Chapter 1088: Untitled

Although Randeng was honored as the Vice Cult Leader of the Chan Sect at the time, appearing to be below one person but above ten thousand, he was merely a figurehead.

Yet in reality, Randeng's status within the Chan Sect was nominal, and there were not many among the Twelve Golden Immortals who truly respected him.

The Twelve Golden Immortals were all extremely arrogant, and Randeng's behavior clearly made them look down upon him.

After all, Randeng was, at any rate, a Purple Heaven Guest, a primordial Great Supernatural Being who had listened to the Dao Ancestor preach in Zixiao Palace alongside their teacher, theoretically placing him in the same generation as their teacher.

Yet he had actually come over to pay respects to their teacher; while it might have made their teacher look better, in their eyes, Randeng was simply shameless.

As such, how could anyone be convinced by him as Vice Cult Leader?

Furthermore, they could also sense from their teacher that he was not highly valued; as Vice Cult Leader, the teacher had not even bestowed a single treasure upon him.

Therefore, Randeng's status in the Chan Sect was not necessarily higher than Zhao Gongming's status in the Jie Sect; after all, the latter was the First Outer Sect Disciple of the Jie Sect, and the only ones in the entire Jie Sect with higher status than him were those four Inner Sect Core Disciples.

But unfortunately, during the War of Investiture, Zhao Gongming paid a heavy price due to his own haughtiness; not only did he lose his spiritual treasure, but he also ended up on the Investiture List, which could be called utterly miserable.

And Randeng, in the end, not only left the Chan Sect to become an ancient Buddha of the Buddhist Sect, but his strength also improved significantly.

Keeping a low profile is the right way.

If they had no ulterior motives, it would have been impossible for them to join forces in the end, especially the two Western Saints, who both joined in.

To say that the other Saints had no ulterior motives—how could that be possible?

It was fortunate that they were Heavenly Dao Saints; if they were Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals, they would have been immediately struck by the Heavenly Dao Thunder Punishment for daring to shatter the heavens and earth.

When the Qi of Luck is strong to a certain degree, the feedback it provides to a Saint is also immense.

The only difference from the ancient Three Clans is that the Dao Ancestor followed a grand and upright scheme, and he was even able to make the living beings of Honghuang willing.

The Dao Ancestor's Profound Gate is the number one force in Honghuang.

If one can keep a low profile, then one must keep a low profile with all one's might.

And one must be even more shameless; this is something many Jie Sect disciples never even considered.

Could it be that they did not know the personality of Tongtian Shengren?

Thus, the fate of the Jie Sect was destined; the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao can be influenced by Saints, and four Saints united can also push a sliver of the Heavenly Dao's Great Trend.

When Zhao Gongming first appeared, he was truly glorious, beating those people of the Chan Sect until they fled in disarray, yet in the end, he was utterly miserable.

And as for the Chan Sect, not to mention Randeng, even among the Twelve Golden Immortals, some have already broken through to Quasi-Saint.

Of course, the ending of most Jie Sect disciples can also be considered self-inflicted.

Although they knew that their own path to becoming Saints was a shortcut and far inferior to the Dao Ancestor's own path of attaining the Dao through the Three Corpses, the Dao Ancestor's later cultivation was unfathomable; even after they became Heavenly Dao Saints, they could not discern a sliver of the Dao Ancestor's depth.

At the very least, in terms of handling affairs, Han Laomo is the model of cultivation; he does not get involved in lively or troublesome matters, and he avoids whatever can be avoided.

Especially since the Jie Sect was allied with the Human Race's Yin-Shang at the time; if not restricted in the future, they would only grow stronger and stronger.

Su Fan feels that the most worthy thing to learn in cultivation is Han Laomo from the Mortal World, not to mention Han Laomo's cold personality.

How could they not understand the situation of the Dao Ancestor?

With the help of those Sea-Calming Pearls, he was a force to be reckoned with even among Quasi-Saints.

The Saints naturally knew some secrets of the ancient times, so they understood the efficacy of the Qi of Luck all the more.

The surviving Jie Sect disciples, however, are indeed much lower-profile now.

Comparing the two, it can be said that the situation has completely changed.

Most Jie Sect disciples, perhaps influenced by Tongtian Shengren, each had a personality that was, how should one put it, somewhat stubborn; to put it bluntly, they did not know how to be flexible.

In the War of Investiture, the Jie Sect was destined to fail; after all, the strength and Qi of Luck of the Jie Sect at that time were simply too powerful, and if it had continued, it would only have affected the preaching of the other sects.

Back then, Tongtian Shengren told them to close the mountain gates and not go out; in reality, he was doing it for their own good.

Yet Tongtian himself could not retreat either.

And the others were not having an easy time either.

They understood that while the Dao Ancestor was guiding them, his own cultivation was also improving crazily.

In the end, they paid the price.

From Zhao Gongming, Su Fan also learned a profound lesson: one cannot be too arrogant in life.

Afterwards, regarding the Witch and Demon Tribes, they naturally understood that they could not let them succeed; otherwise, once a hegemon appeared, the two tribes would use this Qi of Luck to produce a Primordial Great Luo or a true Saint.

Unfortunately, under the Great Tribulation, the silent and invisible influence of the baleful aura is something even Saints cannot shield against.

As a result, the heavens and earth were shattered, and because Tongtian Shengren lost his cool, the Jie Sect was ultimately destroyed, except for a few disciples who were preserved; the others either had their Divine Souls annihilated or ended up on the Investiture List.

They desperately schemed against the Witch and Demon Tribes, letting them both suffer, and then established Great Sects, all entirely for the sake of the Qi of Luck.

As a result, the Jie Sect's Qi of Luck grew so fast that the other Saints naturally felt displeased.

It was just like the ancient Three Clans.

From then on, the Jie Sect ceased to exist.

Su Fan did not have much sympathy; he only drew lessons from these people—in doing anything, one must think more.

But what they did not expect was that Tongtian Shengren would be so unyielding, and in the end, even at the cost of the destruction of the heavens and earth, he insisted on having a showdown with them.

Jie Sect disciples and Chan Sect disciples were both haughty and arrogant, but the people of the Chan Sect knew better how to turn a disadvantageous situation to their benefit.

If the elite disciples under his sect had not left the mountain at that time, the Jie Sect would never have suffered such great losses.

Clearly, Tongtian Shengren had already sensed the situation at the time; the Jie Sect was a tall tree attracting the wind, arousing the dissatisfaction of other Saints and even Great Supernatural Beings.

However, to this day, although the Jie Sect is gone, those Jie Sect disciples are still around, and the Jie Sect's influence in the Three Realms is still significant.

Therefore, the other Saints—except for Nuwa Niangniang, who did not establish a sect and did not care—naturally felt resistance in their hearts as they watched the Jie Sect's Qi of Luck grow stronger and stronger.

The changes in people are constantly shifting.

Moreover, when the Dao Ancestor preached in Zixiao Palace, he made it clear to them that spreading the Dao was also for the sake of the Qi of Luck of Honghuang.

The Karma of shattering the heavens and earth also caused the several Saints to pay a heavy price.

Setting aside Han Laomo's protagonist's Qi of Luck, his low-profile personality alone can indeed reduce too much trouble.

Su Fan's personality is somewhat different from Han Laomo's, but at times, he still admires Han Laomo and is willing to learn from him.

Just like now, although he had obtained three treasures, Su Fan had no intention of showing them off; instead, he kept these three treasures tightly hidden, not letting anyone know.

The fewer people who knew, the greater the difficulty of deduction would be, and for Su Fan, the safer it would be.