I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"Zixuan, are you sure?"

The White Emperor was still somewhat uneasy and solemnly said, "Do not underestimate that Black Flood Dragon of the East Sea. Although it is called a flood dragon, it is actually more terrifying than a true dragon. Because it has been absorbing the evil energy of heaven and earth for many years, it has become quite formidable. I am worried that your journey will be difficult..."

Qin Yao smiled slightly: "I know what's important, please rest assured, Emperor Bai."

In fact, it wasn't that he thought Ling Chu was a burden; he simply didn't want to have too much to do with this guy.

Otherwise, if you develop a relationship with someone in the future, you'll have to hold back when it comes to fighting.

The White Emperor gave him a deep look and handed the Demon-Sealing Tower of Kunlun to him: "Since you are confident, then go ahead and do it yourself."

Remember, above all else, your own life must be the priority; otherwise, I will be unable to answer to the Azure Emperor.

Qin Yao nodded and accepted the Demon-Locking Tower: "Yes."

"There's one more!"

Just as he was about to turn around and head to the East Sea, the White Emperor suddenly said, "As everyone knows, Taotie is now my mount. I don't want others to know that the Black Dragon of the East Sea was released by it. Do you understand what I mean?"

Qin Yao calmly said, "I understand. I will not reveal anything about this."

The White Emperor nodded in satisfaction: "Go, I'll be waiting for your triumphant return!"

That night.

The moon shines on the East Sea, its waters as dark as an abyss.

Qin Yao rode on a golden auspicious cloud, carrying Ah Hong at high speed across the sea, while simultaneously using his vast divine sense to thoroughly search the ocean beneath his feet.

"I want to know, what is the relationship between the Green Emperor and the White Emperor?" Ah Hong suddenly asked as they hurried along.

"Simply put, they are inseparable best friends, like brothers," Qin Yao said. "That's why the White Emperor could command me, as the Green Emperor's disciple, and I couldn't refuse his request."

Ah Hong asked, puzzled, "Why do we have to find you? Aren't there many immortals in Kunlun Mountain?"

"Didn't you hear what the White Emperor said? The Black Dragon of the East Sea is incredibly powerful; none of those immortals are a match for him," Qin Yao said with a smile.

Ah Hong couldn't help but mutter, "Since he's so powerful, why doesn't the White Emperor take action himself instead of sending you to risk your life..."

Qin Yao pondered and said, "It is both a trial and a mission for each generation; in other words, the Green Emperor and the White Emperor also have things to do."

Ah Hong blinked, seemingly lost in thought.

half an hour.

The night ends and the day dawns.

The sea beneath Qin Yao and Ah Hong's feet changed from black to blue, and a gentle breeze stirred the waves.

Suddenly, Qin Yao sensed a trace of demonic energy and immediately summoned the Four Fiend Swords, plunging them straight into the water.

In the blink of an eye, a black dragon leaped out of the water, pursued by the four fierce swords, and opened its blood-red maw to bite the two men.

Qin Yao raised his hand and took out the golden scepter. He used the laws of space and time, and golden divine runes rushed towards the black dragon like a rain of light. After landing on it, they immediately formed layers of restraint.

These restrictions caused the black dragon to fly slower and slower, and a look of fear gradually appeared in its eyes.

But when he tried to escape, he found that he was powerless to change the situation and could only watch helplessly as the four indestructible divine swords pierced his body, cut open his meridians, and forcibly interrupted his demonic energy circulation.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Yao sheathed the four fierce swords that had come hurtling towards him, and instead took out the Demon-Locking Tower, putting the black dragon, whose face was filled with disbelief, into it.

For Zi Xuan, this life-threatening tribulation, while not insurmountable, was not a crisis either.

If a quasi-saint needs to fight hundreds of rounds to subdue a black dragon, then this world is either too advanced or too insane...

"let's go."

With a thought, Qin Yao raised his hand and grasped the rapidly shrinking Demon-Sealing Tower in his palm, then smiled and said to Ah Hong.

"Going back to Jiuxi Mountain?" Ah Hong asked.

Qin Yao shook his head: "No, go back to Kunlun Mountain. Remember, the worst thing you can do is to create trouble for yourself, followed by forcibly interfering in or excessively interfering in the cause and effect of others."

The White Emperor entrusted me with capturing the Black Dragon, so after I capture it, I should go back to report to him and, while I'm at it, hand over this hot potato.

In the original drama, Zi Xuan didn't understand this point. He not only left the Black Dragon and the Demon Locking Tower behind, but also thought of helping the White Emperor clean up the mess by casting a spell to put the Black Dragon into an eternal sleep and send it back to the East Sea Abyss.

This behavior foreshadowed, or rather, created a hidden danger for his tragic fate!

Kunlun Mountains.

In front of the dining hall.

When Ling Chu stepped out of the door, he saw Zi Xuan standing not far away with a smile on her face, obviously waiting for him to come out.

"You've subdued the black dragon?"

Looking at the smile on his face, Ling Chu asked with mixed feelings.

Qin Yao nodded: "His strength has declined so much that this is not a difficult thing for him."

Ling Chu: "..."

What outrageous things are you spouting?

If this isn't a difficult task, I would have done it long ago. How could it be your turn?
but……

This also indirectly proves the other party's current formidable strength, making him feel both envious and jealous.

"Please take me to Baidi."

Just as his emotions were fluctuating, he was suddenly pulled back to reality by a single sentence from the other person.

"Come with me."

Forcibly suppressing all the complex emotions in his heart, Ling Chu strode past the other party and sped towards a celestial palace.

Qin Yao used his teleportation technique to follow him at a leisurely pace, and soon they entered the Immortal Palace. Behind a jade table, they saw the White Emperor, still dressed in white.

"You're back. How did it go?"

On his throne, the White Emperor silently put down his vermilion brush, raised his eyes, and asked.

Qin Yao summoned the Demon-Locking Tower with a flick of his hand and calmly said, "I have not failed in my mission; the Black Flood Dragon is inside."

The White Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and praised, "Zi Xuan, it seems you are even more outstanding than I imagined."

Ling Chu: "..."

Qin Yao shook his head and said modestly, "You flatter me. Where do you think we should put this Demon-Locking Tower?"

Bai Di pondered, "Why don't you take him back to Jiuxi Mountain? If you can resolve the malevolent energy within him and subdue him, it would be a good thing for you."

"I am mortal with evil, I only kill and not save, so you should find someone else to help him." Qin Yao resolutely refused.

This seemingly benevolent reward is open to anyone who wants it, but he certainly doesn't!

“Master, since Zixuan is unwilling to do this hard work, then let me do it,” Ling Chu suddenly said.

The White Emperor hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I can let you come, but you must be careful not to be bewitched by the Black Dragon instead of converting him."

"I understand, that will never happen!" Ling Chu assured him.

Qin Yao then handed the Demon-Sealing Tower to the other party: "Then it's yours to keep."

"Thank you for bringing him to me." Ling Chu took the pagoda with both hands and said calmly.

Qin Yao smiled, neither confirming nor denying: "If there's nothing else, I'll head back to Jiuxi Mountain now..."

"Ling Chu, why don't you see Zi Xuan off?" the White Emperor instructed.

"Yes, Master."

A short while later.

After seeing Qin Yao off at Kunlun, Ling Chu immediately returned to his room to communicate with the Demon-Sealing Tower and refine the black dragon's malevolent energy. Before he knew it, evening had fallen, and a voice suddenly came from outside the door, quietly reaching his ears: "Do you want to become stronger?"

"Who?" Ling Chu immediately stopped his practice and asked in a deep voice.

"I am Taotie."

Ling Chu looked astonished: "You were in the dungeon, how did you transmit your voice up here?"

"I have my own supernatural powers," Taotie said. "But that's not important. What's important is that I can help you become stronger, surpass Zixuan, and become the true number one among the younger generation."

Ling Chu sneered, "Don't even think about bewitching me."

"It's not incitement, it's cooperation," Taotie said quietly. "Let me explain, and you can listen. What do you say?"

Ling Chu narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "I won't listen."

Taotie chuckled: "I know you want to hear it. Actually, it's simple. This cooperation involves you, me, and the Black Dragon."

Specifically, you bring the Demon-Locking Tower to the dungeon, and I will place a restriction on the Black Flood Dragon and ask him to retrieve the Soul-Gathering Lamp for me.

"After you succeed, you will be free. I can pass on to you an unparalleled divine skill that transcends heaven and earth. With this skill, you will surely surpass Zi Xuan within a hundred years at most."

“I will surpass him, but not by cooperating with you,” Ling Chu said.

"Don't be silly, without my help, you will never, ever be able to surpass him."

"Think about the thousand-year pact between you, think about how you've lost the face of the White Emperor, can you really accept that you're inferior to him?" Taotie tempted.

"What do you need the Soul Gathering Lamp for?" Ling Chu asked after a moment of silence.

"Of course, it's to repair the hidden injuries to your soul," Taotie said. "Don't worry, it's fine. You won't lose anything because of it."

"how is this possible?"

Ling Chu shook his head: "Putting everything else aside, just letting the black dragon go is a crime."

Taotie said, "I can cooperate with you to put on a show, taking the blame upon myself so that this matter does you no harm, thus demonstrating my sincerity in cooperating."

Ling Chu: "..."

The next day.

late at night.

Ling Chu quietly slipped into the dungeon, holding up the Demon-Sealing Tower in his right hand, and asked, "What should I do?"

"First, remove the chains binding me," Taotie said calmly.

“This…” Ling Chu hesitated.

"If you don't lift the restrictions on me, how can I control the Black Dragon? Do you really think he's trustworthy and doesn't need any restrictions?" Taotie asked.

Ling Chu pursed her lips, but still removed the chains from his body, and said in a deep voice, "You'd better keep your word, or I won't let you off!"

Taotie's lips curled up: "You can rest assured, this is a win-win-win situation..."

After saying that, he transformed into a wisp of black smoke, which swirled and coiled around the Demon-Locking Tower.

Half an hour later.

Two plumes of black smoke, one large and one small, left the Demon-Locking Tower simultaneously. The smaller plume disappeared into Ling Chu's sleeve, while the larger plume transformed into the shape of a Taotie, which chained itself: "That's enough, you can take him out now."

With things having come to this point, Ling Chu had no way out and could only leave with the Demon-Sealing Tower and the black smoke, his heart filled with unease...

On the eve of dawn.

The remnant souls of various demons suddenly gathered near Kunlun Mountain. Although they were intercepted by the mountain-protecting formation, it still alarmed everyone.

"How could this happen?"

The White Emperor rushed out of his palace at the first opportunity, staring at the sky full of demonic souls, muttering to himself.

Suddenly, he remembered something and rushed to the Kunlun dungeon, only to find that Taotie was no longer there, but his disciple Ling Chu was tied to a wooden stake.

He raised his hand and released a beam of white light, which struck Ling Chu directly in the face, forcibly waking him up. The White Emperor asked in a deep voice, "How did you get here? What happened?"

Ling Chu silently raised his blood-stained face and asked, "Master, was it you who released the Taotie?"

The White Emperor was stunned: "How could I have let Taotie out... Wait, were you imprisoned here by Taotie?"

Ling Chu said weakly, "The Taotie escaped from the dungeon by some unknown means, injured me, stole the Demon-Locking Tower, and even conspired with the Black Flood Dragon to steal the Soul-Gathering Lamp..."

The White Emperor's heart trembled.

pass.

That makes sense.

No wonder Kunlun has gathered so many demonic spirits.

Then, he thought of something even more terrifying:

When the Dragon Clan and the Demon Clan rebelled against the Heavenly Court, the Dragon Clan was represented by Taotie, while the Demon Clan was represented by the Demon Emperor.

Now that Taotie has taken the Soul Gathering Lamp, if he were to summon the Demon Emperor's soul and revive this terrifying demon god, a great calamity might be imminent.

"Master, I think we should thoroughly investigate who released the Taotie." Ling Chu said through gritted teeth as he was lost in thought.

The White Emperor waved his hand: "That's not the most important thing right now. We need to find the Taotie and the Soul-Gathering Lamp as soon as possible; and of course, the Black Dragon of the East Sea!!!"

evening.

Penglai.

Qin Yao strolled with Ah Hong through the Hundred-Mile Peach Blossom Forest. A breeze blew, peach blossoms fell, and the fragrance filled the air, making both of them very happy, and they kept smiling.

Deep in the ocean.

The black dragon of the East Sea stared intently at the scene on the island, its eyes wide open, and spoke to the humanoid Taotie above its head:

"It is him. If you can help me take revenge, I will wholeheartedly submit to you and be at your beck and call."

Taotie pursed his lips and said, "This person is unfathomable; it's not advisable to confront him head-on."

As they were talking, he suddenly noticed that the target on the island was looking in their direction, as if it had spotted them. He hurriedly said, "This is bad, let's go!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the black dragon immediately turned and left.

"What's wrong?" Ah Hong asked, glancing sideways from the fairy island.

Qin Yao silently withdrew his gaze and replied softly, "Someone was spying on us just now."

Ah Hong joked, "Perhaps she's taken a liking to you."

Qin Yao waved his hand: "I'm afraid it's not that wonderful. I have a vague sense of unease. Something must have happened somewhere I can't see that is connected to my destiny."

Ah Hong's smile faded, and she said seriously, "Could it be that the Black Dragon of the East Sea has escaped? No, this matter is no longer your concern."

"Forget it, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. It's not wise to worry about the future when things are at their best," Qin Yao said, waving his hand.

Ah Hong nodded, smiling as she hugged his arm: "Shall we have grilled fish later?"

"Sure," Qin Yao readily agreed.

Not long after.

Just as the two were sitting by the fire, chatting and laughing while grilling fish, a large patch of dark clouds suddenly flew overhead.

Above the dark clouds, countless celestial soldiers and generals, clad in white armor and wielding weapons, stood solemnly, exuding a chilling aura of killing intent.

Qin Yao raised his head slightly, his mind filled with doubts.

what's the situation?
We just said we'd deal with any soldiers who came, and now these heavenly soldiers have arrived in the blink of an eye?! (End of Chapter)