The people of the primordial era ruled the heavens and earth.

"Third brother," Yuanshi said with displeasure, "what time is it? You're still joking about your elder brother."

"Elder brother is right. The way of Heaven is good, but the Great Way should be what we pursue."

"See you in a thousand years." With that, Yuanshi flashed into the Jade Void Palace.

Seeing his two older brothers running so fast, Tongtian shook his head and sighed.

What kind of people are they?!

They could just pack up and go.

The great way is good, everyone knows that; if I'm going into seclusion, I'll go into seclusion too.

With a thought, Tongtian returned to his Shangqing Palace, retrieved the Primordial Purple Qi that Hongjun had bestowed upon him from his sea of ​​consciousness, and his gaze was incredibly complex.

Coincidentally, inside the thatched hut and in the Jade Void Palace, Taiqing Laozi and Yuanshi also took out their Primordial Purple Qi, looking dazed and lost in thought.

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At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi, seeing his friend sitting there eating and drinking without any fuss, couldn't help but angrily curse:

"Hongyun, how long are you going to stay so颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it conveys a sense of listlessness, apathy, and apathy)?"

"A thousand years from now, Houtu will open the underground passage; it's up to you whether you go or not."

Hongyun originally thought that he would surely become a saint after obtaining the Primordial Purple Qi.

However, after nearly ten thousand years of trying to obtain it, he not only failed to gain any insights, but his cultivation level remained stuck at the early stage of Quasi-Saint, having severed one of his corpses.

This frustrated him so much that he simply gave up.

Thinking that perhaps the time wasn't right yet, I spent my days eating and drinking.

This time, Zhen Yuanzi originally asked him to go together.

But he felt that he was destined to become a saint, a saint of the Heavenly Dao.

Going there would be beneath my dignity.

So he made an excuse, saying that he had observed Houtu and the Styx River and attained sainthood, and had gained some insights, so he needed to go into seclusion.

This is also why Zhen Yuanzi was angry after returning.

Hongyun was a proud person, and when her friend said that, she was so angry that she jumped up from her chair.

After a heated argument, Hongyun, furious and red-faced, flew out of Wuzhuang Temple.

Little did he know that as soon as he left Wuzhuang Temple, the demon spies observing from all around reported his whereabouts to higher levels.

Upon receiving the news, the demon master Kunpeng couldn't wait to find Dijun and Taiyi.

Kunpeng and Hongyun have a long-standing feud.

Hongyun was a well-known good person in the prehistoric world, and Kunpeng was the Northern Darkness Demon Master. Logically speaking, there should be no conflict between the two.

However, the two crossed paths because of Dao Ancestor Hongjun preaching at Zixiao Palace.

The red cloud was formed from the first cloud in the world. Clouds have no form, and wind has no shape.

The Kunpeng is called Kun in the sea and Peng in the sky. With a single flap of its wings, it can travel hundreds of thousands of miles.

Both of them possessed the world's fastest speed, and they both arrived at Zixiao Palace very early.

Therefore, each of them successfully occupied a meditation cushion.

There are three thousand guests in Zixiao Palace, but only six futons, which shows that these futons are quite extraordinary.

Unlike Hongyun, Kunpeng arrived very early, while Jieyin and Zhunti, who were in the Western Land, arrived very late.

Upon seeing that there were only six prayer mats inside the Zixiao Palace, Zhunti was moved and began to weep.

Hearing this, Hongyun was moved by kindness and, disregarding her friend Zhen Yuanzi's advice, immediately gave up her seat.

Upon seeing this, Zhunti quickly had his senior brother lead him to a seat, and then used a little trick to force Kunpeng to give up his seat.

If it were just like that, the enmity between the two wouldn't be that great.

However, when the sermon began, the Daoist Ancestor Hongjun said that the seating arrangement should not be random from now on, and that everyone should sit in this manner.

Upon hearing this, all the powerful figures immediately understood that there was a hidden secret within this futon.

Many powerful beings who arrived early but did not sit down were filled with regret.

Kunpeng was so angry that he wanted to kill Hongyun on the spot.

He firmly believed that it was because of Hongyun that he himself could have received a position during the third sermon at Zixiao Palace, when Hongjun accepted disciples and distributed saintly positions.

What Kunpeng resented most was not this.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun took out a total of seven strands of Primordial Purple Qi. The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti on the futon each received one.

There is another way: let fate decide and let it choose its own master.

It would have been fine if someone else had gotten it, but Hongyun got it by chance.

How could Kunpeng not hate this?

After the three sermons at Zixiao Palace, Kunpeng kept looking for an opportunity to kill Hongyun.

Hongyun was also clever and knew his own limitations. He knew that even magic weapons were no match for him, so he stayed at Wuzhuang Temple and kept company with his friend Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi possesses the Earth Book, which allows him to construct the Innate Fetal Membrane Array and connect with the primordial earth veins.

As long as the earth's veins remain intact, the formation will not break.

Therefore, Kunpeng has not made a move.

But now, Hongyun has left Wuzhuang Temple with a face full of resentment, clearly having argued with Zhenyuanzi.

This opportunity is truly a godsend.

Kunpeng felt that if he couldn't seize the opportunity, he might as well give up on cultivation altogether.

Kunpeng was a clever fellow. He knew very well that even if he obtained the Primordial Purple Qi, he might not be able to keep it.

Therefore, his first choice was to tell Di Jun and Tai Yi the news.

Before Kunpeng arrived, Dijun and Taiyi were still troubled by Houtu's ascension to sainthood.

The devastating defeat in the last Lich War is still fresh in our minds.

Although the Dao Ancestor stopped the war, that only lasted for ten thousand years.

The primordial world can only accommodate one overlord, and the long-standing grievances will inevitably erupt ten thousand years later.

Although Styx's attainment of sainthood showed them the hope that one could achieve sainthood even without the Primordial Purple Qi.

Who would be foolish enough to cultivate to the level of a quasi-saint?

They knew very well that Styx's ascension to sainthood was due to the influence of Houtu.

Otherwise, at most, one could sever the three corpses and reach the peak of Quasi-Saint.

Therefore, upon hearing the news brought by Kunpeng, Dijun and Taiyi did not hesitate at all and immediately agreed to kill Hongyun and seize the Primordial Purple Qi.

Just in case, Di Jun also mobilized the four great demon gods, Gui Che, Jiu Feng, Shang Yang, and Bai Ze, to set off together.

The purpose was to eliminate Hongyun with swift and decisive action, leaving no opportunity for others to intervene.

When Heaven unleashes its murderous intent, stars shift and constellations change; when Earth unleashes its murderous intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land; when man unleashes his murderous intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned.

Although we are currently in the midst of a great calamity, with the calamity energy of heaven and earth permeating everything, the secrets of heaven are unpredictable.

But the Lord of the Styx still sensed something was amiss.

Having attained sainthood through the path of slaughter, he quickly discovered, after some deduction, that the murderous intent originated from the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, Styx, Houtu, and Qin Tian were discussing the Dao.

Seeing the Lord of the Styx suddenly stop and a meaningful expression appear on his face, Qin Tian couldn't help but ask:

"Master, what has happened?"

"That surprised you so much."

The Lord of the Styx had no idea where the Heavenly Court's murderous intent was directed.

But he knew that the demon race and the witch race were mortal enemies, and that Houtu was one of the twelve ancestral witches.

Therefore, upon hearing Qin Tian's words, he did not hold back and said directly, "Fellow Daoist Houtu, I just noticed that the two birds of the demon race are preparing to attack people."

"Although the Dao Ancestor's prohibition makes it unlikely that he will take action against the Wu Clan, I still think it is necessary to inform you."

"Thank you, Master." Houtu nodded slightly. "I will contact Brother Dijiang right away."

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian fell into deep thought.

These two birds would never attack the witch clan.

The answer is obvious.

If the Witch Clan doesn't move, the Human Clan certainly won't either.

Besides that, there was the red cloud.

Should I get involved myself?