150: Disciples of the Sage

Zixiao Palace closed, and the Saint's presence withdrew completely, becoming imperceptible to the myriad beings of the Great Desolation.

As the Saint's Disciples and the future heaven-ordained Saints, they each had their own thoughts at this moment.

In the West, Mount Sumeru.

The once barren and desolate land had gradually regained some vitality under the management of Jieyin and Zhunti.

However, what worried Jieyin and Zhunti was a certain matter.

In Zixiao Palace, for the sake of these hard-won Holy Seats, they had cast aside their dignity and made themselves a laughingstock before the myriad beings of the Great Desolation.

That would have been fine, but they had even gone as far as to make grand promises, taking on the Karma of the West's great prosperity.

But how exactly was the West supposed to prosper?

It couldn't simply prosper for no reason just because a Saint said, "The West shall surely prosper."

Ultimately, the responsibility would fall on their shoulders.

At this time, Jieyin and Zhunti were gathered together, addressing each other as Senior and Junior Brothers.

Jieyin was the Senior Brother, and Zhunti was the Junior Brother.

Exchanging a glance, Zhunti's expression turned bitter. "Senior Brother, it seems we have taken on some incredible Karma."

Originally, they only had some Karma related to Mount Sumeru; they just needed to manage Mount Sumeru well.

Now, because they used the myriad beings of the West as a pretext and accepted the Karma of the West's great prosperity...

They were now truly and completely bound to the West.

The burden of the West's prosperity had fallen squarely upon them.

Jieyin, whose expression was relatively calm, appeared much more composed.

He spoke unhurriedly, "Junior Brother, do not be anxious."

"Although we accepted the Karma of the West's prosperity, it was never specified when it would prosper or in what manner. There is no need to be too hasty about this."

"What we need to do now is to quickly comprehend the Dao of the Saint taught by our Teacher, refine the Primordial Violet Qi, and validate our Dao to become Saints as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, a hint of yearning appeared in Jieyin's eyes.

It was a yearning for the realm of a Saint and the pursuit of transcendence.

Hearing this, Zhunti also understood; it turned out Senior Brother had kept such a trick up his sleeve.

Since his Senior Brother wasn't worried, he wasn't worried either.

In any case, it was just a verbal promise, and it didn't say when the West would prosper.

They could just take their time.

"Senior Brother is right. We should seize the time to validate our Dao and become Saints."

The two smiled at each other, but then Zhunti suddenly remembered that the two of them seemed to owe that Daoist Hongyun a massive debt of Karma.

"Senior Brother, how should we view that Daoist Hongyun?"

It was because Hongyun gave up his seat that they were able to obtain these two Holy Seats.

This was a solid, inescapable Karma.

How to repay it was another problem.

Upon hearing this, Jieyin's smile also instantly froze.

Indeed, how could they ever repay Hongyun's Karma?

Maybe they just shouldn't repay it...

He shook his head. "In short, our first priority is to become Saints."

"After becoming Saints, we can make other plans."

All below the Saint are like ants.

As long as the two of them validated their Dao and became Saints, whether they acknowledged this Karma or not would be up to them.

With this thought, the two had made up their minds and settled down to comprehend the Primordial Violet Qi.

...

In the Three Friends Courtyard on Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones also immediately intensified their secluded cultivation after returning.

Of the three lectures in Zixiao Palace, the Three Pure Ones had gained the most.

Not only were they accepted as personal Disciples by the Saint, received Supreme Treasures, and were guaranteed Holy Seats...

But on that Treasure Distribution Cliff, the Three Pure Ones had also reaped a bountiful harvest.

The three of them could be said to have become rich overnight.

The title of the Saint's personal Disciples ensured they were looked upon with respect wherever they went.

With Supreme Treasures in hand, they had even more confidence to walk through the Great Desolation.

The reason Taiyi was considered the strongest in combat among the Innate Sacred Beings was thanks to the chaos bell in his hands.

Previously, among the Innate Sacred Beings, let alone an Innate Supreme Treasure, even having a Top Grade Innate Spirit Treasure would make one highly respected.

Now that all three of them had Supreme Treasures, they were already extremely powerful combatants in the Great Desolation.

Naturally, they received attention from many parties.

However, none of the Three Pure Ones responded much.

Their current thoughts were all focused on validating their Dao and becoming Saints.

...

Phoenix Perch Valley.

After returning from Zixiao Palace, Nuwa was in no hurry to enter seclusion. Instead, she kept wandering around in front of Fuxi.

From time to time, she would disrupt the melodies he played.

Fuxi finally couldn't take it anymore. "Didn't you say you had insights and needed to go into seclusion? Why do you keep pacing in front of me?"

Nuwa smiled and said, "I'm afraid that if I become a Saint so quickly, you'll be intimidated by me."

Fuxi shook his head helplessly upon hearing this. Had he been too indulgent with his younger sister?

She had been quite disrespectful lately.

He reached out and tapped her on the head. "Get out of my way."

Having been tapped, Nuwa immediately put on an angry face.

"Fine, you actually dared to hit me."

"In the name of a Saint, Fuxi, hear my decree: get on your knees right now!"

Hearing this, Fuxi really couldn't stand it and picked up the zither in his hand as if to strike.

Nuwa quickly dodged away, and seeing Fuxi standing there in impotent rage, she finally went into seclusion.

With Fuxi's peace disturbed, he had no heart left for the zither and simply began to observe the stars.

More and more of the Zhou Tian Starry Sky was becoming energetically linked with the Sun Star, and his plans were steadily progressing.

Suddenly, he noticed a change in the celestial omens. If he wanted to complete his control over the Heavenly Court, having authority over the stars alone was not enough.

As the place where the Luck of the Great Desolation converged, the Heavenly Court required a powerful infusion of Luck to be fully controlled.

"This news must be quickly conveyed to Dijun."

"The full emergence of the Heavenly Court is not far off!"

Without much hesitation, Fuxi left the Dao field and headed toward the Heavenly Court.

...

In the main hall of the Immortal Court on Penglai Immortal Island.

East Duke was also steadily developing his own forces.

Although his backing from the Saint had diminished somewhat, it was still there.

Furthermore, the strength of the Immortal Court was now beyond doubt.

Therefore, many Cultivators continued to join them.

However, East Duke had slightly changed his development policy.

He shifted from the initial robbery-style recruitment to offering benefits, making people submit willingly.

The continuous growth of Dijun and his Heavenly Court forces had already put some pressure on him.

If he continued as before, he feared he would push even more Cultivators toward Dijun's side.

...

As for the Witch Clan at Mount Buzhou.

After Houtu returned and truthfully informed her brothers and sisters of what Hongjun had said...

The Ancestral Witches shook their heads repeatedly, unable to understand the meaning of those words.

It made sense; among the twelve Ancestral Witches, most were warriors, and the only strategist, Zhu Jiuyin, was often unreliable.

So, the Ancestral Witches simply put it out of their minds.

Since they didn't understand, they wouldn't listen to him.

What Saint? Was he as powerful as the Father God?

If not, what right did he have to tell them what to do?

Focusing on their own development and expanding the clan was what they needed to consider.

Everywhere in the Great Desolation, steady development began at this time...