Heavenly Dao Hongjun Schemes Against Sanqing

"According to the guidance of Heavenly Dao's aura, it should be around here—why isn't it here?"

Hongjun, with the largest fragment of the Jade of Creation atop his head, searched everywhere on Kunlun Mountain, looking for something unknown.

"Only this last location remains. If it's not here either, then I'll have to wait until after the Tribulation to search again."

Daoist Hongjun, searching for something unknown, had already scoured the entire Kunlun Mountain.

The only place left unsearched was precisely the site where the Sanqing were conceived.

Urging the fragment of the Jade of Creation, Hongjun began a thorough, carpet-like search.

Before long, Daoist Hongjun's eyes lit up.

"At last, This Seat has found it. It truly gave This Seat a hard time searching.

Thank goodness I found it; otherwise, the scheme involving the Sanqing could never be completed."

With the largest fragment of the Jade of Creation, Daoist Hongjun finally located the Innate Great Formation guarding the conception of the Sanqing.

So, Daoist Hongjun had been rummaging through Kunlun Mountain for so long, all in search of the place where the Sanqing were conceived.

Several Eons ago, Hongjun hosted Daoist Yin Yang and Daoist Wuxing at Jade Capital Mountain.

In his Primordial Spirit, the fragment of the Jade of Creation suddenly sent out a summons.

The Heavenly Dao issued a warning, instructing Hongjun to scheme against the Sanqing, who were transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit.

It commanded Hongjun to go to Kunlun Mountain and take away the Sanqing's companion supreme treasures.

As one who was nearly destined to merge with the Dao, Hongjun, possessing the largest fragment of the Jade of Creation, could naturally use it to deduce the general trends of Heavenly Dao providence.

He understood the importance of the Sanqing and the World-Opening Supreme Treasures.

Hongjun decided that after obtaining the treasures, he would send the Chaos Bell to the Sun Star and place the Taiji Diagram at the site of the opportunity Daoist Yin Yang encountered.

As for the Pangu Banner, Hongjun would keep it for himself.

Hongjun immediately set out for Kunlun Mountain to search. Several Eons passed, and now he had finally found the Innate Great Formation guarding the Sanqing.

Urging the fragment of the Jade of Creation, a wave of Heavenly Dao Power spread.

Hongjun effortlessly passed through the barrier of the Innate Great Formation and entered within.

"Heh, the entire Great Desolation World is under the control of the Heavenly Dao. How could a mere Innate Great Formation stop This Seat?"

After passing through the Innate Great Formation, Daoist Hongjun still turned back to mock the formation.

In truth, Hongjun was mocking Pangu.

Though the Innate Great Formation guarding the conception of the innate great gods was powerful, it was nothing before the Heavenly Dao, which controlled the entire Great Desolation World.

If it were an ordinary Peak Hunyuan Golden Immortal, even they could not enter the Innate Great Formation.

But Hongjun was not among them; he was one nearly destined to merge with the Dao.

Moreover, with the largest fragment of the Jade of Creation, he could channel the Heavenly Dao's power to cheat.

Thus, he could easily break through the guarding formation and enter.

"Third brother, a living being has entered the Innate Great Formation! Quickly, restrain your mind and spirit—do not reveal the slightest movement.

We are protected by the Merit of World Creation; even the Heavenly Dao dares not do anything to us."

As soon as Hongjun entered the Innate Great Formation, Yuqing and Shangqing immediately sensed it.

Yuqing Yuanshi quickly instructed his younger brother to restrain his mind and spirit.

The two immediately pretended to be two clusters of pure qi that had not yet developed sentience, floating silently in the place of conception.

Once inside the Innate Great Formation, Hongjun wasted no time and headed straight for the central area.

There, he saw two clusters of pure qi floating in the center.

"Hmm? What's this? Aren't there supposed to be three pure ones? Why are there only two clusters of qi?"

Hongjun wondered in his heart. The Heavenly Dao providence clearly indicated three pure ones—why were there only two?

In Hongjun's calculations of providence, he had not foreseen that Taiqing had already emerged.

Hongjun was about to step forward to investigate when he saw a vast amount of golden light suddenly burst forth from the two clusters of pure qi.

Outside the Great Desolation World, a sound of thunder rumbled, as if responding to the golden light.

"Merit of World Creation!"

Hongjun exclaimed in shock, then retreated in fear, wiping cold sweat from his temples as he looked up nervously at the world beyond.

Just now, Hongjun sensed an immensely terrifying aura locking onto him.

Outside the Great Desolation World, the Great Dao Thunder had condensed.

If he took one more step forward, that Great Dao Thunder would surely fall, causing him to perish and his Dao to vanish.

Even with the protection of Heavenly Dao Power and the largest fragment of the Jade of Creation to shield him, he could not escape utter annihilation.

"Phew~, that was close. I never expected this pure qi to automatically trigger the Merit of World Creation."

Better to draw that supreme treasure now and leave quickly.

Better not to get too entangled with the Sanqing, who have yet to be born.

By this time, Hongjun's robe was soaked through at the back—cold sweat from being locked onto by the Great Dao Thunder earlier.

He no longer stepped forward to examine the two clusters of clear qi, nor did he bother with why there were only two clusters instead of three.

Hongjun sat cross-legged on the spot, channeling the Heavenly Dao Power, and cast a secret technique, preparing to forcibly draw away the companion supreme treasure of the Two Pure Ones.

Taking the companion supreme treasure by secret technique would not harm the Sanqing, nor would it trigger the protective Merit of World Creation.

That was why Hongjun dared to be so bold as to break into the Innate Great Formation to seize the treasure.

But after some time, Daoist Hongjun's face turned panicked.

Because he found that he had already performed the secret technique several times, yet the companion supreme treasure of the clear qi still refused to appear.

"What's going on? Has the secret technique failed? Or is it guarded by the Merit of World Creation, preventing the technique from activating its treasure-stealing effect?

Can the Heavenly Dao Power not override the treasure's authority?"

Hongjun's eyes snapped open, staring in confusion at the two clusters of clear qi.

Just as he was about to increase the output of Heavenly Dao Power and push the secret technique to its limit—

That Heavenly Dao Power inadvertently touched the Merit of World Creation surrounding the two clusters of clear qi.

"BOOM!"

A thunderous roar exploded across the Great Desolation World.

"Pfft~"

Hongjun spat a mouthful of reversed blood, his aura rapidly wilting, and the Heavenly Dao Power on his body dissipated completely.

With the Heavenly Dao Power no longer protecting Hongjun, the Innate Great Formation immediately detected the intruder.

Terrifying laws of power erupted, the formation activated, determined to grind Hongjun to death within it.

"Flee!"

Hongjun had no time to be shocked at why the Merit of World Creation on the clear qi had suddenly manifested.

Nor did he have time to wonder why the Heavenly Dao Power on his body had suddenly receded and vanished.

Dragging his heavily wounded body, he immediately urged the Jade of Creation to shield himself and fled the Innate Great Formation at his fastest speed, in utter disgrace.

"CRACK!"

Bolts of law power condensed by the Innate Great Formation struck the fragments of the Jade of Creation one after another.

Already severely injured, Hongjun spat blood as if it cost nothing.

"Three Corpses, aid me!"

Three figures, each at the Late Stage Quasi-Saint realm, appeared and jointly drove the Jade of Creation, charging frantically out of the Innate Great Formation.

These three figures bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Hongjun.

They were precisely the Three Corpses Hongjun had severed—the Good Corpse, the Evil Corpse, and the Self Corpse.

After some time, outside the Innate Great Formation, Hongjun stood in a rather disheveled state, his expression dark as he stared at the formation.

This was the greatest crisis he had faced and the heaviest injury he had suffered since his reincarnation into the Great Desolation World.

Even now, Hongjun could not understand why the Merit of World Creation on that clear qi had suddenly appeared the moment it was touched by the Heavenly Dao Power.

"Forget it. I'll return to Jade Capital Mountain first to recover from my injuries. I must not let Luohu discover me and launch a sneak attack while I'm heavily wounded.

I'll ask the Heavenly Dao about the reason later."

Hongjun had just tried to communicate with the Heavenly Dao through the fragments of the Jade of Creation, but received no response.

Urging the Jade of Creation to transform into a streak of light, and under the protection of the Three Corpses, Hongjun fled back to Jade Capital Mountain in disgrace.