Hong Jun Manifested

The Heavenly Emperor needed a Heavenly Court...

Fang Xun suddenly recalled Ye Fan's assessment of the Primordial Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Emperor when the Chat Group had been created.

Before Ye Tiandi, who had likewise founded a Heavenly Court and led it in countless years of war against the Upper Heavens, the Demon Heavenly Court of the Primordial Wilderness and the later Haotian Heavenly Court were both inadequate.

And in the foreseeable future, Ye Fan was bound to descend upon the Primordial Wilderness. When that time came, the Heavenly Emperor would need a Heavenly Court.

Among the four Group Friends, Meng Qi's purpose was the clearest: he wanted to deal with the Three Pure Ones. Fang Xun could roughly guess the intentions of the others as well.

Ji Ning was probably the most laid-back. His sole purpose was to witness more of the Primordial Great Dao and find a way to incorporate it into the Supreme Ultimate Sword Dao, which had already reached its utmost limit.

Hong Yi's thoughts were probably related to the human race, and he also seemed to hold some grievances against those Sage Great Teachings.

As for Ye Fan, he was here to fight. Later, he might also try to find more worlds beyond the Primordial Wilderness, which might be connected to the concept of a "Heavenly Court."

Ye Fan: "Fang Xun, keep an eye on the Heavenly Court for me. If you need any help, just ask."

Ye Fan posted a request in the group, and Fang Xun gladly accepted it.

"Oh? Then why did you come to such a conclusion?" Di Jun looked at this tiny True Immortal, suddenly intrigued enough to question Fang Xun instead.

"..." Fang Xun glanced at Teacher. Only after seeing her nod did he speak. "There are too many Innate Divine Saints, and too many Three Thousand Great Luo."

At those words, golden flames abruptly burst from Di Jun's eyes as he stared directly at Fang Xun.

"Kid, you really dare to say that." Tai Yi beside him could not help glaring at Fang Xun as well.

The four people before him were all Innate Divine Saints.

Nuwa nodded slightly, offering no comment on those outrageously disrespectful words.

"We can join, but not now." After some thought, she voiced her decision.

Then she saw them out, giving Di Jun and Tai Yi no further chance to persuade her.

It was also then that Fu Xi, who had been overly silent all this time, finally spoke.

"Did you learn something?" Fu Xi looked at Nuwa and asked. No one understood Nuwa better than he did.

"Wait a little longer." Nuwa's expression was solemn, and she said no more.

Fang Xun vaguely guessed something, though. After returning to his cave abode, he mentioned it in the group.

Fang Xun: "It may be because of Hong Jun."

Meng Qi: "The most likely thing Hong Jun will do now is probably move the Purple Cloud Palace sermon ahead of schedule."

Ye Fan: "For a group of Innate Divine Saints trapped at the peak of the Taiyi Realm and unable to Attain Da Luo, a Dao Ancestor's Sermon from someone beyond the Da Luo Realm is absolutely not to be missed."

The reactions of the Innate Divine Saints after Nuwa broke through to Da Luo already revealed some clues.

Hong Yi: "If I were the Dao Ancestor, I would probably begin preaching now."

Ji Ning: "Judging from the state of the Primordial Wilderness, this Purple Cloud Palace sermon is the greatest open scheme. Hong Jun will use it to complete Dao Integration and repay his previous karma."

Meng Qi: "He will even make every Innate Divine Saint owe him an unpayable debt."

As Fang Xun read the messages in the group and recalled Teacher's various earlier actions, he suddenly drew a sharp breath.

But before he could sort out the thoughts in his mind and send them to the Chat Group, his primordial spirit suddenly shook.

Boom!

An upheaval even more terrifying and vast than Nuwa's attainment of Da Luo erupted from the Heavenly Dao.

Huh? Fang Xun slightly parted his lips and looked outside. He suddenly saw Fu Xi and Nuwa, who had just returned to their respective cave abodes to cultivate, appear high in the sky at once, their faces solemn as they looked upward.

Fang Xun hurriedly shared the news with the group.

Meng Qi: ...

Ye Fan: ...

Hong Yi: ...

Ji Ning: ...

A string of ellipses flooded the group chat.

Fang Xun could not help baring his teeth. This Dao Ancestor's response was far too intense!

Nuwa's sermon had only just ended. Those Innate Divine Saints probably had not even made it home yet!

Hong Yi: "... It seems this Dao Ancestor and I would have quite a few common topics."

Ye Fan: "This Dao Ancestor is domineering enough."

Meng Qi: "It is not surprising. After all, he is invincible in the Primordial Wilderness, and this is not long after his victory over Luohou. Such a response is reasonable."

Ji Ning: "Then we must be even more cautious in our future actions."

Meng Qi: "Unfortunately, we will probably be unable to hear this sermon."

Fang Xun glanced at the group messages, but his attention was quickly dazzled by the changes sweeping through the Primordial Wilderness.

A world-shaking Dao Sound suddenly appeared in the ears of all living beings, truly resounding throughout the boundless Primordial Wilderness!

At that instant, all living beings—whether in the past, present, or even future—felt immense pressure.

In a daze, they could see a supreme deity standing in the Depths of Chaos. The Dao light rippling around him destroyed everything and created everything!

The deity's gaze shifted, as though he could see every living being in the Primordial Wilderness.

"High upon the Ninefold Clouds I recline, upon a Cushion I grasp the true Dao. Beyond Heaven and Earth, dark and yellow, I alone shall hold the honored seat of teaching."

The world-shaking Dao Sound suddenly took on clear meaning, echoing in the deepest hearts of every living being in the Primordial Wilderness.

"I am Hong Jun. I govern Heaven and enforce its laws, expound the Heavenly Dao, and establish order..."

"I have sensed that the Heavenly Dao is incomplete and the path of cultivation difficult. I shall spread the Dao throughout the Primordial Wilderness and pass down Dao methods. Three Thousand Yuan Hui from now, at the Purple Cloud Palace Beyond the Heavens, those with affinity may come and hear the Dao..."

The voice, like a Heavenly Dao oracle, was mysterious, supreme, profound, and ancient. None who heard it could contain their shock.

And almost the instant they heard that voice, all living beings vaguely realized something.

"Beyond Da Luo"!

They could not define this realm, nor could they truly comprehend it. Relying only on the memory of that sacred figure, they barely retained this concept.

But there was no doubt that such power absolutely surpassed Da Luo!

Even the Innate Divine Saints were stunned. Without any warning or mental preparation, their temperaments and cultivation at the Taiyi Realm were utterly shattered in that instant.

Had Nuwa not attained Da Luo only three years ago? Why had someone beyond Da Luo appeared now?!

"Beyond Da Luo..." Even Nuwa, who had already ascended to the Great Luo Dao Realm, wore a solemn expression. From that figure, she could only obtain a vague concept and could not learn any information about that realm!

That realm seemed to exist yet not exist. It could neither be defined nor fathomed, yet for every cultivator, it held an unimaginable allure.

"An open scheme..." Nuwa sighed softly.

With this as bait, which Innate Divine Saint would not be tempted?

"The Heavenly Dao seems to have changed." Fu Xi murmured beside her, somewhat shaken as well.

Of course, the one who suffered the greatest loss at this moment was Grand Pure Daoist.

On Kunlun Mountain, Grand Pure Daoist looked at that supreme figure within Chaos, his expression caught between tears and laughter. The state of mind that had been only a hair's breadth from Attaining Da Luo suddenly collapsed,