Hongjun Explores Island, Divine Sense Shatters

The enmity of obstructing the Dao, we cannot coexist under the same sky!

He wielded the authority of the Heavenly Dao, closely following Tongtian!

He wanted to see clearly who the person behind Tongtian truly was!

Coincidentally, Tongtian emerged from Biyou Palace.

Hongjun felt a slight surprise. Tongtian, instead of heading to his famous mountain dojo, was walking alone over the vast, empty sea!

Just as he was wondering, His eyes suddenly widened. An island appeared on the sea!

It was Penglai Immortal Island, unknown since the creation of the heavens!

So, this island had already been occupied by someone!

Hongjun was utterly shocked!

As the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, he hadn't even sensed the existence of this island!

How incredible was this!

He had a premonition that the master of Penglai Immortal Island must be the person behind Tongtian!

A wisp of his divine sense quietly attached itself to Tongtian, Hidden beneath Tongtian's profound light, He wanted to see clearly who dared to be so bold as to disrupt his grand plan!

Tongtian, completely unaware, stepped directly onto Penglai Immortal Island.

Suddenly, Lin Dong's voice resounded:

"What audacity, to attach yourself to fellow disciple Lingbao and sneak into my Penglai Immortal Island!"

Tongtian was stunned!

Attached? Sneaking in?

How could this be? He was a Hunyuan!

In an instant, a vast and mighty force descended, And a divine sense was forcibly stripped away!

Tongtian turned pale with shock. Had someone truly possessed him?!

His face turned ashen!

In the Primordial Era, besides the one in Zixiao Palace, who else could achieve this?

Within Zixiao Palace, in the Thirty-Third Heaven, Hongjun suddenly stood up from his Wind Cloud Cushion!

His face turned livid green!

After all his calculations, he never expected that the master of Penglai Immortal Island was actually "the Dao"!

The moment his divine sense touched the Great God, it vanished without a trace, like snow meeting a scorching sun!

Hongjun, the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, a Great Sage in the Dao Integration Realm, and the ancestor of the Xuanmen sect, felt beads of sweat seep from his forehead!

As a saint in the Dao Integration Realm, his physical body was flawless. He had long forgotten what sweat was!

Yet now, sweat poured down like rain, unstoppable!

He was utterly terrified!

Even though his divine sense was weak, it carried the status of the Dao Integration Realm!

It was the divine sense of the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, the pinnacle of the Primordial Era!

Let alone destroying it, even detecting it was difficult!

He once believed that nothing in the Primordial Era could escape his notice!

As the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, he was almost omnipresent!

He only needed to control the general trend of the Heavenly Dao and regulate Yin-Yang.

Everything else could be left to the various saints!

No one could escape the framework he had laid out!

He only needed to play the role of a referee!

He had never imagined that

there were secrets in the Primordial Era that he did not know! There were existences beyond him!

But when he tried to investigate the power behind Tongtian, he was struck as if by lightning!

No! It was like summer thunder!

His indestructible divine sense, like snow melting in the sun, vanished without a trace!

That divine sense originated from the Heavenly Dao's avatar, carrying the characteristic of "immortality"!

Yet, facing the great deity of Penglai Immortal Island, it offered no resistance!

Just as a Primordial Era ant faces him, Hongjun!

A chill surged in his heart!

His divine sense followed Tongtian into the island and instantly dissolved!

He didn't even glimpse the island master's true appearance!

He only knew this island master was a supreme mighty being, his cultivation far surpassing his Heavenly Dao avatar, almost the manifestation of "Dao,"

truly a great deity!

Hongjun's face was ashen!

Fear arose in his heart, his divine sense offered no resistance, completely annihilated!

If this mighty being were to attack him... he dared not imagine he could resist!

Hongjun retreated!

Who would have thought the Xuanmen Dao Ancestor, a Dao Integration Realm mighty being, would actually retreat!

Facing an existence close to "Dao," let alone him, even the Heavenly Dao would have to yield!

After a long while, he finally calmed his emotions.

He cautiously used his Heavenly Dao authority to probe the East Sea.

His pupils contracted sharply!

The place where his divine sense dissolved was, under his Heavenly Dao authority, completely empty!

This was impossible!

He probed repeatedly, but there was only seawater, endless seawater!

The scene just now felt like a dream!

But he knew, this was true!

Absolutely true!

He frowned, connecting to the Heavenly Dao Origin.

His pupils contracted again!

The Heavenly Dao Origin had no record of Penglai Immortal Island!

This far exceeded his expectations!

However, his brow relaxed!

He let out a long sigh, even revealing a hint of a smile!

"It seems the master of Penglai Immortal Island is a truly reclusive great god!"

"He has no interest in the Primordial Era's affairs, otherwise, how could he be so unknown?"

"This is a great god who wholeheartedly seeks the Dao!"

The Great Dao is endless, the pursuit is ceaseless!

To be devoted to the Dao, undisturbed by worldly matters, is the wish of a cultivator!

Even he, Hongjun, felt the same!

If possible, who would want to be distracted by worldly matters?

To him, the affairs of the Primordial Era were all worldly matters!

This was his true feeling!

A great god like the master of Penglai Island would surely disdain the petty affairs of the Primordial Era!

He was confident of this!

If the Island Master had intended to contend for supremacy, with his Cultivation, how could the Primordial Era's first Saint position have fallen to him?

The logic didn't add up!

Understanding this, he was completely relieved!

He suddenly felt envious, "No wonder Tongtian's Cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds!"

With such a great god guiding him, It would be strange if he wasn't happy!

His mind relaxed.

As long as the Great God didn't make a move, there would be no problem!

As for Tongtian, who had seen through his plan...

He already understood the reason!

It must have been the Great God of Penglai who guided him, greatly increasing Tongtian's strategic vision!

But he wasn't worried at all!

As long as the Great God didn't personally intervene, Tongtian couldn't stir up any trouble!

Moreover, Tongtian was only at the Hunyuan realm, not a Saint!

This point was enough to prevent him from being considered a primary threat!

Tongtian had already achieved the goal he wanted to reach in advance!

He let out a long sigh, finally letting go of his worries about Penglai Immortal Island!

His strength was insufficient; rashly exploring the island would be self-humiliation!

To test the Island Master's true strength, he had to wait until his plan was completed!

On Penglai Immortal Island, Tongtian was shocked and uncertain!

He was stunned by his own experience!

He had never expected that within the mystic light, there would be a strange aura hidden!

It was shocking!

He nervously asked for guidance: "Senior, what is this matter... exactly?"

Lin Dong smiled calmly:

"A wisp of divine sense attached itself to you just now, actually attempting to sneak into my Penglai Immortal Island!"

"This divine sense shares the same origin as your cultivation technique, so it's likely a senior from the Xuanmen."

"Who knew that he harbored hostility towards you!"

"Therefore, I erased it, considering it a small warning!"

Hiss!

Tongtian looked at Lin Dong with awe!

Senior's words were casual, treating it as a minor matter!

But he dared not see it that way!

He knew that only Dao Ancestor Hongjun could achieve this!

Senior Lin Dong's cultivation was truly unfathomable!

Tongtian was only shocked!

Lin Dong, however, had not finished speaking:

"I didn't want to attack him, after all, he is a great power of your Xuanmen."

"Like when we first met, your sect elder came to listen to my teachings, and I did not stop him."

Huh?

Tongtian was full of confusion!

The sect elder was none other than Hongjun?

Was there someone else?

Lin Dong felt a slight strangeness:

"Speaking of which, the auras of these two are similar."

"It's just that the one hostile to you has a slightly lower cultivation than the former!"

Hiss!

Tongtian instantly understood what Lin Dong was referring to!

Cold air rose from the top of his head!

So it wasn't just Hongjun's divine sense that had attached itself to him!

He hadn't expected that the Heavenly Dao had also attached itself to him!

Its aura was close to Hongjun's, but its cultivation was higher. Besides the Heavenly Dao, who else could it be?

Tongtian was filled with lingering fear!

Being possessed by these two great powers, even he, at the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm, would find it difficult to bear!

Even Saints do not wish their privacy exposed!

In theory, Saints' divine senses are entrusted to the void of the Heavenly Dao, carrying the authority of the Heavenly Dao.

Without interference from other Saints, they can be omniscient and omnipotent!

But in reality, no Saint wishes their privacy to be fully revealed!

Mutual interference is unavoidable!

Unspoken rules, such as Saint dojos being unobservable, are all defaults!

Those who can achieve the Dao all regard themselves as supreme in the world!

Controlling the Primordial Era is their ambition!

Placing pieces and making arrangements, whether casually or thoughtfully, is common!

At this time, what is the most commonly used method?

Disrupting the Heavenly Secrets!

Preventing other Saints from prying into their actions!

Tongtian was no different!

But he never expected the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun to attach their thoughts to him!

It was simply terrifying!

The Heavenly Dao was acceptable, merely listening to the Dao.

But Hongjun was clearly probing him!

Tongtian was burning with rage!

With their respective Cultivation, how could he distinguish?

Fortunately, he was on Penglai Immortal Island!

What if he were in Biyou Palace?

He felt doubt:

"Why would Hongjun probe me?"

"How lacking in confidence must one be to do this?"

After all, Hongjun is the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, the Dao Ancestor of Xuanmen, and a Saint in the Dao Integration Realm!

The nominal number one person of the Primordial Era!

Those who have proven their Dao possess great self-confidence!

How could he act like this?

Too bizarre!

Yet Hongjun did precisely that!

Tongtian's intuition sensed something amiss!

But he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong!

"Could it be that I disrupted his plans?"

As he pondered deeply, Lin Dong enlightened him:

"Little friend Lingbao, your recent progress has been extraordinary, likely attracting attention!"

Tongtian suddenly realized!

Precisely!

In just a few thousand years, he had leaped from the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm to the peak of the Ninth Heaven!

Who wouldn't be suspicious?

Was his greatest advancement in cultivation?

It seemed so!

But in reality, no!

What was his greatest improvement?

His grasp of the overall situation!

This was his greatest leap!

Without this grasp of the overall situation, could he have decisively expelled his disciples, abolished his own saintly position, disbanded Jiejiao, and escaped Hongjun's calculations?

Absolutely impossible!

If he were Hongjun, he would definitely investigate the secret behind it!

Thinking thus, His emotions gradually calmed!

The Primordial Era is ruled by strength, and he naturally did not wish to be spied upon by Hongjun!

Alas, his strength did not permit it!

"Hongjun has formed Karma with me!"

"Since this is the case, I must resolve this Karma!"

The Primordial Era does not ask about right or wrong, only about Karma!

However, he vaguely worried, Would Hongjun employ further schemes?

Leaving Penglai Immortal Island, he lacked the confidence to evade calculations!

But if he didn't leave, while his safety was guaranteed, what about his Disciples?

Lin Dong looked at him with interest:

"Young friend, I observe your destiny is long and prosperous, with no great danger. Rest assured!"

Tongtian's heart relaxed!

With Senior Lin Dong's words, he was secure!

These words were the greatest blessing to him!

He took a deep breath:

"This Disciple originally wished to listen to your teachings here, but this matter has suddenly arisen..."

He solemnly bowed:

"This Disciple must return quickly to handle it and cannot stay long!"

"I hope Senior will forgive me!"

Lin Dong nodded: "Naturally, you may come again another day."

Tongtian bid farewell and returned to Biyou Palace.

A strange light flashed in Lin Dong's eyes:

"That divine sense just now was quite meaningful. It seemed to originate from the same source as the one previously attached to the young friend, yet it was vastly different..."

"This person seems to intend to usurp the nest!"

"Interesting!"

"Someone from the Xuanmen, to have such thoughts!"

He shook his head:

"What does it have to do with me? I'm just watching the show!"

"The Primordial Era is truly lively!"

"If it weren't for my Cultivation being only Golden Immortal of the Origin, not yet Golden Immortal of the Heavenly Mechanism of the Origin... I would truly want to visit the Primordial Era!"

"Never mind, I'll wait for Lingbao to bring news from the outside!"

"The Investiture of the Gods Calamity is approaching, the Saints are making their plans and clashing, it will surely be spectacular!"

Lin Dong vaguely anticipated.

Tongtian returned to Biyou Palace, his expression gloomy.

The atmosphere in the palace was heavy.

He secretly plotted, how to break Hongjun's scheme?

Suddenly, he froze:

"Wrong!"

"If the Dao Ancestor only wanted to repay the Karma of the Primordial Era, why would he set up two calamities in succession?"

"Too hasty!"

"It doesn't match Hongjun's demeanor!"

What was Hongjun's image?

Using heaven and earth as a board, creation as a path, all beings as pieces, sitting in Zixiao Palace, controlling the rise and fall of epochs!

When he made a move, there was never any sign of conflict!

Subtle planning, calculating for eternity, that was his nature!

But to stir up two calamities in succession, Tongtian always felt it was rushed!

The Saints had not seen through Hongjun's layout, their feelings were naturally different!

But he was different!

Under Senior Lin Dong's guidance, he had already seen through Hongjun's objective!

This made him even more confused!

Hasty, too hasty!

Hongjun seemed to have an urgent plan, eager to settle karma!

The interval between the Witch-Demon tribulation and the Investiture of the Gods tribulation was too short!

Not to mention the subsequent rise of the West!

Tongtian felt a slight regret:

"I should have asked Senior Lin Dong for more guidance!"

"Never mind, I'll ask next time!"

As he was contemplating, Hongjun's voice suddenly echoed in his ears:

"All Saints, quickly come to Zixiao Palace to discuss matters!"

Zixiao Palace stood tall, and all the Saints gathered again.

Taishang, Yuanshi, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti all had solemn expressions!

They knew that this time would surely be to sign the Investiture of the Gods List!

But the question Tongtian had asked last time remained unresolved, Which of the five Saints dared to sign lightly?

The cultivators of the Primordial Era possessed unfathomable Supernatural Powers!

True Immortals could stir seas and overturn mountains, move mountains and fill seas, let alone the disciples of Saints?

Yet Hongjun strictly prohibited the Saints and cultivators from damaging the Primordial Era!

This contradicted the purpose of the Immeasurable Calamity to clear karma!

Who would be willing to participate in such a restricted tribulation?

The Saints remained silent!

Tongtian also lost his usual carefree demeanor!

He never expected that the dignified Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, a Saint in the Dao Integration Realm, would secretly spy on him!

He became even more cautious, absolutely unwilling to give Hongjun an excuse!

Hongjun sat cross-legged on a futon between heaven and earth, his expression still impassive:

"The Investiture of the Gods Calamity is a great trend of the Heavenly Dao, and it must be decided soon!"

"The longer the Saints delay, the fewer opportunities there will be to deal with it!"

"Three strikes and you're out, the Investiture of the Gods Calamity has only a thousand years left, you must make a decision soon!"

The faces of the Five Saints grew even more unsightly!

Did they not know Hongjun's words?

They knew!

But with such a great obstacle before them, who dared to easily sign the Investiture of the Gods List?

If their disciples were to enter the calamity, it would inevitably damage the Primordial Era!

According to the Dao Ancestor, this was a sin that would only increase Karma!

Therefore, who dared to let their disciples enter the calamity?

The Immeasurable Calamity was aimed at clearing the killing intent of heaven and earth and straightening out Karma!

But if one were to bear the Karma of destroying the Primordial Era for this, Who would be willing to do so?

Although Hongjun allowed the Saints to intervene, The Saints' primordial spirits were entrusted to the Heavenly Dao and connected to it, They were the spokespersons of the Heavenly Dao!

Manifesting in the three realms, they influenced the Primordial Era everywhere!

What's more, what about the confrontation between Saints?

The battles of Saints were equivalent to world destruction!

Even a slight clash would severely damage the Primordial Era!

Yet Hongjun clearly stated that Saints could act, but they could not destroy the Primordial Era!

This decree, was it not more than just tying their hands?

If this matter was not resolved, Who would dare to sign the Investiture of the Gods List?

This is inviting Karma!

Saints are said to be indestructible through ten thousand tribulations, untouched by ten thousand karmas, But this applies to Karma not involving Saints!

Karma between Saints, between Saints and the Heavenly Dao, and between Saints and the Primordial Era, Cannot be avoided!

All Saints fell silent!

They could not think of a way to avoid Karma!

Unable to find a solution, they simply closed their mouths!

They saw the situation clearly!

If they signed the list now, they would ultimately suffer the consequences!

With the five Saints united, no matter how dire the situation, they were all at the same starting point!

No one had an advantage, and no one suffered a loss!

This was the greatest fairness!

All Saints possessed great wisdom; without discussion, they reached a tacit agreement!

Hongjun keenly sensed the oppressive atmosphere in Zixiao Palace!

This was different from the pressure he had exerted the previous two times!

That was his strategy!

But now, the oppressive atmosphere was caused by the Saints and Tongtian!

This was a silent protest!

He subtly glanced at Tongtian: "It's all because of this fellow, ruining my grand plan!"

If Tongtian had not repeatedly enlightened them, The Saints would have long fallen into his trap!

Where would all the subsequent troubles come from?

But it didn't matter!

He had a backup plan!

Now it's a test of patience!

Tongtian, perhaps under the guidance of a great god on Penglai, has improved his grasp of the grand strategy!

But...

Hongjun's lips curved upwards.

"No matter how strong your grasp of the grand strategy, you are not the one playing the game!"

"You are merely a chess piece with a sliver of awareness!"

"You cannot escape my palm, Hmph!"

He was not in a hurry, closing his eyes to rest and leisurely comprehending the Dao!

His status was here; the summoner was ultimately the Saints, not him!

Zixiao Palace fell into a profound silence, so quiet one could hear a pin drop!

Just as he predicted, the Saints were gradually losing their composure!

For them, time was a fatal red line!

A thousand years of planning was barely enough!

If it were less, all their schemes would come to naught!

When the time came, they would have to sign, whether they wanted to or not—Saints do not defy heaven, and defying heaven is not being a Saint!

The Two Sages of the West were the first to lose patience.

Jieyin and Zhunti rose and bowed to Hongjun:

"May we dare to ask, Master, how did fellow Daoist Tongtian's previous question propose to resolve this?"

"How can we engage in conflict without harming the Primordial Era?"

Taishang, Yuanshi, Nuwa, and Tongtian nodded repeatedly!

The Two Sages of the West had hit the nail on the head!

If this matter was not resolved, who would be willing to sign the Investiture of the Gods List?

That was a great Karma that would anger the Heavenly Dao, and no one dared to touch it!

Hongjun opened his eyes, a flicker of disappointment flashing within them:

"The unorthodox path is still the unorthodox path; their patience cannot compare to the orthodox path!"

But blaming the two Sages is also unfair!

They bore the Karma of the Heavenly Dao, always wanting to repay their merits sooner!

Therefore, they were more anxious than the Sages of the Xuanmen!

He scanned the Sages, his tone laced with barbs:

"Are you all worried about this matter?"

"If you had asked me earlier, why would you have these concerns?"

"With one stroke of the Investiture of the Gods List, I will wield the authority of the Heavenly Dao and divide the Three Realms!"

Huh?

All the Sages trembled!

"From now on, cultivators of the Primordial Era will be in the Earth Immortal Realm, mortals will be in the Human Realm, and the Nine Netherworlds and Ten Earths will be the Netherworld Realm!"

"The Earth Immortal Realm will be so sturdy that even Sages will find it difficult to damage it easily!"

"The great tribulation must unfold within the Earth Immortal Realm!"

"Not only that, but I will bestow the Heavenly Lock!"

"The highest realm for cultivators in the Human Realm will be the Heavenly Immortal Realm!"

"To break through the Heavenly Immortal Realm, one must undergo the Heavenly Tribulation and ascend to the heavens in broad daylight!"

"The Three Realms, Six Paths, Nine Netherworlds, Ten Earths, and all the myriad heavens will each follow their own path, without interfering with each other!"

"The Heavenly Court will govern the Three Realms, Six Paths, and all the myriad heavens!"

Ah?!