Collecting the Green Lotus, Hongjun is Shocked

After dealing with the Gourd Vine, arranging it into a green belt and defensive net for Mount Buzhou, Di Jiang's mind stirred. He divined the heavenly secrets and sensed that another great opportunity, deeply connected to him, was about to emerge – the Green Lotus of Creation, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots and a direct descendant of the Chaos Green Lotus!

According to his memories from his previous life, this Green Lotus of Creation was too high in rank and was feared by the Heavenly Dao. Upon its emergence, it would be suppressed by the laws of the Heavenly Dao, splitting into three: the lotus platform, lotus root, and lotus leaves would transform into the Dao-achieving treasures of the Three Pure Ones: Taiqing Daoist's staff, Yuqing Daoist's Three Treasures Ruyi, and Shangqing Daoist's Qingping Sword.

"Red flowers, white roots, green lotus leaves, the Three Teachings were originally one family..." Di Jiang murmured to himself, a cold smile curling the corner of his lips. This family, he suspected, would not be reunited in this lifetime.

Since he was here, why would he allow these supreme treasures, originally belonging to Pangu's lineage, to be forcibly split by the Heavenly Dao and fall into the hands of those three who merely inherited a portion of the Primordial Spirit's legacy?

"The Heavenly Dao does not tolerate you, but I do!"

The Pangu Divine Hall was a world unto itself. After he became its master, the Pangu Divine Hall followed his will, isolating it from the scrutiny of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun. It was the perfect sanctuary to protect the Green Lotus of Creation!

Moreover, he, Di Jiang, possessed Pangu's purest essence blood and three-tenths of the Heaven-Opening Merit. Fundamentally, he was the most legitimate heir to the Green Lotus of Creation! More qualified than the Three Pure Ones!

With this thought, Di Jiang stood within Mount Buzhou, his aura no longer restrained, erupting with a roar!

A vast, ancient, and majestic surge of blood energy shot up into the heavens, carrying the pure bloodline aura exclusive to Pangu's True Lineage! Simultaneously, golden light of Heaven-Opening Merit, colored Xuanhuang, emanated from within him!

It was as if he were draped in a sacred radiance. The profound Daoist rhyme within the merit, capable of repelling all methods and remaining untouched by karma, made the surrounding heavenly laws become amicable and retreat!

Di Jiang was like a walking imprint of Pangu, revealing his presence without reservation. His divine sense, like an invisible call, transmitted his will of friendliness and protection, sweeping across every inch of Mount Buzhou, searching for the soon-to-emerge Green Lotus of Creation.

"Come, come to me. Only in my hands can you remain whole, without suffering the agony of being shattered."

Di Jiang's intention was filled with confidence and an unquestionable resolve. Compared to its future fate of forced division, embracing him, residing in the Pangu Divine Hall, and enjoying the nourishment of Pangu's bloodline and merit was undoubtedly the best destination for the Green Lotus of Creation!

He not only had the ability to protect it but also the qualification to do so! Indeed, shortly after Di Jiang fully unleashed his aura, a response came from the depths of Mount Buzhou, from a hidden place where the Innate Spiritual Qi was most concentrated and the Daoist rhyme most obscure!

It was a wave of spirituality filled with vitality and creation, yet tinged with a hint of bewilderment and unease. It sensed the rejection and oppression of the Primordial World Heavenly Dao, as well as Di Jiang's warm and powerful summons!

Like a lost child hearing a loved one's call, the hidden Green Lotus of Creation no longer hesitated! A dazzling beam of emerald divine light shot up from a certain point on Mount Buzhou, projecting directly towards Di Jiang's location!

Within the divine light, a perfect, flawless thirty-six-petal green lotus was contained. Its leaves swayed, its Daoist rhyme was naturally formed, radiating endless creative vitality!

It had chosen Di Jiang! It had chosen the path that would preserve its completeness! A satisfied smile spread across Di Jiang's face. He extended his hand, and the emerald divine light, like a young swallow returning to its nest, lightly landed in his palm. The petals shimmered with flowing light, densely covered in Daoist patterns, affectionately nuzzling his fingers.

"A wise choice!" Di Jiang gently stroked the green lotus, feeling its vast origin of creation. "From now on, you will reside with me in the Pangu Divine Hall, and no one will be able to harm you in the slightest."

Just as Di Jiang, using his Pangu bloodline and Heaven-Opening Merit as a guide, successfully recruited the Green Lotus of Creation and was about to take it into the Pangu Divine Hall, completely isolating it from the Heavenly Dao's senses!

In the vast, unseen depths, the Primordial World Heavenly Dao, cold and immense, representing the current rules of the Primordial World, "crashed" again.

The intangible heavenly laws surged like a tide towards Mount Buzhou, attempting to execute the predetermined program of "the complete Green Lotus of Creation is not allowed to exist."

However, when this power of law touched the resplendent, sun-like, and outrageously dense Heaven-Opening Merit on Di Jiang's body, and the aura of Pangu's bloodline...

Logical conflict! Objective: Destroy or split the Green Lotus of Creation. Obstacle: Pangu's True Lineage Di Jiang. Executing the command will damage Pangu's True Lineage bloodline and trigger a backlash from the Heaven-Opening Merit. Risk too high! Re-evaluating...

The Heavenly Dao's rules fell into a deadlock again. Forcibly destroying the Green Lotus of Creation would inevitably affect, or even severely injure, Di Jiang, who was connected to it by aura.

The cold rules flickered back and forth between executing the command and maintaining the foundation. Finally, the invisible pressure, like hitting an invisible wall, hovered over Mount Buzhou for a moment before slowly receding like a tide.

Default status: Green Lotus of Creation exists in the Pangu Divine Hall (special area, insufficient permissions), recorded!

The Heavenly Dao chose to ignore it. Since it could not be dealt with without harming Di Jiang, it could only default to its existence within the Pangu Divine Hall, which it could not fully control!

Meanwhile, outside the Thirty-Third Heaven, in the Purple Firmament Palace. Hongjun, who had been indifferently observing the Primordial World, especially the movements of Mount Buzhou, showed a clear tremor on his face!

Through the Five Elements and Five Directions Grand Array, he directly witnessed the vast, Xuanhuang-brilliant Heaven-Opening Merit erupting from Di Jiang!

"Such immense Heaven-Opening Merit, nearly as much as the Three Pure Ones combined?"

Hongjun's heart churned like stormy waves. He had previously marveled at the profound legacy of Pangu, seeing the Three Pure Ones each protected by Heaven-Opening Merit. He never expected that Di Jiang, born from Pangu's essence blood, would possess an amount of Heaven-Opening Merit comparable to the sum of the Three Pure Ones!

What did this mean? It meant that Di Jiang carried a far heavier karmic debt from Pangu's lineage than the Three Pure Ones! He was the greatest beneficiary and heir to Pangu's legacy in the Primordial World!

A variable, originally outside his plans, suddenly became incredibly conspicuous.

Hongjun's original intention was to take the Three Pure Ones as disciples, teach them diligently, and bestow upon them powerful Spiritual Treasures, thereby repaying the karma with Pangu and clearing obstacles for his future union with the Heavenly Dao.

However, Di Jiang's appearance, and the astonishing Heaven-Opening Merit he possessed, completely disrupted this plan!

"The karma with the Three Pure Ones must be resolved, but the karma on this Di Jiang seems even greater!"

Hongjun frowned. With such merit, if the karma with Di Jiang could not be properly handled, when he united with the Heavenly Dao in the future, this vast karma originating from Pangu would inevitably become a huge obstacle, possibly even triggering a backlash from the Primordial World!

The Heavenly Dao is impartial, and karma circulates. If Hongjun wished to unite with the Heavenly Dao, he had to clarify his karma with the Primordial World, especially with Pangu, who had opened it. He had initially thought dealing with the Three Pure Ones would suffice, but now a major shareholder, Di Jiang, had appeared!

"It seems that resolving the karma with these Three Pure Ones is not enough to completely offset the grace of Pangu opening the heavens. This Di Jiang must also be taken into consideration." Hongjun's gaze deepened as he began to re-divine the heavenly secrets and plan for the future.

"Perhaps, after the next sermon, that opportunity will also need to include him?"

Hongjun pondered!