Hongjun Appears

He glanced at Luo Xuan from time to time, occasionally letting out a thunderous roar, but his aura was clearly much weaker than before.

Luo Xuan looked at the giant wolf, wanting to laugh but not daring to, afraid that the giant wolf would kill him with a single swipe of its claw.

Finally able to catch his breath after the battle, Luo Xuan now had a chance to carefully observe the Hunyuan Eagle-Hound Lightning tribulation.

The ferocity and bared fangs were gone.

Luo Xuan discovered that the giant wolf seemed more agile than before.

Could it be that staying around for too long had allowed the lightning tribulation to develop intelligence?

Luo Xuan found the thought somewhat absurd.

But the more carefully he looked, the more it seemed so...

The giant wolf looked almost like certain pets from Luo Xuan's previous life, seeking something from their master.

But how could a dignified lightning tribulation be seeking something?

And why did it seem as if it regarded him as a pet?!

Luo Xuan felt a faint tremor in his heart and suddenly thought of something.

He threw back his head and roared, "I, Luo Xuan, hereby swear an oath."

"If the lightning tribulation does not destroy me, I will repay it through the Pill Dao and lead the Primordial World toward another pinnacle."

"If you possess consciousness, then respond to me."

"Heavenly Dao!"

Hongjun Appears

Luo Xuan's voice echoed throughout heaven and earth, shaking the mind.

Even the giant wolf was repeatedly affected.

The lightning around its body twisted.

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

A huge palace hung suspended in the void.

An old man dressed in plain Daoist robes sat upright on a meditation cushion.

The old man's posture was straight, but his brows were slightly furrowed, worry clouding his face.

He let out a soft sigh. "Primordial World, could it be that only tribulations can preserve you?"

The old man was Hongjun.

Ever since he had merged with the Dao, he had faintly glimpsed the Great Dao.

In the eyes of others, the Primordial World might be vast and boundless, immense beyond compare.

But in the eyes of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the enormous Primordial World seemed like a cage.

Quasi-Sages walked everywhere, while Great All-embracing Golden Immortals were worth less than dogs.

Such prosperity appeared dangerously fragile in Hongjun's eyes.

If this continued, the foundations of the Primordial World would be completely exhausted.

That was why there had been one tribulation after another.

"Could it be that I really have to do as Yang Mei did and travel far into the chaos to seek opportunities?"

Hongjun pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"No. That would be far too risky."

"Not to mention whether Yang Mei found his opportunity—there has been no news of him to this day."

"Going beyond the heavens into the Outer Chaos is not something I can rely on."

But even after racking his brains, Hongjun could not think of any solution.

Just then, Hongjun's heart trembled.

"What is happening? Why is the Heavenly Dao reacting so strongly?"

Hongjun was astonished and hurriedly communicated with the Heavenly Dao.

The moment he did so, Hongjun saw that human youth in the Primordial World who had made such a bold declaration.

"Lead the Primordial World toward another pinnacle through the Pill Dao?"

Hongjun was stunned.

Then he let out a laugh. "This boy truly dares to say anything."

Though he said that, Hongjun still developed a trace of interest in this human.

As his hands formed the incantation, Luo Xuan's past flashed through Hongjun's mind in an instant.

"Through his own exploration, he found the threshold of the Pill Dao."

"He refined pills and repeatedly brought down Heavenly Dao merit."

"At Kunlun Mountain, he attained the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit while listening to Laozi expound the Dao."

"His physical strength suppressed the prodigies of the Witch Clan at the same cultivation realm."

"He created his own body-refining method, making up for the shortcomings of the human race's cultivation techniques."

"Luo Xuan..."

Hongjun murmured, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

At first, Hongjun had thought Luo Xuan was merely making a boast to evade the Heavenly Dao's lightning tribulation.

But after carefully investigating Luo Xuan's past, Hongjun's view began to change.

"There is actually someone who managed to explore the Pill Dao to such a level."

"The Three Thousand Great Daos have vanished from sight. If the Pill Dao is explored to its limit, perhaps it truly can win the Primordial World a chance at survival."

"Could this Luo Xuan be the one who breaks the deadlock?"

Heavenly Secrets were difficult to fathom. Hongjun had calculated some of this through deduction.

But that was enough.

Thinking of this, Hongjun smiled faintly. "Heavenly Dao."

"Buzz."

In an instant, a consciousness surfaced in Hongjun's mind.

The consciousness was vague and immature, yet vast and profound.

It seemed to contain the principles of heaven and earth.

"Heavenly Dao, do me a favor and spare Luo Xuan, would you?"

"Buzz!"

The immature consciousness of the Heavenly Dao conveyed a vague message.

It seemed that because Luo Xuan had created a body-refining method for the human race, he had seized too much of the Primordial World's origin.

The Heavenly Dao angrily protested, while also seeming aggrieved.

It was like a child throwing a tantrum.

Hongjun smiled gently.

"Don't be hasty. Luo Xuan is Laozi's disciple, so he is also my grand-disciple."

"If Luo Xuan cannot do it, I will personally take action against him."

"Buzz!!!"

Another wave of information came through, clearly carrying joy and excitement.

After a bout of distortion, the lightning around the giant wolf slowly settled down.

Every muscle in Luo Xuan's body instantly tensed.

But grievously wounded, he no longer had the strength to resist.

The lightning giant wolf finally returned to its normal state.

Under everyone's despairing gaze, the giant wolf opened its maw and swallowed Luo Xuan whole.

The entire giant wolf was condensed from a powerful lightning tribulation.

After being swallowed by the giant wolf, everyone could completely imagine Luo Xuan's fate.

"It's over."

Nuwa's upright body collapsed beside Laozi, her expression despondent.

"Daoist Laozi, the Heavenly Dao is fickle. You need not grieve too deeply."

Seeing that Laozi was still staring at the sky, Nuwa sighed inwardly.

But Laozi pointed at the sky and said, "The Hunyuan Eagle-Hound Lightning requires even a Quasi-Sage to face it cautiously."

"It could have annihilated Luo Xuan long ago after such a long time, but it is still here."

Nuwa was slightly taken aback.

That was true. Given Luo Xuan's Great All-embracing Golden Immortal cultivation, no matter how powerful his body was, he could not possibly have held out this long.

Nuwa abruptly turned her head.

She saw the giant wolf slowly shrinking, while the color of the lightning gradually dimmed from incandescent white.

Peering intently, Nuwa suddenly discovered that a human figure was faintly appearing within the lightning.

It was over.

Seeing the giant wolf open its maw, Luo Xuan closed his eyes.

That was the first thought that flashed through Luo Xuan's mind.