"Master, a powerful immortal has arrived outside the manor, specifically requesting to take the Third Young Master as his disciple."
Li Jing was still reeling from the shock of his wife giving birth to a baby when he was startled back to reality by the butler's words outside.
"Master? Let him in."
Inside the lobby.
"Which immortal mountain do you cultivate on, Immortal Master?" Li Jing sized up the middle-aged Daoist with an air of otherworldly wisdom, pondering the man's background.
This Daoist priest arrived right after his wife gave birth. If he wasn't informed by the midwife or servants, then he must be a highly skilled Daoist master.
" Li Jing, I Taiyi, a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi of Kunlun Jade Void Jade Void Palace."
Li Jing was greatly surprised. He was also a disciple of the Chan Sect and was a disciple of Zhenren Du'e of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
"So it's Master Taiyi. Li Jing is a disciple of the Zhenren Du'e."
"I know." Taiyi Zhenren flicked his fingers, pretending to deduce the secrets of heaven, but in reality he knew that Li Jing was just a scapegoat that Du'e Zhenren Du'e had casually taken in.
Li Jing's talent was not high, and he was not even worthy of the attention of the Zhenren Du'e. It was only because the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi gave him special instruction that the Twelve Golden Immortals disciples chose a suitable person to take the calamity in their place and participate in the Great Tribulation, so as to avoid being listed on the Investiture of the Gods. Of course, this scapegoat could not be chosen casually.
The Zhenren Du'e, blessed with good fortune, by chance took Li Jing under his wing.
Taiyi was worried that his scapegoat was not appearing for a long time, but on the way to Three Mountains Pass with King Zhou, he suddenly sensed something and understood a secret of heaven, so he rushed to Chentang Pass.
"Master Taiyi, are you really planning to take my three sons as your disciples?"
"Indeed." Taiyi Zhenren remained silent and did not smile.
"But..." Li Jing frowned and sighed, troubled, " Taiyi- Master Taiyi, please come with me to take a look."
The two quickly went to Madam Yin's room.
" Taiyi Uncle Taiyi, then I am the third son." Li Jing pointed with an exasperated look at the large, black ball-shaped object wrapped in swaddling clothes on the bed.
"Master, how... how could this happen?" Madam Yin was somewhat devastated upon learning that she had given birth to a black baby.
" Taiyi- Master Taiyi, could you please take a look?" Li Jing was deeply distressed, even doubting whether the black ball was his own seed.
Master Taiyi Zhenren was also a little confused; his disciple destined for tribulation was actually a ball!
"I see." Taiyi Zhenren examined it carefully, sensing a strong life force within the black sphere. After activating his Heavenly Eye, he smiled.
"This child possesses extraordinary talent and potential. Li Jing, I will assist in bringing this child into the world."
Li Jing was dumbfounded when he saw Taiyi Zhenren take out a flaming spear.
"Master Taiyi! What are you doing?!"
" Taiyi- Master Taiyi! Don't be impulsive! No matter what, that's my wife's child! Don't kill her!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Yin, who was extremely Weaken as a mother, suddenly found immense strength in her body and quickly sat up to embrace the swaddled baby.
"No! Master! Immortal! This is my child! You mustn't hurt him!"
Li Jing stopped Taiyi Zhenren, forcing himself to say, " Taiyi- Master Taiyi, don't be impulsive!"
Taiyi Zhenren said irritably, "I'm not some great evil; I'm merely helping him to be born."
suddenly!
A black light swept into the room, and the sky Chentang Pass suddenly filled with rolling dark clouds and thundering Black Lightning, as if the world was about to end.
Taiyi Zhenren's eyes widened as he saw the black ball inside the swaddling clothes suddenly crack open, revealing an adorable child's face with a pair of beautiful eyes that shone like stars and were full of curiosity about everything in the world.
The purest cries of children echoed throughout the Li residence.
Northern Continent of Kuru, Heaven-Equaling Palace.
The will of the Primordial Heavenly Dao once again spoke with Xiao Tian's Deva Path Body, Dugu Baitian.
"What do you mean?"
Dugu Baitian said expressionlessly, "Maintain the development of the Primordial."
"Maintain? Do you think I'm blind? Taking the Netherworld Undying Qi of the Underworld, the Nine Yin Breathing Soil, and a wisp of the naturally formed essence of the Dawn Sun, you created this species with the potential to become a saint to participate in the Great Tribulation. What exactly are you trying to do!"
" Taiyi needs to find the person destined to face this calamity."
"What does that have to do with you?" The Primordial Heavenly Dao suppressed its icy rage.
"These Great Luo Golden Immortal, including Taiyi, were instructed by Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi to find those destined for the tribulation. This creates karma, and those destined for the tribulation are destined to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods, which also means that a great upheaval is destined to be stirred up, accelerating the completion of the Great Tribulation. Isn't this a way to maintain the development of the Primordial?"
Dugu Baitian Primordial Heavenly Dao was irrefutable.
"I hope so! But I don't need your help!"
"You don't need me to maintain the development of the Primordial?" Dugu Baitian sneered.
The Primordial Heavenly Dao was inwardly furious, "Fine! Then you continue to maintain the development of the Primordial!"
"Ding! Successfully tricked the Primordial Heavenly Dao! Gained 1 Deva Path Achievement Points!"
"Ding! Do you wish to use Deva Path Achievement Points to exchange for the Chaos Spirit Root Immortal Orange?"
Xiao Tian was overjoyed; his Chaos world within him had gained even more treasures.
"Well done, Dugu Baitian!"
Xiao Tian looked refreshed.
The creation of Li Jing's third son was the work of Xiao Tian. After all, according to the original trajectory of the world, Li Jing's third son was the reincarnation of Lingzhuzi of Nüwa.
But Xiao Tian didn't want Lingzhuzi to die, so he had Dugu Baitian action and give Li Jing a son.
At this time, at Chentang Pass, at Li Jing's residence.
"Mommy, hug me! Kisses w0w"
"My child!" Madam Yin was overjoyed. Her third son could call out to people as soon as he was born. It was as if a saint had descended to earth, and the heavens had blessed the Li Family.
However, Li Jing did not think so. The scene of his third son's birth was too dark. He wondered if it was a great demon who had descended into the world through his wife's pregnancy to bring disaster to the world.
"Congratulations, Madam! May I ask what my disciple's name is?" Taiyi Zhenren smiled.
"The immortal master wants to take my child as his disciple?" Madam Yin, half believing and half doubting.
"Madam, Taiyi Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals under the command of Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi of Kunlun Jade Void Palace. I have come here to accept a disciple because I felt the divine presence descending upon the world."
Upon hearing this, Madam Yin was overjoyed, her face beaming with delight.
"Thank you, Immortal Master. My eldest son is named Jinzha, and my second son is named Muzha. How about this third son is named Yinzha?"
Li Jing's lips twitched.
"No good!" Taiyi Zhenren shook his head and said, "This name doesn't have any Daoist connotations. How about Nezha?"
"Master Uncle, this name is wonderful! Thank you, Master Uncle!" Li Jing was afraid that his wife would come up with some other ridiculous name, so he immediately settled on it.
And so, Nezha still became Taiyi Zhenren's apprentice, only Nezha original four-piece set— the Fire-Tipped Spear, the Heaven-Confounding Sash Universe Ring, the Wind Fire Wheels— changed.
Because the Heaven-Confounding Sash was given to King Zhou by Taiyi Zhenren, and Taiyi also considered that taking Nezha as a disciple was only because he had survived the Great Tribulation, he did not give him the Wind and Wind Fire Wheels, fearing that Nezha would be too good at running away in the future and would not be able to die and be sent to the Investiture of the Gods. He only gave him the Universe Ring and a Postnatal Spirit Treasure, the Fire God Spear.
Taiyi Zhenren was actually satisfied with Nezha's talent and potential. However, the strange phenomena that occurred when Nezha broke free from the black sphere gave Taiyi Zhenren the feeling that a demon had descended upon the world. He felt that he should avoid raising a great demon, so he devised an alternative way to raise him.
Destructive methods!
In the Human Clan Saint Teacher Hall, Xiao Tian secretly learned about the situation at Taiyi Zhenren's place and sneered inwardly.
"What a pity! Although the original Taiyi Zhenren also treated Nezha as a disciple Investiture of the Gods, this Taiyi is too stingy! All he's missing is the Heaven-Confounding Sash (a magical ribbon), and he won't even give him the Wind Fire Wheels? He's even hiding the Fire-Tipped Spear."
Xiao Tian was speechless. He had originally planned to stop paying attention to the Lingzhuzi once he had them, but seeing Taiyi's stinginess, he suddenly had an idea.
Time passed quickly, and three years went by in the blink of an eye. The conflict between the Great Shang and Western Qi intensified, with no fewer than a hundred Xiao Zhan.
However, without the participation of powerful figures, the leaders of both sides are temporarily maintaining the same plan: first send the mediocre to the Investiture of the Gods gods, and avoid sending their elite forces if possible!
Chentang Pass, Nezha is three years old.
While most children in other families can run around at the age of three, they are still receiving basic literacy lessons. Nezha, on the other hand, has already made the most learned teacher in Chentang Pass resign in shame, and his martial arts skills have made Li Jing, the number one expert in Chentang Pass, tremble with fear.
On the surface, Nezha is a harmless child, but in reality, he is the follower of Purple Child Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi.
Taiyi Zhenren has been frowning lately, feeling that something bad is about to happen, but he can't figure out what it is.
"It's been over a year since I last visited Li Jing's three sons at Chentang Pass. I should go see how they've grown, and it's time to start teaching them magic skills."
That's what Taiyi Zhenren thought, but when he got close to Chentang Pass, he was dumbfounded.
"You wretched Dragon King! So what if I broke a few of your prince's legs? Did you really have to flood my Chentang Pass? Do you really think I Nezha, am easily intimidated? I'll beat you up too!"
"Little brother, go with peace of mind! This Little Dragon is nothing to fear!" Lingzhuzi waved her hand, and a Three Lights Divine Water Mark flew out from her fair little chubby hand, landing on Nezha's arm.
Nezha revealed an innocent, childlike smile and arrived at the Dragon King's location with lightning speed.
"You mere mortal child! I'll show you the consequences of angering the heavens!" The West Sea Dragon King roared furiously. With each opening and closing of his dragon mouth, the sky was filled with surging waves, powerful enough to suppress even Taiyi Profound Immortal and injure Golden Immortal.
However! Nezha completely ignored these damages. The Three Lights Divine Water Mark on his arm shone brightly, causing the tides to collapse and disintegrate as Nezha approached them.
"You old mudfish! Take this smash from my Universe Ring!"
Aww!
"What are you yelling about! Don't you know it's nap time for city kids?! What if you scare the children?! I'll smash you to death! I'll smash you to death!"
"Stop! I am a righteous god of Heavenly Court, personally appointed by the Jade Emperor as the Four Seas Dragon Kings!"
Because Hongyun took charge of the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods, Xiao Tian lost his position as Heavenly Emperor after becoming a saint. The two attendants of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Haotian and Yaochi, finally became the rulers of the Heavenly Court.
In order to strengthen the Heavenly Court, Haotian and Yaochi recruited the Four Seas Dragon Kings and some wandering immortals.
"What are the Heavenly Court Gods compared to me! My master is Taiyi Zhenren, a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun of Kunlun Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi Jade Void Palace! My elder brother is the younger brother of the first Heavenly Emperor, the Sage Xiao Tian, and my elder sister is the sister of Nüwa, Sage Mother of the Human Clan! Even if some lousy Jade Emperor came, it wouldn't make a difference! Today, I'll take your dragon horns!"
Taiyi Zhenren was furious and extremely frustrated. Three years old! He hadn't even taught him any magic yet, and this little Nezha was already fighting against Golden Immortal! And his threats were far too practiced!
What will happen in the future?
" Nezha! Stop!" Taiyi Zhenren appeared.
"Hey, Uncle Taiyi, want some fruit? Want to watch the show together?" Xiao Li, with an adorable expression, handed over a Yellow Central Plum.
Taiyi Zhenren's forehead veins throbbed as he stared at Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi, asking, "What's the story behind my disciple's magical abilities?"
"Of course, it was Lingzhuzi and I who taught them! Aren't we amazing? Of course, it's also because Nezha is so talented." Xiao Li and Lingzhuzi had expressions that said, "Praise me!"
Taiyi Zhenren had a thought of climbing to the outer heavens of the Thirty-Three Heavens and then jumping down.
"From now on, I'll teach my disciples myself!" Taiyi Zhenren was exhausted. These two lads had only been taught for two or three years, Nezha was already so powerful. How could his destined scapegoat possibly die and be included in the Investiture of the Gods?