The extremely depressed Dijun had not gone anywhere recently. After all, Li Er was guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate, and he dared not order the slaughter of the human race anymore!
He could only live a shameless life with Xi He every day!
Gradually, Xi He became pregnant, which finally brought a glimmer of good news to Dijun!
Subsequently, Xi He gave birth to ten little Golden Crows!
Dijun's smile stretched from ear to ear. It was inevitable. The only members of the Golden Crow clan were him and Taiyi. Now, they finally had offspring, and ten little Golden Crows at that. He immediately bowed to Xi He, thanking her for her contribution to his Golden Crow clan!
However, the little Golden Crows were quite boisterous and naturally possessed the True Fire of the Sun. In the Heavenly Court, they directly incapacitated many demons. Dijun was greatly troubled by this!
In the end, he had no choice but to send the little Golden Crows to Tanggu. There, the Fusang tree was not afraid of the True Fire of the Sun! Dijun personally set up a great formation there to prevent the little Golden Crows from escaping!
Li Er had guarded for so long and naturally left. After all, the demon race's energy was now focused on the little Golden Crows, and they should no longer have any thoughts of slaughtering the human race!
Thus, Li Er returned to the Huoyun Cave!
At this moment, on Shouyang Mountain, a young man was kneeling and kowtowing! He had been doing so for quite some time, with great sincerity!
Taiqing Laozi opened his eyes and glanced at the foot of the mountain. With a flick of his finger, he knew it was Xuandu, his disciple. With a flash, he appeared at the foot of Shouyang Mountain.
The young man was still kowtowing. Seeing the elder approaching, he was a little confused, but he did not get up. He only heard the elder ask, "Young man, what are you kowtowing for?"
The young man smiled and replied, "Greetings, old man. I am visiting the immortal mountain, seeking a renowned master!"
"How did you know this mountain was an immortal mountain?" Laozi chuckled!
The young man shook his head and said, "This humble one does not know, but observing the grandeur of this mountain, I simply began to kowtow. Perhaps I will find a renowned master."
Taiqing Laozi, however, shook his head and said, "Although you have sincerity and perseverance, you are not very wise!"
The young man chuckled and paid no mind, continuing his kowtows!
Taiqing Laozi revealed his true form. The young man's eyes widened. Good heavens, wasn't this the Sage Master? He immediately prostrated himself! After all, Li Er and Taiqing Laozi looked alike, except one was young and the other was old!
"You may rise and follow me up the mountain!" Taiqing Laozi was too lazy to inquire further. Since he was a fated person, a destined disciple, he would accept him!
Afterward, Xuandu followed Taiqing Laozi up Shouyang Mountain. Taiqing Laozi tapped his finger and said, "This is my Taiqing immortal technique!" Xuandu immediately prostrated himself, calling out, "Greetings, Master! Thank you, Master, for imparting this technique!"
On Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi also received his twelve direct disciples. Guangchengzi was the earliest to be accepted as a disciple, so he naturally became the eldest disciple. Among them was Huang Long of the Dragon Clan. Because the Dragon Clan had a lot of karma, Yuanshi did not like him very much, but he had still come out of the formation. What made Yuanshi most depressed was that after calculating, he realized that there was indeed a master-disciple affinity. Yuanshi could only grudgingly accept him!
However, since he did not like him much, he did not bestow any spiritual treasures upon him. This also led to Zhenren Huang Long being derisively called the "Three-No Zhenren"!
Tongtian was even more formidable, with a large number of disciples, including many birds and beasts. He was known as "Myriad Immortals Paying Homage"!
Initially, Yuanshi was very happy after accepting his twelve direct disciples. He even found Taiqing Laozi and said that his Yuqing lineage had received an inheritance. However, upon hearing about Tongtian's "Myriad Immortals Paying Homage," his face instantly darkened. It wasn't that he didn't want Tongtian to have many disciples, but there were too many birds and beasts among them. With so many birds and beasts, their quality would inevitably be mixed, which would harm the luck of the great sect. Tongtian himself only had the Twelve-Grade Karma Red Lotus to suppress the luck, not a先天至宝 (innate supreme treasure), so he couldn't afford to indulge so much!
"Big Brother, please say something about our Third Brother. If this continues, how can his Jie Sect maintain its great sect's luck?" Yuanshi said immediately!
This was because Yuanshi knew that Tongtian would not listen to his second brother, but he still had some respect for their eldest brother.
Taiqing Laozi glanced into the distance, towards the direction of Jin'ao Island. He pondered for a moment and said, "Second Brother, I am aware of this matter!"
Yuanshi nodded. Since their eldest brother had plans, everything would be fine!
Taiqing Laozi, however, was thinking about future matters. These birds and beasts were not entirely a bad thing!
Seeing Yuanshi leave, Taiqing Laozi suddenly called out to him, "Second Brother, I have something to tell you!"
Yuanshi was taken aback, not understanding why, and sat down.
Taiqing Laozi waved his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda appeared, enveloping the two of them.
Seeing his elder brother's solemnity, Yuanshi immediately became cautious and asked, "Big Brother, what is it?"
Taiqing Laozi said, "After the battle between the Wu and Yao tribes, neither of them became the protagonists of heaven and earth. It is the human race that is. Do you know this?"
Yuanshi nodded. They had also foreseen this!
Taiqing Laozi continued, "The demon race now controls the Heavenly Court. If the demon race perishes, do you think the Heavenly Court will still exist?"
Yuanshi pondered for a moment and nodded. At that time, the Heavenly Court would truly be the master of the Three Realms!
"Then the Heavenly Court will govern the world with righteous gods. Who do you think the ruler of the Heavenly Court will choose then?" Taiqing Laozi asked again!
Yuanshi was stunned. It would definitely be the disciples of the Three Sects. Thinking of this, Yuanshi was greatly alarmed. Was this the next tribulation?
"Therefore, it is also beneficial for our Third Brother to have accepted so many 'bearded and horned' beings. When the Heavenly Court needs people, they can be given to them. So, Second Brother, you can also accept some nominal disciples as a precaution!" Taiqing Laozi said!
Yuanshi immediately nodded, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Big Brother, for your guidance!"
"Heh heh, go!" Taiqing Laozi smiled!
Yuanshi immediately left. Taiqing Laozi sighed. The main reason for saying this was to maintain balance. If you made Tongtian fill the entire Investiture of the Gods list, he would surely be displeased. Now that they both had people, Tongtian would have no complaints!
Moreover, it was a good thing for those who were not destined for immortality to be on the list; it gave them an origin!
However, these were all matters for the future. It was impossible for the three brothers to quarrel during the Investiture of the Gods tribulation. He, the eldest brother, would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen!
Of course, he would still need to inform Tongtian about this matter!
With this thought, Taiqing Laozi set off towards Jin'ao Island in the East Sea!
Tongtian, who was lecturing, suddenly sensed something and knew that his eldest brother was coming. He was overjoyed and dismissed his disciples, leaving only his chosen direct disciples. He then instructed them, "Your Senior Uncle Master is visiting. All of you behave yourselves, do you understand?"
The disciples exchanged glances and nodded repeatedly!
Soon, Taiqing Laozi arrived at Jin'ao Island. Tongtian greeted him with a hearty laugh and said, "Big Brother, this is your first time visiting my Jin'ao Island. You must stay for a few days!"
As he spoke, Tongtian took Taiqing Laozi's hand and entered the Biyou Palace!