The man wearing a bamboo hat had thick eyebrows, large eyes, a resolute face, and a Heavenly Immortal cultivation base.
His cultivation might not have amounted to much.
But among the current Human Race tribes, he could be counted as an immortal who had attained the Dao and ascended.
He called out for a while but received no response.
His face filled with unwillingness.
Then he continued shouting.
"May I ask if Mu God is within this sea of clouds?"
"I know Immortal Mu God is here!"
"My name is Xuandu, and I come from the Human Race. Please, Mu God, meet with me and show the Human Race a clear path forward!"
In the distance.
A slow-moving old turtle suddenly emerged from the sea.
He spoke in human language.
And sternly rebuked Xuandu.
"Impudent human! Do not make a racket in these waters and disturb my master's cultivation!"
Indeed.
This old turtle was the Prime Minister Turtle personally appointed by Mu Chen.
After so many years, Prime Minister Turtle's cultivation had grown ever higher, and his word was law in these waters. He lived quite comfortably.
Hearing someone actually dare to call out to his master, he had hurried over to reprimand him.
Xuandu was overjoyed at his words.
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Turtle, could you introduce me to your master?"
Prime Minister Turtle looked him over.
Then immediately shook his head and said.
"Dream on. How could someone at the Heavenly Immortal realm qualify to meet my master? Leave at once, and I won't hold you accountable for disturbing these waters."
At that moment.
Mu Chen, who was fishing in the pool, slowly opened his eyes.
There was considerable surprise in his gaze.
Xuandu?
Wait...
Wasn't he the disciple of Laozi, one of the Three Pure Ones?
He was also one of the earliest powerhouses of the Human Race.
There were even rumors that Xuandu was the Confucius spoken of in later ages.
But what was he doing here?
And he wanted me to help the Human Race?
Mu Chen pondered briefly.
Then spoke slowly toward the waters below.
"Let him come up."
As he finished speaking, the sea of clouds in the sky slowly swirled, and a stairway to heaven appeared at its center.
At the sight.
Prime Minister Turtle's face filled with astonishment.
After all, he had lived here for hundreds of thousands of years, yet had never actually seen his master take the initiative to acknowledge anyone.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Xuandu swiftly climbed the stairs.
And arrived beside the little pool.
Xuandu caught sight of Mu Chen.
His heart jolted.
He really was a senior of the Human Race too!
Mu Chen also looked him over a few times.
And could not help asking.
"Where's your master?"
Xuandu looked utterly bewildered.
"What master?"
Seeing his blank expression, Mu Chen immediately understood.
In Mu Chen's memories of his previous life.
Xuandu had been the sole disciple Laozi accepted while walking the mortal world and establishing the Human Sect.
He was also the later, illustrious Grand Mage Xuandu.
Yet the truth at this moment was...
Laozi had not immediately accepted Xuandu as his disciple. Presumably, he was secretly testing and observing his character.
So even now, Xuandu was still temporarily unaware of Laozi's existence.
Mu Chen gave two dry coughs.
"Then how did you know I was here?"
Xuandu immediately replied with a face full of reverence.
"Legends of Immortal Mu God have circulated among the Human Race since ancient times, when humans sought immortals."
"Some even say that you were the first immortal of the Human Race to comprehend the Great Dao. Because of this, some have even established the Mu God Sect in the mortal world, offering you incense day and night."
"So I have come this time on behalf of the Human Race to ask Immortal Mu God to guide us along the Great Dao."
Mu Chen looked utterly dumbfounded.
What the fuck?
How had legends about me already begun circulating in the mortal world?
Hadn't I been keeping a very low profile?
But the next moment, Mu Chen suddenly remembered something.
Countless ages ago, he seemed to have once rescued a group of humans who were surrounded and being slaughtered by flood dragons at sea.
And he had also let slip the single character Mu.
Yet he had never expected...
That one casual good deed had actually made him fucking famous in the mortal world.
Mu Chen's face filled with embarrassment.
Brothers, I just want to live a low-profile life!
Seeing that Mu Chen said nothing.
Xuandu immediately kowtowed and pleaded.
"Senior, on the Primordial World Continent today, the Demon Race relies on its innate divine abilities to wantonly slaughter innocent humans."
"Yet the Human Race currently has no stable and effective cultivation system at all. Countless people wish to ascend to heaven but cannot attain the Great Dao! That is why I, Xuandu, have come especially to ask you, Immortal, to point out a clear path for the Human Race!"
Before Mu Chen could speak.
"Ding, Xuandu's request detected." "One: bestow upon him the great way of the golden elixir and guide Xuandu to Laozi of the Three Pure Ones. You may gain Laozi's favor." "Two: accept Xuandu as your disciple and teach him the cultivation method of the great way of the golden elixir, making an enemy of Laozi. Receive one random Innate Spirit Treasure!"