Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi Depart

Qin Yun smiled and said, "All right, enough about them."

Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi nodded as well.

"By the way, Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, are you planning to go to Purple Cloud Palace to hear Hongjun Preaching?" Qin Yun asked.

At this, Zhenyuanzi nodded. "Mountain God, you truly see through everything! I was indeed planning to go to Purple Cloud Palace to hear Dao Ancestor Hongjun preach."

When Qin Yun addressed Hongjun, he simply called him Hongjun.

When Zhenyuanzi addressed Hongjun, he added "Dao Ancestor" after the name.

In the Primordial World, Hongjun had already Proved Dao and become Saint. The beings of the Primordial World also revered Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor.

Qin Yun nodded. I don't see through everything. I just read the script ahead of time...

Of course, even if he had not read the script, anyone could have guessed something like this.

Hongjun had become a Saint and was going to preach at Purple Cloud Palace. Who in the Primordial World would not want to hear the Dao?

"What Hongjun teaches is worth hearing as well," Qin Yun said.

"After all, hearing more of the Dao does you no harm." Qin Yun waved a hand.

As for Dao Arts, there was nothing wrong with hearing more of them—no harm at all. And if handled well, there could be many benefits.

Hearing Qin Yun say this, both Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun nodded.

Hongyun had also planned to hear Hongjun Preaching. It seemed that going to listen to Hongjun's preaching would indeed be a good thing.

"However, no matter when it is, you must improve your own strength. The stronger you are, the more capable you will be of dealing with whatever comes your way," Qin Yun said.

At Qin Yun's words, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi nodded again.

Naturally, they understood.

The Primordial World was a place where the weak were prey to the strong, full of danger. If one's strength was lacking, it would be difficult to handle danger when it came.

Therefore, they had to work hard to improve their strength.

"There are six Cushions in Purple Cloud Palace. Those six Cushions correspond to six Saint Positions," Qin Yun said.

"I've told Hongyun about this as well," Qin Yun added.

At this, Hongyun nodded.

Zhenyuanzi looked at them both, not quite understanding what Qin Yun meant.

Hongyun, however, understood perfectly.

Qin Yun looked at them again and said, "That is all I have to say."

"If there's nothing else, you may head back first," Qin Yun added.

At this, Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun looked at Qin Yun.

Qin Yun smiled and said, "I've already had Lan Shan prepare the Enlightenment Tea leaves."

Qin Yun had conveyed this to Lan Shan through voice transmission, and she had prepared them already.

"Mountain God..." Hongyun looked at Qin Yun. "The Enlightenment Tea leaves... are far too precious..."

Zhenyuanzi nodded as well. "Mountain God, you have given us Great Dao Origin and cultivation methods... We already have no way to repay you..."

Qin Yun smiled and shook his head. "They're only a few tea leaves. You needn't take them to heart."

"Just remember to come offer incense at my temple more often in the future." Qin Yun smiled and added.

"And if you have the chance, bring more people along," Qin Yun said again.

Hearing this, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi did not decline. They nodded.

They still felt that the Enlightenment Tea leaves were exceedingly precious, but since Qin Yun had said so, they said nothing further.

Afterward, Qin Yun saw the two of them off. They left the Inner Space and arrived in the temple.

The two stood in the temple and looked at each other.

Then they walked to the offering table and bowed to the wooden spirit tablet upon it.

They looked at the wooden spirit tablet once more.

Not long after, they turned and left.

"The Mountain God has been... so good to us!" Zhenyuanzi said.

Hongyun nodded as well.

"No wonder you insisted that I come take a look at this temple, Hongyun," Zhenyuanzi said.

Hongyun nodded again.

"Hongyun, thank you," Zhenyuanzi said.

If not for Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi would never have had such an opportunity to meet Qingyi Mountain God.

Hearing this, Hongyun turned to look at him and shook his head. "There's no need to thank me."

"We've been friends for many years, after all," Hongyun said.

When Zhenyuanzi went to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao, he had still known to come find Hongyun.

It was only fitting that Hongyun brought him to that temple.

Besides, Qin Yun had also said that they should burn incense at the temple often and bring more people there whenever they had the chance.

Hearing Hongyun say this, Zhenyuanzi looked at him, an unconscious smile appearing in his eyes.

The two were friends, and the bond between them was as solid as stone.

There was no need to say anything more. They continued onward.

"The Mountain God gave us Great Dao Origin, and he even gave us cultivation techniques. Are we going to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao now?" Hongyun asked.

"If we are going to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao, the sooner the better. We should get there as early as possible," Zhenyuanzi said.

The two of them had received the Mountain God's grace, but the Mountain God had also said that they could go hear the Dao.

After thinking it over and over, they still decided to go hear the Dao.

Since they were going to hear the Dao, it was better to go sooner rather than later.

Still, for them, the journey would not take too long.

"I think it would be fine even if we went a little later," Hongyun said.

After all, only a hundred years had passed. There were still nine hundred years left.

Hearing Hongyun say this, Zhenyuanzi also felt that it was feasible, and he said nothing.

"How about we find a place to enter seclusion first, then go later?" Hongyun said.

Zhenyuanzi thought for a moment before finally nodding. "All right."

There were still nine hundred years left. Going now was rather early anyway, so it did not matter if they went later.

Thus, the two each found a place to enter seclusion.

Hongyun returned to the place where he had secluded himself before.

Zhenyuanzi found a place nearby.

Time slowly passed once more, and two days went by.

Houtu was cultivating in seclusion within a quiet cave dwelling. At this moment, she opened her eyes.

A hundred years ago, she had gone to Qin Yun's temple, burned incense, and met Qin Yun. Qin Yun had given her some good things.

For the past hundred years, she had been cultivating in seclusion here.

Her cultivation had risen from the mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm to the peak of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

The Ancestral Witches of the Witch Clan were extremely powerful. Many Ancestral Witches had possessed Quasi-Saint cultivation from the moment they were born.

Houtu had been the last of the Twelve Ancestral Witches to be born. She had been born relatively late, and her cultivation had been relatively low. When she was born, she had only possessed mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal cultivation.

Now, she had reached the peak of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

Houtu was overjoyed.

Qin Yun had given her two Earth Origins, two drops of Pangu Blood Essence, and fifty Soul Fragments.

Now, Houtu had already refined the two Earth Origins, and her comprehension of the Dao of Earth had greatly improved.

Houtu had also refined one drop of Pangu Blood Essence. Now, her physical body had become much more formidable.

As for the Soul Fragments and the remaining drop of Pangu Blood Essence, Houtu had not yet had the time to refine them.

But there was no rush. She could take it slowly!

Refining these things was no easy task!