Chapter 103: Shocking the Great Desolation

Lu Yun looked at the lively barrage in the live stream, and a faint smile could not help but appear at the corners of his mouth.

But at the same time, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because, just a moment ago when he sought help from the group members, there was an unexpected silence.

The reason was that the question he had raised touched upon the blind spots in the knowledge of those in the group who were usually active.

How could most of them have experience in dealing with powerhouses at the level of a Great Sage of the Primordial?

Talking big was fine, but when asked to suggest products to purchase based on Lu Yun's current situation, they were at a loss.

Even a Literature Dao bigwig like Fang Xu had no ideas for the moment.

Others had even less concept of products worth billions of points, let alone knowledge of the uses of those products.

Fortunately, just at this moment, an old group member named Lei Hong suddenly popped up.

This person was a member of the Chat Group from an even earlier batch than Fang Xu, referred to as Lei Di by Fang Xu; it was said he hadn't been active for three years, and just happened to log on today to take a look.

Then, he incidentally gave Lu Yun a suggestion to purchase the "Eye of Delusion"! This item came from an Immortal Dao world, and its effect was to see through delusions and gain insight into heavenly secrets! After purchase, it could be directly fused with oneself to become one's own ocular technique.

This was how the scene from just a moment ago came to be.

At this time, watching everyone's lively discussion, Lei Hong, who had facilitated all of this, felt a bit regretful.

Lei Hong: "Thank you all for the undeserved praise! It's a pity that the Eye of Delusion has a limited number of uses. If only it were the complete Taiji Divine Pupil!"

Lu Yun: "I feel it's already quite good; I was only able to buy the Eye of Delusion because the bigwigs helped me pool enough points. If it were the Taiji Divine Pupil, I wouldn't be able to afford it at all!"

It turned out that this "Eye of Delusion" was originally a pair of Taiji Divine Pupil, but because it had lost most of its origin, it was downgraded to the Eye of Delusion.

The so-called downgrade was not a reduction in effect, but rather it had become a consumable; if the origin could not be replenished, it would slowly lose its effect.

The complete version of the Taiji Divine Pupil was permanent, but its value exceeded one hundred billion points, while this consumable version of the Eye of Delusion had a selling price as high as ten billion points.

Lei Hong felt that this item was most useful to Lu Yun right now because it could help Lu Yun gain insight into various schemes, know the changes in fortune and misfortune, and devise ways to cope.

In order to let Lu Yun be able to buy it, he even bought all the manual-type products Lu Yun had listed, directly helping Lu Yun pool the ten billion points.

Lu Yun hadn't expected the effect of the Eye of Delusion to be so strong; after fusing with it, he could even see through the hiding place of Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

Of course, he actually just saw someone hiding over there just now and didn't know it was Hongjun. But he discovered that several Saints hadn't even discovered Hongjun's existence, so he naturally guessed the other party's identity! Xiao Ling'er: "What do you think this Hongjun is doing by suddenly coming here?"

Liu Chongxiao: "Could it be that he has already discovered Lu Yun's identity and wants to take action personally?"

Ling Yan: "I suspect he has already taken action! Otherwise, Lu Yun's Golden Immortal Tribulation earlier shouldn't have been the Extinction Divine Thunder!"

Jiang Ye: "He is an existence who has merged his body with the Dao; in a sense, he is the Heavenly Dao Spokesperson! Could it be that the Primordial Heavenly Dao really sensed Lu Yun's uniqueness and specifically sent him to deal with Lu Yun?"

Qiu Wanli: "I actually think this old Daoist might see Lu Yun as a threat to himself and wants to come out to resolve Lu Yun!"

Lin Chen: "@Lu Yun, can you sense the existence of a crisis with the Eye of Delusion now?"

Lu Yun: "Not for the time being."

Fang Xu: "It looks like this Primordial Dao Ancestor is calculating other ideas!"

While everyone in the live stream was discussing in a hubbub, several Saints finally reacted at this moment and bowed to Hongjun in the air.

"Disciple pays respects to Master!"

Duobao, Xuandu, and Guangchengzi in the Zhushan Tribe were also startled awake and hurriedly bowed.

"Pay respects to Grandmaster!"

Fuxi, Baize, as well as Zhenyuanzi, Minghe, and other Great Desolation powerhouses in the distance, along with the many Human Race in the Zhushan Tribe, also immediately followed suit and bowed.

"Pay respects to Dao Ancestor!"

At the scene, only the twelve Ancestral Witch and the many Wu Clan in the Zhushan Tribe remained unmoved, just watching the show from the sidelines with great interest.

Hongjun's gaze swept across the surroundings, and seeing the Wu Clan in such a state, he didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, it wasn't the first day the Wu Clan had held such an attitude toward him, as they did not worship the Heavenly Dao, only Pangu.

"No need for formalities!" Hongjun waved his hand lightly.

Instantly, whether it was the various powerhouses on the ground or the Saints floating in the air before Hongjun, they all felt an irresistible force helping them stand up!

The Human Race of the Zhushan Tribe didn't have much of an unusual feeling about this; after all, this was the Dao Ancestor, and it was normal for his strength to be powerful.

However, the several Saints standing in the air were shocked beyond measure in their hearts at this moment.

Previously, they had considered that even if they couldn't compare to their teacher Hongjun after becoming Saints, the gap wouldn't be too large.

Yet, the current situation told them that even if several of them joined forces, they were likely not Hongjun's match! Thinking of this, their awe of Hongjun deepened by a few points.

Especially Nuwa, who was thinking about the reason for Hongjun's sudden appearance in her heart, felt an inexplicable worry.

But just as she was about to speak to probe Hongjun, suddenly—

"Audacious Human Race, how dare you show contempt for the Dao Ancestor, your crime is unforgivable!"

Baize suddenly let out a cold shout and looked at Lu Yun with anger.

Nuwa's heart skipped a beat.

Fuxi's expression also couldn't help but change.

It turned out that Lu Yun had also not bowed just now, but had only fixed his gaze on Hongjun, looking him up and down as if he were very curious.

Baize, who was bent on eliminating Lu Yun, naturally chose to make trouble upon discovering such a great opportunity.

Nuwa hurriedly said: "Master, Lu Yun is just a minor immortal with little knowledge and is ignorant of etiquette; I ask that you forgive his rudeness."

The Human Race of the Zhushan Tribe, upon seeing such a scene, were all shaken in their hearts and became worried one by one.

They even wanted to kneel down immediately to help plead for Lu Yun.

As for the twelve Ancestral Witch, they all wore cold expressions at this time and secretly prepared themselves, intending to take action to save Lu Yun at any moment.

However, Hongjun did not make trouble because of this; he just waved his hand and said: "It is of no consequence."

Nuwa, Fuxi, and the many Human Race of the Zhushan Tribe all couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Baize was somewhat unwilling, but at the same time felt inexplicably worried, guessing what exactly Hongjun had come to do.

Just then, Zhunti spoke up and asked, "I wonder what brings Master here?"

This was also what everyone present wanted to know right now.

One must know that before Hongjun merged his body with the Dao in the past, he had once said that from then on, great calamities would not manifest, and Hongjun would not appear.

Yet now that Hongjun had suddenly appeared, how could everyone not be curious?

Under the nervous gazes of the crowd, Hongjun looked at Lu Yun with a calm expression and said, "I have come for you." As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, and their gazes turned in unison toward Lu Yun.

Zhunti's heart immediately became filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Yuanshi, however, had a thought and immediately asked, "Master, could it be that this Human Race has done something wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Nuwa's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said, "If Lu Yun has done anything improper, I ask that Master be magnanimous."

Fuxi could not help but feel a bit nervous as well.

In contrast, Lu Yun still wore a smile at this moment, because he still did not sense any feeling of crisis.

He asked directly, "Oh? I wonder what business the Dao Ancestor has with me?"

Hongjun's expression was calm as he said, "You, a member of the Human Race, possess peerless talent; I wish to take you as my disciple."

"What?!"

Everyone who heard these words felt their hearts leap violently all at once.

Several Saints widened their eyes again, even more shocked than when they saw Hongjun suddenly appear just now! What had they just heard? Hongjun was actually taking the initiative to accept Lu Yun as his disciple!

This was simply inconceivable! After all, he was Hongjun Daozu, the teacher of the Saints!

During the past sermons at Zixiao Palace, although there were three thousand guests from the mortal world listening, in the end, only six people were able to become Hongjun's disciples.

And among Hongjun's disciples, even Jieyin and Zhunti, those two nominal disciples, had already attained the Dao and become Saints!

In a sense, becoming a disciple of Hongjun was equivalent to grasping the opportunity to become a Saint!

It was precisely because of this that many great powers had once tried to become Hongjun's disciples, including Baize, Zhenyuanzi, and Minghe who were present, as well as Kunpeng, Di Jun, and Taiyi from the Heavenly Court, and the other Demon Saints—all of them were the same!

Unfortunately, Hongjun only indicated in the end that they had no affinity for a master-disciple relationship!

And now, Hongjun had actually descended in person and taken the initiative to tell a Human, who was only at the Golden Immortal realm, that he wanted to take him as a disciple? Such a thing, even for the twelve Ancestral Witches who were not very fond of Hongjun, was quite surprising to hear with their own ears, and it was even more unacceptable to others!

"How is this possible?!"

In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun was somewhat uncomposed for a moment.

Taiyi was also full of disbelief: "What kind of ability does this Human have to actually receive such favor from the Dao Ancestor?!"

A certain conjecture could not help but emerge in their hearts: could it be that this Human also possessed the potential to attain the Dao and become a Saint?!

After all, even Hongyun Laozu, who had also obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi in the past, failed to become Hongjun's disciple and eventually ended up self-destructing, which seemed to show that his fortune was insufficient.

Could it be that Lu Yun, this tiny Acquired Human, had more fortune and potential than an Innate Sacred like Hongyun?!

For a time, whether they were on the scene or observing from afar, many great powers of the Great Desolation all felt dizzy and unable to process this.

The audience in Lu Yun's livestream room had also exploded with activity at this moment.

Jiang Ye: "Holy crap, did I hear that right? Hongjun is actually here to take a disciple?"

Xiao Ling'er: "Hiss! So Lu Yun has already become so strong that even an existence like Hongjun has to come in person to take him as a disciple?"

Ming Xi: "So jealous! If Lu Yun becomes Hongjun's disciple, wouldn't that be equivalent to getting an admission ticket to attain the Dao and become a Saint?"

Fang Wenjie: "Are we sure Lu Yun is really a newcomer? Why are we suffering heavenly punishment while he is being favored by Heaven?"

Lin Yan: "Sure enough, sometimes the gap between newcomers is even greater than the gap between newcomers and veterans!"

……

Lu Yun was actually somewhat surprised by Hongjun's move.

However, seeing everyone frantically posting comments, he immediately had a thought and hurriedly asked in the livestream room.

Lu Yun: "What do you all think I should do now? Should I take Hongjun as my master?"

Liu Chongxiao: "Don't be impulsive, think it over carefully before deciding!"

Ling Yan: "That's right! Becoming Hongjun's disciple might not be a good thing! Don't forget the lesson of Hongyun Laozu!"

Lin Chen: "Didn't Hongyun only obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and he couldn't even be considered a nominal disciple of Hongjun?"

Fang Xu: "Why does it feel like there's a trap in this? What does Lei Di think? @Lei Hong"

Lei Hong: "I also feel that something is wrong. Logically, it's impossible for Hongjun not to sense the Heavenly Dao's rejection of Lu Yun!"

Qiu Wanli: "Since even Lei Di says so, Lu Yun, you had better refuse! I've said before that we transmigrators need to attain the Dao independently; there is no need to take a master at all!"

……

"Ding! Received suggestion: Refuse Hongjun! Reward: One Legendary Treasure Chest!"

Lu Yun's eyes lit up slightly.

Finally, a legendary-level task was triggered again!

He had discovered that since his strength increased, the rewards for tasks of the same level had increased, but the difficulty of triggering them had also risen.

It was great that a task was finally triggered again!

This time, he actually had to refuse Hongjun's offer of discipleship in public! It could indeed be considered a legendary feat!

Lu Yun quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and at the same time, secretly activated the Eye of Delusion again to see if he would bring disaster upon himself if he did so. As a result, he did not sense any danger!

This seemed to prove that even if he refused Hongjun, there would be no danger? He also felt a bit surprised.

It was hard to imagine that Hongjun could actually tolerate his refusal? However, he felt that he should trust the judgment of his Supernatural Power!

Just then, Hongjun spoke again and said to Lu Yun, "I wonder, what is your intention?"

The crowd, who had been stunned, suddenly snapped back to reality, and their gazes turned in unison toward Lu Yun again.

Nuwa became excited and hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Lu Yun, saying, "Lu Yun, hurry up and agree!"

In her view, if Lu Yun could become Hongjun's disciple, then all the previous problems would be solved!

Whether it was the Demon Race or the Three Pure Ones, they would certainly not dare to rashly attack Lu Yun again, and she would not need to worry about being unable to withstand the Three Pure Ones attacking together.

Laozi, Yuanshi, and Baize had ugly expressions on their faces, wishing they could immediately speak up to stop this matter.

Yet even Laozi dared not do so in front of Hongjun.

Therefore, they could only stare fixedly at Lu Yun, hoping that Lu Yun might have a lapse in judgment and do something foolish.

But they also felt this possibility was slim! After all, becoming a disciple of Hongjun was almost equivalent to becoming the eighth Saint between heaven and earth! Who in the Great Desolation could resist such a temptation? Zhunti sighed secretly, feeling extremely regretful in his heart. He never imagined that even the Dao Ancestor would come out to snatch a disciple from their Western Sect!

How was he supposed to compete with that? Just as everyone was certain that Lu Yun would surely agree to Hongjun, Lu Yun slowly spat out a few words.

"I apologize, Dao Ancestor, but I wish to Proving the Dao independently!"

(End of this chapter)