Hongjun Arrives, Begins Teaching

Wu Tian remained very quiet after that.

As for Hongjun's teaching at Zixiao Palace, he had changed many things, yet many things remained unchanged...

He did not force the issue any further!

Instead, Wu Tian pondered to himself:

"In the current situation..."

"Jieyin and Zhunti failed to obtain seats, while Xuan Ming and Kunpeng did. And Kunpeng did not take his anger out on Hongyun either. How will the greater course of events develop next?"

"Will Hongjun truly give the Primordial Violet Qi to Xuan Ming and Kunpeng? Or will he, as in the original course of events, grant it to Jieyin and Zhunti?"

Wu Tian was filled with anticipation.

As time passed, fewer and fewer people arrived at Zixiao Palace, until they became increasingly sparse...

Soon, the three-thousand-year deadline arrived!

Suddenly.

Wu Tian's heart stirred!

He abruptly raised his head and looked forward, only to see a figure seated at the front. His expression was utterly indifferent, while boundless Dao Resonance swirled around him...

A jade-colored disc floated above his head.

Strands of Power of Laws emanated from it like halos of light, linking to the Void behind him!

"Hongjun!"

Wu Tian cried out inwardly.

That jade-colored disc was naturally the Jade Creation Disc!

He had not noticed at all when Hongjun had arrived. It was as though Hongjun had always been seated there, and Wu Tian had only just noticed him now...

At that moment, Hongjun's profound gaze fell upon him.

Their eyes met!

Wu Tian felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His mind trembled violently, and his mana began circulating on its own. The Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler also erupted with dark-yellow golden light within his soul...

The mark upon his soul flickered faintly as well.

Wu Tian's heavenly secrets and fortune were instantly suppressed by the Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler, while Pangu's True Intent within his soul threw them into disorder.

Hongjun's eyes shifted slightly.

He sighed inwardly and immediately withdrew his gaze!

"Why does this Wu Tian possess such fortune?"

"He actually has a merit treasure protecting him..."

Hongjun felt somewhat speechless.

He possessed countless treasures, so many that they could not even be counted. Yet he did not own a single treasure at the level of a merit treasure!

This was all Pangu's legacy.

It must have been born alongside the Orthodox Pangu Lineage...

Just as he knew that Taiqing possessed the Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth, yet had never set his sights on that merit treasure!

Because of the suppression of that merit treasure.

In that brief glimpse, Hongjun had failed to achieve his purpose and could only give up. He had originally intended to probe some of Wu Tian's secrets while Wu Tian was off guard.

Now, he could only abandon the thought!

He could not be too blatant about it.

After becoming a Saint of the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun suddenly discovered that although he could draw upon the Heavenly Dao's power, the restrictions placed upon him had instead become even greater...

If it had been before.

He might have acted directly, investigated Wu Tian's secrets without restraint, or even suppressed him with overwhelming power!

But now, he had to abide by the rules of the Heavenly Dao.

He was a Saint of the Heavenly Dao, already part of its rules. If he still acted recklessly and broke those rules, would that not mean there was something wrong with his head?

The pressure around him instantly vanished.

Wu Tian immediately frowned and looked darkly toward Hongjun. He knew very well that this was definitely not an accidental release of a Saint's pressure.

Hongjun had deliberately investigated him!

But what could he do about it?

Hongjun had already looked away, acting as though nothing had happened...

Wu Tian could only mutter to himself.

He buried all his displeasure in his heart!

At this moment, the others also noticed Hongjun's arrival. A commotion immediately arose within Zixiao Palace, followed by the voices of everyone paying their respects:

"Greetings, Saint Hongjun!"

"Thank you, Saint, for teaching us the Dao..."

Hongjun responded softly.

He acted as though he had not seen the Ancestral Witches' indifferent attitude at all. After sweeping his gaze across the seven seats, he said calmly:

"Sit like this from now on!"

Everyone hurriedly responded.

Then Hongjun looked toward the gates of Zixiao Palace and spoke to the two attendants:

"The time has come!"

"Children, close the gates..."

The two exquisitely carved attendants, one male and one female, rose from the left and right. After bowing to Hongjun, they pushed the gates of Zixiao Palace shut!

Wu Tian looked over curiously.

Earlier, he had been too anxious to enter and seize a seat, so he had forgotten to interact with these two attendants—the legendary Haotian and Yaochi...

Do not underestimate these two young attendants.

How could those who served as Hongjun's attendants be ordinary? Haotian would later obtain the position of Heavenly Emperor and govern the Heavenly Court. Even the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation would begin because Haotian lodged a complaint!

The disciples of the Three Sects all looked down on Haotian.

But they forgot that Haotian had also listened to the Dao at Zixiao Palace. Strictly speaking, he and Taiqing's group were classmates...

What right did they have to look down on him?

Thinking of this, Wu Tian could not help wanting to mock them. But when he considered his own identity, he merely chuckled inwardly.

He was now an Ancestral Witch!

The more chaotic things became within the Mysterious Sect...

The better it would be for him, would it not?

Before long, the gates of Zixiao Palace closed. Everyone stared brightly at Hongjun with boundless anticipation, the thirst for knowledge in their eyes almost overflowing!

Hongjun did not deliberately keep them waiting.

He first gave a brief opening statement, once again explaining why he was teaching at Zixiao Palace:

"I am a Heavenly Dao Saint!"

"I bear the responsibility of enlightening the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness and maintaining the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Thus, I teach here in Zixiao Palace and pass on the Dao to you..."

After saying this.

Hongjun's aura suddenly changed.

The Dao Resonance around him spread throughout Zixiao Palace, and endless strange phenomena immediately gathered within the void!

Wu Tian hurriedly composed himself as well.

The next moment.

A drifting Dao voice rang out!

"My Dao is the Carefree Immortal Dao!"

"..."

After becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint, if he wished to advance further, then aside from cultivation and comprehension, the most important matters were competing for and accumulating Fortune and merit...

Spreading teachings and enlightenment was the best method.

Thus.

Hongjun naturally intended to use this opportunity to teach at Zixiao Palace to spread his Path of Immortality, ideally throughout the entire Primordial World...

The more people cultivated the Path of Immortality.

The greater the support he, as the master of the Path of Immortality, would receive. Every breakthrough made by a cultivator of the Path of Immortality would expand the boundaries of Hongjun's immortal path!

And strengthen the power of the Path of Immortality!

To put it more simply, it was like a company in later generations. Employees worked hard to create results and earned promotions within the company, but in the end, they were all strengthening the company and making its chairman wealthier...

Unless one could start one's own business.

That was what it meant to open one's own Dao!

Or one could open one's own Dao upon that foundation, like incubating a subsidiary within the company. Though one would have to give up some shares, one could at least gain most of one's autonomy.

Taiqing would later become a Saint through the Golden Core Great Dao, Yuanshi through the Talismans Dao, and Tongtian through the Arrays Dao. That was precisely the case...

According to Hongjun.

The realms of the Primordial Wilderness were divided into Celestial Immortal, True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, and Great Luo Golden Immortal. Above them were the Primordial Golden Immortal and the Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

These were the realms of the Path of Immortality, and they later became the universally accepted classification of realms throughout the Primordial Wilderness...

A Quasi-Sage was a Primordial Golden Immortal.

A Saint was a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!

But there was one distinction to make: a Saint was certainly a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, but a Grand Luo Golden Immortal was not necessarily a Saint...

Only by attaining the Primordial Origin Dao and entrusting one's primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao could one attain the position of Saint, gaining the Heavenly Dao's support and becoming immortal and indestructible!

Upon hearing this.

Everyone in Zixiao Palace nodded slightly.

They finally understood the concept of a Saint. Their eyes shone as they all longed to immediately ask:

How could one become a Saint?