After walking for a short while, a palace appeared before Xuan Tian's eyes as if the clouds and mist had dispersed. The palace was surrounded by a hazy purple light. It stood there abruptly in the chaos, but it didn't feel out of place at all. On the contrary, it made people feel that the palace should have been there, and had always been there. It felt very natural.
Xuan Tian glanced at the plaque above the gate, "Zixiao Palace," and sighed inwardly, "I really don't know how high Hongjun's cultivation level is." Then he chuckled to himself, "Is the Heavenly Dao so easy to understand?" After thinking it over, he looked again and then started walking towards Zixiao Palace.
Two boys were already waiting outside the palace gates. These two were the ones Hongjun had enlightened again after they left Haotian Yaochi. The boy was called Zidian and the girl was called Fenglei. Their names were very strange, and their personalities were also very strange. The name Zidian seemed somewhat feminine, but his personality was very masculine. The girl, Fenglei, seemed irritable, but she was actually very gentle.
Upon seeing Xuan Tian arrive, the two quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Zi Dian (Feng Lei) greets Senior Brother Xuan Tian."
Seeing this, Xuan Tian smiled and opened his hand, revealing two withered wood fruits. He handed them to the two boys and said with a smile, "Junior brothers and sisters, there's no need for formalities. You two are very fortunate to be by your teacher's side. Here, have these two fruits to satisfy your cravings."
Upon seeing this, Zi Dian immediately took it and handed another one to Feng Lei. Feng Lei looked at Xuan Tian somewhat awkwardly, but seeing Xuan Tian smiling, he took the fruit and put it in his sleeve.
Seeing Feng Lei's reaction, Zi Dian put the fruit away, thinking to himself: "Indeed, Senior Brother Xuan Tian is just as Senior Brother Hao Tian said. He is the most generous and the easiest to get along with among the saints."
After thinking it over, Zidian said to Xuantian, "Thank you, Senior Brother." Fenglei also thanked him.
Xuan Tian laughed and said, "No need for formalities. As a sage, I am obliged to teach and enlighten the people on behalf of my teacher, but I cannot serve by his side. It is you two who have served our teacher since Junior Brother Haotian left, thus performing the ceremony of serving our teacher on behalf of us sages. I am both grateful and envious. Being able to stay by our teacher's side is truly a great fortune." After Xuan Tian finished speaking, a hint of envy appeared on his face.
However, Zi Dian disagreed with these words. In his opinion, there was nothing good about staying by Hong Jun's side. The vast Zi Xiao Palace was only occupied by the two of them and Hong Jun, which was very lonely and there was nothing to be happy about. At this time, he was in the prime of his youth and envied Hao Tian Yao Chi, who could become a Heavenly Emperor, rule over all the immortals, and live a carefree life.
Xuan Tian glanced at their expressions, shook his head, and sighed inwardly: "They don't know how to cherish what they have until they regret it later." Although he sighed, he didn't say anything, only saying, "I have come here to see the Dao Ancestor. Please inform him on my behalf, junior brother."
Zi Dian then remembered the important matter and quickly said to Xuan Tian, "Senior Brother, we are here to welcome you on the orders of our Master. Please follow me." After saying that, he reached out to help him and then led the way inside.
Xuan Tian followed, and after a short while, they entered the inner hall. The person Xuan Tian had come to see was sitting on the cloud bed; it was none other than Hong Jun. After Zi Dian and the other man led Xuan Tian inside, they left.
Xuan Tian ignored the two as they left, and simply stood quietly to the side watching Hong Jun. "Hmm, I wonder how many years have passed, and he's still the same. Not even the wrinkles on his clothes have changed." Xuan Tian thought to himself, sighed inwardly, and walked forward. He stopped in front of Hong Jun's prayer mat, bowed respectfully to Hong Jun, and said, "Disciple Xuan Tian greets Master."
Hongjun slightly opened his eyes, which he had kept closed for who knows how long. His eyes were cloudy, yet clear to others, a clarity within chaos that was incomprehensible.
Hongjun looked at Xuantian before him and nodded almost imperceptibly, saying softly, "Sit." As he spoke, a futon appeared behind Xuantian without warning. Xuantian wasn't surprised; after witnessing so many things he couldn't understand, he had become numb.
After Xuan Tian sat down, Hong Jun shut up again and said nothing.
Xuan Tian knew that Hong Jun was waiting for him to speak. He pursed his lips and was about to speak when he heard Hong Jun speak unexpectedly.
Hongjun opened his eyes and said to Xuantian, "I know your purpose in coming."
Xuan Tian thought to himself: Damn it, he's just showing off again. But he said aloud, "In that case, is there a solution?"
Hongjun glanced at Xuantian, then closed his eyes again. After a long while, when Xuantian finally grew impatient, he spoke again, "Do you know why the great calamity of heaven and earth has begun?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Tian was stunned, as he truly had no idea why this great calamity had occurred.
"I don't know." Xuan Tian shook his head, frowned, and said, "My teacher once said: All living beings in the world face tribulations. Just like ordinary people, those who cannot transcend life and death will undergo tribulations through reincarnation to settle their karma. If one achieves success in cultivation and reaches the Golden Immortal realm, one can settle life and death and not enter reincarnation. However, one's own karma cannot be settled. The karma of all living beings in the world must be completed, otherwise, it will accumulate and eventually form immeasurable tribulations. During immeasurable tribulations, the Heavenly Dao will be damaged, and even saints will have to fight for that sliver of life."
Hongjun said, "That is indeed the case, but this cause and effect is not the main reason for the great calamity."
Upon hearing Hongjun's words, Xuantian became even more puzzled. Was there another reason for this great calamity?
"The total amount of matter in the universe is always constant. Pangu separated heaven and earth, carving out a world from the endless chaos, and then transformed himself into the universe and all things, creating all living beings in the four directions." At this point, Hongjun paused and glanced at Xuantian, but unfortunately Xuantian was preoccupied with his own thoughts and did not notice this.
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