Tongtian and Wu Dao's Conversation, Wanting to Give Up the Heavenly Dao Saint Position

At these words, Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Zhao Gongming, Duo Bao, and the others finally snapped to attention.

Duo Bao spoke up, "This person might be concealing his true cultivation. Didn't you notice how calm and composed he remained while facing the siege of our Intercepting Sect brothers and sisters? He showed no fear at all."

Zhao Gongming added, "Not only that, did you see how the Master treated him just now? Back on Kunlun Mountain, the Master never behaved that way even toward Senior Uncle Taiqing."

Hearing Zhao Gongming's words, everyone recalled how Tongtian had treated Ling Wudao with great respect and friendliness.

Yunxiao said with a faint smile, "This person's origins are mysterious, and his cultivation is beyond our perception. In the future, it would be best to treat him with courtesy."

Meanwhile, on the other side, after Tongtian and Ling Wudao entered Biyou Palace, the two sat down on prayer mats and began to talk.

Tongtian spoke, "Wudao, just now This Seat suddenly felt a trace of heart palpitation, as if someone was scheming against me. But when I secretly performed a divination, I could deduce nothing at all."

Ling Wudao narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: With Tongtian's current cultivation, if he feels a heart palpitation, someone must indeed be plotting against him.

However, in the Great Desolation, there are very few who would dare scheme against Tongtian—Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. Only these two could make it impossible for Tongtian to deduce anything.

Thinking this, Ling Wudao raised his hand and waved. A golden talisman slowly flew out from within Biyou Palace.

Outside Biyou Palace, Bixiao, who had been discussing with the others, spotted the golden talisman above the palace and revealed a look of surprise.

"Big Sister, what is that?"

As she spoke, Bixiao pointed at the golden talisman hovering over Biyou Palace.

Hearing Bixiao's words, the Intercepting Sect disciples all looked up in the direction she pointed.

At that moment, Duo Bao spoke in shock, "This is a talisman!"

Qiongxiao asked, "Senior Brother Duo Bao, what exactly is this talisman?"

"A talisman is a path of cultivation. Those who walk this path can inscribe their divine abilities onto talisman paper, then use them in combat or for assistance."

"But talismans are usually yellow in color. I have never seen a cultivator use a golden talisman before."

Then Bixiao interjected, "Senior Brother Duo Bao, is this talisman path very difficult to master? Otherwise, why haven't we seen anyone in our Intercepting Sect cultivate it?"

Duo Bao smiled faintly, "It is indeed very difficult to master. This path lies outside the Three Thousand Laws and relies on one's comprehension of the Dao and runes. Even my friend only has a shallow understanding of it, so I don't know much either."

Just as Duo Bao and the others were talking, the golden talisman that had flown into the void erupted with a massive burst of golden light. The intense radiance forced all the Intercepting Sect disciples to shut their eyes, covering them with their hands to block the overwhelming brilliance.

After a moment, the light in the void gradually faded. When it completely disappeared, they saw that Golden Turtle Island had been enveloped by an invisible energy.

Inside Biyou Palace, Ling Wudao spoke, "Now that Golden Turtle Island is shielded from all heavenly secrets, we can speak freely."

"If you felt heart palpitations, someone must be scheming against you. In this Great Desolation, there are few capable of plotting against you. If it were another Saint, with your current cultivation, you could deduce at least a hint."

Hearing this, Tongtian was silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Wudao, do you mean the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun is scheming against This Seat?"

"That possibility is very high. For now, you are still a Heavenly Dao Saint, making it easy for Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao to manipulate you."

Upon hearing this, Tongtian couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Alas! Becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint was a mistake from the start, but now it cannot be changed."

Ling Wudao smiled faintly, "It's not impossible to change. It depends on whether you have the courage."

"Oh?"

"Wudao, you wouldn't be thinking of teaching me the Mythical Great Luo method, would you?"

"You're thinking too beautifully. The Mythical Great Luo is extremely difficult to cultivate. Even if I were willing to teach, you wouldn't have the time to walk that path. The great tribulation targeting the Intercepting Sect is drawing near. Do you think cultivating the Mythical Great Luo method would be fast enough?"

"Wudao, then how does This Seat change all this?"

There are many ways to change the Intercepting Sect's current situation, but to suppress Yuanshi and Taiqing, Tongtian must walk the path of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin. Only then can he break free from the control of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, and win the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

"Tongtian, if you want to change all this, you must abandon your Heavenly Dao Saint position. Do you have the courage for that?"

"Abandoning the Heavenly Dao Saint position—This Seat can do that at any time. But the moment I give up the Saint position, Yuanshi and Taiqing will surely take the opportunity to suppress the Intercepting Sect. Moreover, I don't know how to walk the path of Law Proving Dao."

That fellow Pangu said he would give Tongtian a chance. Could it be that Tongtian still hasn't discovered it? Or perhaps the opportunity Pangu gave will only manifest after Tongtian abandons his Heavenly Dao Saint position.

Thinking this might be the case, Ling Wudao immediately said, "Since you have the courage to abandon the Heavenly Dao Saint position, I will help you quickly attain the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin."

Hearing this, Tongtian burst into laughter. "Excellent! This Seat has been waiting for you to say that for a long time."

Damn it!

This old fox Tongtian actually set a trap for me here. Whoever says Tongtian has no brains, I'll slap them to death.

"Good one, you've got some clever tricks up your sleeve. You knew I would definitely help you, didn't you?"

"Hmm, actually, Father God told me this. Do you believe me?"

Damn it, so it was that Pangu fellow's doing. Oh well, Tongtian is still my friend, so helping him isn't a problem. But I can't take this loss lying down. Among the Sanxiao, Yunxiao is quite lovely. You two father and son teamed up to trick me, so stealing one of your disciples to be my wife seems fair enough, hehe!

"Of course I believe you. I met him not long ago, and he said he would give you a chance. I didn't expect it to be this."

"But before you abandon your Heavenly Dao Saint position, you need to reorganize the Intercepting Sect. Expel all those of poor character. Only then will the sect's luck not drain away."

"However, you still lack a treasure to suppress the sect's luck. With a treasure to suppress luck, you can stand undefeated in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation."

Hearing this, Tongtian couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Wudao, there are very few treasures capable of suppressing luck now. This Seat has scoured the entire Great Desolation but has yet to find a suitable one to suppress the Intercepting Sect's luck."