Hongjun saw Taishang speak, his mouth almost stretched to the back of his head. After all, the Three Pure Ones were of great use to him!
"Thank you for your kindness, Sage!"
This sentence kept echoing in Hongjun's mind. Even when Yuanshi and Tongtian stood up and said the same thing, Hongjun didn't hear them.
He just stood there in a daze, his smile frozen for a moment!
Hongjun didn't understand why Taishang refused him. After all, he had even offered the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the key to becoming a sage. Had becoming a sage lost its appeal?
As Hongjun fell into self-doubt, everyone in Zixiao Palace held their breath. For a moment, the Zixiao Palace was so silent that a needle drop could be heard.
After a moment of愣, Hongjun finally reacted. The Three Pure Ones had refused him, they had refused him! And they had refused him in front of so many people!
The more Hongjun thought about it, the angrier he became. His face gradually turned from a smile to extreme displeasure, as if water could drip from it.
Everyone couldn't understand why the Three Pure Ones would refuse Hongjun. After all, this was a great opportunity, not something everyone could encounter.
It didn't matter that the others couldn't understand. When Jieyin and Zhunti heard that the Three Pure Ones had refused Hongjun, they were so happy they wanted to dance on the spot. They had originally thought that their lives would be difficult after the Three Pure Ones became disciples of the Sage, and they would never come to the Eastern Land again.
Who would have thought that the Three Pure Ones were actually crazy? This was simply a great blessing!
Jieyin and Zhunti's hearts grew even happier when they saw Hongjun's displeased expression, thinking that the Three Pure Ones were courting death!
Refusing a Sage in front of so many people, wasn't this slapping the Sage's face?
If Hongjun could lose his temper and kill the Three Pure Ones with a single palm strike, it would be a double celebration.
Jieyin and Zhunti looked at Hongjun with anticipation, sincerely hoping that he would strike the Three Pure Ones in the next second.
Some were happy, some were sad. Compared to the joy of Jieyin and Zhunti, most people were worried about the safety of the Three Pure Ones. After all, the Three Pure Ones were slapping the Sage's face!
Everyone cast worried glances at the Three Pure Ones. Taishang felt their gazes and gave them a reassuring look.
Taishang was confident that Hongjun would not attack him, which was why he dared to openly refuse Hongjun. If Hongjun were to act unscrupulously and attack his brothers, Hongjun would surely lose popular support in the Primordial World.
And Hongjun, who intended to replace the Heavenly Dao, could not afford to lose popular support.
Moreover, his brothers hadn't done anything excessive. Although they had slapped Hongjun's face, in the end, they had merely refused to become his disciples. Hongjun wouldn't attack the three of them for such a trivial matter.
Hongjun's face was as dark as water, but he had to restrain the urge to slap the Three Pure Ones to death. Hongjun decided that after he successfully eliminated the Heavenly Dao, he would immediately annihilate the Three Pure Ones, especially Taishang. He vowed that it would take more than a dozen kalpas to extract his soul and torture him to appease his hatred.
Hongjun's rationality kept telling him that the Three Pure Ones could not be killed, they could not be killed! Only then did he suppress the anger in his heart, reorganize his expression, and speak:
"So be it. Since the three of you are unwilling, I will not force you!" Su Dan Novel Network
After speaking, Hongjun looked at Nuwa and said:
"Nuwa has a great destiny and can be my inner disciple. Nuwa! Are you willing?"
Fu Xi and Nuwa were overjoyed. Nuwa quickly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Master, I am willing!"
Hongjun nodded, feeling a little better. With a wave of his hand, a streak of Hongmeng Purple Qi flew towards Nuwa and disappeared into her brow.
After the purple energy entered Nuwa's brow, everyone looked at Nuwa with envy, then turned to Hongjun, hoping to hear their names next.
After accepting Nuwa, Hongjun looked at Fu Xi and asked:
"Fu Xi, are you willing to be my inner disciple!"
Fu Xi was extremely happy. He was already very happy that Nuwa could become a disciple of the Sage, and he never expected to be included. He immediately bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Master, I am willing!"
Upon hearing this, another streak of Hongmeng Purple Qi flew into Fu Xi's brow and disappeared!
Nuwa was equally overjoyed to see Fu Xi also accepted as a disciple by Hongjun!
Everyone was envious once again!
Hongjun then looked at Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi and said:
"Hongyun, you have a kind heart and are destined to be my disciple. Are you willing?"
Hongyun was so excited that he repeatedly bowed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Master, I am willing!"
After Hongyun finished speaking, another streak of Hongmeng Purple Qi flew towards Hongyun.
"Zhenyuanzi, you are the ancestor of the Earth Immortals and possess great fortune. Are you willing to be my disciple?"
Zhenyuanzi heard this and replied, "Disciple is willing, thank you Master!"
Then, another streak of Hongmeng Purple Qi flew towards Zhenyuanzi!
Seeing that Hongjun had already accepted four people and had no intention of looking at them, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged glances and then began to wail:
"Teacher, please listen. My brothers and I came from the bitter and cold land of the West, unafraid of hardships, and with our hearts set on seeking the Dao. We beg you to show mercy and accept us as your disciples!"
As they cried and wiped away tears, they evoked pity in those who saw them.
Seeing the two brothers just like when they first arrived, everyone in Zixiao Palace couldn't help but scorn them. They cursed in their hearts:
"Shameless! These two old scoundrels used this trick to get a position when they first arrived, and now they are using the same trick again to try and trick their way into becoming disciples of the Sage. Didn't they hear the Sage say that the Heavenly Dao has its own destiny?"
While scorning Jieyin and Zhunti, everyone secretly mocked them!
Hongjun saw Jieyin and Zhunti crying with snot and tears all over their faces, and said:
"So be it! You two have shallow destiny with me, so I will accept you as my registered disciples!"
Everyone was stunned by this, wishing they could slap themselves twice. They thought that if they had also wailed a couple of times, they might have had a chance too! It's true that the crying child gets the milk!
Jieyin and Zhunti were stunned for a moment. They originally thought that the Sage would not be as easily fooled as Hongyun. However, they couldn't help but cry a couple of times, and surprisingly, it actually worked!
Although they were only registered disciples, they were still disciples of the Sage!
After a moment of愣, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately reacted and quickly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Master!"
Then, another streak of Hongmeng Purple Qi flew towards Jieyin and Zhunti!
After accepting Jieyin and Zhunti, Hongjun said:
"This time, I have accepted a total of six disciples!"
Hearing this, everyone regretted it even more. They never expected Hongjun to only accept six disciples!
If they had known earlier, they would have put aside their pride and wailed like Jieyin and Zhunti. Perhaps they would have had a chance too! It's true that the crying child gets the milk!