Wu Qi, with his back to Chen Shi, was about to ask a question when Chen Shi said, "I am Chen Shi, the True King of the West Bull New Continent, a king appointed by the Great Ming Court. Your Great Shang has been extinct for sixteen thousand years. I found your remains on the battlefield of the Da Shang Heavenly Court and used Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to bring you back to life."

Wu Qi, upon hearing this, was full of questions and was about to speak, but Chen Shi continued on his own, "The Shang people have turned into the Ghost Clan. Because I can transform the Ghost Clan back into humans, the Shang people respect me as their King. I am not King Shang and have no Imperial Family bloodline. You can call me the Slave King."

As Wu Qi opened his mouth to speak, Chen Shi continued, "It's okay, I have grown accustomed to this title. You and Xun Jiangmu perished together. Xun Jiangmu's Primordial Spirit disintegrated, and before he died, he possessed a Shang citizen, claiming the title of Heavenly Venerate, and infiltrated Despair Slope, killing eighteen Shang Ministers. Now he is entrenched in Despair Slope. I know you want to repay my kindness and then join forces with me to deal with the Heavenly Venerate. You only need to steal a Treasure Tree for me, and the debt of saving your life will be settled. Now come with me to meet Lady Houtu. Do you have any questions?"

Wu Qi was dumbfounded and, after a moment, said, "You've already said it all, I have nothing to say. Where is Lady Houtu?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Please follow me."

Wu Qi followed him, pondering in his heart, "This Slave King is so strange, it seems like he knows what I'm thinking. However, after repaying his kindness and collaborating with him to eliminate the Heavenly Venerate, I will awaken the sleeping Immortals of Great Shang, catching him off guard, and restore Great Shang's legitimacy!"

Chen Shi brought him to Lady Houtu, and upon seeing Wu Qi, Lady Houtu couldn't help but frown slightly, casting a deep glance at Chen Shi, as if she could cut off two ounces of flesh from him.

"Wu Qi, a later generation's unworthy descendant, pays his respects to Ancestor God Earth Mother, Lady!" Wu Qi hastily stepped forward to greet her.

Lady Houtu, preparing to carry out Sacrificial Refinement on the Purple Heaven Vine, casually returned his salute with a few words.

Wu Qi, teary-eyed and choked with emotion, said, "Qi will surely repay the True King!"

Lady Houtu couldn't help but say, "Qi, when you are out in the world, keep your wits about you!"

Wu Qi agreed.

Chen Shi took him into Houde Palace, where Liu Daoist was already waiting beneath the lotus platform and dryly said, "Lady instructed me to take charge of the boat for you two."

Chen Shi thanked him and boarded the Willow Leaf Boat.

Liu Daoist steered the Willow Leaf Boat skillfully, navigating the dark sea along that beam of light.

After an unknown period, they sailed out of the dark sea and reached the Xuanhuang Sea. Two days later, they finally saw the Fusang Tree in the sea.

Liu Daoist voluntarily stopped the boat. Chen Shi glanced at him, then looked away, smiling at Wu Qi and said, "Dao brother, the Divine Tree I intend to steal is that Fusang Tree. However, there's an Immortal Palace on the tree, inhabited by two Fairies. They guard this place, and if they see someone coming to steal the tree, they will report to Immortal Qin, who will descend from the heavens and slay the tree thief. Immortal Qin is extremely powerful and far stronger than you. Do you have a plan to deal with this?"

Wu Qi was greatly surprised and said, "I didn't expect Your Majesty to have already scouted the situation. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Your Majesty anticipated the enemy, no wonder you can be the king of the West Bull New Continent."

He looked towards the inconspicuous Jade True Palace within the Fusang Tree in the distance, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since Immortal Qin's strength far surpasses mine, it's indeed unwise to confront him directly. However, he is not here. It takes someone to notify him before he will descend. There are many ways to notify him, but the most common method is Incense Fire. A wisp of Incense Fire Qi connects thousands of continents, so we just need to cut off the Incense Fire Qi, and we can take the tree with ease."

Chen Shi humbly asked, "How do we cut off his Incense Fire Qi?"

Wu Qi smiled and said, "We can use the method of 'Peach replacing the plum.' Liu Daoist, if I may trouble you to lend me a branch."

Liu Daoist reluctantly took a willow branch from his person.

Wu Qi gathered Qi into a sword, precisely trimming the willow branch, and with a subtle manipulation of his Heart Spirit, drew some peculiar Witch Sacrificial Dao Patterns on the willow branch, saying, "This is the Substitute Method of phantoms and imps. In the underworld, there's a ghost monster, one named Phantom, the other Imp, adept at blending into Witch Sacrificial Dao Field and impersonating the Ancestor God, stealing Incense Fire. As the first Great Witch, I have encountered these ghost monsters many times, so I devised this little Divine Skill. It's perfect for fooling people."

He sent the willow branch flying silently towards the Jade True Palace within the Fusang Tree, hovering above it.

Chen Shi bowed and said, "Thank you, Dao brother, for your effort."

Wu Qi straightened up and laughed, "What difficulty is there in that?"

He broke through the air and soon arrived at the base of the Fusang Tree.

In Jade True Palace, the two Fairies guarding the place, one said, "Although Immortal Monarch beheaded the enemy this time, without the Heavenly Silkworm, I'm afraid the disaster tribulation is difficult to overcome."

The other said, "This matter is beyond our ability to resolve. Immortal Monarch is strong and well-connected, surely he can find a place to shelter during Opening Tribulation and not face annihilation. At worst, he'll use this Fusang Tree as a gift to someone important in the Earth Immortal Realm, surely it can exchange for a shelter... Huh, someone's coming to steal the mulberry leaves again... it's that person again!"

She exclaimed, revealing an expression of disbelief.

The two looked down, and clearly saw the Independent Immortal, whom Immortal Monarch had killed and even dismantled his Undying Mysterious Technique, had actually returned!

"We are no match for him, quickly notify Immortal Monarch!"

The two hurriedly lit the incense, attempting to notify Immortal Qin. The incense fire rose, drifting upwards, and Immortal Qin's lazy voice came through, "What's the matter now?"

The two quickly said, "Immortal Monarch, something's wrong! The Independent Immortal you killed earlier has returned to steal the tree!"

The Fusang Tree swayed east and west, shaken by Wu Qi.

Immortal Qin's voice was transmitted through the incense, laughing, "Is that so? You two light more incense, and I'll descend over here."

The two hurriedly lit a few more sticks of incense, Immortal Qin's voice came again, "The incense is not enough, I can't determine your exact location. You need to light some more."

The two women lit some more, and at this moment, the Fusang Tree shook violently, having been uprooted by Wu Qi's supreme brute force!

The two women were horrified.

This tree had rooted and sprouted from the corpse of the ancient Golden Crow, growing into a towering giant tree. Although it's still a small sapling, it was by no means ordinary. What was even more terrifying was that this Fusang Tree was rooted in the corpse of the ancient Golden Crow, absorbing the nutrients from the corpse, invisibly forming a suppressive refining force against the Golden Crow Corpse.

Legend says someone did it for this very purpose, to let this tree suppress the Golden Crow Corpse.

This is also the reason why this tree was planted in the vast Xuanhuang Sea, yet no one dared to covet it.

Yet now this Fusang Tree was uprooted by someone, whether to say this person's divine power was astonishing or simply dared beyond limits!

"Why hasn't the Immortal Monarch arrived yet?"

The two women's scalps tingled; they dared not stay on the Fusang Tree any longer and hurriedly activated the Yuzhen Palace, flying away into the air.

The Immortal Monarch's voice came through the Incense Fire Qi again, saying: "The incense you offered is still not enough, I can't descend! Hurry, more incense, or else the Fusang Tree will fall into other hands! Do you realize the heinous crime you've committed?"

The two women hurriedly offered incense, and the Immortal Monarch's voice kept urging them to light more incense. One of the fairy women suddenly realized and said, "Isn't the Immortal Monarch not a divine being, why need so much incense? The Immortal Monarch has offended!"

She followed the trail of incense, raised her hand and struck out.

A mana shot along the Incense Fire Qi, and after a moment, there was a snap outside the palace, and a willow twig exploded, causing the Immortal Monarch's voice to instantly vanish.

The two women offered incense again, and the Immortal Monarch's voices came: "What's the matter?"

In a panic, the two women recounted the events, and the Immortal Monarch was both surprised and furious. The next moment, the void was torn apart, and Immortal Monarch Qin's true body descended, standing towering over the Xuanhuang Sea, gazing down with an overwhelming aura.

"Immortal Monarch, that thief carried the Fusang Tree and headed in that direction!" One woman shouted.

Immortal Monarch Qin's face turned grim as he chased in the direction where Chen Shi, Liu Daoist, and Wu Qi had fled. After pursuing for one or two days, suddenly a darkness loomed ahead, blocking the path.

Immortal Monarch Qin immediately halted, looking towards the surging darkness with a frightened expression and dared not advance.

"Daring beyond limits, truly daring beyond limits! Do you know the origins of this Fusang Tree and yet dare to steal it?"

Immortal Monarch Qin sneered, "Stealing everything, truly a desperate outlaw! Anger the owner of the Fusang Tree, hehe…"

He looked at the darkness before him and suddenly felt as if it drew closer, quickly retreating to distance himself from the Dark Sea, seemingly fearing the darkness.

Immortal Monarch Qin hurriedly left, coinciding with the arrival of the two women, stopping them and saying: "The thief who stole the tree has already entered the Dark Sea, whereabouts unknown, no need to pursue. You stay here, someone will come to inquire the reason, and you should truthfully report it; those who come will not trouble you…"

He was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and said, "Perhaps I should explain it personally, to avoid any misunderstanding."

After some time, indeed, an Immortal Child arrived, riding an Immortal Crane. The Immortal Child, with an immortal aura and carrying a horsetail whisk, gently waved it: "So it's Immortal Monarch Qin. My master sent me to ask where the Fusang Tree has gone?"

Immortal Monarch Qin didn't dare to be negligent and smiled humbly: "So it's Brother Lingshu Dao. Regards."

He recounted the whole story, saying: "The thief is quite peculiar, cultivating an incomplete Undying Mysterious Technique, similar to the Nine-Turn Profound Skill but lacking in some respects. Initially, I struck, destroying all his Dao Patterns, assuming he was dead beyond doubt, unexpectedly he came back to life, taking advantage of my unpreparedness and stole the tree."

Immortal Child Lingshuzi was surprised: "Such a thing? Let me calculate."

He pinched his fingers to calculate but found nothing, frowning as a result.

Immortal Monarch Qin smiled humbly: "That thief took the Fusang Tree and fled into the Dark Sea."

Immortal Child Lingshuzi's face changed and said: "No wonder I couldn't calculate. I will report this to my master. Immortal Monarch, no need to worry."

He threw up the horsetail whisk in his hand, and suddenly each of its strands turned into countless long soft swords, piercing the sea. Smiling, he said: "My master's treasure should be able to suppress the Golden Crow Corpse for a while." Having said that, he rode the Immortal Crane away.

Like receiving great pardon, Immortal Monarch Qin hurriedly rose, taking the two fairies and the Yuzhen Palace, hurriedly leaving.

Lady Houtu was still refining the Purple Heaven Vine; after several days of sacrificial refinement, the Purple Heaven Vine had been mostly refined by her. If it absorbed her Reincarnation Path, the treasure could dominate the Underworld's Heaven and Earth Great Dao, possessing extraordinary power.

At this moment, suddenly a blaze erupted in Houde Palace.

Lady Houtu quickly looked, only to see Chen Shi walking in front, face glowing, followed by Wu Qi, carrying a Fusang Tree burning with raging flames out of Houde Palace.

Lady Houtu was stunned and exclaimed, "You stole the mulberry leaves, fine, but why bring back the tree?"

She suddenly felt that her records might not balance anymore.

——Couldn't sleep, sorted it out, then updated.

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