Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

Having the potential to become a saint does not guarantee that one will become a saint. In theory, most innate beings have the opportunity to become saints, including even the Golden Turtle Ancestor.

Even so, Li Xuan's aptitude was far superior to Gui Ling's. Without any extraordinary encounters, Gui Ling's cultivation level would have been at its peak as a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

As for Li Xuan, there is no upper limit.

It can be said that Li Xuan's talent represents the pinnacle of all beings born after birth.

Such talent cannot be formed naturally by a person born later in life; it must be the reincarnation of a powerful innate being. Even in reincarnation, one cannot fully inherit the talent. In his previous life, Li Xuan must have been a top-tier innate being.

Lingbao's eyes widened, looking as if he had seen a ghost, but he quickly composed himself, released Li Xuan's hand, pulled Yuanshi aside, and said urgently.

"You've found the reincarnation of the Father God?"

Yuanshi laughed and said.

"Indeed, ordinary beings born later in life would never have such talent, but... whoever he is, he is now my disciple."

How could this be? Lingbao cursed Yuanshi a hundred times in his heart, while quickly thinking about whose reincarnation this was.

Otherwise... give him some resources and help him awaken his innate wisdom sooner. If he's really an old guy, he probably won't be able to bring himself to continue being his second brother's disciple.

Who on earth is it?

Before reincarnation, a true spirit alone cannot be resurrected. When people fight, they usually destroy the soul and that's it. No one specifically destroys the true spirit.

Although the soul cannot survive forever, it is not impossible. Since the beginning of time, many powerful beings have died, and it is not impossible that some of them were lucky enough to preserve their true spirits.

Lingbao didn't know who was lucky, which meant that any deceased innate powerhouse could be one of them.

Rahu? The First Qilin? One of the Four Fiends? The Eastern King Duke? Red Cloud? The Styx? Oh, the Styx won't do, the God-Slaying Spear has the function of destroying true spirits.

After thinking for a while and still having no clue, Lingbao stopped worrying and spoke to Yuanshi again.

"No, that's cheating. How can this be considered a competition of teaching ability?"

Yuanshi didn't answer, but simply stroked his beard, turned his head, and spoke to Li Xuan.

"Good disciple, come over and say hello to your master."

His tone was strange, deliberately drawing out the words "disciple" and "master uncle," clearly implying something.

Upon hearing his master's words, young Li Xuan immediately scurried over and bowed.

"Greetings, Uncle Lingbao."

"Don't call me Uncle-Master, call me Master!" Lingbao cried out, wishing this person were his own disciple.

"Third brother, I can tell you that I found Li Xuan ten days ago, and spent seven days teaching him to read. He only started cultivating three days ago."

Seeing Lingbao's expression, Yuanshi laughed twice more. He had originally wanted to pretend to be calm, but he couldn't help it and ended up with a smug look on his face.

"Why don't you come back to Kunlun Mountain with me? I've seen your apprentice; although she's a tortoise, she's quite good. She's going to Kunlun Mountain too."

The eldest brother always lived in the Fire Cloud Cave, while the fourth brother's main body was in the Blood Sea, and his clones were not in Kunlun Mountain, but were always traveling around.

Yuanshi lived alone in Kunlun Mountain. Although he had many disciples after establishing his sect, they were all people who could not speak, and could not compare to his own brothers.

Lingbao had been incredibly bored for the past twenty days, and Yuanshi was also sitting idly in Yuxu Palace, finding it quite agonizing. His purpose in bringing Lingbao back to Kunlun Mountain was to bring Lingbao back with him.

Meeting Yuan Shi's hopeful gaze, Ling Bao simply shook his head and said, "I'm not going back."

Seeing Yuanshi's surprised expression, Lingbao paused, then stared at him seriously and said.

"If I initially sought another dojo out of spite, things are different now."

"I am serious about cutting off a segment of life for all living beings. For example, the tortoise spirit, even with limitations in its innate talent and aptitude, may still be able to attain enlightenment if it has great perseverance."

"No matter how small the probability, it's never zero. I want to defend this infinitesimally small probability."

"Heaven has the One that escapes, and Fellow Daoist Houtu establishes the cycle of reincarnation to complete the Way of Earth. I maintain the variables to complete the Way of Heaven."

Finally, he stood up straight, avoiding Yuanshi's moist eyes, his expression relaxed, and he forced a smile.

"Second brother, you have also established your own religion, so you should understand my thoughts. We have both become saints, and it is easy for our primordial spirits to leave our bodies and talk about things beyond the heavens."

Yuanshi nodded slightly, without saying a word.

Lingbao grinned and changed the subject.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, Second Brother. Don't think that just because you have Li Xuan, you're guaranteed to win."

"All living beings are born at the same time, but not at the same time. For example, my fourth brother was born during the struggle between the Dao and the Demon, much later than us."

"There are no beings stronger than Li Xuan among those born after birth. The East Sea is vast. I will search for innate beings that have not yet taken human form. Once I find one, I will show it to you."

Yuanshi composed himself, and upon hearing Lingbao's words, he rolled his eyes at him and said.

"How many primordial beings are there that haven't been born yet? Keep dreaming."

Lingbao pursed her lips and pointed to herself.

"Our Jie Sect's doctrine is to intercept the One of Escape. No matter how small the probability, do you think I'm afraid?"

He then turned his head and spoke to the ground.

"Fourth brother, stop pretending. It's only been a little over ten days. How deep could your meditation be? Even if you've reached a crucial moment, you should be all ready by now."

Yuanshi also said with a smile.

"That's right, come out quickly. Have you been traveling for too long and no longer recognize me as your second brother?"

You two can chat, it's none of my business. Anyway, I can visit Yuxu Palace and Biyou Palace anytime.

Despite his inner turmoil, Xu Qing reluctantly used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique in Chinese fantasy novels) to emerge from underground.

"Disciple Guiling greets Martial Uncle Xu Qing."

"Disciple Li Xuan greets Martial Uncle Xu Qing."

As soon as they appeared, Gui Ling and Li Xuan said in unison, which made Xu Qing both happy and worried.

Oh no! I fed the spiritual treasures I got from the Treasure Distribution Cliff to the Four Swords of the Trapped Immortals, and I didn't even go to Penglai Island. I finally made it to Fangzhang Island, and all I got was one spiritual treasure.

Somewhat troubled, after a long while, Xu Qing could only reluctantly take out two jugs of ginseng fruit wine.

"Uh... I don't have as many things as you two. I have nothing of value, so this is all I can offer as a small gift."

Lingbao didn't mind and gestured for the tortoise spirit to accept it.

Yuan Shi glanced at Li Xuan, who was only four years old, and was furious. He tapped Xu Qing on the forehead with his knuckles.

"Li Xuancai is only five years old, and you're giving him wine? Is that how a senior martial uncle should act?"

Xu Qing immediately retorted.

"Then let him drink it when he's older. This is a good thing. My brother only gave me five jugs of it back then."

Yuanshi chuckled and said sarcastically.

"Heh, fellow Daoist, there hasn't been a single person in Kunlun Mountain for hundreds of thousands of years, yet you address him so affectionately."

How could they bring something like this? Xu Qing shrank back, his imposing aura immediately weakening.

"You...this...I..."

"Don't bring up other things, let's keep things separate, just tell me if this wine is good or not."

Yuanshi rolled his eyes, about to say something more, but felt something pulling him.

I turned my head and looked.

Little Li Xuan tugged at Yuan Shi's sleeve, sniffed, looked up at Yuan Shi, and said timidly:

"Master, it smells good, I want some."

Yuanshi quickly squatted down, gently rubbed Li Xuan's chubby cheeks, and said tenderly.

"You're still young. Let's talk about it when you're older."

He then stood up and waved to Xu Qing.

"Alright, I'll take it."

Xu Qing felt as if he had been granted a pardon, but it could only be said that the resentment of the empty-nest elderly was too great for him to bear.