Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 829: Infinite Bewitching Leopard Heart
"Shen Gongbao."

Yuanshi Immortal Venerable suddenly spoke, and the lost Shen Gongbao hurried forward to bow. Then he saw the Immortal Venerable stretch out his right hand, with his index finger, ring finger and little finger raised, and his thumb and middle finger slightly closed. A point of spiritual light condensed at the fingertips, surrounded by clear air, and turned into a precious pearl.

"You have run back and forth to subdue the Hunyuan Pearl this time, and you have worked hard. This thing is made by me collecting the pure energy of the nine heavens, and it is called the Heavenly Pearl. You usually practice hard and rarely refine magic weapons. This is convenient for you to protect yourself."

As he spoke, he spread out the five fingers of his right hand, and the Dzi Bead fell into Shen Gongbao's hand. He said, "If you can comprehend the subtleties of it, you may be able to achieve the status of one of the Twelve Supreme Immortals in the future."

After saying this, the shadow of Tianzun disappeared.

After bidding farewell to Taiyi Zhenren and returning to his own Taoist temple, Shen Gongbao had not yet sat down when he saw a point of spiritual light flying in from outside, landing in front of him and revealing the appearance of Wuliang Immortal.

"Big brother."

Shen Gongbao hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects, but Wuliang Xianweng raised his hand to stop him, saying, "I've heard about your story, and you've worked hard this time. I have a Green Lotus Golden Pill, so please take it and help me with my cultivation."

Shen Gongbao took a look at the golden elixir handed over by Wuliang Xianweng. It was not the usual small Huandan, but the rare large Huandan. He was slightly surprised and looked at Wuliang Xianweng, whispering: "Big Brother, do you have any instructions?"

"You are my junior fellow apprentice now, not my subordinate, so how can you give me orders?"

Although Wuliang Xianweng said it was not an order, the meaning of his words the next moment made Shen Gongbao a little frightened.

"The teacher's treatment this time is somewhat unfair to you."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Gongbao stared at Wuliang Xianweng in front of him with wide eyes, and heard him laugh and say, "Surprised?"

Wuliang Xianweng stared at Shen Gongbao, with a smile on his face but not much emotion in his eyes, and said softly: "Teacher is not wrong, but teacher does not understand human nature. Or rather, teacher does not care about human nature."

"Whether it's Master Yuanshi, Uncle Master Tongtian, or Uncle Master Taishang, they don't care about people's hearts. For them, maintaining the operation of the current world is the top priority. The rest is not important, except Taiyi..."

Wuliang Immortal's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a complicated expression.

"This is the first time I've seen the teacher care so much about a cultivator. Before this, even the Twelve Supreme Immortals like me rarely received care from the teacher, let alone others."

"But Taiyi..."

Wuliang Immortal did not continue speaking, and Shen Gongbao also fell silent.

The favor that Yuanshi Immortal Venerable showed to Taiyi Zhenren was extremely obvious. Not to mention that the piles of magic weapons were the first among many fellow disciples, the brothers who had followed Yuanshi Immortal Venerable for a longer time all knew that the Tao Qi that gave birth to Taiyi had been nurtured by the Immortal Venerable for thousands of years.

In addition, Taiyi had just transformed not long ago, and Immortal Wuliang was promoted to become the leader of the Chan Sect, leaving a position among the Twelve Supreme Immortals vacant.

To put it bluntly, if it were not for the certainty that their teacher did not have any human emotions, many brothers would have thought that Taiyi was favored today purely because of his status as the descendant of Yuanshi Immortal Venerable.

In the past, Wuliang Xianweng did not care how much favor Taiyi received. After all, in his opinion, all the actions of Yuanshi Xianzun were within his understanding. But this time, Xianzun personally helped Taiyi refine the Hunyuan Pearl, and used the title of enlightening the pearl's spirituality as an assessment for the Twelve Supreme Immortals, which made Wuliang Xianweng somewhat unable to understand.

This incomprehension made Immortal Wuliang somewhat worried.

How long can he maintain his status as the boss?

Will Taiyi Zhenren take my place directly when he has practiced enough?
Even though Immortal Wuliang knew that it was impossible to do so according to Immortal Yuanshi's past practices and logic, even if he really did it, he would definitely give himself a good destination.

But, what place can compare to the status of the current leader of the immortal way and the leader of the Chan sect?

This position is higher and more honorable than that of the six great gods in heaven!
Therefore, Immortal Wuliang could not help but want to test it out, to test the Immortal Venerable's favor for Taiyi, and to test what the mystery of Taiyi's fate was.

"The future catastrophe is a major event for our Chan Sect. The new and old divine powers in the Hunyuan Orb are also something that our sect needs to collect. Although Junior Brother Taiyi is loved by the teacher, his personality is too jumpy and he cannot be competent. Junior Brother, if you have nothing to do, you must help me a little."

Shen Gongbao was horrified when he heard this and asked in a low voice, "What about Teacher Yuanshi?"

"Teacher pays more attention to results rather than processes. If you can teach him to be a talent and let me take the lead in the subsequent disasters, teacher will not only not blame you, but may even let you be promoted to the position of the Twelve Supreme Immortals."

After Immortal Wuliang finished speaking, he briefly recounted the promotion experiences of the other eleven immortals. There were indeed several times when the processes did not conform to the philosophy of the Chan Sect's external propaganda, but the results were good, and they were subsequently recognized by the Immortal Yuanshi.

Shen Gongbao wanted to ask more, but Wuliang Xianweng just whispered, "Junior brother, you have to know that your identity is too special. If you don't climb to the position of the Twelve Supreme Immortals, you can only stay in this corner of Kunlun Mountain to practice. Even if you save money every day, you won't have much left to give back to your family."

"You can't just think about yourself, you have to think about your family. Your father has always been proud of you, and he has taught many fairies righteous magic near his own Nine Ridges and Eighteen Peaks, thinking that they can also turn to the righteous path like you. But you should know that if you can't climb up, it will be very painful for them to come in..."

When Immortal Wuliang said this, his expression was still kind, as if he was an elder caring about the younger generation.

Shen Gongbao felt cold all over, and the green lotus golden pill in his palm was like ice. He was so cold that he wanted to let go, but the pill stuck to his palm because his skin was frozen.

"I, I...I understand."

Shen Gongbao could no longer maintain his calmness and began to stutter again.

After getting the answer he wanted, Wuliang Xianweng took out a small gourd and handed it to Shen Gongbao, saying, "Your father admires the righteous way, and what he did can be regarded as educating sentient beings. As the leader of the righteous way, our sect naturally wants to show its appreciation. There are 100 Biou Xiaohuandan in this gourd. Take it back and give it to your father so that he can guide his disciples well and contribute to the great cause of our sect."

After saying this, Wuliang Xianweng turned into a stream of light and disappeared, leaving Shen Gongbao standing alone in the Taoist temple for a long time.

As for Chu Tai, after Taiyi obtained the two beads of Kan and Li that were differentiated from the Hunyuan Pearl, he felt that his destiny began to fall further. At the same time, the fate of Taiyi and Shen Gongbao became increasingly entangled, gradually reaching the point where they were inseparable and influenced each other.

(End of this chapter)