Taking Tongtian and Nuwa as Disciples! Hongjun: Where Did All My Heavenly Dao Authority Go?

As Tongtian broke through, a streak of purple qi slowly emerged above Yingzhou Immortal Island. It spread across the sky, transforming into auspicious clouds that rained down and illuminated Tongtian's physical body below.

The Three Flowers above his head, which had bloomed to the ultimate twelfth grade, slowly gathered toward the center, vaguely merging into the phantom of a fetus.

The Five Qi within his chest also gradually fused into one, no longer distinctly divided into five colors as before. They began to revert to their primordial state, gradually merging into a strand of "Primordial Unity Qi." Though its quantity had decreased, its quality was more than a hundred times more terrifying than before!

The spiritual qi of this world poured into his body like a rainbow being drawn in.

Li Yi watched Tongtian's breakthrough, a smile appearing on his face. As Tongtian broke through to the Quasi-Saint Realm, the great karma between the two completely solidified. The previously vague and uncertain Heavenly Dao Authority was abruptly bestowed behind him the very next moment!

The other living beings of the Primordial World on the dojo witnessed this scene with their own eyes and could not help exclaiming in amazement.

"He broke through just like that?"

"This man is Tongtian Daoist of the Three Pure Ones. His foundation and comprehension are exceptional! Last time, right here on this dojo, I personally witnessed him break through to the Great Firmament Golden Immortal Realm!"

"How long has it been since his last breakthrough? And he has already broken through to the Primordial Unity Realm?"

"This shows how profound Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor's Dao teachings are, far surpassing those of others."

"To be honest, I did not come to this immortal island last time. Instead, I went to Purple Cloud Palace to hear Dao Ancestor Hongjun teach the Dao. After three thousand years, although Dao Ancestor Hongjun's teachings were profound, I truly could not understand even the slightest bit. This time, after coming to Penglai Immortal Island, I have already comprehended thirty percent of the Great Firmament Dao. If I return and cultivate in seclusion for a while, I may well reach the Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal Realm!"

Without comparison, these Great Firmament Golden Immortals who failed to break through would only think their comprehension was lacking. They would never suspect Hongjun.

Yet after personally listening to this Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor teach the Dao this time, their gains were utterly incomparable to what they had gained at Purple Cloud Palace!

Now, they had also personally witnessed Tongtian hear Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor's Sage Dao and immediately break through to the Primordial Unity Quasi-Saint Realm. How could anyone remain unmoved?

Especially those Great Firmament Golden Immortals who had gone to Purple Cloud Palace before. As they watched Tongtian break through, beneath their envy, resentment toward Hongjun quietly arose in their hearts.

So it was not that they were dull and lacking in aptitude. It was Hongjun who had explained things in such a muddled, incomprehensible way!

Come to think of it, this Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor had been the first to spread word throughout the Primordial World that he would hold a sermon. Yet Hongjun had insisted on imitating him, only to fail at explaining anything clearly!

If he could not teach the Dao, then he should not teach it! He had copied Heaven-Earth Daoist's preaching and pointlessly delayed their paths of cultivation!

It was not only the Great Firmament cultivators who thought this way. Even those cultivators who had never been to Purple Cloud Palace felt a surge of relief upon hearing this.

How fortunate was the Primordial World to have Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor? He was willing to personally hold sermons and impart the Sage Dao to minor immortals like them. Moreover, he explained everything in great detail and with tremendous patience.

Previously, everyone in the Primordial World had revered Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor. But now, it seemed that although Daoist Hongjun's Dao attainments were high, he possessed neither the compassion of Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor nor even remotely comparable insight into the Dao!

Thinking more darkly, when Daoist Hongjun preached, perhaps he had deliberately withheld teachings or intentionally made them convoluted. He gained the reputation of spreading the Dao while obstructing their paths of cultivation. Such intentions were truly unforgivable!

Was such a Daoist worthy of a lofty title like Dao Ancestor?

There could only be one Dao Ancestor in the Primordial World, and that was Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor!

Aside from those who had gone to Purple Cloud Palace, the people gathered here comprised nearly ninety percent of the Primordial Continent's high-end combat strength. As their thoughts stirred, the Heavenly Dao sensed it in the unseen. The Heavenly Dao Authority that had originally leaned toward Hongjun not only ceased shifting further in his favor, but even slowly withdrew.

In contrast, with Heavenly Dao Authority bestowed upon him, Li Yi now held sixty percent of the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao Authority! He had completely suppressed Hongjun in turn!

Meanwhile, Tongtian had thoroughly broken through to the Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal Realm. As he felt the Primordial Unity Qi within him, more than a hundred times more formidable than his previous Primordial Five Qi, excitement filled his heart, along with deep gratitude.

He had already been inclined toward this in his heart. Now, as inspiration struck, he immediately knelt respectfully before Li Yi and performed a kowtow.

"This disciple, Tongtian, respectfully asks Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor to accept me as his disciple!"

The vast dojo instantly fell silent. Everyone's gazes shifted between Li Yi and Tongtian, and when they looked at Tongtian, envy rose in their eyes.

They listened to Li Yi's teachings here, so they could naturally be considered his disciples. But such disciples were fundamentally different from direct disciples; they did not even count as registered disciples!

It was not that they did not wish to become Li Yi's disciples. They simply knew the gap was too great. They lacked the fortune and destiny for it, and could not bring themselves to ask.

If one's comprehension and foundation were merely ordinary, then it was enough to regard Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor as one's teacher in one's heart and respect him. Going forward to request discipleship would only bring humiliation upon oneself.

Seeing Tongtian kowtow and request discipleship, Nuwa, who stood not far beside him, immediately made up her mind as well. She too kowtowed before Li Yi.

"This disciple, Nuwa, respectfully asks Heaven-Earth Dao Ancestor to accept me as his disciple!"

Her gains over these years had also been exceptionally abundant. Though she had yet to break through into the Primordial Unity Dao, she had already reached the Peak Great Firmament Golden Immortal Realm. Once she returned and absorbed the Sage Dao teachings from this session, she could naturally break through to the Primordial Unity Realm.

Although she had not yet broken through to Primordial Unity, she believed her foundation and comprehension were both extraordinary. Her cultivation was also the highest among everyone present apart from Tongtian. She barely qualified to request discipleship.

Li Yi swept his gaze over the two of them and laughed heartily.

"From this day forth, you two shall be my, Qiankun's, direct disciples!"

Upon hearing Li Yi agree, an uproar erupted across the gathering.

Tongtian and Nuwa were both thrilled, and they kowtowed to Li Yi once more.

"Thank you, Master!"

At the same time, within Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun was still expounding upon the Primordial Unity Dao. However, the method he taught was not the Law Dao, but the Three Corpses Severing Dao.

Some of those below wore expressions of enlightenment, while others revealed bitterness.

The Three Corpses Severing Dao was indeed far easier to understand than the Law Dao!

However, severing the Three Corpses required Innate Spiritual Treasures to house the severed good thoughts, evil thoughts, and obsessions. Where could they possibly find so many Innate Spiritual Treasures?

This was no longer the beginning of creation. Back then, Great Firmament Golden Immortals were considered the Primordial World's top-tier combat strength. The Great Firmament Golden Immortals of the three races basically all possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures, and some even had more than one.

But as time passed, while Great Firmament Golden Immortal-level cultivators grew increasingly numerous, many Innate Spiritual Treasures were either lost or damaged during the Dragon-Han Calamity Cycle and the Dao-Devil War.

Aside from those blessed with immense fortune, such as the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Di Jun, and Taiyi, ordinary Great Firmament cultivators did not even possess a single Innate Spiritual Treasure, much less three to house their severed obsessions.

Naturally, Hongjun did not care about this. What did it have to do with him whether these people possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures? In any case, he had passed down the Quasi-Saint Dao, so they all owed him a debt of gratitude.

The Dao Ancestor's favor could never be repaid!

With such an unrepayable debt of gratitude, his Heavenly Dao Authority should now rise to seventy percent, right?

Having made up his mind, Hongjun secretly bestowed Heavenly Dao Authority upon himself. Seeing that it had not only failed to increase but had instead been greatly weakened, confusion flashed across his face.

Th-this was not right, was it!?

Where the hell had all this old Daoist's Heavenly Dao Authority gone!?