Upon hearing this name, Nezha and Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, were equally shocked.
In this world, Nezha is already a mighty and illustrious general of the Heavenly Court, and the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas appointed by the Jade Emperor.
Like the Jade Emperor and Laozi, they all had the illusion that Li Yao was familiar, but in reality, they did not know him at all.
They couldn't figure out what was going on either.
Moreover, Nezha inexplicably developed a fondness for Li Yao.
He couldn't understand why he would feel a liking for this stranger, Li Yao.
"You Eight Immortals are no match for that Li Yao?"
The Jade Emperor said with great surprise.
Although the cultivation level of these Eight Immortals was not very high in the Heavenly Court.
However, if the Eight Immortals join forces, their strength should not be underestimated.
Unexpectedly, this mysterious Li Yao actually defeated the Eight Immortals so badly that they were covered in dust and looked quite disheveled.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Li Yao's magical power is unfathomable, and he also possesses a strange demonic art. We are no match for him."
When Zhang Guolao recalled how Li Yao had redirected his attack behind him and turned it on him, he felt a chill of fear.
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, this man has already killed the Crocodile God from the Tang Dynasty!"
Lü Dongbin spoke.
"What?"
"The Crocodile God was killed by Li Yao?"
"Wasn't Crocodile God killed by the Tongtian Sect Leader?"
The Jade Emperor was once again greatly surprised.
The real Crocodile God in this timeline has long since died.
Moreover, it can be confirmed that the Crocodile God in this timeline was killed by the Tongtian Sect Leader.
This is common knowledge.
Now, Lü Dongbin's words surprised all the immortals present.
"So, when the Six Immortals came to convert Cao Guojiu, the Crocodile God didn't enter this time and space to stop them?"
Lao Tzu frowned as he spoke.
"The Crocodile God from the Tang Dynasty has already been killed, so there can be no incarnation of the Crocodile God in this timeline!"
Tieguai Li said with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, this person has already messed up the space-time continuum. If we don't stop him, I'm afraid the entire Three Realms will be thrown into chaos."
Lü Dongbin said with a worried expression.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please immediately dispatch your capable officers to capture Li Yao, bring him back to the Heavenly Court for interrogation, and find out his true purpose and whether he has any accomplices!"
Tieguai Li cupped his hands and said.
The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment.
Then, he looked at Nezha and Li Jing and ordered, "Nezha, Li Jing, you two, lead 50,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to quickly descend to the mortal realm and capture Li Yao."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Nezha and Li Jing exchanged a glance, then bowed and accepted the order.
Actually, Nezha didn't want to accept this decree.
However, he really wanted to figure out why he had developed feelings for Li Yao.
He wanted to see Li Yao in person.
So he accepted the job.
"Your Majesty, I believe this matter should not be rushed!"
"Although Li Yao has disrupted spacetime, he has not yet caused substantial chaos in the Three Realms!"
Laozi immediately stepped forward and addressed the Jade Emperor.
"What are Laozi's opinions?"
The Jade Emperor held Laozi in high esteem.
After all, Laozi's status and position are extremely extraordinary.
"The old Taoist priest thinks we can send Nezha and Li Jing down to the mortal world to investigate first."
"If Li Yao does indeed have treacherous intentions, it will not be too late for us to send troops to capture him."
"If Li Yao was indeed just an ordinary overseas rogue cultivator, he killed the Crocodile God simply because he couldn't stand the Crocodile God's many evil deeds!"
"Then, we can appoint a talent like Li Yao as a righteous god of the Heavenly Court, to serve the Heavenly Court, so as to prevent him from causing trouble everywhere!"
Lao Tzu proposed.
He made this suggestion because he considered Li Yao's profound cultivation level and worried that if a major conflict were to break out, the Heavenly Court would suffer heavy losses and bring immeasurable consequences to all living beings in the Three Realms.
"Your Majesty, I believe Laozi's words make sense."
Nezha was unwilling to confront Li Yao directly from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, Lao Tzu's suggestion was exactly what he wanted to do.
"What do you gentlemen think of Laozi's proposal?"
The Jade Emperor was also undecided for a moment.
"Laojun is absolutely right!"
"Your humble servant agrees with Laozi's proposal!"
"..."
Most of the deities present agreed to Laozi's proposal because of his status.
All eight immortals suffered greatly at the hands of Li Yao.
They all hoped that the Jade Emperor could capture Li Yao and bring him to the Heavenly Court to vent their hatred.
However, Laozi has suggested that Li Yao should not be arrested for the time being.
The Eight Immortals certainly dared not go against the will of Laozi.
So none of them uttered a word, but they were all deeply dissatisfied.
"Since all of you ministers agree with Laozi's proposal, I will order Nezha and Li Jing to descend to the mortal realm to investigate Li Yao's identity, origin, and purpose before making any further plans."
The Jade Emperor immediately issued an order.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, we will certainly not fail you!"
Nezha and Li Jing bowed and accepted the order, then descended to the mortal realm together.
Chapter 736 Little Nezha Reappears
Li Yao returned to the inn and found that Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu had already returned.
However, he did not see Tieguai Li, Zhang Guolao, or anyone else.
After Han Xiangzi's explanation, Li Yao finally understood that Tieguai Li and the others had been captured by Cao Guojiu.
It turned out that Zhang Guolao, He Xiangu, and others had disguised themselves as street performers and infiltrated the Cao family mansion.
While searching for imperial examination questions, He Xiangu and Zhang Guolao discovered the secret of red and white steamed buns.
They then successfully stole the exam questions.
Unexpectedly, they were discovered by the spirit of the ailanthus tree.
The two sides fought a fierce battle.
Fortunately, He Xiangu and Zhang Guolao escaped successfully.
However, the spirit of the ailanthus tree discovered He Xiangu's identity and suspected that He Xiangu had stolen the exam questions.
So she encouraged Cao Guojiu to search the place where Zhang Guolao and others were temporarily staying at Cao's residence.
As a result, Cao Guojiu's men found no evidence.
Zhang Guolao and his accomplices seized this opportunity to make Cao Guojiu believe that he was about to suffer a bloody disaster.
Later, persuaded by Zhang Guolao and others, Cao Guojiu sought out Tieguai Li, who was posing as a 'master,' to have his fortune told.
Tieguai Li predicted that Cao Guojiu would face misfortune within an hour.
Cao Guojiu did not believe it.
But soon a servant reported that the examination questions had been posted all over the streets and alleys.
This greatly alarmed Cao Guojiu.
Because the exam questions were leaked, he will face imprisonment, and may even be beheaded by the emperor.
Seeing that Cao Guojiu had been tricked, Tieguai Li seized the opportunity to give Cao Guojiu a suggestion to resolve the current crisis.
Tieguai Li suggested that Cao Guojiu give up his wealth and status and follow him in a life of seclusion and spiritual cultivation.
Cao Guojiu was naturally unwilling to give up his wealth and status easily.
After repeated persuasion from Tieguai Li and others, Cao Guojiu gradually became somewhat swayed.
Just as Cao Guojiu was about to agree, the spirit of the ailanthus tree suddenly appeared.
The spirit of the Chinese toon tree tricked Zhang Guolao into revealing the test questions hidden in the red envelope.