Chapter 897: Invulnerable to Ten Thousand Attacks

"Brother Zhenyuanzi, you are going too far."

"With me here to protect this child Su Fan, I would like to see which ghosts and monsters dare to come over."

Dayu had also changed his mind; this kid was clearly a talent, and he could not let this old fellow take him away.

The boy's future was not merely that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal; there was a very high possibility of him becoming a Quasi-Sage in the future.

How could such a person be lured away by the other party?

As for taking him as a disciple, Dayu felt that there were many in the Fire Cloud Cave who could be his teacher, and for the most part, the Three Sovereigns could personally lecture him on the Dao.

Therefore, Dayu spoke up hurriedly.

Seeing this, Zhenyuanzi was not angry; he naturally knew Dayu's thoughts—that he was afraid he would lure the boy away.

This was a genius with the potential of a Quasi-Sage.

In the eyes of Zhenyuanzi and his peers, innate background no longer counted for much, and they could naturally see that Su Fan was merely of ordinary human origin, possessing no superior bloodline or background.

The cultivation techniques he practiced did not seem particularly good either.

But precisely because of this, they understood the boy's terrifying nature: a white lotus had bloomed amidst the mud of the lowest rungs. One could imagine what this white lotus would look like once it received top-tier guidance.

Thus, both of them had developed a desire to cherish talent.

Facing Zhenyuanzi's gaze, Su Fan was also inwardly excited.

Zhenyuanzi was a true Great Supernatural Being, and the other party's intention was very clear: to go to the Wuzhuang Temple was equivalent to becoming his disciple.

In the future, he would inherit the mantle of the Wuzhuang Temple.

Zhenyuanzi was an existence second only to the few Saints; becoming the disciple of such a Great Supernatural Being naturally held many benefits for Su Fan.

First, with this Great Supernatural Being, even the gods and Buddhas filling the sky would never dare to make a move against him again.

However, he immediately thought that the Earth Book needed to ascend, and in the future, the Wuzhuang Temple would certainly have to be sealed off. He did not know how long it would take for the Earth Book to ascend to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

But Su Fan also understood that this time would likely not be a few hundred or a few thousand years; perhaps it would even take tens of thousands of years, or even longer.

After all, even though Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate Supreme Treasures were only separated by one layer of Innate Divine Prohibition, he could still sense the difference to some extent.

Spending tens of thousands of years or more staying in the Wuzhuang Temple conflicted with Su Fan's previous plans.

After all, the Journey to the West calamity would likely be over by then.

He still wanted to participate in the Journey to the West calamity, and not just for the merit of the calamity; in reality, he no longer cared about that bit of merit.

After all, on the road to the West, relying on merit to improve cultivation, Tang Seng and the Monkey were ultimately only Great Luo Golden Immortals, while Sha Seng and Old Zhu were even worse.

Clearly, the merit of the Journey to the West calamity was not very high. Of course, perhaps the identities of the four were not simple, and they knew that relying on merit to improve cultivation was unreliable.

However, even if the merit were enough to raise them to Quasi-Sages, so what? The four were the protagonists; others would only have one or two tribulations, and the merit distributed then would certainly not be much.

Therefore, Su Fan did not care about this merit.

After all, given the contributions he had made to the human race and the fact that Zhenyuanzi would raise the earth veins of the Earth Immortal World in the future, this was meritorious to Heaven and Earth. When the time came, he would inevitably obtain a certain amount of merit, and this merit would likely not be small.

The reason he wanted to participate in the Journey to the West was, firstly, for the love he had in his childhood during his first life, and secondly, because he had promised to help Zhang Liang obtain a certain amount of merit in the future.

And the best way was to participate in the Journey to the West.

Therefore, he did not want to be sealed off in the Wuzhuang Temple.

So, after thinking for a moment, he said slowly: "Many thanks to Senior Zhenyuanzi for your high regard, but this junior does not wish to leave this place for the time being. For the sake of the human race, this junior still wishes to see the human race promote those techniques of mine."

Su Fan's refusal did not make Zhenyuanzi angry; he merely nodded and said, "The gates of the Wuzhuang Temple are always open to you."

After saying this, Zhenyuanzi signaled to Dayu and then left directly in a streak of light.

He had gained a great deal from coming here this time, and now that he was returning, he needed to go into seclusion.

"Heh! This Great Immortal has gained quite a lot this time. After returning and coming out next time, he will likely shock those gods and Buddhas filling the sky."

Dayu could not help but sigh with emotion.

The other party's original cultivation was already at the peak of the Earth Immortal World. With the Earth Book ascending this time, the Earth Dao he practiced might advance even further. One could imagine that his future strength would inevitably be even more powerful.

In his heart, he could not help but feel a bit of envy. After all, the other party was already at the peak of the Quasi-Sage cultivation. Once he advanced further, even if he did not reach the Saint level, he would be a half-step Saint. By then, he might even have a higher cultivation than the Human Emperor Fuxi.

Among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Fuxi's cultivation realm was the highest: peak Quasi-Sage, or perhaps even higher.

After all, over these years, no one has been clear about what level his cultivation has reached. Fuxi's original foundation was already extraordinary, and after reincarnating as the Human Emperor, with two lifetimes combined, his cultivation level is even more unfathomable.

If there were any member of the human race to become a Saint, it would have to be the Human Emperor Fuxi.

Zhenyuanzi, this Great Supernatural Being, was similar to Fuxi, but with this advancement, he very likely had the possibility of glimpsing the Primordial Great Dao Fruit.

How could Dayu not be envious?

He was also a Quasi-Sage, already at the most top-tier level in the Earth Immortal World, but he was still quite a bit behind Fuxi and Zhenyuanzi.

Regarding Dayu's words, Su Fan was noncommittal. Zhenyuanzi's strength already crowned the immortals and Buddhas; as for whether he could improve again, that could only depend on himself.

However, wanting to improve was not that easy. The other party was already at the peak of the Quasi-Sage level; the next step was the Saint level.

All below the Saint are ants.

Wanting to become a Saint was not that simple. Among the many Innate Divines in the Primordial World, those who truly reached this realm were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

As for the six Saints of the Three Pure Ones, they relied more on the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Their backgrounds were indeed extraordinary, but the Innate Divines of the Lich era were no worse than them.

Furthermore, before the Lich era, those top-tier Innate Gods and Demons had even more extraordinary backgrounds; some even had the backgrounds of Chaos Demon Gods.

They all failed at the final step.

One could imagine the difficulty of becoming a Saint or a Primordial Great Dao.

Su Fan did not quite believe that Zhenyuanzi could reach this realm. Could his own little trinkets facilitate the other party's becoming a Saint?

If so, then this Saint would be too cheap.

However, if the Earth Book broke through to become an Innate Supreme Treasure and Zhenyuanzi's strength improved further, then there was indeed some possibility.

After all, an Innate Supreme Treasure was not comparable to an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Even if it were a defensive Innate Supreme Treasure, it would truly be unbreakable.

Back then, the Taiqing Saint wore the Merit Exquisite Pagoda on his head, which was truly invulnerable to ten thousand attacks. ===== CHAPTER 898 =====