This damned tower!

A long time passed.

After pondering the interior and exterior layout of this place, Kong Shentong sat before the porcelain doll and said in a deep voice:

"Great Three Altar Sea Meeting Deity, you come from the old world. I know you won’t speak too much about the old world—there seems to be some kind of taboo?"

Nezha glanced at this middle-aged man and said with pure kindness:

"Well, speaking too much, spreading matters of the old world to the present, will cause bad things to happen."

Kong Shentong nodded and did not question further, but changed the topic:

"Have you heard of the [Infinite Celestial Venerate]?"

Nezha was momentarily stunned:

"Who?"

Kong Shentong quietly recalled, then spoke in a steady tone:

"An Infinite Celestial Venerate sits in a Taoist Palace that transcends thought. Some call Him [Tao Ancestor], others call Him [Taiqing]."

Nezha’s expression did not change, but his mind was a stormy sea.

He asked calmly:

"I’ve heard of Him, what about it?"

Kong Shentong sighed with relief, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and licked his lips:

"How powerful is this person? Is there a way... to deal with Him?"

To deal with?

Who are you going to deal with??

Nezha again fell silent.

After a long while, he lowered his eyelids, covering his flickering gaze, and said with pure innocence:

"Yes, this person is indeed powerful, but not that powerful..."

He began to play tricks.

Kong Shentong’s eyes shone brighter, as if remembering something, he changed the subject again:

"By the way, there’s also the World-Honored One Buddha. I have a secret to tell, this person is not just the World-Honored One Buddha."

"Oh? What’s the story?" The innocently curious Great Three Altar Sea Meeting Deity asked.

Kong Shentong pondered for a moment:

"I didn’t want to say it initially, but since you will confront this person, you need to be fully informed."

"This World-Honored One Buddha had another identity before becoming the Buddha, called [Laozi]."

Nezha’s eyelids started twitching, listening to this Treasure Holder middle-aged man’s continuation:

"This person once, at Hangu Pass on the World Plateau, rode a bull and left behind a book named Tao Te Ching... Moreover, it seems to have countless links with that Infinite Celestial Venerate."

"That’s about it, does the Great Deity have a method to deal with this World-Honored One Buddha?"

Nezha remained silent.

Just the Buddha is enough.

The one to deal with is this Buddha?

You mother.

He chuckled, wondering whether to immediately disperse his True Spirit...

As the thought arose, he again heard Kong Shentong speak:

"Oh, right, beside this World-Honored One Buddha is a formidable figure, a half-human, half-snake woman named Wa?"

"Yes, named Wa. When the time comes, perhaps the Great Deity could assist and subdue Wa as well."

Nezha suddenly raised his head, three question marks popping up on his forehead.

Ah???

His round eyes were filled with great confusion, after a long silence, he genuinely spoke:

"Once, all the Immortals and Buddhas said I was bold beyond measure."

Kong Shentong was puzzled:

"What?"

Nezha said nothing, just tiptoed to pat Kong Shentong’s shoulder, earnestly saying:

"I now realize, I’m actually quite timid."

The rest of the sentence he left unsaid—who could be bolder than you all??

Even the monkey and Yang Jian couldn’t manage!

.........

Across the myriad realms, in a certain large universe.

’Subspace’, slowly, slowly, merged into its own Divine Realm.

It did not become part of the Divine Realm directly but transformed into the ’dark side’ of Divine Realm,

unable to be observed and hard to directly touch, if the Three Realms in Divine Realm are majestic, then Subspace, at this moment, became the ’anti-Three Realms.’

Only in shadows.

Meanwhile, in ’Subspace’, or within Chaos Bell.

Zhang Fusheng exhaled a murky breath, regretfully saying:

"Does this mean I can’t abruptly become a complete Great Saint Spirit in a short time?"

The incomplete head nodded:

"Correct, it would reveal some clues, though Supreme cannot lay eyes in this era, those associated with you can detect changes in your aura."

With a pause,

He continued:

"Time and the river of years are crystal clear to those Daoist friends, any change or transformation in time is perfectly captured."

"The time you gain through trade, they can all see, even seeing who the time comes from."

"Similarly, if you achieve something without cause that usually takes a long time, if your cultivation or aura suddenly surges, it will also be noticed."

Listening to the head’s words, Zhang Fusheng felt even more regret: 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"After all that, it’s still the gradual plan."

"Not necessarily."

The head smiled:

"In this world, there are other four remarkable corpses that you should know—among them, Fellow Daoist Bodhi’s corpse, if utilized well, you can transform into a Great Saint Spirit in an instant."

Zhang Fusheng’s eyes lit up:

"I understand what you mean, starting with that weaver, right?"

"Exactly." The head nodded: "This little guy is very bold in his thinking."

He casually said:

"He plans to occupy the other three little ones, and then triumph against superior forces, to occupy me, who they see as ’Father God.’

Though the head hides within ’Subspace,’ evidently, he knows all events occurring within this universe.

Zhang Fusheng listened, his eyelids twitching, even he couldn’t help but marvel at the weaver’s bold ambition—or rather, the audacity of the ignorant.

No wonder this guy is pretending to be weak, the scheme indeed is quite huge.

He rubbed his chin, having an idea in his heart:

"Perhaps I don’t have to stop him. I can instead help this guy a bit, allow him to occupy all living creatures’ bodies in this universe, replacing the will of all beings."

"Then, once he enters Subspace, attempting to occupy Fellow Daoist Donghuang, can I then directly reap the rewards?"

The head slightly nodded:

"It’s a path, but it might take hundreds of years."

"No problem."

Zhang Fusheng’s eyes shone:

"I just need this universe to be absorbed into my Divine Realm—only hundreds of years, for me, a moment’s work."

He bowed towards the head, watching Fellow Daoist Donghuang continue to slumber in chaos, then withdrew.

Thinking it over, Zhang Fusheng left a passage to ’Subspace’ at the original spot,

quietly detaching the thought from this great universe—continuing to stay had no purpose.

The current task is to return to the Other Shore World, make the great universe a Buddha Country and Blessed Land, and trade for thousands of years of spiritual cultivation.

Then.

The Great Saint Spirit can be achieved in an instant.

Amidst thoughts, Zhang Fusheng suddenly received a message from Old Bull—he had just become a legislator, now undercover in the Federation.

After swiftly browsing the message, Zhang Fusheng showed a peculiar expression:

"Did they really release Nezha?"

"There’s even an Exquisite Treasure Tower??"

He contemplated, taking a deep look at the great universe, then his will turned, all things transformed.

When the view cleared again,

He had returned to the Other Shore World, back to the Other Shore Mountain.

February 6th.

Three days left until February 9th.

"Three days... it’s possible."

The World-Honored One Buddha opened His eyes, recalling the words of Wa and Eastern Emperor, His gaze deep and profound.

He was admonishing His own nature, to be Himself first.

"The body of World-Honored One Buddha, the position of Taiqing... can they all be severed out?"

"Can my True Form transcend externally?"

"There must be a way."

Zhang Fusheng stood up, opened the wooden door of the grass hut, in the Other Shore World, flowers bloomed and faded.