Tens of thousands of years passed just like that.
Hongjun was to preach the Dao at the Purple Cloud Palace three times in total, each lasting three thousand years.
It was now his second preaching.
Countless innate gods and demons broke through one after another, reaching the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal or even Daluo Mystic Immortal.
Mu Chen's cultivation also progressed slowly, and he was now at the third level of Primordial Unity True Immortal.
Though he was still an ant, he barely possessed a sliver of strength to protect himself.
A hundred thousand years later.
"Congratulations, host. Fishing complete. You have obtained the Dragon Clan divine ability: True God Lightning Control Method!"
A torrent of memories instantly flooded Mu Chen's mind.
He learned it.
With a slight stir of his thoughts.
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled across the sky within a radius of ten thousand meters, immense and terrifying bolts roaring and flickering within it.
He casually slapped a hand toward the sea.
A pillar of lightning as thick as a mountain peak descended from the sky, instantly blasting a thousand-meter pit into the sea.
"Badass!"
Mu Chen grinned.
As expected of a powerful divine ability of the Dragon Clan.
He had only used his Primordial Unity True Immortal cultivation just now.
If he unleashed the Quasi-Sage-level power he possessed within the Star Sea Grand Formation.
He reckoned the entire sea region would be destroyed.
"Congratulations, host, on learning the True God Lightning Control Method! Please continue choosing." "One: fish for a hundred thousand years to obtain the supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure: Demon Suppression Pagoda." "Two: travel to the Purple Cloud Palace, instruct the Three Pure Ones on their opportunity to attain sagehood, and meet the mighty figures of the Primordial World to obtain the innate supreme treasure: God-Slaying Spear!"
The God-Slaying Spear!
Mu Chen was tempted.
However... that was all.
Wasn't it just the most powerful weapon for slaughter?
What was so great about it!
With anguish written all over his face, Mu Chen gritted his teeth and refused.
Seclusion.
More seclusion.
Mu Chen rarely woke, immersing himself wholeheartedly in cultivation.
One day.
Two powerful fluctuations of presence came from the sky.
They were extraordinarily formidable.
Mu Chen took a look.
It was actually Kunpeng and Ancestor Hong Yun.
The two were currently locked in a fight to the death.
Hong Yun fled with grievous injuries.
Behind him, Kunpeng moved at incredible speed, covering tens of millions of li with a sudden spread of his wings as he followed closely behind Hong Yun.
Mu Chen understood.
During the preaching at the Purple Cloud Palace.
Hong Yun had yielded his seat to Zhunti, who had pretended to be pitiful.
Yet Zhunti had then used this to help Jieyin occupy Kunpeng's seat.
Now everyone had abruptly realized that those seats were seats of sagehood.
At the thought of losing his opportunity to attain sagehood, Kunpeng was naturally beside himself with rage.
This was why Kunpeng killed Hong Yun in anger in the Primordial World.
But in Mu Chen's eyes.
It was purely because Zhunti and Jieyin were shameless.
Because of this, Mu Chen also had not the slightest fondness for the Buddhism of the future.
Far too hypocritical!
"Kunpeng has been detected pursuing Hong Yun to kill him. Host, please choose. "One: casually save Hong Yun while fishing and gain Hong Yun's goodwill." "Two: remain indifferent and allow him to die to obtain one random Innate Spirit Treasure." "Three: help Kunpeng ambush and kill Hong Yun to gain Kunpeng's goodwill and obtain the divine ability A Thousand Li Within Inches."
Mu Chen gave it some serious thought.
Ancestor Hong Yun's true form was the very first red cloud from when heaven and earth first opened.
Gaining his goodwill represented auspicious fortune and could increase Mu Chen's merit.
As for an Innate Spirit Treasure... he did not even want a chaos supreme treasure, so naturally it held no appeal.
Moreover, Hong Yun was kind to others by nature. Compared with the proud and arrogant Kunpeng, Mu Chen was more willing to save Hong Yun.
Having decided, Mu Chen extended one hand.
He shouted.
"Come in."
Hong Yun had thought his chances of survival were one in ten. His eyes lit up at these words, and he charged straight into the Cloud Sea Grand Formation.
Seeing this, Kunpeng flew into an uncontrollable rage, and his true form also crashed straight into the Cloud Sea Grand Formation.
Mu Chen snorted coldly.
He unleashed the True God Lightning Control Method with Quasi-Sage strength.
In an instant.
Thunderbolts blanketed all heaven and earth, as though the world were ending.
Even someone as powerful as Kunpeng let out a miserable howl, his entire body flying backward hundreds of thousands of zhang before disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Kunpeng had yet to reach Quasi-Sage strength, so naturally he was no match.
Mu Chen sent his opponent flying with a single blow.
He turned his head and asked.
"How are you?"
Ancestor Hong Yun spat out a mouthful of blood and shook his head.
"My injuries are too severe. I can only disperse my cultivation and cultivate anew. But I thank you for your immense kindness, Senior. I have no way to repay you, so I can only offer the Innate Spirit Treasure Nine-Nine Red Cloud Soul-Scattering Gourd in return. I hope you will shelter Hong Yun once more, Senior."
With that.
A fiery-red gourd slowly flew into Mu Chen's hand.
It was three chi and three cun long, fiery-red and crystalline throughout.
Mu Chen knew.
The Innate Gourd Vine grew on Mount Buzhou and bore seven innate gourds, one each of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
This was one of them.
It contained endless red gauze that could blanket heaven and earth and scatter people's souls.
This was a genuine treasure!
Mu Chen's eyes lit up.
After Ancestor Hong Yun finished this, his physical body instantly dissipated, returning to his original red-cloud form.
Immediately afterward.
This red cloud slowly merged into the sea of clouds above Mu Chen's head. Compared with the other white clouds, he stood out especially vividly, like a piece of cotton candy.
Mu Chen scratched his head.
Reincarnating to cultivate anew?
Wasn't that equivalent to wiping all his memories?
Even if he awakened again in the future, he would no longer be the Ancestor Hong Yun of today.
Then Hong Yun's true form right now... since he wasn't running away, did that mean he belonged to him?
After all, the first red cloud between heaven and earth, an existence capable of attaining sagehood, had to be a supreme-grade innate supreme treasure at the very least, right?
Perhaps he even had a chance to become a chaos supreme treasure.
At this thought, Mu Chen smiled.
Not only had he obtained an Innate Spirit Treasure, but he also possessed the world's only Hong Yun.
It truly was a day of delightful surprises.