nyslfriends Chapter 7 Post-War Relief in Beihai
Chapter 7 Post-War Relief in Beihai
Outside the cave entrance, a rounded voice, tinged with urgency, suddenly rang out.
Yun Zhongzi was startled. Why was Taiyi Zhenren here?
"Is Junior Brother inside the cave? Open the door quickly! The Master has sent down a decree!"
Taiyi Zhenren's voice grew increasingly urgent, accompanied by muffled thuds as he struck the jade gate:
"Junior brother! Did you hear me? Open the door right now!"
Yun Zhongzi frowned as he looked at the bead that was still surging with spiritual energy.
No matter where this spiritual pearl is placed, its spiritual power cannot be concealed. Moreover, this pearl follows Yuanshi Tianzun every day, so how could it appear in front of him for no reason?
Was this arranged by the Primordial Celestial Venerable? But shouldn't this object have a great connection with the Great Perfection Immortal?
Even if you want to entrust him with the task of taking Lingzhuzi as your disciple, there's no need to hide it.
No, this thing concerns Taiyi's life and death, and his path to enlightenment. It's impossible for him to be a pawn of the first rank. What is it?
He took a deep breath, suppressed his surging thoughts, and his mind raced.
First, try to hide it.
Oh, right, the system.
While he was in Chaoge, the system notified him that a side quest had been completed—intercepting 50 points of luck from the Western Sect, which could be exchanged for one of the following: a cultivation level increase, the spell "Sleeve Universe," or the magic treasure "Measuring Ruler."
At the time, in order to deal with unexpected situations, he did not rush to exchange the currency.
"System, exchange for the spell - Universe in a Sleeve."
[Redeem successful]
[Spell: Hidden Universe in the Sleeve]
This technique is the signature skill of Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of earth immortals. It creates a universe within his sleeve, capable of containing all things and concealing the secrets of heaven.
The next instant, a surge of profound magical insight, like a sudden enlightenment, rushed into Yun Zhongzi's sea of consciousness.
The complete inheritance of the Universe in the Sleeve, from beginner to minor success, from minor success to major success, and from major success to perfection, is all imprinted in his primordial spirit with the insights of each realm, the circulation of spiritual power in every place, and the changes in every technique.
It was as if he had been practicing this technique for hundreds of thousands of years.
Yun Zhongzi opened his eyes, and with a gentle flick of his sleeve, a breeze swept past the spirit pearl, and the golden spiritual energy that filled the entire cave and the spirit pearl suddenly disappeared.
A universe within a sleeve, a world unto itself, even the divine sense of a sage cannot fathom its depths.
The knocking on the door by Taiyi Zhenren outside grew more and more urgent:
"Junior brother! Junior brother, are you there or not? Ju Liusun said you're back! If you don't open the door, I'm barging in!"
Yun Zhongzi didn't understand what task Yuanshi Tianzun had given him. Suppressing his doubts, he regained his usual composure. He raised his hand to release the restrictions on the cave, and the jade gate opened.
There was a person standing outside the door.
He had a round, slightly chubby face, and his loose, moon-white Taoist robe was stretched taut by his belly. His features were squeezed together, yet they possessed a certain憨厚 (honest and simple) charm. He had a few sparse wisps of beard under his chin, and a small yellow flower tucked behind his ear.
If it is not the Immortal Taiyi, then who is it?
But at this moment, the fat man, known for his "carefree and leisurely" demeanor among the Twelve Golden Immortals, had a genuine hint of anxiety on his round face:
"Hey junior brother, why did it take you so long to open the door!"
He had barely finished speaking when he suddenly stopped in his motion as he stepped over the threshold, and his nose twitched.
"what?"
Taiyi Zhenren looked around, his gaze sweeping across the cave, a look of confusion appearing on his round face:
"Why is there a familiar spiritual energy fluctuation in your cave?"
Yun Zhongzi's heart tightened, but his face remained calm as he smiled indifferently:
"Senior brother is joking. Junior brother was cultivating just now, and it was probably just residual spiritual energy."
"Cultivation?"
Taiyi Zhenren scratched his head, sniffed, and frowned deeply.
"No, no. This spiritual energy fluctuation... I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before. It seems... it seems..."
He fell into deep thought, his fingers unconsciously touching the small yellow flower at his temple:
"I think I've seen him around the teacher's side before?"
Yun Zhongzi's hand, hidden in his sleeve, tightened slightly, but his expression remained calm.
"Senior brother, you're overthinking it. How could something that belongs to our teacher be in my humble Zhongnan Mountain cave? It's probably because I've been crafting a magical artifact recently, and the fluctuations in its spiritual energy are similar to those of one of our teacher's treasures, causing you to misunderstand."
Taiyi Zhenren tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed and patted his round belly:
"That's true, that's true! Junior brother, the Heaven-Reaching Divine Fire Pillar you refined, I was just overthinking it."
He waved his hand, and the confusion on his face vanished, replaced by his usual nonchalant smile.
Yun Zhongzi felt a slight sense of relief.
Taiyi was a rare kind and honest person among the Twelve Golden Immortals.
In the original story, he killed Shi Ji because of her heavy karmic burdens.
His dojo was the White Bone Cave on Skull Mountain, a name that suggests it was not a good place. He lived with Ma Yuan, a Qi Immortal, who was even more vicious and cruel, enjoying eating the hearts and livers of living people. This shows how cruel the immortals of the Jie Sect were.
Then there's Li Gen, the Yaksha of the East Sea. He came up and chopped people down with a giant axe after just a few words. The Dragon King, in order to avenge him, wanted to flood Chentang Pass, which would harm the innocent. It can be seen that human life is worthless in the eyes of such gods and immortals.
Taiyi Zhenren was implicated in Nezha's affair, but he never complained. He was easygoing and never got caught up in trivial matters.
That's why he easily let go of Yun Zhongzi's words earlier.
"By the way, senior brother, you just mentioned that Master has issued a decree. What is it about?"
Yun Zhongzi subtly changed the subject.
Taiyi Zhenren slapped his forehead:
"Oh dear! I almost forgot about the important matter!"
He said solemnly:
"Our master has just issued a decree to me, ordering the two of us to immediately go to the North Sea to assist Wen Zhong of the Jie Sect in quelling the demon scourge."
Yun Zhongzi's brow twitched slightly. A demonic threat from the North Sea?
Yesterday, Ju Liusun and Cihang Daoren secretly intervened, but were caught red-handed by Jinling Shengmu. The incident escalated to the front of Yuxu Palace, where the Three Pure Ones intervened. Laozi casually punished Jinling with a hundred years of solitary confinement, and said that Ju Liusun and Cihang Daoren should "not be allowed to do it again."
Today, Yuanshi gave an order for Taiyi to go to Beihai with him to "assist" Wen Zhong.
assist?
Yun Zhongzi sneered inwardly; this was an attempt to whitewash the situation.
The rebels in the North Sea were backed by a coalition of traitors from the Chan Sect, the Western Sect, and the Jie Sect. Now that the matter has reached the Three Pure Ones, it has been suppressed, and for some unknown reason, the Tongtian Sect Leader, contrary to his usual behavior, has not pursued the matter to the end.
However, the fact that Yuanshi Tianzun sent Taiyi with him to the North Sea to "assist in suppressing the demons" was likely intended to show Tongtian Jiaozhu and give him a way out.
As for why it was Taiyi and him?
Among the Twelve Golden Immortals, Taiyi is the most honest and kind-hearted, never forming cliques or factions, and is a true good-natured person.
As for Yun Zhongzi, he is the most appropriate person to step forward as a "witness".
"I see."
Yun Zhongzi nodded slightly:
"Since it is the teacher's decree, we should obey. Senior brother, there is no time to lose, let's set off now."
Master Taiyi nodded and turned to walk out of the cave.
Reaching the cave entrance, he suddenly turned back, sniffed, and glanced at Yun Zhongzi.
Yun Zhongzi met his gaze calmly.
Taiyi Zhenren scratched his head, chuckled, and said nothing more.
Outside the cave.
With a flick of his sleeve, Taiyi Zhenren conjured up a plump flying boar. The boar was pink all over, with ears like palm-leaf fans, its four hooves treading on a cloud of auspiciousness. It grunted twice and nudged Taiyi Zhenren's palm with its nose.
Taiyi Zhenren flipped onto the pig with practiced ease, his round buttocks landing perfectly on the pig's back. The pig didn't budge, clearly used to it.
Yun Zhongzi's lips twitched slightly.
Every time he saw Taiyi riding this pig, he felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity.
One of the twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, and a direct disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, his mount is neither a crane nor a qilin, but a flying pig.
He patted the pig's head, and the pig wobbled up into the air, running alongside Yun Zhongzi's auspicious clouds.
One person rode on a cloud, and another rode on a pig, heading straight for the North Sea.
The Battle of Beihai.
The Shang army camp.
Wen Zhong was in the central command tent, discussing military affairs with the four Mo family generals, Zhang Guifang, and others.
The Ten Heavenly Lords have long since departed, and all traces of them on the battlefield have been completely erased. Only a sage could personally visit and catch even the slightest clue.
Yesterday, when the news arrived that the Holy Mother Jinling had been punished to face the wall for a hundred years, all the generals in the tent were filled with righteous indignation.
"Grand Tutor! The Chan Sect has gone too far!"
Mo Liqing slammed his hand on the table and roared:
"Ju Liusun and Cihang secretly aided the rebels, the evidence is irrefutable, yet in the end they only received a 'don't do it again' warning! The Holy Mother Jinling merely sought justice, and was instead punished with a hundred years of solitary confinement! What kind of justice is this!"
"shut up."
Wen Zhong's divine eyes slightly opened, and he said in a deep voice:
"The affairs of sages are not for you or me to comment on. Since the teacher has accepted the punishment, there must be a reason for it."
Mo Liqing wanted to say more, but Mo Lihong grabbed his sleeve.
The atmosphere inside the tent was somber.
Just then, a soldier's voice came from outside the tent:
"Reporting to the Grand Tutor! Two Taoist priests have come to see you outside the camp. They claim to be Yun Zhongzi and Taiyi Zhenren of the Chan Sect, saying that they have come on the orders of the Primordial Sage to assist the Grand Tutor in quelling the demonic scourge."