Chapter 77: I Can Achieve Proving the Dao on My Own! The Missing Sun Star Banner!

Outside the Zhushan Tribe, above the clouds.

At this moment, the Three Pure Ones were also extremely suspicious of Lu Yun's answer just now.

Especially Laozi; he had just been wondering whether Lu Yun was someone Nuwa had specifically used to target him.

As it turned out, Lu Yun actually claimed he had no master?

That is complete nonsense!

Sure enough, Yuanshi was also very skeptical of this: "This member of the Human Race actually dares to deceive us? Hmph, does he take us all for fools?"

He turned his head to look at Laozi and added: "Eldest Brother, it must be those twelve Ancestral Witches, no doubt about it! If anyone else had taken on a disciple, why would they need to be so secretive and not even let him speak of it!"

Tongtian, however, frowned and said: "If it really were the twelve Ancestral Witches, given their temperaments, it would be rather unlikely for them to make him hide his master, wouldn't it?"

Yuanshi was immediately quite incensed and retorted angrily: "Tongtian, are you not comfortable unless you are contradicting me?"

Tongtian said helplessly: "Second Brother, I am merely discussing the matter as it stands!"

Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Laozi could not help but frown and interrupted directly: "Enough, stop arguing! We will know what is actually going on once we observe a little more carefully!"

Yuanshi and Tongtian then quieted down and cast their gazes back toward the Zhushan Tribe.

Laozi's gaze flickered for a moment, and he suddenly thought: Could it be that Nuwa specifically told him to say that?!...

At the entrance of the Stone Palace.

Houtu, just as Nuwa had expected, truly did not think Lu Yun would say such a thing.

She had always assumed that Lu Yun was Nuwa's disciple and had thought Lu Yun would take this opportunity to reveal his identity, thereby forcing the disciples of the Three Pure Ones to retreat.

Who would have thought that Lu Yun would say this! Not to mention others not believing it, even Houtu did not believe that Lu Yun had no master.

It was not that she felt Lu Yun lacked the ability to comprehend cultivation methods on his own, but because, besides cultivation methods and Supernatural Powers, Lu Yun had also produced things that were clearly Dharma treasures.

Even if Lu Yun had Heaven-Defying Comprehension and could comprehend cultivation methods and Supernatural Powers on his own, those Dharma treasures and the like could not just appear out of thin air!

Therefore, what Houtu was pondering at this moment was: Why would Lu Yun want to hide his master?

In her view, if Nuwa permitted Lu Yun to say so, Lu Yun could naturally say he had no master! Then, why would Sister Nuwa want Lu Yun to do this?

Houtu's heart suddenly stirred, and her gaze turned to the disciples of the Three Pure Ones before her: Could it be that Sister Nuwa is doing this to force that Laozi, or even the Three Pure Ones, to act personally? Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated violently.

That must be it!

Sister Nuwa must be very dissatisfied with that Taiqing Laozi for establishing a sect many years ago yet not preaching the Dao!

Therefore, this time she is not just letting Lu Yun seize the Human Teachings Luck of others, but intends to lure Laozi into acting personally so that she can then take action herself! When that time comes, she could even seize this handle and rightfully abolish Laozi's Ren Sect! Thinking of this, Houtu could not help but sigh inwardly: The schemes of a Saint are truly formidable! Beyond her amazement, she was also very curious at this moment: if Nuwa really abolished the Ren Sect, would Laozi's Saint status also be shaken? While her thoughts were racing, the disciples of the Three Pure Ones before Lu Yun had already begun to question him.

"You have no master? Who are you trying to fool!"

The one who spoke was Guangchengzi, standing beside Xuandu.

He directly voiced the common thought in many people's hearts at that moment: "Don't tell me you want to say that you comprehended your cultivation methods and Supernatural Powers yourself, and cultivated to your current level all on your own?!"

Lu Yun glanced at him in surprise and said: "Who is this Immortal Elder? You guessed quite accurately!"

Guangchengzi: "..."

His complexion turned ashen rapidly, and he was nearly driven into a rage by Lu Yun.

What made him even more furious was that Lu Yun's disrespectful attitude toward him actually caused Duobao to laugh out loud.

"Pfft!"

Guangchengzi glared angrily directly at Duobao.

Duobao hurriedly controlled his emotions, then introduced him to Lu Yun with a serious face: "This is a disciple under the seat of Yuanshi Tianzun of the Chan Sect, Guangchengzi!"

Lu Yun's face immediately showed a look of realization, and he even bowed to Guangchengzi with great solemnity, saying: "So it is Immortal Elder Guangchengzi, excuse my lack of respect!"

Looking at Lu Yun's grinning appearance, how could there be any sign of respect?

He was so angry he gnashed his teeth, but seeing the Ancestral Witch Houtu beside Lu Yun, he had to suppress his anger and simply turned his head away.

Lu Yun, however, looked puzzled and asked Duobao Daoren: "Immortal Elder, I wonder if I said something wrong just now; why does Immortal Elder Guangchengzi seem not very happy?"

Duobao glanced at Guangchengzi, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he replied casually: "It is nothing, his personality is just like that; you need not mind it."

Lu Yun then breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That is good! By the way, may I ask how to address you, Immortal Elder?"

Duobao smiled slightly and introduced himself: "I am Duobao, a disciple under the seat of Tongtian Jiaozhu of the Jie Sect."

"So it is Immortal Elder Duobao, excuse my lack of respect."

After learning the identities of Guangchengzi and Xuandu, Lu Yun had actually already guessed Duobao's identity; now that it was confirmed, he naturally exchanged a few simple pleasantries.

And while the two of them were talking, Xuandu had also come back to his senses and hurriedly interjected again: "Lu Yun, since you have no master, why would you not want to join my Ren Sect?"

He felt that even if he kept questioning how Lu Yun could have cultivated such skills without a master, he would never get a real answer.

Therefore, he stopped asking whether Lu Yun really had no master or was just pretending, and instead asked directly about the reason Lu Yun was unwilling to join the Ren Sect.

Lu Yun, however, showed a look of hesitation, as if there was something difficult to put into words.

Seeing this, Xuandu hurriedly said: "If you have anything to say, just say it; I guarantee I will not hold it against you."

Lu Yun's expression relaxed, and he said: "Since that is the case, then I will speak plainly!" Xuandu said with a serious expression: "Speak freely!"

At this moment, he just wanted to hear what kind of unspeakable secret Lu Yun had.

Otherwise, how could anyone refuse to join the sect of a Saint? Everyone else who was paying attention to this side was also watching Lu Yun seriously at this moment, waiting for his explanation.

Even Houtu looked at Lu Yun with curiosity.

Facing the gazes of everyone, Lu Yun scratched his head, a shy smile appearing on his face, and said: "Because I feel like I don't need to take a master; I can also achieve Proving the Dao on my own."

Everyone: "..."

"Arrogant!"

"He truly knows not the height of the sky or the depth of the earth!"

Yuanshi, amidst the clouds, let out a cold sneer.

He looked at Laozi and said in a deep voice: "Eldest Brother, how can such an ignorant and foolish person be allowed into your sect?"

Laozi: "..."

He very much wanted to say, is it a matter of whether this poor Daoist is willing to let him join the sect? It is clearly the person who does not want to join my Ren Sect! Furthermore, he never wanted to take Lu Yun into the Ren Sect because of how astonishing Lu Yun's talent was!

Before, he only felt that his third brother Tongtian lacked insight, but now he discovered that his second brother Yuanshi was not much better!

His heart was too tired, to the point that he directly stopped answering Yuanshi.

Yuanshi, however, thought that Laozi approved of his view, so a look of smugness could not help but appear on his face as he looked toward Tongtian.

Tongtian actually wore a look of admiration and said: "This Human Race member has quite the ambition!"

Yuanshi: "..."

As expected, he should not have expected Tongtian to have any common ground with him!...

Inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Nuwa looked at Lu Yun's performance at this moment, and also revealed a bit of admiration on her face, saying: "This Human Race member... is indeed not bad!"

Fuxi, however, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "He does indeed have some ambition, but it is a pity that he probably cannot imagine that the Saint he just rejected is watching him nearby, and is likely already angered by him, and might even take action against him directly!"

Nuwa's expression sank, and she said: "If he really dares to make a move, then don't blame me for turning hostile!"

Previously, she thought Laozi had sent disciples into the Human Race to preach, and her mood was very excited; at this moment, discovering that Laozi not only did not preach, but also wanted to take action against a rare genius of her Human Race, her mood was naturally incomparably angry.

Fuxi, however, sighed lightly and said: "Let us watch for a while longer! Up until now, it is still uncertain whether this Lu Yun is truly thinking for the Human Race, or if he is being used by some person with ulterior motives."

Nuwa immediately fell silent.

She was actually also constantly pondering right now, exactly who was plotting against the Human Race, and who was plotting against her, Nuwa.

It was a pity that, for the time being, it was still impossible to tell.

She even repeatedly performed divinations, but did not divine any results.

This also made her even more confused.

Because the twelve Ancestral Witches should not possess this kind of ability to conceal heavenly secrets! If there were no plots existing on this Human Race member, she would protect him for the Human Race no matter what!

If there was someone plotting behind the scenes, then she... would also have to protect Lu Yun first, and then find that person plotting in the dark to settle the score!...

The Heavenly Court.

"Hahaha..."

The high-level members of the Demon Race could not help but laugh one by one at this moment, their laughter shaking the Lingxiao Treasure Hall! On one hand, they were mocking Lu Yun for overestimating his own capabilities.

Such a thing as independently Proving the Dao, even for beings like them who were born at the beginning of the creation of the world, they had only seen one person do it to this day, and that was Dao Ancestor Hongjun! As for why the six Saints of the Great Desolation were able to become Saints, it was because they joined Hongjun's sect and obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi!

If this Human Race member were not too ignorant, how could he possibly say such things?

On the other hand, they also suddenly felt that because of Lu Yun's arrogant words at this moment, the thing they had been looking forward to might be able to happen smoothly! Thanks to this Human Race member being ignorant and arrogant enough! Coincidentally, it was also at this time—

"Whoosh!"

A golden light suddenly fell into the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Everyone focused their eyes and looked, and it was precisely their Demon Race's Donghuang Taiyi who had returned.

Seeing this, everyone immediately became nervous again.

Di Jun immediately asked: "Taiyi, how is the situation?"

Taiyi's brows were locked tight, and his expression was ugly as he said: "Elder brother, I searched the entire Sun Star, but I actually did not find the Sun Star Banner!"

"What?!"

Whether it was Di Jun, Kunpeng, or the nine surrounding Demon Saints, all of their expressions changed.

Di Jun's gaze immediately fell upon Lu Yun in the phantom image before him: "In that case, the item he used to trigger the power of the sun just now was the Sun Star Banner? But, how could the Sun Star Banner end up in his hands?!"

(End of this chapter)