Yun Zhongzi and Guang Chengzi of the Chan Sect

"Enough, stop talking about being a heaven-defying genius. Don't you think I know what kind of person you are..."

"Since you're awake, go back to your own cave. Prepare to attend the Dao lecture in three thousand years!"

Getting nothing useful out of him, Tongtian waved his hand and sent Xian Junyu straight back.

He knew his senior disciple must have some secret, but as long as it wasn't harmful, he didn't want to pry. After all, everyone had their own secrets.

Not everything needed to be known.

Back in his own cave, Xian Junyu didn't lie down as usual. With the system now on his side, he began planning for the future.

"The Jie Sect has tens of thousands of disciples flocking in. Cultivation breakthroughs are no longer an issue. With the system pushing me to the Saint realm, that's not a big problem!"

"Master has the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, capable of fighting four Saints. In the future, when I break through to Saint realm, the two of us working together can easily resolve the Jie Sect's crisis during the Conferred God tribulation!"

With System Bro backing him, he no longer worried about the Jie Sect's danger. If the two of them together couldn't protect the Jie Sect, then it deserved to perish.

And this wasn't even something he needed to think about right now.

Becoming a Saint—an uncontrollable Saint—meant his first and greatest enemy was the Heavenly Dao.

The Earthly Dao showed weakness, the Human Dao remained hidden. The Heavenly Dao was definitely a major foe.

After some deliberation, the outline of a three-legged balance between Heaven, Earth, and Humanity took shape in his mind.

If the Primordial world didn't want to enter an age of Dharma decline, none of the Three Paths—Heaven, Earth, and Humanity—could be missing.

"This isn't urgent either. I can plan it step by step. As for now..."

"It looks like I need to pay a visit to my two Martial Uncles!"

With the rough outline of a grand plan in place, Xian Junyu decided to first go to Second Martial Uncle Yuanshi to get some things he needed.

Without further delay, he flew straight toward Second Martial Uncle's Daoist Sanctuary.

The moment Xian Junyu left, Tongtian noticed his movements.

"This direction... is Second Brother's sanctuary. What does Yu'er want to do?" Tongtian looked puzzled.

He immediately began divining the heavenly secrets, wanting to know what his senior disciple was up to.

This divination went smoothly, and he quickly got the answer he sought.

"Heh, so that's it. It seems Yu'er really has changed!"

He had originally thought about occasionally rewarding that lazy brat, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.

The brat was finally getting his act together.

Meanwhile, as Xian Junyu arrived at Second Martial Uncle's sanctuary, he saw three of Second Martial Uncle's disciples.

One was Nan Ji, the other two were Yun Zhongzi and Guang Chengzi—the latter would later become one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun.

"Nan Ji greets Senior Disciple Brother!"

"Junior Disciple Brother, no need for formalities!"

Xian Junyu sized up Nan Ji, noting his Mystic Immortal Middle Stage cultivation. He nodded.

When Nan Ji had first entered the sect, he was already a Heavenly Immortal. Now, not long after, he had broken through to Mystic Immortal. His talent and foundation were indeed extraordinary, worthy of the position of Chan Sect's Senior Disciple Brother.

While Xian Junyu was appraising Nan Ji, Nan Ji was also appraising Xian Junyu. One was the Jie Sect's Senior Disciple Brother, the other the Chan Sect's Senior Disciple Brother.

It would be a lie to say there was no competitive spirit.

Both were first disciples, both had excellent talent and foundation. Neither wanted to admit being inferior to the other.

However, Xian Junyu could see through Nan Ji's cultivation, while Nan Ji couldn't see through his.

Hm? Can't see through?

Has his cultivation surpassed Mystic Immortal?

Golden Immortal?

Just as Nan Ji was puzzled about Xian Junyu's cultivation, Xian Junyu turned his gaze to Guang Chengzi.

"Junior Disciple Brother Nan Ji, who are these two Daoist friends?"

Yun Zhongzi and Guang Chengzi had joined the sect three hundred years into Tongtian's Dao lectures, so Xian Junyu had never met them.

"Oh, these are my junior disciples, Yun Zhongzi and Guang Chengzi!"

"Yun Zhongzi, Guang Chengzi, greetings to Senior Disciple Brother!"

Though the two had never seen this person before, since Senior Disciple Brother Nan Ji called him Senior Disciple Brother, following suit couldn't be wrong.

Hearing they were Yun Zhongzi and Guang Chengzi—one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun—Xian Junyu looked at them with interest.

"So these are Second Martial Uncle's outstanding disciples. Not bad, not bad at all. Reaching Quasi-Saint in the future shouldn't be a problem!"

Both of them had Heavenly Immortal cultivation—quite impressive.

"Senior Disciple Brother flatters us. Yun Zhongzi and Guang Chengzi dare not accept such praise!"

"Indeed, Senior Disciple Brother exaggerates. The Saint realm is far too distant. May I ask why Senior Disciple Brother has come today?"

These three junior brothers were quite humble. Nan Ji was mature and easygoing, Yun Zhongzi was a blessed true immortal. Their humility was one thing, but Guang Chengzi was a different story.

Second Martial Uncle has always cherished the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun. In Xian Junyu's impression, aside from True Person Huang Long, the other eleven were all aloof and arrogant.

Guang Chengzi being this low-key and humble now was truly rare.

But upon careful thought, it was understandable. Since the Three Pure Ones had yet to split, he was merely a Heavenly Immortal cultivator—there was really nothing for him to be proud about.

"I've come to see Second Martial Uncle. Junior Disciple Brother Nan Ji, is Second Martial Uncle here?"

"Master is at his Daoist Sanctuary and hasn't gone out. Senior Disciple Brother may go right ahead!"

"Mm, then many thanks to Junior Disciple Brother. I'll go see Second Martial Uncle first. See you later!" With that, Xian Junyu entered the Daoist Sanctuary.

After Xian Junyu left, Guang Chengzi spoke up. From the other's address of his master, he had roughly guessed who it was.

So he asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Senior Disciple Brother, could that Senior Disciple Brother be a disciple of Uncle Tongtian?"

Hearing this, Nan Ji nodded.

"That's right. He is Uncle Tongtian's disciple, and moreover, the First Disciple of the Jie Sect—the Xian Junyu I told you about before!"

"Xian Junyu? The laziest man on Mount Kunlun? So that's him!" Guang Chengzi was somewhat surprised.

But since he was that unmotivated lazybones, why was Senior Disciple Brother so respectful to him?

Was there really any need to treat someone who didn't even push himself with such courtesy?

From Junior Disciple Brother Guang Chengzi's tone, Nan Ji could hear disdain, or rather, contempt for Xian Junyu.

He immediately said seriously in explanation:

"Junior Disciple Brother must not underestimate that Xian Junyu. Master thinks very highly of him. That alone is reason enough to be respectful!"

"Moreover, that reputation as a lazybones—I think it's undeserved. To reach Golden Immortal in just a few hundred years—can you call him a lazy, unmotivated man?"

In Nan Ji's view, since the rumor of Xian Junyu's indolence spread through the immortal mountains and seemed to have come from a Saint's own mouth, it was probably true.

But that might have been in the past. Having cultivated to Golden Immortal, in his opinion, this Xian Junyu must have started putting in effort.

"Golden Immortal? He has Golden Immortal cultivation?"

"Impossible, Senior Disciple Brother. I heard that the Jie Sect's First Disciple, Xian Junyu, only had Earth Immortal cultivation. Where would he get Golden Immortal cultivation?"

Hearing "Golden Immortal," Guang Chengzi was also very surprised.

If Xian Junyu truly had Golden Immortal cultivation, then he was no unmotivated lazybones. If that wasn't putting in effort, then what were they?

"Golden Immortal cultivation should be correct. As for where he got such high cultivation—who knows what fortuitous encounters he's had in these past few hundred years!"

"In any case, we must not underestimate this man!"

As for the exchange between Senior and Junior Disciple Brothers, Yun Zhongzi did not interrupt. But when he thought of Xian Junyu, he had a different thought in mind.