In the middle of the third year of Emperor Xin's reign, the expansion of Chaoge City was still in full swing. From the air, some outlines could already be seen. It extended outwards from the original city walls by nearly three times. After completion, the entire Chaoge City would be more than three times larger than before.

Although the people work very hard every day, no one complains, because they are building their own home.

Meanwhile, in Chaoge, Shen Gongbao continued to diligently teach Nezha every day. He even used the peaches of immortality that Li Daoyi had given him before his seclusion to refine and help Nezha build his foundation. Now, at three years old, Nezha looked like a seven or eight-year-old child, and his cultivation had reached the incredible True Immortal Realm, completely transcending mortals. This showed just how extraordinary his talent was. Among the younger generation of cultivators, perhaps only Yang Jian, who was cultivating in the Golden Cloud Cave of Jade Spring Mountain, could compare to him.

Behind the royal palace, in a forbidden area of ​​Chaoge, no one except the royal family could approach. At this time, Shen Gongbao and Nezha were also cultivating here.

"Master, look! I've mastered it!"

A cheerful voice rang out, and a red figure descended from the sky, flying swiftly towards Shen Gongbao on a boulder.

A flash of red light appeared, and Shen Gongbao opened his eyes. In front of him was Nezha with his hair in a bun. Two heads had grown out of the back of his neck, and four arms had appeared on his back. He was a Nezha with three heads and six arms.

The three heads wobbled and looked around, their arms awkwardly pinching each other.

"Yes, don't be arrogant. This supernatural power requires you to have extremely strong control, otherwise it will be in vain." Shen Gongbao said, looking at Nezha swaying wildly in front of him.

"Yes, Master," the three heads replied simultaneously.

Just then, Shen Gongbao suddenly sensed something, looked up at the sky, and saw a rainbow light flying rapidly towards the back mountain.

Shen Gongbao suddenly stood up and quickly shielded Nezha behind him, because he sensed the other party's killing intent.

At this moment, Yin Shou also sensed this aura in the palace, and instantly disappeared from the palace.

In an instant, the rainbow light flew to the sky above Shen Gongbao and his disciple, where a Taoist priest with resentment between his brows was seen.

"Senior Brother Taiyi..." Shen Gongbao exclaimed.

The person who appeared in the air was none other than Taiyi Zhenren. He first glanced at Shen Gongbao, and then his gaze fell on Nezha. His expression changed instantly, and an even stronger killing intent surged out.

Taiyi had calculated that it was the time for Lingzhu's birth, so he rushed to Chentang Pass, only to find that Li Jing was no longer there. More importantly, he learned from Chentang Pass that Li Jing's third son, Nezha, had been born three years earlier. Taiyi immediately realized that something had gone wrong and, disregarding everything else, rushed to Chaoge.

The three stared at each other, and Shen Gongbao also activated his magic, ready to counterattack at any moment.

"I wondered who was so bold, but it turned out to be you, you filthy fellow, Shen Gongbao. You have quite the nerve," Taiyi said coldly.

"Who are you, and why are you insulting my master?" Nezha shouted angrily.

Shen Gongbao stopped Nezha and looked up at Taiyi.

“Senior brother, I really don’t understand what you’re saying,” Shen Gongbao said.

"Don't you understand? You're still pretending. Do you know you've ruined Master's grand plan? Hand over the Spirit Pearl to me now!" Taiyi said angrily.

"Spirit Pearl? What Spirit Pearl?"

"Very well, it seems I was wrong to spare your life back then out of consideration for our shared sect," Taiyi said with a sneer.

After saying that, he reached out to grab downwards.

"Wait a minute."

A roar rang out, and Yin Shou descended from the sky, standing beside Shen Gongbao and Nezha.

“The Human King…” Taiyi frowned immediately.

“Master, I don’t know if there’s some misunderstanding. Let’s talk it out. There’s no need to get angry,” Yin Shou said with a smile.

Looking at Yin Shou, Taiyi gave Shen Gongbao a deep look, then his expression softened. He cupped his hands to Yin Shou, after all, he was the King of Men, and immortals and gods still had to pay their respects when they met.

"I have met the King of Men."

“I am Taiyi Zhenren of Yuxu Palace in Kunlun Mountain. The child beside Shen Gongbao was originally a disciple of my sect. I have come here to take him back,” Taiyi said.

"No, I don't know you, I won't go with you," Nezha quickly said.

"Immortal, is there some misunderstanding here? Nezha is the son of Li Jing, a great general of our dynasty, and he has long been a disciple of Daoist Shen," Yin Shou said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren took a deep breath and understood that the Human King wanted to take the treasure of the other party. Although he still did not understand how Nezha was born ahead of schedule, as long as he brought him back to the mountain, all the problems would be solved.

"Really? That's strange. Could it be that my master said something wrong?" Taiyi immediately invoked the name of Yuanshi Tianzun to intimidate him.

As expected, Yin Shou's expression froze instantly. He could suppress the other party by virtue of his status as the King of Men, but he could not suppress a Saint at all.

"Shen Gongbao, I can let this go this time. You just need to hand this child over to me, how about it?" Taiyi said, looking at Shen Gongbao.

"Hahaha..."

Shen Gongbao suddenly burst into laughter.

Then his expression turned ferocious.

"Taiyi, why pretend? If you want to take Nezha away, you'll have to step over my dead body."

After saying this, Shen Gongbao unleashed the aura of a Golden Immortal, and the spiritual energy on his body burst forth, shooting straight into the sky.

Taiyi's arrogant head froze instantly, staring at Shen Gongbao in disbelief.

"Impossible! How could this be? The teacher said you have little fortune and determined that you would only reach the Golden Immortal level in this life. How did you manage to do it?" Taiyi exclaimed in surprise.

"How did you do that? Hahaha, lack of fortune? Ridiculous! I, Shen Gongbao, am blessed with abundant fortune. I am but a mere Golden Immortal, and I can achieve that easily."

"Enough with the nonsense, Taiyi, do you dare to fight me in the heavens?" Shen Gongbao waved his hand, and a golden whip crackling with lightning appeared in his hand. This whip was called the Thunder Whip. Shen Gongbao had obtained it by chance in his early years before he joined the Chan Sect. He had kept it hidden and had never shown it to the world.

"Your Majesty, please keep an eye on Nezha for me," Shen Gongbao said to Yin Shou, who was standing beside him.

“Daoist Master, you are no match for him, so perhaps…” Yin Shou said in a low voice. He knew that Taiyi was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and although Shen Gongbao’s cultivation had improved a lot compared to before, he was still far inferior to his opponent.

"Your Majesty, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. So what if it's the Great Luo? I may still have hope." Shen Gongbao's eyes revealed a resolute look.

Yin Shou's heart jolted. He realized that Shen Gongbao was planning to self-destruct, and only in this way could he have any chance of defeating Taiyi.

"Nezha, from now on you must listen to your parents and not be playful or willful." Shen Gongbao then reached out and patted Nezha's head.

"Master?" Nezha looked at Shen Gongbao with some confusion.

Shen Gongbao immediately turned around, his face resolute. A few years ago, he would never have had such courage. At this moment, he thought of Li Daoyi, his godmother, and Niu Niu.

"I'm sorry, I'll repay your kindness in my next life."

"Come on, let's fight from beyond the heavens." Shen Gongbao's eyes narrowed, and he took to the air.

Soon they passed Taiyi Zhenren and flew towards a higher point in the sky.

However, at that moment, Taiyi sneered and looked at Shen Gongbao, who had already flown high into the air, with a mocking gaze.

“Foolish,” Taiyi said coldly.

Instead of chasing Shen Gongbao, he flew downwards alone, intending to capture Nezha. He had long seen through Shen Gongbao's suicidal intentions, so how could he let him have his way? Now he only wanted to take Nezha away first and then come back to deal with him later.

"What?" High in the sky, Shen Gongbao was stunned. He did not expect that the other party would choose to avoid battle. He quickly turned around and flew down to try to stop Taiyi.

"Why..."

Yin Shou looked at the approaching Taiyi Zhenren, took a deep breath, and prepared to reveal his true strength to block the opponent.

Just then, when he was less than ten meters away from the two, Taiyi stopped completely. His expression was still ferocious, but his body was motionless, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Not far behind Taiyi, Shen Gongbao was unaffected and quickly flew down to Yin Shou and the other two.

The group stared in shock at the motionless Taiyi, their minds filled with confusion.

Just then, the surrounding space fluctuated, and a figure slowly appeared in mid-air. Immediately afterwards, the entire back mountain was enveloped by a mysterious energy.

"Greetings, Sage Tongtian." After recognizing the visitor, the three quickly bowed.

The one who appeared was none other than the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"Hmm, no need for formalities." Tongtian nodded, then looked at Taiyi, whom he had imprisoned.

"Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Li told me to pay close attention to Nezha and reminded me that Nezha would face a calamity today. This kid has indeed arrived as promised," Tongtian said with a smile.

“Master…” Yin Shou murmured.

"So you're a celestial being." Shen Gongbao's eyes lit up immediately.

Nezha was somewhat puzzled. He had no impression of Li Daoyi, only a vague figure in his memory, since he was only three months old at the time.

At this moment, Taiyi Zhenren's eyes were filled with fear and confusion. He did not understand why Tongtian would suddenly appear, but he could not hear the conversation between the group at all.

Tongtian waved his hand lightly.

"thump..."

Taiyi plummeted from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground. His cultivation was now sealed, but he ignored the pain and quickly got up and knelt down.

"Disciple pays respects to the Sage."

"You've got some nerve. Do you even know where you are?" Tongtian said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi trembled even more violently. Cultivators are not allowed to attack human kings, as stipulated by the Heavenly Dao. However, Taiyi's actions just now appeared to others as an attempt to attack Yin Shou.

"My lord, I am innocent! I have no ill intentions towards the King. I only wanted to capture this child," Taiyi hurriedly said.

"Stop making excuses. It seems your senior brother has spoiled you too much. Today, I'll teach you a lesson on his behalf," Tongtian said with a sneer.

"Wait a minute." Taiyi quickly looked up.

"Oh? What do you have to say?" Tongtian asked.

Taiyi hesitated whether to reveal the matter of the Spirit Pearl, as Tongtian might hesitate to act for fear of harming the innocent, since this was something Yuanshi Tianzun had personally handled.

Little did he know that Tongtian already knew everything and was merely using the attack on the Human King as a pretext to punish him.