Haotian's Special Envoy, Taibai Jinxing

Xian Junyu immediately swept out a hand. A spatial divine ability erupted in an instant, directly seizing the water Daoist Child at the door and dragging him inside.

"Water Child, you'd better have a reason. If not, you know the consequences of disturbing your Senior Disciple Brother's cultivation!"

Xian Junyu glared at Water Child with an unhappy expression.

If Water Child's reason failed to convince him, then not only would he settle the matter of having his sleep disturbed—he would also teach this bigmouth a lesson.

Unless he beat the fellow's backside swollen, the anger in his heart would not be eased.

"Senior Disciple Brother, how would I dare disturb your cultivation? It's the Master who wishes to see you..." Water Child said cautiously.

He knew that Senior Disciple Brother had been in a terrible mood lately. He had not wanted to come in the first place, but he had lost to Fire Child in rock-paper-scissors. He had no choice but to come.

"Master wants to see me?"

"Do you know what it's about?"

Hearing that Master Tongtian wished to see him, Xian Junyu was equally puzzled and quietly asked Water Child whether he knew the reason.

"Well, this..."

Water Child hesitated, stammering.

He did not dare speak carelessly of the Saint's Will, yet the person before him was no ordinary man. For a moment, he could not decide whether he should say it.

However, seeing Water Child hesitate like this, Xian Junyu assumed that he was asking for benefits. His face instantly darkened.

"You little Water Child, you actually dare ask me for benefits? Are you looking for a beating?!"

Xian Junyu rebuked him irritably.

Hearing this, the still-hesitant Water Child hurriedly waved both hands and explained, "No, no, no, that's not it! Senior Disciple Brother, you misunderstand. I'm not asking for anything—I was only thinking about how to say it. You've really misunderstood!"

Seeing that Water Child did not seem to be faking it, Xian Junyu finally realized that he had misunderstood. But he was not about to admit to such a mistake.

When someone asked you something and you hemmed and hawed, you looked exactly like you were fishing for benefits. It was perfectly normal for others to misunderstand.

Still, since it was a misunderstanding, he was ultimately in the wrong. Giving him something would also help plug that big mouth.

"Spit it out. Stop stammering. If the information is useful, I happen to have a top-grade Nine-Turn Water-Derived Golden Elixir here, and I'll give it to you!"

He had refined a Water-Derived Golden Elixir before. It was highly effective for spiritual beings such as Water Child, who had taken form from spiritual water. If the information proved useful, he did not mind offering a little benefit.

"A top-grade Nine-Turn Water-Derived Golden Elixir!"

The moment he heard that it was a top-grade Nine-Turn water-aspect Golden Elixir, Water Child's eyes lit up.

This Golden Elixir was a divine pill that raised one's cultivation and unlocked one's potential. It was said to even improve one's aptitude for cultivation. It was absolutely good stuff.

Anyone who let something this good slip past them was an idiot!

He was determined to get that Golden Elixir.

Water Child immediately began explaining.

"It's like this, Senior Disciple Brother. Today, Heavenly Emperor Haotian of the Heavenly Court sent someone named Taibai Jinxing to Mount Kunlun. He visited several Saints in succession!"

"At last, he came to see our Master. I heard he was here to invite Master to the Heavenly Court for some kind of peach banquet, but Master has not met him yet. I reckon Master summoned you because of this matter..."

Water Child laid out the situation in one breath.

A peach banquet? The Peach Banquet, then!

Heh. The Heavenly Court had no one capable to call upon now. It seemed Haotian intended to have the Three Teachings send people to help him. Interesting.

He had just been about to finish resting and go out to arrange his pieces on the board, yet Haotian had delivered himself to his doorstep first. It seemed he could make his move in the Heavenly Court first.

At this, Xian Junyu narrowed his eyes and revealed an eerie smile. His former plans for the Heavenly Court were immediately stirred awake.

"Uh... Senior Disciple Brother, what about... the Golden Elixir..." Water Child asked cautiously.

Seeing Senior Disciple Brother's ill-intentioned smile, he felt that something was strange. A chill even rose along his back. But for the sake of the Water-Derived Golden Elixir, he went all in.

"Take it."

Xian Junyu did not go back on his word. He took out the Nine-Turn Water-Derived Golden Elixir and handed it to Water Child.

After receiving the Water-Derived Golden Elixir, Water Child thanked him again and again.

"Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother! Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother!"

"Enough. Let's go!"

Without lingering further, Xian Junyu shook off his drowsiness and roused his spirits, then flew with Water Child toward Master Tongtian's Daoist Sanctuary.

At this moment, Taibai Jinxing stood in Tongtian's Daoist Sanctuary, his heart filled with unease.

By the Heavenly Emperor's command, he had come to invite the Saints of the Three Pure Ones to the Heavenly Court's Peach Banquet. Yet the moment he arrived, he had suffered two closed doors in a row.

Saint Taiqing and Saint Yuqing had not met him at all, merely sending their disciples to speak with him.

Saint Yuqing's side had been somewhat better, at least saying that they would send someone. But Saint Taiqing's side had said that Xuandu, his sole disciple, was on the verge of a breakthrough, and directly refused his invitation.

Now only Saint Shangqing remained. He had no idea whether Saint Shangqing would accept the invitation. He was so nervous he could nearly die—after all, these were Saints.

Before long, Xian Junyu arrived at Master Tongtian's Daoist Sanctuary with Water Child. On the grounds, he spotted at once an old man dressed entirely in white.

It was obvious that this fellow was Haotian's full-time errand runner, Taibai Jinxing.

"Immortal Child, is your Saint willing to see me now?"

Seeing the Daoist Child approach, Taibai Jinxing hurried forward with a fawning expression to ask.

As he spoke, he also sized up the person beside the Daoist Child, wondering why the child had brought someone along.

Probably a Jie Sect Disciple.

"My Master never said he wanted to see you. He merely told me to summon my Jie Sect's Senior Disciple Brother, Xian Junyu!" Water Child declared arrogantly.

Both his words and expression brimmed with arrogance. He clearly did not regard Taibai Jinxing as worth anything.

Water Child was an attendant by a Saint's side, while Taibai was merely the Lackey of Haotian, who was likewise a Saint's Daoist Child. In Water Child's eyes, he and Haotian stood on the same level.

As for a Lackey like Taibai, he did not think much of him at all.

Seeing the Daoist Child act so insolently, Taibai could only smile along helplessly before turning to the man beside him.

"So it is the Saint's First Disciple. Taibai has been discourteous; I hope Saint's Disciple will not take offense..."

Taibai smiled apologetically as he respectfully returned the salute, lowering his stance to the utmost.

With that bend-with-the-wind temperament, he was simply perfect for serving as a Special Envoy and errand runner. No wonder he was Haotian's number-one Lackey!

After silently making that snide remark, Xian Junyu returned the salute with a smile.

"No offense taken, no offense taken. Immortal Lord Taibai came to our Jie Sect, yet has been left standing here all this time. It is our Jie Sect that has been discourteous. I only hope Immortal Lord will not hold it against us!"

In order to scheme for the Heavenly Court, Xian Junyu lowered his own stance as well. For the sake of the Jie Sect, for the sake of gaining the Heavenly Court, he too could bend and stretch as needed.

Yet the moment Xian Junyu revealed this attitude, both Taibai Jinxing and Water Child were somewhat startled.

What startled Taibai Jinxing was the attitude of the Jie Sect's first disciple. Compared to the other two sects, it was astonishingly good.

In an instant, he developed a favorable impression of the Jie Sect.

It was like everyone had always looked down on you, only for someone who truly appreciated you to suddenly appear—the contrast was simply too wonderful!