Primordial Era: I, the Creation Lotus, will absolutely not be struck this time!

"Stop the descendants of Pangu from developing? What does this mean?"

Qingyi pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth.

"The Witch Clan." Hongjun was too lazy to play games with Qingyi. "The Witch Clan should have emerged long ago, but you forbade it. Is it because you don't want to see the descendants of the Great God Pangu grow up?"

"The Witch Clan? I see." Qing Yi's face fell. "Then you've really misunderstood me."

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you don't know the hardship of raising children unless you've done it yourself. It's not that I don't want the descendants of the Great God Pangu to grow strong, but I simply have no way to do so."

"Now, just twelve nephews are already exhausting me."

Qingyi pointed to the east as he spoke, "Look, my nephew said he wants a supreme innate treasure. If each of my twelve nephews gets one, that's twelve treasures. I'm going to look for them right now."

"If there are any more, I won't be able to take care of them all."

Hongjun's lips twitched. The Wu Clan doesn't even have a primordial spirit, so what kind of spiritual treasure can they use?

He knew Qingyi was talking nonsense, and Qingyi also knew that Hongjun knew he was talking nonsense.

That's the gist of it. If you want the Witch Clan to be reborn, bring me the Spirit Treasure.

Anyway, you're the one who's in a hurry.

"How about this?"

Qingyi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun was born early; you must possess quite a few spiritual treasures, right?"

"Just calculate based on three spiritual treasures per person, give me thirty-six spiritual treasures. I don't need innate supreme treasures, just top-grade innate spiritual treasures will do."

"I'll take the magic treasure back with me so that my nephews can conceive the witch clan."

"In this way, fellow Daoist has also contributed to the primordial world, how about it?"

"Impossible!" Hongjun refused without even thinking.

After Luo Hou's death, there were only three innate treasures in the primordial world, two of which were in Qing Yi's possession.

He kept the innate treasure, the Taiji Diagram, to intercept the Qi of the Three Pure Ones; he couldn't possibly give it to Qingyi.

He couldn't possibly give away top-grade innate spiritual treasures either; thirty-six pieces were far too many, and he couldn't possibly produce them all.

"Alright, since you're unwilling to help the descendants of the Great God Pangu, then forget it. As his uncle, I still need to find treasures to appease my nephew. Farewell."

Qingyi flew directly east.

"wait……"

Hongjun didn't expect Qingyi to leave so decisively, without even trying to bargain?

They're really difficult to deal with.

Hongjun cursed under his breath and chased after them.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyi, what do you think of these two items?"

Two flags appeared in his hand.

The Western plain-colored cloud-patterned flag and the Eastern blue-lotus-colored flag.

You want me to do something for you?

Qing Yi's expression was unfriendly. "Fellow Daoist Hongjun, if I'm not mistaken, this was originally mine, wasn't it? How did it end up with you?"

"When you fell into a deep sleep, I kept it safe for you for a while, and now it has been returned to its rightful owner."

Hongjun pushed the two flags toward Qingyi.

"Thank you very much then. I misunderstood you, fellow Daoist."

Qing Yi flicked his sleeve, rolled up the two flags, and left.

"etc!"

Hongjun blocked Qingyi's path with an unfriendly expression.

"Fellow Daoist, don't you have anything else to say?"

"Anything else?" Qingyi's face darkened again. "Isn't it your duty to return my things?"

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, I simply don't want to break ties with you. Do you think I can't sense it?"

"Sensation?" Hongjun was taken aback.

"As I perceive it, you still have at least two of my lotus leaves and one lotus seed, as well as the lotus pod and one lotus petal."

"You think you can get away with this just because you've put up two lotus leaves?"

"Hongjun, I see no sincerity in you whatsoever, so I have nothing to say to you."

"You want the Witch Clan to be reborn? I'll forbid it!"

Qing Yi had the Chaos Bell above his head, the Measuring Ruler in his hand, and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation surrounding him.

"At worst, we'll break Mount Buzhou!"

Hongjun's expression was solemn. He hadn't expected Qingyi to be able to sense the presence of the other lotus leaves and seeds.

Moreover, he put it so definitively: the fact that the Wu Clan wouldn't emerge was an obstacle in Hongjun's path.

Especially since the Heavenly Dao was urging him on, Qingyi said that interrupting Buzhou Mountain almost scared the Heavenly Dao to death.

The breaking of Mount Buzhou is definitely not a good thing for the Heavenly Dao.

"I will return everything here related to the Azure Lotus to its rightful owner. How about you, fellow Daoist, allow the Witch Clan to reappear?"

Hongjun suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.

"Hmph." Qing Yi sneered.

"Hongjun, don't you understand? It's not a question of whether you give it to me or not, but whether I want it or not."

"Even if I obtain those items, I cannot restore my original rank, so what use would I have for them?"

"Since you're so eager for the Witch Clan to be reborn, I'll do the opposite of what you say."

Qingyi gazed at Hongjun, whose face was ashen, with a smile on his face.

"Don't disturb my treasure hunt in the East Sea, Fellow Daoist Hongjun."

Hongjun took a deep breath. He was indeed a little anxious, but the birth of the Witch Clan had been delayed for a long time.

Qingyi and the Wu Clan are bound by fate; the birth of the Wu Clan requires Qingyi's approval.

"When the witch clan is born, it will disrupt your fortune, and I will make sure you suffer a terrible death."

Hongjun cursed inwardly, but shouted aloud.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait."

Hongjun took out the Zhutian Qingyun cloud and a series of spiritual treasures.

Looking around, one sees flags on all sides, a tripod, a picture, and a golden lotus.

The light from the sacred treasure dyed the sky with a riot of colors.

"How about adding this defensive artifact?"

Hongjun pushed the auspicious clouds of the heavens toward Qingyi.

"With this extraordinary treasure, no one in the primordial world can threaten you."

Qing Yi was secretly pleased that such a bad thing had been taken out, but he shook his head without hesitation.

"I don't need it. But if it's the Pangu Banner, I might consider it."

"The Pangu Banner won't work!"

Hongjun refused, and the auspicious clouds of the heavens were given to Qingyi. It wouldn't affect him much, since Qingyi already had a lot of luck and no one dared to mess with him.

However, the Pangu Banner is an offensive treasure. If it were given to Qing Yi, along with the Measuring Ruler and the Immortal Execution Sword, it might just kill him outright.

Even though he was close to becoming a saint, Hongjun dared not take any risks.

Qing Yi pondered for a long time, "What about the Book of Man and the Book of Heaven?"

The three books, Heaven, Earth, and Man, were also transformed from the Qi and fortune absorbed by his body parts.

The Earth Book is in Zhen Yuanzi's hands, the Human Book is the Book of Life and Death, and the Heaven Book is the Investiture of the Gods.

Qingyi must keep the Book of Man and the Book of Earth in his own hands.

"The Book of Heaven and the Book of Man..."

Hongjun hesitated; he was in a dilemma, as these two items were of paramount importance.

Especially the Investiture of the Gods.

"What? All talk and no action?"

Qing Yi said with a half-smile.

"Not at all, fellow Daoist, you misunderstand." Hongjun took out the Book of Humans. "I can give you the Book of Humans, but not the Book of Heaven."

"The primordial world has its own destiny, and the Heavenly Book will soon return to its rightful place. Even if you take it, it will be of no use to you."

"Then give me the red embroidered ball." Qingyi was already satisfied; he had never dared to hope that he could get the Heavenly Book from Hongjun.

"Can."

Qingyi made a fortune from this wave.

He claimed that he could sense the treasure he himself had transformed into, but this was a complete deception of Hongjun.

But this lie brought him a rich reward.

He himself possessed seven magical treasures, including the Qiankun Cauldron that defied the natural order, the famous fourth of the Five Banners, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit, and the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Add to that a red embroidered ball, auspicious clouds from all heavens, and the Book of Life and Death.

Hongjun had made a great sacrifice, but unfortunately Qingyi had already seen through it.

To put it bluntly, both of them aim to control the primordial world; it's just a matter of who has the better methods.

Hongjun had the help of the Heavenly Dao, and the Primordial Purple Qi was held by the Heavenly Dao, while Qingyi inherited the great merit and fortune of Pangu's creation of the world.

Hongjun looked deeply at those magical treasures, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe.

Enough, I am about to attain enlightenment, these spiritual treasures are of no use to me now.

"Fellow Daoist, do not forget the birth of the Witch Clan."

Hongjun reminded Qingyi.

When the Witch Clan is born, I will make you die with them!

"Naturally, once I return from the East Sea, I will bring forth the Witch Clan."

Qingyi readily agreed.

Upon hearing that Qingyi was still waiting to return from the East Sea, Hongjun wanted to say something, but ultimately sighed.

"It's good that you've remembered that, fellow Daoist."

After saying that, he disappeared.

"Now who can be richer than me?"

Qingyi hadn't expected to find so many treasures related to himself so easily.

Four of the five flags that were transformed from lotus leaves returned to him, three of the lotus platforms that were transformed from lotus seeds returned to him, and the lotus pods were also found.

He only needed one last lotus leaf and two lotus seeds.

As for the other lotus petals, he can spend time letting them grow back on their own.

"It seems the day when its grade is restored won't be long."

"I will not fuse these spiritual treasures that my body has transformed into for the time being. It will be fine to fuse them when I am ready to restore them to their original grade."

"In this way, Nuwa's magical treasures are complete, and she also has the Book of Humanity."

"This time, Nuwa has accepted me as her master, and this book of human knowledge may play a great role in the future."

"Nuwa's path to enlightenment has gradually become clear, and I cannot lag behind on mine."

As Qingyi traveled, he took out the Chaos Pearl he had obtained in the West.

After becoming a mid-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal, Qingyi began researching the Chaos Pearl.

"I possess the 'Azure Lotus Great Dao Manual,' so I can still walk the path of proving my Dao through the laws. But what about other living beings?"

"Under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, other beings can only reach the Great Luo realm at their limit. Those who use Hongjun's Three Corpses Severing Technique are even more likely to be stuck at the so-called Quasi-Saint realm for their entire lives. How can they possibly strengthen the Primordial World?"

"I need a path that all living beings can cultivate on, even if it's difficult, as long as we can keep going."

"The simplest way is to help living beings reduce the difficulty of comprehending the laws."

Qingyi plans to use the Chaos Pearl to carry his Dao.

Pangu's power cleaved the primordial world, and with the fusion of his twelve great laws, it shouldn't be difficult for him to create a world within the Chaos Pearl.

"The Twelve Laws encompass everything and can at least give rise to other laws. Furthermore, with the fragments of the Jade Tablet of Creation, even if the laws are incomplete, the difficulty of comprehending them will be reduced."