"Lady Houtu uses the Purple Heaven Vine for public purposes, while I use it for private purposes, I am far inferior to her." Chen Shi deeply admired.

This Purple Heaven Vine grows too fast, even with Lady Houtu's power, refining this vine is no easy task.

"Your Majesty, please go back,"

Lady Houtu said, "Refining this vine will take some time, you don't need to stay here with me."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "Godmother, Can'er's Fusang leaves are almost finished. I want to pick more Fusang leaves, but I'm not sure of the path. Could you point out the way?"

"Can'er is a silkworm raised by the Qin Immortal Monarch, hoping to pass through the Opening Tribulation with her ability. You've stolen his silkworm, and now you want to return for Fusang leaves—isn't that walking right into a trap?"

The Lady said, "If you go again, you will surely fall into Qin Immortal Monarch's clutches."

Chen Shi frowned slightly, without the Fusang leaves, won't Can'er starve?

Lady Houtu said, "That young girl is at a growth stage and can't lack food… I'm currently busy refining the Purple Heaven Vine and can't leave. Let's do this, I'll have Wu Qi accompany you there and point out the way. How about it? He's powerful and won't die easily."

Chen Shi's heart stirred, this seemed like a good idea.

He returned to the Imperial Capital and walked eagerly towards the Imperial Garden. Upon arriving, he saw a middle-aged man standing under the Purple Heaven Vine, looking bewilderedly at another version of himself on the vine.

The middle-aged man raised his hand, touched the scar from the gourd stem on top of his head, and looked at the other version of himself on the vine, even more confused.

"Grandpa!"

The other him on the vine called out excitedly seeing Chen Shi.

Chen Shi's heart skipped, Wu Qi turned to look, and Chen Shi stepped forward, smiling, "Brother Wu Qi, you're awake?"

Wu Qi's gaze fell on him, "Who might you be?"

Chen Shi said, "I'm Chen Shi, the True King of the West Bull New Continent. It's been sixteen thousand years since you perished in battle."

Wu Qi frowned slightly, "Are you the King Shang of today? I don't sense the bloodline of the imperial family within you. Where is your Mysterious Bird royal blood?"

Chen Shi said, "Wu Qi, the Great Shang has been gone for sixteen thousand years. More than ten thousand years ago, our Great Ming people landed on this land and found no Shang people, only Evil Spirits and Demons left on the entire continent."

Wu Qi was stunned, suddenly tears flowed, murmuring, "The Great Shang, has perished?"

"Nowadays, the people of Shang have become the Ghost Clan, residing in the underworld. I'm not talented, but I've become the Ghost Clan's King."

Chen Shi said, "Now, I'm trying to transform the Ghost Clan back into Shang people, and have achieved some success. I, too, can be considered a King Shang now…"

"Nonsense!"

Wu Qi snorted, his voice like thunder, shaking Chen Shi's Qi-Blood, angrily saying, "The Heavenly decree of the Mysterious Bird dictates the birth of Shang! The Imperial Family of the Great Shang ruling the world is destiny! Your deceptive words, according to the laws of Great Shang, should be punished by roasting!"

Chen Shi said calmly, "Wu Qi, the Great Shang has long ceased to exist. Now it's me who revived you, is this how you repay your benefactor?"

Wu Qi replied coldly, "I will repay the debt of saving my life, but I absolutely cannot let you become the King Shang! Only those of the imperial lineage can be King of the Great Shang! And the Great Shang shall never be destroyed! I will awaken those sleeping Immortals of Shang and revive the Great Shang!"

Chen Shi laughed, "Awaken them to make them become evil? Without my purification of Evil Qi, anyone you awaken would only turn into an Evil Immortal."

Wu Qi frowned, after a moment, "You don't have the Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern, which makes you a slave in the Great Shang. No slave has ever become King Shang… However, I, who controls all the Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns in the world, can grant you a great lineage, appointing you as the Great Fate."

"The Great Shang is gone, what use do I have for the Great Fate?"

Chen Shi shook his head, "I understand the Great Fate Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern you speak of. I even know the Dan Heavenly Fate Mysterious Skill that complements it."

Wu Qi locked his brows, "I can appoint you as the Governor, granting you large lands."

Chen Shi shook his head, "I am now the ruler of the West Bull New Continent, the Yin Yang Two Realms, all are my lands. Why do I need your grants?"

Wu Qi looked up to the sky, tears streaming, murmuring, "Such a splendid country, fallen into the hands of a slave, what a waste. Is the Great Shang truly at its end?"

"Stubborn head!"

Chen Shi muttered to himself, and then gently recounted the events of going to the ruins of Da Shang Heavenly Court, finding Wu Qi's bones, and battling with the Heavenly Venerate, and asked, "Wu Qi, do you still remember your conflict with the Heavenly Venerate?"

"Do you mean Xun Jiangmu?"

Wu Qi's face darkened, gritted his teeth, "Is he still alive? Where is he?"

Chen Shi said, "He's in the Heavenly Dao City, Despair Slope. Now the Heavenly Venerate of Despair Slope…"

Wu Qi's hair flew in anger, he rose into the air, shouting, "Despair Slope? He dares hide at Despair Slope! Where is the Shang Minister of Despair Slope?"

Chen Shi said, "He has already been killed by him."

Wu Qi was both angry and sorrowful, tears of blood flowing, "Despicable, despicable! Slave King, if you assist me in killing him, I will not pursue the crime of you being the King Shang!"

Chen Shi angrily said, "I am called Chen Shi, the True King of the Great Ming Court, not a slave! I became the King of Heavenly Pond Country also by the nomination of the people of Shang, with popular support!"

Wu Qi remained silent, evidently still considering him a slave due to lacking the Dao Pattern.

Chen Shi snorted, not arguing, "You want to avenge the Great Shang, and I want to eradicate the Heavenly Venerate, to restore peace to the world, I will not argue over this. Wu Qi, didn't you say you wanted to repay the debt of saving my life? I don't need your Witch Sacrificial Dao Pattern, nor do I want to learn your Undying Immortal Method, I only need you to do one thing for me, and the debt of saving your life will be written off."

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