Tongtian was beside himself with joy. He had thought he had no chance of obtaining a supreme treasure.
Who would have thought that the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and Zhu Xian Formation Diagram he had received would be so powerful?
Once the grand array was formed, it could not be broken without four Saints!
Wasn't that even stronger than an Innate Supreme Treasure?
Tongtian hurriedly bowed his thanks to Hongjun, then happily returned to his seat.
Next, Hongjun accepted Nuwa as his final disciple and bestowed upon her two top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures: the Mountain and River Diagram and the Red Embroidered Ball.
Although these were not Innate Supreme Treasures and could not compare to Tongtian's Four Swords of Zhu Xian and Zhu Xian Formation Diagram, which could form a grand array that four Saints could not break,
one was for attack and the other for defense. They were still extraordinarily formidable treasures.
Naturally, Hongjun had not overlooked Nuwa either. He similarly sent a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi into her primordial spirit.
At this point, Hongjun stopped accepting disciples, since Nuwa was his final disciple.
What was a final disciple? It meant the last disciple one would ever accept.
For a time, setting aside what everyone else thought, Jieyin and Zhunti, seated on the remaining two cushions, could no longer sit still.
After exchanging a glance, the two fellow disciples once again put on a pitiful performance, weeping bitterly before Hongjun and begging him in every possible way.
At last, they successfully moved Hongjun. Thus, Hongjun made an exception and accepted the two as nominal disciples.
He also bestowed upon them the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus and the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner.
And each of them received a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi as well.
As the disciple-acceptance farce came to an end, everyone could see that Hongjun's talk of accepting disciples had only ever referred to those sitting on the first six cushions.
Whether it was the Three Pure Ones, accepted as direct disciples; Nuwa, his final disciple; or Jieyin and Zhunti, reluctantly accepted as nominal disciples in the end,
it had all been predetermined. It had never had anything to do with them, yet they had gotten excited for nothing.
Everyone felt deeply displeased by this, but there was nothing they could do, nor did they dare voice any objections.
Of course, the most upset and disappointed people were probably Kunpeng and Hongyun, who had originally occupied seats as well.
After all, if they had not lost their seats, wouldn't they be the ones Hongjun had accepted as disciples now?
Kunpeng in particular concealed murderous intent in his eyes as he glared fiercely at Hongyun.
After all, this had all started because of Hongyun. If Hongyun had not been such a meddlesome do-gooder and given his seat to Zhunti,
then Zhunti would never have later forcibly seized Kunpeng's seat.
At that moment, Hongjun suddenly took out another strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi from atop the Dao platform and introduced it to everyone. "This is Hongmeng Purple Qi, the foundation for becoming a Saint."
"Just now, I gave six strands to the Three Pure Ones and the others. They are all destined to become Saints in the future, as ordained by Heaven."
"As for this final strand, it remains ownerless. Let it choose its own master."
Having said that, without waiting for anyone to react, Hongjun released his hand, and the Hongmeng Purple Qi within it flew out.
The strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi flew above everyone's heads, spinning continuously.
Everyone's eyes turned red, for they had all heard what Hongjun had said.
Hongmeng Purple Qi was the foundation for becoming a Saint? To become a Saint, one first had to possess Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Otherwise, one could only attain the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and could not become undying and indestructible like a Saint?
Everyone prayed fervently, hoping to become the lucky one who obtained this strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Yet the Hongmeng Purple Qi seemed in no hurry. At times, it circled above the head of a great mighty one; at other times, it shot away with a swish, constantly drifting about as though it were truly selecting a master.
Finally, the Hongmeng Purple Qi descended and chose Hongyun.
Hongyun received the strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi and burst into excited laughter, wholly unaware of the killing intent surrounding him.
Only Zhenyuanzi, his old friend, saw this and inwardly cried out in alarm.
This final strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi was an enormous opportunity, but it did not seem so easy to claim!
I only hope nothing goes wrong.
Then Hongjun announced his decision to undergo Merger with the Heavenly Dao.
This immediately drew a wave of shocked cries from the crowd. One after another, they put on grand performances, desperately trying to dissuade Hongjun. Though they appeared grief-stricken, inwardly, they all breathed a sigh of relief in unspoken agreement.
After all, if Hongjun did not merge with the Dao, it would be like having a great mountain forever pressing down upon their heads.
That mountain made everyone feel suffocated. Now that it was about to disappear, they naturally felt relieved.
Yet Hongjun seemed unable to see through their insincerity. Moved, he told them that he had placed a Treasure Distribution Cliff outside Zixiao Palace. It was filled with some of his treasure collection, and they could go claim them according to their own fortune.
"Teacher, you are truly benevolent. Thank you, Teacher." This time, everyone was genuinely moved.
With the mood properly set, Hongjun finally dismissed everyone.
The crowd surged out of Zixiao Palace in a swarm and rushed toward Treasure Distribution Cliff.
However, once everyone began dividing the treasures, they suffered another blow.
Because when they claimed treasures, most people only received one or two items, while those who got more received seven or eight.
It could basically be considered quite fair.
But when the six Saint disciples—the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—made their moves,
the scene became absurd.
With a sweep of Laozi's great sleeve, dozens of treasures flew out from Treasure Distribution Cliff: the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern, Xuandu Heavenly Plow, Eight Trigrams Furnace, Golden Silk Rope, Five-Colored Treasure Box, Flying Cloud Cudgel, Sumeru Pot, Dragon Phoenix Zither, and more. It was a dazzling sight.
Yuanshi was no less impressive. With another grand wave of his hand, he too acquired dozens of treasures.
There were the Yin Yang Mirror, Five Fires Seven Birds Fan, Immortal Binding Rope, Wuji Bracelet, Wind Thunder Scissors, Qian Kun Fan, and more, leaving the great mighty ones nearby utterly dumbfounded.
Was this what future Saints were like? Was the fortune of future Saints truly so powerful that they could obtain so many treasures?
But then Tongtian made his move, and that was when everyone truly witnessed what extravagance meant.
Tongtian swept his great sleeve, and a vast mass of treasures came flying out from Treasure Distribution Cliff with a great rush.
Even Tongtian himself was startled. He had not expected to receive more treasures than his two elder brothers combined.
There were already hundreds of treasures: the Heart-Piercing Lock, Heavenly Flower Wonderful Pendant Banner, Golden Phoenix Hairpin, Dragon's Roar Flute, Commanding Saber, Heavenly Secrets Tome, Yin Yang Two Principles Lamp, Taisui Whip, Hunyuan Diagram, Samsara Mirror, Sudden Thunder Zither, Hidden Immortal Scroll, Ruyi Pouch, Eight Desolations Pagoda, Four Symbols Pagoda, Sky Swallowing Hood, Rainbow Piercing Rope, Spirit Shattering Cone, Sun Moon Pearl, Hunyuan Golden Dipper, Golden Cloud Crown, Dragon Tiger Ruyi, and more.
Tongtian's face flushed red with excitement at the sight, while everyone else's eyes reddened with envy, so red they seemed ready to bleed.
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