parentshiftbook Chapter 25 Nine Bends River
Chapter 25 Nine Bends River
Chu Tianhe felt as if he had grasped at a straw.
Not only did he immediately find a perfect excuse for his crushing defeat, but he also stopped feeling the excruciating pain in his body.
He took a deep breath, and despite the excruciating pain of his fractured bone, he leaped to his feet and hastily wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He quickly restarted the live stream on the server-wide channel using his mind.
Seeing the barrage of mocking comments filling the screen, Chu Tianhe sneered and lowered his voice towards the live stream camera.
[Chu Tianhe (Rank B/Yin Shang Lieutenant): Brothers, there was a slight mishap during the live stream just now, but were you all blind?!]
[Chu Tianhe: You really think that NPC kid defeated me? Wrong, terribly wrong!]
[Chu Tianhe: Look at that young man in black robes! Li Jing himself confirmed that he is a descendant of a sage and a true immortal of the Jie Sect!]
[Chu Tianhe: Just now, it was clearly this immortal senior who secretly used great supernatural powers to test my Dao heart! If it weren't for the immortal's intervention, how could a mere child possibly break the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Bird Technique bestowed upon me by the King?]
This righteous and stern explanation caused the previously boiling barrage of comments to momentarily pause.
Immediately afterwards, the wind direction changed abruptly!
[Zhao Qiang (Rank D): Hiss... Young Master Chu is right. This is an SSS+ level cultivation realm, where true immortals reside!]
[Passerby B (Level E): I knew it! General Chu is so powerful, how could he possibly lose to a child? It turns out a celestial being was secretly casting a spell; this is truly a dimensional reduction attack from the cultivation world!]
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F): Tch, stubborn as a mule. But that young man in the black robe... he does look ethereal, not someone I can afford to mess with.]
The vast majority of unsuspecting explorers were immediately fooled by Chu Tianhe's explanation.
After all, they would rather believe they were "crushed by a reclusive immortal" than "beaten up by a seven-year-old brat".
Meanwhile, in a top-secret meeting room of the Blue Star military in the main world, the experts of the think tank were staring intently at Lin Yuan on the big screen.
"The Intercepting Sect, the lineage of sages?!"
An elderly professor was so excited that he crushed the teacup in his hand.
Just now, they urgently accessed a top-secret fragment unearthed from ancient ruins, which contained fragments of information such as "Shangqing" and "Tongtian"!
"This is the true ultimate opportunity. What Golden Flame Divine Bird, what feudal lords rebelling? Before this sage's lineage, they are all trash."
The official agent account instantly flashed a dazzling red light and was prominently displayed at the top of the channel.
[Blue Star Military Think Tank (Official Agent Account): Chu Tianhe, listen to my command! Highest level order!]
[Blue Star Military Think Tank: Immediately halt the mission to find the Golden Flame Divine Bird. Your sole strategic objective now is to cultivate a good relationship with this True Immortal Yuan Daoist of the Intercepting Sect at all costs!]
[Blue Star Military Think Tank: This is the only springboard for our Blue Star civilization to contact the Great Dao of the Sages and unravel the mysteries of this high-dimensional realm. If you can glean even a fraction of the true secrets of immortality from him, you will be a hero to all humanity. Start licking his boots, lick them as hard as you can!]
Seeing the official top-level command pop up on his retina, Chu Tianhe swallowed hard.
Ignoring the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth, he put on a smile ten times more obsequious than a lapdog, right under the ghostly gazes of the three thousand Yin Shang soldiers.
He took three steps in two to walk up to Lin Yuan, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply, his voice so loud that it could be heard throughout most of Chen Tang Pass.
"This junior, Chu Tianhe, is blind to the great man's presence and did not know that the immortal lord of the abyss was here."
"Just now, thanks to the Immortal's secret probing, although I am dull-witted, I have benefited greatly, as if enlightened by a sudden awakening."
"I will never forget the kindness of the celestial being!"
This whole operation was executed flawlessly and without any sense of shame.
Li Jing, standing to the side, was dumbfounded.
Nezha, who was carrying the Universe Ring, also stared wide-eyed, looking at this subordinate general who was still smiling so brightly even after being beaten and spitting blood, as if he were an idiot.
Lin Yuan, standing with his hands behind his back, maintained the calm and unfathomable demeanor of a true immortal.
Actually, I almost burst out laughing.
This Chu Tianhe is not only an idiot, but also a born master of overthinking.
"The Great Dao is formless, and the path to immortality is hard to find. I observe that your mortal martial arts, though you have cultivated a few traces of internal energy, your Dao heart... is like a rootless duckweed, restless and turbulent."
Lin Yuan paused, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.
"However, our Jie Sect emphasizes 'education for all,' seizing every opportunity for survival. The fact that you were able to meet me amidst the chaos of this mortal world is quite a stroke of luck."
Upon hearing this, Chu Tianhe was overjoyed!
You made the right bet!
It really was a divine intervention from the shadows!
Chu Tianhe was so excited that he trembled all over, and he didn't even feel the pain in his broken ribs. He kowtowed three times and shouted loudly.
"Thank you for bestowing this divine favor upon me, Immortal. I am willing to serve you with utmost loyalty, even at the cost of fire and water."
Nezha, standing to the side, stared with his big, round eyes, scratched his topknot, and tugged at Lin Yuan's sleeve with a puzzled look on his face.
"Uncle Yuan, has this guy lost his mind?"
"I was the one who knocked him down with my Universe Ring, so why is he kowtowing to you?"
Nezha's voice wasn't quiet; children speak without restraint.
Chu Tianhe's expression froze instantly, a hint of humiliation flashing in his eyes, but in front of the "immortal," he swallowed his anger and pretended that the brat was talking nonsense.
Lin Yuan smiled slightly, reached out and rubbed Nezha's little head, and said meaningfully.
"Little Nezha, don't be angry."
"Everything in this world, from drinking to eating, is preordained. Even a grain of dust or a withered leaf has its purpose in filling ditches and warding off disasters during a great calamity."
Chu Tianhe couldn't understand the implied meaning, and just thought that the immortal was talking about some profound philosophy of the Great Dao, so he nodded in agreement.
But in Lin Yuan's heart, he was already beaming with joy.
"Go through fire and water?"
"Alright, once we reach the East Sea, with your three thousand soldiers braving the dragon clan's wrath, you'll be taking the blame for this!"
Lin Yuan composed himself, turned around, and looked past Chu Tianhe, his gaze landing on Li Jing.
"General Li."
Li Jing was startled and quickly stepped forward to bow.
"Your humble servant is here. May I ask what your orders are, Your Excellency?"
Lin Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his body radiating a pure, ethereal light.
"I just observed Nezha's physique. He is the reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl, and his body has an excessive amount of innate pure yang fire."
"Now that he has obtained innate magic treasures such as the Universe Ring and the Chaos Ribbon, which are unparalleled in their power, if this Yang Fire is not properly channeled, it will surely become a great calamity in the future, and may even burn away his own Dao foundation."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing was terrified. He was already wary of this son, and now he was even more anxious, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"What...what should we do? Please, immortal, save my son!"
Nezha was also slightly taken aback.
He enjoys playing with fire, but lately he's been feeling restless and irritable, as if there's a fire inside him that's about to explode.
"It's alright."
Lin Yuan flicked his sleeves, appearing calm and collected.
"A single yang cannot last, nor can a single yin produce. To neutralize this pure yang fire, it is necessary to harmonize it with the extremely yin and cold water of heaven and earth. Only when water and fire are in balance can the supreme golden body be forged."
"This humble Taoist intends to take Nezha out of the pass and head to the Nine Bends River on the coast of the East China Sea."
"The Nine Bends River is the mouth of the East Sea, where the most Yin waters from all four seas converge. It is the best place to temper his spiritual fire."
"I will be there to begin a special training for him."
Nine Bends River, Special Training!
Upon hearing that they were going out to play in the water, Nezha jumped up excitedly.
"Yay, Uncle Yuan, when are we leaving? I'm so bored in this shabby general's mansion!"
Li Jing breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as he could get this little rascal out of there and prevent him from causing trouble in Chentang Pass.
He would wholeheartedly approve of going to Jiuwan River, or even to the heavens.
Just then, Lin Yuan's gaze slowly fell back on Chu Tianhe.
"General Chu."
Chu Tianhe, who had been eavesdropping, immediately straightened his back upon hearing this.
"This junior is here!"
"When I am performing my magic to harmonize water and fire for Nezha, I must not be disturbed by the outside world."
"You hold the golden token of the Shang king's decree and command three thousand elite heavily armored soldiers. I now entrust this responsibility of protecting the Dao to you."
"You will accompany me to the Nine Bends River to set up military formations and blockade the surrounding area. If this is done well, then this will be an opportunity I have given you."
boom!
Chu Tianhe felt as if a dazzling firework had exploded in his mind.
An opportunity, an opportunity for immortals!
The responsibility to protect the Way!
What does this mean?
This means he has completely penetrated the core plot of this high-level martial arts secret realm!
This means that he became a direct bodyguard of a powerful figure in the Jie Sect!
"This junior obeys the order. This junior will definitely lay a net so tight that not even a fly will be allowed to fly into the Nine Bends River."
Chu Tianhe was so excited that tears almost welled up in his eyes.
He mounted his horse, drew his broadsword from his waist, and turned to roar at the three thousand stunned, armored elite soldiers.
"All soldiers, heed my command! Break camp immediately and follow the Immortal Master and the Third Young Master to the Nine Bends River!"