Taiyi: Do You Think We Can Trade the Eastern Emperor Bell for Sect Master Tongtian's Protection?

Upon hearing this, the Grand Pure Saint immediately rolled his eyes. This second brother of his was beyond saving.

As things stood, Tongtian's behavior had improved. How was he getting worse?

What made the Grand Pure Saint feel that his third brother Tongtian had changed for the worse was merely that Tongtian no longer listened to his elder brothers.

Still, he was very curious. Just who could have caused such a change in his third brother? Who could make a dignified Saint hide from him all day long?

And why had someone so capable remained unknown in the Primordial World?

Could this person truly be the same as his guess? A sliver of hope, one not favored by the Heavenly Dao, which was why his third brother was avoiding them.

"Rest easy. If such a person truly exists, he will not be a Saint.

"As long as his strength has not surpassed that of a Saint, everything is merely an ant." The Grand Pure Saint spoke calmly, a trace of wisdom flashing through his eyes.

No matter how extraordinary this person's wisdom was, if he had not become a Saint, he was ultimately still an ant.

Yuanshi Tianzun immediately understood. His third brother would not be taken from him, because that person was not stronger than him.

When real danger arose, only he and their eldest brother could stand behind their third brother.

"Then should we continue chasing him?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked uncertainly, somewhat inclined to give up.

In any case, he had already obtained the method for stacking formations. He needed to return and cultivate it. Though he could not compare to that person, he still had to become stronger than his third brother.

"No. Our actions have already drawn his attention, so we will continue keeping up appearances." The Grand Pure Saint spoke calmly and waved his hand to put away the Taiji Diagram.

Yuanshi Tianzun's expression darkened. Only after becoming a Saint did he realize that sainthood was not a good thing at all. They had become the foundation stones of the Heavenly Dao.

Abandoning their Saint positions would damage their Dao foundations, while refusing to abandon them would only make things worse. Yet after experiencing the power of the Saint realm, how could they bear to give it up?

They could also use the Saint realm to comprehend more of the Dao and lay a foundation for themselves. One day, even if they abandoned it, they would still retain those insights.

Since the actions of the three brothers had drawn the Heavenly Dao's attention, it meant they would have to be careful in the future.

After all, having been schemed against by the Dao Ancestor once, none of them could afford to take this matter lightly.

"Come, Eldest Brother. Let us stay on Golden Turtle Island for a while."

"Good."

In a hidden realm on Mount Buzhou.

Sect Master Tongtian returned while leading Black Dog. He saw Li Er holding an egg in one hand and burning it, while holding a fishing rod in the other as he practiced.

"You came back so quickly this time?" Li Er asked in confusion. By all rights, they should have gone out and robbed someone.

He casually put away his fishing rod. This was a lure rod he had invented. If it could not be used for fishing, could he not at least cast a lure?

Fishing was easy. Anyone with hands could do it.

"Nothing much. Are you planning to roast Big Brother Kong?" Sect Master Tongtian looked at the bright-red Kong Xuan and asked with some concern.

If Li Er really burned him to death, he had no idea how he would explain it to Phoenix.

He casually tossed the storage pouch containing the resources they had obtained to Li Er.

Li Er caught it out of habit, gave it a glance, and raised his brows.

Good grief!

Third Brother Pan was still as absurdly modest as ever. He said they had gained nothing this time, yet there was even more than in the previous golden storage pouch.

"There are innate Five Elements divine patterns on his eggshell. Roast it with fire, and they will emerge. Besides, he is also absorbing the flames.

"But what is Big Brother Kong's background? Why is his true body wrapped in a strand of gray karmic power?" Li Er put away the storage pouch and asked curiously.

He had even used a special method to pull out a trace of karmic power. Being entangled in karmic power before even taking form was a little... abnormal.

At that moment, Black Dog walked over and sniffed the egg before commenting seriously, "This fellow can be considered a child of destiny, but the karmic power on him will be difficult to handle.

"If Little Master cannot do anything about it, we can just roast him and eat him."

Sect Master Tongtian lifted his foot and kicked Black Dog away, sending him flying into the distance so he would not keep causing trouble.

He warned Black Dog through divine sense not to spout nonsense about their outing, or he would bring out Li Er's thousand-year-old ginger.

Black Dog immediately darted into the formation to play with the diligently studying Duobao.

"Li Er, you have a way to deal with this karmic power, right?

"Rest assured, there is absolutely no problem with his background." Sect Master Tongtian spoke calmly, anticipation flashing through his eyes.

Under normal circumstances, as long as Li Er brought something up, he would surely have a solution.

Li Er breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that. As long as Third Brother Pan said there was no problem with his background, it was fine. He casually set Kong Xuan's egg aside for now.

After being roasted for so long, it needed time to absorb the flames. In any case, he had already learned the innate Five Elements divine patterns on the eggshell.

"When he breaks out of his shell, teach him a divine ability: Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

"Use this karmic power as fuel and burn it away."

Sect Master Tongtian's eyes lit up as he asked curiously, "You know it?"

Red Lotus Karmic Fire was an exceptionally powerful divine ability. It used the karmic power of all living beings as nourishment and burned karmic power.

In theory, it could also burn away one's own karmic power.

This divine fire was immensely formidable. It could burn everything, using the karmic power created by an enemy's sins as its foundation, then amplifying that karmic power with karmic fire to burn the enemy's soul.

It was exceptionally effective against those burdened by grave sins and karmic power.

"I do not. Since Red Lotus Karmic Fire is a flame, we just need to find a way to ignite karmic power.

"By continuously stacking it until it collapses inward, forming an energy formation, then injecting flames into it, we can ignite it directly." Li Er spoke seriously, divine patterns flashing in his eyes as he deduced the possibility.

He then drew the deduced method in the air for Sect Master Tongtian to observe.

The more Sect Master Tongtian watched from the side, the more startled he became. Good grief, according to Li Er's design, it really might be ignited, but it seemed to require an opportunity.

He immediately voiced what he had noticed.

"I think your formation needs an opportunity. Without that opportunity, this Red Lotus karmic fire might burn you first."

Li Er stopped and said seriously, "That is right. If we had the Karmic Fire Red Lotus as a foundation, it could protect the soul.

"But that is one of the four twelfth-grade lotus platforms, transformed from a lotus seed of the Chaos Green Lotus.

"The Karmic Fire Red Lotus itself can release endless Red Lotus Karmic Fire, burning and killing all things with the power of karmic fire and causality.

"Of course, there is another substitute: Phoenix's undying flame—the Nirvana Fire.

"Even if I cannot obtain either of these treasures, if I am allowed to observe them for a while, I can replicate them.

"What a pity..."

Sect Master Tongtian took out the gift he had long prepared for Li Er: the Nirvana Fire Phoenix had given him, sealed with Phoenix's blood essence.

Whoosh—

Sect Master Tongtian discovered that the blood essence in his hand had vanished. Shock flashed through his eyes. Was Li Er really only at the Golden Core Stage?

That speed! It was definitely not something someone at the Golden Core Stage could achieve.

But the problem was that he had personally examined Li Er's condition with his divine sense last time. After all, he had wanted to solve Li Er's breakthrough problem.

Li Er trusted him enough to directly remove the barriers around his body, allowing him to see everything clearly. There was only a tiny Chaos-Origin Golden Core in his dantian, about the size of his little finger.

"Third Brother Pan, where did you get this? This flame is quite formidable. Its internal structure contains nirvanic rebirth, and it is endlessly self-sustaining.

"It seems feasible to use it as the foundation." Li Er looked puzzled. This did not seem like something one could steal through robbery.

"This drop of blood essence was beside the egg, which is why I told you it was a Phoenix egg. I guessed that this flame was the Nirvana Fire you were looking for." Sect Master Tongtian spoke calmly, a hint of slyness flashing in his eyes.

Li Er gave him a thumbs-up and said sincerely, "Your luck is unrivaled. You even managed to pick this up.

"No wonder this egg has karmic power. It really seems to be an egg of the Phoenix clan. As long as its karmic power is resolved, this disciple will surely have boundless prospects.

"Could it be that refining Black Dog caused our Daoism's fortune to rise?

"Then I will study it and see if I can develop Red Lotus Karmic Fire."

Li Er then took the drop of blood essence and entered the cave dwelling.

Seeing Li Er once again plunge into this frenzied research, Sect Master Tongtian did not disturb him. Instead, he picked up Kong Xuan's egg from the side.

He examined it carefully and discovered that Kong Xuan's aura was stronger than before, though he had already fallen asleep.

He casually put it down.

He looked up at Golden Crow Sixth, who was studying within the formation, and the corners of his mouth rose. It seemed he had never seriously taught a disciple before.

Since Black Dog said he was a child of destiny, if he taught him well and he inherited the Demon Court of the Demon Race in the future, would the Interception Sect still need to worry about its legacy being cut off?

As for the fact that the Heavenly Dao had calculated that the Witch and Demon Clans would fight a great battle in the future, then Taiyi's Chaos Bell at that time...

"Not bad, not bad... This can be planned out..."

In the Demon Court in the heavens.

Taiyi and Dijun both wore dark expressions. After returning and calming down, they carefully sorted through the chain of events.

They discovered two issues. First, Sect Master Tongtian had already set his sights on the Chaos Bell. Second, Golden Crow Sixth was in Sect Master Tongtian's hands, and Sect Master Tongtian had likely saved him.

"Big Brother, why not speak with Sect Master Tongtian and see what conditions we can offer to exchange for our nephew's return?" Taiyi spoke seriously, concern flashing through his eyes.

Dijun waved his hand. "No need. As long as Sixth is not in mortal danger with Sect Master Tongtian, it is fine.

"He has clearly set his sights on the Chaos Bell.

"Now that he has founded the Interception Sect, he has no supreme treasure to suppress its fortune."

"Why do we not ask Nüwa to mediate?" Taiyi spoke seriously, looking a little more relaxed. After all, he was reluctant to part with the Eastern Emperor Bell.

He feared that his elder brother Dijun would ask him to hand it over in exchange for someone. If he could not bear to do so, the bond between the brothers would change because of it.

Because Tongtian was right. He had not refined the Chaos Bell, and could only use this supreme treasure on a basic level.

Nor could the Chaos Bell suppress the fortune of the Demon Race.

Dijun sighed helplessly. "I only fear that Nüwa will not be willing to see us. Do not forget that her elder brother Fuxi was because of..."

Taiyi took out the Chaos Bell and gently rubbed it as he said seriously, "Brother, do you think we can trade the Chaos Bell for Sect Master Tongtian's protection of the Demon Race?

"Would that work?"

"Brother, why would you say that!"

"If one does not become a Saint, one is ultimately an ant."

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