What Arrogance!

Meanwhile, his strength had soared as well!

He had leaped straight to the late stage of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm!

Feeling the divine power surging within him, the Snake Monster's face lit up with excitement.

When he picked up the Jade Slip from the ground, he happened to notice the intricate emblem on it.

To Jie Sect Disciples like him, that emblem could not have been more familiar!

This was clearly a fortuitous opportunity Senior Brother Lu had prepared for them!

At the thought that Senior Brother Lu had arranged everything himself, the Snake Monster could not help bowing deeply toward Golden Ao Island.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Lu!"

Just as the Snake Monster was wondering whether he should head out and continue his travels, a voice carrying the Dao suddenly rang out across the Primordial World.

"From this day forth, all former Jie Sect Disciples may join our Chan Sect."

A flicker of bewilderment crossed the Snake Monster's eyes.

"Since when was the Chan Sect so kindhearted?"

"Didn't they always call us members of the Interception Sect fur-clad, horn-bearing beasts?"

"Now, for the first time ever, they're actually taking in our disciples. Are they plotting some new trick?"

Among the Three Teachings of the Daoist tradition, those people from the Chan Sect were all sanctimonious hypocrites.

Unable to beat them openly, they loved resorting to underhanded tricks!

The thought of those people scheming against Jie Sect Disciples sent the Snake Monster's anger blazing three feet high!

"Then I'll go and ruin their little plan!"

Without a moment's hesitation, the Snake Monster flew toward the Chan Sect Disciples.

His cultivation had finally advanced, and even his bloodline had improved. Naturally, he wanted to test his abilities.

What the Snake Monster had not expected was that other fellow disciples shared his idea.

At that moment, they were all thinking much the same thing.

Those hypocrites from the Chan Sect had suddenly announced that they wanted to recruit them. They certainly weren't brewing anything that smelled good!

Rather than wait for them to strike against Jie Sect Disciples, they might as well seize the initiative and teach those people a lesson first. That way, Senior Brother Lu's usual teachings would not have been wasted on them!

Even more surprising to the Snake Monster was that the tiger monster before him had also received a fortuitous opportunity from Senior Brother Lu.

All at once, his own opportunity no longer seemed quite so sweet.

But when he remembered that there were Chan Sect Disciples for them to practice on, the Snake Monster immediately perked up again.

"Senior Brother, are you going to make trouble for those Chan Sect Disciples too?"

"Of course. Those Chan Sect Disciples usually have their eyes so high they're practically flying into the sky. How could they possibly treat us Jie Sect Disciples politely, much less try to recruit us?"

"That's what I thought too, so I was planning to go teach them a lesson!"

"So we're of one mind, Junior Brother. But you seem a little lacking in strength. Why don't we team up and go teach them a lesson together?"

"If you're willing to let me come along, Senior Brother, that would be wonderful!"

The two hit it off immediately and headed straight toward the Chan Sect Disciples!

At that moment.

On Golden Ao Island, Lu Feng also received a succession of system notifications.

[Congratulations! The host's disciple development progress has reached 65%. Rewards obtained: innate spiritual root, manduo flower; ten thousand years of cultivation.]

[Congratulations! The host's disciple development progress has reached 67%. Rewards obtained: innate spiritual root, wisteria branch; ten thousand years of cultivation.]

[Congratulations! The host's disciple development progress has reached 62%. Rewards obtained: innate spiritual root, blood-nourishing grass; ten thousand years of cultivation.]

[Congratulations! The host's disciple development progress has reached 73%...]

The string of notifications left Lu Feng utterly dumbfounded.

Good heavens!

These disciples of the Interception Sect really came through!

Although their development progress was somewhat low, the cultivation and items they provided were undeniably real!

Moreover, with all those cultivation boosts piling up, Lu Feng's strength had climbed yet again, ultimately taking him straight to the late stage of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm!

Lu Feng had scarcely dared to imagine such a thing!

Yet now, it had actually happened.

Seeing his strength rise once more, Lu Feng could only continue consolidating his cultivation.

He had no choice!

His cultivation was advancing too quickly. Without consolidating it, his strength would end up watered down.

Still, the rewards the system had given him this time were truly good.

With this string of innate spiritual roots, Lu Feng could improve his innate foundation again.

At that moment, Lu Feng was simply grateful that he had not given in to a momentary craving and absorbed the Flat Peach Tree.

Just look at these system rewards. There was more than enough for him to absorb!

The system had given him far too many rewards, and there was a limit to how much Lu Feng's innate foundation could improve. Thus, he simply found some time to plant the surplus spiritual roots beneath the Flat Peach Tree.

Planting one was work, and planting ten was work too. He might as well plant them all together.

More importantly, these spiritual roots might still prove useful in the future.

Who knew how many spiritual roots and immortal herbs would remain in the world after a few great tribulations?

Nothing was certain. Better to stockpile these things now.

With something to occupy him, Lu Feng had no time at all to pay attention to news from the Primordial World.

In fact, word that the Chan Sect was recruiting disciples had already spread throughout the entire Primordial World.

Countless living beings were stirred with excitement.

After all, the Chan Sect was a renowned sect in the Primordial World. Joining it was tantamount to stepping halfway onto the Great Dao.

Even though the Chan Sect's primary targets this time were Jie Sect Disciples, that did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of other living beings.

By contrast, the Jie Sect Disciples remained entirely unmoved by the Chan Sect's recruitment.

The two overseeing the recruitment of Jie Sect Disciples this time were Daoist Taiyi and Chijin Zi.

Looking at the great crowd of Primordial World beings standing before him, Chijin Zi was rather displeased.

"We're here to recruit Jie Sect Disciples. Why have only these fur-clad, horn-bearing beasts come?"

In truth, Taiyi Zhenren felt helpless as well.

They had already made their announcement. Now that only independent cultivators from the Primordial World had come, what could they do?

Besides, weren't those disciples of the Interception Sect fur-clad, horn-bearing beasts too?

As far as he was concerned, never mind allowing these people into their Chan Sect-even choosing them as mounts would require some careful selection!

Who would have thought that, with such a fine opportunity today, not a single member of the Interception Sect would come?

"Who knows what they're thinking?"

"If no Jie Sect Disciples show up soon, we might as well send these people away."

Their Chan Sect did not accept just anyone as a disciple. Rather than take them all in and suffer the eyesore, they would be better off dismissing them early so they could return sooner.

Just as they were thinking this, two powerful auras suddenly bore down upon them.

At the sight of those two dark figures, Taiyi Zhenren and Chijin Zi immediately perked up.

"Surely these arrivals are from the Interception Sect?"

As the two dark figures descended, several bursts of laughter rang out in the sky.

"Didn't expect this, did you? Your Lord Tiger has come today!"

"I wonder how many I can catch today and take home as little pets!"

Hearing the newcomers' voices, both Taiyi Zhenren and Chijin Zi's faces darkened.

Who exactly had come?

What outrageous arrogance!