In a short while, the lotus flowers in the pond grew to a height of several tens of meters, almost reaching the top of the Golden Light Cave.
Li Yao flipped his right hand, and a golden light shot out from his palm, striking the lotus flowers.
boom!
A loud bang rang out.
The lotus flowers in the pond suddenly burst open, turning into a sky full of golden light, illuminating the entire Golden Light Cave in a golden glow.
At this moment, Jin Guang Cave truly lives up to its name.
Soon, the golden light that filled the sky coalesced in the air, and a jade lamp of emerald green appeared above the lotus pond, spinning continuously.
"This is the Lotus Lantern?"
Xiaobai, Linglong, and the others all looked up at the Lotus Lantern in mid-air.
"The Lotus Lantern has truly been born!"
Nezha's eyes widened.
Immediately, he curled his lip and said, "Master, you've guarded this lotus pond for five thousand years, yet it has never bloomed. But when Brother Li and the others came, not only did the lotus bloom, but the Lotus Lantern was also born. You're not so great after all!"
"Alright, you little Nezha, you've really gone too far! How dare you say your master is bad? I'll show you how to beat you up today!"
Taiyi Zhenren then picked up his smelly shoes and chased after Nezha, playfully hitting him.
"Master, Master, please forgive your disciple this time! Your disciple will never dare to do it again!"
Nezha covered his head and ran around wildly.
This pair of unruly master and disciple continued to bicker and make a ruckus in the Golden Light Cave.
Li Yao ignored this odd pair of master and apprentice.
He reached out and grabbed the lotus lantern in his hand.
At the same time, he copied the Lotus Lantern.
I finally got the Lotus Lantern!
Then, he handed the original Lotus Lantern to Yang Chan.
At this moment, a circle of golden tadpole-shaped characters kept swirling around the Lotus Lantern.
"Master, this is so strange. I've never seen these strange characters before, but I think I recognize them all. What's going on?"
Yang Chan looked at the tadpole-like characters that kept spinning and asked with some confusion.
"I've never seen these words before!"
Xiaobai and Linglong said from the side.
"This should be the incantation and mental technique for the Lotus Lantern left by Nuwa. You should memorize it quickly."
Li Yao reminded him.
"Yes, Master!"
Yang Chan nodded, staring at the tadpole-like characters that kept spinning, and began to memorize them.
Soon after, the tadpole-like characters disappeared, and Yang Chan memorized the incantations and mental techniques.
"Master, my disciple took the Lotus Lantern. You won't have any objections, will you?"
Li Yao smiled and spoke to Taiyi Zhenren beside him.
"This Lotus Lantern originally belonged to Yang Chan, so of course I have no objection!"
Taiyi Zhenren stopped playing around with his beloved disciple Nezha and returned to his true form.
In fact, the Taiyi Zhenren in this world is a famous Sudhana (a disciple of Confucius).
In the original story, he not only gave Nezha many magical treasures, but also gave the Seven Treasures Pagoda to Li Jing.
However, in the original world of Investiture of the Gods, the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda was originally a magic weapon of the Taoist Ran Deng, who later gave it to Li Jing.
Therefore, the Investiture of the Gods in this world is quite different from the real Investiture of the Gods world.
"Yang Chan, from now on, you are the new owner of this Lotus Lantern."
"Use it to do more good deeds!"
"Only the power of benevolence can control it!"
"The power of evil cannot be controlled; in fact, it will backfire and harm us!"
Taiyi Zhenren reminded him with utmost seriousness.
"Understood, Master!"
Yang Chan nodded.
Chapter 671 The Protective Taiyi Zhenren
Jinguang Cave, Qianyuan Mountain.
With Li Yao's help, Yang Chan obtained the Lotus Lantern that originally belonged to her.
Li Yao also took the opportunity to copy the Lotus Lantern.
The Lotus Lantern has finally been born!
But Master Taiyi was not happy.
It wasn't because the treasure he had guarded for five thousand years had fallen into the hands of someone else.
Rather, it was because the birth of the Lotus Lantern foreshadowed a great calamity that would occur in the Three Realms.
At this moment, he calmed down and realized that Li Yao's origins were unknown.
The fact that he suddenly brought Yang Chan to Jinguang Cave today suggests that his motives may be impure.
He turned his gaze to Nezha, pointed at Li Yao, and asked, "Little Nezha, when did you meet him? And why are you calling him Brother Li so affectionately?"
"You mean Brother Li? We met a month ago!"
Nezha did not hide anything.
"You only met a month ago?"
Taiyi Zhenren frowned, his eyes darting around, and then asked, "When you caused havoc in the East Sea Dragon Palace, was he also involved?"
"Well...no...no, I did it all by myself!"
Nezha's eyes flickered, and he dared not look at Taiyi Zhenren.
Taiyi Zhenren was incredibly shrewd, and Nezha was naturally straightforward and incapable of lying.
Therefore, he could tell at a glance that Nezha was lying.
"Hehe, this Fellow Daoist Li, what a brilliant plan!"
“My disciple Nezha is of pure and kind nature and always follows the rules. He would never dare to cause trouble in the East Sea Dragon Palace if no one was behind him.”
"I wonder why Fellow Daoist Li instigated my disciple to cause such a ruckus at the East Sea Dragon Palace?"
Taiyi Zhenren narrowed his eyes and asked.
Upon hearing this, Li Yao almost burst out laughing.
It's plausible to say that Nezha is inherently kind, but no one would believe that he's always followed the rules.
This Master Taiyi really knows how to protect his own.
In order to shift the blame for Nezha's mistakes, they dared to utter any kind of lie.
The reason why Taiyi Zhenren said this was to shift the blame for the havoc in the Dragon Palace onto Li Yao.
"Master, how can you talk nonsense? Brother Li didn't instigate me. I just felt that the East Sea Dragon Palace was too arrogant and bullying, so I joined Brother Li to cause trouble in the East Sea Dragon Palace and rob the rich to help the poor!"
Nezha quickly spoke up for Li Yao.
"So you're admitting that he was involved in the chaos at the East Sea Dragon Palace!"
Taiyi Zhenren pointed at Li Yao and said to Nezha.
"Yes, I once wreaked havoc in the East Sea Dragon Palace with Nezha, so what?"
Li Yao said calmly.
"You were probably the one who instigated Nezha to go to Heaven and impersonate the Jade Emperor, weren't you?"
"Also, you must have taught Nezha to turn into a bumblebee and sting the Jade Emperor until he was covered in bumps!"
Taiyi Zhenren wanted to throw these two basins of dirty water on Li Yao.
In this way, he can help Nezha escape punishment!
"Master, what's wrong with you today? Why are you always lying?"
“When I was in Heaven, Brother Li was never with me.”
"Impersonating the Jade Emperor, and the large bag on Ding Jade Emperor's body, were all my own ideas."
"It has nothing to do with Brother Li!"
Nezha is straightforward and honest, and he greatly admires and respects Li Yao.
He couldn't understand why his usually reasonable master was accusing Li Yao so wrongly today.
"As expected of Master Taiyi, he'll say anything to protect his own!"
Li Yao sneered.
Taiyi Zhenren is notoriously protective of his own!
"I originally thought the Twelve Golden Immortals were all highly accomplished masters, but I didn't expect them to be so ordinary!"
Linglong, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer.
She has a very straightforward personality and says whatever she wants.
"My lord, I think this fellow is tired of living. Let me teach him a lesson!"