Chapter 28: The Gathering of Gods in the Desolate Expanse - Hong Yun Meets with Calamity

  The You tribe's secret chamber, Dong Huang Emperor Jun and Kun Peng were discussing a confidential matter. The few people had serious expressions, it was indeed a major event.

  "Must it be done this way?" Emperor Jun asked with some concern, for he was not quite in favor of the plan. In his view, such actions would likely lead to their being despised by others.

  "The question you asked is unnecessary, I think that among our demon tribe, except for Nuwa, no one has obtained the sacred position of Hongjun's approval, not even the two Demon Emperors. Is this fair?

  Kunpeng glanced at Emperor Jun and saw that his expression didn't change, so he continued: "Such a good opportunity, if we don't take it, I'm afraid someone else will get the benefit."

  "The words of the demon master are indeed true. I, Dong Huang, have obtained the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, but it's not as if I'm better than that unknown Zhou Cheng?" Dong Huang didn't bear any grudges against San Qing and the others, after all, Hong Jun had already revealed the opportunities for several people to become saints, which couldn't be refuted. As for Zhou Cheng obtaining the saint position, there was no explanation at all, and several demon tribes felt that Hong Jun was unfair.

  "In my opinion, among the saint positions this time, only the Red Cloud Saint position can be taken away. If it weren't for Hong Jun's personal appointment, this saint position would have been perfect for one of us two Demon Emperors. Wait until we find the last piece later, and we two brothers will be complete." Dong Huang and Di Jun were born from the same root, nurtured, and raised under the scorching sun of the Hong Huang star, truly intimate and inseparable.

  "What the Heavenly Emperor says is absolutely right!" Kunpeng said with a flattering tone, bowing his head and body.

  "Alright, let's proceed with the plan then. Everyone should prepare and go their separate ways." After hearing what the two said, Di Jun's determination was strengthened, vowing to seize the sacred position of Red Cloud. Afterwards, Dong Huang went to Nuwa Palace, Di Jun went to Fuxi Palace, while Kunpeng directly went to make preparations for the details.

  The East Sea Dragon Palace was a scene of prosperity at this time, with dragons and palaces above and below, all busy.

  The Dragon King Ao Ran had just been delighted to have a noble son, and as he entered middle age in the dragon tribe, he could be considered to have reached the prime of his life. However, having many children didn't necessarily mean they were all satisfactory. It turned out that among his nine dragon children, the first eight were all dragon daughters. This was quite frustrating for him. As a middle-aged dragon who had entered the prime of his life and could avoid the mysteries of life and death, he still needed someone to inherit the throne.

  A few years ago, Ao Rong's concubine from the North Sea Dragon Clan gave birth to a plump and white son. Overjoyed, he named him Ao Tian. He then united with the four seas dragon clans to send out invitations, inviting all the gods of the Primordial Chaos to come and celebrate together. The banquet was also named the "Primordial Chaos Gods' Gathering".

  The history of the Four Seas Dragon Clan is long and far-reaching, occupying the vast ocean shortly after the creation of heaven. From then on, it became the water king clan. This time, the four clans jointly invited the gods of the vast wilderness, and everyone didn't want to lose face, anyway, it was just a banquet, so going wouldn't be a problem.

  It was daytime, and the East Sea Dragon Palace was crowded with gods, but they all came separately.

  After Zhou Cheng became a nominal disciple under Kong Que, he didn't worry about it anymore. He just continued to lecture on the great Tao every day, but his daily words and deeds were more severe than before. He thought that if he continued as before, his disciples would ride roughshod over him in the future. The way of being a master was to be relaxed and measured. After the last incident, everyone had become more restrained and vaguely sensed their master's change. They also paid more attention to etiquette in their daily lives. Zhou Cheng, whose mood had slowly improved, took advantage of this opportunity to attend the Dragon King's banquet.

  When he caught the East Sea Brocade Carp before, Zhou Cheng had also been to the East Sea, but it was his first time coming to the East Sea Dragon Palace. As soon as he arrived at the East Sea, he saw that there were already two rows of sea night goblins lined up in the seawater, welcoming him. Between the two rows of neatly dressed water soldiers, a gleaming waterway wound its way deep into the depths of the seawater.

  As soon as Zhou Chengyi descended onto the sea surface, a hunchbacked tortoise minister arrived with two attendants in tow to greet him.

  "May I ask which great deity you are?" "I dare not be called a great deity, I am Zhou Cheng."

  "Oh, it's actually the fourth disciple of the Sage Gate, Zhou Chengxian, who has arrived. Please come quickly." The few people immediately invited Zhou Cheng and led him up the waterway into the Dragon Palace.

  Arriving at the Dragon Palace, Zhou Cheng couldn't help but secretly admire how well the dragon tribe knew how to enjoy themselves. The entire palace was resplendent with gold and jade, although it had fallen into some clichés, it was still a paradise that ordinary people would dream of.

  Zhou Chengyi arrived at the gate, and someone had already loudly announced: "Master Zhou Cheng has arrived!"

  Inside the Dragon Palace, many people had already arrived. Among those he recognized were Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun and Xifang Zhunti. After exchanging greetings, they took their seats, waiting for everyone to arrive before making further plans.

  Zhou Cheng saw the red cloud, and his heart rose with an inexplicable ripple. Such a thing that shook his mind was extremely rare, and he was greatly shocked. He silently operated the great law of calculation. He only felt that the heavenly machine was in chaos, and suddenly understood that someone had disturbed the heavenly machine. After repeated calculations, he finally discovered that something was amiss with Hong Yun, but what it was could not be detected. A thought was secretly left in his mind.

  Nüwa, Fuxi and the Three Pure Ones arrived afterwards. The three demons from the Eastern Emperor's tribe, including the Eastern Emperor himself, Emperor Jun and the Demon Master, were the last to arrive. As soon as Zhou Cheng saw that the Eastern Emperor and his companions had arrived, he thought to himself that the heavenly mechanism he had calculated earlier now seemed to have some basis in reality. It seemed that it was going to be fulfilled through these few demons from the Eastern Emperor's tribe.

  The Four Seas Dragon King, under the leadership of Ao Run in the East Sea, smiled and offered a toast to the numerous Hong Huang gods. They were indeed delighted, after all, so many people came here, which gave enough face to the Four Seas Dragon King. After several rounds of drinking, both host and guests were pleased.

  After the banquet ended, everyone also left without staying. The three demons followed closely behind Hongyun and his companion as they departed. Zhou Cheng saw this and secretly followed them too.

  "This time, however, was dull. I couldn't chat with you, and you didn't listen." Zhenyuanzi was a person who liked quietness and wasn't interested in this banquet at all. However, he couldn't decline Hongyun's invitation, so he came along. After Hongyun obtained the sacred position, she returned to Wuzhuangguan to meditate and gain insight, but didn't gain even half of what she expected. Having stayed there for a long time, she thought about going out and taking a stroll. The caution she had when she first obtained the sacred position was completely gone. "Going out for a walk is quite refreshing.

  "Red Cloud fellow Daoist, wait a moment, I have something to say." Kun Peng shouted loudly as he chased after him from afar.

  "What's going on, fellow Taoist?" The two of them came to a stop.

  "Our two emperors of the demon clan have invited you!" "Why didn't the Eastern Emperor come to invite us himself?" "My emperor is currently with Nüwa, so he asked me to come and invite the two of you."

  "Well, let's go and see what it's about." The two followed Kunpeng immediately, going to the place he mentioned.

  Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun followed Kunpeng for a while, but suddenly found that there was no shadow of Kunpeng in front of them. Suddenly, they felt the starlight shining all over the sky. The two were shocked at once, and when they counted their fingers, the event arrived, but there was no heavenly machine to cover it up.

  "Not good, fellow Taoist, let's go!" Zhenyuanzi was the first to figure out the demon clan's conspiracy, and immediately unfolded the earth book, wrapped up the red cloud, aimed at a large array of gaps, intending to rush out.

  "Haha, you still want to leave? Let's all stay here instead! The Seven Stars Formation is activated, turn!" In an instant, the starry road was boundless, and there was no way out for Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun.

  "Dong Huang, you and Nüwa are hiding the truth from me, joining forces to harm us. Aren't you afraid of our teacher's blame?" Zhenyuanzi roared in anger, his hair standing on end. Even a honest person can have a temper!

  "Haha, we won't take your lives, only the throne, not your lives." The Eastern Emperor lightly rang the Eastern Emperor Bell, and suddenly a clear sound echoed.

  "I'd rather die than give in to you." Hongyun roared, "Zhenyuanzi, big brother, this time I've dragged you into this. Let's join forces and break out of here, we'll settle the score later." "Good riddance, this isn't over yet."

  "Haha, think you can leave? It's not that easy." Dong Huang raised his giant bell and joined forces with Di Jun to launch a killing move at the two of them. The two of them tried several times but couldn't break through. "Today, you either stay behind as saints or stay behind as corpses." Kun Peng's voice also rang out.

  Hongyun saw that he couldn't break through for the time being, so he focused on fighting and took out the 99 Red Cloud Scattered Gourd from behind his back. He poured out a stream of red cloud-shaped Xiantian Shaoyun, which had the effect of scattering souls. However, Dong Huang and the other two were hiding in the large array, and they also had the defensive power of the Dong Huang Bell. Hongyun was exhausted for half a day but to no avail. The Earth Book, under the full-force attack of the Dong Huang Bell and the Emperor Jun's Luo Book's transformed star ball, became increasingly dull in color, with several cracks faintly appearing. The Zhou Tian Star Battle Array, however, showed its extraordinary effect once again, just like during the last great war against the witch demons.

  "Zhenyuanzi, big brother, this time Hongyun doesn't want to drag you down again. Let Hongyun send you out." Hongyun suddenly spat a mouthful of blood onto the gourd, and the gourd flashed with a burst of red light, instantly flying out and crashing into the boundless sky, breaking open a narrow slit. Taking advantage of Zhenyuanzi's unpreparedness, Hongyun burned his life force to perform a throw, and with one toss, he threw Zhenyuanzi out of the gap, while himself charged defenselessly towards the two attacking Yao Emperors.

  A loud crash, the red cloud crashed into the Dong Huang Bell, and immediately turned to ashes, billions of years of Taoist practice became nothingness. Fortunately, a wisp of yuan Shen quietly escaped to an unknown place.

  "Red Cloud!!!!!!" Town Yuanzi let out a miserable cry halfway, and then flew even more desperately towards the sky. He wasn't afraid of that demon tribe, but he saw that things couldn't be done, didn't want to sacrifice in vain, and waste the escape opportunity that Red Cloud had exchanged with his life. Leaving his life behind, it's also good to calculate later.

  "Hahaha, Red Cloud, you've made a wedding dress for someone else. Now... a lowly husband dares to do this!!!" Just as the Eastern Emperor was about to gloat, he saw a figure with an extremely fast speed rushing towards the purple mysterious energy left behind by Red Cloud after her death, and then snatched the sacred position of the Great Dao, spreading its wings and flying away without a trace. It turned out that Kunpeng had been hiding beside all along, seeing the object, instantly transformed into its true form, seized the sacred position and ran away, leaving the two demon emperors who were gloating in confusion.

  "Kunpeng, you and I cannot coexist." The meat in their mouths was snatched away by the dogs they had raised themselves. Donghuang Jun and the two of them were furious, chasing after it together. However, there wasn't even a hint of Kunpeng's shadow left between heaven and earth. After calculating with their fingers, they realized that someone had obscured the heavenly mechanism, and Kunpeng's shadow was gone once again.

  After Zhou Chengyun disrupted the heavenly mechanism, he immediately hid himself around the starry sky of Zhou Tian, and soon saw a giant octopus-like Kunpeng flying out, and immediately performed a great method to follow closely. In the fast and slow intervals, it was already billions of miles away from the East China Sea.

  "Hey, that squid with wings in front, be careful, stop, stop immediately!" Zhou Cheng shouted excitedly while flying.

  Kun Peng was shocked and suddenly felt that something was amiss, turned his head to see that it was Zhou Cheng, didn't respond, and ran even faster.

  "Stop, stop, lean, you still don't stop, the brick is coming!! Oh yeah, hit, see if you can still run!" Zhou Cheng didn't say another word, and with a flick of his wrist, he smashed the Heaven and Earth Inkstone towards Kun Peng. Poor Kun Peng only cared about escaping, although he knew that the nameless treasure was attacking him from behind, but relying on his own massive body, winding for thousands of miles, he didn't defend himself at all, and ran with all his might. In a moment of carelessness, he was suddenly hit by the Heaven and Earth Inkstone, which had transformed into a thousand-mile-sized brick, and let out a miserable cry as he fell down, looking like he wouldn't survive.

  "Hmph, you asked for it. Now you're done for." Zhou Chengyang beckoned the chaotic purple energy to come over, and with his right hand wielding the Heavenly Inkstone, he smashed down once more, making sure Kunpeng was thoroughly dead, without even leaving behind a shred of his divine spirit. Humming a little tune, he turned around and headed back to Qingqiu Mountain.

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