Once the seven purple-jade prayer mats in the front row had been claimed, the mighty beings all felt there might be some destined opportunity within them, and that failing to seize one was somewhat regrettable!
But it was only regret, after all. They did not know that those seven purple-jade prayer mats were the key to attaining the Dao and becoming Saints. None of the mighty beings could bring themselves to cast aside their dignity merely to contend for that tiny bit of regret!
At that time, dignity was what the mighty beings valued most. Though it could not compare to Sagehood, casting aside one's dignity for a little regret was absolutely unacceptable. After all, no one had imagined that Hongjun, who had only just attained the Dao and become a Saint, would hold so many Foundations of Sainthood in his hands!
Of course, many in the Primordial Wilderness cared about pomp and dignity, but there were also those who cared nothing for dignity. Zhun Ti of the Western Realm was a typical example!
Jieyin and Zhun Ti had traveled with great difficulty and high hopes from the barren Western Realm to the Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao. Yet the moment they stepped before the Purple Cloud Palace, they saw countless great Eastern Realm cultivators already waiting outside its gates. No one could understand how they felt!
Among the three thousand mighty beings, only the two of them came from the Western Realm. Now that they were here at the Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao and listen to the words of a Saint, they naturally wished to sit in the front row. First, it would bolster the Western Realm's prestige and prepare them to draw Eastern Realm talents into the Western Realm; second, they naturally wanted to listen to the Saintly Dao from closer by!
Had anyone ever seen a teacher lecture and favor someone seated at the back?
It was like a saying passed down through the officialdom of later generations: no matter how well you worked, it was useless if your superior could not see it. If you wanted promotion to come quickly, you had to work beneath your superior's very nose. After all, there were plenty of people who could work and knew how to work. One more or one fewer made no difference. If your superior could not see you, why would they promote you!
Just like now, there were countless mighty Eastern Realm cultivators and people of great wisdom. If you could not sit in the front row, why would the Saint care about you!
At this moment, Jieyin and Zhun Ti felt exactly this way. Staring at the seven purple-jade prayer mats beneath the platform ahead, they could not help swallowing. A trace of greed flashed deep in their eyes as they exchanged a glance and swept their gazes from right to left!
The Three Pure Ones sat calm and composed, impossible to touch. Nuwa was a woman, not to be contended with. Mu Jizi and Styx Ancestor were clearly no easy opponents, not to be snatched from. Only when they saw Red Cloud, whose face was full of great kindness, did their eyes light up. After a brief consideration, they formed a plan!
"Alas~~~~" Zhun Ti sighed, as though he were the most miserable person in the world. A bitter look appeared on his face as he cried loudly, "Senior Brother, the two of us traveled billions upon billions of miles from the barren lands of the Western Realm to the Purple Cloud Palace to listen to the Saint preach the Dao, yet we must hide in the back. How can we possibly bear this!"
Hearing this, Jieyin's suffering face grew even more sorrowful. He sighed softly. "Junior Brother, do not be like this. The two of us can hear the Saint's Grand Dao. What difference is there between sitting in front and sitting behind?"
"It is not that your foolish junior brother insists on this, but that my heart aches for you, Senior Brother!" Zhun Ti beat his chest and stamped his feet, speaking loudly and dramatically. After speaking, he continued sighing. The two of them had made the gathered mighty beings feel sorrow rise from their hearts!
At this moment, the two played off each other, coupled with their bedraggled appearances that they had not yet cleansed away with magic power. Their performance was absolutely splendid, whetting everyone's appetite!
Just then, a mighty being asked, "Fellow Daoist, why does your heart ache for your senior brother?"
Hearing this, Zhun Ti's eyes flicked slightly. Seeing that it was none other than Red Cloud, whose face bore an expression of great kindness, he rejoiced inwardly. Yet he sighed and replied, "Fellow Daoist, you do not know. My senior brother Jieyin is a man of great compassion. He wishes to enlighten the living beings of our barren Western Realm, so that all living beings there may attain bliss and no longer suffer the bitterness of barrenness. If my senior brother cannot sit in front, the truths of the Dao he hears will not be clear enough. How then can he enlighten the living beings of our barren Western Realm?"
Zhun Ti's question left Red Cloud speechless. Seeing that Jieyin indeed possessed the bearing of great compassion, with his pale face and suffering expression, he believed Zhun Ti's words. But Red Cloud was, after all, a man of great wisdom. He would not give up his seat merely because Jieyin had a compassionate heart!
Though he was moved, he did not act. Though sympathy showed on his face, he remained seated upon the purple-jade prayer mat!
"I see that Fellow Daoist is also a person of great kindness. How can you bear to watch my senior brother fail to learn the Saint's methods, and thus prevent the living beings of our Western Realm from enjoying bliss?" Seeing this, Zhun Ti added more fuel to the fire and continued, "I beg Fellow Daoist to show great compassion and yield this seat to my senior brother Jieyin!"
After saying this, Zhun Ti no longer cared for dignity. He gazed eagerly at Red Cloud, looking exactly like a resentful woman confined to her boudoir!
Seeing this, Red Cloud hesitated for a while. Though he knew there was great mystery in the seat beneath him, he could not bear Zhun Ti's gaze. After all, he was the Primordial Wilderness's famously good-natured man. Aside from Kunpeng, his fated adversary, toward whom he had no pleasant expression, he treated everyone else with a smile!
If he had not asked that question just now, then no matter what Zhun Ti said, he would not have yielded his seat. Yet by a stroke of ill-timed coincidence, he had asked that very question. The other party had already answered him and even cast aside his dignity to plead for a seat for his senior brother. Under such circumstances, if he still refused to yield the seat, he would seem petty!
This seat may have some fortune attached to it, but it likely is not too great. If I yield it to him and sit in the back, I can still hear the Saint's lecture clearly. Selling a good karmic bond this way is worth it!
Red Cloud calculated inwardly, not knowing that the Heavenly Mandate had already clouded his heart. He believed he had neither gained nor lost, yet he had in fact lost enormously!
After pondering for a while, Red Cloud said:
"Since Fellow Daoist Jieyin possesses such a great compassionate heart, I shall yield this seat to him. It will be enough if we form a good karmic bond!"
Hearing this, Zhun Ti felt helpless. He vaguely knew that such an opportunity was no small matter and feared it would not be easy to form such a bond. But he could not afford to think further now and hurriedly agreed!
Thus, Jieyin thanked Red Cloud and took the seventh purple-jade prayer mat!
When Zhun Ti saw his elder brother seated upon the seventh purple-jade prayer mat while he himself still had none, urgency rose in his heart. He glanced at those seated on the purple-jade prayer mats, made a slight calculation, and formed another plan!
At this moment, the seven people on the seven purple-jade prayer mats all belonged to groups of two or three. Only Styx Ancestor sat alone. Though he was not easy to provoke, Zhun Ti had no other way now!
With that thought, Zhun Ti changed the subject, righteous and imposing. "Styx Ancestor, you are merely a filthy, gloomy being. What virtue or ability do you possess to dare enjoy this exalted seat and obtain this destined opportunity!"
In truth, Styx Ancestor had transformed from a congenital placenta within the Nine Nether Blood Sea. Strictly speaking, he could also be considered a congenital being. Yet the Nine Nether Blood Sea was indeed a filthy, gloomy place, so Zhun Ti's words were not entirely false!
At once, Styx Ancestor was so furious that his Three Corpses Gods leaped about. His old face flushed red as he stretched out a trembling hand to point at Zhun Ti, about to curse loudly!
Primordial Heavenly Venerable spoke first. "Fellow Daoist Zhun Ti is right. Minghe, you are merely a filthy, gloomy being. How can you sit together with us!"
Primordial Heavenly Venerable also placed great importance on one's origins. Zhun Ti's words struck straight at his heart. Though he disliked Zhun Ti as a person, he disliked even more the idea of some unknown fellow sitting alongside him!
Mu Jizi smiled faintly upon hearing this. Deeply understanding the principle that when a wall toppled, everyone pushed it, he pondered for a moment before following the current. "Zhun Ti and Fellow Daoist Primordial are right. Minghe, if you do not yield your seat now, when will you?"
After saying this, Mu Jizi cast a meaningful glance at Kunpeng...
...One final word from the author. A reader in the book reviews keeps saying this book is brainless, and I am truly helpless. I replied twice, yet he keeps going on. Such people who, once given an inch, take a mile are truly hateful. Does he not know that I have to work every day, and after returning home from work, I write? I can naturally accept useful suggestions, but if people insist on fussing over meaningless issues, it truly exhausts me!
From now on, no matter what is said in the book reviews, I will not reply. I will quietly write on my own. Those who like it, please save it and recommend it. Those who do not like it need not read it! After all, besides writing for readers who enjoy Primordial Wilderness novels, I also have a small wish deep within my heart!!!
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