Riding the Eighth Wonder Vehicle back to Penglai.

    Originally, the matter had been temporarily solved and Chen Yun was ready to leave.

    Unexpectedly, Wang Xuanyu led him to the back garden again.

    Under the Mimosa tree, Wang Xuanyu looked grave, "Chongyong, I have divined that there is a great disaster in your destiny."

    Chen Yun knew that Master of the East King is highly respected and would never exaggerate in such matters.

    Moreover, before that, my master had a premonition that he would be captured by the heavenly court and had upgraded his life-saving spiritual energy in advance, which also shows that he had calculated it.

    He hurriedly asked for instructions, "Master of the East King, how should I cross the great disaster that may happen in the future?"

    Wang Xuanyu blinked and said, "I have taught you the transformation law. Use the transformation to shield you from the disaster."

    Chen Yun wiped the sweat from his brow, "The apprentice has no spiritual essence."

    "What is so difficult about a mere spiritual essence?"

    Wang Xuanyu burst into laughter and stretched out his hand, instantly condensing a wisp of firelight before him that was as fine as a strand of hair.

    The firelight was somewhat marvelous.

    It is clearly without a physical form, yet it constantly emits radiance.

    What was most crucial, its glow was only the size of a fire flame, yet Chen Yun felt extreme heat.

    The intense heat was even too much for him to bear, even with his mastery of the first grade of the Flying Spirit Jade Talisman.

    Chen Yun couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, "Master, what kind of spiritual essence is this, why is it so scorching hot?"

    Wang Xuanyu pinched the wisp of spiritual essence, "This is the solar spiritual essence. The sun itself condenses from this kind of spiritual essence. Of course, here only one wisp of spiritual essence exists, which cannot be compared to the true sun, but if you use it to cultivate your transformation body, your strength will be much stronger than your original self. It may reach the later stage of a high-level mage. You are currently in the later stage of an upper-level mage, and you should be able to control it roughly."

    Chen Yun was overjoyed, "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this spiritual essence upon me."

    Who knew that Wang Xuanyu suddenly retracted his hand and smiled, "The solar spiritual essence given to you is fine, but you must listen to me before I give it to you, and promise me, I can only give it to you."

    With this wisp of solar spiritual essence, I would have an extra life!

    Chen Yun was eager to obtain the solar spiritual essence, but he was still polite. He bowed respectfully, saying, "Even without the gift of the solar spiritual essence, the teachings of the Master are something I will listen to with respect."

    Of course, you have to say some formalities to show respect to the Master.

    Normally, I would say some nice words to make the Master happy, and he wouldn't really refuse to give me the spiritual essence.

    Who would have thought that Wang Xuanyu said seriously, "Well, then I can save a wisp of spiritual essence."

    Chen Yun: "……"

    Wang Xuanyu suddenly burst into a chuckle, "Why are you not speaking anymore?"

    Chen Yun finally realized that Master was teasing him.

    He never would have thought that the Master, as the Lord of the East King, would have such a twisted sense of humor.

    Chen Yun, helplessly, said, "Master, please don't tease me anymore. Just tell me whatever you need to say, and I'll listen attentively."

    "Good!" Wang Xuanyu nodded slightly, his expression serious, "I went to the fairyland with you to meet Emperor Ziyu. As you know, what I can do is only to delay Ji Dao's time a bit. If ninety years pass in the mortal world and we don't earn enough merit to offset his sins, Ji Dao will still be punished. Therefore, I hope you can join the battle of Fengshen as soon as possible."

    Chen Yun thought for a moment, organized his words, and said, "I will definitely participate in the Battle of Fengshen. I will earn enough merit for my teacher. However, it is not at this moment. Master, there are some things I cannot tell you temporarily. I have my own plans."

    "Everyone has their own secrets, and it is not necessary to speak about them." Wang Xuanyu was very understanding, "However, simply participating in the Battle of Fengshen does not guarantee that you will earn great merits. Some people may earn only enough merit to be a minor god. Ji Dao committed such a big mistake. You want to earn enough merits for him, which cannot be said to be the definitive success, at least it should be a contribution from the beginning. Therefore, choosing who to support is very important."

    Chen Yun said, "The apprentice has chosen a hero to support."

    Wang Xuanyu seemed indifferent to this and continued, "At that time, all kinds of divine beings, monsters, and even evil forces will participate. You must pay attention to your own safety. Don't be careless and fall."

    Chen Yun pursued the question, "May I ask Master, does the 'sky full of divine beings' include the heavenly emperor?"

    Wang Xuanyu's expression was serious, "Of course, including the emperor. Except for the Three Treasures of Taoism, the Three Realms of Taoism, and the Three Treasures of the Buddhist Sutras, all others will participate. The Six Emperors, the Five Families of the Land and the Five Elders, as well as the Twenty-Eight Stars and Constellations will also be included. In addition, some sacreds from other religions such as Confucianism will also participate. For example, during my time in Taoism's rise, there was a person who was once an emperor and was a high god of Confucianism. He participated in the Battle of Fengshen and was defeated by Emperor Ziyu before losing his position as emperor. This led to Taoism's prosperity."

    Here, he revealed a profound gaze, "The Three Eternal Ones of Taoism have already transcended everything in the universe. They don't care who governs the heavens and earth, whether it's Taoism, Buddhism, or Confucian gods. What they want is the coordination of the universe and the practice of Dao. Do you understand what I mean?"

    Chen Yun, of course, understood the meaning.

    The Three Eternal Ones of Taoism have already reached the state of true harmony with Dao and may have even reached a higher level.

    As the saying goes, "The Dao is without feelings, and great love does not exist."

    The Three Pure Ones, the Three Realms, and the Three Treasures of Taoism represent the Dao itself. How could they care about who holds the so-called 'control over the heavens and earth'?

    The main reason for the prosperity of Taoism in this world is that Taoism has inherited the Dao lineage from Laozi and has benefited from the 'glow' of the Taiyang Laozun.

    Although so, it does not mean that Laozi will treat Taoism differently.

    After attaining harmony with the Dao, they no longer have any personal biases.

    As for why the Emperor of the Lower Realm cannot participate in the Battle of Fengshen, this is actually quite easy to understand.

    He commands the Underworld and comprehends the operation of space and time.

    He is someone who has glimpsed the future.

    If he participated in the Battle of Fengshen, it would be like having an 'overpowered' system.

    So he was default "ban"ed.

    Thinking of this, Chen Yun's expression grew serious, "Master, does that mean that with my own strength, it will be very difficult for me to achieve the status of a pillar or to become a dragon's assistant among the gods who will come to fight?"

    Wang Xuanyu nodded in agreement, "Therefore, if we want to achieve such great merits, we need to choose a camp. That is, we need to consider not only which hero from the mortal world can rule the world and establish the pillar, but also choose a strong army that can lead us to win the battle."

    Chen Yun guessed that Master of the East King had a candidate in mind and asked, "Master, which army should we choose?"

    Wang Xuanyu smiled slightly, "This is the key point I wanted to tell you."

    He paused for a moment and continued, "If it were a mortal, they would naturally choose the camp led by Emperor Zui. After all, Emperor Zui defeated the heavenly king in the previous Battle of Fengshen and is currently an emperor. However, I do not think so."

    Chen Yun listened quietly, knowing that Master had not finished speaking.

    As expected, Wang Xuanyu said seriously, "I wish to choose the camp led by the Supreme Emperor Jadesky."

    Although, from the historical process, since the Song Dynasty, it indeed became the Jade Emperor who became the emperor, governing all things on earth and in heaven, including mountains and rivers, celestial beings and all other aspects of the universe. Chen Yun really doesn't understand why Master would choose "the weak side".

    From the current situation, Emperor Zui clearly has the upper hand.

    He guessed that Master knew some inside information and was puzzled, "The Supreme Emperor Jadesky?"

    Wang Xuanyu nodded lightly and explained, "You may not know the true identity of the Supreme Emperor Jadesky, so you are puzzled."

    Chen Yun was astonished, "Does the Supreme Emperor Jadesky have an extraordinary identity?"

    Wang Xuanyu kept the suspense, saying, "This matter is not suitable for you to know at this time. The only thing I can tell you is that the Supreme Emperor Jadesky is very likely to become the fourth sacred being in this world to attain true harmony with the Dao. So, no matter how inclined your heart is to support which hero of the world, do not rush into the Battle of Fengshen until the Supreme Emperor Jadesky makes his choice. Did you hear what I said?"

    Upon hearing this, Chen Yun's body trembled.

    For more than twenty years in this world, he had always known one thing: only the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, the Three Realms, and the Three Treasures of Taoism had already attained true harmony with the Dao.

    He never expected that today, the Master told him that the Supreme Emperor Jadesky might become the fourth sacred being to attain true harmony with the Dao.

    This information is too stunning.

    Chen Yun took a deep breath and said, "The apprentice will follow Master's law."

    Wang Xuanyu did not say much more about this matter. He reached out and handed over the Sun Essence spiritual essence, "Take this Sun Essence spiritual essence back and quickly refine it into an avatar. Moreover, since so many divine beings are participating in the Battle of Fengshen, your current minor cultivation is definitely not enough. It would be best if you could achieve the Golden Elixir True Man stage, then you may have a chance to gain enough merit in this great calamity."

    Chen Yun reached out and took the Sun Essence spiritual essence. Although it was blazing hot when he was close, when he actually held it in his hand, there was no more heat. Instead, there was only a trace of warmth.

    He nodded and said, "The apprentice will strive to cultivate, not to disappoint Master for revealing the heavens."

    "Oh, speaking of revealing the heavens," Wang Xuanyu seemed to recall something, "I've noticed that you haven't yet learned how to conceal your own celestial energies, which makes it easy for others to calculate your whereabouts and information. You had better learn some methods to conceal your celestial energies soon. Otherwise, when the Battle of Fengshen arrives, those gods and immortals, as well as demons and monsters, might attack you from this aspect and steal a surprise attack that could annihilate you."

    Chen Yun knew that using Zǐ Wēi Dǒu Shù could conceal one's celestial energies.

    The problem is that he really doesn't know how to use Zǐ Wēi Dǒu Shù to conceal, his master has not passed it on.

    However, he has always had a thick skin; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to shamelessly ask for the Yinyang Star Grass from Uncle Zheng Wenfu shortly after joining the Taoist preaching hall.

    Chen Yun blinked and said, "Master, since the Master is now imprisoned in the Heavenly Dungeon and has no one to guide me in cultivation, could you teach me the great Daoist method to conceal my celestial energies?"

    "I could teach you that." Wang Xuanyu smiled ambiguously, "but I don't want to teach you that."

    Chen Yun: "…………"

    He was speechless after the Master embarrassed him, thinking that he should have declined more politely.

    For example, I'm not advanced enough to learn it.

    Or something along those lines.

    There's no way you could say it like that, but still claim to want to teach something.

    Wang Xuanyu said with a profound implication, "Everyone has their own destiny. I won't pass this method to you today, and perhaps there will be a better method for concealing celestial energies waiting for you in the future."

    Dealing with these immortals has this drawback: everything they do and say is designed to make you guess.

    Chen Yun can roughly understand what Master meant by these words.

    I guess they calculated that I will get a very powerful method to conceal celestial energies in the future.

    Fearful that learning a similar method now might miss the hard-won opportunity.

    Just what kind of opportunity is it?

    This is something Chen Yun cannot see into the future, so he is certain that he cannot guess it for the time being.

    Overall, Chen Yun was rather satisfied today.

    Not only did I learn about the avatar method, but I also obtained the key to understanding how to manifest the avatar: the "Sun Essence Spiritual Energy."

    Once I return to the Qingcheng Mountain and refine this Sun Essence spiritual essence into an avatar, I will have an additional life.

    Although the Master's situation is very troubling to him.

    Although the Master's situation is very troubling to him, with these gains, Chen Yun's mood has warmed up a lot.

    Let's just take it as a way to find joy in hardship.

    Though he thought this, he was still curious about the ambiguous opportunity that Master mentioned.

    (This chapter is complete)