Tianyi Zhenjun suppressed his grief and indignation and bowed to Hu Le, saying, "Your subordinate greets the Divine Lord."
Upon hearing this, Hu Le laughed heartily and ordered True Monarch Tianyi to rise.
His desire to subdue Tianyi Zhenjun was merely a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Previously, when Tianyi Zhenjun was on the island as if it were empty, none of his subordinates could stop him. Only then did he realize that Penglai Island lacked some experts who could stand alone.
This is also because he attained enlightenment too late and his foundation was too shallow.
After all, cultivating a true master is no easy task; it would take hundreds of millions of years, and he simply doesn't have that kind of time and energy.
So he took a liking to her, and he didn't care whether it worked out or not.
If successful, the island will have one more expert, and if the same situation occurs again in the future, he won't need to take action himself.
If that doesn't work, just kill him directly. After all, True Monarch Tianyi isn't essential to him. He can just wait a while until Guan Kong and the others have grown up...
He also knew that at this moment, True Lord Tianyi was probably only outwardly convinced but inwardly resentful, and might even be filled with hatred towards him.
However, he didn't take it to heart; he had plenty of ways to control the other party.
"Fellow Daoist, please rise. Now that you have joined my Penglai Island, we are all family..." At this point, he instructed Guan Kong, "Disciple, why don't you quickly greet Fellow Daoist Tianyi?"
Guan Kong was also quick-witted and understood her teacher's meaning. She immediately bowed and said, "Senior, I have offended you before. I hope you will forgive me."
Although Tianyi Zhenjun was somewhat dull, he was not stupid. Guan Kong was doing this entirely to give him face. If he didn't accept it, he would only be making a fool of himself.
He chuckled dryly, "Hehe... Young friend, you flatter me. There's no need to be so polite."
Hu Le then looked at Taiyi and said, "Fellow Daoist Taiyi, now that Fellow Daoist Tianyi has joined my Penglai Island, I cannot ignore his affairs. Today, in front of both of you, I will resolve your previous karmic entanglements, how about that?"
However, before Taiyi could answer, Tianyi Zhenjun spoke up first, shouting, "That's impossible! I have a deep-seated hatred for him. How can such a cause and effect be easily resolved?"
Taiyi frowned, looking puzzled, and said, "Brother Tianyi, I only accidentally ruined one of your spiritual springs, yet you have already injured me and chased me all the way. Isn't that enough? What kind of deep-seated hatred is this?"
Upon hearing this, True Lord Tianyi angrily retorted, "Is this merely a matter of a single spiritual spring?"
Next, he recounted the story of the Kunyuan Golden Mother.
Then he bowed deeply to Hu Le and said loudly, "Please, fellow Daoist, help me."
He sneered inwardly. "You want to subdue me? Then avenge me first. Otherwise, even if you threaten me with your life to join your ranks today, don't expect me to serve you wholeheartedly in the future..."
Taiyi was also a bit flustered after hearing this, as he really didn't know about it.
It was just an accidental breakage of a spiritual spring; who would have thought that a life would be involved?
He knew that the hatred between him and Tianyi Zhenjun had become extremely deep.
No wonder the other party chased him for hundreds of millions of miles, looking like they wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
This is indeed a deep-seated feud, and it's really hard to resolve...
Having understood the whole story, Hu Leming glanced at Taiyi with a hint of disdain.
This Taiyi is a disciple of Yuxu Palace, yet he actually committed such a petty theft; he is truly unworthy of being called a son.
However, recalling the behavior of the disciples of the Chan Sect during the Investiture of the Gods in later generations, Hu Le no longer found it strange.
Sneak attacks, ambushes, sacrificing disciples to the formation, bullying the weak—these are indeed behaviors passed down from master to disciple.
However, Hu Le himself is not a saint, so there's no way to criticize him for that...
Tianyi Zhenjun certainly deserves to hate Taiyi, but it's simply impossible for him to kill Taiyi to avenge him.
It wasn't that he was afraid of the Yuqing lineage.
After all, Taiyi and his wife, as well as the entire divine race, were standing behind him.
The key point is that the mere Heavenly One True Lord is not worth him forming such a huge karmic bond with the Jade Void lineage for.
This might sound harsh, but it's the truth, and that's what Hu Le thinks too...
The hall fell silent as everyone waited for Hu Le to speak.
Taiyi felt uneasy, unsure of what fate awaited him.
He is currently on Penglai Island, and his life or death hangs in the balance, depending on Hu Le's decision.
What if Hu Le doesn't give his teacher face?
After all, this was not yet the era when the Xuanmen sect would dominate and the Three Pure Ones would suppress the primordial world...
Hu Le hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.
"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, what do you have to say?"
Upon hearing this, Taiyi's heart sank, but he still explained, "If what Brother Tianyi said is true, then this is indeed my fault, but I did not mean to do it."
Furthermore, if Brother Tianyi hadn't been so determined to make things difficult for me, things might not have escalated to this point..."
"What kind of logic is this, you scoundrel? Are you trying to blame me for this?" Tianyi Zhenjun roared in fury.
“Brother Dao, you are mistaken. Wasn’t what I just said the truth?” Taiyi retorted.
Then, the two of them started arguing back and forth.
Guan Kong quickly reprimanded, "Alright! You two stop arguing. My teacher will make a fair judgment on right and wrong. Just listen."
Upon hearing this, the two stopped talking and looked up at Hu Le's face.
Hu Le had just secretly performed a divination using the name of Kunyuan Jinmu, and made an unexpected discovery. He immediately formed a plan in his mind, but instead of immediately discussing who was right and who was wrong, he asked Tianyi Zhenjun a strange question.
"Fellow Daoist Tianyi, are you really certain that Fellow Daoist Kunyuan has perished?"
Tianyi Zhenjun paused for a moment, but still said with certainty, "I can confirm it."
After the spiritual spring was destroyed, he immediately scanned the spring with his divine sense. Not only was the Heavenly One Golden Water Spring severely damaged, but the primordial embryo that nurtured the Kun Yuan Golden Mother was also shattered by the Jade Purity Divine Thunder. The true spirit and aura of the Kun Yuan Golden Mother disappeared without a trace.
If she didn't perish completely, then what was she?
"I'm afraid not," Hu Le smiled calmly, then stood up, pointed his bamboo staff at Tianyi Zhenjun, and shot out a five-colored divine light that entered his body, removing the restriction on him. He said, "Take me there for a while."
Tianyi Zhenjun was somewhat unsettled. He understood the meaning behind Hu Le's words perfectly. He was both surprised and delighted. Taking advantage of his restored cultivation, he quickly calculated something in his mind.
Although he is not good at predicting the secrets of heaven, with his current level of cultivation, it is still very easy for him to deduce the life or death of a close relative.
After calculating, he discovered that the Kunyuan Golden Mother still had a glimmer of hope and her fate had not been completely cut off, which made him feel somewhat annoyed.
I was blinded by anger and only focused on chasing Taiyi, so I didn't check things carefully. Otherwise, such a big misunderstanding wouldn't have happened...
Next, he led the way, guiding everyone to a fairy island at the far edge of the East Sea.
This island is called Qiankun Island, and it is also the location of the Daoist temple of Tianyi Zhenjun and Kunyuan Jinmu.
Qiankun Island covers an area of about a thousand miles. The island is rich in spiritual energy, shrouded in mist, with flowers blooming everywhere, and jade trees and ginseng can be seen everywhere. It is indeed a wonderful place for cultivation...
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