Chapter 28: The Twenty-Eighth Day of Paying Homage to the Dao Ancestor and Creating the Game...
After Yuan Yi had sorted out all the earth veins entangled with demonic energy, inscribed the formations, and established a framework suitable for the game's operation, he finally saw the message sent by Tongtian.
[Tongtian: Urgent! It's at the entrance, come quickly!]
I checked the time; it was half an hour ago. And besides that sentence, there was no other information.
This was the first time Tongtian had sent such a brief message to her. Could it be that he had really encountered an emergency? An hour had already passed.
Ignoring the sticky demonic energy clinging to his body, Yuan Yi pulled himself out of the earth veins and ran towards the cave entrance.
There was no towering figure at the entrance, only two enormous shadows.
Looking up, he saw Tongtian and another young man in purple sitting on a tree branch. Tongtian was instructing the other young man on the game screen: "You can buy more spirit beast eggs."
"Tongtian, you really can't forget about spirit beast eggs," was Yuan Yi's first thought. Then he remembered Tongtian's urgent message. What was so urgent? Was it perhaps teaching someone how to play a game?
Tongtian also saw Yuanyi emerge at this moment. He smiled and waved happily from the treetop: "Fellow Daoist Yuanyi, I have found the person you are looking for. This is Senior Hongjun."
Hongjun? Is it the Hongjun she's thinking of, the future Dao Ancestor and the representative of the Heavenly Dao?
Yuan Yi looked at the purple-robed Taoist, but met his gaze with deep, unfathomable eyes. He imitated Tongtian's smile, forcing a wry one. However, having not seen outsiders for so long, his smile appeared forced and insincere.
Yuan, the Heavenly Dao Black Household, was filled with demonic energy. He trembled all over, and the only thought left in his mind was: It was you, Tongtian, who brought the Japanese into the village.
Half an hour ago, when Tongtian brought the tree branch that Hongjun had broken off, he found that he could not find the entrance to the earth's veins.
Even the editor's message went unanswered, immediately revealing that Yuan Yi was too engrossed in the game to pay attention to the modifications.
Of course, we couldn't just sit around waiting with our seniors. Fortunately, Yuan Yi's game modifications were very effective, and the previous game is now getting a signal again.
Tongtian immediately pulled out the game formation he had used before and enthusiastically shared the game with his senior: "Senior, this is the 'Eliminating Calamity' game I mentioned before."
No amount of talk can compare to playing it once. In Tongtian's opinion, no one dislikes this game. It has everything: farming, cute pets, and combat. Even if full-screen gameplay isn't convenient, it offers a screen mode. The game's creator, Yuanyi Daoist, is truly a genius.
Hongjun remained expressionless, simply following Tongtian's instructions to register an account. He watched the promotional video that Yuanyi had meticulously edited and produced with great interest, and even learned to pause and skip ahead without being taught.
"How did you do that?" Even his usually indifferent expression showed a hint of curiosity.
What Tongtian saw was exactly the scene of Qingjiu using the formation to resolve the calamity energy. What a coincidence, he had asked Fellow Daoist Yuanyi about this on the way.
He immediately used his own game as an example, analyzing the array formations laid out on it one by one: "Exchange array, teleportation array, connection array, Nine Shifts Mysterious Universe Array..." There were over a hundred of them, but Hongjun had never heard of most of them.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Yi's mastery of formations is extremely high; many of her formations are her own creations." Tongtian exclaimed in admiration. It was only during his time traveling with Yuan Yi that he learned that formations could be used in this way.
"The principles of morality are profound, and there is no end to learning." Although Fellow Daoist Yuan Yi's cultivation level is not high, his mastery of formations is something that even Tongtian, a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, would have to admit defeat to.
Tongtian believed this from the bottom of his heart, so he spoke with utmost sincerity.
Hongjun checked each formation one by one and nodded in agreement.
He was now certain that the fellow Daoist Yuan Yi was not the Demon Ancestor Rahu. Rahu, who primarily cultivated the Dao of Slaughter, would not have created such a vibrant array. The vitality and merit flowing between the patterns were undeniable; this contradicted Rahu's Dao.
"Very good."
Seeing the emotion on his senior's face and his praise of the game, Tongtian was even happier than if he had received praise himself. So he enthusiastically explained to Hongjun how to play the game and even offered to play online with him, giving Hongjun in-game gifts and helping him quickly pass the beginner stage.
"This array pattern can be expanded upwards. As long as there is enough spiritual power, it can once again stimulate the power of life and cause a double critical strike."
“Life force is the lingering charm of the Dao. This formation can simulate the growth of all things, regenerate spiritual power, and restore nature.” Hongjun said his understanding of the Dao while playing the game. Although he only said a few words, each word had its unique meaning when it reached Tongtian’s ears. It was all about his understanding of the Dao.
It seems that even my elder brother's understanding of the Dao is inferior to that of this senior. Tongtian once again confirmed that this senior's cultivation in the Dao was not shallow.
"Thank you, senior." After a while, Tongtian opened his eyes, his aura becoming much calmer.
She immediately broke into a smile, completely losing her composure, and leaned close to Hongjun's shoulder, continuing to nag, "We can stock up on more Jade Flowers for later use in missions, otherwise we'll be stuck for a while later."
Hongjun then turned his head to look at Tongtian, and then turned back to plant the Jade Flower twice more, following Tongtian's guide, until the warehouse was full before continuing to the next task.
Tongtian watched Hongjun play the game, rambling on about his experience from playing for several months. Hongjun diligently followed the strategy step by step to achieve what Tongtian called a "perfect start." For a time, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
It wasn't until Yuan Yi saw Tongtian's message and broke through the earth's veins to come to the tree that Tongtian snapped out of his spectator state.
Hongjun followed the events of Tongtian and looked down at Yuanyi. He saw a little girl below entangled in demonic energy that had almost materialized. Within the demonic energy was a spiritual body connected to the primordial earth veins. Upon closer inspection, it was a withered ginseng fruit tree, inside which hid a soul that was not destined for anything.
So this is the variable beyond destiny.
Because of this variable, Tongtian was able to meet him ahead of schedule. Hongjun instantly understood the ins and outs of the matter.
His expression remained unchanged. After nodding to Yuan Yi, he turned his gaze to the screen, stared at it for a long time, and then harvested the mature spiritual plants one by one with his hands.
Tongtian, who was sitting to the side, was not so patient. When he saw that Yuan Yi's hair, which was covered in demonic energy, was stuck to his clothes, making him look like an innocent cat covered in mud, he couldn't wait to jump down from the tree.
"How did it get like this?" Tongtian gathered spiritual power in his hands and used it to expel all the demonic energy from Yuan Yi's head along his hair.
In an instant, Yuan Yi felt much clearer on his head, so he took action on his own, still drawing arrays with his hands, collecting all the demonic energy into a small jade bottle.
Once the sticky feeling on his body subsided, Yuan Yi finally had the mind to summon the water mirror to check his current state. He saw that although the demonic energy had weakened considerably, traces of it still remained on the hem of his clothes, his hair was disheveled, and the corners of his clothes were flying everywhere. He certainly didn't look presentable enough to be seen in public.
So he just appeared in an even more chaotic state to meet the future Dao Ancestor, and was even covered in the demonic aura of the Dao Ancestor's nemesis.
Yuan Yi closed his eyes, feeling that either social death or real death would inevitably befall him.
But what else could he do after seeing her? Yuan Yi made a hand seal and cleaned himself up as quickly as possible, even straightening his hair neatly. After making sure there were no problems with his body, he put on a polite smile and prepared to formally meet his future business partner.
Since Yuan Yi was being so cautious, Tong Tian couldn't personally handle his friend's clothes. He simply nodded slightly when Yuan Yi gestured with his eyes, indicating that there was no problem.
Then she took out a jade lotus hairpin from her sleeve and inserted it into Yuan Yi's plain hair.
“It looks better this way.” Faced with Yuan Yi’s confused look, Tong Tianxia subconsciously touched the tip of his nose, turned his head and explained, “This thing has a calming and concentration effect, which is suitable for you.”
There is indeed a cool feeling on the top of my head, and the hairpin looks really good and suits me well.
Still thinking about visiting the Dao Ancestor who was not far away, he didn't have time to think about the reason why Tongtian did this, and decided to go and pay his respects.
But when he looked up, he met Hongjun's eyes again, and he stared at them for who knows how long without moving.
Wasn't the senior playing a game earlier? Tongtian suddenly felt a flush on his face, meaning that his rude behavior had been seen.
Yuan Yi didn't think too much about it. He prepared his words in his mind and bowed, saying, "Yuan Yi greets Senior Hongjun."
Hongjun stared at the tree for a few more seconds, and Yuanyi's heart leaped into her throat. She had thought that Hongjun's nod meant she had passed the first test, but now, being stared at like this, she felt as if he could see right through her.
As a blacklisted individual in the Heavenly Dao, Yuan Yi never intended to meet Hong Jun in person. At most, he could only talk to Hong Jun about his demon-slaying plan through the game interface.
After all, Hongjun is the future representative of the Heavenly Dao, which, in game terms, is equivalent to the game rule regulator, while Yuan Yi himself is a bug in the game, or even a virus that may cause a chain reaction.
As a game designer, the general idea is to deal with such bugs as early as possible to avoid subsequent problems or even the possibility of game crashes.
Judging from one's own experience, Yuan Yi, being a bug, certainly couldn't just run right up to Hong Jun; who knows if he'd be wiped out by the hunter.
Others may not know, but Yuan Yi, who is familiar with the primordial system, clearly understands that Hongjun, who possesses the Jade Disc of Creation, already has a portion of the authority of the Heavenly Dao, and becoming the future Dao Ancestor is a foregone conclusion.
Yuan Yi still wanted to live and didn't want to court death. But she never expected that Tongtian would be so reckless. In the short time it took him to go out and play a game, he directly dragged the future Dao Ancestor to the gate, giving her a big scare.
Yuan Yi felt an itch to give someone a good whack, but unfortunately, he couldn't beat either of the two people present.
Since things have come to this point, and we've already met, let's scrap the previous plan and start over. Some plans are more effective when she handles them personally than when someone else relays them.
Yuan Yi tried to ignore the gazes focused on him, and mentally re-planned how to tailor "Farm Battle" to the Dao Ancestor.
At this moment, Hongjun also put away the game he was planting, fell from the tree, and hovered in front of Yuan Yi, staring straight into Yuan Yi's eyes.
Yuan Yi immediately got goosebumps all over his body, feeling as if he were being stared at by a god or demon from outer space.
After a long while, a smile slowly appeared on his face, still somewhat awkward but revealing a sense of certainty: "At fifty in the Heavenly Cycle and forty-nine in the Escape Cycle, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Having not spoken for a long time, he paused before continuing, "You are fine, there's no need to worry." As he spoke, a purple light condensed at his fingertips and lightly touched the jade hairpin on Yuan Yi's head. Yuan Yi immediately felt refreshed.
Has she been recognized? Yuan Yi's heart, which had been in her throat, instantly relaxed. It seems that transforming into a ley line has solved the problem of being an unregistered resident. Otherwise, how could Hongjun possibly recognize her like this?
Now we must strike while the iron is hot, lure Hongjun away, and work together to deal with the future destroyers of the earth's veins, since the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Author's note: *Search on Baidu.
Tongtian: Speed up, harvest, reach max level today!
Hongjun: One by one, one by one, you're right, continue with one.
Yuan Yi: You mean I went to see the Dao Ancestor with a black hat pedigree and demonic aura? [Angry]
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