Li Er: Fishing Instead of Doing Proper Work. Sect Master Tongtian Gets Struck by Lightning

When Li Er heard this, he said with a serious expression, "The male one usually likes to show off, so it revealed itself in the Three Realms early on and showed itself off everywhere in Taiyi's hands.

Also, when a male one sees a female one, it stops working, so female ones are better."

Black Dog wore an expression of sudden realization and said with feeling, "So it's like that saying: women only slow down the speed at which I draw my sword.

Don't worry, Little Master. If I see a female, I definitely won't stop working, and my legs definitely won't go weak."

Sect Master Tongtian: ...

"Black Dog, you're still young. You don't understand these matters of males and females.

Remember to stay alert when you encounter a female dog." Li Er spoke earnestly as he casually cast his fishing rod not far from Sect Master Tongtian.

He remembered those dog thieves on Blue Planet who often walked female dogs in heat around certain areas to lure in male dogs before catching them.

"Little Master, I understand. The moment I see a female dog, I'll change into another form.

But could the Master's physique be especially good at attracting females? Look, all the fish he caught are female." Black Dog put away his fishing rod and picked up one of the fish Sect Master Tongtian had caught, a trace of envy flashing in his eyes.

With such a physique, he would never need to worry about lacking a Dao companion. It was similar to the succubi mentioned in Little Master's records, innately attractive to others.

"Oh! Damn, it really is like that... Third Brother Pan, release these female fish, or there won't be any fish left to catch later."

Sect Master Tongtian: ...

However, Sect Master Tongtian had now thought of a way to explain the origins of the Chaos Bell. Starting today, his Chaos Bell would be female.

Because his Chaos Bell had appeared, Taiyi's Chaos Bell had stopped working, so it could no longer manifest in the world.

After all, he had refined the Chaos Bell, while Taiyi had no way to refine it. It was perfectly normal for Taiyi's Chaos Bell to disappear.

Li Er saw the float sink and abruptly pulled up his rod—

In an instant, his whole mood soured. He had reeled up Black Dog's fishhook.

"Little Master, why did you pull up my fishhook?" Black Dog asked helplessly as he watched his fishing rod get yanked up.

Seeing this, Sect Master Tongtian curled his lips upward and gently pulled his rod. A fish came up on the line.

Splash—

Sect Master Tongtian casually tossed the fish back into the river, elegantly cast his rod again, and felt immensely pleased as he watched Li Er fail to catch anything.

After all, he was constantly being shown up by Li Er's antics, especially in the Dao of formations, where he had been suppressed until he felt he had no talent. At least in fishing, he had finally won back a round.

"Oh, I threw the wrong one back. That one was male."

Li Er: ...

"Little Master, I'm going to pee..." Black Dog took off running, because the atmosphere had turned unpleasant. Little Master was angry.

And his fishhook had gotten in Little Master's way—

"Don't cause trouble—"

"Got it, Master."

Beyond the Chaos—Nüwa Palace.

Nüwa had regained her proper appearance, though there was an added hint of spring in the corners of her eyes. Satisfaction flickered in her gaze, and her cheeks remained rosy red.

She held a Passion Pill and examined it carefully, as though she wanted to comprehend its mysteries and refine it herself.

After a moment,

Nüwa gave up on studying it. The pill was too complex, perfectly integrated as one. In a coquettish, complaining tone, she said, "Hmph, hmph—Senior Brother Tongtian is so bad—

He made me take this kind of pill, and now his image keeps appearing in my mind. How embarrassing!

Still, that tingling feeling is rather interesting. This emotional fluctuation seems to vaguely touch upon signs of a breakthrough.

Should I test its medicinal effects again? Maybe then I'll comprehend its principles."

Nüwa seemed to have convinced herself that it was absolutely not because she had become infatuated with that tingling sensation.

She then took out three Passion Pills and tossed them into her mouth. Anticipation appeared on her face as she raised a hand and sealed off Nüwa Palace. Sect Master Tongtian's image appeared in her mind.

That image was of Sect Master Tongtian grandly tossing out over a thousand bottles and saying domineeringly, "These pills can be snacks for Junior Sister Nüwa—"

Demon Court.

Dijun sat in a pavilion drinking wine, looking refreshed. A bottle of pills sat on the table, and as he looked toward it, a complicated light flickered in his eyes.

These pills both delighted and frightened him. Who would have thought they were suitable for two kinds of battle—one was fighting desperately on the battlefield, and the other was fighting in bed.

"Big Brother! These pills..."

Taiyi appeared, picked up a jug of wine, and took a huge swig to ease his emotions. In a complicated tone, he said, "Big Brother, these pills... they're not exactly proper.

But their effects are too outrageous. They condense mana, heighten emotions, and promote primordial spirit activity..."

"Didn't Sect Master Tongtian say so? If we want these pills, we can bring materials to the Interception Sect to exchange for them. This also counts as a good karmic tie he has formed with us.

Moreover, these pills can help us unite the Demon Race more closely and consolidate the Demon Court's position.

Following the rules of the Interception Sect, we can establish a contribution system as well. As long as one earns enough contribution points, one can exchange them for these pills.

As time passes, more powerful great demons will emerge, and those great demons will surely feel grateful toward us." Dijun spoke seriously, wisdom shining in his eyes.

He had gone to the Interception Sect with Nüwa and seen the sect rules there, as well as the procedures for earning contribution points.

Previously, the rules had only been passed down by word of mouth, and he had never obtained the complete version. This time, he had seen it in full. Combining it with the Demon Race's current situation, he had seized upon a set of rules suitable for them.

And these pills were the most crucial link in putting the Demon Race's rules into action.

Think of the Dragon Race's methods, where those above controlled those below. That simply did not suit the Demon Race's current development. If the Demon Race wanted to develop, it had to give its younger generation a path forward.

Taiyi fell silent at those words. This approach would affect the interests of some great demons. If it was not handled properly, they would certainly face backlash from those great demons.

"Big Brother, I support you." Taiyi spoke seriously, determination flashing through his eyes.

The Demon Court could not follow the Dragon Race and Phoenix Race's old path. It had to forge a road of its own.

"Good. You'll handle the pill exchanges."

"Alright."

Somewhere on Mount Buzhou.

Black Dog stepped out of the void, one paw stroking his chin while the other rested in his pocket. A look of understanding appeared in his eyes.

"So that's how it is. I can still sense that feeling here, which means some unknown living being is hiding in this place.

It isn't here to watch us. That gave me quite a scare.

But this being is hiding incredibly well. It actually managed to evade my divine ability." Black Dog muttered to himself, streaks of light flickering through his eyes.

He had run here from the fishing spot to see whether that previous feeling of being watched had disappeared.

If it had left, that would prove the other party had come specifically for them.

But after arriving and using his divine ability to sense the area, he discovered that feeling was still here. It had not left and was still hidden in this place without leaving any trace.

He then turned around, tore open the void, and returned. He had to tell the Master and Little Master about this, lest they become uneasy and decide to move again.

Somewhere in this place.

Inside the Taiji Diagram.

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at his eldest brother with admiration. After his third brother Tongtian and the others had left, he had wanted his eldest brother to return home and cultivate for a while first. Yet his eldest brother had said they should wait here.

And they had actually waited for Black Dog's second inspection.

"Big Brother, how did you know he would come back to inspect the place again?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked curiously, his tone carrying a trace of amazement.

What breed was this Black Dog exactly? His vigilance was this strong, and his divine ability had nearly exposed them.

When Grand Pure Saint heard this, his face was full of pride. He said blandly, "It is only common sense.

Given their cautious nature, they will definitely return to inspect the place. If they discover that the feeling of being watched has vanished from here, they will grow suspicious.

Then they will inspect their entire mystic realm. Once they alter the fluctuations of the realm's formations, or simply abandon the realm altogether,

it will become truly difficult for us to find them again."

Yuanshi Tianzun looked as though he had learned something and asked curiously, "Then do we keep waiting here?"

"Wait. That dog will definitely return again. He'll inspect the place at least three times." Grand Pure Saint said seriously, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Inside, he cursed that damned dog. It was actually monitoring this place from millions of miles away. If not for his familiarity with the law fluctuations on Black Dog's body, and the warning in his heart that prompted him to check,

he would never have noticed it.

Yuanshi Tianzun: ...

A mystic realm somewhere on Mount Buzhou.

Li Er entered the small world of the mystic realm with a gloomy expression.

This was infuriating. Third Brother Pan was practically cheating. Li Er had decided never to fish with him again.

That behavior was not fishing at all. Who kept pulling up fish nonstop while fishing? Forget baiting the spot—sometimes he could catch fish without even putting bait on the hook.

If he kept fishing like this, sooner or later he would get struck by lightning!!

He had initially thought Third Brother Pan was using some special divine ability, so he had prepared a fishing rod for him and selected a spot where it was impossible to catch fish.

And yet...

He definitely had to put him on the fishing world's blacklist.

At that moment, he saw Duobao and Zhao Gongming drinking tea and chatting. Since they had learned this method of drinking tea in the formation disk illusion, they had gradually grown fond of the habit.

Golden Crow Sixth was dozing over there. During this period, he had suffered terribly under the torment of Red Lotus Karmic Fire and Nirvana Fire. He was resting now, special fiery divine runes continuously emerging from the flames covering his body.

The only thing that comforted Li Er was that Eldest Brother Kong was still steadily absorbing flames to improve his potential.

But at the moment, the egg was being scorched bright red, constantly shifting between raw and cooked. It was completely relying on having absorbed Nirvana Fire, embracing an attitude of training itself to death as long as it could not die.

This egg had potential.

"Fat Zhao, come over here."

"Alright, Little Master. How are you planning to train me this time?" Zhao Gongming instantly appeared before Li Er, his eyes gleaming.

Although Little Master's training was exhausting, the improvement was extremely considerable. Back when Daoism only had him, he could still entertain thoughts of slacking off.

Now there were three more people, and every one of them was a workaholic. Each also had their own specialties.

Duobao had come later, but this fat man was exceptionally skilled in artifact refinement, pill refinement, and formations, and he was desperately suppressing his own breakthrough.

Eldest Brother Kong was simply a madman, burning himself with flames every day and remaining in a half-alive, half-dead state. His divine abilities were invincible, especially his innate Five Elements divine ability. That was simply inhuman.

Right, he was not human either. He was still an egg now, and even after coming out, he would not be human. At most, he would be a bird.

As for Golden Crow Sixth, he plucked his own feathers every day to give to Little Master, then used Nirvana Fire to grow them back.

His feathers could now easily slice through Kunlun refined steel.

Zhao Gongming seemed to know a little of everything, but as the saying went, knowing everything meant mastering nothing. He had to let Little Master uncover his true talent.

"Mm, I think your primordial spirit is a little weak, so I'm preparing to train it specifically.

It might hurt a little." Li Er was very satisfied with Zhao Gongming's attitude. He would not do such improper work as fishing anymore.

It was better to seriously teach these disciples and lay a foundation for Daoism's future prosperity.

It was absolutely not because he could not catch any fish and wanted to vent his emotions.

Hearing this, Zhao Gongming immediately patted his chest and said, "Only by enduring the bitterest hardship can one rise above others. This little pain is nothing...

Aah!! Little Master... this is Purple Firmament Divine Lightning!"

Zhao Gongming was struck by a bolt of lightning and immediately jumped to his feet, fear flashing in his eyes. Little Master had said it might hurt a little.

Was that supposed to mean using Purple Firmament Divine Lightning to strike people? And directly strike their primordial spirits?

But why was this Purple Firmament Divine Lightning so silent, striking his primordial spirit directly?

"It's fine, it's fine. I'll be a little gentler with you..."

"Little Master~ could you make the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning a little smaller—Aah—"

Seeing this from afar, Duobao secretly set up all kinds of defensive formations around himself and hung the various magical artifacts he had refined all over his body. Cold sweat continuously broke out on his forehead.

Fat Zhao truly was pretending to be weak. That human-sized Purple Firmament Divine Lightning had struck down, yet he merely screamed a little. At most, his entire body had turned black. Nothing was wrong with him at all.

Duobao secretly thought, No, I should go study inside the formation disk. This place is too dangerous.

Li Er's voice rang out beside Duobao's ear. "Fat Li, do you think letting magical artifacts undergo tribulation with Purple Firmament Divine Lightning first can improve their quality and durability?

Then you won't need to use the magical artifacts you refined as disposable explosives.

Every magical artifact is something we painstakingly refined. They are like our own children.

How can you bear to use your children as explosives?"

Duobao's foot, which had just stepped forward, immediately stopped. Li Er's words had struck straight at his heart.

He did not know why the magical artifacts he refined were so lacking in durability, becoming nothing but explosives in the end.

And the idea of turning magical artifacts into explosives had been taught to him by Little Master, so that those artifacts would not become useless fragments in the end.

"Little Master, please strike me as much as you like—Aah!!

Little Master, wait! Let me put away my children first! They're about to shatter!" Duobao was on the verge of tears. Just moments ago, he had been thinking of hanging more magical artifacts on himself to keep from being struck.

Now he hurriedly put away the magical artifacts on his body.

When Li Er had told him that magical artifacts were like his own children, an inexplicable emotion had suddenly arisen within him.

A thought formed in his heart: perhaps one day, he could reach Little Master Li Er's level of artifact refinement and directly refine magical artifacts into living beings.

After all, Daoism's guardian divine beast, Black Dog, had been created by Little Master's own hand.

Seeing this, Zhao Gongming immediately threw back his head and laughed.

"Hahaha—Junior Brother Li, real men always withstand it with their bodies!! Aah!! Little Master, be gentler—"

Just then,

the originally glowing red, half-alive peacock egg flew straight into the air and received the descending Purple Firmament Divine Lightning.

In that instant, Zhao Gongming and Duobao were both provoked.

Could they really be inferior to an egg?

"Little Master! Strike me here—Aah!!" Duobao was immediately struck until he bared his teeth, black smoke rising from his entire body.

"First come, first served. Little Master, strike me—I'm wide open for it." Zhao Gongming refused to be outdone as he leaped forward and shouted.

Two people and one egg madly rushed to receive the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning falling from the sky as if it were sweet dew.

Golden Crow Sixth watched the two people and one egg risk their lives, shrinking his neck. Envy showed in his eyes, but he could not withstand Purple Firmament Divine Lightning.

His physical body was still not strong enough. Gritting his teeth, he began plucking his own feathers with his beak. Little Master was right—without destruction, there could be no rebirth.

Out with the old, in with the new.

He did not want this coat of feathers anymore.

The void rippled.

Sect Master Tongtian walked in carrying a fishing rod over his shoulder and a fish in his hand. He saw two people and one egg being struck by lightning, while one bird frantically plucked its feathers.

"Yo—quite lively—Aah!! Li Er!! Where are you striking!!!"