Chapter 655: Unbeatable Crown

Venerable Xuandu rolled his eyes and said, "Since you're so afraid of spies, why did you take in Li Daokong and Li Xuanao?"

"That's different. Li Muyi was hunting them down."

"Heh."

Venerable Xuandu didn't want to argue with Han Jue. Although Li Muyi had displeased him, it was ultimately a loss of face for the Human School; he didn't want to mention it further to avoid damaging his relationship with Han Jue.

Venerable Xuandu said seriously, "This boy is not simple. His past life was a Free and Unfettered Saint who fell while attempting to break through to the Great Dao in the Chaos. He is an Innate Being with top-tier Aptitude; in the future, he might even reach the level of a Chaos Demon God."

Han Jue asked in surprise, "Since he's so formidable, why would you give him to me?"

"Because he refuses to submit to me. In the Heavenly Dao, only you can subdue him."

"Why must I subdue him?"

"He has too many enemies in the Guixu Divine Realm. I want to recruit him to the Heavenly Dao, but he is very disdainful of it. Fellow Daoist Han, please take action. This boy values loyalty; once he acknowledges you, he will definitely not leave the Heavenly Dao."

Venerable Xuandu stared at Han Jue and spoke, feeling helpless in his heart.

The current Heavenly Dao was weak. If they didn't recruit some prodigies from the outside and relied solely on internal development, it would be far too slow.

Han Jue thought for a moment and said, "Alright then. Where is he?"

Venerable Xuandu said, "When he arrives, I will have him go to the Hundred Peaks Immortal River to find you."

"Good."

Han Jue and Venerable Xuandu chatted more about the Reincarnation Space. Although they had successfully taken control of the Earth Immortal Realm, Venerable Xuandu did not plan to give up on the Reincarnation Space.

The Reincarnation Immortal Emperor and the Human School Disciples who controlled the Reincarnation Space would use the Luck of the Earth Immortal Realm to Attain the Dao. There would only be two Heavenly Dao Saints in the Earth Immortal Realm; this was Venerable Xuandu's guarantee to Han Jue.

Not only that, but other Saint sects were not allowed to enter the Earth Immortal Realm. Venerable Xuandu would only share this big cake of the Earth Immortal Realm with Han Jue.

Han Jue was very satisfied with this.

If Venerable Xuandu were truly selfless, Han Jue would instead be suspicious of him.

No matter how powerful an existence is, they will have interests they desire. If you can't see them, it's only because the gap in your Realms is too large.

After their chat, Han Jue returned to the Hundred Peaks Immortal River.

He projected his consciousness into the Grandmist Realm within his body. Great Dispersed Heaven's transformation process was nearing its end and was still proceeding smoothly.

Han Jue now hoped the Heavenly Dao would have fewer tribulations to give him time to develop… More than six hundred years later.

A man arrived outside the Hundred Peaks Immortal River. He wore blue robes and possessed a dignified bearing; the arrogance radiating from his very bones was extremely obvious.

"I am Unbeatable Crown, recommended by Venerable Xuandu to visit the Master of the Hidden Gate."

The blue-robed man spoke, his voice spreading throughout the Hundred Peaks Immortal River, startling all the Disciples.

Han Jue was busy with his Seclusion and did not respond immediately.

After waiting for a day, Unbeatable Crown grew annoyed and immediately rushed to the Qiankun Hall Outside the Thirty-Third Heaven.

He met Venerable Xuandu and questioned, "Why did that Boundless Merit Divine Might Heavenly Sage ignore me?"

Venerable Xuandu had a headache and said, "He has a hobby for Seclusion; every time, it lasts a thousand years. When I went to find him before, I also had to wait for his thousand-year Seclusion to end. Just wait a bit longer."

Unbeatable Crown frowned and said, "Why is this person acting so pretentious?"

"It's not acting; he prioritizes cultivation. Aren't you that kind of person too?"

Unbeatable Crown fell silent.

Venerable Xuandu said earnestly, "The Boundless Merit Divine Might Heavenly Sage killed the Dao Heavenly Demon and the Dark Holy Monarch. Many mighty figures in the Guixu Divine Realm want to kill him but cannot. Only by following him will you have the Opportunity to surpass your past life. I've already told you about his growth speed; you should understand."

Hearing this, Unbeatable Crown turned and left.

Venerable Xuandu also closed his eyes… Han Jue entered Seclusion for another thousand years. Unknowingly, he was already 170,000 years old.

Time truly waits for no one; in the blink of an eye, the stars had shifted.

Han Jue opened his eyes and looked out, moving Unbeatable Crown—who had been waiting outside the Hundred Peaks Immortal River for ten years—into his Dao field.

More than three hundred years ago, Han Jue knew Unbeatable Crown had arrived, as it had triggered a System prompt at the time.

[Innate Destiny Bearer detected. Do you wish to check his origin?]

Seeing this line of text, Han Jue was filled with emotion.

It had been a long time since he encountered one!

He pulled up Unbeatable Crown's information from that time again.

[Unbeatable Crown: Late Stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, Reincarnation of a Zizai, Innate Being, Invincible Heart, Chaos Mystical Method. In his past life, he was attacked while attempting to achieve the Great Dao Fruit and was forced to reincarnate with a remnant soul.]

Han Jue himself didn't have high expectations for Unbeatable Crown, so he didn't break his own little rules for him. It was a good chance to suppress Unbeatable Crown's ego. Unbeatable Crown's shout back then had seemed extremely conceited; if someone with such a personality truly became Han Jue's Disciple, who knew how much trouble he would cause in the future.

Unbeatable Crown opened his eyes and found himself inside a Daoist temple. His gaze fell upon Han Jue, who appeared incredibly mysterious, shrouded in divine light.

He curled his lip slightly.

He's really good at acting!

Even better than him!

Unbeatable Crown had spent some time wandering the Immortal Realm over these years. He hadn't expected to wait another ten years upon his return, and he was somewhat dissatisfied with Han Jue.

He did not speak.

Han Jue didn't speak either.

The Daoist temple fell into silence, the atmosphere awkward.

Eventually, Unbeatable Crown couldn't help but ask, "What exactly do you mean? Didn't Xuandu explain it clearly to you?"

Han Jue smiled and said, "Directly calling him Xuandu… it seems you don't hold Venerable Xuandu in high regard. In that case, why would you want to take me as your Master?"

Unbeatable Crown said, "No matter how strong Venerable Xuandu is, he is just a Zizai. I was also a Zizai in my past life, his peer. As for why I want to take you as my Master, it's because you are the Reincarnation of a Chaos Demon God. Reaching the Great Dao Realm will be no difficult task for you."

Han Jue raised an eyebrow slightly.

From the sound of it, the idea that it was easy for a Chaos Demon God to become a Great Dao Sage had already spread, and Unbeatable Crown believed it firmly.

Han Jue said, "You may take me as your Master, but from now on, you can only stay in my Dao field. You are not to leave without my command."

Unbeatable Crown said, "Fine. However, one thing must be made clear: once I reach the Zizai Realm, I must leave to pursue my own Great Dao. If I attain the Great Dao in the future, I will still recognize you as my Master. As long as it doesn't violate my principles, you can entrust me with anything."

His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, without a trace of a Disciple's subservience, as if he were discussing a partnership with Han Jue.

Han Jue reached out and sucked Unbeatable Crown toward him, directly performing Absolute Purification on him.

Unbeatable Crown said in a low voice, "What is the meaning of this?"

He could not break free from Han Jue's Dharmic power and was unable to move, so he was somewhat flustered.

After all, he was currently only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

Han Jue said calmly, "You fled here from the Guixu Divine Realm. I'm worried that other mighty figures might have left something on you, so I'm helping you clear it. Rest assured, if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't go to such trouble."

Unbeatable Crown breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

When Absolute Purification ended, Han Jue had Li Xuanao arrange Unbeatable Crown's residence and simultaneously granted him access to the Simulation Trial.

Thus, Han Jue gained a tenth Disciple.

The Personal Disciples learned of this and came to visit Unbeatable Crown one after another, but Unbeatable Crown went straight into Seclusion and refused to see them. This made the Personal Disciples unhappy.

Li Xuanao said meaningfully, "This new Disciple has a cultivation at the Late Stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm."