Yuanshi: How Could Some Wild Daoist from Who-Knows-Where Be Our Teacher?

Though he felt aggrieved, Hongjun hesitated briefly before following suit, using his great divine power to transmit his voice throughout the Primordial World.

"I am Daoist Hongjun! Three thousand years from now, I will expound the Dao at Purple Cloud Palace beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens!"

"All those fated may come to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao..."

After spreading the message across the Primordial World, the anger on Hongjun's face remained undiminished.

He had clearly been the one to first conceive the idea of spreading the Dao, yet Qiankun had beaten him to it. Others would likely think he was merely imitating Heaven-Earth Daoist's actions.

The only comfort in Hongjun's heart was that although he had lost the initiative in this matter, he had still led the Primordial World in eliminating demons during the Dao-Devil War. His reputation was still greater than that of Heaven-Earth Daoist, who remained in seclusion year-round.

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There should be more people coming to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao this time than going to Heaven-Earth Daoist's Sanctuary!

Having made up his mind, Hongjun slowly closed his eyes and silently awaited the arrival of three thousand years.

As the two voices spread through the Primordial World one after another, its countless living beings erupted into an uproar.

Eastern Kunlun.

Upon hearing the transmissions, the Three Pure Ones all showed thoughtful expressions.

Tongtian was the first to speak.

"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I wish to go to Yingzhou Island in the East Sea and hear Heaven-Earth Daoist expound the Dao. What about the two of you?"

He was straightforward by nature and revered the strong. Since Heaven-Earth Daoist had been the first to announce his intention to spread the Dao throughout the Primordial World, and Qiankun was also the one who had once caused Demon Ancestor Luohou's death—

Naturally, he was inclined to travel to Yingzhou Island in the East Sea to hear the Dao.

Yuanshi frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"During the Dao-Devil War, Daoist Hongjun was the initiator and the leader of the righteous path. Moreover, Hongjun was among the first batch of Primordial Divines, born even before Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng. His origins are extraordinary. We are all Pangu Orthodox, so naturally we should hear his Dao."

Yuanshi placed immense importance on one's origins, heritage, and orthodox status. Hongjun's origins were extraordinary; he had been born before Ancestral Dragon and Yuanfeng, and he was the initiator of the Dao-Devil War. His reputation was greater than Li Yi's!

If Hongjun had not sent out his transmission, Yuanshi might have reluctantly lowered himself to go to Yingzhou Island to hear the Dao. But since Hongjun, the orthodox leader, was personally opening a forum to expound the Dao, he naturally looked down on someone like Li Yi, who came from such an unorthodox background.

Tongtian immediately retorted.

"During the Dao-Devil War, it was Heaven-Earth Daoist who killed Demon Ancestor Luohou. That proves his Dao arts must surpass Hongjun's!"

Having been rebutted by his own third brother, Yuanshi's temper flared at once. A cold sneer appeared on his face.

"Few of those who took part in the Dao-Devil War survived. Who knows what truly happened? Perhaps Heaven-Earth Daoist merely took advantage of Demon Ancestor Luohou's grave injuries and stole the credit!"

How could some wild Daoist from who-knows-where become the teacher of a Pangu descendant just because he happened to pick up the credit for killing the Demon Ancestor?

Tongtian was furious. He had seen the Heavenly Dao Merit clearly back then! If Heaven-Earth Daoist had truly only picked up the credit, how could the Heavenly Dao have rewarded him with so much Merit?

Knowing argument was useless, Tongtian looked toward Laozi, who stood at the front.

"What does Eldest Brother think?"

Laozi did not open his eyes. He appeared to be letting nature take its course, yet when he spoke, he revealed his own thoughts.

"I too believe that we should take Daoist Hongjun as our teacher!"

On one hand, he agreed with his second brother's reasoning. On the other, though he appeared tranquil and detached, he was even prouder than Yuanshi deep down.

Yingzhou Island lay in the East Sea. Though difficult to find, even Golden Immortals had a chance of locating it!

Purple Cloud Palace, however, lay beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, surrounded by endless chaotic currents and the Nine Heavens Astral Wind. Only Great Firmament Golden Immortals were qualified to go there!

They were Pangu Orthodox. Being allowed to hear the Dao alongside those Great Firmament Golden Immortals was already lowering themselves.

If they were to hear the Dao alongside Golden Immortals and Supreme Unity Golden Immortals, it would simply be an insult to the status of Pangu Orthodox!

If other great cultivators saw it, they might think Pangu Orthodox could not afford to hear the Dao!

Hearing that his eldest brother shared the same view, Tongtian felt deeply stifled. He could only rise and say,

"Since Eldest Brother and Second Brother have made up your minds, I will not persuade you further. I will go to Yingzhou Island to hear the Dao myself!"

As he spoke, Tongtian circulated his magic power, transforming into a streak of light and flying outside.

Watching his third brother depart, Yuanshi snorted disdainfully.

His third brother refused to listen to the Dao of Hongjun, whom the righteous path revered as the Dao Ancestor, and instead insisted on listening to some Heaven-Earth Daoist.

What background did Heaven-Earth Daoist even have? He had been born after Ancestral Dragon and the others. His achievement in slaying demons last time had merely been luck!

"This third brother is becoming more and more outrageous! We are Pangu Orthodox. If we do not maintain our status, how are we any different from those wild Daoists?"

Laozi slowly opened his eyes, looked in the direction Tongtian had gone, and shook his head.

"Let him go! Once he suffers a loss, he will understand!"

"Enough. We should set out as well..."

At the same time, far away at Phoenix Perch Mountain, Nuwa and Fuxi also wore troubled expressions.

Fuxi was the first to speak.

"That Hongjun is a Primordial Divine. Throughout the Primordial World, he has faintly gained the title of Dao Ancestor!"

"Though Heaven-Earth Daoist may be more adept at battle, his Sage Dao may not be as far-reaching as Dao Ancestor Hongjun's! Since we seek the Sage Dao, we should take Daoist Hongjun as our teacher!"

Hearing her elder brother's words, Nuwa nodded slightly. Yet her delicate brows remained faintly furrowed, and she still felt a vague sense of unease.

Seeing that his younger sister seemed hesitant, Fuxi asked,

"Why are you hesitating, Sister?"

Nuwa pondered briefly. Unable to explain where the vexation in her heart came from, she could only shake her head slightly.

"Then let us go to Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao."

At the same time.

At the foot of Buzhou Mountain.

One of Li Yi's Spirit Treasure incarnations was traveling beneath Buzhou Mountain.

He used Spirit Treasures to house his incarnations, unlike Hongjun's Three Corpses Severing Method. These Spirit Treasure incarnations possessed only the cultivation of a Peak Great Firmament Golden Immortal. Of course, combined with his Dao arts and divine abilities, none beneath the Quasi-Saint realm could rival them.

After the Dao-Devil War ended, he had used this method to refine more than a dozen Spirit Treasure incarnations from Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, sending them to roam beneath Buzhou Mountain.

After searching for over a dozen epochs, one of the Spirit Treasure incarnations finally detected a trace of something unusual on this day.

Near a secluded cliff on Buzhou Mountain, it could faintly sense fluctuations from an innate formation.

Such formations were entirely formed by nature. Unless the Spirit Treasure within emerged and leaked its aura, even a Great Firmament Golden Immortal would find it difficult to detect.

However, Li Yi possessed the insight and heritage of a Peak Quasi-Saint, along with the ability of a formation grandmaster. Naturally, he caught that nearly imperceptible trace of aura.

After a brief deduction, Li Yi's incarnation worked out the method of entering the innate formation. Taking one step forward, his figure appeared inside the formation. Only after taking more than ten consecutive steps did Li Yi's incarnation truly enter the heart of it!

Within the innate grand formation lay another world. At the center of that world, dense innate spiritual energy shrouded a chaotic-colored Five-Colored Gourd Vine rooted in golden Kitsuchi.

Seven gourds of different colors hung from the vine. Each gourd was wrapped in distinct Dao rhythms and the power of laws, as though they had seized all the world's creation!