Chapter 41: Jiuli is Rescued, Nuwa's Birthday

  "Master, don't be anxious, hurry up and save Eldest Martial Brother first." Huang Tianhua's heart was worried about Yang Ren's safety, and he hastily advised. Qingxu Daode Zhenjun secretly pinched his fingers, his eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, and with a wave of his sleeve, he lifted Yang Ren and slowly walked towards the Purple Cloud Cave...

  But Zhang Emperor Xin rushed all the way, and the true energy in his meridians was gradually difficult to sustain. The six Ming True Fire that had been stained on his body also gradually had a tendency to extinguish. The four people behind were chasing after him without giving up, which was the most annoying!

  "As soon as the true fire of the six harmonies is extinguished, it will be the time of this person's death!" Mu De said in his heart with extreme resentment. A small combined body cultivation of true essence was actually chasing after a true immortal of the true immortal realm, although there was no great harm done, but if it were to spread out, the reputation would be greatly damaged.

  "Ah!" A Taoist from the Water Virtue Sect on the side suddenly saw that the Six Ming Fire had been extinguished, and he quickly took out an object. It was a blue-green stabilizing water bead. As soon as it appeared, a cyan light flashed by, falling directly onto Zhang Emperor Xin's back.

  The true fire of Liu Mei was extinguished, and the black flag naturally disappeared. Zhang Di Xin saw it with an urgent heart, just wanting to escape, but unexpectedly, Ding Shui Zhu was quick, and with a "hum" sound, he was directly hit on his back!

  Zhang Di Xin suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back, his stomach churned with blood and energy, his mouth was sweet, and he spat out a mouthful of heart's blood. Mu De Dao Ren saw this with joy, his long sleeve shook, and a green light shot out, striking him directly!

  Zhang Di Xin saw the green light approaching, but his whole body was like a withered tree, unable to muster even a bit of true energy. In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh, "My fate is sealed!"

  A green light flashed by, just a few feet away from Zhang Emperor Xin's side. Suddenly, a black light flashed before him, and a thin, gaunt Taoist priest fell to the ground. The dark tiger-like man said: "I don't know why you're so angry, but you've put the life of Guigu Valley's Daoist friend in danger?"

  Shen Gong Bao! Zhang Emperor Xin never thought that at this moment, the one who stretched out a helping hand would be Shen Gong Daozhang, whom he had been hiding from in fear!

  It turned out that Shen Gong Bao had left Qingfeng Mountain with a mind to reunite with his friends from the Guigu Valley, thinking that their fates were closely tied together. He followed closely behind, but was eventually shaken off by the Cloud Beast's frantic dash.

  Shen Gong Bao originally thought that Guiguzi was intentionally hiding, and he wanted to leave. However, he didn't expect that Zhang Emperor Xin would suddenly start a big fight with the Four Virtues Daoist. He thought that Guiguzi was considering his well-being and didn't want him to get involved in this muddy water, so he quickly ran over to assist.

  Zhang Di Xin said: "If I knew that Shengong Bao would help me, I would have spat out a mouthful of old blood. What the... This is too bloody!"

  "Shen Gong, this man has a feud with me and my four friends. How can you stop us?" Shen Gong had traveled extensively and knew many people, including those from the three teachings and overseas scattered immortals. As soon as he saw the black tiger, he knew who it was. Mu De Dao Ren didn't dare to force his way, so he could only politely say, "Shen Gong, let this man be punished by the law, then my four friends and I will drink with you again."

  "Haha... Fellow Taoist, you're joking. Since Ghost Valley fellow practitioner has a fate with me, how can I not save him?" Shen Gongbao said as he helped Zhang Emperor Xin onto the Black Tiger, "Please, all fellow practitioners, give this humble one some face and let's just drop this matter?"

  "Shen Gong Bao! This man killed my brother Jin De, how can he be let off so easily!" Shui De Zhen Ren heard this and became angry, "This man must die today, if Shen Gong Dao friend interferes again, don't blame me for not giving face to Jiu Yao Mountain!"

  "Water Virtue Daoist said with a smile, 'I am Gui Gu Daoist. Although my cultivation has achieved some small success, it is only the realm of combining bodies. Jin De Daoist's magical powers are profound and he reached the true immortal realm many years ago.' Shen Gong Bao spoke while making eye contact with Zhang Emperor Xin, 'Tell me, how can one in the combined body realm kill someone in the true immortal realm? If you can say a thing or two, I'll hand over Gui Gu Daoist to you, what's the harm in that?'"

  "This……" Upon hearing these words, Shui De Dao Ren also furrowed his brow. A cultivator in the Unity Realm killing a True Immortal? This was absolutely laughable! Even if the True Immortal didn't move, even if the Unity cultivator had some sort of powerful treasure, it would be difficult to break through their defenses, let alone kill them!

  "Who is Jinde Daoist? Who is Jinde Daoist?" Zhang Di Xin received a glance from Shen Gong Bao, and his eyebrows were even more tightly locked. "If it weren't for these four people chasing and killing me, Yang Ren Daoist, I wouldn't have taken action. Now that things have come to this, even if I lose my life, I'll let Shen Gong Daoist give me justice!"

  Zhang Di Xin's words were like a series of loud and clear knocks, causing the four Taoist priests to exchange awkward glances. Mu De Dao Ren's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly made his move: "No matter what, we can't lose the reputation of Jiuyao Mountain!"

  The way of cultivation, fame is heavier than life, Mude Dao people's resentment towards Zhang Emperor Xin in their hearts, naturally do not want to let go easily. The four elements of earth, water, fire and wood see brothers fighting, must make things difficult!

  "Damn it, a true immortal would stoop to sneak attacks! Zhang Emperor Xin cursed inwardly, but Shen Gong Bao remained calm and slowly said: "Mu De Daoist friend, don't forget where you are!"

  Just as Shen Gong Bao's voice fell, nine rays of light flashed across the distant sacred mountain. In no time at all, nine Daoist priests appeared before Si De. These nine men wore different attire and had normal complexions, but their hair was black, yellow, blue, white, purple, red, pink, green, and orange - each a different color: "People of the Heavenly Realm, how can you not know that this is Jiuli Xian Island? How dare you engage in combat here!"

  Jiuli Island! As soon as the Mude Dao people heard this name, their faces changed color. They had been chasing all the way, but they didn't expect to chase here. This is a forbidden place set by the Heavenly Emperor of the Vast Heaven, and no one from the heavenly realm can enter. This is the heavenly rule, and it cannot be violated.

  "I don't know about Jiuli's heavy land, we'll just take our leave." Mu De said hastily, bowing his head. The other three people saw this and didn't say anything more, so they drove their clouds away.

  Zhang Di Xin saw this and suddenly let out a sigh of relief. Before he could thank everyone, his eyes turned dark and he fainted...

  "Sir, why did you save this person?" asked the white-haired Taoist. Shen Gong didn't say much, and took out a yellow hairpin from his hand: "This thing belongs to him, how can Jiuli Island not protect it?"

  The people of Jiuli Island saw the yellow hairpin and all showed a different expression, they quickly sent Zhang Di Xin to be treated by a doctor. When Zhang Di Xin woke up, it was already several days later.

  Jiuli Island is an overseas immortal mountain, different from other mountains. This island is a floating island that moves slightly with the waves every day. In the past, the people of Jiuli Island used their immortal powers to fix it in place, but later on, they became accustomed to drifting and moved freely, roaming the four seas at will, carefree and self-sufficient.

  In the center of the island, there is a mountain range called Jiuli Mountain. The mountain is towering high, with waterfalls cascading down to the foot of the mountain. The surrounding area is densely forested on all four sides, and the sea stretches out in all directions. This is indeed a rare and beautiful place. Although the wind on the sea surface is cold, the island itself is warm and gentle, with a spring-like climate all year round.

  Walking among the mountains and forests, it's a different kind of enjoyment. The nine people who came before were cultivators from Jiuli Island. These nine people, named after the nine airs of heaven and earth, are divided into Tian, Di, Feng, Yu, Lei, Dian, Huo, Ze, and Shan. Their names are prefixed with the character "Wu", which serves as their surname.

  "Earlier, the matter entrusted by Dao You, Lei and Dian have already gone, and they will be back in about three days." Zhang Emperor Xin woke up for a long time, recuperated on the island for a long time, and recently had nothing to do. He strolled around the island with Wu Feng, "But I have another matter to ask you, I don't know if you can tell me?"

  Zhang Di Xin woke up and wanted to return to Gu Ling Mountain, but his body was not well, so he could only ask Wu Lei and Wu Dian to go to Chao Ge to collect the epidemic, and then put his mind at ease. He stayed on Jiuli Island for a while: "The wind path friend said it didn't matter."

  "But how did you come to know of the Tiger's Essence?" Zhang Emperor Xin was taken aback by these words, for only Kong Xuan knew the name "Tiger's Essence". He didn't expect this person to recognize it as well. Seeing Zhang's doubtful expression, Wu Feng hastily said, "If there's something difficult to say, I won't press you either."

  "Friends, let's not joke about this. This thing was given to me by my benefactor." Zhang Emperor Xin owed a debt of gratitude to the person who saved his life and knew that he wasn't an evil-doer, so he naturally spoke up, "However, my teacher has been wandering the four seas for a long time and I don't know where he's gone. If I have some free time, I'll invite him to come to Jiuli."

  The unfettered Taoist was actually Zhang Di Xin, and he had only met him once. However, the kindness he received from him would be cherished for a lifetime, and it wouldn't be excessive to call him "teacher". The words of invitation behind him were just polite phrases. Wu Feng listened and hesitated for a moment before asking: "But I don't know what Teacher looks like?"

  "This...” Zhang Di Xin racked his brains, but unexpectedly, there was no image of the Unrestrained Daoist in his mind, only a tattered robe and a purple gold gourd, "This... it's embarrassing to say, I've already forgotten my respected master's face."

  Zhang Di Xin thought the other party would not believe him, but unexpectedly Wu Feng raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Fellow Daoist's memory is truly admirable. I observe that Fellow Daoist's tribulation day is approaching. After the tribulation passes, there is a matter I wish to request; I wonder if you will agree or not?"

  "I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll prepare one or two things." The Jiuli people owed him a debt of gratitude for saving their lives, and even if it meant jumping into boiling water or walking through fire, Zhang Emperor Xin would agree.

  "Just agree and it's fine, no need to prepare." Wu Feng said as he walked away, "Please come again after three months, let's meet at Jiuli then."

  Since it was so, Zhang Emperor Xin naturally agreed. It just so happened that Shengong Bao came down from the mountain at this time. Everyone drank a round of wine and returned after getting drunk.

  It was another three days before Wu Lei and Wu Dian returned, and Zhang Emperor Xin bid farewell to them together. He then headed towards Chao Ge, but the Jiuli people had originally planned to see him off, only to be politely declined. The emotions of parting were not elaborated on further.

  Although the plague had just left Changge City, it had also restored a lot of vitality. Zhang Emperor Xin went out to inspect and then headed to Qingfeng Mountain, where he sent Spring Breeze White Jade back and checked on Yang Ren's injuries, seeing that he was fine before returning.

  In the nine halls, state affairs had not been dealt with for several days. The documents on the desk were already piled up like a mountain. Even if Wen Zhong and Bi Gan rushed to catch up overnight, it was still difficult to keep up. When Zhang Emperor Xin returned, he looked at the documents on his desk and couldn't help but think that if things went on like this, it would be better to be an incompetent ruler. At least, there would be no need to worry so much.

  "Your Majesty, I have something to report." After finishing his task, Bi Gan slowly said, "The plague has been entrusted to the heavenly grace, and in another 49 days, it will be the birthday of Nuwa. Your Majesty needs to personally go and offer incense to pray for blessings, and preparations must be made early."

  Nüwa was an ancient goddess who cultivated sacred virtues. When the heavens and earth were first separated, Gonggong's rage caused chaos on Mount Buzhou, causing heaven and earth to collapse. The heavenly rivers also overflowed, but fortunately Nüwa possessed divine powers. She gathered five-colored stones and cut off the legs of a giant turtle, using them to repair the sky. Only then did the people regain their good fortune, and great calamities ceased.

  Everyone cherishes the heavenly grace, and every twelve earthly branches must be worshipped. When they meet the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches, they fill up the number of a complete cycle of sixty years. Then, there must be a grand celebration. After seventy-seven days, it is March 15th, which is exactly the day of Nuwa's grand celebration in the first year of the Jiazi calendar!