Sect Master Tongtian's Protective Instinct!

Inside Zixiao Palace.

Qin Hong looked at Sect Master Tongtian before him, and hot tears welled up in his eyes, soon falling like they were free.

"Waaah... Waaah..." Qin Hong cried, his voice choked with sobs.

"Fa... Father... I don't know either, this Investiture of the Gods Scroll is a treasure, and it was personally brought out by Grand-Ancestor. I was just curious...

Who knew it would just fall apart... Waaah..."

"Father, this thing is too flimsy..."

After speaking, Qin Hong secretly glanced at Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin with a fearful expression, his voice trembling as he said, "Fa... Father, Second Uncle and Zhunti, Uncle Jieyin are going to kill me, Hong'er is so scared!"

"Father, you must protect me!"

"You only have me as your son, are they trying to make you have no descendants?"

"Second Uncle, Uncle Zhunti and Jieyin, please don't kill me!"

"I don't want to die yet!"

"I'm still young, I haven't gotten married and had children yet..."

"Waaah..."

Pfft...

The Saints were instantly flustered.

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Zhunti, who had been the most vocal, were now bleeding internally.

No matter what, none of the Saints had anticipated things would develop this way.

They had been setting up a trap perfectly, but with Qin Hong's actions, the schemes of Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the other two were directly thwarted.

Not only did they fail, but now it had turned into them bullying Qin Hong and trying to make Sect Master Tongtian have no descendants.

Wasn't this a joke?

Qin Hong now held the absolute advantage, both emotionally and logically.

Emotionally, as a direct descendant of the Three Pure Ones and a junior of the Daoist sect, all the Saints present were related to Qin Hong in some way. If they insisted on punishing him, it would be disregarding kinship and showing no mercy.

Logically, Qin Hong was just a child, inexperienced and ignorant. As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss. How could they bear to punish him? Wasn't this clearly bullying a child?

Bullying a child?

Were the people present not all powerful figures whose mere stamp of a foot could shake the Primordial Era? They were unwilling to do something so shameless.

After all, at their level, they were eternal beings, and their reputation was all that mattered.

Besides, the child himself said he knew nothing, what more could they do?

Did they expect him to pay with his life?

"Don't be afraid, Hong'er, with your father here, no one can touch you!"

Sect Master Tongtian's heart ached seeing his beloved son crying so fearfully, and his killing sword intent surged.

"Don't worry, Hong'er, with your father here, no one can touch you!"

With that, Sect Master Tongtian's Four Swords of Zhu Xian enveloped Qin Hong, with the clear intention of forming the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, signaling his resolve to protect Qin Hong.

Not only that, but the Qingping Sword in Sect Master Tongtian's hand also glowed, its sword energy sharp and fierce, his gaze menacingly fixed on Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Zhunti.

Dare to bully my son? Don't you know your own limits...

Upon receiving Sect Master Tongtian's glare, even Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Zhunti, who were Saints themselves, couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

As the ultimate master of killing sword intent, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Tongtian was the strongest below Hongjun. Moreover, with the Qingping Sword and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, being targeted by Sect Master Tongtian made Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the other two Saints feel as if needles were pricking their backs.

"Tongtian, what are you doing?"

Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning looked at the resplendent Qingping Sword and couldn't help but take half a step back. However, feeling his dignity severely wounded, his face flushed, and he shouted loudly, "I didn't say I was going to kill him!"

"But this Investiture of the Gods Scroll is of great importance, you must give an explanation!"

"I, Tongtian, will bear all the responsibility!" At this moment, Tongtian had no other thoughts; only one idea occupied his mind: his son must not be harmed.

"Anyone who dares to touch my son will be my mortal enemy!"

"Even if I have to abandon my Saint position and restart the world with fire, water, and wind, I won't care!!!"

Tongtian's words were undeniably harsh, and his determination was undeniably firm.

This was a clear message to all the Saints: if anything happened to Qin Hong, he, Tongtian, would not hesitate to initiate a war between Saints, shattering the Primordial Era, and they would all perish together!

The Saints looked at Tongtian before them, their hearts trembling.

When Tongtian went mad, no one could predict what would happen.

"Alright!"

Just as the argument was reaching its peak, Hongjun, seated high on his cushion, spoke.

"The Investiture of the Gods Scroll is damaged; there must be a hidden reason behind it."

"With Hong'er's strength, let alone destroying it, he couldn't even tear a hole in it."

"None of you should speculate wildly anymore, and do not wrong the innocent."

Hearing Hongjun's definitive judgment on the matter, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin knew that pressing the issue further would be pure troublemaking. They stopped targeting Qin Hong.

Qin Hong wiped the tears from his face, and Sect Master Tongtian put away the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Qingping Sword.

"Teacher, now that the Investiture of the Gods Scroll is destroyed, the very object of this Calamity is broken. How are we supposed to deal with the Calamity?" Zhunti said mournfully.

Beside him, Jieyin continued his dramatic wailing:

"Yes... with the object of this tribulation damaged, won't our disciples just die and have nowhere for their primordial spirits to reside!"

After speaking, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance and began to wail together, as if shedding a few tears for the beings of the Primordial Era.

"Uncle Zhunti, Uncle Jieyin, why are you crying?" Qin Hong asked them in his childish voice.

"I heard that when children cry, it's because they've been wronged and feel sad!"

"But when adults cry, it's shameless begging for sympathy!"

"Are you shameless?"

"Are you begging for sympathy?"

Silence...

Killing with a single word!

Zhunti and Jieyin felt a surge of anger, their throats turning sweet, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

How could this brat be so punchable? No, he deserved to be killed!

A murderous intent once again filled Zhunti and Jieyin's hearts.

However, the moment they thought of Sect Master Tongtian's protective stance just now, they unwillingly hid their feelings deep down.

If they truly provoked Sect Master Tongtian, they feared that the spiritually barren West would be torn to shreds by his sword.

Hearing Qin Hong's words, Hongjun also gave Zhunti and Jieyin a displeased look. Always pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy, you've been doing this since you took form. Aren't you tired? And your skills have regressed over the years. I remember you both shed tears when fighting for seats during the first sermon. Now, all you can do is dry wailing?

Who are you trying to fool? Aren't you tired?

Seeing Hongjun's gaze, Zhunti and Jieyin were startled.

They both felt a chill, realizing this tactic would likely be useless from now on.

"Hong'er!"

Hongjun turned his gaze to Qin Hong, his tone calm:

"Tell me, what happened to you just now?"

"Why did a surge of immense power erupt?"

"What effect did this power have on you?"

"Where has this power gone now?"

Hongjun's string of questions voiced the concerns of all the Saints present.

Facing Hongjun's inquiry, Qin Hong's bright, intelligent eyes flickered, and he said pitifully, "Grand-Teacher, I don't know either!"

"It's just that when I was sealed, it seemed like some power was constantly nurturing my body."

"Just now, when your grand-disciple received the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, I was overjoyed, and somehow, the power within me surged out!"