I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"Taiyi, you should not go to Chentang Pass anytime soon. Even if the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation that trapped you is a replica, it still means that this place is extremely ominous and should not be approached."

In the silence, the Primordial Celestial Venerable suddenly spoke.

Master Taiyi's expression faltered slightly: "Then what about my disciple?"

Yuanshi Tianzun sighed softly, "Find another one."

Taiyi was dumbfounded.

What do you mean I should find someone else?
“Taiyi, Li Jing’s three sons have already taken you as their master, and you are not their master,” said Master Yuding.

Taiyi thought to himself, "Who is it?!"

"The opponent's name is Bodhi, and his strength is unfathomable," said Jade Cauldron Immortal.

Taiyi gritted his teeth: "It must be him! He trapped me with an array and took the opportunity to recruit the disciple who was rightfully mine."

Everyone fell silent.

This possibility is indeed very high, but it's difficult to confirm.

"I'm going to confront him," Taiyi said coldly. "Since I graduated, I've never suffered such a great loss. I must get my revenge."

"shut up!"

Yuanshi Tianzun said softly, "Didn't you hear me clearly when I said it's not advisable to get close?"

Your one disciple is a small matter, but the great undertaking of bestowing titles upon gods is a much bigger one.

If that buried force were to be unleashed, the situation would spiral completely out of control, potentially triggering an immeasurable calamity, with unimaginable consequences.

Taiyi was filled with resentment, but he remained silent.

“You lot, not only can’t help him get revenge, you also need to keep an eye on him and prevent him from acting recklessly and losing more than you gain.”

Suddenly, the Primordial Celestial Venerable turned to look at the other Golden Immortals and solemnly warned them.

"We will obey our master's orders." The Golden Immortals all bowed and said.

Yuanshi Tianzun waved his hand: "Go..."

A short while later.

The twelve Golden Immortals walked out of the Holy Temple and arrived at the Golden Immortal Assembly Hall without prior arrangement.

"Junior brother, how about I recommend a few disciples to you?" Guang Chengzi asked Taiyi Zhenren after taking his seat.

Taiyi waved his hand: "Which fellow disciple could lend me one of their powerful magic weapons?"

Everyone's expression changed, and Master Yuding advised, "Taiyi, you must not act recklessly. Your master is doing this for your own good."

Taiyi raised his hand and said, "No need for further words. I will ask one more time: who can lend me this supreme treasure?"

Everyone fell silent. Guang Chengzi slowly spoke: "Lending you a magic weapon now would be harming you and going against your master's will. You will definitely be punished."

Taiyi suddenly stood up: "I know what I'm doing, everyone. Please excuse me for taking my leave first."

Having said that, he stepped out of the Golden Immortal Hall and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Ugh……"

Guang Chengzi sighed softly, "He won't turn back until he hits the south wall, and he won't give up until he reaches the Yellow River."

"I hope nothing bad has happened to him?" Yu Ding asked worriedly.

Guang Chengzi shook his head and said, "Master is wary of variables, but don't those variables also fear my Holy Sect? Don't worry, at most we'll suffer a little loss, but our lives won't be in danger."

After leaving the meeting hall, Taiyi pondered for a moment and then headed towards the West Kunlun Mountains. Soon he arrived at a magnificent mountain peak and bowed, saying, "Taiyi greets the Vice Master."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a Taoist priest with unusual features and a strange, elusive appearance, exuding a fragrant aura, arrived, smiling and asking, "Junior Brother, what brings you here?"

Taiyi said, "I would like to borrow a treasure from the Vice Leader."

"What treasure?" the Taoist priest asked.

"Exquisite Pagoda".

Taiyi said, "To be honest, I have met an opponent. I am not confident that I can defeat him with my cultivation level. Therefore, I thought of the Vice Master's Exquisite Pagoda."

"No problem."

The Taoist priest summoned a golden pagoda with a flick of his hand, and handed it to Taiyi with a smile, while also telling him the incantation.

Taiyi accepted the tower with both hands, his face full of gratitude: "I am indebted to you."

“We’re family, no need to stand on ceremony,” the Taoist replied.

Taiyi nodded heavily, then took his leave and headed straight for Chentang Pass.

Upon arriving at the destination, he looked down from the sky and saw a Taoist priest imparting teachings to his chosen disciple in the courtyard below. He was so enraged that he abruptly descended from the clouds.

In the corridor, beside the stone table, the master and apprentice looked up at each other, their expressions different.

"Are you Bodhi?" Taiyi Zhenren questioned.

Qin Yao slowly rose and said with a smile, "This humble Taoist is Bodhi. May I ask what guidance you may offer?"

Taiyi Zhenren pointed at Nezha and said, "He should have been my disciple!"

Qin Yao chuckled: "Should have been?"

“That’s right, it was meant to be, or you could say it was destiny,” said Master Taiyi.

“No,” Qin Yao shook his head and said, “If it were destiny, why would he have become my disciple?”

"That's because someone interfered and changed fate," Taiyi said coldly.

Qin Yao asked, "Who could have such great ability?"

Taiyi stared intently at his face: "Whoever benefits is the one who changes their fate."

Qin Yao was surprised and looked down at Nezha: "You changed it?"

Taiyi's eye twitched: "Don't play dumb with me. Who are you, and what is your purpose?"

Qin Yao said, "That's strange. What right do you have to question me?"

Taiyi gritted his teeth: "Because you stole my disciple."

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "Without evidence, don't bring up baseless accusations. Also, I don't accept your unreasonable demands; this is not a place for you to act recklessly."

Taiyi raised his hand and summoned a silver whisk: "Do you dare to fight me? If you win, I will leave immediately. If I win, you will return my disciple to me."

"You're obsessed," Qin Yao said, waving his hand.

"You don't dare?" Taiyi provoked.

"It's not that we dare not, but that we cannot."

Qin Yao said, "Nezha is a person, not an object. If you don't even respect him, how can you call yourself his master?"

Taiyi: "..."

"Then it's settled. If I win, you will sever your master-disciple relationship and promise never to come to Chentang Pass again."

"Neither."

Qin Yao said, "If you win, I will lose my disciple. If I win, you can leave. Only a fool would agree to such a bet."

Taiyi was furious: "Then what do you want?"

Qin Yao turned to look at Nezha, then asked Taiyi, "Do you have any magical artifacts suitable for this child?"

Taiyi's expression immediately became subtle: "What do you mean?"

"If you offer two magical artifacts that suit him and that he would like as a wager, I can have a duel with you," Qin Yao said.

Taiyi: "..."

To be honest, he actually has two of them on hand.

"What, you're unwilling to pay a price? You just want to get something for nothing?" Qin Yao provoked.

Taiyi gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and summoned the Universe Ring and the Chaos Ribbon: "How about these two magic treasures?"

"It's barely acceptable, just passable," Qin Yao said.

Taiyi couldn't help but say, "This is the most precious treasure of the Golden Light Cave in Qianyuan Mountain. The Qiankun Ring is indestructible and infinitely hard. When thrown, it can violently strike all things and can also change size. It can shake the universe, hence its name. The Hun Tian Ling is a body-binding treasure that can automatically bind enemies and change its length. Even if it is cut, it can automatically repair itself. It also has the divine power to wrap around all things and overturn rivers and seas. Do you think it's barely acceptable?"

Qin Yao nodded: "So what happened?"

Taiyi Zhenren nearly fainted, his face flushed as he exclaimed, "Very well, very well, how arrogant!"

"Alright, give the magic weapon to the child first," Qin Yao said.

Taiyi Zhenren's angry expression faltered slightly: "You haven't won yet!"

"I'm just afraid you'll go back on your word, after all, your emotions seem a bit unstable," Qin Yao replied.

Master Taiyi trembled with rage, barely suppressing his emotions as he pushed the two treasures onto the table: "Let me decide how to fight!"

"Row."

Qin Yao stepped into the courtyard with a smile: "Tell me, how do you want to fight?"

Taiyi Zhenren silently summoned the exquisite pagoda and said in a deep voice, "Stand still, do not resist, do not run away, and let me trap you inside the pagoda."

If you can get out of there, you win.

If I can't, then I win.

You can rest assured, I only care about winning or losing, I won't harm you.

Qin Yao's lips curled slightly: "Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure," Taiyi Zhenren said decisively.

Qin Yao silently raised his hands: "Then let's do it."

Immediately, Taiyi Zhenren chanted an incantation and threw the exquisite pagoda into the air. The pagoda rapidly expanded in the air and then descended, enveloping Qin Yao within it.

"Be careful."

Master Taiyi gave a warning and then slammed his hand on the tower. Flames burst forth from the tower and rushed toward Qin Yao from all directions.

Qin Yao smiled, and suddenly a red lotus phantom appeared around his body, blocking the rolling divine fire.

He then formed a hand seal and actually opened a circular portal inside the tower, stepping out in one stride.

Taiyi Zhenren was stunned.

Looking at the tower, then at him, my mind was momentarily blank.

Only Nezha was overjoyed, jumping up and down excitedly, saying, "We won! We won!"

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me," Qin Yao said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"No, how did you get out?" Master Taiyi asked, as if waking from a dream, his face full of shock.

Qin Yao lowered his arm and said with a smile, "Didn't you see? He came out of the door."

"What kind of door is that? There are clearly laws that imprison time and space inside the tower." Master Taiyi still couldn't believe it.

Qin Yao said, "It's a unique secret technique, I can't tell you, I can't tell you..."

Taiyi Zhenren took a deep breath and said, "Let's gamble again."

Qin Yao raised an eyebrow: "Or are we betting on whether I can get out?"

Taiyi Zhenren nearly rolled his eyes and said, "Of course not, I'm not stupid!"

Qin Yao laughed and said, "Then how else do you want to fight?"

Taiyi Zhenren pondered and said, "Your red lotus phantom looks quite powerful. How about this, you protect yourself with your magic weapon, don't dodge or evade, and let me attack."

If I break through your defenses within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you shall return my disciple and magical treasures and flee to a distant land.

If I fail to break through your defenses... I'll give you another magic weapon.

“Three items, and they must be ones I approve of.” Qin Yao raised his right hand, extending three fingers.

Taiyi Zhenren's breath hitched: "You're too greedy."

Qin Yao said, "The main problem is that the conditions you proposed for the duel are too outrageous. How about we switch? You let me burn an incense stick?"

Taiyi Zhenren was silent for a moment, then said, "At most two items."

"Take a look at it," Qin Yao said, beckoning.

Taiyi Zhenren thought for a moment, then took out a fire-tipped spear and a set of Yin-Yang swords: "How about it?"

"Same as always, give it to Nezha first," Qin Yao nodded.

Taiyi Zhenren had no choice but to push the two treasures in front of Nezha, then took out an incense burner, lit a stick of incense, and asked: "Are you ready?"

"Alright, light the incense." Qin Yao said, raising his hand.

With a flick of his finger, Taiyi Zhenren unleashed a flame that ignited a fragrant incense stick. He then summoned a golden brick, which he hurled at Qin Yao.

A red lotus phantom flickered around Qin Yao's body once more, forming a world centered on him.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Under the command of Taiyi Zhenren, the golden bricks continuously struck the red lotus phantom, but the phantom remained unchanged.

Seeing this, Taiyi Zhenren took out a golden dragon-patterned bell cover, inside which nine fire dragons spun continuously and suddenly spewed out nine golden flames, which rushed fiercely towards Honglian.

Qin Yao smiled and let the flames, which were nine times stronger than the Samadhi True Fire, scorch him repeatedly. He didn't even take out the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and put it on his head.

This magical weapon, which shone brightly in the Investiture of the Gods and even made Yuan Hong dare not face it directly, has little killing power against him now.

Even so, he is currently just an avatar!
Meanwhile, Taiyi Zhenren appeared calm and effortless, while Taiyi Zhenren was panting heavily, his eyes bloodshot.

Finally, he mustered his strength and summoned the exquisite pagoda, desperately smashing it against the red lotus phantom.

But the result was no different. The red lotus phantom seemed to be connected to heaven and earth, and no matter how powerful his magic weapon was or how fierce his attack was, it showed no sign of breaking through his defenses.

Taiyi Zhenren's defenses crumbled, and he roared, "What kind of magic weapon is this Red Lotus?"

Qin Yao said, "The incense stick is almost burned out."

Taiyi was greatly surprised. He turned around and found that the incense stick was only an inch long.

He didn't bother to question it anymore and frantically smashed and destroyed things, trying to break through the Red Lotus's defenses.

But in the end, he was exhausted and still failed to achieve his goal.

"Real person, you've lost again. Stop gambling and go home."

After Taiyi gave up in despair, Qin Yao said gently.

But it was precisely this gentle voice that reignited Taiyi's competitive spirit: "Let's continue betting! I'll bring out two more magic treasures!"

Qin Yao said, "Why are you doing this to yourself?"

"Just tell me if you dare or not."

Taiyi Zhenren, like a gambler blinded by greed, glared fiercely at Qin Yao and said.

"Alright then, what should we bet on, and what should we bet on?" Qin Yao asked.

With a heavy heart, Taiyi Zhenren pushed the golden brick and the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover in front of Nezha:

"Using these two magical treasures as stakes, let's bet on who can capture ten evil spirits with cultivation levels above the Celestial Immortal realm in the shortest amount of time."

If the time difference is negligible, then whoever captures the stronger demon wins.

Qin Yao nodded and raised his hand, saying, "Alright, please, fellow Daoist."

Taiyi Zhenren put away the exquisite pagoda and immediately disappeared into the underworld. Qin Yao turned back and greeted Nezha, saying, "Keep an eye on the magic weapon and wait for us to come back."

After saying that, he disappeared into the courtyard.

"Fantastic, absolutely fantastic!"

Nezha held a bunch of golden treasures in his arms and smiled very happily.

He wished a gambler like this would come every day; if he did, he feared he would become the richest person in the entire Three Realms in no time.

Just as he was lost in thought, a flash of divine light appeared in the courtyard, and Qin Yao returned.

"Master, how did you get here so fast?" Nezha suddenly snapped back to reality, looking astonished. (End of Chapter)