Xu Qing felt a strange sense of amusement.

Stop!

"The title of Black Mountain Demon is just a designation. Even if the Third Generation Old Demon dies on Ying Huo Star, my son will take his place." Xu Qing spoke of another matter.

He could clearly sense Xuanhu at the Great Leiyin Temple on Ying Huo Star, but he was unable to enter his son's dream.

There was a forbidden technique of Shakyamuni there, which made it impossible for him as a Heavenly Demon to enter.

"If your son returns and continues the aspirations of the Black Mountain Demon, what will you do?"

"I will stop such a thing from happening." Xu Qing paused and then replied.

"Father and son in conflict, alas..." Elder Fang looked at Xu Qing with a bit of sympathy.

It seemed to be the fate of those with supreme power.

The old Emperor was like this, and it was very likely Xu Qing would be the same in the future.

Xu Qing: "Elder, I have other matters to attend to and won't disturb you further."

"Hmm, go ahead."

Besides coming to pay his respects, Xu Qing also wanted to see Elder Fang's attitude, and as he expected, Elder Fang still had no interest in worldly affairs.

This also rendered Xu Qing's Heavenly Demon Skill unable to affect Elder Fang.

He had indeed harbored villainous thoughts.

This was also Xu Qing's instinctive probing of the one being in the world who could threaten his very existence.

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"In the future, immortals and mortals must be separated. The Three Mountains and Five Mountains and other famous mountains can serve as the sect bases for various cultivation forces, with the Immortal Court's headquarters at Huangshan, where Your Majesty is currently cultivating. Furthermore, all true disciples of the Immortal Court must go to Huangshan to rotate for a period of time..." Xu Qing instructed Yan Shan on what was to come.

Without the threat of the Black Mountain Demon, consolidating the power of the Great Yu Dynasty became a very easy task.

Mortals were bound by the laws of the Great Yu Dynasty, while cultivators were bound by the laws of the Immortal Dynasty.

However, Yan Shan still felt quite troubled.

Because cultivators were also human, they still had their desires and emotions. In fact, in some places, there were already instances where cultivators used their Divine Communication Skills to wipe out entire families, and were even sheltered by the Government Office below.

Even if they were eventually caught and dealt with according to law, it made no difference.

Clearly, cultivators had become the new privileged class of the Great Yu Dynasty, and some of them found it unbearable to be restrained, fleeing to overseas or Western Regions.

In these places, they acted even more recklessly.

Meanwhile, they also took with them some of the cultivation achievements researched by the Great Yu Dynasty.

Without the laws of the Immortal Dynasty to restrain them, these individuals became more extreme, employing techniques such as absorbing human essence or extracting souls.

Among them were some Lamas from the Esoteric Sect, beginning to infiltrate overseas and various Western Regions.

Admittedly, with Xu Qing's suppression, no obvious enemy forces would appear in the Great Yu Dynasty, but troublesome issues arose both internally and externally.

Having power, having desires and emotions, committing evil seemed to be a greater possibility.

Morality seemed always aimed at restraining ordinary people.

Of course, there were good cultivators as well, but the cost for a cultivator's misconduct was very low, even more hidden than the powerful and nobles.

Nowadays, ordinary people of the Great Yu Dynasty undoubtedly enjoyed a progressively better standard of living, but the chance of randomly encountering misdeeds also increased.

Without the Black Mountain Demon, yet the world was not genuinely at peace, possibly even more chaotic.

Yan Shan expressed his inner concerns.

He did not wish to work so hard for the people of the world yet end up with a more chaotic world.

"Weizhong, do you think if we use killing to stop killing, apply strict laws, things will be better?" Xu Qing asked.

Yan Shan: "I don't know, how about trying?"

Xu Qing pondered for a while, "It's not the time yet."

Strict laws were not difficult, the hardest part was how to enforce them.

Even those clerks who received the sycamore leaves, some had now become corrupted.

Shakyamuni did not succeed in transforming the world into a land of good deeds, nor did the Heavenly Demon succeed in ruling the world, otherwise, the Great Yu Dynasty wouldn't have been Xu Qing's to control.

Xu Qing understood better why high predecessors like Lu Zu chose to ascend.

No matter how great the divine skills, they could only save themselves, not others.

Better not to see than to be troubled.

Moreover, at this stage, it already transcended being a different dimension of life.

Just as humans would not feel concerned for the fate of ants.

If Xu Qing were not a Heavenly Demon, naturally he wouldn't have to worry about these things.

It just happened that the cultivation on the Heavenly Demon Path focused fundamentally on the mundane world.

Or rather, his path was that of a Red Dust Immortal, the world could not be avoided, like a fish in water.

Contradictions would always exist, but continuous development could dilute them.

Xu Qing did not want the world to become incredibly chaotic and evil, that was not his intention.

He discussed with Yan Shan and then returned to the Xu Residence.

As for a while later, he would still have to meet the old Emperor.

Now the old Emperor's state was very poor and would not see Xu Qing.

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"Husband, I want to work hard on my cultivation, and then go to Ying Huo Star."

"Hmm, I will go with you."

"If you can go, you don't need to wait for me."

"Alright."

Feng Wu was very anxious and had lost her usual composure.

Xu Qing did not point it out, but constantly comforted her. He knew that now his wife understood everything, it was just her emotions that needed soothing.

Under Xu Qing's comfort, Feng Wu gradually calmed down.

"With the child not being raised by our side, I'm really afraid he will go astray in the future." Feng Wu expressed her concern.

Xu Qing: "Rest assured, no matter what the child does wrong in the future, I won't kill him."

He naturally understood what Feng Wu feared most in her heart.

Feng Wu: "If it's a matter of life and death, I will bear it for him."

Xu Qing sighed, "I won't let you die either. You shouldn't think of things so badly. Even if he becomes the fourth generation Black Mountain Demon, he remains our son."

Feng Wu: "I understand, it's all because of this heavenly principle, it's deliberate."

The fact that the fourth generation Black Mountain Demon was actually Xu Qing's son was undoubtedly destiny's punishment to Xu Qing.

This was fate's mockery of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing chuckled lightly, "It seems your husband has skills, even the celestial law is afraid."

Feng Wu: "You're joking at such a time."

Xu Qing: "Cultivation itself is going against the heavens. Since we started cultivating, we are defying the heavens, there's nothing to worry about or fear, just keep moving forward."

Feng Wu nodded, "Yes, keep moving forward."

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In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

Huangshan, within the palace, the great hall was empty.

The old Emperor had aged significantly, his complexion was also sallow, showing obvious signs of aging.

"Xu Qing, do you wish to become Emperor next?"

"I do not desire it."

"Then let the imperial grandson succeed, and you become the Emperor's Tutor."

"Your servant, thanks for Your Majesty's grace."

"I became Emperor in my teens, thinking my greatest enemy was Grand Secretary Yang, I brought him down. Later, I discovered my greatest enemy was Pure Stream, I defeated Pure Stream, then I found my enemies were the Civil Servants, the Powerful, the Aristocratic Families in various places... I fought against them, with victories and defeats, but the national strength of the Great Yu Dynasty kept declining. Later, I understood, let them be, until I met Zhang Tai'a, met you..." the old Emperor spoke of many matters.

Xu Qing listened silently.

"Now I understand, power and wealth are external things, only oneself is fundamental. From now on, I just wish to cultivate quietly, hoping you can help me for the sake of our relationship as monarch and subject."

"I will certainly do my utmost to help." Xu Qing knew clearly this was the old Emperor being candid with him.

The old Emperor didn't win this game to the end, nor did he lose.

And he knew what he wanted for himself and was willing to relinquish imperial power.

This was indeed a remarkable decision.

Using Taoist terms, the old Emperor had seen through illusion and had found the truth.

With such a mindset, even though his original cultivation had dissipated greatly, he would regain it sooner or later and advance further.

Xu Qing even felt a bit envious internally.

He seemed to have defeated all opponents, yet it did not bring him joy.

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Ying Huo Star, Great Leiyin Temple.

The Black Mountain Demon sat majestically on the Lotus Platform, with a child with a cold demeanor before him.

"Your father is exceptionally gifted, but unfortunately lost in the mundane world, squandering his Dao Nature. You should not follow his path." The Black Mountain Demon said gently.

"You are wrong, Father always tells me not to follow him, nor follow anyone."

The Black Mountain Demon stared with eyes like ghostly green flames at Xu Xuanhu for a long time. Seeing him unchanged, spoke coldly, "Good, worthy of being the Black Mountain Demon."

The claws of the Sky Demon reached out, deeply piercing into Xu Xuanhu's flesh.

This child did not utter a sound.

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