Tongtian: Something's Not Right. Why Have So Few People Come to Me to Become Disciples Lately?

"Ling Ya Xian, Qiu Shou Xian, and Jin Guang Xian, wandering cultivators of the Primordial Land!"

"We have come to become disciples!"

At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, beside Sanqing Lake, three men with deep, powerful auras straightened their robes and bowed toward Sanqing Lake.

"Splash, splash~"

Ripples spread across the lake. A yellow true dragon poked its head out of the water. Its head was more than a hundred zhang in size—it was Huang Long, who had taken on his true form.

Without a word, Huang Long attacked the three men. Towering waves surged across the lake, and water splashed everywhere. Taking advantage of the momentum, Huang Long lunged forward, his enormous dragon claw carrying tremendous force as it tore through the air and swiped at the three men.

"Big brother, why is there an Evil Dragon here?"

"Isn't this Kunlun Mountain?"

"Could this be a trial set for us by the Sanqing masters?"

The three men leaped up and easily dodged Huang Long's attack. The three who would later become the Seven Attendant Immortals were by no means ordinary.

The three revealed their true forms: a green lion, a Golden Mane Roar, and a White Elephant. Four Divine Beasts battled in Sanqing Lake.

The water was the Dragon Clan's home ground, but with the three brothers joining forces, they faintly seemed to have gained the upper hand over Huang Long.

Thus, Huang Long, who was somewhat outmatched, shouted toward Sanqing Temple behind him:

"Senior Brother!"

"I can't hold on! This Golden Mane Roar bites dragons so painfully! My handsome dragon scales are all chewed up!"

This left Qiu Shou Xian and the other two feeling puzzled. Could this yellow dragon be a disciple of the Sanqing? If so, why was he blocking their way here?

"Junior Brother, don't panic!"

"Senior Brother, I'm coming!"

Inside Sanqing Temple, across from Sanqing Lake, Shi Yu sprang up from his rocking chair with a kip-up.

With a turn of his hand, he summoned the Cloud Void Water Fan. One sweep sent swirling clouds and mist tearing open as he slowly walked toward the lake.

"Are the three of you here to become disciples?"

Shi Yu fanned himself as he walked toward the four mountain-sized Divine Beasts. Looking up, the four Divine Beasts—

"That's right. We heard that Kunlun Mountain is the Sanqing's Daoist sanctuary, so the three of us came here to try our luck."

The enormous green lion spoke slowly. To make one's way through the Primordial Land, one needed backing, and becoming a future Saint's disciple was excellent backing.

"Names?"

"Qiu Shou Xian, Ling Ya Xian, and Jin Guang Xian!"

"Place of origin?"

"The Primordial Land is vast. We take the four seas as our home!"

"Ambition?"

"Shangqing Tongtian!"

Shi Yu nodded at that and indicated for Huang Long to move aside. Shi Yu approved of the three of them.

"You three, go into Sanqing Temple and bow to Uncle Tongtian's statue. If you have a Master-Disciple Affinity with him, Uncle will naturally appear!"

The green lion, White Elephant, and Golden Mane Roar transformed into three burly men amid a flash of golden light. After bowing to Shi Yu, they entered Sanqing Temple.

Before long, as expected, Tongtian's hearty laughter rang out from inside:

"Hahahahaha!"

"The three of you are very much to my liking. From today onward, you will enter the lineage of my Green Waters Palace on Shangqing Peak!"

Tongtian nodded in satisfaction. He had Duobao, who had accompanied him, take the three new junior brothers to Shangqing Peak to meet the others. He still had some minor matters to deal with.

Shi Yu was squatting by the shore, chatting with Huang Long in Sanqing Lake, when he sensed a familiar aura. He stood, turned around, and bowed, all three movements flowing together.

"Senior Nephew!"

"Why have fewer and fewer people been coming to me to become disciples lately?"

"Tell me, why is that?"

Tongtian smiled faintly. The number of people coming to become his disciples had recently plummeted, which made Tongtian, who loved taking disciples, quite miserable~

Shi Yu chuckled inwardly. Of course the number had decreased. Otherwise, why would he have punished Huang Long by putting him under confinement in Sanqing Lake? Did Tongtian really think he was an "ornamental dragon"? Of course he was a "roadblock"!

"Of course it's because all the good disciples in the Primordial Land have already entered your lineage, Uncle~"

Shi Yu answered with a fawning smile, but secretly grumbled inwardly. Who didn't know that Uncle's standards for accepting disciples were, in other people's eyes, far too broad? Though the Shangqing lineage now had many disciples, it was also a mixed bag.

"Is that so?"

"Then it seems I should lower my standards a little. If they're willing to learn, I'm willing to teach. All are welcome, regardless of class!"

"Hahaha, Uncle really is a good teacher of the Primordial Land!"

Shi Yu had already decided to set up a few more safeguards around Kunlun Mountain. He might as well send the Azure Ox too, have him wait at the foot of the mountain, and filter out half of them first! Then Huang Long could filter another portion~

Oh right, someone would definitely ask, "Hey, Shi Yu, what will happen if Third Uncle finds out?"

What a joke. He had specifically asked Master and Second Martial Uncle to conceal the heavenly secrets. As long as Third Uncle didn't personally come to Sanqing Lake and see Huang Long blocking the way and beating up his future disciples, there was no way he could discover it.

After seeing off Tongtian, who loved taking disciples, Shi Yu's master stood alone by the shore, let out a long sigh, and patted his shoulder.

"Sigh~"

"The road ahead is long and arduous!"

The barren lands of the West.

That bottomless Three Ancestors Abyss had gradually become rich in spiritual energy after Zhunti and Jieyin repaired the area.

The faintly visible restriction above Three Ancestors Abyss had loosened somewhat. It turned out that a small purple-gold Divine Dragon was ramming into the restriction.

On closer inspection, it looked exactly like the phantom of Ancestor Dragon summoned by Candle Dragon with the Ancestor Dragon Pearl.

"Three of you, please settle down a little!"

Old Ancestor Hongjun's voice came from within the restriction. Hearing it, the small Divine Dragon trembled all over and stopped ramming into the restriction. It then transformed into a streak of light and dispersed.

On Mount Buzhou.

Above the Thirty-Six Heavens.

Inside the Demon Court of the demon race.

"Big brother, we've lost another Demon Saint. That damned crane!"

Tai Yi's brows furrowed tightly. Because of Shi Yu, the demon race had already lost two Demon Saints. At this point, Quasi-Saints in the Primordial Land were extremely valuable.

"It doesn't matter. It was only one Demon Saint!"

"What we need to do is follow the example of the three ancient clans, unify the Primordial Land, and seize dominion over heaven and earth!" Di Jun said indifferently.

"You and I have gained the recognition of the three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity and obtained the position of Heavenly Emperor. We will use the Heavenly Emperor's destiny as a medium to attain Sainthood! That is what matters!"

"I understand, elder brother!" Tai Yi nodded.

"Where are Bai Ze and Kunpeng?"

Di Jun shouted toward the hall entrance. In the next moment, two streaks of light flew into the hall.

"Announce this throughout the Primordial Land: from today onward, our demon race's Heavenly Court is the ruler of the Primordial Land! We shall govern the Primordial Land!"

After the announcement spread throughout the Primordial Land, a vast power of destiny began to manifest, and the cultivation of the demon race's great experts rapidly increased.

Di Jun and Tai Yi, with the help of this power of destiny, reached the same level of cultivation as the leaders of the three ancient clans.

"The Chaos Bell shall suppress the destiny of the demon race!"

Tai Yi brought out the Chaos Bell to suppress the demon race's destiny.

"Big brother, haven't we unified the Primordial Land?"

"Why haven't we proved the Dao and become Saints?"

Tai Yi sensed his cultivation. Although it had increased considerably, it was still far from reaching the Saint realm.

"Our demon race has already conquered the heavens, but the Wu Clan still exists on the Primordial Land. As long as the Wu Clan remains, you and I cannot complete our Great Dao!"

The two followed the Great Dao of absolute supremacy. The existence of the Wu Clan was the greatest stumbling block on their path.