Junior Uncle is too cunning.

Listening to Grand Master Lingbao's words, Chen Fusheng was secretly amazed. If he hadn't been certain that Jiang Ziya was a genuine prehistoric being, he probably would have really thought that he was a time traveler like himself!

The Decree on Reducing the Power of the Feudal Regime and the Decree on Granting Grace—aren't these Han Dynasty decrees? Although Chen Fusheng wasn't a good student, he had read about Emperor Wu of Han in his previous life. Now, these two decrees were actually brought up by Jiang Ziya first. He wondered if there would be a Chao Cuo in the story.

Yun Zhongzi reluctantly returned the Dao Asking Ruler to Chen Fusheng and returned to his cave without saying a word. The whole process was like sleepwalking. Chen Fusheng and Grand Master Lingbao exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise. How could they not know that Yun Zhongzi had suddenly attained enlightenment?

He had already advanced from the mid-stage to the late-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm thanks to the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill that Chen Fusheng had given him last time. Now, he might be able to break through to the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm directly through sudden enlightenment.

It is important to know that the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top is a very special stage. Sometimes, one can wake up in the middle of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, just like Chen Fusheng, who, after experiencing life and death, woke up in the middle of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and directly became the Great Luo Golden Immortal of Perfection.

The two carefully escorted Yun Zhongzi back to his cave. Chen Fusheng even set up a defensive array outside the cave. He wasn't worried about others deliberately causing trouble, but rather about someone unintentionally disturbing Yun Zhongzi.

After chatting with Grand Master Lingbao for a few more minutes, Chen Fusheng slowly returned to his cave.

At the Jade Void Palace, when Yun Zhongzi had his moment of enlightenment, Yuanshi Tianzun, who had been in seclusion, opened his eyes and his lips twitched slightly.

On the one hand, I was filled with joy at Yun Zhongzi's sudden enlightenment, but on the other hand, I felt a little self-reflection.

He had twelve direct disciples, but for some reason, only Guang Chengzi and Grand Master Lingbao have broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

As for the others, only Jade Cauldron True Man and Yellow Dragon True Man have broken through to the late stage. The others have cultivated for so long, but they are only at the early stage of the middle stage of the Great Luo realm, which makes Yuanshi Tianzun somewhat disappointed.

On the contrary, Yun Zhongzi and Chen Fusheng, these disciples, not only surpassed the Twelve Golden Immortals in cultivation, but also inherited their Dao of weapon crafting.

"Could it be that there's something wrong with my judgment?"

Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but ask himself if his insistence on prioritizing natural talent was truly suitable for cultivation and could serve as the successor of the Chan Sect.

In fact, Yuanshi Tianzun has been asking himself all these years: back then, of the three brothers, the eldest brother, Taiqing Shengren, who governed by non-action, only accepted Xuandu Dafashi as a disciple. As for Lü Dongbin and others, they were only nominal disciples who followed Taiqing Shengren to cultivate. In reality, most of them were taught by Xuandu Dafashi on behalf of their master.

The third brother, Tongtian Jiaozhu, was free-spirited and anyone with the right affinity could become his disciple. Back when the Three Pure Ones split up, it was because he disliked the fact that his third brother had taken in a bunch of shallow and insignificant people who were not worthy of his attention.

Moreover, he did it for the good of Tongtian Jiaozhu. After all, the Three Pure Ones were transformed from the primordial spirit of the Great God Pangu and the pure and mysterious energy of the Nine Heavens. They were born with the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal and were later taken in as personal disciples by Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Not long after, they broke through to the realm of Saints.

The Three Pure Ones are incredibly noble. Even if they couldn't find disciples with the same aptitude, they couldn't be too bad. Not to mention that the Tongtian Sect Leader actually took in a rat demon who had never taken human form as the top disciple of the Jie Sect.

This is simply ruining the fortune of Tongtian Jiaozhu himself and the Jie Sect. He is not like himself and his elder brother Taiqing Shengren, who have the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner to suppress their fortune. Although the Zhuxian Sword Formation can be said to be the number one innate treasure in the prehistoric world, when it comes to suppressing fortune, he is not as good as the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit in Jieyin's hands!

The rat demon was none other than the current Daoist Duobao. In fact, his origins were not bad. Daoist Duobao was one of the very few superior divine beasts in the prehistoric world, and he was the first one. He was unique in the prehistoric world. Although he could not compare with top-grade divine beasts such as the Ancestral Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, he was much better than the current Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, and not as good as Kong Xuanci.

Both in terms of status and talent, he was qualified to become the disciple of Tongtian Jiaozhu. However, Tongtian Jiaozhu took him as a disciple too early, before Duobao Daoren had even taken human form. Demons are still influenced by their nature even before they take human form. Duobao Daoren was too playful before he took human form, which directly offended Yuanshi Tianzun.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun was annoyed, he didn't say much. After all, given their status and position as the Three Pure Ones, it was no big deal for them to take on one or two plaything disciples, as it wouldn't affect their fortune much.

At that time, Yuanshi Tianzun thought that Tongtian Jiaozhu only took Duobao Daoren as a plaything. He never expected that Tongtian Jiaozhu did not take Duobao Daoren as a disciple at all. Moreover, he would bring back one or two disciples who had not yet taken shape every time he went out. He took in a large number of disciples, whether they were flying in the sky, swimming in the sea, floating in the air, or running on the ground. Even some unformed spirits in Kunlun Mountain were taken in as disciples.

The more Yuanshi Tianzun looked at him, the more displeased he became. Taiqing Shengren didn't like to get involved in things, and as the second elder brother of Tongtian Jiaozhu, he certainly couldn't watch him go astray. So he seized an opportunity to teach Tongtian Jiaozhu's disciple a lesson, which directly angered Tongtian Jiaozhu. The two had a big argument, which brought out the reclusive Taiqing Shengren. In the end, he moved out of Kunlun Mountain and founded Shouyang Mountain on his own.

After seeing Taiqing leave, the Tongtian Sect Leader immediately took in his disciples and went to the East Sea to establish Jin'ao Island.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun wanted to persuade him to stay, he couldn't bring himself to do it as the elder brother, and he always believed that he was not wrong.

After that, he started a disciple-acceptance ceremony in Kunlun Mountain. It seemed that he was trying to spite the Tongtian Sect Leader. All the disciples he accepted were born into noble families and were exceptionally gifted. Even Huanglong Zhenren, who was formed from Pangu's eyebrows, did not meet his expectations.

Seeing that Huanglong Zhenren was actually a dragon, a creature with scales and armor, made him even more uncomfortable. If he hadn't already boasted, Huanglong Zhenren probably wouldn't be one of the Twelve Golden Immortals today.

Even the ancient deity Yuanshi Tianzun, who was born in the ancient times, only reluctantly accepted him as the vice leader of the Chan Sect because they had listened to the Dao together in Zixiao Palace.

As for the Antarctic Immortal and Yun Zhongzi, although they also passed through the great formation set up by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, their aptitude was still somewhat inferior to that of Guang Chengzi, Huanglong Zhenren, and others. Therefore, they were only accepted as entry-level disciples rather than direct disciples.

However, over the years, seeing how these so-called ordinary people like Duobao Daoren, Yunxiao, Zhao Gongming, Guiling Shengmu, etc., had surpassed the Twelve Golden Immortals he had painstakingly cultivated, he began to doubt whether the path he had chosen, which he considered to be "uniquely gifted and exceptionally talented," was the right one.

It was from that time that Yuanshi Tianzun began to change slightly and slowly began to pay more attention to his disciples, such as Yun Zhongzi and Antarctic Immortal.

It was at this time that Chen Fusheng fulfilled his vow, allowing any disciple who broke through to the level of a weapon-refining master to become his apprentice.

At this time, Yuanshi Tianzun was no longer as absolute as before, only accepting disciples with exceptional talent. He also had some insights at this time. Talent was only one aspect of cultivating immortality and seeking the Dao; what was more important was one's own Dao heart.

Chen Fusheng was so lucky to be accepted as a disciple by Yuanshi Tianzun. What Chen Fusheng didn't know at the time was that when he was accepted as a disciple by Yuanshi Tianzun, he almost surprised Tongtian Jiaozhu. Tongtian Jiaozhu could easily calculate Chen Fusheng's aptitude with a flick of his finger, which was what surprised Tongtian Jiaozhu.

In any case, in his understanding, how could Yuanshi Tianzun accept someone like Chen Fusheng? Even he himself was surprised. It was from that time that Tongtian Jiaozhu developed a strong interest in Chen Fusheng.