Nezha looked around and sensed with his divine sense, but found no one else.
"There it is!"
Li Yao flicked his right finger towards the southeast, and a golden light shot out.
Buzz!
The golden light vanished without a trace, as if it had disappeared into the sea.
At the same time, two figures appeared.
One of them was a middle-aged man wearing a linen Taoist robe, standing on auspicious clouds.
A boy followed behind, carrying a red and blue flower basket.
Xiaobai, Linglong, and Yang Chan exchanged glances.
Sure enough, someone had been following them.
At this moment, they finally understood why Li Yao hadn't used his spatial abilities to leave.
"Fellow Daoist is indeed remarkable, for you have actually discovered me."
The middle-aged man said with some surprise.
"You've been following us all the way from the General's Mansion in Chentang Pass, aren't you tired?"
Li Yao said calmly.
Earlier at the General's Mansion, Marshal Tianpeng had just left when he noticed someone suddenly appear.
However, this person did not appear until the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas fled in panic.
He didn't disturb the man, but instead rode a cloud away from the general's mansion.
I thought this person would show up.
Unexpectedly, even after he flew more than a hundred miles on the clouds, the person still did not appear.
So he had no choice but to force the person to show himself, wanting to see who had been following him all along.
"I didn't expect there really was someone following us; I hadn't even noticed!"
Nezha was surprised.
Clearly, the newcomer's cultivation level is quite high.
"You are Nezha?"
The middle-aged man looked at Nezha with a kind expression.
"You recognize me?"
Nezha was surprised again.
"Hehe, I am your master's senior brother."
The middle-aged man said.
"You're my senior martial uncle?!"
Nezha was even more surprised this time.
Who exactly are you?
Linglong frowned and asked.
She had previously heard Li Yao say that the Primordial Celestial Venerable had ordered all his disciples to go into seclusion.
This person claimed to be Nezha's senior master.
Could this person be the Jade Cauldron Immortal who likes to swagger around everywhere?
"This humble Taoist is Yun Zhongzi, a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!"
The middle-aged man said calmly.
"So you are Yun Zhongzi!"
Li Yao wasn't particularly surprised.
Because he saw the flower basket in the hand of the Taoist boy behind Yun Zhongzi, he made some guesses about Yun Zhongzi's identity.
The flower basket in the boy's hand should be one of Yun Zhongzi's magical treasures: the Water and Fire Flower Basket.
Like the Taoist Ran Deng and the Antarctic Immortal, Yun Zhongzi was a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, a disciple of a higher rank than the Twelve Golden Immortals.
All twelve Golden Immortals had to address him as Senior Brother!
Therefore, there is no problem with him claiming to be Nezha's senior uncle.
Chapter 679 Yun Zhongzi
It is certainly true that Yun Zhongzi was the senior brother of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Strangely, in the world of Investiture of the Gods, all twelve Golden Immortals respectfully address him as their Martial Uncle.
Actually, the reason for this is related to Yun Zhongzi's other identity.
Yun Zhongzi was actually the son of the Jade Emperor.
This world originally combined elements of the Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West.
The Supreme God of Heaven is the ruler of the Heavenly Court in the world of Investiture of the Gods.
The Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Heavenly Court in the Journey to the West world.
Therefore, in this world, the Jade Emperor is also known as the Supreme God of Heaven.
In fact, there is other evidence that proves these two people are the same person.
For example, in the fifth volume of the Daoist Canon, "The Supreme Jade Emperor of Heaven and the Great Purity Jade Book," it says: "The Jade Emperor of Heaven is Heaven. Since its name is unknown, it is called Haotian."
Furthermore, the Daoist Canon states in the section on Daoist practices: "The Jade Emperor is the Supreme God of Heaven, revered in the Circular Mound Altar of the Imperial Court, who is also known as the Creator."
In addition, the tenth volume of the Shangqing Lingbao Dafa, titled "The Gate of the Three Realms' Governance - The Master of the Mysterious Vault," states: "The Supreme Emperor of the Heavens is the Emperor of all Heavens, the King of Immortals, and the Lord of the Holy Venerables... He is called the Emperor because he is the Master of the Three Realms, hence he is called the Jade True Heavenly Emperor, the Supreme Holy Jade Emperor of the Mysterious Vault."
All evidence proves that the Jade Emperor is the same as the Supreme God of Heaven.
Therefore, Yun Zhongzi is the Jade Emperor's true son, while the Ten Golden Crows are not.
It was precisely because of this identity that the Twelve Golden Immortals respectfully addressed Yun Zhongzi as their Martial Uncle.
Actually, the identities of the disciples under Yuanshi Tianzun are quite confusing.
For example, Yun Zhongzi is the son of the Jade Emperor, while Yang Jian is the nephew of the Jade Emperor. Therefore, Yun Zhongzi and Yang Jian should be cousins and belong to the same generation.
Under the tutelage of Yuanshi Tianzun, Yun Zhongzi was Yuanshi Tianzun's disciple, and Yang Jian was Yuanshi Tianzun's grand-disciple; the two were related as master and nephew.
Furthermore, there is no dispute that Li Jing and Nezha are father and son.
Li Jing was initially a disciple of the True Man of Du'e in West Kunlun, and later, during the campaign against King Zhou, he became a disciple of the Taoist Ran Deng, who was a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
In other words, under the tutelage of Yuanshi Tianzun, Li Jing, like Nezha, was a grand-disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun and belonged to the same generation.
Let's get back to the main topic.
In the world of Investiture of the Gods, Yun Zhongzi was considered a relatively lucky one, as he did not encounter the calamity of having his three flowers and five elements destroyed by the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.
This is also related to Yun Zhongzi's status as the son of the Jade Emperor.
Moreover, at the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods story, King Zhou offended Nuwa because of his disrespect, so Nuwa ordered the nine-tailed fox spirit to bewitch King Zhou and destroy the Shang Dynasty.
The nine-tailed fox spirit replaced Su Daji as King Zhou's favorite concubine, thus beginning her path of bewitching him.
At this moment, Yun Zhongzi clearly knew that the fake Su Daji was sent by Nuwa to destroy Shang Tang, yet he actually wanted to get rid of the fake Su Daji in order to save the people and reverse the fate of the Shang Dynasty.
He dared to do this because he relied on his status as the son of the Jade Emperor.
Nuwa, out of respect for the Jade Emperor, naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against Yun Zhongzi.
Moreover, Yun Zhongzi's attempt to persuade King Zhou ultimately failed.
King Zhou burned the pine sword that Yun Zhongzi had given him, which was meant to eliminate the nine-tailed fox spirit.
Therefore, Yun Zhongzi has a special identity and a transcendent status in the world of Investiture of the Gods. Even though he is not among the Twelve Golden Immortals, his status is above that of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Li Yao was both surprised and unsurprised by Yun Zhongzi's sudden appearance.
Surprisingly, Yun Zhongzi actually made an appearance.
In the world of "The Legend of Nezha", Yun Zhongzi is never seen from beginning to end.
Unsurprisingly, Yun Zhongzi's sudden appearance is very likely related to Taiyi Zhenren.
Previously, Li Yao went to Taiyi Zhenren's Golden Light Cave, allowing Yang Chan to obtain the Lotus Lantern ahead of time, and also had Linglong spar with Taiyi Zhenren.
This terrified Taiyi Zhenren because of Li Yao's mystery and power, and he would definitely inform his master, Yuanshi Tianzun.
Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun may have discovered that the plan for bestowing gods, which he and other ancient deities devised, has suddenly encountered a major change.
Therefore, Yun Zhongzi was sent to investigate the specific situation.
That's why Yun Zhongzi suddenly appeared at the General's Mansion in Chentang Pass.
Unfortunately, he arrived too late. His two "brothers," the Great Golden Crow and the Second Golden Crow, were refined by Li Yao one after another. Marshal Tianpeng was defeated and the Four Seas Dragon Kings also fled in panic.
"May I ask your honorable name, fellow Daoist, and where your Daoist practice is located?"
Although Yun Zhongzi's words were very polite, his tone was somewhat sarcastic.
"Li Yao is a wandering cultivator overseas, without a temple, making the world his home!"
Li Yao said calmly.
"Overseas rogue cultivators?"
"Which overseas region is it?"
Yun Zhongzi did not believe Li Yao's words.
"Earth!"
Seeing that Yun Zhongzi's tone was unfriendly, Li Yao directly used a modern word.