This is...
Upon hearing this sound, Zhou Qing immediately realized that the space around him was firmly sealed off.
Then, he looked into the distance and saw an old farmer wearing a straw hat slowly approaching him.
Taking advantage of this gap, Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo caught up with Zhou Qing.
The next moment, he saw the old farmer next to Zhou Qing.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, what do you mean by this?"
Faced with Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo's questioning, Elder Yuan smiled and said, " Ink Bamboo, you are a person of some standing in the Three Realms, how could you do such a tasteless thing today?"
As he spoke, he pointed to Zhou Qing beside him. "I'll protect this kid, you can get lost."
"You bastard, Yuan! How dare you humiliate me like this!"
Upon hearing Elder Yuan's disrespectful words, Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo was immediately enraged.
However, facing the enraged Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo, Elder Yuan actually slapped him across the face.
The attack was extremely swift; Zhou Qing didn't even see when the Elder Yuan made his move.
Then, he saw Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo suddenly fly out.
In the blink of an eye, Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo had already arrived in the void of the Three Realms.
"You..."
Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo's face immediately turned ashen and then flushed red.
However, considering the vast difference in strength between himself and Elder Yuan, he snorted coldly and left without a word.
Seeing that Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo had left, Elder Yuan turned to Zhou Qing.
"Young Master Taixu, being chased by a Dao Ancestor for three months must be tough."
The Elder Yuan had a smiling face.
"Old man, I avenged you, shouldn't you thank me?"
"Thank you very much, Senior Yuan." Zhou Qing replied immediately upon hearing this.
However, he was filled with surprise and uncertainty at the sudden appearance of the Elder Yuan.
After all, he knew that the old farmer in front of him was not the Elder Yuan was born from the Chaos True God, but a Chaos Alien Race called the Heart God General.
Furthermore, this Heart God General, like his master Ancestor God Fantian, is a peak Ancestor God skilled in Heartforce.
Relying on the Heartforce of the fifth level, he enslaved hundreds of True God Dao Ancestor within the Three Realms.
Even the Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo had just been chasing him, was one of the enslaved True God Dao Ancestor.
Therefore, Zhou Qing had reason to suspect that the reason why Dao Ancestor Ink Bamboo was chasing him was because of an order issued by his Heart God General.
The purpose was to help Zhou Qing when he was in dire straits, gain his favor, and thus make it easier to approach him and use her Heartforce Enslavement.
"Well..."
Faced with Zhou Qing's performance, the Elder Yuan shook his head.
"I told you to thank the old man, but you really only talk the talk."
"This junior is foolish and does not know what instructions Senior Yuan has for me." Although he knew that the Elder Yuan had ill intentions towards him, Zhou Qing still pretended to be polite.
"That's right..." Upon hearing his words, Elder Yuan immediately beamed with joy.
"In that case, seeing your extraordinary talent Heartforce strength, why don't you become my disciple?"
"Don't let my rough appearance fool you; when it comes to Heartforce cultivation, I'm among the top three most powerful beings in the Three Realms."
Oh no, we're being watched.
Upon hearing that Elder Yuan wished to take him as a disciple, Zhou Qing was immediately startled. He quickly replied, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Yuan, but I already have a master. How can I possibly switch to another's sect?"
"What's the harm?" Elder Yuan chuckled. "Your master, the Three Pure Ones, and I are close friends. If you could become my disciple, your master would be overjoyed."
"Besides, didn't your master also make you a disciple of Bodhi?"
Seeing that Elder Yuan had gone this far, Zhou Qing had no choice but to decline, saying, "If I could become Elder Yuan's disciple, I would naturally be extremely fortunate, but this matter still requires my master's consent."
"You rascal, how can you be so inflexible?"
Seeing Zhou Qing's repeated refusals, Elder Yuan turned cold.
"Hmph! If I take you away now, do you think your master will turn against me?"
Hearing what the Elder Yuan said, Zhou Qing frowned.
This Elder Yuan wouldn't be trying to force himself on her, would he...?
Fortunately, at that moment, Zhou Qing heard the voice of the Daoist Sanqing.
"Yuan, you just said that Ink Bamboo has no shame, but I don't think you're any better."
Before the words were finished, the Daoist Sanqing and Patriarch Bodhi appeared after a fluctuation in Time and Space.
"Ouch..."
Upon seeing the Three Pure Ones appear, Elder Yuan smiled broadly.
" Three Pure Ones, you're being too harsh. I was just a little excited because I value Taixu."
"You don't need to get close to me." As he spoke, the Daoist Sanqing grabbed Zhou Qing, who had been sealed by the Elder Yuan.
"You say you've taken a liking to Taixu's talent for Heartforce. Let me ask you, has your Heartforce reached the fifth level?"
When asked this question by the Daoist Sanqing, Elder Yuan was immediately stunned.
I doubt it's there yet.
Observing the expression on the Elder Yuan's face, the Daoist Sanqing continued.
"You're at the fourth level of Heartforce, and my disciple Taixu is also at the fourth level of Heartforce. What makes you think you can be his teacher?"
Upon hearing what the Daoist Sanqing had to say, the smile on Elder Yuan's face vanished immediately.
Seeing that Elder Yuan remained silent, the Daoist Sanqing then said, "Now that things have come to this point, you should understand what I mean."
After saying this, the Daoist Sanqing took Zhou Qing and drifted away.
"Yuan, don't take Three Pure Ones's words to heart."
Seeing the Elder Yuan's lost and dejected appearance, Patriarch Bodhi offered words of comfort.
"You know, he's just that kind of proud and aloof person."
"Never mind..." Elder Yuan sighed softly upon hearing this.
"Who can blame him? He's a powerful leader, while I'm just an ordinary Dao Ancestor."
Then, he left like a forlorn old farmer.
Seeing this, Patriarch Bodhi also began to blame the Daoist Sanqing in his heart.
It's just about letting Taixu have another teacher; why make things unpleasant for these old friends over such a trivial matter?
Meanwhile, the Daoist Sanqing were leading Zhou Qing back to the Heaven Realm.
Seeing Zhou Qing's hesitant expression, he asked, "What's wrong? Do you feel you've been cheated by not being able to become Elder Yuan's disciple?"
"Master is joking." Zhou Qing was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
"I'm just wondering why you seem to have feelings for Senior Yuan..."
"Do you feel that your master has been somewhat cold towards his old friend?" The Daoist Sanqing shook his head.
"Most of us demons who originated from chaos are mediocre. The only one I truly respect is Nüwa."
"The rest are Tathagata Fuxi, Fuxi, and Bodhi who are worthy of my attention, and Elder Yuan is one of them."
"Then you..."
Upon hearing what the Daoist Sanqing said, Zhou Qing's eyes flashed.
Could it be that the Daoist Sanqing have discovered something?
"The reason I treated Elder Yuan this way is because I had a feeling..." the Daoist Sanqing explained, " Elder Yuan is a bit strange."
"Strange?" Zhou Qing immediately perked up his ears upon hearing this.
"When Elder Yuan interacted with us old friends, he sometimes acted in a way that was... insincere."
After thinking for a moment, the Daoist Sanqing finally found a word to describe the Elder Yuan.
Then, the Daoist Sanqing advised, "In short, you must be careful when you come into contact with Elder Yuan."
"Disciple understands," Zhou Qing replied immediately.
After listening to the advice of the Daoist Sanqing, Zhou Qing immediately held his master in higher regard.
As expected of the leader of the Daoist Sect, he was able to vaguely sense the abnormality in the Heart God General.