Master, Something's Wrong with You!

After Lin Yunji drove off Great Demon Qijing, he did not continue searching for that damned Heavenly Scar Fragment.

After all, the Primordial World was vast, and he did not have a single clue. How was he supposed to find it?

After giving it some thought, Lin Yunji chose to return to Kunlun Mountain.

He had the twenty-four Sea-Calming Spirit Pearls, a Lingbao primarily suited to attack. His most pressing task now was to refine the Twelve-Palace Sacred Flame Heaven-Burning Black Lotus, a Lingbao primarily suited to defense.

That alone took him two thousand years.

On this day, Lin Yunji had just finished refining the Twelve-Palace Sacred Flame Heaven-Burning Black Lotus. Feeling thoroughly relaxed, he chose the same great rock as before and, with practiced ease, lay down to watch the clouds and bask in the sun.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, three long rainbows streaked across the horizon and appeared before Lin Yunji in an instant.

The newcomers were none other than the Three Pure Ones!

Compared with three thousand years ago, their Law Power was noticeably more abundant. Every gesture they made carried an ethereal sense of Principles, making them seem unfathomable at a glance.

After all, listening to the Great Dao in the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall had benefited them greatly. Upon returning to Kunlun Mountain, they had immediately gone into seclusion.

After three thousand years of digesting what they had learned and improving themselves, Cult Master Tongtian and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi had gone straight from Mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal to Great Perfection Daluo Golden Immortal.

Laozi, meanwhile, had actually succeeded in severing his benevolent corpse and had already reached the Early-stage Quasi-Sage realm.

All three of the Three Pure Ones had broken through two minor realms.

The higher their realms, the more cultivation they needed and the harder it became. That they could reap such rewards and achieve such results showed just how mighty Hongjun's sermon had been!

"Congratulations on reaching the Great Perfection Daluo Golden Immortal realm, Master!" Lin Yunji hurried forward to greet him, then cupped his hands toward the other two behind him. "Congratulations to both my senior martial uncles on your advances in cultivation!"

"Our teacher's sermon and guidance cleared away the clouds that had obscured our minds. Everything we had not understood before was answered, and only then were we able to advance in our cultivation," Laozi said with a smile.

The rise in his realm had put him in an excellent mood.

"You little brat, seeing how our cultivation has risen, do you regret not paying proper attention in the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall?" Cult Master Tongtian scolded. At the thought of what Lin Yunji had done there, his smiling face immediately darkened.

"A tremendous fortuitous opportunity was placed right before you, yet you backed away and refused it. With your intelligence, you surely could have... hmm?"

He was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly stopped.

Cult Master Tongtian had intended to give Lin Yunji a scolding so that he would realize his mistake.

But after taking a closer look, he discovered something unbelievable!

Cult Master Tongtian was not the only one startled. He stared at Lin Yunji with wide eyes.

By now, Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi had noticed it too.

For a moment, their burning gazes fixed on Lin Yunji, and the atmosphere grew tense.

"Gasp-" The Three Pure Ones drew in a sharp breath.

"Nephew Yunji, y-you're already a Taiyi Early-stage Golden Immortal?" Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi exclaimed in disbelief.

"Truly astonishing!" Laozi also looked Lin Yunji up and down, nodding repeatedly. "What's remarkable is that your Law Power is now quite solid, Nephew Yunji. It's certainly not an external power gained by relying on something else! Did you actually gain it by cultivating diligently, tempering yourself one step at a time?"

His words made Lin Yunji feel a little ashamed. He did not know what to say, so he merely smiled awkwardly.

Cult Master Tongtian said nothing. He simply grabbed Lin Yunji's arm and examined him from head to toe. If he could have, he would even have probed him with his hands, but Lin Yunji noticed the signs and stopped him.

He looked extremely excited, staring at Lin Yunji as though he had found some treasure.

"Master? Master! What are you doing?"

The way Lin Yunji was being stared at made him feel a little creeped out. At a loss for words, he said, "Master, there's something wrong with the way you're looking at me!"

Cult Master Tongtian's eyes were shining as his greedy gaze fell on Lin Yunji. It was so blatant that even Lin Yunji, a grown man, felt as though he had become a little girl stripped naked.

Under that gaze... he felt somewhat helpless.

"Taiyi Early-stage Golden Immortal! Hahahaha, as expected of my disciple! You truly are extraordinary!"

Cult Master Tongtian laughed with delight. Only after quite a while did he belatedly react. He glared at Lin Yunji and said, "You brat, what kind of thing is that to say? You actually said there was something wrong with your master? What's wrong with me?"

Lin Yunji curled his lip but did not dare speak.

Wasn't everything about the way Cult Master Tongtian was acting wrong?!

"You've only just broken through and gained the strength of a Taiyi Early-stage Golden Immortal, and you already dare insult your master. If you get any stronger, won't you even beat me up?"

He grumbled irritably, but he did not look angry at all. Instead, he looked utterly gratified.

"I said there was something wrong with you!!! That wasn't an insult!" Lin Yunji thought Cult Master Tongtian was doing it on purpose and could not help muttering, "Besides, you really do look like something's wrong. What did I say that was wrong?"

"Hah, you brat, looks like your wings have grown strong!"

It was perfectly clear that Cult Master Tongtian was not angry at all. He could barely suppress the smile tugging at his lips!

Besides, he and Lin Yunji truly got along well. Lin Yunji was much like him in temperament: both were proud and unruly, wild and unrestrained, and exceptionally free-spirited.

"You really are... In the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall, you gave your lotus seat away with both hands and fell fast asleep as soon as the Great Dao was being taught. Thirty thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and you wasted them all without making an inch of progress!"

"And now, in just three thousand years, you've gone from a Mid-stage Golden Immortal to a Taiyi Early-stage Golden Immortal... What am I supposed to say about you?"

Cult Master Tongtian could not help sighing.

Though he could not understand it at all, he did not ask Lin Yunji how he had done it again.

This time, he had truly come to terms with it.

The growth of Lin Yunji's cultivation and the breakthroughs in his realm were all his fortuitous opportunities. They were Lin Yunji's own secrets!

As long as Lin Yunji kept growing and getting stronger, he would always support him!

"Our martial nephew enjoys the Great Dao's favor and profound blessings. Even you and I cannot compare to him! Even I rather envy him," Laozi said with a smile.

"Indeed. In a mere three thousand years, Nephew Yunji has gained so much, and his cultivation realm has advanced so quickly. He can be called an eccentric genius!" Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi could not help sighing.

"Even so, he still has a long road ahead of him!"

Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi spared no praise, and Cult Master Tongtian could hardly bear to listen any longer. Afraid that too much praise would make Lin Yunji proud and complacent, he could not help speaking up.

"You say that as though I wanted to break through..." Lin Yunji muttered quietly.

"What did you say?" Cult Master Tongtian seemed to have heard Lin Yunji and shot him a fierce glare.

"Ahem, ahem." Lin Yunji coughed twice to ease the awkwardness. "Master, look, even though I didn't listen to the Dao, my realm still rose when it was supposed to, didn't it? So could I skip it next time?"

Seeing that Cult Master Tongtian was about to get angry, Lin Yunji hurriedly spoke.

"???" Cult Master Tongtian had not expected him to say that. Wasn't he twisting logic to suit himself?

Put that way, Lin Yunji seemed like something of an oddity to him.

Sage Hongjun had given a sermon in the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall, and everyone knew it was a tremendous fortuitous opportunity. If Lin Yunji had listened attentively, it would surely have benefited him greatly, yet he had chosen to sleep soundly for thirty thousand years.

And yet, after returning to Kunlun Mountain, he had broken through from Mid-stage Golden Immortal to Taiyi Early-stage Golden Immortal in a mere three thousand years!

Thinking of this, Cult Master Tongtian began to hesitate over whether he should take Lin Yunji to the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall again to listen to the Sage expound the Dao.

But how could he bear to pass up such a tremendous fortuitous opportunity?

"My disciple, the Great Dao taught by Teacher Hongjun is immensely beneficial to the advancement of our cultivation. Why not go with me one more time? This time, you must listen carefully and take the time to comprehend it!"

"If you still gain nothing this time, then I won't force you to do something you don't want to do again!"

After thinking it over, Cult Master Tongtian said those words.

"Nephew Yunji, why don't you go and see for yourself one more time?" Laozi said.

"We were laughed at in the great hall last time. Even if you gain nothing again this time, what of it if we're laughed at once more?" Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi said.

Though they meant well and had his interests at heart, their words left Lin Yunji somewhat speechless.

"All right."

Touched, Lin Yunji nodded solemnly and agreed.