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

Chapter 23 What does it mean that Tongtian gave up the futon?

In front of the Zixiao Palace, the innate deities who came to listen to the Dao were divided into three groups.

The largest group consisted of the Pangu Mausoleum lineage, followed by a group of people who had never been to the Pangu Mausoleum, and finally, the solitary Three Pure Ones.

The Three Pure Ones were isolated.

Lao Tzu, realizing this, remained expressionless, but he wouldn't approach them.

The primordial spirit of Pangu was transformed from this, which gave him this confidence.

Yuanshi looked aloof, as if he had isolated everyone else.

But Kunpeng's mocking gaze was undisguised, making Yuanshi feel as disgusted as if he had eaten Zhurong's mud.

"What are you looking at?"

Kunpeng's arrogance was undisguised. Noticing Yuanshi's gaze, he immediately retorted.

When Yuanshi saw Dijun, Taiyi, Hongyun, and others behind Kunpeng, as well as Nuwa who was vaguely leading the group, his face turned ashen and he looked away.

"A creature with fur, scales, and horns, born from wet eggs."

"We, the Three Pure Ones, disdain to associate with you."

Yuanshi comforted himself, since so many innate deities were standing with Kunpeng.

This only shows that the innate deities are all on the same level as Kunpeng, and none of them are worthy of playing with the Three Pure Ones.

Tongtian looked anxious.

Why was I isolated after going into seclusion to cultivate?

It wasn't like this before. Many innate deities used to communicate with him. Why do they look at him like an enemy now?

Looking at Laozi, who seemed completely indifferent, and Yuanshi, who was also looking at him with disdain, Tongtian felt a chill in his heart.

His two elder brothers offended a host of deities in the prehistoric world without his knowledge.

How can we survive in the prehistoric world like this?

Feeling uneasy, Tongtian felt he needed to find time to ease the tension between the two sides.

Boom~~

Just then, the gates of Zixiao Palace slowly opened.

It attracted the attention of all the sacred beings, especially the Pangu Mausoleum lineage, who seemed to have cultivated a supernatural ability to detect objects with their eyes, and kept looking inside.

Two young Taoist boys came out from inside.

"The Daoist Master is about to preach, enter!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Pangu Mausoleum lineage instantly transformed into a stream of light and rushed inside.

What if there are other benefits besides preaching?

They're here to get benefits, so naturally they need to rush in quickly.

Upon entering, I saw the six prayer cushions at the very front.

"What kind of saint are you? You only put six prayer cushions on the table, how stingy!"

The group of innate deities who had listened to the teachings at Pangu Mausoleum muttered to themselves, but their actions were swift.

"Rush!"

The fastest to react was the Kunpeng, which traveled 90,000 li in one go, heading straight for the first one.

Following closely behind was a red cloud, naturally fast.

"Little sister!"

Fuxi called out to Nuwa, and the Hetu and Luoshu in his hands shimmered with spiritual light, enveloping Nuwa.

As if teleporting, Nuwa instantly surpassed Kunpeng.

The Hetu and Luoshu were already able to exert their initial power in the hands of Fuxi. Although they were still far from the Eight Trigrams, it was only a matter of time.

"What happened?"

Deep within the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun opened his eyes.

"How come all the innate saints are in the late stage of the Great Luo realm? There are even some at the peak of the Great Luo realm."

Hongjun couldn't understand why the prehistoric world had developed so quickly when he had only been in seclusion to prove his Dao.

"Why are the Three Pure Ones still only at the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm? They don't seem to have much Pangu's fortune on them."

Hongjun didn't have time to think further; if he lingered any longer, the Three Pure Ones wouldn't even be able to snatch a prayer mat.

The Three Pure Ones are the most important, and he absolutely will not allow any accidents to happen.

An idea immediately formed in my mind.

Kunpeng, who was originally in the lead, suddenly felt as if he were stuck in a quagmire.

"What's going on?"

Kunpeng looked back and saw that Hongyun and Nuwa were in the same situation.

"It's a sage who has made a move!"

"The inherently evil Hongjun, though he allowed us to hear his teachings, wouldn't let us occupy good positions; he truly is a thief of heaven!"

The three cursed inwardly.

Three beams of clear light appeared from behind, passing the three people and occupying the first three prayer cushions.

Yuanshi even glanced back arrogantly.

"What good is a high level of attainment? They're just a bunch of shriveled and winged creatures."

Lao Tzu remained expressionless, but a fleeting glint of joy in his eyes revealed his true thoughts.

Only Tongtian showed a look of surprise on his face.

"what?"

He thought that Nuwa and the others were deliberately letting him win.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Nuwa."

"snort!"

One sentence earned him a cold snort from Nuwa and Yuanshi.

"Tongtian, we were able to occupy this prayer mat entirely through our own abilities; why should we thank others?"

Yuanshi glanced disdainfully at the many holy beings behind him.

Nuwa regained her mobility and, without even glancing at Yuanshi, landed on the fourth futon.

Hongyun and Kunpeng occupied the fifth and sixth prayer cushions respectively.

However, the three of them showed no joy, and the group of innate deities behind them also sensed the strange situation from earlier.

But no one said anything; everyone kept their heads down.

Hongjun, you are inherently evil—

After I've taken all the benefits from you, I'll go to Pangu Mausoleum and slap you.

There were six prayer cushions, but the last three were occupied by people who seemed unhappy.

Of the first three, only two were very happy, while Tongtian was a little uneasy.

He tried several times to say something to Nuwa, but Nuwa kept her eyes closed, resting.

In Tongtian's eyes, it was Nuwa and the others who had given him a hand.

Otherwise, would it be a saint who would step in to help him?

Time passed, and the Purple Cloud Palace remained quiet.

Just as the gates were about to close, a wail suddenly came from outside the palace, accompanied by two mournful figures rushing in.

"Waaah, we brothers are in such a sorry state! We rushed all the way from the West, almost getting lost in the chaos, and nearly missed the sage's sermon—"

The West was not destroyed this time; in fact, it recovered quite well.

The two couldn't directly complain about being poor, so they started to talk about how difficult the road was.

They squeezed right to the front, behind the six prayer cushions.

"Brother, we've come all the way from the west, it would be nice to be able to sit down and rest."

With years of experience in treasure hunting, Jieyin and Zhunti intuitively told them that the prayer mat was extraordinary and they had to have one.

His eyes darted around, trying to figure out which one was easiest to grab.

The Three Pure Ones are no good, we can't afford to offend them. Although Tongtian seems to be sitting on an unstable throne, messing with Tongtian is the same as messing with the Three Pure Ones. Forget it.

Nuwa —

Fuxi stepped forward and presented the Hetu and Luoshu.

Over!

Hongyun is a really good person!

Maybe he'll be the one to be bullied; the nice guy is the easiest to take advantage of, so he'll be the one.

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance and burst into tears.

"Waaaaah, my brother and I are so unlucky! We've been trapped since birth, and even when a sage preached, we almost got caught—"

Zhen Yuanzi stepped forward and presented the Earth Book.

Jieyin and Zhunti seamlessly connected, looking towards the final Kunpeng.

Kunpeng is probably out of help now.

Wait a minute! How can Kunpeng be so strong?

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, but quickly realized that this was a sacred place, and even if Kunpeng was stronger than them, he wouldn't dare to make a move.

"roll!"

Kunpeng angrily retorted, "Do you really think he's a person?"

"Fellow Daoist, what do you mean by this? The sages have said that anyone with the affinity is welcome to listen. Are you trying to drive us brothers away?"

As long as they didn't make a move, the brothers Jieyin and Zhunti felt that no one could out-argue them, and they immediately became excited.

"Hmph!" Yuanshi, who was on the second futon, glanced at Kunpeng as he saw that he was about to attack Kunpeng.

"What right do creatures with fur, scales, horns, and born from eggs have to occupy this meditation cushion?"

These words offended nearly half of the innate deities, but Yuanshi didn't care and remained arrogant.

"I think you should give up your prayer mat."

"Only those of us with great fortune are allowed to occupy this meditation cushion. I advise you to think carefully before you do so."

Yuanshi looked at Kunpeng with considerable pride.

"Take care of yourself?"

Kunpeng sneered and glanced at Nuwa and Hongyun without showing any emotion.

A consensus was reached instantly.

"I think you should give in!"

Originally, all the gods were dissatisfied with the Three Pure Ones occupying the prayer mat, and also with Hongjun.

Since that's the case, let's see if Hongjun will step in to help you a second time.

In an instant, Fuxi and Zhen Yuanzi protected the three, while Kunpeng, Nuwa, and Hongyun simultaneously attacked the Three Pure Ones.

hum~

Lao Tzu reacted extremely quickly. The Xuanhuang Pagoda of Heaven and Earth hung above his head, and the Xuanhuang light instantly spread out, enveloping himself and the Primordial Beginning.

Just as the light was about to envelop Tongtian, Laozi hesitated for a moment.

For so many years, Tongtian has had opinions about his and Yuanshi's actions. Laozi doesn't say it, but he's not happy about it either.

Most importantly, although occupying the prayer mat was clearly the ability of the Three Pure Ones, Tongtian kept thanking Nuwa.

It makes it seem like the Three Pure Ones are inferior to Nuwa.

In short, when it came to defense, Laozi only hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should teach Tongtian a lesson.

As a result of this hesitation, Tongtian was knocked off the prayer mat.