At this moment, in the Nuwa Temple in Chentang Pass, Li Jing was leading his wife in worship.
"Madam, please bow as well."
"Bye-bye-bye! What a load of crap! I've been praying for three years already. If I still can't have a baby, I'm going to smash this damn temple!"
Li Jing quickly covered his wife's mouth. These words couldn't be spoken carelessly. Nuwa was a saint, and if she heard them, she would definitely punish him.
Click!
A breaking sound came from the roof, and Li Jing quickly shielded his wife behind him.
A pig fell from the sky, crashed through the roof, and then came Taiyi.
As for Hao Yun, he was covering his face, standing in mid-air with a sudden toothache.
Taiyi, who descended from the sky, actually wanted to make a cool and domineering entrance, but an accident occurred, and he broke through the roof and fell down.
"Ahem, I am the Taiyi Zhenren of Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain, hereby appointed..."
Rumble!
The roof that Taiyi had just smashed collapsed on a large scale, with half of it falling down in an instant.
Li Jing reacted quickly, grabbing his wife and running out, while Taiyi was buried alive.
"Excuse me, rogue cultivator Hao Yun."
Landing in front of Li Jing, Hao Yun greeted him and with a wave of his hand cleared away the ruins. Taiyi and his pig were also dragged out by Hao Yun.
"It's alright, is this your friend?"
Li Jing's gaze was somewhat complicated. He had heard of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun and the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain, but he never expected that these disciples of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable would look like this.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Hao Yun coughed lightly and suddenly pinched Taiyi Zhenren.
With a loud yell, the dizzy Taiyi Zhenren jumped up, clutching his ribs and gasping for breath.
"Cough cough!"
With Hao Yun's reminder, Taiyi Zhenren finally remembered his mission.
"I am Taiyi Zhenren from Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain. I have come here by order of the Heavenly Venerable to help Lingzhu reincarnate."
Chapter 114 Destroying Shen Gongbao's Plan
After some explanation, Li Jing finally understood why Taiyi Zhenren had come.
It turns out that his wife hadn't been able to have children because it wasn't the right time yet.
The four returned to Li Jing's residence. In the reception hall, Li Jing served tea to Hao Yun and Taiyi Zhenren.
"My lady, when will you give birth?"
Master Taiyi put on the airs of a reclusive sage, took a sip of tea, and waved his whisk.
"There is a predetermined fate here, and I need to calculate it carefully."
"My lord, my lord!"
The butler rushed in and whispered something in Li Jing's ear.
"My lord, the lady is about to give birth!"
Taiyi, who had just been acting like a wise man, kept changing his expression.
"Ahem, I just calculated that the timing is just right. I need a place to set up an array to assist the Spirit Pearl's reincarnation."
Upon learning that his wife was about to give birth, Li Jing was naturally anxious, but he first took Taiyi Zhenren and Hao Yun to the backyard.
"Master, is this piece of land suitable for your use?"
"Okay!"
Taiyi Zhenren waved his whisk, and a rock rose from the ground, forming an array.
"Please, Master, arrange for the Spirit Pearl to be born as soon as possible."
Hearing his wife's screams coming from inside the house, Li Jing felt as if his heart was being torn apart.
Taiyi Zhenren calculated that the time had not yet arrived.
"The time hasn't come yet, don't worry, your wife will be fine."
Hao Yun, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, was searching for Shen Gongbao's whereabouts. Logically speaking, Shen Gongbao should be nearby at this time.
When Hao Yun watched this movie, the character that left the deepest impression on him was Shen Gongbao, especially his line: "Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain."
At this moment, Li Jing left the courtyard and went to the delivery room to check on his wife's condition.
The screams coming from inside the door made Li Jing's heart clench.
"Madam, you must hold on!"
Li Jing paced back and forth outside the door, his fists clenching unconsciously as he silently prayed.
In the backyard, Master Taiyi sat in front of the reincarnation formation, calculating the time with his fingers; it was just a little bit short.
As for Hao Yun, he was sitting cross-legged under a big tree, pondering which option to choose.
Option 1: Let the story unfold as it may (Reward: One Puppet Talisman)
Option Two: Sabotage Shen Gongbao's Plan (Reward: Spirit Orb)
[Option 3: Steal the Spirit Orb (Reward: Ten-year stay)]
Of the three options provided by the system, the other two, especially the third, are very risky, except for the first one.
You stole the Spirit Pearl and then rewarded me with a ten-year stay? Aren't you trying to rip me off?
Not to mention Taiyi Zhenren, Shen Gongbao alone is enough to give him a hard time.
Taiyi Zhenren possessed the cultivation level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal at its peak. Shen Gongbao dared to oppose him, so how much weaker could his cultivation be?
If he were to steal the Spirit Pearl, the two of them would definitely hunt him down like madmen. He might not even be able to hold out for thirty days, let alone receive an additional ten years as a reward.
After much deliberation, Hao Yun finally chose the second option: to sabotage Shen Gongbao's plan. This option was highly feasible.
According to the plot, Shen Gongbao used a puppet talisman to control the steward and midwife, and unexpectedly stole the spirit pearl.
Hao Yun glanced at Taiyi Zhenren and wondered to himself, "With me here, this guy won't be drinking and messing things up, will he?"
At this moment, a commotion arose outside the door. Hao used his divine sense to investigate and found that it was the city residents who had all come to congratulate Li Jing on the birth of his wife.
In Chentang Pass, Li Jing had a high reputation, and his wife was pregnant for three years, which was considered a miracle. Everyone believed that the child in her womb was an auspicious sign.
Faced with the crowd of residents, Li Jing had no choice but to leave the delivery room and go outside to receive their congratulations.
"Thank you all for your hard work. The banquet will be held shortly. Butler, please have someone make the arrangements."
After entrusting the matter to the steward, Li Jing hurriedly returned to the backyard.
"Immortal Master, is the time not yet up?"
"It'll be soon, very soon."
As he took out the precious lotus, Master Taiyi broke out in a sweat. After all, this was an instruction from his master, and it concerned whether he could become one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun.
"My lord, the lady is dying!"
A maid rushed into the backyard and shouted loudly.
"What!"
Li Jing didn't have time to ask any more questions and quickly returned to the delivery room.
"Madam, you must hold on, it'll be over soon!"
Taiyi Zhenren in the backyard is starting to get anxious. If something happens to Li Jing's wife, the reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl will be ruined.
"We can't wait any longer."
Muttering something under his breath, Taiyi Zhenren prepared to open the precious lotus to help the spirit pearl reincarnate.
Hao Yun, who was sitting cross-legged in the shadows, spotted Shen Gongbao at that moment.
On a tall tower, Shen Gongbao stood, looking down over everything in Li Jing's mansion.
When he saw Taiyi Zhenren, he couldn't help but clench his fists. He was indignant! Why would his master entrust such an important matter to this guy, Taiyi?
Taiyi is usually lazy and gluttonous, and his style of doing things is also unusually lazy. Looking at himself, he is diligent and conscientious in both cultivation and work. Is it because he is a demon that he is not recognized?
Shen Gongbao originally thought he would become one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun, but he never expected that the position would end up with Taiyi.
"Hmph! Taiyi, I swear I will never let you get away with this!"
Shen Gongbao threw out two puppet talismans and slammed his fist on the railing.
Inside the courtyard, Taiyi Zhenren, who was preparing to unlock Baolian, encountered a problem: he had forgotten the password.
"Hiss! What's the password again?"
"Immortal Master, are you not ready yet?"
Li Jing, who rushed over from the delivery room, had a face full of anxiety.
"Hehe, horse, right away!"
Taiyi Zhenren gave a stiff smile and hurriedly began to unlock Baolian.
I tried three times in a row, but the password was still wrong.
Hao Yun, who was sitting to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"Isn't there any other way to unlock it?"
With Hao Yun's prompting, Taiyi Zhenren finally remembered that he could also unlock the door with his fingerprint.
Click click click!
The mechanism inside the lotus was activated, and the spirit pearl and demon pill hidden inside floated in mid-air.
"My lord, the lady is dying!"
The midwife then came over, attracting their attention.