Scheming

Golden Horned Boy took the Diamond Cutter from the Plate-Horned Ox's nose.

He said with a look of disgust, "This Senior Brother is really strange. Our master has countless Innate Spiritual Treasures, but he doesn't want them. He insists on this ring that goes through a bull's nose."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to flick off the snot from the Diamond Cutter, his face full of disdain and revulsion.

Before long, Golden Horned Boy brought the Diamond Cutter to Chen Xuan.

At the same time, Laozi also smiled and said, "Since this poor Daoist promised to give it to you, there's no reason not to."

Chen Xuan was overjoyed. He reached out and took the Diamond Cutter into his hand.

"Senior Master, please don't misunderstand. This Diamond Cutter is the first magic treasure Senior Master has given to this disciple, which is why this disciple values it so much."

Chen Xuan said as he tucked the Diamond Cutter away. It was as if he was afraid that if he put it away too slowly, Taishang Laozi would ask for it back.

Taishang Laozi didn't bother with Chen Xuan's actions. Instead, he said, "You've gained a lot in Purple Cloud Palace over the past thousand years, but it's a pity you missed the Quasi-Sage's Path.

And what Master is going to preach this time is the Saint's Path. I'm afraid you'll be completely lost again.

This is what they often say, one step wrong leads to many steps wrong. Let's see if you still dare to be lazy when listening to the Dao in the future."

Chen Xuan chuckled, "Senior Master, everything has its own destiny. This disciple has only transformed for a few thousand years, and my cultivation has already reached Great Luo Golden Immortal.

This speed is definitely considered fast in the Great Desolate. If it were any faster, I'm afraid my foundation would be unstable, and I would suffer for it in the future."

Taishang Laozi nodded, "I didn't expect your temperament to be quite good, much stronger than the disciples your master has taken."

When mentioning Tongtian's disciples, Chen Xuan couldn't help but sigh, "Senior Master, this disciple came to see Senior Master today for this very matter.

Although my junior brothers are all transformed Spiritual Beasts, to put it bluntly, they are still powerful Demon Race members.

Moreover, this disciple has vaguely sensed that the Demon Race will have a great karma in the future.

Therefore, this disciple hopes that Senior Master can step forward and persuade my master not to take disciples so indiscriminately."

Taishang Laozi looked at Chen Xuan with nothing but admiration. If there was anything else, it was fondness.

"This poor Daoist will do my best in this matter, but I cannot guarantee whether I can stop your master in the end.

Oh, right, the tea you stir-fried last time has been finished. If you still have some, leave a few jars for this poor Daoist."

Chen Xuan naturally wouldn't be stingy with a few jars of tea. He immediately took out two jars of each of the six types of tea, plus a large jar of Three Lights Divine Water.

This Three Lights Divine Water is absolutely rare for others, but for Chen Xuan, it is nothing out of the ordinary.

Even if he used it to bathe and cook, it would probably be enough for Chen Xuan to squander for several lifetimes.

"Senior Master, these teas are just a small token of this disciple's filial piety to you. However, there is one thing that suddenly puzzles this disciple, and I hope Senior Master can enlighten me."

Taishang Laozi waved his hand and put away the tea in front of him, then nodded to Chen Xuan, "Then tell me about it."

"Senior Master, Master and Second Senior Master often quarrel over trivial matters. If this continues for a long time, will it affect their relationship?

If one day Master and Second Senior Master really fight, who would Senior Master favor more?"

Taishang Laozi was stunned by Chen Xuan's question. Although Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian often clashed over nothing, and even had physical altercations,

This was something Taishang Laozi had long been accustomed to.

But now, hearing it from Chen Xuan's mouth, Taishang Laozi felt there was another layer of deeper meaning.

He just couldn't figure it out for a moment, which caused Taishang Laozi to frown.

"Senior Martial Uncle, you don't need to worry about Second Martial Uncle and Master. After all, they are grown adults."

As soon as Chen Xuan said this, it brought a smile to Taishang Laozi's face.

It was likely that Taishang Laozi could only show a smile in front of Chen Xuan. At other times, his face was a cold, emotionless mask.

"You are right. They are grown adults. If they want to fight, let them fight. This poor Daoist will absolutely not help either side."

Chen Xuan secretly rejoiced in his heart, thinking that this was exactly what he wanted to hear.

As long as you don't help either side, there won't be four Saints attacking the Immortal Slaying Formation in the future.

He immediately smiled and said to Taishang Laozi, "Senior Martial Uncle is right. Let them make a fuss among themselves.

However, Senior Martial Uncle cannot go back on his word. This disciple has firmly kept this sentence in mind."

This made Taishang Laozi feel as if he had been schemed against by Chen Xuan.

But after thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out why, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, Chen Xuan was also not feeling well. A tremor appeared in his sea of consciousness.

If his sea of consciousness hadn't been different from others, he would have fainted directly by now.

This was the karma from his scheming against Taishang Laozi. After all, Taishang Laozi was going to become a Saint in the future.

Chen Xuan naturally understood. Gritting his teeth, he stabilized his mind, then bid farewell to Taishang Laozi and turned to leave Taiqing Palace.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to repay this karma, otherwise my cultivation can only remain at the current level." Chen Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

Meanwhile, in Taiqing Palace, Laozi looked at Chen Xuan's retreating figure and couldn't help but sigh and shake his head.

"Why did karma suddenly form with this poor Daoist? Could it be that this kid is really scheming against this poor Daoist?"

Chen Xuan gathered all the new disciples that Tongtian had taken in.

Looking at the thirty to forty people in front of him, there wasn't a trace of a smile on Chen Xuan's face. He said coldly, "Report your names and origins."

As soon as Chen Xuan finished speaking, a Daoist wearing a golden hoop stood out, "One of the Attending Seven Immortals under Master's seat, Golden Hoop Immortal greets Senior Brother."

"One of the Attending Seven Immortals under Master's seat, Vairocana Immortal greets Senior Brother."

"Registered disciple Zhao Gongming under Master's seat, greets Senior Brother."

"Registered disciple Lü Yue under Master's seat, greets Senior Brother."

One after another, everyone reported their names and identities. Some were familiar to Chen Xuan, while others he had never heard of.

However, what surprised Chen Xuan was that all of the Attending Seven Immortals were present now.

However, none of the direct disciples appeared; there was still only Duo Bao.

Of course, there was also Chen Xuan, an outsider.

Originally, Chen Xuan had always thought that Tongtian only widely opened his doors to accept the Attending Seven Immortals and a host of outer disciples after taking in the four direct disciples.

Now it seemed that wasn't entirely the case. Tongtian's acceptance of disciples wasn't as described in later generations, where he accepted anyone who came without refusal.

Tongtian's threshold was still quite high; the difference was only between direct disciples and outer disciples.

The requirements for direct disciples were definitely higher than those of Yuanshi Tianzun, and not much lower than those of Taishang Laozi.

As for the requirements for outer disciples, that was truly teaching without discrimination.