Repercussions

With the pressure of the Saint gone, Jiang Yun could naturally move again. He quickly got up from the ground.

During this phenomenon, he had also managed to absorb dozens of golden flowers, making significant progress in his foundation and cultivation. It was truly cause for celebration, making the experience of being pinned down worthwhile.

Purple Firmament Palace lecture...

Jiang Yun murmured softly. There were still three thousand years left. He still had the Golden Spirit Pearl and the Water Spirit Pearl in his hands, and he could make further progress during this time, perfecting the gold and water elements within the Five Qi in his chest.

If he could then go to Purple Heaven Palace with his teacher and martial uncle to listen to the teachings, it would be a tremendous opportunity.

With the help of the Dao Derivation Disk, he could easily deduce spells and divine abilities, and comprehend Dao laws and rules. It was a pity that his cultivation had not yet reached the Great Luo realm, so he could only currently comprehend the laws hidden within the restrictions of Innate Spiritual Treasures. He would have to focus more on comprehending spells and divine abilities then.

Thinking this, Jiang Yun was about to return to his cave dwelling to continue cultivating when a voice suddenly reached his ears: "Disciple, come to the Grand Hall!"

It turned out to be Jieyin calling him. He wondered if Jieyin would mention taking him to listen to the lecture.

Jiang Yun arrived at the main hall, bowed to Jieyin and Zhunti first, and then said, "Disciple Jiang Yun pays respects to Teacher and Martial Uncle! May I ask why Teacher has summoned me?"

After speaking, he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking up at Jieyin.

Jieyin said, "In three thousand years, Saint Hongjun will give a lecture. Your martial uncle and I will be going to listen. What are your thoughts?"

"I wish to go to Purple Heaven Palace to listen to the lecture as well. May I ask when Teacher and Martial Uncle plan to depart?"

"We will depart in five hundred years. The Primordial Desolation star sky and the inner Chaos world are vast, so we need to act early to make it in time. You should focus on improving your cultivation during this period."

"Yes."

With Jieyin's reply, Jiang Yun finally felt relieved. The opportunity to listen to the lecture was now secured.

Suddenly, he thought of another issue. During the first lecture at Purple Heaven Palace, Jieyin and Zhunti's seats were obtained from Hongyun and Kunpeng. This led to them owing Hongyun the karma of a Saint position. Eventually, the karma became too great, leading to a situation where Hongyun died and the debt was cleared.

However, in reality, their Saint positions came from the karma Hongjun repaid. When Hongjun fought Luohu, he destroyed the western lands. After Jieyin and Zhunti received the favor of the western Fortune and became the rulers of the west, this debt of Hongjun's was collected by them. Therefore, regardless of whether Hongyun gave up his seat or not, they would have obtained Saint positions anyway.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun decided to subtly remind them: "Teacher, may I ask if the Saint in the phenomenon just now was Old Ancestor Hongjun, who defeated Demon Ancestor Luohu during the great tribulation of the West?"

Hearing his disciple's question, Jieyin replied, "That must be him."

Jiang Yun continued, "Then Old Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohu shattered the western lands. Doesn't that mean they owe the West immense karma? I wonder how it can be repaid?"

Jieyin chuckled upon hearing this. "My little disciple, how can you ask such a ridiculous question? In the Primordial Desolation, it's the survival of the fittest. If the weak forge karma with the strong, and the strong do not actively repay it, how can the weak possibly demand it?"

It made sense. Jieyin and Zhunti owed Hongyun the karma of a Saint position, and Hongyun was unable to demand it, ultimately leading to his death. Old Ancestor Hongjun's choice to repay the karma was also because he was about to merge with the Heavenly Dao and needed to clear his personal karma; otherwise, it might not have been so easy.

Jiang Yun then added, "Now that Teacher and Martial Uncle are the rulers of the West, are there any ways to reclaim this great karma? Otherwise, the development of the West will ultimately be limited."

Regarding the great prosperity of the West, Jieyin and Zhunti pondered in silence for a long time. Ultimately, they had no good solutions and replied, "Let your Martial Uncle and I think about it slowly! Alas~~"

Seeing that they had taken the matter to heart and had some ideas, Jiang Yun quickly took his leave and returned to his cave dwelling to continue cultivating.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, Hongjun's attainment of the Dao and becoming the first Saint after the primordial creation of the Primordial Desolation had an immeasurably profound impact on the entire world.

As the various phenomena in the heavens and earth disappeared, the countless beings of the Primordial Desolation finally recovered from their shock. Everyone clearly felt that the Spiritual Energy in the heavens and earth had become more abundant, and the profound principles of the Heavenly Dao were becoming even clearer.

However, some top-tier Innate Demon Gods keenly sensed that the Great Dao laws they had inherited were now being subtly suppressed by some power.

For example, Old Ancestor Yang Mei, who cultivated the Space Law, felt the suppression of the Heavenly Dao in the Primordial Desolation after Hongjun merged with it. Ultimately, after achieving Hunyuan Great Luo, he left the Primordial Desolation after understanding his own karma and ventured into the depths of Chaos.

Meanwhile, Candle Dragon, who was suppressing the sea eye beneath the East Sea's Heavenly Abyss, opened its eyes after sensing the changes in the Primordial Desolation world. Through the Time Law it cultivated, it probed the long river of time in the Primordial Desolation and reflected on the future.

"I never expected that the great tribulation stirred up by the war between the three tribes would ultimately serve as a stepping stone for Hongjun!"

"Hongjun's attainment of the Dao and his merger with the Heavenly Dao, completing it, ushered in a great change for the Primordial Desolation. The Great Dao retreated, and the Heavenly Dao now dominates the Primordial Desolation. It will be difficult for all beings to attain the Great Dao! For my Dragon Clan to rise again, we can only follow the Heavenly Dao. It's a pity that I, a remnant of the old era, will not live to see that moment."

After this, Candle Dragon continued to suppress the sea eye and never emerged again.

There were also the Mysterious Turtle of the North Sea, the Great God of Thunder Marsh, King Pan, and a host of other great divine beings. During the period when the Great Dao retreated, the Heavenly Dao rose, and Hongjun of the Immortal Dao acted as its spokesperson, they eventually disappeared or entered reincarnation for various reasons.

In the eastern part of the Primordial Desolation at this time, after experiencing the powerful aura of the Saint, all beings became very attentive to the lecture mentioned by Old Ancestor Hongjun. They all began to mobilize, and for a time, the originally peaceful Primordial Desolation became exceptionally lively.

On Kunlun Mountain.

As the Three Pure Ones, formed from Pangu's Nascent Soul, possessing Pangu's legacy, and having top-tier roots and Fortune, they were all deeply shaken after witnessing the phenomenon of Hongjun attaining the Dao and becoming a Saint.

The mere pressure of the Saint forced the three of them to fully activate Laozi's accompanying treasure, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, just to resist it. The more powerful the Great Gods at the peak of cultivation in the Primordial Desolation were, the more they could appreciate how insignificant they were, like ants, before that shadowy figure clad in purple Daoist robes.

The three of them had a strong intuition that this lecture by Saint Hongjun would hold a heaven-shattering opportunity and absolutely could not be missed. After a discussion, they transformed into streams of light and shot straight into the sky, heading towards the outer Chaos.

At the same time, across the Primordial Desolation, Nuwa and Fuxi on Buzhou Mountain, Di Jun and Taiyi on the Sun Star, Queen Mother of the West in Western Kunlun, Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun at Wuzhuang Temple, Kunpeng in the Northern Darkness, and the Daoist Minghe of the Sea of Blood, along with other top Great Gods from the Immortal Dao era, were all very interested in this Saint's lecture and emerged one after another. Streams of figures transformed into streams of light, rushing towards the sky, heading towards the Purple Heaven Palace outside the heavens.

Compared to these individuals, there was one race in the Primordial Desolation that, if not entirely unresponsive, was largely uninterested in the matter of the Saint's lecture. This race was the Witch Clan.

The Witch Clan, led by the Twelve Ancestral Witches, was born inheriting Pangu's bloodline. They did not bow to heaven and earth, only revering Great God Pangu.

When the Ancestral Witches were born, their Nascent Souls could not form due to the Pangu Primeval Blood being stained with Heaven-Opening Malevolent Qi. They could only cultivate their physical bodies continuously using Earth Fiend Qi.

Because they were born from Pangu Primeval Blood, they called Great God Pangu their father and enjoyed the Fortune of Heaven's Opening. They also inherited Pangu's legacy, possessing the Pangu Hall formed from Pangu's head and Pangu's Heart, as well as inheriting Great God Pangu's physical cultivation technique, the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. Therefore, even though the Saint's aura was powerful and far superior to theirs, most of them ultimately felt it was nothing special. The exceptions were the Ancestral Witches Houtu and Xuanming, who had transformed later and were less contaminated by the Heaven-Opening Malevolent Qi. Compared to the others, their minds were more flexible, and they were not as arrogant or fearless of the strong.

Regarding this Saint's lecture, Houtu proposed that they all go to Purple霄 Palace to listen, believing that stones from other mountains could polish their own jade. However, the others were not interested, focusing instead on how to use Pangu's Heart and the Blood Pool to create other members of their race.

In the end, only Xuanming was willing to accompany her to the Purple Firmament Palace to take a look.