Chapter 290: The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Acquired

Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to sigh, having no intention of holding Tang An accountable.

"Tell me, what do you want, so that you may return to your journey west?"

"Ah? That's simple." Tang An was a very "easy-going" person; since the other party had taken the initiative to offer compensation, why should she hold a grudge?

"How about this: I want Nanji Xianweng to apologize to me sincerely. Then, provide appropriate compensation."

"I won't eat his pills; I don't have a hobby of eating people."

"I want his Zhang Sheng Tao, the Panlong Cane, and the deer demon must be executed, and I want Hetong taken back to serve as my mount."

"Master Uncle, I am not greedy; I only want these. You don't have any objections, do you?"

???

Only these?

Nanji Xianweng nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood; she wasn't just asking for these, she had basically asked for everything he had!

The Panlong Cane, the Zhang Sheng Tao, the deer demon and Hetong—what exactly had she left for him?

She didn't even intend to leave him any face; she even wanted him to sincerely apologize to her?

"Master..." Nanji Xianweng pleaded with Yuanshi Tianzun, begging him not to agree.

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at Tang An, then looked at Tongtian Jiaozhu.

He might not understand Tang An, but he understood his junior brother's style very well.

This matter was caused by Nanji Xianweng indulging the deer demon, and since they had been caught red-handed, they could only settle the matter quietly.

Yuanshi Tianzun's dharma image gently raised a hand, and those items, including the deer demon and Hetong, were sent before Tang An.

"Master!"

When had Nanji Xianweng ever suffered such humiliation? He had managed Yuxu Palace for his master for many years; what kind of status did he hold in the Immortal Realm?

Now, he had actually fallen into the hands of a mortal?

How could he be reconciled to this!

Bodhi Patriarch flicked his Whisk, and his dharma body appeared between Tongtian Jiaozhu and Yuanshi Tianzun.

"The Daoist Master's disciple is truly hospitable."

"In these Three Realms, I fear only Nanji Xianweng would dare to invite me into that Alchemy Furnace."

Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to have anticipated this scene long ago. "Bodhi Patriarch, why must you accompany a child to play such a game?"

"Play?" A faint smile touched the corner of Bodhi Patriarch's mouth, yet there was no warmth in his eyes.

"A mortal thrown into Nanji Xianweng's Alchemy Furnace—can this really be considered a joke?"

Yuanshi Tianzun was in the wrong, and he had not expected Bodhi Patriarch to intervene in this matter.

Tang An waved her hand from below. "Master Uncle, does your Chan Sect love telling these hell-level jokes?"

"Then, if I let my master play the same joke on Nanji Xianweng, you shouldn't be angry, right?"

Yuanshi Tianzun frowned slightly, seemingly feeling a headache from being pestered by Tang An.

"It seems what you seek is more than just the treasures of Nanji Xianweng."

"Yes, yes, as expected of Master Uncle." Tang An said with a grin: "Does Master Uncle know that I used to have a Jade Ruyi?"

"But, when I used the Jade Ruyi to whip Zhunti and Jieyin, I smashed the Ruyi."

"I remember you have one too, so..."

Hearing this, Nanji Xianweng's jaw seemed to dislocate.

Whip whom?

She used a Jade Ruyi to whip whom?

Zhunti? Jieyin? Were those the two Western Saints he knew?

A mortal whipping Saints?

He had only been in seclusion for a few days; was he sure it hadn't been millions of years?

"Master, you cannot believe her. She is but a mortal, how could she..." Nanji Xianweng stopped mid-sentence, suddenly silenced.

An ordinary mortal certainly couldn't beat a Saint, but Tang An was truly different. With Tongtian Jiaozhu on her left and Bodhi Patriarch on her right.

Beating the two Western Sages suddenly became a very reasonable affair.

"Did you come here today aiming for the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi?"

Tang An shrugged. "No, I was aiming for Yuxu Palace. But the jade in Yuxu Palace is too hard; I couldn't move it."

"Next time, when I come again, I will definitely move some jade away."

"Presumptuous!" Nanji Xianweng would not allow anyone to treat Yuxu Palace with such contempt.

He raised his hand, transforming it into tree branches; the leaves twisted and extended, and in the blink of an eye, they struck directly at Tang An's face.

At the same time, the deer demon, who was within arm's reach of Tang An, took this opportunity to pull out an Immortal Sword and attempt to pierce Tang An's heart.

Tang An was not afraid in the slightest; she knew that her safety was guaranteed today.

Just as Tongtian Jiaozhu was about to act, two streaks of five-colored light, like glazed glass, blocked the front and back of Tang An.

"Chirp~"

A peacock's cry rang out, and half the horizon seemed to ignite with five-colored auspicious clouds.

"Want to kill her? You? Are you worthy?"

Kong Xuan appeared beside Tang An in an instant, and with a wave of his hand, countless peacock feathers, sharp as knives and shimmering with brilliant colors, locked onto Nanji Xianweng and struck with precision.

Nanji Xianweng retreated violently, and as countless branches and leaves spread, he sealed himself within a tree-egg as a defensive measure.

"Clang!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

With the sound of air being torn, piece after piece of peacock feather slammed into Nanji Xianweng.

Nanji Xianweng was sent flying back from the impact; no matter how he tried to flee within his Yuxu Palace, he was pursued and bombarded by the peacock feathers. Pity his tree-egg, which was now bristling with feathers, with quite a bit of sap dripping down from it.

"Kong Xuan!"

"You refuse to be a proper Western Bodhisattva, yet you dare to barge into my Yuxu Palace!"

Nanji Xianweng retracted his branches and leaves, a faint trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Kong Xuan glanced at Nanji Xianweng with contempt, his gaze as if to say: "Such an ugly immortal is not worthy of speaking to this seat."

Before Nanji Xianweng could flare up again, Kong Xuan casually pinched a feather and threw it toward the deer demon.

"Sizzle!"

A mere little deer demon had no chance of blocking or fighting back in front of Kong Xuan.

The peacock feather pierced directly through the deer demon's brow, pinning it to the entrance of Yuxu Palace as a warning to all.

"Kong Xuan!!!"

Tang An picked at her ear, "What are you shouting for, what are you shouting for? Just because your voice is loud, you think you're in the right?"

As she spoke, Tang An looked up into mid-air, "Uncle-Master, are you going to give it or not?"

"If you give it, then today's matter ends here."

"If you don't give it, then don't blame me for wreaking havoc in your Yuxu Palace." Tang An's gaze turned serious, devoid of the slightest fear, and even carrying a storm hidden in the shadows.

As a mortal, she indeed lacked the means to wreak havoc in Yuxu Palace.

But who told her she had good connections, and everyone she could summon was a big shot.

"Master, pay no heed, watch how I teach a lesson today..."

"Enough." Before the Dharma body of Yuanshi Tianzun, a treasure appeared; it was none other than the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

"Master! Master, you cannot!" Nanji Xianweng was in extreme pain; how could their Yuxu Palace be forced to the point where even Yuanshi Tianzun had to suffer a loss!

Yuanshi Tianzun sighed; he looked at Tongtian Jiaozhu on his left and the Bodhi Patriarch on his right. Clearly, today's situation was aimed at him.

"The Causality of the past must eventually be repaid."

The mark on the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi was wiped away by Yuanshi Tianzun, and it flew before Tang An.

"Are you satisfied with this?"

"Satisfied? I suppose I am." Tang An took the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and, without examining it closely, tucked it directly into her Wealth Gathering Ring.

"However, Uncle-Master, the Causality you owe is more than just this bit."

"It doesn't matter, there is plenty of time ahead; what must be repaid will always be repaid."

In Tang An's eyes, what faintly surged was... hatred.

"Alright." That trace of hatred vanished from her eyes in an instant. "Today's Causality shall be repaid up to this point for now."

"Uncle-Master, you may leave. As for what follows, I will have Senior Brother Nanji apologize to me; once the apology is finished, I will take my leave."