CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39, DUOBAO WARNS JUNIOR BROTHER

Bai Jin was startled and hurriedly said, "Although they’re tired of that, I like it!"

Wudang Saint floated up from the stone and straightened Bai Jin’s disheveled hair with a smile, saying, "Junior Brother, you should be the bad guy yourself! Your Senior Sister here can’t bring herself to do it." After speaking, she floated away into the distance.

Bai Jin turned his head and called out, "Senior Sister, think about it! I think you can do it, you have to believe in your own strength."

"Giggle~" Two light laughs carried from afar.

...

Dawn broke, and in a quiet valley behind the mountain, Duobao Taoist was sitting in meditation, surrounded by three Outer Disciples—Long-Eared Ding Guang, Qiu Shouxian, and Ling Ya.

After a moment, Duobao slowly opened his eyes, and as they opened and closed, a sharp light spilled forth.

Long-eared Ding Guang, Qiu Shouxian, and Ling Ya all bowed respectfully and said, "Eldest Senior Brother."

With a flick of his hand, Duobao Taoist sent out a burst of cyan immortal light, spreading out to form a barrier isolating the valley. Within a few moments, the barrier faded away.

Duobao Taoist spoke indifferently, "Who told you to cause trouble for Bai Jin?"

Ling Ya opened his mouth but ultimately said dejectedly, "We heard that Bai Jin repeatedly disregarded Eldest Senior Brother, so we wanted to vent your anger for you."

Duobao coldly snorted and said, "You think you can go up against Bai Jin? I don’t mean to belittle you, but if he wanted to play you to death, it would be as simple as killing an ant."

Qiu Shouxian argued, "Eldest Senior Brother, it was the Master who took action this time. If it weren’t for Master’s punishment..."

Duobao interrupted, "What else could you do? Duel with him? Do you believe he dares to slaughter you all?"

Qiu Shouxian was stunned and exclaimed, "Kill us? How could he dare?"

Duobao said lightly, "How do you all compare to the Western Guide Master and Junior Master Zhunti?"

Qiu Shouxian quickly said humbly, "We wouldn’t dare to compare."

"In front of the two Junior Masters, Bai Jin brazenly struck and flung their Disciples. The Junior Masters had nothing to say," Duobao said gravely.

Long-eared Ding Guang added, "It was a slap in the face."

"Hiss~" Qiu Shouxian and Ling Ya instinctively took in a breath of cold air. To strike the faces of their Disciples in front of the two Junior Masters—how could Bai Jin dare? Wasn’t that also slapping the faces of the Junior Masters?!

Duobao continued, "At the Dao discussion, Bai Jin provocatively manipulated the relationship among the Junior Masters’ Disciples, even forcing them to kneel and perform half of the Master’s salutation."

Qiu Shouxian and Ling Ya’s eyes widened. They hadn’t known about this, and the image of Bai Jin’s transcendent figure slowly formed in their minds—eyebrows raised, looking down on his surroundings with supreme dominance.

How could the Outer Disciples, previously suppressed by the Western powers, ever speak out? They all tacitly forgot, so these new Disciples were unaware.

Duobao continued, "How do you think you compare to Donghuang Taiyi?"

Ling Ya said with embarrassment, "Donghuang Taiyi is the Emperor of ten thousand demons; how could we compare?"

Duobao went on, "Bai Jin injured the Bi Fang Demon God in the East Sea, snatched the divine object Nine Dragons Incense Chariot from Donghuang Taiyi, thus creating karma with the Demon Court."

Ling Ya said incredulously, "He can injure a Daluo Demon God and even dare to snatch divine objects sought by the Demon Emperor—does he have a death wish? One misstep in the Primordial World and the Demon Clan could end his life."

Duobao coldly snorted, "Do you think he’s foolish? When he returned, he gave the Nine Dragons Incense Chariot to Second Master, transferring the karma. Later, it even led to Donghuang Taiyi showing up, causing a competition."

Ling Ya nodded repeatedly, saying, "I heard about that. He used tricks to win the final round."

Duobao asked back, "In a fair competition, he dared to use tricks, do you dare?"

The two asked themselves. In a competition witnessed by Donghuang Taiyi and the Masters, they truly didn’t dare to resort to tricks.

Long-eared Ding Guang sighed, "He takes boldly, abandons decisively, and knows no limits in competition. We fall far short."

Duobao hummed coldly, concluding, "Bai Jin might seem honest and serene, uninterested in external matters, but in fact, he’s despicable and shameless, ruthless and merciless in his actions, full of trickeries behind the scenes, yet, every time he manages to win over Master’s favor. How could you compete with him?"

Very seriously, he warned, "I caution you, don’t provoke him; otherwise, not even I may be able to save you. I’ve personally witnessed his cunning tactics more than once, and I nearly fell into his traps and perished."

Ling Ya, Qiu Shouxian, both were sweating profusely. Bai Jin was so terrifying—truly lawless. They deeply sensed they had just skirted the brink of life and death and promptly said respectfully, "Thank you for the warning, Senior Brother."

Long-eared Ding Guang said with a smile, "You don’t need to be too afraid. As long as we don’t provoke him, he won’t dare to provoke us, right? He’s also quite wary of Eldest Senior Brother."

Ling Ya’s spirits lifted, "That’s right. Eldest Senior Brother is the Direct Disciple of Master; no matter how powerful Bai Jin is, he’s just an Outer Disciple. Now that Nuwa has attained sainthood and is lecturing on the Tao, Master only took Eldest Senior Brother and Senior Sister Wudang with him; he can only envy from below."

Qiu Shouxian also nodded repeatedly, feeling a sense of security. Indeed, they still had Eldest Senior Brother.

Duobao said leisurely, "He went as well."

Ling Ya was taken aback—Bai Jin was able to attend Nuwa’s lecture? Was this still an Outer Disciple?

Long-eared Ding Guang asked in confusion, "Eldest Senior Brother, didn’t Master only take you and Senior Sister Wudang?"

"That’s because he wasn’t on the mountain at the time. Later, he went with Fu Xi. Nuwa even postponed the lecture to wait for him, and after it, she especially inquired about Bai Jin’s insights, showing great care."

Long-eared Ding Guang exclaimed, "How is that possible? What merits does Bai Jin have to receive the Saint’s care?"

"Because he guided the Saint in attaining the Tao."

All three were stunned—guiding a Saint in attaining the Tao?!

Duobao repeated the story that Bai Jin had told him.

Long-eared Ding Guang, Qiu Shouxian, and Ling Ya felt their scalps tingle, almost bursting with shock. What kind of Outer Disciple was this, able to guide a Saint in attaining the Tao?

Duobao said flatly, "Now you understand! Although you all are Outer Disciples, you and Bai Jin are simply not on the same level. If he continues like this, even I would not qualify as his opponent."