Chapter Twenty-Four: The Tribulation of Red Clouds

  Hongyun did not expect that the mighty demon tribe's demon master would actually resort to such a sneak attack, and under unguarded circumstances, Kunpeng succeeded in his sneak attack, with one palm print landing on Hongyun's chest.

  Hongyun spat out a mouthful of blood and hastily retreated, shouting, "Kunpeng, you're a despicable sorcerer, resorting to such shameless sneak attacks on me!"

  "Haha, this isn't me being petty, but you're just ignorant of the heavenly way. Since you have no affinity with the primordial purple energy, why insist on occupying it? If you won't give it up, I'll take it myself."

  Hongyun has been seriously injured, Kunpeng will not miss such an opportunity, and he will launch a fierce attack on Hongyun.

  Due to his severe injuries, Hongyun could only resort to passive defense. Although Kunpeng didn't have any good magical artifacts, Hongyun was the same, having only one 99 Scattered Soul Gourd, which only had an effect on the primordial spirit and no attacking power whatsoever, let alone defensive capabilities.

  As for Kunpeng and Hongyun, they were also people with shallow blessings, born in the vast continent of Hongyuan, compared to the Three Purities, they were only a little later than them, but their fortunes were vastly different.

  The Three Pure Ones have the merit of opening up heaven, so the Taoist ancestor bestowed upon them a large number of precious pre-heavenly treasures. The Queen of the West and the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven were also accepted as disciples by the Taoist ancestor and received his precious gifts.

  Even on the Treasure Rock, these few people obtained many good spiritual treasures, but Hongyun and Kunpeng did not obtain anything. The 99 Soul Scattering Gourd on Hongyun's body was still obtained in the Mountain of No Regret. To say it, these two are truly the most pitiful people in the vast wilderness.

  The two were evenly matched in terms of martial arts skills, but Hongyun was at a disadvantage after being ambushed by Kunpeng and suffered serious injuries. As a result, he fought hard all the way, but was on the defensive, with his injuries worsening continuously.

  Hongyun was extremely angry, he had always been kind to others, but today he was being plotted against. What's more infuriating was that earlier he wanted to send a distress signal to his good friend Zhenyuanzi, but it couldn't be sent out. This made Hongyun's heart skip a beat, he knew that this matter could not be easily resolved. After some calculations in his mind, he said, "Kunpeng, do you really want to force me like this?"

  Kunpeng saw that Hongyun could no longer hold on for much longer and did not respond. He accelerated his attack towards Hongyun even more quickly.

  Hongyun let out a loud shout and said, "Fine, Kunpeng! If that's how it is, then so be it. I'd rather everything burn to ashes than give you anything."

  As soon as his voice fell, Hongyun's whole body's yuanqi began to churn and his whole body's yuanqi started to become violent.

  This change made Kun Peng's face look ugly, he stopped his action and gritted his teeth, saying "Damn it, actually self-destructed..."

  The words had barely left his lips when Hong Yun's figure suddenly rose up and fled into the distance, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye. "Not good, we've been deceived."

  Kunpeng was furious and defeated, but he didn't think that the normally kind-hearted Hongyun would also know how to scheme against others. Kunpeng was angry, but he didn't think that Hongyun could escape his grasp. After all, Kunpeng's speed was renowned throughout the vast expanse of the Primordial Continent. However, he had underestimated Hongyun. As the first red cloud to achieve enlightenment in the heavens and earth, Hongyun's speed surpassed even Kunpeng's by a hair.

  After chasing for a while, Peng was shocked to discover that the red cloud's speed was so fast. Although he had been seriously injured, he was only slightly slower than himself. However, at this rate, by the time he caught up with the red cloud, it would have already flown to Wuzhuangguan.

  Moreover, he had some worries that if Zhen Yuansub broke through his own obscured heavenly mechanism and rushed to rescue Hongyun, then in the hands of Zhen Yuanzi, he would absolutely have no chance of winning. Therefore, gradually Kunpeng had the intention of retreating.

  It was clear that Red Cloud also discovered this, and he too let out a sigh of relief in his heart. Fortunately, he had come up with the idea on the spur of the moment; otherwise, he would never have thought of it before. Seeing Kunpeng about to retreat, Red Cloud accelerated his speed towards Wanshou Mountain.

  "Hmm."

  A red cloud flying at high speed was cut off directly by a sword that suddenly flashed.

  Hongyun was blown directly from the air to a mountain peak.

  "Cough cough."

  Hong Yun Meng coughed out two mouthfuls of fresh blood, and indeed misfortunes never come singly. He had encountered robbers one after another, but he didn't know who it was this time.

  Hongyun didn't have time to think much, after crashing into the mountain head, he directly flew back and stopped in the distance. His divine sense scanned the void, and a figure gradually appeared. Hongyun's face suddenly turned purple.

  "Minghe, you're also here to take advantage of Hongyun."

  Minghe seemed to be very confident in killing the heavily injured Hongyun, and didn't rush to attack him. While keeping an eye on Kunpeng in the distance, he said to Hongyun, "Hongyun, don't blame Old Ancestor, I'm just doing what's natural. This Hongmeng Purple Qi is not meant for you, but if you hand it over to me, perhaps Old Ancestor can spare your life. What do you think?"

  Although Minghe was very confident in his own strength, killing Hongyun seemed not too difficult for him. However, Hongyun had never fought with anyone before, and Minghe didn't know what kind of moves he had. Even though Hongyun was now seriously injured, Minghe still couldn't gauge how much speed he could muster.

  So Minghe had reservations, fearing that Hongyun would escape. If Hongyun could voluntarily hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi, he would also avoid a struggle. As for Hongyun's revenge, Minghe didn't care at all. Hongyun didn't have any treasures comparable to his own Twelve Product Fire Red Lotus, Yuan Tu, or Anbi Twin Swords, and no matter what, wouldn't be a match for him, Minghe.

  Hongyun gazed at the River of Forgetfulness, her face a mixture of light and dark, lost in thought.

  Minghe saw this and didn't rush, waiting for Hongyun to make a decision. However, he still urged verbally, "How is it? Has Fellow Daoist Hongyun thought about it?"

  Hongyun took a deep breath and said, "Even if I hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi to you, Fellow Daoist Kunpeng will definitely not let me off, at that time I will still be dead. Since that's the case, it's better to let the Hongmeng Purple Qi escape."

  Minghe was furious, he didn't expect Hongyun to say such a thing, but after careful consideration, it also made sense. Kunpeng and Hongyun were evenly matched in strength, and now that he had already offended Hongyun to death, if he had the chance to kill Hongyun, Kunpeng would absolutely not hesitate and would definitely strike to kill Hongyun.

  Now, Minghe was in a dilemma. Judging from Hongyun's expression, he might really do such a thing. However, if he were to protect Hongyun from being killed by Kunpeng, he would obviously offend Kunpeng. Although Kunpeng himself was not a big deal, his identity as the demon master of the demon clan had Emperor Jun, Taiyi, and even the entire demon clan backing him up. If Minghe offended Kunpeng, he would be in big trouble.

  Just then, Kunpeng's voice entered Minghe's ears. "Minghe fellow daoist, why don't we two go ahead and kill Hongyun first? As for who will ultimately obtain the Hongmeng Purple Energy, it will depend on our individual abilities. What do you think? Don't worry, if you obtain the Hongmeng Purple Energy afterwards, I absolutely won't bother you about this matter. If you don't believe me, I can make an oath."

  Kunpeng obviously also heard Hongyun's words, and after calculating in his heart, he came up with this method. Kunpeng thought that his speed was absolutely not comparable to the mere Nether River, and if he got the Hongmeng Purple Qi, he would not stop at all, but directly flee far away, and even the Nether River would not be able to catch up with him.

  Hearing Kunpeng's words, Minghe also moved in his heart. Since Hongyun had made up her mind, he and Kunpeng joined forces to strike down Hongyun with lightning speed, and then relied on their own strength to seize the opportunity of the Hongmeng Purple Qi, which was several times greater than Kunpeng's. In this way, the two people secretly joined hands.

  Kunpeng's figure slowly emerged, gradually approaching the red cloud. Meanwhile, Minghe attracted the attention of the red cloud and said, "Red Cloud fellow Daoist, please be at ease. If you hand over the Hongmeng purple energy to me, I will definitely ensure your safety and escort you to Wanshou Mountain. How about it?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand towards Red Cloud for the Hongmeng purple energy.

  Hongyun sighed. Now it can only be like this. If he could keep his life, he didn't care who the Hongmeng purple gas belonged to. How would he care?

  Just as he let out a sigh of relief in his heart, he suddenly discovered a sinister smile at the corner of Minghe's mouth. At the same time, a voice exploded in his ear, "Be careful, Hongyun Daoist, Kunpeng is making a sneak attack."

  Hong Yun was shocked in his heart, both hands swung at the same time, and one after another, the Taoist methods were set up around his body. Almost instantly, Kun Peng's attack had arrived nearby.

  Although Hong Yunfa thought it was early, and also had Yun Zhongzi secretly reminding him, he still delayed for a moment, and was ambushed by Kun Peng, with half of his body being blown to pieces. Minghe also flew towards Hong Yun one step ahead, with two swords striking at the same time, wanting to take advantage of the momentum to kill Hong Yun, because if they hesitated, things would change.

  Just as Yuan Tu was about to strike Hongyun, he didn't expect that a lotus platform suddenly appeared on Hongyun's body. A black air mask instantly spread out from the platform, wrapping around Hongyun's battered body.

  "Clang, clang!" Two loud noises rang out as Yuan Tu and Ah Bi's swords directly struck the air shield above. Hong Yun was shocked, but then saw that the air shield had twisted and turned to deflect the attack from Ming He, which left Hong Yun both surprised and delighted.

  Minghe was extremely furious, the twelve-tiered lotus platform, and his twelve-tiered karma fire red lotus were equally matched. Even if he held the Yuan Tu, Anbi, it would be impossible to break through in a short period of time.

  Turning to look aside, it was Yun Zhongzi. His heart was relieved, and he glared at Yun Zhongzi with Kun Peng, gritting his teeth and suppressing his anger, saying, "Fellow Daoist Yun Zhongzi, you are not in Biyu Palace for quiet cultivation, what are you doing here on Mount Zhou?"

  Yun Zhongzi chuckled and said, "Haha, I've had a feeling lately that there's something in this Not Weekly Mountain that has a connection with me. I've been searching for it for many days but haven't found anything yet. Just now, I saw the two of you having a misunderstanding with Hong Yun, and I'm willing to be the peacemaker. Why don't the three of you shake hands and make up?"

  Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but try to stall for some more time, as Zhen Yuansi should already be on his way here. Since that's the case, Yun Zhongzi was happy to chat nonsense with the two of them while also flying towards Hongyun's side.

  Minghe and Kunpeng were about to spit out fire from their eyes, while Yunzhongzi rolled his eyes and spoke nonsense. People with clear eyes could see that Yunzhongzi's breath was somewhat unstable, apparently due to the long-term consumption of his yuanqi. This Yunzhongzi had clearly come to rescue Hongyun, yet he insisted on saying he came to seek treasure.

  Suddenly, Menghe and Kunpeng both made their moves, attacking Liantai with all their might, each using their strongest attacks.