Time passed by unnoticed. As everyone looked at the giant blue cocoon, their initial excitement had vanished, leaving only helplessness.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine years later, the giant blue cocoon began to tremble, and the range of the tremor grew larger and larger. The surrounding space began to crack and collapse, and the tremors accumulated layer upon layer. Finally, the giant blue cocoon disappeared into another dimension, vanishing without a trace.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine years later, at the spot where the blue cocoon of light disappeared, a dazzling nine-colored divine light burst forth. When the divine light faded away, a young man appeared again. If the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was a handsome and carefree god, then this man was a strong and resolute war god.
The young man opened his eyes, looked at the Monkey King, tears of longing welling up in his eyes, and softly said, "Brother, I'm back."
The Monkey King released Ke'er from his embrace and laughed, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Ke'er, why don't you pay your respects to your elder brother?"
Ke'er bowed gracefully to the Taoist priest and said, "Sister Bai greets elder brother. Elder brother is very polite."
The young man, holding two treasures in his hand, quickly said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to be so polite. These are the Five Innate Spirit Flags (Eastern Azure Lotus Flag, Southern Flame Flag, Western Plain Cloud Flag, Northern Mysterious Water Control Flag, and Central Apricot Yellow Flag). Please take them and play with them."
The young man presented a treasure and five flags in a very elegant manner, leaving the crowd below stunned. They thought to themselves, "No wonder they are brothers. The younger brother can wholesale treasures, but the elder brother is just showing off the Five Spirit Flags of the Primordial Spirits. We're speechless."
The young man said, "My dear brother, I have failed you."
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven said, "Brother, you are exaggerating. Although my cultivation has plummeted and my strength has decreased by a million times, even a sage cannot do anything to me."
The young man laughed loudly and said, "Sage? Hmph, I can kill a dozen with one axe."
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven shuddered. This guy is still so fierce! He's really a madman. Doesn't he realize there are only a few saints in the world? He wants to smash them. Even if he had the chance, they wouldn't gather in a bunch and string together waiting for him to smash them.
Zhen Yuan, Zhen Yi, Tong Tian, Tian Ming, and Tian Hou were also greatly shocked. In this light, slaughtering a saint was like killing a pig, and fighting a saint was like bullying him.
Everyone was confused, but Kong Xuan looked at them with disdain and thought: "Hmph, country bumpkins, never seen the world. What's so great about a saint? Do they even know who this is? If they did, their mothers would crawl out of their graves and bite them."
Everyone was stunned, but Kong Xuan was not. He ran over excitedly, pounced on the young man, and said, "Uncle-Master, I missed you so much! You're finally awake!" He even started crying as he spoke, snot and drool running all over the young man.
When Kong Xuan burst into tears, everyone realized: Ah, we haven't paid our respects yet.
Zhen Yuan and Zhen Yi immediately knelt down, saying, "Long live Master Uncle!"
Tianming and Tianhou realized that this was their master, and they quickly knelt down and said, "Disciple Tianming (Tianhou) greets Master, may Master live ten thousand years."
The moment the young man appeared, a song echoed from the chaos: "Lying high in the nine heavens, on the futon I have attained the true Dao beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth. I shall be the master of the sect, Pangu gave birth to the Taiji, and the two polarities and four symbols follow."
One path is passed down to three friends; two teachings, Chan and Jie, are divided.
Upon hearing the song, the leader of the Xuanmen, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who had transformed into Hongjun, waved his hand to dismantle the great formation and instructed Kong Xuan to welcome the Daoist Venerable and the other saints.
Kong Xuan left Penglai Island and said, "Daoist Master, my master sent me to welcome you."
The saints were puzzled, but they soon understood, for a song came from afar: "Lying high in the nine heavens, on a futon I understand the true Dao beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth. I shall be the master of the teachings. Pangu gave birth to the Taiji, and the two polarities and four symbols follow."
One path is passed down to three friends; two teachings, Chan and Jie, are divided.
The leaders of the Xuanmen, the One Qi Transformation Hongjun and all the saints, hurriedly bowed and said, "Disciple Yuanshi (Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, Kunpeng) greets Master."
A young man appeared in the void, waved his hand, and said, "No need, get up."
Kong Xuan said, "Master, please come to my aid."
The saints then realized that they had been too narcissistic; they hadn't been invited at all. They had thought... but they didn't know that if the Daoist Master hadn't come, they probably wouldn't have been able to enter his mountain gate.
Dao Zun looked at Kong Xuan and smiled, saying, "Boy, you haven't become a saint yet? You're really stupid."
Kong Xuan said with a grin, "Teacher, I am dull-witted and therefore cannot become a saint. However, if the Daoist Master were to bestow upon me another supreme treasure, I might become a saint on the spot." As he spoke, he shook the Daoist Master's sleeve, looking like he deserved a beating.
The Three Pure Ones fainted, the Two Western Sages fainted, and even the usually demure Nuwa giggled, attracting everyone's attention. Kunpeng, on the other hand, lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought. The Two Western Sages thought to themselves: This fellow is even more formidable! He's even trying to extort the Dao Venerable! No one else would dare to do that, and even if they did, they'd probably be kicked out of the primordial world by the Dao Venerable and sent flying into chaos.
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven and the First Saint exchanged a smile, both delighted. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven secretly thought to himself: "That's right, Xuan'er, well done! Give him a good squeeze, make him come to pay his respects so late, hmph!" Thinking this, he gave Kong Xuan an encouraging look.
Encouraged by her master, Kong Xuan shook the rocker even more vigorously and called out "Teacher" in a sweet voice.
Unable to bear it any longer, the Daoist Master produced a lotus seed in his left hand and said to Kong Xuan, "Bring me your black lotus."
The Daoist Master took the black lotus, and with a flick of his wrist, it transformed into two lotus seeds. He then threw the lotus seed from his left hand into the lotus seed. The three lotus seeds formed a triangle and slowly rotated. After each rotation, a blue light appeared at the center of the triangle. With each rotation, the lotus seed shrank, and the blue light grew larger. Finally, after thirty-six rotations, the three lotus seeds disappeared, and a blue lotus platform appeared. The Daoist Master threw the lotus platform to Kong Xuan and said to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and the Holy Daoist Master, "Greetings, fellow Daoists. This humble Daoist is Hongjun."
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