Long ago, Hongjun had fought Luohu in the west. Their karma ran deep, so he took the two into his school, granting them nominal discipleship and teaching, and bestowed Primordial Violet Qi upon them, allowing them to share the saintly seats.
The remaining strand of violet qi fell into Red Cloud's hands. This man had attained the Dao as the very first red cloud after heaven and earth first opened. His main body was a cloud, and he styled himself "Old Ancestor Hongyun." He was an Innate Great Deity by nature, fond of detachment and widely known for forming good ties. In Zixiao Palace, moved by a moment of compassion, he voluntarily yielded his saintly seat to Zhunti. Kunpeng, beside him, was likewise cowed by the might of the Three Pure Sages and forced to step back. From then on, Jieyin and Zhunti gained the qi and had hope of becoming Sages; Kunpeng, however, suddenly realized that his great Dao opportunity had been lost forever. Thus, resentment took root.
Yet Red Cloud had long received Su Yang's secret protection and spent the years concealed within Zhenyuanzi's Wuzhuang Temple. Zhenyuanzi possessed a supreme treasure called the "Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror," transformed from the fetal membrane of heaven and earth. It could command the qi of the Wuji Earth ley lines and lay down the Wuji Earth Great Formation, unbreakable beyond measure. Even the Chaos Bell's bombardment could not shake it in the slightest.
Not long afterward, Old Ancestor Hongyun vanished without a trace. All heavenly secrets were obscured, and none throughout the Primordial Era, above or below, could divine the truth. The matter gradually sank into silence. Though Kunpeng remained unreconciled, he quietly sheathed his edge.
Soon after, the Primordial Era entered another great calamity. Twelve drops of Pangu's essence