However, Chen Shi was still hesitating to take action.

He now had humanity and understood that he shouldn't linger too long in absolute divinity.

If one loses oneself completely, becoming a perfected person might not be a good thing after all.

Aren't humans made of both humanity and divinity?

Humanity and divinity struggle against each other, restraining the desires of greed, anger, and delusion, pulling me out of resentment and detachment, suppressing the evil within humanity, fighting for ideals, striving for beliefs. Humanity and divinity gradually reach a balance within oneself.

Chen Shi let go of his obsession with absolute divinity and found Little Dun, saying, "During this time, I have been in seclusion to comprehend the Primordial Talisman, striving to understand extraordinary divine skills to respond to unforeseen events. Let us enter seclusion together and transform your Dao Pattern into the Primordial Talisman."

Little Dun, worried about the instability of her state of mind due to rapid advancement, gladly agreed upon hearing this.

The couple entered seclusion for cultivation, disregarding external matters.

On this day, during Chen Shi's meditation, he suddenly felt his cultivation increasing. Understanding the reason, he thought, "My dirt body has found a new Great Demon Skeleton and sent it to the Well Demon Realm."

His nine dirt bodies dispersed to search in different places for the Three Pure Ones Demon Refining Well.

Chen Shi sensed the rise in cultivation because his dirt body's evil aspect discovered a Demon Refining Well and sent the suppressed Great Demon inside it to the Well Demon Realm.

The nine dirt bodies were like his nine pairs of eyes, and their experiences were vivid in his mind.

The feelings of his dirt bodies were also his feelings.

However, he didn't need to pay attention to the actions of his dirt bodies or guide their words and behavior, allowing them to act naturally.

These nine dirt bodies were part of him but had the ability to act independently.

"These nine dirt bodies are not benevolent. Fortunately, my Taoist Body follows them, preventing trouble."

Chen Shi continued his cultivation, then suddenly remembered something, thinking, "My Taoist Body, Chen Jiuyou, follows the Demon Path Taoist Body along with those nine scoundrels... It's not a big deal. I am here to oversee. As long as my meditation isn't too deep, no problems will arise." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Chen Shi remained calm, forgetting both self and objects.

Wen Province, Sinan County.

"Hold on, let me first meddle with colors!"

The Chen Shi who arrived at the Demon Suppression Well was the dirt body, drawn to Sinan County, known for its beauties, making him unable to resist temptation.

"I should call my big brother, Chen Pengqiao, to act as a flower thief duo. Lowering merit while picking flowers, raising it while slaying demons and upholding the way."

The dirt body, Chen Shi, gazed around with burning desire, eager for pleasure upon seeing so many beautiful women.

At this moment, a destitute young immortal caught his eye.

"What's he doing here?"

The young immortal, in tattered clothes, appeared quite distressed, being shoved around, likely conscripted by the government.

Recently, the conflict between the Heavenly Court and Immortal Court intensified. The war among the Immortal Gods had already begun, and the Emperor of Plague Province couldn't escape unscathed.

Wen Province, under the jurisdiction of the Wen Department, held a Heavenly Palace with thirty-six million Plague Gods, and one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. After the war of Immortal Gods commenced, numerous brutal battles had transpired, with an uncountable number of Heavenly Gods and Immortals lost in combat.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Wen Department comprised immortals, always sent to the forefront during battles, suffering heavy casualties and consistently lacking troops.

Conscripting people to fill the Heavenly Soldier Camp was common practice.

"Stop!"

The dirt body, Chen Shi, stepped forward and shouted, "How bold! This is my friend, release him at once!"

The Heavenly Gods conscripting people turned pale upon seeing him, hurriedly bowed, saying, "We didn't know your honor had arrived, please forgive us. We will release him immediately."

Chen Shi, the Sect Leader of Golden Turtle Island, was someone the Emperor of Plague Haotian would address as Teaching Venerable or Sir. Some of these Heavenly Gods had followed the Emperor of Plague Lü Yue and recognized Chen Shi.

The dirt body, Chen Shi, waved his hand to disperse these Heavenly Gods and personally untied the young immortal, laughing, "How did Senior Brother Fan fall to such a state?"

The young immortal was none other than the principal disciple of the Supreme Immortal Emperor, Fan Xiao.

He was already at the Great Perfection of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, only needing an opportunity to break through and achieve enlightenment as a Daluo Golden Immortal. Chen Shi initially persuaded him to retrace his own path of enlightenment as a temporary measure, expecting that after a year and with the outbreak of the Immortal Gods War, Fan Xiao would have returned to the Immortal Court.

Unexpectedly, he encountered him in the Emperor of Plague Province, in such desolation.

Fan Xiao saw Chen Shi, his eyes trembling with unspoken bitterness.

The dirt body, Chen Shi, laughed, "Your attire is indeed shabby. I'll take you to change your clothes, and you can share your experiences of the past year."

Fan Xiao murmured an agreement.

The dirt body, Chen Shi, took him to buy some outfits, and once Fan Xiao changed, he regained some spirit of the leading disciple of the Immortal Emperor.

"You must be starving too; let me take you for a good meal."

The dirt body, Chen Shi, glanced around and suddenly brightened, leading Fan Xiao into Wanhua House. Without needing to call, the procuress came with numerous fallen fairies surrounding them, singing and dancing, offering everything desirable.

The dirt body, Chen Shi, instructed, "This is my Senior Brother; address him as Mr. Fan. Bring fine wine, exquisite dishes, Dragon Liver and Phoenix Gall, and charming ladies immediately. We shall have a private booth."

The procuress smiled, "Mr. Fan, our ladies at Wanhua House perform their arts but do not sell themselves."

"Find some who sell themselves."

"Yes."

...

Soon, in the 33rd floor of Wanhua House, Lingxiao Pavilion, various delicacies were brought out like a stream, with charming fairies by the side of the dirt body, Chen Shi, and Fan Xiao, frequently offering drinks.