"This is the payment you asked for, fellow Daoist. Please take it."
Hong Yun handed the two treasures to Zhu Jiuyin, his eyes full of reluctance and bitterness.
Zhu Jiuyin accepted the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd and Primordial Purple Qi, then nodded in satisfaction.
"Fellow Daoist Hongyun is indeed a man of his word."
Zhu Jiuyin put the treasures away. "Now that our debt is settled, come with me to Mount Buzhou. My elder brother wishes to meet you both."
"Meet the Heavenly Emperor?"
Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi exchanged a glance, each seeing confusion and unease in the other's eyes.
But neither dared refuse. They obediently followed Zhu Jiuyin toward Mount Buzhou.
Mount Buzhou, Pangu Hall.
Zhu Jiuyin led Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi into the hall.
Inside, Dijiang sat upon the Jade Platform, an unfathomable aura of a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal radiating from him.
"Elder Brother, I've brought them back."
Zhu Jiuyin stepped forward and presented the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd and Primordial Purple Qi. "This is the payment Fellow Daoist Hongyun promised."
Dijiang nodded slightly, then casually tossed the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd to Zhu Rong.
"She Bishi, this gourd may not compare to the finest Innate Gourds from the Gourd Vine, but the Red Sand inside should work well with your poison."
"Thank you, Elder Brother!" She Bishi happily caught the gourd.
Dijiang's gaze then fell upon the strand of Primordial Purple Qi.
It radiated a profoundly mysterious aura of Heavenly Dao Origin, as though it held the deepest secrets of heaven and earth.
To the beings of the Primordial World, it was a supreme treasure that offered a path to Sagehood.
To Dijiang, who had already become a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, it could not make him a Sage, but it had other uses.
"Primordial Purple Qi.