Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 83 The Chan Sect is going too far; Haotian Zixiao Palace files a complaint.

"The actions of these two have offended the Jade Emperor, and this will naturally create karma that will ultimately fall upon you. How can you repay such a great karmic debt? Even if you give your life, you will not be able to repay it! This method is not advisable."

"The only right way is to find the treasure that can split Mount Peach and rescue your mother! Many treasures are in the hands of great supernatural beings, and now only the 'Mountain-Splitting Axe' in the hands of Emperor Yu can split Mount Peach."

Upon hearing this, Yang Miaojun hurriedly asked, "Then where is Emperor Yu now?"

Yu Ding Zhenren said, "Emperor Yu's merits have been fulfilled, and he has now ascended to the Thirty-Three Heavens, to the Fiery Cloud Cave."

"If even the disciples of the Thirty-Three Heavens cannot go up, how can they enter the Chaos and find the Great Emperor's Daoist temple?" Yang Miaojun frowned, her face full of melancholy.

"Haha! My disciple, do not be anxious! Now that you are under my tutelage, your teacher will share your burdens. I will go to the Fire Cloud Cave right now and borrow the treasured 'Mountain-Splitting Axe' for you!"

"This disciple thanks the teacher for his compassion!"

"Knock knock knock," Yang Miaojun kept kowtowing to express her gratitude to her teacher.

"You can cultivate peacefully in your cave; I'll go on my way to see you!"

Master Yuding sighed, left the "Golden Cloud Cave", and rode on auspicious clouds, speeding towards the Thirty-Three Heavens. Soon he entered the Chaos and found the "Fire Cloud Cave".

After introducing himself, the attendant from "Fire Cloud Cave" invited Jade Cauldron Immortal inside.

"Yu Ding, a disciple of the Chan Sect, pays respects to His Majesty Emperor Yu!"

Facing the Human Emperor, a Quasi-Saint level expert, or even a disciple of a Saint, True Man Yu Ding dared not be disrespectful.

"I already know why you've come. Take that 'mountain-splitting axe'!"

Yu nodded, looking calmly at the Jade Cauldron Immortal, and lent out the "Mountain-Splitting Axe". As the Human Emperor, he was free from disasters and difficulties, and even the Jade Emperor could not interfere with him.

Yang Miaojun's selfless act of saving her mother was so filial that even the Emperor was moved and decided to lend her a helping hand.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!"

Master Yu Ding was overjoyed, never expecting the trip to go so smoothly.

Having obtained the "Mountain-Splitting Axe," Master Yuding quickly returned to the "Golden Cloud Cave" and handed the magic weapon over to Yang Miaojun.

Watching his disciple's departing figure, Master Yuding sighed. The next time the master and disciple would meet would probably be in the next life.

Yang Miaojun received the "Mountain-Splitting Axe" from her teacher and used her supernatural powers to return to Peach Mountain. She drove away all the mountain gods and local deities guarding Peach Mountain before bowing to the mountain and saying, "Mother, your child has obtained the treasure to split the mountain. I will now split Peach Mountain to rescue you."

Fairy Yunhua hurriedly stopped her, saying, "My Lord, don't! If you open the mountain, you will surely offend your uncle, and then you will probably not escape death."

"My mother is suffering down the mountain, how can I be at peace while I'm outside? I'm willing to pay any price to get my mother out."

After saying that, he used his supernatural powers to transform into a giant ten thousand feet tall, holding a "mountain-splitting axe" in both hands and cleaving towards Mount Peach.

"Boom!"

The treasure that Yu the Great used to split the mountain and control the flood was indeed powerful. With a single swing of his axe, Yang Miaojun cleaved the entire Peach Mountain in two with a loud bang, and then it collapsed. When the dust settled, Yang Miaojun saw a woman dressed in purple standing in front of her.

The woman slowly walked up to Yang Miaojun, stroked Yang Miaojun's cheek, and said, "My Miaojun, you've suffered so much."

Yang Miaojun knelt before Fairy Yunhua and cried out, "Mother!"

She couldn't utter a single word, only silently weeping, the mother and son embracing and weeping.

When Peach Mountain was split open, the Jade Emperor immediately sensed that the seal he had placed had been forcibly broken. He was furious and summoned the "Haotian Mirror" to see who dared to be so audacious.

The "Haotian Mirror" is a supreme treasure bestowed by the Dao Ancestor to suppress the fortune of the Heavenly Court. It can not only harm people's primordial spirit and destroy their foundation of cultivation, but also allow one to see all places in the Three Realms, from the Thirty-Three Heavens to the Nine Netherworlds and Yellow Springs. It can be viewed anywhere except the Daoist temples of sages.

When he saw Yang Miaojun and Fairy Yunhua reunited through the "Haotian Mirror," he understood the reason and asked, "Where is the Venerable Lord Long'en?"

A man stepped forward in response to the call. He was about seven feet tall, imposing and fierce, with a red face, an eye on his forehead, three wide-open eyes, serrated teeth, a bushy beard, wearing armor and holding a whip. He was none other than Wang Shan, the disciple of the True Man Nasa.

Wang Shan joined the Yellow Emperor's camp during the great battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You, accumulating merit and distinguishing himself. He was then noticed by the Jade Emperor, who summoned him to the Heavenly Court and appointed him as the Heavenly General of the Jade Pivot Fire Palace.

The Jade Emperor said to the True Lord Long'en, "Someone in the mortal realm has released Fairy Yunhua, who was imprisoned under Peach Mountain, without authorization. You must quickly lead the heavenly soldiers to capture her and bring her back to the Heavenly Court."

The Emperor Long'en replied, "Your subject obeys the decree!" After saying this, he turned and left the Lingxiao Palace to muster the troops for the expedition.

In the mortal realm, Yang Miaojun was recounting her experiences over the years to Fairy Yunhua when they saw dark clouds rolling in the sky. Tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers, led by a divine general clad in armor and wielding a whip, with a vertical eye on his forehead, charged menacingly towards the mother and son.

Upon seeing the celestial beings, Yang Miaojun and Fairy Yunhua were greatly alarmed. Yang Miaojun quickly swung her "mountain-splitting axe" horizontally to protect her mother, Fairy Yunhua, behind her.

Lord Longen, Wang Shan, commanded his heavenly soldiers to surround Fairy Yunhua and her son. He shouted to Yang Miaojun, "You down there, listen up! You have violated the heavenly law by releasing a criminal from the Heavenly Court. Surrender now and come with me back to the Heavenly Court to face your punishment."

Yang Miaojun said, "I will go back to Heaven with you to confess my sins. I beg the Heavenly Emperor to spare my mother."

Lord Longen shouted, "No! Fairy Yunhua is a sinner of the Heavenly Court. You released her without permission, so she must return to the Heavenly Court to face her punishment."

After saying this, he waved his hand to signal the heavenly soldiers to capture the person.

Just then, a voice called out "Wait!" came from afar. Everyone looked up and saw that it was the Jade Cauldron Immortal from the Golden Cloud Cave of Jade Spring Mountain arriving on a cloud.

Master Yuding gave Yang Miaojun a look that said "be patient," then bowed to Master Longen and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang Shan, I haven't seen you since the Battle of Zhuolu. I heard that you were summoned by the Jade Emperor to serve in the Heavenly Court. I haven't had a chance to congratulate you yet."

Even though Long'en Zhenjun was a divine official, he dared not be disrespectful to Yu Ding Zhenren, a disciple of a sage, and hurriedly bowed in return, saying, "Greetings, fellow Daoist. May I ask what brings you here today?"

Master Yuding pointed at Yang Miaojun and said, "This is my disciple. Although this child has violated the heavenly rules, please be lenient, Master, considering his eagerness to save his mother and his filial piety."

When Longen Zhenjun learned that Yang Miaojun was a disciple of the Chan Sect, he knew that this matter was already beyond his control, so he said, "Yang Miaojun has violated the Heavenly Laws after all. If I let the True Man take her away like this, I will not be able to explain it to the Heavenly Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Yang Miaojun, unwilling to see her teacher suffer, stepped forward and said, "I have violated the heavenly rules, so I will atone with my death. Please, True Lord, spare my mother." After saying this, she committed suicide by axe.

"Oh dear! This child is so stubborn!"

Master Yuding sighed, collected Yang Miaojun's spirit into his sleeve, and said, "Miaojun is dead and must suffer the torment of reincarnation. This matter is settled. I will go to the Heavenly Court to explain to the Jade Emperor. Since Fairy Yunhua has escaped her confinement, it must be Heaven's will that her tribulations be complete. Therefore, Heaven released her through Miaojun's intervention, and she no longer needs to suffer the torment of imprisonment."

After saying that, he turned to Fairy Yunhua and said, "Now that you are free, Fairy, go and find a place to cultivate in seclusion. After Yang Miaojun is reincarnated and begins to cultivate again, I will arrange for her to come and meet you."

After saying this, he flew towards the Heavenly Court together with the True Lord Longen Wang Shan.

Before long, Lord Longen went up to the palace to report to the Jade Emperor, but Haotian said, "Lord Longen, bring Jade Cauldron Immortal into the palace. I know everything."

Long En Zhenjun was taken aback, then replied, "Yes! Your subject obeys the decree."

A moment later, Jade Cauldron Immortal ascended to the Lingxiao Palace.

When Master Yuding met the Jade Emperor, he simply bowed and said, "This humble Taoist, Master Yuding of Jinxia Cave on Yuquan Mountain, a disciple of the Chan Sect, greets the Jade Emperor."

"Although you are a disciple of a sage, I follow the Dao Ancestor in cultivation, am of the same generation as the Three Pure Ones, and am even the Heavenly Emperor established by the Dao Ancestor. You, Jade Cauldron True Man, actually greet me with the courtesy due to a fellow Daoist. This is truly excessive! Even if you do not pay homage with the courtesy due to a subject to a ruler, you should at least greet me with the courtesy due to an elder."

Haotian was furious, but as the Heavenly Emperor, he held little weight in the eyes of the Sage.

He suppressed his anger and asked, "What brings True Man Yuding to my Heavenly Court?"

Seeing Haotian feign ignorance, Master Yuding was also enraged, thinking, "You possess the 'Haotian Mirror,' how could you not know what I'm here for? You're clearly trying to make things difficult for me!"

Thinking of his disciple suffering in the cycle of reincarnation, he felt even more displeased. So he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "I have come for my disciple Yang Miaojun."

"Oh, so this Yang Miaojun is a disciple of the Chan Sect. However, all beings in the Three Realms are equal. Although he is a disciple of a sage, he cannot be let off lightly for violating the Heavenly Laws."

"Although Miaojun violated the heavenly rules, she was ultimately desperate to save her mother and has already committed suicide to atone for her sins. We beg the Jade Emperor to forgive her."

Seeing that Haotian was still putting on airs, Yu Ding Zhenren became even more displeased. If it weren't for Haotian's Quasi-Saint strength, he would have almost torn down the "Lingxiao Palace" and deposed the Heavenly Emperor.

Haotian was equally displeased with Yu Ding Zhenren's explanation. After a long while, he said, "Although Yang Miaojun is dead, it is not enough to atone for her sins. She needs to reincarnate for ten lifetimes to atone for her crimes."

"Hmph! This humble Taoist takes his leave!"

Master Yuding was furious, but unwilling to offend the Jade Emperor, he had no choice but to agree to let Yang Miaojun reincarnate ten times before bringing her back to the mountain gate.

After Yu Ding Zhenren finished dealing with Yang Miaojun's matter, he rode a cloud to the Nine Netherworld and sent Yang Miaojun's true spirit into the "Reincarnation Plate" to be reincarnated. He would then guide her into the mountain gate after she had escaped her tribulation.

Yu Ding Zhenren was unaware that his actions today had greatly displeased the Jade Emperor. The people of the Chan Sect had not only interfered in Haotian's family affairs, but had also failed to give Haotian any face in public, thus sowing the seeds for the Investiture of the Gods war.

After Yu Ding Zhenren left, Haotian became angrier and angrier. He had already swallowed his anger and given up three of the six imperial positions and most of the power of the Heavenly Court. Who would have thought that the disciples of the sage would be so aggressive? This was simply intolerable!

"I have been appointed Emperor of the Three Realms by the decree of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, yet I am powerless to control the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects. Now, I have no choice but to swallow my pride and go to Zixiao Palace to beg Dao Ancestor to stand up for me!"

Thinking of this, Haotian was so enraged that he lost his mind and no longer considered the consequences of complaining to the Dao Ancestor.

Haotian did as he pleased. He took off his Nine Dragons Imperial Robe, put on a Taoist robe, and left the Heavenly Court. Before long, Haotian had reached the edge of chaos, released his protective divine light, and flew towards the "Purple Cloud Palace".

Others, without being summoned by the Dao Ancestor, cannot find the location of "Zixiao Palace" when entering the Chaos. However, Haotian, being the personal attendant of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, had lived in "Zixiao Palace" for countless years, so it was not difficult for him to find the location of "Zixiao Palace".

Several months later, Haotian straightened his clothes, knelt before the palace gate, and kowtowed, saying, "Disciple Haotian requests an audience with the Dao Ancestor."

"Haotian, what brings you here?"

After a long while, a faint voice came from the "Purple Cloud Palace," it was none other than the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Seeing that the Dao Ancestor had paid him any attention, Haotian was overjoyed and looked up to reply, "This disciple was ordered by the Dao Ancestor to establish the Heavenly Court, but we lack manpower to demonstrate the majesty of the Heavenly Court and to control the cultivators of the prehistoric world. I hope the Dao Ancestor can make the disciples of the Ren, Chan, and Jie sects obey my orders."

"I am aware of this matter. You may go now. I will handle it myself."

After a long while, Hongjun Daozu responded with a single sentence, and then fell silent.

Seeing that the Dao Ancestor had stopped speaking, Haotian rode a cloud back to the Heavenly Court.

After Haotian left, six streams of light suddenly flew out from the Zixiao Palace and entered the Daoist temples of the six sages in the primordial world.

Having received the summons of the Dao Ancestor, the six sages naturally dared not delay, and one by one rode the clouds into the chaos to head to the "Purple Cloud Palace".

The six saints entered the "Purple Cloud Palace" and took their seats.

On the futon on the high platform, a flash of blue light revealed Hongjun, dressed in an ancient Taoist robe, still holding a whisk. The robe had a single character on the front and back, the incredibly ancient "Tao".

"I have summoned you here today to discuss some matters!"

The saints were not too surprised to hear this, since Hongjun would not have summoned them if there was nothing wrong. They just didn't know what it was about.

"Since Pangu created the world, three great kalpas have passed. There is a cause for creation, and there will be an effect later. The rise and fall, success and failure of the main characters in the great trend constitute a kalpa." Hongjun Daozu paused, then said, "Some time ago, Haotian came to Zixiao Palace and said that the Heavenly Court was not strong enough and had no one to appoint. At the same time, the Chan Sect was facing a calamity of slaughter, which was about to start the calamity of immortals."

Upon hearing this, the six sages were greatly shocked, never expecting that the cause of this calamity would come from Haotian, a mere child!

The great calamity of the Lich King has only passed for one eon, and in such a short time, the second calamity is already coming?

"May I ask you, Master, what is the Tribulation of Immortals?" After a long while, Lao Tzu finally spoke.

"The cause and effect of ordinary people is evolved from the six realms of reincarnation transformed by Houtu and is supervised by the officials of the underworld; but those who have achieved enlightenment through cultivation cannot have their cause and effect supervised by reincarnation."

"After reaching a high level of cultivation, one transcends life and death, but still needs to undergo the tribulation of immortality. However, many people hide themselves and avoid the tribulation. As the tribulation accumulates, they must eventually undergo another tribulation to save their lives!" Hongjun said calmly.

(End of this chapter)