Chapter 385 A Mistake
Jin Ling got up and followed behind Duo Bao. Duo Bao paused slightly, suddenly remembering his master's instructions.
"Senior brother, aren't we leaving?" Jin Ling was a little restless. Just thinking about the years when her master only cared about digging pits ahead, and she and her eldest senior brother chased after them to fill them in, made her furious.
"Master has said beforehand that during the conferment of the gods, one must not descend the mountain." Duobao is not afraid of anything else, but he is afraid that if he goes out, he will not be able to escape the great calamity of heaven and earth.
"Then what should we do? Just watch Master make a fool of himself?" Jin Ling asked rhetorically. "Why don't you stay in Kunlun, Senior Brother, and Junior Sister go by herself?"
"Junior sister, please calm down. Whether he is our master or not is still uncertain. In the end, anyone can call themselves Qingwei." Duobao still didn't believe it; what Jinling said was only one side of the story.
In Duobao's opinion, his master really didn't notice that he had developed feelings for someone; he was as carefree as could be.
Some people just don't care about their disciples' lives...
Duobao thought it over and over, and suppressed Jinling's desire to leave the mountain. "Junior sister, Second Uncle said that you have perfect morality, but your anger has not subsided. At this time of the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, it is still risky for you to go down the mountain. Senior brother should go to Chaoge by himself."
“But, Senior Brother, there are risks involved in your coming down the mountain. This won’t do. You are the backbone of our Jie Sect. You can’t let anything happen to you, Senior Brother.” Jin Ling glanced at Chong Hei Hu. Unlike Chong Hei Hu and the others, they were not competing for the physical body to be ranked, the true spirit to be ranked, or the position of a true god.
For them, being listed on the Investiture of the Gods was worse than death.
"Don't worry, Second Master Uncle said that those with deep roots will walk the path of immortality, while those with less will enter the path of gods. Even if something happens to anyone, Senior Brother will be fine." Duobao comforted Jinling with a smile. At worst, he could enter the Investiture of the Gods and return to the Mountain Lord's command. It would just be a pity for his master to help him reshape a body.
Perhaps, without his master's intervention, the mountain lord, taking pity on him, could easily bestow upon him a new body.
However, now that he's on the Investiture of the Gods list, the Jie Sect will have to rely on Jinling Shimei from now on.
"Is Senior Brother so confident?" Jin Ling was skeptical.
"Of course, I am your senior brother. In this world, as long as it is not a saint who attacks me, I will be fine." Duobao's implication was that even if Jinling went down the mountain, he might not be safe. So what if he was a quasi-saint? There are several saints above quasi-saints. Who knows if they are friends or foes?
"Since Senior Brother says so, Junior Sister will believe you for now. Senior Brother, please be careful on your journey. If you see anything amiss, flee immediately. Don't worry about saving face; surviving is the most important thing." Jin Ling couldn't hide her anxiety.
Duobao nodded with a smile, "Chong Heihu, lead the way."
Chong Heihu breathed a sigh of relief. He figured that with his personal disciple acting as an intermediary, the sect leader would surely leave the palace, and Xiqi wouldn't say such unpleasant things. Their emperor's reputation would also be preserved.
Not long after Duobao left, Tongtian, carrying Kong Xuan in his original form with his left hand and the Golden-Winged Roc with his right, entered Biyou Palace. "I have said that none of my personally taught disciples are allowed to leave the mountain. Kong Xuan, it seems you have ignored my words?"
"Master, I know I was wrong." Kong Xuan, who had been unruly, was now filled with guilt, his hair drooping all over his body. He had indeed disobeyed his master's orders.
But Jin Peng was serving the Yin Shang dynasty and vying for the position of the righteous god; he couldn't just ignore his brother's life or death.
"Kong Xuan, could it be that your master is too fond of his own words, which is why you don't take my words to heart?" Tongtian said with a stern face. When he was angry, his whole body was cold and aloof. At a glance, he looked very much like Yuanshi Tianzun.
“Master, it has nothing to do with my elder brother. I was invited to guard Mengjin, and he just wanted to lend me a hand,” Jin Peng explained.
Jin Ling came out upon hearing the commotion, completely unable to remain calm. "Master, what are you doing here?"
If the master is here, then who is the one from the Yin Shang dynasty?
"Jin Ling, why are you acting strangely? It's strange that I returned to Biyou Palace." Tongtian rarely reflected on himself. Could it be that he was too carefree, so much so that Jin Ling thought he was acting abnormally when he returned to the mountain gate?
"Master, aren't you living in the Yin Shang harem right now?" Jin Ling asked softly, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. Had she and her senior brother fallen into a trap?
"Why would your master go to the Yin Shang harem for no reason?" Tongtian asked, puzzled.
“But, the disciples of the Jie Sect in Chaoge all say that you are causing chaos in the Yin Shang harem—” Jin Ling glanced at Tongtian, her voice barely audible, “…and wreaking havoc on the Yin Shang.”
"Nonsense! When have I ever been to the Yin Shang harem?" Tongtian roared, furious. "Jinling, tell me, who is spreading this rumor?"
“Yes, Senior Sister Jinling, Master has been searching high and low these days to bring Junior Brother back to the mountain. There’s no way he would have time to go to that Yin Shang harem.” Kong Xuan testified for Tongtian.
“But Junior Brother Shen Gongbao spoke with absolute certainty, saying that you were causing chaos in the Yin Shang harem…” Jin Ling carefully examined her master. Was the one in the Yin Shang harem really not her master? Wouldn’t her senior brother be in danger on this trip?
"How dare you, Shen Gongbao!" Tongtian gritted his teeth. "I will go and clean house right now."
Tongtian admitted that he had indeed developed a strong liking for the Emperor after only a few meetings, but he wouldn't be so shameless as to go straight to the harem.
No matter how urgent things are, it's best to wait until the Investiture of the Gods is over before he can guide the Human Emperor into the Dao.
"Master, wait a minute, where is the black lotus you hung on the Qingping Sword?" Jin Ling looked at Tongtian suspiciously. Her master treasured the black lotus so much that he would glance at it every moment while it was hanging on the Qingping Sword.
Is my master really my master?
Don't blame Jin Ling for being suspicious. This time, the Investiture of the Gods doesn't prohibit saints from participating. What if what we see is a trap? They first send someone to transfer away the eldest brother who knows Master best, and then have a Western saint impersonate Master and infiltrate Kunlun to wipe out the Jie Sect?
Although the Investiture of the Gods was a conferment of titles by the Chan and Jie sects, other sages still had to be wary of it. The Three Pure Ones were so powerful that they attracted trouble from behind the scenes.
"Yes, Master, where is your Black Lotus? I was wondering why you didn't put your disciple directly into the Black Lotus this time." Kong Xuan said something was strange. His master was used to locking disciples who made mistakes in the Black Lotus for reflection. Where is the Black Lotus now?
"What black lotus?" Tongtian examined the Qingping Sword carefully. He didn't have the habit of hanging a tassel on the Qingping Sword.
“That person…” Kong Xuan carefully observed his master’s expression, “I’ll lend you the Black Lotus of Annihilation…” Kong Xuan became wary of the 'master' in front of him.
"Who is that? Kong Xuan, it seems I didn't teach you to leave things unsaid and make me guess," Tongtian said impatiently.
Tongtian pondered deeply. Kong Xuan and Jin Ling couldn't possibly lie to him. That meant he did indeed have a world-destroying black lotus hanging on the Qingping Sword. The question was, where was his black lotus?
Jin Ling and Kong Xuan exchanged a glance, both seeing wariness in each other's eyes. Jin Ling gave Kong Xuan a wink, her gaze slowly shifting to Tongtian. Who could that be? The Lord of Lishan Mountain, the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court—she didn't even know who it was…
"Junior brother, run!" To be able to impersonate the master so perfectly without any flaws, he must be a saint.
Unbeknownst to them, Biyou Palace activated all its defenses. Tongtian raised his eyes and asked, "What are you doing activating the Star Array?" To attack their master was incredibly audacious.
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