The Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System's Second Mission: Yuanfeng

Kong Xuan was the first peacock in heaven and earth.

During the ancient Dragon-Han Calamity, Yuanfeng had bowed to pressure from the Heavenly Dao and given up on being reborn through nirvana.

Instead, she had sacrificed her own bloodline and given birth to Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

From then on, one of the two brothers became the first peacock in heaven and earth.

The other became the first Golden-Winged Great Peng in heaven and earth.

Kong Xuan later endured countless hardships before finally achieving greatness. In the battle of the Investiture of the Gods, he could be said to have stood head and shoulders above all other heroes.

It was said that his true strength had already reached the Quasi-Saint level, and he disregarded anyone below a Saint.

His signature Five-Colored Divine Light, in particular, was said to be capable of brushing away anything.

He would later become the commander of Three Mountains Pass.

Yang Jian, Nezha, Jiang Ziya, and the others had been utterly powerless to fight back against him.

Thinking of Kong Xuan's exploits and looking at him now, Ye Xuan found the contrast rather stark.

The corner of Ye Xuan's mouth twitched slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan, of course I know you. You were born with great strength and an unyielding spirit. Vast as the Primordial World is, you can venture anywhere in it alone. Who on earth injured you like this?"

Just then, Kong Xuan's expression abruptly changed. He turned to Ye Xuan and said,

"Fellow Daoist, I was hunted down by enemies and came here badly wounded. Now I've exhausted my strength and can no longer flee."

"I hope you'll lend me a hand and help me escape my pursuers. I'll repay you handsomely in the future!"

Hearing this gave Ye Xuan a headache.

Kong Xuan was so powerful, yet he had been injured this badly. What could Ye Xuan possibly do?

Yet Ye Xuan was unwilling to let go of the karmic connection Kong Xuan had delivered right to him.

Just as he was caught between a rock and a hard place, a voice suddenly exploded in Ye Xuan's mind like thunder.

["Ding! The host has encountered Kong Xuan, triggering a Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System mission!"]

["Ding! The mission is to find Yuanfeng's corpse, bring it back into the light of day, and fulfill her dying wish."]

["Ding! Upon completion, the host will receive control over Yuanfeng's corpse, Yuanfeng's essence blood, and Nirvana Divine Fire."]

Hearing the system notifications, Ye Xuan's mouth twitched.

Has the Hongmeng Corpse-Driving System's second mission arrived?

Is this mission about Yuanfeng?

The first was Ancestral Dragon, and this time it's Yuanfeng. Will the next one be Primordial Qilin?

This mission really isn't going to be easy.

But when he thought of the rewards, Ye Xuan's heart burned with anticipation again.

Control over Yuanfeng's corpse, Yuanfeng's bloodline, and Nirvana True Fire-every one of them was a truly terrifying reward.

It seemed he would have to start with Kong Xuan if he wanted to complete this mission.

Before Ye Xuan could react, Kong Xuan's urgent voice came again.

"Are you willing to lend me a hand, Fellow Daoist?"

Kong Xuan took a deep breath.

"Of course I'm willing to lend you a hand, Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan. But what should I do?"

Seeing Ye Xuan agree, Kong Xuan took a deep breath.

Then, in a flash of light, he transformed into a ball of fire and landed directly on Ye Xuan's hand.

It formed a flame totem.

Ye Xuan glanced at the flame totem on his hand, then pretended to continue on his way.

Sure enough, a moment later, two extremely powerful energies came rushing toward him.

The two energies came whistling to Ye Xuan's side and stopped abruptly.

The light faded, revealing two powerful figures, a man and a woman.

The man was a tall, fair-skinned, plump Daoist.

He wore Daoist robes and looked endearingly good-natured.

But the Daoist was rather disheveled at the moment. His robes were badly torn and stained with large patches of blood; he was clearly badly injured as well.

The woman beside him was rather tall and slender, with beautiful features and Daoist robes.

She wore a golden crown for female immortals on her head and looked exceptionally striking.

The two appeared beside Ye Xuan and were both slightly taken aback when they saw his attire.

As far as they knew, there were no powerful figures in the Primordial World who dressed like this.

"Fellow Daoist, might you have seen a streak of multicolored light disappear?"

Although the woman looked proud, she was reasonably polite.

Ye Xuan, however, was startled.

What on earth is going on today?

Why do I keep running into powerful figures one after another?

Both of them gave Ye Xuan the same unfathomable impression.

Are these two Kong Xuan's enemies?

Seeing that Ye Xuan remained silent,

the plump Daoist hurried forward and said,

"Fellow Daoist, I am Daoist Duobao, a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian. This is my junior sister, Golden Spirit Holy Mother. The two of us brothers are pursuing a peerless demon. If you know anything, please tell us."

Hearing Daoist Duobao introduce himself, Ye Xuan was startled.

They're Daoist Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother?

No wonder they managed to injure Kong Xuan so badly. Both of them are Quasi-Saint-level powerhouses.

Daoist Duobao was Sect Master Tongtian's first senior disciple, unfathomably powerful and the Interception Sect's strongest fighter. He could withstand Guangchengzi's treasure, the Heaven-Overturning Seal, with his bare body.

Golden Mausoleum Holy Mother was likewise an extraordinarily powerful figure.

It was said that Golden Spirit Holy Mother had fought three of the Twelve Golden Immortals single-handedly in the Myriad Immortals Formation without falling behind.

And all three Golden Immortals had been riding their mounts, which was enough to show just how terrifying Golden Spirit Holy Mother's strength was.

Both of them would become mainstay warriors on their side in the future.

Ye Xuan hurriedly returned their greeting.

"So Daoist Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother have come here. I am Wuming, merely a wandering cultivator. It is truly a great fortune to meet you both today. What sort of demon are you pursuing?"

"Fellow Daoist Wuming, the two of us, senior brother and junior sister, are pursuing a demonic peacock."

"This demonic bird is a descendant of the phoenixes, an ancient clan of sinners. The peacock possesses boundless magical power, is exceptionally vicious, and is especially skilled at swallowing living creatures whole."

"Recently, I obtained a method from our master for cultivating a golden body through Heaven and Earth Manifestation. I was gathering the essence of the sun and moon atop a snowy mountain to cultivate it when, unexpectedly, the peacock spotted me and swallowed me in one gulp."

"Fortunately, I still had some magical power left. I completed my golden body inside the demon's belly, then began a battle of spells with it."

"Although the demon had eaten me, it could do nothing to me. But I could not escape its belly either. After we had been locked in a stalemate for a long time, I used a spell to summon my junior sister to my aid."

"With my junior sister's help, I finally tore open its back and escaped. The two of us fought it and only just managed to defeat it, but as we were about to kill it, the demonic bird seized the chance to flee."

"So the two of us pursued it all the way here. If you see it, Fellow Daoist, you should avoid it as soon as possible. That demon is exceedingly fierce."

As Daoist Duobao said this, he seemed to be implying something.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan was startled.

What the hell!!!

Why does this sound so familiar?

Isn't this the story of our Buddha Tathagata and the Mother of Buddhas, Peacock Great Wisdom King, from the Journey to the West Calamity?

At that moment, a fact struck him like a bolt from a clear sky.

Duobao, standing right in front of me, is actually the future Buddha Tathagata.

In the later stages of the Investiture of the Gods war, Tongtian was defeated, but Duobao dared to draw his sword against Taishang Laozi.

In the end, Taishang Laozi captured him in the Myriad Immortals Formation.

Later, Taishang Laozi traveled west through the mountains and seas, Transforming Barbarians into Buddhas.

He turned Duobao into Shakyamuni.

Ye Xuan had not expected this hidden episode in Shakya Mani's life to have taken place at this time.

The future Peacock Great Wisdom King was actually the present-day Kong Xuan.

Ye Xuan had actually stumbled upon it. Fate truly made fools of people.

At that thought, Ye Xuan hurriedly spoke.