He quickly threw out that wildly unrealistic idea!
He had already gotten mixed up with the Witch Clan, and when humanity was born in the future, he would surely have to take part in its development.
If he also got entangled with the Demon Clan,
the karmic burden would be far too great!
Besides, Hong Yun knew one thing very well.
If you wouldn't take a firm stand, then you had no stand at all!
He didn't want to end up like Nu Wa, Human Race Holy Mother and Demon Race Empress Wa, with both sides blaming her.
They both felt that Nu Wa, a Saint, hadn't stepped in to help!
And few of them ever considered that Nu Wa was isolated and helpless at the time, constrained by the other Saints.
Hong Yun's thoughts wandered, and he found himself thinking of a famous question from his past life.
If your wife asked you:
If she and your mother fell into the water, who would you save first?
Hong Yun's answer was:
—"I couldn't possibly have a wife that stupid"!
That was why truly clever people
never put themselves in such a dilemma in the first place!
Hong Yun didn't think he was stupid, so naturally he wouldn't do something so foolish.
As for the Witch Clan,
according to Hong Yun's memories of his later life, getting along with humanity would be much simpler.
With a little effort, they might even be able to merge!
Otherwise, how could Chi You and Xuanyuan have contended for the position of Human Emperor?
Since they were fighting for the position of Human Emperor, they would surely have to do so as humans—even if Chi You had stronger Witch Clan blood!
And there were the Twelve Golden Figures that Zheng Ge'er had cast in Xianyang after collecting all the weapons in the land!
The people under his command, like Bai Qi, had Witch Clan blood!
Hong Yun had already figured out how to guide the Witch Clan and humanity toward living together.
Hou Tu was his wife, and she was destined to take charge of reincarnation in the future.
Among humanity, those who could draw near to ghosts and gods
were witches!
That was the path Hong Yun had envisioned for the Witch Clan.
As for simply letting humanity develop on its own while Hong Yun enjoyed a carefree life,
it wasn't as if he hadn't considered that idea
at the very beginning.
He was Hong Yun now, and he could cut off his past life!
And live freely on his own.
But every time Hong Yun thought that way, scenes he couldn't bear to let go of appeared in his mind!
"Once human, always human!"
Hong Yun sighed.
He didn't understand why he couldn't let go.
By rights, he was already a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, living a second life,
yet he still retained the personality and thoughts of his past life!
Unlike Hong Yun, Fuxi and Nu Wa were delighted.
A glint flashed in Fuxi's eyes as he smiled broadly.
"That would be perfect! Why don't we go straight to our residence?"
Fuxi and Nu Wa's residence was at the foot of Bu Zhou Mountain, the most towering pillar supporting the heavens in the Primordial Wilderness.
Countless cultivators had established their residences there!
Fuxi and Nu Wa were no exception.
Hearing Di Jun's suggestion, Fuxi's thoughts began to turn.
He could see that none of the people around him had fully chosen the path of Immortal cultivation.
They all needed to take Hongjun's teachings as their foundation and comprehend their own paths of cultivation.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could gather together and work as one?
Di Jun laughed heartily.
"That would be excellent!"
"My brother and I have only just left the Sun Star, and we've rarely traveled through the Primordial Wilderness!"
"We've heard of Bu Zhou Mountain for ages and have long wanted to see it for ourselves."
After speaking, Di Jun and Fuxi both looked at Zhen Yuan Zi,
their eyes full of expectation.
But Zhen Yuan Zi merely looked at Hong Yun with a genial smile. He had spent so many years with Hong Yun,
and it was always Hong Yun who came up with the ideas.
Besides, he had originally thought some of Hong Yun's earlier "nonsense" and strange ideas were just fanciful notions.
But after the two of them had entered the Primordial Wilderness, they had gradually been proven right.
The seating in the Purple Heaven Palace was one example!
That was why Zhen Yuan Zi trusted Hong Yun's judgment all the more.
Fuxi and Di Jun saw this
and both thought to themselves:
"I misjudged things. I'd assumed Zhen Yuan Zi was the leader of this group."
"I never expected Hong Yun to be the one making the decisions!"
They immediately grew even more curious about Hong Yun.
Di Jun smiled warmly and asked Hong Yun:
"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun?"
Hong Yun considered it for a moment, thinking about how to refuse.
If he were simply an opportunist, he could just agree.
Then he could secure a position in the Demon Clan too, ingratiating himself with both sides. Later, when humanity appeared, he could even have a foot in three camps.
As for all the entanglements, and the countless lives that would perish in the Witch-Demon War,
he could simply look away!
But that wasn't who he was.
He could only refuse with a wry smile.
"I'd also like to travel with you fellow Daoists and sit together discussing the Dao."
"Unfortunately, the timing is poor. The four of us have urgent business and must hurry back. We can't afford to delay!"
"We'll have to wait for another opportunity!"
After Hong Yun finished, both Di Jun and Fuxi showed their disappointment.
Seeing their expressions, Hou Tu worried that Hong Yun's refusal might offend them.
When she heard what Hong Yun had said, she naturally knew
that the urgent business he mentioned must be related to the Witch Clan!
Before leaving the Witch Clan, the Ancestor Witches, including Dijiang, had already begun preparing for the Divine Path. Now more than three thousand years had passed just listening to the Dao.
She wanted to know how things were progressing as soon as possible, too!
So she smiled and said:
"Fellow Daoists, before we left, we promised our elder brothers that we'd return soon."
"We do have business to attend to, and we dare not delay."
"But we've all listened to the Dao at the Purple Heaven Palace, and there will be a third lecture. Why don't we make plans to meet again then?"
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