Tongtian Gets Beaten Up, Visitors Return to the East Sea

Nan Ji had been lost in thought. When he heard Laozi's question, he hurriedly snapped back to his senses.

"Ah? Eldest Uncle-Master, what did you say?"

Nan Ji was a little embarrassed.

Although he had also played a part in pushing the Heavenly Dao toward this matter, he was uncertain now as well.

"Second Brother, look at little Nan Ji—he actually drifted off! Unlike me, I always listen to you and Eldest Brother."

Tongtian looked utterly delighted by the spectacle as he bragged to Yuanshi.

Perhaps because Yuanshi had continued giving Tongtian face after he took disciples, he had rarely debated the Dao with him anymore, causing Tongtian to become increasingly unrestrained.

Yuanshi ignored him and asked, "Disciple, what do you think?"

Seeing Tongtian's wicked grin, Nan Ji secretly clenched his fist at him. Tongtian was not frightened in the slightest; instead, he shot Nan Ji a sidelong smile.

Nan Ji ignored Tongtian and answered Yuanshi seriously, "Master, your disciple believes that one day, the demon race will wipe out the forces of the Immortal Court."

Laozi was very satisfied with Nan Ji's answer. He nodded and stroked his beard. "Mm, I think so too. It is simply that the Great Desolation will no longer be peaceful."

"What is there to fear? If they dare come, I dare fight them."

"If I can't beat them, I'll hide in Nan Ji's Changsheng Hall."

"Would Di Jun and East King Duke really dare seize someone before Master's very eyes?"

Tongtian spoke with complete confidence.

After all, the newly formed rogue immortal faction had already made the Three Pure Ones feel an enormous threat, but Hongjun was still enshrined in Changsheng Hall.

Thus, Tongtian was not afraid.

Nan Ji said unhappily, "Junior Uncle-Master, Changsheng Hall is mine. Yours is Biyu Palace."

Tongtian shamelessly replied, "With the relationship between us, we're closer than brothers. Why distinguish between yours and mine?"

Tongtian spoke animatedly and accidentally let his true thoughts slip out, completely failing to notice Yuanshi's expression gradually darkening beside him.

Hiss—

Nan Ji suddenly felt a chill sweep over him, and he happened to see his master's gloomy face.

Laozi seemed to have noticed as well and said to everyone, "Although we do not fear the Demon Court or the Immortal Court, we cannot neglect our own cultivation."

"Why fear them? At worst, we'll hold up Master's portrait in front of them and see whether they dare act presumptuously." Tongtian still failed to notice that the atmosphere was off and blurted it out.

His words were getting more and more outrageous.

Laozi frowned and said, "Enough. Nan Ji, let us not disturb your master and junior uncle-master."

With that, Laozi took Nan Ji, who had long wanted to slip away, and left.

"Don't go, Eldest Brother! I haven't finished speaking yet!"

When Tongtian saw the two about to leave, a bad feeling immediately rose in his heart.

Yet Tongtian's plea did not stop them. Laozi even began striding away at a rapid pace.

"Tongtian!"

Yuanshi's voice instantly echoed throughout Jade Void Palace.

Tongtian stood with his back to Yuanshi and jolted in fright. He hurriedly turned around with a mournful face. "Second Brother, I-I was wrong!"

Bang—

With a wave of Yuanshi's hand, the gates of Jade Void Palace were instantly sealed shut.

"It was Second Brother who was wrong."

The frightened Tongtian immediately burst into laughter upon hearing Yuanshi say that. "Second Brother, you think so too?"

Thinking this, Tongtian instead consoled Yuanshi. "Actually, this isn't such a big mistake."

"Second Brother, it's a good thing that you know your mistake and can correct it."

As Yuanshi listened, his brows had already twisted into knots, and the veins at his temples were nearly popping out.

Yet Tongtian still did not notice and continued talking to himself. "As long as you talk a little less in the future..."

"Tongtian! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll be your second brother!"

Hearing Tongtian say this, Yuanshi was so enraged that he summoned his Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and smashed it at Tongtian.

Tongtian instinctively raised a hand to block it, causing the impact of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to spread outward in all directions.

Rumble—

Just as Nan Ji and Laozi arrived at Eight Sceneries Palace, a deafening crash came from the direction of Jade Void Palace.

The entire Jade Void Palace had been blasted apart by Yuanshi's fury.

Seeing this, Laozi's heart pounded in terror. He no longer cared about his bearing and grabbed Nan Ji. "Little Nan Ji, Eldest Uncle-Master will borrow your Changsheng Hall to hide for a while."

Before Nan Ji could react, Laozi seized him and flashed into Changsheng Hall.

Bang— Once the two entered, Laozi hurriedly sealed the gates of Changsheng Hall shut.

Seeing his Jade Void Palace destroyed, Yuanshi placed all the blame on Tongtian. The usually taciturn man laughed in extreme anger. "Good, you've even learned to fight back now."

"You even smashed your elder brother's Jade Void Palace!"

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll be my second brother!"

Tongtian stared blankly at the shattered Jade Void Palace, never having expected things to turn out like this.

Whether out of guilt or the instinctive suppression of their bloodline, Tongtian was beaten by Yuanshi without any ability to fight back.

Yuanshi did not even use the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi anymore. He simply switched to punching and kicking Tongtian viciously.

The Seven Attendant Immortals saw this scene and even heard Yuanshi say that Tongtian had fought back.

"Master, hit him back! Hurry, hit him back!" Jinguo Xian shouted, delighted by the spectacle.

"I've long been sick of this damn attitude. Put some strength into it, Master." Lingyaxian covered the side of his mouth where an elephant tusk was missing.

Qiushouxian immediately transformed into his true form, the Green Mane Lion, and charged toward the two. "Master, I'll help you!"

Yuanshi had already been enraged by Tongtian, as though Samadhi True Fire were burning through his organs. Seeing Qiushouxian charging over, he roared at Tongtian, "Look at the wretch you took in!"

Tongtian had already felt guilty. Seeing Qiushouxian rushing over, he slapped them away.

Bang!

Qiushouxian was immediately struck down, their body smashed deep into the paving stones of the square.

"My bricks... the bricks I spent a hundred years making... they're all ruined."

Nan Ji looked at Qiushouxian, who had been beaten down, and said painfully.

"This is outrageous!"

But when he saw Laozi preparing to go out, Nan Ji stopped him. "Eldest Uncle-Master, conflicts must be resolved eventually. Let Master and Junior Uncle-Master settle it themselves."

In Nan Ji's experience, it was best not to let a third person interfere in a conflict between two people.

In his previous life, it was precisely because Laozi and Yuanshi joined forces with the Two Sages of the West that the relationship between the Three Pure Ones truly fractured.

Hearing Nan Ji's words, Laozi thought it over and felt that it made sense.

Just as he was about to say something, his gaze swept over Changsheng Hall and discovered another figure inside. He waved his hand.

Zhao Gongming... the Three Xiao... four figures appeared before the two one after another.

Having been discovered by Laozi, they hurriedly knelt. "Eldest Uncle-Master."

"You..." Laozi had wanted to ask why, but upon hearing the sounds of fighting outside, he merely nodded. "You are quite clever. Stay here, then."

Outside, Tongtian was truly experiencing a brother's love.

Already weaker than Yuanshi in cultivation, he was beaten until his face was bruised and swollen.

Yuanshi beat him for a long time, only stopping when even his palms began to ache. "Speak. Do you know you were wrong?"

"Mm, I know I was wrong, boohoohoo."

Tongtian only felt wronged. With tears streaming down his face, he spoke.