"General of the World, Chen Shi, receive the decree: The Emperor commands, the Immortal Rebels in Wu Yue Province have caused chaos, slaughtering the people, murdering the Divine, undermining the country. Chen Shi is to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion, execute the leaders, eradicate the rebellious factions, and escort them to the Immortal Slaying Stage for execution, as a warning to other traitors. This is the Imperial Order!"

Chen Shi received the decree and asked, "Dare I ask the Heavenly Envoy, what is the situation in Wu Yue Province?"

"Not very good."

The envoy was a close attendant of the Jade Emperor, an Immortal who had met Chen Shi before, and said, "Wu Yue Province belongs to the Heavenly Market, and the Heavenly Market is still at war, with many Immortal Rebels causing uprisings everywhere. The Heavenly Court has long been laying out plans in the Heavenly Market, but provinces like the Ancestral, Left Wall, Market Tower, Marquis, and Imperial Seat have all fallen."

Chen Shi inquired, "Where is the Heavenly Court's military? Why have they not gone to support the Heavenly Market?"

"Beiluo guards the Heavenly Court, the Dou Department and Thunder Department are attacking the Three Pure Ones Realm, and the Heavenly River Navy has gone to provide support. The Four Imperial Lords' army is besieging the Western Heaven, and there is no time to spare."

Chen Shi pondered, the Elder Province belongs to the Dou Constellation, which is part of the Heavenly Market.

The Jade Emperor sent him to Wu Yue Province to suppress the rebellion, not to make things difficult for him, as Wu Yue is not too far from the Elder Province.

Moreover, if the Immortal Court were to occupy the Heavenly Market, the next target to annex would likely be Penglai West.

After the envoy left, Chen Shi left his nine dirt bodies to guard Golden Turtle Island, instructing Jing Mei, Yan Zhibei, and others to select ten thousand Immortals to form the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

"Once you've selected the personnel, use my dirt bodies to have them enter my Dao Ruins Dao Realm for training."

Chen Shi instructed, "I am going to Wu Yue to quell the rebellion, and I might need them."

Jing Mei, Yan Zhibei, and others immediately went to find suitable personnel.

Chen Shi then said to Little Dun Fairy: "Madam, I am going to Wu Yue. This time, you will stay on Golden Turtle Island. If someone comes to demand the Yuqing Dao Spring, give it to them if you can't defeat them. If anyone tries to steal it, kill them if you can. If you can't and they steal some, it doesn't matter."

Little Dun Fairy laughed and said, "It's not the theft that's worrisome, but the constant concern about theft. You've planted Outer Dao in the Dao Spring, just unravel it when you need to use it. Even if they steal the Dao Spring, it will be polluted by the Outer Dao."

"It was planted long ago."

Chen Shi said, "Not only is the Dao Spring planted with Outer Dao, but also various Earth Treasure Spirit Roots and Superior Immortal Medicines in the Holy Land. Instruct the disciples to seek your permission if they want to use the Earth Treasure Spirit Roots and Superior Immortal Medicines."

Little Dun acknowledged and said, "Are you going to Wu Yue alone this time? Husband, without me by your side, be careful."

"Over the years, I have been in seclusion, sending dirt bodies everywhere in search of the Great Demon Skeleton. I am no longer the naive youth of Wu. Don't worry, Madam."

Chen Shi left her and Qiao Gu with some Dao Spring Water, enough for their daily use, and then he set off.

"Without the Star Gate of Penglai West, traveling is truly inconvenient."

Chen Shi was exhausted and dusty as he flew away from Penglai West and entered the Elder Province.

The Star Gate of the Elder Province was also dismantled by the people of Golden Turtle Island. It took Chen Shi six or seven days to fly out of the Elder Province, arriving at the Jian Province of the Dou Constellation.

"Fortunately, the Jian Province still has a Star Gate."

Chen Shi rushed to the Heavenly River Crossing in Jian Province, relieved to see the Star Gate still intact.

"Going to Wu Yue? There are no ships to Wu Yue!"

Below the Star Gate, the Divine General guarding it informed him, "The ferry crossings in Wu Yue, Ancestral, Rites, Tus, and other provinces have all been destroyed by the rebels there, making it impossible to reach!" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Chen Shi asked, "Are there other nearby provinces with ferry crossings?"

"Yan Zhao Wei Qi and other provinces have also fallen into enemy hands."

Chen Shi frowned; it might take two to three months to reach Wu Yue from here.

The Divine General guarding the Star Gate paid him no further attention, occupied with his own tasks. The ferry was bustling with ships coming and going, busy with affairs.

Chen Shi paused to observe, seeing Star Shuttles sailing from the starry skies; those disembarking were often fleeing refugees, looking distraught, likely escaping from the war-torn provinces.

"Those who managed to escape aren't ordinary citizens; they're nobles."

Chen Shi thought, "Where could the common folk afford the expenses of fleeing by ship?"

Without lingering, he flew towards Wu Yue Province.

The Heavenly Market is exceedingly vast, comprising eighty-seven provinces. A province is a unit governed by the Divine, each with extensive territories. Even as an Immortal, it takes several days of flying.

A single province often encompasses hundreds of Divine Kingdoms or Immortal Dao Majors, each with a domain unimaginably vast, comparable to a small world.

As Chen Shi continued along his path, apart from Jian Province, the conflicts gradually intensified, with frequent sightings of battles between Immortal Gods.

The battles were often in the sky, turning the Heavenly Dome crimson, with grand and powerful Divine Skills clashing in the air, sometimes so mighty they attracted stars from beyond, causing terrifying phenomena.

Flying treasures, their power formidable, would often quake in the sky, tearing it apart.

When these treasures hit the ground, they often shattered mountains and rivers, split the earth, or caused thunderstorms and volcanic eruptions, exceptionally terrifying.

Chen Shi observed as he traveled, neither helping the Divine to suppress the rebelling Immortals nor aiding the Immortals in killing the Divine.

These Immortals had been harshly oppressed by the Heavenly Court and the sects ruling the Holy Land and Immortal Monarchs, accumulating boundless fury that they dared not release before. Now, with the Heavenly Court losing its virtue, they have risen to attack.

But the Immortals aren't the most pitiful; the most wretched are the common people living there.

Immortals may seem pitiful, but compared to the common people, their suffering doesn't even qualify as such.

Whenever the Divine Skills of Immortal True Gods fell, they'd often scorch the earth for miles. Within these areas, everything—men, beasts—was destroyed without exception. How many innocent wives and children, how many youths hoping for the future, how many aspirant individuals were there?