"Hmph!"
Kunpeng let out a cold snort, but in the end, he could only retreat into the ranks of the Innate Great Gods.
Zhunti and Jieyin's actions made Kunpeng hate them to the bone. He swore that if he ever got the chance, he would make Zhunti and Jieyin repay this karma.
Unfortunately, Kunpeng would never get that chance. Before he could take revenge on Zhunti and Jieyin, the demon race dealt with him and placed him on Nuwa's Monster Summoning Banner.
He became a mere beast of burden, and even his life and death were no longer in his own hands.
As the saying went, blessings were meant to be shared, and hardships endured together.
Now that Jieyin, the eldest brother, and Zhunti, the second brother, both had meditation cushions to sit on,
the two sworn brothers, Zhunti and Jieyin, naturally would not forget Bai Chen, their third brother.
Bai Chen felt that Zhunti and Jieyin were making fools of themselves, so he prepared to shrink back and keep his distance from those two embarrassing fellows.
Just as Bai Chen was backing away, Zhunti grabbed him by the tail and dragged him over.
Holding Bai Chen, Zhunti turned his gaze toward the easier target, Nuwa:
"Fellow Daoist, my third brother Bai Ze is an Innate Divine Beast, yet he cannot transform. He has suffered greatly."
"If my third brother could obtain a meditation cushion, he might attract the Saint's attention during the lecture and have a chance to ask for a method of transformation."
"I ask that you show some compassion. Please take pity on my third brother Bai Ze and give up your seat to him. We two brothers would be eternally grateful."
Zhunti had realized that the Three Pure Ones were not easy to bully, so he had decided to bully Nuwa instead.
If Nuwa refused to cooperate, the three brothers would join forces and drive her away.
Kunpeng was furious. Just now, Zhunti had belittled him as one of those born from moisture and eggs, claiming that he was unworthy of a meditation cushion.
Then what was Bai Chen?
Why was Bai Chen qualified to sit on a meditation cushion? Just because he was Zhunti's third brother?
Wasn't this blatant discrimination?
Nuwa could not be bothered to deal with Zhunti. After rolling her eyes at him, she turned her gaze toward Bai Chen:
"Little White, come here!"
Nuwa was very unhappy. Hadn't this lazy cat said that he was not coming to listen to the Dao?
Then why had he come now?
Not only had he come with two utterly shameless fellows, but he had even become sworn brothers with them.
And why did those two fellows call this lazy cat Bai Ze? Was that the lazy cat's new name?
At Nuwa's call, Bai Chen broke free from Zhunti's clutches and went over to her.
"Third Brother, you know this fellow Daoist?"
Zhunti was somewhat embarrassed. He had not expected his third brother to know Nuwa. He had accidentally made a huge blunder.
Nuwa picked up Bai Chen and pinched his chubby little face as she lectured him:
"Little White, don't play with them anymore!"
Nuwa felt that she had to keep a closer eye on Bai Chen from now on. The moment she had been away, he had gotten acquainted with two shameless fellows and even sworn brotherhood with them.
No wonder this lazy cat was so useless and had so many bad habits.
He had probably been corrupted by all the bad friends he had made.
Zhunti and Jieyin: We're bad friends?
"Nuwa, I don't know either of them."
Bai Chen broke free of Nuwa's jade-like hand, climbed onto her shoulder, and began explaining:
"I was patrolling Phoenix Perch Mountain when they saw that I had the potential to attain the Dao. They forcibly swore brotherhood with me because they wanted to curry favor with me, and they even forced me to come to Purple Firmament Palace to listen to the Dao."
For the sake of his reputation, and to avoid being dragged down by Zhunti and Jieyin, Bai Chen hurriedly fabricated an explanation to distance himself from them.
Great God Bai Chen had never intended to swear brotherhood with Zhunti and Jieyin. Those two fellows had forcibly made him their sworn brother and called him their third brother.
"Third Brother, watch your words!"
Zhunti warned Bai Chen not to talk nonsense.
Fortunately, Bai Chen had not exposed the things the three of them had done together. Otherwise, they would have been finished.
A handsome and burly Divine Lord suddenly stepped forward and shouted at Bai Chen:
"Bai Chen, Zhunti and Jieyin called you Bai Ze earlier. Why are you impersonating my name?"
That's right. This handsome Divine Lord was Bai Ze of Eastwatch Mountain.
Bai Ze had already been furious about failing to obtain a meditation cushion. When he heard Zhunti call Bai Chen "Bai Ze," he immediately sensed that something was wrong.
That little cat cub actually dared to impersonate Bai Ze's name. Was he tired of living?
Zhunti glanced at Bai Chen. His third brother was quite cautious!
When they had been searching for opportunities earlier, Bai Chen had used Dao arts and divine abilities to conceal his true form. That was one thing, but he had even used someone else's name from beginning to end.
If the two brothers had not dragged Bai Chen here to listen to the Dao, they probably would never have discovered his true identity.
Standing on Nuwa's shoulder, Bai Chen planted one paw on his hip and pointed the other at Bai Ze as he cursed:
"Bai Ze, screw your sister! When did I ever impersonate your name?"
As long as Great God Bai Chen refused to admit it, Bai Ze could do nothing to him.
"And is Bai Ze exclusively your name?
Do you really think that just because you're a mighty figure who attained the Dao, sharing your name is an insult to you? Who do you think you are, Bai Ze?"
Although Bai Chen had plundered Bai Ze's dojo, he had not found anything valuable, so he was furious as well.
That damned Bai Ze had killed his clone back then.
And now he still dared to bark at Great God Bai Chen's face. Once Nuwa refined the Monster Summoning Banner, he would have to suggest that she put Bai Ze on it as well.
He would make Bai Ze unable to live or die, enslaving him to the Monster Summoning Banner for all eternity.
"Fellow Daoist Bai Ze, I misspoke earlier and used the wrong words. I mistakenly called my third brother Bai Chen by your name."
To prevent Bai Chen from exposing what the three of them had done, Zhunti hurriedly spoke up to cover for him.
"Bai Chen, you'd better not let me find any evidence. If you use my name to run wild, I won't let you off!"
Bai Ze could not find any evidence against Bai Chen yet, but his instincts told him that Bai Chen's impersonation could not possibly mean anything good.
Bai Chen did not give Bai Ze the slightest bit of face and began hurling abuse:
"Bai Ze, you're a lackey of the Qilin Clan! Your master, First Qilin, has already fallen, so stop barking here!"
During the Three Clans Hegemony, many Innate Divine Beasts had voluntarily submitted to the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans to preserve their lives.
Bai Ze was one of them. As a beast that walked on four legs, Bai Ze had submitted to First Qilin.
He had served as a dog for the Qilin Clan and received their favor, which was why he had not ended up as cannon fodder.
That was why Bai Ze had attacked and killed Bai Chen's clone for no reason back then.
Thus, Bai Chen was not wrong to call Bai Ze a lackey of the Qilin Clan.
"Bai Chen, how dare you!"
After being humiliated again and again, Bai Ze finally lost control and flew into a rage.
"Bai Ze, you Qilin Clan lapdog, stop barking here!
If you piss Great God Bai Chen off, I'll chop off your dog's head and make soup with it."
Bai Chen was not afraid of Bai Ze at all. Given Bai Ze's cultivation, Nuwa would not even need to act. Even Fuxi, that hopeless sis-con, could suppress him.
"Cough, cough!"
Just as the conflict between Bai Ze and Bai Chen intensified and they were about to start arguing, a cough rang out. Saint Hongjun appeared out of thin air and sat atop the high platform.
Saint Hongjun was surrounded by Saintly Dao Rhymes, making all living beings involuntarily worship him.
"We pay our respects to the Saint!"
The moment Saint Hongjun appeared, the Innate Great Gods present bowed and saluted one after another.
"There is no need for such formalities."
After signaling for them to rise, Saint Hongjun swept his gaze across the Innate Great Gods and spoke:
"Some of the fellow Daoists present are, strictly speaking, of the same generation as this seat."
"Fellow Daoists, this seat merely attained the Dao and restored the Primordial Unity Dao Fruit before you did. There is no need for you to show the courtesy of juniors."
With a single glance, Saint Hongjun saw through the origins of those people.
Although they had concealed themselves well, the powers of law around them had exposed them.
The group of Innate Great Gods was startled when they heard this.
They were not fools. From Saint Hongjun's words, they could tell that some of them were Chaos Demon Gods who had lost their Primordial Fruit Status.
Those Innate Great Gods who had been transformed from Chaos Demon Gods had already considered the possibility of being exposed when they came to listen to the Dao.
Now that they had been exposed, it was not much of a surprise.
The Chaos Demon Gods in this group were all relatively mediocre among the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods. Even if they attained the Dao, they posed no threat to Saint Hongjun.
At this moment, Saint Hongjun turned his gaze toward Bai Chen, who was sitting on Nuwa's shoulder, and slowly said:
"Bai Chen, this seat already knows what happened outside Purple Firmament Palace."
"This seat failed to govern his subordinates strictly. It was this seat's disciple Haotian who offended you."
Saint Hongjun waved his Daoist robe, and a treasured cauldron appeared in front of Bai Chen.
"Take this as compensation from this seat!"
"As for Haotian, this seat will punish him as well."
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