Nine-Petal Karma-Fire Red Lotus! Exposing the Secret of the Sages' Seats! (Please Vote and Send Flowers)

Jieyin, who always wore a sorrowful expression, held prayer beads in his hand and spoke calmly.

"Brother, don't be impatient!"

"The Western Spiritual Opportunity was indeed brought to fruition in the East. This Karma will surely be repaid!"

"In the future, we will certainly be able to make the Eastward Crossing and gain great benefits!"

"Besides, that Cushion is surely no ordinary thing. Of the Three Thousand Guests in Zixiao Palace, only six got seats. That alone shows how special they are!"

Hearing this, Zhunti shook his head and gritted his teeth.

"It's not that I don't trust you, brother. It's just that life is truly a little too hard!"

"If all else fails, we can take advantage of Dao Ancestor Hongjun opening his lectures again and try selling our sob story!"

Jieyin paused at that, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Seeing this, Zhunti was overjoyed. He knew this meant his brother agreed.

But just as he was about to say something,

a streak of blood-red light suddenly descended from the Nine Heavens, with a surging Sea of Blood billowing behind it.

Space itself shattered, revealing an endless Sea of Blood beyond.

The moment its foul aura arrived,

Mount Sumeru, which had still possessed some of the aspect of an immortal abode, instantly became a ruined wasteland. Countless streams of spiritual energy were contaminated, the spiritual trees died, and the spiritual springs turned foul.

Zhunti and Jieyin stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with fury.

"Who dares to do this?!"

But the moment the words left their mouths, a Great Divine Ability User whose aura reached from heaven to earth came striding across the Sea of Blood.

The figure laughed heartily.

"Since none of you are willing to make the first move, then this ancestor will go first!"

"Two fellow Daoists, I am Ancestor Minghe. I have come to pay you a visit today. I hope you'll grant me an audience!"

"I'll cover all the damage caused here!"

"I'll help you rebuild. Not only will I make up for everything, I'll make it even better."

"I have only one request: I ask that one of you two fellow Daoists give me your Cushion for the next lecture!"

"Once it's done, I will certainly reward you handsomely!"

Minghe descended with the Sea of Blood surging behind him, almost melting countless billions of spaces. Though it was all foul and tainted, its spectacle was astonishing beyond compare.

Zhunti and Jieyin couldn't help but be moved.

When they heard him say he would cover the damage, their anger vanished at once.

They had never cared about their pride. They only cared about real benefits.

But what had he said?

He had come to ask for the Cushion for the next lecture.

The two of them froze, not quite understanding.

They couldn't make sense of it.

Though they had more or less guessed that the Cushion wasn't ordinary, even they, who were sitting on Cushions, still had no idea what made it special. So why was he already rushing to ask for one?

Zhunti and Jieyin exchanged glances, both sensing that there was more to it.

The two, both shrewd and perceptive, immediately wanted to refuse.

Most importantly, Minghe had made an empty promise. He'd merely said he would reward them handsomely without explaining what the reward was. It was far too vague. If he turned out to be lying, they'd be the ones at a loss.

The two brothers never made deals like that!

But before they could refuse, Minghe laughed.

"I know that empty promises won't sway you, fellow Daoists!"

"So first, take a look at the reward I've brought in advance! We can swear an oath to seal the agreement!"

As he spoke, Minghe immediately brought out a true treasure.

A lotus platform formed from fiery-red lotus leaves descended with a crash. Nine petals came together, burning with surging Karma Fire.

Its innate aura was incredibly powerful.

It was none other than the legendary Karma Fire Red Lotus!

Zhunti and Jieyin, who had never seen such a treasure before, immediately stared wide-eyed.

Their greed and longing were practically spilling from their eyes.

A High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Nine-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus.

Even if it wasn't the legendary Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Twelve-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, it was still a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!

For Zhunti and Jieyin, who were desperately poor, this was an incredibly generous gift.

More importantly, it was the Karma Fire Red Lotus. It would be even more useful to them.

The cultivation method they had comprehended happened to align with the Way of Karma Fire.

If they could obtain it and make it theirs, it would be no less valuable to them than a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

There were only a handful of Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures in the entire Primordial Wilderness!

Zhunti almost agreed on the spot.

After all, they didn't understand the benefits of that Cushion, but the Karma Fire Red Lotus was tangible and right before them.

Even Jieyin was tempted. If he hadn't needed to consider the influence of Dao Ancestor Hongjun—since the Cushion technically belonged to the Dao Ancestor—he would probably have spoken up as well.

That was why Jieyin was a step slower than Zhunti.

Zhunti spoke excitedly.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't we discuss this in more detail?"

Although he was extremely tempted, Zhunti still wanted to probe the reason behind the Cushion. Minghe was even willing to trade a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure for it, so it certainly wasn't ordinary.

If he could find out what it was worth—and if the benefits were substantial enough—he might still be able to go back on his word!

But just as the words left his mouth,

the distant sky suddenly shattered.

An enormous pair of wings tore through the mountains, rivers, and void.

Even the vision of the Sea of Blood was instantly cleaved apart and forced back.

A massive head emerged from the void.

A cold laugh rang out.

"Minghe, what a clever scheme. You think you can take the Cushion in exchange for just one High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure? You really think these two know nothing about it! Why not bring out your Twelve-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus?"

"But that's your business!"

"All I want is the Cushion that belonged to me!"

"I was the first to sit on that Cushion. If Hong Yun hadn't interfered, things wouldn't have come to this. Now it's time for you to repay me!"

Kunpeng's killing intent surged to its peak. His sharp gaze locked on Zhunti and Jieyin, especially Zhunti.

Back then, Zhunti had been the one who cried and pleaded, causing him to lose the Saint Position Cushion.

If the Cushion weren't in someone else's hands, beyond his reach, he would have already attacked outright.

Even so, he still intended to force the two of them to give up the position that should have been his.

Once an agreement was made and sworn before the Heavenly Dao,

even the Dao Ancestor would have to acknowledge it!

But just as Kunpeng was thinking this, his arrival seemed to break some kind of balance.

In an instant, the space around them began to grow unstable.

Another mighty Great Divine Ability User came walking toward them.

He wore a crown and radiated the imposing authority of a king. With a light laugh, he interrupted Kunpeng.

"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, you mock Fellow Daoist Minghe, but at least he brought out an Innate Spiritual Treasure to trade. You, on the other hand, want to get a seat for nothing with nothing but empty promises!"