Chapter 56: Unexpected Discovery! Laozi Notices Lu Yun!

Inside Taiqing Hall.

A single sentence from Yuanshi immediately drew the attention of both Laozi and Tongtian.

Tongtian, appearing as a handsome youth, looked at Yuanshi curiously and asked, "Second Brother, what have you discovered?"

Yuanshi, appearing as a middle-aged man, smiled faintly and said, "Since we have been divining all this time without any results, I thought to investigate from other angles."

A look of anticipation appeared on Laozi's aged face as he looked at Yuanshi and said, "From what angle are you investigating?"

Yuanshi said, "I have been tracking the movements of the twelve Ancestral Witches."

Upon hearing this, both Laozi and Tongtian were momentarily speechless and disappointed.

The reason was that they both knew Yuanshi had always looked down upon those Ancestral Witches, believing that the twelve Ancestral Witches calling themselves the Pangu Orthodox was an insult to Pangu! The three of them, the Three Pure Ones, were formed from Pangu's primordial spirit and were the true Pangu Orthodox! For this reason, Yuanshi had even clashed with the twelve Ancestral Witches in the past.

In the end, the twelve Ancestral Witches unleashed the Dutian Shensha Array, and even Yuanshi, who had attained sainthood, was repelled by them, a fact that had weighed on his mind ever since.

Hearing that Yuanshi was observing the twelve Ancestral Witches, the first thought of Laozi and Tongtian was: Yuanshi is going to find trouble with those Ancestral Witches again! But right now, Laozi was truly in no mood for such things.

He waved his hand and said, "Second Brother, the urgent matter at hand is to help me find the reason for the decline of my Ren Sect's luck, not to investigate some Ancestral Witches!"

Yuanshi, however, said, "It is precisely because I want to help you investigate this matter that I am paying attention to those Ancestral Witches! Because I discovered that for some reason, the twelve Ancestral Witches have gathered at the East Sea Shore and have now run into a Human Tribe!"

Hearing this, Tongtian's heart stirred, and he guessed, "Does Second Brother suspect that it is because of those twelve Ancestral Witches that Eldest Brother's Ren Sect's luck has fallen?"

Yuanshi nodded and said, "Exactly! Eldest Brother's Ren Sect doctrine is meant to enlighten the Human Race, but after establishing the sect for so long, he has yet to enlighten them. It is very likely that those weak humans found some way to connect with the twelve Ancestral Witches, and the twelve Ancestral Witches have even been preaching among the humans, which is why they have snatched away a portion of Eldest Brother's luck!"

A flash of brilliance appeared in Laozi's eyes, and he said thoughtfully, "That makes sense!"

He had actually noticed before that the humans in various parts of the Great Desolation seemed to have a fairly good relationship with the Wu Clan.

Moreover, the Human Race had indeed imitated many of the Wu Clan's living habits.

Tongtian, however, smiled helplessly and said, "If that is the case, then Eldest Brother can only accept it! After all, Eldest Brother established the Ren Sect but delayed enlightening the Human Race, and instead, the Wu Clan took the first step; it is normal to lose some luck."

Laozi frowned and remained silent.

Yuanshi glared fiercely at Tongtian and said, "Accept it? The Ren Sect is Eldest Brother's foundation! If we let those Ancestral Witches mess around and it causes Eldest Brother's saint position to become unstable, what then?"

Tongtian said, "In that case, Eldest Brother should enlighten the Human Race as soon as possible and snatch the luck back!"

Laozi shook his head and said, "It won't work! With the Witch-Demon War currently ongoing, this is simply not the time for the Human Race to emerge! Furthermore, I have yet to decide how the Human Race should best cultivate."

At this, Tongtian was momentarily at a loss for words.

Yuanshi snorted coldly and said, "In my view, those Ancestral Witches are doing this on purpose! They know Eldest Brother's foundation lies in the Human Race, so they are taking advantage of the fact that he hasn't started enlightening them yet to forcibly preach to them, attempting to shake his foundation! They are targeting us, the Three Pure Ones!"

Tongtian frowned deeply and said, "Second Brother, this is all just your own speculation; there is no evidence!"

He had never held any ill will toward the twelve Ancestral Witches; on the contrary, he found them very forthright and quite compatible with his own temperament.

It was only because of Yuanshi that he found it difficult to associate deeply with the twelve Ancestral Witches.

Yuanshi looked at him with dissatisfaction and said, "What more evidence do you need? The Ancestral Witches have always looked at us, the Three Pure Ones, with displeasure, insisting that they are the Pangu Orthodox; it is not strange for them to do anything!"

Tongtian was about to argue with him, but Laozi suddenly shouted, "Stop arguing!" Tongtian swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and asked Laozi, "What does Eldest Brother intend to do?"

Laozi pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed suspicious that the twelve Ancestral Witches have all run to a Human Tribe! Let us see what they are doing, and everything will naturally become clear!"

Yuanshi smiled and said, "Eldest Brother is wise!"

Although Tongtian did not quite believe that the twelve Ancestral Witches would really conspire against Laozi, he did not object.

After all, they would naturally know the truth once they investigated.

Thus, Laozi quickly calculated the current location of the twelve Ancestral Witches and immediately used his Supernatural Power to project the scene of the Zhushan Tribe into the great hall.

Coincidentally, they happened to see Gonggong and the other Ancestral Witches already seated within the Zhushan Tribe.

As soon as Tongtian saw the tables and chairs they were sitting on, he became curious: "What are these things? Are they seats for the Wu Clan? How interesting!"

Yuanshi, however, looked disdainful and said, "Instead of sitting on proper meditation cushions, they have to come up with these strange things; it is truly improper!"

Laozi ignored the two and his gaze quickly swept over all the humans present.

Soon, his attention fell upon a handsome youth in the center whose attire was quite different from both the humans and the Wu Clan.

"This youth... is also a human!"

"And he actually possesses the cultivation level of a Heavenly Immortal!"

Laozi's expression suddenly became somewhat solemn.

Tongtian was somewhat puzzled by this and said, "Eldest Brother, isn't it just a Heavenly Immortal human? What is there to be so surprised about? The Innate Humans in the human ancestral lands even include Golden Immortals!"

Yuanshi also wore a look of confusion.

Laozi said in a deep voice, "Because he is not an Innate Human! Before establishing the sect, I observed all the Innate Humans in depth and recognized them all, yet I have never seen this youth!"

At this, both Tongtian and Yuanshi were astonished.

Yuanshi said, "In that case, is this an Acquired Human? Could it be that the twelve Ancestral Witches taught him to cultivate and allowed him to achieve his current cultivation?! As expected, these Ancestral Witches are targeting Eldest Brother!"

Tongtian shook his head and said, "You cannot say it like that; perhaps this is an Innate Human that Junior Sister Nuwa recently created, and Eldest Brother just hasn't seen them yet."

Yuanshi could not help but say angrily, "Tongtian, do you have to argue with me to be satisfied?"

Tongtian said, "I am stating the facts."

Laozi did not reply, but continued to stare intently at Lu Yun in the image, always feeling that the way the surrounding Ancestral Witches looked at this human was somewhat strange.

What exactly were they trying to do? Just then, they suddenly saw Lu Yun take out a knife with a peculiar design.

To their shock, this knife was emitting Merit Golden Light!

This human actually possessed a Merit Spirit Treasure?!

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