Hongjun Arrives

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng! This humble Daoist has arrived--"

A figure appeared silently outside Changsheng's Dao Field, and a voice drifted into the Changsheng's Dao Field.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun..."

The moment the voice rang out, an avatar of Ao Changsheng appeared before him, bowing with a smile on his face.

"Please!"

Unlike previous times when they refused to enter Changsheng's Dao Field, they only talked outside the dojo.

This time, Hongjun did not hesitate at all and stepped directly into Changsheng's Dao Field.

And at the moment Hongjun stepped into the Daoist temple.

A smile appeared on Ao Changsheng's lips.

At his current level, even without looking back, seeing the scene behind him is incredibly easy.

The moment he stepped into the dojo, Hongjun's expression remained unchanged.

But Ao Changsheng could clearly sense that Hongjun had breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't a physical relief.

Leaving aside Sage, even newly ascended Earth Immortal can perfectly control their bodies and remain unaffected by emotions and instincts if necessary.

At the level of Hongjun, physical form is not even mentioned.

Even the emotions revealed by the Primordial Spirit, soul, consciousness, and aura can be perfectly controlled.

Ao Changsheng sensed it.

It was simply an intuition, something that seemed to the Unseen.

It might even be just an illusion, or perhaps it was just Ao Changsheng's perception that Hongjun breathed a sigh of relief.

But a slight smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of Ao Changsheng's mouth.

It must have been very tiring, Fellow Daoist Hongjun.

He was in harmony with the Heavenly Dao, and always pretended to be indifferent and heartless.

Ao Changsheng murmured to himself, but did not say it aloud.

See through it but don't say it.

This is Ao Changsheng's consistent attitude.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun is indeed very perceptive. My Great Dao Dao Fruit of the Stars has only just matured, and I was just about to inform you when you arrived."

Ao Changsheng spoke with a light laugh.

At the same time, with a casual wave of his hand, a streak of twinkling starlight rushed rapidly toward them from afar.

But after getting closer...

Only then did the starlight gradually reveal its true form.

A single fruit.

A vast Great Dao of the Stars, seemingly containing billions of stars, condenses upon it.

The Great Dao has no distinction of high or low.

Even the most powerful Great Dao, as long as it is a complete Great Dao, can only touch upon the Supreme Great Dao of Chaos at its peak.

But...

However, the Great Dao has different strengths and weaknesses, because at the same height, different Great Dao represent different widths.

The extent to which they came into contact with the Supreme Great Dao of Chaos varied.

And without a doubt, this is the Dao Fruit of the Great Dao of the Stars.

It is much broader than the Great Dao of Water in Ao Changsheng's previous Great Dao Dao Fruit, and the Great Dao of Chaos of Thunder that had not yet matured.

The moment he saw the Great Dao Dao Fruit of the Stars, a look of excitement suddenly appeared on Hongjun's expressionless face.

Fleeting.

If Ao Changsheng hadn't broken through to the Hunyuan Daluo, transforming his inner world into a vast universe and greatly increasing his strength, he might not have even noticed Hongjun's change in expression.

"Indeed... the benefits to Hongjun of aligning himself with the Heavenly Dao are simply astonishing."

Ao Changsheng sighed inwardly.

Even from these barely perceptible details, one can glimpse just the tip of the iceberg of Hongjun's current strength.

In the Primordial World, perhaps only he truly understood just how terrifying the speed of Hongjun's progress was.

Ao Changsheng had met Hongjun before Hongjun became a saint.

At that time, with the help of the power of the Daoist temple, although I dare not say that I could completely see through Hongjun, I could roughly sense Hongjun's strength.

But now...

Even with his greatly improved strength, he still finds it difficult to fathom Hongjun's current level of power.

It's not that Hongjun's strength far surpasses Ao Changsheng's; it's just that Hongjun, now in harmony with the Heavenly Dao, possesses far more extraordinary abilities than before.

Just like Hongjun now, he certainly can't see through him.

"Good!" Hongjun expressionlessly put away the Great Dao Dao Fruit of the Stars in front of him, and then several more corpses of Chaos Demon God appeared in front of Ao Changsheng.

"This..."

Ao Changsheng's expression turned strange.

"Fellow Daoist Changsheng, there are three Great Dao among these five Chaos Demon God."

"The Great Dao of Disorder is something the Primordial World lacks, while the Great Dao of Metal and the Great Dao of Earth are rewards given to you, fellow Daoist."

Hongjun said this.

Ao Changsheng's expression grew increasingly strange.

When Hongjun threw out these five corpses of the Chaos Demon God.

Ao Changsheng had already noticed.

Five Chaos Demon God.

Two of them are Chaos Demon God the Great Dao of Disorder, which are almost exactly the complete Great Dao of Disorder.

The other three Chaos Demon God, among which the Great Dao of Metal is almost identical to the Great Dao of Thunder from the previous one, are incomplete.

However, the two Chaos Demon God representing the Great Dao of Earth are almost a complete Great Dao of Chaos, just like the Great Dao of Great Dao of Disorder.

So...

Fellow Daoist Hongjun, are you raising the price for him?

Ao Changsheng's expression was undeniably strange.

Moreover... although this Chaos Demon God isn't particularly strong, killing a cultivator of that level is relatively easy.

But to kill it and still preserve its body is not something that can be done easily.

Sensing the faint Power of the Heavenly Dao emanating from the corpse of the Chaos Demon God, Ao Changsheng looked up at Hongjun.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, are there so many Chaos Demon God near the Primordial World?"

"Not many," Hongjun said, shaking his head slightly.

"Although a vast world is very attractive to Chaos Demon God, a world as powerful as the Primordial World would deter many Chaos Demon God from pursuing it."

"These Chaos Demon God... Fellow Daoist, you didn't venture deep into the Chaos World to hunt down the Chaos Demon God, did you?" Ao Changsheng asked.

"Although many Chaos Demon God quickly choose to leave Primordial World Primordial World after sensing its power, there are inevitably one or two Chaos Demon God are unwilling to accept it."

"They are unwilling to leave the area surrounding the Primordial World, and want to find an opportunity to enter Primordial World," Hongjun said softly.

As for the fate of these Chaos Demon God, it goes without saying that they all ended up lying here.

Ao Changsheng nodded.

Although cultivators at this level must have a strong Dao heart, a strong Dao heart does not mean they are without greed.

Even Hongjun at this moment, and even Ao Changsheng standing to the side, did not deny that they also harbored various thoughts of greed and desire.

However, there are very few things that can arouse their greed.

Moreover... with their Daoist principles, they are able to make the most appropriate choices when faced with greed and desire.

Rather than losing one's temper.

"A million years from now, fellow Daoist, come and claim the Dao Fruit of this Great Dao of Disorder!" Ao Changsheng said, then collected the corpses of the five Chaos Demon God.

Certainly.

He did not forget to remove the Power of the Heavenly Dao from the five Chaos Demon God before destroying Human Path.

He performed these actions in front of Hongjun.

Hongjun looked at Ao Changsheng without any change in expression, as if he had not seen the Power of the Heavenly Dao that Ao Changsheng had just destroyed.

"In that case, I will visit you again in a million years," Hongjun said, pausing in his steps.

Instantly, it transformed into a streak of light before Ao Changsheng's bewildered gaze, leaving the dojo in an instant and disappearing from Ao Changsheng's perception.

"They come when there's something to gain, and leave when there's nothing to gain, only to come back next time there's something to gain."

"This isn't right!" Ao Changsheng muttered to himself.

Why did he feel like he had become Hongjun's tool? Clearly, Hongjun should be his tool.

Does this mean that as long as I don't see myself as a tool, then the other person is the tool?

Watching Hongjun's departing figure.

Ao Changsheng shrugged.

He had originally planned to share the intelligence he had gathered during this period with Hongjun.

But that's a pity.

Ao Changsheng felt sorry for Hongjun.

After all, much of the information he had gathered during this period was not good news for Hongjun.

The Four Sacred Beasts, despite possessing an era where the Three Thousand Great Dao were perfectly intact, made no move.

Just watching Hongjun work diligently, gradually completing the Great Dao of the Primordial World, is a major discovery in itself.

Not to mention, beneath the Four Sacred Beasts lies a living Pangu.

This melon could feed Ao Changsheng for a whole year.

"What a pity." Ao Changsheng shook his head slightly.

Originally, his collaboration with Hongjun could have gone even further.

That's right.

Compared to the Four Sacred Beasts, Ao Changsheng still preferred to cooperate with Hongjun.

After all.

Cooperation with four people who are under house arrest is far less interesting than cooperation with Hongjun, who is pretending to be under house arrest even though he is not actually under house arrest.

And...

In the Primordial World, whether it's the Sage, the Heavenly Underworld and the Heavenly Court, or even the Human Race, they are now almost all part of Hongjun's base.

Although this plate isn't very sturdy.

But only this magnificent Primordial World could bring Ao Changsheng joy during his secluded cultivation!

Pity.

Now that he lacks intelligence support from him, Ao Changsheng can only pray that the old fox Hongjun was prepared!

After all.

Just because he can discover something doesn't mean he's the only one who can discover it.

He never underestimated Hongjun.

Ao Changsheng's avatar was sighing with emotion.

Sudden...

One side of the dojo.

A magnificent aura suddenly rose up, and a grand phenomenon appeared in the sky: three illusory flower buds were spinning and slowly blooming.

"Guiling has also attained the Daluo Realm!" Ao Changsheng looked at the strange phenomenon in the Daoist temple from afar, feeling quite emotional.

Looking at the scene before him, he couldn't help but think of the time when he broke through to the Daluo realm; it all seemed like yesterday.

Unbeknownst to him, his disciple also attained the Daluo.

Ao Changsheng smiled as he gazed at the distant horizon.

Those Three Flowers Atop the Head represent all the achievements of Guiling's cultivation, including its aptitude, foundation, Law Power, Cultivation Method, and spiritual attainment.

As the reincarnation of the Black Tortoise whose body once supported the heavens, the Guiling's aptitude is naturally beyond question.

The Guiling cultivates the Dao of Opening Up an Inner World passed down by Ao Changsheng, and its foundation and Law Power are absolutely unparalleled in the Primordial World.

Just watch as the flower buds in the sky slowly unfold...

The flower blooms in its finest form.

The flower is of two grades.

The flower has three grades.

In the blink of an eye, the three illusory flower buds had already blossomed into eleven petals, and the twelfth illusory petal, though slowly, was steadily blooming.

Soon, the Three Flowers Atop the Head blossomed into twelve petals.

Upon entering the Daluo, Guiling displayed astonishing potential for enlightenment.

If it weren't in the temple.

Such an extraordinary phenomenon alone would definitely attract many powerful figures to come and take on disciples; even one or two of the Sages would surely come.

That's right.

This refers to the Sage Zhunti.

In fact, it is perfectly normal for Guiling to be able to bloom with twelve petals at this time.

When one begins to cultivate the Method of Opening Up an Inner World —a method of attaining enlightenment—even if one was not originally in the posture of attaining enlightenment, one becomes in the posture of attaining enlightenment.

Then.

Ao Changsheng saw that in the distance, on the horizon, the Guiling stepped out of its secluded cave abode and into the endless River of Space and Time.

Then, in an instant, he stepped out of the River of Space and Time again.

The two figures stepped in and out almost simultaneously, even briefly overlapping, which looked extremely eerie.

However, this is precisely the characteristic of the River of Space and Time.

The moment you enter the River of Space and Time, the moment you exit will be the same moment you enter it; the transition is seamless, with no time difference whatsoever.

After stepping out of the River of Space and Time.

In mid-air, the Guiling was clearly very excited, his face full of the joy of attaining the Daluo and transcending time and space... a silly grin.

Ao Changsheng understood this deeply, however...