The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha
Chapter 197 - 196: How about we become sworn brothers!

Chapter 197: Chapter 196: How about we become sworn brothers!

Kunpeng was not foolish; what he lacked in deduction, he made up for in reasoning. Ultimately, he narrowed his targets down to two people: the Tenth Prince Lu Ya and Nezha.

In the entire Primordial world, only these two golden crows had any connection to the Great Sun Golden Flame.

Nezha was soon ruled out; despite being a Saint Disciple, a Profound Immortal surely lacked the capacity to understand his plot without reason.

Instead, the Golden Crow Crown Prince Lu Ya was likely to have deduced it through clues from Bai Ze.

Moreover, Lu Ya producing a bit of Taiyi’s Great Sun Golden Flame made perfect sense.

Gazing at the cracked Fake Chaos Bell in his hand, Kunpeng felt conflicted, and ultimately dove headfirst into Beiming.

...

On the other side, Nezha dared not use the Rainbow Transformation Technique, so he could only channel his mana to repeatedly open space passages, trying to escape to the land.

Halfway through his escape, he heard an elder behind him shout, "Young friend, please wait!"

Without turning back, Nezha activated the Rainbow Transformation Technique and hurried forward.

Who are you? Should I wait for you?

Behind him, an elder with a slightly pale complexion looked at Nezha running faster and faster, finding it both amusing and frustrating. Shrinking the earth into an inch, as if crossing mountains and rivers for ten thousand miles, he directly blocked Nezha’s path.

"Young friend, do not panic. I am Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain. Even if Kunpeng comes chasing, I will handle it."

As soon as Nezha saw the elder, he knew he wasn’t someone he could handle. Hiding the Mountain and River Map beneath his feet, he displayed a joyful expression and saluted, "So it’s the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi. Disciple of Lady Nuwa, Li Nezha, greets the elder. May I ask why the Great Immortal is here?"

Zhen Yuanzi showed no reaction to Nezha’s change in demeanor and sincerely said, "Young friend destroyed Kunpeng’s large formation, saving me. This old Taoist is here to express my gratitude."

Nezha: "???"

Seeing Nezha’s guarded attitude, Zhen Yuanzi nodded secretly and then recounted his ordeal.

This matter relates to Zhen Yuanzi’s intimate friend, the good-natured Hong Yun, known as the first unfortunate of the Primordial era. I won’t repeat the events of Zixiao Palace, but Hong Yun was indeed killed by Kunpeng and the Ancestor of Nether River. As for why he, the intimate friend, had no sense of it at the time...

Well, that’s because one must consider of whose debt Hong Yun was a creditor. Two Saint Positions involved enormous causal effects, but they couldn’t be repaid. It was inevitable that the creditor would disappear.

This matter wasn’t Zhen Yuanzi’s fault, but it was always his Heart Demon.

Recently, he repeatedly and vaguely sensed the trace of Hong Yun’s remnant soul. He knew there was a ninety-percent chance it was a trap, but he still had to go.

Thus, he ventured far from the Primordial Land. It’s not necessarily an adventure; it could also be called confidence.

As expected, it was indeed a trap set by Kunpeng, who then summoned the Ancestor of Nether River to join in ambushing Zhen Yuanzi.

Deep in Beiming, unable to mobilize the earth vein power of the Primordial Land, Zhen Yuanzi resisted the siege by Kunpeng and the Ancestor of Nether River through the upgrade-all-to-shield strategy.

Despite that, he was still suppressed at the bottom of Beiming, serving as the energy source for the large formation.

Nezha’s explosion inadvertently freed Zhen Yuanzi as well.

Kunpeng could not take down Zhen Yuanzi one-on-one, let alone Zhen Yuanzi, who had already returned to the Primordial Land, which was why the elder was so confident.

After hearing Zhen Yuanzi’s coherent and logical story, Nezha started to believe him but still remained cautious.

"I merely stumbled upon saving you, elder, so there’s no need for gratitude. Elder, since you’ve been suppressed for so long, you should return home to reassure your family."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded, avoided continuing the topic, and instead said, "I feel great affinity with you, young friend. Why don’t we become sworn brothers? This relationship would honor the grace of freeing me."

Nezha thought the words sounded familiar and fitting, which made him truly believe this was Zhen Yuanzi.

This time, Nezha did not refuse.

Swearing brotherhood is not something Nezha could just fake with an avatar. If this Zhen Yuanzi was a fake, the real Zhen Yuanzi would soon come to deal with him through the telecommunication lines.

Moreover, the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t acknowledge it.

"Great!"

Zhen Yuanzi initially planned for a simple ceremony, but Nezha pulled out incense, flowers, candles, pine pillows, and jade seats from his sleeve, making a complete arrangement.

Zhen Yuanzi was dumbfounded at Nezha’s sleeve; the Sleeve Universe wasn’t meant to be used this way!

Nezha actually used some space means linking to Taihuangtian; otherwise, maintaining a pocket space continuously would be tiring.

Zhen Yuanzi solemnly took out five ginseng fruits from his magical treasure and placed them on the altar.

The two then began the ceremony to bow to heaven and earth.

They could only bow to heaven and earth; otherwise, they couldn’t possibly bow to Master Guan Er, could they?

Besides, Guan Er doesn’t exist yet, and even if he did, he couldn’t bear it either!

The ceremony was completed!

"Hahaha, second brother."

"Elder brother!"

...

Zhen Yuanzi taught Nezha the Divine Skill of Sleeve Universe and left him thirty-some ginseng fruits, telling him to visit Longevity Mountain when he had the time, then hurriedly departed.

How many ginseng fruits Zhen Yuanzi still had, Nezha didn’t know, but perhaps this was why he remained unflustered even when trapped in the depths of the sea.

Eating a ginseng fruit to taste it, he immediately felt as though his body was nourished by the fruit’s pure earth primordial power, even speeding up the absorption of Houtu Golden Core.

Moreover, it was an excellent resource for cultivating Earth Element Divine Light.

Who would’ve thought that disrupting Kunpeng would yield unexpected rewards; it was quite satisfying.

Turning back, Nezha hurried to Tushan.

At the grandest palace of Tushan, all the fox demons were gathered, and at the center sat a beautiful woman in a golden robe and phoenix hairpin whom Nezha had never seen before.

The Tushan Clan Leader and Nu Jiao served on either side, with the other foxes quietly sitting, their tails tucked between their legs.

Returning, Nezha was perplexed by such an uncanny scene.

The authority of the woman on the high seat was overwhelming. Daji and Deng Chanyu had been queens for many years, possessing a strong sovereign presence, but they were nowhere near her level.

"Junior of the Human Clan, Li Nezha, greets the elder."

The more courtesy, the better!

Before the woman on the high seat could speak, Bai Ya couldn’t hold back, "You, are you Li Bai? Aren’t you Li Bai?"

The clan leader quickly pulled his daughter, giving her a look.

The golden-robed woman paid no mind.

Hmph, men.

Always playing these games.

Inside, Nezha was calling out to his teacher, Who is who?

The answer from his teacher shocked him a bit.

Saint Taiqing Laozi had severed his Three Corpses: Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, Master Xuanzhong, and finally Golden Que Emperor. The woman before him was the Empress of Golden Que Emperor, the true founder of the Tushan Clan.

Nezha: "..."

You mean to say, Tushan’s background is so considerable, how did you still end up like this?

This led to discussions about the emotional issues of Saints, which Nuwa hadn’t elaborated on much with him.

"No need to be nervous; was this axe you got from Doushuai Temple?"

Contrary to her appearance, the woman’s voice was remarkably gentle.