Duobao Warns His Junior Brothers

Bai Jin froze, then quickly said, "Even if they find it annoying, I like it!"

Holy Mother Wudang floated up from the stone, reached out to tidy Bai Jin's disheveled hair, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother, you should be the villain yourself! Your Senior Sister isn't cut out for it." With that, she drifted off into the distance.

Bai Jin turned and called out, "Senior Sister, think it over some more! I think you can do it. Have faith in your own abilities."

Two soft giggles drifted back from afar.

By daylight, Daoist Duobao sat meditating in a secluded valley behind the mountain. Three Outer Sect Disciples sat cross-legged around him: Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears, Qiu Shou Xian, and Ling Ya Xian.

After a moment, Duobao slowly opened his eyes. As his gaze shifted, divine light flashed within them.

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears, Qiu Shou Xian, and Ling Ya Xian all cupped their hands and bowed respectfully. "Senior Disciple Brother."

Daoist Duobao swept one hand out. A streak of azure immortal light blossomed and spread outward, forming an isolation barrier that sealed the valley. In the blink of an eye, the barrier faded from sight.

Daoist Duobao said indifferently, "Who told you to go trouble Bai Jin?"

Ling Ya Xian opened his mouth, then finally said dejectedly, "We heard that Bai Jin repeatedly showed Senior Disciple Brother disrespect, so we wanted to vent your anger for you."

Duobao snorted. "You think you're worthy of crossing hands with Bai Jin? I'm not looking down on you, but if he wanted to play you to death, it would be as easy as crushing ants."

Qiu Shou Xian argued, "Senior Disciple Brother, this time Master took action. If Master hadn't punished us..."

Duobao cut him off. "What could you have done otherwise? Fought him with spells? Do you believe he would dare slaughter every last one of you?"

Qiu Shou Xian paused, then cried out in shock, "Kill us? How could he dare?"

Duobao said calmly, "How do you think you compare to Martial Uncle Jieyin and Martial Uncle Zhunti of the West?"

Qiu Shou Xian hurriedly said humbly, "Naturally, we would never dare compare ourselves to them."

"Right before those two Martial Uncles, Bai Jin openly struck and sent their disciples flying. The two Martial Uncles had nothing to say about it," Duobao said faintly.

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears added, "He slapped their faces."

Qiu Shou Xian and Ling Ya Xian both sucked in a breath. He had slapped their disciples in front of the two Martial Uncles? How had Bai Jin dared? Wasn't that the same as slapping the two Martial Uncles themselves?!

Duobao continued, "During a discussion of the Dao, he openly sowed discord among Martial Uncle's disciples and even forced them to kneel and perform the rites due to a half-master."

Qiu Shou Xian and Ling Ya Xian widened their eyes. They truly had not known about this. In their minds, Bai Jin's tranquil, otherworldly figure gradually became clearer: swordlike brows raised, surveying all around with contempt, incomparably domineering.

Back then, the Western Sect had suppressed them so badly during the discussion of the Dao that they could barely raise their heads. How could those former Outer Sect Disciples possibly have spoken of it? They had all tacitly forgotten it, so these newly arrived disciples knew nothing.

Duobao continued, "How do you think you compare to Eastern Emperor Taiyi?"

Ling Ya Xian said shamefully, "Eastern Emperor Taiyi is the emperor of all demons. How could we compare to him?"

Duobao continued calmly, "In the East Sea, Bai Jin injured Bifang Demon God of the Demon Court and seized the divine treasure Eastern Emperor Taiyi had sought, the Nine Dragon Agarwood Carriage. Thus, he forged karma with the Demon Court."

Ling Ya Xian said in disbelief, "He could injure a Great Luo Demon God, and he even dared seize a divine treasure sought by the Demon Emperor? Does he not value his life? If he travels the prehistoric world in the future and slips up even slightly, the Demon Race will kill him."

Duobao snorted. "Do you think he's a fool? After returning, he gave the Nine Dragon Agarwood Carriage to Second Martial Uncle and transferred the karma away. Later, he even drew Eastern Emperor Taiyi to the mountain, resulting in a contest."

Ling Ya Xian nodded repeatedly. "I heard about that. He used underhanded tricks and won the final round."

Duobao asked, "In an open and fair contest, he dared use underhanded tricks. Would you dare?"

The two searched their hearts. With Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Master, and their Martial Uncles witnessing the contest, they truly would not have dared to use dirty tricks.

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears sighed. "He takes with dominance, gives up without hesitation, and has no bottom line in contests. We're far inferior to him."

Duobao snorted and concluded, "Bai Jin appears honest, quiet, and detached from worldly things, but in truth, he is despicable and shameless. He strikes ruthlessly without leaving anyone face, has countless underhanded schemes, and yet every time, he wins Master's favor. How can you fight him?"

He said with utmost seriousness, "I warn you: never provoke him. Otherwise, even I may not be able to save you. I have experienced his methods more than once. He is sinister to the extreme. Several times, I fell into his schemes and nearly perished."

Ling Ya Xian and Qiu Shou Xian were drenched in cold sweat. Bai Jin was actually this terrifying—he truly feared neither heaven nor earth. Only now did they deeply realize that they might truly have walked through the gates of death. They hurriedly said respectfully, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Disciple Brother."

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears said with a smile, "You needn't be overly afraid. So long as we don't take the initiative to provoke him, would he dare take the initiative to provoke us? He is also greatly wary of Senior Disciple Brother."

Ling Ya Xian's spirits rose. "That's right. Senior Disciple Brother is Master's personal disciple. No matter how capable Bai Jin is, he is only an Outer Sect Disciple. When Empress Nuwa became a saint and gave her lecture, Master only took Senior Disciple Brother and Senior Sister Wudang with him. Bai Jin could only look on with envy from below."

Qiu Shou Xian nodded repeatedly, a sense of security rising in his heart. Right, they still had Senior Disciple Brother.

Duobao said leisurely, "He went."

Ling Ya Xian was dumbfounded. He could even attend Empress Nuwa's lecture? Was he really an Outer Sect Disciple?

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears asked in confusion, "Senior Disciple Brother, didn't Master only take you and Senior Sister Wudang?"

"That was because he wasn't on the mountain. Later, he went together with Great God Fuxi. Empress Nuwa even delayed her lecture to wait for him. After the lecture, she specifically asked Bai Jin about his insights and showed him exceptional favor."

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears cried out, "How is that possible? What virtue or ability does Bai Jin possess that a saint would look after him?"

"Because he guided a saint toward attaining the Dao."

All three of them fell into a daze. He guided a saint toward attaining the Dao?!

Duobao repeated what Bai Jin had said before.

Dingguang Immortal with Long Ears, Qiu Shou Xian, and Ling Ya Xian all felt their scalps go numb, as though they might explode. What kind of Outer Sect Disciple was this? He could actually guide a saint toward attaining the Dao?

Duobao said evenly, "Now you understand, don't you? Though you are all Outer Sect Disciples, you and Bai Jin are not on the same level at all. If he continues like this, even I will no longer be qualified to be his opponent."