In the primordial era: the Wu tribe ceased its struggle for supremacy, and Hongjun collapsed!

Chapter 38 The Strangeness of Yuan Feng

"Pangu—the Great God?!"

Cai Feng collapsed to the ground, completely dumbfounded.

Her mouth dropped open, and she looked at Tianxuan as if she were looking at a living totem.

What was Pangu in the primordial era?

That is the Creator God! The Father God of all things! The supreme being whom all living beings worship!

And what's right in front of me—is it actually a plate of essence blood?

Kong Xuan was completely dumbfounded.

He looked at his master, his head buzzing.

"I—my master—am a direct descendant of the Great God Pangu? A child of the Father God?"

Kong Xuan swallowed hard, a surge of indescribable pride welling up inside him.

Compared to the shock of the two younger generation, Yuan Feng's reaction was more complicated.

She stared intently at Tianxuan, trying to find even a trace of a joke on his face.

but.

That kind of suppression that comes from the depths of one's blood, that kind of instinctive awe when facing the aura of the "Father God," cannot be faked.

"The true lineage of Pangu—" Yuan Feng murmured to herself. This term hadn't become popular in her time. Back then, everyone was either a part of Pangu's body or a reincarnation of a demon god. Although they revered Pangu, there was no such thing as the true lineage.

However, the person before me is formed from the essence of Pangu's blood, and can indeed be called a true descendant of Pangu.

"So it was a direct descendant of the Great God Pangu in person—"

Yuan Feng took a deep breath and curtsied. This time, she lowered her posture considerably. She was no longer the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan, but a mother who was seeking a future for her child. "In that case, it is truly a blessing for Kong Xuan and the entire Phoenix Clan that he can become your disciple."

She turned to look at Kong Xuan and said in a deep voice, "Xuan'er, you must not disobey Fellow Daoist Tianxuan in the slightest while you are by his side."

With tears welling in his eyes, Kong Xuan kowtowed three times deeply: "Your child—will remember Mother's teachings!"

Tianxuan nodded slightly, accepting the bow with composure, and said softly, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, now that Kong Xuan has joined my sect, I will protect him and guide him onto the Great Dao."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Feng's nerves, which had been taut for countless eons, seemed to finally relax a little.

Seeing that the dust had settled, Tianxuan changed the subject, his gaze becoming profound once more as he looked directly into Yuanfeng's eyes: "Fellow Daoist, there is something I do not understand; please enlighten me."

"Fellow Daoist, please speak."

"Back at the end of the Great Calamity of Longhan, you swore to forever suppress the Undying Volcano to atone for the sins of the Phoenix Clan." Tianxuan pointed to the churning lava beneath his feet, then to the intricate threads of fate within Yuanfeng's body. "When you made that vow, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed its shackles—did you sense anything unusual, fellow Daoist?"

Yuan Feng was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Tian Xuan to ask this question.

Tianxuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "I have observed that in your life, in addition to your original golden-red destiny and overwhelming blood-red karma, there is also an extremely thin gray line. I speculate that this gray line may be related to your vow from back then."

"Gray lines?" Yuan Feng frowned, lost in thought.

Although Cai Feng didn't understand anything about gray and red threads, she was very perceptive. Seeing that the two powerful figures were about to discuss secrets involving cause and effect and destiny, she immediately stepped forward and helped Kong Xuan, who was still kneeling on the ground, to his feet.

"Young Master, let me show you the other members of the Phoenix Clan."

"it is good"

Although Kong Xuan was reluctant, he knew what was important and followed Cai Feng out of the core area, heading towards the outer lava pool, looking back every few steps.

After the two had gone far away, only Tianxuan and Yuanfeng remained in the inner world.

Yuan Feng pondered for a long time, seemingly recalling that most painful and desperate memory.

"If you hadn't brought it up, I might never have investigated further."

Yuan Feng spoke slowly, her voice tinged with reminiscence, "Back then, I knew my sins were grave and the Phoenix Clan's fortune was collapsing. In order to leave a glimmer of hope for the clan, I swore to the Heavenly Dao to forever guard this place. At that moment, endless karma surged in like maggots clinging to my bones, and the pain almost tore my primordial spirit apart."

She paused, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes: "But amidst that endless pain and the cleansing of karma, there was indeed—a moment of ethereal peace."

"Ethereal?" Tianxuan keenly grasped this word.

"That's right." Yuan Feng nodded, organizing her thoughts, "It's like—in a hopeless situation where death is inevitable, a cold wind suddenly blows by. That feeling doesn't come from the Heavenly Dao, nor does it belong to me. It's very faint, mixed in with the rules that bind our vows. Whenever I'm tormented by karma to the point of losing my mind, about to completely degenerate into a mindless walking corpse, that coldness" appears, protecting the last bit of clarity in my primordial spirit.

Upon hearing this, Tianxuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

really!

That gray line is "protecting" Yuan Feng, or rather, maintaining a delicate balance.

"That's right—" Tianxuan walked in the void with his hands behind his back, countless thoughts colliding rapidly in his mind, "Suppressing the Undying Volcano is a great act of merit in itself."

He stopped and looked at Yuan Feng, analyzing with certainty, "The Undying Volcano is the outlet of the primordial earth veins. Once it erupts, all living beings will perish, and the southern part of the primordial world will be turned into a purgatory. Fellow Daoist, by suppressing it with your own body, you have protected the living beings of this region and safeguarded the primordial earth veins."

"This is the endless flow of merit."

Tianxuan extended a finger and drew a circle in the air: "Theoretically, although the karma on your body is as vast as the sea, as long as the suppression time is long enough, the continuous merit will wash away the bloody karma little by little, like flowing water."

"This is an exchange of equal value. Heaven is impartial; the guilty will be punished and the meritorious will be rewarded."

"Given enough time, when the merits completely offset the karma, that will be the day you are freed from your predicament, and perhaps even the day the Phoenix Clan will be reborn!"

"But—" Tianxuan frowned, his gaze falling once more on the gray line, "This gray line is rather strange."

"It doesn't seem to belong to the golden light of merit, nor to the blood and evil of karma. It's stuck in the middle, seemingly both catalyzing this process of neutralization and also—stealing something?"

Tianxuan felt a bit of a problem.

Although he understood the essence of "merit offsetting karma," the origin and true function of that gray line remained shrouded in mystery.

It was so subtle that even the Heavenly Dao seemed to tacitly approve of its existence.

"Steal?" Yuan Feng was startled. "Fellow Daoist, are you saying someone is plotting against me?"

"It may not be a person." Tianxuan shook his head, his gaze deep and unfathomable, as if piercing through thick layers of rock to look at the indescribable river of fate. "Perhaps it is a loophole in some rule, or perhaps—it is some kind of higher-level game."

He raised his head, looked at Yuan Feng, and said seriously, "Fellow Daoist, this gray line doesn't seem to be harmful to you at the moment, and is even helping you maintain your sanity. But I always feel that what's behind it is much deeper than this immortal volcano."

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"I specialize in the Dao of Destiny. This is the first time I have seen your situation. May I observe and contemplate it?"

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