True Person Taiyi, you came too late

Chaoge City, Li Residence.

Nezha has been born for several days.

These past few days, the Li Residence has been filled with joy and festive decorations.

Li Jing was always beaming, smiling at everyone he met, his mouth practically stretching to the back of his ears.

The King personally accepted him as his disciple.

What an honor this is!

He was already imagining how Nezha would grow up, acquire all his skills, and become a powerful figure who would expand the territory of the Great Shang Dynasty.

On this day, Li Jing was holding Nezha and teasing him.

"Old Master, be careful not to make the child dizzy."

Lady Yin sat to one side, her face still somewhat pale, but her eyes were full of happy smiles.

"Haha, don't worry, Madam! This boy is very strong!"

Li Jing stretched out his finger and let Nezha hold it and play with it. Feeling the amazing grip strength from his fingertips, he liked it more and more.

"Look at that strength! No wonder His the King values him so highly; he'll surely become a valiant general for our Great Shang Dynasty!"

Just as the couple were enjoying a happy time together...

At that moment, a servant came to report.

"Old Master, a Daoist priest has come to the door."

"He said he came from Kunlun Mountain and called himself True Person Taiyi."

Li Jing was taken aback.

Kunlun Mountain?

Isn't that where the two eldest sons learned their skills?

In other words... the Clarify Sect?

He quickly stood up and handed Nezha to his wife who was standing beside him.

"Please come quickly!"

This Daoist priest comes from Kunlun Mountain; he might have been sent by Jin Zha or Mu Zha's master.

Not long after.

True Person Taiyi, led by the steward, entered the main hall.

This time, he didn't fly high in the sky; instead, he obediently walked in through the main gate.

Although his Magic Power disappeared after entering the city, the feeling of weakness made him very uncomfortable.

But after touching his brow, he still felt confident.

He was dressed in Eight Trigrams robe with the Bagua symbol and held Fly whisk. Although he no longer possessed the celestial aura of Magic Power, the air of someone who had always held a high position remained.

His chin was slightly raised, and his eyes were disdainful.

He had the air of a hermit sage.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Li Jing greets the Immortal Master."

"I don't know where Changxian Township is. What brings you here today?"

True Person Taiyi glanced at Li Jing indifferently, flicked his Fly whisk, and spoke casually.

"I am True Person Taiyi, from the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain."

"He is also a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, from the Yuanshi Tianzun Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain."

Li Jing was startled.

Disciples of Saint!

He became even more respectful.

"So it is a disciple of the Saint in person. Li Jing has failed to greet you properly; please forgive me."

Please take a seat!

True Person Taiyi was not polite either.

Seeing Li Jing's respectful demeanor, he felt quite pleased.

Master was right after all.

Ordinary people are just ordinary people; they all treat the name of the Clarify Sect with utmost respect.

It seems this deal has been made.

He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and then spoke slowly and deliberately.

General Li.

"I have come today for your son."

Li Jing was taken aback.

"For... the child Nezha?"

"Exactly."

True Person Taiyi put down his teacup and stared intently at Li Jing.

"I observed the celestial phenomena last night and deduced that your third son will have a master-disciple relationship with me."

"This child was born extraordinary; if he were left in the mortal world, his talent would be wasted."

"Therefore, I have made a special trip down the mountain."

"I wish to take him as my disciple and bring him back to the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain for cultivation."

At this point, a smile appeared on True Person Taiyi's face.

"General Li, this is an incredible Zaohua of luck!"

"Your other two sons are now also disciples of my Clarify Sect."

"If you nod your head, I'll allow your third son to become my Taoism."

"Your Li Family boasts three outstanding individuals, all disciples of Saint."

"This is a blessing that many people could only dream of for lifetimes."

After True Person Taiyi finished speaking, he sat there calmly, waiting for Li Jing's overjoyed agreement.

He had even thought of his next lines.

How can I offer a few words of encouragement while maintaining the dignity of a master?

However.

An eerie silence fell over the hall.

The expected outcome did not occur.

True Person Taiyi raised an eyebrow in confusion and looked at Li Jing.

Li Jing stood there, his expression incredibly complex.

There was shock, astonishment, and a hint of... embarrassment?

General Li?

True Person Taiyi frowned, somewhat displeased.

"How?"

Is there a problem?

Li Jing snapped out of his daze, took a deep breath, and his expression became somewhat strange.

He looked at the confident True Person Taiyi before him and cautiously rubbed his hands together.

"Um... the real person."

I'm so sorry.

"This matter... I'm afraid it won't work."

True Person Taiyi's hand, holding the teacup, froze in mid-air.

He suspected there was something wrong with his ears.

"What did you say?"

"No?"

Li Jing gave a dry laugh and forced himself to speak.

"That's right."

"My son... my son has already taken on a master."

Snap!

The lid of the teacup in True Person Taiyi's hand fell onto the table with a crisp sound.

He suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, staring intently at Li Jing.

"You've become an apprentice?"

Whom did you worship?

"In this Primordial Wilderness, who is more qualified than I to be his master?"

Could it be that the Jie Interception Sect) intercepted it?

A surge of anger instantly welled up in True Person Taiyi's heart.

Li Jing looked at True Person Taiyi, who was on the verge of exploding, and whispered.

"Yes... yes, Your the King."

True Person Taiyi was taken aback.

"Your the King? Which Your the King?"

Li Jing pointed in the direction of the palace, his face serious.

"The current Human Emperor, the ruler of the Great Shang Dynasty."

"A few days ago, His the King issued an imperial decree, personally accepting Nezha as his disciple and teaching him Martial Path."

"At this point... their status has already been decided."

True Person Taiyi was completely dumbfounded.

Human Emperor?

That mortal emperor?

Should I take Spirit Pearl as my disciple?

This has to be a joke!

"Li Jing!"

True Person Taiyi was so angry that his beard was trembling.

"Are you stupid!"

"That Human Emperor is just a mortal, what can he possibly teach that child?"

"Governing a country? Military strategy?"

"That's a terrible waste!"

"That child is a natural talent for cultivating immortality; he's a born immortal!"

How could you let him learn Martial Path from an ordinary person?

"Go quickly!"

"Go to the palace now and tell the Human Emperor to sever this master-disciple relationship!"

"Just say that I, the True Person Taiyi the Clarify Sect, have taken a liking to this child, and demand that he hand him over!"

Upon hearing these words, Li Jing's previously respectful expression gradually darkened.

To speak ill of the King in front of him?

And you want him to repel the King's army?

Wouldn't this mean the Li Family would be executed?

Besides.

In Li Jing's heart, the King was a sage ruler for all time.

How dare you, a mere hermit, speak so disparagingly of the King?

Li Jing straightened his back, and the timid expression on his face vanished instantly.

Instead, it was replaced by the dignity and coldness of a general.

He looked at True Person Taiyi and said, word by word.

"Master, please be careful with your words."

"Your the King is the Human Emperor."

"It is my son Nezha's blessing and the honor of the Li Family to be able to become the King's disciple."

"This matter is a foregone conclusion."

There is absolutely no reason to change it.

"If the Daoist priest is here for tea, I welcome it."

"If it's just to steal a disciple..."

Li Jing gestured with his hand, his tone cold and hard.

"Then please leave!"

"The Li Residence does not welcome those who disrespect His the King!"