"Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, since you're here, please take a seat." Seeing that Xuanxiao had no intention of leaving, Yang Mei was filled with helplessness. Nevertheless, he could only force himself to extend an invitation.
"Since Fellow Daoist Yang Mei is so gracious, we won't stand on ceremony, then." Upon hearing the invitation, Xuanxiao walked over without the slightest hesitation and sat down opposite Yang Mei. Gou Chen quietly stood behind him.
"Gracious? Which of your eyes saw me inviting you warmly? If you hadn't shamelessly clung to me and refused to leave, would I have invited you? Could it be that when this fellow reincarnated, he cultivated not the Thunder Great Dao, but the Great Dao of Thick Skin? Otherwise, how could he say something like that!" Yang Mei complained endlessly inwardly, while still having to maintain a strained smile on his face.
"Fellow Daoist, we haven't seen each other in so long. Just take out a few Chaos Spirit Fruits to entertain me." Xuanxiao looked at Yang Mei casually as he spoke.
Hearing this, Yang Mei's face instantly darkened. "Fellow Daoist Xuanxiao, stop joking around. In the current Primordial World, where could there possibly be any Chaos Spirit Fruits? Aren't you deliberately making things difficult for me?"
Xuanxiao gently shook his head and said, "Looks like Fellow Daoist Yang Mei hasn't been doing very well in the Primordial World. Look at you—you reincarnated earlier than I did, yet you're doing worse than me. Tell me, does my Chaos Great Dao Fruit meet your standards?" As he spoke, Xuanxiao took out a Chaos Great Dao Fruit and placed it in front of Yang Mei.
Looking at the Chaos Great Dao Fruit before him, Yang Mei showed no joy at all. Instead, his expression became extremely stiff.
He secretly gnashed his teeth. This fellow really holds a grudge! All I did was show off my Chaos Spirit Root a few times back in Chaos, and he actually remembered it until now. His stingy personality hasn't changed in the slightest!
Seeing Yang Mei's ugly expression, Xuanxiao felt a rush of satisfaction at having finally taken revenge.
He secretly snorted. Hmph, Yang Mei was annoying even back in Chaos. He was always showing off his Top-tier Chaos Spirit Root, the Willow Tree. Now that the Willow Tree has regressed into a Top-tier Innate Spirit Root, let's see what he can show off about!
However, he had to admit, Still, Yang Mei's luck is pretty good. Because of the Willow Tree, he managed to retain all his Inherited Memory and reincarnate into the Primordial World.
"Fellow Daoist certainly has good luck. You actually managed to obtain a Chaos Spirit Root in the Primordial World." Yang Mei forced a smile and squeezed out a few words of congratulations.
He knew perfectly well that Xuanxiao had taken out the Chaos Great Dao Fruit to show off to him. But now that his strength was inferior to Xuanxiao's, he could only go along with him.
Upon hearing Yang Mei's words, Xuanxiao waved his hand and shook his head with a smile. "No, no. How could Chaos Spirit Roots still be born in the Primordial World? It's just that I have a good elder brother and a good father. The moment I awakened, they gave me this Chaos Great Dao Tree. Sigh, I couldn't even refuse it. Tell me, who could I possibly complain to about this?"
Hearing Xuanxiao's unbearably smug words, Yang Mei felt even more aggrieved.
Hmph, so what if you have an elder brother who created the Primordial World and the Great Dao as your father? What's so impressive about that!
But the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved Yang Mei became.
He couldn't help recalling that he had once been a Chaos Demon God, likewise born from the Great Dao.
But now, let alone comparing himself to Pangu, the child of the Great Dao—even compared to Xuanxiao, he was inferior by an enormous margin.
The Great Dao is truly too unfair! Yang Mei lamented inwardly.
Seeing Yang Mei look as though he was about to cry, Xuanxiao was somewhat dumbfounded. "Could I really have gone too far? Why does Yang Mei look like he's about to cry?" Feeling a little reluctant to continue, Xuanxiao tossed the Chaos Great Dao Fruit toward Yang Mei and said, "Hey, Old Yang, don't be upset. I'll give you this Chaos Great Dao Fruit."
Yang Mei had still been immersed in sorrow, but when he saw the Chaos Great Dao Fruit delivered before him, his eyes instantly lit up. "Then I won't stand on ceremony." As he spoke, he hurriedly swallowed the Chaos Great Dao Fruit in one gulp, as though afraid Xuanxiao might change his mind.
"This fellow... Would I really take back something I'd already given away?" Xuanxiao looked at Yang Mei refining the Chaos Great Dao Fruit, feeling both exasperated and amused.
At that moment, Gou Chen, standing behind Xuanxiao, watched the scene unfold. His perfect image of his master instantly collapsed. I never expected Master to usually have this kind of personality. Why does everything happening now feel so unreal, as if I'm dreaming?
Before long, Yang Mei successfully refined the Chaos Great Dao Fruit. The moment he finished, he said gratefully, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist!"
He could clearly feel that his comprehension of the Space Great Dao had improved considerably. A single Chaos Great Dao Fruit had saved him countless years of cultivation.
Now, he was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Chaos Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
However, crossing that seemingly tiny gap required an enormous opportunity and great fortune before he could successfully break through.
Xuanxiao gently shook his head and said, "There probably aren't many of us Chaos Demon Gods still alive. It's only a Spirit Fruit, after all. I can still afford to give one away."
Thinking back to the battle of World Creation, Xuanxiao and Yang Mei had stood on opposing sides.
But in truth, their relationship during the Chaos era had not been entirely hostile.
In Chaos, Xuanxiao had gotten along fairly well with many Chaos Demon Gods.
Even Destruction Demon God, whom Xuanxiao had slain, had not had a bad relationship with him in ordinary times.
But their positions had differed. During the battle of World Creation, the two sides had been locked in a Dao Struggle, leaving them no choice but to fight to the death.
Now, however, neither of them was still a Chaos Demon God, and the conflict between them no longer existed.
"Speaking of which, I can't be certain about the others, but those two fellows, Shichen and Mingyun, definitely didn't die. They should have reincarnated and gone into hiding as well. That fellow Shichen is probably hiding in the River of Time. As for Mingyun, I truly can't imagine where he could be hiding. After all, that fellow has too many backup plans. If the Great Dao hadn't drawn us together during the battle of World Creation, I'm afraid Mingyun would have hidden away and refused to act." Yang Mei sighed.
Xuanxiao gave Yang Mei a deep look. He understood that Yang Mei was repaying the favor in a roundabout way.
"It's fine. Even if they reincarnated, they're probably in a situation similar to yours. As long as they don't scheme against the Primordial World or me, I won't bother with them. But if they dare set their sights on the Primordial World, don't blame me for disregarding our old ties from Chaos. The same goes for you, Fellow Daoist." Xuanxiao spoke with absolute confidence.
Hearing this, Yang Mei nodded indifferently.
He had long since stopped regarding himself as a Chaos Demon God, and he no longer had any thoughts of taking revenge against Pangu or Xuanxiao.
In his view, befriending Xuanxiao in the Primordial World was indeed a good way to gain the recognition of the Primordial World's heavens and earth.
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