bookandnovel Chapter 38 Red Clouds Emerge from Five Manor Temples, Various Forces Plot Against Each Other
Chapter 38 Red Clouds Emerge from Five Manor Temples, Various Forces Plot Against Each Other
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Red Clouds Emerge from Wuzhuang Temple, Various Forces Plot Against Each Other
The Blood Sea Styx imitated the Heavenly Dao Saint to create a race and establish a religion. Although he gained a lot of merit, he could only sever his second corpse and break through to the late stage of Quasi-Saint. Therefore, he made quite a joke in the prehistoric world. However, only the truly insightful great supernatural beings knew that the reason why Styx could not become a saint was simply because he lacked the Primordial Purple Qi.
Styx was well aware of this reason, but there was nothing he could do; he simply didn't possess any Primordial Purple Qi. However, this didn't mean that Primordial Purple Qi didn't exist in the primordial world.
"I must obtain the Primordial Purple Qi from Hongyun!" In the Blood Sea, in the Palace of the Underworld, Styx said with a determined look in his eyes, and then sent countless Blood God Sons to the Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain to monitor Hongyun.
Besides Styx, other powerful beings of the demon race, such as Dijun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng, all placed their hopes for becoming saints on the Primordial Purple Qi in Hongyun's hands.
At the Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Hill, Hongyun sneezed several times, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Zhen Yuanzi, standing to the side, asked with some concern, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun, what's wrong with you?"
"I don't know either, I just suddenly felt a chill down my back and felt a little uneasy," Hongyun said.
"Is someone plotting against you?" A cultivator's senses are quite remarkable. Once something bad happens, it will always affect his mind. Moreover, Hongyun possesses the Primordial Purple Qi that the entire prehistoric world covets. Zhen Yuanzi can't help but worry.
"It shouldn't be. I've had the Primordial Purple Qi for so many years. The entire prehistoric world knows that I'm at Wuzhuang Temple. If they wanted to take it, they would have come long ago. After all, even with our combined strength, we can't possibly be enemies of the entire prehistoric world," Hongyun said nonchalantly. He had had the Primordial Purple Qi for so many years; if they wanted to take it, they would have come long ago. Why did they wait until now?
"Fellow Daoist, it's best to be careful," Zhen Yuanzi said to Hongyun, still somewhat worried.
"Don't worry, I'm not someone you can be easily manipulated." Hongyun said confidently. After comprehending the Primordial Purple Qi for so many years, although he hasn't grasped the power to become a saint, Hongyun's strength has increased considerably. He has already reached the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint. As long as the opportunity arrives, he can sever his second corpse and break through to the late-stage of Quasi-Saint.
Zhen Yuanzi nodded upon hearing this. He was well aware of Hongyun's strength. Looking at the entire prehistoric world, unless a saint intervened, there were very few who could control Hongyun. Moreover, Hongyun was the first colorful cloud in the world to take human form. Even if he couldn't defeat him, if he wanted to run away, there were few who could catch up with him.
"Fellow Daoist, I have been bothering you at Wuzhuang Temple for quite some time now, and it is time for me to leave. I need to go back and take care of Huoyun Cave," Hongyun said. Ever since Hongyun obtained the Primordial Purple Qi after the three lectures at Zixiao Palace, Zhen Yuanzi was worried that Hongyun would be besieged. So as soon as he left Zixiao Palace, he took Hongyun to Wuzhuang Temple. Hongyun has been staying there for tens of thousands of years. So much time has passed, and no one has come to steal his Primordial Purple Qi. Therefore, Hongyun also had the idea of leaving Wuzhuang Temple.
"Fellow Daoist, you mustn't!" Upon hearing that Hongyun wanted to leave, Zhen Yuanzi hurriedly said, "All living beings in the primordial world covet the Primordial Purple Qi. While you are at Wuzhuang Temple, I can still offer some assistance. However, once you leave Wuzhuang Temple and encounter a powerful enemy, I may not be able to arrive in time. I urge you to reconsider. Perhaps you should wait until you become a saint before leaving."
Hongyun shook his head and said, "I am well aware of your kindness, fellow Daoist. However, I have been studying the Primordial Purple Qi for tens of thousands of years without any success. It seems that working in isolation is not a viable path. I have heard that the Goddess Nuwa and the Sage Taiqing were able to become Saint Warriors because they traveled to the Primordial World. I am wondering if I should also travel to the Primordial World. Perhaps I can find the opportunity to become a Saint?"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi fell silent. Hongyun hadn't been able to comprehend the secret to sainthood after all these years, which was probably largely due to his seclusion at Wuzhuang Temple. Perhaps a trip to the prehistoric world would help him grasp it. So he stopped trying to stop him. However, Zhen Yuanzi was still somewhat worried, so he took out a branch and handed it to Hongyun, saying, "Fellow Daoist, this is a branch from my original body, the Ginseng Fruit Tree. It contains my primordial spirit imprint and the element of wood. I hope it can save you in a critical moment."
Hongyun was deeply moved. Since he had taken human form and entered the world, he had always been kind to everyone, with a good heart and good deeds. But all this time, only Zhen Yuanzi had truly treated him well. He took the branch and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. But have you forgotten that I had a debt of gratitude to the two Western Saints in Zixiao Palace? They owe me karma, and they will not let me perish so easily."
It would have been better if Hongyun hadn't mentioned the Two Sages of the West. The moment they did, Zhen Yuanzi felt even more uneasy. The Two Sages of the West owed Hongyun the karma of becoming a saint, and this karma was not something that could be easily repaid. Given the shamelessness of the Two Sages of the West, it was probably the Two Sages of the West who wished for Hongyun's death in the prehistoric world. After all, death absolves debts, and if Hongyun died, then the Two Sages of the West would naturally no longer need to repay the karma owed to Hongyun.
Zhen Yuanzi wanted to remind Hongyun that the two Western Saints were not trustworthy, but he dared not say it out loud. After all, the saints were omniscient, and if he mentioned the two Western Saints, they would definitely sense it. So he could only say cryptically, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun, it is never good to place your hopes on others. It is better to be careful."
"Hahaha!" Hongyun laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I have always been kind to people. Even if not everyone remembers my kindness, there won't be many who want to harm me."
Zhen Yuanzi saw Hongyun off at Wanshou Mountain. As he watched Hongyun's departing figure, a sense of foreboding suddenly filled Zhen Yuanzi's heart.
As soon as Hongyun left Wuzhuang Temple, it was immediately known to all the great supernatural beings in the prehistoric world.
The Thirty-Third Heaven, the Lingxiao Palace
"Brother, news has come from the lower realm that Hongyun has finally left Wuzhuang Temple." Taiyi excitedly told Dijun. They had been waiting for this day for far too long, and almost thought that Hongyun, that coward, would stay in Wuzhuang Temple forever.
"Really?" Di Jun stood up excitedly and asked, "Did he come out alone or with Zhen Yuanzi?"
Taiyi said, "He left alone. Zhenyuanzi is still at Wuzhuang Temple and didn't come with him."
"Alright!" Di Jun said, "You go and keep an eye on things yourself. Once Hongyun is far away from the Wanshou Mountain area, we will make our move immediately and seize the Primordial Purple Qi. This is related to the eternal foundation of our demon race."
"Brother, I understand, I'll go right away!" Taiyi replied and personally went down to the prehistoric world to keep an eye on Hongyun's movements.
After Taiyi left, Dijun murmured, "As long as I obtain the Primordial Purple Qi, I can become a saint. With the help of Goddess Nuwa and the Zhou Tian Star Array, what can the Wu Clan use to contend with my Demon Clan?"
Outside the Lingxiao Palace, Kunpeng stepped out from the side. He had overheard everything that Dijun and Taiyi had said. He was determined to obtain Hongyun's Primordial Purple Qi, and he harbored deep hatred for Hongyun. If it weren't for Hongyun's kindness, he wouldn't have lost his sainthood. He wished Hongyun were dead. If Hongyun hadn't been hiding in Zhenyuanzi's Wanshou Mountain, Kunpeng would have made his move long ago. But it wasn't too late now.
"Hongyun, it's time for you to repay what you owe me," Kunpeng said with a ferocious expression.
"Hahaha, Hongyun, you've finally decided to come out!" In the Blood Sea Underworld Palace, Styx was overjoyed to learn that Hongyun had left Wuzhuang Temple, because the opportunity had finally come. His chance to become a saint had finally arrived. As long as he could snatch the Primordial Purple Qi from Hongyun, he would definitely become a saint.