Chapter 97: Luring Xuandu, Spoilers on Human Potential

"Damn it!"

"Triggered again?"

"What exactly is the logic behind this system's judgment!"

Muttering inwardly, a flash of heat and desire crossed Lin Fan's eyes.

Pangu Essence Blood.

The reward for Option Three was so tempting that it made him wish he could completely annihilate all five races.

But wishing is one thing; reality is cruel.

At the very least, Lin Fan knew this was impossible and unreliable.

Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Qilin!

These were Saint Beasts ordained by the Heavenly Dao. To annihilate these five races, he couldn't even handle these five Saint Beasts alone.

Residing in the Great Desolation, these five Saint Beasts even possessed combat power comparable to Saints. He didn't believe he could achieve this; even if he truly did, he would certainly have to prove the Dao to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm himself.

But at that level, the value of a drop of Pangu Essence Blood would be greatly diminished. Thus, while the reward for the choice was indeed tempting, upon careful thought, the cost-effectiveness was not high.

As for the first one.

That was also impossible. Persuading the other party to hand over the Sea-Calming Pearls was simply nonsense.

Even if they were disciples of a Saint.

Lin Fan knew very well that the pride of the five races—Dragon, Phoenix, Qilin, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger—stemming from the ancient era would not allow them to bow their heads or admit defeat.

Therefore, persuading them was impossible; the only thing that could be accomplished was to defeat the five races.

On this point, it could be completed as long as he defeated the current leaders, heads, and elders of the five races, and there was no need to face those five Saint Beasts.

Moreover, the Essence Blood of a Chaos Demon God was also quite good. If he could complete this option at the Quasi-Saint stage, that drop of Chaos Demon God Essence Blood would be enough to give him a greater hope of proving the Dao to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan immediately said to the system in his heart: "System, I choose two!"

Having done all this, Lin Fan looked up at Tongtian Jiaozhu and said, "This disciple will certainly not fail Master's expectations!"

"The remaining twelve Sea-Calming Pearls, this disciple will personally collect them to perfect himself!"

"Very good!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Tongtian Jiaozhu looked at Lin Fan with even deeper appreciation.

Immediately after, he stopped talking nonsense, waved his hand, and said, "Lin Fan, you and Xuandu go down first!"

"Master still has some things to discuss with your Senior Uncle."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Lin Fan and Xuandu dared not delay.

After bowing, the two turned and walked out of the Taiqing Palace.

"Third Brother, what do you want to say?"

After Lin Fan and the other left, Laozi looked at Tongtian Jiaozhu with anticipation and asked.

He roughly guessed what Tongtian Jiaozhu wanted to say, but it was not easy for him to ask directly; now he needed Tongtian Jiaozhu to be the first to break this balance.

"Big Brother, let's conceal the Heavenly Secrets first!"

Without answering immediately, Tongtian Jiaozhu took out his Zhu Xian Four Swords with a backhand motion.

"Good!"

A flash of light in his eyes, Laozi also summoned the Taiji Diagram.

The next second, the two threw them out casually.

Hum hum—

In an instant, the Zhu Xian Four Swords and the Taiji Diagram appeared above the Taiqing Palace, directly covering and protecting the entire Taiqing Palace, shielding the Heavenly Secrets so that no one could probe the information and content within.

"Shielding the Heavenly Secrets!"

"The content of the conversation between Third Martial Uncle and Master is probably not simple!"

"Does Junior Brother Lin Fan know any information?"

Seeing this, Xuandu spoke with a complex expression.

Hearing this, Lin Fan nodded and shook his head.

He roughly knew what Tongtian Jiaozhu wanted to say.

If nothing unexpected happened, it was about proving the Dao to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Although Tongtian Jiaozhu had told him about it before, this matter was of great importance, and he dared not leak it.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan immediately said: "Senior Brother Xuandu thinks too highly of this Junior Brother; how could I possibly know the content of the conversation between Master and Senior Martial Uncle."

"Although I followed Master on his travels this time, I was basically just a bystander and had no qualifications to know any information."

Nodding, Xuandu accepted Lin Fan's words.

After all, although Lin Fan was favored, he was still only an Inner Disciple, and his cultivation was only at the True Immortal realm.

Under such circumstances, normal people would not think he could know too much.

Thinking of this, Xuandu stopped dwelling on this matter and immediately changed the subject: "Junior Brother Lin Fan, congratulations."

"Since you have found your opportunity to prove the Dao, although I have a higher cultivation and became a disciple earlier than you, I am ashamed to say that no such opportunity has appeared for me in all these years."

Speaking of this, Xuandu sighed.

Obviously, he felt very helpless and depressed about this matter.

"Senior Brother, that is not the case!"

A flash of light in his eyes, Lin Fan spoke thoughtfully: "In my opinion, your opportunity, Senior Brother, appeared a long time ago, but you just didn't grasp it!"

This was not Lin Fan joking.

As an Innate Human, Xuandu's age and seniority among the Human Race were basically the highest now.

If he could accept the Human Race in advance and guide and teach them early, what he would obtain would be incomparably vast, and the opportunity he would get would be extremely terrifying.

Even if the two sides were swapped, Lin Fan was fully confident that he could reach the Half-Saint or even the Half-step Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal level just by relying on the Human Race.

"Oh, what does Junior Brother mean by this?"

His pupils constricted, Xuandu suddenly turned his head to look at Lin Fan, his eyes burning, his breathing rapid, and his eyes were even a little bloodshot at this moment.

Obviously, he was genuinely yearning for the opportunity and chance that Lin Fan spoke of.

For a moment, Xuandu couldn't care about his own restraint, took two or three steps forward, grabbed Lin Fan's shoulder, and said: "Please, Junior Brother, enlighten me. If you can tell me, how about reducing one favor?"

Strikingly, Xuandu was anxious.

He even started to use the three favors Laozi had obtained from Lin Fan not long ago.

"Is Senior Brother serious?"

Raising an eyebrow, Lin Fan did not expect there to be an unexpected joy.

Although there was no rush to repay the three favors, owing a debt was indeed uncomfortable, especially in the Great Desolation world, where so-called favors were actually karma.

Having three such huge karmic debts on him was not good news for Lin Fan's future.

But if he could take this opportunity to repay one, it would definitely be a profit.

"Serious!"

Seeing Lin Fan's serious expression, Xuandu became even more eager.

After all, the latter being so serious meant that what he said before was true.

What kind of opportunity could allow him to attain the Dao? And what was it that he hadn't noticed or even valued?

"Good!"

Having received a definite answer, Lin Fan did not hesitate.

At this point, he would not let Xuandu say anything he would regret.

With a thought, Lin Fan spoke directly: "The Human Race!"

"Senior Brother is of the Human Race and comes from the Human Race; have you not seen the potential and future of the Human Race?"

"Mother Nuwa created humans and proved the Dao to become a Saint; Senior Martial Uncle, Second Martial Uncle, and Master only established sects based on the Human Race and also proved the Dao to become Saints. Does this not explain the problem?"

"The Human Race is now protected by Mother Nuwa and protected by the Three Purities, but they are confined to one side and limited by their own origins, and their potential does not fit the Golden Elixir Dao, making it difficult to grow."

"Although many Great Supernatural Powers in the Great Desolation can see the potential of the Human Race, the Three Purities and Mother Nuwa are not people they can offend, and the three sects of Ren, Chan, and Jie have monopolized the teaching and education of the Human Race."

"But the Chan and Jie sects were established based on the Ren Sect, so the person who is now justified and the only one qualified to educate and teach the Human Race is you, Senior Brother Xuandu. If..." ===== CHAPTER 98 =====