Junior Uncle is too cunning.

After accompanying Lingxian and her companion on a tour of Donghai Town, Chen Fusheng managed to avoid any unexpected incidents. However, his pockets emptied considerably. In addition to spending over a million spirit stones on Lingxian and her companion, Chen Fusheng himself spent a full fifty spirit stones.

Looking at the excited Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er ahead, he touched his storage ring, feeling a mix of pain and happiness. Money really doesn't last long. Luckily, he now has a storage bag, so he doesn't have to carry a bag, otherwise... He unconsciously slapped his thigh. Sigh, even immortals are human!

Consider it a year-end bonus for them. Actually, it's quite a good deal. They've only been paid once in a hundred years, so it's equivalent to one yuan a year. Thinking about it that way makes me feel much better.

Nothing was said that night. For the next three days, Chen Fusheng simply raised the white flag: "In seclusion, please do not disturb."

He finally spent three days in peace without being disturbed by anyone. However, he did not do nothing. Through his divine sense, he observed that a total of thirty-seven sects had come during the three days. Including those that came before, there were about a hundred sects in total. Basically, all the sects near the East Sea had come.

Even among the top sects, two have arrived in the past few days. Besides the Qingwei Sect, the other two are the Xiaoyao Sect, which inherits from the Human Sect, and the Sanxian Cave, which inherits from the Jie Sect. These three sects represent the highest combat power in the vicinity of the East Sea. After all, there are only about ten major sects in the entire Dongsheng Divine Continent.

Chen Fusheng didn't know much about the Xiaoyao Sect. He only knew that it was a successor of the Human Teachings and advocated the Way of Non-Action. The immortal pills he had recently traded came from this sect. As for who the specific successor was, he couldn't find out. There were simply too few disciples of the Human Teachings. The only one who was truly accepted into the Taiqing Sage's fold was Grand Master Xuandu. Even the remaining disciples, even those who were nominally accepted, were few and far between.

This resulted in the fewest sects of the Human Religion in the entire Eastern Continent, and the most difficult to trace their lineage. After all, there are many sects in the prehistoric world. The founders only listened to a few lectures by a powerful figure, comprehended some Dao essence, and soared to the heavens. Later, they found a mountain to claim the title of ancestor and declared themselves to be the sect under the name of the powerful figure. The powerful figures were happy to do so, as they did not have to worry about having so many disciples and grand-disciples. Isn't this what they preached for?

Besides, with disciples serving below, there's no need to preach anymore, but the teachings become even more famous. As long as you don't do anything immoral, it's fine to borrow their name; they won't care. Plus, you get free incense offerings. Who wouldn't want such a good thing?

This has led to the entire Eastern Continent being filled with Taoism. If it's not the Chan sect, it's definitely the Jie sect. After all, who in the entire prehistoric world has a stronger backing than the Three Pure Ones? Anyone who isn't a fool would definitely choose one to align themselves with. Those who aren't from the three sects have long since disappeared into the annals of history. What's even more ridiculous is that one day, a disciple of a sect might be fortunate enough to meet a powerful ancestor and go to pay their respects. The ancestor would probably have to do some calculations and then suddenly realize, "Oh, so I used to associate with so-and-so, who was actually under my name."

When Chen Fusheng first learned of this, he thought it was done by that time-traveling senior who dealt with patents. Look at this model: the sage gives free lectures and issues patents. You want to use the patents to recruit disciples and make money? Fine, but you have to pay me protection money. If you don't, I'll wipe you out in a minute!

Among these sects, the Jie Sect had the most, mainly because the Tongtian Sect Leader's slogan was too resounding: "There is no discrimination in education; all who are moved by my Dao are disciples of my Jie Sect."

Of course, the effect was also very good. Take the second generation of Taoism, for example. The direct lineage of the Human Sect had only one disciple, the Grand Master Xuandu. Including the registered disciples, there were no more than fifteen children. The Chan Sect was a little better, with twelve direct lineage disciples. Including the registered disciples, there were no more than twenty children. The Jie Sect had eight direct lineage disciples and four each of the main and outer sects, which was still acceptable. However, the Tongtian Sect Master did not discriminate between meat and vegetables, and had as many as ten thousand registered disciples. This did not even include the children.

By the third generation, the founding masters of Dongsheng Shenzhou, such as Wanhua Daoren of Lingbao Sect, could all be considered the third generation. The Human Sect continued to maintain its eugenics and non-interference approach, resulting in the least number of Daoist successors. The Chan Sect was also doing alright, growing at a rate of about twice as fast. The Jie Sect, however, was much more powerful, growing at an exponential rate, sweeping across the entire prehistoric world like locusts.

It can be said that the current Jie Sect is like a smartphone in the previous life. If you randomly pick ten cultivators, one of them will definitely be from the Jie Sect. The same is true for the Eastern Continent, where more than half of the cultivators are followers of the Jie Sect.

When Chen Fusheng saw these things, he was amazed at how powerful the Tongtian Sect Leader was. Compared to him, the pyramid schemes of his previous life would probably kowtow and worship him as their ancestors. However, fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and the way of heaven is cyclical. If the Tongtian Sect Leader ate two-thirds of a bowl of rice by himself, how are the other saints supposed to live?

Now that the other saints haven't directly overturned the table, Chen Fusheng feels that they are too well-mannered. No wonder they were targeted by the other saints during the Investiture of the Gods. Their behavior was really too ugly!

The Three Immortals Cave, however, is described in the sect's records as having inherited the Dao from the Three Immortals of the Jie Sect: Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao. These three are among the four great outer disciples of the Jie Sect, which is quite impressive. Even the top sect of the Chan Sect, Qingwei Sect, only has one Taiyi Zhenren among the Twelve Golden Immortals. This is different from those sects that are merely nominal; this is a genuine Dao lineage. Chen Fusheng felt that it was at least much more authentic than the Lingbao Sect!

……

When Chen Fusheng arrived at the meeting point, there were already quite a few people there. Looking around, he saw that everyone here was at least at the Celestial Immortal level. As a fake Celestial Immortal, he was simply indistinguishable from everyone else here!

Of course, Chen Fusheng was happy to be idle. Anyway, the tall ones were being watched over by Master Lingyu, and there were also senior brothers and sisters in the middle. Being the youngest was good!

Not seeing Lingxian and the other two, they asked Daolin and learned that the Returning to Emptiness Team and the Dao Integration Team were different from them in this trial. They had already left yesterday under the leadership of Daoling and Daochi.

Chen Fusheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they left, saving him from getting caught up in the mess and not knowing whether he would live or die. With some free time, Chen Fusheng chatted with Feng Jiu and Lu Tian from time to time. Before long, he saw Ge Yu leading a few people over. The two smiled amicably, showing a deep brotherly bond!

"uh-huh……"

Chen Fusheng swayed slightly, his head buzzing. It took him two or three seconds to recover. He glanced around quietly. Dao Lin and the others had just taken their positions. There were more than a dozen Taoists in front of them, including his master Ling Yu. When he saw Dao Lin turn around, he quickly covered his head with his right hand and supported Zhu Wu Neng on his shoulder with his left. Like Feng Jiu beside him, he was deep in thought. Chen Fusheng always kept in mind the principle of "not being the first to stick one's neck out".

"Junior brother, junior brother, are you alright?" Dao Lin asked with concern.

He rubbed his head, looking somewhat unwell, and said, "I'm alright. What happened to you, Senior Brother?"

"I'm not sure, it's good that you're alright."

He nudged Feng Jiu and Lu Tian beside him, and they both fell into confusion. As they looked around aimlessly, they met Ge Yu's gaze. Chen Fusheng saw a hint of contempt in Ge Yu's eyes. When Ge Yu saw Chen Fusheng's gaze, his eyes were filled with worry, and he deliberately asked a few words of concern.

"Alright, this trial will begin now. I am Xuan Fuzi. This trial is jointly organized by my Qingwei Sect, Xiaoyao Sect, and Sanxian Cave. A specialist will inform you of the specific task requirements shortly. I hope you will slay many demons. For those who excel, the three sects will offer generous rewards, including pills, spiritual weapons, and supernatural powers..."

Fellow Daoists, do you have anything to add...? Then let's set off.

Chen Fusheng was somewhat shaken by Xuan Fuzi's words. He could refine spiritual artifacts himself, and he could buy pills and other things as long as he spent more money. But supernatural powers were something that even Chen Fusheng didn't know. Generally, only Xuan Immortals would start to cultivate and condense supernatural power seeds. Only Golden Immortals could use them. Zhu Wuneng's Divine Eye supernatural power was an innate supernatural power, and Chen Fusheng knew how powerful it was.

Unexpectedly, the Dao Alliance was willing to spend so much for this trial. Seeing the envious immortals around him, even a cunning old Daoist like Ge Yu had his eyes gleaming. Chen Fusheng's heart was in his throat. He secretly decided that he would stay put if he could, and if all else failed, he would find a place to hide and see how things went.

Lingyu Zhenren flew over, and his flying boat magic weapon took off directly. At this time, the airspace above the town was filled with flying vehicles of all kinds, including living creatures such as cranes and eagles, as well as countless cold weapons, flying swords, and flying boats.

Chen Fusheng and the others did not dare to delay and flew up immediately. Under the control of Lingyu Zhenren, the flying boat quickly flew eastward. Looking at the speckles behind him, Chen Fusheng sighed in his heart, "Fortunately, this is the Primordial World. If this were an airport, it would probably take half a day just to move a flight path."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Fusheng also learned about the Lingbao Sect's mission this time. The mission was to advance 30 million miles southeast of the coastline, step by step from the coast, to wipe out all sea monsters above the Void Returning Realm level, and the order was that "all living things" could be killed.

Looking at the distant blue sea, Chen Fusheng thought about how a century had passed since their last parting. From this day forward, the calm sea might change color. This wasn't a matter of whether Chen Fusheng wanted to or not. As long as he was still a disciple of the Lingbao Sect and wanted to continue to protect the great mountain of Taoism, he could only obey. This was a clan struggle, and the individual seemed extremely insignificant. Perhaps only by becoming a Golden Immortal, no, after glancing at True Person Lingyu, or even at a higher level, would he have the right to say "no."