"Poverty" and "Nothingness"

Not only Yuanshi Tianzun, but Meng Chen also sensed something was off.

All the opportunities granted to living beings by the Heavenly Dao came with a hidden price tag. Just like the Three Pure Ones—when the Heavenly Dao made them sages, it also imposed on them the duty to protect all creation.

With so many Great Dao Divine Scripts suddenly appearing, the Heavenly Dao must have its purpose.

This batch of disciples was likely destined to become the pillars of the Primordial Wilderness, bearing some immense mission.

"Shua!"

Under everyone's expectant gaze, the Great Dao Divine Scripts in the void began to dance. Many of the characters didn't linger but flew off into the Primordial Wilderness.

These divine scripts included "Reincarnation," "Asura," "Hungry Ghost," "Hell," "Human Realm," "Beast," "Heaven," "Metal," "Wood," "Water," "Fire," "Earth"... With a single flash, they entered the Primordial Wilderness and vanished without a trace.

At this moment, all five sages fell silent. If they still couldn't see what the emergence of the Great Dao Divine Scripts signified, they wouldn't be sages.

Everyone who obtained a Great Dao Divine Script would, in the future, have to bear the corresponding responsibility.

Still, this wasn't something hard to accept. As members of a sage's great sect, enjoying the favor of the Heavenly Dao, they ought to repay heaven and earth. Even without the responsibility imposed by the Heavenly Dao, it was their duty to do so.

The Great Dao Divine Scripts drifted slowly, as if searching for their masters.

Shua!

The first to descend was the character "Longevity." With a flicker, it arrived before the Immortal Elder of the South Pole and merged into his body.

Having the Great Dao Divine Script acknowledge him as its master, the Immortal Elder of the South Pole beamed with joy. From now on, he too was a man of opportunity!

Next came the character "Beauty." This "Beauty" recognized Bilanpo, the number one beauty of the Western Church.

After obtaining this "Beauty," Bilanpo was draped in a five-colored immortal robe, with a red cockscomb hat atop her head. She was enveloped in an indescribable Dao charm.

When the immortals looked at her, they all felt an urge to draw closer—even the female immortals couldn't help stealing another glance.

"Not bad!"

Sage Zhunti, seeing his disciple acknowledged by a Great Dao Divine Script, nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.

The third to acknowledge its master was the character "Wealth"—wealth rolling in, fortune and longevity year after year.

Zhao Gongming hadn't expected that, despite cultivating the path of calculation, he would end up tied to the character "Wealth." But since "Wealth" had already acknowledged him, he couldn't very well drive it away.

What Zhao Gongming didn't know was that the "Wealth" he disdained was the very character the Two Sages of the West envied most. What the Western Church lacked was precisely wealth.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha!"

Suddenly, laughter erupted from among the disciples of the Western Church. The immortals followed the sound and saw Daoist Maitreya, normally so solemn, tearing open his own Daoist robe, baring his chest and belly, laughing without stop.

It turned out that Daoist Maitreya had obtained the character "Laughter," which kept him grinning. On one hand, he was genuinely happy; on the other, influenced by the "Laughter" character, he couldn't help but laugh.

The Two Sages of the West exchanged glances, a trace of helplessness in their eyes.

For a disciple of their sect to gain an opportunity was a great thing. But now, they weren't sure if it really was such a good thing.

"Congratulations, fellow disciples. Another disciple of the Western Church has gained an opportunity!"

Master Tongtian said with a smile, offering his congratulations to the Two Sages of the West.

"Heh heh, Brother Tongtian speaks truly."

The Two Sages of the West could only respond with smiles—they couldn't exactly ask Master Tongtian to take back the "Laughter" character, could they?

On the other side, Guang Chengzi stared intently at the void, eagerly awaiting the descent of an opportunity. As long as he could be acknowledged by a Great Dao Divine Script, even if it were the character "Ugliness," he would accept it.

Fortunately, Guang Chengzi too was a man of opportunity. Amid the vast sea of characters, he sensed one with which he shared a profound connection.

It was the character "Suppression." Its form was far larger than "Wealth" or "Laughter." It resembled a massive mountain—once it descended, it could suppress everything.

As the "Suppression" character sank, even the void grew thick and viscous. The might of this character surpassed the combined power of all the previous ones.

Guang Chengzi faced the blue sky and calmly accepted this "Suppression" character.

After merging with "Suppression," Guang Chengzi's demeanor became even more composed, and a faint aura of authority emanated from him.

"Not bad! Not bad!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded repeatedly. In his Chan Sect, Meng Chen was not the only one with deep blessings.

"Don't come near! Don't you come near!"

Just then, Yellow Dragon True Man, that attention-seeker, began his act again.

It turned out that Yellow Dragon True Man was being flanked by two Great Dao Divine Scripts—one "Poverty" and one "Nothingness." Seeing these two characters closing in on him, Yellow Dragon True Man's face turned pale with terror.

He immediately used the Earth Shrinking Golden Light technique, trying to escape the two characters.

He wanted to flee, but he couldn't. The two divine scripts emitted endless divine light, trapping Yellow Dragon True Man in place. His golden light dashed left and right but couldn't break through the prison of the Great Dao Divine Scripts.

Seeing this, Yuanshi Tianzun's expression turned extremely strange.

Was Yellow Dragon True Man without blessings? He had successfully entered the Chan Sect and become a disciple of a sage. Did he have blessings? Yet he was being acknowledged by "Poverty" and "Nothingness."

After all, he was his own disciple. Yuanshi Tianzun didn't want to see Yellow Dragon True Man suffer, so he advised:

"Yellow Dragon, if heaven offers and you refuse, you'll suffer the consequences. Just accept it!"

Yellow Dragon True Man had no choice but to stop and resign himself to accepting the characters "Nothingness" and "Poverty."

When the other sage disciples saw that Yellow Dragon True Man alone had been acknowledged by two divine scripts, they were all envious. One after another, they concluded that Yellow Dragon True Man was a man of fortune.

Yellow Dragon True Man had just settled down when the Intercepting Teaching ran into trouble again.

Seeing the characters "Lust" and "Desire" hovering above Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal's head, Master Tongtian's mood turned foul. If it had been just one character, he could have barely accepted it.

But now both "Lust" and "Desire" had acknowledged Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal—what was this supposed to mean?

Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal was completely oblivious to Master Tongtian's gaze, lost in the joy of having two Great Dao Divine Scripts recognize him.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

One after another, the Great Dao Divine Scripts found their masters, and nearly everyone present received their fortune.

Holy Mother Jinling obtained the character "Struggle," Yunxiao obtained "Life," Lü Yue obtained "Plague," Daoist Bhaisajyaguru obtained "Dispel," Jin Guangxian obtained "Corpse," and Chijingzi obtained the two characters "Yin" and "Yang"...

Only Meng Chen and Daoist Duobao had yet to receive recognition from the Great Dao Divine Scripts.

Too many Divine Scripts wanted to claim them as masters—countless, densely packed, hundreds of them locked in a chaotic brawl.

On Daoist Duobao's side, two factions of scripts, led by "Treasure" and "Authority," fought fiercely, bloodying each other; on Meng Chen's side, it was "Dao" and "Law," each leading their own subordinate characters, battling for the right to claim him.