Chapter 351

The Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun listened to Tang An's narration, the smile in his eyes not diminishing.

"But I observe that what you have always wanted to change is the fixed number of the Heavenly Dao."

"Now that this fixed number is the rise of the Jie Sect, which is beneficial to you, will you change it, or will you not?"

Listening to the Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, he had been paying attention to her for more than a day or two.

But this question, doesn't she have a reputation to maintain?

"Oh, you and I are both cultivators; instead of internal friction, we should think more about how to make things difficult for others."

"As for the Heavenly Dao, change your way of thinking."

"When it goes against my will, my fate is up to me, not heaven."

"When it goes with my will, it's like the King in the wishing pool..."

"Crack!"

A thunderclap erupted from the clear sky, giving Tang An a fright.

"Stingy!"

Tang An rolled her eyes at the sky, "You've already done the deed, and you won't let people talk about it?"

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a figure seemed to faintly appear behind them.

"Hey, I just scolded you once, is that necessary?"

"Master, help me~"

The Qingping Sword shone brightly, and the phantom of the Tongtian Jiaozhu appeared in the sky in an instant, raising his hand to block the thunder punishment sent down by the Heavenly Dao.

"Master~"

"So cool!"

Having such a super backing is simply exhilarating!

"If she wants to say a few words, let her say them. If you punish her, I will take it."

The voice of the Tongtian Jiaozhu echoed in the air; his dharma body had no emotional fluctuations, but his tone was cold and arrogant.

"Master!!"

This is the flavor, so cool, so cool!!!

The Heavenly Dao seemed to let out a cold snort, the figure faded, and the faint thunderclouds also dissipated.

"Thank you, Master." Tang An suppressed her excited heart and trembling hands, bowing obediently.

"It's nothing, do whatever you want to do; for everything, I will cover for you."

Wow, this statement, simply too much like a domineering CEO!

Hey? Wait, Master wouldn't be reading romance novels to pass the time, would he?

"Alright Master, take care." Tang An only thought this in her heart and didn't ask directly.

After all, thinking of the Tongtian Jiaozhu, one of the Three Pure Ones, reading modern domineering CEO novels, that image... is too character-breaking...

"Hey, where are you going?"

When the Qingping Sword saw the Tongtian Jiaozhu was about to leave, it darted out, wanting the Tongtian Jiaozhu to take it with him.

Tang An grabbed its hilt with quick eyes and hands, "Still want to run? Come back here."

One person and one sword, one pulling with all her might, the other trying to escape with all its might, engaged in a protracted tug-of-war.

And then?

And then, of course, the Qingping Sword lost, because the Tongtian Jiaozhu had no intention of taking it with him at all.

The Qingping Sword, like a poor thing abandoned by its owner, followed Tang An in a depressed state, looking like a wilted eggplant.

"Oh, just endure it a little longer, the Journey to the West Calamity will end soon, and then you will naturally be able to go back."

"Don't worry, by then, besides me, who would dare call you Jinbao? Aren't you still that majestic Qingping Sword that shakes the Three Realms."

Tang An seemed to be in a very good mood and even had the heart to comfort the Qingping Sword.

The Qingping Sword had just felt comforted by Tang An when it realized something.

"That's not right, besides you, is there a second person who dares to call me Jinbao?"

"Uh?" Tang An cleared her throat, "Don't worry about those details."

Actually, Tang An wanted to say that Jiuling Yuansheng, without knowing the truth, had also called it the Jinbao Sword.

But Tang An was afraid that if she said it, the Qingping Sword would be unable to resist wanting to silence him.

"Since the treasures have been chosen and Jiuling Yuansheng now belongs to my Jie Sect, we won't bother you any longer."

"Tianzun, farewell."

We came to discuss business, and now that the business is done, we naturally cannot delay any longer.

After all, a day in heaven is a year on earth; in this short time, it's probably been nearly half a month down below.

The Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun nodded, and after watching Tang An and her four disciples leave, he flicked his whisk and disappeared from this place as well.

After all, he came here in the first place just to wait for Tang An.

Mortal world, within the territory of Tianzhu, Leopard Head Mountain, Tiger Mouth Cave.

When Tang An and the others returned, Jiuling Yuansheng had already reorganized his subordinates, and they were all assembled.

Just waiting for Tang An to return with good news, he could then take the lions and join the Jie Sect.

"Yo, everyone's here?"

Tang An and her disciples returned, and as soon as they arrived, they saw Jiuling Yuansheng and a few lion grandchildren drinking in the demon cave.

Clearly, without an answer, Jiuling Yuansheng was anxious and uneasy, and naturally couldn't drink to his heart's content.

He was very afraid that the Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun would appear in person to take him back.

But fortunately, the one who came wasn't the Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, but Tang An.

"Fellow Daoist, did the Tianzun agree?" Jiuling Yuansheng hurried to greet them.

"He agreed." Tang An walked to the seat Jiuling Yuansheng had just occupied, not treating herself as an outsider at all.

"I've already told my master, you can just go directly."

"Master?" Jiuling Yuansheng still thought that Tang An's master was the Lishan Laomu.

After all, back on the Journey to the West, her apprenticeship to the Lishan Laomu was known to everyone in the Heavenly Court.

But clearly, if her backing was only the Lishan Laomu, I'm afraid this matter couldn't have been handled so easily.

Could it be that the Tongtian Jiaozhu was behind it?

Tongtian Jiaozhu?

Wait...

Jiuling Yuansheng's face was filled with shock, "That sword, can you let me see it again?"

"Jinbao?"

Tang An summoned it out, but clearly, the Qingping Sword didn't want to pay attention to her.

"Don't put on airs, it's a rare chance to show off, if you don't cherish it, when you really return to Master's side later, even if you want to show off, you won't have many chances."

After all, chances to let the Tongtian Jiaozhu act in person are really rare.

When the Qingping Sword heard this, it felt it made sense, so it flew out and appeared before Tang An.

Tang An took the sword and threw it to Jiuling Yuansheng.

"You threw me? You tricked me into coming out, and you dare to throw me?"

It, the dignified Qingping Sword, was actually thrown by someone? Ah?

"Shut up, show off properly." Tang An took a piece of watermelon for herself and asked the Yellow Lion Spirit, "Before cutting the watermelon, you didn't cut garlic, did you?"

"Ah? No, no, no." The Yellow Lion Spirit was now completely submissive, appearing so obedient and well-behaved.

"Tsk, you still haven't grasped the essence of being human. But that's fine, I don't like garlic-flavored watermelon either."

Tang An took a bite of the watermelon; it was juicy, crisp, and sweet.

"Not bad, your social skills aren't bad, you even know how to pick a watermelon."

No matter what Tang An was saying, Jiuling Yuansheng couldn't hear a single word.

His gaze was entirely focused on the Qingping Sword in his hand, examining it carefully.

The Qingping Sword vibrated with light, shaking off the three brush-written characters, revealing its original name.

"Qing... Qing..."

"Qingqing? This name is okay, but it shares a name with Xiaoqing, not very good." Tang An teased.

Jiuling Yuansheng held the Qingping Sword with both hands and came before Tang An.

"Is it that ceremonial?"

Tang An wiped her hands on the Yellow Lion Spirit, "I still like the way you looked when you first saw it."

She reached out to take the Qingping Sword, but instead of getting the sword, she saw Jiuling Yuansheng kneel down with a "thud."

"Hey? Hey!"

"Don't try to frame me, I didn't even touch you!"