Duobao Joins Tongtian's Sect

Xian Junyu had absolutely no idea that the reason Tongtian's eyes were widened so wide was to remind him that he lacked the proper etiquette of a Senior Disciple.

However, even if Xian Junyu knew, he wouldn't have cared.

The Witch-Demon Tribulation had ended, the Era of the Six Saints had arrived, and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was not far off. Once that tribulation descended, he, as the Senior Disciple of the Jie Sect, would be the first to bear the brunt of it.

Xian Junyu had already made up his mind to live and die with the Jie Sect; if the Jie Sect stood, he would remain, and if the Jie Sect perished, he had no desire to linger on in life.

Tongtian was unaware of Xian Junyu's resolve. After probing Duobao's foundation and talent, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Mm, not bad. Your foundation and talent are excellent, and you truly share a karmic connection with Me!"

"Duobao, are you willing to take Me, Tongtian, as your master and join My Jie Sect as a disciple?"

Duobao's foundation was quite good; his future achievements would definitely place him among the top tier of the Primordial World. Furthermore, after calculating the heavenly secrets, he confirmed that Duobao indeed shared a master-disciple fate with him.

Without hesitation, he extended an olive branch to Duobao.

Upon hearing this, Duobao was surprised, but he quickly rose and knelt down.

"This disciple is willing to enter the Saint's gate and become a disciple of the Jie Sect!"

He had assumed that since the Saint Yuqing had refused him, the chances of being accepted by the Saint Shangqing were slim, as the Three Pure Ones were, after all, one family.

He never expected the Saint Shangqing to offer to take him as a disciple in just a few words; it felt as if he had been starving for ages, only for a massive meat pie to suddenly fall from the sky.

"Mm, very good. Since you have joined My Jie Sect, you are now the second disciple of My sect!"

After accepting Duobao, Tongtian passed down the cultivation method he had created himself: the Great Dao True Scripture of Shangqing!

This cultivation method was the very technique he had practiced until he became a Saint. Practicing this method made reaching the Daluo or Quasi-Saint realms no issue at all.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing such Profound Methods!"

Once Duobao understood the benefits of these Profound Methods, he knelt and kowtowed once more.

Just as Duobao officially entered the Jie Sect, a voice rang out in the mind of Xian Junyu, who stood to the side.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host has a Junior Brother. Invincible Senior Disciple System activated!]

As soon as this voice appeared, Xian Junyu was slightly stunned.

Then, the corners of his mouth curled upward.

A system?

The golden finger of a transmigrator!

Sob, sob, sob, I've waited a thousand years for you to finally arrive. Do you have any idea how I've spent this millennium?

Xian Junyu almost burst into tears. He had already prepared himself to enjoy this period before living and dying with the Jie Sect, but he never expected things to take such a turn.

Watching Xian Junyu laugh and cry in turns, Tongtian asked with a look of utter speechlessness:

"Yu'er, what is wrong with you? Your emotions are fluctuating so wildly—are you alright?"

Yu'er?

Hearing such an intimate form of address for the first time, Duobao was somewhat surprised. It seemed his Senior Brother held a very high status here with their Master.

It appeared he would need to be careful about how he handled his relationship with his Senior Brother in the future.

"I am fine, Master. I am simply happy that you have taken on a new disciple today; our Jie Sect has gained another member!"

Xian Junyu regained his composure and replied indifferently.

Facing his Master's inquiry, he casually found an excuse to brush it off.

Happy for me? It's just taking on another disciple, what is there to be happy about? The boy must be out of his mind!

Hearing Xian Junyu say this, Tongtian didn't pay much mind to it, but he remembered that the two had come from the direction of his second brother, Yuanshi.

He immediately asked:

"Coming from your Second Martial Uncle's place, did he say anything about Me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xian Junyu thought of his Second Martial Uncle cursing his Master, and he felt quite awkward.

He couldn't very well say, "Oh, he was cursing you at the top of his lungs, practically pointing at your nose and insulting your ancestors."

The Three Pure Ones had not yet split up, and their relationship was still relatively good. If he were to speak plainly, not only would it worsen the relationship between his Master and his Second Martial Uncle, but he suspected his First Senior Uncle would hold a grudge against him as well.

He absolutely could not say that.

"No, he didn't say anything. I just brought Junior Brother Duobao over to Mount Kunlun to see if Second Martial Uncle would accept him as a disciple, that is all..."

Xian Junyu originally didn't want to dwell on this, but Tongtian was no ordinary person; he was a Heavenly Dao Saint. How could he not sense it if someone was badmouthing him?

Before his eldest disciple could finish, he interrupted:

"Hmph! A mouth full of nonsense. I didn't expect you, Yu'er, to learn how to lie with your eyes wide open. What kind of person is your Second Martial Uncle Yuanshi? Do you think I don't know?"

"Even before your First Senior Uncle went to preach to the Human Race, he never missed a chance to use your affairs to criticize Me. You went to his place—do you really think I believe he said nothing?"

Since you already know, why ask me? Being caught in the middle of you two brothers is just too difficult...

Xian Junyu only dared to grumble these words in his heart; he would never dare to voice them aloud.

Duobao, the newcomer, watched the drama between master and disciple from the side, feeling as though he had stumbled upon some secret.

Seeing his eldest disciple remain silent, Tongtian knew his guess was spot on—his Second Senior Brother Yuanshi must have spoken ill of him quite often, and likely in rather harsh terms.

Otherwise, how could his eldest disciple be too terrified to utter a single word about it?

However, recalling the conversation the three brothers had shared a millennium ago, and looking at Xian Junyu's Mid-Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, Tongtian sighed and said:

"Sigh... Yu'er, your First Senior Uncle and Second Senior Uncle have mentioned you to me before; they think very highly of you..."

"You have spent a millennium with me, yet your cultivation remains at the Earth Immortal Realm. Perhaps I am not the right master for you. If you are willing to join their sects, then go..."

This was his disciple, his very first personal disciple. For the sake of his disciple's path to immortality, it was the first time Tongtian had ever considered letting go.

Having spent a millennium with him without any significant progress in cultivation, perhaps his Second Senior Brother Yuanshi was not wrong—he truly was not suited to be Xian Junyu's master.

Upon hearing this, Xian Junyu was shocked, and his brows instantly furrowed.

"Master! There is no need to say such things again. Since I have entered your sect, Xian Junyu shall be your disciple forever. A master for a day is a father for a lifetime!"

"As for leaving, please forgive this disciple, but I cannot agree!"

Xian Junyu asked himself; he might have been a bit of a slacker and he did not deny being lazy, but he was a man of principles. Betraying his sect was something he would never do, even if it meant death.

He had never thought of leaving even without a system, and now that he had one, he would never leave.

Most importantly, whether in his past life or this one, he truly liked Tongtian as a person. In the entire Primordial World, he was the only master who would dare to fight against the Heavens for the sake of his disciples.

A master for a day is a father for a lifetime?

When these words were spoken, Tongtian felt a touch of emotion. Although his eldest disciple was somewhat lazy when it came to cultivation, his awareness in other matters was remarkably high.

But the more this was the case, the more guilty he felt.

The lack of progress in cultivation was partly due to Xian Junyu's laziness, but he, as the master, also bore responsibility.

Looking at Duobao, his mouth was currently shaped like an 'O'.

What had he just heard? Both Saint Taiqing and Saint Yuqing wanted to take Xian Junyu as a disciple—he was favored by all three Saints.

Was this Junior Disciple Brother, with only Mid-Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, really that sought after?