Chapter 72: The Saint wants to take him as a disciple, he should have no reason to refuse, right?

The perimeter of the Stone Palace.

Houtu, who was in the middle of eating meat, naturally noticed the arrival of Guangchengzi and the others.

Regarding this, she was actually somewhat surprised.

Because she had originally assumed the Three Pure Ones would come in person; she had not expected them to send only a few disciples. Could it be that they still thought a mere two Taiyi Golden Immortals and one Golden Immortal could resolve the matter?

Or was it that the Three Pure Ones had some other scheme? It was precisely because she could not temporarily fathom the intentions of the Three Pure Ones that Houtu was in no rush to show herself.

In any case, with the Great Witches of her Houtu Ancestral Court here, dealing with Duobao, Guangchengzi, and Xuandu was more than enough.

……

Seeing Duobao and Xuandu arrive one after another, Guangchengzi felt his heart settle slightly.

Nowadays, the Three Pure Ones had not yet divided their household, and the disciples of the Three Teachings naturally had contact with one another in the past. Although there were some minor conflicts, they were at least still in a state of standing united against outsiders.

Furthermore, although Duobao was, like him, only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and Xuandu was currently only a Golden Immortal, the three of them together were enough to represent the face of the Three Pure Ones!

Thinking about it, these Witches should not dare to make an enemy of the Three Pure Ones!

Thinking of this, Guangchengzi suddenly felt himself straighten up again, and his expression returned to one of composure and calmness.

Duobao did not notice the change in his expression. After hurriedly arriving near Guangchengzi, he quickly apologized to the nearby Witches, saying: "Great Witches, I am truly sorry. This fellow sect member of mine was just now impolite; I ask that you all be magnanimous."

A Great Witch scanned them once, let out a cold snort, and said: "And who might you be?"

Duobao opened his mouth, wanting to introduce himself, but he did not expect Guangchengzi to speak first.

"Hmph, we are disciples under the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain!"

Hearing him say such things in such an arrogant tone, Duobao could not help but secretly cry out that it was bad! This Guangchengzi clearly did not often walk about the Great Desolation and had no understanding of these Witches at all!

He had no idea that while other races might be intimidated by the name of the Three Pure Ones, these Witches would not be; in fact, they might even be more disgusted by them!

Xuandu also secretly lamented.

Had he known this Guangchengzi was so reckless, he would have been better off coming alone!

Sure enough, after hearing Guangchengzi's words, those few Great Witches all let out cold laughs.

"The Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain? Hmph, never heard of them!"

"Kunlun Mountain? What kind of mountain is that? Is it taller than our Mount Buzhou?"

"This little thing is a bit too arrogant, isn't he? Does he think he can walk sideways?"

"Walk sideways? Isn't that just a crab spirit! Hahaha!"

"This little thing is actually a crab spirit? Come to think of it, I haven't eaten crab in a long time!"

……

Upon hearing this, Guangchengzi's face immediately sank.

He had never seen such arrogant people who did not even hold the Three Pure Ones in their eyes! Were they truly not afraid of the Saint's fury?!

"Presumptuous! You dare to show disre— Wuu wuu..."

Guangchengzi wanted to berate the few Great Witches who did not know the meaning of death, but before he could finish his sentence, his mouth was covered by Duobao.

He was still struggling to pry open Duobao's hands when he heard Duobao transmit his voice to him: "Guangchengzi! If you really want to seek death, can you wait until later! Don't forget, we came this time to help Xuandu complete his task. If Xuandu's task cannot be completed, how will you answer to the Second Martial Uncle when you return?"

Hearing this, and seeing the anxious Xuandu on the side, Guangchengzi calmed down quite a bit.

Although he was still unhappy in his heart, he ultimately did not continue to act out.

In fact, he was also secretly wary of these Great Witches, but since he had already brought up his identity as a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, and the other party was so contemptuous, he had to show some attitude.

Otherwise, his master Yuanshi would likely be very disappointed in him later.

Now that Duobao had spoken, he naturally took the opportunity to step down; if his master blamed him upon returning, he would just say it was all Duobao's fault! Seeing that Guangchengzi had finally quieted down, Duobao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He said to the few Witches again: "I have offended you all, I am truly sorry!"

Seeing that Duobao and Xuandu had good attitudes, and that this was not their own territory, and that Xuandu was a Human, the few Great Witches did not continue to make trouble.

A Great Witch asked: "You have come here, for what purpose?"

Duobao immediately looked at Xuandu.

Xuandu also stepped forward at the right moment, offered a slight bow, and then spoke in a calm tone: "I am Xuandu, a disciple of the Ren Sect. By the order of my master, the Taiqing Saint, I have come to seek a youth of our Human Race named Lu Yun."

Another Great Witch looked Xuandu up and down and asked: "What business do you have looking for Brother Lu Yun?"

Hearing this, Xuandu's heart skipped a beat. He had not expected that the junior brother his master had asked him to take into the sect on his behalf could actually call this group of Great Witches brothers! One had to know that among the Witches, those who could be called Great Witches had to possess at least the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and even more were Great Luo Golden Immortals!

Was that Lu Yun not an Acquired Human? How could he befriend such a group of Great Witches? Only Duobao, who had arrived first, already understood much of the information about Lu Yun and knew the key reason, but he had not had time to tell Xuandu before.

At this moment, he hurriedly transmitted the information to Xuandu.

For a moment, Xuandu was even more shaken inside; only then did he realize Lu Yun was so formidable!

It was no wonder his master would look at him differently and intend to take him into the sect!

The speed at which the two exchanged voice transmissions was extremely fast.

After Xuandu understood everything, his expression became even more solemn, and he said: "My master says that Lu Yun has a master-disciple fate with our Ren Sect. Sending me here this time is to take him into the Ren Sect!"

As he spoke, he bowed toward the Witches again and said: "I ask that you all please pass on the message for me!"

The reason he asked the Great Witches to pass on the message was naturally because Duobao had already found out that Lu Yun was currently in seclusion inside the Stone Palace that the Witches had built for him; to get him to come out, he really needed the Witches to go and pass the word.

The few Great Witches all frowned one after another.

After exchanging glances, one Great Witch said: "I will go and report this matter."

Xuandu revealed a look of gratitude and said: "Thank you for your trouble!"

Duobao also breathed a sigh of relief once more.

In any case, at least they had stated their purpose. As for whether Lu Yun was willing to see them or wanted to join the Ren Sect, that was not something he could control! Under the gaze of Duobao and Xuandu, that Great Witch turned and headed toward the Stone Palace, while the other Great Witches dispersed to continue working on the food they had been cooking halfway through.

Smelling the wafts of enticing aroma, Duobao's mindset changed once again.

If possible, he still hoped Lu Yun would join the Ren Sect! After all, he had heard that this Lu Yun was extremely skilled at cooking food; if they became fellow disciples, wouldn't he be able to feast to his heart's content often in the future? Thinking of this, Duobao suddenly felt a bit more anticipation.

Thinking about it, a Saint like the First Martial Uncle wanting to take him as a disciple—he should have no reason to refuse, right? ……

"So that's how it is!"

After Houtu understood the intentions of Duobao and the others, she immediately realized what Laozi was planning!

At this moment, how could she not guess Laozi's intention in wanting to take Lu Yun as his disciple? "It's just a pity, I'm afraid Lu Yun will never agree!"

In Houtu's view, Lu Yun was already under a Saint, and was even a disciple of the Holy Mother of the Human Race, Nuwa; how could he turn to join the Ren Sect? Could it be that Laozi had not realized this?

No, that's not right!

Houtu's expression suddenly changed slightly as she thought of another possibility: perhaps this was a test from the very beginning! She felt that it was not that Laozi had not considered that Lu Yun might be a disciple of Nuwa, but that he could not confirm it, which was why he had specifically sent Xuandu to accept a disciple on his behalf.

In this way, Lu Yun's true background would naturally come to light! It was precisely for this test that Laozi did not come in person, but instead sent his own disciple.

Otherwise, if he were to come forward in person to take a disciple only to be rejected, wouldn't that be very embarrassing?

Thinking of this, Houtu could not help but sigh: he is truly calculating!

And just as Houtu was pondering these things, the Great Witch who had come to report had already arrived before the Stone Palace.

Before he could speak, Houtu sent a voice transmission directly to him: "Lu Yun is still in closed-door cultivation; Dayi, tell them to wait!"

"Yes!"

Dayi bowed respectfully and turned to leave.

After informing Duobao and the others of the matter, Duobao and Xuandu were momentarily troubled, not knowing what to do.

Guangchengzi, on the other hand, became somewhat angry again.

He felt that this action by Lu Yun was an insult to his Grandmaster, and likewise an insult to the Three Pure Ones! What closed-door cultivation? It was nothing more than an excuse!

The Human Race didn't even have cultivation techniques, so where would he be doing closed-door cultivation? But just as Guangchengzi was preparing to fly into a rage again, a calm voice unexpectedly entered the minds of the three of them.

"You shall wait here in this Human Tribe for him to emerge from seclusion!"

Guangchengzi's entire body shuddered, and the words that had reached his lips were swallowed back down.

Because this was the voice of his Grandmaster! He held this Grandmaster in high regard, so he dared not disobey him at all.

Duobao and Xuandu would naturally not disobey Laozi either.

Xuandu said: "Since that is the case, then we shall impose upon you here."

Dayi turned and left, ignoring them further.

Duobao took Xuandu and Guangchengzi and walked toward a few members of the Human Race he had met earlier, preparing to let them—especially that fellow Guangchengzi—gain some real experience! (End of chapter)