Two treasure maps

Guo Xiu was leisurely sipping tea in the flying boat transformed from a blue dragon. The tea was clear and exuded a faint fragrance. Suddenly, the flying boat spun violently, as if attracted by a powerful force, and kept shrinking until it turned into a small and exquisite dragon boat pendant. Guo Xiu immediately felt the breath of Taishang Laojun's Tai Chi diagram, and knew in his heart that the master uncle had arrived.

He reacted quickly, and in a flash, he rushed out of the flying boat, and at the same time put the dragon boat pendant into his sleeve. Guo Xiu knew that Taishang Laojun had boundless magical power, and he couldn't let Master Uncle take his blue dragon away on the grounds of offense.

Guo Xiu's figure flashed through the air, turning into a stream of light, following the looming figure in front of him. Without the help of any magic weapon, relying only on his own cultivation and speed, he rushed directly into the peach forest of the twenty-eighth heaven and stood firmly. He stood still, staring at the figure with a sharp gaze.

The figure gradually became clearer and revealed its true form. It was none other than Guo Xiu's great master, Taishang Laojun. He was dressed in a Taoist robe, looked like an immortal, and his eyes revealed profound wisdom.

Guo Xiu stood in front of Taishang Laojun with his arms folded over his shoulders, and said without much respect in his voice: "Greetings, Master." There was a hint of provocation and dissatisfaction in his tone.

Taishang Laojun looked him up and down, frowning slightly. He noticed that Guo Xiu was dressed in black and looked unruly, which was very different from his usual image. He knew that this man was filled with resentment and ambition, and had the aura to swallow up the world. He asked helplessly, "Why did you come here with such fanfare?"

Guo Xiu replied calmly: "Didn't Master Uncle invite me?" He knew that Taishang Laojun was asking him why he came to visit him so blatantly with a flying boat transformed from a blue dragon.

Taishang Laojun frowned slightly and said, "Your master is in the thirty-fifth heaven. Do you want to go see him?" He tried to change the subject, but Guo Xiu did not respond. Instead, he continued, "Since Master Uncle knows that it is my beast-taming bell and cuts off the information, doesn't that mean he wants me to come here? Now that I'm here, shouldn't you let Guo Lingli go?"

When Taishang Laojun heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper. He was silent for a moment and said, "Your master cares about you very much. Do you want to go see him?" He tried to persuade Guo Xiu in the name of his master, but Guo Xiu did not waver.

He stared at Taishang Laojun and said with a firm look in his eyes: "My master is still in the thirty-fifth heaven, but my great uncle has fallen to the twenty-sixth heaven. Could it be that my great uncle has practiced some evil arts and damaged his own cultivation?" His words were full of sarcasm and doubt, which made Taishang Laojun a little angry.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Taishang Laojun had no choice but to say seriously: "I am in the twenty-sixth heaven. It was your master who asked for me." He tried to explain his situation, but Guo Xiu did not believe him.

"That's really weird," Guo Xiu sneered, "Master just begged casually, and Master Uncle would degenerate on his own? Does Master Uncle believe such a statement?" His tone was full of disdain and provocation, and it was obvious that he did not buy into Taishang Laojun's explanation.

Taishang Laojun looked at Guo Xiu quietly, knowing how much the incident had hurt this young man, making him wary and distrustful of everyone. He sighed and spoke slowly, his voice full of vicissitudes and helplessness: "Guo Xiu, Xing Hai, the general of the Heavenly Palace, was convicted for losing the colored glaze beads of his previous life. He was reincarnated three times. In the first life, his surname was Wu, in the second life, his surname was Mo, and in the third life, his surname was Guo. It's not that we don't care about you over the years, and we know something about you."

Hearing this, Guo Xiu sneered, his eyes revealing deep sarcasm and disdain: "Lost the past life and present life glass bead? I thought so back then, but the reincarnations of these past lives have gradually made me understand a truth. When I was ordered to take that heaven-defying magic weapon, I had already become an abandoned chess piece. The past life and present life glass bead was just an elaborate scheme. Did you dare to let it appear in the world back then? It was nothing but a calculation and conspiracy."

Taishang Laojun frowned slightly. He knew that Guo Xiu's resentment was hard to eliminate, but he still wanted to try to explain what happened back then. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Do you know what the word 'jie' in Jiejiao means?"

Guo Xiu snorted coldly and replied, "There are fifty great ways, and forty-nine are from the heavens. I, Jie Religion, have seized a glimmer of hope. But this is absolutely no reason for the Chen Religion and you to massacre my Jie Religion." His tone was filled with anger and unwillingness.

Taishang Laojun sighed softly. He understood Guo Xiu's stubbornness and prejudice, but he still wanted to help him untie this knot. He said slowly: "There are fifty great ways, and the art of heaven's evolution is 7749 ways. Only one way can be achieved by going against heaven. However, this way cannot be taken at the beginning. It must go through 7749 baptisms and temperings before it can become one. This is also the law and rule of heaven and earth, which cannot be changed. Jiejiao naturally needs to endure these 7749 difficulties before it can truly enter the heavenly way. This is not a massacre of our Chanjiao, but a calamity between heaven and earth."

Guo Xiu's face became even darker when he heard this. He waved his sleeves violently, and the peach forest around him was instantly stirred up, with petals flying in the air, falling like snowflakes. He shouted, "Nonsense!" His voice was full of anger and disdain. He could not accept the explanation of Taishang Laojun, nor did he want to believe that what happened that year was just a disaster between heaven and earth. In his opinion, all of this was a conspiracy and calculation carefully designed by the Chan Sect and Taishang Laojun and others.

Taishang Laojun looked at Guo Xiu and sighed when he saw that he was still stubborn. He understood that what happened back then had caused Guo Xiu great harm, which filled his heart with resentment and doubt. But Taishang Laojun also knew that some things could not be solved with simple explanations. He asked calmly, "Did you come here just to take Guo Lingli away?"

Guo Xiu's emotions gradually calmed down. He showed the temperament of Emperor Xiu and asked calmly, "Is it not possible?" There was an unquestionable firmness in his tone.

Taishang Laojun shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that it's impossible, but you can't reach her. She is no longer in Taiji Palace."

Hearing this, Guo Xiu raised his eyebrows and sneered. He smiled slightly and said, "Guess who I caught? Ziwei Jade Girl from your Taiji Palace. I heard that she has a twin sister, Ziyan Jade Girl, who looks exactly the same. How much do you think I can do?"

Taishang Laojun laughed and said, "What a coincidence! I just punished Zi Yan the Jade Girl a few days ago. She is no longer the Jade Girl in my Taiji Palace."

Guo Xiu's face instantly turned ugly. He didn't expect that the cards he just got would become useless. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. This master uncle was as cunning as a fox and was not so easy to deal with.

He calmed down and said calmly: "Master Uncle is really a master of foresight. Have you figured out that the treasure map incident related to Guo Lingli is also a trap?"

Taishang Laojun did not respond to his words, but changed the subject: "Did the Ziwei Jade Girl in your hand tell you that she had stolen the glass beads of the past and present lives of the Heavenly Palace?"

Guo Xiu was stunned, then asked, "Did she steal the glass bead of the previous life?"

Taishang Laojun nodded and said, "Yes! Three hundred years ago, she entered the Treasure Pavilion of Heaven and stole the Jade Emperor's previous life and present life colored glaze bead, which was just obtained by the Jade Emperor not long ago. It is the colored glaze bead that you were convicted for."

Guo Xiu's heart was churning when he heard this. He had never thought that Nangong Yan had hidden such an important incident and had not told him. It seemed that the punishment was too light. He clasped his fists and bowed to Taishang Laojun, saying, "Thank you, Master, for telling me."

Taishang Laojun waved his hand lightly, and threw out a small golden dragon as thick as two fingers, saying: "If you have any questions, just ask it." After that, he turned into a stream of light and went to the thirty-fifth heaven. Xing Hai had already appeared, and he wanted to sit with his third junior brother Tongtian Jiaozhu and ask for a cup of tea.