Chapter 29: Lu Ya Daoist

Putting aside how much truth there is to these rumors, it is enough to demonstrate the pill-refining ability of Taishang Laojun.

Taishang Laojun and Duobao Daoren are not merely powerful in strength; more importantly, they belong to the category of technical talent.

Qin Hao thought of this and did not hesitate, cupping his hands and saying, "Then I shall respectfully comply."

Taiqing Laozi let out a cold snort and still left behind a harsh remark.

"Duobao, you will never know what kind of opportunity you have missed."

After Taiqing Laozi finished speaking, he left without even looking back.

Now that Duobao Daoren had rejected the path of Converting Barbarians into Buddha that he had arranged, Taishang Laojun could only find a second choice.

Converting Barbarians into Buddha concerns the scheme to regain the Qi Luck of Buddhism, and Taiqing Saint will not give up on it.

Seeing Taiqing Laozi leave, Duobao Daoren finally let out a sigh of relief.

Duobao Daoren does not care about any schemes; Taiqing Laozi is his enemy, and Buddhism is also his enemy.

What does it have to do with him if these two enemies scheme against each other?

Duobao Daoren cupped his hands toward Qin Hao and said, "Duobao thanks Your Majesty for the favor of your assistance."

Duobao Daoren had also joined the Heavenly Court with the attitude of just trying it out.

Who would have thought that the Heavenly Emperor would help him without the slightest hesitation?

One must know, this was opposing a Saint.

Therefore, Duobao Daoren felt very grateful in his heart.

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Since you have entered My Heavenly Court, you are a person of My Heavenly Court; naturally, I must protect you."

Hearing Qin Hao's words, Duobao Daoren felt even more moved.

Joining the Heavenly Court was a helpless choice, but now it seems that for him, it counts as a good thing.

Qin Hao brought Duobao Daoren back to the Heavenly Court and was soon welcomed by the former Disciples of the Jie Sect.

During the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, most of those sent to the Investiture of the Gods were from the Jie Sect.

Therefore, the largest proportion of immortals in the Heavenly Court are also the people of the former Jie Sect.

Now that they saw their Senior Brother had also joined the Heavenly Court, these Jie Sect immortals, who were full of resentment after being sent to the Investiture of the Gods, did not have so much resentment anymore.

Of course, the most important point in this is that the Heavenly Emperor undid the shackles of the Investiture of the Gods.

They can still cultivate now and can increase their strength.

Now that even their Senior Brother has joined the Heavenly Court, they have no other requests.

They only seek to quickly improve their strength and make more contributions to the Heavenly Court.

On the other side, Taiqing Laozi arrived at the place of sunrise—Fusang Mountain.

Upon arriving here, Taiqing Laozi said, "Fellow Daoist Lu Ya, since you know that I have arrived, why do you not come out to meet me?"

There are not many candidates who can fit the role of Converting Barbarians into Buddha.

The most suitable is Duobao Daoren, followed by Lu Ya Daoist.

Originally, Taiqing Laozi had chosen Duobao Daoren, but Duobao Daoren was unwilling.

Now he can only enable this backup, Lu Ya Daoist.

Hearing Taiqing Laozi's words, a Daoist wearing a Daoist robe walked out.

He cupped his hands toward Taiqing Laozi and said, "Lu Ya pays respects to Taiqing Saint."

Taiqing Laozi called him a fellow Daoist, but Lu Ya would not dare to be arrogant.

Those who can be fellow Daoists with Taiqing Laozi, besides Saints, are only Saints.

He, Lu Ya, may have had a noble status in the ancient times.

But now, he is merely a mere Quasi-Saint.

A Quasi-Saint belongs to the top tier of powerhouses on the Honghuang Continent, but this does not include Saints.

In front of a Saint, a Quasi-Saint is no different from anyone else; they are all just ants.

Lu Ya Daoist said respectfully, "I do not know what business brings Taiqing Saint here from afar?"

Lu Ya Daoist was actually very suspicious in his heart.

Now that the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods has ended, the Saints are about to return to the Heaven Beyond Heaven.

What is this Taiqing Laozi looking for him for?

To tell the truth, Lu Ya Daoist truly does not like dealing with these Saints.

A Saint has eight hundred schemes in his heart.

Who knows when one might be schemed against by them.

Especially during the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, Lu Ya Daoist had also assisted the Chan Sect, helping the Chan Sect plot against Zhao Gongming of the Jie Sect.

It was precisely because he had gone through the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods that Lu Ya Daoist was even more guarded against Saints.

Therefore, if it were not necessary, Lu Ya Daoist truly would not want to deal with a Saint.

Seeing the expression on Lu Ya Daoist's face, Taiqing Laozi nodded with satisfaction.

This is more like it!

This is the normal behavior one should have when seeing a Saint.

Taiqing Laozi said gently to Lu Ya Daoist, "I am seeing you today because I have an opportunity to bestow upon you."

Hearing Taiqing Laozi's words, Lu Ya Daoist's heart skipped a beat, and he cried out that it was bad.

What opportunity or not.

If there were truly an opportunity, truly a good thing.

Would Taiqing Laozi, this Saint, think of him?

Lu Ya Daoist would not believe a single word of Taiqing Laozi's nonsense, but helplessly, facing a Saint, he had no room to refuse.

Taiqing Laozi did not wait for Lu Ya Daoist to speak, directly continuing to say, "Now the Western Two Sages have established Buddhism, but this Buddhism's foundation is not yet stable; it is precisely the time to scheme against Buddhism."

Taiqing Laozi looked at Lu Ya Daoist and said with a hint of temptation, "As long as you take this opportunity to seize control of Buddhism and snatch away Buddhism's Qi Luck, with the help of this Qi Luck, it is not impossible for you to break through to become a Saint."

Taiqing Laozi's words sounded extremely tempting,

yet Lu Ya Daoist understood everything almost instantly.

This was a struggle between the Buddha Way and others; Taiqing Laozi and the Western Two Sages were fighting, yet they wanted to use him as a chess piece!

Taiqing Laozi spoke so nicely, but he did not say that once this matter was done, it would directly offend the Western Two Sages.

Yet, by the same token, if he did not do this, he would immediately offend this Taiqing Saint before him.

Lu Ya Daoist secretly hated this in his heart; this was simply not giving him a choice at all.

At this very moment, there was endless sorrow in his heart.

Today is ultimately not the ancient times; if it were in the Wu-Yao Era, even a Saint would not dare to easily force him.

What a pity, in the Wu-Yao Era, his father died in battle, and Uncle Donghuang went missing without a trace.

His own nine elder brothers were all shot and killed by that Hou Yi.

The Golden Crow Imperial Clan, which once looked down upon the Honghuang and overlooked hundreds of millions of living beings, now has only him left, lingering on in a desperate struggle.

Facing the coercion of a Saint, he had absolutely no choice.

Father, oh Father, you tell me, what exactly should I do!

Taiqing Laozi had already begun to ask, "Fellow Daoist Lu Ya, are you willing to make a trip to the West? Rest assured, I will protect you."

Lu Ya Daoist smiled bitterly in his heart; did he even have a choice?

Duobao Daoren refused Taiqing Laozi because he had endless resentment in his heart.

But Lu Ya Daoist simply did not have the courage to refuse a Saint.

Lu Ya Daoist thought quickly in his heart; the only plan for now was to agree to Taiqing Laozi.

But if he were to enter the West, future matters would be uncertain.

He, Lu Ya Daoist, a dignified member of the Golden Crow Imperial Clan, why should he risk his life for Taiqing Laozi?

Lu Ya Daoist had already made up his mind that if he entered Buddhism, he would act according to the specific situation later on.

Lu Ya Daoist was also a decisive person; thinking of this, he immediately had no more hesitation.

"Then many thanks to the Taiqing Saint."

(End of this chapter)