At Qianyuan Mountain, in the Golden Light Cave, a Taoist priest with white hair and a youthful face was meditating. Precious light flowed around him, three flowers appeared on his head, and the five elements circulated in his chest and abdomen.

The Taoist was named Taiyi Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. Because his temperament and personality were very similar to those of Yuanshi Tianzun, he was quite trusted by him.

"Taiyi".

A voice came from behind.

Taiyi Zhenren immediately awoke with a start. Upon opening his eyes, he saw a figure standing inside his cave.

"Master." Taiyi was startled and quickly stood up, then bowed down.

The one who appeared inside the cave was none other than Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Get up!" Yuanshi nodded.

"Thank you, Master."

"Master, what brings you here today?" Taiyi was very clever. Usually, only his disciples would go to Yuxu Palace to pay their respects. Now that their master had come in person, there must be something important.

"Not long ago, your master returned from Zixiao Palace."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi's expression turned solemn. He naturally knew about Zixiao Palace, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Daoist temple. He bowed slightly, appearing even more respectful.

"A great calamity is about to begin, and neither gods nor mortals will be spared."

Immediately afterwards, Yuanshi Tianzun told the story of the Investiture of the Gods. Upon hearing the words "those who should be calamities are listed on the list," Taiyi trembled all over and broke out in a cold sweat.

"thump…"

Taiyi immediately knelt down.

"Please have mercy, Master! This disciple has not cultivated with great difficulty, and I truly do not wish to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods," Taiyi said tearfully, kowtowing repeatedly after speaking.

Yuanshi seemed quite satisfied with his disciple's performance, smiled slightly, and personally helped him up.

"You, your master never said you would be on the list. I don't have many personal disciples, and I would be reluctant to let any of you be on the Investiture of the Gods list."

"I'm telling you this just so you'll have a general idea. There's another thing I need you to do."

Taiyi breathed a sigh of relief. He was already in the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and was only one enlightenment away from reaching the Great Luo realm. If he were to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?

"Disciple requests Master's instructions," Taiyi said, bowing.

Yuanshi stretched out his hand, and a red, glowing bead appeared in his palm.

"Lingzhuzi!" Taiyi immediately called out.

He recognized this treasure; it was one of the more famous treasures in the Jade Void Palace. It was said to have been created at the time of the creation of the world and had been left by the Primordial Beginning in the Kunlun Heavenly Pool to absorb spiritual energy. He never expected it to be taken out today.

"This treasure possesses a spirit, and its merits have now been fulfilled. Next, you shall take this treasure down to the mortal realm to find Li Jing's wife in Chentang Pass, and have her reincarnate in her womb."

"Furthermore, this child has a master-disciple relationship with you, and will be the one destined to face calamity in the future." Yuanshi said, handing the bead to Taiyi Zhenren.

Taiyi respectfully accepted the bead.

"Yes, Master, I understand."

"That's good. You don't need to worry about the great calamity. Just remember that your master is here, and you will definitely not suffer any losses."

After saying this, Yuanshi's figure slowly disappeared.

"Respectfully seeing off Master." Taiyi bowed again.

After a long while, Master Taiyi straightened up, looking at the bead in his hand with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Sigh, I thought I would never take on a disciple in my life, but I never expected..."

Taiyi sighed.

The spirit bead in his hand flickered.

"So be it, so be it. Since it is my master's order, I shall obey. Is she Li Jing's wife from Chentang Pass?" Taiyi Zhenren muttered to himself.

His body then transformed into a streak of rainbow light and disappeared into the cave.

Taiyi Zhenren traveled swiftly, not daring to slack off in the slightest, for fear of missing the opportunity for Lingzhuzi to be reincarnated. However, when he arrived above Chentang Pass and used his magic to survey the area, he discovered that no one in the Li family was pregnant. He then used his supernatural powers to summon a maid, from whom he learned that Yin Suzhi had already gone to Chaoge.

"Damn it." Taiyi cursed under his breath, then hurriedly turned around and flew towards Chaoge.

Chaoge, Zhutian Tower.

"Oh? Madam Yin is pregnant?" Li Daoyi asked.

"Yes, Master, I only found out when I got back to the manor. What a coincidence!" Yin Shou sighed.

How is she now?

"She was a little sad at first, but Rou'er stayed with her, and she's much better now. I also sent someone to Chentang Pass to deliver a message to Li Jing," Yin Shou said.

"Mm." Li Daoyi nodded.

“Fellow Daoist, you seem to care a lot about this woman?” Kunpeng asked from the side.

“I don’t care about this woman, I care about the child in her womb,” Li Daoyi said.

"A child?" Everyone was puzzled. What was so special about an unborn child?

Before Li Daoyi could speak, the others present sensed something and stood up.

"Someone's here, and it's a Taiyi Golden Immortal." Zhen Yuanzi squinted and looked out the window.

Li Daoyi and the others also walked to the window. They saw a colorful cloud slowly drifting in from the sky. Although it had concealed its true form, the group could easily see through it at a glance. It was a person dressed as a Taoist.

"What is Taiyi Zhenren doing here?" Zhen Yuanzi frowned slightly. He had met all the members of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, so he naturally knew Taiyi Zhenren as well.

"Hmph, sneaking around like that, he's probably no good. I'll take him down right now." Kunpeng sneered and was about to make his move.

"Wait a minute," Li Daoyi quickly stopped him.

“He’s the one I’ve been waiting for,” Li Daoyi said.

The clouds remained motionless in the sky until it was completely dark. Then, the clouds slowly transformed into the shape of Taiyi Zhenren and flew towards Yin Shou's mansion in the city.

"Master, that's my residence." Yin Shou became anxious upon seeing it.

"Wait here for me. No matter what you see, don't make a move. If Taiyi leaves, don't stop him either." After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he flashed away from the Zhutian Tower.

"This..." The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Seniors, what is my master trying to do?" Yin Shou asked, bewildered.

"Please be patient, fellow Daoist has his own plans," Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile.

In the back garden of Yin Shou's residence, Jiang Rou and Madam Yin were chatting. Seeing that Madam Yin's emotions were gradually stabilizing, Jiang Rou breathed a sigh of relief.

“Suzhi, just rest well here with me. If you don’t want to see Li Jing, then we won’t go back. Don’t worry, we’ll raise the baby together after it’s born,” Jiang Rou said.

“That would be too much trouble. In another month you will be the Queen. I can’t possibly move into the palace with you, can I?” Lady Yin sighed.

"So, you're planning to go back to Chentang Pass?"

"I..." Madam Yin was speechless.

"Alright, alright, let's not worry about that for now. Even if I move into the palace, this mansion is still here, isn't it? You can continue to live here, and I'll come to see you every day. To be honest, I don't really like living in the palace," Jiang Rou comforted her.

As they were chatting, they suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness wash over them and yawned simultaneously.

"Strange, it's only dark, why am I already sleepy?" Jiang Rou wondered. She turned around to call the maids behind her, only to find that everyone in the garden was already lying down.

"Oh no!" Madam Yin exclaimed in alarm. She was about to get up when she felt dizzy and then collapsed onto the table, falling into a deep sleep. Jiang Rou, who was sitting opposite her, did the same.

Just after the two women fell into a deep sleep, a figure gradually descended from the sky; it was none other than the Immortal Taiyi.

"The future queen?" Taiyi glanced at Jiang Rou first.

His gaze then fell upon Madam Yin.

He took out the Spirit Pearl, which was now enveloped in a faint energy.

"Good disciple, go." Taiyi tossed the bead toward Lady Yin's lower abdomen.

"Whoosh..."

The bead disappeared straight into Lady Yin's belly.

At that very moment, a red light emanated from his abdomen, shooting straight into the sky and illuminating the entire city of Chaoge.

Taiyi Zhenren nodded in satisfaction, took a deep look at Madam Yin's abdomen, then slowly rose into the air and disappeared like a shooting star.

"It's that guy." The departing figure of Taiyi Zhenren was naturally seen by the Zhutianlou group.

"What was that red light just now?" Kunpeng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Don't worry, you'll know soon enough," Zhen Yuanzi said.

At this moment, Li Daoyi's figure slowly appeared in the garden.

"It really is a spirit pearl."

After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed at Madam Yin's abdomen, pulling out the precious pearl that had just entered her abdomen.

As soon as Lingzhuzi emerged, a flash of red light appeared as he tried to escape, but he failed, because he had already been controlled.

"You evil creature, if you had waited any longer, the true spirit of the child in this womb would have been devoured by you." Li Daoyi sneered.

He then waved his hand at the table, and Jiang Rou and Madam Yin slowly woke up.

The two were startled when they saw someone next to them.

"Ah, it's Master!" Jiang Rou exclaimed. She had met Li Daoyi once before, and Yin Shou had become his disciple, so she naturally had to call him Master as well.

Madam Yin, who was standing to the side, was also taken aback.

"I know this is Yin Shou's master."

Madam Yin was taken aback at first, then quickly touched her belly.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Rou asked.

"I just dreamt that an old Taoist priest with white hair put a bead into my stomach," Madam Yin said.

"What?" Jiang Rou looked confused.

"You mean this?" At this moment, Li Daoyi stretched out his hand, and saw the spirit pearl lying quietly in his palm.

"Yes, that's it, how could this be..." Madam Yin looked at Li Daoyi in confusion.

“Someone did come just now, and placed this pillar inside your belly so that the pearl could devour the true spirit and flesh of the child in your womb and become your child in his place. You are also a person who possesses Taoist magic, so you must have heard of the concept of reincarnation and possession, right?” Li Daoyi said slowly.

"..." Upon hearing this, the two women's eyes widened in shock.

"I...I..." Madam Yin was so frightened that her face turned pale and she collapsed onto the chair.

"I know." Jiang Rou quickly stepped forward to support her.

"Don't worry, I've already taken this out. Your baby is safe and sound," Li Daoyi continued.

"Alright, I should go now." Li Daoyi said and turned to leave.

"Furthermore, if you want your mother and child to be safe, it's best not to leave Chaoge. You're already being watched. If you leave Chaoge and they discover that the pearl in your womb is no longer there, you might be in mortal danger."

After saying that, Li Daoyi disappeared, leaving behind two women who were still in shock.

The reason why Li Jing disliked Nezha from the beginning was that he knew his own flesh and blood had long been devoured by the Spirit Pearl, and Nezha was just a pawn born from his wife's womb.