The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha
Chapter 96 Are you guys in cahoots?

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 Are you guys in cahoots?

As a disciple of Saints, Xu Puti has Zhunti shielding him from the Heavenly secrets, rendering Hao Tian’s "Hao Tian Mirror" ineffective.

In this boundless Primordial world, with countless realms large and small, finding such a person would be impossible relying solely on the Heavenly Court’s resources.

"Senior Brother, are you intending to cover for Xu Puti?"

"Junior Brother, be careful with your words. I truly do not know where Xu Puti has gone."

"I often hear Master say that the Western Sect has two Saints imparting teachings, nurturing disciples who cultivate themselves and uphold flawless virtue. Thus, they were exempt from the Sealing God Tribulation.

But now it seems your sect is not entirely composed of such exemplary individuals. Inevitably, there are those who sneak through under false pretenses.

Why don’t I go report this to His Majesty and suggest that your sect be included in the tribulation? This way, individuals lacking virtue in your sect can be weeded out, preserving the Saints’ honorable reputation."

Nezha’s words were pure bluffing; he didn’t actually know if Hao Tian had such authority. But that didn’t matter—first, he’d scare them a bit. The question was simple: wasn’t this how the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect had been dragged into the tribulation?

The second strategy was to leverage the Saints’ reputation to pressure Dashizhi.

Saint Zhunti could disregard his own dignity for the sake of the Western Sect and settling his debts, but wouldn’t his disciples care about their teacher’s face?

Though Dashizhi was highly intelligent, when it came to the immense catastrophe, he couldn’t make sense of it, and he started to believe Nezha’s nonsense.

Western Sect disciples were exceptionally united compared to those in the East. Now, the dilemma boiled down to sacrificing the entire sect to the tribulation or sacrificing one Xu Puti. Dashizhi found it hard to make a decision.

If this were the Chan Sect, the question wouldn’t need deliberation at all.

At that moment, Xu Puti, who had been hiding in Mount Spirit all along, stepped forward. In matters touching the Heavenly Dao, Zhunti couldn’t provide guidance because he wasn’t sure if Nezha’s handling of this case was an attempt by the Daoist Ancestor to extend influence into the Western Sect.

This Nezha truly seemed somewhat uncanny.

Xu Puti appeared, chanted a Buddha’s name, and then spoke: "This matter arises because of me—please do not implicate my fellow senior and junior brothers."

Nezha, however, scrutinized Xu Puti using layers of precious artifacts. In the Journey to the West, the identity of Bodhi Ancestor was often speculated upon but never conclusively proven. Could this Xu Puti... be Bodhi Ancestor?

If that were true, would it mean that the Monkey King wouldn’t be able to resolve the debt situation?

After all, Nezha and Long Ji had wreaked enough havoc in the Peach Garden, and even the little cat in Daji’s household might have cultivated into a spirit by now.

Turning around, Xu Puti’s adornments and Daoist robe associated with the Western Sect vanished, replaced by a plain Daoist robe. He said: "Daoist Friend, everything is my doing. I was deceived by the Blood-winged Black Mosquito, a Primordial Strange Beast, and committed such grave errors, violating my master’s teachings."

He then prostrated himself and performed a formal ritual of kneeling and bowing toward Mount Spirit: "Master, this unfilial disciple has committed serious mistakes. I willingly accept punishment. I have no face to remain in the Western Sect anymore. Henceforth, I resign from the Western Sect and will no longer serve at my master’s side."

Clap, clap, clap!

He then conjured a pair of golden chains, binding his hands and feet, presenting himself as wholly willing to face judgment.

Thus, the massive burden of blame was dumped squarely onto Mosquito Daoist.

As for why Mosquito Daoist did this?

I’m not Mosquito Daoist—how would I know?

Nezha exclaimed, "Good heavens! There’s not a single disciple from these Great Sects who’s easy to deal with!"

Moreover, the Western Sect’s unity truly left Nezha astonished.

However, since his goal had been achieved, Nezha wasn’t keen on stirring up further trouble. He directed a glance at Yang Jian.

Yang Jian’s gaze brimmed with hatred. Ignoring the thousands of furious disciples from Mount Spirit, he strode forward and seized the other end of the golden chains, glaring fiercely with his three eyes at the numerous Mount Spirit disciples.

Enraged Mount Spirit disciples immediately seemed ready to charge forward, but Yang Jian didn’t flinch. He loudly declared, "I am the Heavenly Court’s Vanguard Officer from the Thunder Department—what can you do to me?"

Nezha discreetly gave Yang Jian a thumbs up—Yang Jian, you’re impressively bold!

Xu Puti appeared as though he had truly let go of everything. He stopped his senior and junior brothers, saying: "A good cause yields good effects, and an evil cause yields evil effects. Now retribution has come full circle—let me bear it alone."

Yang Jian wouldn’t soften his stance simply because Xu Puti uttered a few noble words. Holding onto Xu Puti, he rejoined Nezha.

Nezha, for his part, didn’t intend to provoke the Western Sect further. After all, he was merely a messenger—complaints could be directed at Hao Tian.

After bowing formally to Mount Spirit, Nezha departed with Yang Jian and Xu Puti, heading back to the Heavenly Court.

Back at the Heavenly Court, Xu Puti maintained his initial stance, claiming: "I have separated myself from the Western Sect. The mastermind behind this affair was Mosquito Daoist. You may choose to kill or punish me as you wish."

This suited Nezha’s interests perfectly.

Big Nezha, small-minded.

Mosquito Daoist absolutely couldn’t be allowed to remain!

As for Xu Puti, he was sent to the Immortal Slaying Stage to have his cultivation completely stripped away.

Yang Jian switched roles, taking on the task of executioner and personally carrying out the sentence.

Nezha brought Yang Chan along to witness the process.

The Immortal Slaying Stage, despite its notorious reputation—even Sun Wukong could hardly deal with it—was actually primarily effective against Incense Fire Gods.

Given that Immortals were still the mainstream in the Primordial world, the Immortal Slaying Stage was not particularly useful. This held true even when facing Xu Puti.

Xu Puti, however, had already resolved to take the fall and mounted no resistance.

Thus, radiant clouds scattered across the heavens, and countless Yuan Hui worth of cultivation by Daluo Immortals peeled away under the Immortal Slaying Stage and returned to the Primordial Heaven and Earth.

Yang Jian, confronting the enemy responsible for the deaths of his father and brother, showed no hesitation and aimed to obliterate Xu Puti thoroughly.

As a result, Xu Puti ended up with not even a human form remaining—only a verdant Bodhi Seed was left, the true essence of Xu Puti.

From the distant Mount Spirit, Zhunti had been observing all along. With a light motion of his hand, the green lotus seed transformed into golden light and flew into his palm. He then cast it into the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, where it would be nurtured for thousands of years and eventually manifest in physical form once more.

Yang Jian, witnessing this scene, found himself powerless to intervene and silently vowed that the next time they met, he would personally finish off Xu Puti!

The matter of Xu Puti was resolved, but an even greater boss awaited: Mosquito Daoist.

Hao Tian convened another meeting to deliberate strategies for dealing with Mosquito Daoist.

But with the Heavenly Court’s current ragtag bunch, even the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, Hao Tian wasn’t willing to send him out first. Chances were, they’d all be sucked dry by Mosquito Daoist in a single gulp—what options did they really have? After much futile searching, their gaze inevitably fell on Nezha.

"Li Minister, what do you think is the Blood-winged Black Mosquito’s ultimate goal?"

Nezha, abandoning his usual calm demeanor, wore an expression of utmost seriousness and declared: "Your Majesty, I believe Mosquito Daoist has fallen into demonic corruption!"

This earth-shattering statement stunned Hao Tian, a Second Corpse Quasi-Saint, into unconsciously leaning back in a tactical posture.

"Minister, why do you reach this conclusion?"

Nezha replied: "First, Mosquito Daoist deceived Western Sect disciples into violating Heavenly Rules. Then, he attacked Mystic Sect direct disciples. I believe he has fallen into demonic corruption, harboring ambitions to overthrow the Primordial Heavenly Dao and disrupt the stability established by the Daoist Ancestor!"

"Hiss!"

"Hiss!"

...

The surrounding Immortals, including Hao Tian, all began to regard Nezha with awe-struck admiration.

Nezha’s reasoning was "logical"—after all, wasn’t Mosquito Daoist the one who deceived Xu Puti?

Didn’t he attack himself, who was a direct disciple of Nuwa?

Didn’t he attack Yang Jian, a third-generation Chan Sect disciple?

Then why didn’t he attack the Jie Sect?

Exactly, why hasn’t he targeted the Jie Sect’s disciples?

The others were all hit—yet you’re untouched. Could it be that you’re working together?

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