Lin Yunji Was the Eldest Senior Brother!?

Halfway up the Kunlun Mountain.

As time went on, many more beings came to this place hoping to join the Chan Sect and requesting that the formation be broken.

Their cultivation levels ranged from Earth Immortal to Golden Immortal.

Unfortunately, to this day, not a single being has been able to successfully break through the great formation, and their origins are too shallow to be of any interest to the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.

Therefore, apart from the Immortal Elder of the South Pole, the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi has not yet received a single disciple.

It was only at this point that the Immortal Elder of the South Pole finally believed what Lin Yunji had said before: that it was already quite good that he could become Registered Disciple of the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi!

The main reason is that the requirements for Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi to accept disciples are extremely high, which is truly rare.

"What are these people! With such shallow origins and such low cultivation, they are so stupid and clumsy. How dare they have the audacity to come and ask to become my disciples?" After waiting for a long time, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi still hadn't seen a satisfactory being, and he was somewhat displeased.

"Secondly, it's because your standards are too high. You didn't believe me when I said that before!" Lin Yunji couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

The Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi naturally heard this, and he frowned. "Then what should we do? We can't just reduce the power of the magic array, can we?"

"Well, so be it. If we can't find suitable disciples, then we won't accept them. It just means they have no affinity with our Chan Sect, nor with me! We can't force it!"

"Whatever makes you happy!"

Since the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi had said so, Lin Yunji really couldn't say anything more, so he had no choice but to shut his mouth.

They waited for who knows how long.

"Boom!"

A middle-aged man suddenly flew over and landed in front of the magic array.

The man was only at the Mystic Immortal Great Perfection realm, but his temperament was quite remarkable. He possessed a natural arrogance that was both sharp and pure.

"Finally, there's someone who's passable!" Upon seeing this man, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's eyes lit up, showing a rare hint of satisfaction.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as the man landed, he did not hesitate and flew directly into the great formation, trying his best to break it.

As he entered, the great formation began to glow with a faint, light purple light, revealing a grade that was slightly higher than that of the previous Immortal Elder of the South Pole.

This shows that his background is much better than that of the Immortal Elder of the South Pole.

"Excellent!" said Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi with a smile.

"Boom!"

A moment later, the man broke through the formation and flew out.

Although he was in a sorry state, his demeanor remained undiminished. He bowed to the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and said, "Greetings, Sage Yuanshi!"

"Very good! Guangchengzi, although your cultivation level is not impressive, your foundation is excellent. If given enough time, you will surely go very far on the Dao Path."

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi nodded slightly and said with a smile, "If I were to accept you as my disciple, would you be willing?"

"Disciple greets Master!"

Guangchengzi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Afterwards, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi took him to meet Lin Yunji and the Immortal Elder of the South Pole.

However, Guangchengzi only gave them a perfunctory greeting and had no intention of engaging in any further conversation.

He possessed an obvious arrogance, as if it were innate.

"Congratulations, Second Master Uncle! After waiting for so long, you've finally met a disciple who shares your spirit... oh, no... like-minded... well... I should say, someone equally proud and arrogant!" Lin Yunji looked at Guangchengzi, then casually turned to Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and said.

You brat!

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi understood perfectly well that Lin Yunji couldn't stand Guangchengzi's arrogance and couldn't help but tease him.

However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

After all, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi always preferred orthodoxy, and his Daoists followed the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, embodying the Dao with its proud and unyielding spirit.

And this Guangchengzi perfectly embodies the Dao that he has been cultivating.

"Guangchengzi," Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi said with a smile, "Now that you have joined my sect, I must tell you that seeing my eldest brother Laozi and my third brother Tongtian on Kunlun Mountain is equivalent to seeing me. You must not disobey. Then, there is this person before you, Lin Yunji. He is also a person of high cultivation, boundless Law Power, and unfathomable depth. You must also show him respect, do you understand?"

"I understand!" Guangchengzi replied.

However, despite his answer, it was clear that he was not interested in Lin Yunji and did not intend to pay him any attention.

It seemed that Lin Yunji's earlier statement that he shared the same stench as the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi had greatly displeased him.

Moreover, he observed that Lin Yunji was of the same generation as him. Although Lin Yunji had entered the sect earlier, he was still a disciple, yet he spoke to Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi without any distinction of rank!

In his mind, this was something he truly could not agree with at times.

Besides, he was inherently proud and arrogant, so how could he tolerate Lin Yunji speaking of him like that?

Therefore, when Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi admonished him, he only verbally agreed and did not have much respect for Lin Yunji in his heart.

"He just started learning earlier than me. Just as Master said, if I had enough time, I would definitely be better than you!" Guangchengzi thought proudly to himself.

"It seems... he's not Qi Ingestion!"

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi had been observing Guangchengzi and naturally saw through his thoughts, but he didn't intend to expose them. Instead, he smiled, thinking to himself, "If he thinks like this, he'll definitely clash with my nephew Yunji. It's good for Yunji to temper his arrogance; after all, too much of a good thing is bad, and excessive rigidity leads to breakage!"

"Whoosh!"

Just then, another being arrived before the great formation, preparing to break through it.

He successfully broke through the formation in no time, and his background was profound, which pleased Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi. So he was taken under his wing as a disciple.

His name was Chijingzi.

"Whoosh!"

And so, more creatures came to the front lines...

Next, many more beings arrived, and although their numbers were considerable, very few actually made it through the great formation and were accepted as disciples by the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.

There are only eleven of them, namely: Chijingzi, True Person Taiyi, Grand Dharma Master Lingbao, True Lord Qingxu Daode, True Person Huanglong, Heavenly Venerable Wenshu Guangfa, Heavenly Venerable Daoxing, Cihang Daoist Cihang, True Person Puxian, Juliusun, True Person Yuding.

There was also Yunzhongzi, whom he accepted Registered Disciple.

"It seems that for now, my Chan Sect only has these disciples left!" Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi looked at the horizon, calculated with his fingers, and muttered to himself.

So he turned to Lin Yunji and said, "Nephew Yunji, remove this formation, and let's go back now."

"OK!"

Lin Yunji had been watching from the sidelines, had long since grown somewhat bored.

Upon hearing what Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi said, he said no more and simply raised his hand to take back the great formation.

It was as if I had only done something very simple.

However, when the great formation disappeared, it left the newly initiated disciples of the Chan Sect who were present completely stunned!

How is that possible!?

They had used all their strength to break through the formation before, but now... it was so easily dispelled?

Lin Yunji simply raised his hand, and the powerful array vanished just like that?

If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, the people of Ding'an believed that only the Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi could have accomplished this.

After all, in their minds, the methods of Sage are unfathomable, so it's not surprising that he could achieve this level of skill.

But how could Lin Yunji possibly do such a thing?

At this moment, all the disciples of the Chan Sect stared wide-eyed at Lin Yunji, their faces filled with shock.

Even the rather arrogant Guangchengzi was no exception; his expression changed when he looked at Lin Yunji.

"To be able to dismantle a Law Power magic array with a mere wave of the hand—that's Divine Ability powerful!" Guangchengzi thought to himself.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that Lin Yunji could not only remove the magic array with a wave of his hand, but he could also set it up with a wave of his hand!

Moreover, the array that was set up was not the weakened version of the original array, but an array whose power far exceeded Guangchengzi's imagination.

After all, the true Wind and Thunder Divine Formation possesses 360,000 unpredictable variations and contains boundless murderous intent; even Quasi-Sage experts dare not rashly venture into it!

So, following Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, the newly initiated disciples, along with Lin Yunji, returned to the Three Pure Ones Grand Hall.

At the same time, they met Laozi and Xuandu, who had a simple and honest appearance.

"Come and meet your eldest master and Master Xuandu," Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi said with a smile to his disciples.

"Disciples greet our eldest uncle and eldest brother!" The disciples quickly bowed to the two.

However, to their surprise, no sooner had they finished speaking than Xuandu hurriedly cried out, "No, no, no, no, junior brothers, you must not address me like that! It's confusing the seniority!"

"Your senior brother is Lin Yunji, not me!"

Seeing how desperately he explained, as if he was very afraid that the disciples of the Chan Sect would call him Senior Brother, Lin Yunji would get angry.

However, Lin Yunji didn't take any of this to heart at all.

He looked languid, as if he had no bones, as he leaned against a pillar in the hall.

"It doesn't seem like it! Lin Yunji is our eldest brother?"

How is that possible?

"This Senior Brother Lin doesn't seem to have any of the aura of the eldest senior brother at all!"

"I think Senior Brother Lin Yunji probably only entered the sect earlier than Master Xuandu; in terms of cultivation level, he might not be able to surpass him!"

"That's not necessarily true. I think Senior Brother Lin Yunji's aura is very unfathomable, and he seems to be stronger than Master Xuandu..."

"..."

Upon learning that Lin Yunji was their senior brother, the newly initiated disciples couldn't help but huddle together and whisper among themselves, harboring their doubts.

Although they deliberately lowered their voices, how could those present, all possessing profound Daoxing, not hear them?

How could you be so rude!

Hearing their discussion, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's face darkened, and he sternly rebuked them.

The disciples immediately fell silent, not daring to say another word, and quickly shut their mouths.

At this moment, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi turned his head to look at Lin Yunji and saw that Lin Yunji nonchalant and indifferent.

The Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's lips twitched slightly, and he coughed lightly before speaking, "Your nephew Yunji is your eldest brother. Although his personality... seems... well, he doesn't care about anything, his cultivation is profound and his Law Power power is formidable."

"If you encounter any doubts in your future spiritual practice, you can ask him for guidance."

"I will obey the decree!"

Although the disciples of the Chan Sect were still not entirely convinced that Lin Yunji achieved much in cultivation, they still bowed and acknowledged his words.

"Nephew Yunji, consider this a favor to your second master uncle. You can teach them a lesson in the future," Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi said to Lin Yunji again.

"It's possible, but it depends on my mood."

Lin Yunji leaned against a pillar and replied with a grin, "Besides, Second Martial Uncle, if they make me unhappy, can I beat them up?"

"Well... we absolutely mustn't destroy their cultivation foundation... the rest... is up to you!"

Hearing Lin Yunji say this, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's lips twitched again. Although he nodded in agreement, he still said irritably, "You brat, back then, when Tongtian wanted to beat you up, it was I, as his second senior uncle, who stopped him. Now you're determined to attack my disciples!"

"Hey, these are all things from many years ago, how come Second Martial Uncle remembers them so clearly!" Lin Yunji waved his hand dismissively.

After that, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi said no more and told his disciples to go and cultivate diligently on their own.

Countless years have passed.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, the disciples of the Chan Sect naturally encountered doubts in their cultivation. In addition to asking Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, they would also seek answers from Lin Yunji.

Lin Yunji would often casually offer a few words, effortlessly resolving their doubts.

After a long period of contact and communication, the disciples of the Chan Sect also realized that although Lin Yunji seemed carefree and irresponsible, and disliked cultivation, preferring to sleep, catch birds and tease beasts, eat and drink, and not do anything serious...

But his cultivation level is truly high!

Moreover, no matter what confusion they encountered, when they brought their questions to Lin Yunji for clarification, he could always explain it to them in just a few words.