Chapter 136

"Someone has passed the Ancestral Dragon's trial." Zu Long was slightly surprised.

The Ancestral Dragon's trial hidden within the Dragon Pearl—he was the first to pass it, and since then, no one in the ages that followed has succeeded.

Unexpectedly, while he guarded the Four Seas with the Dragon Pearl, someone still managed to pass the trial.

"It's an outsider from the Dragon Clan, and they passed through the Qing Long's inherited Dragon Pearl." Zu Long's eyes gleamed. "Youngster, I cannot aid you—everything depends on you alone."

If Zu Long were outside.

He would have long since thrown every rare treasure and divine herb onto that Dragon Clan prodigy who passed the trial.

Unfortunately,

the Zu Long guarding the Four Seas has no right to leave—he must remain here.

So that Dragon Clan outsider must rely entirely on himself.

Of course, Luo Fu had no thoughts at all about whether Zu Long could help.

His own teacher was Tongtian Jiaozhu, who was far stronger than Zu Long—why would he need Zu Long's favor?

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Mount Yunlong.

Since accepting the Dragon Clan's inheritance, Luo Fu once again plunged into cultivation.

His current strength is nearly invincible among Golden Immortals; even facing a Taiyi Jin Xian, he would not fear.

Yet even so, within this Primordial World, his strength is still insufficient.

Not to mention other beings—among the Demon Clan alone, many powerful ones could easily defeat him.

So Luo Fu acknowledged that he still needed to strengthen his power.

If disciples of the Chan Sect and Jie Sect knew Luo Fu's thoughts, they would likely spit blood.

Luo Fu, as Tongtian's direct disciple, had already grown astonishingly fast.

Many Holy One disciples had witnessed his leap from Mid Stage Mystic Immortal to Jin Xian.

As for the Ten Thousand Worlds Chat Group, no new tasks had appeared.

This was because Luo Fu had altered the flow of time between his world and the chat group.

Otherwise, if he cultivated for even a moment, years would pass for the group members—that would be truly ridiculous.

So Luo Fu had shortened the time ratio between himself and the other group members.

Thus, though much time had passed for Luo Fu in the Primordial World, only a few days had passed in the chat group.

Such a short span meant no new tasks would appear—this was normal.

"Hmm…"

One day, Luo Fu, deep in cultivation, was startled awake. His gaze sharpened, and he gestured with his hand.

A beam of light shot from afar—it was a transmission talisman.

Someone had come to find him.

And it was a Jin Xian of extraordinary strength.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to send a message to him—the talisman would be blocked by Mount Yunlong's array.

Otherwise, anyone could come to him, and Luo Fu would be driven mad.

Although Luo Fu had only received one year of instruction from Tongtian Jiaozhu—a brief time that many saw as evidence of the Holy One's lack of favor—

regardless of favor, Luo Fu was still Tongtian's direct disciple.

Currently, only five disciples carried the title of Jie Sect direct disciple alongside Luo Fu.

This alone revealed Luo Fu's status.

Thus, many disciples from Mount Kunlun still sought to flatter Luo Fu.

But because he resided in Mount Yunlong, none could enter to find him, and none dared speak out.

For Mount Yunlong's array had always existed, said to have been created by the Holy One Tongtian Jiaozhu himself.

Thus, no one would dare question the array.

Unless they wished to die.

But clearly, having become a Holy One's disciple, none were so foolish—why else would they have come to Mount Kunlun to seek a master?

Luo Fu gestured, and the beam of light landed in his hand.

"Younger Brother Luo Fu, Elder Brother Duobao comes with urgent matters to pay his respects." The transmission talisman's message echoed in Luo Fu's ear.

It was Jie Sect's eldest disciple, Duobao, coming to see him.

Duobao, excluding the Seven Attendants, was the strongest disciple among all Jie Sect disciples.

This was universally acknowledged by Jie Sect disciples.

After becoming Tongtian's direct disciple, Duobao's strength rose steadily—he had now reached Late Stage Jin Xian.

His next step was to break through into Taiyi Jin Xian.

With his Holy One disciple's talent, advancing from Jin Xian to Taiyi Jin Xian was virtually guaranteed.

Once Duobao's cultivation reached sufficient depth, his breakthrough to Taiyi would come naturally.

Of course, Duobao's strength was not Luo Fu's primary concern—after all, he was his elder brother, and Luo Fu would still grant him due respect.

Between Luo Fu and Duobao, nothing bad had ever occurred.

If anything, their relationship was quite good.

Duobao had never sought him out before—now that he suddenly came, there must be some reason.

Thinking this, Luo Fu smiled faintly, his figure vanishing instantly from the cave—he would go to greet Elder Brother Duobao himself.

To make Duobao come to visit him while he remained in the cave would be improper.

Within Mount Yunlong.

Daoist Duobao looked at the vast Mount Yunlong and whispered, "I never succeeded in this, yet my younger brother Luo Fu has— I am not his equal."

Long ago, Daoist Duobao had also been sent by Saint Tongtian to Mount Yunlong, but back then, he had not even managed to see the Azure Dragon, let alone penetrate the mountain.

It could only be said that, in the art of arrays, Daoist Duobao's achievements at the time were merely average.

This was why he had never broken through Mount Yunlong's array.

Yet, by normal estimation, even if Daoist Duobao had managed to breach the array back then, it would have been extremely difficult for him to cultivate stably within Mount Yunlong.

After all, the spiritual energy of Mount Yunlong was indeed richer than in ordinary places, but the malevolent qi hidden within it severely affected the speed and quality with which cultivators absorbed spiritual energy.

"Hummm…"

Suddenly, the array of Mount Yunlong emitted waves of light, snapping Daoist Duobao back to awareness.

He knew—his younger brother Luo Fu had emerged.

The Jie Sect disciples and Chan Sect disciples outside might believe Luo Fu was unimportant to Saint Tongtian.

After all, the time he spent under instruction paled beside that of Daoist Duobao, Jin Ling, and other direct disciples.

But as another direct disciple, only Daoist Duobao knew how much Saint Tongtian favored and admired Luo Fu.

Even Daoist Duobao had heard many times from his master praising Luo Fu.

The master had even said that if Luo Fu had shown such promise when Saint Tongtian first took direct disciples, the title of Jie Sect's eldest disciple would have been Luo Fu's.

That was precisely why.

Daoist Duobao understood the importance Luo Fu had received.

Luo Fu must possess outstanding qualities—he was not, as outsiders claimed, a poor performer.

"Younger brother Luo Fu, you've finally emerged," Daoist Duobao said, smiling as he stepped forward to greet the familiar figure.

"It's Elder Brother Duobao. Your presence is an honor—do come to my cave for tea," Luo Fu replied with a smile.

"Why not?" Daoist Duobao answered.

"Please…" Luo Fu nodded and led Daoist Duobao to his cave dwelling.

He poured two cups of tea, and the two sat facing each other.

Lifting the cup, he took a sip; wisps of tea smoke curled upward, and Luo Fu spoke softly.

"Elder Brother Duobao, what urgent matter brings you to me this time?"

"Actually, this matter is urgent for you—and yet not urgent," Daoist Duobao said.

"Oh…" Luo Fu's gaze paused; he set down his teacup. "Elder Brother, what do you mean?"

"Younger brother, are you aware of the tri-sect trials held once every hundred years?" Daoist said. "Though called tri-sect, it is mostly between the Chan Sect and our Jie Sect."

"The tri-sect trials every hundred years…" Luo Fu's mind conjured the relevant information.

Within Mount Kunlun.

Indeed, such a thing existed.