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

"Thank you for your help, Your Majesty."

"It's nothing," Houtu waved her hand dismissively, "I didn't help much."

After speaking, Houtu looked at the surrounding rivers and mountains and sighed softly. "Alas!"

"What a hassle. You've wrecked this beautiful land, and now I'm the one who has to clean up this mess."

As she spoke, Houtu mobilized the power of the Earth's laws, and by sorting out the earth's veins, restored seven or eight tenths of the shattered mountains and rivers.

The Lord of the Styx chuckled awkwardly, not daring to reply.

Then, looking at Nuwa who was standing there in a daze, her face full of disbelief, he shouted, "Nuwa, what are you waiting for?"

"Hurry up and use your laws of creation to restore this land."

The Styx Lord's roar startled Nuwa, bringing her back to her senses.

But her first reaction was to look up at the sky.

She still couldn't believe that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had suddenly abandoned her.

"Stop looking. Even if you look for another ten thousand years, that cricket will never appear," Houtu said, somewhat annoyed at Nuwa's expression.

Nuwa did not reply, but silently waved her hand, releasing the laws of creation, restoring life to the surrounding land and rivers, turning them green again.

Seeing Nuwa's attitude, Houtu didn't bother to say anything more. Together with the Lord of the Styx, she took Hongyun and returned to the Underworld.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, Kun Peng, and the others who were hiding in the distance finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They were truly afraid that Houtu might take a dislike to them and kill them all.

Upon seeing Nuwa again, Di Jun remained in a daze, unsure of what to do. He couldn't help but look at his strategist, Bai Ze.

"Bai Ze, do you think I should go and pay my respects to Her Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, please don't." Bai Ze shook his head: "Empress Nuwa is probably not in a good mood right now."

"Let's go back to Heaven first and then make further plans."

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Inside the Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi looked distressed.

He knew that many people were eyeing the Primordial Purple Qi on his friend.

But to everyone's surprise, even a sage had designs on it.

And it even alarmed the Dao Ancestor.

The most outrageous thing is that, despite Houtu's provocation, Daozu not only didn't make a move, but actually left.

If it wasn't something he saw with his own eyes, but just something he heard, Zhen Yuanzi thought that the person must be crazy.

But now, he only feels that he has gone mad.

...

Inside the underworld, Qin Tian looked at Hongyun, who was sprawled on the ground, dazed and confused, his eyes unfocused. He circulated his profound energy, trying to extract the Primordial Purple Qi from Hongyun's primordial spirit.

However, after all that effort, not only did he not see any trace of the Primordial Purple Qi, but he also exhausted himself.

Then, Houtu, the Lord of the Styx, stood to the side, watching the spectacle with great interest.

He couldn't help but complain, "Hey you two, are you just going to stand there and watch?!"

"You'd better help me extract the Primordial Purple Qi from this guy's primordial spirit."

"I would like to help, but with my great laws, you can ask me to kill and set fires, but I really can't handle this."

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian agreed.

If the Styx were to help, Hongyun would probably be doomed before he even got his hands on the Primordial Purple Qi.

So Qin Tian looked at Houtu.

Houtu had no choice but to send out a wisp of magic power to protect Hongyun's primordial spirit.

Qin Tian immediately lost all restraint and began to attack recklessly.

"Ah, hoo...hoo..."

With a scream like a pig being slaughtered, Qin Tian successfully extracted the Primordial Purple Qi from Hongyun's primordial spirit.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen it, looking at the creature floating in the air, shimmering with fluorescent light, its entire body radiating a mysterious, primordial purple aura, Styx couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"Truly a treasure of the Heavenly Dao, this tiny wisp of purple energy contains all the laws of the Heavenly Dao."

"It's really good." Houtu nodded and echoed, "It's just a bit of a double-edged sword. Once you use this, you become a servant of the Heavenly Dao."

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, in the eyes of the three of us, this is a useless thing."

"But in the eyes of others, this is a treasure that is hard to find anywhere in the world."

"Although we won't need it much, exchanging it for treasures to deepen our understanding of the Heavenly Dao is still a good idea."

Upon hearing Qin Tian's words, Houtu seemed to understand something, then nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin Tian, ​​your words have enlightened me."

"The underground passage is just beginning to take shape, and everything is still just a framework. The Dao principles are pitifully few. It's a good opportunity to use the Dao principles within this Primordial Purple Qi to fill in the gaps and enrich the inventory."

"Fellow Daoist Houtu, since you need it, then you can take it first." Hearing that Houtu needed it, Qin Tian did not hesitate and released the Primordial Purple Qi.

Seeing his Primordial Purple Qi reappear in the air, Hongyun, who was lying on the ground groaning, endured the pain in his primordial spirit, seized the opportunity, and jumped up, wanting to take it back and reintegrate it into his primordial spirit.

Houtu never expected that Hongyun would have such audacity.

Caught off guard, he grabbed at nothing and Hongyun took it.

Seeing this, the Styx Master was furious. He made a sword finger gesture and a sword aura shot out, directly severing Hongyun's right hand that was holding the Primordial Purple Qi.

He then kicked out, sending Hongyun flying.

"What the hell? How dare they steal our stuff?"

Houtu chuckled lightly, pretending not to see it.

After grasping the Primordial Purple Qi that was once again floating in the air, he said, "Fellow Daoist Styx, Fellow Daoist Qin Tian, ​​I'll be leaving now."

Qin Tian and the Lord of the Styx nodded in unison.

After watching Houtu leave, Qin Tian looked at the Master of the Styx River and asked, "Master, you also fought with Hongjun today."

"What level do you think his strength is at?"

The Lord of the Styx pondered for a moment: "It's hard to say. I roughly estimate that he has at least the cultivation level of the seventh heaven."

"Thank you for informing me, Master."

"I still need to take Hongyun to Wuzhuang Temple, so I won't be able to discuss the Dao with you, Master."

The Lord of the Styx looked surprised: "Fellow Daoist Qin Tian, ​​are you joking with me?"

"Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun are good friends. Take Hongyun to find him."

"Aren't you afraid he'll be ungrateful and attack you?"

"Master, you might not believe it, but I actually hope he takes action."

Upon hearing this, Styx became even more puzzled and couldn't help but say, "Fellow Daoist Qin Tian, ​​could you please stop keeping me in suspense?"

"I hate people like you who only say half the story and leave the rest unsaid."

"Haha..." Qin Tian laughed loudly: "Master, I can only say that you will find out soon."

After saying that, Qin Tian flashed forward, grabbed Hongyun by the collar, broke through space, and arrived above Wuzhuang Temple.

Inside the Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi, sensing the aura of the red cloud, was shocked and murmured in disbelief:

"I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"My good friend is still alive."

After saying that, Zhen Yuanzi pinched his thigh hard.

It hurts so much, this isn't a dream.

Old friend, wait for me, I'm coming out to save you.