Hong Yun's Moral Kidnapping

In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed.

During those hundred years, Hongjun did not lecture on the Dao. Instead, he shared some strange and interesting stories from the Primordial Wilderness with Hong Yun.

Hongjun had been born and taken human form ever since Pangu's Creation. His experiences could completely be called a chronicle of the Primordial Wilderness.

Even though Hongjun only selected less than one ten-thousandth of those stories to tell, it still took more than a hundred years.

Hong Yun listened with great interest.

However, when they spoke of Rahu, his opponent who had died and transformed into the Heavenly Devil Realm, Hongjun could not help revealing a trace of regret in his words.

"Was Demon Ancestor Luohu not Senior's opponent? Why do you regret his death, Senior?"

Hong Yun was puzzled, but he saw Hongjun gazing into the distance toward the West.

After a long while, Hongjun sighed. "Little Friend, you don't know this, but Fellow Daoist Rahu was indeed one of the few peerless prodigies in the Primordial Wilderness."

"Although he was reincarnated from the remnant soul of a Chaos Demon God, Fellow Daoist Rahu completely abandoned the Way of Destruction from Chaos and instead comprehended the Path of Slaughter, which sought to slaughter all living beings."

"If not for the combined strength of several fellow Daoists, along with the Heavenly Dao standing on our side, Fellow Daoist Rahu might truly have been able to attain the Dao through 'slaughter.'"

"Now that Fellow Daoists Rahu, Qiankun, and Yinyang have all died, and Fellow Daoist Yang Mei is nowhere to be found, this old Daoist can't even find suitable fellow Daoists to discuss the Dao with, even if I wish to advance further!"

At the end of his words, a trace of loneliness appeared on Hongjun's face. It was the solitude of being unable to find a path forward.

He had originally thought that after resolving the Three Clans Tribulation, he would be able to attain the Dao smoothly. However, after so many years of secluded cultivation, he had still been unable to find the opportunity to attain the Dao.

"Strangely enough, while lecturing the Dao to Little Friend, this old Daoist felt a faint sensation of his realm improving. Yet when it comes to how to attain the Dao, I still can't find that opportunity."

At this, a sorrowful expression appeared on Hongjun's face.

"Attain the Dao? How does one attain the Dao? Where exactly lies this old Daoist's Dao?"

Hongjun was despondent. Lecturing the Dao to Hong Yun was the first time in millions of years that he had sensed an opportunity to attain the Dao.

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, Hong Yun immediately understood that he was about to become a Saint!

Recalling how Hongjun had chosen to give three lectures at Purple Cloud Palace after becoming a Saint in his previous life, spreading the Dao throughout the Primordial Wilderness, Hong Yun instantly understood where his opportunity to become a Saint lay.

With a sudden inspiration, Hong Yun pretended to ponder. "Since Senior gained enlightenment from lecturing the Dao to this junior, why not lecture the Dao to more people? Perhaps after lecturing enough, this trace of opportunity will arrive!"

"Lecture the Dao to more people?"

Hong Yun's reminder made Hongjun's eyes turn slightly solemn.

He formed hand seals and continuously deduced the possibility of what Hong Yun had said.

The more he deduced, the brighter his eyes became. The obscure Heavenly Dao seemed to open itself completely to him at that moment.

Hong Yun seized the opportunity and continued, "That's right, Senior. If one person isn't enough, then ten. If ten aren't enough, then a hundred. If a hundred aren't enough, then a thousand or ten thousand, or even spread the Dao throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness. Surely that will allow Senior to attain the Dao!"

"Spread the Dao throughout the Primordial Wilderness!"

Hong Yun's words exploded in Hongjun's mind like a thunderclap.

The deduction in his hands also came to a halt.

"Hahahaha! Spread the Dao throughout the Primordial Wilderness! This old Daoist should have understood long ago! So Hongjun's Dao has never been within himself, but within the Primordial Beings!"

Hongjun suddenly rose to his feet and laughed heartily. The aura around him rose unconsciously.

The clouds drifting across the Ninth Heaven were instantly shattered by the invisible pressure.

The one on the ground, Hong Yun, suffered even worse!

The moment Hongjun stood up, Hong Yun felt invisible pressure coming from every direction, as though it would crush him completely.

The immense pressure instantly left him unable to breathe. As his vision went black, he seemed to see his great-grandmother from his previous life.

"Thump!"

Hong Yun's body was completely beyond his control. He collapsed onto the meditation cushion, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The sound of his fall jolted Hongjun awake, and he hurriedly restrained his aura.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, Little Friend. This old Daoist just now realized the opportunity to attain the Dao and lost composure for a moment. I forgot that you were still here!"

Hongjun slapped his thigh, his voice filled with apology. He hurried over to help Hong Yun up, the joy between his brows impossible to conceal.

After millions of years of arduous cultivation, he had finally achieved results today. How could Hongjun not be so delighted that he lost composure?

Hong Yun circulated his mana to suppress his injuries. At the same time, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, still shaken to his core.

Terrifying!

Far too terrifying!

The difference between a Primordial Golden Immortal—or a Quasi-Saint—and a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was truly like a heavenly chasm.

As a transmigrator who possessed a system, Hong Yun was proud as well, believing that his future Great Dao was within reach.

Yet beneath Hongjun's might, the last trace of pride in Hong Yun's heart was crushed.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem... It's nothing, Senior. If it had been this junior, I probably would have lost composure even more than Senior!"

After coughing several times, Hong Yun considerately comforted Hongjun, indicating that he was not seriously injured.

Upon hearing this, the joy between Hongjun's brows was instantly replaced by guilt.

Hong Yun's guidance had allowed him to understand the key to attaining the Dao.

The kindness of helping someone achieve the Dao was greater than the heavens!

Yet because he was too delighted, he had neglected Hong Yun's safety. That truly should not have happened!

Feeling guilty, Hongjun hurriedly placed his palm against Hong Yun's back and sent a stream of vibrant mana into his body.

Hong Yun immediately felt warmth spread throughout him, and in an instant, his injuries healed completely.

Once again, he marveled at how many Great Daos Hongjun had mastered. Even the Path of Creation was so familiar to him.

"Little Friend Hong Yun is an honest man. This old Daoist admires you. Today, thanks to your guidance, I have received the grace of attaining the Dao. Please accept this old Daoist's bow!"

Overwhelmed by guilt, Hongjun was about to bow deeply to Hong Yun.

This nearly scared the soul out of Hong Yun!

"What a reversal of heaven and earth, Dao Ancestor!"

How could Hong Yun dare accept this bow? He was still counting on taking Hongjun as his master!

Hong Yun hurriedly shifted to the side, grabbed both of Hongjun's hands, and held his arms tightly to stop him from bowing.

"Senior Hongjun is someone Hong Yun admires, and Senior has also shown Hong Yun the kindness of lecturing the Dao. Please don't humiliate this junior!"

This honest and straightforward Dao Ancestor Hongjun was truly impossible for Hong Yun to look at directly.

One had to know that in the Primordial Wilderness novels of his previous life, Hongjun was always portrayed as a sinister schemer who manipulated the heavens, the earth, and all living beings.

Yet the old man before him was so honest that it was heartbreaking!

Seeing Hong Yun firmly refuse, Hongjun did not want to force him. He rose and said, "Little Friend Hong Yun, after what you've done for this old Daoist, I don't even know how to repay you!"

"Senior, there's no need. This junior doesn't need anything either. I can't bear your great kindness!"

"No, this old Daoist never forms Karma with others, much less after receiving the grace of attaining the Dao. How about this? This old Daoist has quite a substantial collection. Whether it's a spiritual treasure or some other treasure, so long as Little Friend asks for it, this old Daoist can give it to you!"

Hongjun was an exceedingly generous man. Once he thought of something, he acted on it. As he spoke, he began taking out the treasures he had collected over the years.

In an instant, endless rays of treasure light shot into the sky!

The cloud clusters that had only just re-formed after being shattered were pierced by beams of treasure light.

Cloud Cluster: "..."

The Pangu Banner, Taiji Diagram, Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, Qian Kun Cauldron, Flat Peach Tree...

One treasure after another dazzled Hong Yun's eyes. Seeing that Hongjun was still continuing, Hong Yun hurriedly stopped him.

"Stop! Senior, don't take out anything else!"

Hong Yun felt that his Dao Heart was undergoing an unprecedented trial.

As expected of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had swept through the entire Primordial Wilderness for treasures again and again. He was absurdly wealthy!

Although Hong Yun was tempted, he did not choose any of these so-called spiritual treasures. With the system, what spiritual treasure could he not obtain in the future? There was no need to waste such a huge favor.

"This junior has only one request. I hope Senior will agree!"

"Little Friend, speak. So long as it has nothing to do with this old Daoist's own path, I can agree to it!"

Hong Yun straightened his somewhat disheveled robes and said solemnly to Hongjun, "Hong Yun hopes to take Senior as his master!"

"Become my disciple? Take this old Daoist as your master?"

"No, no, that won't do. What virtue or ability does this old Daoist have to become Little Friend's master?"

Hongjun first looked surprised, then repeatedly refused.

In his eyes, Hong Yun's aptitude and comprehension far surpassed his own.

Although his cultivation was relatively low, his future was destined to be limitless. It was even possible that he might surpass Hongjun himself. How could he take Hongjun as his master?

Hongjun's words left Hong Yun dumbfounded!

How could he know the shock that refining the Hongjun Great Dao Comprehension Shard had brought to Hongjun himself?

"No, Senior, you're more than qualified! This junior traveled here from the East Sea precisely to take you as my master. How can you bear to refuse me?"

"But this old Daoist..."

Seeing that Hongjun still intended to refuse, Hong Yun gritted his teeth and made a decision. He raised his voice and said, "Before meeting Senior, this junior was like a frog at the bottom of a well gazing at the sun and moon. Only after meeting Senior did I become like a mayfly seeing the blue heavens."

"Senior's understanding of the Great Dao is something Hong Yun can only look up to, growing firmer the more I admire it, rising higher the more I delve into it, before my eyes one moment and behind me the next!"

"If I cannot take Senior as my master today, forgive this junior for kneeling here forever!"

As he spoke, Hong Yun was about to drop to both knees.

Hongjun was startled and hurriedly supported him. "This..."

Hong Yun's Moral Kidnapping left even Hongjun at a loss for how to refuse.

Seeing this, Hong Yun inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

Hong Yun could still distinguish between a single full meal and being fed every day.

Once he successfully became Hongjun's disciple, he would have the greatest backer in the Primordial Wilderness.

So long as he did not court death in the future, Hong Yun would definitely be able to live freely and comfortably.

In the future, Hong Yun would be the strongest immortal second-generation in the Primordial Wilderness!

[Ding, Host praised Hongjun and randomly received a reward: Jade Disk of Creation Shard x1]