Chapter 299: That

Shen Zhengdao's assessment site.

"Life and death have always been viewed with indifference; I go against the heavens! My fate is determined by me, not the heavens; this young master insists on becoming an immortal!"

"Good!"

Shen Zhengdao clapped without reservation, "A few short sentences, yet they are deafening and inspiring. Good poem, good poem!"

"The spirit of this poem is worth learning for all of you."

Mo Wan Nezha was praised like that for the first time, and he was immediately embarrassed.

"Really? Is it that good?"

"Hehe, I made it up randomly."

"Not so, not so." Shen Zhengdao stroked his beard, "Every word is a gem, urging one to forge ahead."

"To be able to compose such a poem shows that you have high aspirations at such a young age. Truly a young hero, your future is limitless."

Mo Wan Nezha was so praised he was about to float away, "No, no, actually there are still some small flaws."

Shen Zhengdao switched styles in a second, "Your flaws are huge!"

"Ah?"

"I ask you, what is up with those dark circles under your eyes?"

"I was born with these." Mo Wan Nezha also shifted from his previous excited and cocky mood to one of helplessness and speechlessness.

He just had some dark circles, was it that excessive? Was he really that ugly?

"Looking all strange and slovenly; if you were to apprentice under me, I would certainly teach you to reshape your human form."

"Can it be reshaped?" Mo Wan Nezha's eyes lit up instantly, and he jumped in front of Shen Zhengdao, his large eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge and a longing for wisdom. "Then will you teach me?"

"Master!"

When Taiyi Zhenren saw this scene, he nearly bit his teeth to pieces.

It was one thing to suddenly have an extra future master, but how did another master pop up?

Back when he was asked to take an apprentice, what was his attitude like?

With him, it was, "Apprentice my foot, I'm not learning anything!"

When it came to Shen Zhengdao, he bowed and offered apprenticeship without a second word?

Fine, fine, this kid actually has two faces; he truly is his "good" disciple.

Beside Taiyi Zhenren and Lu Tong, Shashen Nezha watched the development of events silently.

His gaze was focused more on Lu Tong.

Why was the difference between Lu Tong and the deer demon so great? It was just a deer, where was it as good-looking as she said?

While Nezha was pondering, Mo Wan Nezha had already started fighting with Shen Zhengdao.

Lu Tong looked at Nezha, "Are you not going to help?"

Nezha glanced at Lu Tong, "You are not worthy of commanding this deity."

"This deity?" The more Lu Tong scrutinized Nezha, the less she could see through him, so she could only look at Taiyi Zhenren. "Senior Martial Uncle, what is wrong with him?"

Taiyi Zhenren slapped Nezha on the forehead and explained to Lu Tong with a guilty smile: "This child bumped his head; his brain might not be working right these past two days. Don't mind him, don't mind him."

Lu Tong clearly had lost patience and feared further complications. "All Disciples, hear my order!"

"Escort the demons back to Yuxu Palace."

"Yes!"

As soon as Shen Zhengdao saw the banner of the Chan Sect, he immediately gave up resistance.

Because Shen Zhengdao gave up resistance, Mo Wan Nezha's move nearly broke his own arm.

Fortunately, he retracted his strength in time and slammed himself into the mountain rock.

"Child!" Taiyi Zhenren worried that Mo Wan Nezha was injured.

Mo Wan Nezha pulled himself out of the rubble and patted the debris off his body. "This bit of force can't hurt this young master." He flew up and arrived beside Taiyi Zhenren and Nezha.

"Stop, stop, put them all down." Shen Zhengdao straightened his robes; clearly, he held the righteous path of the immortal sects in high esteem.

Tang An's voice drifted over from the sky.

"Put down what? Pick them all back up for me."

As the jade crane of Yuxu Palace appeared, the one stepping on the jade crane to make an entrance in mid-air was undoubtedly Tang An.

These special effects stunned Taiyi Zhenren; he even truly believed that Tang An had attained the Dao and become an immortal.

Lu Tong immediately felt something was wrong, summoned her bow, and aimed it at Tang An.

"Who are you? How do you have a jade crane from Yuxu Palace accompanying you?"

Tang An smiled and waved her hand, and the crowd of demons flew in a swarm behind her.

"Who I am is not important; what is important is that your auntie here has come to collect you."

Tang An pointed a finger, and all the demons flew down, shielding their little ones.

Just as the deer demon wanted to make a move, Shashen Nezha revealed his true form.

"Move."

"Die."

Yes, a mere Lu Tong holding a bow and arrow, how could she be a match for the Great Deity of the Three Altars of the Sea?

Not to mention the Magic Treasures Nezha possessed, he had also comprehended the Law of Heaven and Earth. Even his usual fighting style was a lethal move that guaranteed death before Lu Tong.

Tang An, carried by the Red Armillary Sash, landed steadily on the ground.

She looked at Shen Zhengdao and said, "If you put down your weapon, are you guaranteed to live?"

"Do you know that putting down your weapon is equivalent to delivering your own heart to the tip of an enemy's blade?"

Shen Zhengdao did not understand why Tang An said this: "Who are you? You must not be disrespectful to the Immortal Elder!"

"Immortal masters? Them? Are they worthy?" Tang An looked at the Demon-Catching Squad, "Immortal, demon, devil—none of these have ever represented absolute justice or evil."

"Even little Nezha understands this principle, so why don't you, an old stubborn fool, understand it?"

"Or is it that you understand everything, but you have accepted your fate, and you want to ensure Shen Gongbao is not troubled within the Chan Sect, is that it?"

"Just so your son isn't troubled, you have to sacrifice so many lives?"

Shen Zhengdao was shocked by what Tang An said; could it be that he was truly wrong?

"The Great King is right!"

"If it weren't for the Great King saving us, we would have long since been refined into a Pill."

"Why are demons born inferior, and what wrong have we committed!"

"In this life, I have never done a single bad deed, so how did I end up splashed with such infamy!"

"It is nothing more than a convenient excuse they forced to refine pills, to stabilize their status, and to expand their influence, insisting that demons are born evil!"

"Right!"

"Pick them up, everyone pick up your weapons!"

"We must resist, we do not accept our fate, we have done nothing wrong!"

All the voices of resistance gathered in one place at this moment, deafening.

Tang An stood before the crowd of demons, raising her right hand like countless predecessors and martyrs. Her brows were stern, her gaze burning.

"Resist! Do not accept your fate! Stand up!" She shouted loudly, her voice cracking, full of momentum.

The demons followed her actions one after another, raising the magic tools in their hands.

"Resist! Do not accept your fate! Stand up!"

"Resist! Do not accept your fate! Stand up!"

"Resist! Do not accept your fate! Stand up!"

The uniform shouting, the sonorous and powerful sound of resistance, was truly deafening.

All the demons were united as one, swearing not to retreat even unto death. In their eyes was the determination to risk their lives against that bunch of sanctimonious immortals.

Shen Zhengdao was infected by this atmosphere, and in the silence following the passion, he asked a question.

"Can we... really resist?"

Tang An pointed her finger at Lu Tong, using her finger as a sword.

"They merely style themselves as immortals; how much better can they be than demons?"

"If they still harbor prejudice against demons in their hearts, then fight back!"

"Beat them until they never dare to have prejudices again, and even more, shatter that mountain of arrogance and prejudice in their hearts!"

"Demons, hear my command."

"Present!"

"Now it is our turn to show them what we are made of."

"Attack!"

The demons' blood rushed to their heads, and they charged forward with their lives on the line.

"Kill!!!"