Apprenticeship to the Three Pure Ones, System Selection Again

"Shrimp??" Chen Tian was stunned. Yuanshi and Tongtian both grew anxious—damn it, that old man actually got a step ahead of them!!

Chen Tian, utterly bewildered, thought: What? Didn't I just issue the mission not long ago? Why are you three here in person? Wait... become your disciple? Not all three?

Ding—Reporting to Host, how could a salted fish go to Kunlun Mountain to seek a master on their own? Wouldn't it be better to have the master come pick you up?

Fine, so that's the culprit! No wonder the Three Pure Ones sensed it—it was you messing around! No way! I'm already a Heavenly Immortal! I won't be controlled by you anymore! If I'm going to be a salted fish, I'll be my own salted fish!

That's right! I'll resist! A peasant turns over and sings! Let you lick me, instead of me following you!

"Young friend, besides him, I also wish to take you as my disciple!" Just as Chen Tian was about to speak, Yuanshi hurriedly interjected.

"And me!" Tongtian refused to be outdone.

"Ah leh..." Chen Tian was dumbfounded. What's going on, little bros? All three of you want me?

Emmm... should I agree? After all, the Salted Fish System has a generous gift package!

"Second brother, this child has a connection with me. Your disciple is a hundred li away!" Seeing this, Laozi quickly spoke, pulling Chen Tian's hand and saying, "Young friend, take me as your master! I'll give you the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Merit Exquisite Pagoda!"

"!!!!"

Now all three were shocked. The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Merit Exquisite Pagoda was a Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasure! Though postnatal, it was no weaker than a prenatal one!

And it was Laozi's companion spirit treasure! Yuanshi and Tongtian didn't even have one yet!

"I... I'll give you the Purple Lightning Hammer!" Tongtian also spoke.

And Yuanshi added, "If you take me as your master! I'll give you the Yuqing Box!"

"These three fools..." Chen Tian's mouth twitched slightly...

"I don't want to!"

The Three Pure Ones were dumbfounded after hearing that. What?? We are the Three Pure Ones of Pangu! The orthodox lineage of Pangu!! We come to take you as a disciple, and you refuse?

"Why?" Laozi was puzzled. Damn it, I'm taking you as a disciple and you still won't agree? What do you want to do then?

"The Three Pure Ones are the orthodox lineage of Pangu. As the saying goes, lotus, white root, and green lotus leaf—the Three Pure Ones were originally one family. If I, this humble one, were to take one as master, I would surely offend the other two, and the Three Pure Ones would never be the same again. Naturally, I, this humble one, am unwilling." Chen Tian cupped his hands again and said.

After hearing this, the Three Pure Ones blushed. Right, the Three Pure Ones were originally one family. They had all initially wanted to take Chen Tian as the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones, but seeing Chen Tian's extraordinary talent and deep roots, his Innate Dao Body, they had lost their Dao heart!

"In that case, we were indeed rash." Laozi rarely showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Indeed, indeed..." Yuanshi and Tongtian also nodded. Then the three looked at Chen Tian together and said in unison, "We, the Three Pure Ones, are willing to take you as our disciple. Are you willing?"

"Should I take the oath or not? The Three Pure Ones will split up later... but according to netizens, one reason is that Yuanshi disliked the Jie Sect's disciples for being scaly and horned, not following the Heavenly Dao, and another is that Kunlun Mountain couldn't bear the fortune of three Saints..."

Chen Tian thought to himself: "Scaly and horned, not following the Heavenly Dao—in plain terms, as long as I make them follow the rules, that's fine, right? Then Yuanshi would have nothing to say. And as for Kunlun Mountain... I heard there are three immortal islands in the East Sea: Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou. I'll drag those three islands over to strengthen Kunlun, so it can bear the fortune of three Saints!"

"That way, how could they split? Even though Ancestor Hongjun's schemes are part of the split, the Witch-Demon Tribulation hasn't even started yet. I have plenty of time to develop. Then I'll punch the Zixiao Nursing Home and kick the Sumeru Kindergarten!"

"Disciple Chen Tian pays respects to Master Father, Second Master, and Third Master." After finishing his thoughts, Chen Tian performed the kneeling bow.

The Three Pure Ones nodded at this, but Yuanshi asked in confusion, "Disciple, why do you call us 'Master Father' rather than 'Master Teacher'?"

"Hm? It's because... this disciple feels that a master is like a father, for once a teacher, always a father!" Chen Tian casually explained with a later-era understanding.

And instantly, a surge of Xuanhuang Qi descended from the sky, and a hundred acres of merit fell into Chen Tian's body! This indicated that his action had contributed to perfecting the Heavenly Dao!

"Hahahaha, well said—once a teacher, always a father!!" Tongtian was overjoyed, helping Chen Tian up with a smile that didn't fade from his face.

Laozi and Yuanshi also nodded. Their disciple's casual words helped perfect the Heavenly Dao—what kind of fortune was that?

"Let's go, let's go, disciple, come with your masters... oh, Master Fathers, back to the Dao field." Yuanshi said with a smile.

"Indeed, indeed!" Laozi nodded. The Three Pure Ones took Chen Tian and flew all the way back to Kunlun.

Meanwhile, within Yujing Mountain, a Daoist sat upright. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked toward the Three Pure Ones and Chen Tian. He pinched his fingers, frowned, and said, "How strange! I cannot calculate this child's origin!"

"Never mind, never mind. I am about to attain sainthood. I'll deal with it after becoming a Saint." The Daoist closed his eyes again!

This man was none other than the not-yet-sainted Ancestor Hongjun! The future Dao Ancestor!

Chen Tian didn't know he had caught the attention of Ancestor Hongjun. He had now arrived at Kunlun. Being personally taught by the Three Pure Ones was something no one else could obtain!

As for cultivation techniques—seeing that Chen Tian's technique was far superior to their own, the Three Pure Ones didn't bother showing off theirs. So they taught him divine abilities. As for treasures... well, the Three Pure Ones were dirt poor right now, and Chen Tian didn't ask for any treasures.

Later, he could exchange for a system and get a Chaos Green Lotus—wouldn't that be nice?

Afterward, Chen Tian established his own Dao field on Kunlun Mountain. And then... came the most thrilling moment!!

Upon reaching Heavenly Immortal, advancing one realm allowed him to choose one system!

Now Chen Tian was at late Heavenly Immortal, so he could choose three system functions!

How satisfying!

Chen Tian first opened his interface.

Ding—Host: Chen Tian.

Cultivation: Late Heavenly Immortal.

Technique: Hongmeng Scripture.

Artifact—

Divine Abilities: Soaring Golden Light, Tiangang Thirty-Six Transformations, Disha Seventy-Two Transformations, Sleeve Universe...

Selection Count: Three.

"Salted Fish System, open the generous gift pack!" Chen Tian said inwardly.

Ding—Congratulations, host has obtained the Innate Spiritual Treasure "Mountain River Fan" and the title "Son of the Great Dao"!

"That's... that's it???" Chen Tian instantly roared: "Nima, just a crappy fan and a title, and that's the whole deal? And you call it generous? I'll give you generous, you big star!!!"

"Nima, forget picking a system for now. I'm going to cultivate, to shake off this salted fish aura! Let's see what you do about that!"

With that, Chen Tian sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

This Chen Tian was dead set on shedding his salted fish demeanor, but he had no idea that with just the identity of a Son of the Great Dao, even the Heavenly Dao wouldn't dare do anything to him! Was that not generous enough? In the future, if he wanted the Three Pure Ones to stay united, they would stay united. Would Hongjun dare to mess with him? A single Chaos Divine Thunder would blast his scalp numb!

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years passed. Chen Tian's cultivation reached the peak of Golden Immortal, then Taiyi Profound Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Great Luo Golden Immortal...

"System! Select system function!" Chen Tian said in a low voice inwardly.

This time, he had twelve systems to choose from, but no rush—he'd pick a few to play with first.

Then the selection screen appeared again!

This time, aside from the Salted Fish system, the only change was in the Sign-In system, which had become Martial Arts, and the one replacing Salted Fish was Reading!

Martial Arts, to put it plainly, was martial skills. The martial arts in this Martial Arts System weren't ordinary kung fu—they were techniques that could be deduced into methods for attaining enlightenment and becoming a saint!

For example, the description mentioned the Nine Yang Divine Skill, divided into ninety-nine layers. Every ten layers, one sun would form inside the body. Cultivating to the ninety-ninth layer would allow one to attain sainthood with nine suns!

This was a true saint, the so-called Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin! Far stronger than an ordinary Heavenly Dao Saint!

"In the future, Nuwa will create humans. I'm human too, so naturally I'll help the human race. This martial arts system suits humans best; other races would probably cripple themselves trying to cultivate it." With that thought, Chen Tian chose the Martial Arts System.