Chapter 13: The Heavenly Net and Earthly Trap, Red Cloud Meets with Disaster

  And it is said that at the beginning of heaven and earth, a pre-heavenly great god was born, who was none other than the old ancestor of the demon tribe, Peng Zu. When Peng Zu ascended to heaven, he transformed into a Peng bird; when he entered the sea, he transformed into a Kun fish. The back of the Peng bird is several thousand miles long, its back like Mount Tai, its wings like clouds hanging from the sky, and it rises up to 90,000 miles high, surpassing the clouds and carrying the blue sky on its back. The size of the Kun fish is also unknown in thousands of miles; its body is like a huge island, swimming freely for 90,000 miles, stirring up waves, and roaming horizontally across the four seas!

  Kun Peng had also heard the Dao in the Purple Mansion, and his cultivation had already reached the state of quasi-sainthood. However, he was later subdued by Emperor Jun and Dong Huang Tai Yi to become a demonic cultivator. He had a narrow mind and believed that flaws must be avenged. Since the last time Hong Yun's ancestor, Hong Jun, established his sacred position in the Purple Mansion and bestowed the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Kun Peng had harbored resentment towards Hong Yun and secretly plotted against him.

  Now, seeing that six of the eight saints under the Dao Ancestor's seat had already attained sainthood, Kun Peng realized that the era of saints dominating the world had arrived. As the saying goes, "all beings below the saints are but ants," and those who did not become saints were nothing but pawns in the hands of the supreme being.

  This made Kun Peng even more anxious, so he secretly watched Hong Yun's movements, waiting for an opportunity to seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi. However, over the years, Hong Yun had been in seclusion in his cave, never appearing in public. Although Kun Peng was eager, he could do nothing but wait.

  On this day, Kunpeng Laozu received a report from his trusted subordinate that Hongyun had left the cave mansion and was heading towards Wuzhuangguan. Kunpeng was overjoyed and sneered coldly in his heart: "Good for you, Hongyun! If it weren't for you yielding your seat back then, perhaps I would have become a saint by now. That Jieyin who dares to provoke me can be tolerated, but what virtue or ability do you, Hongyun, have to dare occupy the foundation of the Great Dao? Today will be the day you turn into dust!"

  Kunpeng made an excuse and left the Heavenly Court alone, coming to a place where Hongyun must pass through, hiding his tracks and waiting for Hongyun's arrival.

  Hongyun returned to his cave after obtaining the Hongmeng purple energy from the Purple Cloud Palace and closed himself in to refine it, but until now he has not made any progress. He is a person who cannot stay idle, so he calculated that the time was right for the ginseng fruit of Zhenyuanzi to be ripe, and set out from his cave towards Wanshou Mountain's Five Ancestors Temple.

  Hongyun walked along the way, admiring the beautiful scenery of the vast continent, but he couldn't shake off the frustration of being unable to refine the Hongmeng purple energy. As he was walking, a sudden sense of foreboding arose, and before he could react, a swift bolt of heavenly lightning struck his head, exploding violently on his body. When the dust settled, Hongyun's Daoist robe was tattered, his hair disheveled, and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, clearly showing that he had suffered severe internal injuries.

  Hongyun angrily shouted: "What kind of rat is secretly plotting against me?" As soon as the words fell, a burst of eerie laughter came from the front, and Hongyun looked up to see that it was Kunpeng Old Ancestor.

  Hongyun angrily said: "Kunpeng, what enmity is between us that you would set an ambush here?"

  Kun Peng sneered coldly and said, "Ji Ji, Hong Yun, you still dare to pretend in front of Lao Zu. If it wasn't for you yielding to Zhunti at the Purple Cloud Palace back then, perhaps I would already be the high-and-mighty Hunyuan Saint by now. What virtue or ability do you have, Hong Yun, that you could obtain the precious Hongmeng Purple Qi? Hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi if you know what's good for you, and Lao Zu might spare your life, heh heh heh!"

  Hongyun was furious and said, "You are so unreasonable! What does it have to do with me that the Taoist ancestor gave you the Hongmeng purple energy? Even if I were to turn into dust, I would not give you the Hongmeng purple energy."

  Kunpeng's eyes flashed with cold light, and he sneered: "Jie Jie, since that's the case, then accept your death!" As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a pre-heavenly treasure sword and slashed it at Hongyun. Hongyun also released his own 99 Red Clouds Dispersing Gourd, and saw that the red silk that could corrode one's primordial spirit covered the sky and earth, rushing towards Kunpeng. Kunpeng didn't dare to be careless, and released ten thousand heavenly demon thunderbolts to slash at the red silk. Amidst the rumbling sound, a path was instantly slashed out.

  Hongyun was greatly shocked, and did not expect that even the 99 Red Clouds' dispersing gourd could not stop Kunpeng. He hastily released the red threads again to block Kunpeng for a while, then set up his cloud platform and flew towards Wuzhuangguan with all his might.

  He had not traveled a thousand miles, but suddenly found that the flags in front of him were fluttering, and the killing gas was overflowing. Tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals formed an arc to surround him, Hong Yun lost his voice and said: "The Heavenly Net Array!"

  As soon as the words fell, a loud laughter came from the formation: "Well done for recognizing this formation, Red Cloud. As long as you hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi, I will spare your life."

  Hongyun saw Donghuang Taiyi hiding in the large formation through layers of illusions. Hongyun said coldly, "Donghuang Taiyi, the Hongmeng Purple Qi was bestowed by the Dao Ancestor. Do you dare to forcibly seize it?"

  Dong Huang Taizi sneered: "Others I wouldn't dare to snatch, but you Hongyun, humph, what if I did snatch? You demon master, do you think this emperor is right?"

  Kun Peng saw that Dong Huang Tai Yi was also here, ambushing Hong Yun, and his face was already ugly. He didn't expect that all his actions were under the control of Dong Huang Tai Yi. He thought he was sneaky, but it turned out he was just a scapegoat. When Dong Huang Tai Yi teased him, his face turned even darker. He suppressed his anger, bowed and said: "Minister Kun Peng greets Your Majesty, what you said is correct, Hong Yun is incompetent and undeserving, how can he enjoy the Hong Meng Purple Qi? I was just about to take it away and present it to Your Majesty, but I didn't expect Your Majesty's divine calculation, setting up an ambush here. I am not as good as you!"

  The Eastern Emperor smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying Kunpeng's excuses. In his heart, he coldly sneered: Hmph, you dare to deceive me and secretly snatch the Hongmeng Purple Qi? If I hadn't also sent someone to keep an eye on Red Cloud, how would I have known about your wild ambitions? I'll settle accounts with you later!

  Hong Yun's face turned extremely ugly, knowing that today was going to be a bad day. His eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty as he coldly said: "You shameless scoundrels, even if I die today, I won't let you get your way!" As soon as he finished speaking, he activated the Dan fire's burning power throughout his body. A strong whirlwind rose from his body, and his entire being was enveloped in a purple flame. His figure became increasingly indistinct, as if he might disappear at any moment.

  The Eastern Emperor Taiyi looked at the purple fire on Hongyun's body, his face also turned solemn. The Quasi-Saint's full-body law power converged into one strike, and its power was not to be underestimated. He hastily activated the Hunyuan Bell to protect himself tightly, and shouted at his subordinates: "Don't you dare delay the activation of the Tianluo Diewei Great Array, what are you waiting for?" The subordinates heard this and didn't dare to slack off, quickly activating the Tianluo Diewei Great Array. Suddenly, a dense killing aura and dark energy filled the air, blocking out the scorching sun, and an area of ten thousand miles around was instantly plunged into darkness. The purple fire on Hongyun's body became even more dazzlingly bright.

  The purple fire on Hongyun's body flashed and disappeared, and a strong air current burst out from his body. The air current instantly turned into billions of air swords shooting in all directions, each one capable of destroying a Daluo Jinxian. The dense air swords covered the sky and earth, blasting the large array and creating a gap. A red light quickly passed through the gap and escaped far away, disappearing in an instant. It was Hongyun who had burned his Fa Li, self-destructing his Yuanshen, blasting a gap in the Tianluo Earth Net Array, leaving only a wisp of true spirit to escape towards the Six Paths Reincarnation.

  The Eastern Emperor Taiyi was enraged, never expecting that Red Cloud would escape under such a setup. How could he be willing to give up? He hastily activated his magical powers and chased after Red Cloud. Kunpeng also transformed into a giant roc, spreading its wings and flying 90 million miles in one go.

  Hongyun was left with only a hint of his true spirit, and it was hard to compare him to the two others. Before long, he was caught up by them. The two simultaneously released the Heavenly Demon Thunderbolt towards Hongyun, and as long as they could eliminate Hongyun's true spirit, they would be able to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Donghuang Taiyi also raised the Hunyuan Bell to cover Kunpeng, but it was to prevent the Hongmeng Purple Qi from being snatched away by Kunpeng. At that time, even with Kunpeng's speed, he wouldn't be able to catch up with himself.

  As the red cloud was about to be destroyed by the heavenly demon's thunder, a twelve-attribute blue lotus suddenly appeared out of thin air, covering Hongyun's true spirit. No matter how hard the heavenly demon's thunder tried, it couldn't shake the blue lotus in the slightest. Beside the blue lotus, a figure gradually emerged from the void, and space rippled as Hongyuan took shape. With his right hand supporting the twelve-attribute blue lotus, he said to the red cloud inside: "I'm afraid I've come too late, don't blame me, fellow Taoist!" After speaking, he coldly gave Donghuang Taiyi and Kunpeng a glance, but didn't say anything, instead breaking through space and heading towards the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

  Dong Huang Taiyi and Kunpeng were about to chase after, but they suddenly found that they had been immobilized by someone's spell, no matter how hard they urged their magical powers, they couldn't move an inch.

  "Hmm!" A cold hum came from in front of the two. The two were shocked, looked up and saw that the Master of Qingtong Tianxia was standing there, staring at them coldly. How could they not understand that it was the Master of Tianxia who had cast a spell to immobilize them?

  Tongtian didn't wait for them to ask and coldly said to the two: "You have a big nerve, daring to rob the Hongmeng Purple Qi bestowed by the Dao Ancestor!"

  The two men broke out in a cold sweat and were speechless, but in their hearts they secretly cursed their fate, not knowing how Tong Tian would deal with them. For the time being, their faces looked extremely unsightly.

  Tongtian didn't care about what they thought, closed his eyes and wandered into the void, just dragging them along.

  Before long, the Tongtian Sect Master opened his eyes, let out a sigh, turned around and took a step forward. The next moment he was already back in Yu Yutian. It turned out that Hongyuan had already cast Red Cloud's true spirit into the Six Paths Reincarnation to be reborn.

  Dong Huang Taiyi and Kunpeng regained their freedom as soon as Tong Tianyi left. The two of them calculated with their fingers, and their faces looked even more unsightly. Dong Huang Taiyi let out a cold snort, ignoring Kunpeng as he led the heavenly soldiers and generals back to the Heavenly Palace.

  Kunpeng waited for everyone to leave, his eyes flashing with cold light, lost in thought. Later, he also withdrew his thoughts and returned to his own demon master palace, closed the door and did not come out.

  Why did Hong Xuan come late? It was because Hong Xuan calculated that Red Cloud would be in trouble and knew that if he went, it would be difficult to shake off the entanglement of Dong Huang Taiyi and Kun Peng in a short period of time. The longer the delay, the more likely Red Cloud's true spirit would disperse. Therefore, he went to Penglai Island to ask Tongtian for help to hold back Dong Huang Taiyi and Kun Peng, so that he could send Red Cloud's true spirit to the Six Paths Wheel of Rebirth with ease. However, Tongtian was actually repaying a debt of gratitude to Hong Xuan from when they were cultivating together.

  Heavenly net and earthly web trap the immortal gods, red clouds suffer misfortune and enter reincarnation.