The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha
Chapter 180 - 179: Old Eleventh’s Airdrop

Chapter 180: Chapter 179: Old Eleventh’s Airdrop

The golden starlight flew into Nezha’s brow, and Nezha immediately felt a vague connection with the Sun Star in the sky. Nezha understood what this was; it was Lu Ya’s last bit of authority over the Sun Star.

Nezha sighed, not knowing where he learned about this matter.

With this, Nezha now had the opportunity to directly transfer and become the True Sun Monarch, although the sun, as the symbol of the previous dynasty, was heavily sealed by Hao Tian, meaning the power of the True Sun Monarch wasn’t great; it was merely an additional path.

Nevertheless, Nezha was still grateful. Indeed, navigating the Primordial world relied less on fighting and more on human connections.

Then he set off again toward the Fire Cloud Cave.

Lu Ya, concealing his form, watched Nezha disappear and felt a twinge of loss. That sliver of authority removed from his body certainly had some impact on him, but he had no choice.

Back in those days, the ten brothers of theirs basked in killing countless beings of the Primordial world, and the death of nine brothers was not enough to repay their debt. Although his cultivation compared horizontally to the Mystic Sect was equivalent to severing the Second Corpse and becoming a Quasi-Saint, the restrictions imposed on him by the Primordial Heavenly Dao were far too great. Let alone taking action, even absorbing two more breaths of Spiritual Energy could risk the Heavenly Dao finding fault.

He had already thought out his escape route, which was to sell himself to the Western Sect. The Western Sect, burdened by debt, had nothing to worry about, and they had two Huabei Saints as role models providing shelter, making it a decent retreat for Lu Ya.

Nezha arrived at the Fire Cloud Cave and returned the River Map and Luo Book. Grandpa Fu Xi, with an indifferent look, said: "You can keep it and play for now, I’m not in a hurry!"

Nezha didn’t stand on ceremony, as he had already witnessed a glimpse of the terrifying computational abilities of the River Map and Luo Book, which were the ultimate treasures in the path of calculation in the Primordial world.

With his current Divine Skills, he indeed needed such treasures to meticulously compute, sort out, make choices, and combinations.

Moreover, Sister Xuan Nu’s Jade Talisman combined with the River Map and Luo Book aided in cultivation, which was quite the shortcut.

Nezha retreated into seclusion in the Fire Cloud Cave, while Gold Star Taibai drove his cloud around several more times. The places he knew Nezha would appear were Nantang, the Shang Zhou Battlefield, the underworld, and the Heavenly Court. As for Lishan, Nezha going back there was like returning home, but even if given a hundred-fold courage, Gold Star Taibai did not dare to search there for someone.

Gold Star Taibai was in a hurry; not completing the task assigned speedily would make him appear incompetent.

Hao Tian was even more anxious. The longer this dragged on, the more his prestige declined. He had already used the Hao Tian Mirror countless times to search, yet he couldn’t find Nezha.

The Hao Tian Mirror was very powerful, supported by the Heavenly Dao, and generally, there was no hiding from Hao Tian’s investigation. Unfortunately, Nezha was staying in places that were far from ordinary.

The Undying Volcano and the Fire Cloud Cave could not be searched by Hao Tian, so he was left helplessly waiting!

Nezha, on the other hand, was fully engrossed in sorting himself out, starting with Body Refinement; his Eight-Nine Profound Skills had reached the seventy-second level, giving him the ability to combat Taiyi Golden Immortals.

The upper limit of the Eight-Nine Profound Skills reached eighty-one levels. When reaching the limit, even with just the physical body, one could contend fighting with Daluo, though this "contend" implies the ability to fight but not necessarily win.

Daluo Golden Immortals already possess unique methods of harnessing the Dao and can’t be easily overpowered with just brute force.

Moreover, the resources required for the following levels of cultivation had already begun to multiply dozens of times. After comprehensive evaluation, Nezha planned to abandon continuing the cultivation of this Divine Skill and switch to the Seven-colored Divine Light.

It wasn’t that Nezha lacked money, but rather he was short on time. The upper limit of the Seven-colored Divine Light was much higher than that of the Eight-Nine Profound Skills. The cost-effectiveness of investing resources and time here was the highest.

As his cultivation improved, the body’s restrictions on the Power Dao would gradually diminish. It wasn’t that the body was unimportant, just that there was now a better substitute.

Nezha’s current techniques were indeed rich and without weaknesses. Encountering an opponent presented no possibility of being restrained and defeated.

Conversely, as long as Nezha grasped his opponent’s strengths and weaknesses, he could easily torment them, and of course, he was not lacking in techniques for brute force attacks.

In terms of speed, he had the Rainbow Transformation Technique and spatial methods.

Additionally, the self-created Divine Skill Infinite Sword Domain was now renamed to Infinite Dao Domain, as he advanced to Profound Immortal and upgraded once more. The upper limit of this Divine Skill would depend on just how far Nezha could go.

Encountering Daluo Golden Immortals head-on would absolutely not make Nezha their match, but it wasn’t to say there was no chance at all. Of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, only the eldest senior brother, Guang Chengzi, could steadily defeat Nezha.

Ci Hang would struggle similarly without being able to do much, as for the others, they were all weaklings. Taiyi, who initially wanted to accept him as a disciple, would not last many rounds if fighting desperately under his hand.

That is Nezha’s growth over just over a dozen years!

What can one normally accomplish in over a dozen years? Barely enough time for Master Huang Long to take a nap, not enough for Ju Liusun to refine a Binding Immortal Rope.

Having sorted himself out and created a detailed future plan, after some studies on the All Heavens Star Battle Array, he returned the River Map and Luo Book to Grandpa Fu Xi.

He stepped out from the Fire Cloud Cave and directly took a step back to Nantang, only to be informed by Daji that Yang Jian seemed to have something urgent a few days ago.

He was told that if Nezha returned, he should visit the Heavenly Court.

Hao Tian was utterly unable to find anyone; even the Yang Jian siblings were utilized.

Yang Jian, meanwhile, did not take Hao Tian’s command seriously, although Yang Chan mentioned that the matter involved Long Ji, and as Yang Jian knew of Nezha’s relationship with Long Ji, he hurriedly came to Nantang to give word.

Nezha felt puzzled, wondering what was happening in the Heavenly Court again.

He didn’t even have time to gather with Daji or Deng Chanyu, and he activated his spatial abilities to return to the Heavenly Thunder Mansion.

The subordinates of the Heavenly Thunder Department, without a doubt, hadn’t been slacking off. Not to mention the outskirt developments, the main hall of Nezha was already completed, ten times larger than before, clearly aiming for the Palace of the Polestar.

Nezha truly feared that suddenly one day they would claim it’s cold and give him another piece of clothing to wear.

Yang Chan and Golden Light, the two secretaries, were currently busy handling Nezha’s official matters, and upon seeing Nezha return, they were very happy. Then they stood to his left and right to explain to Nezha the case of the Immortal Peach Orchard theft in detail.

Lastly, Yang Chan worriedly remarked, "I wonder which Great Expert it was who could silently, right under Uncle and Aunt’s noses, steal so many Peaches."

Nezha: "..."

There was no need to think; it was definitely the Dragon Clan who did it.

Goodness, not long ago he was pondering how the Ancestor Dragon got his Peaches, since no one knew better than him about the conditions of the Immortal Peach Orchard, and with just those few fruits here and there, how could the Dragon Clan trade for them?

Turns out, they were stolen!

He couldn’t help but sigh. Great Sage, oh Great Sage, it had to be your old neighbors, wasn’t it. Sending armaments and weapons, and now rushing to settle accounts for you, there are still many good people in the Primordial world!

Just when there was a shortage of resources for training in the Five-Colored Divine Light, here came someone bearing gifts!

Then there was the matter of Long Ji’s confinement, which wasn’t overly excessive. Clearly, the Queen Mother wanted to protect her daughter. As for Hao Tian’s reaction to making an example of Long Ji, it didn’t surprise Nezha at all.

But he was still angry; this Old Deng was unworthy of being a father!

He reassured Yang Chan and Golden Light, encouraging them to work diligently, promising future promotions and raises, before leaving the Thunder Department for the Turquoise Pool.

Although Hao Tian, old Deng, was not a great father-in-law, this mother-in-law, whom he seldom met, was exceedingly decent. Nezha, thinking it over, made a trip to the Doushuai Temple before heading to the Turquoise Pool.