CHAPTER 288: CHAPTER 285: SEA CALMING PEARL

Zhao Gongming’s cultivation was profound, and the Sea Calming Pearl he wielded was nearly at the level of a Holy Artifact.

Even though it was later taken away by the Treasure Falling Gold Coin, he borrowed the Golden Jiao Scissors, but was ultimately schemed against by Lu Ya, leading to his soul returning to the Investiture of the Gods.

Now that he has lost the Treasure Falling Gold Coin, and Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao have died, does this mean Lu Ya must act in advance?

"You think too much, your heart harbors demonic thoughts. If this goes on, your cultivation might be affected," said Wu Xiang Monk, looking at Nezha and sensing his doubts.

Nezha said, "Monk, you didn’t participate in the Divine Enthronement war, you just roamed the world. Your cultivation seems the same as it was years ago, why is that?"

"Breaking through the Immortal Dao Barrier is not so easy. Besides, I am trapped by worldly desires. If I can’t resolve these worldly confusions, even if I reach nirvana in five hundred years, I might not make it to the Loose Immortal Realm."

The Little Dragon Girl was puzzled. She had always cultivated methodically, traveled the world, and when her cultivation encountered difficulties, she would meditate for days until her confusion disappeared.

Later, she developed feelings for Nezha, which delayed her cultivation for a month, but she quickly understood the reasons behind it and used this to break through to the Golden Immortal Realm, becoming the most talented member of the Dragon Clan in five thousand years.

But the Dragon Clan’s cultivation system was relatively complete, and she knew what it meant to leap from the Golden Immortal Realm to the Taiyi Golden Immortal. She said, "Nezha, if you can’t sever your emotions and desires, with too many distractions in your heart, when you break through in the future, the Three Flowers on your head will be unstable, the Five Qi in your chest won’t condense. When the Heavenly Tribulation turns, the Three Flowers on your head will crush your Primordial Spirit, and the Five Qi in your chest will destroy your five organs, leading to immediate death and the fading of your Dao."

Nezha frowned, "I have discussed this with my fellow cultivators. But if we discard all emotions and desires, how are we different from stones? Is cultivation for the sake of longevity? If stones live longer, should we become stones? It feels like putting the cart before the horse."

The Little Dragon Girl shook her head, "Nezha, you are wrong. The ancestors were not more foolish than you. Severing emotions and desires only cuts away past attachments. It doesn’t remove the ability to feel emotions and desires, nor does it erase memories."

Nezha said, "My past is part of who I am, and I cherish and love it. Why should I cut it away?"

"For cultivation."

The Little Dragon Girl answered, and in her heart, she added, for longevity.

Nezha shook his head, "I won’t sever it myself."

The Little Dragon Girl wanted to persuade him further, but Wu Xiang Monk interrupted, "No need to say more. Don’t you see? Nezha has no doubts in his heart and has already decided not to sever it. His Dao has taken shape. Although this path will certainly be more challenging, as long as he walks it, the future will be broad and bright."

Jiang Xiao, who had been holding Lv Zhu’er’s hand all along, said, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about, but this place is so beautiful, could it be the Immortal World?"

Nezha smiled, "Young lady, there are many beautiful places in this world, as long as you open your eyes to see them."

"Nonsense, I’ve always had my eyes open. There are wars and famines everywhere, where is there beauty? Besides, you are all immortals, isn’t the place you live the Immortal World?"

Hearing Jiang Xiao’s innocent words, everyone laughed, but Jiang Xiao didn’t mind and said, "Is there good food in the Immortal World?"

Nezha said, "There’s plenty, later I’ll take you to town to have braised meat noodles, but first, we have other matters to attend to."

Hearing this, Lv Zhu’er couldn’t help but sigh, her young master really was a busy person, always having something to do even if he wasn’t cultivating.

Nezha indeed had matters to attend to.

He flew into the mountains, moved a large stone hidden in the grass-covered mountain slope.

Behind the stone was a cave, dark and damp inside. As soon as it saw the light, snakes, insects, rats, and ants scattered and fled.

Then everyone saw that there was also a person inside this stone cave.

This person was none other than Jinzha, whom Nezha had previously captured.

Jinzha’s cultivation was sealed, and his tendons and meridians were locked by Nezha, yet he neither cried nor threw a tantrum. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to practice breathing techniques. Coincidentally, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in Nezha’s small world was abundant, which unexpectedly helped him stabilize his previously unstable realm due to misfortune.

Seeing everyone enter, Jinzha opened his eyes and spoke in his usual carefree tone, "Oh, isn’t this my dear brother, been a while, still alive I see."

Nezha smiled, "If I were dead, who would rescue dear brother?"

Jinzha said, "Who needs your rescue? Your Heart Piercing Spell is indeed exquisite, but it’s not fully refined. At most, it can trap me for two years. After two years the spell will naturally lift, and I’ll consider it as closed-door cultivation."

"Elder brother gives me a good reminder. When I refine my spell to be more exquisite, I’ll have to test it on you again."

Jinzha’s expression changed, the indifference on his face turning to bitterness, and he said helplessly, "I am a direct disciple of Manjusri, carrying the heavy responsibility of Divine Enthronement. If you trap me here and delay significant matters, you won’t be able to bear the consequences."

Nezha said, "You’re afraid of offending those old leaders of the Chan Sect, but I am not. In the grand matters agreed upon by the Three Sects, we Golden Immortal Realm cultivators are mere numbers. Whether it’s Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Sect Leader, or the Heavenly Emperor, none of them would care."

Jinzha’s face grew paler, "If according to the predetermined course of the Heavenly Dao, they indeed wouldn’t care. But your existence might change the course of the Great Dao. Nezha, why do you think I don’t want to get too close to you, do you not understand even now?"