Watching from the Sidelines (Seventeen)

The Primordial Water Law and Primordial Fire Law both seemed to point toward the Demon Clan, so enough about them. Let's talk about one of their early enemies instead.

For figures representing the Primordial Wood Law, there were the Eastern King Duke and the Queen Mother of the West. Plenty of people probably knew about the Queen Mother of the West, so let's focus on the Eastern King Duke.

The Eastern King Duke was also known as the Wood Duke. He was one of the top experts of the early witch-demon era in the Primordial Wilderness, famous throughout the land. His Fortune was just a little poor—almost as poor as that of Hong Yun, the Primordial Wilderness's resident unlucky wretch.

When Hongjun preached, he bestowed upon Hong Yun a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi, something comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure. That should have been lucky, shouldn't it? With Hongmeng Purple Qi, he had the foundation for becoming a Sage. How could that be bad luck?

As for Hongmeng Purple Qi, Hongjun bestowed seven strands after one of his sermons and declared them the foundation of the Great Dao to Sagehood.

In the end, the Three Pure Ones and the other five became Sages one after another. Only Hong Yun remained. Forget becoming a Sage—he could not comprehend even a trace of the Hongmeng Purple Qi. At last, with nothing else he could do, he decided to "go out" and clear his head. That was when disaster struck.

Hong Yun was known as the nicest man in the Primordial Wilderness. What did that mean? He offended no one, and whenever he saw someone in "difficulty," he stepped in to help. He was practically the Primordial Wilderness's own Lei Feng.

If Hong Yun had lived in modern times, his conduct would