Master-Disciple Bond

After putting everything away, Zi Qiao slowly withdrew.

Once Zi Qiao had left, Primordial Phoenix said softly, "Then, Dao Venerable... I shall take my leave."

Hong Yuan pointed to the spirit tea on the Jade Table before him and said with a smile, "If you are not in a hurry, why not have a cup of tea before leaving?"

At this, Primordial Phoenix's body trembled slightly.

Though she did not know what kind of tea Hong Yuan was drinking, given his status, it could not possibly be anything ordinary.

Moreover, she could sense the Tea Essence winding through the air like swimming dragons.

Though she wanted to drink it, Primordial Phoenix somehow felt too embarrassed to do so.

After all, she had come here to deliver gifts. If she drank Hong Yuan's spirit tea as well, would that not make her seem somewhat calculating?

Hong Yuan merely glanced at Primordial Phoenix's hesitation and knew what she was thinking.

He shook his head and smiled. "You and I can be considered old acquaintances. You know my temperament, so there is no need to be so restrained."

Hearing this, Primordial Phoenix understood that Hong Yuan had already seen through her thoughts.

At the thought of this, a hint of embarrassment arose in her heart.

But she quickly suppressed it.

Thus, she softly said, "Thank you, Dao Venerable!"

After saying that, Primordial Phoenix slowly walked to Hong Yuan's Jade Table. With calm grace and dignified poise, she slowly lifted the spirit tea from the table and took a small sip.

The moment the spirit tea entered her mouth, Primordial Phoenix's body shuddered violently, her face filled with shock.

Even though she had been prepared, this spirit tea had far exceeded her expectations.

With just one sip, she could feel that her Root Foundation had improved considerably.

Furthermore, the Law Power contained within the tea was incredibly profound.

If it were truly activated, even an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal might not be able to withstand it.

At the very least, Primordial Phoenix felt that her Late Zenith Heaven cultivation could not endure it.

This immediately made her doubt herself. A single cup of Dao Venerable's tea was enough to kill her?

In other words, was she not even comparable to a cup of Dao Venerable's tea?

For a moment, Primordial Phoenix even had the urge to take this cup of tea back and drink it slowly.

Hong Yuan sensed Primordial Phoenix's thoughts and could not help but laugh.

He merely took out a Leaf of Heavenly Mulberry Divine Tree and casually tossed it to Primordial Phoenix.

Primordial Phoenix subconsciously looked up at Hong Yuan. "Dao Venerable, this..."

Hong Yuan simply smiled and nodded lightly.

"It is for you. Consider it a return gift. I would not take advantage of you."

Primordial Phoenix wanted to say something else, but Hong Yuan shook his head.

"What I give you, just accept it. If you feel embarrassed, then keep a closer eye on the Primordial Wilderness for me when you have the time in the future."

Hearing Hong Yuan's words, Primordial Phoenix nodded heavily.

"Primordial Phoenix understands. Thank you, Dao Venerable."

Since she had gained quite a bit from this visit to Hong Yuan, Primordial Phoenix took her leave after finishing the spirit tea.

Hong Yuan watched Primordial Phoenix's departing figure.

He began considering the possibility of making Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and First Qilin the deities within the Spirit of Four Directions God Protection Array.

Suddenly, Hong Yuan raised a brow.

He looked toward the Primordial Wilderness in confusion.

He had just sensed someone with whom he shared a Master-Disciple Bond.

After pondering for a moment, Hong Yuan began making deductions.

Before long, a bright smile appeared on Hong Yuan's face.

"So it is him. In that case, I will take him as my disciple!"

With that, Hong Yuan vanished from where he stood.

Within a grotto-heaven in the eastern part of the Primordial Wilderness.

A massive Azure Stone lay directly in the center of the grotto-heaven, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. As it absorbed, quite a few Time Laws merged into the Azure Stone along with the spiritual energy.

Yet what was surprising was that whenever the Azure Stone absorbed more spiritual energy and gradually grew stronger, dark brown markings began to emerge upon its originally smooth and flawless surface.

Like creeping vines, those markings spread at a visible rate, gradually covering the entire Azure Stone.

In the next instant, Hong Yuan's figure silently appeared there.

Looking at the Azure Stone before him, Hong Yuan could not help but sigh.

Shi Chen had transformed from an Azure Stone in Chaos, and by sheer coincidence, the person before him was also an Azure Stone.

This caused Hong Yuan to sink into thought.

Could it be that the Time Law favored such stones?

When he saw the dark brown markings upon the Azure Stone, even Hong Yuan could not help but feel a headache coming on.

Before Shi Chen self-destructed, he had dragged the River of Time down with him.

As a result, the River of Time had been damaged. The Causality involved was no small matter.

Though Shi Chen had completely perished, quite a bit of Causality had remained behind with a portion of his origin.

The Azure Stone before him had absorbed part of Shi Chen's origin after his death.

At the same time, however, it had also inherited that portion of Causality.

According to the original course of events, under the influence of this Causality, the Azure Stone could never undergo Form Transformation and be born into the world.

It would not even develop intelligence.

But that was without Hong Yuan.

"Forget it. Since you share a Master-Disciple Bond with me, I shall help you!"

After saying this, Hong Yuan directly took out the portion of Great Dao Merit that had fallen upon him after Elder Brother Pangu opened the heavens.

Because he possessed Hong Yuan Hall, he ordinarily had no use for this Great Dao Merit in cultivation.

Furthermore, he lacked neither treasures nor artifacts, so he had kept this Great Dao Merit until now without absorbing it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Hong Yuan immediately separated a portion and merged it into the Azure Stone.

As the Great Dao Merit fused into it, the dark brown markings on the Azure Stone ceased spreading and even faded considerably.

Seeing this, Hong Yuan immediately furrowed his brow and separated another portion of Great Dao Merit.

Once this portion merged into the Azure Stone, the dark brown markings finally began to recede.

Yet even after receding considerably, some still remained upon the Azure Stone.

Hong Yuan immediately glanced at the void above. He rather wanted to have a word with the River of Time.

Was it really appropriate to bully a junior like this?

Yet his hand did not hesitate in the slightest as he continued to separate another portion of Great Dao Merit.

Only after Hong Yuan had used up more than half of the Great Dao Merit he possessed did the dark brown markings on the Azure Stone finally disappear completely.

Even Hong Yuan felt rather pained as he looked at the little Great Dao Merit he had left.

The Great Dao Merit he had just fused into the Azure Stone was no less than what the Three Pure Ones had received back then.

With the remaining portion of Great Dao Merit within its body, the Azure Stone began to gestate.

This gestation lasted a full hundred Yuan Hui.

Finally, the Azure Stone before him developed intelligence.

"Th... thank... you... Senior."