At this point, only Yang Mei remained.
Yang Mei approached Hong Yuan with a miserable face. "Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan, this old Daoist has suffered. You know that ever since I came into being, I've hardly ever appeared before the world. I merely wanted peace and quiet, a life of leisure. But look at me now—I still have to enter the Kalpa. This old Daoist's heart aches."
Hong Yuan immediately rolled his eyes. "Stop! Yang Mei, don't give me that act. Yes, I can keep you from entering the Kalpa, but there's no need to. With your cultivation, nothing major will happen. Besides, you, Yang Mei, have nothing better to do anyway. Going in for a stroll won't hurt."
Upon hearing this, Yang Mei knew that he had no choice but to enter the Primordial Wilderness Kalpa.
Thus, he stopped pulling a bitter face and instead clasped his hands behind his back with a solemn expression. "Since the Heavenly Dao wants this old Daoist to enter the Kalpa, then what harm is there in doing so once? Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan, this old Daoist is off!"
With that, Yang Mei vanished from where he stood.
Watching Yang Mei leave, Hong Yuan smiled and shook his head helplessly.
That old Yang Mei really was something. Seeing that Hong Yuan would not intervene, he immediately turned around and entered the Kalpa with righteous conviction.
After giving it some thought, Hong Yuan returned to Hong Yuan Hall.
After all these years, Hong Yuan Realm no longer contained merely three thousand young attendants.
There were now hundreds of thousands of living beings.
Though that number was not particularly large, it was still vastly greater than before.
Yet although the number of living beings had increased, Hong Yuan Hall still had only three thousand young male and female attendants.
Unless something unexpected happened, he did not intend to take in any more disciples.
Looking at the three thousand young attendants busily working before and behind him, Hong Yuan summoned them to meet him.
Before long, the three thousand young male and female attendants hurried into the main hall of Hong Yuan Hall.
They bowed to Hong Yuan in childish voices. "Greetings, Master!"
After all these years, every one of these young attendants had reached the early Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
A small number had even reached the middle stage.
Do not think such progress was slow. In the Primordial Wilderness, time was the cheapest thing of all.
Countless people had squandered several Kalpas and still remained where they were.
If cultivation could continue advancing without end, the Primordial Wilderness would not have only barely tens of thousands of Grand Unity Golden Immortals even now.
One had to know that after all these years, the Primordial Wilderness contained far more than trillions upon trillions of living beings.
Yet among those trillions upon trillions of beings, there were only this many Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
One could imagine just how difficult every further step in cultivation was.
Moreover, most of those Grand Unity Golden Immortals had inherited a portion of the origin of Chaos Demon Gods.
Their Root Foundations and opportunities far surpassed those of ordinary living beings.
But what about the three thousand young attendants of Hong Yuan Hall?
At best, they had transformed from ordinary innate vegetation and crystals. They simply could not be compared to those great experts.
Had these young male and female attendants not spent all these years bathed in the presence of the ten Chaos Spiritual Roots—
—thereby improving their Root Foundations—they would likely have long since been unable to make further progress.
"Alright, there is no need for such formalities. I called you here today because I wish to ask you something," Hong Yuan said as he looked at the young attendants.
Hearing their master's words, the young male and female attendants immediately composed themselves and stared attentively at Hong Yuan.
This was the first time since joining him that their master had asked for their opinions on something.
They had to pay attention and could not interrupt.
Seeing everyone below him behaving so obediently, Hong Yuan nodded in satisfaction before explaining the reason.
"You all know of the Primordial Wilderness. It was transformed from my elder brother, and after countless years, it has gradually entered the proper course."
"However, as the number of living beings in this world has grown day by day, more and more Kala Qi has naturally accumulated. Now, that Kala Qi has gradually reached its peak, and the Kalpa is about to arrive. So I wish to ask you all: what are your thoughts?"
The young male and female attendants asked curiously, "Master, do you wish for us to enter the Kalpa?"
Hong Yuan nodded. "Yes. Although you were born in my Hong Yuan Realm, and the Kalpa should have nothing to do with you, I still hope that you can go out and gain experience. It will be quite beneficial to your future cultivation."
At this point, Hong Yuan paused. "But at the same time, this Kalpa is quite dangerous. A single misstep could lead to death and the dissipation of your Dao. You must consider this carefully. Whether you enter the Kalpa is entirely up to you."
Upon hearing this, the young male and female attendants did not deliberate for long before immediately responding.
"Since Master wants us to go, then we'll go!"
Hong Yuan's face darkened. These little ones were far too obedient. Perhaps he should just forget it.
Otherwise, he would be sending them out to embarrass themselves.
Then people would think that everyone under him was an honest fool.
He could not afford to lose that kind of face.
"You must think this through. After entering the Kalpa, you must not reveal your origins! Even if you encounter danger, I will not intervene to help you. Even so, are you still willing?"
Hong Yuan had originally thought that saying this would make the young male and female attendants hesitate somewhat.
Unexpectedly, they still replied in childish voices, "Since Master wants us to go, then we'll go!"
Hearing this, Hong Yuan could not help sighing.
He then said nothing more and simply waved his hand, tossing the young male and female attendants into the Primordial Wilderness.
It would be good to let them wander around outside.
Even if they died, it would not matter much.
From the moment they had been born, a small portion of their indestructible spiritual light had already remained in Hong Yuan Realm.
Even if those great experts of the Primordial Wilderness utterly annihilated every one of these young male and female attendants—
—with that small portion of indestructible spiritual light, reviving them would be effortless for Hong Yuan.
Thus, Hong Yuan was not worried about all his young attendants dying off.
In any case, he had already told them not to reveal their origins after going outside.
Even if they embarrassed themselves, it presumably would not reflect on Hong Yuan.
After all, as long as he said nothing, no one would dare ask.
The moment the young male and female attendants appeared several tens of thousands of light-years away from Zhou Mountain, they were deeply captivated by the unfamiliar scene before them.
For people like them, who had hardly seen the Primordial Wilderness before, every place was filled with curiosity.
Naturally, their appearance caught the attention of some great demons nearby.
Looking at the tiny, exquisite, adorable young attendants before them, the great demons could not help swallowing.
Setting everything else aside, these people looked delicious.
What made them hesitate, however, was that these young attendants clearly did not seem ordinary.
After all, every single one of them was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Their cultivation was roughly on par with the great demons' own.
After considering it, the great demons all moved aside.
The young male and female attendants could naturally sense the gazes of the others around them.
After thinking for a while, Cuiwei, the leading male attendant, and Han Su, the leading female attendant, told everyone to change their appearances. Their current forms as young attendants clearly made them look easy to bully.
For the moment, they still did not know what the situation in the Primordial Wilderness was.
To avoid trouble, it would be better to change their appearances.
The other young male and female attendants had no objections to Cuiwei and Han Su's arrangement.
After all, back in Hong Yuan Hall, their daily affairs were also arranged by Cuiwei and Han Su.
Cuiwei and Han Su had respectively undergone Form Transformation from a mountain peak and winter snow in Hong Yuan Realm.
Hong Yuan had personally named them, and they were the leaders of all the young male and female attendants.
Their cultivation was also slightly stronger than that of the others.
They were at the middle stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, only a single step away from the late stage.
Once everyone changed their appearances, the little toddlers had long vanished, replaced by burly men and bold, hearty women.
"With this, Master probably won't recognize us anymore."
"Spout that fucking nonsense again, and I'll beat you. That's Master—how could he possibly fail to recognize us?"
"True enough."
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