Chapter 60: The Three Pure Ones Discover the Truth

On Kunlun Mountain.

Yuanshi suddenly slapped his thigh.

With an excited expression, he said, "Look, what did I, this poor Daoist, say before? This Human Race is just an Acquired Human, and only reached the Heavenly Immortal realm because they were taught a method of cultivation! Tongtian, what else do you have to say now?"

Tongtian truly did not know what else to say.

He only stared closely at Lu Yun, his expression grave as he said, "What exactly is the cultivation technique he is practicing? Why is he able to increase his cultivation base so rapidly? He is already at the Celestial Immortal Peak!"

Although a mere Heavenly Immortal is nothing at all to Innate Sacreds like them.

But he had truly never seen any Acquired Lifeform in the Great Desolation whose cultivation could increase this quickly!

Yuanshi gave a light snort and said, "Look at how his technique circulates, with his physical body being constantly tempered; it is clearly following the path of body refinement. It is obviously just as I, this poor Daoist, deduced before—it is a technique taught to him by those Ancestral Witches!"

Tongtian, however, frowned and said, "The Wu Clan's Nine Turns Origin Technique? It doesn't look like it."

Yuanshi said with some impatience, "Do you not know that the Nine Turns Origin Technique of the Wu Clan differs depending on which Ancestral Witch teaches it to the Witches of their respective Ancestral Court? This is clearly a version they modified based on the characteristics of the Human Race to make it suitable for humans to practice!"

Tongtian fell silent all of a sudden.

It had to be said that this argument from Yuanshi was well-founded and logical, making even him feel that perhaps this was the truth!

After all, for the twelve Ancestral Witches to inexplicably grow close to a human, and for that human to rapidly increase his strength—and even have Houtu stand guard for him while he practiced—all of this was truly too abnormal! "But why would Dijiang and the others do this?"

Tongtian felt very confused by this, "It couldn't be because of the food this human makes for them, could it?"

"Of course not!"

Yuanshi looked very disappointed in Tongtian and said, "To think you could even come up with such an absurd reason! The reason these Ancestral Witches are doing this is clearly to target my eldest brother and the Ren Sect! You are a Saint, after all; can you not even see this?"

Before Tongtian could retort, Laozi, who was to the side, suddenly said, "No! What Tongtian said is actually the most likely truth!"

Yuanshi was stunned for a moment, asking in confusion, "Eldest brother, that can't be, right?"

"The possibility is extremely high!"

Laozi was exceptionally serious as he said, "Think about it: aside from fighting, these Ancestral Witches spend their days searching everywhere for various rare beasts to eat and drink. They value the desires of the palate extremely highly! And it just so happens that this human can make many delicious foods; wouldn't that naturally attract their attention?"

"However, they have never been ones to take advantage of others, so naturally, they wouldn't let that human work for nothing; they would certainly ask that human what reward he wanted!"

"Then, for an Acquired Human, what is the thing he desires most urgently? Naturally, it is strength!"

Hearing this, Tongtian suddenly realized: "Indeed! Only by possessing greater strength can he better survive in the Great Desolation! Moreover, when he was making those foods just now, he also used many methods that could only be achieved after being driven by magic power! Those Ancestral Witches might have just joined forces to modify a new version of the 'Nine Turns Origin Technique' suitable for humans to practice, just so he could make better-tasting food!"

Listening to their discussion and thinking back on the usual behavior of those Ancestral Witches, Yuanshi suddenly felt it made a lot of sense! Especially since Lu Yun had just received an award from the Heavenly Dao because of his culinary skills, which was enough to show how delicious the food he made was; it was perfectly normal for it to captivate a group of gluttonous Ancestral Witches! Thinking of this, Yuanshi couldn't help but ask, "Eldest brother, what should we do now?"

This question made Laozi fall silent again.

Although they had deduced the "truth," it was precisely because of this that it was now difficult for him to take action!

After all, if it was truly as they had deduced, Lu Yun obtained the technique entirely through his own hard work in cooking, and the twelve Ancestral Witches giving him some reward in return for his favors was completely reasonable and fair!

Even as Saints, they could not make things difficult for him without cause, or they would become the laughingstock of the Great Desolation! After thinking it over, Laozi said in a deep voice, "Continue to observe! If those twelve Ancestral Witches are simply teaching one human to cultivate, then there is no need to pay it any mind! If they still want to spread the Dao on a large scale among the Human Race, then I, this poor Daoist, will naturally have to go and demand an explanation from them!"

Yuanshi nodded immediately, agreeing, "Eldest brother's words are reasonable!"

He was now impatient to see the twelve Ancestral Witches act foolishly, so that the three of them could join forces to completely suppress those twelve Ancestral Witches and let them know what the true Pangu Orthodox is!

Tongtian thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "But what if that Lu Yun himself spreads the Dao on a large scale among the Human Race?"

Laozi fell silent once more.

Because Lu Yun had obtained the cultivation method from the twelve Ancestral Witches, it was indeed possible that he would turn around and teach it to other humans, provided the twelve Ancestral Witches did not stop him! Moreover, while his Ren Sect could stop other Great Desolation powerhouses from spreading the Dao among the Human Race, they could not stop the humans themselves from spreading it within their own race! If Lu Yun spread the Dao among the humans and he, as the leader of the Ren Sect, went to stop it, it would inevitably cause great disappointment to the Human Race, and the negative impact on the Ren Sect would be even greater.

Of course, he could also have Yuanshi and Tongtian take action on his behalf.

But in the Great Desolation, who didn't know the relationship between the three of them? It was equally inappropriate for Tongtian and Yuanshi to take action!

After pondering for a good while, Laozi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, smiled calmly, and said, "It seems that human is destined to become the second disciple of my Ren Sect!"

Once these words were spoken, both Yuanshi and Tongtian's eyes lit up! Yuanshi exclaimed excitedly, "Eldest brother is wise! Although that human has now obtained the technique taught by the Wu Clan, he has only reached the Heavenly Immortal realm! If eldest brother is willing to take him as a disciple, he will absolutely bow down and accept!"

Tongtian also laughed: "Wonderful! Wonderful! In this way, once he becomes a disciple of the Ren Sect, when he goes back to spread the Dao among the humans, it will become the Ren Sect spreading the Dao among the humans!"

The smile on Yuanshi's face became even brighter, and he added, "Those twelve Ancestral Witches, having worked so hard to teach that human, will end up making wedding clothes for eldest brother's Ren Sect instead. I wonder what they will think? Hahaha..."

Laozi also smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "Since that is the case, I, this poor Daoist, will now have Xuandu come here and send him to that Zhushan Tribe!"

Yuanshi suddenly said, "Eldest brother, those twelve Ancestral Witches might disregard their reputation and take action against nephew Xuandu. Why not let Guangchengzi from my sect go along as well, so there can be some support?"

Tongtian also said, "Duobao from my sect can go along too!"

"Good!"

Laozi nodded.

Immediately, Laozi sent a voice transmission to Xuandu, the only disciple of his Ren Sect, preparing to have him go and bring Lu Yun to Kunlun Mountain.

As for whether Lu Yun would refuse? He hadn't even considered it! After all, how could anyone refuse the chance to become a disciple of a Saint like him? Two updates finished, asking for all kinds of support! (End of chapter)