Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

Li Jing was taken aback. Less than an hour had passed since the "Exquisite Pagoda" was lost, and not only did his master, Daoist Ran Deng, know about it, but he had even sent his disciple over.

It's likely that Daoist Ran Deng knew about the loss of the "Exquisite Pagoda" as soon as it was discovered.

"I have sealed off Chentang Pass. No one has left Chentang Pass since the 'Exquisite Pagoda' was destroyed!" Li Jing explained.

"How could this mortal town possibly stop someone capable of stealing the 'Exquisite Pagoda'? They're probably already thousands of miles away by now!" the young Taoist said, shaking his head.

"I will go to my master tomorrow to ask for punishment!" Li Jing said with his head down in shame.

"The master sent me here only to inquire about what happened. Since the 'Exquisite Pagoda' is lost, he is bestowing this treasure upon you. You must keep it safe!" Yu Yixian took out an item and handed it to Li Jing.

Zhou Xiaobai saw the object in the Daoist boy's hand through the imprint space.

It was a small lotus platform, and the magical artifact bestowed by the Taoist Ran Deng was becoming increasingly Buddhist in appearance.

"This is a seventh-grade lotus platform, which can only be used to protect one's life. If you encounter danger, you can sit on the lotus platform to block attacks from enemies!" Yu Yixian explained.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure!" Li Jing bowed towards the distance.

After saying that, he picked up the Seven-Rank Lotus Platform. Although this treasure was not as versatile as the Exquisite Pagoda in both offense and defense, it was still enough to deal with Nezha.

The only difference is that instead of trapping Nezha, they ended up trapping themselves.

There will be no chance to teach Nezha a lesson, and he will probably be inferior to Nezha in the future.

Although there was some resentment, it was better than nothing; after all, it was a magic weapon that could save one's life against Nezha.

Then Li Jing recounted the story of how the "Exquisite Pagoda" was lost. Actually, there wasn't much to say. Li Jing didn't know how it was lost; it just disappeared inexplicably.

The young Taoist didn't stay long; he had to go back to report.

After the young Taoist left, Li Jing enlarged the Seven-Rank Lotus Platform, sat on it, and activated its protective power.

This "Seventh-Rank Lotus Platform" cannot be lost again; this was the only solution he could come up with.

Zhou Xiaobai had no intention of stealing the 'Seventh-Rank Lotus Platform' again. He stole the 'Exquisite Pagoda' not for that magic weapon, but for Nezha.

He went to so much trouble, risking offending the Taoist Ran Deng, to steal a "Linglong Pagoda" that couldn't be used outside. If it weren't for Nezha, why would he have gone to such lengths?

As for the "Wisdom Lamp Dharma Body" clone technique, it was obtained entirely by accident.

The following afternoon, Li Jing left Chentang Pass.

The reason he left in the afternoon was because Li Jing had heard the results of last night's investigation and was even more afraid that the hidden person would come looking for him again, so he took his leave in a hurry.

Zhou Xiaobai caused some trouble in Chentang Pass, but it was precisely because he broke the hands and feet of several mortals that Li Jing was less likely to suspect him.

How could a master who could steal the "Exquisite Pagoda" clash with mortals and even injure them?

If someone is truly a master, a single glance can kill several ordinary people.

That evening, Zhou Xiaobai took advantage of the darkness to transform back into a small snake and left the mansion and Chen Tang Pass.

This time, he took the shortest route to the seaside, where he transformed into a dragon and controlled the clouds to fly towards the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.

He channeled energy into the Dragon Prince's Decree, and even on the sea where there were no landmarks, he returned to the East Sea Dragon Palace without taking any detours.

"I never thought I'd be back!" he exclaimed, looking at his own palace.

When he left the Dragon Palace, he thought he would follow Nezha.

The Dragon Palace of the East Sea was Nezha's enemy, but unexpectedly, Nezha had already made arrangements for him, leaving him in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.

"Your Highness, these are spiritual fruits sent by the former Prime Minister of the Heavenly Turtle!" The maidservant, Clam Maiden, bowed as she held a plate containing three red fruits.

"Put it down!" Zhou Xiaobai said casually, then glanced at the clam woman and asked, "What's your name again?"

He hadn't planned to stay in the Dragon Palace, so he didn't pay attention to these trivial matters.

But things are different now; he'll probably be staying in the Dragon Palace for quite some time now.

"My name is Caiyi, and I am the personal maid of the Fourth Prince. The guard outside the door is Zhang Gu, and he is the leader of the guards!" Caiyi was clever enough to introduce herself and the leader of the guards.

In the palace, Zhou Xiaobai only needed to know her and Zhang Gu, and he only needed to give orders to the two of them.

"Does the Dragon Palace have any excellent healing pills?" Zhou Xiaobai asked again.

"Fourth Prince, are you injured?" Caiyi's face turned pale instantly, and she asked anxiously.

The ten clam maids and twenty strongmen, having become servants of the Fourth Prince, were bound to him by life and death.

If the Fourth Prince is injured, all the palace maids who serve him will be punished by the Dragon Palace.

"No, I just wanted to prepare some healing pills!" Zhou Xiaobai said, waving his hand.

"Ordinary healing pills are readily available in the palace. However, for superior healing pills, you need to exchange them with the gilded pearls distributed annually!" Caiyi replied with a sigh of relief.

"A gilded pearl?" Zhou Xiaobai was slightly taken aback, but immediately realized that the gilded pearl must be the golden pearl.

"The gilded bead is here. Please exchange it for a top-quality healing elixir for me!" Zhou Xiaobai said, taking out the box containing the gilded bead.

Soon after, Zhou Xiaobai held a jade bottle in his hand, which was the "Jade Marrow Life-Saving Pill" personally delivered by the Turtle Prime Minister.

"Ten 'Gilded Pearls' can be exchanged for one 'Jade Marrow Life-Saving Pill.' I wonder what grade of this 'Jade Marrow Life-Saving Pill' is?" he muttered to himself.

After finishing his work, he decided to go to the Dragon Palace's library to browse through some books, at least to master some basic knowledge.

Otherwise, things will turn out like they are now, trading goods without knowing their true value.

Of course, he didn't believe that the Turtle Prime Minister would deceive him, especially since this exchange was even discounted.

He glanced at the door. This room was a cultivation room. The door was closed from the inside, and unless he opened it himself, no one would dare to disturb him.

With a slight shift in his mind, he entered the imprint space.

The current imprint space only contains the "Exquisite Pagoda" and Nezha's corpse; all other items have been sent into the "Exquisite Pagoda".

He arrived at Nezha's corpse, which was still soft and warm to the touch.

Due to the static state specially set by Zhou Xiaobai, Nezha's corpse was in a state equivalent to the moment after he collapsed from suicide.

He took out the "Jade Marrow Life-Saving Pill," forcibly opened the corpse's mouth, and put the "Jade Marrow Life-Saving Pill" into its mouth.

The corpse was then put back into a static state, and the "Jade Marrow Life-Saving Pill" immediately melted into its body.

The cut on the corpse's neck healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhou Xiaobai used his mental energy to press down on the corpse's heart in rhythm with its heartbeat, while another part of his mental energy controlled the corpse's lungs to breathe air.