Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 71 Male and Female Immortal Leaders

As Hongjun finished speaking, the three thousand guests in Zixiao Palace all had different expressions: some were expectant, some were indifferent, and some were impatient—all were present.

Among them, Di Jun Taiyi and Dong Wanggong were the most eager. Upon hearing Hongjun Daozu's words, they couldn't help but feel anticipation and looked at Hongjun Daozu with longing eyes, hoping that Daozu would appoint them as the head of the male immortals.

Even Yuanshi, one of the Three Pure Ones, showed a hint of interest upon hearing this.

The head of all male immortals, ruling over all other immortals, appointed by the Dao Ancestor—this title is undoubtedly prestigious.

The feeling is as if the Imperial Seal of the State from a past life is placed before you, bearing the mandate of Heaven, and its eight characters resonate in your heart.

Not everyone can resist the temptation of being above all others, let alone the temptation of being the head of all immortals and ruling the order of the primordial world.

As for Yuan Yan?

They simply ignored it!

He doesn't have the destiny of a supreme being!

In the primordial world, destiny is extremely important; without a corresponding destiny, it is difficult to bear the corresponding power of heaven and earth.

Although the male and female immortal leaders were appointed by Hongjun, Hongjun was the first saint of heaven and earth and the future spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao. The male and female immortal leaders he appointed naturally had corresponding authority over heaven and earth, equivalent to candidates for the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress, and naturally needed to have corresponding destinies.

Besides, others may not know what will happen in the future, but how could he not know?

The Lich Cataclysm!

Taking over the position of the head of the male immortals will most likely lead to being dragged into a great calamity, where one will have to contend with the witch and demon races.

Leaving aside the demon race for now, they pose little threat! But the witch race has twelve ancestral witches, all top-tier innate saints, and possesses the legacy of Pangu: Pangu's fortune, the merits of creation, the Pangu Palace, and the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation—

If one's strength is inferior to that of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, defeat carries the risk of death, while victory? Unless the Twelve Ancestral Witches possess the Pangu's fortune...

The merits of creating the world have been exhausted. Otherwise, if you dare to kill them, you must be prepared to suffer divine retribution and perish!

That's absolutely outrageous!

Participating in a great calamity has both advantages and disadvantages. It can gather immeasurable fortune and accelerate cultivation with the help of fortune, but the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.

Therefore, unless there is an immense benefit or the Twelve Ancestral Witches are brain-dead and provoke him, he will absolutely not easily participate in the Great Tribulation.

However, at this moment, Hongjun Daozu ignored the different gazes of the crowd and spoke directly: "Dongwanggong, you are formed from the innate pure yang energy, and should be the leader of the male immortals. I bestow upon you the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Dragon Head Cudgel, and hope that you will maintain the order of the prehistoric world."

"Queen Mother of the West, you are formed from the pure Yin energy of the primordial world, and should be the head of the female immortals. I bestow upon you the supreme primordial spiritual treasure, the Pure Water Bowl, hoping that you will diligently maintain the order of the primordial world."

After saying this, Hongjun waved his hand gently, and two streams of light suddenly flew out, hovering one after the other in front of the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother.

These are indeed top-grade innate spiritual treasures: the Dragon Head Cane and the Pure Water Bowl.

The Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother were overjoyed and quickly accepted the magical treasure, bowing and saying, "Thank you for the Dao Ancestor's blessing. We will do our utmost to govern all the immortals in the primordial world and maintain the order of the primordial world."

They never expected that they would be appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the male and female immortal leaders, and that he would bestow upon them a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

What a surprise!

It should be noted that top-grade innate spiritual treasures are extremely rare in this primordial era.

Not to mention top-grade innate spiritual treasures, even high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade innate spiritual treasures are extremely rare.

Among the many top-tier innate saints, less than half possess top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Figures like Nuwa, Fuxi, Zhenyuanzi, Ziguang, Xihe, Dongwanggong, and Xiwangmu all possessed only one top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Only a very few top-tier innate deities with profound blessings, such as Laozi, Donghuang Taiyi, Dijun, Styx, and Yuanyan, possess supreme treasures or even multiple top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

The majority of the other top-tier innate deities, such as the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Kunpeng, Hongyun, Changxi, Jieyin, Jinxuan, Yaojun, Shuanggu, and Qingyan, did not even possess a single top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and some could not even produce a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Yes, I'm talking about those two unlucky guys, Hongyun and Kunpeng.

As for the three thousand guests in the Purple Cloud Palace other than the top innate saints?

Having one or two mid-to-low-grade innate spiritual treasures is already a sign of great fortune. Most mid-level and low-level innate saints are empty-handed, without even low-grade or mid-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Moreover, innate spiritual treasures, especially top-grade innate spiritual treasures, are not just rare.

Innate spiritual treasures can not only assist cultivators in comprehending the Great Dao they contain, but also greatly enhance their combat power.

It's no exaggeration to say that a Great Luo Golden Immortal who possesses a top-grade innate spiritual treasure can easily defeat two versions of himself who do not have such treasures.

Therefore, one can imagine how happy the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother were to obtain such a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Immediately, all the innate deities looked at the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother with envy, but they remained restrained and did not show it.

But Jieyin and Zhunti are different. They are now so envious that their eyes are red, and they wish they could just grab it directly.

The Kunpeng in the corner not far away was not much better than Jieyin and Zhunti. He didn't even have a single high-grade innate spiritual treasure. He was practically penniless.

"Why?" Kunpeng clenched his fists, his heart filled with resentment. "Why am I not the leader of the male immortals?"

"Heaven's justice is truly unjust!"

He felt that even the Heavenly Dao was targeting him. As a top-tier innate saint and a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, he didn't even have a single high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

How ridiculous?

And what about other top-tier innate saints? Even without a top-grade innate spiritual treasure by their side, they can still find one or two high-grade innate spiritual treasures, or even top-grade innate spiritual treasures, while traveling through the prehistoric world.

And that arrogant bastard Taiyi, why does he have the Chaos Bell, a treasure from the creation of the world, by his side?

Putting aside Kunpeng's resentment, Dijun and Taiyi's expressions were also extremely gloomy.

They are the top innate deities born from the supreme star, the Sun Star, and are born with the destiny of the supreme being. Di Jun, in particular, walks the path of imperial rule and cannot tolerate being subordinate to anyone or anyone riding on their heads.

Hongjun Daozu is a saint, and his cultivation and strength are too great. He can easily crush them, so that's fine. But what is Dongwanggong? How dare he presume to rule them?

At this moment, looking at the Eastern King Duke, who had been designated by Hongjun as the head of the male immortals, the Supreme Destiny of Nine-Nine was activated. A strong killing intent surged in Di Jun's heart.

He is destined to follow the path of imperial rule, and will inevitably contend for supremacy in the primordial world. Not only does the Eastern King Duke possess the destiny of the Supreme Being, but he has also been designated by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun as the head of male immortals. He will most likely also contend for supremacy in the primordial world. If so, then he will be the Dao enemy on his path to enlightenment.

Thinking of this, Di Jun narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, and his icy gaze fell on the somewhat smug Dong Wang Gong.

He thought to himself, "I hope you have the self-awareness to not have any thoughts of conquering the primordial world, otherwise—"

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