Ambush and Kill Hong Yun

The Ancestral Witches hurriedly asked their eldest brother what was going on.

Di Jiang then told the Ancestral Witches of his plans.

Naturally, he mainly spoke of the opportunity left behind by Father God Pangu—the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror.

He also told them of his intention to use the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror to become a Sage.

And once he was about to become a Sage, he would establish the Witch Clan.

He told the witches all of these plans.

Upon hearing this, the witches cried out in astonishment.

They were all deeply impressed by their eldest brother.

They marveled that their eldest brother had devised such a plan.

Zhurong exclaimed, "Big Brother, you're incredible!"

Gong Gong snorted. "Does Big Brother need you to tell him that?"

Zhurong glared at Gong Gong. "You!"

Gong Gong snorted. "What about me? Come fight me!"

Zhurong snapped, "Fine! Who's afraid of who?"

They were just about to make a move.

When two thumping sounds rang out.

Zhurong and Gong Gong clutched their heads, so pained that tears nearly welled up in their eyes.

Di Jiang slowly withdrew his hand and said indifferently:

"I'm speaking!"

"You two, quiet down."

Zhurong and Gong Gong lowered their heads and nodded.

"Yes, Big Brother!"

As Gong Gong spoke, he shot Zhurong another glare.

Zhurong glared right back without yielding.

The Ancestral Witches burst into laughter at the sight.

Di Jiang shook his head and said:

"Enough!"

"There's no need to rush the matter of the Witch Clan."

"Also, through the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror, I restored the Nine-Turn Profound Technique and Nine-Turn Origin Technique into a cultivation method called the Nine-Turn Profound Origin Technique."

"It can cultivate both the physical body and the Primordial Spirit!"

"I'll pass it on to you now. Cultivate it diligently, understand?"

The Ancestral Witches immediately became solemn.

"Yes, Big Brother!"

Di Jiang imparted the Nine-Turn Profound Origin Technique to them, then continued:

"Next, go travel through the Primordial World!"

"You can't make a cart behind closed doors in Pangu Hall."

Excitement flashed through the Ancestral Witches' eyes as they shouted:

"Yes, Big Brother!"

The witches left.

Di Jiang also prepared to leave Pangu Hall and venture out to gain experience.

After leaving Pangu Hall, dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushed toward him. With a thought, Di Jiang turned into a streak of light and swiftly flew ahead.

At the border between east and west.

Longevity Mountain, Five Villages Temple.

Hong Yun said with a smile:

"Dao Brother!"

"I've stayed at Five Villages Temple for so long!"

"I should make a trip back to Firecloud Cave."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded with a smile.

"Very well!"

"I'll see you out."

He escorted Hong Yun out of Five Villages Temple.

As Hong Yun was leaving, Zhen Yuanzi hesitated. Then he stopped Hong Yun, who was about to depart, and said:

"Hong Yun! Do you remember the matter of giving up your seat at Zixiao Palace?"

Two thousand years had passed since the lectures at Zixiao Palace began.

But even so, to Innate Divine Saints,

two thousand years was merely the blink of an eye.

Hong Yun nodded, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Of course I remember!"

"Dao Brother, why bring that up?"

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head with a sigh, glaring at Hong Yun as he said irritably:

"You gave your seat to Zhun Ti!"

"But Fellow Daoist Di Jiang didn't give his seat to Jie Yin."

"You went and played the good guy."

"But by doing that, weren't you putting Fellow Daoist Di Jiang in an unjust and dishonorable position?"

The smile on Hong Yun's lips immediately froze. He truly had not considered that possibility. After a few awkward laughs, he said:

"Dao Brother, it can't be that serious, can it?"

"Fellow Daoist Di Jiang isn't such a petty person."

Zhen Yuanzi glared at him, then said:

"Find an opportunity to apologize to Fellow Daoist Di Jiang."

"Even if Fellow Daoist Di Jiang isn't petty, we can't simply do nothing."

"For now, return to Firecloud Cave."

Hong Yun pondered this and nodded.

"That is only right!"

"Then, Dao Brother, I'll be going back first!"

Zhen Yuanzi said, "Go on!"

Hong Yun departed from Five Villages Temple.

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head helplessly. His brother was good in every way, except that he was too much of a people-pleaser. It left him worrying about him every day.

Still shaking his head, he turned and walked inside.

On a towering mountain billions of miles away from Longevity Mountain and Five Villages Temple.

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti sat facing one another.

Powerful auras spread from their bodies.

Gengjin Essence swirled around Jie Yin, bathing him in a golden radiance.

The Ancient Bodhi Tree manifested behind Zhun Ti.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Two silent explosions rang out.

Their bottlenecks shattered in response.

Jie Yin opened his eyes, a faint smile on his face, and said:

"I've finally broken through to the Mid-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!"

"Junior Brother, what about you?"

Zhun Ti slowly opened his eyes as well. The Ancient Bodhi Tree behind him shone brilliantly as he smiled.

"I've also broken through to the Mid-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!"

"What Sage Hongjun taught was indeed correct. The path of the Great Firmament Golden Immortal is truly profound."

Jie Yin nodded. "Indeed!"

Zhun Ti looked puzzled.

"But Senior Brother, we didn't return to Mount Sumeru just to ambush Hong Yun here, did we?"

"Senior Brother must have a reason for doing this, right?"

Jie Yin's expression turned grave as he spoke slowly:

"Junior Brother, you do not understand!"

"I have a feeling that Hong Yun giving up his seat to us brothers will likely create an enormous karmic entanglement. If it continues to develop, we will be unable to resolve that karma."

"Rather than that, we should take advantage of this moment..."

If Di Jiang had been here and heard Jie Yin's words, he would surely have understood at once.

It was said that Jie Yin had inherited a fragment of the Destiny Demon God's memories, allowing him to sense matters involving choices related to himself.

Now, it seemed that was indeed true.

Zhun Ti nodded. "Senior Brother is absolutely right!"

Yet Jie Yin shook his head helplessly.

"It is only that Hong Yun is close with Zhen Yuanzi, and we have not found an opportunity to strike."

"Now that both of them are inside Five Villages Temple, we can only wait quietly for Hong Yun to come out."

"But Hong Yun probably won't come out again..."

Just then, Zhun Ti's expression shifted slightly.

"Senior Brother! Hong Yun has come out!"

Jie Yin spread out his divine sense and discovered that Hong Yun had just left Five Villages Temple. He decisively said:

"Junior Brother, make your move!"

Zhun Ti replied, "Yes!"

The two immediately concealed themselves and quietly approached Hong Yun.

At this moment.

Hong Yun stood with his hands behind his back, a ten-thousand-foot crimson cloud drifting slowly beneath his feet.

He leisurely headed toward his Firecloud Cave.

Just then.

A powerful black streak of light transformed into a sky-covering curtain and swept straight toward him.

"Who is it?!"

Hong Yun roared.

He had never expected someone to attack him.

In his haste, he deployed the Red Cloud Formation to protect himself.

Rumble!

The black streak of light slammed fiercely into the Red Cloud Formation. The formation swayed on the verge of collapse before shattering with a bang the next instant.

Behind Hong Yun, a canopy-shaped Dharma treasure radiating black light released boundless black runes, which fell one after another onto him.

After being struck, Hong Yun spat out blood. Shocked and enraged, he stared hoarsely at the two black-clad figures before and behind him.

"Who exactly are you?"

The black-clad man holding a branch-like object replied in a hoarse voice:

"Those who have come to kill you!"