Taishang Laojun rode a green ox, with the Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth’s Xuanhuang Qi above his head and holding a Taiyi whisk. His Daoist aura was perfected.
Taishang Laojun!
The head of the Three Pure Ones, the Celestial Venerable of Daoism!
The test takers in the dungeon had completely lost their composure.
“Oh my god… All Three Pure Ones really came!”
“How can anyone live with this? What kind of treatment is Su Fu getting?”
“I’m completely convinced… totally convinced…”
“My mind is broken, completely broken!”
Laozi looked at Su Fu with a smile. “So Nüwa has finally taken a disciple.”
Su Fu quickly bowed. “Greetings, Saint Taishang!”
Laozi stroked his beard and chuckled. “As Nüwa’s first disciple, you deserve this gift.”
He waved his whisk, and a black-and-white intertwined mystical light flowed into Su Fu’s body.
[Ding!]
[You have received the divine technique bestowed by Taishang Laojun: One Qi Transforms Into Three Pure Ones]
[Grade: S]
[Effect 1: Three Pure Ones Avatar—Can simultaneously split into three avatars, each possessing 99% of the original’s combat power.]
[Effect 2: Dao Follows Nature—The original body and avatars can instantly swap positions, sharing senses and divine power. When a fatal attack lands, damage is automatically transferred to any one avatar. Immortal unless all four bodies are slain simultaneously.]
[Special Note: “Mysterious and profound, the gateway to all wonders.” This technique is the path of Supreme Purity’s Moral Saint, symbolizing the truth that ‘Dao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, three begets all things.’]
Su Fu: “!!!”
Laozi’s unique skill was just given to her like that?
The Three Pure Ones’ gifts were each more outrageous than the last.
“This is my lifelong enlightenment. Today, I gift it to you. I hope you use it well.”
“May you uphold this path, walk this road, and not betray Nuwa’s trust.”
Su Fu’s heart trembled. She quickly bowed respectfully. “Thank you, Sage, for bestowing the method! I will remember your teachings!”
The test takers inside the dungeon:
‘Our minds are shattered.’
Throughout the entire dungeon, the Three Pure Ones had schemed against them, fighting to the death.
And now that the dungeon was over, the true bodies of the Three Pure Ones descended just to give Su Fu godly powers?
Then what were they?!
“Just the copies of the Three Pure Ones in the dungeon already traumatized us… How terrifying must the real Three Pure Ones be?”
“But now… they’re all kind and gentle with Su Fu, and giving her gifts?”
“Wah, you big shots, how can you do this!”
They broke down!
They were truly breaking down!
Precisely because they had experienced the dungeon, they knew how unreachable the Sages were.
But now, these big shots were lining up to give Su Fu godly powers!
At the same time, Su Fu tried her best to suppress her excitement, but her mind was already screaming.
‘Ah! As expected of the Three Pure Ones! Their generosity is just unstoppable!’
‘One power each, and all three combined? It’s absolutely invincible!’
She wondered, ‘There shouldn’t… be Ancestor Hongjun, right?’
After all, this dungeon had already been shattered by Nuwa; it probably couldn’t handle a figure of that level.
Honestly, it was already unbelievable that the Three Pure Ones had come!
Don’t underestimate the Heavenly Dao of this dungeon. The real Ancestral Master Hongjun was the true Heavenly Dao of the Great Desolation!
If He came, not just the dungeon, but the space itself would probably collapse instantly.
Sure enough, just as Laozi’s figure began to fade, he suddenly smiled and added,
“Oh, by the way, the Master did not come in person but asked me to relay a message.”
“Since you have won Nuwa’s favor, you must understand the great righteousness of heaven and earth.”
“When the world changes in the future, I hope you can help Nuwa and establish an unparalleled merit for the world.”
He paused, then continued,
“The name ‘Heaven-Extending’ is no small matter. ‘Extending’ means evolution, change, and also karma.”
“In your future cultivation, stay true to your original heart. One day, you may live as long as heaven and earth.”
“In short, Nuwa’s acceptance of a disciple is a cause for celebration.”
“This child… is not bad.”
This speech made Su Fu’s scalp tingle.
Ancestral Master Hongjun had actually… acknowledged her too?
‘Cough, how am I suddenly feeling a bit guilty?’
Su Fu bowed respectfully again. “I respectfully follow the Master’s teachings.”
She thought, ‘Indeed, Hongjun couldn’t come, or the dungeon would have collapsed on the spot, let alone bestowing powers.’
‘Hehe, but the Three Pure Ones coming is different. They could give me three powers in one go.’
‘Anyway, it’s a massive profit! An absolute super harvest!’
All thanks to Lady Nuwa. That’s the prestige of the Creator Goddess!
Meanwhile, the Divine Realm was buzzing with discussions about this grand event.
At Nantianmen, a crowd of gods gathered, talking fervently.
“Ah, the Three Pure Ones went too fast!”
“Does that mean we can’t go now?”
“Of course not! A limited-grade dungeon can’t possibly handle so many gods descending!”
“Yeah, now that the Three Pure Ones have gone, we have to wait in line!”
“Otherwise, the whole dungeon might collapse and hurt Su Fu!”
The gods lamented, sighing,
“It’s our fault for being too strong!”
“And the limited-grade dungeon is too weak!”
“Isn’t that right? If it were a higher-grade dungeon, we could have gone to congratulate her too!”
In the Heavenly Court’s Lingxiao Palace.
The Jade Emperor hadn’t started court yet, and the immortals were gathered, chatting animatedly.
“So, assessment. Can we still go?”
“Forget it. The Three Pure Ones went and all gave powers, hitting the dungeon’s limit!”
“I knew it!”
“Next time. When Su Fu appears in another dungeon, we’ll wait for the right moment and rush in!”
Just then, Zhao Gongming’s loud voice feigned surprise.
“What? None of you managed to go?”
The other immortals: ‘…You bastard!’
They were all speechless.
Everyone knew that Zhao Gongming had entered the dungeon before Nuwa accepted Su Fu as a disciple and had even given her the great power of “Wealth Across the Three Realms.”
He had gone by chance, and now he was showing off!
Zhao Gongming was still shaking his head with a fake look of regret.
“Ah, I never expected Su Fu to have such a great opportunity!”
“I just went for a casual stroll and gave a small gift. Who knew that now everyone wants to go but can’t!”
The other immortals:
‘Our fists are getting tight!’
Zhao Gongming stroked his beard and started bragging loudly.
“Honestly, I wasn’t thinking much at the time. It was just that girl Su Fu suited my taste!”
“You don’t know how satisfying it was to watch her snatch the twenty-four Sea-Fixing Beads back from that old geezer, Ran Deng!”
“Even though they were only replicas, they already held authority, like a seed that would eventually take root and sprout.”
“Hey, now that I think about it, that was an extra big gift I gave Su Fu!”
The gods who wanted to go but couldn’t:
‘Shut up!’
‘Stop showing off!’
‘What’s so great about your broken beads!’
The Heavenly Lord of Thunder said testily, “Enough, Old Zhao! Stop bragging! We just missed this one time. We’ll be early next time!”
“Zhao Gongming, you just got lucky with timing,” the Fire Virtue Star Lord said defiantly.
The Water Virtue Star Lord added sourly, “Next time, I’ll camp right outside the dungeon entrance. Let’s see who beats me!”
Zhao Gongming laughed heartily, feeling even more pleased.
“Fine, fine, you all scramble for it!”
“This is the God of Wealth for you. See how I’m different from all you immortals!”
The other immortals:
‘We need to teach this guy a lesson!’
Inside the dungeon.
Su Fu watched the auspicious clouds finally disperse in the sky and breathed a sigh of relief.
‘Is it over? There aren’t any other gods coming, right?’
‘Please don’t come! This dungeon can’t hold it!’
She knew that a dungeon was like a house—with limited space and a limited load capacity.
Not all gods could enter, let alone bestow powers.
It was like a small bridge with a weight limit.
An ordinary person could cross fine, but if dozens of strongmen stood on it at once, the bridge would definitely break.
The same applied to this dungeon. The more gods, the greater the pressure.
Let alone bestowing powers.
Each power contained endless divine force and was a manifestation of the world’s laws.
If they all gave powers, that force would directly explode the space.
‘Sigh, even a limited-grade dungeon can’t handle it,’ Su Fu thought. ‘This is the dungeon’s limit, not the Chinese pantheon’s limit!’
What a pity!
She felt pained that the dungeon’s limit had restrained the gods’ enthusiasm!
Just as she was lamenting, auspicious clouds began to gather in the sky again.
Su Fu: “???”
She was instantly terrified.
‘Big shots! I know you want to congratulate me!’
‘But don’t! If the dungeon collapses, I won’t be able to go back!’
Time rewound to before the Three Pure Ones descended.
Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Houtu, and others gathered together, their expressions unpleasant.
“Damn it! How could the Three Pure Ones beat us to it?”
“If we’re talking about our relationship with Nuwa, we should have been the first to go!”
Shennong sighed. “Those three shameless ones just relied on the fact that this Great Desolation dungeon had clear anchors. They charged in faster than anyone!”
The entire Great Desolation dungeon was built around the layout of the Three Pure Ones, with the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation centering on the conflict between the Chan Sect and the Sect of Interception.
Therefore, the Three Pure Ones had the strongest connection to the dungeon. The closer the connection, the easier it was to locate the dungeon’s coordinates and the faster the descent.
Other gods, no matter how strong, had to “find the way” first.
In other words, no one could be faster than the Three Pure Ones.
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan frowned. “What do we do? This is Nuwa’s first disciple! It would be a terrible pity not to congratulate her first.”
To use an inappropriate example, it was like a daughter getting married, but the neighbor rushed to congratulate her first, while the parents were stuck outside the door.
How could they not be anxious?
Houtu Niangniang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, “There is a way.”
Everyone looked at her.
Houtu smiled gently. “The dungeon can’t handle us bestowing more powers, but it can handle congratulatory projections.”
Everyone thought about it and realized she was right.
Yes! They were focused on giving gifts, but the current situation didn’t allow it. Even just being able to congratulate was good.
Fuxi immediately made the decision. “Then what are we waiting for? Lock the anchor and project over!”
Back inside the dungeon, Su Fu had just seen off the Three Pure Ones when suddenly, even more divine figures appeared in the sky.
The heavens opened again, blazing with divine light!
Fuxi holding the Bagua, Shennong holding the Hundred Herbs, Xuanyuan holding the Xuanyuan Sword, and Houtu holding the cycle of reincarnation—
The four supreme deities arrived together.
Su Fu was instantly awed. These were all top-tier gods in Chinese mythology!
Fuxi, gentle as jade, smiled and spoke. “Congratulations to Nuwa for gaining a fine disciple! Heaven-Extending Saint Lord, you must have extraordinary qualities to become Nuwa’s first disciple. May your path be smooth and your great Dao achieved early!”
Shennong smiled kindly. “Nuwa’s merit in creating the world is boundless. As her disciple, I hope you inherit her compassionate heart and benefit all living beings.”
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan’s eyes blazed as he said clearly, “We have come today to congratulate fellow Daoist Nuwa on accepting a disciple. Heaven-Extending Saint Lord, may you never forget your original heart, care for the people, and achieve greatness in the future!”
Houtu Niangniang smiled warmly. “You are fated with Nuwa. Live up to her expectations. May you be as free as the wind and roam the heavens and earth from now on.”
The stage presence was maxed out!
Su Fu was so shocked she couldn’t speak and could only bow repeatedly.
“Disciple Su Fu pays respects to Great God Fuxi! Pays respects to Great God Shennong! Pays respects to Emperor Xuanyuan! Pays respects to Lady Houtu!”
She said it all in one breath and quickly added, “Thank you all for your words. I will remember them deeply!”
She shouted internally again, ‘As expected of Lady Nuwa! The prestige is fully maxed!’
These supreme beings of mythology had actually all come!
Chesia, standing nearby, watched with her jaw dropped.
“W-What kind of gods are these?”
“How does your Chinese pantheon have so many gods I don’t recognize!”
The projections of Fuxi and the others soon faded, but it was like a signal.