Chapter 278: Heading to the Heavenly Realm, beating up Taiyi

Seeing himself being attacked from the front and back, Perfected Taiyi was furious, his hair standing on end.

"Three Xiao sisters, do you really intend to be this ruthless?"

"I am a disciple of the Jade Void; if anything happens to me, the sect leader of my Chan Sect will not let you off."

Seeing that he could not escape and was surrounded, Perfected Taiyi brought out Yuanshi Tianzun.

Gu Xiu spoke indifferently, his tone calm and unruffled: "Rest assured, we will spare your dog life and send you to the Jade Emperor Haotian. As for how he will deal with you, that is not for us to worry about."

Gu Xiu understood the nature of the Chan Sect well; hearing Perfected Taiyi bring out Yuanshi Tianzun, he was not surprised at all.

"This is unbearable! To actually let Haotian judge me? Is he worthy? I, Taiyi, will fight you all to the death today!"

Hearing Gu Xiu's words, Perfected Taiyi was completely enraged.

Immortal power surged within his body, wanting to struggle a bit.

Gu Xiu smiled slightly; with three Da Luo Golden Immortals and one Quasi-Saint among them, dealing with Perfected Taiyi was easy.

Very quickly, Perfected Taiyi was beaten until he had no power to fight back.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me! I surrender, I surrender!"

Under the continuous beating, Perfected Taiyi softened; his robes were tattered and he was in an extremely wretched state, clutching his head and admitting defeat.

Seeing the arrogance and wildness on Taiyi's body disappear, Gu Xiu sneered: "It would have been better if you had done this earlier."

Bi Xiao raised her eyebrows, not forgetting to continue bickering and mocking Taiyi: "I told you long ago that the Heavenly Dao indicated today that you would be beaten by us."

Perfected Taiyi was both angry and furious, but since he couldn't win the fight, he had to endure it.

"Perfected Taiyi, come with us to meet Haotian now." Yun Xiao spoke calmly with a dignified expression.

She summoned the Immortal-Binding Rope she had prepared specifically for Perfected Taiyi when they left the Heavenly Realm.

The Immortal-Binding Rope flashed with golden light, flying out instantly to bind Perfected Taiyi.

Perfected Taiyi tried to struggle, but the more he struggled, the tighter the rope became, so he had to give up.

His heart was filled with anger, like a volcano about to erupt; he never thought he would end up in this state one day, and he secretly swore to himself:

As long as he returned to Mount Kunlun, he would definitely go and complain to Yuanshi Tianzun.

With the favor he received from Yuanshi Tianzun, Yuanshi Tianzun would certainly not ignore this matter.

When that time came, he would definitely make Gu Xiu and the three Xiao sisters pay a painful price to resolve today's humiliation.

Sensing the malice in Perfected Taiyi's eyes, a cold light flashed in Gu Xiu's eyes.

If not for the fear that Yuanshi Tianzun might intervene, which he couldn't handle right now, he would have really wanted to kill Perfected Taiyi right now and send him onto the Investiture of the Gods list.

"Perfected Taiyi, you are now a prisoner, so you should act like one. Since you don't know how, I will teach you!"

While speaking, Gu Xiu mobilized the immortal power in his body, flipped his palm, and a powerful immortal force instantly condensed in his palm.

He swung it fiercely, blasting it towards Perfected Taiyi and hitting him.

Only a loud "Bang!" was heard, and with a single strike, Taiyi Zhenren was sent flying backward.

At the same time,

In the Lingxiao Palace, brilliant immortal light intertwined within the hall.

All the immortals and gods were waiting for news when Taibai Jinxing ran in hurriedly, shouting as he ran.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Seeing Taibai Jinxing running so hurriedly and panting heavily, the immortals and gods in the hall looked at each other, wondering if Perfected Taiyi had attacked, and they all began to panic.

Haotian had been secretly watching the progress of Perfected Taiyi attacking the Thirty-Three Heavens and had long known the situation outside, knowing that Perfected Taiyi had been captured by the three Xiao sisters, but he still played dumb and asked calmly.

"Taibai Jinxing, what is the situation now? Could it be that Perfected Taiyi has attacked?"

"Your Majesty, it is not that; the crisis in our Heavenly Court has been resolved."

Hearing this, the immortals and gods couldn't help but ask.

"Taibai Jinxing, could it be that the three Xiao sisters of the Jie Sect have already subdued Perfected Taiyi?"

Taibai Jinxing nodded and smiled: "The three Xiao sisters of the Jie Sect and their disciple have successfully subdued Perfected Taiyi and are now escorting him to the Thirty-Three Heavens for Your Majesty to deal with."

The immortals and gods in the hall breathed a sigh of relief and offered their congratulations one after another.

"Your Majesty, this time it is thanks to the help of the Jie Sect that our Heavenly Court's crisis was resolved."

"Yes, our Heavenly Court must send someone to Three Immortals Island to properly thank the three Xiao sisters and their brilliant disciple."

After the congratulations, the immortals and gods began to discuss how to deal with Perfected Taiyi.

"The Chan Sect is arrogant and has come to the heavens to cause trouble twice; we must punish Perfected Taiyi."

"That is not appropriate. Perfected Taiyi is an immortal of the Chan Sect. If we punish him, what if the Chan Sect attacks again?"

Haotian was very unhappy that his plan had been ruined.

Hearing the argument among the immortals, a flash of inspiration struck him. He would continue to threaten the Chan Sect and perform his duties as the Heavenly Emperor to punish Perfected Taiyi, letting the Chan Sect cause another scene in the heavens; wouldn't that achieve his goal?

While he was thinking, the three Xiao sisters and Gu Xiu brought Perfected Taiyi into the Lingxiao Palace.

"The three Xiao sisters of the Jie Sect pay respects to the Great Heavenly Venerable." Yun Xiao nodded and smiled, saying politely.

Although the Heavenly Court currently had no majesty, she still gave Haotian some face in front of others by calling him the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Gu Xiu stood to the side with a calm expression, only slightly cupping his hands as a greeting.

Haotian sat upright on the throne, an invisible pressure radiating from his body, fully displaying the aura of a superior, and smiled.

"Three Xiao sisters, no need for formalities. This time you saved the Heavenly Court from danger, and our Heavenly Court will definitely remember this favor."

"Great Heavenly Venerable, you are too kind. We only hope you remember your promise. Perfected Taiyi is left to the Great Heavenly Venerable to deal with; we will return to Three Immortals Island first." Yun Xiao's expression was calm, and her words were concise and clear.

"Three Xiao sisters, take care." Haotian stood up, raised his hands slightly, making a gesture to see them off, with a polite smile on his face.

After the three Xiao sisters and Gu Xiu left the Lingxiao Palace, their figures disappeared into the brilliant immortal light.

Haotian withdrew his gaze and looked at Perfected Taiyi, who was bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope.

"Perfected Taiyi, you have such great courage to come and cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Do you know your crime?"

Perfected Taiyi raised his head slightly, his eyes showing no sign of awe: "Haotian, do you know who you are talking to?"

"We give you face because you are the Lord of the Three Realms; if we don't give you face, you are just a dog."

Perfected Taiyi insulted him, completely disregarding Haotian, his tone full of provocation and insult.

Being called a dog to his face, Haotian was so angry that his whole body trembled, his face turning livid: "Perfected Taiyi, do you really think I dare not do anything to you?"

"If you have the guts, then come." Perfected Taiyi was extremely arrogant, with a look of contempt on his face, certain that Haotian dared not do anything to him.

Haotian was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he really didn't dare. The Chan Sect behind Perfected Taiyi was powerful, and he couldn't do anything to Perfected Taiyi, but he could still demand some things.

"Someone, first send Perfected Taiyi to the Heavenly Prison to await disposal."

After sending Perfected Taiyi away, the immortals and gods began to discuss.

"Your Majesty, this Perfected Taiyi is too arrogant. Relying on being a disciple of a Saint, he doesn't put the Heavenly Court in his eyes at all. He is simply lawless!"

"He talks about the Heavenly Dao at every turn, but the duty of the Heavenly Court is to manage the Three Realms. Your Majesty is the Lord of the Three Realms, appointed by the Dao Ancestor, and is the destination of the Heavenly Mandate. Yet the people of the Chan Sect don't know how to show respect at all, and they even refuse to come to the heavens to bow down and submit. In their own words, this is defying the Heavenly Dao. They simply say all the good and bad things themselves."

"Exactly."

The immortals and gods were filled with righteous indignation and insulted the Chan Sect.

Taibai Jinxing stood out: "Your Majesty, Perfected Taiyi is a high immortal of the Jade Void; it is not easy for us to punish him, right? What should we do now?"

Haotian had long thought about how to deal with Perfected Taiyi, focusing on attracting the hatred of the Chan Sect so he could go to the Zixiao Palace to cry and complain again.

"What to do? Of course, punish him severely, otherwise they will think my Heavenly Court is easy to bully."

"Taibai Jinxing, take my imperial decree to the Jade Void Palace and say that Perfected Taiyi has no regard for the law, does not respect the Heavenly Emperor, and dared to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Now that he has fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Court, tell the Jade Void Palace to bring things to redeem him and take him back to educate him properly. If there is a next time, don't blame the Heavenly Court for not being polite."

With Hongjun as his backer, Haotian was not afraid at all and directly pressured Yuanshi Tianzun; if they came to smash the Heavenly Court again, he would go and cry to the Dao Ancestor.

Hearing this decree, Taibai Jinxing's face was covered in sweat.

"Your Majesty, I have been busy running around, and my body is suddenly a bit unwell. Why not let someone else go?"

Haotian said indifferently, his tone majestic, leaving no room for Taibai Jinxing to refuse: "This matter is of the utmost importance and can only be done by you. Taibai Jinxing, I hope you will not disappoint my expectations of you."

Taibai Jinxing's face was very troubled.

The disciples of the Chan Sect were arrogant and high-minded. Last time he went to deliver an imperial decree, he was beaten until only half his life was left. If he went to deliver this kind of decree again, wouldn't he be beaten to death?

He didn't have the Dao Ancestor as a backer.

"Why, is there a problem?" Seeing Taibai Jinxing's face ashen, Haotian asked, his tone becoming a bit heavier.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go through fire and water for the Heavenly Court and will definitely deliver the imperial decree to the Jade Void Palace." Taibai Jinxing said with great passion.

"That's more like it." Haotian nodded with satisfaction: "Taibai Jinxing, of the entire Heavenly Court, I trust you the most. You have been busy running around for the Heavenly Court and have made great contributions; I remember them all."

"By the way, don't forget the usual practice. After the Chan Sect redeems Perfected Taiyi, publicize this matter throughout the Three Realms."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

On the other side.

After coming down from the Heavenly Court,

The glow of the sky gradually dimmed, and the figures of Gu Xiu and the three Xiao sisters appeared particularly eye-catching in the afterglow, and the clouds under their feet flew rapidly towards the East Sea.

"Haha, it was really not a wasted trip." After beating up Perfected Taiyi, Bi Xiao was in a pleasant mood.

Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao were more reserved; although they were very happy, they didn't show it too much.

They just smiled slightly and told Bi Xiao to be careful.

Gu Xiu asked: "Master, we have collected Perfected Taiyi's Nine-Dragon Fire Cover this time; how do you plan to deal with it?"

Perfected Taiyi was the one who used the Nine-Dragon Fire Cover to kill Shi Ji.

If there was no Nine-Dragon Fire Cover, Perfected Taiyi might not have been able to kill Shi Ji. Now that it was in their hands, they couldn't return it.

Before Yun Xiao could speak, Bi Xiao said without hesitation: "Hmph, such a treasure, since it has fallen into our hands, how can there be any reason to return it!"

Yun Xiao pondered for a moment: "The Nine-Dragon Fire Cover is Perfected Taiyi's treasure of his cave; the Chan Sect will definitely come to ask for it. We cannot keep it, so I plan to hand it over to the Sect Leader to deal with."

"Master, why not give the Nine-Dragon Fire Cover to me, and I will personally go to Biyou Palace to hand it over to the Grandmaster." Gu Xiu said.

Yun Xiao was suspicious, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she looked at Gu Xiu with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Do you have other plans for doing this?"

Gu Xiu smiled slightly: "The disciple wants the Grandmaster to keep the Nine-Dragon Fire Cover first and let the people of the Chan Sect come to take it after the Great Calamity."

He originally wanted to throw it into the system space like the Demon-Subduing Pestle, but so many people in the heavens saw the three Xiao sisters take it away with the Hunyuan Golden Dipper; he couldn't hide it.

He could only choose a compromise method, letting Tong Tian wait until after the Investiture of the Gods to hand it over.

Yun Xiao looked at Gu Xiu with her beautiful eyes and pondered for a moment: "I believe you must have your reasons for doing this. Very well, you can hand it over to the Sect Leader."

Yun Xiao summoned the Nine-Dragon Fire Cover and handed it to Gu Xiu.

During the conversation, they returned to Three Immortals Island in a short while.

The island was still as quiet and peaceful as ever.

"Finally back." Bi Xiao stretched.

As soon as Gu Xiu and the three Xiao sisters landed, he stepped forward: "Master, let the disciple go to Jinao Island to inform the Grandmaster about this; you all should rest well."

Yun Xiao nodded slightly: "Go and return quickly, be careful on the way."

Gu Xiu responded and turned into a stream of light, flying towards Jinao Island.

This time when he arrived at Jinao Island, he didn't have too much conversation with other disciples.

He went directly to Biyou Palace, but coincidentally met the Seven Attendant Immortals.

Inside, Feather-Wing Immortal was slightly stunned when he saw Gu Xiu.

Gu Xiu just smiled, went to the gate of Biyou Palace and told the Water and Fire boys, and then entered Biyou Palace.

Inside Biyou Palace, Tong Tian was sitting on a futon, very confused about Gu Xiu's arrival.

"Gu Xiu, you came to find me; is there something wrong?"

"Reporting to Grandmaster, the disciple does have something."

Gu Xiu told him about Perfected Taiyi causing trouble in the heavens and Haotian sending someone to Three Immortals Island to ask for help.

Tong Tian nodded slightly after hearing it and said with a calm expression.

"The disciples of the Chan Sect are used to being arrogant. Haotian's position as Heavenly Emperor was appointed by the Dao Ancestor. It is reasonable and logical for you to go and save the Heavenly Court, and it is also good to take this opportunity to raise the prestige of our Jie Sect."

"Grandmaster, but this time we beat up Perfected Taiyi; is that okay?" Gu Xiu probed Tong Tian's attitude.

Tong Tian's tone was indifferent: "It doesn't matter. Your reason for saving the Heavenly Court is legitimate. If your Second Grandmaster still wants some face, he won't say anything. If he has any opinions, let him come to me; I will talk to him."

"With these words from the Grandmaster, the disciple is relieved."

Although it seemed that Yuanshi Tianzun didn't want any face at all, having Tong Tian's guarantee was still good.

Then Gu Xiu changed the subject.

"By the way, Grandmaster, we took Perfected Taiyi's Nine-Dragon Fire Cover and wanted to ask for your opinion on how to deal with this magic treasure?"

Tong Tian smiled and spoke slowly: "You cannot keep this magic treasure. With your Second Grandmaster's temperament, he will probably come to me to ask for it, so give it to me first."

Tong Tian was very satisfied in his heart that Gu Xiu and the three Xiao sisters had taught Perfected Taiyi a lesson, so he was in a good mood.

Gu Xiu never forgot the purpose of coming here and said: "Grandmaster, can this magic treasure not be returned to the Chan Sect first? Give it back after the Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity ends."

Hearing this, Tong Tian frowned slightly: "Are you worried that the Chan Sect will use it to deal with my Jie Sect disciples?"

"Yes, it's better to be safe than sorry. Grandmaster, the disciple still feels that for the Investiture of the Gods, our Jie Sect should also make some preparations."

Yuanshi Tianzun often scolded Jie Sect disciples in front of Tong Tian. Recently, Gu Xiu and the three Xiao sisters had made Perfected Jade Tripod, Perfected Dao-Conduct, and Perfected Taiyi suffer, which had let out a bad breath for Tong Tian, so he didn't think much about this request.

"I know you persuaded Duobao and Jin Ling last time to let them come to me to talk about the Investiture of the Gods, but I still want you to close the mountain gate properly and wait quietly for the Great Calamity to pass without worrying about it. However, since you have this request, if your Second Grandmaster comes to ask for it, I will let him wait until the Investiture of the Gods ends before asking for it."

"Thank you, Grandmaster."

The last time they discussed the Investiture of the Gods, it failed, and Gu Xiu didn't want to argue with Tong Tian.

He was a Saint, high above, and the Great Calamity could not threaten him. Also, out of concern for the feelings of the Three Pure Ones, many things, even if he thought of them, he would exclude them himself.

He had to let Tong Tian slowly see the true face of his two elder brothers.

Now, he just needed to keep the Nine-Dragon Fire Cover from returning to Perfected Taiyi's hands; by then, Perfected Taiyi's combat power would be severely reduced. ===== CHAPTER 279 =====