Hongjun's Unanswered Questions, Primordial Phoenix Emerges from Seclusion

Minghe was suffering bitterly inside!

It was truly far too bitter.

Not only had his physical body been shattered countless times, but now even his Primordial Spirit had been bound.

"Tell me, where exactly did you go wrong?"

A voice suddenly rang out within Patriarch Minghe's Primordial Spirit without any warning.

His Primordial Spirit gave a violent shudder.

By now, he had developed an instinctive fear of that voice.

"Big Brother... no, Grandfather, then tell me, where did I go wrong?"

Minghe truly had no other choice and could only ask.

In Chu Yi Hall, upon hearing the word "Grandfather," Chu Yi thought that he could accept it. After all, before he transmigrated, in certain northern regions, people called uncles "grandfather."

"Heh, you don't even know where you went wrong? You deserve a beating!"

Without another word, Chu Yi activated the Law of Fire, condensing it into a fiery whip and using a spacetime divine ability to send it before Minghe.

"No~~~ Seriously? Such a huge whip—you really mean to torture me to death!"

Minghe was completely despairing. "I fucking never should have been born, right?"

Big Brother, if you want to kill me, just say so...

There was no need to come up with so many tricks to torture me!

"Wrong answer!"

The next instant, the fiery whip lashed out fiercely.

The terrifying fiery whip cracked through the air as though it could shatter space itself.

Smack!

The fiery whip whistled down and viciously struck Minghe.

"Ah!"

The searing pain made Minghe let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

After eighty-one lashes...

Minghe now had only one thought...

Fuck it, death would end it all. This guy is too damn cruel.

"Tell me, where exactly did you go wrong?"

Chu Yi's voice rang out again.

Minghe did not dare make any rash moves.

He knew that if his answer failed to satisfy the other party, another round of torment would be waiting for him.

So... he could not rush at a time like this. He had to calm down and think carefully.

He recalled every word he had said...

In truth, he had only said a few sentences... roughly... that he wanted to become the ruler of the Primordial World...

Then that voice had appeared.

"Senior, I was wrong!!! I shouldn't have made such wild boasts and spoken of unifying the Primordial World. I'm sorry. Having only just been born today, I have learned that there are heavens beyond heaven and people beyond people!

"I'm sorry, Senior. I was too arrogant. If I offended you in any way, I apologize to you!"

Minghe's attitude was sincere... yet after saying those words, the unease in his heart only became more apparent.

Fuck... if this still doesn't satisfy him, there's nothing I can do.

"Mm, that was fairly sincere. I'll forgive you for now."

Chu Yi waved his sleeve, and the chains binding Patriarch Minghe automatically withdrew. "Restore your physical body first, then speak to me."

Patriarch Minghe's mouth twitched constantly... Big Brother, what did I even do for you to forgive me? Did I steal something from your home?

"Thank you, Senior."

That was what Minghe thought, but his body was very honest. He immediately offered his thanks.

Right after that, Minghe manipulated the Sha Qi of the Blood Sea and restored his physical body.

"Minghe, I have already planted twelve Chaos restrictions within you. Should you do anything that harms the Primordial World, these twelve restrictions will ensure that you can neither live nor die."

Chu Yi spoke with majesty.

His words were like rolling heavenly thunder, exploding deep within Minghe's Primordial Spirit.

Minghe was frightened out of his wits, his face filled with terror.

Twelve Chaos restrictions!

What grudge, what resentment did you have to treat me like this?

"Minghe will remember!"

Minghe was incomparably bitter inside, but his words still had to remain respectful.

"Do more righteous deeds. If your conduct proves acceptable in the future, I will teach you the method to attain the Dao of Hunyuan. But if your heart is crooked, I have ten thousand methods to make you wish you were dead."

Chu Yi warned him again.

Upon hearing this, a towering wave surged through Minghe's heart!

A method to attain the Dao of Hunyuan?

This was good stuff!

"Thank you, Senior, for thinking highly of me. Minghe will certainly act according to Senior's instructions."

After Minghe finished speaking, he realized that there was no longer any movement around him.

After a while.

Minghe asked tentatively, "Senior, are you still there?"

He waited for a long time. Only after discovering that no voice answered him did he finally relax.

I—**

Minghe cursed viciously in his heart.

Yet he did not dare do anything excessive.

That person's strength was unfathomable. If he insulted him... how was that any different from lighting a lantern in a toilet?

"I should stabilize my cultivation first."

Minghe muttered to himself, then began cultivating in seclusion.

Chaos Beyond the Heavens.

Chu Yi Hall.

[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining three complete Laws. ]

The system's prompt sounded in Chu Yi's mind.

The next moment, those three Laws were inscribed deep within Chu Yi's Primordial Spirit.

"I'm still far from the three thousand Laws!"

Chu Yi murmured before continuing his seclusion.

He could not rely solely on system rewards. His foundation was so formidable that comprehending Laws was still easy for him.

To him, the system was merely icing on the cake.

With his innate foundation and talent, even without the system, he could still stand unrivaled in the Primordial World.

Western Kunlun.

Hongjun was deeply troubled.

He knew that he was missing something, yet no matter how hard he tried, he could not remember what it was.

"It has been tens of thousands of years. Heaven and Earth, Yin-Yang, and Yang Mei have never come looking for me... Have they truly cut ties with me?"

Hongjun felt faintly displeased.

He also sensed that a major event would occur in the future.

That major event could only be accomplished with Heaven and Earth and the other three innate Gods and Devils.

"I'll go find Heaven and Earth and get to the bottom of this first! If Heaven and Earth refuses to see me, then I can only offer gifts and apologize."

Hongjun's connection to the Heavenly Dao was growing ever deeper.

The matters that would occur in the future were becoming increasingly clear to him.

He absolutely could not offend those four.

Time passed swiftly.

Life returned to the lands of the Primordial World.

Since the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts, the lands of the Primordial World had gradually come under the dominion of the Dragon Race, Phoenix Race, and Qilin Race.

Ancestral Dragon controlled the seas.

Primordial Phoenix dominated the skies.

Primordial Qilin governed the land.

Thus, the Primordial World had formed a three-legged balance of power.

Upon the Primordial Wutong Tree.

After spending several hundred thousand years, Primordial Phoenix had finally regrown all his feathers.

"Damn it, my beloved feathers have finally grown back."

Primordial Phoenix was in an excellent mood.

However, his hatred toward Hongjun, the Three Pure Ones, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches had only grown stronger.

"I wonder what realm Hongjun is actually in! Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Qilin, and I were simply no match for him."

This was the knot in Primordial Phoenix's heart.

Naturally, he did not know that the one who had beaten him that day was Chu Yi's second Primordial Spirit.

Therefore, he placed all of it on Hongjun's head.

"Men, invite Ancestral Dragon and Primordial Qilin to Phoenix Hall to see me."

Primordial Phoenix gave the order.

Several members of the Feather Clan immediately accepted it.

They had sworn that the three races would not wage war for one kalpa.

So... on the surface, the three races still got along harmoniously.

A few days later.

Primordial Qilin and Ancestral Dragon both arrived at Phoenix Hall.

"Primordial Phoenix, why did you summon us?"

Ancestral Dragon asked.

"Everyone, can you truly swallow that insult?" Primordial Phoenix said. "Back then, Hongjun regarded us as livestock and humiliated us at every turn. Now that I have emerged from seclusion, my strength has risen to a new level. Do neither of you have any desire for revenge?"