vstars Chapter 27 Maitreya Reappears
Chapter 27 Maitreya Reappears
Upon hearing this, Li Jing turned around in confusion.
Yun Zhongzi's lips curled slightly as he spoke:
"We are in the right here. That Yaksha Li Gen didn't ask any questions and went ashore to start hacking people with his axe. If Nezha hadn't had some skills, the corpses of my Chan Sect disciples would be lying on the riverbank right now. Ao Bing was even more aggressive, aiming for vital points with every move. His halberd cut through the wind and each strike was deadly."
He paused, looked towards the main hall, and his tone changed:
"Moreover, in recent years, I have observed that the East Sea Dragon Clan is burdened with a great deal of karmic obstacles. Under the guise of patrolling the sea, they demand that the people along the coast offer boys and girls on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month. If anyone disobeys, they stir up storms and flood thousands of acres of fertile land. Such wicked dragons, let alone killing one, or even killing several, would be doing justice on behalf of Heaven."
Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren's eyes lit up.
He slapped his thigh and looked at Yun Zhongzi with delight: "Oh dear! Junior brother is indeed cunning..."
As soon as he spoke, he realized something was wrong. Lady Yin and Li Jing both looked at him, and Nezha's eyes widened as well.
Taiyi Zhenren quickly changed his tune, chuckling, "No, it's 'clever'! Clever! How come I didn't think of that reason!"
Everyone rolled their eyes.
Yun Zhongzi shook his head slightly, raised his hand to release the immobilization spell on Nezha, and as soon as the little guy regained his freedom, he rushed to Li Jing and hugged his father's waist: "Father, don't go! I'll take care of my own affairs!"
"If the sky falls, those with higher cultivation will hold it up. You are my and Senior Brother Taiyi's disciple. Your master is not dead yet, so it's not your turn to shoulder the burden."
Taiyi Zhenren nodded repeatedly, and Li Jing and his wife looked at the two with gratitude; Nezha turned around, his eyes slightly red.
"Let's go." Yun Zhongzi took the lead and walked towards the main hall. "Let's go see the Dragon King of the East Sea."
Main hall.
Ao Guang sat upright in the guest seat, his face ashen.
He had already prepared his plan in his mind. Although Li Jing had a past relationship with him, the evidence was irrefutable. The body of Yaksha Li Gen was still warm, and Ao Bing, a true dragon, had died on the riverbank.
The hatred for the murder of his son and the grudge for the death of his minister—even if the matter were to be brought to the Lingxiao Palace, the East Sea Dragon Palace would still be in the right. The schemes of the immortals were important, but Ao Guang's son could not have died in vain.
Just as I was pondering this, I heard footsteps approaching.
Li Jing stepped into the main hall first, and then stepped aside to invite him in. Immediately afterward, a slightly chubby Taoist with a round face and a handsome Taoist in a gold and white robe filed in.
Ao Guang's gaze swept over the two Taoists, and his pupils contracted slightly.
Its celestial light was restrained, and its aura was as deep as an abyss.
The round-faced Taoist priest had the faint aura of nine dragons circulating around him, and his cultivation was unfathomable.
The Taoist priest in the gold and white robe exuded a calm and steady aura, like an ancient mountain, yet he possessed a dignified presence that commanded respect.
Ao Guang rose and respectfully cupped his hands, saying, "This humble king, Ao Guang of the East Sea, greets the two immortal masters. May I ask your honorable titles?"
Taiyi Zhenren grinned: "I am Taiyi Zhenren of Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain. This is my junior brother, Yun Zhongzi of Yuzhu Cave on Zhongnan Mountain. We are both Nezha's masters."
Ao Guang's expression changed drastically.
The Twelve Golden Immortals: Taiyi Zhenren, the most favored disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun; and Yun Zhongzi, the Golden Immortal of Fortune and Virtue.
He cursed inwardly. The immortals' reports didn't mention that Nezha had two masters, let alone that the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and the Golden Immortal of Fortune and Virtue were taking him as a disciple at the same time.
Ao Guang suppressed his surprise and doubt, his face regaining its expression of grief and indignation:
"Your arrival is timely, sirs! Nezha has murdered a Heavenly official, killed my patrolling sea demon Li Gen, and also killed my third son, Ao Bing. The evidence is irrefutable. Even if you immortals were here in person, I, the humble king, would still demand justice!"
Yun Zhongzi remained unmoved.
"Fellow Daoist Ao Guang."
His tone was calm, yet full of authority: "Let me ask you this: after that Yaksha Li Gen came ashore, did you interrogate him or kill him?"
Ao Guang was taken aback.
"Third Prince Ao Bing, upon arriving at the Nine Bends River, will you first demand an explanation, or will you immediately brandish your halberd?"
Ao Guang opened his mouth, knowing the two of them as he did, he knew that the first move would be to chop someone down and swing a halberd.
"I saw it clearly. He thrust his spear several times, each thrust aimed at Nezha's Niwan Palace. If I hadn't had some skill, I would probably be dead at Li Gen's hands."
Yun Zhongzi's gaze fell on Ao Guang's face, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and his killing intent burst forth, causing Ao Guang's mind to feel a chill.
"Could it be that the rules of the East Sea Dragon Palace allow only dragons to kill, and forbid others from retaliating?"
Taiyi Zhenren could no longer contain himself.
He stepped forward, his round face hardening, and pointed at Ao Guang's nose, shouting:
"That's right! Your East Sea Dragon Palace is so arrogant! The patrolling yakshas attacked people with axes without asking any questions, and the Third Prince of the Dragon King even tried to kill my Chan Sect disciple on the spot! We haven't even gone to the Lingxiao Palace to report your crime of murdering a direct disciple of the Chan Sect to Uncle Haotian, and you've come knocking on our door instead!"
He grew angrier and angrier, and his spittle almost landed on Ao Guang's face:
"Should I go to the Heavenly Court now and meet with Uncle Haotian to expose all the filthy things your East Sea Dragon Palace has done over the years? On the first and fifteenth of every month, you demand offerings of young boys and girls, and if you are even slightly negligent, you flood seven villages and eight hamlets. In my opinion, such wicked deeds deserve to be punished by killing you all."
Ao Guang's face turned pale and then red.
Who among the immortals and gods of the Three Realms doesn't know about the affairs of the Dragon Palace in the East Sea? However, since the Dragon Clan are officially appointed gods by the Heavenly Court, ordinary immortals prefer to avoid trouble and have never exposed them to their faces.
However, Taiyi Zhenren was no ordinary immortal; he was the most favored disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun. He said he would appeal to the Lingxiao Palace, and even the Great Heavenly Venerable dared not neglect him.
"Immortal Taiyi, please calm your anger! Please calm your anger!"
Ao Guang repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting, his tone softening considerably:
"I was confused for a moment, I was confused for a moment. This matter... I will go back and investigate this matter thoroughly, and then give the two immortal masters an explanation."
Yun Zhongzi snorted coldly: "In that case, I will await your news, fellow Daoist."
Ao Guang felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He hurriedly clasped his hands in greeting, turned around, and left.
Inside the main hall, after Ao Guang left, Li Jing breathed a long sigh of relief.
He then turned around, his face darkening, and looked at Nezha.
"Kneel down."
Nezha knelt down with a "thump".
Do you know you're wrong?
Nezha lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong."
"Where did we go wrong?"
"The mistake was... the mistake was not being able to control myself and using lethal force."
"Anything else?"
Nezha thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
Li Jing angrily said, "You were wrong to go to bathe alone! Both of your masters were in the manor, why didn't you invite one of them to go with you? If you had invited Uncle Taiyi or Uncle Yunzhongzi, would that Yaksha have dared to raise his axe? Would that Ao Bing have dared to brandish his halberd? How could things have come to this!"
Nezha was stunned, Taiyi Zhenren was also stunned, and Yun Zhongzi raised an eyebrow.
This Li Jing is quite different from what I remember!
Madam Yin rushed out from the back room, grabbed Nezha in a protective embrace, and cried out, "Master, please stop scolding! My son was almost beaten to death today, and you're still cursing him!"
Li Jing sighed and waved his hand: "Alright, alright. From now on, you must go out with your master and are not allowed to act recklessly on your own. Go back and copy the 'Huang Ting' three hundred times. You are not allowed to leave the house if you miss even one copy."
Nezha nodded quickly and ran off in a flash.
night.
Yun Zhongzi stood on the cliff edge, the sea breeze ruffling his golden-white Taoist robe. He raised his hand and gently patted the top of his head.
A white figure emerged from his body.
Clad in white as snow, with kind eyes and compassionate features, his aura was as warm and gentle as jade, a stark contrast to his true form, making him seem like a completely different person – this was the benevolent corpse.
A flash of blue light appeared on Yun Zhongzi's body, and twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls flew out, their five-colored rays flowing in the night. He handed the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to the Good Corpse.
The benevolent corpse bowed its head without uttering a word. A flash of five-colored light emanated from its body, and its form vanished into the night sky.
In the past, the technique of turning beans into soldiers required him to inject a wisp of thought in order to control the actions of the bean soldiers; but the benevolent corpses created by the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones possessed full autonomy and intelligence.
Without needing to divide his primordial spirit or distract himself from controlling it, what the benevolent corpse sees is what he sees, and what the benevolent corpse does is what he does; while his primordial spirit remains intact as before, without any sense of separation. It truly deserves to be called the number one method of severing the three corpses in this world.
Beneath the East Sea lies the Crystal Palace.
Ao Guang transformed into a dragon, cleaving through the waves, and returned to the Dragon Palace.
He was humiliated by Taiyi Zhenren's sharp rebuke today, and his anger was burning inside him. With a flick of his dragon tail, he stirred up the seawater, causing fish and shrimp along the way to scatter.
He was completely unaware that a figure in white robes, surrounded by five-colored light, was following him silently a hundred feet behind him, unnoticed by anyone.
Deep within the Crystal Palace, in a side hall.
The palace gates were tightly closed, and there were many restrictions.
Seated in the hall was a man in a moon-white robe, with a large belly and a faint smile always on his lips, as if he had the whole world under his control.
Maitreya.