Suppressing Jieyin and Zhunti

The Heavenly Secrets had not changed yet, so his previous calculations should not undergo any major changes either.

Immediately afterward, Hongjun continued accepting disciples.

"Nuwa, you are connected to the fortune of heaven and earth. Are you willing to become my disciple?"

"Nuwa is willing."

Nuwa happily knelt and bowed.

"Tongtian, Yuanshi. You two brothers are both incarnations of Pangu's Primordial Spirit, blessed with extraordinary potential. Are you willing to become my disciples?"

"Tongtian is willing."

"Yuanshi is willing."

Sect Master Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun cried out together, kneeling before Hongjun to pay their respects.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the hall watched the people becoming disciples and were practically drooling with envy.

No matter how hard those Grand Unity Golden Immortals racked their brains, they could not understand why Fuxi would refuse a Saint and refuse to become his disciple.

"Jieyin, you..."

"Jieyin is willing!"

The moment Hongjun mentioned Jieyin's name, Jieyin immediately dropped to his knees, his forehead striking the ground with a loud bang.

Good heavens, was Jieyin afraid the Saint would change his mind?

After Jieyin became his disciple, Hongjun accepted no more disciples. After all, he had already invited six people, though Fuxi had been an unexpected exception.

But someone could not sit still.

Zhunti had originally thought he had no hope, but when he saw Fuxi decline discipleship, he believed he could become the Saint's sixth disciple.

In the end, the Saint fell silent and clearly had no intention of accepting him.

"Could it be that I, Zhunti, came all the way to Zixiao Palace only to gain nothing at all?"

Zhunti could not accept such an outcome.

So Zhunti jogged straight toward Hongjun, then slid to his knees before him and wailed miserably, "Saint, my elder brother and I endured countless hardships to come here from the west. We hope to worship the Dao Ancestor as our master together."

"We people of the west have suffered so much!"

Zhunti's tears were nearly splashing onto Hongjun.

All the Grand Unity Golden Immortals present were thoroughly disgusted by the people of the Western Sect. Those two had knees far too weak.

Even Hongjun felt somewhat displeased by Zhunti's funeral-like wailing.

If he accepted Zhunti as a disciple, would more people imitate him in the future?

If he refused Zhunti, would people say he was cold-hearted and merciless?

Zhunti's actions put even Hongjun in a difficult position. It was his first time encountering someone so shameless.

Hongjun gave Zhunti a deep look and said,

"Do not behave like this."

"Today, I will accept you as a registered disciple. If anyone else comes crying and begging like this in the future, there will be no need for them to come to Zixiao Palace again."

Upon hearing that Hongjun was willing to accept him, Zhunti dropped to the ground and kowtowed desperately.

Although he knew that doing this could easily disgust the Saint, he chose to cast aside his pride and gamble for the opportunity to become a Saint's disciple.

Though he had only gained the position of a registered disciple, he would still receive more benefits than the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had not become disciples.

However, Hongjun was clearly disgusted by Zhunti. Afraid that others would follow his example, he casually flicked a finger and collectively transported the Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the hall outside Zixiao Palace.

The transported Grand Unity Golden Immortals marveled at the Saint's extraordinary methods while regretfully watching Zixiao Palace gradually vanish into the void.

Hongjun's voice rang out from the void once more.

"In a thousand years, Zixiao Palace will open again, and I will speak of the path of the Quasi-Saint."

Everyone followed the voice, hoping to find Hongjun's whereabouts, but naturally, they lacked the ability. Hongjun's movements were unfathomable, beyond the grasp of gods and ghosts.

"We thank the Saint."

All three thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals bowed together in the direction where Zixiao Palace had vanished, thanking Hongjun for imparting the path of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Suppressing Jieyin and Zhunti

With Hongjun already gone, Jieyin and Zhunti both straightened up, their expressions smug as they looked around.

Jieyin had now become Hongjun's formal disciple, while Zhunti had obtained the status of a registered disciple. Both felt that their standing had risen greatly.

With the status of a Saint's disciple, even if he was merely registered, who would ordinarily dare provoke them?

From then on, whenever the two encountered enemies, they could deal with them calmly.

You dare hit me? Then you are showing no respect to the Saint.

Why would I hit you? I am teaching you a lesson on behalf of the Saint!

What they had obtained was not merely the identity of Saint's disciples. It was essentially an additional life-saving talisman.

All the Grand Unity Golden Immortals understood this clearly, so their gazes toward the six Saint's disciples were filled with envy.

Of course, except for Fuxi.

At that moment, someone mocked Fuxi, saying, "A mere Grand Unity Golden Immortal dared refuse discipleship. What short-sightedness."

Fuxi chuckled and said, "It is only the status of a Saint's disciple. If I, Fuxi, do not wish to have it, no one can force me."

Fuxi's words were extremely arrogant, but that was indeed what he truly thought. He had not intended to offend Hongjun.

However, as soon as Fuxi spoke, the Three Pure Ones and the two from the west all looked toward him.

Only Nuwa stepped in front of Fuxi without saying a word.

Jieyin and Zhunti jumped out and rebuked him, "Fuxi, you are utterly arrogant. A Saint's disciple holds an exalted status, yet not only do you fail to cherish it, you even act so frivolously. How laughable!"

Before becoming the Saint's disciples, Jieyin and Zhunti would never have dared provoke Fuxi. After all, Fuxi's cultivation was formidable enough to suppress both of them.

But now, they were Saint's disciples. Their status had risen, and they began to feel that no one in the entire primordial world would dare offend them. Even Fuxi was no longer worth fearing.

In their view, even Fuxi could not possibly attack them out of respect for Hongjun.

But they were wrong. They had underestimated Fuxi far too much.

Great Dao laws immediately surged from Fuxi's body, and the aura of his late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation erupted as he charged straight at the two men from the west.

Lightning coiled around Fuxi's body, and terrifying radiance burst from him, making him appear incomparably mighty.

Fuxi took two steps and was already standing before Jieyin and Zhunti.

Jieyin and Zhunti panicked. They had not expected Fuxi to disregard their identities completely and attack without hesitation.

Though they were Saint's disciples, their cultivation was not that of Saints. They were merely mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals, weaker than Fuxi.

Oppressed by Fuxi's pressure until their faces turned pale, Jieyin and Zhunti cried out, "Fuxi, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to attack the Saint's disciples?"

Fuxi shouted fiercely, "I spared you once, yet you still came out looking to die. Since you refuse to learn your lesson, I'll teach you two a proper one!"

Fuxi threw a punch at them.

That punch contained Fuxi's insights from listening to Hongjun's teachings over the years, as well as the full strength of his late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.

Countless mysterious runes emerged upon Fuxi's fist. They were Great Dao laws given tangible form.

One punch flew toward Jieyin and Zhunti.

The fist gradually expanded, like a great mountain descending to suppress them both.

Though Jieyin and Zhunti had gained and improved within Zixiao Palace, they were still far too weak compared with Fuxi.

Boom!

Fuxi's punch shattered the layers of divine light protecting their bodies and struck their flesh directly.

With one punch, the two mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal experts were sent flying tens of thousands of miles away. Its power shocked all three thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals!

Who could have imagined that Fuxi had such a violent temper? Even against Saint's disciples, he showed no mercy and attacked with overbearing force.

Nuwa had actually been eager to make a move as well, but Fuxi told her there was no need, since Nuwa and Jieyin and Zhunti could be considered fellow disciples.

Jieyin and Zhunti flew backward in a miserable state, utterly losing face. Their Dao bodies bled as Fuxi's blow left them dazed.

Jieyin roared, "Fuxi, we are Saint's disciples! Attacking us is disrespecting the Saint!"

"Stop using that borrowed authority to intimidate people."

Fuxi looked at them disdainfully and said, "The Saint taught you the laws of the Great Dao, not how to act like shameless scum! Since you insist on acting like scum, you deserve a beating from me."

Fuxi's aura pressed Jieyin and Zhunti until they could barely breathe. His words echoed Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, making the Grand Unity Golden Immortals present turn solemn.

Yet most of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals felt that Fuxi's attack was a good thing. It showed that ordinary conflicts with Saint's disciples would not draw the Saint's intervention, allowing them to rest easy.

If the Saint were excessively protective of his disciples, then all Opportunities would likely be seized by those six. By then, even getting a sip of soup would depend on the moods of the Saint's disciples.

Jieyin and Zhunti now wore troubled expressions.

They had believed that if Fuxi dared attack them, Hongjun would surely help them.

But they had been beaten so badly by Fuxi, and Hongjun had not appeared to help them. It seemed the Saint was not someone who blindly protected his disciples.

In truth, Fuxi had understood before attacking that Hongjun would not intervene.

If Hongjun protected his disciples without restraint, all the Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the primordial world would become dissatisfied with him. That was not what Hongjun wished to see.

So while the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals saw Fuxi as daring, his boldness was founded on his correct judgment of Hongjun.

However, though Hongjun did not act, someone else could no longer hold back and wanted to teach Fuxi a lesson.

"A person who refused discipleship actually dares bully my two junior brothers. Utterly arrogant! You attacked so viciously—do you think there is no one among the disciples of Zixiao Palace who can suppress you?"

Fuxi found the speaker very familiar. It was none other than Yuanshi Tianzun, the most irritating of the Three Pure Ones.

Fuxi turned to look at Yuanshi Tianzun, his gaze somewhat cold.

But Nuwa stepped forward at that moment and said to Yuanshi Tianzun, "These two junior brothers mocked my elder brother. I think my elder brother did nothing wrong."

Although Nuwa and Yuanshi Tianzun could now be considered fellow disciples, Nuwa would never betray Fuxi for the sake of some fellow-disciple relationship.