Dao Ancestor Kneels! Infant Shocks the Primordial World!

Hongjun bowed, his heart filled with sincere admiration, his body prostrating in a gesture of utter submission.

He wasn't just bowing for the chance to attain enlightenment that Lin Shen had bestowed upon him.

He was bowing towards the ineffable, supreme Great Dao!

This infant before him was the embodiment of the Great Dao!

The Three Pure Ones had just recovered from the ecstasy of their breakthroughs when they witnessed Hongjun's earth-shattering gesture.

The three of them were once again collectively petrified.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, what is the meaning of this?"

The Grand Pure One Laozi quickly stepped forward, attempting to help him up.

What a joke!

What was Hongjun's status?

He was the Dao Ancestor of the Mystic Gate, a future Sage of the Heavenly Dao!

If word got out that he had performed such a grand ritual for their disciple, the threshold of Kunlun Mountain would likely be trampled flat!

More importantly, the karma involved was immense!

They feared their young disciple couldn't bear such a burden.

However, Hongjun dodged The Grand Pure One Laozi's hand.

He insisted on completing the bow.

He straightened up, looking at the Three Pure Ones with a complex smile on his face.

"Fellow Daoists, you have taken in a remarkable disciple."

"This humble one, today, finally understands what it means to..."

His voice was not loud, yet it contained the deepest truths of heaven and earth.

It caused the hearts of the Three Pure Ones to tremble.

They could feel that Hongjun was completely different now.

If the previous Hongjun was an unfathomable, deep ocean.

Then the current him was the entire heaven and earth that bore that ocean!

Although he had not yet become a Sage, the aura of perfect harmony and resonance with the Heavenly Dao that emanated from him far surpassed their current state as beings who had just entered the mid-stage of Primordial Golden Immortal.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you..."

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"This humble one has glimpsed the threshold of Sagehood."

Hongjun did not conceal it, stating it frankly.

"Upon returning to seclusion this time, I shall attain complete merit and prove the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit."

Attaining Sagehood!

These four words struck the hearts of the Three Pure Ones.

Even though they had just broken through two realms, their state of mind was vastly different from before.

At this moment, they couldn't help but hold their breath.

Sage!

That was a legendary realm!

It was the ultimate goal that all beings in the Primordial World dreamed of!

Hongjun was actually going to become a Sage?

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist."

The Grand Pure One Laozi was the first to react, suppressing the shock in his heart, and bowed to Hongjun in congratulation.

"Likewise, likewise."

Hongjun smiled and returned the bow, his gaze falling on Lin Shen once more.

His eyes were so gentle they could drip water.

"If not for the enlightenment from young friend, this humble one would not know how many eons I would have lingered at this door."

"This kindness, this humble one shall remember it in his heart."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly towards Lin Shen again.

Lin Shen was being held by Tongtian Jiaozhu, gnawing on a Phoenix Wing bone as a teething toy.

Seeing the formidable old grandpa bow to him again, he shyly buried his little face in Tongtian Jiaozhu's embrace.

(This old grandpa is so polite, always bowing, it's a bit embarrassing.)

His bashful demeanor, in Hongjun's eyes, only made him appear even purer of heart, untainted by karma.

Hongjun's heart was filled with even more emotion.

This kind of pure heart is closest to the Great Dao.

"Fellow Daoists, I am on the verge of enlightenment and must immediately return to Zixiao Palace to enter seclusion."

"I shall not disturb you further."

Hongjun said to the Three Pure Ones.

He was now like a student whose mind was filled with exam highlights, eager to go home and do the practice papers.

He didn't want to stay a moment longer.

"You do as you please."

The Grand Pure One Laozi nodded.

"When my cultivation is complete, I will lecture on the Great Dao in Zixiao Palace, pointing the way forward for all beings in the Primordial World."

Hongjun looked at the Three Pure Ones and said solemnly.

"At that time, I hope the three fellow Daoists will bring the young friend along."

His gaze lingered on Lin Shen for a moment, and he added with implied meaning.

"The young friend's seat will be at the head of all beings."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Three Pure Ones felt a jolt in their hearts.

A lecture in Zixiao Palace, and a seat at the head of all beings!

This was no mere pleasantry.

This was Hongjun announcing Lin Shen's status to the entire Primordial World!

With Hongjun's words, anyone who dared to touch Lin Shen in the future would have to consider carefully.

Whether they could withstand the wrath of a Heavenly Dao Sage!

This was repaying Lin Shen's favor!

It was also a gesture of goodwill to the Three Pure Ones!

"We will certainly be honored."

The Grand Pure One Laozi, representing his brothers, accepted.

Hongjun nodded with satisfaction and said no more.

He cast one last, deep look at Lin Shen.

His gaze seemed to want to engrave the small figure into his own Great Dao.

Then, his figure, like ripples on water, slowly dissipated into the air.

Without the slightest fluctuation of laws.

He arrived without sound and departed without a trace.

It wasn't until Hongjun's presence had completely vanished that Tongtian Jiaozhu let out a long sigh of relief.

He patted his chest and said, "My heavens! That old fellow's aura is too powerful!"

"When he was looking at me just now, I felt like I could barely hold onto my sword!"

"He is already a Quasi-Saint, just a step away from enlightenment. It is not surprising that he possesses such pressure."

Yuanshi Tianzun said in a deep voice, but his eyes were equally solemn.

Although they had attained Primordial Oneness and did not fear Sages.

Hongjun was, after all, the pioneer who walked ahead of everyone else.

He represented the grand trend of the Heavenly Dao.

"Big Brother, what do you think Hongjun meant by all this?"

Tongtian Jiaozhu couldn't help but ask.

"He gave us the Primordial Violet Qi and promised him the chief seat, what is he after?"

"He is after good karma."

The Grand Pure One Laozi spoke the truth in an instant.

He looked at Lin Shen, who was still gnawing on a bone in his arms, his eyes shining with wisdom.

"Hongjun is about to merge with the Dao and become a Heavenly Dao Sage. Lin Shen, however, is an anomaly outside the Heavenly Dao."

"His very existence poses a kind of..."

"Hongjun's original intention in coming here might have been to bring this anomaly under his control."

"But after witnessing Lin Shen's..."

"He chose to forge a good karmic connection. Because he knows that in the future, the grand trend of the Primordial World may no longer be solely dictated by him."

"Our Kunlun Mountain, and our little disciple, will be existences on par with him, or even surpass him!"

The Grand Pure One Laozi's analysis caused Yuanshi and Tongtian to fall into deep thought.

Indeed.

Just how monstrous is their young disciple?

He ignored the Primordial Violet Qi and treated the Sage position as nothing.

He swallowed the Foundation of the Great Dao in one gulp, not only suffering no ill effects but also boosting the cultivation of the three of them—their masters—and the future Dao Ancestor by a significant margin!

Who would dare believe such a thing if it were told?

This could no longer be explained by "profound fortune."

This was clearly... a child of the Great Dao!

It was the ultimate trump card left by Father God Pangu for them, for the entire Primordial World!

"I get it!"

Tongtian Jiaozhu slapped his thigh, suddenly enlightened.

"Hongjun is scared! He's afraid we'll bring our disciple to tear down his Zixiao Palace in the future, so he came early to offer gifts and seek peace!"

Yuanshi Tianzun's eye twitched, but he uncharacteristically did not refute.

Although his third brother's statement was crude, the logic... seemed to hold.

"Hahaha! We've struck gold! We've truly found an immense treasure this time!"

Tongtian Jiaozhu hugged Lin Shen and planted another firm kiss on his face.

"Good disciple, you are truly your master's lucky star! No, you are the lucky star of our entire Kunlun Mountain!"

Lin Shen, smeared with his master's saliva, disdainfully wiped his face with his small hands.

He couldn't understand what his masters were saying about the "Heavenly Dao" or "an anomaly."

He only knew that the powerful old grandpa had left.

And now his masters seemed very happy.

If his masters were happy, it meant he would get more delicious food and fun toys!

Lin Shen also became happy, giggling with laughter.

His laughter made the hearts of the Three Pure Ones melt.

Who cared about Hongjun or any Sage?

As long as they could gaze upon their precious disciple's innocent and pure smiling face every day, they would willingly give up their Primordial Dao fruit!

Just as the three great figures were immersed in the immense happiness of "my child has finally grown up,"

Outside Kunlun Mountain, another gentle and sacred aura was quietly approaching.

The Grand Pure One Laozi's brow twitched again.

"Oh? Kunlun Mountain is truly lively today."