The Two Sages of the West Reported to Hongjun: Hongjun, Primordial Lord, Didn't You Dislike the Interception Sect?

Golden Ao Island, Jade Palace.

Tongtian sat cross-legged at the head, his brows tightly furrowed, utterly perplexed.

Seated below him were the Eight Core Disciples of the Interception Sect. After Sovereign Lord of the Heavens returned, he had summoned his disciples to discuss the matter of the Human Emperor's Sage Teacher.

"Greetings, Master. You're frowning so deeply. Is it because of Primordial Lord, Martial Uncle?"

Daoist Duobao asked.

When their master had summoned them to the Jade Palace, he had already told them that the discussion over the position of Human Sect's Sage Teacher had ended.

Now, seeing the puzzled expression on their master's face, could it be because of Primordial Lord, Martial Uncle?

Everyone knew that Primordial Lord of Heaven had always been prejudiced against their Interception Sect.

And the Two Sages of the West were no good people either.

They were bound to make things difficult for their master over this matter.

The other disciples all looked at Tongtian, waiting for the result.

Tongtian nodded, still wearing a puzzled expression.

After all, he had also seen the change in Primordial Lord at the Palace of Empress Nuwa.

It was far too great!

Especially Primordial Lord's final words: Blood is thicker than water.

They had shaken him deeply.

His elder brother from before absolutely could not have said something like that.

But now...

What exactly happened to my elder brother?

Tongtian racked his brains but could not understand. Seeing the resentful expressions on the faces of his Eight Core Disciples, he immediately realized that they had misunderstood him. He smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand."

"Your Primordial Lord, Martial Uncle, did an excellent thing today. From now on, you must learn to respect him whenever you see him."

Then, Tongtian briefly recounted what had happened at the Palace of Empress Nuwa that day.

The eight disciples were instantly stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

Primordial Lord, Martial Uncle, had actually helped the Interception Sect!

He had even said that living beings differed only in their innate foundations, not in status or nobility.

Was this really Primordial Lord, Martial Uncle?

How could he be so different from the Primordial Lord they remembered?

And it was not only the Interception Sect.

At Eight Sceneries Palace.

Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality was in an excellent mood. He wore a gratified expression as he told Xuandu about what had happened at the Palace of Empress Nuwa that day.

"Martial Uncle Primordial Lord actually changed so much!"

Xuandu was overjoyed.

Martial Uncle Primordial Lord's actions proved that he was prepared to set aside his prejudices. If so, the Chan Sect and the Interception Sect might finally reconcile!

The Three Pure Ones had originally been one family, and the Human Sect was neutral among the Three Teachings. If the Chan Sect and the Interception Sect reconciled, it would naturally be the strength of the Three Pure Ones that grew.

How could he not be happy?

Unlike the Human Sect and the Interception Sect.

At Jade Void Palace.

Primordial Lord sat quietly with his legs crossed, taking out the Chaos Pearl. While cultivating the Primordial Chaos Dao Integration Art, he refined the forty-nine restrictions within the Chaos Pearl.

After all, it was a Chaos Supreme Treasure. Even a Sage could not refine it in an instant.

And so, a thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

The aura of the Great Dao around Primordial Lord grew increasingly dense. Boundless mysteries and countless strands of Dao Rhyme lingered without end.

Within the Chaos Pearl, all forty-nine restrictions had also been completely refined. Primordial Lord then saw an incomparably vast chaotic world.

Entering it could conceal one's destiny from the Heavenly Dao.

"That's it? That's it? This is worthy of being called a Chaos Supreme Treasure?!"

Primordial Lord stared at the Chaos Pearl in his hand, completely stunned.

If all a Chaos Supreme Treasure could do was conceal one's destiny from the Heavenly Dao, wasn't that a little too weak?

What abilities did the other Chaos Supreme Treasures possess?

The Sky-Opening Axe had been Great God Pangu's supreme treasure for proving the Dao. It had later transformed into the three Innate Supreme Treasures: the Pangu Banner, the Chaos Bell, and the Taiji Diagram.

The Jade Disk of Creation recorded the Three Thousand Great Daos and the principles of the Heavenly Dao.

After the Chaos Green Lotus withered, it transformed into such treasures as the God-Slaying Spear, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, the Sea-Calming Pearl, the River Chart and Luo Scroll, the Five Innate Banners, the Karma Fire Red Lotus, the World-Destroying Black Lotus, and the World-Purifying White Lotus.

As a Chaos Supreme Treasure of the same level, did the Chaos Pearl really possess only this ability?

It was so weak that it hardly seemed worthy of being a Chaos Supreme Treasure!

Primordial Lord's brows drew tightly together as he toyed with the Chaos Pearl.

As time passed, Primordial Lord suddenly discovered a wondrous function of the world within the Chaos Pearl.

"I knew that a Chaos Supreme Treasure couldn't be this useless."

Primordial Lord secretly rejoiced.

That was because the small world inside possessed the ability to strengthen things.

For example, spiritual roots and magical treasures.

Even a blade of ordinary grass would transform into a supreme-grade Post-celestial Spiritual Root after being placed inside.

A Post-celestial Spiritual Root could even become an Innate Spiritual Root!

The same applied to magical treasures.

With the Chaos Pearl to strengthen spiritual roots and magical treasures, didn't that mean that in the future, every disciple of the Chan Sect could become a Great Overarching Golden Immortal and carry a pile of Innate Spiritual Treasures?

At this thought, Primordial Lord could not help licking his lips.

Indeed, a Chaos Supreme Treasure could not possibly be this useless!

It was exciting just to think about it, but thinking without acting would not do.

Primordial Lord immediately threw all the spiritual roots and magical treasures on his person into the Chaos Pearl to strengthen them. All that remained was to wait.

Of course, he did not remain idle. The Human Emperor would soon appear, and the Chan Sect had four Sage Teacher positions to assign to its disciples. Therefore, his disciples' strength could not be lacking either.

Then, he spoke directly, and his vast divine voice resounded throughout the entire Kunlun Mountains.

"Today, I will preach the Dao at Jade Void Palace. All disciples of the Chan Sect may come and listen!"

Countless disciples were instantly overjoyed. They hurriedly put aside what they were doing and rushed to Jade Void Palace.

As the many disciples arrived, the hall filled with Chan Sect disciples. The three meditation cushions at the front were occupied by Daoist Randeng, Immortal Weng of the South Pole, and Yunzhongzi. Behind them sat the Twelve Golden Immortals and the other disciples of the Chan Sect.

The many disciples looked at their master, their hearts trembling.

As expected of their master!

In merely a thousand years, his strength had grown even greater!

Primordial Lord looked at the many disciples and then began preaching the Dao.

Of course, besides his insights into the Great Dao, he spoke more about the concept of Non-action, allowing everyone to understand that living beings had no distinction of status or nobility.

This was also to dissolve the deep-rooted prejudice against Interception Sect disciples in the hearts of his many disciples.

Thus, at Jade Void Palace, the Saintly Voice continued without end. The Three Thousand Great Daos and countless extraordinary Dao techniques flowed from Primordial Lord's mouth like a gentle breeze.

The Sage's methods were incredibly profound. The sound of the Great Dao was like sacred words circulating endlessly between Heaven and Earth.

For a time, heavenly flowers rained down within the hall, golden lotuses surged from the ground, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi gathered in the hall, making it resemble a realm of immortal energy.

The Dao followed nature, peerless beneath Heaven.

As the Saintly Voice continued, the many disciples all sank into profound enlightenment.

From time to time, the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth followed the Dao insights and sacred words uttered by Primordial Lord of Heaven, falling into the ears of the disciples along mysterious trajectories.

Pfft! Pfft!

Before long, the sounds of breakthroughs in cultivation realms came one after another.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of the sacred words in the hall gradually weakened and slowly fell silent.

The many disciples awoke from their enlightenment and looked up at Primordial Lord of Heaven.

Their gazes were somewhat bewildered. Some of the concepts from this sermon were simply beyond their understanding.

If living beings had no distinction of status or nobility, then what did their past actions against the Interception Sect amount to?

Could it be that they were supposed to love one another with the Interception Sect?

How was that possible?!

True Person Huanglong looked at Primordial Lord and asked respectfully, "Master, there is something this disciple does not understand after listening to the sermon for a thousand years."

"If living beings have no distinction of status or nobility, and as disciples of a Sage we should cultivate our character, how should we face the disciples of the Interception Sect in the future?"

He valued the Chan Sect's reputation most of all. Whenever a contest involved the Chan Sect, he was always the first to arrive!

He had also appeared in more than a few conflicts with the Interception Sect in the past.

As soon as his words fell, many disciples resonated with him. They all looked at Primordial Lord of Heaven, waiting for an answer.

Primordial Lord's gaze swept across the faces of the disciples. He knew what they were thinking; they still harbored prejudice.

But someone had to take the first step in everything.

If they wanted the Unification of the Three Teachings, they had to resolve not only their own prejudice but also the prejudice between their disciples.

His expression was indifferent, without joy or sorrow, as he calmly said, "You only need to let matters take their natural course. There is no need to deliberately target the disciples of the Interception Sect."

"As disciples of a Sage, you should cultivate your character and bring blessings to all living beings, rather than compete and fight."

Many disciples fell silent.

Yet among them, quite a few still wore indignant expressions.

The disciples of the Interception Sect were merely a group of Bearded and Horned Beings and Wet-born and Egg-born Creatures. They had become disciples of a Sage only because the Interception Sect accepted all beings without discrimination. How could people like that deserve to be called disciples of a Sage?

They were unworthy of being mentioned in the same breath as the disciples of the Chan Sect!

Yet where there was opposition, there was naturally also agreement.

At that moment, among the Twelve Golden Immortals, Dao Rhyme swirled around True Person Yuding, and Spiritual Qi gathered around him. He had not merely broken through; his state of mind had also transformed.

Before long, he opened his eyes and said directly, "I understand, Master. This disciple understands!"

"As disciples of a Sage, why should we compete and fight?"

"Although the disciples of the Interception Sect follow a different teaching from ours, they are still living beings of the Great Wilderness. Why should we view them with hostility?"

"In the past, this disciple's horizons were far too narrow!"

His expression was excited. Just now, his state of mind had risen to a higher level, and his strength had advanced!

Primordial Lord was extremely satisfied as he looked at True Person Yuding.

His thoughts raced, and he instantly came up with an idea.

He said directly, "Yuding performed very well. Only with broad horizons can one glimpse the Great Dao."

"Prejudice will only narrow your horizons."

"Today, Yuding's state of mind has improved, so I shall bestow upon you an Innate Spiritual Treasure: the Nine Heavens Ruler!"

Primordial Lord of Heaven directly took an Innate Spiritual Treasure out of the Chaos Pearl.

It had merely been a Post-celestial Spiritual Treasure that had transformed within the Chaos Pearl.

In a thousand years, it had grown from a Post-celestial Spiritual Treasure into an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

The Chaos Pearl truly deserved its title as a Chaos Supreme Treasure!

"Hiss! That's an Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

Many disciples drew in sharp breaths and looked at True Person Yuding enviously.

They had never expected that True Person Yuding would not only achieve a transformation in his state of mind after listening to the sermon, but would also receive such a reward from their master. It made the others green with envy.

Many others wore puzzled expressions and muttered to themselves.

"Could it be that I failed to comprehend the true meaning because my outlook is too narrow?"

"How can one who seeks the Dao be so shortsighted?"

The states of mind of many disciples changed, and they sank into deep self-doubt.

Primordial Lord looked at the many disciples with satisfaction.

Establishing True Person Yuding as an example had already shown initial results!

This was equivalent to creating a hero.

Everyone would yearn for the existence of a hero and then imitate him.

An example had the same effect.

Primordial Lord stopped paying attention to the disciples. He had something even more important to do.

Next, it was time to plot the Unification of the Three Teachings!