Zhao Gongming's Secret

"Junior Brother Gongming, there's something I'm not sure if I should ask?"

"Eldest Senior Brother, please ask away. I, Gongming, will definitely tell you everything I know, without holding anything back."

Hong Ze nodded, hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Are you and Junior Sister San Xiao blood siblings? And what are your true forms?"

The reason Hong Ze hesitated was because he knew this matter was definitely a secret between Zhao Gongming and San Xiao.

After all, once one's true form is known to others, one's weakness is also held in their hands.

That's why Hong Ze hesitated for a moment. Even so, he didn't forget to add a sentence.

"Of course, if Junior Brother Gongming finds it inconvenient to say, you can just pretend I didn't ask."

After speaking, he picked up the wine bowl in his hand again and toasted Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming picked up the wine bowl, drained the wine in one gulp, then sighed and said.

"Since Eldest Senior Brother has asked, there's no reason for me, Gongming, not to tell.

My three sisters and I are all transformed from a colorful cloud from the beginning of creation. Later, we took human form and attained the Dao, then became disciples under Master."

Hong Ze nodded when he heard Zhao Gongming reveal his identity.

Actually, Hong Ze wasn't surprised at all by the identity Zhao Gongming revealed.

After all, this has always been the setting in later Primordial World novels.

However, there was one thing Hong Ze had never figured out, and that was why Red Cloud Ancestor, also a congenital cloud, was able to make it to the Zixiao Palace lecture.

So, he simply asked Zhao Gongming, "Junior Brother Gongming, is there any connection between you and your siblings and Red Cloud Ancestor?"

"If you say there's a connection, it can only be considered the same race.

Because there wasn't just that one red cloud at the beginning of creation. Born at the same time was the colorful cloud that is the true form of us four siblings.

It's just that Red Cloud only produced one spiritual consciousness, unlike our true form, the colorful cloud, which generated four spiritual consciousnesses. That's why he took human form one step earlier."

Hong Ze nodded after hearing this, then asked Zhao Gongming again.

"Then, does Junior Brother Gongming have any grudges with the Demon Race? Or rather, any conflicts with those few princes of the Demon Race?"

Being asked this by Hong Ze, Zhao Gongming couldn't help but frown for a moment, trying to recall the past.

Suddenly, Zhao Gongming seemed to remember something and immediately spoke to Hong Ze.

"If Eldest Senior Brother hadn't mentioned it, I, Gongming, would have almost forgotten about this matter.

Back when the ten Golden Crows caused chaos in the Primordial World, the great witch Hou Yi of the Witch Race used the Vermillion Bow White Arrow to shoot down nine Golden Crows.

Those nine Golden Crows fell onto the Primordial World and wanted to revive by relying on the Sun True Fire.

It just so happened that I encountered them, and I used the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl passed down by Master to stabilize the boundless Weak Water and extinguish the Sun True Fire.

And I took away the corpses of those nine Golden Crows together, preparing to refine them into a magic treasure for future use.

It's just a pity that after tens of thousands of years, I, Gongming, still haven't found a way to refine the Golden Crow corpses.

"So, if Zhao Gongming has any grievances with the demon race, it would be this act of preventing the nine Golden Crows from being resurrected."

With that, he waved his hand at Hong Ze, and the corpses of the nine Golden Crows appeared before Hong Ze.

At this, Hong Ze finally understood. It turned out the reason was here all along.

No wonder Daoist Lu Ya didn't hesitate to incur karma himself, using the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead to take Zhao Gongming's life.

It seems Zhao Gongming was the one who acted, causing the nine brothers to completely lose their vitality, and at the same time, he took their corpses.

Let alone Daoist Lu Ya, if this had happened to Hong Ze, Hong Ze would absolutely not have let Zhao Gongming off the hook.

He immediately spoke to Zhao Gongming, saying, "No wonder I saw a great karma between you and the demon race in your physiognomy. So this is what happened.

To resolve this karma, the only way is to find the remaining Three-legged Golden Crow.

Either gain his forgiveness, or directly put him to death, otherwise Junior Brother Gongming will surely perish at his hands."

Zhao Gongming nodded, "Gongming has noted it. I will definitely find a way to find that remaining little Golden Crow to resolve this karma.

These nine Golden Crow corpses are useless to Gongming. It would be better to give them to Eldest Senior Brother today.

Perhaps with Eldest Senior Brother's ability, he can refine them into a magical treasure, who knows."

As soon as Zhao Gongming handed the nine Golden Crows to Hong Ze, a cool energy filled his entire body.

Finally, it formed a law within his sea of consciousness.

This couldn't help but make Zhao Gongming feel his opportunity; breaking through to Great Luo Golden Immortal was already close at hand.

He immediately stood up, drained the wine in his bowl, and then spoke to Hong Ze.

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother, for your kind hospitality. Gongming will not disturb Eldest Senior Brother today. In the future, Gongming will surely prepare a generous gift and come to thank you again."

After speaking, he once again performed a half-master's bow to Hong Ze.

Seeing Zhao Gongming preparing to leave, Hong Ze directly spoke to him.

"Junior Brother Gongming, if you have time, take a trip to Mount Wuyi. There are two people there who are fated with you. If possible, take them as your disciples."

Although Hong Ze didn't think he had the ability to change Zhao Gongming's fate, he could at least offer some helpful reminders within his power.

As for whether Zhao Gongming could meet Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao and avoid the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl encountering the Treasure-Dropping Coin again, that would depend on his own fortune.

Zhao Gongming nodded at Hong Ze, "Gongming has noted it."

After speaking, he bowed to Hong Ze again, turned around, and left Hong Ze's Thatched Cottage.

On Three Immortals Island, the Three Xiao Maidens were currently waiting for news from Zhao Gongming, to see if he had also obtained an opportunity from Hong Ze.

"Big Sister, do you think Brother can find an opportunity with Eldest Senior Brother?" Bi Xiao looked at the sea and asked Yun Xiao.

"Senior Sister Jin Ling and the others wouldn't lie to us. Eldest Senior Brother is definitely not an ordinary person.

However, whether Brother can find an opportunity with Eldest Senior Brother still depends on his fortune."

Speaking of Yun Xiao, she was definitely an extraordinary existence within the Jie Sect.

Her cultivation had not only reached the Late Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, but her temperament was also incomparable even to the direct disciples.

If it weren't for the karmic ties of the demon race she carried, perhaps Master Tongtian would have accepted her as a direct disciple.

Even without accepting her as a direct disciple, he was still very fond of Yun Xiao.

He didn't hesitate to give her the Innate Spiritual Treasure Primal Chaos Golden Chalice and the killing weapon Golden Flood Dragon Scissors.

This also made Yun Xiao's status in the Jie Sect very high, to the point where even Duobao Daoren had to defer to Yun Xiao.

As for her two younger sisters, and even Zhao Gongming, they were even more obedient to Yun Xiao's words.

Therefore, as soon as Yun Xiao spoke, a hint of anticipation couldn't help but appear on Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao's faces.

Just then, Zhao Gongming's figure appeared in mid-air and arrived at Three Immortals Island in the blink of an eye.

Yun Xiao had already seen the changes that had occurred in Zhao Gongming, because at this moment, Zhao Gongming's cultivation had surpassed hers.

She immediately came forward and asked, "Brother, did you find an opportunity with Eldest Senior Brother?"

Zhao Gongming nodded with a face full of smiles. "Not only did I obtain an opportunity with Eldest Senior Brother, but I also received various benefits.

However, now is not the time for me to explain in detail to you, because I am about to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. I still need the three Junior Sisters to protect me."