The red triangular flag waved, and the heavenly generals received their orders. Immediately, thousands of fierce warriors, fully prepared and armored, charged into the Lingxiao Boudoir. These warriors were all clad in armor, possessed indestructible bodies, and were the bravest generals from the ancient immortal era. They feared neither life nor death, fighting solely for the honor of the heavenly court.
Laozi, the Supreme Elder, was skilled in calculations and possessed profound magical abilities, yet no one could ever fathom his thoughts.
After dispatching the heavenly soldiers and generals, the Supreme Elder quickly commanded the remaining hundreds of thousands of heavenly troops to form a formation that enveloped the entire Lingxiao Boudoir. In the sky, an enormous Bagua Yin-Yang array appeared, emitting beams of yellow light that shone upon the Lingxiao Boudoir, causing it to crumble and collapse.
“How could this happen?”
“Why would my senior brother say such a thing?”
“Could it be that Master is deceiving me? No, that’s impossible! It must be my senior brother who is lying to me!”
Trapped inside the grand formation, Daoist Ci’en was guarded by several immortal generals. Unable to break free from the heavenly generals’ grasp, he suddenly shouted, “Senior Brother, you must explain everything clearly to me. Otherwise, I will immediately send a mental message to Master, letting him know what you just said, and have Master himself deal with this matter.”
Though Ci’en Daoist possessed no other special skills, he had the ability to contact Master Hongjun and report matters to him.
“What?”
The Supreme Elder’s brows furrowed as he swiftly probed his junior brother with his divine consciousness. “So he is the reincarnation of the Hundred-World Spirit Child. No wonder he can communicate with Master through thoughts. For the sake of the heavenly court, I absolutely cannot allow him to ruin our grand plan!”
“Hu!”
In an instant, the Supreme Elder flew to the front of Ci’en Daoist, his face serious as he looked at him with slight displeasure. “Junior Brother, what exactly are you trying to do? I am only trying to stabilize the heavenly court by suppressing these troublemakers. Have I done something wrong?”
“Senior Brother, I just want to know on what grounds you arbitrarily interpret Master’s intentions. Do you still even respect Master? We are disciples of Master, how can we recklessly interpret his words? This is outright blasphemy and disrespect toward Master,” Ci’en Daoist, with his simple and pure mind, could not tolerate any deception, let alone his senior brother’s disrespect and defamation of their Master.
“…”
The Supreme Elder felt a bit uneasy. “Junior Brother, that’s not what I meant. You’re too young; there are many things you don’t understand…”
“Nice rhetoric, trying to complicate the issue?” Upon sensing the Supreme Elder’s words, Shui Miao immediately transformed his memories into a mental message and sent it to Ci’en Daoist.
Receiving the mental message, Ci’en Daoist’ thoughts whirled and he immediately let out an angry roar, interrupting the Supreme Elder. “Enough! You can stop right there! I may be young, but I know the duty of a disciple. How can you, who don’t even respect Master, have anything else in your heart? The heavenly court is nothing but a ruling class—why can’t mistakes be corrected? If it benefits the people, why can’t we sit down and talk with those who hold different opinions? A heavenly court that doesn’t care for the people has no right to govern the Three Realms. Also, back then you clearly had the ability to deal with Xuankong’er, yet you deliberately held back. Yes, you might have been considering the power of the heavenly court and its interests, but I just don’t understand—after following Master for so long, what exactly did you learn? Have you even grasped the basics of truth, goodness, and beauty? What use is a heavenly court that doesn’t care for the people?”
“Junior Brother, I’ve already said, you’re just too young,” the Supreme Elder said coldly, his face darkening as he turned away with a flick of his sleeve, clearly unwilling to argue further.
Ci’en Daoist had received Shui Miao’s memories and judgment. Seeing his senior brother’s attitude, he couldn’t help but sneer, “Hmph! Thinking you’re so wise, yet doing nothing but senile and foolish things. You’re just afraid that the Western Heaven Buddhist Kingdom will seize control of the heavenly court, leaving you nowhere to hide. In short, you’re nothing but a group of scheming conspirators obsessed with selfish gains and power struggles. You’re not worthy of ruling the Three Realms at all.”
Ci’en Daoist was as pure as an unblemished piece of jade, unable to tolerate even a speck of dust.
He deeply despised any actions that deviated from truth, goodness, and beauty.
As a reincarnation of the Hundred-World Spirit Child, he was fully qualified to rebuke his senior brother.
“Ci’en, you… you…” The Supreme Elder was at a loss for words. “You’re too young and know nothing. I’m not even going to argue with you. You keep insisting on your truth, goodness, and beauty, but you don’t understand the world at all. Truth, goodness, and beauty are just dreams—they can never become reality.”
“Why can’t they become reality? I’ve achieved them. Why can’t you? That’s just an excuse for your cowardice!”
Ci’en Daoist was extremely stubborn, sticking to his beliefs unyieldingly.
Indeed, if he weren’t so persistent, he would have long been corrupted by the negative social trends. It was precisely because of his persistence that he became the Hundred-World Spirit Child today.
“Fine! Then go ahead and contact Master. I’d like to see what he will do.”
With no way to reason with his stubborn junior brother, the Supreme Elder could do nothing but give up.
Ci’en Daoist naturally didn’t hesitate. He immediately used his mental power to contact Master. In his mind’s eye, Ci’en Daoist saw his aged Master sitting in meditation deep within the cosmos, with the Wheel of Reincarnation behind him. Master Hongjun was very old, his face lined with wrinkles from a lifetime of hardship, his thin features making him look pitiful, and he occasionally coughed weakly.
“Cough… cough… cough…”
Master Hongjun, with his eyes still closed, coughed lightly before speaking in a calm tone. “Disciple, why have you come so quickly again?”
“Master, Senior Brother has gone too far! He doesn’t deserve to be your disciple!”
Before Ci’en Daoist had even spoken a few sentences, he saw Master Hongjun raise his hand and wave it slightly. “You, don’t say any more. I already know. You must understand—he is the manifestation of Pangu’s original spirit. Besides, I’m already very old and can’t discipline him as much as I used to. He’s not like you, who listens to me so obediently. I think we should just let this matter drop… cough… cough…”
Master Hongjun sounded weary and powerless.
In fact, even Master Hongjun himself was under the control of the Wheel of Reincarnation and had to endure the Five Decays of Celestial Beings.
Although powerful cultivators could extend their lifespans through various means, true immortality remained beyond their reach.
Master Hongjun was simply too old.
Now, he had to focus all his attention on the Wheel of Reincarnation. If he could fully master its secrets, he might escape the fate of the Five Decays of Celestial Beings and attain true immortality. Therefore, since seizing the Wheel of Reincarnation, he had little energy left to deal with matters in the Three Realms, let alone confront his own disciples.
In other words, he was simply too old and too weak to handle such matters anymore.
“…”
Upon hearing his Master’s words, Ci’en Daoist was momentarily stunned. Looking at his aged and frail Master, he suddenly felt a deep sorrow and could no longer bear to trouble him further.
After a brief silence, Ci’en Daoist opened his eyes and looked toward the Supreme Elder.
Seeing the disappointment on Ci’en Daoist’s face, the Supreme Elder suddenly sneered coldly. “Well then, what did Master say?”
Ci’en Daoist furrowed his brows. “Master… Master doesn’t have time to deal with you. He told you to behave yourself.”
“You despicable scoundrel! You dare to deceive me!” Suddenly, the Supreme Elder waved his hand, unleashing a violent gale that struck Ci’en Daoist’s lower abdomen, instantly sealing his spiritual powers. Then, step by step, the Supreme Elder approached Ci’en Daoist.
“Ci’en, you disappoint me so much. You know perfectly well that Master is old, yet you still disturbed him. You truly have ill intentions. Do you think I don’t know anything? You actually fabricated words that Master never said to deceive me! I think you’re not even worthy of being the Hundred-World Spirit Child. You should return to the mortal world and reincarnate a hundred more times to clear your mind!”
As he spoke, the Supreme Elder gathered his full power and suddenly struck Ci’en Daoist’s head.
He was determined to kill Ci’en Daoist and send him back to the mortal world for another cycle of reincarnation.
“Vile old Taoist, don’t you dare harm my third brother!”
“Whoosh!”
From the direction of the Lingxiao Boudoir, a surge of malevolent energy suddenly shot toward the Supreme Elder. Xuankong’er appeared like a ghost beside Ci’en Daoist and once again unleashed a torrent of malevolent energy at the Supreme Elder.
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