Hongjun was filled with frustration.
He truly had to hand it to Tongtian now.
Whenever he let his guard down for even a moment, something immediately became entangled with Tongtian. Yet the man never even showed his face, and his involvement was always passive, leaving him completely outside the tribulation.
Hongjun had to act like a programmer, constantly fixing bugs only to create new ones.
Meanwhile, inside Tongtian's Dao Field, Xu Tong wore a conflicted expression.
"Just as I thought. I knew nothing good would come of Nuwa leaving the Red Embroidered Ball here."
Just moments earlier, the system's voice had sounded again.
"Ding! The Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Red Embroidered Ball, has been detected in the host's possession. Hongjun is currently heading to the host's Dao Field to request it. Will the host hand it over to Hongjun? Please make your choice." "Option one: keep it for yourself and refuse to surrender it. Reward: a Chaos Supreme Treasure, the World-Destroying Millstone." "Option two: keep it and preside over the Heavenly Marriage yourself. Reward: an innate extraordinary treasure, the God-Slaying Spear." "Option three: remain in seclusion and hand it over to Hongjun. Attend the feast? Whoever wants to can go. Reward: the Innate Spiritual Treasure, three lights divine water."
Looking at these three options, Xu Tong was somewhat speechless.
The system was getting better and better at tempting him.
It was even offering something like the World-Destroying Millstone as a reward.
Wasn't it afraid he might act on impulse and actually choose the first option?
Xu Tong grumbled inwardly.
But he quickly dismissed the thought. Leaving everything else aside, merely keeping the Red Embroidered Ball and deliberately obstructing Hongjun's efforts to advance the Heavenly Dao was something Hongjun would never forgive.
Xu Tong was certain that if he