Chapter 56: Tai Yi's Unjust Death, No Need to Seek Revenge

  PS: The update is a bit late, and I just finished collecting it at school. Two chapters are together here, no longer divided into chapters, please forgive me.

  Pu Xian Zhenren was pondering, when he saw a white light flying swiftly from afar, and a person fell down, cursing: "Damn it, that Qiu Shou actually escaped."

  It was the Bodhisattva Manjusri who had just arrived, and he had gone to search for the golden light. He returned by the same route, having gained nothing along the way. When he met Universal Worthy, he couldn't help but lament: "Universal Worthy, my friend, has a good affinity, whereas I, a poor monk, have bad luck and no such good fortune!"

  Pu Xian Zhen Ren was already annoyed about the Ling Ya Xian rescue incident, and now seeing Wen Shu Guang Fa Tian Zun like this, he couldn't help but feel disgusted. He turned to leave, saying: "You're not even saved, how can you blame fate?"

  Manjusri Tianzun originally had a temper in his chest, seeing the true person of Samantabhadra like this, he was even more displeased in his heart. He himself had not grasped the good opportunity, and it would have been fine if he had just comforted him, but instead, he still fell into the well and hit the stone: "Samantabhadra friend, you have received the spiritual teeth and obtained great benefits, yet you come to mock me, a poor Taoist. What is your intention?"

  Pu Xian Zhen Ren was impatient and didn't bother to entangle with him, so he shook his sleeves and left: "What kind of intention you have is what it is, you know yourself, why ask again."

  "You... Samantabhadra! You, my junior brother, how dare you speak to your elder brother like that!" Manjushri and Samantabhadra, although having a seniority difference, both entered the master's door only one day apart. Therefore, this Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun took advantage of this temporary benefit and became the elder brother.

  Pu Xian Zhen Ren usually had no complaints, but he couldn't help feeling some resentment in his heart. His own cultivation was similar to that of the other person, and his magical treasures were far superior. How could he become inferior to him? "Master... it's just a matter of one day! If you have real skills, then put aside your empty theories and let's see how we compare!"

  "Alright! Since that's the case, I'll take Master Shengren's place and teach you a lesson, you arrogant rebel who disrespects authority!" The fight began, with blows exchanged and battles waged. Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun had been holding in his anger for a long time, and now he was about to erupt. Seeing Puxian Zhenren make such a request, he took up the challenge and prepared to engage in an all-out battle!

  Pu Xian Zhen Ren didn't answer, raised his hand and struck out the Taiji symbol seal. Manjusri Guang Fa Tian Zun couldn't bear it, seven-treasured golden lotuses emerged from under his feet to defend one side, while on the other side he presented the Escape Dragon Pillar, three iron rings rapidly flashing and falling through the air.

  Pu Xian Zhenren's eyebrows rose, and three golden lotus flowers emerged from under his feet. He was about to draw out the Wu Hook Double Swords in his hands when a white crane suddenly flew in from afar: "Two immortal elders, please stay your hands! Can't you discuss things nicely?"

  Bai He Xian Tong, how did you arrive at this time? Pu Xian Zhen Ren's eyebrows furrowed, and he was taken aback. Unexpectedly, Wen Shu Guang Fa Tian Zun had not withdrawn his hand, and with a direct blow of the dragon pillar on his forehead, there was a loud "thud". Pu Xian felt dizzy for a moment, and saw that all around him was dark. He stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

  Manjusri Guangfa Tianzun didn't know how to lose his grip, and he only took care of the White Crane but forgot about Samantabhadra. He turned back in a hurry, but it was too late to withdraw his hand. The White Crane flew down in front of the two men, transformed into a young boy with a red dot on his forehead, between his eyebrows, holding a yellow scroll in his hand.

  The White Crane Boy has been accompanying the Great Immortal of the South Pole for many years, and is deeply loved by the Original Heavenly Lord. He was once given a peach to help him transform into a human form, but because his body had accumulated too much immortal energy, he could not absorb it at that time, so the saint sealed him in the form of a child, and few people know his true cultivation.

  "What brings you here, Younger Brother?" Bai He Tong Zi and the Original Saintly Person, Nan Ji Xian Weng, although not having a formal master-disciple relationship, had a real one. Therefore, when explaining the teachings to Jin Xian, he also had to show more courtesy. Wen Shu Guang Fa Tian Zun naturally couldn't be slow in his movements, so he made a gesture of respect and said, "Just now, fellow disciples were competing, and it was unavoidable that some injuries occurred. Please, Younger Brother, don't spread this matter to others."

  Pu Xian Zhenren had been in the Jade Void Palace for a long time, so he naturally knew that Yuan Tian Zun detested fellow disciples fighting each other. Although he was angry in his heart, he pretended to be nonchalant and merely cupped his fists: "Junior Brother, have you come with the Jade Void Decree?"

  The two of them were like this, and Bai He Tong Zi was too lazy to make a big deal out of it. As for the matters within Yu Xuan Palace, he himself found it inconvenient to intervene. He said straightforwardly: "My master, Nan Ji Xian Weng, will arrive soon. The two seniors still need to burn incense and wait quietly."

  "Congratulations, White Crane Junior!" Manjushri and Samantabhadra heard this and knew that the Southern Pole Immortal had taken him under his wing. They congratulated him, but according to seniority, White Crane Boy should have called them "Shu Shu", however, with the protection of the Southern Pole in front and the support of the Original Saint behind, they naturally couldn't address him as usual. As before, one voice called out "Junior" affectionately. "We'll just burn incense and wait quietly for the arrival of the Southern Pole Immortal."

  "The two immortals are polite, I will go and report back. Immortal, don't fight on the way." White Crane Boy reminded as he left. Manjusri and Samantabhadra were harmonious in their words to each other, waiting for him to leave before simultaneously putting away their smiles and putting on a cold face, heading forward to find and teach the remaining disciples...

  In the blink of an eye, three days have passed. Zhang Di Xin and Wu Feng led the Jiuli people to rush to the center of Nanhai. According to calculations, tonight at midnight is when Gu Huang's boundary will be opened.

  Not yet reaching the center of Nanhai, I saw a crowd of people squeezing in the distance, and it was a black shadow, making it difficult to distinguish how many people there were. Everyone here is a treasure of the ancient imperial domain. Wu Feng frowned upon seeing this, why did so many people get this news? This time must be more dangerous than before, and we need to be even more careful.

  From a distance, Zhang Emperor Xin saw Qingxu Daode Zhenjun and stepped forward to greet him, thanking him for his help in the past and asking about Yang Ren's injuries.

  Qingxu Daode Zhenjun said that Yang Ren's injury was not serious, and then introduced the three immortals, Chi Jing, Wen Shu, and Pu Xian. Chi had previously helped Zhang Emperor Xin, so he smiled and nodded in greeting. On the side, Wen Shu Guang Fa Tian Zun and Pu Xian Zhenren saw him like this, their emotions naturally became more agitated by threefold, yet they didn't know that this Ghost Valley Daoist was actually the person who had harmed them earlier.

  The crowd was in an uproar when suddenly a white light came rushing towards them, with a green light hot on its heels. The white light saw the crowd and desperately rushed into their midst, causing chaos wherever it went. The green light followed, bringing with it a cloud of bloody mist that rose into the air, filling the atmosphere with an intense killing aura!

  Who is this, and how can he be so bold? Zhang Emperor Xin frowned involuntarily as the white light came towards him like a madman. With a raised eyebrow, he swung his hand and released the yin-yang mirror, shooting a beam of white light directly at Qing Guang's face.

  That blue light trembled, but there was no great commotion. Instead, the speed increased as it moved forward. The white light saw someone come to its aid and revealed its figure before the crowd. Chi Yan picked it up with one hand: "Junior Brother Tai Yi, isn't this panic beneath the name of an immortal?"

  But then he saw Taiyi Zhenren's face was as pale as earth, his whole body drenched in sweat, and his clothes were soaked. Seeing him being rescued, the frantic look on his face finally subsided a little, and he panted heavily, saying: "Master... Master brother saved my life, Master brother saved my life!"

  When the Taiyi was saved, the cyan light shook and returned. However, a strange fog appeared, with several cold winds rising. Colorful clouds and auspicious clouds rose in thousands of colors. Among them, a white-robed Taoist emerged. He wore a dark-patterned treasure robe with an eight-trigram green belt around his waist, holding a silver silk whisk in his hand, with a celestial ribbon floating behind him. His white hair fluttered, with a hint of rhythm, and his face was as pale as jade, adding three points of charm!

  Chi saw this person and hastily bowed his head, saying: "Chi pays respects to Master Wu Dang, I don't know what mistakes Master Tai Yi has made, that he would make Master so angry?"

  Seeing the red, they naturally knew that the person who came was one of the four great apprentices of the Intercepting Teachings, Wu Dang Sheng Mu. Zhang Di Xin saw him and couldn't help but pause for a moment. This person was a Xuan Xian cultivator, a famous Da Xian of the Intercepting Teachings, yet he didn't expect to meet him here.

  The four great disciples of the Intercepting Sect, Duobao Daoren was captured by Taishan Laojun in the Xianmen Array with a sword; Jinling Shengmu fought alone against Ci Hang, Wenshu, Puxian and Qing Shi (Qiu Shou Xian), Bai Xiang (Ling Ya Xian) and Jinyu (Jin Guang Xian) six golden immortals, but was ambushed by Ransheng Daoren and killed; Guiling Shengmu encountered Zhunti and was subdued. Among the four, only Wudang Shengmu did not die or get captured in the plot of Fengshen Yanyi, escaping during the battle at Wanxian Array, and her whereabouts were unknown afterwards. This shows that this person's cultivation is extraordinary.

  After the Holy Mother, there must be two people, namely Yumian Niangniang of Jiumu Mountain and Mochun Cave, and Pansi Niangniang of Jiuchuan Mountain and Pansi Cave. However, the two of them rarely appeared in the original book, so their cultivation is unknown.

  "You'd better ask Tai Yi, what kind of despicable thing he's done!" Before the Holy Mother of Wudang could speak up, the red-clothed woman had already spoken out in indignation, her eyebrows furrowed in anger. In her heart, she thought: "Tai Yi, my junior brother, who have you offended this time? You've actually managed to offend a disciple of the Holy Mother of Wudang! How are we going to get out of this situation?"

  Taiyi Zhenren's face turned even more gloomy upon hearing this, and with a look of discontent, he said: "Jade-faced Daoist friend, I really don't know what's going on with this matter!"

  "Taiyi is so bold, yet dares to say he doesn't know. If I don't kill you today, it will be hard to calm the anger of the crowd!" Wu Dang Sheng Mu heard this and became angry, with a flick of her sleeve, she was about to take action. Chi Xiao hurriedly stepped forward, Pu Xian Zhen Ren and Wen Shu Guang Fa Tian Zun hastily protected Taiyi in front of them: "Master uncle, please calm your anger, there must be some misunderstanding, I hope master uncle will investigate clearly!"

  "When you preach to the crowd, I don't dare to act rashly!" The Holy Mother's heart was filled with indignation and she spoke out in anger. On this side, the red-robed one was shocked, and his heart was even more resentful. This Taiyi junior brother, how could he have committed such a sin? "Uncle Master, please calm down, there may be some misunderstanding. Please wait for a moment, I will investigate."

  "What misunderstanding has come from, Taiyi True Person, can you recognize this person!" Pan Si Niang said, pulling out a young boy from behind her. Zhang Emperor Xin saw him and felt familiar, suddenly remembering the matter of Gan Yuan Mountain, only then did he realize that this person was actually Shi Ji Niang's child, Caiyun!

  "This person is the White Bone Cave's Stone Cliff Maiden of Mount Qianyuan, how did she appear here?" As soon as Taiyi True Person spoke, he suddenly felt a chill on his back and hastily said, "The death of Stone Cliff Daoist has absolutely nothing to do with me!"

  "If you have nothing to do with this, how can you avoid seeing the Holy Mother?" The Jade-faced Goddess asked, but made the Taizhen True Person truly speechless. This matter wasn't that he wanted to hide, but rather that when the three of them, including the Holy Mother and her disciples, saw him, they wouldn't say two words, they would just summon their magical treasures, and there wouldn't be a chance to explain!

  It was originally that day, Zhang Emperor Xin hurriedly went to Qianyuan Mountain, and at the beginning, he knocked Caiyun unconscious. Before Shi Ji died, he called out "Taiyi", and Caiyun Tongzi naturally remembered it in his heart.

  Caiyun Tongzi didn't get up until Zhang Emperor Xinzhen had gone far away, then he hastily rushed to Wudang Mountain and told Nandou Shengmu everything that happened on Gan Yuanshan. When she heard about her disciple being killed, how could she not be angry? It just so happened that the Biyou Conference was going on, which is why it has been delayed until now.

  "The Stone Cliff Maiden had been cultivating in Qianyuan Mountain long ago, but the Taiyi True Person arrived later. My master, Nian Chan, cut off the friendship of the Taoist friends out of respect for his seniority and allowed him to enter the cave, but unexpectedly this person has a heart full of malice, not grateful at all, instead harboring evil intentions, and destroyed my White Bone Dao lineage! Caiyun Tongzi became more and more agitated as he spoke, and when he reached the most emotional part, he actually started sobbing. 'Master ancestor, please clarify this matter for the sake of justice in the White Bone Cave, so that Stone Cliff Maiden can rest in peace!'"

  "This...this...I really don't know!" Taiyi Zhenren heard this, and was even more bewildered. He had a hundred grievances in his heart, but found it hard to express them. "When I returned to Qianyuan Mountain, Shi Ji Dao friend had already fallen, the four people of Jia Meng Guan were the culprits, and I avenged him. How could you turn black and white upside down like this!"

  "What a wonderful dream, where are the four people?" The Jade-faced Goddess shouted again. Taiyi Zhenren heard this and regretted even more. Last time, he was too quick with his hands and had already annihilated the four people. These four people were now long gone, their souls scattered who-knows-where, how could they be called back to testify?

  Taiyi True Person's face was tense, and on the other side, Pan Silai helped to say: "Since there is no evidence of death, why do you need to speak more? Moreover, ordinary things can be faked, but how can the Nine Dragon God Fire Cover be faked?"

  "That Nine Dragon God Fire Cover was taken away by someone else, not mine!" Taiyi heard this and had a bitter taste in his mouth. On that day at the Shouwang Palace, Kong Xuan took it away. This time, he lost face and couldn't say anything, so he spoke vaguely, "Brother Ci Hang Dao and Qing Xu Dao De Zhen Jun can both testify to this!"

  "I've long heard that you, the Twelve Golden Immortals, are extraordinary. Now that I've seen you, it's indeed true! You're not ordinary!" The Saintly Mother frowned and said from the side, "Even if it's the Scarlet Emperor, it still feels forced what the True Person of Taiyi said. It's unavoidable that our fellow disciples will be suspected of covering up for each other, how can this be considered a true calculation?"

  Taiyi Zhenren was truly at a loss, unable to hold back tears in front of the crowd. His Golden Immortal dignity had long been lost, and now his attempts to explain himself only made things worse, making it impossible for him to defend himself.

  "It's fine this way, blood debts are repaid with blood. Taiyi True Person, I'll spare you because of our shared sect origins. This is my own decision, and I won't hold it against you for being a member of the Extermination Sect. If not, then let those who spoke up for you accompany you in death." The Saint Mother didn't want to show her anger, nor did she want to entangle herself further, so with a flick of her sleeve, she slowly said.

  As soon as he heard this, the true man Taiyi felt a chill run down his back and sweat broke out. Although Chi and others knew that Taiyi was in the wrong, they could only persuade him to calm down: "Master Wudang, there must be some misunderstanding at present. Please calm down for now, and I will investigate tomorrow. If it is true, I will bring my younger brother Taiyi to apologize to you. What do you think?"

  "I can't wait for those days, you don't take action, then this poor Taoist will take action personally!" As soon as the Holy Mother's words fell, she shook her hand with a dustpan, and a gust of wind was blown out. Although the red-eyed man was quick-handed, he couldn't stop it either. The gust of wind rushed straight at Taiyi and went away in an instant, and soon after, his eyebrows were gone!

  At this moment, a red light flashed through the air and went straight to the whirlwind. A burst of sparks rose, and suddenly the sky was filled with a dense array of red flowers. The clear wind blew gently, and the sacred flow was layered. Rays of colorful light descended from the sky, and a large white crane broke through a patch of clear sky in the air and fell slowly.

  On the back of a white crane, a person stood, wearing a plain white robe. In his right hand, he held a purple dragon-headed staff, and in his left hand, a large peach. His eyebrows were high and prominent, resembling a seal, and his long white beard fell straight down to his chest. He spoke slowly: "What important matter could make the Taoist friend become so angry?"