Yu Yuan casually pointed at the meatball and shouted, "Your earthly ties have ended, reveal your true form now!"

"Boom!"

The meatball burst open in response, transforming into a mist of blood which drifted away with the wind.

After a while, the blood mist in the air condensed together, forming a crystal-clear Spiritual Pearl.

This Spiritual Pearl, like the brightest star in the deep sky, was crystal-clear with intricate patterns etched on it, as if starlight was rolling inside it. More peculiarly, it seemed to harbor a mysterious strength inside.

When Yu Yuan held the Spiritual Pearl in his hand, he could feel the essence from within, as if a soul was awakening inside, carrying a ferocious and violent malice.

Yu Yuan frowned slightly, as if understanding why Nezha repeatedly took human lives brutally.

For the aura inside the Spiritual Pearl was full of ferocity, and Nezha, as the reincarnation of the Spiritual Pearl, was naturally influenced by it.

Clearly, Yuanshi Tianzun sending Nezha to reincarnate was not simply to cultivate a Vanguard General to protect the Great Shang.

Originally, he had wanted to give this Spiritual Pearl to Ao Yi, but now it seemed that the pearl should not be casually given away and that he should keep it himself.

A gentle breeze blew past, dispersing all the clouds and fog, and returned this segment of Heaven and Earth back to Primordial.

By then, it was already night in Primordial.

Under the starry sky, Yu Yuan stood silently, as if merging with the world around him.

His gaze slowly swept over Nezha and Shi Ji and the old Dragon King, who nearly wished to kneel down there, a subtle smile appeared on his face.

Previously, although he told Taiyi Zhenren that the power of the Chaos Bell could shield the Saints' senses, he wasn't completely sure in his heart.

However, after contemplating, he decided to take this opportunity to try.

The results were obvious.

When Taiyi Zhenren was trapped by the Nine Dragon Divine Shield in a desperate situation, his master Yuqing Saint Yuanshi Tianzun did not come to rescue him right away.

This was enough to show that the other party did not sense his disciple's danger.

And since Taiyi Zhenren perished, almost half an hour had passed till now, and that Saint showed no signs of any movement, proving that his Chaos Bell indeed shielded the Saint's senses.

Confirmed this point, Yu Yuan felt greatly relieved.

From now on, when encountering those unseeing Chan Sect Golden Immortals, he no longer needed to have any reservations!

...

In Yuxu Palace,

Chan Sect Hierarch Yuqing Saint Yuanshi Tianzun woke up from his meditation, vaguely feeling as if he sensed something, but when he focused, there was nothing.

A trace of doubt appeared in Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes.

The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi lightly swayed in his hand, pulsating slowly in an extremely mysterious rhythm.

However, the calamitous energy filled Heaven and Earth, and even he could not see the truth.

"Let it be."

Yuanshi Tianzun sighed lightly, resigning himself to the lack of solutions in these specially troubled times, abandoning further calculations, and instead, summoned the Bai He disciple.

Soon, a lip-red, teeth-white graceful young man walked into Yuxu Palace, bowing respectfully to Yuanshi Tianzun and asked, "Disciple greets you, my lord, what are your instructions?"

Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly, "You go to the Southern Continent and tell Shengong Bao to incite conflict between Great Shang and Linhuan Pass as much as possible. The strength of Great Shang is limited; if it can be dragged down by Linhuan Pass through several conflicts, it will no longer pose a threat to Xi Qi.

Then you go to Xi Qi and tell Jiang Ziya to accelerate the development of Xi Qi, prepare the military, ready to replace Great Shang at any time."

Bai He disciple respectfully accepted the order and was about to leave when Yuanshi Tianzun called him back again.

Recalling the slight palpitation felt earlier, Yuanshi Tianzun lightly said, "Jiang Ziya is, after all, just an ordinary man; give him my mount, the Bai Ze, for his journeys, and also take the central Wujimu Yellow Flag from Yuxu Treasures to protect him."

Bai He disciple was somewhat surprised, but still did not say much, respectfully performed a ritual, then with Yuxu's decree took Bai Ze and the Central Wujimu Yellow Flag, and hurried to the Southern Continent.

Upon reaching the Southern Continent inside Great Shang Territory, he first sought out Shengong Bao.

Shengong Bao had already secured a sinecure in Great Shang's Observatory under the recommendation of Mo Family Four Generals, and had set up a mansion in the city of Chaoge.

He was busy every day roaming in search of immortals, visiting friends from the Three Mountains and Five Mountains, hardly ever at home nine out of ten days.

The child Bai He, unsurprisingly, ran into emptiness.

He could only use a spell known to the disciples of the Chan Sect to leave a mark, and then hurriedly set off to Xi Qi.

Shortly after his departure, Shengong Bao, mounted on a ferocious Flying White Tiger, descended from the sky directly into his mansion, his body reeking of alcohol, staggeringly drunk, he clumsily dismounted the tiger's back, and just as he was about to go to his room to sleep, his Divine Thought sharply detected the mark left by the child Bai He.

In that moment, he suddenly sobered up, spewing out a strong breath of alcohol, and his whole being instantly became refreshed.

He tidied up his clothes and solemnly activated the mark.

The message left by the child Bai He instantly surged into his mind.

"So it turns out I'm supposed to continue provoking internal strife within the Jie Sect. It seems this move is the right one, Master… the Saint must be quite satisfied too, right?" Shengong Bao thought somewhat proudly.

Next, it's necessary to pull more disciples of the Jie Sect into this internal strife, let them fight fiercely at Linhuan Pass, preferably to mutual destruction, so that our Chan Sect can reap the benefits.

When that happens, he would have completed his mission, and could return to Kunlun to once again worship under the Yuqing Saint and become a Direct Disciple of the Saint!

Right!

Shengong Bao suddenly remembered something—the information left by the child Bai He mentioned another trip to Xi Qi and a decree to be handed over to Jiang Ziya.

So Jiang Ziya had gone to Xi Qi?

A thought crossed Shengong Bao's mind, clearly he was a hidden agent, while Jiang Ziya was an overt operative of the Chan Sect.

With this thought, he couldn't help but want to go take a look at Xi Qi.

First, to visit his fellow disciple, and second, to see how Xi Qi has developed under the other's assistance.

Otherwise, if things were going well for him while Xi Qi couldn't send any troops, wouldn't all his efforts be wasted?

Thinking this, he mounted the back of the White Tiger and gently patted its head, and the creature flapped its wings, soaring into the sky, speeding towards the west.

This Flying White Tiger, with its extraordinary bloodline, moved at an incredibly fast pace.

When he arrived at Xi Qi, the child Bai He had just arrived not long before, handing over a strangely shaped Exotic Beast to Jiang Ziya.

This creature seemed like a dragon but not a dragon, like a phoenix but not a phoenix, like a qilin but not a qilin, like a turtle but not a turtle, yet possessing the majesty of a dragon, the nobility of a phoenix, the bravery of a qilin, and the spirit of a turtle.

"A Four-no-similars?"

Shengong Bao was inwardly moved and secretly a bit shocked.

He knew that this Four-no-similars was indeed the mount of the Yuqing Saint, the Yuanshi Tianzun, a true Saint's mount; how could the child Bai He hand such a saint's mount to Jiang Ziya?

Could it be by the order of the Yuqing Saint?

Yes, after all, Jiang Ziya is just a mortal, unlike me who has a Flying Silver Tiger; if he travels without a mount, it would indeed be very inconvenient.

Thinking this, he felt relieved.

But just as he was about to step forward to greet them, he saw the child Bai He took out a small triangular flag wrapped in an aura of profound yellow and handed it to Jiang Ziya.

"Is that... the Central Wujimu Yellow Flag!?"

Shengong Bao was instantly astonished.

This is a supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!

One of the legendary Innate Five-direction Flags!

Such a treasure is actually also given to Jiang Ziya?

Why doesn't he have anything?

He has sacrificed so much for the Chan Sect, given so much, why does he have nothing?

Why!

The Saint, he... is unfair!

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