Questioning Taiqing!
Although the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation of the Sect Master Tongtian could not be broken by anyone other than the Four Saints, he was not afraid of the Taiqing Laozi.
However, if they were to actually fight, the Sect Master Tongtian wasn't 100% confident he could defeat Taiqing Laozi, so he needed the help of Yuanshi Tianzun.
As soon as the Sect Master Tongtian arrived outside the Yuxu Palace, Cihang, Puxian, Manjushri greeted him, bowing and saying:
"Cihang, Puxian, Manjushri greet Martial Uncle Tongtian!"
After bowing three times, Cihang did not immediately make way, but bowed again and said:
"Martial Uncle Tongtian, Master is currently in seclusion!"
Having obtained such excellent materials for refining artifacts, Yuanshi Tianzun naturally wanted to make a big splash and forge an incomparably powerful spiritual treasure.
Therefore, as soon as he returned, he summoned his Direct Disciple and announced that he would be going into seclusion and that no one was allowed to disturb him.
Although Cihang and his two companions were Direct Disciple of the Chan Sect and were among the Twelve Golden Immortals Twelve Golden Immortals, they did not fare very well among them.
In order to impress the Yuanshi Tianzun, the three of them volunteered to guard the palace gate.
"I wish to see my elder brother. The three of you, go and inform him immediately."
The Sect Master Tongtian gestured to the three Daoist Cihang, to quickly report this.
"Martial Uncle Tongtian, but Master is currently in seclusion refining a powerful treasure!"
Cihang and the other two were hesitant to report this, because they knew that Yuanshi Tianzun was in seclusion refining spiritual treasures.
If they report this now, they will surely be punished for disturbing the Yuanshi Tianzun!
Just as the Sect Master Tongtian was enraged, Guangchengzi rushed over and apologized:
"Martial Uncle Tongtian, please calm your anger. This disciple will go and report to them immediately."
After Guangchengzi apologized to Sect Master Tongtian, he glared at Daoist Cihang and the other two and scolded them:
"The three of you have offended Martial Uncle Tongtian. Go and apologize to our master later!"
Guangchengzi was the head of the Twelve Golden Immortals and the successor chosen by Yuanshi Tianzun. Naturally, he could reprimand Cihang's three unfavored Direct Disciple.
However, Guangchengzi felt that he was scolding Cihang and the other two for their Cihang good.
Can't you tell that Master Sect Master Tongtian is in a bad mood today?
Who knows, if I had arrived any later, those three might have perished.
Guangchengzi thought he was doing it for the good of Cihang and the other two, but little did he know that he had already earned their Cihang, laying the foundation for their defection from Cihang Chan Sect!
Cihang vowed that she should avoid giving herself the opportunity, otherwise she would make the other party regret it.
Yin Jiao: So you forced Guangchengzi to kill me, his disciple!
The main hall of the Yuxu Palace...
Upon Guangchengzi's report, Yuanshi Tianzun learned that Sect Master Tongtian had arrived and stopped what he was doing to emerge from seclusion.
"Tongtian, I'm busy refining a supreme treasure. What brings you here?"
Despite his smiling face, Yuanshi Tianzun was actually a little unhappy about being disturbed during his seclusion.
The Sect Master Tongtian Dao Ancestor Hongjun to refine powerful treasures, allowing him to travel freely, but Yuanshi Tianzun himself did not!
My third brother is really causing me trouble!
After seeing through Yuanshi Tianzun's thoughts, the Sect Master Tongtian shouted:
"Brother, if you don't want the essence you lost, you can continue your seclusion."
The Sect Master Tongtian really wanted to know what the Yuanshi Tianzun Lord was thinking. After learning about the lack of the source, instead of investigating the situation immediately, he went into seclusion to refine weapons.
I'm truly impressed by this guy!
Yuanshi Tianzun also wanted to investigate the situation, but the problem was that he didn't have a single useful clue!
The only clue is that Dao Ancestor Hongjun knows the situation, but he won't say.
Without any clues, Yuanshi Tianzun chose to go into seclusion to refine the precious treasure.
"Tongtian, could it be that Master Hongjun told you the location of our lost origin?"
Yuanshi Tianzun subconsciously assumed that Sect Master Tongtian had obtained the clue from Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
If we could obtain the lost clues to our Innate Origin, why would we need to go into seclusion?
The treasures can be refined later, but the Innate Origin must be retrieved immediately.
"Teacher Hongjun didn't say, but I got the information from Bai Chen."
It wasn't that the Sect Master Tongtian betrayed Bai Chen, but even if he could keep it from Yuanshi Tianzun, once Yuanshi Tianzun realized what was going on, he would inevitably guess the truth.
After all, Yuanshi Tianzun knew that he had gone to deliver the fragments of the Time Wheel to Bai Chen as soon as he returned.
It hasn't been long since then, and I've already learned the whereabouts of the Innate Origin. It's easy to imagine who I learned it from.
Where?
When Yuanshi Tianzun heard that he learned of the whereabouts from Bai Chen, he had some doubts, but still asked him.
"In the hands of our good elder brother, Taiqing Laozi."
The Sect Master Tongtian's tone was icy, clearly indicating that he was utterly disappointed in his elder brother.
It was bad enough that the other party secretly possessed the cultivation method of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, but they also stole the essence of my brother, causing both of us to be incomplete and affecting our cultivation speed.
"Tongtian, Bai Chen is full of lies; you can't easily believe his words!"
When Yuanshi Tianzun heard that the villain was Taiqing Laozi, he couldn't accept the result. If the villain had been someone else, Yuanshi Tianzun would have already taken the Pangu Banner and gone to settle accounts with him.
But Taiqing Laozi is his elder brother, the head of the Three Pure Ones!
Chapter 510 Questioning Taiqing!
This cruel truth made Yuanshi Tianzun suspect that this was a scheme by Bai Chen, Nuwa, and Houtu to sow discord between the three brothers.
"I am absolutely certain that what Bai Chen said is true."
The Sect Master Tongtian was absolutely convinced of this, because he himself had some doubts about Taiqing Laozi.
The actions of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the words spoken by Bai Chen undoubtedly confirmed that his conjecture was the truth.
"Brother, think about it. He clearly inherited the art of alchemy, so why is his talent in weapon crafting and array formation also quite good?"
The Sect Master Tongtian knew that the Yuanshi Tianzun was having trouble accepting this cruel truth, so he brought up an anomaly that was now out in the open.
"How strange indeed!"
Even the Yuanshi Tianzun of Heaven found the claim of the Sect Master Tongtian unusual.
Both Yuanshi Tianzun and his third brother Sect Master Tongtian were war gods who specialized in one area.
But the eldest brother, Taiqing Laozi, is somewhat well-rounded, which is unreasonable and doesn't fit his character at all!
Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun was wavering, Sect Master Tongtian explained to Yuanshi Tianzun in detail the matter of the supernatural One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
"Tongtian, do you have any evidence?"
Although Yuanshi Tianzun had already believed Sect Master Tongtian's words, Taiqing Laozi, that villain, was still their nominal elder brother.
If the two brothers want to hold Taiqing Laozi accountable, they should have evidence to prove his wrongdoing.
"Evidence?"
"Bai Chen mentioned that Laozi of Taiqing could One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and Master Hongjun also mentioned it. This matter can be considered a fact!"
The Sect Master Tongtian felt that although there was no actual evidence for this matter at present, as Bai Chen said, as long as Taiqing Laozi was forced to use the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, then the evidence would be available.
"Let's go, let's settle the score with him."
When Yuanshi Tianzun heard Dao Ancestor Hongjun say that Taiqing Laozi could One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, he could no longer hold back.
"If he honestly relinquishes our origins, we can still be brothers."
Otherwise, I will definitely let him know how sharp my Pangu Banner is.
Yuanshi Tianzun felt that Taiqing Laozi had gone too far this time. Not only did the other party keep the cultivation method of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, but he also stole the origin of his two brothers, completely disregarding the friendship of the Three Pure Ones.
When Yuanshi Tianzun was about to settle accounts with Taiqing Laozi, he remembered Guangchengzi's report about Cihang's obstruction of Sect Master Tongtian, and immediately summoned Guangchengzi and instructed him:
"Guangchengzi, Cihang and the other two have offended my virtuous brother. Let them reflect on their mistakes in seclusion. They shall not be released without my Imperial Decree!"
Yuanshi Tianzun felt fortunate that Sect Master Tongtian hadn't left in a huff, as Cihang and the other two had almost ruined his plans and must be severely punished.
If it weren't for the fact that Cihang and the other two weren't not closely related to Taiqing Laozi, I would have suspected that they were Laozi sent by Cihang Taiqing.
After dealing with the matters concerning Cihang and the other two, Yuanshi Tianzun went with Sect Master Tongtian Jiaozhu Poxu to the Daoist temple of Taiqing Laozi, Eight Views Palace.
Eight Views Palace Taiqing Saint Realm...
Not long ago, after confirming that the human race was the protagonist of the world, Taiqing Laozi took in a group of human disciples to consolidate the relationship between the human race and the Human Religion and maintain the incense offerings of the Human Religion.
Taiqing Laozi was a sage, and sages personally accepted disciples. Even though Nuwa, the Human Mother Goddess, forbade humans from joining Human Religion, there were still some who were willing to become traitors.
"Greetings, Uncle-Master Yuanshi and Martial Uncle Tongtian!"
Xuan Du, who was instructing newly recruited disciples of the Human Religion Sect on their cultivation, quickly bowed and paid his respects upon seeing Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian arrive.
"Xuan Du will go and report to Master immediately!"
Xuan Du could tell from the expressions on the faces of Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian that his two uncles were in a bad mood, so he thought of reporting to Taiqing Laozi.
"Seal up!"
Yuanshi Tianzun gave Xuan Du no chance to inform him; his words were law, and he turned Xuan Du into a stone statue.
If killing juniors hadn't affected his reputation, the displeased Yuanshi Tianzun would have long ago destroyed Xuan Du, the villain's chief disciple.
Just then, Laozi of Taiqing appeared. He first restored Xuan Du, who had turned into a stone statue, with a Taiqing Immortal Light, and then asked in return:
"Yuanshi, Tongtian, didn't Master Hongjun grant you any opportunities?"
"You were punished?"
When Taiqing Laozi saw that his two younger brothers, Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian, looked displeased, he was somewhat puzzled.
My two younger brothers don't seem to have benefited from this!
"Brother, I have a question for you."