The Show's Over, Trouble's Brewing

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and replied, "Mm, that makes sense... Let's just watch and see. Who knows, perhaps it's a Female Great Power who joined with Tong Tian to create this Origin."

As for Ancestor Minghe, he had already decided to lie low completely after returning to the Blood Sea... It was one thing to be inferior to the Three Pure Ones, but now he couldn't even match their descendant... How was he supposed to compete?

Over by Jieyin, he had already begun transmitting to Zhunti: "Nine flowers blooming, peerless aptitude—we must get him to Mount Sumeru. If we can obtain a disciple like this, the rise of Mount Sumeru is within reach."

Zhunti quickly replied, "Senior Brother, this is no easy matter. I had my eye on this child back then, but he's Tong Tian's own son. I'm afraid he won't let go easily. If we try to take him by force, the two of us can't beat the Three Pure Ones either."

Hearing this, Jieyin had to set the thought aside for now, planning to revisit it later. In his heart, though, he thought that perhaps an opportunity to seize the child would come in the future, and then he could use the Great Dharma to convert him...

The thoughts of Yuanshi, Laozi, and Tong Tian were much simpler—they were purely happy for Yun Ting's talent. Still, there was some doubt. Yuanshi transmitted to Laozi: "Big Brother, do you think our Third Brother's Origin could produce a child with Nine-Rank Three Flowers?"

Laozi stroked his beard and replied, "You're overthinking it, aren't you? Nine flowers blooming—we barely achieved that ourselves. This child's three flowers are even fuller than ours... Mm, I reckon Third Brother said he fought some great power, and a drop of essence blood fell, combining with the other's essence on a Seven-Leaf Sword Grass to birth Yun Ting. Probably a Female Great Power, and the fight wasn't exactly proper."

Yuanshi nodded. "Right, Third Brother was definitely on the bottom."

Just then, Tong Tian cut into their transmission: "Are you two even my brothers? Trashing me like this... I f*cking..."

Yuanshi kicked Tong Tian out of the group chat. "Big Brother, look at how flustered Third Brother is—we're definitely right."

While the various great powers were lost in thought, Hongjun coughed and said, "The lecture continues. Do not let your minds wander. The Way is empty, yet when used, it may never be filled. Deep it is, like the ancestor of all things; clear it is, like it yet exists. I do not know whose child it is, it seems to have existed before the Emperor..."

Yun Ting had just broken through and was completely lost. He asked the system, "I came here, broke through to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, and that's it? I can't understand any of this."

"Ding, your Way is not in Slaying Three Corpses. This system will record the entire method of Slaying Three Corpses for you and give it as a reward later. Once you reach Golden Immortal of the Origin, you can combine it with the Three Corpses Way. With three quasi-sage peak clones and your Origin-body, you'll be able to beat Zhunti even after he becomes a saint." Inside the system space, A Certain Lady rubbed her chin and replied, thinking to herself: "Good that you don't understand—I was afraid you'd accidentally sever a corpse first and block Hongjun's Dao resonance."

And so, three thousand years passed. The lecture ended, and the great powers were still unsatisfied. As they dispersed, East King Duke shot Yun Ting a malicious glance, thinking: "This child's talent is so formidable. We've already formed a karmic tie, and there's no chance to befriend him. I need to scheme against him early."

Yun Ting sensed the hostile gaze and immediately went to Tong Tian's side. "Father, I feel someone wants to harm me. I'm scared."

Tong Tian replied, "No matter. Let's return to Mount Kunlun first." As he was about to leave with Yun Ting, the system issued a task: "Task released: Establish the Demon Court, befriend the Demon Race. Reward: Innate Supreme Treasure—Hun Yuan Sword."

Yun Ting said, "Father, I want to wander outside a bit before returning to Kunlun... Mm, I'm a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal now. There shouldn't be much danger, right?"

Tong Tian coughed. "No. You're still a child. What does being a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal matter? Look around—which of these fellow daoists isn't at the quasi-sage level?" Just as he said that, he saw Randeng, who was at the peak of Zenith Heaven and hadn't severed a corpse yet. His expression froze. "Daoist Randeng, I didn't mean you..."

Randeng thought for a moment, then smiled. "No matter, no matter. My cultivation is indeed insufficient..." With that, he turned into a streak of light and vanished.

"Uh... Could it be that Randeng later joined the Chan Sect, became its Deputy Sect Master, and opposed the Jie Sect in every way just because of one careless remark from Dad?" Yun Ting thought. "And Dad, can't you see? There are a few followers behind East King Duke who are also at Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, not quasi-sage."

Yuanshi, seeing that Tong Tian was quick to offend, said, "Enough. Yun Ting has only recently been born. It's not wrong for him to want to explore the Primordial Wilderness more. Don't stop him."

Laozi added, "Third Brother, Second Brother is right. If you're worried, let him take the pagoda with him. With the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda over his head, even a quasi-sage won't be able to take him down quickly. And if it drags on, won't we be able to get there in time?"

And so, Yun Ting went off to play in the Primordial Wilderness on his own. The other great powers also returned to their homes. But when they got back, trouble struck. Great Immortal Zhen Yuan's face turned green as he roared, "Who dares to steal from my Wuzhuang Temple? Quite the nerve!" He then swept his gaze around and, based on the residual mana fluctuations, muttered, "Bodhi Sarira Light... Zhunti, shameless beyond belief. No wonder he was so slow to arrive at the lecture—he was busy stealing from my Wuzhuang Temple. A quasi-sage coming to steal fruits, and taking them all at once. Utterly despicable."