The Needlepoint and the Wheat Awn

As the emperor of the Immortal Court, the Jade Emperor has always been the representative of the Three Realms, and he has indeed been involved in more matters than others.

The time frame wasn't very long, just a few decades.

The Jade Emperor had heard of the other party's name decades ago, and even had a brief exchange with the other party in the void.

At that time, Donghua was full of vigor and had the demeanor of a monarch. He also confidently mentioned that he would ascend to heaven with many people.

The Jade Emperor once thought that the other party had succeeded, and he even envied Donghua somewhat.

However, the Jade Emperor never expected that Donghua's ascension would be a disastrous failure, and that he would even be banished to the Three Realms.

"Donghua... Donghua probably doesn't know the situation in the Three Realms. What is he doing here in this hellish place? Does he want to experience failure again?"

The Jade Emperor was also unaware of everything in the higher-dimensional world, but he knew very well that the higher-dimensional world did not welcome those who had ascended to higher dimensions.

For example, those who ascend to higher Three Realms will inevitably be subject to the scrutiny of Houtu and Hongjun. Those who do not conform to Houtu's wishes will be suppressed by Houtu, and those who do not conform to Hongjun's wishes will be suppressed by Hongjun. These two are in a state of opposition, and anyone who enters the Three Realms pit is destined to lack the possibility of ascending to higher dimensions.

Even if Donghua were to be fortunate enough to find the origin of the world, it would not be a joyous beginning, but rather the start of death.

To the Jade Emperor, it made little difference whether Kunlun Emperor was Haotian or Donghua, since he had no feelings for either of them, and neither of them was a pushover; it would have been the same no matter who was in his place.

However, the Jade Emperor hoped that Donghua would clearly understand the situation in the Three Realms, so as to avoid making things more complicated by acting recklessly and causing chaos.

"He immediately began cultivating the secret realm and refining the Immortality Elixir upon arrival. It seems he truly intends to make a comeback. By the way, what is he using to refine the Immortality Elixir?"

The Jade Emperor muttered two sentences to himself.

He previously thought Zhang Xuezhou's words were absurd, but now he believes them to a large extent.

"What else do you know about Donghua?" the Jade Emperor asked after thinking it over.

"I'm sure I know some things, but no one would believe me if I told them," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Tell me what you have to say, and I'll listen," the Jade Emperor said.

"I didn't come to the Immortal Court for idle chatter. I received benefits from the Heavenly Venerable and am in a hurry to gather the great elixir to break through to the True Self Realm," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Please, have mercy and release my people. Once I've achieved cultivation and am no longer afraid of Donghua, you can talk to me for as long as you want. Believe it or not, it's no problem!"

"I didn't realize you were in such a hurry," the Jade Emperor said. "Where are you rushing to find the great medicine? Wasn't the amount I gave you last time enough?"

"I left the medicine in Kunlun, but then I was kicked out, and I got nothing!"

"Tsk tsk!"

The Jade Emperor sighed, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou's luck was ridiculously bad.

"Tell me your story, and I'll give you some pills," the Jade Emperor said. "You should know I'm not stingy; I'll always reward you if the price is right!"

"I know some of Donghua's capabilities. How many pills can this be exchanged for?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"How many do you want?" the Jade Emperor asked.

I'll take as much as you give me!

"I can't give you the money unless you name a price!"

"I can't say anything unless you give me a number!"

Zhang Xuezhou and the Jade Emperor exchanged glances several times. Just as he thought the Jade Emperor would directly state his terms, the Jade Emperor spat out a familiar burst of colorful light in the Hall of Fragrant Breeze.

"Hey, don't waste my time with illusions!"

As the radiance of the mirage pearl swept over, Zhang Xuezhou, who had previously lost consciousness in the Zixiao Palace due to confusion, couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

It was bad enough that he was affected by Hongjun and lost a period of time, but what Zhang Xuezhou had not expected was that he would be harmed by the Jade Emperor after returning to the Immortal Court.

Most importantly, he doesn't have much time to waste on dealing with the Jade Emperor right now.

Putting aside other matters, Zhang Xuezhou at least needed to deal with the Emperor Qin's affairs with Liu Xuan and take care of the Yin-Yang Secret Land matter first.

A bright light appeared from behind his head, followed by the simultaneous activation of several of his spiritual powers.

What did you see and hear in Donghua?

The seductive voice came over, and Zhang Xuezhou felt that the Jade Emperor and Ren Yisheng really had a lot in common, but Zhang Xuezhou himself had no interest in that.

He looked at the Jade Emperor, who was constantly absorbing and releasing Law Power after spitting out the mirage pearl, and then reached out and grabbed.

Before he could even cast Method Formula to put the mirage pearl into his Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag, Zhang Xuezhou simply stuffed it into his mouth.

"You weren't hallucinated? That's different from last time. Don't swallow it! If you do, it'll be too dirty to take it out!"

The mirage's multicolored brilliance faded, its mesmerizing light obscured, causing the Jade Emperor to pause slightly in surprise.

He watched as Zhang Xuezhou stuffed the mirage pearl into his mouth and couldn't help but stand up and shout, grabbing Zhang Xuezhou's neck with his left hand and pinching Zhang Xuezhou's cheek with his right.

Golden light emanated from both of them and collided, causing them to exclaim in surprise at the same time.

"You've achieved sainthood in your physical body?" the Jade Emperor asked in surprise.

"What kind of method is this for achieving sainthood through physical means?"

Zhang Xuezhou gasped.

He was called the seventh person to achieve physical sainthood by Yang Jian, but little did anyone expect that the Jade Emperor had also achieved physical sainthood without anyone noticing, and it is even very likely that he had already achieved physical sainthood for many years.

Before Donghua could reveal his trump card, Zhang Xuezhou inadvertently learned of the Jade Emperor's trump card, and he felt that things were going very badly.

This is precisely why he disliked emperors the most: these people who rose to power all had trump cards up their sleeves, and you would never know how many they were hiding until the moment of their death.

"The Technique Method of achieving sainthood through physical cultivation," the Jade Emperor said gravely. "Were you possessed by Donghua?"

"You're the one who got possessed by Donghua! I learned the Eight-Nine Mystical Art from Erlang True Lord Yang Jian," Zhang Xuezhou retorted, his mouth full of beads.

"Erlang's Eight-Nine Mystical Art are not like this," the Jade Emperor said, shaking his head.

"I've modified it. I didn't learn his set of wood body, earth body, iron body, bronze body, water body, silver body, fire body, gold body, and wish-fulfilling body," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I'm following the reverse of the five elements transformation, so that none of the Technique Method of cultivators at my Sole Self Realm can touch me!"

"Amazing!"

The Jade Emperor lowered his gaze, and a wisp of earth fire Shengteng from beneath Zhang Xuezhou's feet, followed by a bolt of lightning striking down from the sky, and then wind blades and ice blades clashed and crossed.

As Zhang Xuezhou said, weaker Technique Method had no effect on him at all.

"You've been bewitching me, hitting me, and beating me! I'm not happy about it anymore! I'm asking the Heavenly Venerable for help!"

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and lifted the jade ruyi of the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, which made the Jade Emperor smile awkwardly.

"It's just a minor test of skill between cultivators, why take it so seriously!"

The Jade Emperor's gaze swept over Zhang Xuezhou's entire body.

Whether Donghua is difficult to deal with is unknown, but Zhang Xuezhou is already giving him a headache.

Within the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Formation, the Jade Emperor controlled the formation and was certain that it could trap Zhang Xuezhou, making it difficult for him to escape. However, the jade ruyi that Zhang Xuezhou was holding forced the Jade Emperor to take it seriously.

His gaze passed through the Pixiang Palace and landed on the Yuxu Palace. He heard a soft hum coming from the Yuxu Palace, and knew that the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi was indeed paying attention to this matter and did not like him using forceful means.

"If you can spar with Yuanshi, sparring with me shouldn't be a big deal either; it won't damage our relationship!"

The Jade Emperor added a sentence.

Having reigned as emperor in the Immortal Court for eight hundred years, he was bound to feel somewhat embarrassed when he encountered a situation where he wanted to defeat his opponent but failed.