Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I am the Ancestor of Stars.

Chapter 18 Golden Lotus of Merit, Jade Disc of Creation

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, how have you been?"

Taihao looked at Hongjun and spoke calmly.

Only then did he realize that Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor, was actually somewhat unstable in his state of mind.

It seems Hongjun already knows I've become a candidate; this old Taoist is starting to panic! Hahaha!

Taihao secretly rejoiced.

"I've recently done some divination and discovered that the great demon Rahu may be looking for a few more helpers. Fellow Daoist Taihao, you must pay close attention!"

Hongjun took a deep breath and suddenly said something meaningful.

What does that mean?

Is this an implication that I shouldn't side with Rahu?

Take it to heart?

Shouldn't you be the one who cares?

Thinking of this, Taihao's expression became slightly subtle, but he quickly regained his composure.

"In order to cultivate the Laws of Slaughter and Destruction, Rahu has turned the primordial world into a chaotic mess, filled with malevolent energy! If we could slay him, it would be an immense act of merit. Fellow Daoist Hongjun, if you are interested, we can join forces! My ambition is to reach the Primordial Chaos realm, and I wish to emulate the three thousand demon gods and attain enlightenment in the chaos. Unfortunately, without great merit and fortune, I fear I will find it difficult to overcome this hurdle!"

To emulate the three thousand demon gods?

Wouldn't that be the same as Yang Mei?

Hongjun was startled, his whisk trembled slightly, and even his voice trembled.

This shows how unsettled he was inside.

Taihao's words seemed to give an unusual hint!

On the other side, Zu Long couldn't help but speak up when he heard Tai Hao's words, expressing his admiration.

"Fellow Daoist Taihao possesses extraordinary spirit! Even I, the First Emperor, am ashamed to admit my inferiority!"

At this moment, Hongjun spoke again, his excitement barely concealed.

"Fellow Daoist, you have such ambition? This old Daoist admires you! If you ever need anything in the future, just let this old Daoist know. As long as this old Daoist can help, I will not refuse!"

"Dao Ancestor", you need to calm down!

Taihao had a thought: Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor, has quite a few good things in his possession. If he could get a few of them, that would be pretty good.

So Taihao followed Hongjun's lead without the slightest embarrassment.

"Alright, I need it right now!"

Taihao couldn't help but think, what if he used the Jade Disc of Creation to deduce the Visualization of Freedom among countless grains of sand...

It will be faster than you can imagine, right?

"Fellow Daoist Taihao, please speak freely if you need anything..."

Hongjun felt a sudden, inexplicable jolt in his heart.

"My cultivation seems to have stagnated recently, it's incredibly slow! It would take three or four eons to break through to the late Quasi-Saint stage! That's far too long! I wonder if Fellow Daoist Hongjun has any treasures that can speed up my cultivation?"

Taihao rubbed his hands together and laughed.

Ok?

Is this a request for help?

Isn't this blatant robbery?

For a moment, Hongjun didn't know what to say, because he had just made a casual, polite remark, but he hadn't expected Taihao to be so... tactless?

But he had already made those remarks!

Hongjun pondered for a moment, then took out a magical treasure and said.

"Fellow Daoist Taihao, this is the Heavenly Map Record, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Although its offensive capabilities are not prominent, it has a strong auxiliary effect on cultivation! It was of great help to me when I was still a Great Luo Immortal! Now I'm giving it to you!"

Atlas of the World?

A top-grade innate spiritual treasure?

You actually dared to present this garbage? And you call yourself Hongjun?!

After learning how much stock Hongjun had, Taihao didn't care about it at all.

So he didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Hongjun until Hongjun felt uncomfortable being looked at, and then he silently looked away.

"Ahem, this is just a small gift from this old Daoist to you. The real gift is this! Although its main function isn't to aid cultivation, it can still have many wonderful uses in cultivation!"

As he spoke, Hongjun took out another magical treasure.

This is a lotus platform with twelve petals, golden in color, and surrounded by merit. It is actually a top-grade innate spiritual treasure!

The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit?

This is great stuff!

Taihao was slightly surprised, but this was not what he really wanted, and he didn't want to drag it out any longer, so he said frankly.

"Alright, I'll lay my cards on the table: the Jade Disc of Creation..."

"No, no! This is my sacred treasure for proving my Dao! How can I give it to a fellow Daoist?"

Hongjun reacted quite strongly. As soon as Taihao mentioned the words "Creation Jade Disc", he immediately refused without any room for negotiation.

Seeing this, Taihao knew that obtaining the Creation Jade Disc would not be so simple. However, if Hongjun did not give it to him, these few items alone would not be enough to repay the karmic debt, and would be far from enough!

Therefore, Taihao was not in a hurry.

Instead, he changed the subject and asked with a puzzled look.

"Who said I wanted the Jade Disc of Creation? I merely wish to borrow it to study it! Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you are overthinking it!"

Are you overthinking it?

Hongjun frowned, his heart filled with bitterness.

After a long while, he looked at the catalog and the lotus platform again.

"And these two items..."

Taihao smiled nonchalantly and uttered a few words.

"Of course I want them all!"

Want them all?

Upon hearing Taihao's reply, Hongjun was speechless.

He felt he shouldn't have asked that question, nor should he have taken out the two magical treasures so quickly, so that now it was neither good to take them back nor good to keep them.

You won't accept it?

Distressed.

Take it...

When will the karmic debts that are about to be incurred be repaid?

Even if Hongjun doesn't incur any karmic debt because of this, he still has to give Taihao enough benefits. Otherwise, why would Taihao help him?

Therefore, even if he wanted to take back the Heavenly Map and the Golden Lotus of Merit, he could only think about it in his heart. In the end, he would definitely give them to Taihao.

It's okay if they don't give it to you, just get one of the same level.

Moreover, even if he lent the Jade Disc of Creation to Taihao for comprehension, it would still be far from enough to repay the karmic debt.

Because the karmic consequences of the representative of Heaven's Way are simply too great!

What Taihao said to Hongjun was almost tantamount to handing over the opportunity to become a Heavenly Saint to Hongjun!

It is important to know that in the prehistoric history, in order to repay the karma in the West, Hongjun had no choice but to take in two nominal disciples, namely Jieyin and Zhunti. This is equivalent to him having to give up two sainthoods to repay the debt in order to become a saint.

In the process of repaying the debt, the gift of the Golden Lotus of Merit, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure for Jieyin, and the Pestle of the Vajra, a superior innate spiritual treasure for Zhunti, were merely incidental!

And this was after he attained enlightenment!

Therefore, even though Hongjun was suffering greatly at this moment, he could only silently accept it.

Not only did he present the catalog and the golden lotus to Taihao, but after hesitating for a moment, he also took out an extremely mysterious jade disc.

That is, the Jade Disc of Creation!

"This jade disc is my treasured artifact used to attain enlightenment, and it resonates with my own energy. Over countless eons, we have become inseparable! Fellow Daoist, you don't need to refine it; you can cultivate directly through it. I hope it will be helpful to you!"

Hongjun said this.

Qi in harmony?

No distinction between us?

Taihao secretly curled his lip. Wasn't this a reminder not to try to take the Creation Jade Disc away?

Isn't that overthinking?

"But to be honest, this old Taoist is truly amazing! With my abilities, I couldn't detect the slightest flaw in the Creation Jade Disc. Even if I tried to forcibly refine it, it would probably take dozens, even hundreds of eons before the Creation Jade Disc would even react!"

"As for completely refining it..."

"Unless I can attain enlightenment before Hongjun, there's absolutely no chance..."

Taihao couldn't help but think.

At the same time, Hongjun frowned slightly.

For some reason, he felt that lending the Jade Disc of Creation to Taihao might be a mistake.

But just as he was about to make some deductions, he discovered that the Jade Disc of Creation was no longer in his hands.

Hongjun immediately lost heart.

They could only let that inexplicable premonition dissipate, and they didn't even bother to do any more deductions.

Anyway, as long as I can attain enlightenment, everything is worth it!

While Hongjun was thinking about these things, Taihao also casually accepted the Heavenly Map Record and the Golden Lotus of Merit without any politeness.

"I've never heard of the Heavenly Map Record before, but since it's a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, it can't be too bad."

"Then there is the Golden Lotus of Merit, which historically belonged to the Amitabha Buddha and was a magical artifact used by the Western Sect to suppress destiny! But from now on, it has nothing to do with the Amitabha Buddha and will belong to my Taihao Heavenly Venerable!"

"Indeed, the greatest philanthropist of the primordial world should possess the Golden Lotus of Merit!"

Taihao thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)