Immortal Father
Chapter 1184: 419: Giving Up Style Mediation

Chapter 1184: Chapter 419: Giving Up Style Mediation

“Hmm? What is this?”

Guilingling, who had just arrived to protect Li Ping’an, used her clear voice to call back Li Ping’an, who was mesmerized by that piece of cloth.

Li Ping’an blinked, looked at Guilingling, and the masters who had started to gather around, and put away the cloth fragment in his hand.

“It’s nothing, a gift from a senior, for me to use in my Dao enlightenment.”

Li Ping’an casually replied, gazing longingly at the now calm Chaos Sea.

That indescribable behemoth;

That tiny figure that suddenly appeared, along with the melodious sound of the flute;

And the piece of cloth, which he rarely moved, kept as a souvenir…

‘Why does it feel a bit eerie?’

Li Ping’an muttered with a hint of unease, as a large number of masters had already gathered around. He could only suppress such thoughts and engage in polite greetings and mutual praise with masters from the Three Teachings and Three Tribes.

The immortals inevitably talked about the chaotic behemoth that suddenly appeared.

“What a pity,” said Chi Jingzi, the second-ranked among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching, with regret on his old face, “If it weren’t for the sudden emergence of such a strong behemoth, we would have captured more innate demons today.”

The Great Mage laughed, “This battle’s results are already quite dazzling, the greatest in the Desolate Era since ancient times.”

Immortal Taiyi crossed his arms and said, “Everyone, should we send a plaque to the Western Sect, praising their critical role in this battle?”

The immortals shook their heads and chuckled lightly.

Immortal Huanglong frowned and asked, “Why send a plaque? What did they do? This Poor Daoist and others have been guarding here for quite some time! The Western Sect hasn’t shown a trace!”

Beside him, Shiji quickly pulled on Immortal Huanglong, gently whispered, “It’s sarcasm, mocking the Western Sect’s Calamity Respected One for sowing discord and spreading rumors.”

“Ahem,” Immortal Huanglong nodded calmly and winked at Li Ping’an, signaling for rescue from the scene.

Li Ping’an remained composed and took over the topic:

“This victory is thanks to the full protection of all the senior uncles and masters. The Heavenly Court should then publicize the virtues of the participating creatures from all corners of the world and set an example for all beings.

“Later, the Heavenly Court will also send merit.”

“Do all the senior uncles and masters know why the innate gods and demons were provoked? Will they attack again later?”

Grand Master Xuandu said, “This Poor Daoist briefly captured the memory of an innate god and demon when slaying it, confirming that it was the Western Sect’s Jie Yin Sect Hierarch’s second disciple, Calamity Respected One, who intentionally spread rumors, provoking the innate gods and demons to attack Xuan Capital City and Dragon Ancient Realm, attempting to enter the world through Dragon Ancient Realm.”

The immortals each pondered.

Zhao Gongming said, “Why not make a big deal out of this, uproot the disaster at Ling Mountain, and fill some calamity ahead of time?”

The Intercepting Sect Immortals agreed deeply.

“This can’t be done,” Guang Chengzi sighed, “The evil deeds of the Western Sect disciples are hardly related to the orthodoxy of this lineage. Calamity Respected One’s actions have surpassed the baseline that creatures should have.”

Jinling Saint Mother frowned and said, “If we’re to say that the sect shouldn’t be implicated, then the Western Sect must distance themselves from him ahead of time. The Western Sect’s two great masters are not home, isn’t the Western Sect all controlled by Calamity Respected One? Uprooting Ling Mountain and eliminating his followers, why not?”

Grand Master Xuandu only pondered.

Chi Jingzi then said, “When the Six Great Masters return, the Western Sect will have a pair of saints. That’s the most troublesome thing for the Western Sect. What’s the use of killing those useless Western Sect disciples?”

“Why,” Jinling Saint Mother coldly snorted, “I see the fellow disciples of Chan Teaching still hold onto the idea of teaming up with the Western Sect to suppress us from the Jie Sect. Are you eager for Jie Yin and Zhunti to return?”

The atmosphere atop the Xuan Capital City suddenly took a tense turn.

Most of the second-generation masters of Chan Teaching were present. Hearing Jinling Saint Mother’s aggressive words, they naturally showed displeasure.

The sixty to seventy masters of Jie Sect were not pushovers either. When it came to group fights, they feared no one, whether inside or outside the Desolate Era.

Li Ping’an saw the intention behind Chan and Jie Teachings exchanging blows and sighed slightly.

Indeed, it’s really different perspectives lead to different goals.

The core conflict between Chan and Jie Teachings is the Dao Immortal Tribulation. Unless the tribulation is gone, the two sides will always be at odds.

Jie Sect seems to be targeting Ling Mountain, but they’re actually trying to eliminate Chan Teaching’s ally in the Dao Immortal Tribulation.

Li Ping’an then looked at Grand Master Xuandu, who was looking up at the sky as if calculating how many mud bricks Xuan Capital City had been smashed by innate gods and demons.

He then looked at Guang Chengzi, who avoided his gaze and frowned at Jinling Saint Mother.

Li Ping’an had no choice but to look at Intercepting Sect’s senior brother Duobao.

Taoist Duobao was busy studying the arc of his robe’s neckline, seemingly worried it might affect his slightly chubby appearance.

Alright, alright, everyone acted oblivious, waiting for him, the ‘agent of the setup,’ to make a choice, to see whom he’d support.

Li Ping’an was no naive fool anymore and could not be easily manipulated.

He suddenly exclaimed, “How about I start this Dao Immortal Tribulation now?”

The immortals’ expressions stalled a little.

Li Ping’an moved forward with a cheerful smile, unconsciously imitating his old Li, with hands slightly tucked in his sleeves, as if discussing a trivial matter:

“Oh, do not blame me, all the senior uncles and masters. My heart surely leans towards the Taoist Sect, towards the bright future of Chan and Jie peace.

“But Yun Zhongzi taught me many times to consider the creatures of the world; and my recent teacher also told me that the world will eventually perish.”

“After all, everything returns to nothingness, so I might as well go with the flow.”

“If you truly want to fight, I’ll set the stage for you; let’s go to the Southern Continent and choose two strong nations to engage in a proxy war of immortals.”