Chapter 193

This point, Tongtian Jiaozhu understood somewhat, while Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun clearly did not.

And for Luo Fu,

Precisely because he understood the strength of his own enlightenment, he continually accumulated.

Thus, with continuous accumulation, his progress grew ever faster, and his strength rose ever stronger.

The Three Pure Ones had not yet split, and this was Luo Fu's good opportunity.

Otherwise, as in later ages when the Three Pure Ones had split, Luo Fu, as a disciple of Jie Sect, would have had virtually no chance to listen to Laozi or Yuanshi Tianzun teach the Dao.

So now, seizing this opportunity was perfectly timed.

"Luo Fu, since you're not worried about your future growth, your uncle-priest agrees," said Yuanshi Tianzun, taking a deep breath.

Previously, Yuanshi Tianzun had worried that Luo Fu would learn his lineage's teachings, but now, hearing Laozi say this,

It did seem true.

The Three Pure Ones were all of the Xuan Sect.

More importantly, learning too many great Dao lineages was not necessarily a good thing.

This may be why Yuanshi Tianzun was willing to agree.

Of course, for Luo Fu, what thoughts Yuanshi Tianzun harbored in his mind meant nothing.

As long as he could listen to these two Saints teach the Dao, it was an opportunity for him.

"Thank you, Uncle-Priest Yuanshi," Luo Fu bowed respectfully, then turned to Tongtian Jiaozhu with a smile. "Master, between us, there's no need for formalities."

"Hah! Of course no need for formalities," Tongtian Jiaozhu laughed heartily. "Luo Fu, not only can you listen to my teachings—even if you wanted my Sword of Massacre, I'd give it to you."

Luo Fu and Tongtian Jiaozhu locked gazes, both revealing a knowing smile.

This time, the master-disciple duo's scheme had truly succeeded.

Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun watched Tongtian Jiaozhu and Luo Fu's smiles, and for some reason, felt as if they'd been tricked.

But teaching Luo Fu the Dao didn't seem to conceal any secrets.

Because Tongtian Jiaozhu was a Saint, and Luo Fu's fate had been concealed by Tongtian, Laozi and the others could not discern what secrets they held.

Perhaps they were mistaken.

Afterwards, the Three Pure Ones and other Saints announced the end of this three-sect competition.

With the competition over, Daoist Duobao, Jin Ling, and other Jie Sect disciples gathered around.

They were somewhat surprised by Luo Fu's choice.

At first, they thought Luo Fu would choose some top-tier celestial treasure, but they never expected him to choose listening to the Saints teach.

This reward was neither good nor bad.

For any other disciple of the three sects, they probably wouldn't make this choice.

Because for them, listening to their own master's teachings was sufficient; they had no need to listen to other Saints.

As Laozi said, listening to too many great Dao lineages still carried certain effects on the self—it wasn't necessarily good.

And it wasn't like with your own master, where you could frequently ask questions and seek answers.

As for the "not bad" part,

It could only be said that ordinary Saint disciples could never listen to teachings from all three Saints—Luo Fu's action was an extremely rare case.

"Luo Fu, the more you listen to teachings, the more problems you'll likely encounter—are you prepared?" said Daoist Duobao.

"Brother Duobao, I understand this well," Luo Fu nodded.

"Good, since you understand, I won't say more," Duobao smiled. "Come on, let me properly celebrate you this time—you won first place in the three-sect competition, which shook Mount Kunlun!"

Undoubtedly,

In the past, Luo Fu becoming Tongtian Jiaozhu's direct disciple was merely gossip on Mount Kunlun.

Many even believed Luo Fu had merely been lucky to become a Saint's direct disciple.

Just one year later, this Luo Fu was cast out—his master refused to recognize him as a direct disciple.

This rumor spread throughout Mount Kunlun.

Luo Fu was different from Duobao, Jin Ling, and others.

These few direct disciples of the Saints had long since proven their worth through strength, establishing their right to be Jie Sect direct disciples.

But Luo Fu had not.

Originally, Luo Fu was merely an ordinary Jie Sect disciple.

Precisely because of this, many Jie Sect disciples felt envy and resentment.

Why did Luo Fu have such good fortune, while they did not?

To some extent, Tongtian Jiaozhu's policy of accepting all disciples without discrimination did make the Jie Sect appear chaotic.

The karmic burdens of the Jie Sect during the Fengshen Epoch were also somewhat tied to these disciples.

Thus, the former Luo Fu had been heavily criticized.

After this three-sect competition, it was certain: no one would criticize Luo Fu again.

Luo Fu had, in some sense, proven his status through this battle.

The top disciple of the three sects.

Aside from a few special figures within the sects—such as Daoist Randeng and Wuyun Xian—in the ranks of the Saints' direct disciples, Luo Fu had now been truly recognized as the top disciple of the three sects.

You should know that even Duobao Daoren back then never obtained this title.

Duobao's past performance was indeed commendable, but he had not significantly outdistanced other Chan Sect direct disciples, or even his own female classmates.

But Luo Fu was different.

He had made Huang Long submit directly, shattered Blasting Guang Chengzi with a single punch, and utterly suppressed his own senior brother Duobao with absolute strength.

Each match shook the hearts of all beings on Mount Kunlun.

With absolute strength, Luo Fu shattered every preconception the living beings of Mount Kunlun had once held in their hearts.

While claiming final victory.

The many disciples of Mount Kunlun were reminded of another fact — Luo Fu had not broken through to Jin Xian all that long ago. Only a few short years.

In just a few years, Luo Fu had already fought his way through every Jin Xian opponent.

So if Luo Fu were given a few more years, wouldn't he break through to Taiyi Jin Xian and sweep through every Taiyi Jin Xian opponent as well?

Of course, those disciples all knew that the further one cultivated, the more time it required.

But when it came to Luo Fu, everything became possible.

"That's right, Luo Fu — you're the number one person of the Keshisan Sect." Holy Mother Jin Ling grinned.

"Senior Sister, don't joke around." Luo Fu said helplessly. "How could I possibly be the number one person of the three sects? Among the Chan Sect and Jie Sect, there are plenty of people stronger than me."

"Luo Fu, that's being too modest of you." Wudang laughed. "Among the Chan Sect and Jie Sect, there may indeed be people stronger than you, but as a personal disciple of a saint — there are almost none."

At this, Luo Fu said nothing more — the more he spoke, the more mistakes he'd make.

Afterwards, Luo Fu left Mount Kunlun with Daoist Duobao, Jin Ling, Sanxiao, Zhao Gongming, and the other Dengjie Sect disciples.

Just as Daoist Duobao had said, they were going to throw Luo Fu a proper celebration.

And the results of this three-sect competition.

Spread to every corner of Mount Kunlun like a storm.

Almost every living being on Mount Kunlun learned at once about this new personal disciple of the saint — Luo Fu.

One punch to blow Blasting Guang Chengzi apart.

One sword to slay immortals and suppress Daoist Duobao.

And to reach such astonishing strength after breaking through to Jin Xian had taken only a few short years — how utterly inconceivable.

This made the tales of Luo Fu's power and identity grow ever more exaggerated.

Son of a saint, son of the Dao Ancestor, even son of the Heavenly Dao — all sorts.

Only with such an identity could this new saint's personal disciple possibly display such terrifying feats.

After all, looking at the other saints' personal disciples, none of them had ever been as outrageous as Luo Fu.

If Luo Fu's identity weren't so special, how could he possibly be this terrifying?

For realms they didn't truly understand, the many living beings of Mount Kunlun filled the gaps with all manner of speculation.

In any case, as time went on, Luo Fu grew more and more fearsome in the mouths of Mount Kunlun's countless beings.

A being destined to become a saint in the future — and so on.

At the same time, as time went on.

News of Luo Fu's performance in this three-sect competition, along with the related rumors, slowly built him a certain reputation across the Great Wild Lands.

After all, Mount Kunlun was the territory of three saints; for such a major event to occur there, even the Wu and Yao races kept a constant eye on the place.