The Origin of 'Hongyun'

On the edge of the Blood Sea.

Kunpeng and Taiyi looked at each other in disbelief at the crimson clouds that permeated the Blood Sea in the distance.

"Does the Demon Master know what the red mist is?" Taiyi asked, frowning.

"I don't know." Kunpeng shook his head, his brows furrowed as he stared at the bewitching clouds that almost enveloped the entire vast Blood Sea.

"However, this stuff is dangerous! I have a feeling that even a tiny bit of it would cause a lot of trouble."

"That thing is Hongyun!"

Suddenly, from the few parts of the Blood Sea below that were not shrouded in crimson mist, Minghe's figure slowly emerged, answering Taiyi and Kunpeng's questions.

"The Minghe!"

"Hand over the Primordial purple qi!"

The moment the Minghe appeared, Taiyi and Kunpeng decisively attacked Minghe.

As for that bright red mist?

Who cares about that stuff? Of course, seizing the Primordial purple qi is more important!

Boom!

It was clearly a technique meant to capture and imprison, but the moment it touched the Minghe...

The Minghe shattered directly, transforming into the sea of the Blood Sea, and then re-merged into the Blood Sea.

"That trick again!"

Taiyi and Kunpeng's expressions changed slightly at the same time.

They were deceived by Minghe's false identity, which allowed Minghe to seize the Primordial purple qi.

I got scammed again this time!

Don't waste your energy!

Within the Blood Sea, a Minghe slowly rose once more, whispering, "I swear to the Heavenly Dao, that Primordial purple qi is no longer with me!"

Upon hearing Minghe's words, Taiyi and Kunpeng, who were about to make another move, immediately stopped and frowned as they looked at Minghe.

"When Hongyun died, I was too close to him, and the eruption was too sudden. I didn't have time to dodge and was swept up along with the Primordial purple qi."

As Minghe spoke, he gazed at the crimson mist above the Blood Sea, his expression extremely grim.

"Wait, Fellow Minghe Styx, you're saying this mist is Hongyun?" Kunpeng suddenly realized, pointing at the bright red mist with disbelief.

"I witnessed it with my own eyes: when Hongyun died completely in the Blood Sea, his body transformed into this red mist."

As Minghe spoke, a hint of regret lingered on his face.

When he first saw this scene in the Blood Sea, he didn't pay much attention to it, after all, wasn't the Hongyun itself just a 'Hongyun'?

Isn't it normal for someone to revert to their original form after dying?

But by the time the Hongyun had completely turned into mist, Minghe's Primordial Spirit sent a warning and tried to escape, it was already too late.

"The moment Hongyun died, this red mist erupted. I was too close to Hongyun at the time and had no time to dodge. I was swept up along with the Primordial purple qi."

"Getted caught up in it?"

Kunpeng and Taiyi frowned as they looked at the Minghe, somewhat puzzled.

Even if you got caught up in it, you got out now, didn't you?

Surely the Primordial purple qi couldn't possibly be corroded by that mist!

Sensing the gazes of Kunpeng and Taiyi, Minghe understood their thoughts and, after a slight hesitation, began to explain.

"My true form is somewhat special; this entire Blood Sea is my true form, making it almost impossible for me to take on a physical form. Therefore, those who walk outside are avatars formed from the waters of this Blood Sea."

As soon as Minghe finished speaking, Taiyi and Kunpeng's expressions changed slightly, and they looked at Minghe with a hint of shock.

The entire Blood Sea is its true form!

Taiyi and Kunpeng glanced sideways at the Netherworld Blood Sea, which was shrouded in crimson clouds and whose dimensions were measured in tens of thousands of light-years.

"This..."

If Minghe wasn't deceiving them, then... who could possibly kill this guy?

"It seems... the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation is not working again!" This strange thought suddenly arose in Taiyi's mind.

"Fellow Minghe Styx, why would you tell us this information?" Kunpeng suddenly asked.

Seeing the distrust in Kunpeng's eyes, Minghe felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

If they could, who would want to reveal their hand to others? But the problem is, isn't there no other way right now?

"Taiyi, Fellow Kunpeng, the Primordial purple qi is located at the very center of this cloud formed from Hongyun. The only way for your Demon Race to obtain the Primordial purple qi is to eliminate this cloud."

Pointing to the Hongyun filling the sky, Minghe said bluntly, "Now that things have come to this, I no longer crave any Primordial purple qi. I only wish to dispel this mist as soon as possible and preserve my Blood Sea."

Taiyi and Kunpeng looked at the Blood Sea -red waters that were corroded where the Hongyun met the Blood Sea, exchanged a glance, and confirmed Minghe's explanation.

Watching the two depart, Minghe couldn't help but sigh.

"I hope the Demon Race can find a way to obliterate this damned Hongyun!" Minghe gritted his teeth inwardly.

I wish I could step into the river of time right now and slap my past self a few times.

Why covet the Primordial purple qi? Why not just let Hongyun and Kunpeng leave obediently?

Moreover, even if you manage to stop them, if you follow your instincts early on and kill Hongyun, you'll still leave behind a large Blood Sea.

They insisted on making him run to the center of the Blood Sea before he died, so that the entire Blood Sea would be covered.

Turning around to look at the crimson clouds above his Netherworld Blood Sea, and especially thinking about how these clouds were eroding his Netherworld Blood Sea, Minghe felt a pang of heartache.

Even if the clouds and mist don't dissipate quickly, they cover a large area!

The vast Blood Sea was almost entirely shrouded in crimson mist, except for a few scattered corners at the edges.

"If this continues, after a few Immeasurable Tribulation, my Netherworld Blood Sea will probably be completely wiped out," Minghe said with a pained expression.

"No, we can't just rely on the Demon Race. I must also find a way to resolve this 'Hongyun'!"

After saying this, the Minghe turned into blood and merged back into the Blood Sea.

"The Heavenly Emperor may now leave—"

A voice filled with boundless hatred and terrifying murderous intent echoed throughout the entire Mount Wanshou area.

In the sky, Dijun gazed down at Mount Wanshou, which was shrouded in a golden barrier, and saw a pair of eyes glaring at him with fury.

"Withdraw the formation!" Dijun shouted, and the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Formation behind him immediately dispersed. After withdrawing the formation, the hundreds of millions of demon soldiers transformed into a demonic cloud and returned to the Heavenly Court.

Before leaving, Dijun turned to Zhenyuanzi again and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Zhenyuan, we are all seekers on the path of cultivation. I hope you understand!"

After saying that, Dijun turned around and followed the millions of demon soldiers.

Watching the retreating Demon Race, Zhenyuanzi, who stood ramrod straight in the Five Villages Temple on Mount Wanshou, seemed to have all his strength drained away.

She sat down on the ground, her eyes, once filled with hatred, now filled with deep sorrow.

Scenes from his past interactions with Hongyun involuntarily flashed through Zhenyuanzi's mind.

"Brother Zhenyuan, hurry, hurry, bring out that Ginseng Fruit so I can have a good taste."

"Brother Zhenyuan, tell me, can I become a saint? My cultivation is so low, how about I just give you this Primordial purple qi?"

"Brother Zhenyuan..."

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun!" Zhenyuanzi looked up at the white clouds on the horizon, his eyes slowly turning red.

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun, perhaps for you, Guixu is a liberation!"

"After Guixu, and getting rid of that Innate Calamity Sha Qi, perhaps the pain won't be so bad!"

As Zhenyuanzi looked at the white clouds in the sky, he seemed to see Hongyun's smiling face again.

"Well, is the Emperor Wa Nuwa willing to take action?"

In the Heaven Beyond Heaven, before the womb of the Primordial World, Dijun and Taiyi, seeing Fuxi return from Chaos, hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

Fuxi shook his head and said softly, "My sister said that Hongyun is related to the Primordial purple qi, the foundation for attaining the Dao, and no Sage should interfere in this matter."

"No Sage should interfere in this matter!"

Dijun and Taiyi's expressions stiffened slightly, but they both breathed a sigh of relief.

They were still self-aware enough to know that if Nüwa intervened in the matter of the Hongyun, the Primordial purple qi would ultimately not fall to them.

In the end, it will definitely belong to Fuxi.

"Does Your Majesty know the origin of those clouds and mist, or if there is any way to deal with them?" Taiyi asked hurriedly.

"Hmm!" Fuxi nodded slightly, a hint of solemnity appearing in his eyes. "The source of the red mist left behind after the fall of the Hongyun is the Innate Calamity Sha Qi!"

"Innate Calamity Sha Qi?"

Dijun and Taiyi exchanged bewildered glances.

What is that?

They've never heard of this in their tradition!

"The Innate Calamity Sha Qi is the source of all calamities, disasters, and malevolent energies in the world. It should have manifested in the previous era, becoming a demon that Primordial World on the primordial world and stirred up Boundless Immeasurable Tribulation Primordial World."

"As a result, he was encountered by Fellow Daoist Hongyun, who had not yet taken human form, and accidentally absorbed him into his body, thus ending the birth of this demon."

"Furthermore, since Fellow Daoist Hongyun took human form, he has suppressed this Innate Calamity Sha Qi Primordial World!"

"Over countless years, that Innate Calamity Sha Qi gradually merged into Fellow Daoist Hongyun's true form, transforming into the Calamity Sha Cloud and Mist above the Blood Sea."

"Although Fellow Daoist Hongyun's Quasi-Sage cultivation greatly amplified the power of this Innate Calamity Sha Qi, it also rendered it impure, thus losing its ability to incite a great calamity!"

After speaking, Fuxi sighed softly, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun, what a pity!"

Dijun and Taiyi looked at each other, somewhat incredulous.

Is Hongyun someone who saved the Primordial World?

Is this a case of judging a book by its cover?

"It's my fault! If I had known that Fellow Hongyun would be like this, how could I have..." Eastern Emperor Taiyi looked at Fuxi with a face full of regret.

"Emperor Xi, did the Emperor Wa say how to let Fellow Hongyun rest in peace?"

"Merit!"

Fuxi shook his head slightly and said, "Aside from Sage taking action, the only thing that can purify that Calamity Sha Cloud and Mist is merit, a great deal of merit!"

"Forehead..."

Taiyi thought of the Calamity Sha Cloud and Mist that stretched across tens of thousands of light -Blood Sea years above the Blood Sea, and cautiously asked, "How large is it?"

"Fifty-six Heavenly Court!" Fuxi looked up at the sky, no, he looked up at the Chaos and said.

Dijun: "..."

Taiyi: "..."

I don't want this Primordial purple qi!

Goodbye! No need to see me off!

"Huh? How come a causal thread has suddenly found its way to me?"

In the East Sea, Ao Changsheng looked at the causal lines knocking on the door of his dojo with a puzzled expression.

Especially since this cause and effect is not a good cause, but clearly a cause and effect line of evil.

As an honest and virtuous immortal who cultivated in his own temple, Ao Changsheng couldn't understand when he had gotten himself into this mess!

Ao Changsheng opened the seal on the dojo, and the causal thread immediately rushed towards Ao Changsheng, and then...

He held it in Ao Changsheng's hand, looking at this thing that casually tried to crawl into his body with a face full of disgust.

"Let me see where this cause and effect comes from..."

Ao Changsheng pinched the causal thread and began to examine it.

Then, after a while... Ao Changsheng came to his senses, barely suppressing the urge to swear, but in the end, he couldn't help but raise his middle finger to the sky.

"You're trying to pin this on me!"