A mortal had questioned a Saint!
Such a thing had never happened before.
Most importantly, this mortal's words were perfectly reasonable. The ones in the wrong were actually the Three Pure Ones!
As everyone knew, the Three Pure Ones had become Saints because of the Human Race, thereby incurring a tremendous karmic debt. Originally, the Three Pure Ones had planned to simply turn around and leave, letting the matter pass.
But now that Jiang Chen had exposed it, things were different. The Three Pure Ones had to repay this karmic debt!
With the matter laid out in the open, the Three Pure Ones were momentarily extremely awkward.
Laozi was inactive, his expression deep and unreadable as no one knew what he was thinking.
Yuanshi frowned. As someone who cared deeply about his dignity, he was clearly displeased.
Tongtian was embarrassed, rather like a thief who had been caught in the act.
In short, each of them wore a different expression.
But just as Tongtian was feeling awkward, he suddenly smiled boldly and said cheerfully, "Hahaha, what is your name?"
"Reporting to the Saint, my name is Jiang Chen." Jiang Chen, who had originally been somewhat apprehensive, relaxed inwardly and replied neither arrogantly nor servilely.
The situation was within his expectations. Not being attacked was already a blessing.
There was nothing he could do about it. Who could blame him for accidentally calling out to the Three Pure Ones?
Besides, he had not questioned them publicly without reason. Aside from wanting to continue downloading Saint cultivation, his first reason was that the Three Pure Ones truly owed the Human Race a karmic debt.
Second, it was because this matter had been brought into the open.
He believed that under the gazes of all the Great Powers in the Primordial World, the Saints would never slaughter a mortal.
As it turned out, he had bet correctly.
Seeing Jiang Chen's actions, a trace of surprise flashed through Tongtian's eyes. One had to know that even Grand Unity Golden Immortals acted respectfully and cautiously when facing a Saint, yet this mortal, Jiang Chen, dared to behave like this. Tongtian could not help but regard him with greater appreciation.
Then he heard Tongtian say, "Jiang Chen, is it? Would you be willing to take me as your master and join my Interception Sect?"
Boom!
This time, the Great Powers hidden in the darkness were shocked once again.
What was going on? Not only had the mortal who provoked a Saint avoided punishment, but he had also received an immense benefit—becoming a disciple of a Saint?
After their shock, however, they felt it was only natural.
Everyone familiar with Tongtian knew that he was broad-minded and straightforward, not narrow-minded. Besides, the Three Pure Ones had incurred a karmic debt to the Human Race when they became Saints. If they slaughtered a member of the Human Race on the spot, not only would they be acting disgracefully, they would also suffer karmic backlash. By taking Jiang Chen as his disciple, Tongtian could instead eliminate the karmic debt!
It was a win-win situation!
It was not only them who understood this point. Jiang Chen understood it as well.
But at this moment, he was completely dazed by this enormous surprise.
One had to know that to travel through the Primordial World, both strength and backing were indispensable.
Although strength came first, backing was sometimes even more important. Not to mention that this was the backing of a Saint's disciple. Even someone stronger than you would have to consider the Saint behind you before touching you!
Aside from that, with a Saint as his teacher, he would take far fewer detours on his cultivation path, and his strength would increase greatly.
In short, there were countless benefits. For someone like Jiang Chen, who had neither backing nor strength, the benefits were even more obvious!
It could be said that becoming Tongtian's disciple brought a hundred benefits and not a single harm!
After his wild joy subsided, Jiang Chen immediately wanted to agree.
But at that moment, Yuanshi suddenly spoke.
"Junior Brother, now that we have already become Saints, isn't it somewhat rash for you to take a mortal with no talent whatsoever as your disciple?"
He glanced at Jiang Chen unhappily before frowning at Tongtian.
There was no doubt that although Yuanshi had not said it openly, his words revealed his disdain for mortals and his disapproval of Tongtian taking a disciple. He seemed to think that Tongtian was making the Three Pure Ones lose face.
This was not only because Jiang Chen's earlier actions had made Yuanshi lose face. More importantly, Yuanshi and Tongtian followed different paths. He could not stand Tongtian's method of accepting all students without discrimination.
The Three Pure Ones were currently one entity. If Tongtian lost face, it was equivalent to him losing face as well!
That was absolutely something Yuanshi could not tolerate.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen's heart rose into his throat, and he became somewhat uneasy.
But just then, the system's voice rang out in his mind.
"Ding! Successfully downloaded [Tongtian the Saint's cultivation] 0.01%!"
As the system's voice faded, a surging aura suddenly erupted from Jiang Chen's body. The spiritual energy within a hundred miles around him was swallowed like a whale drinking water!
When they looked at Jiang Chen again, he was no longer a mortal without any cultivation. He had clearly entered the early Earth Immortal stage!
He had become an immortal on the spot!
Seeing this, Yuanshi, who had just been looking down on Jiang Chen, was dumbfounded.
???
Huh!
It was not only Yuanshi who was dumbfounded. Tongtian and Laozi also looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.
A moment ago, he had merely been a mortal, yet in the next moment, he had become an immortal on the spot!
They had seen situations like this before. When Innate Gods transformed into humanoid form, some had directly become Golden Immortals, let alone Earth Immortals.
But those were Innate Gods transforming into humanoid form! They had undergone countless years of cultivation, so it was understandable that they could become immortals or even Golden Immortals. But Jiang Chen was merely a mortal!
Moreover, he had become an immortal on the spot right before their eyes. This had caught them completely off guard. In the end, they could only attribute it to Jiang Chen being different from ordinary people and possibly possessing top-tier cultivation talent.
At this thought, everyone could no longer remain calm.
As everyone knew, strength reigned supreme in the Primordial World, and the most important factor affecting strength was one's foundation!
A person's foundation determined the height of their limit.
After all, someone with a poor foundation might not even break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm in their entire life, let alone become a Saint. But for someone with a good foundation, breaking through to Grand Unity was as easy as drinking water.
Had anyone not noticed that every single one of those who could break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm was an Innate God? No one with a poor foundation had ever broken through to this realm.
From this, one could see just how important one's foundation was.
But now that they knew Jiang Chen might possess a top-tier foundation, it was not only the Three Pure Ones who were surprised. Even the Great Powers hidden nearby were shaken.
Quack!
In the void, a Kunpeng whose figure blotted out the sky and covered the earth threw back its head and cried. It soared straight up ninety thousand miles, transformed into human form in an instant, and arrived before Jiang Chen. "I am Kunpeng, the Heaven's Court's Demon Master. Are you willing to take me as your master?"
Boom!
Everyone was shocked once again.
No one had expected this person to be Kunpeng, the Heaven's Court's Demon Master. One had to know that he was a top Great Power of the Primordial World and the existence known as the Demon Race's Demon Master. Apart from the Saints, both his status and strength were at the very peak of the Primordial World!
But even more unexpected was that Kunpeng actually wanted to take Jiang Chen as his disciple!
After thinking about it, however, they understood why Kunpeng had done this. It was because the Human Race's extraordinary nature was enough to make even Kunpeng act this way!
None of them were blind. They had all seen that the Three Pure Ones had become Saints because of the Human Race. Now Jiang Chen was not only a member of the Human Race, but also possessed top-tier cultivation talent. After taking him as a disciple, Kunpeng would gain an excellent disciple and might even comprehend the meaning of becoming a Saint. It was a win-win situation.
With this thought, the Great Powers hidden in the darkness could no longer remain still. Without caring about anything else, they successively revealed themselves and came to Jiang Chen's side.
"I am Zhen Yuanzi. Are you willing to take me as your master?"
"I am Styx. Are you willing to take me as your master?"
"I am Dong Wang Gong..."
In an instant, an astonishing scene unfolded.
Jiang Chen, whom Yuanshi had despised earlier, was now being fought over by countless Great Powers who wanted to take him as their disciple!
Seeing this, Yuanshi's expression became ugly.
To be honest, after learning of Jiang Chen's talent, he had also considered taking him as his disciple. But because of his pride, he quickly abandoned the thought.
Moreover, each time another person appeared, his gloomy expression grew even darker.
Until finally, he could no longer endure it.
He had just become a Saint, yet his face was already being slapped. Who could tolerate that?
However.
Just then, an aura capable of suppressing the universe swept across the world, followed by domineering words resounding in everyone's ears!
"Who gave you the courage to snatch a disciple from me, Tongtian?!"
It was Tongtian!
It turned out that when those Great Powers had fought to take Jiang Chen as their disciple, Tongtian's expression had also been unpleasant. To be honest, he had taken Jiang Chen as his disciple earlier mainly to repay the karmic debt. But discovering that Jiang Chen possessed top-tier talent had been an additional surprise.
What he had not expected, however, was that the Great Powers hidden in the darkness would not only disregard him, but actually try to snatch his disciple?
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