Twenty-Four Ranks, Three Flowers? Or Nine Ranks Is Enough

The strength of one's innate talent could be seen from the condensation of the Three Flowers. Sanqing, Nuwa, and Taiyi had all condensed eight-grade Three Flowers, while Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Minghe, Kunpeng, Jieyin, Zhunti, and others only had seven-grade... The most pathetic was Randeng, who had only condensed five-grade Three Flowers, utterly embarrassing himself among the great powers.

To change the subject, Randeng pointed at Xuanxiao and said, "Isn't there still a child here who hasn't condensed his Three Flowers?"

Xuanxiao was unhappy when Randeng pointed at him and decided to condense his Three Flowers directly. He had been holding back earlier, fearing his Three Flowers would be too shocking.

"Ding, host, you can rest assured in condensing your Three Flowers. With the System's help to conceal it, it won't exceed nine-grade and incur the Heavenly Dao's apprehension." At this moment, the System's voice came from his Primordial Spirit. Xuanxiao felt a wave of peace, and the Three Flowers above his head began to condense.

Daoist clouds permeated his body. Others only had a faint mist, but his transformed into clouds. The power of his Dao Rhyme startled Laozi, who secretly transmitted his voice to Yuanshi, saying, "Who is this kid's father? Could it be that this brat... did something to a Chaos Demon God?"

Yuanshi replied, "Big Brother, you're overthinking it. I suspect Third Brother was the one who was taken advantage of..."

Laozi secretly nodded, feeling Yuanshi's words were more reasonable. He continued to observe his nephew. All the spiritual energy in the Purple Heaven Palace was absorbed by Xuanxiao. Under everyone's watchful eyes, his nine-grade Three Flowers reached perfection, directly surpassing his father.

Hongjun saw this and thought, Should I also take this kid as a disciple? Such talent shouldn't be wasted. Just as he was about to accept him, he felt a warning from the Heavenly Dao: If you dare to take him as a disciple, forget about merging with the Dao. That kid carries too much karma, beyond your reach.

Thus, after everyone had completed their breakthroughs, Hongjun said, "The second sermon will begin in thirty thousand years. For now, the Primordial World still needs management. Dong Wanggong, West Queen Mother, you two, as the embodiments of the first pure yang and pure yin energies, can govern the Primordial World. From now on, Dong Wanggong will be the head of the male immortals, and West Queen Mother will be the head of the female immortals."

"Thank you, Dao Ancestor," they said in unison.

Hongjun continued, "All those present on the futon today can be my disciples. Among them, Sanqing has the merit of opening the heavens and can be my personal disciples. Taiyi and Nuwa have outstanding talent and can be my disciples. As for Jieyin and Zhunti..." Hongjun frowned at this point and said, "Considering the barrenness of the West, I will reluctantly accept them as registered disciples."

The immortals couldn't help but laugh. Among them, Dijun, Kunpeng, and other great powers were the most amused. They thought, Becoming a disciple was successful, but these registered disciples, accepted reluctantly due to pity, seem so pitiful. (They would realize how miserable they truly were later when the positions of Saints were being distributed.)

Afterward, Hongjun dismissed the immortals. Dong Wanggong, as the head of the male immortals, immediately put on airs and said, "All male immortals, please wait. Now that I am the head of the male immortals, I must establish some rules for everyone."

Tongtian frowned, thinking, You, a mere mid-stage Grand Unity with five-grade Three Flowers, are you worthy of setting rules for us? He was about to retort, but before he could speak, Dijiang, the leader of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, spoke first, "Head of the male immortals? In the Primordial World, strength reigns supreme. We can give face to the Dao Ancestor, but as for you? Show us your capabilities."

Dong Wanggong thought that Xuanxiao's talent was not weak, and although he was only a nascent Grand Unity now, if he could win him over and cultivate him, he could naturally suppress all the immortals. He then said to Xuanxiao, "Young friend Xuanxiao, the Dao Ancestor has personally appointed me as the Lord of Male Immortals. In the future, I will establish an Immortal Court. If you are willing to join me, I can make you the Crown Prince of the future Immortal Court. How about it?"

Xuanxiao's face darkened. He thought, You? You'll be killed before long. Not interested at all. Then, with a pure and innocent expression, Xuanxiao said, "Me following you and becoming the Crown Prince of the Immortal Court? No, my father will be unhappy."

Tongtian smiled kindly and said, "Dong Wanggong, is it? We are currently in chaos. With your cultivation, it's quite reasonable for an accident to happen, isn't it? You want to snatch my son from right under my nose? My son following you as Crown Prince, what do you take me for?"

Yuanshi and Laozi also came to stand behind Tongtian. At this time, Sanqing were still one entity. For you, Dong Wanggong, to openly abduct a child like this was simply disrespecting Sanqing.

"Ding, Mission: Beat up Dong Wanggong. Reward: One million years of cultivation." The System issued the mission at the opportune moment.

Upon hearing this, Xuanxiao directly charged forward and punched Dong Wanggong, saying, "My dignified Orthodox Descendant of Pangu, do I need to follow you? Take this!" He then proceeded to beat Dong Wanggong soundly. As soon as he stopped, the surrounding chaotic spiritual energy surged towards Xuanxiao. Crack, crack, crack, he broke through several realms consecutively, directly catching up to the strongest batch of innate demon gods like Sanqing and Taiyi, reaching the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

The other immortals saw this and thought, This... is there a connection between beating up Dong Wanggong and breaking through? Xuanxiao directly soared from early Grand Unity Golden Immortal to peak Grand Unity. What effect would beating him have on us? We should try it if we get the chance.

Seeing the strange looks from the other immortals, Dong Wanggong quickly shouted, "I am the Head of Male Immortals personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor. You cannot hit me."