The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 163 Reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl
"Hmm?" Shi Mo, who was meditating under the Peach Mother Tree, suddenly frowned and opened his eyes, shaking his head and smiling helplessly: "It seems that I can't cultivate in peace!"

Upon standing up and seeing the yellow dragon descending from the sky, Shi Mo couldn't help but ask, "Weren't you meditating in the Nebula Palace? What brings you here?"

“Your avatar, Daoist Xingyun, has gone into seclusion, and Ziwei and Gouchen are going to descend to the mortal realm for training. I’m really worried about them. After all, the Investiture of the Gods has already begun, and I don’t know what the two children will experience,” Huanglong said.

"You're just worried! Ziwei and Gouchen are both reincarnations of a wisp of a spirit. Even if something unexpected happens, it's nothing. At most, their trials will end early," Shi Mo said casually, shaking his head.

Huang Long said, "But I'm still worried! Ziwei is alright, he's the eldest son of Xiqi, he's had a comfortable life since childhood and is the most sensible. But after Gouchen was reincarnated, he was taken to Zhongnan Mountain by Yun Zhongzi, and I want to go see him."

“Alright! I’ll go with you to take a look,” Shi Mo nodded slightly. “Judging by the time, the Spirit Pearl should be about to be born.”

"And you, you're making Yun Zhongzi teach Gouchen's reincarnation, and then you're making him teach Lingzhuzi too. How can he manage all that? Don't you have any disciples besides Yun Zhongzi who can teach Gouchen or Lingzhuzi?"

Huang Long couldn't help but say, "Why don't we bring the child back and take care of him? Wouldn't it be the same if you taught him?"

Shi Mo said, both amused and exasperated, "Don't forget, Lei Zhenzi, the reincarnation of Gouchen, has already been adopted by Ji Chang as his son. If we bring him back to take care of him, how do we explain this relationship? Am I his teacher or his father?"

"Alright! Let's go take a look first," Huang Long said noncommittally.

Shi Mo also said, "Don't worry, Lei Zhenzi is in Zhongnan Mountain, Yun Zhongzi will take good care of him."

At Zhongnan Mountain, Shi Mo's sudden arrival made Yun Zhongzi feel flattered: "Disciple greets Master! General Huanglong!"

"Huanglong has come to see Lei Zhenzi," Shi Mo explained with a faint smile. Yun Zhongzi, somewhat understanding, quickly instructed the boy to take Huanglong to see Lei Zhenzi, who was still a child at the time.

Just as Shi Mo and Yun Zhongzi were chatting over tea in the cave, Shang Yang, a disciple of Nuwa, suddenly arrived. After respectfully bowing to Shi Mo, he took out the Spirit Pearl and handed it to Yun Zhongzi.

After Shang Yang left, Shi Mo also took out spiritual treasures such as the Qiankun Ring, the Hun Tian Ling, and the Fire-Tipped Spear:

"After Lingzhuzi is reincarnated, you don't need to rush to give him all these spiritual treasures. Before he can control them, you should set up restrictions to limit their power, so as to prevent him from causing trouble by relying on them."

“Yes! This disciple understands,” Yun Zhongzi respectfully replied, accepting the stack of spiritual treasures.

As for the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, Shi Mo had already bestowed it upon Yun Zhongzi. Moreover, it contained nine earth core fire dragons that had not yet attained immortality, greatly increasing the power of the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover. It was definitely a top-tier innate spiritual treasure.

Yun Zhongzi soon went to Chentang Pass to prepare for the birth of Lingzhuzi and to take on disciples, while Shi Mo stayed behind with Huang Long to take care of Lei Zhenzi.

Now, Li Jing, the general of Chentang Pass, had been seeking immortals and visiting Taoist masters since childhood. He had studied under the Taoist master Du'e, a disciple of Laozi, and learned the Five Elements Escape Technique.

However, Li Jing's ties to the mortal world were not severed, making it difficult for him to attain immortality. He was destined to undergo trials in the mortal realm, and thus, relying on his Taoist arts and martial arts skills, he became a general in the Yin Shang dynasty.

Li Jing married a woman surnamed Yin, and they had two sons, Jinzha and Muzha, who respectively became disciples of Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, and Samantabhadra, the True Man of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void.

Now that Lady Yin is pregnant again, she has been pregnant for three years and six months without giving birth, which has caused the soldiers and civilians inside the pass to gossip in secret. Even Li Jing himself is somewhat hesitant and secretly suspects that there may be something wrong with the child.

That night, Yun Zhongzi rode a cloud to the sky above Chen Tang Pass, and while Li Jing and his wife were asleep, he put the spirit pearl into Lady Yin's womb.
Madam Yin was startled awake from her sleep and soon cried out in pain that she was about to give birth. After struggling for half the night, she finally gave birth to the child, but unexpectedly, she gave birth to a big ball of flesh.

Li Jing was startled, thinking it was some kind of demon. He drew his sword and cut the ball of flesh in half, only to see a cute, exquisitely beautiful child jump out from inside. Li Jing was stunned.

In particular, the Hun Tian Ling and Qian Kun Quan on Nezha's body exuded a mysterious aura and shimmered with precious light, clearly indicating that they were powerful spiritual treasures.

Although Li Jing had cultivated for many years and had not yet become an immortal, he still possessed some discernment. Moreover, since his eldest and second sons had both become disciples of the Jade Void Golden Immortal, he immediately concluded that his youngest son was no ordinary person.

As soon as it was light, Yun Zhongzi took the initiative to come to the door, revealing his identity and background, and expressing his desire to take Nezha as his disciple.

Upon learning that Yun Zhongzi was a disciple of the Sage Shi Mo, Li Jing was overjoyed. It should be noted that there were several Quasi-Saints among Shi Mo's disciples, and this Immortal Yun Zhongzi was said to be extremely skilled in weapon crafting. No wonder Nezha was born with a magical treasure by his side!
Yun Zhongzi originally intended to take Nezha back to the Jade Pillar Cave in Zhongnan Mountain to teach him, but Lady Yin was reluctant to part with her young son.

Therefore, Yun Zhongzi had no choice but to make an agreement with Lady Yin that he would teach Nezha the way of cultivation, and impart Taoist magic and martial arts to him when he grew up a bit.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Nezha, who is only three years old, is as intelligent as a teenager. Yun Zhongzi has also come to formally teach him cultivation.

As the clouds and mist came and went, Yun Zhongzi only occasionally came to teach Nezha for three years. At the young age of six, Nezha had already made some progress in his cultivation and was able to carefully ride the clouds or use his escape techniques to go to Zhongnan Mountain.

In particular, there was a senior brother named Lei Zhenzi in Zhongnan Mountain who was about the same age as him. Nezha, who had no playmates at home, especially liked to accompany Lei Zhenzi to practice martial arts in Zhongnan Mountain, and only occasionally returned to Chentang Pass to see his parents.

However, Nezha was destined to commit murder. While simply playing in the East Sea, he killed the patrolling sea demon. Fortunately, Ao Bing was cultivating in Penglai and not in the East Sea, so Ao Guang naturally wouldn't hold Nezha accountable for the death of the patrolling sea demon. But unexpectedly, Nezha then used the Zhen Tian Bow left behind by the Yellow Emperor in Chen Tang Pass to shoot and kill Bi Yun Tong Zi, a disciple of the Stone Maiden of the White Bone Cave on Skull Mountain.

This has caused quite a bit of trouble. That Lady Shiji is not Ao Guang. She is a disciple of Biyou Palace of the Jie Sect. She attained enlightenment through a primordial spiritual stone and has been cultivating for quite some time. She has long since become a Golden Immortal and is considered quite prominent among the disciples of the Jie Sect.

Everyone says that stones are smelly and hard, but this Lady Shiji is not a good-tempered person. She is also a person with a lot of sins and is listed on the Investiture of the Gods.

Li Jing took Nezha to apologize, but Nezha got into an argument with Caiyun Tongzi and injured Caiyun Tongzi as well.

This completely enraged Lady Shiji, and Nezha, realizing he had caused trouble, hurriedly fled Skull Mountain and went to Zhongnan Mountain for help.

"Hmm?" Yun Zhongzi, who was teaching Lei Zhenzi in the Jade Pillar Cave of Zhongnan Mountain, seemed to sense something and quickly calculated with his fingers. He then got up and hurriedly headed towards the mountain gate with a sense of helplessness.

Lady Shiji followed Nezha to Zhongnan Mountain, and was about to take him down when suddenly, amidst a dragon's roar, she was struck to the ground by an energy dragon claw that seemed to fall from the sky.

"General Huanglong?" Upon seeing Huanglong, dressed in a yellow outfit, descend from the sky, Lady Shiji was shocked and exclaimed in surprise.

Lady Shiji was born into the demon race and attained enlightenment early on, so she had naturally heard of the illustrious reputation of Huanglong, the early Milky Way General of the Heavenly Court.

Although Gou Chen later became more famous, and both he and Zhen Wu were feared by the demon race, those who were well-informed and knew that Huang Long was Shi Ji Niangniang, the mother of Gou Chen and Zi Wei, naturally feared and were even more wary of Huang Long.

After all, when she first attained enlightenment, Huanglong was already renowned throughout the primordial world.

"General Dragon? You really are a dragon?" Nezha asked, his eyes shining with surprise as he looked at the Yellow Dragon.

"General Huanglong!" Yun Zhongzi, who arrived shortly after, also bowed respectfully to Huanglong.

With a faint smile, Huanglong nodded slightly to Yun Zhongzi, then his gaze sharpened as he looked at Shiji Niangniang, who was struggling to her feet.

"You are a true immortal who has attained enlightenment, yet you are so ruthless towards a junior who has not yet achieved immortality. Isn't that a bit excessive?"

"General Huanglong, he killed two of my children, are you just going to let this go?" Lady Shiji couldn't help but ask.

“I didn’t mean to kill anyone. Who knew that the arrow would just happen to kill Biyun Tongzi? As for Caiyun Tongzi, she attacked me first, so I injured her with the Qiankun Ring. I already showed her mercy,” Nezha said.

Lady Shiji was furious upon hearing this: "You little beast, how dare you make sarcastic remarks even now!"

“Alright, if it’s a misunderstanding, let’s clear it up. You can’t just let him pay with his life for accidentally killing your child, can you? He was just a child,” Huang Long said.

"General Huanglong, are you going to protect this little beast?" Lady Shiji said angrily.

Huanglong remained noncommittal: "He is a spirit pearl descended from the Nuwa Palace, and he will bear a heavy responsibility in the future Investiture of the Gods. If you want to deal with him, even if you don't care about your uncle Shi Mo's reputation, you should still go to the Nuwa Palace to ask for instructions."

Nuwa Palace? Lady Shiji was speechless. Not to mention whether she had the cultivation to go to Nuwa Palace, even if she could, it was uncertain whether Nuwa would even see her! Let alone deal with Nezha.

"Or, you could go to Biyou Palace and ask your teacher, the Tongtian Sect Leader, for advice on how to handle this matter," Huang Long continued.

Upon hearing this, Lady Shiji gritted her teeth, her face darkening, and turned to leave.

Not to mention that it would be beneath me to complain to the Tongtian Sect Leader, making me look like a useless disciple, even if I did, would the Tongtian Sect Leader care about such a trivial matter?
Could he really go and argue with Uncle-Master Shi Mo and Goddess Nuwa just because a disciple's child was mistakenly killed?

"Alright, that's enough! You little rascal, don't be so reckless and impulsive next time," Huanglong said to Nezha as he watched Lady Shiji leave.

Yun Zhongzi also breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, General Huanglong took action, otherwise this matter would have been quite troublesome today."

"Wow, General Dragon, you're amazing! You scared that wicked woman away like that!" Nezha said, his eyes shining as he looked at Huanglong.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhongzi frowned, feeling a headache coming on. This Nezha was truly a handful.

"Hehe, study hard with your teacher, and you'll be very powerful in the future," Huanglong said with a smile as he stepped forward and patted Nezha's head.

Next, Yun Zhongzi left Nezha to cultivate in Zhongnan Mountain and forbade him to return home.

Huanglong would also occasionally come to Zhongnan Mountain to spar with Lei Zhenzi and Nezha.
(End of this chapter)