Husband Finds Good, Benefits Are Not Lacking

"Greetings, Saint."

Everyone rose and bowed to Hongjun. Only Xuan Yi remained seated.

Seeing the Saint's arrival, Zhunti felt his spirits lift.

"Reporting to the Saint, this brat is merely a Heavenly Immortal, yet he dares to sit before the Saint and face him without bowing. This is a grave disrespect to the Saint. I beg the Saint to punish him."

Zhunti glared fiercely at Xuan Yi, wishing the Saint would smite him on the spot.

"Boom!"

Xuan Yi wasn't about to tolerate that. He unleashed a bolt of Heavenly Punishment Lightning, leaving Zhunti charred and tender once more.

Zhunti's body was now blackened, emitting a scent of roasted meat, making him look even more pathetic than a beggar.

"How dare you attack in the presence of a Saint! Are you disrespecting the Saint?"

Jieyin couldn't hold back and immediately shouted in reprimand.

"Enough. From now on, you will sit in this position."

Hongjun glanced indifferently at Jieyin and Zhunti, ignoring them.

"Your decree is heard, Saint."

The assembled great beings responded.

"Damn it, he attacked in front of a Saint and wasn't punished! The Saint is too biased."

Jieyin and Zhunti, whose intellects were clearly not functioning, hadn't grasped the situation. They merely lamented Xuan Yi's good luck. However, since Hongjun had spoken, they dared not utter another word.

"The Saint, moved by the beings of the Primordial Chaos who do not know the Dharma, has come to preach to us. He should be the Lord of the Primordial Chaos. We are willing to call the Saint the Dao Ancestor."

The speaker was none other than the Eastern King. This flattery made Hongjun quite comfortable.

Seeing that Hongjun was pleased with the title, everyone immediately echoed the sentiment.

"We pay respects to Dao Ancestor Hongjun."

"Hmm."

"I, Hongjun, was born at the beginning of creation and endured countless tribulations to achieve the Saintly fruit. Moved by the hardships of all beings in the Primordial Chaos in their cultivation, I shall preach to you three times, each session lasting three thousand years. We shall now begin."

"This sermon will be on the Dao of the Grand Unity."

"Dao."

"Dao, Dao, Dao."

"..."

The Saint's sermon was extraordinary.

In an instant, strange phenomena descended upon Zixiao Palace.

Golden lotuses sprang from the earth, heavenly flowers rained down, and Dao light illuminated everything.

Those who listened were entranced, largely gaining immense insights.

At times, they clapped their hands and laughed heartily.

At other times, their faces were filled with sorrow.

"Hmph, the Dharma is not to be taught to just anyone."

Hongjun, who was in the midst of his sermon, suddenly became enraged. Immediately, a spell flew towards the Primordial Chaos.

In the Primordial Chaos, a monkey with six ears was eavesdropping.

Suddenly, a spell flew towards him, and blood immediately flowed from his six ears.

This monkey was the Six-Eared Macaque.

After dealing with everything, Hongjun closed his eyes and continued his sermon.

Little did he know, Hongjun's declaration of "the Dharma is not to be taught to just anyone" had completely severed the Six-Eared Macaque's path to immortality.

The greatest beneficiaries of this sermon were the Sanqing and others. The three of them possessed the merit of creation and were transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit, thus their comprehension was heaven-defying.

They absorbed all of the Dao of the Grand Unity that Hongjun preached.

Next were Nuwa and Jieyin. Both were individuals of great fortune, and their comprehension was also exceptionally heaven-defying. They were able to grasp about ninety percent of what Hongjun taught.

Zhunti, compared to the others, had poorer comprehension and could only grasp eighty percent.

The next tier, including Taiyi, Dijun, Kunpeng, and Zhen Yuanzi, also had good comprehension, able to grasp about seventy percent.

Hongjun, looking at everyone while preaching, finally set his gaze upon Nuwa.

"This must be Xuan'er's intended wife! Very well, I shall lend you a hand."

Hongjun gently tapped his finger, and a ball of light merged into Nuwa's body. Content that had previously been bitter and difficult to understand, Nuwa instantly comprehended.

Knowing that it was because of Dao Ancestor Xuan Yi that she was being helped, Nuwa's feelings for Xuan Yi deepened at that moment.

The ones who felt the most discomfort were the Twelve Ancestral Witches and their kin.

What Hongjun preached was the Dao of the Primordial Spirit, the comprehension of heavenly laws, and so on.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches only cultivated their physical bodies.

Except for Houtu, who grasped a layer or two, the other Ancestral Witches couldn't understand anything at all. They could only stare blankly, each moment feeling like an eternity.

They couldn't understand what was being said, nor could they remember it.

They didn't dare to leave, yet staying felt like torture.

They could only suffer within Zixiao Palace.

As for Xuan Yi, he had his own inheritance, so Hongjun's teachings didn't have much impact on him.

"Snore, snore."

Alright, Xuan Yi had successfully drifted off to dreamland.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years had passed.

Hongjun's sermon came to an abrupt halt.

The various celestial phenomena also gradually dissipated.

"Wake up."

With a gentle exhale from Hongjun.

Those immersed in Hongjun's sermon slowly regained consciousness, looking at Hongjun with bewildered expressions.

After three thousand years of preaching, the more gifted Sanqing had broken through to the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Yuanshi and Tongtian had reached the late stage of Grand Unity.

Although Nuwa had fallen behind at the start, with Hongjun giving her special treatment, her cultivation had actually surpassed Yuanshi and Tongtian, reaching the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, just like Taishang.

Jieyin was at the late stage of Grand Unity, while Zhunti was at the middle stage.

The cultivation of the rest of the attendees had also advanced by several minor realms.

"Snore, snore."

At this moment, Xuan Yi's snoring, no longer masked by the Daoist resonance, instantly entered everyone's ears.

"This..."

"How can he be so bold as to sleep in front of the Dao Ancestor?"

"If he angers the Dao Ancestor, will he even survive?"

Except for Sanqing, Nuwa, and a few others, the other great powers of the Primordial Chaos looked at Xuan Yi. He was finished, he was dead for sure.

"Let's see if you can survive this time."

Jieyin and Zhunti were also gloating.

"Alright, this sermon has concluded. I am the first Saint in the Primordial Chaos. The Heavenly Dao has decreed three sermons, and the second will begin in three thousand years."

Hongjun ignored them and directly stated his intention to take disciples.

"It is the will of the Heavenly Dao. I have calculated that some among you have a predestined master-disciple relationship with me."

"I intend to take a few disciples."

As soon as these words were spoken, the great powers of the Primordial Chaos became instantly excited.

"Choose me, choose me!"

Disciples of a Saint! They could practically walk sideways through the world.

"Sanqing, you were originally transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit, possessing great merit and destiny from birth. Are you willing to take me as your master?"

Upon hearing this, Sanqing were overjoyed and immediately prostrated themselves.

"Disciples are willing. Disciples pay homage to Master. May Master's reign be as boundless as the heavens."

Then, Hongjun's palm moved slightly, and several Spiritual Treasures slowly appeared.

"Taishang, you were transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and can be my eldest disciple. You should have a supreme treasure to protect yourself. Today, I bestow upon you the Xiantian Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, for your defense."

A treasure diagram floated towards Taishang. This diagram depicted black and white yin-yang fish, connected head to tail, flowing endlessly.

Taishang was immediately filled with gratitude.

Everyone saw this and exclaimed, "My goodness, he's giving out a Xiantian Supreme Treasure right off the bat! We barely have a few Xiantian Spiritual Treasures, let alone Supreme ones. As expected of the Dao Ancestor."

"Yuanshi, you can be my second disciple and wield the supreme treasure, the Pangu Banner."

Another supreme treasure flew towards Yuanshi.

"Tongtian, you are not steady by nature, but you are heroic and excel in the sword path. Today, I bestow upon you the foremost killing formation since the creation of heaven and earth, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Once this treasure is activated, it cannot be broken by anyone less than four Saints. I hope you use it wisely."

With that, he produced a diagram and four swords, handing them to Tongtian.

"Tongtian is invincible now! It can't be broken by anyone less than four Saints, and currently, there is only one Saint in the Primordial Chaos, Hongjun!"

The great powers looked at this and immediately added Tongtian to their list of individuals not to be provoked.

After dealing with Sanqing, Hongjun turned his gaze to Nuwa.

"Nuwa, you will undertake a task of great merit in the future. You can be my fourth direct disciple. Are you willing?"

In the original trajectory of the Heavenly Dao, Nuwa was meant to be a registered disciple. However, with Xuan Yi's intervention, Hongjun decided to accept Nuwa as a direct disciple. After all, she was his future daughter-in-law, and he couldn't possibly mistreat her.

"Disciple thanks Master, greetings Master, may Master's longevity be boundless."

Nuwa was overjoyed and immediately prostrated herself in worship. Xuan Yi really didn't lie to me.

Hongjun took out another diagram and a sphere.

"This is the Shanhe Sheji Diagram. It contains its own space, capable of evolving a world and trapping people within it, making them unable to escape. It is a top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure. This is the top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure Red Embroidered Ball, which can be used as a sharp weapon for attack, and also to determine the destiny of marriages in the world. I bestow them upon you."

After some thought, Hongjun took out another treasure.

"This is a Xiantian Supreme Treasure, the Qiankun Yin Yang Bracelet. This treasure can collect spiritual treasures below the supreme treasure level, and can also be used to smash people with infinite power. You were not destined to have it, but... forget it, I shall bestow it upon you."

Nuwa knew that it was because of Xuan Yi again; otherwise, she would never have obtained a supreme treasure. She immediately prostrated herself in thanks.

Fuxi, standing behind Nuwa, secretly sighed.

"Sister, you have truly found a good husband!"