Chapter 106: Ne Zha's Descent

Friend, this time I've brought you such great news—you have to buy me a drink, eh!

Taiyi Zhenren said with a proud face.

In fact, he hadn't expected that the disciple he had taken on by chance would actually have such an opportunity.

Indeed it's good news—plenty of fine wine, Taiyi Dao friend, please come in!

Ao Yifan said, making an inviting gesture.

Everyone took their seats, and Ao Yifan gave Shang Qingjun a glance.

Immediately, Shang Qingjun ordered his subordinates to spread the word: an immortal will send a Spirit Pearl to the mortal world to celebrate the birth of the third son of Princess Suzhi, and the entire Chentang Pass will hold a grand feast for a month!

As soon as this news came out, the entire Chentang Pass erupted in an uproar.

Princess Suzhi had been pregnant for three years, and her third son had still not been born; this had long become a topic of gossip among all the folk of Chentang Pass.

Everyone said that Princess Suzhi's third son was no ordinary mortal; now hearing that an immortal would descend and specially send a Spirit Pearl for reincarnation, everyone instantly became curious—just what kind of extraordinary bearing would this Spirit Pearl sent by the immortal possess?

"Come, Taiyi Dao friend, this is immortal wine brewed from the spiritual roots plucked from Penglai Immortal Island—drink a jar and even an immortal would be drunk for ten days!"

Ao Yifan ordered a maid to present the fine wine and introduced it to Taiyi Zhenren.

"How could this work?"

Looking at the amber-like fine wine before him, Taiyi Zhenren, though already drooling, still declined: "I still need to perform a spell to fuse the Spirit Pearl with the child in Lady Yin's womb—how could I get drunk now?"

"Heh, just one cup, Taiyi Dao friend—you should have confidence in your drinking capacity!"

Ao Yifan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren raised his eyebrows and said: "Well, just one cup, eh—you're right, Dao friend; with my capacity, one cup is still no problem."

Having said that, Taiyi Zhenren picked up the wine cup before him and drained it in one gulp.

"This taste is great, eh!"

His face showed an expression of enjoyment, but the next moment Taiyi Zhenren's head felt dizzy.

"Good wine, but how come, Dao friend, you've turned into three, eh?"

No sooner had the words fallen than Taiyi Zhenren's whole body swooned and collapsed.

The next moment, a figure appeared beside Taiyi Zhenren.

"The Seven-Colored Lotus holds the Spirit Pearl and the Demon Pill inside!"

Picking up the Seven-Colored Lotus, Shen Gongbao said.

But then he immediately furrowed his brows and said: "Damn it, the Seven-Colored Lotus has a lock; without the code, there's no way to open it."

"Heh, Shen Dao friend, try placing Taiyi Dao friend's hand on it."

At that moment, Ao Yifan spoke up.

Hearing this, Shen Gongbao's face flashed with doubt, and he then followed Ao Yifan's instruction, placing Taiyi Zhenren's hand upon the Seven-Colored Lotus.

Immediately thereafter, a scene that shocked Shen Gongbao unfolded: as Taiyi Zhenren's hand rested on the Seven-Colored Lotus, the originally tightly closed lotus slowly opened.

"It's actually a fingerprint lock!"

Shen Gongbao exclaimed in shock: "How do you, Dao friend, know that this Seven-Colored Lotus has a fingerprint lock?"

"Heh, just human nature!"

Ao Yifan supported Lady Yin as he walked to the Seven-Colored Lotus and said: "Shen Dao friend, don't you think, given Taiyi Dao friend's unreliable character, he'd add a safeguard—if he really forgot the code, wouldn't we be doomed?"

"That's also true!"

Shen Gongbao smiled, feeling that this was indeed possible.

"These two are the Spirit Pearl and the Demon Pill?"

Lady Yin gazed at the two beads within the Seven-Colored Lotus, from which she could feel waves of powerful aura.

"Indeed, with the Demon Pill, our child will surely achieve great things!"

Ao Yifan said.

Glancing at Ao Yifan, Shen Gongbao reached out and took the Spirit Pearl, then said: "I'll wait for you at the Dragon Palace!"

Having said that, Shen Gongbao didn't dilly-dally, turned and left.

Meanwhile, on the spot, Ao Yifan performed a spell to draw the Demon Pill into Lady Yin's womb.

The drawing spell—He Tong had already taught me that; it's no difficulty.

And as the Demon Pill entered Lady Yin's womb, the next moment a wave of demonic aura swept forth, and within that aura a meatball flew out.

Seeing this, Ao Yifan cast a spell, sending a stream of spiritual aura toward Taiyi Zhenren.

Immediately, the formerly dazed Taiyi Zhenren woke up.

"Where does this demonic aura come from?"

The groggily awakened Taiyi Zhenren, feeling the strong demonic aura all around, involuntarily shuddered and instantly became fully awake.

"Taiyi Dao friend, what's going on?"

Just then, Ao Yifan's voice sounded in Taiyi Zhenren's ear.

"How can this Spirit Pearl emit such powerful demonic aura?"

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren looked at the meatball in the air, his whole body jolted, and he said: "What the heck is going on? This isn't a Spirit Pearl—how did the Demon Pill get fused with the child, eh?"

"What? Taiyi Dao friend, you mean the thing you just used in your spell wasn't the Spirit Pearl but the Demon Pill?"

Ao Yifan feigned shock.

Taiyi Zhenren furrowed his brows, then gave a helpless look and said: "I already said drinking is a no-go, eh—now we're done for; surely I got drunk and mixed up the Spirit Pearl and the Demon Pill, eh!"

Seeing Taiyi Zhenren's regretful face, Ao Yifan asked: "What should we do now?"

"What to do?"

Taiyi Zhenren glanced at the meatball in the air, a hint of struggle flashing across his face.

"There's nothing to be done—the Demon Pill is a condensation of heaven-and-earth demonic aura; if left unchecked, it will surely bring calamity to the world!"

Taiyi Zhenren, although unwilling, still took out his own whisk, saying: "Now, the only way is to destroy this child!"

As he spoke, Taiyi Zhenren prepared to act.

However, before he could act, Ao Yifan suddenly appeared beside him, reaching out and grabbing his wrist.

"Fellow Daoist, I know you're reluctant, but the demon pill truly cannot be kept."

Taiyi Zhenren said helplessly.

However, he wanted to break free from Ao Yifan's hand, but it was simply impossible.

"Ah, Fellow Daoist Taiyi, you don't understand the feelings of parents toward their child."

Ao Yifan sighed, saying: "Although I've said it repeatedly that the demon pill is a calamity, whether he is a demon or an immortal, he is always my and my wife's child; his path will ultimately be decided by himself, and as parents, the only thing we can do is protect our child from harm."

"Fellow Daoist, the demon pill—"

Taiyi Zhenren was still about to say something when, at that moment, the meat ball in the air suddenly opened its eyes.

At the same time, endless demonic Qi began to gather toward him.

The next moment, the vast demonic Qi spread out, pressing so that many ordinary people who had come to watch the ceremony found their breathing becoming difficult.

"Nezha!"

At that moment, Madam Yin's silhouette flashed to Nezha's side; without waiting for his reaction, she grabbed a belly band and held him in her arms.

Nezha was still preparing to resist, but the spiritual Qi continually gathering around Madam Yin and into his body dispersed the surrounding demonic Qi, leaving the Nezha who was preparing to resist unable to move at all.

"What is this?"

Taiyi Zhenren also widened his eyes, saying: "Spiritual Qi infusing the body, and yet it is so powerful—what's going on?"