The Primordial World Hongjun Wanted

After making all the arrangements, Chen Xuan left Azure Lotus Island and headed straight west.

Over these tens of thousands of years, aside from comprehending the laws of nature, Chen Xuan had also set aside some time to comprehend the laws of space and speed.

After all, whether it was the law of space or the law of speed, both were the best laws for preserving his life.

Even if he encountered Hongjun in the future and proved no match for him, mastering these two Great Dao laws would at least give Chen Xuan a means of survival.

Thus, Chen Xuan swiftly arrived in the west and came above Mount Sumeru. At the same time, he deployed the Great Dao law of concealment, completely shielding the heavenly secrets within a radius of ten thousand li around Mount Sumeru.

Only then did he look down over Mount Sumeru. Back when Rahu had occupied it, Mount Sumeru's grandeur had been no less imposing than Kunlun Mountain's.

But today's Mount Sumeru was a far cry from its former self. Though it still stood tens of thousands of zhang high, its scale had shrunk by who knew how many times.

Even the plants that could now be called innate spiritual roots on Mount Sumeru were so few that they could be counted on one hand.

Seeing Mount Sumeru in such ruins, Chen Xuan could not help but sigh. "Its former glory is gone forever. Who could have imagined that this place would one day rise to prosperity a second time?"

At this moment, Chen Xuan seemed to have forgotten exactly what he had done when he had ransacked western Mount Sumeru back then.

He had not even left them the Eight Treasures Merit Pool. It was still inside his Fortune Space now.

Chen Xuan had once considered placing the Eight Treasures Merit Pool on Azure Lotus Island. Yet in the end, he abandoned that idea.

After all, if Chen Xuan truly placed the Eight Treasures Merit Pool on Azure Lotus Island, others would inevitably use it as a pretext to cause trouble for Azure Lotus Island in the future.

Chen Xuan's arrival in the west was soon noticed by Yang Mei Ancestor and the other two. The three of them flew up from beneath the earth veins and into the air.

They all made a Daoist salute to Chen Xuan. Yang Mei Ancestor then said, "Fellow Daoist Azure Lotus, what brings you here today? You actually found the leisure to visit us old fellows?"

Chen Xuan hurriedly returned the salute, then said with a helpless smile, "You are leaving the Primordial World to roam free and unfettered in the chaos."

"But I have no choice but to guard this Primordial World. If I do not raise my cultivation quickly enough, once Hongjun attains the Dao, how could I possibly have any way to survive?"

When they heard Chen Xuan say this, the smiles vanished from the three men's faces, replaced by helpless dejection.

"Unfortunately, even if Fellow Daoist Azure Lotus enters seclusion for tens of thousands of years, your cultivation will at most reach the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. You still will not be a match for Hongjun after he attains the Dao."

"Why not leave with us instead? Once you have the strength to return, it will not be too late to settle your karma with Hongjun."

In response to Yang Mei Ancestor's persuasion, Chen Xuan merely smiled again. "If even I leave the Primordial World, perhaps none of us will ever be able to return."

"Rest assured. Though I have not attained the Primordial Dao, it will not be so easy for Hongjun to eliminate me."

"And the reason I came to see the three of you this time was precisely to remind you. Hongjun is on the verge of attaining the Dao, so it is time for you three to consider leaving."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan directly took out three portions of Three Lights Divine Water and three portions of Enlightenment Tea, handing them to Yang Mei Ancestor and the other two.

The three did not stand on ceremony and accepted them directly. The moment the Enlightenment Tea and Three Lights Divine Water fell into their hands, they immediately understood what precious treasures Chen Xuan had given them.

They promptly made another Daoist salute to Chen Xuan. "Many thanks for Fellow Daoist Azure Lotus's gift. Before we depart, is there anything else Fellow Daoist Azure Lotus wishes to instruct us about?"

Chen Xuan raised his head and looked toward the vault of heaven before speaking. "The three of you should be no strangers to Primordial Violet Qi."

"If, during your journey into the chaos, you discover any Primordial Violet Qi, be sure to keep it safe. It will be of great use when dealing with Hongjun in the future."

As survivors among the Chaos Gods and Devils, they naturally knew Primordial Violet Qi extremely well. After all, there had been no small amount of Primordial Violet Qi in the chaos back then.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Chaos Gods and Devils, Primordial Violet Qi was truly nothing remarkable. Naturally, they had disdained collecting it.

After all, the laws contained within Primordial Violet Qi were not true Great Dao laws. What the Chaos Gods and Devils possessed, however, were complete Great Dao laws.

It could even be said that the Chaos Gods and Devils themselves had been born from Great Dao laws taking form. How could they possibly think highly of Primordial Violet Qi?

Even though the Chaos Gods and Devils had been severely injured when the heavens were opened, and their cultivation had fallen from the Dao Realm to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, the Great Dao laws they controlled had not been lost.

They were still using Great Dao laws to raise their cultivation even now. Thus, even today, they did not take Primordial Violet Qi seriously.

Therefore, when Chen Xuan made this request, all three wore puzzled expressions. Heaven-and-Earth Ancestor directly asked, "Even if Primordial Violet Qi is used for artifact refinement, it can only forge innate spiritual treasures. What use does Fellow Daoist Azure Lotus have for such a thing?"

Chen Xuan smiled and shook his head. "In the chaos, Primordial Violet Qi could not even take the stage. But in today's Primordial World, Primordial Violet Qi can create Saints."

"Although Saints cannot compare to Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, their strength far surpasses that of Primordial Golden Immortals. Just imagine: if the three of you possessed enough Primordial Violet Qi—"

"When you return to the Primordial World in the future, would you not have the ability to create several Saints, using them to contend against the followers Hongjun develops?"

The instant Chen Xuan said this, Yang Mei Ancestor furrowed his brow and immediately asked him, "Fellow Daoist Azure Lotus, are you saying that Hongjun intends to cultivate Saints within the Primordial World? Would that not sever the Primordial World's chance of producing Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals?"

Chen Xuan nodded. "Hongjun created a Three Corpses Severing Method. One may use innate spiritual treasures to house the three corpses of good, evil, and self, directly reaching the Quasi-Saint realm in place of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm."

"Then, once the three corpses are united as one, one can break through the Quasi-Saint realm and attain the Dao as a Saint. So Hongjun does not merely intend to cut off the Primordial World's path to Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals."

"He intends to ensure that not even Primordial Golden Immortals will appear in this Primordial World. After all, only then will it be easier for him to maintain control."

Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, anger appeared on all three men's faces.

"Only Hongjun could come up with such a filthy scheme. But considering how he was bullied in the chaos, it is only natural that he would do such a thing."

Before the opening of the heavens, although Hongjun had been one of the three thousand Chaos Gods and Devils, he had not been a top-tier God or Devil. At most, he had been middling to lower-ranked.

Had he not fled far enough when the heavens were opened, with Hongjun's strength, he would have long since died at Pangu's hands. How could it have been his turn to call himself the Dao Ancestor in the Primordial World?