Deep within the Earth Veins.
The Earth Rule Order shimmered faintly, and Mysterious Yellow Qi continuously steamed upward.
Ancestor Hong Yun sat cross-legged in the void, his Great Luo Three Flowers manifesting as the Five Energies in his chest returned to the Origin.
After cultivating in seclusion for several thousand years, he had refined a wisp of Primordial Violet Qi. Yet the elusive method of proving the Dao remained nowhere to be found, leaving him on the verge of qi deviation and consumed by agitation.
Pfft!
Suddenly, Ancestor Hong Yun spat out a mouthful of blood. He seemed to have gone mad, and his heart ached terribly, as though he had lost something.
"What in the world happened? Did something happen to Zhen Yuanzi?"
Ancestor Hong Yun muttered to himself.
He opened his eyes and looked at the Earth Restriction. A terrible thought surfaced in his mind.
"Daoist friend, how could you be so foolish!"
"An innocent man is punished for possessing a treasure. I understand now. I understand everything..."
As a top-tier Innate Deity, Ancestor Hong Yun instantly understood. His heart truly ached because he had lost something, and the only person who could unsettle his Dao Heart was Zhen Yuanzi.
Of all his friends through countless years, Zhen Yuanzi alone was Ancestor Hong Yun's Achilles' heel.
Whether it was Ancestor Hong Yun entering seclusion to cultivate and comprehend the method of proving the Dao and becoming a Saint at Zhen Yuanzi's urging,
or the Earth Veins restriction before him, both had been meant to protect him!
"Looks like you, the Primordial Wilderness's number-one good-hearted fool, do have some brains after all. You weren't completely kept in the dark!"
"Zhen Yuanzi blew himself up and perished because of you!"
"A mighty Quasi-Saint Peak expert with unparalleled power, yet you