Chapter 230: Seeking Help, the Unlucky Hong Jin

He resolved to teach Dao Xing Heavenly Lord a lesson, Gu Xiu immediately returned to Three Immortals Island to summon help.

Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao, having no proper reason, would certainly not go with him.

Only Bi Xiao could be called; with her playful nature, any random excuse would surely make her go with him.

Riding in a palanquin drawn by a qilin back to his residence, just as he stepped down from the palanquin, he saw a spirit fruit flying toward him.

Gu Xiu reacted quickly, reaching out to catch it and firmly holding the spirit fruit in his hand.

Looking up, he saw Bi Xiao lounging leisurely on the roof of his residence, gnawing on a spirit fruit.

Her posture was relaxed, her hair loosely falling over her shoulders.

Rosy light shone on her, casting a faint halo, adding an ethereal beauty.

Her lively eyes betrayed a mischievous spark.

"Gu Xiu, you've sneaked out again," Bi Xiao said, her voice casual and affectionate.

Gu Xiu smiled, leapt onto the roof, and stood beside Bi Xiao.

"Martial Uncle, what are you doing here?"

"I came here hoping to find you, but you weren't around, so I'm resting here a moment." Saying this, Bi Xiao took a bite of the spirit fruit in her hand.

Gu Xiu sat down beside her and asked, "Martial Uncle, do you have something for me?"

"It's nothing important; I'm just checking on you as your Martial Uncle to see if you've been slacking and if you've been diligently cultivating." Bi Xiao spoke earnestly, uttering nonsense.

Gu Xiu smiled helplessly: "Martial Uncle, I've come back this time precisely to find you."

"Find me?" Bi Xiao gave Gu Xiu a once‑over, seeing no signs of injury.

"You come back and immediately look for me? Could it be that you were bullied outside and want me, your Martial Uncle, to seek justice for you? Then lead the way."

Saying this, Bi Xiao's smile blossomed like a flower, seeming quite excited.

Gu Xiu quickly shook his head: "Martial Uncle, what are you thinking? I couldn't possibly be bullied that easily; I just saw the Primordial Sect's Dao Xing Heavenly Lord acting tyrannically in the East Sea, slaughtering living beings, so I wanted to ask if you'd like to join me in teaching him a lesson."

"Dao Xing Heavenly Lord?" Bi Xiao raised her brows: "The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Primordial Sect actually dare to come to the East Sea? Are they looking for a fight?"

She thought for a moment.

"Hmph, daring to come to the East Sea, committing atrocities—of course they must be punished. Let's set off now."

Bi Xiao's ready agreement saved Gu Xiu a lot of talk.

But Dao Xing Heavenly Lord is one of the leaders of the Jade Void Twelve Immortals, not easy to deal with; we must prepare thoroughly beforehand.

"Martial Uncle, do you have the Golden Flood Dragon Shears with you?"

Bi Xiao patted her chest and said confidently: "Don't worry—although my elder and younger sisters look down on my low cultivation, the Golden Flood Dragon Shears are usually entrusted to me for safekeeping, and I always keep them on me."

Gu Xiu felt relieved; with the Golden Flood Dragon Shears, Dao Xing Heavenly Lord was nothing to fear.

"Stop the chatter, let's move quickly!" Staying on the island, Bi Xiao felt bored to death; now having something to do, she urged him on impatiently.

Having said that, the two figures flickered, turning into two rainbows that shot toward the outer East Sea.

Not long after, they arrived above the East Sea.

The sea surface was turbulent, with towering waves.

Bi Xiao's figure was light as she tapped the void with her feet, arriving before Gu Xiu.

Her beautiful eyes held a hint of curiosity.

"Where is the Dao Xing Heavenly Lord? Where should we look for him?"

"Martial Uncle, the Dao Xing Heavenly Lord has committed grave sins in the East Sea; finding him isn't hard—we just need to ask the sea creatures."

After a moment's thought, Bi Xiao gave a slight nod: "I'll follow your lead."

The two summoned the sea creatures over.

Soon, a diverse crowd of sea creatures hurried over.

"Honored Upper Immortals, may I ask what business you have with us?"

Gu Xiu was about to speak when

a system notification sounded in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Detected that Dao Xing Heavenly Lord is inquiring about Hong Jin's whereabouts, triggering an event selection; please make a choice, host."

"Option One: Ignore this, let Dao Xing Heavenly Lord kill Hong Jin, reward: one Six‑turn Golden Core."

"Option Two: Leisurely head over, just in time to collect Hong Jin's corpse, reward: the Azure Wood Divine Coffin!" (Forged from ancient azure wood, it possesses strong vitality and healing power; lying within it allows the wounded to recover swiftly.)

"Option Three: Immediately go to assist Hong Jin, rescue him from Dao Xing Heavenly Lord's hands, reward: fifty thousand Great Dao merit."

Looking at the three options presented before him,

Gu Xiu pondered briefly.

The rewards from Options One and Two seemed rather unimpressive.

Still, choosing Great Dao merit seemed better.

He silently murmured in his heart.

"System, I choose Option Three."

"Ding!"

"Selection successful; the mission has a three‑day limit—fail to complete it in time and it will be forfeited. Please hurry and finish the task, host."

With the selection successful, Hong Jin's location coordinates appeared in his mind.

Seeing Gu Xiu hesitating to speak, Bi Xiao stepped forward and asked the sea creatures.

"I ask you, have you seen any trace of the Dao Xing Heavenly Lord?"

Without waiting for the sea creatures' reply, Gu Xiu said, "Martial Uncle, I know where the Dao Xing Heavenly Lord is—come with me."

Suddenly, he just knew the Dao Xing Heavenly Lord's whereabouts, leaving Bi Xiao very puzzled.

But seeing Gu Xiu fly off in a certain direction, he thought for a moment and gave chase.

……

Primordial East Sea

Vast and boundless, immense and limitless.

Countless islands are scattered like stars.

Some islands with slightly stronger spiritual energy have many loose cultivators living there, having opened cave abodes.

Hong Jin visited two fellow cultivators on a certain island.

When parting, the two fellow cultivators came to see him off.

He bowed to the two, and just as Hong Jin mounted the whale dragon and was about to leave,

A powerful aura pressed down.

Hong Jin's expression turned solemn; he looked up and saw Dao Xing Tianzun stepping on auspicious clouds, arriving in an instant.

Dao Xing Tianzun's gaze was stern, his immortal robe fluttering in the wind; after glancing at the whale dragon Hong Jin rode, his eyes filled with rage.

"Are you Hong Jin?"

Although he did not know the visitor, upon hearing the question he hastily clasped his fists and politely said,

"Greetings, senior; I am indeed called Hong Jin."

"Hong Jin, do you know your crime?" Dao Xing Tianzun said in a low, resonant voice that echoed in the air, emitting a terrifying pressure that made one's heart palpitate.

This left Hong Jin bewildered: "Senior, I don't know when I have offended you."

"You killed Wei Hu; that is an offense against me, so decide how you wish to die," Dao Xing Tianzun said coldly.

If not mentioned, it would be fine, but as soon as Wei Hu was brought up, Hong Jin recalled the incident on the island—he hadn't expected the other party to have come to avenge Wei Hu.

"Senior, quickly look—what is that?"

Taking advantage of Dao Xing Tianzun's glance, Hong Jin hesitated not, immediately riding the whale dragon and breaking through layers of waves to depart.

"How daring! How dare you play such tricks before this venerable one? Die!"

Dao Xing Tianzun, unable to contain his anger, as his words fell, he raised his hand and unleashed a fierce spell that blasted toward Hong Jin.

"Oh no!"

Feeling the terrifying pressure erupting from Dao Xing Tianzun, Hong Jin only felt a chill down his back.

"My life is over!"

He couldn't understand: Wei Hu was killed by Gu Xiu, so why did Dao Xing Tianzun not go after Gu Xiu but come after him instead?