The heart of the Lamp-Burning Monk reached its peak of betrayal.

Chapter 140 The heart of the Lamp-Burning Monk reached its peak of betrayal.

"The Beginning!"

Seeing Yuanshi's attitude, Haotian wished that Yuanshi would die on the spot.

But they dared not show it at all.

"You've tainted my Heavenly Court with calamity; this matter is not over!"

"You just wait!"

Lacking sufficient strength, Haotian had to endure this humiliation.

Upon returning to Heaven, Haotian immediately sought out Yaochi.

"Are the peaches ripe yet?"

Haotian is looking forward to holding the Peach Banquet to bring some support to the Heavenly Court.

"Not fully ripe yet, but it will be soon."

Yaochi looked somewhat worried.

"Your Majesty, now that the Heavenly Court is tainted by the aura of calamity, must we still continue preparing for the Peach Banquet?"

Yaochi was terrified by these calamities.

Haotian waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't worry, this bit of tribulation energy is nothing, and besides, it was caused by the disciples of the Chan Sect."

"The most urgent task for the Heavenly Court right now is to recruit talented individuals."

Haotian was unwilling to go into seclusion to resolve the calamity, as it would make him feel like he was cleaning up the mess left by the disciples of the Chan Sect.

"But the Heavenly Court is currently shrouded in calamity, which may hinder the recruitment of talent. And is this thing really alright?"

Yaochi was still a little worried.

"Rest assured, our goal is to let all living beings know that the Heavenly Court is fraught with calamity!"

"Not only that, I also want all living beings to know that this calamity energy was brought by the disciples of the Chan Sect."

"Disciples from various sects will roam the primordial world, letting all living beings know the arrogance and domineering nature of the saint's disciples, making them more likely to pledge allegiance to our Heavenly Court!"

Haotian revealed his plan.

"You should think carefully about how to prepare for the first Peach Banquet."

Haotian gave a briefing and then went to begin a new round of recruitment.

After all that effort to recruit people, this wave of activity is basically a waste of time.

Haotian looked towards the direction of Youming.

"Sooner or later, the Heavenly Court will be on the same scale as the Underworld."

The fact that the Underworld had gathered the souls of the Jiuli clan was not a secret, and Haotian, as the Heavenly Emperor, was able to use some of the power of the Heavenly Dao.

Naturally, he knew that the souls and true spirits of the Jiuli clan had all been taken away by the underworld.

Although he couldn't see what was happening in the underworld, Haotian could imagine how lively it must be right now.

This is an entire race that has been brought together. Compared to the Heavenly Court, which has only a handful of members, its foundation is truly profound.

Hell.

The task of collecting souls was then entrusted entirely to the Jiuli clan.

The Jiuli tribe has lived in the prehistoric world for a long time and has had the most contact with the creatures of the prehistoric world, so they can perform this task better than ordinary witch tribes.

Now that the underworld has been operating for so long, it's no exaggeration to say that its fortune is immense.

"If this continues, the underworld will become the supreme authority in the primordial world."

Houtu looked up at the calamity energy that was entangled by the Heavenly Court.

"Just as my uncle said, Haotian never intended to resolve these calamities."

Haotian is still too young, and the new generation of beings in the primordial world is also too young.

They only knew that the aura of calamity was terrifying, but they didn't have a clear impression of it.

Haotian used to be by Hongjun's side, so he probably didn't have much opportunity to learn about these things in detail.

The only one who understood Hongjun remained silent.

Even the fact that the Heavenly Court was entangled by the calamity was partly due to Hongjun's efforts.

"Hongjun, you really are arrogant."

Houtu knew that Hongjun might be able to cultivate very quickly by using the method of merging with the Dao.

But this is gradually leading to the grave that Qingyi has dug for itself.

Kunlun Mountain.

Yuanshi summoned his twelve disciples and Randeng.

"teacher."

Guang Chengzi is still a little nervous.

He not only failed to complete the task assigned to him, but also messed it up, which caused the teacher to personally make a trip to Zixiao Palace.

Guang Chengzi had already noticed that his fellow disciples, including Ju Liusun and Cihang, were looking at him differently.

Everyone wanted to stay far away from him.

Yuanshi looked at his disciples and sighed.

"You have stirred up the aura of calamity and entered into a great tribulation."

One sentence was enough to make the twelve Taiyi Golden Immortals, including Guang Chengzi, tremble like leaves.

Even the vice-leader, Randeng, stared wide-eyed with an expression of disbelief.

The thought of apostasy reached its peak at this moment.

"Master, please—please don't scare your disciple!"

Ju Liusun almost burst into tears.

The others weren't much better off; they were practically collapsed on the ground.

This is a major calamity.

Yuanshi frowned, feeling that his disciples were disappointing.

Nothing has happened yet, and he's already so scared.

"What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket!"

"You are supposed to be disciples of my Chan Sect, yet a mere minor calamity has terrified you like this?"

"If you don't even have this much courage, don't ever say you're a disciple of the Chan Sect again!"

When Yuanshi gets angry, it's very effective.

The twelve disciples immediately quieted down.

But they still clung to a sliver of hope.

"Master, we only killed some humans, how could that have caused such a calamity?"

"Yes, Master, could there be a mistake?"

"shut up!"

Yuanshi directly rebuked him.

"These are the words of the corpse owner himself, how could they be wrong?"

These words extinguished any remaining hope.

Ju Liusun broke down on the spot.

"Master, it's all the fault of our eldest brother. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have caused such a calamity."

Ju Liusun immediately began to criticize Guang Chengzi.

Suddenly, the way others looked at Guang Chengzi became even more strange.

"Ju Liusun, you—"

Guang Chengzi was also furious, even though the whole thing started because of him.

But putting aside the facts, aren't you all at fault?

Yuanshi's anger flared instantly. How could his sect, which was supposed to be a sect of saints, not even have its disciples who were on good terms with each other?

This also reminded him of the Three Pure Ones' falling out.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Yuanshi spoke directly.

No matter what, in Yuanshi's eyes, Guangchengzi was the one closest to him.

"None of you are uninvolved in this matter; let's not discuss it again!"

"But teacher, this great calamity—"

"I never said this great calamity couldn't be resolved."

Yuanshi, imitating Laozi, slightly closed his eyes.

The sound was like heavenly music to the twelve disciples.

"Can it be resolved? Teacher, you can even resolve a major calamity?"

"As expected of a teacher!"

Ju Liusun laughed, then crawled on his knees to Yuanshi and bowed deeply.

"Please give me some guidance, teacher!"

Seeing this, the other disciples also quickly bowed.

The primordial state is satisfied; that is what a sage is.

"You may take one disciple as your substitute to face this tribulation."

Yuanshi no longer kept them in suspense and revealed the way to avert the great calamity.

"Taking on disciples?"

Guang Chengzi and the others were taken aback.

"Can we also take on disciples now?"

The Chan Sect has always had high entry requirements, and since they had never completed their apprenticeships, accepting disciples was absolutely forbidden in the past.

"You can accept it now."

Yuanshi nodded slightly, "However, remember, the most basic requirement for joining the Chan Sect is that your lineage must be pure."

"Yes, teacher, we understand!"

Guang Chengzi and the others were excited.

Taking on disciples is great! It's a path to wealth!

They've long wanted to take on disciples to make money.

We have to be very selective; we absolutely cannot accept poor people.

He took the disciple's benefits, then sent the disciple through a great calamity, thus averting his own calamity.

Killing many birds with one stone!

Even Huang Long, who is usually the most honest, was a little tempted at this moment.

However, he felt that doing so was not a good idea and was still a little hesitant.