Nezha didn't care if Nanji Immortal was happy or not; he was happy anyway. With so much cultivation pressure lately, he needed to relieve it by stressing others out.
Kunlun Mountain had good mountains, good water, and good spiritual energy. Nezha enjoyed the treatment of a top Primordial blessed land, unlike Nanji Immortal. Now, his heart demons were all in Nezha's image, and he was on the verge of a breakdown, unable to understand how a dignified Saint disciple could be so shameless.
Nezha didn't care about Nanji Immortal's dark face every day. Instead of self-criticism, he preferred blaming others. If you're so annoyed by me, couldn't you reflect whether your temper is too bad to endure a little joke from a fellow disciple?
Eventually, Nanji Immortal was driven into seclusion by Nezha. He wore a deadpan expression every day, not responding no matter how Nezha provoked him verbally.
This tactic worked. Seeing Nanji Immortal , Nezha mooched food and drink for a few years before leaving Yuxu Palace. Mainly, he didn't have the energy to linger there long; otherwise, he would make Nanji Immortal understand what it meant to have your heart demon be me.
Accompanied by Child Bai He, Nezha descended Kunlun Mountain.
Child Bai He stood at the mountain gate and said politely, "Junior Master, come again when you have time."
Nezha smiled, patting Child Bai He's shoulder, and said, "Since you're so sincere in inviting me, I'll definitely come again when I have time." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ n0velfire.net
After speaking, without waiting for Bai He's response, he turned and transformed into a rainbow light, returning to the Heavenly Court.
Bai He's smile froze instantly. "You're coming again? If you come again, my teacher's going to have a heart demon!"
Nezha didn't care about that; after all, you invited me, so I'll come next time!
Returning to the Heavenly Court, Nezha was quite satisfied with this trip to Yuxu Palace. Annoying Nanji Immortal was just incidental; the main reason was to see if he was involved in the Longevity Star incident. If he had indeed done wrong, Nezha would have an excuse to take him down.
It turned out he hadn't. After all, as Chan Sect's real senior disciple and Yuanshi Tianzun's major disciple, though now downfallen, he still looked down upon refining pills using those three melons and two dates.
This matter had nothing to do with Chan Sect, allowing Nezha to completely relax and guide the Monkey to act boldly.
During his time at Kunlun, Nezha was having a blast mooching, while that time, Nanji Immortal was having a terrible time. On the other side, Child Bai He returned to Yuxu Palace and saw Nanji Immortal with an old, long face, seemingly saying, "Why do you have such a loose tongue?"
Faced with the expression, Child Bai He appeared apologetic, but thought internally, "Junior Master, please come back soon!"
Nominally Nanji Immortal's disciple, Bai He had always served beside Yuanshi Tianzun, having little real attachment to this cheap teacher.
Once Nezha left, Nanji Immortal returned to his palace, activated the grand formation, and finally, alone, couldn't hold back his anger, striking his peach wood staff fiercely. "Intolerable! Intolerable!"
Nanji Immortal walked the Path of Fortune and Longevity, practicing conservatism—not really, but stability. He rarely fought, believing the longer he lived, the further he would walk the path.
Yet, he had the misfortune of encountering Shen Gongbao, who was struck by lightning and stole his Heavenly Yuan, using his private 'forbidden item'. Afterward, that little rascal Nezha kicked him when he was down, leading to his current predicament.
Plus, with his severed body not recovered and the origin lacking, his Great Dao already looked bleak. As Yuanshi Tianzun's major disciple, he couldn't willingly accept this.
But Nanji Immortal, who cultivated the Path of Fortune and Longevity, lacked the desperation. This had become second nature through his cultivation, so he spent this time pondering ways to restore his cultivation without risks.
He had thoroughly searched Yuxu Palace's vast library, but found nothing. He already knew when his teacher Yuanshi Tianzun gave no advice—ordinary solutions meant nothing.
Yet, his ingrained personality always told him to wait a little longer every time he decided, thinking maybe there's a turnaround.
But waiting all this time bore no fruit; instead, someone he used to look down upon knocked on his door, taunting him face to face. Shouldn't Nanji Immortal care about his image?
Usually, Nanji Immortal seemed very affable, smiling at everyone, which just showed he looked down on everyone. In his eyes, they were nothing, and their words couldn't sway him.
But now, things were different. With his vision, he could tell Nezha was truly flying high, with Daluo being far from his limit, making Nezha's taunts hit bullseyes every time.
Nanji Immortal sat cross-legged for a long time, taking out a Jade Talisman. Inscribed on it were the characters "Longevity Heaven." It was something Yuanshi Tianzun had given him, a token from a world beyond the Primordial, with a promise it would help him avert a major crisis in the future.
Nanji Immortal valued life immensely and had been safeguarding it, hoping to get through some future crisis safely. But now, he felt he was already in a major crisis, and this Jade Talisman was his hope to escape the current predicament.
Looking at the Jade Talisman now, his expression was uncertain. He didn't know what the other world connected to the Jade Talisman was like, as it was not within the Primordial but in the Chaos beyond, boundless and perilous, making cultivation at the Golden Immortal level seem plain suicidal.