Wandering Gods of Day and Night

Yun Ziliang couldn’t help but complain when he saw Yuan Buyu: "Lao Yuan, why are you only here now? Your disciple almost got beaten to death."

"I don’t believe that. My disciple has a tough life."

Yuan Buyu, hands behind his back like a retired old cadre, gazing at the Ancestor Tree Cover, said in a deep voice: "The rumors are true, the Zhou Family Nuo Opera, sung by mortals, can rival the gods."

Since the incense fire halted, he had been living with the Zhou Family’s Troupe, taking on the role of the cook master,

He understood the Zhou Family Nuo Opera better than anyone, except Zhou Lingyi, in the Nine Prefectures of Jing Country.

Yun Ziliang naturally knew about this, so he asked, "Lao Yuan, how does the Zhou Family Nuo Opera achieve this?"

"Nothing but popularity."

Yuan Buyu pointed out the key to "Nuo Opera."

He said, "The Zhou Family Ancestor Tree is vastly different from the other Ancestor Trees. The more popular it is, the better it grows, the more powerful it becomes,

The Nuo Opera sung by those play masters is just a key; it opens the door to the power of Jing Country,

And the Zhou Family Ancestor Tree channels this power to the descendants of the Zhou Family."

"Is this Ancestor Tree really that powerful?"

Yun Ziliang clicked his tongue again.

"For every ancient Heavenly God in Jing Country, there is an Ancestor Tree, but among all the Ancestor Trees, the Zhou Family’s Ancestor Tree is the most powerful."

"It is truly the gigantic tree of Jing Country."

Yuan Buyu then laughed: "Ever since Xuanzi left Ping Shui Prefecture, he has thrived in Mingjiang Prefecture, bringing a wealth of fortune to the Zhou Family’s Troupe,

This wealth allowed the Zhou Family’s Troupe to recruit more personnel and expand greatly; therefore, the popularity of the Zhou Family’s Troupe grew, and the Ancestor Tree became stronger."

"Then, if it’s as you say, Ping Shui Prefecture should just provide financial support to the Zhou Family’s Troupe? Surely, that would boost their popularity."

Zhao Wuya interjected.

Yuan Buyu shook his head and said: "The Ancestor Tree blesses the Zhou Family descendants. This popularity must be accumulated by the descendants themselves,

Furthermore, the effectiveness of Nuo Opera also depends on the incense fire level of the Zhou Family descendants,

In the past, the incense fire of the Great Nuo Cultivators of the Zhou Family was inadequate; for two thousand years, no one with high incense fire had emerged,

While conducting their cultivation, they were also bad at making money,

Unlike Xuanzi, whose incense fire reached seven sticks and who made numerous connections in Mingjiang Prefecture, lacking neither human nor financial networks.

It was his management over these days that brought the Zhou Family Ancestor Tree to life, reviving its past glory."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood that without a genius demon like Zhou Xuan, the Nuo Opera would never have been this powerful.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader heard this and asked: "If that’s the case, doesn’t it mean—with the Nuo Opera, Master Zhou is truly invincible within Jing Country?"

"It can only achieve invincibility in Ping Shui and Mingjiang Prefectures; elsewhere, it might not work well."

Yuan Buyu then leisurely explained to the group.

"Why is that?"

The Eternal Life Sect Leader asked.

Yuan Buyu replied: "Within the Nine Prefectures of Jing Country, except for Snow Plain Prefecture, each Prefecture City has an Ancestor Tree,

The nine Ancestor Trees were originally connected in one lineage; when a Prefecture City finds its lost Ancestor Tree, the willow tree of the Zhou Family can extend its branches there,

The Nuo Opera can then be performed, and this power can bless Xuanzi,

Currently, Mingjiang Prefecture has a peach tree, but the Ancestor Trees of the other Prefecture Cities remain unknown."

"I see."

Upon hearing Yuan Buyu’s explanation, everyone grasped the profound mystery,

The Zhou Family’s Nuo Opera has a fundamental truth—the stronger the descendants of the Zhou Family, the stronger the Nuo Opera.

A huge troupe, if the Zhou Family descendants are incompetent, the Nuo Opera is nothing but a paper tiger that scares people but is useless.

But Zhou Xuan has already gone the furthest as the Nuo within the Zhou Family’s Troupe, and the Nuo Opera is truly a blessing for him.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader sighed beside: "All nine Prefecture Cities have Ancestor Trees; it’s a pity that the Heavenly Dome doesn’t,

If the Heavenly Dome Twelve Palaces grew an Ancestor Tree, Master Zhou’s Nuo Opera could be performed in the Heavenly Dome. How great would that be?"

His words startled the Tiancan Monk and Green Robed Buddha into cold sweats.

Both hurriedly exclaimed: "Sect Leader, what are you thinking? Your words are most disrespectful."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader’s wishful thinking had a hint of rebellion—if the Heavenly Dome grew an Ancestor Tree, wouldn’t Zhou Xuan overturn the Heavenly Fire Clan?"

"Misspoke, misspoke."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader lightly tapped his mouth to show he said the wrong thing.

...

At this moment, Zhou Xuan was using his Perception to link with hundreds of Erlang’s infantry.

In between linking, he also heard Yuan Buyu’s conversation with the others.

His doubts were completely resolved.

No wonder his elder sister had never used Nuo Opera before; it turns out performing Nuo Opera requires the popularity of the Zhou Family’s Troupe to be at its peak, and the other Prefecture Cities must have Ancestor Trees to use it.

At the battle with the Three-headed Stone Buddha in Mingjiang Prefecture, the Zhou Family’s Troupe’s popularity wasn’t at its peak.

When he defeated Bi Fang in Jingchuan Prefecture, the Ancestor Tree of Jingchuan Prefecture was still lost and didn’t appear; hence Nuo Opera couldn’t be performed.

But today in Ping Shui Prefecture,

The Prefecture City has the Zhou Family Ancestor Tree presiding, the popularity of the Zhou Family’s Troupe is unprecedentedly high, occupying all advantages of time, place, and people, naturally, an earth-shattering Nuo Opera was performed.