At this, Black Tortoise fell silent.
About a quarter of an hour later, he finally turned toward Yuanshi Tianzun. "There's no problem with having Zhenwu take you as his master, but you must agree to three conditions!"
"No problem!"
Yuanshi Tianzun nodded without hesitation, showing not the slightest bit of reluctance or inner conflict.
The sight made Li Yun's mouth twitch as he thought, Is this really the Second Martial Uncle I know?
"A Saint taking on a disciple is already an immense blessing, yet he actually has to lower himself like this!"
But complaints aside, Li Yun quickly understood why.
If this had happened before, Yuanshi Tianzun would never have lowered himself so much. But after the Three Teachings Exchange Conference, the Human Teachings had Li Yun, while the Interception Sect had Gui Ling and Kong Xuan. All of them completely outclassed the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Precisely because of this, if the Chan Teachings could not find one—or even several—individuals whose potential and talent rivaled Li Yun and the others, then as the Second Generation Disciples rose in the future, the Chan Teachings' influence would only grow weaker, leading even to repeated defeats.
That was an outcome Yuanshi Tianzun truly could not accept, because it was not one he wished to see.
Thus, judging from their conversation just now, the Son of Black Tortoise, Zhenwu, definitely possessed supreme talent and potential—perhaps even surpassing Gui Ling, Mystic Turtle's daughter.
Although he had yet to see Zhenwu or learn the specifics of his circumstances, it was already enough to show the other party's immense potential. Under such circumstances, it was only natural for Yuanshi Tianzun, thirsty for talent, to agree to his conditions.
With that thought, Li Yun looked curiously at Black Tortoise, wondering what conditions he would raise.
And not