Human Teachings? Dogs don't worship them!

The Great Wilderness Continent, vast and boundless.

Shouyang Mountain, towering and majestic, stands firm in the Eastern Great Wilderness.

The mountain ranges are continuous, with spiritual energy like mist, ten thousand paths of rosy clouds, and myriad auspicious colors.

This place is the dojo of the Grand Pure Sage Laozi, a place of pure and non-action, where the Dao charm is naturally formed.

At the foot of the mountain, a young man opens his eyes in a daze.

"I... where is this?"

Xuandu is filled with bewilderment at this moment.

He remembers only falling asleep; how could he wake up in this desolate mountain wilderness?

He looks around; ancient trees tower into the sky, and the spiritual energy is so dense it is almost impossible to disperse, making him feel refreshed with every breath.

"Transmigrated?"

Before he can think it through, a complex torrent of memories rushes violently into his mind.

A long time passes.

Xuandu slowly lifts his head; the bewilderment in his eyes is gone, replaced only by endless shock and a trace of... ecstasy?

He has merged with the memories of this body.

This is the Great Wilderness World!

And he has become Xuandu!

The future sole personal disciple under the Grand Pure Sage Laozi!

Xuandu's face is full of disbelief as he murmurs:

"Waking up from a nap, I transmigrated into Xuandu? Laozi's future sole disciple?"

This start... is simply perfect!

Xuandu is so excited he almost begins to tremble.

Familiar with the plot of the Great Wilderness, he knows exactly what this means.

Backed by the Human Sect, a disciple of a Sage!

Grand Pure One Laozi has already attained sainthood, established the Human Sect, and enlightened the Human Race; he is one of the top-tier six sages of the Great Wilderness, with unfathomable strength.

As his only disciple, his status is incomparably noble, and he can practically walk sideways across the Great Wilderness.

The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation?

That is a matter for the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect; it has little to do with the Human Sect.

He can live his life in peace and stability; his safety factor is maxed out!

"Ten years... according to the memories, I have been kneeling here, hoping to be accepted as a disciple by the Sage, for ten years already."

"Laozi seems to have yet to appear to take on a disciple?"

Xuandu carefully sorts through the memories, his heart filled with great joy.

This means he has not yet officially become a disciple; everything is just right!

The trajectory of fate has not yet been fully fixed, and he can take advantage of his foresight to plot the greatest benefits!

"Safe, so very safe!"

"This identity is full of security!"

Xuandu almost laughs out loud.

With a Sage as his backing, what is there to fear?

As long as he doesn't court death, his future is bright!

[Detected that the Host has transmigrated to the Great Wilderness World.]

[System binding in progress... 1%... 50%... 100%...]

[Binding successful!]

Xuandu is stunned for a moment, then his ecstasy almost blows off his heavenly spirit cover!

A system!

The standard golden finger for transmigrators! It has truly arrived!

"Hahaha! Heaven helps me!"

"With a Sage Master plus a system cheat, in this Great Wilderness, can't I, Xuandu, walk however I please?"

"I cannot imagine how I could possibly lose!"

He shouts in his heart, feeling that his future is bright, as if the realm of the Sage is beckoning to him.

He cannot wait to communicate with the system to check its functions.

[Total Sum System]

Host: Xuandu

Realm: None

Sect Affiliation: None

System Function: Once the Host joins a sect, he can obtain in real-time the sum of the cultivation, foundation, techniques, comprehension, and divine abilities of all disciples within that sect. If he leaves the sect or the sect is destroyed, the feedback resets to zero.

Currently Unlocked: Can obtain the sum of cultivation

A string of information flooded into Xuandu's mind.

At first, he was excited.

Obtain the sum of the strength of every disciple in an entire sect?

This function sounded absolutely Heaven-Defying!

But the next second, the smile on his face froze.

Wait...

The sum of the strength of the disciples within the sect?

Xuandu's expression gradually became quite colorful.

According to the lore of the Great Wilderness, Grand Pure One Laozi established the Human Sect to become a Sage, emphasizing governance through non-action!

Until the Investiture of the Gods period, there was ostensibly only one Personal Disciple: him, Xuandu!

In other words, if he followed his original destiny and joined the Human Sect...

Then, the sect strength feedback he could obtain would forever be only his own strength!

The Earth Immortal would be himself, the Heavenly Immortal would be himself, the True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal...

Even if he cultivated to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, the feedback would still just be the strength of himself alone!

To him, this system was equivalent to non-existent!

The most critical part was that it wasn't just cultivation, but also foundation, techniques, and so on.

"This... this is f*cking..."

Xuandu nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

His overflowing joy was extinguished by a basin of ice water, chilling him to the bone.

Security?

Joining the Human Sect was indeed safe.

But with this system, clinging to the Human Sect would be like begging while holding a golden rice bowl—a complete waste of a divine gift!

His thoughts involuntarily drifted toward the Jie Sect!

Under Sect Leader Tongtian, they intercepted a Glimmer of Hope from the Heavenly Secret, practiced "Teach Without Discrimination," and saw Myriad Immortals Come to Court!

What a magnificent spectacle that was!

The number of disciples under his banner could be considered the greatest in the Great Wilderness!

Personal Disciples, Seven Attendant Immortals, Outer Disciples, Registered Disciples... they were spread across the Great Wilderness, numbering in the tens of thousands, perhaps even a hundred thousand!

Although the quality varied, the sheer size of the base was unstoppable!

Even if the average disciple was only at the Heavenly Immortal or True Immortal realm, what a terrifying number would the sum of tens of thousands of them be when stacked together?

Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal? That would likely just be the starting point!

Perhaps... even reaching the realm of a Sage!

Moreover, this was sustainable growth!

As the Jie Sect developed and the disciples cultivated, his strength would Rise with the Tide! He could Become Stronger just by lying down!

As for the risks?

The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation was indeed a catastrophe for the Jie Sect.

But that was a matter for the distant future.

Right now, even the Witch-Demon Tribulation had not yet passed.

Before that, he had plenty of time to use the system to rapidly increase his strength.

As long as his strength was sufficiently high, what did a tribulation matter?

It was not impossible to fight for that Glimmer of Hope!

Conversely, looking at the Human Sect, while it was safe, its future... could be seen at a glance.

Without the system's enhancement, the ultimate achievement of Xuandu would likely be the same as in the original story: a peak Quasi-Saint at best, still nothing more than an ant in front of a Sage.

Risk it all, and a bicycle turns into a motorcycle!

Xuandu's gaze instantly became incomparably firm.

"I cannot join the Human Sect; only by joining the Jie Sect can I truly take flight."

Even if he were to become the most ordinary disciple, joining the sect would mean an immediate takeoff for him.

After all, the Jie Sect Disciples were already numerous.

Among them were powerhouses such as Daoist Duobao and Zhao Gongming.

Although they were at most at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm for now, for Xuandu, that was more than enough.

He recalled that in the original story, Xuandu had knelt there for decades, braving the wind and sleeping in the open, his will so steadfast that he finally moved the Sage and was permitted to enter the sect.

Decades?

Xuandu could not wait that long.

Time was strength, and time was opportunity!

The Witch-Demon Tribulation had not yet ended; it was a time when the Great Wilderness was in chaos and opportunities were everywhere.

However, a realistic problem soon surfaced in his mind.

Golden Ao Island was located deep within the East Sea, hidden amidst vast waves and an Innate Grand Formation; it could neither be found nor entered by those without great opportunity or great magical power.

And he, Xuandu, was currently just an ordinary Mortal with no cultivation whatsoever!

Let alone finding Golden Ao Island, he would likely be devoured by a Demon Beast at any moment along the way.

The thought that he might never reach it in his entire life was no exaggeration!

Just then, the system prompt rang out again:

[Novice Gift Pack has been issued: Teleportation Talisman ×1]

[Teleportation Talisman: Can teleport to any location in the Great Wilderness, single-use.]

Xuandu's eyes lit up.

Golden Ao Island!

The dojo of the Jie Sect!

The Great Wilderness was vast, and as a mere Mortal, he would never reach it in his lifetime.

This talisman was exactly what he needed to dispel his final concerns!

He gripped the Teleportation Talisman tightly, his heart filled with resolve.

"Laozi cultivates the Wu Wei Dao, devoid of emotion and desire."

"If I were to join his sect, I fear I would become a heartless person as well."

"He doesn't even care about the rise and fall of the Human Race, let alone the Seven Emotions and Six Desires?"

"The Human Sect? I wouldn't bow to it even if I were a dog!"

He would No Longer Hesitate and used the Teleportation Talisman to lock onto Golden Ao Island.

Following that, Xuandu's figure vanished without a trace.

At that very moment, a Spiritual Sense surged from the peak of Shouyang Mountain, vast as a sea of stars, sweeping across the cliffside.

It sensed that the place where someone should have been kneeling was empty.

That Spiritual Sense paused.