Li Daoyi, who comes from a Taoist background, goes into the mountains to look for the green ox he has raised since childhood and accidentally transmigrates to the world of The Smiling, Proud Wander...
"How is that possible?"
"Again."
Hongjun deduced this repeatedly for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. The ominous feeling in his heart still lingered.
"Disperse..."
Hongjun said helplessly, and then the power of the Heavenly Dao on his body slowly disappeared, and he returned to his original state.
Although he merged with the Dao, he normally separated himself from the Heavenly Dao in order to maintain his own identity. This is because if he were to merge with the Heavenly Dao for a long time, he would gradually lose himself and eventually become emotionless and without perception, becoming a complete puppet of the Heavenly Dao.
"What exactly happened?" Hongjun muttered to himself.
He then began to calculate again, this time predicting the Investiture of the Gods. The result was naturally normal; the calamity was already brewing in the direction of Xiqi, just as he had predicted before.
“Something bad must have happened just now, but what could it be? Even I, who has merged with the Heavenly Dao, cannot deduce it,” Hongjun pondered.
Accustomed to being in control of everything, he suddenly found that something was out of his control, a feeling that Hongjun disliked very much.
He then took out a jade slip and spoke to it.
"Yuanshi, come quickly to Zixiao Palace."
After doing all this, Hongjun calmed himself down a bit, closed his eyes again, and waited for the arrival of Yuanshi Tianzun.
On the Sun Star, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi pressed their palms together, and a stream of energy flowed through their bodies, but neither of them showed any sign of waking up.
Lu Ya couldn't help but feel a little worried, then looked at Li Daoyi, only to see that he looked confident, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
“The primordial spirit has recovered, but the physical body has not yet recovered,” Li Daoyi said.
"Mengmeng," Li Daoyi called out.
"Yes," the little guy said obediently.
"Lend me some ginseng fruit," Li Daoyi said.
Okay.
After Mengmeng finished speaking, she waved her little hand, and countless ginseng fruits appeared all around her, each one enveloped in energy to prevent the flames from burning.
"Hiss..." Lu Ya gasped, looking around in disbelief at the sheer number of ginseng fruits.
“Ginseng fruit is the spirit of wood, and wood generates fire, so it’s the best thing to use it to reshape their physical bodies,” Li Daoyi explained.
After saying that, he waved his hand at the ginseng fruits in the sky, and a large number of ginseng fruits immediately flew towards the two people he controlled. After getting close to the two people, the energy shield covering the ginseng fruits disappeared, and the ginseng fruits turned into pure wood energy and flowed into the two people's bodies.
"Splash..."
One by one, ginseng fruits flew towards the two from the sky, continuing for a full quarter of an hour, until finally the two stopped absorbing them.
At this moment, the ginseng fruits in the air were still densely packed, and it seemed that not many had been consumed. However, Lu Ya roughly counted them and found that several thousand had just been consumed, which showed how exaggerated the number of Mengmeng's ginseng fruits was.
“That’s enough,” Li Daoyi said.
"Oh." Mengmeng nodded, and with a wave of her hand, the ginseng fruit in the air instantly disappeared.
Lu Ya couldn't help but swallow hard. What was wrong with this child? Where did he get so many ginseng fruits?
However, Lu Ya's attention was soon drawn to the two figures in the air. The two figures' bodies were becoming more and more solid, and the golden crow phantoms above their heads were full of vitality. The two golden crows began to circle above the two figures, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Chirp...chirp..."
Two golden crows flew towards the three of them and then slowly landed on the ground. Their huge bodies slowly knelt down in front of Li Daoyi and bowed deeply to him. One of the golden crows looked at Lu Ya with eyes full of love. This one was Di Jun.
Li Dao nodded to the two golden crows, then grabbed Mengmeng, who wanted to step forward, and the little girl immediately looked dissatisfied.
The golden crow slowly rose, flew back to its physical body, and finally transformed into two streams of energy that entered its body.
The auras of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi gradually stabilized, and soon the two opened their eyes at the same time.
"Big brother."
"Taiyi."
They both spoke at the same time, their eyes filled with tears.
Donghuang Taiyi stretched out his hand, and the Donghuang Bell above their heads was summoned, slowly shrinking until it was the size of a palm and landed in Taiyi's hand.
The two then rose up and flew down from the sky.
"Thank you for your life-saving grace, senior," the two bowed and said.
"No need for formalities," Li Daoyi nodded with a smile.
“Father, Uncle.” Lu Ya knelt down before the two men.
"Good boy." Di Jun quickly helped Lu Ya up, and the father and son immediately embraced tightly.
"I never imagined we would be reborn. Back then, I was just taking a risk," Donghuang Taiyi said with deep emotion.
“Senior, my brother and I heard your conversation just now. What happened back then was a grave sin of our demon race. Lu Ya, we will keep our promise to you. From now on, the demon race will never let down the human race.” Di Jun released Lu Ya and said to Li Daoyi.
"No problem, no problem," Li Daoyi nodded.
"Although you two have been resurrected, a new calamity has begun, and you must be prepared."
"A new calamity?" Di Jun and Tai Yi exchanged a glance, a hint of unease flashing in their eyes.
“Indeed, this is a great calamity affecting the Three Realms. No one can escape it, not even the high and mighty saints,” Li Daoyi said.
"How is that possible? Even a saint cannot be harmed by countless calamities," Taiyi couldn't help but say.
"Whether or not they add clothes is not up to them to decide," Li Daoyi said domineeringly.
The two brothers were stunned for a moment, then realized that the person in front of them was so powerful that he could even bring out his own source, so he must be an unparalleled expert. However, the two were still curious about Li Daoyi's identity, as they had never heard of him before.
"Alright, let's go out." After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the surrounding scenery changed instantly. When they reappeared, they had left Sun Star.
"Your Majesty!" three voices exclaimed excitedly.
When Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi looked over, they saw Bai Ze, Kunpeng, and Jiuying kneeling before them, their expressions extremely excited.
"Alright, alright, you're all well. Rise, no need for formalities."
“Bai Ze, you certainly didn’t disappoint me,” Donghuang Taiyi continued.
Bai Ze deserves much credit for their resurrection. His understanding of Taiyi led to Lu Ya's journey to the Sun Star, which in turn brought out the supreme powerhouse Li Daoyi. Otherwise, it's unknown when the two brothers would have recovered.
"Why aren't you thanking me? You ate so many of my fruits," Mengmeng said, somewhat unhappy.
"Ah, yes, yes, thank you, thank you." Di Jun and Tai Yi quickly said to Mengmeng.
"Fruit?" Bai Ze was taken aback.
He then noticed Li Daoyi's presence, realizing he had forgotten to ask him because he was too excited.
"Haha, this is Li Daoyi, Senior Li, the one I told you about." Kunpeng laughed at this moment.
Li Daoyi nodded to Bai Ze.
"Thanks to his intervention, we were both able to be resurrected," Di Jun said.
"Thank you, senior." Bai Ze and Jiu Ying hurriedly bowed to Li Daoyi.
"Alright, that's all over. I should go now."
"Before I leave, I'd like to remind you not to reveal your identities for now. I have other arrangements for you afterwards," Li Daoyi said to Di Jun and the other man.
"We'll do whatever you say," the two replied hastily.
Then Li Daoyi looked at Mengmeng.
Will you come back with me?
"Hehehe... I'm not going back, I haven't had enough fun yet." Mengmeng hid behind Kunpeng in an instant, poked her head out and made a face.
"Haha, whatever you like, farewell everyone," Li Daoyi said with a smile.
He then turned around and made a gesture in the void, creating a spatial rift. Li Daoyi stepped into it and disappeared.
"Alas... I never imagined that such a person existed in the primordial world," Emperor Jun sighed.
"Your Majesty, this place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's go back first," Bai Ze said.
The group then disappeared into the chaotic space.
Not long after everyone left the chaotic void, a figure flew towards the direction of Zixiao Palace; it was none other than Yuanshi Tianzun.
Yuanshi seemed to sense something and stopped to look in the direction of the Sun Star. Of course, he didn't see anything unusual, but for a moment just now, he seemed to feel that someone was spying on him.
After a moment's hesitation, Yuanshi flew towards the outer edge of the Thirty-Three Heavens once again.
"Hongjun is indeed powerful; he can sense even this." Li Daoyi's figure slowly appeared near where Yuanshi had just disappeared. He guessed that Hongjun must have sensed something, which was why he summoned Yuanshi alone.
"There are still many surprises for you, just wait and see." Li Daoyi smiled, then turned and left.
Li Daoyi returned to Chaoge, where someone was already waiting for him inside the Zhutian Tower.
"Fellow Daoist, you're back." The person who came was the Sage Tongtian.
"Why are you here?" Li Daoyi was a little surprised. He had only been gone for an hour, so how could this guy have come at such a coincidence?
"Didn't Junior Sister Nuwa summon the demon race last time? After I returned, I found that none of my disciples had received the summons. So, having nothing better to do, I came here again." Tongtian sipped his tea, acting as if he were one of the guests.
“I know she only summoned the Demon Saint,” Li Daoyi said with a smile as he sat down.
"Demon Saint? What's going on?" Tongtian asked, having already learned that Kunpeng had also been summoned.
“It’s related to the death of Master Huanglong,” Li Daoyi said.
"Which demon saints did this?"
“No, it was my men who did it,” Li Daoyi said.
Tongtian was taken aback at first, then nodded and didn't ask any more questions. It was already quite generous of him not to applaud the death of a minor Da Luo, especially since he was a disciple of the Chan Sect. But what Li Daoyi said next startled him.
Li Daoyi then spoke.
"The demon Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi have been resurrected."
"Pfft..." Tongtian spat out a mouthful of tea, staring at Li Daoyi in disbelief.
Is it really necessary to get so worked up?
Li Daoyi said calmly.
“How is that possible? Weren’t they both dead long ago?” Tongtian asked.
"As expected of a treasure, it even managed to keep it from you," Li Daoyi praised.
"A supreme treasure?" Tongtian was somewhat puzzled.
"The Chaos Bell, also known as the Eastern Emperor Bell, preserved a trace of their primordial spirits back then, allowing them to escape and disappear. Just now, I resurrected them." After saying this, Li Daoyi reached out and poured himself a cup of tea, as if he had done something insignificant.