Hong Jun Explains Himself

Seeing that Qing Xuan was unwilling to snatch things from others, Nuwa could not help muttering under her breath, "When you snatched Yuanshi Tianzun's Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, I never saw you afraid of becoming entangled in karma."

"I really don't know how the Sanqing offended you. All you do every day is bully the three of them. Could it be because they're ugly?"

Qing Xuan could only shake his head helplessly at Nuwa's quiet muttering. Before long, he found Fu Xi and Houtu.

Seeing that Fu Xi did not have any decent Innate Spiritual Treasures in hand, Qing Xuan became even more certain of his guess.

Yet when Qing Xuan saw what Houtu held in her hands, he could not help being greatly shocked. That girl was actually holding more than a dozen Innate Spiritual Treasures.

"That's not right. In the original Primordial World Trajectory, Houtu never came to Treasure Distribution Cliff to divide the treasures. How could she have encountered such an opportunity? Did I guess wrong?"

As Qing Xuan puzzled over this, he finally saw clearly what the Innate Spiritual Treasures in Houtu's hands were.

Among them were an Eighteen-Level Futuo Tower, the Three Lives Stone, Wangxiang Terrace, Sin Mirror Terrace...

"Fuck, these are all things of the underworld. No wonder Houtu could find them. Even if Houtu hadn't come, these spiritual treasures probably wouldn't have been taken away by anyone else."

At this moment, Tongtian had also entered Treasure Distribution Cliff. The moment he stepped inside, he saw several streams of treasure light shooting into the heavens.

The Primordial Golden Dou, the Twenty-Four Sea Calming Pearls, the Four Symbols Pagoda, the Dragon Tiger Ruyi...

All these Biyou Spiritual Treasures appeared before Tongtian's eyes, and he could not help feeling incomparably excited.

Just as he was about to use the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram to collect them, he saw Qing Xuan watching him and immediately stopped what he was doing.

He stepped forward and bowed to Qing Xuan. "Fellow Daoist Qing Xuan, have you found any Innate Spiritual Treasures to your liking? If not, would you be satisfied with these?"

Following the direction of Tongtian's finger, Qing Xuan saw the Innate Spiritual Treasures he had originally been unable to detect. This further confirmed his guess.

He immediately said with a smile, "You're far better than your two elder brothers. Work hard from now on; This Daoist thinks highly of you."

"When the day comes that you prove Dao and become a Saint, if you have the time, you may come to Fangzhang Island in advance."

Having said that, he ignored Tongtian's baffled expression and led Houtu and the others toward the exit of Treasure Distribution Cliff.

Once outside Treasure Distribution Cliff, Qing Xuan did not greet anyone else and headed straight for Zixiao Palace, somewhat urgently.

Qing Xuan knew that the Dao Ancestor had likely already begun expounding the final thousand years of Dao teachings. Only by returning to Zixiao Palace as quickly as possible could he hear more.

On the way, Nuwa did not forget to ask Qing Xuan, "Little Gourd Vine, why didn't you snatch Tongtian's Innate Spiritual Treasures? Aren't you supposed to specialize in bullying the Sanqing?"

After giving Nuwa a helpless look, Qing Xuan said, "Among the Sanqing, Tongtian is different from Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun."

"Everything he does now is due to being swept along by his two elder brothers, leaving him unable to make his own decisions. But perhaps this will not last much longer."

Nuwa still did not quite understand Qing Xuan's words, but Qing Xuan had no intention of explaining. He simply continued all the way toward Zixiao Palace.

Even though Qing Xuan hurried at full speed, the round trip still took several years.

When they returned outside Zixiao Palace once more, they found its gates indeed open, and they could hear Hong Jun expounding the Great Dao within.

Fortunately, not much time had been wasted. At most, they had missed only a few years, so the impact should not have been too great.

Even after Qing Xuan and the others entered Zixiao Palace, Hong Jun did not stop expounding the Great Dao, nor did he pay them any attention.

Qing Xuan and the others did not disturb Hong Jun either. They sat down on their own prayer mats and listened attentively as Hong Jun continued expounding the Great Dao.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years passed, and Hong Jun finally stopped his exposition of the Great Dao. Yet throughout those thousand years, not a single additional person had come to Zixiao Palace.

Hong Jun looked at Qing Xuan and the others and said, "That you were able to hear these final thousand years of teachings is also your opportunity. Do you know why This Daoist arranged things thus?"

Qing Xuan rose and bowed to Hong Jun. "Having received the Dao Ancestor's gift, it was only proper that we return to thank the Dao Ancestor. I did not expect to encounter such an opportunity once again."

"Presumably, the Dao Ancestor arranged this to let the Primordial Beings understand gratitude. Only with a grateful heart can one's opportunities continue without end."

Hong Jun was very satisfied with Qing Xuan's answer and said, "Without a grateful heart, one is unqualified to hear these thousand years of Dao."

"Now that you have heard ten thousand years of teachings, do not forget that the Dao must not be transmitted lightly."

"Especially these final thousand years of Dao teachings. Should you wish to pass them on to others, you must act as This Daoist has and first see whether they possess a grateful heart."

Qing Xuan knew that Hong Jun was merely making his own words fit together. At the same time, he was preventing Qing Xuan from leaking the contents of these final thousand years of teachings.

At the very least, they were not to be revealed in the short term. Once the Six Sages of the Primordial World had all proven Dao, it would no longer matter even if they were leaked.

As for Nuwa hearing all ten thousand years of teachings, Hong Jun did not think there was any issue with it. After all, Nuwa's foundation was inferior to that of the Sanqing and the Two Sages of the West, and in the future she would take the path of proving Dao by merit.

Thus, even if Nuwa heard all ten thousand years of Dao teachings, she could not possibly walk the true Path of Severing Three Corpses. Otherwise, she should already have severed her Second Corpse.

As for whether Qing Xuan, Fu Xi, and Houtu could walk that path to the end, it lay even further outside Hong Jun's concerns.

Especially Qing Xuan. After listening to his teachings for ten thousand years, he had yet to reach even the Mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. What gave him the right to believe he could walk the Sever Three Corpses Path?

After giving his instructions, Hong Jun had Haotian and Yaochi personally see Qing Xuan's group of four out of Zixiao Palace.

Qing Xuan and the other three thanked Haotian and Yaochi before heading into Chaos.

After seeing Qing Xuan's group of four off, Haotian and Yaochi shut the gates of Zixiao Palace. In the next instant, Zixiao Palace vanished directly into Chaos.

After returning to the Primordial World, the four of them headed together for Fangzhang Island once more. After all, what they had gained from listening to the Dao this time still needed time to settle and ferment.

And Fangzhang Island was undoubtedly the best choice, especially for Houtu. The Ancestral Witch Hall was simply not suitable for cultivating the Primordial Spirit.

The moment they entered Fangzhang Island, Qing Xuan heard a Dragon Roar emerge from the Three Lights Divine Water Altar. Immediately afterward, auspicious clouds gathered and the Three Flowers swayed.

Looking over, Qing Xuan could not help revealing a smile. "I didn't expect Ao Gan to break through to the Zenith Heaven Realm so quickly."

He then pointed toward the Qian Position of Fangzhang Island and said, "From this day forward, Ao Gan shall guard the northwestern Qian Position of Fangzhang Island."

"When all eight of you brothers have broken through to the Zenith Heaven Realm, I will take you together to Dragon Tomb to inherit the legacy of the Ancient Dragon Clan."

Ao Gan knelt before Qing Xuan and said, "Ao Gan shall obey Teacher's command."

After saying this, he transformed directly into a Giant Dragon ten thousand zhang long and flew toward the northwestern Qian Position of Fangzhang Island.