Wu Luo was somewhat overwhelmed.

"This damn figure, how can it possess an immortal attribute?!" Wu Luo looked on in a stupor, his expression one of utter collapse.

In the void, Luo Hou's puppet floated mid-air, looking down at the youth slumped on the Black Lotus, and spoke indifferently, "What's wrong, can't handle it?"

"Can you shut up?" Wu Luo glared at the puppet through gritted teeth, his glare practically lethal.

Well, he already tried killing it, but his attacks couldn't kill the true form of the puppet.

When Nuwa created this puppet, she successfully infused it with the immortal attribute; now the puppet was unable to die or be destroyed.

Luo Hou's puppet glanced sidelong at Wu Luo, its tone carrying a hint of arrogance, "Beg me, and I might agree."

"Where do you get off being so talkative!"

Wu Luo was in a very irritable mood, who on earth scripted these lines, it was simply infuriating... maddening... damn it!!

He ran his fingers through his hair, but in the end, he could only use the Jade Box to contain the puppet.

Clutching the Jade Box in his hand, Wu Luo snorted coldly, "Just wait until I find a way to deal with you!"

Before he could utterly eliminate this puppet, he had to properly keep it contained.

He absolutely could not let the puppet fall into anyone else's hands.

Absolutely not!

And there was another thing.

"Xuanqing, you despicable fellow!"

Wu Luo's muttered curses resonated through Sumeru Mountain.

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Inside White Jade City, the elders once again assembled in the Fifth Heavenly City.

"Fengdu as the Daoist Ancestor, we all object!" Yin Yang Daoist stated his position first, appearing hurriedly and quite agitated.

"If he becomes the progenitor of the Immortal Dao and takes command of White Jade City, I can't even begin to imagine where our Immortal Dao's future will head."

This time, Yin Yang Daoist set aside personal grudges and, purely from the perspective of the development of the Immortal Dao, stated that Xuanqing must not become the Daoist Ancestor.

Qiankun Immortal also said, "The matter of the Daoist Ancestor should be discussed in the long term!"

He hadn't expected Hong Jun to have such audacity, even daring to make such a promise.

Inverted Immortal floated upside down in the air, drifting over to Hong Jun: "From a personal standpoint, I'm not opposed to inviting Fengdu Daoist into White Jade City, or even allowing him to succeed you in commanding the Immortal Dao, I would be quite pleased to see that."

"But, for the sake of the future of the Immortal Dao, Fengdu Daoist is indeed not suitable to be our Daoist Ancestor."

Helplessly, the contagion ability of Dao Ran Venerable's Dao tainting powers was something Inverted Immortal had noticed.

Having come to White Jade City only twice, the level of insanity among the immortals was nearly a match for his own Inverted Immortal.

He was acutely aware of the infection abilities of his own Inverted Tao Fruit in this aspect.

Inverted Immortal even suspected that if it weren't for his attributes being somewhat close to Xuanqing's, he might have already been converted into an "Upright Immortal."

In such a situation, if Xuanqing became the Daoist Ancestor, what would become of the Immortal Dao?

"I share the same sentiment."

Kunpeng spoke tactfully, "The Immortal Dao was founded by you, we joined White Jade City also because of you, and a sudden change of Daoist Ancestor is not only something we cannot easily accept, but the immortals below might also have their objections."

Hearing this, Hong Jun Daoist felt he had to speak up for Xuanqing: "My idea was not a spur-of-the-moment thought, but rather a true belief in Fengdu Daoist's strength and capability.

"You all have seen the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit; indeed, it represents a clear path to heaven for our Immortal Dao. Among the Cycle Five Immortals, the Ghost Immortal will also be born under his hand, and the method of transcending within is certainly not inferior to the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit."

"I believe, in the near future, Fengdu Daoist will step into the ranks of Da Luo, and by then, his arrangements might shine a brighter future for our Immortal Dao."

Hong Jun spoke with sincerity, he had a connection with Xuanqing and truly valued Xuanqing's strength and capability.

If it weren't for knowing that Xuanqing had his own path to follow, Hong Jun might have thickened his skin to perform an act of taking him as a disciple.

When the time came, to go through the hardship for the Pangu Banner, to trade in this divine treasure for Xuanqing as a disciple, it would be a windfall of great value.

As for now, he could only try to tie Xuanqing to the chariot of the Immortal Dao by offering him the position of "Daoist Ancestor".

"It's not that we don't trust the abilities of Daoist Fengdu," Emperor Donghua said with deep concern:

"We oppose His becoming the Daoist Ancestor precisely because we trust His abilities too much!"

"That's right, meow~~" Lu Wu, sitting upright on top of the Turquoise Pool, once again became his master's mouthpiece.

"In my opinion, 'Daoist Ancestor' is the public instrument of the Immortal Dao and the True Name for all eternity."

Lu Wu spoke with conviction, "Innate Divine Beings are known only by their True Names and Taoist Devices, non-transferable to others. Please, Daoist Hong Jun, reconsider."

A True Name is an [Innate True Name]; a Device is a [Taoist Device].

These two matters are closely related to the Great Dao of cultivators, to be treated with the utmost seriousness.

If not facing the founder of the Immortal Dao, the Lord of White Jade City, Lu Wu would really like to ask Hong Jun if he "ate too many dried fish and caught a cat illness."

"Could it be that Daoist Hong Jun has already comprehended the supreme principle 'Dao Becomes Primordial Chaos' beyond Da Luo?" asked Jieyin.

His thought process was quite unique: "To abandon the 'Name' and forsake the 'Device', could it be part of Daoist Hong Jun's cultivation plan?"

Upon this remark, instantly all the immortals' gazes were drawn.

Everyone stared intently at Jieyin.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? Don't worry, I haven't secretly become Da Luo without you knowing."

"This is just a reasonable deduction based on the facts."

Jieyin said with a smile, "Da Luo encompasses all, eternally free. But transcending the Space-Time River and achieving immortality is definitely not the ultimate endpoint of Da Luo."

"Just as there are gaps between the Taiyi Gods, could there not be disparities among the Da Luo?"

"As everyone knows, Pangu God is also a Da Luo Supreme, and His Da Luo is surely a bit stronger than an ordinary Da Luo."

Jieyin turned his gaze toward Hong Jun and Yang Mei, "So, I was just thinking, if Da Luo were to delve deeper, there must be ways to do so, like the Primordial Chaos Immortal proposed by Daoist Xuanqing."

The elders, hearing Jieyin's conjecture, their eyes shone.

Everyone found this speculation highly plausible.

Thus, all gazes turned towards Daoist Hong Jun.

"Daoist, is what Subhuti just said true?" Yin Yang Daoist stared ardently at Hong Jun, having already cast Xuanqing aside from his mind.

The immortals were eager to know the secrets of Da Luo.

Hong Jun looked at Jieyin, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but it swiftly receded.

He smiled, "This is indeed part of my plan."

It's actually true!

Shocked by the truth, the immortals were astonished.

Jieyin sat upright, with a smile on his face, looking as though he held wisdom in his grip.

In fact, his inner shock was not in the least bit small.

[My goodness, Pangu God, I actually guessed it right! Hong Jun truly intends to use this opportunity to explore the methods of deeper Da Luo cultivation!] Jieyin felt both shock and elation inside; his thinking was open, expressing whatever came to mind, and unexpectedly it was spot on.

[I, Jieyin, am truly a genius! Oh wait, I am now Zhun Ti, and Zhun Ti is the genius!]

[We are all geniuses, haha.]

Yang Mei, who had been silent for a long while, also curiously looked towards Jieyin.

If he wasn't also a Da Luo, Yang Mei wouldn't have guessed Hong Jun's true intention.

Unexpectedly, Jieyin, in a moment of inspiration, had figured it out.

This reminded Yang Mei of the comment made by Hong Jun when he first invited Jieyin into the White Jade City.

Jieyin possesses great wisdom.

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