Deng Chanyu agreed to subdue Ma Shan solely because of a person mentioned by Yang Jian, that is the previous Celestial Immortal, Chi Jingzi, who claimed to have "considerable wealth" within the Taiyidao Palace.
The myriad Immortals withdrew too quickly, without any warning. Even though Deng Chanyu had not yet come up with a specific compensation plan, they returned to the Primordial World in a blink of an eye.
Afterwards, a myriad of issues overwhelmed Deng Chanyu. With Yang Jian not bringing up the matter today, she almost forgot about the Chi Jingzi who caused damage to her Dao Palace.
Who knows if this person even has the Nine Transformation Gold Pill? As a disciple of Yushu Palace who is esteemed second only to Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi has been famous for many years, with a considerable fortune. And currently, he doesn't have any disciples to inherit his legacy. How nice, how nice.
Deng Chanyu said what she meant, and immediately expressed her willingness to assist Zhou, going down the mountain to subdue Ma Shan.
Wenshu, Puxian, and Cihang also agreed to go with her.
It's fine if we don't encounter them, but it's not appropriate to pretend not to hear when we do.
Ma Shan? The name sounds mediocre. With Deng Chanyu in front, they can go over there, show their face, and do their duty as disciples of the True Way.
"Xiaohong, guard the cave gate well. I'll be back soon."
Deng Chanyu gave a couple of instructions to the young maid. Normally, there wouldn't be anyone to loot Mount Emei, that would be madness. But these days, there are more knowledgeable people, and even more ignorant ones. There are always those with no sense, who want to get things for free from the heretical paths. One has to be prepared for that.
When Cihang visited before, he had been focusing on the major array of Mount Emei, the earth's energy, and the geomancy. He hadn't looked at other places in detail. At this moment, as he stood on the clouds and left, he could see a large area of bamboo forest below. It looked familiar! These bamboo trees seem to be from my Purple Bamboo Grove in the South Sea!
Ma Shan and his sworn brothers, Wen Liang, were lured by the maids of Luo Shen. With a few words of flattery about being heroic and brave, along with piles of gold and jewels, high-ranking positions, and substantial wealth, the two immediately descended from the mountain to assist Zhou.
Ma Shan's martial arts are all about being ordinary and unremarkable. His hallmark is that he cannot be killed—neither by beheading nor by burning, nor even by the divine whip. He's not listed on the roll.
After Jiang Ziya became a regional immortal, he became increasingly aware of the powerful nature of the Heaven-slaying Knife. Is it necessary to pay a price when using such a powerful treasure? Of course it is.
It took him a lot of effort to reach the level of regional immortals. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn't want to use treasure that exceeded his own limits.
This is what led to Yang Jian's journey to Mount Emei.
Deng Chanyu didn't immediately go to Zhou's camp. Instead, she acted like a classic character from the Monkey King's Journey to the West, traveling with Wen Shu and others in a cloud-swept manner, arriving at the ramparts of Lin Tanguan.
"Evil beast, come out and face me!"
It wouldn't work to shout like that in the usual way. These gods who ride beasts down to cause trouble are not afraid of being called names.
She quietly activated the Lengkou Palace Lantern, and a burst of cyan flame flashed past. Ma Shan, who was drinking with Wen Liang inside Tongguan, cried out in pain, his internal organs on fire. The agony made him nearly vomit his heart and liver out.
Realizing the identity of the person who had arrived, he took one last look at his sworn brother, left no words, and fled out of the hall in a disheveled manner, rolling and crawling.
Having arrived at an empty space, he kowtowed to the sky.
"I know I'm wrong, please have mercy on me, spare me this time, my lord!"
Deng Chanyu pointed at him, "Evil beast, still not showing your true form!"
"Yes! Yes!"
With her left hand holding the Lengkou Palace Lantern, Deng Chanyu saw the dim flame flicker twice, and Ma Shan rolled on the spot, transforming into a swirling turquoise and blue phantom fire. He was then absorbed into the Lengkou Palace Lantern.
Wenshu, Puxian, and the Taoist Cihang, who had come to act as the atmosphere group, were all standing by, clapping and laughing. They nodded their heads one after another, umming and ahing, learned it, learned it.
Upon arriving at Zhou's camp, Deng Chanyu greeted Jiang Ziya, who looked at least twenty years younger, with a few words. Afterwards, Deng Chanyu found the celestial being Chi Jingzi, who had recommended herself to remove Ma Shan. Let's talk about the compensation then.
Unfortunately, Chi Jingzi also had no Nine Transformation Golden Pill. The Great Ancient Elder had forged a total of three pots of Nine Transformation Golden Pill for the disciples of the True Way. Although he hadn't said much, it was clear that he was displeased. It's too tiring and not pure enough!
I devoted my efforts to cultivate myself in order to forge pills for you? I'm not a pill-forging machine. Take a rest for two days (years)!
The currently forged Nine Transformation Golden Pills have all been eaten by Wenshu, Puxian, and those who have resumed cultivation after wasting their efforts. Chi Jingzi has only dropped a great level, so there's no need for him to take the elixir. He can just cultivate again on his own, which can also strengthen his foundation.
Although there are no Nine Transformation Golden Pills, he has many other precious materials.
Considering the size of Yuanfeng's stomach (it doesn't have one, as it can eat almost anything), Deng Chanyu still thinks it's best not to feed Yuanfeng anything too weird. She doesn't want to give the phoenix any more siblings and cause any awkwardness.
Moreover, as she's in ICU, her current physical condition is unlikely to allow for any offspring. There's a chance it could result in a double tragedy. Let's just have some "everyday food" then.
Chi Jingzi mentioned two particularly precious materials, which Deng Chanyu guessed were gifts from the Yellow Lord. She shook her head and declined them both.
It doesn't need to be too fancy, just an ordinary dish that can go well with the meal.
Chi Jingzi thought for a moment, "What about Red Yang Fire Essence?"
Deng Chanyu also pondered for a while, "That's good. I'll take a thousand catties."
Chi Jingzi: "???? The Red Yang Fire Essence I have here is at most only five catties."
I'm not building a house, what kind of "construction materials" do I need to stock up on one thousand pounds for? Eat it slowly!
"What about the Primordial Yellow Seed Dan Maternal?"
"Is this a Metal Element material or a Water Element material? Do you have a thousand catties?"
"Only twenty pounds."
Deng Chanyu still wanted fire element materials, and her reasons were also quite reasonable. Taiyidao Palace was a fire attribute immortal palace, so you gave me a bunch of random materials, which I can't use.
Chi Jingzi didn't think Deng Chanyu was greedy. Although she rejected some precious materials, Deng Chanyu only wanted some ordinary ones. As Chi Jingzi was practicing alone and could feed himself easily, the fire element materials he had were relatively common. However, compared to his needs, they were indeed not many.
He exchanged a round with Wenshu, Puxian, and Cihang.
Wenshu, Puxian, and Cihang had toiled over their re-cultivation, and they couldn't solely rely on the Nine Transformation Golden Pills from the Great Ancient Elder. They also had to work hard themselves. Their wealth was nearly exhausted, so they could only help by exchanging for some spiritual materials.
Cihang Taoist Immortal's cultivation level was high, but during his breakthrough, he had spent a lot of his wealth. His "thousand places seeking help will respond" cultivation path consumed even more, and without the support of the Buddhist Church, he was using all his savings. As time went on, he was using up his wealth more and more, and from the inside out, it revealed a sense of poverty.
Chi Jingzi's best senior brother Guang Chengzi was still unconscious, so it was even more impossible for him to come and help generously.
He quickly made up his mind: "The Jie Teaching side is going to hold a grand initiation ceremony for Brother Zhao, and you must have received the invitation as well, right?"
Deng Chanyu nodded, "That's right."
The Master of Tongtian was pleased with the respect shown by all the saints this time. If you show me respect, I will show it back to you.
The grand initiation ceremony for Zhao Gongming invited many immortals from the Primordial Era to attend, not just disciples of the Jie Teaching, but also the followers of the True Way, the Western Teaching, and Deng Chanyu were all within the invitation scope.
