"Stop!"
Jieyin Daoren let out a desperate shriek.
He was afraid.
As a Heavenly Dao Saint who looked down upon the river of time and could withstand countless tribulations, he had never imagined that one day he would experience the helplessness of an ant watching the sky collapse.
The Golden Wheel of Merit behind him let out a strained wail and spun wildly.
Just as Xiruan's milk bottle was about to smash into Jieyin's bald head, her little body abruptly came to a halt.
She hovered in midair, tilting her little head in confusion.
It wasn't that she didn't want to smash it.
She had just noticed that the shiny, golden Big Bald Head had suddenly stopped shining.
As Xiruan drained away the power of merit, the Sixteen-Foot Golden Bodies of Jieyin and Zunti, once solemn and resplendent, had grown dim, their golden sheen chipped and faded.
"Huh?" Xiruan's big eyes filled with disdain. "It doesn't look nice anymore."
Pouting, she said regretfully, "It's not sparkly now. It probably won't sell for much, either."
"Pfft—"
Those heart-piercing words completely broke Zunti Daoren, and he spat out another mouthful of Saint Blood.
His body swayed violently, and he nearly fell from the highest reaches of the heavens.
Won't sell for... much?
We're Heavenly Dao Saints, leaders of the Western Religious Sect, and our worth is being measured by our color and weight?!
Jieyin hurriedly caught his unsteady junior brother. Looking at Xihe, he could think of only one thing.
Run as far away as possible!
If they didn't leave now, the foundation the Western Religious Sect had built over countless eons would really be chewed up by this little monster!
"Go!"
With a low growl, Jieyin forgot all about a Saint's dignity, grabbed Zunti, and tore through space.
The two fled toward the West in a sorry state.
A deathly silence fell over the Heavenly Court.
Saint Taiqing stared for a long time at the direction in which the Two Saints of the West had vanished, saying nothing.
At some point, Yuanshi Tianzun had relaxed his grip on the Apricot Yellow Banner, and the killing intent that could have split heaven and earth had subsided.
His gaze was grave.
They'd run.
The most difficult and shameless pair in the Primeval World—the Two Saints of the West—had been frightened off by a baby...
Tongtian! What kind of monster have you... refined?!
Xiruan pouted, surprised that the two of them had run away. She was a little angry, but as she turned, she remembered Taiqing and Yuanshi.
"You two are Daddy's older brothers. You can't bully him!"
"If you're here to demand payment too, I... I'll beat you both up!"
With that, she flew toward Zixiao Palace, hopping along through the air as all the Great Beings of the Three Realms watched in stunned silence.
Zixiao Palace.
Master Tongtian sat on his cushion, eyes vacant as he stared ahead.
He had given up thinking.
He'd offended the Dao Ancestor, beaten the Heavenly Emperor, robbed his eldest senior brother, and now let his daughter chew up the Western Saints' Golden Bodies of Merit like sweet potatoes...
Just destroy the world.
Get it over with.
Just as he waited for heavenly punishment to descend, utterly despairing, the doors swung open. A little red figure rushed inside like a ball of flame.
"Daddy! I'm back!"
Xiruan's little face was flushed with excitement as she looked at her father.
Master Tongtian's eyelid twitched violently as he tried to force a smile.
"D-daughter..."
Before he could finish, Xiruan rushed up to him, eager to show off her loot.
"Daddy, have a peach!"
She shoved a Peach of Immortality, wrapped in purple patterns and flowing radiance, its aura overflowing with the Dao, into Master Tongtian's hand.
Tongtian's hand shook, and he nearly dropped the peach.
"And this!"
Xiruan waved her little hand, and a small bronze cauldron appeared.
"Clatter-clatter—"
A pile of gleaming golden pills, their fragrance filling the air, rolled out of the cauldron and scattered across the floor.
Each pill gave off an aura that could drive immortals and gods wild. The Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, each marked with nine pill patterns, stood out the most.
Xiruan crouched down, scooped up a large handful, and held them out to Tongtian.
"Daddy, have some candy beans! These are so yummy!"
Giving Tongtian no chance to react, she shoved a handful of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs into her father's mouth.
"Ah—open wide!"
Master Tongtian's pupils froze!
Daughter! Those are Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs! Senior Brother Taiqing's most prized treasures! Just one can create a Taiyi Golden Immortal!
And you're calling them candy beans?!
And... you grabbed a whole handful?!
By the time he tried to dodge, the elixirs were already in his mouth.
They melted instantly, and their immense medicinal power exploded!
The seal Patriarch Hongjun had personally placed on Tongtian was blasted open by the surging medicinal power.
He felt a spark of life return to his Saintly origin, long dead and still as water.
Tongtian was utterly dumbfounded.
An overwhelming absurdity crushed the last remnants of his dignity as a Saint.
He, Tongtian, the Jie Sect Leader, Pangu Orthodox, the greatest loser of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
And now he had to rely on his daughter robbing people blind to keep him fed?
As he questioned his entire existence, Xiruan finally finished emptying the contents of the Qiankun Cauldron.
Like a child presenting a gift, she raised the ancient bronze cauldron in front of Tongtian, her big eyes full of anticipation.
"Daddy! Look!"
"I robbed you a new pot!"
A new pot.
Master Tongtian stared at the little cauldron.
The Qiankun Cauldron!
His daughter had robbed it and brought it back for him as a pot!
Master Tongtian opened his mouth, feeling as though his daughter's actions had flattened his Dao Heart.
"Daddy, don't you like it?"
When Tongtian didn't respond for a long time, Xiruan grew a little unhappy. She reached out with her chubby little hand and patted the Qiankun Cauldron.
"This pot is great! I used it to carry back all the candy beans from that bad grandpa. Not one spilled!"
"Now Daddy can use it to cook meat!"
C-cook meat? Use the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Qiankun Cauldron... to cook meat?
Master Tongtian felt his vision go dark and reached up to support his forehead.
Just then, a voice sounded outside the door.
"Taiyi, disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun of Jade Void Palace, has come by his master's decree to visit Martial Uncle Tongtian."
Tongtian jerked his head up. The trace of warmth that had just risen in his eyes vanished.
Yuanshi!
He'd come after all!
"Hm?" Xiruan's little ears twitched. "Daddy! Someone else is here to demand payment!"
Her little face puffed up with anger like a steamed bun.
"This bad guy is from Second Uncle's family!"
Before she'd even finished speaking, Xiruan shoved the new pot into Tongtian's arms and charged furiously toward the palace gates.
"He's here to bully my daddy too! I'll beat him to death!"
Before you continue