Primordial Era: The Great Serpent of Yunmeng

"Get out of the way! I'm going to kill this monster!"

Li Jing's voice was filled with anger and disbelief, especially when he saw the ball of flesh jump out of the room, causing chaos in the mansion.

With one hand raised high and a sword at the ready, Li Jing began to hunt down his third child right before everyone's eyes.

Behind him, Madam Li's sorrowful and weak voice rang out continuously, but Li Jing was no longer in the mood to pay attention.

The children's laughter continued to ring out, but to Li Jing at this moment, it sounded no different from mockery.

"Father, Father, are you playing with me?"

The fleshy ball's voice was full of curiosity and innocence, which made Li Jing, who was constantly wielding his sword, feel a pang of pain in his heart. But as if he had thought of something, Li Jing's determination to wield his sword became even more resolute.

"You fiend, die now and give me back my child's life!"

Li Jing's voice, filled with hatred, echoed, causing the meatball to look on in surprise and ask:

"Father, Father, am I not your child? Why do you want to kill me? I was only just born, what life do I owe?"

Li Jing remained silent, only brandishing his sword.

This damned monster is parasitizing his wife's body. His child, who is still alive, has probably already been poisoned.

They actually dare to put on an act now, trying to deceive me. They don't even look at themselves; they're not human at all.

Meatball was only just born, and even with its extraordinary talent, it was becoming increasingly difficult to fight under Li Jing's pursuit.

After realizing that his father really wanted to kill him, Rouqiu had no choice but to jump over the courtyard wall and escape into the marketplace of Chentang Pass.

Li Jing, sword in hand, relentlessly pursued the fleshy mass, his mouth uttering curses of "demons" and "return my child's life!" causing a great uproar.

If Chentang Pass hadn't been a military garrison, who knows how much trouble Li Jing's actions would have caused.

The ball of flesh flew into a large river as everyone chased it. Seeing the surging waters, they had no choice but to stop.

As soon as the fleshy ball entered the water, it immediately bloomed like a lotus flower upon encountering water.

What kind of evil fleshy monster is that? It's clearly a fleshy lotus flower that hasn't bloomed yet.

Inside this fleshy lotus flower, a child with rosy lips and white teeth, exuding an air of nobility, sat amidst the blossoms. His exquisite appearance drew gasps of admiration from those around him.

The child was about three years old, an age when he should be most lively and innocent, but his face was filled with timidity.

Looking at Li Jing holding his sword on the riverbank, the child timidly continued to argue:

"Father, I am your child. I am not some kind of monster, and I have never taken anyone's life. Father, you must believe me."

At this moment, Li Jing's face was gloomy as he looked at the child with tears in his eyes on the fleshy lotus in the river below, and his hatred grew even stronger.

This person is truly extraordinary. How could someone be born with the ability to speak? And how could he escape into the great river while being chased and pursued by the crowd?

Hearing the surrounding chatter, the child's face held a hopeful look, as if he felt that if an outsider spoke up, perhaps his father would accept him.

Just as the two sides were at an impasse, Madam Li arrived slowly, supported by her servants.

At this moment, she was so weak that she needed someone to support her so that she could barely walk, but thinking of her child, Madam Li had no choice but to grit her teeth and persevere.

Seeing his extremely weak wife, Li Jing disregarded the demons on the river and quickly went to her side to help her up.

"My husband, this is our child. He is not a demon; he is our child!"

"That feeling of blood connection, I have no doubt about it, he is the child I've longed for for three years, more than a thousand days and nights, the child God has given us!"

Lady Li had tears in her eyes, while Li Jing remained silent until a voice came from the horizon, and a figure slowly arrived on a cloud.

"General Li, please hold your hand. You must not commit such a tragic act on this joyous day."

Li Jing looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Immortal Taiyi leisurely approaching from a cloud of blue sky. Looking at the person before him, Li Jing quickly spoke:

"Li Jing, a disciple of the True Man of Crossing Calamity at Yuanjue Cave on Lingjiu Mountain in Kunlun, greets the True Man Taiyi. Unfortunately, the True Man witnessed a farce, which is truly the disciple's fault."

With a kind and benevolent expression, Taiyi Zhenren gently raised his hand and helped the kneeling crowd to their feet.

With a gentle lift of his hand, he lifted the child from the river and placed him before the crowd.

"It's alright, it's alright, General Li, there's no need for this. Ignorance is no excuse, there's no farce involved."

"And this is not the place to talk. Why don't we go back home first?"

Looking at the noisy crowd, Li Jing could only say helplessly:

"This disciple will obey the Master's command."

They then returned to Li Jing's general's residence, and everyone dispersed.

After Taiyi Zhenren took his seat at Li Jing's home, he leisurely revealed the child's origins.

It is said that this person is the reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl of Jade Void Palace, who was born into Li Jing's family and gestated in his wife's womb for three years, becoming the Spirit Pearl Child. It is claimed that he and Li Jing have a master-disciple relationship.

The fleshy ball was merely a remnant left behind by the transformation of the Spirit Pearl, intended only to ensure its safe birth and was not a demon.

After a long talk in the mansion, the group named the child Li Nezha, the third son of Li Jing. They planned that after he grew up for a few years and was older, the Immortal Taiyi would come and take him under his wing.

To ensure Nezha's smooth growth, Taiyi Zhenren left him two treasures: the Qiankun Ring and the Hun Tian Ling, to protect him from harm.

Li Jing could only let things take their course, but he truly couldn't bring himself to like Nezha.

However, Nezha was extremely filial. Although he was a bit lively and prone to causing trouble, he was still young, and most people didn't hold it against him because of Li Jing.

Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Nezha is now seven years old.

On this hot summer day, Nezha was feeling restless and started arguing with Lady Yin about going to play outside the Great Wall.

Lady Yin instructed her retainer to accompany Nezha. One of the retainers then followed Nezha out of the pass.

After walking for a mile, Nezha was sweating profusely from the heat. He looked up and saw a large body of water in front of him, with green water flowing and clear waves rolling.

Nezha exclaimed, "It's too hot today, I'm going to take a bath there."

After saying that, he took off his clothes, jumped into the water, and put the seven-foot-long Hun Tian Ling (a type of sash) in the water as a bath towel.

What Nezha didn't know was that this river was the Nine Bends River, located at the mouth of the East China Sea.

Nezha placed the Universe Ring in the river, turning the water red. When he swung the Universe Ring, the rivers swayed; when he shook the Universe Ring, the ocean trembled.

(End of this chapter)