Everything is for the Jie Sect

The Water Child was also surprised by the Senior Disciple Brother's attitude.

This old man-like fellow was nothing more than a lackey under Haotian's Daoist Child—why would the Senior Disciple Brother, as the Saint's First Disciple, treat him with such courtesy?

"No, no, no, you're far too kind!"

Taibai Jinxing put on an air of flattered surprise, inwardly even more certain that this was Xian Junyu's doing.

See, this was what a Saint's disciple should be—broad-minded, far better than those other disciples of the Saints.

"Junior Brother, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and welcome Immortal Lord Taibai inside, brew a pot of fine tea to entertain our guest!" Xian Junyu said to the Water Child.

"But Senior Disciple Brother, this fellow is merely..."

Hearing this, the Water Child immediately showed a look of disdain.

A lackey like this, and he had to welcome him in, even let him drink their Immortal Tea—was he worthy of it!

"Merely what? Don't you understand that all who come are guests? With such an attitude, where are you putting the face of our Jie Sect!"

"Go now, and be quick about it!"

Xian Junyu stared at the Water Child with clear displeasure.

As long as he could scheme his way into the Heavenly Court and obtain what he wanted, what did it matter if he bowed his head a little? It wouldn't cost him a piece of flesh.

"Yes, Senior Disciple Brother..."

"Daoist friend Taibai, please!"

Under the Senior Disciple Brother's warning glare, the Water Child immediately backed down and reluctantly welcomed the lackey Taibai Jinxing inside.

After leading him into the Daoist Sanctuary's guest room, the Water Child also brewed a pot of tea for him.

"Excellent tea, excellent tea! Saint Tongtian's tea is truly marvelous!"

After taking a sip, Taibai Jinxing praised it repeatedly.

It wasn't that he was flattering the Saint—the tea not only tasted superb but also boosted cultivation, leaving him feeling clear-headed and thoroughly refreshed.

This was absolutely top-tier tea.

Watching Taibai the lackey enjoy himself with such a smug expression, the Water Child felt nothing but contempt, silently cursing him in his heart.

Of course it was good tea—this tea was prepared by the Saint Master for the Quasi-Saints of the Primordial. A mere Taiyi Realm fellow like you getting to drink it should count yourself lucky!

I haven't even had a taste myself...

"Senior Disciple Brother, about the Master..."

No longer looking at this lackey, the Water Child reminded his Senior Disciple Brother, Xian Junyu.

Remembering that his master had summoned him, Xian Junyu immediately stood up and said to Taibai Jinxing:

"Immortal Lord, my master has called me for something. Please wait here for a moment—I'll go see him first!"

"If the Saint summons you, of course you must go. Daoist friend, go ahead; this old man will wait here..." Taibai Jinxing also rose respectfully.

"Mm, good. Immortal Lord, please wait here!"

"Junior Brother, bring the Immortal Lord some Spiritual Fruits and treat him well—don't be negligent. I'll be back shortly!"

After instructing the Water Child, Xian Junyu went straight to find his master, Tongtian.

Arriving at his master's Palace Hall, he walked directly inside and, facing his master seated alone on the High Platform, cupped his hands in a bow.

"Your disciple, Xian Junyu, pays respects to Master!"

Looking down at his eldest disciple, Tongtian said nothing. With a light flick of his finger, a Cushion appeared instantly, and Tongtian gestured for Xian Junyu to sit and speak.

"Thank you, Master!"

Xian Junyu said no more; after giving his thanks, he sat cross-legged on the cushion.

His master's complete silence clearly meant he was angry or had something on his mind.

He guessed anger was definitely there—after all, a thousand years ago he had ignored the summons and walked away without a word; it would be strange if his master wasn't angry.

As for the matter, he guessed it was about Taibai's purpose here.

The two master and disciple sat like that, neither speaking. For a time, the entire hall was eerily silent, so quiet that even their breathing could be heard.

The Fire Child standing nearby was so frightened he kept swallowing his saliva.

The Master and Senior Disciple Brother like this—it was terrifying. Were they going to start fighting? Judging by the Master's look, the Senior Disciple Brother was probably in for another beating...

After a long silence, Tongtian finally couldn't hold back and spoke first.

"I'll let the last matter slide. But you groveling like that to Haotian's envoy—don't tell me you actually enjoy bowing and scraping to others!"

"Tell me your thoughts!"

Being so polite to Taibai had completely disgraced his Saintly dignity. If Xian Junyu couldn't give a reasonable explanation, Tongtian was ready to give his eldest disciple a proper lesson.

Otherwise, he'd only get more out of line.

And Xian Junyu, taking a deep breath, began his explanation.

"Regarding this matter, I would like to begin with my own Jie Sect. As for the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation suppressing our sect's fortune, I believe Master is clearer than anyone..."

"Compared to the treasures used by Renjiao and Chan Sect to suppress their fortunes, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation is focused on slaughter—clearly unsuitable for such a purpose. Our sect's fortune is steadily draining away, and I think Master must have noticed this..."

As the topic suddenly shifted to the Jie Sect's fortune, Tongtian furrowed his brow.

Both Renjiao and Chan Sect possessed meritorious spiritual treasures to suppress their respective sects' fortunes, but he alone lacked such an exceptional treasure. Using the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to suppress fortune was a move born of necessity.

Was he unaware of the fortune draining from his sect? Of course he knew. His solution was to take on as many disciples as possible, bolstering the fortune while offsetting the loss.

That was his approach.

Now that the conversation had turned to this, Tongtian vaguely guessed at Xian Junyu's intent.

But he wasn't entirely pleased with it.

Below, Xian Junyu continued to speak at length.

"This disciple also understands Master's thinking—to strengthen the fortune and halt its loss. Yet, while expanding the fortune, you also accelerate its depletion. This method is far from ideal..."

"Earlier, I proposed Sect Rules to restrain the disciples within the sect, also to stem the Jie Sect's fortune loss. Though that method wasn't particularly effective either, it at least offered some use—but Master rejected it."

Hearing this, Tongtian's mouth twitched.

So now he was being blamed for his shortcomings. He had asked for ideas, not for someone to nitpick flaws—wasn't this just implying he was unreasonable?

Skirting around to call him unreasonable—this brat sure knew when to pick a fight!

Seeing his master's face darken, Xian Junyu quickly continued:

"That method could only stem some fortune loss, but its effect was minimal. Master's rejection was perfectly justified!"

"As for why I treated Taibai so courteously, it was all for the sake of the Jie Sect's fortune..."

Hearing this and realizing it matched his guess, Tongtian's face no longer darkened. Instead, he wore a look of helplessness.

He calmly took over the conversation, saying:

"Haotian holds the position of Heavenly Emperor, governing the Three Realms and enjoying the fortune of billions of living beings across them. You intend to siphon off the Heavenly Court's fortune to make up for the Jie Sect's loss—am I correct?"

At this, Xian Junyu nodded.

"Exactly! Haotian is merely a Quasi-Saint—what right does he have to monopolize so much fortune? Master is a primordial Saint, the strongest being in the Primordial World!"

"Sharing the fortune of Haotian's Heavenly Court—what's wrong with that? It's not as if I'm the only one eyeing it!"

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