Hongjun Distributes Treasures, Settling Karma

"Rise! Do not act like children!"

Hongjun reached out to support them, and Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were guided by an unseen force as they smoothly rose to their feet.

Hongjun said, "Jie Yin, Zhun Ti. You two possess great perseverance. In the future, you will have a great meritorious deed to accomplish and can attain sainthood. This Primordial Purple Qi I bestow upon you. Are you willing to enter my tutelage and become This Daoist's closed-door disciples?"

How could Jie Yin and Zhun Ti refuse? They knelt and kowtowed repeatedly, calling out "Master."

Styx watched everything unfold before him, but it did not surprise him.

In the original course of events, this Primordial Purple Qi for Jie Yin and Zhun Ti should have belonged to Hong Yun.

Hongjun deliberately gave it to Hong Yun without promising him sainthood, which made others covet the Primordial Purple Qi in Hong Yun's hands, leading to his death.

But now, since Jie Yin and Zhun Ti had no Primordial Purple Qi, Hongjun had no choice but to prioritize giving it to them. As for how they would divide it, that was their own affair.

Moreover, a single strand of Primordial Purple Qi was clearly insufficient to repay the karma Hongjun owed to the Western Lands, so Hongjun did not take them as nominal disciples but as formal personal disciples, just like the Three Pure Ones.

If Styx guessed correctly, Hongjun would likely favor Jie Yin and Zhun Ti in the subsequent distribution of treasures.

This might barely allow Hongjun to repay the karma he owed to the Western Lands.

The others in the Purple Cloud Palace had not expected that people as thick-skinned as Jie Yin and Zhun Ti could actually beg for a strand of Primordial Purple Qi.

Wasn't it just that crying children get candy?

They could cry too!

Immediately, some tried to imitate the two and prepare to weep, but Hongjun gave them no chance.

"This Daoist bears the favor of the Heavenly Dao. After the third lecture, I will merge with the Heavenly Dao. The spiritual treasures I have accumulated over the years are now useless, so I shall bestow them upon you all!"

Before the crowd could ponder what "merging with the Heavenly Dao" meant, they heard about the distribution of treasures and were all overjoyed!

Most of them did not even have a spiritual treasure for severing a corpse yet!

Hongjun first looked at Laozi.

"Laozi, you are This Daoist's senior disciple. This Connate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, I bestow upon you. This item can stabilize Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire, and also suppress fortune. And this South Leaving Earth Flame Light Flag, I give to you as well."

Even Laozi, known for his unshakable composure, could not help but grow excited.

This was a Connate Supreme Treasure!

Even Yuanshi and Tongtian could not help but feel a bit envious of Laozi now.

Laozi was already the wealthiest among the three brothers, possessing not only the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, a Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasure comparable to a Connate Supreme Treasure, but also top-grade innate spiritual treasures like the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern and the Taiyi Whisk.

Now he had the Taiji Diagram as well. All three were of the Three Pure Ones, so why did they not have as many heavy treasures as Laozi?

But Hongjun soon turned to Yuanshi.

"Yuanshi, you are This Daoist's second disciple. This Connate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner, I bestow upon you. This item is unmatched in offense and can also suppress fortune. And this Central Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Flag, I give to you as well."

Yuanshi accepted it with great delight. Two treasures, one offensive and one defensive—he was very satisfied!

Then it was Tongtian's turn.

"Tongtian, you are This Daoist's third disciple. This Connate Supreme Treasure, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, I bestow upon you. Once this formation is set, it cannot be broken without four sages. You must be careful not to use it lightly! And this Six Souls Banner, a Strange Treasure of the Heavenly Dao, I give to you as well."

Tongtian had always loved swords, so seeing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation naturally filled him with joy.

The others all showed expressions of shock.

Cannot be broken without four sages!

In this Primordial Wilderness, there was currently only one sage—Hongjun!

Even if all those to whom Hongjun had granted Primordial Purple Qi became sages, that would only be seven people in total. Counting Hongjun, that made eight.

And the Three Pure Ones each had a Connate Supreme Treasure, with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation possessing such power—who would dare provoke them in the future?

Not to mention the others in the Purple Cloud Palace, even Laozi and Yuanshi, who stood beside Tongtian, had somewhat complicated expressions.

Even Styx could not help but take notice.

Why did Hongjun give Tongtian such ominous treasures?

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was refined by Rahula during the Dragon Han Calamity using the essence blood of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans.

It was born for slaughter.

And as for the Six Souls Banner, it was said to be capable of severely injuring sages. In the final battle of the Investiture of the Gods, Tongtian even regarded it as his last resort for turning the tide.

It was only later, due to Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal's betrayal, that it failed.

If anyone said Hongjun had no ulterior motives in bestowing these two ominous treasures upon Tongtian, Styx would absolutely not believe it.

But for now, no one thought of this layer; they only felt that Hongjun doted greatly on Tongtian.

When it came to Nüwa, Hongjun also took out two treasures, but their weight was far inferior to the Connate Supreme Treasures of the Three Pure Ones.

Hongjun said, "Nüwa, you do not enjoy conflict and have a meritorious deed to accomplish. I bestow upon you the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram and the Red Embroidered Ball, two top-grade innate spiritual treasures, for self-defense."

Nüwa felt no dissatisfaction at all and accepted them happily.

After that, Hongjun directly skipped over Styx and Kunpeng.

Styx did not find this unusual—after all, good things were meant to be kept for one's own people. Hongjun's actions were perfectly normal.

And behind it was the Treasure Distribution Rock—he would simply snatch a few more pieces from there later.

As for Kunpeng, who was already poor as a church mouse, seeing Hongjun skip even the treasure distribution for him made his expression turn sour.

"Jie Yin, Zhun Ti."

The two stepped forward upon hearing Hongjun call their names.

Hongjun waved his hand casually, and several radiant spiritual treasures materialized before them.

"You two came from the Western Lands, and your journey was not easy. As your master, I shall grant you a few extra treasures."

Hongjun put on a look of a teacher caring for his disciples, and Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were overjoyed beyond words at this.

"This is the Merit Golden Lotus, a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure transformed from one of the four seeds of the Thirty-Sixth Grade Creation Green Lotus. It boasts unmatched defensive power and can suppress fortune. Along with this Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Kunwu Sword, and the High-Grade Connate Spiritual Treasure, the Blessed Divine Pestle, I bestow them all upon you."

These three treasures were sent before Jie Yin.

Similarly, what Zhun Ti received was no less than Jie Yin's share.

They were the East Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag, the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and the Qianyuan Mirror.

Both accepted them with delight.

Hongjun was also quite satisfied.

In this way, his karmic debts to the Western Lands were finally mostly repaid.

Now, everyone's gazes toward Nüwa turned somewhat strange.

Among all the disciples, had Nüwa received the least?

Could it be that the Saint did not favor Nüwa?

Some secretly thought less of Nüwa, but Nüwa herself did not mind.

After all, her ambitions were not great, and obtaining two Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures was already more than enough to satisfy her.

After Hongjun finished distributing treasures to his disciples, he showed no intention of continuing.

The rest grew anxious, and just like Jie Yin and Zhun Ti moments before, they tearfully begged Hongjun to bestow more treasures.

Seeing this, Hongjun said, "Enough, enough! This Daoist's remaining treasures are all placed on the Treasure Distribution Rock not far outside the palace. Take them yourselves!"

At these words, everyone rushed out of the Purple Cloud Palace.

Styx, having anticipated this, was already a step ahead of the others, exiting the palace first.

Sure enough, outside the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace, there was a place shining with the radiance of treasures.