A cat that lingers beside a saint

When Su Bai woke up one morning, he suddenly realized that the whole world had changed.

The forest where he was located seemed to have shrunk.

Standing on the rooftop, you can even see a faintly visible fairy palace in the distance.

In addition, Su Bai noticed that the once peaceful and tranquil mountain forest was now filled with the roars of various wild beasts.

These roars faintly carried fluctuations of magical power.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the towering stone pillar that reached into the clouds, with three large, gold-plated characters that almost blinded Su Bai.

Su Bai jumped off the roof, ran quickly inside, and slapped the old Taoist priest's face with his paw: "Master! Something terrible has happened, the weather has changed!"

The old Taoist priest rolled over and said lazily, "What's with all the changes? No matter how much the weather changes, it'll still be the same."

Looking at the old man's appearance, Su Bai hesitated for a moment, then bit his palm.

"Oh dear, you unfilial disciple! This old man kindly took you in, taught you cultivation, and provided you with food, drink, and lodging, and you still bite me?"

Su Bai didn't care about any of that, and grabbed the old Taoist's clothes as he ran outside.

"The world has changed, the world has really changed."

……

Hearing the commotion, Wanling also came out of her room.

An old man, a young boy, and a cat stared intently at the towering pillar in the distance.

Wanling was completely bewildered. She had no idea what had happened or which saint had intervened.

The old Taoist priest curled his lip, his eyes full of disdain.

Sitting on the old Taoist's shoulders, Su Bai looked at the towering pillar in the distance and couldn't help but say, "Those three words are too glaring. If it's nighttime, won't it keep everyone awake?"

As soon as he finished speaking, whether it was because Su Bai's mouth was blessed or what, the three big golden characters that were originally shining brightly suddenly became dim.

The light was no longer so dazzling; instead, it was somewhat soft.

"Fancy and frivolous," the old Taoist priest couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

Su Bai was about to ask the old Taoist what was going on.

But the old Taoist priest's expression had already changed.

He gazed at the towering pillar, his eyes filled with complex emotions. After a long while, he sighed deeply, "Alas, they have finally come knocking on our door."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai was taken aback.

they?

Who?

Those two saints from the West?

Before Su Bai could speak, the old Taoist continued, "Disciple, how have I treated you all these years?"

Su Bai tilted his head and thought for a moment: "So-so."

The old Taoist priest's eye twitched slightly, and he almost raised his hand to slap him across the face.

But upon closer reflection, Su Bai was right.

He had nothing to eat or drink, and his spiritual practice depended entirely on himself. Apart from recognizing him as his master, he basically never taught him anything else.

But wait, I gave you the Qingping Sword and three life-saving hairs. Aren't these good things?

Can the old Taoist priest say?

That's impossible, of course. Since it can't be said, it's equivalent to nothing.

Thinking of this, the old Taoist took a deep breath: "Disciple, my enemy has arrived."

Su Bai is a cat.

But that doesn't mean he's stupid.

Can a saint have enemies?

Isn't that something that can be done in the blink of an eye?

Su Bai remained silent, simply listening to the old man make up stories; after all, it wasn't the first time.

"See that pillar? My enemy is on that pillar. Do you, my disciple, have the confidence to break that pillar?"

In the distance, Yuanshi Tianzun had been watching the commotion. When he heard the old Taoist's words, he was taken aback.

That's not right.

This is different from what we agreed on last night.

Wasn't it said that the Immortal Sect was the real enemy?

Why did you change your mind at the last minute?

After a moment of silence, Yuanshi transmitted his voice, "Junior brother, that's not what you said last night."

"Since there's someone even more disgusting than you, we should naturally take down the bigger one first, and then the smaller one."

Yuanshi pretended not to hear the first sentence, but the second sentence was exactly what he wanted to hear.

"Should we join forces?"

"What are the benefits?"

"I have a Heaven-Opening Blade here that I can provide."

"One is too few, thirty is better. If there are thirty, my little apprentice will have nothing to worry about."

……

The old Taoist priest composes, the kitten listens.

Wanling listened with great interest.

As the old Taoist priest finished his charade, he was almost at his breaking point. He stared intently at Su Bai, waiting for his response.

Su Bai smiled without saying a word, and listened quietly.

As for asking him to break the pillar.

Oh……

He did try to kill himself by smashing his head against a pillar.

Su Bai remained silent, which made the old Taoist priest somewhat anxious.

It was rare that he decided to give Su Bai a test.

Su Bai didn't respond. What was the point of this trial then?

"Are you going or not? If you don't go, you'll be expelled from the sect."

Su Bai said with a smile, "Master, you want the horse to run but don't want to feed it."

"Look at me, look at my cultivation level, and look at my small frame. I have neither supernatural powers nor magical artifacts. You want me to break this pillar with my bare hands? Don't you think this joke is a bit too much?"

After saying that, Su Bai turned to look at Wan Ling.

Wanling was also completely bewildered.

If you're going to suggest breaking off a stone from that pillar, then let Su Bai break the pillar in half.

This is really not very reliable.

Wanling glanced at Su Bai, then at the old Taoist priest, remained silent for a moment, and said softly, "Master, why don't you just slap your senior brother to death?"

"This disciple thinks it's more convenient this way."

Su Bai raised its paw, nodded, and said, "Good idea!"

The old Taoist priest was speechless; the two little ones were singing in unison.

It's just a pillar, but back in the day during the war between the Wu and Yao tribes, Gonggong, the water god of the Wu tribe, once smashed Buzhou Mountain in half.

What is this thing in front of us?

It doesn't even qualify as a small Buzhou Mountain.

"Anyway, you have to get rid of these enemies for me. If you don't help me kill them, you can forget about ever seeing your three-eyed friend or that lotus root-bodied doll again."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's body trembled violently.

This won't do.

The outside world is much more fun than here.

But as soon as Su Bai saw that towering pillar, he felt a sharp pain in his head.

Perhaps sensing what Su Bai was thinking, the old Taoist stroked his beard and said with a smile, "If you can break this pillar of heaven, I will give you something good. Not only that, I will also allow you to go to the outside world for three years."

"real?"

"What will you give me?"

The old Taoist priest looked up at the bell hanging outside the door, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "Haven't you always wanted this bell?"

"If you can break this pillar of heaven, I will give it to you."

Following the old Taoist's gaze, the bell swayed in the wind, yet it did not make a sound.

The bronze bell was covered in rust. If the old Taoist priest hadn't been able to shake it and make it ring every time, Su Bai might have thought it was just an ordinary bell.

But now, hearing his master say this, Su Bai couldn't help but grin.

"Is it a deal?"

"If you can break the Heavenly Pillar and destroy the Immortal Sect, I will give you this item."

Su Bai looked up in astonishment.

That's not what I just said!