"Get up! Don't behave like children!"
With a wave of his hand, Hongjun lifted Jie Yin and Zhun Ti with an invisible force, and they rose to their feet.
Hongjun said, "Jie Yin, Zhun Ti. You two possess great perseverance. In the future, you will undertake a matter of great merit and may become saints. I shall grant this Primordial Purple Qi to you. Are you willing to join my sect as my final disciples?"
How could Jie Yin and Zhun Ti possibly refuse? They immediately knelt and repeatedly kowtowed, calling him Master.
Styx watched everything unfold before him, and none of it surprised him.
In the original plot, this Primordial Purple Qi of Jie Yin and Zhun Ti should have belonged to Hong Yun.
Hongjun had deliberately given it to Hong Yun without promising that Hong Yun could become a saint, causing the others to covet the Primordial Purple Qi in Hong Yun's possession and ultimately bringing about Hong Yun's death.
But now, neither Jie Yin nor Zhun Ti possessed Primordial Purple Qi, so Hongjun could only prioritize giving it to them. As for how they divided it, that was their own affair.
Moreover, one strand of Primordial Purple Qi was clearly not enough to repay the karmic debt Hongjun owed the Western Lands. Thus, Hongjun had not taken them in as nominal disciples, but as proper direct disciples just like the Three Pure Ones.
If Styx had guessed correctly, Hongjun would likely favor Jie Yin and Zhun Ti during the coming treasure distribution as well.
That might barely allow Hongjun to settle the karmic debt he owed the Western Lands.
The others in Purple Cloud Palace had not expected shameless people like Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to actually beg their way into obtaining Primordial Purple Qi.
Wasn't it simply that crying children got candy?
They could cry too!
Someone immediately wanted to imitate the pair and start crying, but Hongjun gave them no chance whatsoever.
"I have received the favor of the Heavenly Dao. After my third lecture, I shall merge with the Heavenly Dao. The spiritual treasures I have accumulated over the years will be useless to me, so I shall bestow them upon you."
Before anyone could consider what merging with the Heavenly Dao meant, they heard that treasures were about to be distributed, and everyone was overjoyed!
Most of them did not even possess spiritual treasures to use for severing their corpses yet!
Hongjun first looked toward Laozi.
"Laozi, you are my eldest disciple. I bestow this Connate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, upon you. It can suppress Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire, and can also suppress fortune. I will give you the South Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag as well."
Even Laozi, renowned for his calm composure, could not help but become excited.
This was a Connate Supreme Treasure!
Even Yuanshi and Tongtian could not help feeling somewhat envious of Laozi.
Laozi had already been the wealthiest among the three brothers. Not only did he possess the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, a Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasure comparable to a Connate Supreme Treasure, he also had Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures such as the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern and Taiyi Whisk.
Now he had also acquired the Taiji Diagram. They were all Three Pure Ones, so why did the two of them not possess as many great treasures as Laozi?
But Hongjun soon looked toward Yuanshi.
"Yuanshi, you are my second disciple. I bestow this Connate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner, upon you. Its offensive power is unmatched, and it can also suppress fortune. I will give you the Central Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Flag as well."
Yuanshi accepted them with equal delight. One treasure for offense and one for defense—he was extremely satisfied!
Next came Tongtian.
"Tongtian, you are my third disciple. I bestow this Connate Supreme Treasure, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, upon you. Once this formation is set, it cannot be broken without four saints. You must never use it lightly! I will give you the Six Souls Banner as well, a Strange Treasure of the Heavenly Dao."
Tongtian had always loved swords, so he was naturally ecstatic upon seeing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
The others all revealed shocked expressions.
It could not be broken without four saints!
In the Primordial Wilderness, there was currently only one saint—Hongjun!
Even if everyone Hongjun had granted Primordial Purple Qi to became saints, there would only be seven of them. Including Hongjun, that made eight.
And the Three Pure Ones each possessed a Connate Supreme Treasure, while the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation held such terrifying power. Who would dare provoke them in the future?
Not only were the others in Purple Cloud Palace unsettled, even Laozi and Yuanshi standing beside Tongtian wore complicated expressions.
Even Styx could not help casting a sideways glance.
Why were all the treasures Hongjun gave Tongtian such ominous weapons?
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation had been refined by Rahula using the essence blood of the Dragon, Phoenix and Qilin Clans during the Dragon Han Calamity.
It could be said to have been born for slaughter.
Then there was the Six Souls Banner, said to be capable of severely injuring saints. At the end of the Investiture of the Gods war, Tongtian had even regarded it as his final trump card for turning the tide.
It had merely failed because of Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal's betrayal.
If anyone claimed that Hongjun had bestowed these two ominous treasures upon Tongtian without any ulterior motives, Styx would never believe it.
But no one could see that far at the moment. They merely felt that Hongjun greatly favored Tongtian.
When it came to Nüwa, Hongjun likewise brought out two treasures, though they were far inferior in value to the Connate Supreme Treasures of the Three Pure Ones.
Hongjun said, "Nüwa, you do not enjoy conflict, and you have merits to accomplish. I bestow the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram and the Red Embroidered Ball, two Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, upon you for protection."
Nüwa did not feel the slightest dissatisfaction and accepted them joyfully.
Afterward, Hongjun directly skipped over Styx and Kunpeng.
Styx did not think much of it. After all, good things were reserved for one's own people. Hongjun's actions were perfectly normal.
Besides, Treasure Distribution Rock still awaited. He would simply snatch a few more treasures there later.
Kunpeng, however, was already poor enough to rattle. Seeing Hongjun skip over him even during the treasure distribution made his expression turn ugly.
"Jie Yin, Zhun Ti."
Hearing Hongjun call their names, the two immediately stepped forward.
With a casual wave of his hand, several radiant spiritual treasures appeared before them.
"You two came from the Western Lands and have endured many hardships. As your master, I shall grant you several more spiritual treasures."
Hongjun put on the appearance of a master concerned for his disciples, and Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were so delighted that they could barely contain themselves.
"This is the Merit Golden Lotus, a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure formed from one of the four lotus seeds of the Thirty-Six-Grade Creation Green Lotus. Its defense is unmatched, and it can suppress fortune. I also grant you the Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Kunwu Sword and the High-Grade Connate Spiritual Treasure Blessed Divine Pestle."
These three treasures were delivered before Jie Yin.
Likewise, what Zhun Ti received was no worse than Jie Yin's.
They were the East Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag, the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and the Qianyuan Mirror.
Both of them accepted the treasures with great joy.
Hongjun was also very satisfied.
This way, the karmic debt between him and the Western Lands was finally more or less repaid.
Now, everyone's gazes toward Nüwa became somewhat strange.
Among all the disciples, did Nüwa seem to have received the least?
Could it be that the saint did not favor Nüwa?
Some people inwardly looked down on Nüwa a little more, but Nüwa herself did not care.
After all, she was not particularly ambitious. Obtaining two Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures already satisfied her immensely.
After Hongjun had distributed treasures to his disciples, he showed no intention of distributing any more.
The others grew anxious and immediately began crying and begging Hongjun to continue granting treasures, just as Jie Yin and Zhun Ti had done earlier.
Seeing this, Hongjun said, "Fine, fine! The rest of my treasures have all been placed upon Treasure Distribution Rock not far outside the palace. Take them yourselves!"
At these words, everyone rushed out of Purple Cloud Palace.
Styx had anticipated this long ago and left Purple Cloud Palace one step ahead of everyone else.
Sure enough, outside the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace was a place shining with the radiance of countless treasures.
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