Chapter Thirty-One: The Eastward Journey of Hong Yu's Family Division

  "Fourth brother, I hope you can spare Zhunti on the grounds that we once listened to the Tao together in the Purple Mansion. Suddenly, his heart was stirred and he calculated that his younger brother was in trouble. His younger brother had gone to the Eastern Continent to dig a corner of the wall, which he knew about. Although he didn't want to go, he supported Zhunti's approach, after all, it was for the sake of the Western Pure Land."

  "Hmph, Escort, you've finally arrived at the right time. When my junior fellow apprentice was caught, I didn't see you standing up for him. But now you're making a racket!" Zhou Cheng's expression turned unpleasant. It seemed that Escort indeed had a clear division of labor - one person took charge of beating people up personally, and another took responsibility for rescuing those in trouble.

  "Elder brother, this time it was our fault. Please consider that we are all disciples of Master Hongjun and spare us. I don't want to argue about who is right or wrong anymore. Seeing that you have been seriously injured, I just want to save you as soon as possible and treat your wounds." Jieyin said, stretching out his hand, and with a Buddhist palm technique, several disciples from Qingqiu Mountain appeared in his palm. With a flip of his hand, they returned to normal and fell to the ground. Zhou Cheng sighed, "The Western Buddhist Dharma is indeed extraordinary. The 3,000 Buddhist Dharmas that originated from Master Hongjun's Great Way, with Nirvana and Bodhi as their foundation, are also quite remarkable."

  Several people from Qingqiu Mountain suddenly found themselves in an unknown mustard space with a faint sound of Sanskrit, and saw the guide and a Taoist in green robes beside them. They immediately became angry and said: "You're at it again, Guide! What are you up to this time? Hmm? How did Zhunti get hurt?" Several people were shocked to discover that Zhunti, who was almost invincible in their knowledge, was now lying on the ground with severe injuries and had lost consciousness.

  "You're being unreasonable, just you wait and see who I am!" Zhou Cheng transformed back to his usual self in Qingqiu Mountain. Although he wasn't afraid of Zhunti and the others, as a fellow mountain dweller, he should still be polite. Why provoke someone destined for sainthood? Moreover, letting several people insult two others right in front of him made him lose face as their senior brother.

  "Ah!! Teacher." Everyone saw the familiar Qingqiu Mountain teacher in front of them, although a bit disheveled, but at this moment he looked truly overjoyed, and even felt that the expression on Zhou Cheng's face was so endearing. "Teacher, teacher, I've caused you trouble again."

  "Let's return to Qingqiu Mountain, and remember what I said earlier. If not, saving you for the time being will ultimately not save you for a lifetime." Zhou Cheng, although his cultivation had improved recently and he was somewhat detached from worldly emotions, still had more human nature compared to others who were about to become saints. Saints are not human, they give up all worldly attachments, even if they become saints, what's the point? Becoming a saint, if only for self-preservation, is like being a rock, solid and unchanging, but where's the interest in that? The reason humans are destined to replace the witches and demons is because humans have emotions, which are difficult for witches and demons to understand. With more emotions comes more variability in human actions, and it's within this variability that progress and development can occur. Living a long life is not as good as living a fulfilling one.

  "This matter is settled, and I won't hold back next time. However, the Honghuang is vast, and I don't mind if you find one or two people with a good affinity to go to the Western Regions." Zhou Cheng waved his sleeve and returned to Qingqiu Mountain, but before leaving, he gave Jieyin some medicine. Although Jieyin and others were detestable, humans are inherently selfish, especially in this era of Honghuang's great trend, just like the political situation of later generations, there is no right or wrong, only different stances."

  Jieying gazed at Zhou Cheng as he departed, let out a soft sigh, picked up Zhuanti, and headed back west.

  Several great gods of the Primordial Chaos saw that Zhou Cheng had gained the upper hand in his fight against Zhunti, from initially being on the back foot to later landing a decisive blow. They couldn't help but feel a twinge of fear in their hearts. Everyone was relieved that they hadn't provoked him, thinking that if they were in his shoes, they would have suffered the same fate. It seemed that Zhou Cheng wasn't a timid mouse, but rather a hidden tiger, who didn't show his claws normally, but had them hidden under his fur. In this chaotic world of the Primordial Chaos, who didn't have some means to protect themselves? Especially these great gods, Zhunti's repeated defeat was also because he overtrusted the magical artifact in his hand, and was caught off guard, unable to even use his life-saving techniques, truly pitiful.

  After returning to Qingqiu Mountain, Zhou Cheng also had a lot on his mind. This trip was indeed a mixed bag of good and bad. Although he had struck down Zhunti, thus avoiding anyone else from ambushing people at the mountain gate in the future, it was inevitable that he would become an obstacle for Western Heaven in the future. He didn't want himself or his disciples to become pawns between the Three Pure Ones and Western Heaven. He also didn't know if the guide would understand his "advice" later on and act accordingly. It seemed that he still needed to carefully plan ahead in order to be thorough.

  "Teacher, there is a young boy outside the door who claims to be from Hongyuan Temple and says he wants to see you." Zhou Cheng was about to enter closed meditation when Xiao Yu lightly knocked on the thatched hut and reported. Although the teacher looked stern on the surface, Xiao Yu could still sense the deep affection the teacher had for him. He had disobeyed the teacher earlier because of Kong Xuan's matter, which wasn't right. But Kong Xuan was really pitiful, how could he not help?

  "Oh? I see, you go and bring him in." Zhou Cheng thought to himself, could it be that Hong Jun had just received a message from his master and wanted to protect his junior brother? But that didn't seem right either, as he was also Hong Jun's disciple. It seemed likely that Hong Jun had summoned him for some other matter. In the past, messages were always delivered directly, but this time it was an in-person invitation - who knew what it could be about? His own mountain retreat was probably only known to someone of Hong Jun's caliber, able to discern its location with ease. But later on, it would likely become as famous as Mount Kunlun, known throughout the vast expanse of the world. After all, there were no secrets that could remain forever hidden.

  "Brother Qinglian, the teacher has invited all of you brothers and sisters to go to the Purple Cloud Palace, where there is a major announcement." The blue-clad boy said with a bow, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked around Zhou Cheng's thatched cottage. Could it be that the teacher had personally informed him? How could he believe that the disheveled man on the thatched roof was actually his fourth brother? Along the way, although they saw many magnificent scenes of Qingqiu Mountain, the thatched cottages at the top of the mountain were quite puzzling to him. The other brothers and sisters' palaces were all majestic and beautiful, with crowds of people gathered outside, but this fourth brother's place was just a few thatched cottages, with only five or six small fish in front.

  "Alright, let's go together." Zhou Cheng transformed back into his true form, not just in appearance but also in temperament, and was no longer sly. However, this startled Zhu Yu, who jumped up, realizing that her master had such secrets! Zhou Cheng glanced at her and said, "Master is quite impressive, isn't he? Are you satisfied?! Haha..." He didn't give any further orders and directly followed the Purple Cloud Palace disciple away.

  Zhou Cheng arrived at the Purple Mansion and found that everyone else had already arrived. Zhen Yuanzi was sitting alone, with no sign of Hong Yun, not even a seat left for her. Zhun Ti was also there, but his face was as dark as a pot bottom, still recovering from his injuries. When he saw Zhou Cheng, he let out a cold hum and turned away, ignoring him. Zhou Cheng didn't take offense, after all, he had just beaten the man, so he exchanged greetings with the others and took his seat.

  Hong Jun walked out of the inner hall with slow steps and immediately asked the young servant: "Have any of the masters arrived?"

  "Reporting to the teacher, except for Hong Yun and Kun Peng, everyone else has arrived." The expressions of the few people from the demon tribe, including Nüwa, changed. Although Hong Yun was dead, they were not surprised, after all, it was a demon who had taken action. However, Kun Peng was also nowhere to be found, which was somewhat strange. Could he have gone into hiding to contemplate and snatch the sacred position? It was a pity that after everyone's hard work, the sacred position had been snatched by Kun Peng, making them resentful. They would definitely teach him a lesson in the future. The crowd did not know that Kun Peng had already been secretly killed.

  "Hmm. This time you've come, but it's not without reason." Hong Jun listened to what the child said and didn't pry further, directly saying: "Nowadays, the people of the Primordial Chaos have started to struggle with each other, and you all don't have much to gain from it either. As my disciples, you should have some opportunities. I obtained the Dao of Hongmeng and became a Saint after opening up the sky. In my early years traveling through the Primordial Chaos, I searched for all sorts of treasures, and now I'll distribute them to those who are destined to receive them. From now on, my disciples will also be able to protect themselves!"

  Fen Bao Yan?!! Zhou Chengyi listened, and his interest was immediately piqued. Hong Jun was going to divide the family's treasures! What a great thing! Although he was born early, there were still many precious items he had not yet encountered. Today, he would see what Hong Jun would bring out, and perhaps he too would have an opportunity.

  Chapter 1 has been updated. Spent the morning photocopying and signing contracts, then queuing to mail them out, took half a day to finish everything. Ah, there are so many Chinese people, even more than five! Please forgive me.

  There will be updates in the afternoon. Little fish is rushing to the list, and Xian Xia Zhou has been clicked to fourth place. Hope everyone can give more support and put forward opinions and suggestions.

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