Tongtian is Taken Away by the Dao Ancestor

East Sea

Tongtian, with his imposing presence, spoke to the seven creatures, "I am Tongtian of Shangqing, Kunlun. You all may..."

"May what? May what?"

At that very moment, a discordant voice suddenly appeared behind Tongtian.

Tongtian was startled by the sudden voice and looked behind him with displeasure. The sight that greeted him made him jump again.

Laozi and Yuanshi were standing stock-still behind him. The most terrifying thing was Yuanshi's face, so contorted it could be used for scrubbing.

"Sec-second brother, eldest brother..."

Tongtian called out, feeling a bit guilty.

After all, back when they were on Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi had objected to Tongtian taking disciples more than once.

And now, he had been caught red-handed.

Hearing Tongtian's voice, Yuanshi, furious, laughed instead, "No, it's not that. You are the second brother."

Afterward, Tongtian was taken back to Kunlun Mountain. Before leaving, Tongtian didn't forget to take the animals with him.

Tongtian became more and more agitated as he spoke, finally exclaiming, "Your Master can take you, so why can't I take disciples?"

Seeing this scene, Nan Ji felt his head was twice as big.

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi retorted loudly, "You, can you take someone like Nan Ji? Don't even mention seven, I'd agree even if you took ten."

"Sigh..."

At this moment, Nan Ji finally understood why Senior Martial Uncle Laozi always liked to sigh.

Looking at the two men standing in the center of the plaza, Nan Ji could only try to mediate, "Master, Martial Uncle, why don't we... go to Jade Void Palace first?"

If it were in the past, Tongtian would have definitely agreed.

But this time, perhaps because of others behind him, Tongtian directly refused, "Why not go to my Biyu Palace?"

So brave!

Watching Tongtian's demeanor, Nan Ji thought to himself: Wait a moment, let's see if you dare when you two are alone.

Seeing Master Yuanshi about to get angry, Nan Ji quickly interjected, "How about we go to Eight..."

Bang!

Just as Nan Ji was about to suggest Eight Sceneries Palace, Laozi slammed the palace gate shut forcefully.

The sound of Laozi closing the gate startled both Yuanshi and Tongtian.

Perhaps it was Laozi's attitude, but Tongtian and Yuanshi simultaneously said, "Then let's go to your place."

It was rare for the two of them to agree on something. Nan Ji naturally wanted to agree, but then he remembered that Ancestor Master Hongjun was still in the hall.

Thus, Nan Ji said with some difficulty, "My... my place, it seems... isn't very convenient either..."

"Little Nan Ji, your Martial Uncle has always treated you well! What's inconvenient about it?" Tongtian said displeasantly.

"Do I need to discuss it with you, my disciple?"

Yuanshi finished speaking and, without paying attention to Nan Ji, headed directly for Changsheng Hall.

Tongtian teleported those seven... little animals to his Biyu Palace and followed Yuanshi.

Bang!

As the two entered, Yuanshi waved his sleeve and shut the hall door.

After closing the door, Yuanshi remained silent, simply staring intently at Tongtian.

Tongtian looked back at Yuanshi, staring back with equal righteousness.

Then, the scene fell into silence.

After a moment, Tongtian slowly calmed down. He suddenly remembered the golden cloud of merit above Kunlun Mountain when they returned, and curiously asked, "Little Nan Ji, just now that..."

But this scene in Yuanshi's eyes was particularly jarring.

Yuanshi angrily cursed, "Tongtian, why are you beating around the bush?"

"Second brother, don't wrongly accuse me."

And so, the two began to argue again.

Watching the two, Nan Ji inwardly thought it was bad. He then walked alone to the back hall and lit another stick of sandalwood incense before the statue of the Heavenly Dao.

Sniffle~~~

As Nan Ji walked out, the entire Changsheng Hall was filled with a rich fragrance.

"Disciple, what were you burning with fire just now?"

Upon smelling the scent, Yuanshi felt refreshed. His previously agitated mood was instantly soothed.

"Master, this is my disciple's..."

Just as Nan Ji was about to say this was to offer incense to the Ancestor Master, Tongtian directly spoke, "Little Nan Ji, who are you burning incense for?"

Hearing Tongtian's words, Yuanshi quickly sent out his divine sense towards the back hall.

Indeed, on a table, there was a statue of an old man, with fruits and spiritual water placed beside it.

This piqued Yuanshi's interest, and he said, "Disciple, you..."

However, before Yuanshi could finish speaking, he saw Tongtian help himself to the spiritual fruit on the offering table and take a bite.

"Hiss, Little Nan Ji, hiding good food. Not bad, it's really sweet," Tongtian said, lifting the jade plate as he ate.

Seeing this, Nan Ji's heart leaped into his throat. He hurriedly said, "Don't, Martial Uncle, don't eat it."

These were offering fruits. How could someone take something from the offering table and eat it?

Moreover, the person being worshipped didn't seem like a generous person at all.

"You brat, Martial Uncle eats two of your fruits and..."

However, before Tongtian could finish his sentence, a spatial rift appeared and sucked him in.

In the blink of an eye, where Tongtian had stood, only the half-eaten spiritual fruit and the fallen jade plate remained.

"Tongtian!"

Yuanshi thought Tongtian had escaped and was furious, preparing to chase after him.

"Master, wait..."

Nan Ji watched and quickly pulled Yuanshi back.

"Hmm? What?"

Yuanshi felt burning rage and said to Nan Ji, "Let's go, follow me to find him. Don't let him get away."

Nan Ji looked at Yuanshi helplessly and whispered, "Martial Uncle... was taken away by someone else."

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi became even angrier.

"Good, he's colluding with outsiders."

So Yuanshi said, "Taken away? That kid's gotten bold, he even has..."

Hearing this, Nan Ji trembled all over and quickly interrupted, "Master, Martial Uncle was taken away by the Ancestor Master!!"

Yuanshi's eyes widened.

Fearing he wouldn't believe it, Nan Ji quickly added, "Inside, the one being worshipped is the Ancestor Master himself."

Whenever Hongjun was involved, Nan Ji dared not make any mistakes, showing respect in every word.

Yuanshi examined the statue with his divine sense. Indeed, its divine aura was exactly the same as his Master, Hongjun.

The only difference was that while listening to the Dao in the Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun's face couldn't be seen clearly, but here it was exceptionally clear.

But knowing that his Master was being worshipped inside, and that Tongtian had just been captured, Yuanshi's legs felt weak.

So Yuanshi quickly picked up the jade plate from the ground, took out a few of his treasured spiritual fruits, and headed towards the back hall.

"Disciple, this is how it's done, right!"

Yuanshi had noticed Nan Ji's actions earlier and was now recalling how to do it, but if one looked closely, Yuanshi's hands were trembling slightly.

"Mhm! Mhm!"

As Nan Ji spoke, he thought that if his Master was worshipping the Ancestor Master, he should have called the Senior Martial Uncle.

Laozi was the Ancestor Master's eldest disciple.

What if he didn't say anything now, and Senior Martial Uncle was captured by the Ancestor Master again one day?

So, Nan Ji glanced at Yuanshi, who was still kneeling and worshipping, and flashed to Eight Sceneries Palace.

"You little monkey, in such a hurry."

As Nan Ji appeared directly in his Eight Sceneries Palace, Laozi calmly said while fanning the furnace fire.

"Senior Martial Uncle, it's Mas..."

"It's your Master and Martial Uncle starting to argue, isn't it? This is destined by the Heavenly Dao, don't rush."

Laozi added spiritual materials and said, "You're good at everything, but this temper of yours..."

Seeing Laozi's demeanor, Nan Ji immediately interrupted him and quickly told him about the Dao Ancestor's statue.

"Martial Uncle, this disciple also wants some security."

Just as Nan Ji was about to continue, he found that Laozi had already disappeared.

When Nan Ji returned to Changsheng Hall, he found his Senior Martial Uncle among the two figures in front of the offering table, and several more jade plates and spiritual fruits had appeared on the table.