I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

under night.

Chaoge City.

Zhao Gongming arrived on a cloud, gazing at the city below dotted with lights, and shouted sternly, "Randeng, Jiang Ziya, show yourselves at once! I do not wish to implicate innocent people because of you two!"

In the Grand Tutor's mansion, Qin Yao led everyone out of the reception hall and looked up at the sky.

"Lord Jiang, I'll go and stall him."

Nezha instantly summoned a set of divine armor, his fair face filled with a serious expression.

Qin Yao shook his head and said, "Judging by the time, Wen Zhong should have arrived at Biyou Palace long ago."

Nezha was taken aback: "My lord, I don't understand."

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Simply put, we will not ask, answer, or respond. Let him do what he wants. As long as he does not slaughter the people, we will not show ourselves for the time being."

This would confirm his madness and prevent others from accusing us of slandering him.

After all, things without solid evidence are too easy to get into disputes.

Upon hearing this, Nezha immediately understood: "Yes, sir."

high in the air.

Zhao Gongming waited for a long time but received no response, as if no one took his threats seriously.

This scene instantly reminded him of what happened on Mount Qi, and he lost control of his emotions again. He raised his hand, summoned the Golden Dragon Scissors, and roared:
"Jiang Ziya, I'll count to three. If you still don't show yourself after three counts, you will bear all the consequences!"

Deep within the royal palace, before the Longevity Immortal Palace.

Uncle Nine stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the Taoist in the air, ready to make a move at any moment.

Daji stood behind him, her eyes sparkling: "Jiang Ziya is back?"

"Your Majesty..." The words had barely left his lips when the other's voice came from inside Uncle Nine's clothes.

Uncle Nine smiled slightly, took out his communicator, and said, "Ziya."

"I want to confirm Zhao Gongming's madness, therefore, unless he massacres the people of Chaoge, please do not intervene," Qin Yao said gently inside the Grand Tutor's mansion.

“Okay,” Uncle Nine replied softly.

"Three, two, one!"

High in the air, Zhao Gongming was almost driven mad by this cold violence. After counting down three times, he suddenly turned his head to look at the palace.

However, at this moment, a golden dragon of fortune, invisible to the naked eye, suddenly appeared, hovering above the palace, its gaze indifferent as it stared at Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming was furious, but he didn't let his anger cloud his judgment. Upon seeing the golden dragon, he calmed down and turned his gaze to the government offices outside the palace. He brandished the golden dragon scissors and forcibly destroyed the government offices.

This action was both coercion and venting of anger, but it also avoided the option of killing.

No matter what, he was a disciple of the Holy Church, not a demon or monster, and would not do anything to harm living beings.

In the blink of an eye, just as he had destroyed seven government offices in succession and was preparing to target the eighth, a golden talisman carrying brilliant colorful light flew straight towards him like a divine bird.

Zhao Gongming's expression changed slightly. He raised his hand and withdrew the Golden Dragon Scissors, remaining silent.

The next moment, the golden talisman locked onto his body and suddenly dissolved before his eyes, forming a summoning decree.

Zhao Gongming gripped the Golden Dragon Scissors tightly in his hand, but ultimately accepted the imperial decree and rushed to Biyou Palace. Upon reaching the Holy Hall, he knelt before a righteous saint clad in a Bagua immortal robe: "Disciple greets Master!"

The Master of Heaven scrutinized his face and said, "Zhao Gongming, do you even have a brain?"

Zhao Gongming's face stiffened: "Huh?"

"I want to know, are you brainless, or do you lack self-control and can't control your temper?" the Tongtian Sect Leader said seriously.

Zhao Gongming forced a smile and said with a rather aggrieved expression, "World Honored One, I only want to take back the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl."

"How can you still not understand? The moment you lost the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, it meant that your fate with this treasure had come to an end."

If it were another time, you could still try to get it done.

"But what time is it now, and who are you facing?" Tongtian said bluntly.

Zhao Gongming was speechless.

"Haotian wanted to reap the benefits of the three religions and, by taking advantage of the power of the Dao Ancestor, forced the three sages to agree on the conferment of gods."

The three of us had a tacit understanding to send those mediocre, unlucky, and unlikely-to-achieve immortality disciples to the list to fill their positions in the Heavenly Court and turn the tables on Haotian.

"Your current actions are not only going against Jiang Ziya, but also against me. Do you even understand that?" The Tongtian Sect Leader was somewhat soft-hearted and said what he shouldn't have said, for fear of failing to enlighten the other party.

Zhao Gongming said, "Master, I have the Golden Dragon Scissors in my hand. Unless the Sage of Kunlun personally takes action, who else can send me to the list?"

"Insanity."

Seeing his blindly confident appearance, Tongtian couldn't help but get angry and asked, "Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river. Looking around the world, there are more than you can count on two hands if you want to kill someone. Do you really think you are invincible under the sages?"

Zhao Gongming opened his mouth, but ultimately did not dare to refute.

"Get back to your Mount Luofu and stop interfering in the struggle between Yin Shang and Xiqi. Otherwise, I will expel you from the sect and disown you as my disciple," Tongtian said coldly.

Zhao Gongming was utterly shaken, and his whole body wilted like a frostbitten eggplant: "Yes, Master..."

After daybreak.

Xiqi City.

Upon seeing Zhao Gongming return, Yuan Jiao, who was sitting cross-legged in the Frost Formation, immediately activated the formation and invited him onto the altar, asking, "Brother Dao, what did the Three Immortal Maidens say?"

Zhao Gongming sighed: "A lot has happened these past few days."

Yuan Jiao was surprised: "A lot?"

Zhao Gongming nodded: "Let's call King Wu and the others over as well, and I'll talk to them all at once."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jiao felt a sudden sense of unease.

If it were a good thing, Zhao Gongming certainly wouldn't have acted this way.

A short while later.

Ji Fa and the immortals arrived at the Frost Array. Zhao Gongming lowered his head and recounted the whole story in detail, but omitted Tongtian's advice, only saying that the other party had forced him to retire and live in seclusion.

There was no way I could bring myself to offer this advice; it was a classic case of being able to do something but not say it.

"Everyone, we cannot disobey our master's orders, so let's part ways here."

Finally, Zhao Gongming said dejectedly.

But how could anyone bear to let him leave? After all, he was arguably the top combatant in their camp and a mainstay in the fight against Jiang Ziya.

No matter how they tried to persuade him, Zhao Gongming refused to budge, clearly determined to retire and live in seclusion.

"I have an idea!"

In the crowd, Shen Gongbao's eyes flashed, and a plan suddenly came to mind.

"What idea?" Ji Fa asked eagerly.

Although everyone was anxious, he was undoubtedly the most anxious.

“Since Master Tongtian insists that Brother Zhao go into seclusion, then Brother Zhao can simply go into hiding.”

Shen Gongbao said, "For example, change your identity and appearance, stay in the palace, and only do guard work."

Zhao Gongming waved his hand and said, "It's self-deception."

"No."

Shen Gongbao said, "This is to give an explanation to Uncle Tongtian, and also to the Jie Sect."

"After changing your identity, you no longer represent the Jie Sect, and you don't need to worry about trouble from that side. More importantly, brother, can you really tolerate Randeng using your supreme treasure for proving his Dao?"

Zhao Gongming's lips twitched: "So what if we can't tolerate it? We can't take it back anyway."

“Not necessarily,” Yuan Jiao suddenly said.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Gongming asked.

Yuan Jiao glanced at the Golden Light Mother and said, "Xueyan, please ask Xiaodie to come down from the mountain."

Kou can go, so can I. If Jiang Ziya can cause trouble in Xiqi, why can't we go to Chaoge to fight back?
Xiaodie has practiced the Frost God Technique since childhood, and her understanding of the Frost Array is even greater than mine.

If she were to set up the Frost Array within Chaoge City and activate it with Frost Immortal Qi, the entire city of Chaoge would instantly enter a state of deep winter.

At that time, even for the sake of the people of Chaoge, Jiang Ziya will likely have to find a way to return the Dinghai Pearl to Brother Zhao.

The Golden Light Mother hesitated, saying, "This approach is rather inhumane."

“We don’t really intend to freeze the people of Chaoge to death; we’re just helping Brother Zhao retrieve the Dinghai Pearl,” Yuan Jiao said sincerely.

Ji Fa chimed in, "I think it's feasible. To deal with a hypocrite like Jiang Ziya, we should use this kind of moral coercion."

"Who is this Xiaodie?"

Hearing their confident assertions, as if they could reclaim the Dinghai Pearl at any moment, Zhao Gongming couldn't help but ask.

Yuan Jiao smiled and said, "Xiao Die is Xueyan's adopted sister who grew up under her care, and she is also the person with the highest cultivation talent among the ten immortals of Jin'ao Island."

To be honest, my Ice Formation was inspired by her. In this area, I'm far inferior to her, which is why I can't execute the plan I just mentioned.

Shen Gongbao was overjoyed and grabbed Zhao Gongming's sleeve: "Brother Dao, there is hope! This time there is real hope!"

Zhao Gongming asked, "Can you really invite this Miss Xiaodie here?"

"Definitely!"

Shen Gongbao said, "Even without the Holy Mother's connection, I could still invite people here; let alone now that we have that connection."

Zhao Gongming paused slightly, then transformed into a long-bearded Taoist priest, cupping his fists and saying, "Zhao Xuantan greets fellow Taoists..."

The next day.

The Royal Palace of Chaoge.

Inside the Nine-Room Hall.

Qin Yao recounted the events of the past few days in a storytelling style, captivating Uncle Jiu and Daji with their attention.

"If Zhao Gongming doesn't die, what impact will it have on us?" Uncle Jiu suddenly asked after listening.

Qin Yao said, "It won't have much of an impact. Even without Zhao Gongming, Shen Gongbao would invite other experts from the Jie Sect."

Uncle Nine couldn't help but sigh, "If I were the Tongtian Cult Leader, the first person I would kill would be Shen Gongbao."

Qin Yao chuckled: "If you were the Tongtian Sect Leader, our entire strategy would change..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly sensed a change in the outside world, turned around abruptly, and looked out the door.

"What's wrong?" Daji asked.

"It's snowing! It's snowing..." Suddenly, exclamations came from outside the palace.

Daji was taken aback.

It's September!
Snow in September?

A short while later.

The three of them walked out of the Longevity Palace together. Looking around, they saw that the snow was falling like goose feathers, as if salt were being sprinkled on it, and the temperature around them was dropping at an alarming rate.

“Someone is up to no good!” Uncle Nine said seriously.

"Randeng, Jiang Ziya, if you do not hand over the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, this cold winter will shroud Chaoge for another day. Do not say you were not warned." Suddenly, a woman's voice that shook the heavens and the earth resounded throughout the city.

“The Holy Mother of Golden Light…” Qin Yao narrowed his eyes and said softly.

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, Randeng descended from the sky, saying, "It seems not only Zhao Gongming has gone mad, but the Golden Light Holy Mother has also gone mad; perhaps we should ask Grand Tutor Wen to make another trip to Biyou Palace?"

Qin Yao shook his head and said, "Master Tongtian is not our puppet, and the Golden Light Holy Mother does not possess the special qualities of Zhao Gongming."

A chill ran down Ran Deng's spine. He said, "We must end the harsh winter as soon as possible, otherwise a large part of the karmic debt will fall on our shoulders!"

He knew very well that the horror of karma lay in its retribution, and that you could never predict where that retribution would fall.

For him, the consequences of retribution coming when he attains enlightenment would be completely unacceptable!
Qin Yao nodded and said in a deep voice, "Such a large-scale winter cannot be brought about without the support of formations."

Ran Deng said, "I just searched and found no trace of any formation."

"Have you searched outside the city as well?" Qin Yao asked.

"There's nothing outside the city..."

During the conversation, Nezha, Yang Jian, Li Jing, and others arrived one after another, with Wen Zhong being the last. He addressed the group and said:

“I’ve checked with my Heavenly Eye, and there are no traces of formations inside or outside the city. It’s really strange.”

In front of everyone, Qin Yao summoned the Nuwa Stone, and seven-colored divine light descended upon his head. Suddenly, two beams of divine light shot out from his eyes, scanning the surroundings.

He had no choice but to put on this performance to avoid attracting attention.

In fact, he would never reveal his Saint Realm strength until the very last moment, until the moment of ultimate victory, so as not to provoke the Saints or even Hongjun to target him.

If Hongjun were to appear and insist on taking one of the poison pills that Tongtian had taken after the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, then things would be over...

"At Wangren Mountain in the north of the city!"

Shortly after, Qin Yao silently retrieved the Nuwa Stone and said solemnly.

"Ziya, what is this stone?"

After learning the exact location, Randeng was no longer in a hurry and kept his eyes fixed on the Nuwa Stone Path.

"This is the Nuwa Stone," Nezha exclaimed first. "It's incredibly powerful, practically the number one divine stone in the world!"

Ran Deng pursed his lips, smiled, and asked, "May I have a look?"

Qin Yao resolutely refused: "This is my most precious treasure for cultivating both body and soul, and I cannot lend it to the Vice Sect Leader to see."

Lantern: "..."

He was even thinking that, if possible, he could use this divine stone to transform the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls into a Sacred Realm.

If I succeed, even without attaining sainthood, I will be stronger than an ordinary quasi-saint.

But Jiang Ziya wouldn't even let me see it, so there's no way I'd borrow it to use as a consumable item. I can only try to figure it out gradually and look for an opportunity later...

soon.

Led by Qin Yao, the group quickly arrived above Wangren Mountain in the north of the city. Looking down, they saw that the mountain was barren and there was no one there, let alone any formations.

"I'll go and scout it out."

Ran Deng raised his hand and took out a magic lamp, which slowly flew towards Wangren Mountain. As the lamp lit up, a divine light instantly enveloped the entire mountain.

To everyone's astonishment, an identical magic lamp appeared out of thin air on the mountain, its light reflecting off the magic lamp in the sky, creating an indescribable sense of eeriness and wonder.

"How is this possible?!"

Upon seeing this, Ran Deng's eyes widened in shock.

Looking across the world, there are only three innate divine lamps: Laozi's Eight Scenery Palace Lamp, the Primordial Jade Void Glazed Lamp, and his Spirit Vulture Glazed Lamp.

These three innate divine lamps are all unique and cannot be replicated, so what's the deal with the Spirit Vulture Glazed Lamp that suddenly appeared before us?! (End of Chapter)