Opening a Cave Dwelling, Senior Brothers and Sisters

"As for the Supreme Purity Dao Method, I will teach it to you later. For now, go find yourselves cave dwellings on Kunlun Mountain."

Seeing that his eldest and second brothers had both produced welcome gifts, Tongtian nodded in satisfaction. He then dismissed the five of them, instructing them to establish their own cave dwellings.

Upon hearing Daoist Tongtian's words, Jing Chu and the other four immediately gave a deep bow before respectfully withdrawing from Three Friends' Courtyard.

The moment they stepped out of the courtyard, the five of them spotted a plump figure peeking around from afar, occasionally stealing glances in their direction.

That chubby figure was none other than a fat Daoist draped in spiritual treasures from head to toe.

When he saw the five emerge from the courtyard, his eyes immediately lit up, and he swiftly appeared before Jing Chu and the others.

He swept his smiling gaze across the five of them and spoke with great friendliness.

"Junior brothers and sisters, I am Duobao, Master's eldest disciple. By Master's command, I am here to guide you in choosing cave dwellings on Kunlun Mountain."

Duobao Daoist?

Was this the future Duobao Tathagata?

Looking at the fat Daoist before him, Jing Chu could not help but be startled. He then thought of the future Buddhist big shot with a head full of bumps, who had even gotten monkey urine all over his hand.

This future Tathagata Buddha was likewise someone Tongtian would trust most in the future. It was said that after the Jie Sect was founded, he would take charge of the Four Swords of Execution and oversee all sect affairs, making him the foremost figure of the Jie Sect beneath Tongtian.

Moreover, his strength was exceptionally formidable. Guangchengzi, the killer of Holy Mothers, once struck him on the head with the Heaven-Flipping Seal, yet he merely bled a little and was completely unharmed.

Although the Heaven-Flipping Seal was merely an acquired spiritual treasure, it had been forged from half the body of Mount Buzhou.

What was Mount Buzhou formed from? Pangu's spine. By that logic, Senior Brother Duobao's forehead could collide head-on with Pangu's spine.

It was truly... terrifying beyond measure!

"Since Senior Brother Duobao had Master's orders, why did he remain standing so far away just now? Could there have been some reason for it?"

Led by Duobao, the group familiarized themselves with Kunlun Mountain while searching for cave dwellings suited to them.

Before long, Zhao Gongming, ever straightforward, voiced the doubt in his heart.

He had clearly seen that Senior Brother Duobao had not dared approach the courtyard where Master and the two martial uncles were staying. It left him deeply puzzled and somewhat unable to understand.

"It is not really anything important. Second Martial Uncle is just a little frightening, so I am somewhat afraid of him."

Duobao casually brushed the matter aside. He had no desire to casually share his embarrassing history with his junior brothers and sisters.

"Could it be that Senior Brother Duobao did something bad and was punished by Second Martial Uncle?"

As the most mischievous of the Three Skies, Bixiao took one look at Duobao's strange expression and guessed most of the truth.

When it came to getting punished for the worst mischief, she, Bixiao, was among the best!

"Junior Sister Bixiao, do not make wild guesses. You should hurry and choose cave dwellings that suit you."

Having been guessed correctly, Duobao's expression froze. Afraid that Bixiao would figure out even more, he hurriedly spoke up.

According to Duobao, apart from the Three Pure Ones, Eastern Kunlun currently had only a handful of disciples.

Eldest Martial Uncle Taiqing had not yet accepted any disciples.

Second Martial Uncle Yuqing Yuanshi had only three disciples: Antarctic Immortal Elder, Guangchengzi, and Red Essence Master.

Although their own Master often brought back living beings, apart from Jing Chu and the other four, the only ones he had truly accepted as disciples were Duobao, Jin Ling, and Wu Dang.

Compared with the future Exposition Sect, whose Twelve Golden Immortals were all male, six of Tongtian's original eight personal disciples in the Jie Sect were actually women.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother was even said to have perfected virtue, though her anger had yet to fade.

This clearly meant that Senior Sister Jin Ling would at least reach the level of Three Corpses Severance in the future, becoming a genuine Peak Quasi-Sage.

In the Primordial Land, unless one attained the Dao through Proof through Force or Proof through Laws, a Peak Quasi-Sage who had achieved Three Corpses Severance was already at the highest realm. Without Primordial Purple Qi, it was virtually impossible to advance another step.

Even Zhen Yuanzi, an Innate Divine Being who possessed the Moral Coercion Formation, and Donghuang Taiyi, who wielded the Chaos Bell and was hailed as the foremost beneath a Sage, were merely Peak Quasi-Sages on par with Senior Sister Jin Ling in the future.

At most, there were some differences in combat strength.

Wudang Holy Mother was also immensely powerful. At the very least, she would become a Quasi-Sage-level mighty expert in the future.

Even after the entire Jie Sect was destroyed, she miraculously survived unscathed.

However, they could not meet her at present. According to Duobao Daoist, both Jin Ling and Wu Dang had entered seclusion.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother had been in seclusion for ten thousand years in order to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Wudang Holy Mother had entered seclusion to break through to the late-stage Golden Immortal realm, though she had only been secluded for a mere dozen or so years.

As for Duobao, the eldest senior brother, he too was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, though he had already barely reached the Late Primordial Unity Golden Immortal stage.

Jing Chu even felt that his senior brother would likely break through to Great Luo within the next several tens of thousands of years.

Under Duobao Daoist's guidance, the group soon made their decisions.

Zhao Gongming did not choose a cave dwelling together with the Three Skies. Instead, he selected a place where innate wind veins converged.

He had attained the Dao as a wisp of fresh wind. Cultivating in a place where innate wind veins gathered would not only yield twice the result with half the effort, but also benefit his comprehension of the Great Dao.

Jing Chu did not have many requirements for his cave dwelling. He simply chose a place rich in spiritual energy, casually opened one up, and settled there.

Strangely, after seeing Jing Chu choose his cave dwelling, the Three Skies claimed that they had lost interest in choosing their own. Yunxiao even casually opened another cave dwelling beside Jing Chu's.

Clearly, she intended to become Jing Chu's neighbor.

Jing Chu somewhat wanted to refuse. There was only so much spiritual energy to go around—if four people lived together, would that not thin it out?

But when he considered that directly refusing Yunxiao would certainly embarrass her, the thought of leaving was abandoned.

If he wanted denser spiritual energy, he could simply set up a Spirit-Gathering Array. There was no shortage of solutions.

Seeing that the Three Skies and Jing Chu had all selected cave dwellings and even become neighbors—and that Yunxiao had taken the initiative—

Duobao Daoist gave Jing Chu a meaningful look, one that every lecherous man understood.

He even secretly transmitted his voice, saying that his junior brother had impressive methods and truly enjoyed remarkable romantic fortune!

Jing Chu was speechless. Did he like the Three Skies? Of course he did.

He was not walking some path of ascetic desirelessness. Naturally, he felt affection for women.

As the foremost immortal maidens of the Primordial World, the Three Skies inevitably stirred his heart.

Yunxiao in particular—if he claimed he did not like her, even Pangu, who had opened the Primordial World, would not believe him.

The reason he was speechless was simply that the current Duobao differed somewhat too greatly from the future solemn and majestic Duobao Tathagata.