Chapter Thirty-Four: Hongyun Meets His End

  Sitting in the Qianyuan Palace, thinking about the things of proving the Tao, Hongjun said that killing the three corpses can become a saint. Now it seems that it is not completely so. How to merge the three corpses into one is the biggest problem.

  The immortal and indestructible reliance of the sage is nothing but to entrust his primordial spirit to the Heavenly Way, where heaven and earth are eternal, and the sage is forever present. However, entrusting one's primordial spirit to the Heavenly Way will absolutely hinder the further development of the sage's Dao, making it even more difficult to attain the Great Dao. It is clear that the sage is merely a starting point, and there exist even more profound realms beyond. The sages of the Primordial Chaos relied on two things: their merits and the Purple Energy of the Hongmeng. This is undoubtedly a clever trick. Nowadays, as long as one establishes their own teachings and makes vows, they can instantly become a saint, but this will undoubtedly lead to an unstable foundation. How should one choose? The thoughts in the mind of the guide are constantly turning.

  Zhun Ti brought Yao Shi and Mi Le back to Mount Sumeru, where they saw Nüwa's heavenly harvest was not small. They saw Jie Yin sitting on a mat, and Zhun Ti felt a shock in his heart. The feeling he got from Jie Yin was like when he first met Hong Jun - ethereal and mysterious, as if the Great Way had taken on human form. Profound and unmatched, it was even more extraordinary than Nüwa's attainment of sainthood.

  "Dare I ask, brother, have you attained sainthood?" Zhun Ti asked with skepticism.

  "Hehe, little brother was just lucky enough to cut off the third corpse, still far from becoming a saint." The guide replied with a smile.

  "No wonder brother didn't go see Nüwa opening up the sky, it turns out he was beheading corpses."

  "Fortunately, my younger brother is also prepared, and our success is just around the corner."

  "Brother, I'm completely at a loss now."

  "No harm done, let's discuss it further, I still have some ideas to share with you, brother."

  At this moment, whether it is Zhunti or Sanqing, they are all thinking about becoming saints. However, Hongyun, who also possesses the purple energy, is quite depressed. Since obtaining the purple energy from Zixiao Palace, Hongyun has been in seclusion at Wuzhuang Guan, diligently contemplating and seeking enlightenment. Alas, during his third lecture, Hongyun gained almost nothing and fundamentally did not understand the Way of the Sage.

  Bitterly pondering the purple energy was also completely clueless, Nüwa's proof of the Tao made Hongyun even more anxious and flustered, so she thought of going to Nüwa to ask for advice, and would probably let Nüwa take her seat, thinking that Nüwa would definitely help her out.

  Hongyun said this, Zhenyuanzi strongly opposed it. "Brother, this Hongmeng purple energy is the key to becoming a saint, countless powerful people are eager for it, you are in my Wuzhuangguan, at least with the protection of the earth book, and can barely escape disaster, I'm afraid that once you leave Wuzhuangguan, great calamity will befall."

  Zhenyuanzi's words were reasonable and touching, Hongyun also agreed, but in her heart, it was like hiding twenty-five weasels, scratching her heart with a hundred claws, extremely unbearable.

  Zhenyuanzi also knew Hongyun's feelings, so he suggested: "Why don't I accompany you to the Queen of Heaven's Palace? We'll go quickly and return quickly. It shouldn't be too difficult." To keep these two great abilities behind was indeed a bit tricky.

  Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi had just left Wuzhuangguan when they rushed to the Queen of Wa's palace, but soon felt that someone was staring at them. Zhenyuanzi sighed, "It's hard to escape one's fate."

  Zhenyuanzi took out the book and was about to take action, Hongyun also wanted to make preparations. At this time, a black shadow rushed straight at Hongyun, who barely dodged it. Immediately after, another bell sound rang out, not too loud, but directly striking the primordial spirit, making it hard to resist.

  Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi were also pre-heavenly demon gods, with extremely high cultivation. Although they were somewhat disheveled, they managed to dodge without suffering any damage. However, the two of them got separated. Taiyi activated the Donghuang Bell to directly attack Hongyun, while Emperor Jun also appeared beside Hongyun and immediately activated the Hetu Luoshu to make a killing move. Hongyun was no match for Emperor Jun and Taiyi in terms of both his Dao lineage and magical treasures, and he barely managed to hold on for a few rounds before falling into defeat.

  Zhenyuanzi was extremely anxious on one side, just about to go up and help, but at this time he was also entangled by two people, namely Haichao Laozu and Kunpeng. The demon clan was well-prepared this time, with a clear division of labor, and was about to put Hongyun to death. Although Zhenyuanzi had the treasure of Dishu, he was not good at fighting and could not avoid the entanglement of the two for the time being.

  At this time, the red cloud had already become extremely dangerous. Taiyi suddenly urged on the Donghuang Bell, which was struck right behind the red cloud. The red cloud spat out a mouthful of blood. Emperor Jun saw that the red cloud was injured and took advantage of the opportunity to use the Hetu Luoshu to bind the red cloud's scattered soul gourd. He swung his treasure sword and chopped it onto the red cloud's left arm, cutting off one of its claws. The red cloud had already suffered extremely heavy injuries, and the scattered soul gourd was also taken away by Emperor Jun.

  "Hong Yun, my friend, hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi. I, Emperor Jun, am not a bloodthirsty person. As long as you hand it over, I will appoint you as the Great Sage of the Demon Clan. When I become a saint and rule the world, you will be second only to me. Otherwise, today is your day of death."

  Actually, Di Jun didn't intend to give Hongyun any chance of survival, otherwise he wouldn't have struck with deadly force from the start. He just wanted to shake Hongyun's mental state a bit, after all, the dying counterattack of a Primordial Great God is extremely terrifying.

  At this time, Hongyun had long lost the elegance of a moral gentleman of his heyday. His hair was disheveled, his Taoist robe was torn, and half of his body was stained with blood. A pale color appeared on his red face, but after all, Hongyun was a great master of his generation, how could he be deceived by Emperor Jun's few words?

  Hongyun gritted his teeth and urged on his magic power, burning his primordial spirit and transforming into a bloody light that shot straight at Emperor Jun.

  "Emperor Juntong, I'd rather die than let you have a good life."

  This red cloud's power is profound, once it burns up it has already reached the level of a saint who can kill two corpses with one blow. If it self-destructs, it will be close to a saint's one-hit kill. Even Emperor Jun's cultivation would have to suffer from this.

  Taiyi hastily urged the Donghuang Bell to block in front of Emperor Jun, who also raised the Hetu Luoshu to protect his body. Before he could finish speaking, Hongyun's self-detonated divine power exploded along with her primordial spirit. In an instant, a red glow burst forth, dyeing half the sky blood-red. The blast wave sent Emperor Jun flying far away, and Taiyi was also affected to some extent, but fortunately not fatally.

  A generation of great masters, Hongyun, fell here. The Nuwa in the nine heavens also felt Hongyun's fall. She and Hongyun had a great cause and effect, so big that Nuwa couldn't clear it easily. At this moment, Nuwa's mood was extremely excited, and even the Wa Huang Palace became exceptionally bright.

  Zhenyuanzi saw Hongyun's fall from a distance, extremely grieved, but couldn't care about anything else. He used the Earth Book to protect his body and hastily fled towards Wuzhuangguan. Emperor Jun and the others didn't chase after him, instead they came to search for the Purple Qi of Hongmeng.

  Di Jun Tai Yi searched all around, within a radius of ten thousand miles, but didn't find anything. He did it again and again, still nothing was found, not only did he fail to catch the fox, but also got himself into trouble. Di Jun felt extremely depressed, but there was no way out, so he had to return to the Heavenly Court to think of a strategy.

  At this time, a white shadow was rushing towards the Western Mustard Mountain, which was the good corpse of the guide. In his palm, there was still a red primordial spirit, which was the remnant soul of Red Cloud. The guide had long known that Red Cloud had a calamity in his life and also knew that the Hongmeng Purple Qi was difficult to obtain. However, Red Cloud had a great causal relationship with Nüwa, so keeping Red Cloud's life was the best restraint for Nüwa.

  As expected, after the self-destruction of Hongyun, the purple gas disappeared without a trace. Shan Shi Bailian used Jingjie Bao Guang to protect Hongyun's remaining soul, and Emperor Jun and others were still far from cutting off the three corpses' connection, so they didn't notice Bailian's actions.