Chapter 213 White Peony
Yang Jian did not stay in the Heavenly Prison for long. After telling Li Anran about the Dragon King of Jinghe River, he hurried to Dongji Miaoyan Palace and reported the morning court events to Taiyi Tianzun.
Li Anran did not want to waste even a second, and immediately opened the biography of the Golden Spirit Mother and listened to the sermon of Master Tongtian.
He knew that there were not many opportunities like this!
Sure enough, less than half a quarter of an hour later, Taibai Jinxing and Wu Dang Sheng Mu arrived at the Heavenly Prison together.
"The prison god comes forward to receive the order." Taibai Jinxing read out the Jade Emperor's order.
The general content is to let Li Anran hand over the Golden Spirit Mother to the Wu Dang Mother, who will be responsible for the management of the Zhoutian Stars and the Emperor Liujiang.
If the Golden Spirit Holy Mother does this well, her merit will offset her fault; if she does not do it well, she will be punished for both crimes.
With the Virgin Mary watching nearby, Li Anran decisively followed his heart without hesitation and released the Golden Spirit Virgin Mary.
"Wu... Wudang Senior Sister?"
The Golden Spirit Mother woke up from her trance and stayed still for a moment before she recalled what had happened before. She was immediately furious and gnashed her teeth, roaring: "Taiyi! Li Anran! I will kill you!"
Li Anran behind the Holy Mother Wu Dang: "..."
Li Anran silently stepped back a little.
Although he was certain that the Holy Mother Wu Dang would not attack him at this time, he was still afraid of the possibility.
His movement actually attracted the attention of the Golden Spirit Mother!
"Evil creature, there you are!"
The Golden Spirit Mother made a hand gesture and was about to sacrifice the Dragon-Tiger Jade Ruyi, but she found that her sea of consciousness was empty. The Dragon-Tiger Jade Ruyi, the Four Symbols Pagoda, and the Flying Golden Sword she carried with her had all disappeared.
Even so, the Golden Spirit Mother was unwilling to stop. She rolled up her long sleeves and was about to throw them towards Li Anran.
“Stop!” Wu Dang Holy Mother stopped Jin Ling Holy Mother and asked in a deep voice, “Junior Sister, what is going on?”
The Golden Spirit Mother did not dare to disobey the words of the Wu Dang Mother, so she had to stop temporarily, glared at Li Anran fiercely, and told him what had happened.
"Sister, I don't know what kind of magic potion that Taiyi Zhenren has given Jiuling Yuansheng, and he wants to stay with me and refuses to go to Lishan with me. I thought about taking him back by force, but unexpectedly... unexpectedly... oh!"
The Golden Spirit Mother sighed deeply, feeling that she had failed to do what the Wu Dang Mother had asked her to do, and her face was filled with shame.
A hint of doubt flashed across Wu Dang Shengmu's eyes. She didn't understand why Jiu Ling Yuan Sheng was like this, but she still comforted him, "Junior sister, you don't have to be like this. Tai Yi Zhenren just had good luck and went a little further than you. Now that you have overcome all the calamities, it is time for you to catch up. There is no need to be so depressed."
"As for the Nine Spirits Saint, everyone has their own aspirations. Since he doesn't want to come back, let him go. We have always been united in our Jie Sect, and we don't need people like him."
“But…” The Golden Spirit Mother hesitated to speak.
Wu Dang Shengmu said: "I will handle the matter of the Chaos Bell myself. It doesn't matter whether there is the Nine Spirits Yuansheng or not."
The Golden Spirit Holy Mother had no idea that the matter of the Chaos Bell had already spread throughout the Three Realms. She was shocked when she heard the news and was about to ask about it when she was stopped by the Wu Dang Holy Mother.
"I will tell you these things later. Please follow me out of this prison first."
Holy Mother Wu Dang helped Holy Mother Jin Ling up, patted her on the shoulder and told her to stay calm, then said to Li Anran: "Prison God, where is my junior sister's magic weapon? It's time to return it to her."
Li Anran did not cause trouble for himself over such matters. He waved his right hand, and a golden light swept across, returning all the magic weapons of the Golden Spirit Mother to her.
The atmosphere between the two sides suddenly eased a little.
However, Holy Mother Jin Ling was not willing to accept the loss she suffered in front of Li Anran, and wanted to get back at him.
However, with the Virgin Mary beside her, she could only suppress her anger in her heart.
Taibai Jinxing said, "Mother of Mount Li, Doumu Yuanjun, His Majesty is still waiting for us in Lingxiao Palace. Let's go back and report quickly."
"Thank you for your help, Star Lord." Holy Mother Wu Dang was very polite to Taibai Jinxing and responded respectfully.
The Golden Spirit Mother was full of doubts, but when she saw the Wu Dang Mother shook her head at her, she could only suppress her doubts and followed the two of them out of the Heavenly Prison and flew towards the Lingxiao Palace.
Li Anran watched the three people leave, and with some anticipation, drew the extra reward.
[Congratulations on obtaining the appearance of the Golden Spirit Mother! ]
Li Anran: “…”
…
Without the Golden Spirit Mother and Chi Jingzi, Li Anran had no way to continue listening to the saints' teachings. He could only settle for the next best thing and listen to the Tathagata's teachings from the Monkey King's life.
In the past, when he listened to Tathagata preaching the Dharma, he felt that he could learn from others' experience and benefited greatly from it.
But with the Three Pure Ones as an example, Tathagata was completely defeated!
Li Anran was somewhat uninterested in what he heard. He just waited for Lingshan to come and take the Monkey King away, hoping to try his luck and see if he could draw the Monkey King's innate magical power of six ears.
But after waiting for several days, there was no movement from Lingshan.
Instead, he was summoned by Taiyi Tianzun.
Li Anran naturally understood why Taiyi Tianzun summoned him at this time, and his heart was ecstatic, but on the surface he still maintained his usual calm and respectful demeanor, pretending that he knew nothing, and came to the Jinguan Cave on Qianyuan Mountain with Jinxia Tongzi.
After some greetings.
Taiyi Tianzun said, "Li Anran, do you know why I came to you today?"
Li Anran said: "Disciple does not know."
Taiyi Tianzun did not speak, but looked at Li Anran quietly with a pair of Dharma eyes, which were as deep as the sea of stars, with a faint divine light surging, as if he wanted to see through everything about Li Anran.
——This is obviously impossible!
Li Anran had already upgraded Hehuan to the maximum level, and his acting skills and control of emotions were no worse than those of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.
Taiyi Tianzun saw in him only the respect and sincerity that he wanted Taiyi Tianzun to see.
Taiyi Tianzun did not play any more tricks. He waved his right hand, a golden light flashed, and the four immortal swords, Zhuxian, Luxian, Juexian and Xianxian, suddenly appeared in front of the two men.
In an instant, red, gold, purple and white lights flowed, and sword energy intertwined, rushing straight into the sky.
The four Zhu Xian swords trembled slightly, and the sword blades were so sharp that they directly cut through the void, leaving behind black cracks.
Li Anran's breathing stagnated.
He just watched from the side, and felt a sense of danger, his scalp tingling and his hair standing on end, as if he would be hurt by the sharp edge at any time.
The fear that came from his life instinct made his body tense up and he subconsciously wanted to step back.
"Master, is this the Four Swords of Zhu Xian?"
Li Anran was very clear that as a cultivator who was proficient in the Zhuxian Formation, if he pretended to be calm or ignorant at this time, it would only make people feel that he was hypocritical and artificial, which would make people disgusted and dislike him.
He no longer concealed the excitement in his heart, his eyes were fixed on the four swords in front of him, and there was a tremor in his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing the four swords in front of him.
Taiyi Tianzun was very satisfied with Li Anran's reaction, and nodded slightly, saying: "During the catastrophe of the Conferred Gods, the Shangqing Saint used these four immortal swords to set up the Immortal Execution Formation outside the Jiepai Pass, attempting to use this first killing formation in the Three Realms to reverse the destiny."
"The Jade Purity Saint, the Great Purity Saint, the Jie Yin Saint, and the Zhunti Saint joined forces to break it. I also ordered your Uncle Guangchengzi, Uncle Chijingzi, Uncle Yuding, and Uncle Daoxing to go to the four gates in the east, west, south, and north respectively to take down the four swords."
"Since then, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian have fallen into the hands of our sect, and have remained in our hands until today."
At this point, Taiyi Tianzun suddenly raised his voice and called out, "Li Anran."
"Disciple is here!" Li Anran responded loudly.
Taiyi Zhenren said: "Although you have been my disciple for a short time, in my eyes, you are more important than Nezha."
"Nezha has a violent temper and acts impulsively. He doesn't know how to be patient and yield. He can protect the Xuan Sect and slay demons and monsters to enhance the reputation of the Xuan Sect, but he cannot ensure that the Xuan Sect's tradition will survive the catastrophes."
"You and Yang Jian are different. Not only do you have extraordinary talents and understanding, but your minds and wisdom are also far superior to ordinary people. The future of my Xuanmen depends on you and Yang Jian."
Seeing that Li Anran was looking frightened and wanted to speak, Taiyi Tianzun waved his hand, signaling Li Anran not to speak and to listen to him finish.
"Li Anran, you are very thoughtful and intelligent. You should have guessed why I called you here today."
Taiyi Tianzun gently pushed his hand forward, and the Four Swords of Zhuxian flew in front of Li Anran, and continued: "I asked for these Four Swords of Zhuxian from your four uncles, and they also show your uncles' trust and respect for you."
"I will hand them over to you today. I hope you will not disappoint them and refine the Immortal Execution Formation as soon as possible to clear the obstacles for my Xuanmen to suppress its destiny. Is that something you can do?"
Li Anran said without hesitation, "Yes. Even if I risk my life, I will never let down my master and uncles."
Taiyi Tianzun nodded slightly and said, "I have already told the Jade Emperor about the Heavenly Palace. You will stay in the Golden Light Cave to practice the Immortal Execution . You can go back when the practice is successful. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me at any time."
"Disciple obeys your command." Li Anran responded respectfully.
The weight of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian in the Three Realms may not be much lighter than that of the Chaos Bell.
Taiyi Tianzun was worried about letting him take the Four Swords of Zhuxian away, and he himself didn't dare to do so.
In order to obtain the Hongmeng purple energy, Kunpeng dared to secretly attack the Hongyun ancestor who was also a guest of the Zixiao Palace.
If the news that he, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, holds the Four Swords of Zhuxian and also understands the Zhuxian formation gets out!
The number of people who plot against him would be ten or a hundred times greater than those who plot against Old Ancestor Hongyun.
Only when he succeeds in refining the Zhuxian Formation, with the Zhuxian Formation protecting him, even if he is still no match for those quasi-saints who have already beheaded their corpses, he will have no problem protecting himself for a while.
In this way, Taiyi Tianzun and others would have time to rush over and rescue him.
Taiyi Tianzun didn't say anything else. He told Jinxia Tongzi to take Li Anran to the quiet room in the back cave. He then stretched out his hand, picked a lotus from the lotus pond and threw it into the air.
Buzz!
The lotus emitted a bright light and transformed into a white crane in mid-air, flapping its wings and flying towards the southeast.
It crossed mountains and rivers, crossed half of Dongsheng Shenzhou, and finally stopped above a mortal city and flew towards the restaurant in the center of the city.
On the second floor of the restaurant, a boy who looked about seven or eight years old, with a delicate and delicate figure, had a flushed face and sleepy eyes. He was drinking with a handsome man in a white robe with a folding fan stuck behind his neck.
At their feet, more than twenty ten-pound wine jars were stacked up, much taller than the table.
"How many bowls are we going to make? Hasn't the winner been decided yet?"
"The little wine god drank 173 bowls, and the scholar drank 197 bowls!"
"So many? Little Dionysus has met his match this time! His gold bricks may be used up soon!"
"Bah! With a skinny appearance like this scholar, can he compete with the Little God of Wine? Drink faster, Little God of Wine! I bet five taels of silver on you, you must not lose!"
…
The curious onlookers formed seven or eight circles outside, talking and shouting louder and louder.
On a large table further outside, there were two piles of gold, silver and money, as if they were betting on who would fall first.
The boy called "Little God of Wine" is naturally Nezha!
Nezha was unwilling to admit his mistake to Li Jing, so just before the Heavenly Court summoned him back to heaven, he left Guanjiangkou and wandered around the Dongsheng Shenzhou.
At the beginning, everything was normal. Nezha traveled around the mountains and rivers every day, and occasionally went hunting or picked some spiritual fruits to eat.
Until one day, Nezha was invited to a mortal restaurant by a local wealthy businessman because he saw injustice and fought against demons.
Then, the door to a new world opened.
Nezha discovered that although the food in the mortal world was far inferior to that in heaven and did not contain any dragon liver or phoenix gall, the taste was not much inferior to that in heaven, and the variety was far better than the rigid banquets in heaven.
Thus, Nezha's aimless wandering had a new goal -
Eat all the delicious food in Dongsheng Shenzhou!
But soon, Nezha encountered a big problem.
He has no money!
Nezha can use the magic trick of turning stones into gold, but a magic trick is just a magic trick after all. No matter how long it lasts, it will eventually turn into its original form.
Doing this kind of thing not only violates the rules of heaven, but also will be contaminated by many causes and effects.
Nezha would naturally not make such a mistake just for the sake of his tongue.
After thinking about it, he came up with a solution!
That's gambling on alcohol!
Nezha's alcohol tolerance is not that good, and he often passes out when drinking with Yang Jian and Li Anran.
But, what they drank was fairy wine!
The strength of earthly wine cannot compare to that of the fairy wine from heaven!
Nezha can't drink immortal wine, but if he drinks ordinary wine, he will be the god of wine!
So, Nezha took out his magic weapon, the gold brick, as a bet and bet on drinking.
He will give a gold brick to anyone who can drink more than him!
If he can't drink enough, the other party needs to pay for his meal and drinks!
In this way, Nezha ate and drank for free along the way, and made a name for himself as a little wine god, and no one can rival him so far.
He liked this title very much and also enjoyed the lively scene of being watched and cheered by others.
Until he met the man in white in Pingyang City.
This drinking match has lasted for one day and two nights, but there is still no winner!
"Come again!"
Nezha was not convinced. It was okay for him, the third prince Nezha, to lose to the god of justice and the god of prison, but how could he lose to someone else?
He forced himself to suppress his drunkenness, picked up a jar of wine, and gulped it down.
The man opposite was not to be outdone. He performed the same action, but his drinking speed was indeed a few points faster than Nezha.
Just then, there was a sound of gongs and drums outside.
Someone was shouting, "Come and see! White Peony! The courtesan White Peony is on parade!"
