Taiyuan True Person's Humor

"Fellow Daoist Lu truly lives up to his reputation as a genius who defeated Imperial Son Ku. His unique understanding of the Three Thousand Great Daos is truly breathtaking."

City-Toppling Dance discussed the Dao with Lu Changsheng, praising him highly.

Lu Changsheng was different from anyone she had ever met before.

Lu Changsheng cultivated the Cultivation Method created by Great Expert such as the Taihua Goddess and Su Wudi, as well as various Cultivation Method returned by the system. He combined the strengths of many schools and formed his own understanding of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

"The dancing girl also has a unique understanding of the Great Dao, from which I have benefited greatly."

It wasn't that Lu Changsheng was just flattering Wu Qingcheng; rather, it was because City-Toppling Dance, as the Personal Disciple of the Palace Master Alluring Beauty Palace, possessed exceptional talent in divination.

Lu Changsheng also gained insights from discussing philosophy with him.

City-Toppling Dance secretly tried to calculate Lu Changsheng's Fortune, but despite sweating profusely, she still got nothing.

This person is really strange.

City-Toppling Dance sighed inwardly.

"If there is nothing else, then I shall take my leave."

"Um."

City-Toppling Dance was somewhat surprised.

Outsiders are fascinated by the mysterious origins of the Alluring Beauty Palace, but Lu Changsheng seems less interested in it.

At Taihua Mountain, Lu Changsheng led his Disciple Su Xiaoqi to the Void to rescue the Su Clan Ancestors, while Lu Qinglian secretly left the mountain with Ning Qianqian to go down the mountain for training.

Lin Qingzhi turned a blind eye.

Lu Qinglian has obtained the Azure Emperor's Inheritance, and even Lin Qingzhi can't defeat Lu Qinglian. Lu Qinglian should be safe from danger this time when she goes down the mountain for training.

"Senior Sister, where are we going this time after we go down the mountain?"

"We're going to venture into the Southern Immortal Realm. We've never been there before; maybe there are some delicious heavenly materials and earthly treasures there."

Okay~

Ning Qianqian heard there was delicious food, so she followed Lu Qinglian to travel to the Southern Immortal Realm.

With their current cultivation levels, as long as they don't provoke any Holy Lands or Cultivation Aristocratic Clan, in most cases no one can do anything to them.

"Liao Jianqing, Qualification Class B, Pass."

"Du Jiangxue, your talent is top-tier; Peak Master Hongchun has decided to accept you as his disciple."

In the Southern Immortal Realm, at the Heaven-Clear Sect, Apprentice-Selection Ceremony is underway.

The Heaven-Clear Sect is the strongest Sects within a radius of tens of millions of miles, and Holy Land for all Xiuzhenzhe in this region. Countless geniuses dream of joining the Heaven-Clear Sect to become disciples, learn skills, and seek immortality.

The sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect is an unparalleled master at the Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage. It is said that he is only one step away from entering the legendary God King Realm.

The Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect have cultivation levels ranging from the Earth Immortal Realm to the Immortal Emperor Realm.

One of the Elders, Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm, looked at the many disciples below testing their aptitude, seemingly lost in thought, lost in memories.

Once, at a disciple-acceptance ceremony, he accepted a disciple with decent but not particularly outstanding talent. Unexpectedly, hundreds of years later, that disciple suddenly attained enlightenment, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, and the entire Sects people Tribulation Transcendence Ascension immortality.

"If I think about it carefully, a million years have passed. Not only have I not seen my Disciple, but I haven't even met Qian'er. I don't even know if they are still alive."

The Elder of the Heaven-Clear Sect sighed deeply, shook his head, and smiled bitterly.

The Immortal Realm was far more vast than he had imagined, and teeming with powerful experts, making it extremely dangerous.

After Tribulation Transcendence Ascension the Immortal Realm, he walked on thin ice, cultivating step by step from Earth Immortal to Heavenly Immortal and then to Great Luo Golden Immortal. He experienced several life-or-death situations, barely managing to escape danger and eventually joining the Heaven-Clear Sect.

After joining the Heaven-Clear Sect, he realized that the area he operated in was only a part of the southern border of the Immortal Realm. The Heaven-Clear Sect, which dominated one region, was just a drop in the Immortal Realm in the entire Immortal Realm and could not be compared with the Holy Lands or High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan.

Seeing him sighing deeply, the sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect asked curiously, "Taiyuan, is something on your mind? Since you joined our Heaven-Clear Sect, you have never taken on a single Disciple. I see that these candidates are all exceptionally Qilin; surely they haven't met your standards?"

When the sect leader asked the question, the other Elders all looked over at him simultaneously.

They wouldn't have noticed this if the sect leader hadn't spoken up.

Elder Taiyuan bowed and replied, "I was just thinking about the Disciples I took in before. Two of Disciple have exceptional talent, and one of them is even more unparalleled in the world. I'm afraid even the geniuses from those Holy Lands and Cultivation Aristocratic Clan might not be able to compare with him."

The Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect looked at each other in disbelief.

That's hilarious, absolutely hilarious.

Taiyuan True Person was Elder of the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm in the Heaven-Clear Sect, possessing considerable strength, but ultimately he was only a Great Luo Golden Immortal. How could his Disciples compare to the geniuses of the Aristocratic Clan and Holy Lands?

You must understand that Holy Lands and High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan have Great Expert at the Changsheng Immortality Realm presiding over them. How could the disciples they mentor be compared to a mere Elder of the Heaven-Clear Sect?

Moreover, these geniuses from Holy Lands and High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan possess various Special Physiques and bloodlines, and have cultivated the most Higher Vehicle Cultivation Method since childhood, making them far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

It's rather ironic that Taiyuan True Person claimed his Disciples were stronger than the geniuses of the Holy Lands and High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan.

The sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect tried to smooth things over. "Taiyuan, your lame joke is actually quite good."

Unexpectedly, Taiyuan True Person earnestly replied, "What I said comes from the bottom of my heart."

Another Elder of the Heaven-Clear Sect said, "If that's the case, where is your Disciple now? It's not that we don't believe you, but seeing is believing. It's truly unbelievable that we haven't seen him in True Person."

"Indeed, the geniuses of Holy Lands and Aristocratic Clan have cultivated for millions of years and are already experts at the Immortal Emperor Realm, far stronger than us. Your Disciple's cultivation is probably not even as good as yours, so how can he be compared to these geniuses?"

The Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect all chimed in, refusing to believe that Taiyuan True Person's Disciple was stronger than the geniuses of those Holy Lands and High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan.

The geniuses of Holy Lands and High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan are not to be compared to by just anyone.

"Well."

Taiyuan True Person shook his head, knowing that no matter what he said, these fellow Elders would not believe him.

Over the years, Taiyuan True Person has never mentioned that he ever took on a Disciple named Lu Changsheng.

Back in the Shushan of the Three Thousand Small Worlds, a powerful Immortal Realm sent Earth Immortal mortal realm to kill Lu Changsheng.

Therefore, Taiyuan True Person always believed that someone in the Immortal Realm wanted to get rid of Lu Changsheng. He never mentioned Lu Changsheng's name or inquired about him publicly, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble for his Disciple.

After Taiyuan True Person Ascension the Immortal Realm through his Tribulation Transcendence, he did not see many geniuses from Holy Lands and High Antiquity Cultivation Aristocratic Clan. However, Taiyuan True Person always believed that Lu Changsheng's talent was superior to that of these geniuses.

Back in Shushan, countless geniuses were defeated by Lu Changsheng, Taiyuan True Person had unwavering faith in Lu Changsheng's talent.

The Heaven-Clear Sect simply smiled, clearly unimpressed by Taiyuan True Person's persistence.

As a master, it's perfectly reasonable to feel that your Disciple's talent is unparalleled.

However, within the entire Heaven-Clear Sect, few disciples possessed the talent to rival the geniuses of the Holy Lands and High Antiquity Cultivation Aristocratic Clan.

Those geniuses might not even be a match for him, the Heaven-Clear Sect.

The Heaven-Clear Sect is located on the southern Sects of Crouching Dragon Ridge in the Southern Immortal Realm. It is a first-rate Sects in this small area, but only a third-rate Sects in the entire Immortal Realm.

The sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect naturally knew his own limitations.

However, the Heaven-Clear Sect wields immense power in this region, and only a handful of Sects can barely contend with it.

After being briefly drawn to Taiyuan True Person, the attention of the Heaven-Clear Sect and all the Elders returned to the disciple-acceptance ceremony.

The Heaven-Clear Sect's Apprentice-Selection Ceremony attracted cultivation geniuses from tens of millions of miles around, many of whom were promising talents. If properly nurtured, they could at least become experts at the Loose Immortal level.

"Sect Master, something terrible has happened!"

Just then, an Elder of the Heaven-Clear Sect rode in on Flying Sword and rushed in from outside the Sects. He came to the side of the Heaven-Clear Sect Master and whispered his report.

Now, not only the Elders like Taiyuan True Person, but even the candidates testing their qualifications below all turned their attention to the sect leader.

For a Heaven-Clear Sect Elder to be so flustered, even alarming the sect leader, the matter must be of great importance.

Taiyuan True Person's heart suddenly raced; he had a bad feeling.

"The Returning Unity Sect attacked our Branch Hall, and not a single Branch Hall escaped unscathed! This is outrageous!"

The sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect was furious. He slammed his hand on the armrest, which instantly turned to dust.

"The Returning Unity Sect our Heaven-Clear Sect's Branch Halls?"

"It seems the Returning Unity Sect is tired of living. Last time, in their struggle to seize the Spirit Vein from us, our sect Sect Master was severely injured by our sect master, and instead of wiping them out, the Heaven-Clear Sect is now entangled with us."

"Our Branch Hall has been bloodily wiped out. Our Heaven-Clear Sect cannot stand idly by; otherwise, how can we maintain our prestige?"

"We'll set off now and wipe out the Returning Unity Sect!"

Many Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect were filled with righteous indignation.

Heaven-Clear Sect is the strongest Sects in this area, while Returning Unity Sect is a second-tier Sects. No one expected that Guiyi Returning Unity Sect Branch Hall of the Heaven-Clear Sect and massacring the entire Branch Hall. This was a blatant slap in the face to the Heaven-Clear Sect.

"Heaven-Clear Sect and the Returning Unity Sect about to go to war?"

"Should this Apprentice-Selection Ceremony still proceed?"

"If we join the Heaven-Clear Sect, won't we just become cannon fodder?"

The numerous candidates below, whose qualifications were being tested, were momentarily at a loss.

Unexpectedly, while the disciple-acceptance ceremony was underway, a major battle between the Heaven-Clear Sect and the Returning Unity Sect was about to erupt.

Without a doubt, the strength of the Heaven-Clear Sect surpasses that of the Returning Unity Sect.

However, the Returning Unity Sect also has experts at the Immortal Emperor Realm and the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

In a battle between the two major sects, both sides would suffer heavy casualties.

If the threat isn't completely eradicated, and Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm expert from the Returning Unity Sect escapes, then Heaven-Clear Sect will face danger when they go down the mountain for training.

Seeing the panic among the people, the Sect Master of the Heaven-Clear Sect spoke in a loud and clear voice to calm them down, "The Returning Unity Sect is nothing to worry about. The Apprentice-Selection Ceremony will continue. Those who join the Sects during this Apprentice-Selection Ceremony need not participate in our struggle against the Returning Unity Sect. I, the Sect Master, will handle them."

The candidates who were to participate in the Apprentice-Selection Ceremony finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from the confident tone of the Heaven-Clear Sect Master, he was certain of defeating the Returning Unity Sect.

"The ceremony is over; everyone shall proceed to the main hall for a meeting."

After calming everyone down, the sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect secretly transmitted a message to all the Elders at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm and above.

The Heaven-Clear Sect's Apprentice-Selection Ceremony ended in a subdued atmosphere, with the Heaven-Clear Sect leader and all the Elders at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm or above disappearing from their seats.

Taiyuan True Person appeared in the main hall of the Heaven-Clear Sect.

The Heaven-Clear Sect has over forty Elders at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm or above, making it a dominant super Sects in this region.

As long as it doesn't provoke Holy Lands or High Antiquity Cultivation Aristocratic Clan, the Heaven-Clear Sect can remain prosperous for a long time.

"The Returning Unity Sect massacred our Branch Hall. If our Heaven-Clear Sect does not respond, the reputation we have built up over the years will vanish. Therefore, we must destroy the Returning Unity Sect."

"A portion of the Elders remained at the Sects to prevent a surprise attack from the Returning Unity Sect."

"The remaining Elders will follow me to storm the Returning Unity Sect and capture or Returning Unity Sect Master."

Do you have any objections?

The sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect looked displeased; clearly, the Returning Unity Sect nerve.

Heaven-Clear Sect is the largest Sects in this area, and other sects have to give it special consideration. It has been a long time since they have suffered such a great loss.

Taiyuan True Person hesitated.

"Taiyuan, just say what you have to say."

"Yes. My Disciple is a very cautious person..."

Taiyuan True Person began to recall.

Ah?

The Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect were dumbfounded.

Why is Taiyuan True Person reminiscing about his Disciple again?

What is the connection between his previous Disciples and the current events at the Heaven-Clear Sect?

Taiyuan True Person continued, "He thinks thrice before acting, always saying that something unusual must be amiss. If he were here, he certainly wouldn't rashly retaliate against the Returning Unity Sect. Returning Unity Sect is weaker than our Heaven-Clear Sect. Last time, in the struggle for the Spirit Vein, Returning Unity Sect's Sect Master Tian lost to the Sect Master. He couldn't possibly be unaware that the Sect Master's skill is superior to his. Yet, even so, Returning Unity Sect proactively attacked our Heaven-Clear Sect's Branch Hall. Such a crazy act is truly strange. Perhaps Returning Unity Sect has some follow-up measures that embolden them to act this way. I urge the Sect Master to calm down, consider the reasons behind the Returning Unity Sect's actions, and then devise a way to deal with the Returning Unity Sect."

"What you say makes some sense."

After being reminded by Taiyuan True Person, the sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect also noticed the strangeness of the situation.

The strength of the Heaven-Clear Sect is undoubtedly superior to that of the Returning Unity Sect.

Even the Sect Master of the Returning Unity Sect is not as skilled as him.

However, the fact that the Returning Unity Sect dares to be so arrogant makes it hard to believe that there are no tricks behind it.

"Taiyuan True Person is right! We almost fell for the Returning Unity Sect's trick!"

"But what methods does the Returning Unity Sect possess that make them so arrogant and daring to act in this way?"

"So what should we do next?"

The other Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect also calmed down, and then realized that the situation was quite troublesome.

If Returning Unity Sect has some trump card, and thus attacks Heaven-Clear Sect with such impunity, Heaven-Clear Sect cannot immediately retaliate.

But if the Heaven-Clear Sect doesn't retaliate, how will other Heaven-Clear Sects view this overlord?

Perhaps other sects will choose to align themselves with the powerful Returning Unity Sect.

"In my opinion, it would be better to spread the word, unite with other sects, and besiege the Returning Unity Sect. Firstly, this would allow us to test the Returning Unity Sect's trump cards, and secondly, it would give us a greater chance of success."

Taiyuan True Person learned the importance of prudence from Lu Changsheng. Even though Heaven-Clear Sect was the strongest Sects here, he still led other sects to besiege Returning Unity Sect.