Zulong, having figured things out, headed directly to the East Sea.
In the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, the current Dragon King was overjoyed at Zulong's arrival. They had only received news of Zulong's escape but had not seen him, and were worried if something had happened to him!
The East Sea Dragon King had initially thought Zulong had gone to the other three seas, but his scouts had returned without any news of Zulong!
It wasn't until Zulong arrived at the East Sea Dragon Palace that the East Sea Dragon King's anxious heart finally relaxed!
As soon as Zulong returned to the East Sea Dragon Palace, the East Sea Dragon King immediately led his people out to greet him!
"We welcome our Ancestor back to the palace!"
Zulong laughed heartily, telling them to rise, and then went straight into the East Sea Dragon Palace, taking the East Sea Dragon King's seat!
The people of the East Sea glanced at the East Sea Dragon King, who looked somewhat embarrassed. With Zulong occupying his seat, he could only stand before Zulong like everyone else!
"Ancestor, you and Yuan Feng have already escaped. Where have you been these past few days? You made us wait so long!"
Zulong looked at the people of the East Sea and then said,
"Although I have escaped, there are still some old matters to attend to. Now that they are settled, I have returned. I will stay in this East Sea Dragon Palace for the next few days. Do not let word leak out. Immediately send people to the other three seas and tell the West Sea, South Sea, and North Sea Dragon Kings to bring their clan's elites to see me. I have important matters to discuss!"
The East Sea Dragon King frowned upon hearing this and asked in confusion, "Ancestor, your return is great news for our Dragon Clan. Why shouldn't people know about it?"
Zulong glanced at the East Sea Dragon King and said displeasedly, "Less nonsense. Do as I say, or I will not spare you!"
Hearing this, the East Sea Dragon King shrivelled and immediately arranged for people to go to the other three seas to inform their Dragon Kings!
Upon receiving the news from the East Sea Dragon King, the Dragon Kings of the West Sea, South Sea, and North Sea did not dare to delay, as it was Zulong's command. They hastily summoned their clan's elites and headed towards the East Sea together.
On Taiqing Peak of Kunlun Mountain, Bai Yao had been moping around since Jin Jiao went to the Heavenly Court. Every day, he would play with Wuyun and Taxue in the herb garden. Taishang, on the other hand, was solely focused on the Heavenly Book of Investiture of the Gods and had no time to attend to Bai Yao!
Taishang understood that although the Investiture of the Gods could protect the true spirits of those on the list from perishing, it also halted their cultivation!
Taishang knew that while the Heavenly Court's current shortage of personnel had been filled by Kunlun disciples, they did not yet have divine positions. At best, they had a nominal title bestowed by Haotian; everything still depended on the Investiture of the Gods in his hands!
Taishang did not wish for his disciples' cultivation to stagnate for their entire lives, so he dedicated all his efforts to the Investiture of the Gods, intending to break through its bottleneck. This way, it could both protect the true spirits of those on the list and not hinder their path of cultivation!
Taishang looked at the Investiture of the Gods, then at the Chaos Bead. The Investiture of the Gods was already very powerful, capable of making those on the list almost immortal like saints. If not the immortal bodies of true saints, it was still remarkable! To break its drawbacks would naturally not be easy!
Taishang sighed, knowing that it would be difficult to achieve this in a short time by himself. The only way was to borrow the power of other saints, combined with the primordial essence of chaos from the Chaos Bead and the profound yellow energy from the small pagoda!
Just as Taishang was deep in thought, Tongtian suddenly ran into Taiqing Palace. Seeing Tongtian arrive, Taishang had to put away the Investiture of the Gods for now!
Upon seeing Taishang, Tongtian said with a smile, "Eldest Brother, has that brat Bai Yao been disciplined again? Why does he seem so unhappy all day?" (Su Dan Novel Network)
Taishang heard this and suddenly remembered the matter between Bai Yao and Jin Jiao. He looked at Tongtian, appearing hesitant to speak. Seeing this, Tongtian smiled and said,
"Eldest Brother, just say what you want to say. Is there anything between you and me, brothers, that we can't discuss?"
Taishang looked at Tongtian with some surprise and then said,
"Third Brother, do you think Yao'er might follow an unconventional path like Zhen Yuanzi and Daoist Hong Yun?"
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
After hearing Taishang's words, Tongtian immediately coughed out the tea he had just drunk.
Just then, Yuanshi pushed open the door of Taiqing Palace. Seeing Tongtian's state, Yuanshi immediately said with a smile,
"What's wrong? Third Brother, you are a saint, yet you can choke on a cup of tea from Eldest Brother?"
After saying this, Yuanshi walked over and sat down beside Taishang and Tongtian. Seeing this, Taishang poured Yuanshi a cup of tea!
Tongtian coughed for a while before he could digest what Taishang had said. He looked at Yuanshi and said, "Second Brother, it's not Eldest Brother's tea that's choking me, it's what Eldest Brother said that's choking me!"
Yuanshi's eyes narrowed, and he immediately asked, "What did Eldest Brother say? Something that would make you choke on a cup of tea?"
Tongtian glanced at Taishang and silently picked up his teacup and took a sip of the spiritual tea.
Seeing this, Yuanshi looked at Taishang. Taishang sighed and repeated what he had just said.
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi silently drank the tea in his cup. Taishang and Tongtian both looked at Yuanshi, wanting to see his opinion!
Yuanshi drank all the tea in his cup before realizing that Taishang and Tongtian had been staring at him the whole time!
"Eldest Brother, children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. Why bother worrying? Whether it's Jin Jiao or Bai Yao, their character is not an issue. Let them handle their romantic matters themselves!"
As Taishang nodded, finding Yuanshi's words reasonable, he suddenly realized that he had only mentioned Bai Yao and not Jin Jiao. How did Yuanshi know?
"Second Brother, how did you know it was about Jin Jiao and Yao'er?"
Upon Taishang's question, Tongtian also reacted and immediately asked,
"Jin Jiao and Bai Yao got together?"
Yuanshi ignored Tongtian and said with a smile,
"Eldest Brother, my Third Brother and I visit this Taiqing Palace often. The way those two brats look at each other is so intense it could spark! I'm not like Third Brother!"
Seeing that Yuanshi was dragging him into everything, Tongtian immediately complained,
"Eldest Brother, you should take more female disciples! Look at my Shangqing Peak, we don't have such issues!"
Yuanshi gave Tongtian a disdainful look, "Third Brother, you're talking nonsense again. If that were the case, why doesn't my Yuqing Peak have this problem? Besides, aren't Nuwa and Yao Ji, who are under Eldest Brother, female disciples?"
Hearing this, Tongtian thought about it and had no grounds to refute. He could only look at Taishang!
"Eldest Brother didn't let Yao'er go to the Heavenly Court precisely because of this?"
Taishang nodded at this. Seeing this, Tongtian laughed heartily,
"I never thought Eldest Brother would play such a villainous role! No wonder Yao'er stays in the herb garden all day and doesn't want to see you!"
Taishang was utterly speechless. Bai Yao stayed in the herb garden because he needed to tend to it, what did it have to do with him?