Chapter 1743: Chapter 936: The World as the Board, All Living Beings as Pieces

Divine Continent, Anlan Prefecture, Chanfeng Spirit Medicine Garden.

The autumn wind rustled, carrying the scent of medicine throughout the garden. Large swathes of seven-colored brocade orchids swayed with the breeze, like brilliant rainbows reflecting on the spirit peak, creating a breathtaking scene.

As evening approached, one by one, medicine farmers descended from Chanfeng Mountain, carrying medicine baskets on their backs. They varied in age, but all showed signs of exhaustion.

Before long, the medicine farmers gathered at the foot of the mountain and gradually formed several small groups.

Lin Daqi leaned against a pine tree by the roadside, looking amused as he spoke to an old man in a reddish-brown robe with white hair standing a few steps away, "Old Liu, you need to turn in ten dou of Dining Mist Orchid Dew this month. You better hurry up. If you can’t complete the task again, the manager might kick you off the mountain."

The old man in the reddish-brown robe carefully set down his basket, then hammered his sore waist with a look of resignation on his face.

"No need for Brother Lin’s concern. I started an hour early a few days ago, so it should be enough for this month," the old man turned his head to look at Lin Daqi, his eyes a bit cloudy.

Hearing this, Lin Daqi was momentarily surprised, then stood up straight, walking quickly behind Old Liu, and began rifling through the basket right in front of everyone.

"Hey, hey, Brother Lin, stop!" Old Liu hurriedly rushed forward to try to stop Lin Daqi’s actions.

But being old and frail, with cultivation only at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, he couldn’t compare to a man at Qi Refining Perfection.

"Get lost!"

Lin Daqi’s arms glowed red as he pushed Old Liu two zhang away, arrogantly shouting, "You still owe me two bottles of Yunyuan Pill. If I find some Jade Dew to serve as interest, what’s wrong with that?"

Their conflict immediately attracted the surrounding medicine farmers, who eagerly watched the spectacle.

The Chanfeng Medicine Garden stretches for a hundred miles, with nearly a hundred medicine farmers stationed here year-round. Lin Daqi, who reached Qi Refining Perfection long ago, was a well-known "character" among them, often bullying others and secretly engaging in usury and smuggling of spiritual medicine.

Everyone knew Lin Daqi was just a front; his real backing was Mr. Zhao, the Chief of Chanfeng.

Seeing Old Liu suddenly "froze" in place, Lin Daqi became even more arrogant.

His gaze coldly scanned the area, causing nearby medicine farmers to turn their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.

Satisfied with their reaction, Lin Daqi finally retracted his gaze, leaned down, and picked up a fist-sized White Jade Purifying Bottle from the basket.

He weighed the Jade Purifying Bottle in his hands, then smirked, saying, "Not bad! It’s almost a dou. Old Liu, you’re... quite diligent—"

Before he could finish the sentence, Lin Daqi’s face suddenly showed an expression of extreme shock, and he instantly froze.

The next moment, a cold wind gently brushed over his body, and his entire being suddenly disintegrated, his clothes and flesh all turning into a cloud of green smoke, blown away by the wind.

In nearly the blink of an eye, a living person had mysteriously died in full view of everyone, and in such a bizarre manner!

The group of medicine farmers were left dumbfounded, panicking instantly.

Soon after, someone quickly noticed Old Liu’s "unusual" behavior.

"Old Liu... you... demon monk!" exclaimed the nearest person, almost speechless with shock, having witnessed Old Liu transform from an old hunchback with white hair into a gray-robed old monk with a kind face and a shiny bald head in the blink of an eye.

"Infinite Saint Ancestor, all beings suffer, only I am self-free in Joy Heaven!" The gray-robed old monk clasped his hands together, slowly chanting.

Before he finished speaking, a realm of Paradise appeared out of thin air, and in an instant, the group of medicine farmers were inside that realm.

As their figures slowly disappeared, a majestic and melodious immortal music suddenly echoed from the depths of the void. The seven-colored brocade orchids on the mountain bloomed simultaneously, and rainbows spanned the sky, a rich fragrance permeating, spreading hundreds of miles in an instant.

At this moment, the gray-robed old monk rose into the air, countless rainbows gathering under his feet to form seven-colored lotus flowers.

Before the seven-colored lotus could dissipate, the gray-robed old monk stepped into the void and vanished without a trace.

...

In Near Heaven, the stellar river shone brilliantly, with galaxies forming different star nebulae, occupying various regions of the Universe, each emitting its unique radiance.

At this moment, in a quiet void near the Five Elements Cave Heaven, a gray-robed old monk suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The Zizai Heavenly Demon Lord shook his monk robe, looking up towards the Five Elements Cave Heaven, separated by billions of miles, his eyes suddenly reflecting countless radiant Spirit Mechanisms, and a brilliant "heaven and earth."

Under the invisible force, the myriad Spirit Mechanisms gradually converged into a colorful Light Sea, continuously pouring into the Five Elements Cave Heaven, eventually forming a rare celestial phenomenon.

The Zizai Heavenly Demon Lord observed for a moment and quickly changed his previous thoughts.

The gray-robed old monk clasped his hands together and solemnly chanted, "Infinite Saint Ancestor! This humble monk from Self-free Heaven requests to see Mixed Element Daoist."

At the moment when the Zizai Heavenly Demon Lord released his aura, the true form within the Five Elements Cave Heaven immediately felt it.

When the Zizai Heavenly Demon Lord extended the invitation to meet, Avatar Dongzhenzi had already flown out of the Cave Heaven and arrived before the Demon Lord.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate! This poor Taoist from elsewhere has nothing to do with your Self-free Heaven. What brings you here without reason today?" With a solemn expression, Dongzhenzi coldly spoke.

At the level of a Tribulation Crossing Venerable, the division between righteous and demonic sects had long ceased to exist.