Journey to the West: The Eighty-One Tribulations of Being Hairless

"Fellow Daoist, do you know that Nezha is the Primordial Demon Pearl, which was conceived by the fusion of the Creation Spirit and the Demon God's thoughts?"

Even though the goddess Nuwa carried him with her, she could not dispel his demonic thoughts. Helpless, she could only let him reincarnate, hoping to use the merit of countless eons to cleanse his demonic thoughts and lead him onto the righteous path.

Unfortunately, the demonic thoughts were hard to eradicate and the ferocious aura was hard to extinguish. I could only use my lotus body to limit its potential, thus preventing the demon from growing stronger.

Now, if you help Nezha break free from the shackles of his lotus root body, you will be contributing to the growth of a demon of the Three Realms.

When that time comes, it will bring calamities to the Three Realms and create immense karma. Fellow Daoist, can you bear the consequences?

The demonic sect's fortunes have soared, while our Daoist sect has declined. Can you, fellow Daoist, shoulder this responsibility for such a grave cause and effect?

Upon hearing the voice beside his ear, Zhou Yi felt a chill run down his spine!

It's Taiyi Zhenren!

Taiyi Zhenren was a disciple personally taught by Yuanshi Tianzun, and also Yuanshi Tianzun's second favorite disciple. His cultivation level was originally only considered to be in the middle range among the Twelve Golden Immortals!

However, it can still be used to obtain the six official positions.

They can also receive merit from the underworld's salvation. With the help of this merit, not only will they be free from the drawbacks of the Great Dao, but their Three Flower Rank will also increase.

Now he has reached the full cultivation of a Quasi-Saint, a true great power in the Three Realms!

In Journey to the West, his mount, the nine-headed lion, alone could easily defeat Sun Wukong.

"You jest, Heavenly Venerable. The Great God of the Three Altars and Seas has been in the Heavenly Court for so many years, working diligently to subdue demons and monsters and enjoying the incense offerings from all living beings in the Three Realms. He is by no means a demon!"

Moreover, this humble Taoist priest runs a business and has absolutely no reason to close the door and avoid customers!

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment. Although he didn't know the specific reason, it didn't stop him from making a guess. Moreover, the other party had said that Nezha was a servant or disciple of Nuwa.

Reincarnation is merely a means to cleanse the demonic thoughts within one's body using the merits accumulated during the Investiture of the Gods.

This shows that Goddess Nuwa cared a lot about Nezha!

If I refuse Nezha, I might incur the wrath of the goddess Nuwa. She is a saint, and being resented by a woman is definitely not a good thing.

Compared to the goddess Nuwa, this Taiyi Zhenren, though a quasi-saint, is a powerful being; it's better to choose the lesser of two evils.

Moreover, it is just as the Book of Changes says!

Although Nezha was a little devil before, he has matured over the years!

She's no longer the same person she used to be, though she's still decisive and ruthless, and capable of both love and hate.

But it is precisely this personality that has earned him many fans in the Three Realms, and many mortals worship him as their guardian deity. Although he does not have the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, his status in the hearts of mortals is no less than that of Yang Jian.

"oh.......

"Fellow Daoist, are you going to oppose me?"

His voice had become cold and harsh, clearly indicating anger.

Come to think of it!

He was one of the Six Emperors of the Heavenly Court, holding the position of Heavenly Venerable, a direct disciple of a Sage, and possessing the cultivation of a Quasi-Sage at the peak of his power. Any one of his identities, if revealed, would shake the Three Realms. And now...

Now, a mere Celestial Immortal cultivator is showing him no respect. If word gets out, where will he, Taiyi Zhenren, save face?

"Your Majesty is joking. How could I, a junior, dare to oppose Your Majesty!"

But a junior like me would never dare to offend a sage!

Moreover, I have already made my intentions clear beforehand. To ask me to do this now would be tantamount to cutting myself off from the Three Realms and severing my own path of cultivation.

To be honest, even if Zhou Yi were only a Great Luo Golden Immortal right now, he would still dare to make threats against Taiyi Zhenren!

Unfortunately, he's only at the Celestial Immortal level right now!

How could he dare offend Master Taiyi? He could only try his best to speak kindly, explaining his difficulties and hoping that the other party wouldn't make things difficult for him...

The words in the Book of Changes are sincere and full of good intentions.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren instantly understood what was going on!

His words just now revealed the relationship between Nezha and the goddess Nuwa. After gathering miscellaneous information from various channels and engaging in some speculation, I finally understood the general idea...

Which would you choose: offending a Heavenly Sage or offending a Quasi-Sage?

No normal person would dare to offend a sage of the Heavenly Dao!

So, you've chosen to offend me?

Taiyi Zhenren remained calm. He agreed with the other party's choice, but he was very unhappy...

"Hmph, you're quite clever..."

However, this matter cannot be left unresolved...

After he finished speaking, the voice stopped, leaving only Zhou Yi with a speechless wry smile. "I've been targeted by another Quasi-Saint Celestial Venerable. Luckily, he's not my boss, otherwise it would be really troublesome!"

In the Heavenly Court system, if Zhou Yi wants to continue to survive, he has to be a bit more adept at navigating social relationships!

The current Heavenly Court is a large organization that encompasses the entire Three Realms and gathers the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

The Earth Goddess, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Heavenly Saints were all part of the Heavenly Court.

Back then, Hongjun Daozu wanted to establish a Heavenly Court that belonged exclusively to the Heavenly Dao, since he held more than 50% of the Heavenly Dao's authority at that time. However, he was later ambushed by Rahu Demon Ancestor!

The Heavenly Court is no longer solely under the Heavenly Way, but rather a Heavenly Court that combines the authority of the Human Way, the Earth Way, and the Human Way!

This supreme Heavenly Court, ruling over all the heavens and realms, is an existence that everyone yearns for. Countless people reincarnate nine times to accumulate merit in order to secure a place in the Heavenly Court.

Zhou Yi wouldn't be foolish enough to leave!

At most, they'll be like Yang Jian, obeying orders but not proclamations!

Whoosh...

Just then, a golden light flew in; it was Nezha returning.

"My lord, please look, are these enough spider lilies?"

After saying that, he took out ten spider lilies, all of which were over 100,000 years old. Spider lilies are a kind of underworld flower that grows at the end of the road to the underworld.

This flower symbolizes reincarnation. It was because Houtu Niangniang sensed the meaning of reincarnation from this flower that she transformed into the current Six Paths of Reincarnation in the primordial world.

And this flower is extraordinary.

These are rare and precious natural treasures, especially the spider lilies that are over ten thousand years old, which can be considered divine materials from heaven and earth.

When many immortals brew immortal wine, they add this ten-thousand-year-old spider lily. As for the one-hundred-thousand-year-old spider lily, it is a top-grade divine material of heaven and earth. It is an unparalleled divine object for brewing divine wine and refining divine pills.

What Zhou Yi needed to refine the Innate Primordial Embryo Pill was a portion of the Dao of Reincarnation from the 100,000-year-old Other Shore Flower.

Life, death, and the birth of a fetus—this is all part of the cycle!

Ten 100,000-year-old spider lilies—that's truly generous! Such top-tier, divine-grade spider lilies must be incredibly expensive in the Heavenly Treasury.

It seems this Nezha is quite valuable!

"Fellow Daoist is truly remarkable! Such top-grade divine materials must be incredibly expensive, right?"

Zhou Yi asked curiously.

However, Nezha shook his head, "These red spider lilies may be very valuable to others, but they are not worth the effort for me."

This item was found by Sister Chan'er!

Sister Chan'er holds the power of reincarnation and yin-yang at Mount Hua and frequently travels to the underworld; a 100,000-year-old spider lily is not particularly rare for her!

Upon hearing Nezha's words, Zhou Yi found it strange...

During his time in the Heavenly Court, Zhou Yi diligently read about the events of the Three Realms and various miscellaneous records. With his divine sense as an immortal, absorbing information was still quite easy for him.

However, Zhou Yi did not know much about the underworld.

"Is there some explanation for the affairs of the underworld? Why is the red spider lily so precious to others?"