Chapter Seven: The Legend Will Change

  Kunlun Mountains is one of the most famous mountain ranges in Chinese history.

  In the clouds, he was in mid-air again, carefully measuring Mount Kunlun, only to discover that the Jade Void Palace was actually on the dragon's head. It looked like a small dot on the dragon's head, after all, the Jade Void Palace was too small compared to Mount Kunlun.

  Yun Zhongzi looked around Kunlun Mountain, his expression changed slightly, and his divine sense expanded slightly. He faintly sensed the flow of air, only to discover that those flows were actually transformed from the primordial chaos energy emanating from the Jade Void Palace, surging towards the four directions.

  Just this discovery made Yun Zhongzi stunned, to know that at the foot of the mountain, the primordial energy passing through his body made him feel comfortable all over, if it was deep in the Jade Void Palace, how dense would the primordial energy be? Wouldn't cultivation progress by leaps and bounds? Thinking of this, Yun Zhongzi became even more eager to join Yuan Shi Tian Zun's sect. After Tongtian Sect Master and Yuan Shi Tian Zun had a falling out, both Tongtian Sect Master and Lao Zi withdrew from Kunlun Mountain, since then, the Jade Void Palace belonged solely to Yuan Shi, who gained an enormous advantage.

  It's a long story, but after Yun Zhongzi figured all this out, he was eager to make Yuan Shi his master. So, in an instant, he flew back down to the ground and, together with Duobao, began walking step by step from the foot of the mountain towards the Jade Void Palace. Without using magic or flight, relying solely on physical strength to climb the mountain, this was a demonstration of his determination. This proposal, naturally, came from Duobao.

  Yun Zhongzi's cultivation was lower than Duobao's, only in the middle of Jinxian, but with this cultivation, his physical strength was also extremely strong, of course, it couldn't compare to Duobao's, after all, he had a pre-heavenly spiritual treasure. The two spent a month climbing from the foot of the mountain to the top, appearing on the stone steps below Yu Xu Palace.

  Yu Xugong floated in the cloud layer, and what connected the mountain top to Yu Xugong was a countless number of cloud ladders. These cloud ladders were all composed of white clouds. The distance between Yu Xugong and the mountain top was at least several miles, so it's easy to imagine how many steps these cloud ladders had. And yet, they were all made up of white clouds, gathering but not dispersing. This is indeed a bit unbelievable, but for Sanqing, it must be an effortless task. However, Yun Zhongzi and Duobao were shocked by this, and it's indeed a grand gesture. Duobao was even more expectant of Sanqing.

  The two took a deep breath, with Duobao leading the way and Yun Zhongzi following behind. They ascended the cloud ladder step by step, while Yun Zhongzi silently counted the number of steps in his heart.

  Unexpectedly, when he stepped on the cloud ladder, a stream of yuanqi flowed out from the cloud ladder, passing through his feet and surging into his body. These yuanqi were very pure and only needed to be refined for a moment before they transformed into law power stored in his body. This was an unexpected joy. "The 'hometown' is still good to me after all." Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but think so.

  As the two stepped onto the last stone step, Yun Zhongzi had just counted to 9,999 in his heart and was slightly surprised.

  Yun Zhongzi absorbed part of the 9,999-step cloud ladder's original energy and felt his own magical power surge violently, as if he was about to break through at any moment, which made Yun Zhongzi both shocked and delighted.

  As Yun Zhongzi and Duobao looked at the Yu Xu Palace in front of them, the shock in their hearts was no less than when Yun Zhongzi first saw Mount Buzhou. The Yu Xu Palace was entirely made of a single piece of white jade, obviously another extraordinary treasure. It was unclear who it belonged to, but thinking back to when Tongtian and Laozi voluntarily left the palace without taking it with them, it was likely that the palace belonged to Yuan Shi. Indeed, it was a grand gesture. Yun Zhongzi sighed in admiration in his heart.

  Yun Zhongzi suddenly had some expectations for the Jade Void Palace. Although he had seen the Jade Void Palace from high above, the entire palace was shrouded in an array, with only one entrance at the front, so he hadn't been able to see the scenery inside. He also didn't dare to be reckless in the Jade Void Palace, so he hadn't used his divine sense to probe it. Even if he had done so, he believed there would have been no result anyway. Yun Zhongzi still had some self-awareness.

  Just as the two were sizing up the Jade Void Palace, the palace gate slowly opened and four people walked out. When they saw one of them, Cloud Middle Child and Duobao's pupils suddenly dilated.

  The first one was an old man with a kind face and good intentions, no need to think about it, this is Laozi. Behind Laozi was a middle-aged man with a stern face, who was Yuanshi Tianzun. The young man with a resolute expression behind him was Tongtian Jiao Zhong, and the last person was somewhat unexpected by Duobao and Yunzhongzi, it turned out to be Randalamp.

  Yun Zhongzi and Duo Bao's expressions were not quite right, their faces cloudy as they gazed at Ruan Deng, who was smiling at them with an air of innocence, as if there had never been any animosity between the three.

  Upon seeing the Three Pure Ones, Yun Zhongzi and Duobao simultaneously paid their respects, saying, "Greetings to the Three Pure Daoist friends."

  Sanqing had already noticed Yun Zhongzi's two disciples climbing the mountain earlier, and had been secretly observing them for some time. At this moment, he didn't make any extra moves, but instead smiled slightly at the two of them, stroked his beard, and asked, "Have you two fellow Taoists shown respect?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun gazed at Yun Zhongzi, expressionless, then glanced at Duobao again, before backing his hands, closing his eyes and entering a meditative state.

  Tongtian, however, was staring at Yun Zhongzi and Duobao, a faintly satisfied smile appearing on his stern face.

  Yun Zhongzi saw Laozi smile, and was momentarily stunned. Then he reacted, realizing that Laozi had only gradually forgotten his emotions after becoming a saint, whereas before becoming a saint, he was no different from ordinary people.

  Laozi looked at Yun Zhongzi and asked, "I don't know how this Taoist friend is called?"

  Yun Zhongzi hastily paid his respects and said, "I am Yun Zhongzi, here to pay homage to the master."

  Laozi smiled and said, "Only if you have a predestined relationship with my third junior fellow apprentice can you become his disciple."

  Yun Zhongzi's face didn't reveal any inappropriate expression, he walked to Tongtian and bowed, saying "Disciple Yun Zhongzi greets his master, wishing his master eternal life."

  Tongtian felt very pleased and burst out laughing, saying, "Good, from now on you will be the great disciple of my Three Purities."

  Yun Zhongzi's face lit up with excitement as he stood behind Tongtian, everything seeming so natural. However, in his heart, a storm was brewing. "How could this be? Shouldn't I have joined the Yuanshi Sect instead? Why did I end up becoming Tongtian's disciple? Is it because I'm a transmigrator and no longer the original Yun Zhongzi? Has fate changed my destiny? But that's impossible, if heaven discovered I was a transmigrator who didn't belong here, it would have punished me, destroying my soul. Since that didn't happen, maybe heaven hasn't discovered me yet. But why is this different from what I expected? Now I'm going to be the eldest senior brother of Jie Teaching, but isn't Jie Teaching supposed to be destroyed in the war against the gods? If I join Jie Teaching now, will I also be destroyed? No, since I've joined Jie Teaching and know what's going to happen during the war, I can change its fate. Even if I can't save everyone, at least I won't let Jie Teaching be destroyed. Haha, it's laughable. Not long ago, I was thinking about how great it would be to join Yuanshi Sect, live a carefree life without worrying about cause and effect, and easily pass through the calamity of the gods. But in an instant, everything changed, and now I'm the eldest senior brother of Jie Teaching, shouldering the responsibility of saving its fate. The weight on my shoulders is as heavy as Mount Tai, it's as if I'm carrying a piece of heaven that's about to be destroyed, and I need to save it. Heaven, you're so unfair! A small change in circumstances, a different master, a different identity, and the consequences are this severe? I need to plan carefully for the future now."

  If it weren't for Yun Zhongzi's previous thoughts that something unexpected might happen, after all, he and the original Yun Zhongzi had essential differences, so Yuanshi might not have accepted him as a disciple. Therefore, Yun Zhongzi had long been prepared in his heart, but he didn't expect to become Tongtian's disciple in the end, and even more surprisingly, he became the first disciple of Sanqing.

  Yun Zhongzi was lost in thought, while in front of the Jade Void Palace, when Yun Zhongzi paid homage to Tong Tian as his master, Ran Deng's expression changed slightly, and his face was overcast with a mixture of emotions, as if he was thinking about something.

  Duobao saw Laozi casting his gaze at himself. Without waiting for Laozi to ask, Duobao said, "I, Duobao, have met the Upper Clarity Daoist."

  Laozi nodded and said, "Duobao, you have a predestined relationship with Tongtian Shidi, you can go to him as your master."

  Duobao was overjoyed, and as soon as he saw Sanqing, he knew that Sanqing's cultivation was far superior to his own. At that time, he realized that Yunzhongzi's words were not wrong, and if he could follow such a person, his future cultivation would naturally be extremely rapid. Therefore, at this moment, after hearing the words, he quickly walked to Tongtian's front, bowed and said, "Disciple Duobao greets Master, wishing Master eternal life."

  Tongtian Dao said, "Alright, from now on Yunnan Zi will be your senior brother. You should show him the respect due to a senior brother."

  Duobao nodded and then bowed to Yun Zhongzi, saying "Duobao greets... Senior Master."

  Duobao was taken aback when he called Yunzhongzi "Big Brother Master", because his cultivation was stronger than Yunzhongzi's by a level. He didn't expect that Yunzhongzi would become his senior brother, but towards Yunzhongzi, Duobao also didn't have any complaints in his heart. Firstly, in Duobao's view, if it wasn't for Yunzhongzi, he wouldn't have thought of coming to pay respects to the master. Secondly, Yunzhongzi had originally saved his life, this kind of great karma, later on who knows how it would be resolved. Now that Yunzhongzi became the senior brother despite having weaker cultivation than himself, in a way, it could also be considered as resolving some of the karma. Duobao could only comfort himself like this.

  At this sound, Yun Zhongzi's mind was pulled back, and he thought of what he had said to Duobao before, that he would go to Mount Taiyi to worship one of the Three Pure Ones as his master. Fortunately, it wasn't Yuanshi, otherwise, Duobao would definitely have reservations about him, and if it reached his own master Tongtian's ears, then from now on, he and Tongtian would only be in name, but not in reality. Yun Zhongzi secretly wiped a cold sweat, fortunately, he had been cautious before, or the consequences would have been severe. He muttered to himself: Lucky!