Daoist Yang Mei Bestows an Opportunity to Attain the Dao! Taichu Seizes the Treasure and Slaps Hongjun's Face!

Taichu was startled upon hearing this. Anything capable of severely injuring Yang Mei was absolutely no simple existence.

He hurriedly asked, "What is the origin of this bird? Why did it attack you?"

Yang Mei shook his head. "I do not know this bird's origins either, but it is extremely powerful and seems to harbor hostility toward me.

"I suspect it may be the mount of some great mighty one!

"Or perhaps it came from another world, which is why it attacked me the moment it saw me!"

Taichu pondered for a moment before saying, "This matter is no trifling one. By your account, there are other worlds beyond the Primordial World!

"Then we must make preparations for every contingency. If even a single great bird is this formidable, the people of that world are likely far too powerful!"

At this point, Taichu was deeply troubled!

Seeing Taichu like this, Yang Mei immediately consoled him. "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry so. Once you attain the Dao, there will be nothing to fear!

"After all, my cultivation back then was only at the mid-stage Primordial Golden Immortal realm. Even if it truly was a Saint's mount, I imagine Fellow Daoist would still be able to withstand it!"

Taichu said, "That may be true, but how difficult is the path to attaining the Dao? Even now, I have not the slightest clue!"

Yang Mei burst into laughter upon hearing this. "Now that Fellow Daoist has met this old Daoist, your opportunity has arrived!"

Taichu was overjoyed upon hearing this!

He immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, quickly tell me of this opportunity to attain the Dao!"

Yang Mei said, "Fellow Daoist need only attain the Dao within the chaos. There is no suppression there. Since even the Great Dao acknowledges Fellow Daoist, once you return after attaining the Dao, the Heavenly Dao presumably will not obstruct you!

"This old Daoist also happens to know how to enter the chaos. If Fellow Daoist is willing, this old Daoist shall accompany you there at once!"

Taichu glanced at Yang Mei and said, "No hurry. The chaos is fraught with dangers. Fellow Daoist's Dao Injury has only just healed; it will not be too late to go after you have fully recovered!"

Yang Mei said, "Fellow Daoist truly has a good disposition!"

With that, the two headed for Three Immortals Island!

Meanwhile, at the Western Ancestral Land, Demonic Qi surged skyward from Mount Sumeru!

The entire western sky was filled with boundless Demonic Qi!

After several hundred thousand years of development, Luo Hou had gathered an enormous amount of the world's resentment and baleful qi. At this moment, his cultivation had reached the mid-stage Primordial Golden Immortal realm!

Over these past tens of thousands of years, the conflict between the Three Innate Races had developed from initial petty skirmishes into a fight to the death.

Countless members of the three races and their respective affiliated races had died or been wounded, while endless resentment and baleful qi were continuously absorbed by the Four Swords of Zhuxian!

Looking at the Four Swords of Zhuxian floating before him, Luo Hou threw back his head and laughed wildly. "Before long, the Four Swords of Zhuxian will reach completion. When that time comes, my demonic path shall flourish, and none will be able to stop it!"

At this time, Hongjun Ancestor had also severed his own Evil Corpse!

He became a Quasi-Saint who had severed two corpses. In terms of realm, he was comparable to a mid-stage Primordial Golden Immortal, but his actual strength was inferior to one!

Yang Mei and Taichu arrived at Three Immortals Island, where they encountered Xuan Yuan as soon as they entered!

Taichu said, "Xuan Yuan, this is your master's close friend, Daoist Yang Mei. Hurry and pay your respects!"

"Xuan Yuan pays respects to Senior!"

Yang Mei looked at Xuan Yuan and nodded repeatedly!

"Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, you already possess the cultivation of a Primordial Golden Immortal. Your future is boundless!"

With a wave of his hand, a great hammer appeared in his palm!

"This hammer is called the Profound Heaven Hammer. It is a Chaos Spiritual Treasure. Though its grade has fallen somewhat, it still surpasses an Innate Treasure. Take it!"

Xuan Yuan immediately said, "Senior, this is far too precious. Xuan Yuan dares not accept it!"

Taichu said with a smile, "Disciple, accept what Senior has given you!"

Just as they were speaking, Taichu suddenly sensed something. He hastily said, "Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, cultivate peacefully within my Daoist Temple for now! I have something to attend to; I will return shortly!"

With a thought, he left Three Immortals Island!

However, when Taichu arrived, he discovered that an old Daoist had long since been waiting there!

"Hongjun, it has been a long time. Are you well?"

Taichu had no pleasant expression to offer Hongjun. After all, Hongjun had relied on his seniority to fight Taichu's disciple back then!

Although Hongjun had ultimately been defeated, he had still struck Taichu's disciple. Taichu followed the Carefree Dao, but that did not mean he would not protect his own!

However, Hongjun knew nothing of this!

"This old Daoist greets Fellow Daoist Taichu! It has been hundreds of millions of years since we parted at Buzhou Mountain. I never expected us to meet again today. Has Fellow Daoist come to prevent me from obtaining a treasure again?"

Taichu said with a dark expression, "What, you have come treasure-hunting as well?"

Hongjun was not angered. Smiling, he said, "This humble Daoist sensed that a spiritual root would emerge here, so I waited here. Could Fellow Daoist have come for the same reason?"

Smiling on the outside, cursing his mother inside, Hongjun thought, Is there something wrong with you? Every time you see me, you put on that sour face. Who are you showing it to?

Taichu said flatly, "You guessed correctly. Leave. I will not make things difficult for you. This spiritual root is fated with me, and I am taking it!"

"Taichu, you are outrageous!" Hongjun rebuked furiously!

No matter how patient Hongjun was, Taichu had gone too far!

As the saying went, an uncle might endure it, but an aunt absolutely could not!

At this moment, Hongjun's Daoist robe fluttered in the wind as he said coldly, "After countless years apart, I have yet to experience your brilliant techniques!"

Hearing this, Taichu rolled his eyes at Hongjun and said blandly, "You are not worthy of fighting me."

Hongjun was already beside himself with rage. As a Two-Corpse Quasi-Sage, he considered himself the number one figure in the Primordial Wilderness. How could he possibly swallow such an insult!

He formed a sword with his palm and slashed at Taichu. In an instant, a streak of purple Sword Qi, carrying the momentum to burn the heavens and boil the seas, swept toward Taichu!

Taichu did not even turn his head. He merely flicked his sleeve, and the Sword Qi filling the sky vanished without a trace!

Hongjun was greatly shocked. As a Two-Corpse Quasi-Sage, how could he not know the power of that strike? Yet such a formidable attack had been so easily neutralized!

How could Hongjun not be alarmed?

Just then, a spiritual root emerged into the world—it was one of the Ten Innate Spiritual Roots, the Ren Water Peach!

Taichu smiled as he looked at Hongjun and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Hongjun is sincerely yielding it to me, then I shall not stand on ceremony!"

Hongjun's face turned the color of pig liver with rage!

With a wave of Taichu's hand, the Ren Water Peach tree appeared in his grasp!

Just as Taichu turned to leave, he suddenly halted. Looking at Hongjun, he snapped off a small branch from the peach tree!

He said lightly, "Hongjun, for the sake of your guarding it for so long, I shall reward you with this!"

With another wave of his hand, the peach tree branch shot toward Hongjun!

Hongjun reached out and caught it, but although he seized the branch, it dragged him a million li through the air!

Watching Taichu's receding back, Hongjun's heart was filled with a tangled mix of emotions!

"What realm has he reached? How can he be this powerful!"

Yet at this moment, someone else was even more shocked than Hongjun!

It was Luo Hou. When Luo Hou sensed Hongjun's aura, he left Mount Sumeru, intending to catch Hongjun off guard. Who could have expected Cheng Yaojin to barge out halfway through!

"Hmph, so what if you are powerful? If you dare ruin this Devil Ancestor's plans, I cannot spare you either!" With that, Luo Hou turned and left as well!