Tongtian Mocks Tongtian? Nuwa: Bi Xiao Has Taken a Disciple?

Although Sect Leader Tongtian's words were somewhat hard to accept, Nuwa and Journey to the West Tongtian still followed him instinctively.

Then they were dumbfounded.

Buzhou Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Huoyun Cave, Golden Turtle Island, Jade Void Palace, Mount Sumeru, Sea of Blood, Kunlun Mountain...

As one familiar place after another flashed past before their eyes, Journey to the West Tongtian and Nuwa's expressions grew increasingly strange.

With their perception as Saints, they could naturally tell that this was not an illusion.

So...

But how was this possible?

Although Saints like them could indeed bring forth all things with a single thought, and had gained a preliminary grasp of the laws of time—

That was all built upon one foundation: they had to be within the Great Desolation World.

Because the laws they wielded were bestowed upon them by the Great Desolation World.

And now?

Using laws granted by the Great Desolation World to create another Great Desolation?

And one whose timeline had been pulled back at that?

Well, that was interesting!

After Sect Leader Tongtian led Journey to the West Tongtian and Nuwa back to Biyou Palace, the two fell silent for a long while before suddenly laughing.

"Fellow Daoist, do you think the Dao Ancestor ever imagined that one day, he himself would be copied?"

"Copied? No, no!"

Sect Leader Tongtian waved a hand. "You and I both truly exist. It is only that we are on different timelines!"

"If not for..."

At this point, Sect Leader Tongtian casually glanced at Xuanming. "If not for a great divine being breaking through the barrier between you and me, there would have been absolutely no possibility of us meeting."

"Is that so?"

Journey to the West Tongtian smiled noncommittally. "Fellow Daoist, then tell me—what is that great divine being's purpose?"

"His purpose?"

Sect Leader Tongtian fell silent for a moment. He too could not figure out Xuanming's purpose—or rather, the purpose of the person behind Xuanming.

But so what?

Being able to learn in advance what would happen in the future and make changes accordingly was what mattered most to him right now.

"Fellow Daoist!"

Taking a deep breath, Sect Leader Tongtian raised his head and stared directly at Journey to the West Tongtian. "Rather than guessing at the purpose of such an existence, I think we should seize this opportunity to make up for our own regrets!"

"You mean?"

Journey to the West Tongtian's eyes narrowed slightly, and something unusual entered his tone. "Fellow Daoist, if you defy the Dao Ancestor's will, aren't you afraid of being cast into a place of eternal damnation?"

"Fellow Daoist, you are trapped by appearances, aren't you?"

Tongtian smiled—a deeply mocking smile—as he stared unceremoniously at Journey to the West Tongtian. "If it means spending over ten thousand years confined within Biyou Palace like you, I would say that eternal damnation is not such a bad thing!"

"You?!"

Journey to the West Tongtian's old face darkened at once. Gritting his teeth, he explained, "I did this in order to preserve the Jiejiao Sect's lineage..."

"Bullshit!"

Sect Leader Tongtian erupted as well. Whether he was cursing Journey to the West Tongtian or his future self, his tone brimmed with killing intent.

"They've already used the strong to bully the weak, and you still don't fight them to the death? Killing one makes it even; killing two means we've made a profit!"

"As for the Jiejiao Sect's lineage?"

"Heh!"

"Some betrayed the sect, some were suppressed, and the few scraps left did not even dare show their faces. A lineage like that might as well be destroyed!"

"You, you..."

Journey to the West Tongtian's old face flushed red, utterly losing his earlier calm. He abruptly stood up, about to say something, when the voice of a young attendant announcing from outside came through.

"Master, the Dao Ancestor has summoned you to Zixiao Palace!"

"Oh?"

Sect Leader Tongtian frowned slightly. Had the Dao Ancestor sensed something?

"Fellow Daoist!"

Raising his head to look at the fuming Journey to the West Tongtian opposite him, as well as Nuwa beside him, who seemed lost in thought, Sect Leader Tongtian frowned.

"Why don't you return first? Once I've dealt with the Dao Ancestor, I'll come find you!"

"Return? Why should we return?"

Journey to the West Tongtian let out a cold laugh. "Fellow Daoist, the Dao Ancestor and the others should be discussing the matter of the Investiture of the Gods in Zixiao Palace right now. Didn't you just speak so forcefully? If you have the ability, go kill one for me to see now!"

"Hehe... Fellow Daoist, you're letting appearances bind you again, aren't you?"

A smile touched Sect Leader Tongtian's lips. "Now that we already know their true faces, wouldn't killing them so readily be letting them off too easily?"

"Just wait and see!"

"If this venerable one doesn't wipe out their lineage, then this chance that person gave me will have been wasted!"

As he spoke, Sect Leader Tongtian rose to his feet. Without sparing Journey to the West Tongtian, who had sunk into deep thought, another glance, he turned to Nuwa and said, "Junior Sister, if you wish to return, have Xuanming take you back. If you don't, then rest here for a while. This venerable one will be back shortly!"

"Senior Brother, go tend to your business first!"

Only after Nuwa stood and watched Tongtian leave did she turn to examine the Golden Immortal ant they had been overlooking all this time.

"Your name is... Xuanming, correct?"

"Grandmaster~!"

Xuanming forcibly tore his gaze away from Nuwa, rose to his feet, and respectfully introduced his identity.

"Oh?"

Nuwa's brows immediately furrowed. "You say you are Bi Xiao's personal disciple? Bi Xiao, the youngest of San Xiao?"

"That's right!"

Xuanming nodded. Naturally, he knew Nuwa would notice something was amiss, but with Sect Leader Tongtian as his backing, he was utterly unafraid.

Sure enough, seeing Xuanming nod, Nuwa turned to Journey to the West Tongtian and transmitted, "Senior Brother, why do I recall that none of your three prized disciples ever took any personal disciples?"

"This..."

Journey to the West Tongtian thought carefully for a moment, then nodded with certainty. "This venerable one has never heard of them taking personal disciples either. Other than a few young attendants, Three Immortals Island only had little demons formed from plants and trees."

As soon as he said this, Tongtian suddenly reacted. His eyes locked unblinkingly onto Xuanming, making Xuanming's scalp crawl.

"G-Grandmaster, what is it?"

"Nothing!"

Journey to the West Tongtian came back to himself. Drawing a deep breath, he shifted his gaze away and somewhat uneasily transmitted to Nuwa, "Junior Sister, are you saying that Xuanming—or the one behind him—is that great divine ability expert?"

"It's very possible!"

Nuwa nodded slightly, a trace of excitement entering her voice. "Junior Brother, you had no shortage of disciples under your command at that time. There were quite a few Great Luo and Quasi-Saints. Unless his identity was special, would you take a Golden Immortal ant—ptui, disciple—with you when heading out?"

"Of course not!"

Journey to the West Tongtian shook his head without hesitation. Not to mention that the Jiejiao Sect was still in its era of ten thousand immortals flocking to its court; even at its most destitute, he would rather go out alone than bring a Golden Immortal with him.

Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

Therefore, the identity of a Golden Immortal who could be kept by "himself" at his side and left behind to accompany the two Saints was anything but simple.

Especially since "he" had said something before leaving...

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