Three Xiaos and Gongming as Personal Disciples

Qiongxiao, standing beside him, was terrified by Tongtian's appearance.

She cautiously moved closer to Nan Ji. "Senior Brother Nan Ji, is our Master... alright?"

Nan Ji could figure out what Tongtian was going through even with his eyes closed.

After all, only Qiongxiao could make Hongjun act like that.

Just as Nan Ji thought Qiongxiao would be more reserved, she unexpectedly said with a serious expression, "Senior Brother, will Ancestor Master harm Master?"

Pfft...

Tongtian was clearly being gaslighted by Hongjun, but Nan Ji couldn't say that.

Not to mention Tongtian's pride, it was better to discuss Ancestor Master Hongjun as little as possible.

Just as Nan Ji was about to say something else, he saw Qiongxiao suddenly kneel on the ground and shout, "Ancestor Master... Grandpa, are you there?"

Qiongxiao instinctively cried out the longing buried deep in her heart.

As Qiongxiao shouted, the jade pendant's light suddenly dimmed, then paused before turning into a stream of light and flying back into Qiongxiao's hand.

Tongtian, however, was somewhat lost in thought. He opened his mouth, and finally said, "You and Little Nan Ji go and call Gongming, Yunxiao, and Bixiao."

"Oh, oh!"

Watching the two leave Biyu Palace, Tongtian slowly emerged from the long-lost shadow.

He would rather have debated with his second brother, Yuanshi, for a hundred years.

This Master Hongjun was truly a headache. Listening to his lectures made his heart feel like it was on a pirate ship, constantly on the verge of leaping out of his body.

Of course, Hongjun had only left a trace of his divine sense in the jade pendant.

Therefore, Tongtian's five senses were not sealed, and Qiongxiao's voice naturally reached his ears.

Hongjun had been rambling on, but when Qiongxiao shouted that, Tongtian clearly felt the divine sense begin to weaken intentionally.

Hongjun finally got to the point: take Qiongxiao as a personal disciple and protect her as much as possible.

After Hongjun left, Tongtian could only do as his Master said and accept Qiongxiao as his disciple.

However, Tongtian was also a person who valued emotions greatly.

Qiongxiao was the youngest. If he took her as a personal disciple, how would her elder brothers and sisters interact with her in the future?

Therefore, whether he took one or four, Tongtian decided to take all four of them as personal disciples.

Just as Tongtian snapped back to reality, he saw Nan Ji arrive at Biyu Palace with a few others.

Tongtian sighed and, after much thought, came up with a reason. "The Heavenly Dao has forty-nine, but leaves one to escape. Today, I will take you all as my personal disciples."

After hearing this, the four disciples, except for Qiongxiao, showed joy on their faces.

They were not like the Seven Attendant Immortals who had struggled in the Great Desolation for so many years. To be accepted as disciples by the Three Pure Ones was already a great fortune, and now they were becoming personal disciples of Shangqing Tongtian.

Qiongxiao seemed to understand something and quietly clutched the jade pendant, which had lost its luster.

"Disciple, thanks Master."

Thus, Tongtian accepted Zhao Gongming as his eldest personal disciple, Yunxiao as his second, Bixiao as his third, and Qiongxiao as his fourth.

Seeing this, Nan Ji finally relaxed.

Compared to what happened in his previous life, his personal disciple Duobao had defected to the Western Sect, while Zhao Gongming had remained loyal until his death.

When the disciples of the Intercepting Sect were in trouble, Zhao Gongming had also stepped forward to help without hesitation.

At least in Nan Ji's eyes, Zhao Gongming was, in some ways, more suitable to be the senior disciple than Duobao.

However, what Nan Ji didn't expect was that these minor changes were orchestrated by Hongjun.

Next, Tongtian imparted the Shangqing mental cultivation method, which he had deduced from the Three Pure Ones Primordial Scripture, to the four disciples. He also gave them individual sermons to compensate for their past shortcomings.

Seeing Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos gradually getting into the zone, Nan Ji lost interest in listening further.

He turned and walked out of Biyu Palace. However, the moment he stepped out, Nan Ji felt an ominous twitch in his eyelid.

"This... should just be my imagination."

"Quick, go to the back hall of your Changsheng Hall."

Before Nan Ji could comfort himself, he heard Laozi's voice transmission in his ear.

This...

Could Ancestor Master be causing trouble again?

With this thought, Nan Ji no longer cared about Hongjun and instantly flashed into the back hall.

Looking around, he was relieved to see Hongjun's likeness placed properly on the altar.

But the scene before him made Nan Ji's veins bulge.

"You scoundrels!"

Nan Ji saw seven beings feasting and drinking in front of the Dao Ancestor's altar.

And the wine was the very same that the Twelve Ancestor Witches had brewed for Nan Ji.

Previously, Nan Ji had offered it to Ancestor Master Hongjun, so that he wouldn't say Nan Ji only knew how to light incense. But he didn't expect the Tongtian child in front of him to snatch it away.

And their cultivation was not high to begin with, and they were immediately paralyzed by this Wine Crystal.

When he saw that the incense burner had been knocked to the ground, how could Nan Ji, who saw this scene, endure it any longer?

"Rise!"

As Nan Ji performed a hand seal, the entire Changsheng Hall immediately closed its doors and then rose from the ground with a rumbling sound.

And the Changsheng Hall, which originally belonged to a Post-celestial Merit Supreme Treasure, no longer concealed its characteristics as a Post-celestial Merit Supreme Treasure. Immediately, golden light illuminated Eight Sceneries Palace, Jade Void Palace, and Biyu Palace, making them all shine with golden radiance.

This scene naturally alarmed Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian.

Especially Tongtian, when he swept his divine sense towards Changsheng Hall, he found that he couldn't probe into it at all.

"You all sense it first. I'll be back soon."

After Tongtian finished speaking to Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos, he flashed and arrived at Jade Void Palace.

"Second Brother, what's wrong with Little Nan Ji?"

Tongtian asked somewhat puzzled. In his heart, Nan Ji was much calmer than him.

Yuanshi glared at Tongtian and said, "What else could it be? Your seven children stole the wine that Nan Ji offered to the Master and knocked over the Master's jade furnace."

Upon hearing this, Tongtian was also stunned into silence by his seven children, and said in righteous anger, "This..."

"Tongtian, since this matter happened in Changsheng Hall, let Nan Ji handle it. Don't be impulsive," Laozi said, and he also appeared in Jade Void Palace with his voice.

Yuanshi was also afraid that Tongtian would be impulsive, so he threatened, "If you dare to touch Nan Ji, I will dare to touch you."

But Tongtian shouted anxiously, "This Little Nan Ji is too unfair! Why didn't he call me to deal with them together!"

Laozi, Yuanshi: ...

However, Nan Ji was indeed furious.

And Long-Eared Rabbit and others seemed to have not yet sensed the danger. Instead, the White Elephant, with its elephant face, said, "Oh, isn't this Senior Brother Nan Ji? Come and have a drink with us."

Even Long-Eared Rabbit held his cup, his face full of intoxication, "Wonderful! Wonderful beyond words, the Law of Earth."

"Haha, you, what do you, Nan Ji, think of us? We only pursue the Dao. What's wrong with Daoist methods?" The Green Mane Lion said.

"Since he looks down on us, then we will declare ourselves Immortals!"

With the suggestion of Jinmaohou, the seven children, in their daze, immediately gave themselves names.

"I am Wuyunxian!"

"I am Jinguangxian!"

"I am Chang'er Dingguangxian!"

The seven people named themselves in one go, as if it came naturally.

Seeing this scene, Nan Ji could no longer hold back.