A cat that lingers beside a saint

Laozi's elixir of immortality?

Go and seek the Way?

Is this meant to guide him to seek the Dao, rather than subjecting him to a journey through the Eight Trigrams Furnace?

Su Bai couldn't help but roll his eyes.

But thinking back, when I went down the mountain with Wanling last time, we met our senior master, who did indeed help me gain a lot of enlightenment.

Although Laozi is only an incarnation of Taishang, he probably wouldn't be too bad.

Perhaps after going there, I can not only bring some elixirs to all living beings, but also get rid of my own doubts. Why not?

Thinking of this, Su Bai turned to look at Yang Jian.

Yang Jian naturally understood Su Bai's meaning. After greeting Sun Wukong, he took Su Bai and flew towards the Thirty-Third Heaven.

No sooner had the man and the cat left than Sun Wukong frowned.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

But upon closer reflection, he felt relieved.

They're all small pots, just small pots.

……

At the South Heavenly Gate, Nezha is still here.

However, he seemed much more disheveled than before.

If he was a menacing little devil before, now he's a deflated balloon.

Clearly, his plan to ambush Li Jing outside the South Heavenly Gate had failed.

Upon seeing Yang Jian and Su Bai arrive, Nezha pouted, his face filled with unhappiness.

Yang Jian glanced at Su Bai, then at Nezha, and couldn't help but chuckle. He stepped forward, placed a hand on Nezha's shoulder, and said, "What's going on? In this Heavenly Court, who dares to provoke our Third Prince Nezha?"

Nezha rolled his eyes, pointed his Fire-Tipped Spear westward, sneered, but said nothing.

In fact, he had known all along that this would happen.

Even if Dipankara Buddha doesn't intervene, someone else will.

Li Jing holds a pivotal position in the Heavenly Court. Without him, many things would be difficult to carry out, such as dealing with old demons on certain mountains or eliminating demons that plague the mortal realm.

After all, you can't just let someone else do this kind of thing.

Moreover, it seems that no one else would be suitable besides Li Jing.

Having figured this out, Nezha patted his clothes, put away his Fire-Tipped Spear, and extinguished his Wind-Fire Wheels.

He reached out and pulled Su Bai out of Yang Jian's arms: "Little Cat Daoist is not loyal enough. We agreed to guard the South Heavenly Gate together, but you ran away when I wasn't paying attention."

Su Bai rolled his eyes and said, "You want to drag me down with you, don't you?"

Nezha raised an eyebrow slightly: "Nonsense, do you think I, Nezha, am that kind of person?"

"I am the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas in Heaven. I only waited here for my father's return because I saw that there was a problem with his pagoda and I was afraid that he would worry."

"I, Nezha, am well-versed in filial piety and deeply understand the principle that our bodies and hair are given to us by our parents. How could I be such a rebellious person?"

Nezha's voice wasn't loud, but this place wasn't the human world. There were many immortals and gods coming and going around, and many of them heard him.

When he said that, many people subconsciously glanced at him.

"What are you looking at? Am I, Nezha, unfilial?"

"Third Prince, your filial piety is so moving that it touches the heavens and is evident in your expression. You are truly admirable. We were just passing by and heard what you said. We were so moved that we couldn't help but take another look. We hope you will not take offense."

……

Since the Investiture of the Gods war, the vacant positions in the Heavenly Court have been basically filled by the disciples of the Jie Sect from that time.

These people have been gods in the Heavenly Court for countless years, and they have long lost their former sharp edges, now only smooth and tactful.

Speak human language to humans, immortal language to immortals, and ghost language to ghosts; this is the basic rule of the Heavenly Court.

Nezha, carrying Su Bai, followed beside Yang Jian. He looked at Yang Jian, then at Su Bai, and asked in confusion, "I saw you two came from the lower realm. Where are you going?"

"Go to the Tushita Palace," Yang Jian replied.

Nezha's eyes lit up slightly.

During his time guarding the South Heavenly Gate, he overheard some things from a few people he was on good terms with.

That day, the Jade Emperor was in the Lingxiao Palace and asked Laozi to help repair the pagoda.

The old man not only refused, but he also brought up the Dipankara Buddha.

If it weren't for Nezha's eloquent speech, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara might have burned him inside the Exquisite Pagoda.

Upon hearing that the man and the cat were going to the Tushita Palace, Nezha immediately became interested.

"Or I'll go and call that monkey too, and we'll smash up this Tushita Palace together."

Yang Jian chuckled helplessly, "We came from Mount Emei."

"Oh? The monkey will arrive shortly after?"

Yang Jian shook his head.

Upon seeing this, Nezha's smile instantly vanished: "Boring."

Su Bai looked up at Nezha.

This fierce demon was not quite the same as he had imagined.

The last time I met Li Jing at the South Heavenly Gate, he wasn't like this.

Don't underestimate him just because he's young; his way of speaking is comparable to that of a master of rhetoric.

It seems that he completely lets loose in front of familiar people.

Su Bai broke free from his embrace and then climbed onto his shoulder.

"Can we freely consume the elixirs in the Tushita Palace?"

Yang Jian was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously turned around to look at him.

Nezha laughed and said, "If you're not afraid of being stuffed to death, it's fine if you eat it all."

Su Bai tilted his head and asked in confusion, "I heard that when Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he ate up the entire Tushita Palace, but he was unharmed, wasn't he?"

Nezha laughed, but did not answer.

Yang Jian, on the contrary, said with a smile, "That monkey is a naturally born stone monkey, and this stone monkey is not an ordinary stone monkey spirit."

"I once heard my master say that this monkey is the Spiritual Stone Monkey, one of the Four Chaotic Monkeys."

"It is neither heaven nor earth nor god nor human nor ghost, nor is it a snail, scale, fur, feather, or insect; it is a special existence."

"It is said that this monkey, from the moment it was born, was aware of changes, knew the timing of the seasons, understood the advantages of the land, and could even move stars and change constellations."

At this point, Yang Jian suddenly paused.

He subconsciously looked at Su Bai, the third eye on his forehead blinking incessantly, a white light enveloping Su Bai within it.

After a moment, Yang Jian stopped and pondered for a long time before saying, "In fact, from the first time I saw the Little Cat Daoist, I found that my third eye could not see through your origins. Today, when we talked about the origins of that monkey, I think that the Little Cat Daoist and that monkey should both be innate spirits."

Su Bai blinked.

Whether he was born with a spirit or not, he himself was not sure. In any case, he had been wandering on that mountain since birth.

Later, by luck, the old Taoist priest took him back.

I thought the old Taoist priest was planning to take him home and raise him as a pet cat, but I never expected him to treat him like his own son.

Thinking about this, Su Bai couldn't help but feel that his and the old Taoist's actions were sometimes rather unfilial.

But when he came to his senses and saw Nezha, Su Bai suddenly felt that his filial piety had moved Heaven!