Qin Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. If no one had jumped in to answer this question, it really would have been a disaster.
Still, although the good-natured Hong Yun had stepped in at the crucial moment, things would be over for him if he got the answer wrong!
Hong Yun: "I've always admired Zhunti and Jieyin. They possess great perseverance and harbor great aspirations. They're sure to attain sainthood!"
Everyone: "(Bursting into laughter!)"
Kunpeng: "As great powers of the Primordial World, you make it sound as if we lack perseverance!"
Taiyi: "The West is such a barren wasteland that not even birds take a dump there. And they still think they can attain sainthood?"
Di Jun: "Hong Yun, just wait for the system to punish you!"
Tongtian: "(Watching quietly!)"
[Congratulations! Your answer is correct!]
[Reward: "Great Dao Laws*9, Yellow Middle Plum*3, Top-grade Purple-patterned Flat Peach*6, Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure*3"]
Everyone: "????"
Hong Yun: "(Stunned!) Did I actually get it right?"
The group fell silent. Everyone was so conflicted that, for a moment, no one knew what to say.
Meanwhile, Qin Feng had also reaped a generous reward.
[Congratulations, host, on receiving your first reward!]
[Reward: Great Dao Laws*18, Yellow Middle Plum*6, Top-grade Purple-patterned Flat Peach*12, Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure*6]
Of course, these notifications hadn't appeared in the group. They'd been sent to Qin Feng alone.
Qin Feng was secretly delighted. Hong Yun had received a generous reward for answering the question, but Qin Feng had gotten twice as much!
After all that commotion, Qin Feng finally felt confident.
He'd transmigrated to the Primordial World, and with the system's help, as long as he kept a low profile and didn't take reckless risks, he'd be perfectly safe.
East Prince Gong: "May I ask, fellow Daoist Hong Yun, did you truly receive a reward?"
Hong Yun: "I won't hide it. I really did! Group owner, I'm convinced!"
Qin Feng: "No need to be so polite, fellow Daoist. If more questions come up, just keep jumping in to answer!"
The group fell silent once more. Everyone knew Hong Yun's character.
He'd never make up something out of thin air.
At that moment, a massive wave suddenly surged across the North Sea.
Inside his cave, Kunpeng was beside himself with rage!
"Damn it!
Why did Hong Yun get the right answer?
Why did he get such a generous reward?
Aaargh!
I refuse to accept this!"
With a gloomy expression, Kunpeng immediately challenged the group.
Kunpeng: "Why hasn't the group owner revealed the correct answer?"
East Prince Gong: "That's right! Attaining sainthood is a matter of Heavenly Secrets. I doubt even the Dao Ancestor could say for certain that the two Daoists from the West will definitely attain sainthood!"
Nuwa: "If my two junior brothers can attain sainthood, then of course I, their senior sister, can too!"
Tongtian: "Haha! In that case, as our teacher's direct disciple, attaining sainthood will be a piece of cake for me!"
[Answer explanation: The six cushions in Zixiao Palace represent the destined seats of the Saints! Whoever obtains Primordial Violet Qi will gain the opportunity to attain the Dao!]
Hiss!
The group exploded!
East Prince Gong: "Really? Does that mean six new Saints will appear in the future?"
Haotian: "Then does that mean there's no chance for the rest of us?"
Di Jun: "Nonsense! It may seem that way on the surface, but there must be other ways to attain the Dao!"
Taiyi: "Exactly. The Primordial World is far more vast than we can imagine. It's impossible to say who will attain the Dao first!"
Zhunti: "Haha, I knew it! I was late back then, but at a glance, I could tell those cushions contained profound changes in the Heavenly Secrets!"
Hong Yun: "Fellow Daoist Zhunti, that's a rather painful thing to hear!"
Kunpeng: "Damn you, Hong Yun! Look what you've done! If you hadn't offered up your seat, how would I have ended up losing mine?"
Hong Yun: "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, I'm truly sorry. My possessions are meager. Why don't you pick something from the rewards I just received?"
Kunpeng: "Hmph! Hong Yun, do you think I care about those rewards of yours? What I lost was a destined seat of sainthood! No spiritual treasure could ever make up for that!"
The many great powers in the group quickly voiced their opinions.
Qin Feng watched quietly from the sidelines.
The group might have been arguing fiercely, but Qin Feng knew these great powers of the Primordial World were no ordinary people.
What showed in the group might only have been the surface.
Houtu: "Stop arguing. We can now confirm that this Chat Group is at least somewhat interesting. The rewards and punishments are real, at the very least."
Nuwa: "Exactly! This is a great opportunity for all of us."
East Prince Gong: "Why is the group owner playing dumb? Hurry up and give us another question!"
Haotian: "I suggest those who have already answered a question leave the next opportunity to the rest of us!"
Di Jun: "(Idiot!) Hehe, didn't we agree that it was first come, first served?"
[The Chat Group is currently at level 1.0. There are only three questions per day!]
[After answering 10 questions correctly, the system will upgrade to level 2.0!]
[At that point, the number of daily questions will increase to four!]
The great powers were dumbfounded!
Nuwa: "That's not fair!"
Di Jun: "Group owner, show yourself! Let's see if we can beat you to death!"
Houtu: "You're deliberately leaving us wanting more!"
East Prince Gong: "We've only just gotten the hang of the rules, and you're already calling it quits?"
Zhunti: "Honestly, group owner, can't you take a loss?"
Qin Feng: "See you tomorrow, everyone!"
[The group owner has enabled the one-day mute function!]
The great powers were first taken aback. Then they cursed under their breath as the chat panel before them vanished on its own.
After confirming that the suddenly appearing chat panel had disappeared, the great powers dropped their playful, bickering facades.
They began quietly analyzing the situation in their respective abodes.
Inside the Heavenly Court.
Di Jun and Taiyi looked solemn.
"Elder brother, what do you think of this Chat Group?"
"This thing's appearance is very strange, but it shouldn't be powerful enough to surpass the Saints or the Heavenly Dao!"
"But all its wondrous functions, and its mysterious group owner, are anything but ordinary."
"There's no need to worry. Haotian is the Dao Ancestor's attendant. He'll surely report this matter. The Dao Ancestor has merged with the Heavenly Dao and watches over everything in the Primordial World. No matter how the group owner schemes, he'll never escape the Dao Ancestor's methods."
"Exactly. We can use the information revealed in the Chat Group to plan our schemes!"
"Right. We're heading to Buzhou Mountain now!"
"Buzhou Mountain? Could it be...?"
"Haha, precisely!"
With that, the two vanished in a flash and left the Heavenly Court.
At the same time, Kunpeng shot out of the North Sea. With a flap of his wings, he instantly became a speck of light, disappearing over the horizon.
In an instant, he'd traveled hundreds of millions of miles.
Within the Witch Race, Houtu urgently summoned the other Ancestral Witches to discuss an important matter.
Tongtian and Nuwa, meanwhile, each quietly went into seclusion in their own abodes.
It seemed that everything in the Chat Group had little effect on them.
Elsewhere, after Haotian returned to Zixiao Palace, he hurriedly sought out Yaochi.
"I have urgent business to report to the master."
Yaochi blinked. "Is it about the Chat Group?"
Haotian was surprised. "You know about it too?"
Yaochi chuckled. "Who in the Primordial World doesn't know by now? But the master told me earlier to wait and see."
"Could the master already be merging with the Heavenly Dao?" Haotian furrowed his brow.
Yaochi gave a soft snort. "How dare you speculate about the master's affairs!"
Haotian immediately fell silent!
Meanwhile, Qin Feng lay inside a hollow tree.
The tree was thick enough for several people to wrap their arms around it.
It towered into the clouds. Qin Feng hadn't dared stay on the ground, because there were too many demonic beasts.
So he'd gone to great lengths to climb up, following the vines on the tree.
As he was idly passing the time, the system gave him another notification.
[Ding! The Novice Gift Pack has been issued. Please claim it, host!]
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