At these words, Duobao and Jin Ling were instantly speechless.
To dare say he was unconvinced in front of his Saint Master, Senior Disciple Brother was probably the only person in the entire Primordial World capable of it.
Moreover, those words proved the rumor was true: Senior Disciple Brother really had been beaten for entering the Daoist Sanctuary with his right foot first.
"Unconvinced? You brat, you still dare say you're unconvinced? Even if you are, what can you do about it?"
Tongtian glared at this disciple.
He was curious what sort of mischief Xian Junyu was planning this time.
"What can I do... What can I do..."
"Then I'll just walk through it again. As long as Master is satisfied, I'll keep walking until you are!" Xian Junyu shamelessly replied.
The others were speechless once again.
Seeing how tough Senior Disciple Brother had acted earlier, they had thought he was going to stand up to Master. But after just a couple of sentences, he had caved. He had gone soft far too quickly.
Still, it made sense. Faced with a Saint Master, they would probably have caved even faster...
"Very well. Since you have that intention, go and walk through it again. Keep going until I'm satisfied!" Tongtian followed his words smoothly.
This rascal still dared to talk back? He would show him who was boss!
"Huh? I really have to do it?"
Xian Junyu looked utterly bewildered. He had only been mouthing off. As someone so lazy, how could he possibly repeat it over and over?
At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to slap himself twice.
Damn! If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have mouthed off. He had brought this trouble upon himself...
"Nonsense. I told you to walk, so walk. Didn't you want to satisfy your Master? What are you waiting for?"
Tongtian pressed his advantage, showing no intention of letting Xian Junyu off. He had to cure this brat of both his glib tongue and his laziness.
Xian Junyu hesitated where he stood for a moment, then sighed and prepared to turn around and fly away from the Daoist Sanctuary.
Just as he was about to leave, Master Tongtian called out to him again.
"Forget it. I called you here for something important as well. We'll discuss this another time!"
At these words, the corner of Xian Junyu's mouth twitched. Wasn't this obviously just toying with him?
Duobao and the others also held back their laughter.
As expected, the only one who could deal with Senior Disciple Brother was Master. One move after another—he had played Senior Disciple Brother until he no longer knew which way was north.
After the brief amusement ended, Tongtian directly explained why he had called them there.
"I have observed that your cultivation is progressing slowly, so I have decided to preach the Dao to you here. This preaching shall last three hundred years. How much you comprehend will depend entirely on your own abilities!"
"From now on, every three thousand years, I shall preach the Dao to you here!"
As soon as Master said this, Duobao and the other three immediately brightened.
A Saint preaching the Dao was not something one could find just anywhere. The benefits were self-evident.
Just look at the Dao Ancestor preaching in the Purple Cloud Palace. After the three thousand guests had listened to three lectures, they had all broken through. The Great Luo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints began appearing after that.
Now, their Saint Master was like the Dao Ancestor, while the several of them were like the Mortal Guests.
"Thank you, Master, for preaching the Dao to us!"
Knowing how great the benefits were, Duobao and the others repeatedly expressed their thanks.
Although Xian Junyu also thanked him, the moment he heard that Master was going to hold a lecture, his feet began inching toward the side.
He had never been interested in listening to lectures back on Blue Star. The moment one began, he would fall deeply asleep. Now that Master was teaching, he wanted to hide as far away as possible.
However, every one of Xian Junyu's little movements was seen by Tongtian. Xian Junyu was the main target of this preaching session, so how could he fail to notice?
He had been prepared for this lazy brat.
"Yu'er, where do you think you're going?"
"Get to the very front!"
Tongtian pointed lightly. Of the five meditation cushions arranged in a row, one flew out, and Xian Junyu, who had been trying to hide, instantly appeared on it.
He sat down with a look of utter speechlessness.
He had originally intended to hide in a corner and slack off unnoticed. Now, he had been dragged straight to the front, leaving him nowhere to hide.
At this position, he might as well have sat in a row with his junior brothers and sister...
Xian Junyu did not want to sit there, but Duobao and the others were extremely envious. The closer they were to Master, the closer they could get to the Saintly Aura, and the stronger their comprehension during cultivation would be.
They would have loved to sit in that position themselves. They had never even considered avoiding it.
"Sit down. The preaching begins!"
After Duobao and Jin Ling sat down, the three-hundred-year preaching session officially began.
"The Dao is born from nothingness, its hidden blood giving rise to the spirit, profound and unfathomable. The spirit congeals within emptiness, wondrous in its myriad transformations and without fixed form. At the end of the age, the darkness possesses essence, and great tranquility gives birth to radiance. The Great Mystery is boundless; attain emptiness and preserve stillness. This is called the Great Cavern that deceives..."
As the Saint preached the Dao and Saintly Aura flowed, Duobao and the others sat meditating with their eyes closed, expressions of bliss on their faces, as though they had entered a wondrous world.
Of course, Xian Junyu was the sole exception.
After Master had spoken only a few sentences, his eyelids were already drooping with sleep. If he had not been afraid of getting beaten, he would have long since closed his eyes and fallen asleep.
He glanced sideways and saw that his junior brothers and sister were all meditating with their eyes closed. An idea struck him, and he followed their example, closing his eyes and pretending to meditate.
Seeing Xian Junyu close his eyes and meditate as well, Tongtian nodded in satisfaction, thinking that he had begun listening with a calm heart.
"Very good, very good. This child can still be taught!"
Seeing this, he continued focusing on preaching the Dao to his disciples.
"Gather essence and spirit, command the ancestral streams as they circle and return. Refine the spirit and unite with the Dao, carry auspicious winds and stir them. Within nothingness, honor existence; with the breath, scatter the forms of the myriad spirits. When movement reaches its extreme, stillness returns, and in a trance emerges the wondrousness of the One Emperor. This is called the Returning Wind Fusion... fusion... fusion..."
"Zzz..."
Less than ten minutes into the lecture, a wave of snores rang out. Tongtian's face darkened as he stopped preaching.
The moment the Daoic voice ceased, Duobao and the others instantly exited that profound state. They frowned, unsure why Master had stopped.
But when they heard the snoring, they immediately understood.
Xian Junyu was sitting at the very front, maintaining his meditating posture with his eyes closed and his head slightly lowered. Waves of snoring came from him, and a thread of saliva even dripped from the corner of his mouth.
If one only looked at his appearance, anyone unaware of the truth would have thought he was listening attentively. But his snoring had betrayed him.
It was over! It was over!
Senior Disciple Brother had fallen asleep during the preaching. He was doomed!
The others looked at Senior Disciple Brother with pity, convinced that he was finished this time.
"Xian Junyu!"
"Present!"
Hearing someone shout his name, Xian Junyu instinctively straightened up, stood, and called out, "Present!"
However, he quickly realized what had happened. He had fallen asleep without noticing. And when he saw Master's face, darkened to the point of blackness—
He turned around without a word and bolted.
"You still want to run!"
Seeing that this good-for-nothing Xian Junyu still dared to flee, Tongtian reached out and grabbed him. The Law of Space instantly took effect.
Xian Junyu ran forward with all his might, but he could not advance even a single step. Instead, he kept retreating, his entire body floating into the air as he moved backward toward the high platform.
Before long, he arrived in front of Master Tongtian.
"Master, I was wrong! I'll never dare do it again! Falling asleep was entirely due to unforeseen circumstances. Please, listen to my explanation!"
Although he claimed to have admitted his mistake, he never stopped trying to flee. No matter how he ran, he remained treading in place.
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