Disturbance Begins

Disturbance Begins

"Senior... your immortal mountain truly is a sight beyond compare..." Hong Lie sighed from the bottom of his heart after climbing the mountain.

Not even Golden Turtle Island possessed such spiritual energy. Especially when he had passed the lotus pond just now—several fish in the water had glared at him, and Hong Lie had nearly been forced back into his original form by that glare...

Even the pets in a single pond possessed such ability, and he was the Sect Leader's uncle... Yet he was so warm toward him. Hong Lie felt as though his heart was about to burst.

"Ah, it's nothing much. Come! Have some meat!"

He took out Yazi Grand Lord's meat, making Do Bao shudder. I'm already a quasi-saint, and I can barely handle a single piece of meat. Hong Lie is only a little demon who has just taken human form. If he really takes a bite, won't he explode to death?

His death would be a small matter. Startling Grandpa would be the real disaster!

"Er... Grandpa, he... he's vegetarian!"

Wang Yuan scratched his head. "What a pity."

Hong Lie watched longingly as Wang Yuan took huge bites, and the Sect Leader did the same. But... why wasn't his Grand Martial Granduncle eating?

Do Bao did not dare eat any.

He still had not fully refined the piece of Yazi Grand Lord's meat from last time. Eat more? That would be courting death.

"Hong Lie, do you want to rise like a shooting star? Do you want to be surrounded by beauties? Do you want to become famous in one stroke?"

Like a pyramid scheme salesman, Wang Yuan tempted Hong Lie.

Before coming here, Hong Lie had already received Tongtian's instructions. He hurriedly nodded. "Senior, I do!"

"That's good. Let me tell you, the current Human Emperor possesses the merits of ten thousand ages. If you assist him, you will surely succeed..."

Tongtian: ...Uncle, can we say something reliable? Zhou Wang's fortune...

Eh?

He suddenly discovered that Shang Zhou's fortune had actually gained a faint trace of vitality.

But had the Heavenly Dao not decreed that the Shang dynasty's six-hundred-year foundation would vanish?

What exactly was going on??

What Uncle said was actually true?

Could Uncle even alter the Heavenly Dao?

"Senior, just say the word. Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it!"

Hong Lie wore the expression of a man ready to die for a righteous cause.

Wang Yuan froze for a moment, then pulled Tongtian aside. "Great Nephew, why is he so obedient to me? Is he really an Intercept Sect Disciple? Isn't he being a little too easygoing? You haven't been fooled, have you?"

"Er... well... Uncle, most Intercept Sect Disciples are people without schemes. Their temperaments are straightforward."

Wang Yuan nodded. "So that's how it is... Right, just like Tongtian—lacking a few screws."

Tongtian: ...What does this have to do with me? I got caught in the crossfire...

"Hong Lie, since you listen to me, I can't let you suffer for it. I have some magical treasures to give you. Make good use of them!"

With that, Wang Yuan had a thought. Auspicious radiance streamed in a thousand ribbons from the treasure vault, its treasure light dazzling to the eye. Then, more than a dozen streaks of treasure light descended from the heavens.

"Clang!"

"Crash! Clatter!"

"Hiss... Good heavens, the Heaven Flipping Set!" Do Bao was practically drooling.

Heaven Flipping Set was a name Wang Yuan had come up with. He had not discovered what use these things had; they merely resembled the Heaven Flipping Seal, a magical treasure of the Primordial World.

They were all for smashing people.

The Heaven Flipping Brick, Sea Covering Seal, Thick Earth Seal, and Universe Door Panel—these four magical treasures were collectively called the Heaven Flipping Set. They were much the same, all meant for smashing people!

They could grow as large or shrink as small as desired, and even the worst among them were Acquired Spiritual Treasures.

Besides those, the Soul Capturing Bell, Life and Death Mirror, Demon Subduing Hammer... they were all there.

It was not just Do Bao whose heart was stirred; Tongtian's eyes gleamed as well.

But Hong Lie did not possess such discerning eyes. He thought they were merely ordinary magical treasures.

"Many thanks, Senior. But what do you want me to do?"

As he watched Hong Lie put away the magical treasures one by one, Tongtian's heart ached terribly!

Uncle had said it: these were all mine! My family fortune!

"On this trip to Chaoge, with your abilities, getting yourself a minor official post should not be a problem... And then..."

What followed was so unbearable to hear that Tongtian and the others' heads buzzed.

The key was that Tongtian could not understand what Wang Yuan was saying. It seemed as though he was hammering here and striking there, all over the place.

Yet it vaguely contained profound principles, though he had no idea why.

"Have you remembered it all?"

"Hong Lie remembers. Senior, rest assured!"

Wang Yuan chuckled. "Come, eat this!!"

He grabbed two glowing azure blue pearls and stuffed them straight into Hong Lie's mouth. Hong Lie could have dodged, but he did not dare!

"Gulp..."

After swallowing them, Hong Lie stared at Wang Yuan in bewilderment. "These are?"

"Go cultivate!"

With that, he left with Tongtian and the others.

Tongtian looked at Wang Yuan in confusion. "Uncle, what did you give him?"

"Enlightenment Spirit Pearls. Taking one lets you comprehend the Dao ten times faster for twelve shichen."

Tenfold comprehension of the Dao!

It was not merely a tenfold increase in talent—the speed of cultivation increased tenfold as well!

But Wang Yuan had never been one to begrudge resources. Though using minor figures of the Jie Sect to stir up the great tide of the Investiture of the Gods was a good plan, it was still better to be more cautious.

Do Bao squatted on the ground, gazing enviously at Hong Lie, having stripped all the flowers and grass around him bare.

"Good boy! Even your Grand Martial Granduncle hasn't gotten to eat an Enlightenment Spirit Pearl, yet you get to enjoy one!"

Two days later, thunder rumbled through the heavens.

Tongtian froze. Another tribulation?

Had this kid reached the Heavenly Immortal realm after taking human form?

Enlightenment Spirit Pearls were this powerful?! If he had tens of thousands of them...

Tongtian immediately shook his head. Impossible. Even Uncle could not possibly possess that many heavenly treasures.

Indeed, Wang Yuan did not have that many. But... he could still produce eight hundred or a thousand.

The moment the thunder sounded, Wang Yuan's expression changed. Tongtian hurriedly asked, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

"Get out there, quick!"

"Huh? What is it??"

"Go, Great Nephew, bring my clothes inside! It's going to rain!"

Tongtian collapsed to the ground with a clang.

He was too weak to speak.

But what astonished him even more was that when no one interfered, the heavenly thunder would slowly disperse on its own!

This was an immortal ascension tribulation!

Even he could not interfere with it at will. Last time had only been a transformation tribulation, a minor calamity, but an immortal ascension tribulation was a great catastrophe. The Heavenly Dao decreed that even Saints were not to interfere lightly.

Could it be that Uncle... Wang Yuan's immortal mountain lay outside the Heavenly Dao?

The more Tongtian thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

And the more he revered Wang Yuan.

"Hong Lie thanks Senior!" Having shed his mortal body, Hong Lie knelt respectfully before Wang Yuan, his voice filled with boundless excitement.

Wang Yuan nodded. "Mm-hm, looks like your cultivation is coming along nicely!"

Wang Yuan had no idea what realm Hong Lie was in. He only wanted an extra layer of security. Had he known Hong Lie had become an immortal outright, Wang Yuan would have been furious to death. Someone else could casually cultivate into immortality, while him? He did not even dare step outside his mountain gate!

"Go on! Go down the mountain! Do as I instructed."

"Yes, Senior!"

Tongtian escorted Hong Lie beyond the mountain. Suddenly, he felt a little embarrassed. "Hong Lie..."

"Ah? Sect Leader..."

"Shh! What did you call me?"

"Wang Tian..."

Hong Lie was practically dying inside!

"Well... the things my uncle gave you, you won't be able to use that many..."

Hong Lie looked puzzled. "Why not? Senior said they were all for protecting myself, and that they would be of great use in the future."

Do Bao shot Hong Lie a glare from the side. "Bastard! Can you even use that many? Hoarding them all for yourself?! Your master and Grandmaster haven't even used things this good!"

In the end, Hong Lie was left with only one Heaven Flipping Brick. Meanwhile, Tongtian bestowed his own Violet Lightning Hammer upon Hong Lie, empowering it with magical force.

"These two are enough. The Heaven Flipping Brick can attack and defend, while the Violet Lightning Hammer can lend you a hand. Go!"

"Yes..."

Hong Lie could not shake the feeling that a tremendous opportunity had slipped farther and farther away from him...

On Kunlun Mountain, Jiang Ziya lived quite comfortably. His Senior Brothers took excellent care of him.

Of course, those who treated him well were the Twelve Golden Immortals, the direct disciples.

The outer disciples, however, had plenty to say about Jiang Ziya!

Jiang Ziya was a complete good-for-nothing, yet he received so many cultivation resources!

That was something no one could stand!