Chen Tang's face darkened as he stared at Creation Little Five, as if he were staring at an enemy.

"Haven't you opened the wooden box yet?"

Creation Little Five feigned, "Do you need your brother to help you?"

"There's no need!" Chen Tang interrupted him harshly, continuing to work on the wooden box.

Creation Little Five pretended to be helpful and instructed from the side, "You do it like this first, then this, and then this... Wrong, wrong! You have to do it like this first, then this..."

Chen Tang tossed the wooden box aside angrily, "Chen Wu, will you stop?"

Creation Little Five's eyes flashed with cruelty, and he laughed, "You talk to me like that? I'm still your elder brother. Fine, if I kill you, the Old Chen Family won't be disgraced."

He began counting on his fingers like reciting treasured items, "My father Chen Yindou, me, Chen Wu, and my son Chen Shi, a perfect family of three."

Chen Tang was exasperated.

The more Creation Little Five thought about it, the more pleased he became, "That's a good idea, only smart people will remain!"

Just as he was about to act, suddenly there was a click, and Chen Tang opened another identical box. Inside were thirty-seven cloth dolls.

A furry cloth doll poked its head out from the box, sniffed around, and suddenly shouted, "Creation Little Five! The one who ate my two legs, Creation Little Five! I caught his scent!"

It climbed out of the box, glaring fiercely at Creation Little Five.

Other cloth dolls also climbed out one by one, surrounding him, glaring at Creation Little Five with shared hatred.

Creation Little Five smiled, abandoning his intention to act, "Chen Tang, everyone says I'm bad, but I think in our four-member Chen family, you're the worst."

Chen Tang hadn't opened the box, only to make Yu Changbai lose concentration, to underestimate him. As soon as Yu Changbai was most relaxed or unguarded, Chen Tang suddenly brought out another box, opened it, and suppressed Yu Changbai with the Ghost God Domain of thirty-seven Fu Shen Tianji, then killed him with one sword.

This was Chen Tang's optimal strategy.

Feign weakness to lure the enemy, strike unexpectedly.

In Creation Little Five's view, although this strategy was effective, it lacked beauty, far inferior to his own.

He spent a few months finding a flaw in Yu Changbai's cultivation technique, using a silver needle to pin down his Void Great Realm, penetrating the back of his head, not risking his life, not exerting effort, and using the easiest method to deal with this master, that was true art.

Chen Tang snorted, "You've been away so long without a word, Chen Shi missed you greatly."

Creation Little Five was silent for a moment before smiling, "Chen Tang, you are indeed worse, trying to bind me with family affection. But I won't fall for your trap. However, my son is definitely closer to me."

Chen Tang clenched his fists, staring at him intently. If he could, he truly wanted to beat Creation Little Five.

His life's ambition was to defeat Creation Little Five, even if it meant just embarrassing Creation Little Five once, making Little Five admit he was inferior, he would be overjoyed and content. Yet every time he faced Creation Little Five, he ended up embarrassed. He couldn't win in a verbal or physical fight.

Chen Tang stretched his hands, looking towards the stele and the old willow on the hill, "Now with Lady Houtu reviving, Despair Slope will certainly come again. I'm afraid Lady Houtu will face catastrophe."

Creation Little Five glanced at the frozen Yu Changbai, "I can delay for a while. The Heaven Listeners are handled by some juniors; originally Zhuang Wujiu was in charge of the Mortal World, Wen Wuyu of the underworld. Now that the Yin Yang Two Realms have merged, the Heaven Listeners are divided into one hundred and four districts under Zhong Wuwang's command."

Chen Tang frowned, "Zhong Wuwang?"

"Yes, the one who transplanted the Innate Dao Embryo, quite formidable, with the strength akin to an Immortal."

Creation Little Five continued, "I once approached him, but never had the chance to act. I searched for a long time and only found one flaw in the short term, his ear with the earring. That earring is an Immortal Artifact, and he wears it for protection in critical moments. But having a heavy object on the ear indeed impairs movement, causing minor influences in daily actions. Therefore, this is a critical flaw of his."

He sighed, "But the last time I met him, I found that flaw gone. His earring was torn off, along with the earlobe."

He was unwilling to let such a good flaw go to waste, wishing he could have been the one to act.

Chen Tang asked, "How will you delay for a while?"

"Turn around and don't look." Creation Little Five said.

Chen Tang turned around.

Behind him came strange sounds, like the cracking of chest bones during chest expansion, or the swallowing sound of food sliding down a slippery throat.

After a moment, Creation Little Five said, "You can turn around now."

Chen Tang turned back, only to see the Heavenly Dao Practitioner Yu Changbai standing there; Creation Little Five had vanished without a trace.

From Yu Changbai's mouth came Creation Little Five's voice, "This time Zhong Wuwang is in seclusion, trying to breakthrough to Harmonization and Immortality. The news about Lady Houtu from the Heaven Listeners was passed on to Zhuang Wujiu, and from Zhuang Wujiu to Yu Changbai. Therefore, Yu Changbai came here with me to check. I can suppress the Heaven Listeners' information so that it won't reach other Heavenly Dao Practitioners and Immortals' ears."

Chen Tang frowned slightly, "If Zhong Wuwang comes out of seclusion, he might see through your flaw."

Yu Changbai's voice subtly changed, increasingly resembling Yu Changbai, and he laughed, "Though he possesses the Innate Dao Embryo, he is not my match. Even if he comes out, as long as I act perfectly, he won't notice anything."

He had operated with Zhuang Wujiu's appearance on Despair Slope for nearly three years without being noticed, showcasing his mimicry skills.

Chen Tang glanced around and said, "Where is Yu Changbai?"

Yu Changbai licked his lips, "You wouldn't want to know where he went."

Chen Tang did not press further and asked, "What have you discovered at Despair Slope these past years?"

Yu Changbai shook his head and said, "Zhuang Wujiu is merely a disciple of a Heavenly Dao Practitioner and has seen very little. I only know that there are immortals at Despair Slope. They have achieved Harmonization and do not worry about being polluted by the evil qi of heaven and earth. Also, above them, there is one they call Heavenly Venerate. Heavenly Venerate is the supreme leader of Despair Slope, with unparalleled authority. It is said that Heavenly Venerate can face the True God directly and convey the will of heaven."

Chen Tang hesitated for a moment, and bitterly said, "My mother, is she really at Despair Slope?"

Yu Changbai also hesitated and said, "I don't know who your mother is."

Chen Tang was stunned.

"After my father came out of Despair Slope, after some time, someone brought you to the hungry Huangpo Village."

Yu Changbai said, "If you trace back ten months, my father should not have been at Despair Slope then but walking in the mortal world as a Heavenly Dao Practitioner. So, your mother may not be a woman of Despair Slope, but possibly a woman from outside. What Yu Changbai said may just be to unsettle your mind; he probably doesn't know which woman is your mother either."

Chen Tang seemed neither to laugh nor cry, shaking his head, "That old scoundrel Chen Yindou, how many ridiculous things has he done?"

Yu Changbai's face turned unpleasant, and he said coldly, "Chen Tang, be polite to my dad; he is, after all, your father!"

Chen Tang snorted, feeling his words were a bit awkward.

"I need to head back to Despair Slope."

Yu Changbai, with a hint of guest dismissal, said, "You're still on my vehicle, are you planning to become my meal?"

Chen Tang picked up his box, thought for a moment, and said, "Take care. Watch out for Zhong Wuwang."

Yu Changbai glanced at him and suddenly laughed, "You're concerned about me?"

"No!" Chen Tang denied flatly.

Yu Changbai laughed, "You are concerned about me. When you firmly deny, you usually lie. Don't think you can fool me; don't forget, I watched you grow up. I know what you're doing when you lift your backside."

Chen Tang's forehead veins bulged, clenching his fists.

Yu Changbai laughed, "Mad? Hold it. You can't beat me, and I'm just too lazy to make a move. When you cultivate to Mahayana, maybe there will be a chance. Now get off the vehicle, or I'll get rid of you!"

Chen Tang sullenly got off, watching him drive the Glazed Tile Chariot away with a roar.

After a moment, Chen Tang arrived at the foot of Gao Gang, bowed remotely to the stele, and after lighting incense, only to see that the rosy clouds atop Gao Gang were more splendid than before, and the chanting of the gods grew even lower.

"The revival of Lady Houtu is accelerating. Could it be Little Ten's doing, reviving the divine across the lands?"

Chen Shi had been gone for over two years, and Chen Tang could not help but miss him.

"I wonder where Little Ten is now, and whether he is safe."

He turned and walked towards Qianyang Mountain Lord Temple, silently thinking, "Houtu is Earth Mother Lady; after revival, she should be able to protect herself. But what the common people need now is not a goddess who can only protect herself at Despair Slope but one who can shelter them. Then, if Despair Slope targets the gods again, what should be done?"

For a moment, he couldn't think of any countermeasures.

According to what Yu Changbai said, the fall of the gods back then was due to the actions of Despair Slope. Lady Houtu, seeing the tide turn, instructed the gods to silence themselves and disappear.

They weren't opponents of Despair Slope back then, so are they now, after revival, opponents again?

"What kind of place is Despair Slope really? How can one deal with Despair Slope?" he asked softly.

Since Chen Shi refined the Three Corpse Gods, his cultivation has deepened day by day, and his Primordial Spirit has surpassed the eighteen-zhang limit, gradually increasing.

The Unification Realm's Primordial Spirit reaches its limit at eighteen zhang. In the Three Corpses Realm, since it involves Cutting Three Corpses, the Primordial Spirit won't increase but remains at the height of eighteen zhang, only gradually transforming into a Pure Yang Primordial Spirit.

Once a Pure Yang Primordial Spirit and Pure Yang Body are achieved, one can attempt to break through to the next realm, the God Refining Realm.

Chen Shi noticed his Primordial Spirit growing taller and also felt confused, unsure if he was still in the Three Corpses Realm or had already broken through to the God Refining Realm.

He didn't sense the barrier between the two realms.

In previous breakthroughs of various realms, he could always feel the barrier; only by breaking through the barrier could he advance, but this time it was extremely peculiar.

"The occurrence of this situation likely means you have already broken through to the God Refining Realm, so you can't feel the barrier," Scholar Zhu speculated, "Previous various realms correlated more with the physical body. The Three Corpse Gods stem from yin energy in the body, and Unification requires the body. Divinity Transformation, Nascent Soul, and Golden Core all involve traversing the physical body, transformations of its qi-blood. Divine Embryo, Foundation Establishment, Qi Refinement, these too tie to the physical body. Only the God Refining Realm has no relation to the physical body, focusing solely on the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit."

Chen Shi curiously asked, "Teacher, what do you mean?"

"After your death, you once broke through to the God Refining Realm!"

Scholar Zhu solemnly said, "The memories sealed by your grandfather are likely related to this."

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