Chapter 242

This is also possible.

Ten years' time, for other living beings, would not bring much growth.

But for Luo Fu, it would be quite normal for his own strength to undergo a leap.

Back then, from the moment Luo Fu had just stepped into Jin Xian, to the Three Sects Competition, defeating all the Saints' personal disciples, that had only taken a mere few years.

Now that ten years have passed, and Luo Fu himself has had astonishing growth, that too counts as a very normal thing.

"Of course not." Yuanshi Tianzun said with a rueful laugh, "Senior brother, Luo Fu did comprehend my Saintly Dao back then. Although it looked very forced, he truly did hear the complete Saintly Dao."

"Wait a moment." Taiqing Saint Laozi was stunned for a moment, then hesitated slightly, "Junior brother, you're not joking with your senior brother, are you? Luo Fu's current strength is only Taiyi Jin Xian."

The gap between Taiyi Jin Xian and a Saint could not even be described by the heavens and an abyss.

"That's right, senior brother." Yuanshi Tianzun nodded, "I have already finished expounding the Dao, so how could I be uncertain?"

"Hiss…" Laozi drew in a sharp breath.

Even though he had always upheld the Dao of following nature in the past, and nothing could stir his emotions, now he too was utterly shaken by Luo Fu's situation.

For a Taiyi Jin Xian to comprehend the Saintly Dao—even if it were by rote memorization—would be an unprecedented event.

They themselves hadn't, and neither had their teacher, Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Even in the Primordial World of the past, Laozi had never heard of, nor witnessed, such a thing.

"A Fate Transcender, extraordinary, truly extraordinary." Laozi muttered to himself.

Originally, when Luo Fu had broken through to become a Jin Xian, Laozi had already confirmed that Luo Fu counted as a Fate Transcender of the Primordial World.

A Fate Transcender.

Gu Mingsiyi, beneath the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, their fate is not fixed and unchanging.

One must understand that, although the beings of the Primordial World may display all manner of different feats, and what they believe to be defying the heavens to change their fate may seem truly accomplished,

only they, the Heavenly Dao Saints, know clearly that those changes were, in the end, merely one possibility within their own fates.

The result converged upon by countless fates is always only one.

And for those beings who wish to change those established fates, it is extremely difficult, and they will surely suffer the backlash of the Heavenly Dao's power.

Even for them, who are Hunyuan Daluo, if struck by the Heavenly Dao's backlash, they could perish.

This alone is enough to show how difficult it is to change fate.

But Fate Transcenders are different; though they may have many paths, altering those paths is also very easy.

More importantly, the futures of these Primordial beings are blurred, not truly fixed futures.

In the past, the Primordial World had indeed seen many such beings.

Some became mighty powers of their own corner of the Primordial lands, some perhaps perished midway; Laozi, as a Saint, had seen many such geniuses.

It could be said.

Those beings seemed favored by the Great Dao itself; otherwise, how could their fates not be encompassed within the laws of the Heavenly Dao?

Such beings were not numerous throughout the entire Primordial World.

But even so, the achievements of these people varied; some had decent accomplishments, while others perished and died on the way before ever becoming mighty.

The Three Pure Ones and others had seen far, far too many such Fate Transcenders.

But undoubtedly.

For Fate Transcenders, the difficulty of changing fate was indeed much smaller.

Take Daoist Duobao of the Jie Sect, for example; in a sense, he too could be considered a Fate Transcender.

Therefore, such beings were not many, but also not especially few.

Precisely because of this, when Luo Fu first appeared in Laozi's mind, he was not considered an especially special one.

But now.

For a Taiyi Jin Xian to comprehend the Saintly Dao—this was completely unprecedented; as for whether there would be none to come after, Laozi could give a certain affirmation.

This alone was enough to show how shaken Laozi was in his heart.

"Senior brother Laozi, when I saw Luo Fu's situation back then, I too was shocked as if he were a heaven-sent genius." Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the shaken Laozi and shook his head with a bitter smile.

Originally, Yuanshi Tianzun had believed Luo Fu would die from the backlash of the Great Dao.

But in the end, Luo Fu had tenaciously listened to the complete Saintly Dao; the feeling Yuanshi Tianzun had at that time—

he had spent a certain amount of time before he could recover.

Now, seeing his own senior brother in a similar state, this too brought Yuanshi Tianzun a measure of comfort in his heart.

After all, Luo Fu's talent truly shocked even them Saints, as if he were a heaven-sent genius.

"This…" Laozi took a deep look at Luo Fu, "Saint Tongtian, you really have taken on a fine disciple."

Not to mention his own disciple, the Great Mage Xuandu; even the personal disciples of other Saints could not compare.

In fact, even if Luo Fu's talent were placed against the entire Primordial World, one probably could not find anyone to compare with the current Luo Fu.

As long as he is given enough room to grow, attaining the Dao of Hunyuan Daluo—

that too is not a hopeless matter.

In the past, Laozi would never have believed that anyone in this world could reach such a level.

"This is still thanks to the two senior brothers. If you hadn't refused, how could I have so easily taken on Luo Fu?" Saint Tongtian revealed a smile.

Taking on Luo Fu was also something Saint Tongtian could celebrate for a long time to come.

Faced with Saint Tongtian's words, Yuanshi Tianzun and Laozi fell silent; what could they say?

That time, they truly had misjudged.

And looking at it now, it was a decision that would bring them lifelong regret.

"Saint Tongtian." Laozi took a deep breath, "Although Luo Fu has the chance to become a Hunyuan Daluo, to attain the Dao, he will surely have to go through much. This is not something that mere talent can accomplish."

"I understand." Saint Tongtian nodded, "To attain the Dao and become Hunyuan, we cannot rely on us teachers and senior uncles to make Luo Fu attain the Dao. That requires Luo Fu himself. Now I am only giving Luo Fu sufficient accumulation, doing what a teacher should do."

"When the time comes, if Luo Fu seeks to attain the Dao, no one will say his failure was due to insufficient accumulation."

"At the same time, Luo Fu understands this point and agrees with it."

"Very well, since that is the case, Brother Senior supports your decision," said Laozi, nodding.

Immediately, Laozi began expounding the Way of the Immortal Sage.

Since Luo Fu had fully paused at Master Yuanshi's side originally, Laozi could naturally feel somewhat at ease.

Yet in just ten years, has Luo Fu digested what he gained back then?

That will be revealed by the result of his listening to this teaching.

Thus, as time passed,

Laozi and the other Immortal Sages could see that, under the exposition of the Way of the Immortal Sage, Luo Fu's expression changed from initial calmness to gradually turning pale.

Laozi even feared Luo Fu might die from the Dao's backlash during this listening.

This matched Master Yuanshi Tianzun's earlier thoughts.

After all, Luo Fu's strength was only that of a Taiyi Jin Xian.

Fortunately, when Laozi's exposition of the Way of the Immortal Sage ended, Luo Fu suffered no mishap.

Yet looking at Luo Fu's condition,

his face was pale, his body trembling—clearly on the verge of collapsing.

"Luo Fu, are you alright?" Laozi asked involuntarily.

"I'm fine. Master's Way of the Immortal Sage is truly formidable," Luo Fu shook his head, then bowed to the side, "Greetings, Master, Elder Brother Yuanshi."

These two Immortal Sages had arrived, and Luo Fu had sensed them even while listening to the teaching.