Chapter 88 Time Flies Like an Arrow

  In the west of the Desolate Expanse, there is a sacred mountain called Kunlun. It is one of the mountains in the group of mountains that are not surrounded by others. Its grandeur and majesty are awe-inspiring, with dense spiritual energy that is not inferior to other sacred lands. However, this Kunlun Mountain has always been unnoticed by people, sealed off by a strange power. This is because the mountain appears and disappears at times, with some saying it is overseas, while others say it is in the western part of the Desolate Expanse.

  The Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, with dense spiritual energy and a leisurely atmosphere. Among them, divine birds and sacred beasts roam freely, while the roots of rare herbs spread out along the vast mountain body, releasing extremely dense spiritual energy and intoxicating fragrance.

  The mountain top is the most peculiar, with a vast lake in it, where the dense and rich spiritual energy is like clouds and mist. These clouds and mist gather on the surface of the lake, making the entire lake look like it's filled with countless colorful lotus flowers. When the gentle breeze blows, the cloud-mist gathered lotus flowers and leaves start to sway back and forth, looking incredibly beautiful. The surrounding area of the lake is surrounded by a vast expanse of bamboo forest that stretches as far as the eye can see, with a purple hue permeating the entire sky. The spiritual energy condenses into crystal clear dew drops on the bamboo leaves, sliding down and shimmering with an enchanting glow.

  Kunpeng sighed, unexpectedly having such a wonderful place, this Kunlun Mountain is located in the midst of Honghuang but also forms its own space, almost isolated from the world.

  Hongjun gazed at this pool of water, and couldn't help but sigh deeply. This lake didn't exist from the beginning, but was formed by the residual primordial energy liquidized from Pangu's body. This primordial energy wasn't a good thing for the creatures of Honghuang.

  Kunpeng was instantly fascinated by the water in the lake, but he knew that even if he used the primordial energy of chaos to reshape his body, the entire lake's pool water would not be enough to support him until he attained enlightenment.

  Kunpeng's eyes were fixed on the lake, and although he knew its drawbacks, his entire spirit was still involuntarily drawn to it.

  Suddenly, Kunpeng moved and transformed into a Kun fish with two wings on its back, plunging into the lake.

  Hong Jun shook his head, but also had nothing to blame, this primordial spirit was mysterious and endless, who among the living in the vast wilderness could hold on to themselves.

  Hongjun took out the green lotus born from the chaos, and as soon as it fell into the water, a layer of green light was emitted, instantly covering the lake surface of tens of thousands of miles around.

  The Kunpeng was suddenly held back by a strand of green air, and the opponent cried out in a loud and clear cry.

  Hong Jun's voice was like the sound of a great bell in Kun Peng's mind, "Foolish child, why haven't you turned back?"

  Kun Peng's face turned white and then green in turns, looking very unsightly, hanging his head and standing beside Hong Jun.

  Hong Jun gazed at the lake water shrouded in mist and said, "This pool of primordial energy is not something you can withstand. As soon as you enter, you'll be crushed by its incredibly powerful force like a fragile reed. I'm doing this for your own good! This primordial energy is far heavier than the pre-heavenly spiritual energy, and the two cannot coexist. The body of a Honghuang cultivator nurtured by pre-heavenly spiritual energy simply can't withstand this strange spiritual power."

  Kun Peng suddenly shivered and hastily paid his respects, saying: "Thank you, Master, for saving my life. I understand the key to this, but at first I could still control myself. It wasn't until I saw the yin and yang energies chasing each other in the lake that I couldn't help myself."

  Hong Jun burst out laughing and said: "You indeed have great insight, the yin and yang energies in this lake are the root source of the primordial yin and yang energies that were scattered at the beginning of heaven, bringing great blessings. We came here to enlighten them."

  "Teacher, this is a heaven-defying object that can transform its shape. If it can do so, then it should be able to trace back to the origin and evolve into chaos."

  Hong Jun shook his head and said, "The origin is still there, but its foundation has been severely damaged. If it weren't for the nourishment of this pool of water, it might have already transformed into a pre-heavenly spiritual treasure or perhaps become a heavenly spiritual root."

  Kunpeng cut bamboo and covered a simple bamboo shed. Two people meditated in it every day.

  "Master, are we going to stay here for a long time? This is actually a pretty good spiritual place."

  Hong Jun shook his head and said, "Just waiting for a fellow Taoist."

  It's also unknown how many years have passed, but Kunpeng knew that after all these years of listening to Hongjun's lectures, although his realm and cultivation had made great progress, he only knew how to exert his innate wind and water divine powers, but didn't know how to exert them better.

  Two kinds of spiritual power correspond to the two principles of heaven and earth. Although I only caught a glimpse of its subtlety, the power it exerted was already beyond compare. With my current strength, if I were to go to the Sun Star again, I wouldn't be so helpless under Taiyi's attack, at least I could defend myself with ease.

  He looked up and saw Hongjun still meditating with his eyes closed, and he quietly paid his respects, wanting to enter a state of concentration again.

  Only to see Hong Jun sitting cross-legged on the cloud bed, the top of the auspicious cloud seemed to have breathing, jumping up and down, stretching and shrinking in a purple light, a beautiful and unparalleled light emerged from the auspicious cloud, surrounding Hong Jun's body, a misty air continuously rose and spread, and a few dark yellow lotus flowers appeared on the ground, slowly rotating.

  Kunpeng, however, was a connoisseur and knew that the lotus flower was condensed from the essence of the universe. He hastily exerted his magical powers to pick up the lotus flower condensed from the essence of the universe, but the space around the lotus flower began to distort slowly, and the lotus flower vanished into thin air, causing Kunpeng to feel a wave of regret.

  If Kunpeng glanced at the Chaotic Spirit Lake at this time, he would be extremely surprised. The suddenly disappearing Xuan Huang-colored lotus flowers all merged into the yin and yang energies in the lake water.

  On the lake's surface, an increasing number of lotus flowers in a mysterious yellow color gather, these lotus flowers start to merge and gradually condense into one complete lotus flower. The lotus root, leaves, stem, and flower appear one by one; in an instant, a gigantic lotus flower in a mysterious yellow color takes root in the Primordial Lake of Chaos. The green gas that fills the entire lake's surface surges forward, rapidly rushing towards the lotus flower in a mysterious yellow color; this lotus flower seems to have come alive, bursting forth with countless rays of light, and an unusual fragrance instantly spreads throughout the entire Kunlun Mountains.

  That blue lotus seemed to have completed its mission and was spinning rapidly towards Hongjun.

  Hong Jun opened his eyes, and the Taiji flowed in his eyes, presenting a chaotic color. The stars and constellations disappeared, and the boundless world dissipated from his eyes. The natural way of life and death evolved from his eyes.

  Hongjun strolled down from the cloud bed, pointing to the yin and yang energies in the Hunyuan Primordial Qi Lake. The yin and yang energies seemed to be pulled by a strange force, shrinking their physical forms as they rushed towards the mysterious yellow lotus flower in the lake.

  Kunpeng watched in amazement as the lotus flower condensed with the power of creation, nourished by the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and infused with the vitality of chaos. What kind of achievements would these two enlightened ones have?

  Hong Jun let out a sigh, these two people were born noble and had the majestic body of chaos, but under the constraints of the Heavenly Way, their cultivation was not much higher, and the road to cultivation would not be too long.

  Hongjun preached, Kunpeng listened, enlightened, and time passed continuously.

  Whenever there is a doubt, Kunpeng will ask for advice, and Hongjun is also knowledgeable.

  "Teacher, what is the state of quasi-sainthood."

  "Cultivators who cultivate to a certain realm can obtain a corresponding Dao fruit. The Golden Immortal realm cultivates the Golden Immortal Dao fruit, above which is the Mahāyāna Dao fruit, and above that is the Sage Dao fruit. The complete Mahāyāna Dao fruit can borrow the power of heaven and earth. The Sage Dao fruit can grasp the power of heaven and earth, which is the law and principle governing the operation of heaven and earth."

  "That quasi-sage merely caught a glimpse of the heavenly rules, and his cultivation increased, but it had nothing to do with his realm. Yet, it was still infinitely more powerful than the Great Luo Dao Fruit."

  "Teacher, what's above the Dao De Jing?"

  "Under the heavens, no one can know."

  "Is the teacher's virtue higher than heaven?"

  Hong Jun shook his head, unable to speak.

  At this time, Hong Jun felt a heavenly machine flashing in his mind, and he pinched his fingers to calculate it. He said to Kun Peng, "Come with me to welcome the noble guest!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed, and the entire Kunlun Mountain suddenly became auspicious, with a magnificent aura filling the sky.

  Only to see, Yang Mei Da Xian brought four Hong Huang cultivators. Hong Jun's heart and spirit moved, and he immediately saw through their roots. One of them had a thick face, with a strong pre-heavenly wood energy, definitely the ginseng tree he had enlightened himself.

  There is also a person with a sorrowful face, and the innate Sheli child in his body emits boundless golden light, which is the innate essence of Kunlun Mountain. There is also the Bodhi tree transformed from the innate Gengjin Qi. This Bodhi tree was born together with the essence of Kunlun Mountain, and the essence of Kunlun Mountain nurtured the innate Gengjin Qi. Without this causal condition, even if Yangmei Daxian had enlightened him, he could not have transformed into a physical form.

  There was another person with a clear and thin face, whose body was the heavenly coffin of heaven and earth. This heavenly coffin of heaven and earth was originally an inanimate object, but this heavenly coffin of heaven and earth was born with a treasure, the precious glass lamp, which illuminated it and opened its spiritual consciousness.

  Hongjun nodded and asked Yangmei Daxian: "Fellow Taoist, why are you late?"

  Yang Mei Da Xian said: "Originally received the Daoist friend's message, and brought Zhen Yuan Zi and three others to hurry over. On the way, we encountered a strange place, with an area of tens of thousands of miles filled with death energy pollution. I couldn't bear the suffering of the living beings in the vast wilderness, so I went to enlighten them, which delayed us for a bit."

  Hong Jun said: "It doesn't matter, great immortal sympathizes with heaven and pities man, I was rude."

  At this time, a Taoist flashed by from beside Yang Meidaoxian and saluted Hongjun, saying: "Thank you, Master, for your enlightenment."

  Hong Jun nodded slightly and instructed Kun Peng: "Take the seniors to rest." Kun Peng obeyed.

  This Bodhi tree transformed into a human form, originally had some disdain for Hong Jun Dao Ren. Seeing the cultivators following him, there were actually Quan Sheng Xiu Wei, with divine powers, already subtly stirring the momentum of heaven and earth. Suddenly, he was greatly shocked, and quietly put away his disdainful heart, knowing that he was a person with great divine powers.

  Two people sat on a cloud bed, and suddenly the room was filled with a strange fragrance that hit their noses, and rainbow-colored clouds stopped at their feet.

  Hong Jun said to Yang Mei Da Xian: "This hundred million years is approaching, the killing calamity is coming, we should plan for it."

  Yang Mei Da Xian said: "Fellow Taoist, wanting to open up a heaven, the timing has already matured, why still hesitate?"

  Hong Jun sighed and said: "Fellow Taoist, you should know that the Heaven-Opening Axe has been destroyed. This broken Chaos is no longer a useful tool for giving birth to the Great Dao."

  Yang Mei Da Xian said: "With the power of a fellow Taoist, break open the chaos, and there is no need to say more. Although it's not perfect, it's not impossible either."

  "Hong Jun said: 'Breaking open the primordial chaos, borrowing the Primordial Chaos Bell to stir up the Primordial Chaos Qi and separate the clear and turbid air, there is also the Taiji diagram that stabilizes the earth, water, wind, and fire in the midst of the primordial chaos. The Pangu flag's primordial sword energy can also barely open up the heavens and earth with a slash. However, I want to use Pangu's body and transform his entire essence into the world, at which time Pangu's physical shell...'"

  Yang Mei Da Xian burst out laughing: "The heavens and earth are unstable, it's indeed troublesome. You still want to use that Pangu body to fight against Naluo? Alright, alright, I'll use my own spatial divine powers to help hold up this newly born heaven and earth for now."

  Hong Jun said to Yang Mei Da Xian: "Thanks, fellow Taoist!"