13: Befriending the Three Pure Ones, at Lao Tzu's invitation

Listening to the Three Pure Ones' critique, Li Yun felt a bit annoyed, feeling as uncomfortable as a KTV hostess being judged by others in his past life.

But thinking of the difference in their strength, Li Yun quickly chose to follow his heart and hide his emotions.

After a full quarter of an hour, the Three Pure Ones finally withdrew their scrutinizing gazes. Laozi, the leader, cupped his fists in a salute to Li Yun and said, "Fellow Daoist, our apologies. The three of us have lost our composure."

"It is truly because your situation is too unique. If we hadn't sensed that you don't have the aura of the Wu Clan, we would have even suspected you were a member of the Wu Clan with a Primordial Spirit."

"After all, while your cultivation is indeed not high, your Physical Body strength is truly outstanding. Even within the Wu Clan, it would be close to the level of a Lesser Witch."

Physical Body strength comparable to a Lesser Witch?

Does that mean the Physical Body strength of a Lesser Witch of the Wu Clan is comparable to a Low Grade Innate Spirit Treasure?!

Nodding thoughtfully, Li Yun was somewhat shocked inwardly.

After all, if that were the case, the Wu Clan was indeed uniquely blessed in terms of physical cultivation. Unfortunately, the Wu Clan had clearly taken a wrong turn, which led to their future upper limit being insufficient, not even the Ancestral Witches being an exception.

Thinking of this, Li Yun immediately spoke up, "Three Fellow Daoists, you need not be so polite."

"To be honest, I am also very surprised by my own situation."

"However, I really didn't expect my physical fitness to be comparable to a Lesser Witch. It seems I should find an Opportunity to visit the Wu Clan and learn their Body Refining techniques!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Laozi and Yuanshi did not speak, but Tongtian, who was beside them, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then, he seemed to realize his loss of composure and quickly restrained his smile, saying, "Sorry, sorry, Fellow Daoist, I didn't mean to laugh at you!"

"It's just that the Wu Clan and we Cultivators are extremely at odds. If you rashly go there and aren't killed, it would already be a huge blessing. To want to learn the Wu Clan's Body Refining techniques is simply a pipe dream."

Hearing this, Laozi and Yuanshi also nodded.

They had also had conflicts and clashes with the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the enmity between the two sides was even extremely great.

But precisely because of this, they knew very well how xenophobic, conceited, and even proud the Twelve Ancestral Witches were. How could they make an exception for someone at the mere Profound Immortal Realm like Li Yun?

"Uh—"

Opening his mouth, Li Yun also knew he was being a bit idealistic.

But he wasn't without confidence; after all, he did have something the Wu Clan needed.

As a transmigrator.

In his past life, he had also had contact with Ancient Martial Arts.

Although his learning wasn't deep, all paths lead to the same destination. Ancient Martial Arts indeed focus on essence, energy, spirit, and blood-qi. The Wu Clan possesses all of these, they just lack a Primordial Spirit.

This also meant that the Wu Clan could completely learn Ancient Martial Arts, and even use them to exert powerful techniques and combat power far beyond the scope of Ancient Martial Arts.

In this way, he could completely make a deal with the Wu Clan in exchange for a place to stay and protection, and even the Wu Clan's Body Refining techniques would be no exception.

But how could he tell the Three Pure Ones such words?

He knew very well how great the conflict between the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches was at this time. They both claimed to be the orthodox lineage of pangu, and the two sides were like fire and water.

It was only in the future when the Three Pure Ones would Attain the Dao and become a Saint, and no Saint was born among the Ancestral Witches, that this struggle came to an end, and no final decisive battle broke out between the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches.

Thinking of this, Li Yun immediately spoke, "It is indeed a bit presumptuous of me."

"But even so, I don't plan to continue staying in the vicinity of Mount Buzhou."

"The power of that Grand Unity Golden Immortal battle not long ago was too strong. I was almost killed by the aftershocks. This place is too dangerous; I need to find a safe place to go into closed-door cultivation!"

Hearing this, the Three Pure Ones nodded in agreement.

After all, they also knew very well that Li Yun's bit of strength was not enough to look at in the vicinity of Mount Buzhou; he was essentially just a larger ant.

If they hadn't been curious before, there probably wouldn't have been any contact between the two sides at all.

Thinking of this, Laozi immediately spoke, "If Fellow Daoist only needs a safe place to Cultivate, you can head to Kunlun Mountain."

"Although Kunlun Mountain is the residence and Daoist Arena of us Three Brothers, the region of West Kunlun is not so. Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West only occupies one area, and the rest has many areas prepared for Loose Cultivators."

"As long as Fellow Daoist follows the rules of Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West when the time comes, that place is considered one of the relatively safe areas in the Great Desolation."

West Kunlun!

A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and Li Yun was somewhat moved.

It wasn't that West Kunlun was safer than the Wu Clan, but he remembered that there were several opportunities in Kunlun Mountain.

For example, the yellow middle plum, one of the ten great innate spiritual roots, was there. Even the immortal apricot and Five-Needle Pine were there; he just didn't know their exact locations.

"I must go to West Kunlun!"

"The ten great innate spiritual roots—it would be best to take them all and perform Fusion. By then, my foundation will truly be no inferior to the likes of the Three Pure Ones and Ancestral Witches."

"But not now. I'll stay with the Wu Clan for a while. After I find the banana tree that exists within Mount Buzhou, I'll head to West Kunlun!"

Having made up his mind, Li Yun cupped his fists to Laozi, "Thank you for the guidance, Dao Brother. In the future, I will certainly go to West Kunlun to open an Immortal Cave and keep you three Dao Brothers company. I hope you three won't mind then!"

"No matter!"

Waving his hand, Laozi gave Li Yun an appreciative look and then said, "In that case, we Three Brothers will take our leave first."

After saying that, Laozi didn't stay any longer. With a wave of his hand, he took Yuanshi and Tongtian and quickly left the place.

"Whew—"

Once the Three Pure Ones left, Li Yun immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Three Pure Ones didn't make a move; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

However, taking this Opportunity to get to know the Three Pure Ones and even having a legitimate excuse to go to West Kunlun to settle down was also an unexpected harvest.

Thinking of this, Li Yun was in a great mood and immediately rode a cloud to continue speeding towards the Wu Clan Territory.

On the other side, after the Three Pure Ones had flown for a while, Yuanshi asked in confusion, "Big Brother, why did you invite him?"

"A mere Profound Immortal Realm, what is there about this boy that is worth paying attention to?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Tongtian also looked at Laozi curiously.

Although he had a good impression of Li Yun, it was only good; the latter's weak cultivation really didn't catch his eye.

Facing their gazes, Laozi smiled indifferently and said, "What I value is not the current him, but the future him!"

"Don't look at his current low cultivation; his foundation is indeed extraordinary. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he surpasses ninety percent of the Innate Deities in the Great Desolation."

"Furthermore, he himself has an Innate Dao Body. His future achievements will definitely not be low. If he doesn't perish prematurely, once he grows up, he will certainly not be underestimated. It's much better to have one more friend than one more enemy."

"Besides, only someone with a foundation of his level is qualified to speak with us on equal terms; the rest of those Cultivators in the Great Desolation are not worth mentioning!"

Hearing this, Yuanshi and Tongtian came to a sudden realization.

Although they couldn't treat Li Yun as an equal right now, just as Laozi said, the other party indeed had that potential.

Thinking of this, Yuanshi and Tongtian immediately spoke, "What Big Brother says is absolutely right!"

"Big Brother has a point!"

Buzz— Buzz—

Right at that moment, a region of Mount Buzhou in the distance suddenly glowed with ten thousand rays of auspicious light.

The Three Pure Ones, who had been chatting casually just now, immediately turned solemn. After exchanging a look, they sped towards the area where the celestial phenomenon was churning.