Ninety, Jin Ao Island

  Xun Daozi left Kunlun Mountain and headed east, strolling along the way. Whenever he came across rare treasures, he wouldn't forget to collect a few.

  Along the way, it was found that the human tribe had prospered, and what surprised Xun Daozi even more was that there were many humans and witches living together; occasionally, some other types of demons could be seen living among humans, coexisting with them.

  Xun Daozi occasionally changed his appearance and walked into the human tribe, personally experiencing the current life of the human tribe. He saw that every human tribe had a statue of Nüwa, but unexpectedly, he saw statues of himself, Su Xin, San Yan Xue Shi, Ji Long Shou, and Yu Qi Lin in many human tribes. In front of these statues, there were usually some fresh fruits, although the statues did not look like them, Xun Daozi still knew that they were statues of himself, Su Xin, and the three strange beasts.

  Xun Daozi stayed with these tribes and saw that their lives were still very simple. They usually lived in huts, ate wild fruits, grass stems, and grains; occasionally they could catch some wild animals or fish. Their clothes were mostly made of leaves, sometimes animal skins, and rarely hemp cloth. It can be said that life was still very hard, but the tribes were living tenaciously and developing slowly.

  The human tribe that coexisted with the witch tribe was slightly different, and humans would often do things for the witches within their power, such as cleaning up debris or preparing food. In return, the witches would also give some of the spoils to the humans after hunting. This human tribe seemed somewhat dependent on the witches for survival.

  Xun Daozi traveled along the way, observing all the way, but also did not disturb the peaceful life of human beings, letting human beings explore and develop on their own.

  After traveling for dozens of years, he finally arrived at the East Sea. It was his first time seeing the ocean since coming to the Desolate Expanse. Looking out at the vast expanse of the East Sea, he couldn't help but think of a phrase from his past life: "The sea? It's all just water!"

  He lowered his head and smiled, patting the Jade Qilin's body with his hand. The Jade Qilin leaped up and stood on the waves of the East Sea, taking big strides as it ran towards the depths of the East Sea. Meanwhile, the three-eyed Snow Lion beast also lowered its head and charged forward.

  In the depths of the East Sea, from high above, a large island stretching over 100,000 miles long and several tens of thousands of miles wide, resembles a golden turtle shaking its head and wagging its tail.

  At this moment, in the central part of the island, a magnificent palace, the Tian Tian Master is preaching the Shangqing Taoist Dharma to hundreds of disciples under his door.

  Suddenly, Tongtian Sect Master stopped his lecture, a smile on his face, and the disciples who were listening with rapt attention looked at him in confusion.

  Tongtian Sect Master said: "Duobao, you and Jīn Líng, go to the mountain gate and welcome your eldest senior brother."

  Three people stood up in the middle of the seat, who were exactly the Multi-treasured Taoist, Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Unborn Holy Mother. The three people paid a courtesy to Tongtian on the cloud bed and then withdrew from the hall.

  Xun Daozi had just descended from the clouds when he saw Duobao leading Jinling Shengmu, and the two of them welcomed him. When they arrived in front of Xun Daozi, the three of them bowed together and said: "Greetings, Master!"

  Xun Daozi also returned a courtesy.

  Duobao spoke up: "Master, I'll lead the way and invite Master Brother in, please follow me!" He then led the way forward.

  Xun Daozi waved his hand at the three-eyed snow lion beast and said, "Go!" The three-eyed snow lion beast turned around and took the jade qilin away to find that Kui cow.

  Xuan Daozi followed behind Duobao towards the palace, with Jinling Shengmu and Wudang Shengmu following closely behind them.

  Arriving at the palace gate, Xun Daozi looked up and glanced at the three big characters like a Taoist mark - Biyou Palace. He stepped into the main hall.

  Xun Daozi quickly walked up to the front of Tongtian Yun Bed, bowed his head and worshipped, saying: "Disciple pays respects to Master Shu, wishing Master Shu a long and sacred life!"

  "Get up! You've finally come to see me, you little scamp? Ah, not bad, you're at the Mahāyāna stage now!" His voice was as usual. After Da Zizai got up, Tong Tian said to the other disciples, "What are you waiting for? Come and pay your respects to your senior brother!"

  A crowd of disciples heard Tongtian's words and all stood up to pay their respects to Xundaozi, who also returned the courtesy one by one.

  After all the disciples finished paying their respects, Tongtian turned to Xun Daozi and said: "What do you think of these disciples of my master?" He then looked at Xun Daozi with a self-satisfied expression.

  Xun Daozi's heart suddenly didn't know how to speak, this one glance saw that Tongtian had hundreds of disciples in all shapes and sizes. There were even some demonic beasts that cultivated with their original bodies, and several alien species that had transformed into strange forms. Of course, the vast majority had already transcended their physical bodies and taken on human form, but these human bodies also included many bizarre existences. The auras revealed were also diverse: there were those that were ethereal, elegant, warm, refined, straightforward, and sturdy; as well as those that were overbearing, violent, ferocious, gloomy, and stubborn to the extreme.

  Most of them are in the Earth Immortal realm, and more than a dozen have the Dao heart of the Heaven Immortal realm. This really made Xun Daozi speechless for half a moment before he spoke up: "All of you, my fellow disciples, are geniuses of this generation, and under Master's guidance, you will surely achieve something extraordinary."

  Tongtian noticed the slight hesitation before Xun Daozi spoke, and didn't say anything to break it. Instead, he said to the crowd of disciples: "Your senior brother is a high-ranking cultivator who has achieved the Great Luo Realm. You should all learn from him well. Being able to receive guidance from your senior brother is also your good fortune, don't miss this opportunity!"

  Xun Daozi hastily said he didn't dare, willing to exchange with fellow junior brothers to improve together.

  At this time, there were also several proud disciples who saw Tongtian's praise for Xundaozi and felt very unconvinced in their hearts. Although they knew that Xundaozi was also a cultivator of the Mahayana realm, they had not truly experienced the terror of a Mahayana cultivator. They relied on their master Tongtian being present and wanted to make things difficult for Xundaozi, so they immediately came out and asked him some strange and eccentric questions about cultivation.

  But these problems were no difficulty for Xunzi, and he easily solved them, which also made the crowd of disciples put away that little thought.

  Since no one asked again, Xun Daozi took out a large pile of his own previously refined weapons and treasures, distributing them to the many disciples outside Tong Tian Xian Jing.

  Those more than a dozen disciples who had reached the Tianxian realm, Xunzi was preparing to separate the dust and long sword he had refined this time and give them to each of them. These more than a dozen disciples who had reached the Tianxian realm included Duobao, Wuyunxian, Jinxianshengmu, and Wudangshengmu, whom he had met at Mount Kunlun; there was also a robust man with a leopard head and ringed eyes, whose beard was like steel needles, who called himself Zhao Gongming. Another one called himself Jinguangsian, another Qiusishen, another Lingyashen, and three beautiful female disciples wearing cloud clothes called themselves Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao.

  Among these disciples, Jin Guangxian, Qiu Shouxian, Ling Yaxian, Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao have obviously not been in the Tianxian realm for long, and their boundaries are unstable. The rest of the people's Taoism is stable and practical, and it seems that they have broken through for a long time. I don't know how to practice the divine method.

  For Zhao Gongming, Xun Daozi felt a little guilty. He came to ask Master Tongtian for the "Twenty-four Dinghai Pearls" that should have been given to him originally. Although Master Tongtian did not give them out at this moment, Xun Daozi still felt uneasy in his heart when he took away the Dinghai Pearls. Just remembering it in his heart, and seeing if there would be an opportunity to make up for it later.

  Xun Daozi took out the previous martial arts equipment and distributed the magic treasures to the more than ten Tianxian realm disciples, turned around and faced Duobao and other Tianxian realm disciples, taking out five feather dusters and six long swords.

  As soon as these eleven items came out, Tongtian, who was sitting on the cloud bed, lit up his eyes and said, "Bring them over for me to take a look!"

  Xun Daozi followed his words and swept away the dust, sending the long sword to the front of Tongtian.

  Tongtian picked up the long sword, drew it out fiercely, and a cold light shot out like lightning. Tongtian flicked his finger on the sword, and a clear sound like a dragon's hum immediately rang out. Tongtian exclaimed repeatedly, "Not bad, not bad!"

  He put down the long sword and picked up a duster, looking at it and praising it in the same way: "Not bad, very good!" Putting down the duster in his hand, Tongtian looked at Xun Daozi and said: "I didn't expect you to be able to refine such a treasure, it seems that your progress in refining equipment is not small!"

  Xun Daozi smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Shu, for your praise. These trivial things are hardly worthy of your attention, so I'll just consider them as gifts from me to my fellow disciples!"

  Tongtian laughed and said: "That's still a bargain for them!" He then turned to Duobao and the other eleven Tianxian realm disciples and said: "You haven't come to thank your senior brothers yet?"

  Duobao stepped forward, bowed to Xun Daozi and said: "Thank you, senior brother, for the gift!" Xun Daozi returned a courtesy. Duobao took a feather duster, made another bow and retreated. Then the remaining Tianxian realm disciples came up one after another, also paid their respects to Xun Daozi and each took an item.

  Eleven Tian Xian Jing disciples each took one and then Tong Tian waved his hand for all the disciples to leave the palace.

  A crowd of disciples bowed and withdrew from the hall, delightedly taking away their respective gains in cultivation.

  Tongtian saw that all his disciples had already left the hall and opened his mouth to ask Xun Daozi: "You honestly tell me, what do you think of my disciples?"

  Xun Daozi listened and knew that his hesitation had been seen through by Master Tongtian. He immediately bowed down to the ground and said, "Disciple knows that Master has taken in disciple with an open heart, teaching without distinction, only wanting to provide a path of cultivation for those who are sincerely devoted to the Way. With the idea of opening up a path of cultivation for all living beings and contending for that one thread of life for all living beings." Xun Daozi said this much and paused, Master Tongtian listened and smiled while stroking his beard.

  Xun Daozi paused for a moment, then continued: "However, Master Shu's benevolent heart is compassionate, but also needs to have some restraint on the disciples he accepts. I've seen that among the disciples accepted by Master Shu, there are those who only cultivate spiritual powers and do not cultivate their character. I think that in the future, although such disciples may have high-level spiritual powers and great strength, they will easily disperse their aura and implicate Master Shu." Xun Daozi finished speaking and prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to lift his head.

  Tongtian listened to Xun Daozi's words and pondered for a long time. He stretched out his hand, supported the void, lifted up Xun Daozi, and said: "Master Shu knows what you are thinking in your heart. Among the many disciples, there are indeed those whose fortune is not continued, who only value spiritual powers and do not value moral behavior. But I also cannot bear to cut off their path of cultivation. What do you think?"

  Xun Daozi was also moved by the sorrow in Tongtian's heart, but he didn't want to see Tongtian fall into a desolate state because of his disciple. So he spoke again: "Master Uncle is kind and compassionate, although the great way is not complete, there is still one thread left, but this thread of contention is so arduous. The cultivators in the vast expanse are countless, with their own karma and fate, Master Uncle's power alone cannot cover everything. I only hope that Master Uncle will take back his disciple and examine him carefully. The disciples he takes should be suitable to be taught. May Master Uncle's teachings continue forever, may Master Uncle live a long and healthy life!"

  Xun Daozi was worried that Tongtian would open the mountain gate and indiscriminately accept disciples. At this moment, these hundreds of disciples, with Tongtian's prestige as a saint and the power of 'Qiankun Ding', should be able to protect them completely. However, Xun Daozi was worried that after the great calamity of the witch and demon, those who came seeking refuge would swarm in, and feared that Tongtian would temporarily soften his heart and accept all of them. If that were to happen, with thousands of immortals coming to pay their respects, but with good and evil mixed together, it would be truly dangerous!

  Tongtian hesitated again...