"Poverty" and "Nothingness"

It was not only Yuanshi Tianzun; Meng Chen also sensed that something was amiss.

Every opportunity the Heavenly Dao bestowed upon all living beings had its price marked in the unseen. Just like the Three Pure Ones: while the Heavenly Dao allowed them to become saints, it also placed upon them the responsibility of protecting all living beings.

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

This generation of disciples would likely become the pillars of the Primordial Wilderness in the future, shouldering some immense mission.

Whoosh!

Under everyone's expectant gazes, the Great Dao Divine Scripts in the void began to dance. Countless characters did not linger at all, instead flying out toward the Primordial Wilderness.

These divine scripts included "reincarnation," "asura," "hungry ghost," "hell," "human realm," "beast," "heaven," "metal," "wood," "water," "fire," "earth"... With a single flicker, they entered the Primordial Wilderness and vanished without a trace.

At this moment, all five saints fell silent. If they still could not see the significance of the Great Dao Divine Scripts' emergence, then they were no saints at all.

Every person who obtained a Great Dao Divine Script would have to shoulder the corresponding responsibility in the future.

However, this was not difficult to accept. As members of great saintly sects, having enjoyed the Heavenly Dao's favor, they ought to repay heaven and earth. Even without responsibilities imposed by the Heavenly Dao, they had a duty to do so.

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

Whoosh!

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

Having received the Great Dao Divine Script's acknowledgment, Immortal Elder of the South Pole beamed with delight. From now on, he too was a man of fortune!

Next came the character "Beauty." This "Beauty" character acknowledged Bilanpo, the foremost beauty of the Western Church.

After obtaining the "Beauty" character, Bilanpo donned multicolored immortal robes, while a crimson rooster-comb hat appeared atop her head. An indescribable Dao charm enveloped her entire body.

When the immortals looked toward her, they all felt an urge to draw close to her. Even the female immortals could not help stealing another glance at her.

"Not bad!"

Seeing his disciple receive the Great Dao Divine Script's acknowledgment, Sage Zhunti nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

The third script to acknowledge a master was the character "Wealth," the "Wealth" of overflowing riches and enduring blessings and longevity.

Zhao Gongming had not expected that, despite cultivating the Dao of calculation, he would form a bond with the character "Wealth." Still, since "Wealth" had already acknowledged him as its master, Zhao Gongming could not exactly drive it away.

Zhao Gongming did not know that the "Wealth" character he found distasteful was precisely the one the Two Sages of the West coveted most. What the Western Church lacked was wealth.

Hahahaha! Hahahaha!

Suddenly, a burst of laughter rang out from among the Western Church disciples. The immortals turned toward the sound and saw Daoist Maitreya, who had previously been solemn and proper, suddenly tear open his Daoist robe, bare his chest, and laugh without stopping.

It turned out that Daoist Maitreya had received the ever-smiling character "laughter." On one hand, he truly was happy; on the other, influenced by "laughter," he could not help wanting to laugh.

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

It should have been a wonderful thing for their disciples to obtain opportunities. Yet now, they could not tell whether this was truly a good thing.

"Congratulations, junior brothers. The Western Church's disciples have gained another opportunity!"

Master Tongtian congratulated the Two Sages of the West with a smile on his face.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Tongtian is right."

The Two Sages of the West could only answer with smiles. They could hardly ask Master Tongtian to take back the character "laughter," could they?

Over here, Guang Chengzi stared nervously at the void, awaiting the descent of his opportunity. So long as he could receive a Great Dao Divine Script's acknowledgment, he would accept even a character like "ugly."

Fortunately, Guang Chengzi was also a man of fortune. Amid the boundless sea of characters, he sensed one that had an immense affinity with him.

It was the character "Suppression," far larger than either "Wealth" or "laughter." It resembled an enormous mountain; once it descended, it could suppress everything.

As "Suppression" sank downward, even the void was pressed into viscous stillness. The might of this character exceeded the combined might of all the previous characters.

Facing the azure sky, Guang Chengzi calmly accepted the character "Suppression."

After merging with "Suppression," Guang Chengzi's bearing became even more steady and composed. Faintly, an aura of majesty had been added to him.

"Not bad! Not bad!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded repeatedly. Within his Chan Sect, Meng Chen was not the only one blessed with profound fortune.

"Don't come over! Don't come over!"

Just then, Yellow Dragon True Man, that attention-seeking fool, began putting on another performance.

It turned out that Yellow Dragon True Man was being sandwiched between two Great Dao Divine Scripts: "Poverty" in front and "Nothingness" behind. Seeing the two characters close in on him, Yellow Dragon True Man turned deathly pale.

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

He wanted to flee, but he could not. The two Great Dao Divine Scripts emitted endless Divine Light, trapping Yellow Dragon True Man in place. The golden light darted left and right, yet could not break free from the Great Dao Divine Scripts' confinement.

Seeing this, Yuanshi Tianzun's expression became exceedingly strange.

Could one say Yellow Dragon True Man lacked fortune? He had successfully entered the Chan Sect and become a saint's disciple. Could one say he possessed fortune? Yet "Poverty" and "Nothingness" had acknowledged him as their master.

After all, he was his own disciple, and Yuanshi Tianzun did not wish to see Yellow Dragon True Man suffer a loss. He spoke to persuade him:

"Yellow Dragon, if heaven grants something and you refuse it, you will instead invite misfortune. Just accept it!"

Helpless, Yellow Dragon True Man could only stop and calmly accept the two characters, "Nothingness" and "Poverty."

Seeing Yellow Dragon True Man receive the acknowledgment of two divine scripts by himself, the other saints' disciples were filled with envy. They all believed Yellow Dragon True Man was a fortunate man.

Just as matters settled down on Yellow Dragon True Man's side, another situation arose within the Intercepting Teaching.

Seeing the characters "lust" and "desire" circling above Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal's head, Master Tongtian was in a very poor mood. If there had been only one character, Master Tongtian could have reluctantly accepted it.

But now, both "lust" and "desire" had acknowledged Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal. What was this supposed to mean?

Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal paid no attention at all to Master Tongtian's gaze. He was immersed in the joy of receiving the acknowledgment of two Great Dao Divine Scripts.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Great Dao Divine Scripts continuously acknowledged masters. Nearly everyone present received an opportunity.

Holy Mother Jinling received the character "battle," Yunxiao received the character "life," Lü Yue received the character "plague," Daoist Bhaisajyaguru received the character "dissolution," Jin Guangxian received the character "corpse," and Chijingzi received the two characters "Yinyang"...

Only Meng Chen and Daoist Duobao had yet to receive the acknowledgment of a Great Dao Divine Script.

Too many Great Dao Divine Scripts wanted to acknowledge the two of them as masters. Packed densely together, several hundred divine scripts had descended into a chaotic brawl.

On Daoist Duobao's side, two factions of divine scripts led respectively by "treasure" and "authority" fought until their heads were bloodied; on Meng Chen's side, "Dao" and "law" led the characters under their command in a struggle for the right to acknowledge him as master.