Qin Xuan's gaze fell upon the strand of Primordial Violet Qi floating uncertainly before him, radiating an infinitely profound aura.
He then looked up at Hongjun, whose face was all kindness and smiles.
His expression remained unchanged, but an idea had already formed in his heart.
Qin Xuan thought to himself:
Hongjun, Hongjun, you brought this right to my door!
Don't blame me for giving you one hell of a surprise later!
With a thought, he secretly communicated with Little Green, hidden within his sleeve:
"Little Green, watch for my signal later and absorb this strand of Primordial Violet Qi for me!"
Little Green swayed gently, indicating that it understood.
When Hou Tu had left, he had conveniently snatched Little Green away.
He did not dare let Little Green return to Pangu Temple with Hou Tu.
What if this little thing ruined his entire pool of Three Lights Divine Water again?
After all, he had made plenty of grand promises earlier to make Little Green work harder...
And that Three Lights Divine Water still had an important purpose!
Not only could it help his brothers repair their damaged Primal Spirits.
When Nüwa created humans in the future,
he could also go offer a helping hand, couldn't he?
When the time came, the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth, Three Lights Divine Water, and Gourd Vine—
all three supreme treasures for creating humans would come from his hands.
It would not be too much to take thirty percent of the merit from human creation!
Then, he could condense several dozen more Merit Golden Wheels...
Everyone in the hall looked at the strand of Primordial Violet Qi before Qin Xuan, their eyes revealing unconcealed greed.
Yet not a single one dared object.
They knew Qin Xuan's strength all too well.
Who would dare invite that kind of trouble?
Seeing that Qin Xuan had not acted on the Primordial Violet Qi for so long, the smile on Hongjun's face gradually faded somewhat.
However, in the next instant,
Qin Xuan suddenly cupped his hands toward Hongjun from afar in salute, and the strand of Primordial Violet Qi floating before him vanished along with the gesture.
At this sight, Hongjun's smile blossomed anew as he looked warmly at Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan raised his head at the same time and looked back at Hongjun with an equally smiling expression.
Their gazes met, and they seemed like old friends who had known each other for countless years, just short of shaking hands and sharing an embrace.
Everyone in the hall wore strange expressions at the sight.
Yuanshi, in particular, was deeply puzzled.
Since when had Qin Xuan's relationship with the Dao Ancestor become so good?
What they did not know was that beneath this surface harmony, Qin Xuan and Hongjun each had their own agenda.
Hongjun sneered inwardly:
It is good that you accepted it!
This Primordial Violet Qi was branded by the Heavenly Dao long ago.
Once it merges into your Primal Spirit, no matter how great your abilities, you will still be controlled by the Heavenly Dao.
Even if you are an anomaly, what can you do?
Naturally, Qin Xuan had his own calculations in accepting the Primordial Violet Qi.
These prayer mats had been established by the Heavenly Dao, and the Primordial Violet Qi had also come from the Heavenly Dao.
Hongjun had merely distributed it on its behalf.
If there was karma involved,
then it was between him and the Heavenly Dao. What did it have to do with Hongjun?
Moreover, strictly speaking, the Heavenly Dao was merely a steward of the Primordial World.
Yet it had joined forces with Hongjun to scheme against him, a genuine descendant of Pangu.
If they truly settled the karma between them, it would already be good enough if he did not go demand an accounting from the Heavenly Dao.
As for this Primordial Violet Qi, who knew what tricks had been worked into it? Naturally, he did not dare use it casually.
But just because he did not dare use it did not mean others would not dare.
Dijun and Taiyi were now hated by countless Primordial Chaos mighty figures.
They probably dreamed of becoming Saints.
After Hongjun bestowed the treasures, he would first seize Yuanshi's Pangu Banner.
Once he returned to the Primordial World, he would place this foundation for Sainthood before Dijun and Taiyi. Would they really be able to resist?
If he could trade this Primordial Violet Qi for the Chaos Bell,
then together with his own Taiji Diagram,
he would have gathered all three treasures of creation!
Also, the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation was hidden within the Chaos Bell. He wondered whether Dijun and Taiyi had comprehended it yet...
Besides, he also wanted to know what expression Hongjun would wear once he learned that this strand of Primordial Violet Qi had fallen into Dijun and Taiyi's hands.
While Qin Xuan and Hongjun were each plotting in their own minds,
Zixiao Palace suddenly erupted into a frenzy of discussion.
Of the eight prayer mats, six had produced disciples of the Dao Ancestor, and those disciples had received Primordial Violet Qi.
Even Qin Xuan, who had taken Hou Tu's seat, had received one strand.
By now, even the dullest among them understood that these prayer mats represented an immense opportunity!
For a time, everyone was filled with regret, hating themselves for not risking their lives to seize one when they first listened to the Dao.
Among the crowd, Kunpeng's face was so dark it seemed ready to drip water, and his hatred surged to the heavens.
Back then, if Hongyun had not seized the sixth prayer mat,
Qin Xuan would never have set his sights on Kunpeng's prayer mat!
Then at this moment, the one sitting upon a prayer mat and receiving Primordial Violet Qi should have been Kunpeng!
At this thought, Kunpeng first glanced at Qin Xuan before turning to glare viciously at Hongyun, wishing he could tear him to pieces!
Qin Xuan keenly noticed Kunpeng's abnormal behavior, as well as the undisguised killing intent in his gaze toward Hongyun.
He frowned slightly, feeling that Kunpeng's reaction was somewhat strange.
Hongyun had not received Primordial Violet Qi, yet Kunpeng was displaying such intense killing intent toward him. This was truly abnormal.
Could it be... that the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun had secretly tampered with something and influenced Kunpeng's mind?
One had to know that Hongyun's origins were extraordinary. He had been formed from a mouthful of blood Pangu spat before his death, making him a descendant of Pangu as well.
Perhaps Hongjun feared that Hongyun was some contingency Pangu had left behind?
No matter what, if Hongjun wanted to do something, Qin Xuan naturally had to interfere!
Thus, he immediately sent a voice transmission to Hongyun:
"Fellow daoist Hongyun, beware of Kunpeng!"
"Remember! Do not leave Zhen Yuanzi and travel alone!"
Hearing this, Hongyun nodded discreetly at Qin Xuan. He had naturally sensed Kunpeng's nearly devouring gaze as well.
At this moment, Hongjun's gaze fell upon the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti as he slowly spoke:
"I am about to merge with the Heavenly Dao. These worldly possessions are now useless to me."
"Since you have entered my sect, today I shall bestow these spiritual treasures upon you for protection."
As his words fell, the space before Hongjun twisted slightly.
Immediately afterward, several spiritual treasures glowing with countless rays of light and exuding profound auras appeared out of thin air.
Among them, a banner-shaped dharma treasure was particularly eye-catching. The sharp aura curling around it seemed to possess the terrifying power to tear apart Primordial Chaos.
Everyone in the hall stared with burning eyes, their breathing growing a little heavier.
Yet at that moment, Qin Xuan put on a puzzled expression and said:
"This doesn't seem right!"
Hongjun and everyone in the hall looked at Qin Xuan in confusion.
Was it not perfectly normal for the Dao Ancestor to bestow treasures upon his disciples?
What was wrong with that?
Qin Xuan paused, his gaze sweeping over those seated on the prayer mats before he continued:
"There are eight prayer mats in total. The Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, and I have all received Primordial Violet Qi."
"What about fellow daoist Dijun?"
That old bastard Hongjun dared use Primordial Violet Qi to scheme against him.
Naturally, he had to give Hongjun some trouble in return!
As soon as those words were spoken,
everyone who had originally been immersed in envy came to their senses.
That was right!
There were eight prayer mats, so why had Dijun received nothing at all?
And when Hongjun heard this, he was completely dumbfounded!
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