons' random name just because the Saint did not pursue the matter.
In the ancient times, before the Goddess Nuwa became a Saint, the former Emperor was afraid that Fuxi and the Goddess Nuwa would snatch power and forced the siblings away. The Goddess Nuwa protected you previously because she had a close relationship with you.
Now, the Water God has gone to the Goddess's Palace twice. It is unknown if the Goddess Nuwa will still protect you. "
"The Water God has gone to the Goddess's Palace twice?"
Lu Ya could not help but be shocked. He hurriedly asked, "When did that happen?"
"The first time was after the battle at the Demon Ascension Mountain. The most recent time was because the Lady of Earth suffered a calamity not long ago."
Bai Ze stroked his goatee and said calmly,
"It seems that Your Highness has been confused by those so-called old officials.
The Goddess Nuwa is the Goddess of the human race. Back then, the human race was slaughtered by the demons. The Goddess Nuwa did not appear because the Demon Master, Kun Peng, schemed against her.
Although he did not know why, it was not a secret in the Goddess Nuwa's Palace that the Goddess Nuwa had bestowed countless treasures to the Water God.
Your Highness, the demons no longer exist when the Demon Court was destroyed. Why are you still dwelling on the past? "
Daoist Lu Ya remained silent and his expression was gloomy.
Bai Ze continued to persuade, "Back then, when I followed the two former Emperors, I saw with my own eyes that the thousands of races who were unwilling to be preyed on by the Magi gathered at the top of the Buzhou Mountain and established the ancient Celestial Court. They obtained the luck of the Heavenly Dao and competed with the Magi for supremacy.
At that time, the Celestial Court was the Celestial Court, and the Saints were the Saints.
After that, I also saw it with my own eyes. When the Saints occupied the sky and suppressed the Magi, the Saints gradually decayed. There were endless battles and battles. The large races devoured the small races, and the strong enslaved the weak.
At that time, although the Celestial Court was still the Celestial Court, the Saints were already demons.
Ah … "
Bai Ze's sigh was filled with endless bleakness.
"The fall of the Demon Court is the general trend. No one can reverse it. However, it is not a tragedy. This is the karma that we deserve.
Your Highness, are those fellows who are still shouting about the domination of the Demon Court really considered demons?
They are just rotten wood, but they forcefully classified the thousands of races that had transformed after the ancient times into the demons. They used the name of the demons to enslave and suppress them.
Let me ask you, if the one who survived back then was not Your Highness, but Your Highness's biological brother, how would these so-called Demon Kings treat him? "
"Yes …"
"They will be no different from Your Highness."
Daoist Lu Ya frowned and pondered. Then, he sighed dejectedly. "Indeed. I'm just a flag that they raised."
Bai Ze smiled and said, "It's good that you can wake up in time, Your Highness."
"Senior!"
Daoist Lu Ya turned around and bowed again. "I want to live. Senior, please teach me!"
"Actually, you have already been forced into a dead end by the Water God," Bai Ze said seriously. "There's only one way to break the situation."
"Senior, please enlighten me."
Bai Ze said, "Call on the various Demon Kings to rise and rebel. Only then can you have a 30% chance of survival."
Lu Ya looked puzzled. Clearly, he had indigestion.
Bai Ze said slowly, "The current Heavenly Emperor is afraid of you because he's afraid of the Demon Crown Prince. If the so-called revival of the demons is gone, the old Demon Kings of the demons will sacrifice the heavens. The demons will not be able to threaten the Celestial Court. The Heavenly Emperor's fear will naturally dissipate.
You only need to show mercy and admit defeat to the Celestial Court when the time is right. The Heavenly Emperor will naturally use you to show the benevolence of the Celestial Court. Not only will he spare your life, but he will also admit your background.
At that time, you can roam freely in the world.
However … "
Lu Ya hurriedly asked, "However what?"
"I'm afraid that the Water God will throw a knife in front of you when you admit defeat to the Celestial Court and fulfill your name of mercy.
He will definitely do that. "
Lu Ya immediately felt like he was choking. "Why is the Water God targeting me?"
"I don't know either." Bai Ze sighed softly. There was a glow in his eyes that Lu Ya could not see through. "The Water God's schemes are deep. I can't compare to him. He often does unexpected things.
Pride was nothing to him, and precious materials and treasures were like smoke and clouds.
What I admire the most is that he does not forget his righteousness when he sees benefits. Although I have never met this Water God before, I seem to have been friends with him for a long time … "
"Senior," Daoist Lu Ya asked softly, "Can't you think of a way to get rid of the Water God?"
"Touch him?" Bai Ze smiled and said, "The first thing to land on your head should not be the Taiji Painting or the Four Immortal Vanquishing Swords, but …"
"What?"
"Purple Heaven Divine Thunder."
Bai Ze patted Lu Ya's shoulder. "Don't think too much. Now, the Water God is using the power to move. Behind him is the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor. He is an existence that can destroy us with a flick of his finger.
Instead of thinking about that, why don't we think about how to use the Demon King to rebel and express our goodwill to the Water God? "
Daoist Lu Ya's eyes were filled with helplessness as he fell into deep thought.
A moment later, Lu Ya asked, "Senior, can you greet the Water God on my behalf?"
"Impossible. I can't do it. Don't even think about it."
"Uh, Senior, why did you reject me so decisively …"
"Don't joke like that." Bai Ze pursed his lips and his goatee was filled with disdain. "Take Ksitigarbha and Little Truth Listener as an example. The Water God is afraid of Little Truth Listener and not Ksitigarbha.
If the Water God was given a chance, he would definitely kill a little beast like Little Truth Listener that could listen to the thoughts of all living beings.
What's more, I'm an ancient demon that's slightly more capable than Little Truth Listener.
If I and the Water God meet, there will only be two outcomes. "
Lu Ya's Dao heart was already a little numb. He asked softly, "What outcome?"
"Either he kills me or I swear a Great Dao oath of tens of thousands of words and become his mount."
Bai Ze raised his head and sighed. His eyes were filled with depression.
"He hasn't touched I yet mainly because his cultivation is shallow and his accumulation is insufficient. When his Golden Body of Merit condenses, he will probably target I."
Lu Ya hurriedly asked, "Senior, aren't you going to escape?"
"Where can I escape to?"
Bai Ze smiled bitterly. "Now, I can only try to fake my death. I'll see if I can escape. However … I don't think I can."
"Why?"
"The Water God is extremely good at adding insult to injury. He will not leave any souls behind if he kills them."
Lu Ya frowned. "Senior, aren't you exaggerating?
If the Water God is really that powerful, why didn't he suppress the spiritual mountain? Why didn't he destroy the demons? "
"You have to give him some time."
Bai Ze said slowly, "At this moment, I can tell you about the Water God. Even if he cultivated until now and could severely injure you in the battle at the Demon Ascension Mountain, it would definitely not take more than 500 years.
Don't ask about anything else. I don't dare to get involved in any karma with him. "
Lu Ya wanted to say something but hesitated. Bai Ze smiled and shook his head when he saw that. He did not say anything else.
"Your Highness, remember I's warning."
"Senior, please speak. I will remember it."
"The Battle God does not fight. The Battle Immortals do not fight Saints," Bai Ze said in a low voice. "What the Celestial Court is afraid of is that the demons still have extraordinary strength. Your Highness, you must not join forces with the Western Sect's spiritual mountain."
Lu Ya bowed again. "Senior, I will remember your teachings!"
Bai Ze's figure suddenly turned faint.
Lu Ya raised his head and saw that Bai Ze had dissipated with the wind. The entire manor instantly quietened down.
"I will leave first. Take care, Your Highness.
I've already returned the favor. We won't see each other again in the future. "
Lu Ya closed his eyes and smiled bitterly. He bowed three times before turning around and leaving.
…
A few months later, the Crown Prince of the Ancient Demon Court, Lu Ya, appeared at the southern border of the North Continent. He raised his arm and issued a declaration to the heavens.
In one day, 325 demon kings responded. They gathered millions of demon soldiers and thousands of demon experts. They said that the Celestial Court had persecuted the demons and suppressed the innocent. They resisted the orders of the Celestial Court.
The five continents of the Primordial World were in an uproar. The Celestial Court prepared for war. The demons rushed to the border of the North Continent to strengthen the demons' prestige. The human Qi Refinement cultivators also sharpened their knives and headed to the North Continent.
A demon king shouted for the establishment of a demon court again, but the demon king soon fell silent.
On the day that Lu Ya issued a declaration to the heavens, in the quiet bamboo forest of Xiao Qiong Mount at the Duxian Gate …
Li Changshou put down the scroll in his hand and looked in the northwest direction. He pondered for a while.
Did Lu Ya get the help of an expert? He could even think of a way to advance and retreat.
Now that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were not in the Celestial Court, the demons were only disobeying orders and had yet to officially attack.
He would let the declaration fly for a while and see if the demons would take the initiative to attack the Celestial Court.
As long as there was a group of demon soldiers …
No, a wisp of demonic aura!
As long as a wisp of demonic aura arrived in front of the Heaven Gate, Li Changshou could use it as an excuse to make Dong Mu Gong go to the Jade Void Palace, the Green Touring Palace, and the Tushita Palace to cry for three days and three nights. He said that the demons had taken advantage of the Jade Emperor's tribulation to bully the Celestial Court.
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