"Have you glimpsed any trace of the Heavenly Dao's consciousness during your recent cultivation?" Fang Ruotang stared at Lin Bufan's aura, feeling that the Heavenly Dao would likely be drawn to someone with such strong aura.
"How did you know?" Lin Bufan looked at Fang Ruotang in surprise.
After a moment's thought, I smiled.
"You sensed it too?"
"Pretty much! What's your opinion?"
Lin Bufan raised an eyebrow and said frankly, "I didn't believe it completely. I came with Miss Qin to find out what was going on."
“…I still trust my intuition more.” Lin Bufan paused, his gaze lingering on Fang Ruotang’s face for a moment before shifting away.
Fang Ruotang beamed with joy upon hearing this.
"So, between Heaven and me, you chose me?"
Lin Bufan looked at Fang Ruotang helplessly.
That's a rather ambiguous statement.
He didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Although his presence with Qin Bao'er had tipped the scales somewhat, he was primarily there to find out more.
Fang Ruotang, oblivious to everything, stepped forward, patted Lin Bufan on the shoulder, and said confidently, "You have a good eye. If you follow me, your future will be bright."
Lin Bufan couldn't help but chuckle.
Although Fang Ruotang is the leader of a sect, her youthful face is really easy to mislead.
"If it's convenient, could you tell me the specifics?"
"I called you here to talk to you about this. The Heavenly Dao is sick and is targeting me. It wants to kill me, so I have decided to replace the Heavenly Dao and become the new Heavenly Dao of this world."
Fang Ruotang spoke lightly, staring at him with her large, clear eyes, and asked, "You'll support me, won't you?"
Lin Bufan choked.
They didn't seem to be that close.
Just casual acquaintances.
"Don't stay silent. I'm telling you the truth. Only by following me will you have a future. The Heavenly Dao wants to destroy the world! Also, do you know why this ladder to immortality broke? It was the Heavenly Dao's doing. It's because the Heavenly Dao wants to slow down the loss of the world's spiritual energy."
"The great battle back then was also like that! The Wordless Stele and the Ascension Ranking were also deliberately created by the Heavenly Dao. In that great battle, almost all the powerful beings above the Tribulation Transcending level died, and the Ascension Ladder was broken as a result."
"This time, they've come up with another naked trap, just like the one with the blank stele. How despicable! Time and time again, the same old tricks, yet they always work."
Fang Ruotang complained angrily.
Even she couldn't resist the temptation to snatch the naked, let alone others.
It may be a trap, but once you get your hands on it, it's a real benefit.
A thousand years of spiritual power.
Who wouldn't be envious?
Just like the Ascension List on the Wordless Stele, regardless of whether it was a trap or not, everyone only knew that if someone's name was on the list, they could ascend to heaven. Who said they couldn't be on the list?
What if they are the lucky ones?
Almost everyone thinks this way.
So everyone fought until they were bloodied and some even lost their lives.
Lin Bufan lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment.
Before Qin Bao'er found him, he had already returned to the Lin family's library after glimpsing this secret, and he wanted to look up records from thousands of years ago.
To put it bluntly, he had met Fang Ruotang. In his eyes, Fang Ruotang was like a delicate flower held in someone's hands, bright and vibrant, as if all the beauty in the world existed because of her.
He subconsciously resisted erasing such a wonderful and vibrant person.
"I'm talking to you! Did you hear me? I'm not lying to you. Instead of believing in the current Heavenly Dao, you should believe in me. I have the confidence and ability to repair the Ascension Ladder to this world. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that I can change the Great Yong Dynasty and save a mortal realm should give you a glimpse of my strength. Really, my record is verifiable!"
Fang Ruotang nodded vigorously, afraid that Lin Bufan wouldn't believe her.
"Or, you can go to Dayong yourself and you will know! Our original Dayong was just an ordinary mortal world, but after I foresaw that our world was about to perish, I connected Dayong with the Cloud Deep Continent in just over a year."
The present-day Dayong is just like the Middle Realm.
The people living inside are all ordinary people.
But it doesn't matter, the environment is different now.
Once there is spiritual energy in the air, even mortals without spiritual roots will be stronger than those in the original mortal world.
"What do you want me to do?" Lin Bufan asked.
Fang Ruotang grinned, knowing she had convinced him.
"Join my Tianyi Sect and become my disciple! I will not mistreat you. You can also persuade the Lin family behind you, as well as the major families and sects that are on good terms with the Lin family."
The Lin family, like the Qin and Murong families, is one of the eight great families of cultivators.
With the Lin family's involvement, three of the eight great families would be persuaded. If these three families then establish marriage alliances, it wouldn't be a dream to bring all eight great cultivation families under one's control.
"I'll become your apprentice?" Lin Bufan's expression was a little strange.
"Yes! Becoming my apprentice is great. You don't believe me? Ask Bao'er. I've already taken on nine apprentices. You can be the tenth one!"
Fang Ruotang blinked. She had already learned from the small mirror that Lin Bufan was not an ordinary single-spiritual-root person at all; he had obtained the Devouring Bloodline.
This is an extremely domineering and greedy foundation; the owner's body is like a bottomless pit, possessing a terrifying ability to devour.
It has the ability to devour all matter and energy and transform it into its own power, just like Manman and Xiaocaowa.
"My lord, with your current abilities, subduing him is probably impossible. He is a true person of great fortune; he has concealed his cultivation level, and his strength is far beyond what he possesses."
Fang Ruotang stared at Lin Bufan, her desire to win him over growing stronger.
How can I win him over?
"My lord, place your finger between his foreheads, and I will transmit energy to him so he can see something."
Fang Ruotang gently raised her hand, and Lin Bufan did not dodge.
He just stared at her slender, pale fingers outstretched in front of him, puzzled.
Seeing her obedient smile, he didn't even notice and bent down slightly until he felt a cool sensation on his forehead and saw many unbelievable scenes before his eyes. Only then did he suddenly look at her.
"The Creator?"
“Yes! I created this world myself, so you won’t lose out by becoming my disciple.”
Lin Bufan stared blankly at Fang Ruotang, incredulous.
No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity when he saw her; it turns out that's why!
He thought...
Lin Bufan frowned and pondered for a moment before kneeling down.
"Master, please."
With a cheerful smile, Fang Ruotang used her spiritual power to help Lin Bufan up.
"No need for that, just show your respect in your heart! This is a gift for you to formally become my disciple."
Fang Ruotang gave Lin Bufan a storage bag.
Then, quite frankly, he said, "Alright! You're my disciple now! You must follow me and have faith in me, understand?"
"Yes!" Lin Bufan was still recalling what he had just seen.
In fact, he couldn't see the woman's face clearly in the picture, but he knew that the person in front of him was her. He saw her lying listlessly on a huge tree, with a Milky Way below.
With a flick of her finger, a small world was created.
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