There was also this.
Because of two Buddhas from the Western Teachings, Taiyi Zhenren had missed his chance to take Nezha as his disciple, and Zhao Gongming had snatched him away.
So lately, Taiyi Zhenren had been carrying the Heaven-Earth Ring and Sky-Mixing Silk around, ambushing followers of the Western Teachings who ventured out.
As he saw it, this was precisely what Zhao Gongming had once loved doing most, so he could also quietly pin the blame on Zhao Gongming.
What he did not know, however, was that Zhao Gongming had stopped doing this many years ago.
Then one day, while he was striking someone from behind, his target turned out to have a protective Spirit Treasure and was not knocked unconscious by the first blow.
And so, he was exposed.
The consequences were dangerous. Once exposed, he became a target.
Even against Zhao Gongming, the Western Teachings had dared to secretly contact Taoist Randeng in the original storyline, ultimately scheming Zhao Gongming to death.
That went doubly now. Taiyi Zhenren was merely a cultivator at the great perfection of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, not even a quasi-saint, yet he dared to imitate Zhao Gongming and target the Western Teachings.
Thus, the Western Teachings prepared a sting operation. This time, they would make certain to kill Taiyi Zhenren along the way and frame the Interception Sect.
Everything that needed preparing was ready. All things were in place, lacking only the east wind?
And this time, the person they would use was Shiji Niangniang of the Interception Sect.
On the surface, Shiji Niangniang, one of the Interception Sect's outer disciples, seemed to have no grudge against Taiyi Zhenren.
But in the original storyline, seven-year-old Nezha had accidentally killed Biyun Child with the Heaven-Shaking Arrow, then mistaken Caiyun Child for Shiji