Chapter 179 Zhan Kui's Ascension: You are devoted to the common people, so I will seek justice on behalf of Heaven...

Zhan Kui's body and soul were torn apart in the lightning waterfall, but in the blink of an eye, his body was reconstructed in the lightning waterfall.

Lightning transformed into eyes, and thunderbolts solidified into substance, inch by inch fitting together in mid-air to form an indestructible armor. Flesh and blood turned into mist, giving the armor a scarlet and ferocious color.

Dongjun searched the entire realm for Zhan Kui and Guanghan, and happened to find them nearby. Seeing the fierce waterfall of heavenly lightning and sensing the violent energy fluctuations around them, he rushed here just as the giant dragon head of Zhujiuyin solidified from the lightning tribulation, its scarlet horns pointing skyward, its massive mouth opening as it roared towards the heavens—

"howl--"

This sound even made Dongjun's soul tremble.

Zhu Jiuyin was an ancient god of Zhongshan. When his eyes were open, it was daytime; when they were closed, it was nighttime. He possessed the ability to summon wind and rain, and he held fire essence in his mouth. When he exhaled, it was summer; when he inhaled, it was winter.

In an instant, the world changed color, and the sun and moon lost their light.

The thunderstorm turned the surrounding mountains and fields into scorched earth, but the dragon head of the Candle Nine Yin, amidst the storm, bravely soared into the sky against the fierce onslaught of lightning—

The dragon head had already plunged into the dense dark clouds, while Zhu Jiuyin's body, which stretched for thousands of miles, was still leaping in the lightning.

Dongjun spread his wings and activated the Golden Spirit to form a protective shield, enveloping the boundless power of Zhujiuyin's tribulation and ascension within this small area of ​​land, so as to prevent it from affecting the nearby mortal villages.

As Zhu Jiuyin's body completely disappeared into the clouds, the torrential rain and fierce winds arrived as expected.

Dongjun folded his wings, but his spiritual energy was greatly depleted. He couldn't spread his spiritual energy to shield himself from the torrential rain and was soaked to the bone.

The one who just ascended was—Zhan Kui, whom he had never been able to find!

However, all the immortals here are burdened by karma. Without the thirty-six immortal pearls as a foundation to activate the array, and the sacrifice of immortal spirits by people of the five elements to ascend, there is no other way to ascend.

Zhan Kui had previously sacrificed a celestial spirit for Bi Tao, and she herself wasn't even a banished immortal, only a mortal. How did she ascend to heaven?!

After torrential rain and violent lightning strikes, the mountain streams changed course, forming a rather turbulent river.

Dongjun wiped his face in the pouring rain, thinking to himself that he wouldn't have to see his younger brother's cold face when he got home today... He had finally found Zhan Kui, although he didn't know how she had ascended to immortality.

But Zhan Kui ascended to heaven... What about Guang Han, who was always sticking to her?

Despite the torrential rain, Dongjun unleashed his divine sense, searching through the scorched wasteland.

He had a vague, ominous feeling. Zhan Kui's sudden ascension was already strange, and the momentum of his ascension was so overwhelming that no one in this mountain forest had been able to fly away. Guang Han was probably...

There is a dying creature in the water!

Dongjun darted forward, and then, in the surging river, used his golden spirit to create a large net, and pulled out a naked man.

Dongjun immediately abandoned the person on the shore in disgust and took several steps back. He looked at the pale, corpse-like body, and then at the "monster" whose eyebrows, eyes, and long hair were all silver-white and whose body was covered in wetness.

He murmured in shock, "Could there be mermaids in this world?"

This person's appearance is very similar to that of the mermaids who have transformed into humans in the Shangqing Realm.

Merfolk are mostly red, but black and blue are also rare. Dongjun has also seen silver-white ones.

After that thing transformed into a human, it didn't resemble a human at all. Its overly beautiful eyebrows and eyes, coupled with the unusual color of its fur all over its body, made it so eerie that its abnormality was immediately apparent. Those foolish creatures didn't even bother to cover themselves up.

Isn't this the mortal realm? Where did these merfolk come from...?

Dongjun frowned and leaned closer to examine it carefully. He was a True Lord of the Shangqing Realm. If there were really demons in this world, he could just take them in.

"What kind of... monster is this?" Mingguang asked.

"Isn't this the Guanghan you asked me to find?" Dongjun replied.

Dongjun squatted down by the stream carved out by heavenly lightning, and after scrutinizing what he thought was a "merman," he finally managed to discern Guanghan's features. He then took off his outer robe, wrapped the unconscious Guanghan in it, and carried her back like a large bundle.

Mingguang disliked Guanghan's dissolute manner and even his overly flamboyant appearance, and usually didn't pay much attention to him. Now that Guanghan had changed like this, he... couldn't recognize him immediately.

Mingguang's health had improved considerably; at least outwardly, he appeared to be perfectly fine. At this moment, he frowned and approached the "pale white thing" extending from Dongjun's outer robe with disgust. After examining it carefully for a moment, he also showed a rare expression of shock.

It truly is the Moon Palace.

"How did he become like this?"

Mingguang looked up at Dongjun, and Dongjun's heart trembled the moment he met Mingguang's eyes.

During this period, he finally saw his younger brother's true colors.

Once Bitao passed away, Mingguang's true colors were fully revealed. He always had a gloomy face and never smiled. At first, Dongjun thought he was in pain.

Later I found out that he was just like that.

Dongjun also specifically asked Yun Chuan and Bing Lun Bing Jing, who had recovered, about it. These people were supposedly Ming Guang's servants and grew up with him. Their stories were consistent, indicating that this was the normal state of things for Guang...

Whenever Dongjun went out and didn't bring back the person Mingguang asked him to find, Mingguang wouldn't make a fuss. He would just stare at Dongjun with a look of disappointment on his face.

After Mingguang was able to sit cross-legged and meditate a little better, Dongjun would vaguely see his majestic father, Qingming, every time he came in through the door.

This has led to Dongjun now being somewhat afraid of Mingguang's questioning gaze. Whenever Mingguang asks, Dongjun immediately shifts the blame: "How would I know?"

"He was like this when I found him!"

"The Zhan Kui you asked me to find has ascended to immortality using some method. When I arrived, she was using a thunderstorm to create the Nine Yin True Body, which affected a large area of ​​the surrounding mountains and forests. If I hadn't used the Golden Spirit to stop it in time, it might have affected the villages of mortals."

Mingguang didn't say anything more, only saying, "I understand."

Mingguang had someone take Guanghan away and clean him up. He didn't even have anyone dress him; he just wrapped him in a blanket and carried him to Taiji. Then, he personally watched Taiji examine him.

Dongjun felt extremely frustrated. He wasn't good at reading other people's minds, but lately, he had been thinking about his younger brother all day long.

Now I've figured it out a little... his brother is angry with him.

As to why he was angry, Dongjun racked his brains and could only come up with the name of a peach.

Looking back on his past with Bitao, he recalled that apart from not knowing who Bitao was at the beginning and making a move on her once... which was caught red-handed by Mingguang, Dongjun never did anything inappropriate with Bitao again afterward.

He really had no idea what Mingguang was angry about.

Dongjun walked halfway around Mingguang, but saw that Mingguang was focused on the Guanghan and ignored him.

She said defiantly, "With Bitao gone, my mission to accompany the competition is over, and I'm going back to Shangqing Realm."

Dongjun pointed at the back of Mingguang's head and said, "Let's leave tonight."

Mingguang finally turned around and looked at him.

Dongjun was the same height as him, and the two of them stared directly at each other with identical golden eyes. Mingguang looked at him for a moment and then asked, "Has Shangqing Realm summoned you back?"

Dongjun: "...Yes." Actually, no.

He also sensed that something was wrong with this star realm and realized that his mother had sent him down to the mortal realm ostensibly to protect Bitao, but in reality, she wanted him to be a weapon against the "anomaly" of this realm.

Mingguang had already seen through Dongjun's lie, but he didn't expose it.

The voice was indifferent as it instructed him: "When you get back, remember not to take on any demon-slaying missions for a while. Just stay in Shangqing Realm, preferably in the palace of Shangyuan Shenzhen. Don't go anywhere else."

Mingguang's tone was not good; he sounded condescending.

Dongjun couldn't stand Mingguang's coldness towards him.

Mingguang's earlier act of tugging at his sleeve and calling him "brother," all that gentleness and cuteness, was an act! He was only pretending to gain benefits for Bitao!

Mingguang is currently short-staffed, but instead of trying to retain him, he's also questioning what he'll do back home.

This is truly... a reversal of the natural order.

I don't know who the older brother is, him or Mingguang!

Dongjun was so angry that he really wanted to leave, but when he thought about how the Star Realm had completely fallen into chaos, and how the banished immortals had previously only been digging for immortal pearls and talent skills from each other, and then selling them off, he hesitated.

Now they've all become tools for each other to climb the social ladder; every time they meet, it's a fight to the death.

Although he had found some people for Mingguang these past few days, these people, along with the newly recovered Mingguang, were simply powerless to protect themselves in this star realm.

He's really gone. What will Mingguang do now?

After Mingguang finished speaking, he turned back to Dongjun, presenting the back of his head to him.

Dongjun was so angry that he resembled a crane being choked, his breath cut off, his neck stiff and mouth agape, unable to utter a word for a long time, his eyes turning red.

Staring at the back of Mingguang's head, he opened and closed his lips several times before angrily saying, "As a True Lord of the Shangqing Realm, instead of slaying demons and monsters, I want to cower in my bedchamber?"

"Even if this astral plane is strange, and someone is manipulating your arena, it doesn't mean that those people can extend their reach into the Upper Clarity Realm."

Dongjun recalled Mingguang's arrogant words about the "abnormality" of this world when he sent Bitao to ascend to heaven that day, and directly used them: "Who dares to touch me? Who can touch me?"

"Mind your own business!"

After Dongjun finished speaking, he turned to leave.

Mingguang grabbed his arm, frowned, and said, "What on earth are you doing?"

"Even Xu Li can control you, do you still think you're invincible?"

Dongjun felt as if he had been slapped in the face; he simply couldn't bear this humiliation of being face to face with someone!

Moreover, the person who humiliated him was his younger brother, whom he cared about most.

It's that younger brother that everyone used to say was inferior to him!

Dongjun was about to explode when Mingguang stared at him for a moment, then suddenly called out after a long time: "Brother, stay and help me."

"We have important things to do tomorrow, and apart from my brother, no one can lead the charge for me."

The anger and embarrassment that Dongjun had been raging at its peak were completely extinguished by Mingguang's two soft words.

Mingguang released Dongjun, and even after coaxing him, he was still seething with anger.

Those people dared to take action even against the competition star realms monitored by the immortals, so building a few exclusive demon star realms as "graves" for Dongjun was naturally just a side effect.

Dongjun is too impulsive. He would easily provoke others and then try to prove his invincible abilities. Shangyuan Shenzhen also dotes on Dongjun excessively and does not restrain him at all.

Mingguang sent him back so that he could go and die.

His mother wanted Dongjun to live, and no matter how heartbroken Mingguang was, he couldn't let Dongjun rush back to Shangqing Realm.

Moreover... these past few days, Mingguang has noticed that Dongjun is clearly a spoiled child.

What did he do wrong? He was incredibly naive.

He had no idea that his mother had meticulously planned for him to come here to participate in the competition and be watched by all the immortals.

When Mingguang tossed and turned in pain, he was jealous of everything Xiaotaozhi had, but when he thought of Xiaotaozhi, his boundless jealousy subsided.

Dongjun doesn't care about anything—whether it's his master's meticulous care, his parents' favoritism, his carefree childhood, or the carefree life he enjoys now without any responsibilities. Mingguang doesn't care about any of it.

But Xiao Taozhi must be his.

Dongjun, with a cold face, tilted his head slightly to look at the bright light. After a moment, he said "reluctantly," "Alright then, I'll stay a while longer. Anyway, I've already violated the rules of the competition once, so helping you out again won't hurt."

Dongjun quickly left the room with a serious expression; he didn't care about that Guanghan.

As soon as he stepped outside, Dongjun's lips curled into a smile.

She was feeling quite pleased with herself, and her steps were lighter as she walked.

When Mingguang needed his help, he called him "brother" in a sweet voice, reverting to being the "cute" younger brother. Dongjun forgot all about his busy days and the cold treatment he had suffered.

He himself is truly a "cute little thing" who will obediently listen as long as he gets "candy".

The Supreme God secretly observed everything, including the thoughts of that bright light, and each time he couldn't help but rub his face.

He couldn't help but wonder if Dongjun had been delayed by him.

Did he raise Dongjun until his brains were all gone?

Thinking of Mingguang's many decisions and strategies for the future competition, Shangyuan Shenzhen looked at Dongjun, who became arrogant after being coaxed a few times, and wondered why two people who looked exactly alike could be so different.

Mingguang, who was indoors, breathed a deep sigh of relief after Dongjun left.

Mingguang's feelings toward Dongjun are very complicated now. He wants to truly hate Dongjun but can't bring himself to do so, because Dongjun has genuinely been very good to him, treating him like a blood brother, worrying about his safety and running around for him.

However, in many things, Dongjun's existence is the root of Mingguang's pain and "unfulfilled desires".

Mingguang stopped thinking about those things and turned to Taiji to ask, "What happened to Guanghan?"

Tai Chi: "I have already treated the wound on his abdomen, and there are no major problems with his internal organs."

"I don't know about the problem of my hair and skin fading... It's somewhat like a disease that mortals would get when I was practicing medicine in the mortal world."

“When a person is sick, their skin, hair and even their pupils will fade like this.”

"If you are born into a wealthy family, you can live a few more years. You are usually afraid of light, and if it gets serious, drinking human blood can relieve the symptoms."

"If you were born into a poor family, you would probably only be sold as a novelty to make money, or burned to death as a monster."

"However, the spiritual energy fluctuations within his body have disappeared. He is now just a mortal with weak meridians, and look at his eyeballs."

Taiji pried open Guanghan's eyes, pointed at his grayish-white eyeballs, and said with certainty, "He's blind."

Tai Chi pointed to one side of his grayish-white eye and said, "It used to be the same as this eye of mine."

“During my examination, some of his reactions were also abnormal,” Taiji said, looking at Mingguang. “I suspect that he is not only blind, but also deaf.”

Mingguang gazed at Guanghan for a moment, then said to Taiji, "Treat him as if he were a mortal, and once he wakes up, confirm with him what happened."

"I still have two types of spiritual attributes left in the immortal veins I stored in the formation. Given his condition, we can try transferring the immortal veins."

Mingguang: "No need." "Huh?" Taiji was a little surprised. Mingguang had Dongjun search everywhere for this Guanghan, which proved that he at least cared about this person.

Taiji has already heard from Dongjun that Zhan Kui, whom Bitao Fairy cares about, has ascended to heaven. Although Taiji doesn't know what's going on with Guanghan, he is willing to do everything he can to save her.

Why did Mingguang Xuanxian choose not to be cured?

Mingguang said, "From now on, our people will no longer need to do any immortal vein transfers."

The meaning of Taiji is not understood.

Mingguang didn't explain, but pushed open the door and went out. He summoned Han Shang and ordered him to assemble the team and set off the next morning.

Then Mingguang returned to his room, sat at the table, poured himself a cup of crude tea from the mortal realm, took a sip, and tasted a tea stalk.

Mingguang didn't spit it out; he chewed slowly, pondering over the bitter taste.

The spiritual energy of the Moon Palace dissipated, and Zhan Kui ascended to heaven.

Guanghan didn't have a celestial pearl before, but he was able to activate spiritual energy; he was originally a star god.

Although Guanghan never succeeded in inheriting the power of the Southern Dipper Star Lord's star deity, she still participated in two competitions and became a true immortal.

He has become like this now... How did he manage to give Zhan Kui the power of the Star God?

"Yes! It was the True Immortal of Guanghan who gave Zhan Kui the power of the Star God of the Southern Dipper, which is why Zhan Kui transformed into Zhu Jiuyin!"

"Aaaaaah! Wasn't the Moon Goddess supposed to be a playboy? Why is he so devoted to love! Star Gods who lose the power of the Star Realm will not only degenerate into mortals, but will also suffer from the five deficiencies and three lacks, their five senses will fade, and their lifespan will be short!"

"But doesn't it take more than forty immortal pearls to ascend to the Star Realm?"

"What the Moon Goddess gave to the Celestial Immortal Zhan Kui was the Star Gazette of the Southern Dipper Star Lord! The six stars of the Southern Dipper are just a general term. The place where the Southern Dipper Star Lord is in charge of a constellation covers all the constellations in the six directions, which is at least tens of thousands of star realms! What are forty-odd immortal pearls? The Star Gazette, the magical artifact of the Southern Dipper Star Lord, wouldn't it be enough to send Zhu Jiuyin to ascend to immortality!"

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh—I was tracing the line between these two people before, and I thought one of them had to die. It's so great that they're both alive now!"

"Zhan Kui Tian Xian has completely transformed into Zhu Jiu Yin! What a magnificent dragon body, what an imposing original form! No wonder she is the God of Zhongshan! Does anyone still remember her fish-headed appearance when she dodged the heavenly lightning?"

"Believe it or not, if the Emperor weren't currently shrouded in the clouds, the grand ascension of the Celestial Immortal Zhan Kui would have stirred up the entire Nine Heavens, causing the winds and clouds to change color and the seasons to become disordered!"

...

Above the Milky Way, a heated discussion was taking place regarding Zhan Kui and Guang Han.

Although the winds and clouds of the Nine Heavens did not change color because of Zhan Kui's ascension, Bi Tao's expression changed drastically when she saw the huge dragon body swimming above her Heart-Establishing Formation, stirring up the clouds and waves!

Zhan Kui has ascended to heaven...

He ascended!

She ascended to heaven in the blink of an eye?

This time, Bitao didn't look at Yin Hangu; she genuinely couldn't understand why Zhan Kui had suddenly ascended to immortality.

She had just successfully established her resolve when, upon opening her eyes, she saw Zhan Kui's enormous dragon head after his ascension, towering above her and roaring at the formation she was in.

Zhu Jiuyin held fire essence in his mouth, and even Zhan Kui himself didn't know how powerful his attack would be after transforming into the real Zhulong.

With a roar in her dragon form, fiery lava erupted like a wildfire, crashing down upon them.

The immortals within the formation did not have very pleasant expressions.

Fortunately, the formation personally set up by the Emperor could not be burned through by Zhu Jiuyin's single burst of fire.

The enormous dragon head, as big as a small mountain, opened its huge mouth above their heads, as if it wanted to swallow these celestial beings whole. The scene was truly indescribable.

Moreover, while the formation could block the fire spirit, it couldn't stop the scorching dragon breath from penetrating into the formation.

Bitao felt as if she were being burned by fire, her breath caught in her throat, and her eyes felt as if they were being cut by knives. Yet, without making a mistake, she looked up at Zhan Kui—her body, soaring through the clouds, stretched endlessly, and as her dragon body twisted, the crackling of her true dragon armor was like the trembling of a thousand troops!

Ancient books record that Zhu Jiuyin's body could reach a thousand miles in length. Bitao gazed at Zhan Kui, who was arrogantly and wantonly roaming the clouds under the lightning tribulation, and her eyes stung with tears.

Bitao smiled with pride, looking at Zhan Kui's bright red and beautiful scales, as if she were looking at the boundless sunset over the Juntian Wuji Sea, magnificent, dazzling and majestic!

Good at seizing opportunities.

Well done!

She transformed into a true Zhulong, and from then on, no one could bully her anymore!

The Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms watched as Zhu Jiuyin lingered, glancing at Bitao, who was already in tears. It guessed that Zhu Jiuyin was demonstrating her Candle Dragon form to Bitao.

She had no choice but to order her subordinates from the Silver River Net: "Have the Thunder Kings lead Zhu Jiuyin to another cloud layer to undergo his tribulation."

Soon Zhan Kui was led away, and before leaving, he roared, which shook the heavens and the earth, causing the souls of all the immortals on the Six Imperial Platforms to tremble.

Upon Zhan Kui's ascension, Zhu Ming's expression shifted from shock to a relieved smile.

Well done.

He also praised himself in his heart.

In the competition, this Koi Fairy always needed Bi Tao to plan and strategize for her, and she often embarrassed herself by following Bi Tao's side.

Today, I finally made Bitao look good.

And in the end, it did not disappoint her own arrogant ambition to descend to the mortal realm three times without knowing the consequences, exhausting all her luck, and insisting on vying for the position of a general in the Nine Heavens.

However... Guanghan, who sacrificed the star dial for her, probably won't be so lucky.

But he's not dead, so Mingguang should be able to bring him back alive.

In any case, Bitao can now argue her case and prove her conscience with peace of mind!

Above the clouds, after Zhan Kui was lured away, the cloud waves returned to calm.

With the establishment of a firm resolve, the formal debate on the Dharma by the Immortal Tai began.

The first to make a move was Lingze from the Medical Department.

He looked at Bitao and said gently, "You are committed to the well-being of all people, so I will question your true intentions on behalf of Heaven."

"I ask you, when faced with a great calamity, should you save yourself first, or save the common people?"

As Lingze posed her question, a frozen scene of humanity materialized from the clouds before Bitao.

Bitao looked at the scene and saw that the mountain floods were raging, the river had broken its banks, and under the natural disaster, the people on both banks were dying by the skin of their teeth. Then, corpses were floating everywhere and epidemics were rampant.

Along the banks of the raging flood, some people went against the current, rushing towards the crowds strewn with corpses.

Bitao felt her consciousness suddenly being pulled away from her body and plunged into the illusion before her eyes—