It turned out that Red Cloud had only detonated his physical body. His Primordial Spirit had attached itself to the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd and begun fleeing toward Five Villages Temple! "Oh no! After him!"
The detonation of Red Cloud's body had already caused an enormous upheaval. Fearing that any delay would bring complications, Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng hurried after him. But a moment later, the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd suddenly crashed into a mass of karmic fire and was forced back!
"Hahaha! This Hongmeng Purple Qi is mine!"
Along with the karmic fire, a Daoist shrouded in bloody baleful qi suddenly appeared. He stood upon the Twelfth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, holding the treasured swords Yuantu and A Bi in his hands. It was Minghe! Clearly, he had been waiting for some time, playing the sparrow lurking behind the mantis all along! "Minghe, you shameless bastard! Damn you!"
At the sight of Minghe, Taiyi could not help unleashing a torrent of abuse.
They had just exhausted themselves fighting Red Cloud and even suffered his self-detonation, only for Minghe to reap the rewards in the end! "Hehehe! In any case, thank you, fellow Daoists. This Hongmeng Purple Qi is mine!"
Laughing, Minghe reached for the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd before him. Meanwhile, Red Cloud, whose spirit clung to the gourd, knew he could not escape his doom today. His face filled with sorrow. "Ah, how I regret it! If only I had listened to fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi and gone back to Five Villages Temple with him to cultivate in seclusion!"
But there was no medicine for regret in this world. However bitter Red Cloud felt now, it was useless.
Knowing the tragic fate awaiting him, Red Cloud displayed his unyielding resolve and shouted, "The Heavenly Dao is unjust!"
Rumble!
The explosion