People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

After Taiyi Lian “750” hurriedly spat out the nectar, he said: “Senior brother, there is no time to lose. Let’s hurry up and let Nezha participate in the ascension test.”

“The Immortal Wuliang said: Why rush? Have a few more drinks before taking the exam.”

Taiyi waved his hand repeatedly, refusing to drink anymore. Seeing this, Wuliang Xianweng did not force him. He ordered his disciple Lutong to supervise the exam, and the next target of the demon-catching team was Nezha.

"Watching them leave, Immortal Wuliang couldn't help but sigh that Junior Brother Taiyi was still too impatient."

"After saying this, the Boundless Immortal drank the Kunlun Immortal Dew in one gulp. He found that the taste was different from the past and was quite rich. He ordered that the same process be used next time."

After Li Qiye finished speaking, he noticed that some scholars were suppressing their laughter, while the warriors were even more strained, managing not to utter a sound.

Yang Qianhuan covered her mouth, leaving her back exposed, and it was unclear what he was doing; perhaps he was secretly laughing.

Seeing that no one was laughing, Li Qiye continued.

"When Nezha and Taiyi went to the first assessment, this was at Chentang Pass."

"Sea monsters besieged Chentang Pass, and the people of Chentang Pass forged defenses."

"At this moment, Shen Gongbao was ordering a sea monster to throw lava at him for cultivation. For three whole hours, the sea monster was exhausted from being thrown lava, but he still wouldn't allow anyone to rest."

"Until Li Jing arrived."

However, Shen Gongbao continued to wield his thunder whip.

Li Jing bowed and said, "Master Shen, in yesterday's battle, many soldiers and civilians in Chentang Pass were wounded, and we have run out of medicine. I implore you to open a passage and allow a few doctors to leave the city to purchase medicine."

"Shen Gongbao heard that he had struck Li Jing with a whip, but Li Jing remained calm and did not move an inch. The lava passed through his sides."

Shen Gongbao praised: "What courage! Truly worthy of being called..."

"However, before he could finish speaking, lava buried him. It turned out that the siren who had been keeping him on his toes earlier was continuing to throw lava at him."

"When Shen Gongbao called a halt, the sea monster breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Gongbao straightened his appearance and said to the octopus demon general: Go and bring up what you just caught."

Li Jing was puzzled.

"Then, the octopus demon general brought along a monster, none other than the sea demon!"

Sea Demon!

The listener was somewhat puzzled; why was there anything about the sea demon?

Seeing the puzzled looks from the audience, Li Qiye thought to himself: This is something that will be tested.

he continued.

Shen Gongbao said: "This is someone who escaped from the city during the great battle. General Li, please take him back with you."

"Upon seeing this, the sea demon immediately begged for mercy."

Li Jing looked at the sea demon and said: "This sea demon was originally captured to clear Nezha's name. Now that the matter is over, and he has not done anything heinous, let him go."

"When the sea monster saw Li Jing pleading for him, it was so excited that it said: 'That's right, I'm just a minor supporting character.'"

Shen Gongbao laughed. By handing the sea yaksha over to Li Jing, he meant that he would not let any of the demons in the city go, let alone the humans!

"The sea demon was terrified and begged for mercy: Taoist priest, have mercy! I am a demon, we are all villains."

Shen Gongbao kicked someone away and cursed, "Who's a villain like you? Anyone who knows the secret of the Spirit Pearl isn't leaving!"

"Li Jing was furious. If there was no medicine to treat the wounded, his life would be in danger. He begged Shen Gongbao to show mercy."

"However, Shen Gongbao was unyielding and ignored it. Just then, sea monsters arrived and captured one of them."

Shen Gongbao didn't even look at it before ordering his men to be locked up in the city.

"However, the demon was overjoyed to see Shen Gongbao. It turned out that the demon's name was Shen Xiaobao, and he was Shen Gongbao's younger brother."

Shen Gongbao was overjoyed and asked him why he had come.

"It turns out that Shen Xiaobao's father sent him to find him. Shen Xiaobao has Shen Gongbao's compass and can find his location. It turns out that Shen Gongbao has not returned home for a hundred years."

"Shen Gongbao asked if his family was alright. Shen Xiaobao told him that since Shen Gongbao became a disciple of Yuxu Palace, his father was very proud because Shen Gongbao was the only immortal of the Chan Sect among the Seven Mountains and Five Ridges, and the demons from all around the area were famous and wanted to become his disciples."

"The reason Shen Xiaobao came to find Shen Gongbao was because Shen Gongbao had promised Shen Xiaobao that he would introduce him to the Chan Sect as long as he learned the transformation technique."

"After a hundred years of diligent cultivation, Shen Xiaobao was finally able to transform into human form, which is why he came to find Shen Gongbao."

"And that is why Shen Gongbao had to become one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, because only by becoming one of the Twelve Golden Immortals could Shen Gongbao be introduced to the Jade Void Palace."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the audience was immediately surprised.

They never expected that Shen Gongbao's elaborate scheme was for this!

Moreover, it seems impossible to feel any disgust towards a monster like Shen Xiaobao.

So there are monsters like this in the world?

A moment of silence fell.

Only the sound of Li Qiye drinking tea remained.

Wei Yuan's gaze wavered at this moment.

Upstairs, Fu Xiang's eyes lit up.

It turns out this was just the beginning; I had misunderstood him.

Fu Xiang immediately felt that she had been extremely rude.

If Li Qiye knew what she was thinking, he would laugh out loud.

This is just the beginning, nothing more.

In the end, not even asking for a beating is a testament to your hard-heartedness.

Li Qiye finished his tea and continued talking.

Shen Xiaobao suddenly asked: "Brother, what are you doing? Are these sea monsters your subordinates? Why are you surrounding Chen Tang Pass?"

"These three deadly questions made Shen Gongbao feel extremely guilty, and he stammered."

"Fortunately, Li Jing told a white lie on Shen Gongbao's behalf, saying that evil spirits and heretics had attacked and that Shen Gongbao was leading the sea tribe to guard Chentang Pass."

"Shen Gongbao looked at Li Jing with gratitude. Shen Xiaobao, being of pure and kind nature, admired Shen Gongbao even more. He looked at Hai Yacha and regarded him as a monster who was harming the area."

"Hai Yacha was on the verge of tears. Then Shen Gongbao told Shen Xiaobao that he should wait a few more days. He was currently undergoing the assessment of the Twelve Golden Immortals. Once he became one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, he would come to guide him. Shen Xiaobao was very disappointed. For this reason, Shen Gongbao took out the pills he had stored in the Jade Void Palace."

"This one pill is equivalent to ten years of arduous cultivation; there are six in total!"

"Shen Xiaobao would never accept it. In his eyes, Shen Gongbao would definitely need it since the assessment was imminent. However, Shen Gongbao told him to obey, so Shen Xiaobao had no choice but to take the pills back to the Seven Mountains and Five Ridges."

"And so, Shen Gongbao agreed to Li Jing's request. Although he still wouldn't let Li Jing leave the city, he personally went out of the city to collect medicine for Li Jing."

Hearing this, the listeners' opinion of Shen Gongbao changed somewhat.

However, the situation has not improved much.

However, Wei Yuan and Huai Qing seemed to have noticed something.

Li Qiye suddenly recounted Shen Gongbao's background, making them wonder if the demons were evil, and who was truly evil?

Immortals are absolutely impossible!

Li Qiye continued speaking.

"As for Nezha's side, the first challenge is Tufeipo. The monsters here are a group of groundhogs who are cooking over a fire while they are eating."

"Nezha's figure descended from the sky. He looked at a groundhog eating and slapped its bowl away, shouting: 'Still eating? I'm coming to take you away!'"

"The groundhogs screamed when their meal was interrupted, and their king came out to teach Nezha a lesson."

"Nezha takes the Sleep-Inducing Pill, Ao Bing goes into battle..."

Li Qiye recounted how Nezha switched back and forth due to developing drug resistance, leaving the audience both amused and bewildered.

As he spoke, Li Qiye suddenly became serious.

"Fortunately, they escaped danger in the end. Ao Bing defeated the leader and the second leader, and the demon-catching team began to capture them all without leaving any alive."

Seeing this, Ao Bing asked, "Are we going to arrest them all?"

“The deer boy told him that keeping one would also be harmful, and that capturing them and bringing them into the Jade Void Palace would lead them to the right path.”

After saying that, Lu Tong looked at Ao Bing curiously: "Junior Brother, what was that like just now?"

Taiyi Zhenren quickly explained: "Lingzhu is sometimes ugly and sometimes handsome, so it must be different from others."

He hurriedly took Ao Bing away; this time, he was almost scared out of his wits.

"They succeeded in their first assessment and returned to Jade Void Palace."

"After nightfall, the Immortal Wuliang summoned the True Man Taiyi and Nezha to the White Cloud Terrace of the Jade Void Palace."

"Tonight is a celestial event where six stars align. Baiyuntai can transmit sound and images over thousands of miles. Today is an opportunity. Wuliang Immortal Elder wants to hold a Golden Immortal Assembly."

Taiyi Zhenren said frankly: "I have not yet advanced to the Twelve Golden Immortals, so it is best to avoid this."

“The Boundless Immortal Elder pulled him straight to the Golden Immortal Lotus Platform, where he told Taiyi that it was only a matter of time before he became a Golden Immortal.”

Taiyi waved his hands repeatedly, but his body betrayed him as he sat down on the lotus platform.

"Immediately afterwards, under the control of Crane Boy, the eleven Golden Immortals appeared on their respective lotus platforms."

"The figures of the eleven Golden Immortals appeared, and they immediately paid their respects to the Boundless Immortal Elder as the eldest brother."

"The Immortal Wuliang introduced them to Taiyi Zhenren and Nezha, and then the Immortal Wuliang got down to business."

His expression turned serious as he said, "The great war of the Investiture of the Gods is imminent, and this meeting is to discuss preparations for the war."

The listeners couldn't help but become curious upon hearing this.

The Great War of the Gods.

This isn't the first time I've heard of this.

However, no one dared to ask, and Li Qiye continued speaking...

"Golden Immortal Guangchengzi said: The Chan Sect is the orthodox lineage of Taoism, and we will surely win this battle!"

Jin Xian feared Liu Sun, saying: "The Jie Sect are all born from eggs and are nothing to fear."

“The Golden Immortal Huanglong Zhenren said: This battle concerns the rise and fall of our sect and we must not take it lightly. Strengthening our sect’s strength is the fundamental solution.”

“The Immortal Wuliang responded: That is indeed the case; I have long been prepared for this.”

"The Immortal Wuliang used his cane to create a small cauldron in the center of the white jade platform, containing an elixir of immortality."

"The Golden Immortals were astonished to see so many elixirs. The Boundless Immortal Elder told them that there were nine thousand elixirs here, which would be distributed in turn."

Nine thousand!

The listeners were also deeply moved.

Even Luo Yuheng was taken aback!

Nine thousand! Just now Shen Gongbao said that one is equivalent to ten years of arduous cultivation, so nine thousand is equivalent to ninety thousand years of cultivation!

How come there are so many?

The Great Feng also practiced alchemy, but Luo Yuheng knew that alchemy was not easy. Or was it that alchemy was easy for immortals?

Li Qiye's voice continued to ring out.

"Some Golden Immortals were surprised by the number of people. Crane Boy explained: 'For the past hundred years, in order to cope with the Investiture of the Gods, Master has been refining pills day and night with the Heavenly Origin Cauldron.'"

"Upon hearing this, the Golden Immortals praised the Boundless Immortal for his great achievements."

"The Golden Immortal Cihang asked: Besides the Jie Sect, have any other evil spirits been discovered plotting anything sinister?"

"Deer Boy reports: Once a powerful demon is discovered, the demon-catching team will go to subdue and educate it. Generally, scattered demons are not a threat, but there is one exception."

"Master Yuding asked in surprise: Which demon clan?"

"The deer boy spat out: The Dragon Clan of the East Sea!"

The Dragon Clan's Golden Immortals were surprised to hear this, because the Dragon Clan had already submitted to the Heavenly Court.

“Deer Boy said that the Dragon Clan was being hypocritical and waiting for an opportunity.”

“Upon hearing this, Cihang Daoist shook his head: ‘The East Sea Dragon Clan has rendered meritorious service in suppressing the sea monsters for thousands of years. What crime have they committed?’”

"But Lu Tong said: 'They are too strong. What if they turn against us during the Investiture of the Gods...'"

"Upon hearing this, the Golden Immortals felt that they could not break up with the Dragon Clan."

"Lu Tong wanted to say something, but was stopped by Wuliang Xianweng."