Volume 1: The Primordial Saint Chapter 10 Nezha's Tribulation, Lingzhu Leaves Dust

  The East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang stared at Nezha with piercing eyes and said in a gloomy tone: "Just now, was it you who said that I would kill my master's whole family? Just now, was it you who said that the East Sea cannot do anything to you? Hmph! You little brat, do you know that you have committed a great sin that will bring disaster to your family? Can you bear the consequences?"

  Nezha saw Ao Guang and felt a thread of fear in his heart, but now that he was being questioned, he didn't dare to weaken his own momentum, so he took a deep breath and forced himself to say: "It's what I said, what are you going to do about it?"

  Ao Guang snorted, saying: "Taizhen True Man is also a virtuous true immortal of the Tianxian teachings, how did he take you as his disciple? You are so arrogant and overbearing! I asked you about the Sea Night Yaksha, but instead you killed him and severely injured my son. Now you even dare to insult Her Highness the Princess, your crimes know no bounds! At such a young age, you are already so ruthless, won't you become a murderous demon when you grow up?"

  "Since you already know that my master is a god of the Expounding Teachings, how dare you still offend me?"

  Ao Guang seemed to have heard something ridiculous and looked at Nezha with disdain: "Ignorant child! Others may fear your teacher, but I, Ao Guang, am not afraid. My Four Seas Dragon Clan has existed since the beginning of heaven, and after so many epochs and calamities, who should I be afraid of? You're just a kid, you can't even accomplish anything on your own, yet you bring up your family's reputation to intimidate others. This isn't heroism, it's just shamelessly relying on your family to bully others!"

  Nezha angrily shouted: "Good thief! How can I rely on my teacher? Don't underestimate me, look at my magical treasure!" After finishing speaking, he took the Qiankun Circle in his hand and threw it at Ao Guang. The Qiankun Circle instantly flashed with layers of golden light, carrying the power to open mountains, hitting Ao Guang's body.

  Ao Guang let out a light hum, not even bothering to smile, and with his right hand, he reached out and grabbed the Qian Kun circle firmly in his grasp, no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't escape.

  Nezha was shocked, and hastily shook the Chaos Heaven Rope. The rope suddenly stretched to a length of ten thousand feet. Like a long snake, it wrapped around Ao Guang, intending to use the same method that had just tied up Ao Bing to bind Ao Guang. However, Nezha was overestimating himself. Ao Guang had after all attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and was a dragon, so even if he were to face his own teacher, Taiyi True Person, it would be difficult to predict who would win or lose. How could he possibly defeat this arrogant little brat? Suddenly, Ao Guang spat out a mouthful of dragon energy, which landed on the Chaos Heaven Rope. The rope immediately lost its power and fell into Ao Guang's hand.

  Watching his two treasures fall into Ao Guang's hands, Nezha was already terrified in his heart! He finally knew that this time he had kicked an iron plate. Nezha was about to threaten Ao Guang again, but saw Ao Guang casually wave a breath of air at him, and suddenly he couldn't move or exert any strength.

  Ao Guang held Nezha by the back of his collar and chuckled, "Little kid, now you know who's boss!" Then he parted the seawater and took Nezha all the way back to the Crystal Palace.

  When Nezha's Chaos Pearl and the Universe Ring were taken away by Ao Guang, the Earth Yuan Mountain Jin Guang Cave's Taiyi True Person's heart moved, and he calculated with his fingers. The Heavenly Way revealed a thread of heavenly machinery, and he was shocked: "How could this be? Nezha has gotten into big trouble!" He suddenly stood up, stamped his foot, and said: "I didn't tell him not to provoke the Four Seas, yet he's gotten into such big trouble! Although there won't be any great harm, it's inevitable that he'll have to suffer a bit! Alright, alright, I should temper his temperament!" Despite saying this, Nezha was after all his disciple, and he couldn't ignore him. So, he left the Jin Guang Cave, mounted a auspicious cloud, and rushed towards the East Sea.

  A flash of golden light. The True Man Taiyi was already standing on the East Sea, parting the seawater and descending all the way to the Crystal Palace. At this time, Ao Guang had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time.

  Taiyi True Man stepped forward and bowed his head in respect, saying: "I have paid my respects!"

  Ao Guang returned a courtesy. Haha laughed and said: "Fellow Taoist, you are in high spirits today. It's not easy to get to the East Sea for a trip. What brings you here?"

  Taiyi Zhenren replied: "It's all for the sake of my little disciple Nezha. Brother, please forgive me!"

  Ao Guang shook his head and said: "Brother Dao has come too late. Nezha is no longer inside the Dragon Palace!"

  Taiyi Zhenren was shocked. He quickly counted his fingers, but the heavenly machine was vague and unclear. He asked urgently: "Can you tell me where Nezha went?"

  Ao Guang nodded and said, "To be honest with you, Nezha was committing atrocities on the eastern coast, killing my Eastern Sea Patrol Yaksha at night, and even injuring my son Ao Bing. I had no choice but to capture him. I originally wanted to teach him a lesson, but unexpectedly, an imperial decree came from the Qingxu Heaven, ordering Bai Yu brothers to take Nezha to the Qingxu Heaven for punishment. By now, Nezha is no longer here!"

  Taiyi Zhenren was shocked upon hearing this. He said: "This poor Daoist will take his leave first, lest he cause any disturbance; please do not blame him!"

  "Modest words, modest words! Take care, fellow Taoist!"

  Taiyi Zhenren nodded, then bid farewell to Ao Guang and left the East Sea. He traveled all the way to the foot of Mount Kunlun, where he stood quietly outside the gate of the Jade Void Palace, waiting.

  Before long, a white crane boy came out of the palace, first made a bow and then said: "Brother Taizhen, the old master has ordered you to come in!"

  Taiyi Zhenren returned a courtesy, saying: "Thanks to Baihe Shidi!" He immediately followed Baihe Tongzi into the palace gate and came before Yuanshi Tianzun, bowing down to say: "Disciple Taiyi pays respects to Master, may Master's sacred life be boundless!"

  Yuanshi Tianzun said sternly: "Taiyi, I already know the reason for your coming. You can rest assured that Nezha will return soon!"

  Taiyi Zhenren let out a sigh of relief and bowed again: "Disciple thanks the teacher for clearing up his doubts, and asks to take his leave!"

  Yuanshi Tianzun nodded, and no longer spoke. Taiyi Zhenren saw this, respectfully bowed again, then left the Jade Void Palace, rode the clouds back to Qianyuan Mountain's Golden Light Cave, and calmly waited.

  The sky was clear and the air was crisp. Nezha was suspended from a peach tree outside the bamboo house, unable to move at all. At the foot of the tree, Nüwa held the Star Whip in her hand, pointing it at Nezha and shouted: "Didn't you say you wanted to kill every member of Master Ao Bing's family?"

  Nezha nodded and said: "That's right, it's exactly what I said. Who are you?"

  The girl shook the whip and slapped it on Nezha's buttocks with a loud crack, tearing his pants but not hurting him at all, showing her precise control. Even so, it still startled Nezha into a cold sweat.

  "Listen clearly, I am the daughter of Shen Nong Sheng Huang, and the mistress of Ao Bing - Niwa!"

  Nezha was taken aback, and it took him half a moment to react. He secretly lamented in his heart: "I'm done for! I've actually offended the family of Shennong Sacred Emperor!" Although Nezha was only seven years old, his mother, Yin, had told him stories about the sacred emperors of ancient times when he was young, so he knew that the Sacred Emperors were not to be trifled with. Now, he had boasted that he would kill off the entire family of Shennong Sacred Emperor, and even his teacher couldn't save him from this predicament. Thinking about this, Nezha's heart turned cold, and he was filled with regret!

  Looking at Nezha's disheartened appearance, the girl jumped to Hongyuan's side with a pleased expression and said in a crisp voice: "Teacher, look at this little kid who can't even withstand a scare. How boring!"

  Hong Xuan smiled lightly and didn't say a word!

  Nezha, however, heard the girl's words and shouted loudly: "When did I ever fear you? My master is the Primordial Saint, even if your father came, I wouldn't be afraid. If you know what's good for you, let me go quickly, or else when my master arrives, it will be your time to surrender!"

  The girl had not spoken, but Hong Xuan laughed and said: "You little brat, you not only killed the East Sea Patrol Night Yaksha for no reason, but also injured my disciple. Now that you've been caught, not only do you not admit your mistake, but you also try to intimidate us. You're truly a vicious brat! If we let you go today, who knows how many innocent people will be slaughtered by you in the future?" He then turned to the girl and said: "Disciple, what do you think I should do to punish him?"

  The girl sparkled with big eyes, and smiled: "Teacher, why not use the Samadhi True Fire to burn him for 49 days, and refine a Golden Elixir?"

  Nezha on the tree heard this and his heart shook, his whole body trembling! But he still insisted on not giving up.

  Hong Xuan smiled slightly and said, "You little girl! I'm not your great aunt master, but I'm not proficient in the art of alchemy. Besides, I've been poor and didn't have that alchemy tripod furnace."

  Nezha felt relieved and thought to himself: Fortunately, this Taoist priest is a poor devil, otherwise I would have been burned to death today!

  "Why not imprison him on the mountain, and every day send flying eagles to peck at his heart and liver, and then send people to heal his heart and liver? Let him suffer the pain of his heart and liver!"

  Nezha's heart was torn apart! This girl is truly cruel, he only killed an ugly person, but she wants him to suffer the pain of being pecked at by a falcon every day. For a moment, his heart was chilled to the bone, and cold sweat poured down his head!

  Hong Xuan said again: "But it's still not possible, he's so young and yet so good at killing, his heart must be black as coal. I can barely raise a hawk, don't let him poison it!"

  The girl covered her mouth and burst out laughing.

  Nezha couldn't help but shout: "You wicked Taoist priest, what are you talking about? How could my heart be black?" He was furious, how dare someone insult him like that?

  Hongyuan, however, did not comply. He simply muttered to himself: "Forget it! Since my island is short of a cleaning boy, I'll punish you by making you stay on the island and clean up all the chores!"

  Nezha had not yet spoken out in opposition, and only saw the girl say: "Teacher is wise! Thinking that this island is a hundred million miles around, with many beasts and birds, it's inevitable that some of them will be pulled down by the feces of the spiritual beasts who practice the law, and when they get dirty, let him come and sweep these places!"

  Nezha heard "a hundred million miles" and his head spun, then he heard the girl ask him to sweep the entire island's dung, and he fainted. Suddenly, a dizziness turned upside down, and it seemed that he saw Ao Guang carrying him to Chentangguan on the east coast, where countless people were submerged and countless homes were destroyed, and even his parents were swallowed up at Lifu; He cried out to heaven, asking for help from his teacher, but got no response, and was extremely disheartened. As he watched Ao Guang destroy Chentangguan and Lifu and leave, the words "It's all your fault! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!" kept echoing in his ears.

  He woke up with a loud cry, still muttering in his mouth: "It's not me! It's not me! It's not me!" But he was still immersed in the dream and had not yet woken up.

  A loud noise rang in his ears, like the evening drum and morning bell, striking Ne Zha's heart. Ne Zha's body shook, and he woke up, looked down, and found that both his hands and feet were no longer bound, sitting on the ground, three zhang away from him was Hong Xuan.

  Hong Xuan's whole body emitted a refreshing aura, which made people feel relaxed and calm when they smelled it. Nezha's tense body also relaxed.

  Hong Xuan calmly said to Nezha: "Nezha, do you know your mistake?"

  Nezha's body shook, and he recalled the scene from his dream just now. His eyes changed for a moment, but soon returned to clarity. He hastily bowed to Hongyuan and said: "Nezha knows his mistake! Nezha knows his mistake! I hope the immortal will forgive me and give Nezha a chance to reform himself. Nezha will never dare to bully the weak again!"

  Hong Xuan smiled contentedly and said, "Very well, you can go back now!" As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, and Nezha felt the environment around him change suddenly, making his eyes spin. When the scene stabilized, he opened his eyes to find himself in the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain, where Taiyi True Man was sitting on a jade couch, smiling at him with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

  Nezha had not spoken yet, but saw Taiyi True Man say first: "Nezha, did you understand the Qingxu Heaven this time?"

  Nezha stepped forward and said: "Reporting back to Master, your disciple has understood!"

  Taiyi Zhenren nodded in satisfaction, saying: "It's rare that you understand the truth! Nezha, you should remember that you are the vanguard general of your master Jiang Ziya's campaign against Zhou, and you have been entrusted with a heavenly mission. Heaven will naturally protect you! However, you absolutely cannot use this as an excuse to bully the weak and harm the innocent, or else your fortune will greatly decline, and you will inevitably face disaster!"

  Nezha's heart skipped a beat, and he bowed again: "Your disciple will remember your teachings, and in the future, I will definitely reform and never again slaughter innocent people!"

  Taiyi Zhenren smiled with satisfaction and said, "Nezha, you've been away from home for a long time. Your parents must be thinking of you to the extreme. There's no need to say more. Go back home and see your parents!"

  Nezha's eyes stung and became moist, he knelt down and said: "Disciple bids farewell to Master, Master take care!"

  Taiyi Zhenren nodded and said no more!

  Nezha bid farewell and left the Golden Light Cave, gazing at the eastern sunrise. The sunlight shone on the mountains, casting a layer of misty light over the forest! His heart relaxed, his face broke into a smile, and with a cloud underfoot, he headed towards Chentang Pass!

  It is: With a flick of the sleeve, dust and dirt are gone, and the pearl regains its luster!

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