A cat that lingers beside a saint

Yang Jian frowned slightly.

He thought Su Bai would say that the source was the Jade Emperor.

He had even planned that as soon as Su Bai said those words, he would immediately take his mountain-splitting axe and all his belongings to storm the Heavenly Court and force the Jade Emperor to change the Heavenly Rules.

However, Su Bai's answer made Yang Jian fall into deep thought for a moment.

Su Bai was a disciple of a sage. Although his cultivation was not great, he had been influenced by the sage. Sometimes, a casual remark from the sage might not have much effect on Su Bai, but when Su Bai said it to others, it had a different meaning.

Yang Jian's understanding of Su Bai's words was relatively simple, but when he thought of the grandmaster behind Su Bai, he had to reconsider the true meaning of those words.

According to Su Bai, the Heavenly Rules are even greater than the Jade Emperor's.

But the Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Three Realms, so how could the Heavenly Rules possibly bind him?

Unless the person who made the Heavenly Rules is even higher than the Jade Emperor.

Could he be a saint?

Or perhaps it was the Dao Ancestor who only appeared once during the Investiture of the Gods war?

Upon closer examination, it's clear that the sages at the time harbored no goodwill towards the Heavenly Court; otherwise, the signing of the Investiture of the Gods list wouldn't have escalated into the Great War of Investiture of the Gods.

Since he is not a saint, we cannot rule out the possibility that he might be the ancestor of Taoism.

But Dao Zu was no ordinary person; he would never care about such a thing.

Moreover, Yang Jian had heard from Jade Cauldron Immortal that the Dao Ancestor never personally participated in any affairs of the Three Realms, unless the world was about to be shattered.

Moreover, since the Investiture of the Gods, all the saints have completely faded from people's sight, and the Dao Ancestor has disappeared without a trace. It is unlikely that this Heavenly Rule was made by the Dao Ancestor.

Yang Jian hovered in mid-air, looking down at the three-pointed double-edged sword in his hand, unsure of what to do.

If he is not a saint, not the ancestor of Taoism, not the Jade Emperor, then who could he be?

Su Bai saw the confusion in Yang Jian's heart and chuckled, "In this respect, you really are no match for this cat."

"Master is right. You immortals always talk about the Heavenly Dao, but you never think about what the Heavenly Dao actually is."

Su Bai extended a paw, pointed to the sky, and then pointed to the ground.

"To be honest, you're really not as good as Yang Chan in this respect."

"Last time, I asked Yang Chan what the Dao was in her temple, and she said that the Dao is heaven and earth and all things."

"The Dao is also the Dao of Heaven, and the rules of Heaven are naturally the manifestation of the Dao of Heaven. Therefore, the one who establishes the rules of Heaven is naturally the Dao of Heaven."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian and Nezha exchanged a glance, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

A kitten that can't even fly can express such a simple yet profound truth.

Yang Jian absolutely refused to believe that these words came from Yang Chan's mouth.

It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but in his view, even if it really came from Yang Chan's mouth, it would be completely impossible to understand it so deeply.

Therefore, these principles were actually realized by Su Bai himself.

Yang Jian took a deep breath.

Although Yang Chan was his younger sister, he couldn't stop her from choosing the path she had chosen.

All he could do was to help his younger sister navigate this path more smoothly.

Perhaps he had figured it out, or perhaps Su Bai's words had truly made things clear to him.

Yang Jian sheathed his three-pointed double-edged sword and gazed at Mount Hua in the distance.

His three eyes seemed to see his third sister chatting and laughing with a strange man. Although he was angry, he was helpless.

Yang Jian stopped talking and flew back towards the True Lord Temple.

Nezha looked bewildered at Yang Jian's retreating figure, then looked down at Su Bai and asked, "What's wrong, Second Brother?"

"Why does it feel like we've lost a battle?"

Su Bai thought for a moment and said, "That's why you didn't grow a third eye."

"What do you mean?" Nezha was somewhat unconvinced.

He only has three eyes; if he wanted, he could grow hundreds of eyes on his body without any problem.

"He's just a little more cunning than you."

……

Upon returning to the Zhenjun Temple, Nezha did not linger. Each time he descended to the mortal realm, he would sneak out when others were not paying attention.

This time, he descended to the mortal realm right under the nose of the all-seeing eye. If Li Jing finds out, he will surely give him a severe scolding.

After Nezha left, only one person, one cat, and one dog remained in the backyard.

The dog clearly sensed that Yang Jian was preoccupied, so it moved closer and kept rubbing its head against Yang Jian's thigh.

Yang Jian lowered his head and patted his head, then sighed deeply.

He remained silent for a long time, his eyes constantly shifting, sometimes his brows furrowed, sometimes his face darkened, and sometimes he showed a look of relief.

But in the end, she looked at Su Bai.

"Junior Uncle, there are no outsiders here. Could you please guide me through this?"

Su Bai smiled.

"Isn't it a bit too insulting for a cat like you, a great god, to ask me, a mere kitten who has just reached the Qi Refining stage, for guidance?"

Yang Jian was speechless.

He was genuinely seeking advice.

In his view, Su Bai was, after all, a disciple of a sage, and moreover, a direct disciple.

This alone shows that his understanding of the essence of things is very different from that of others.

Moreover, he couldn't tell anyone about his third sister's situation. Once it got out, it would eventually reach the ears of everyone in Heaven, and then his third sister would likely not escape this calamity.

Seeing Yang Jian's worried expression, Su Bai thought for a moment and said, "Aren't you the Heavenly Court's God of Justice?"

Yang Jian was taken aback. The God of Justice?

This was the first time he had ever heard those four words in all the years he had been a god.

However, if we're talking about who really controls the law in Heaven, it seems that only the Thunder Department and the Fire Department among the Eight Right Gods are in charge.

These two can punish all criminals in the Three Realms, whether they are gods or demons. If they violate the Heavenly Rules for the first time, they will have to go through a trial by lightning and fire.

As if he had thought of something, Yang Jian suddenly looked at Su Bai and said, "Before the Investiture of the Gods, we disciples of the Chan Sect had already reached the realm of immortals. Later, as the Heavenly Court system gradually became complete and consolidated, the Heavenly Rules slowly came into being."

"I remember there is a rule in the Heavenly Rules that all those who become immortals, whether human, demon, monster, or ghost, must undergo a Heavenly Tribulation."

"When you refine your spirit into emptiness, refine emptiness into the Dao, and transcend tribulation to become an immortal, you will also need to undergo a heavenly tribulation."

"However, at the Ginseng Fruit Conference that day, Zhao Gongming seemed to have said something to Wen Zhong, and he probably already knows your identity. In that case, this Heavenly Tribulation is just a formality."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's eyes lit up slightly.

Did Wen Zhong know his identity?

If that's the case, then perhaps there's a chance for the Three Holy Mothers to change their fate.

Su Bai has made up his mind. He doesn't plan to go back for the time being. He wants to open a cave dwelling on Mount Hua, and then the entire Mount Hua will be under his protection.

Normally, when a cave dwelling is established, there needs to be a stone statue outside the cave dwelling to protect it, not only to suppress the fortune of the cave dwelling, but also to ward off evil spirits.

This isn't difficult; all you need to do is carve a craftsman and place it at the entrance.