Xu Tong saw every bit of the change in their attitudes.
"Heh, you certainly changed your tune quickly."
Now that they had seen his immense fortune, even Yuanshi had put away his earlier look of unbridled arrogance.
Xu Tong said nothing. He wanted to see what else the two would say after he had already made it clear that he would not rejoin the Three Pure Ones.
After a moment, Laozi and Yuanshi seemed to come to their senses, realizing that they had lost their composure.
They straightened their expressions and looked at Xu Tong.
"Third Brother, to have accumulated so much fortune and merit at your current cultivation is truly remarkable. How could you possibly be called a burden?"
"Elder Brother is right. Besides, we are brothers, after all. Even if one of us truly were a burden, looking after one another would only be proper."
This time, Yuanshi threw all caution to the wind.
He tossed his earlier remarks about Xu Tong being a burden clean out of his mind.
Xu Tong smiled at their words.
"My two elder brothers, really? Then would you still be willing to let me rejoin the Three Pure Ones if I had no fortune?"
Xu Tong looked utterly excited.
As his emotions fluctuated, the Fortune Golden Dragon around him seemed to shine even more brilliantly.
Laozi and Yuanshi stared, their attention fixed entirely on Xu Tong's Fortune Golden Dragon. How could they spare a thought for what he was saying?
They merely nodded casually.
In any case, they had to agree to whatever Xu Tong said now. All that mattered was dragging him back into the Three Pure Ones so that they, too, could enjoy this fortune.
Cultivation in the Sage Realm was closely tied to fortune and merit.
Although their cultivation