Peerless Taoist

Lu Yu naturally wanted to do so. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help."    

Ji Wenchang smiled faintly and waved his hand. "That's because you are capable. Back then, I only said that if you could break through to the Mystic Immortal Realm, I would agree to the marriage. Now that you have grown up, you are already limitless. Who in this world can stop you?"    

After saying that, Ji Wenchang sighed and said, "The Bai Family is a middle-grade family after all. Their power is weak. My noble concubine has always wanted to use the Bai girl as a bargaining chip to marry other forces to strengthen her own background. I originally did not want to ask about these small matters, but since this is related to your marriage, I cannot do too much. Don't worry, I will discipline her when I return and will not interfere with your matters."    

"That's great. Thank you!" Lu Yu said.    

"It's our turn to thank you. If it wasn't for you, we would have been in a life and death situation today."    

Li Ge and Ji Wenchang put down their emperor airs and treated Lu Yu as a fellow cultivator.    

Li Ge frowned and said in a deep voice, "I wonder how these people came to this world. The great calamity has yet to descend, but these foreign visitors have already arrived. I'm afraid a disaster is unavoidable."    

Lu Yu said, "If my guess is correct, these people should have followed the people from the Supreme Purity Heaven. There is a crack in this place, and they came in from that place."    

"What? A crack appeared in the Heaven Realm that connects to the outside world?"    

Suddenly, a cry of surprise sounded beside them.    

It was the old woman who had been standing behind the two emperors all this time who suddenly cried out in surprise.    

When the old woman was fighting, she had tried her best to persuade Li Ge and Ji Wenchang to give up on resisting. When Lu Yu appeared, she immediately disappeared and hid behind the two of them.    

If she had not heard the shocking words of the old woman, she would probably still be hiding in the dark.    

"Who is this?" Lu Yu looked at the old woman and frowned.    

"Oh, this is a Great Witch of the Ji Family. He is familiar with the Kunlun Secret Realm. The reason why I was able to discover the Kunlun Secret Realm is because of her help," Ji Wenchang said.    

The ancient Shang Dynasty worshipped ghosts and gods, and there were often divine officials who were in charge of offering sacrifices and divining. The Great Zhou Dynasty had inherited some of the ancient Shang Dynasty's teachings and also established divine officials, offering sacrifices and divining.    

These Great Witch would not interfere with the state affairs, but they would usually choose seniors of a higher seniority and prestige to serve. Thus, they were quite influential in the Great Zhou Dynasty.    

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The old woman bowed to Lu Yu. She had already known Lu Yu's identity from observing him.    

"The Great Witch of the Zhou Dynasty..."    

Lu Yu squinted his eyes and sized up the Great Witch. Suddenly, he smiled faintly and said, "This is the first time I have seen a god official. Ever since Great Qin established its own dynasty, only the Ministry of Revenue's Divine Management Division is managed by a god official."    

Ever since Great Qin had been established, it had displayed its strength. Not only did it intimidate the sects and clans of the martial world, but even many gods had not let it go.    

All the gods who lived in Great Qin had to register in the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, they would be considered as wild gods and would not be protected by the law. Even the Temple's standard, the number of believers, and the scope of the spread of faith had strict requirements.    

In the Great Yu period, the Tai Gan Emperor had specially created the Investiture of Gods to manage all the gods.    

Lu Yu was even more absolute. The gods were actually just special living creatures, and they were not much different from ordinary Great Qin citizens. All the temples that were registered had to pay taxes every year, and they had to pay tributes to the court at fixed times. If they were disobedient, they would be chased away by the court.    

A god official with such influence like the Great Witch was quite rare in Great Qin.    

"Emperor Qin has unparalleled divine might, and all the gods in the world have submitted to him. Why would he need me?" The old woman bowed and said.    

"I indeed do not need you, but Emperor Zhou does not seem to need you either," Lu Yu said indifferently. "Before this, you have been advising Li Ji and Ji Wenchang not to make a move. Are you preparing to let them surrender?"    

"Old man, old man is just..." The old woman trembled.    

Just now, she had indeed been a bit rude.    

Although she was a Divine Priest, she was still a servant of the Great Zhou Imperial Court. How could she have the right to ask the Emperor to do anything?    

"Lu Yu, she is very timid. You don't have to make things difficult for her," Ji Wenchang said indifferently.    

Ji Wenchang was the Emperor of Zhou during the Middle Ages. For some unknown reason, he had broken through the Earth Realm and obtained an extraordinary lifespan, which allowed him to survive until now.    

Although this old woman looked old, she was just a junior in front of Ji Wenchang, who had experienced two great eras.    

"Timid? She is not timid. She is very brave."    

Lu Yu stared at the old woman, his eyes shining with a bright light. "I wonder who sent you here? The Emperor? Or the mysterious Emperor behind the scenes?"    

As soon as he said this, Li Bi and Ji Wenchang frowned, but they did not say anything.    

Since Lu Yu said this, he naturally had his reasons.    

"What does His Majesty mean? I don't understand." The Great Witch shook her head.    

Her hunched body and withered white hair fluttered in the air. Her face was covered in deep wrinkles, and she looked old and dejected.    

"Can't you understand? Then I'll let you understand!"    

Lu Yu suddenly shouted. His eyes seemed to have a galaxy in them, and a vast pressure descended on the old woman's body.    

The old woman was holding onto the crutch tightly, but at this moment, she suddenly began to tremble violently, and her face could not help but reveal fear.    

In an instant, a ball of black light faintly appeared around the old woman, wanting to stop Lu Yu's Spiritual Sense from observing her.    

In Lu Yu's mind, a few blurry memories appeared. This old woman seemed to be related to the Great Zhou's National Aura. Her origins were clear, and there was nothing suspicious about her.    

The Great Witch hurriedly turned his head and screamed at Ji Wenchang, "Your Majesty, save me!"    

"Just a few tricks. Do you think you can deceive me?"    

A divine light suddenly flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.    

Behind his head, an enormous image of the Nether God stood proudly and solemnly. Its radiance was endless, as if a peerless god king was standing proudly in the world.    

With a rumble, the Nether God's eyes opened, and it chanted an ancient and mysterious incantation. An extremely tyrannical soul power suddenly fell, and it struck the old woman's mind.    

The wind howled, and the soul attack swept through the Great Witch's mind like a storm. There was a faint cracking sound of something breaking.    

The Great Witch suddenly let out a miserable cry, and he fell to the ground with a wail, his entire body trembling.