Upon hearing Hu Le's words, everyone turned their gaze to the statue in the main hall.
The statue depicted an old Taoist priest, sitting cross-legged on a blooming lotus flower, clutching an ancient scroll of the Taiyi Heavenly Book in his arms. His face was kind and slightly aged.
Overall, it doesn't look much different from common statues of gods, but it does have one unique feature: the old Taoist priest has his eyes closed.
However, upon hearing that this old Taoist was the patriarch of Guan Kong and the others, Hongjun Taoist and the other immortals looked at Hu Le with curiosity.
They were filled with doubt and wondered to themselves: "Isn't this Xuanxiang's master Taiyi?"
When did you find a new master outside?
Who exactly is this mysterious old Taoist priest?
However, considering Hu Le's current cultivation level and strength, the person he respectfully calls his master must possess extraordinary cultivation and spiritual attainment...
Upon hearing this, Guan Kong and Yuan Huang responded in unison, then walked side by side to the statue, each lighting an incense stick and inserting it into the incense burner.
As the incense smoke curled upwards, it transformed into wisps of fragrance that lingered throughout the hall.
Guan Kong led Yuan Huang and the others back a few steps to the prayer mat, where they began to perform the three kneelings and nine kowtows ceremony before the statue behind the incense table.
"Observing emptiness..."
"Yuanhuang..."
“Kongkong’er…”
"..."
After Guan Kong and the other six disciples announced their names, they kowtowed to the ground and shouted, "...Greetings, Ancestor!"
After they finished their prayers, the statue suddenly emitted thousands of divine rays.
This divine light displayed seven colors, as dazzling as a rainbow, and transformed into wisps of mist that permeated the hall.
Upon seeing this, all the immortals raised their heads and looked towards the statue.
The Taiyi Heavenly Book in the statue's hand began to shine brightly, and the pages turned automatically, releasing wisps of purple energy.
The purple aura swirled once in the hall before drifting away towards Guan Kong and the other six people.
They reached out and caught the purple aura, which suddenly contracted into a ball, transforming into a crystal-clear jade talisman.
After Guan Kong and the others received the jade talisman, they were first taken aback, but then they immediately understood and hurriedly kowtowed to the statue again.
"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure!"
However, the statue did not respond. The Taiyi Heavenly Book in its hand stopped turning and closed, and the originally shining seven-colored divine light gradually dimmed.
After the seven-colored light in the hall dissipated, Guan Kong and the others carefully held the jade talisman and stood behind Hu Le.
Hu Le scrutinized everyone's faces, gave them a few final words of advice, and then let them leave.
After leaving the Taoist temple, the immortals began to stroll and explore the world within Hongmeng City, gradually becoming familiar with their surroundings.
Soon after, as they gained a better understanding of the place, they all chose suitable locations in this land to establish their own training grounds.
Guan Kong and the others were also driven out of the main hall by Hu Le, and then they met Zhi Yang and Tai Chong.
Finally, led by the two, they arrived above the void rift. Following the example of the other Taoists, they sat cross-legged in the void and silently activated the Primordial Spiritual Treasure within their bodies, beginning to sense the Primordial Great Dao emanating from the other side.
The Tongtian Sect Leader also discovered the wonders of this place.
However, since he does not possess any Primordial Spiritual Treasure, he cannot go there for the time being.
So he began searching for the rare and precious materials he needed in this land.
Unfortunately, the spiritual treasures in this world have already been plundered countless times by other cultivators.
He searched for some time but still couldn't collect them all.
Left with no other choice, he went to the Taoist temple to find Hu Le.
At this moment, Hu Le was still sitting cross-legged in front of the statue. When he saw the Tongtian Sect Leader coming, he opened his eyes, raised his hand and pointed, and a futon immediately appeared not far away.
"Please have a seat, fellow Daoist," Hu Le said calmly and in a composed tone.
Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader bowed to Hu Le, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you for offering me a seat, fellow Daoist."
After saying that, he sat down without any hesitation.
Hu Le nodded slightly, then asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you settling in well here?"
The Tongtian Sect Leader smiled and calmly replied, "As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. I feel that this place is not much different from the primordial wilderness..."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Hu Le finally asked about the purpose of the Tongtian Sect Leader's visit.
"I wonder what brings you here to see me this time?" Hu Le asked softly.
The Master of Heaven didn't mince words and directly stated his intentions.
"I wish to refine a primordial treasure, but unfortunately, I lack the rare and precious materials I have. Therefore, I would like to venture into the primordial chaos to search for them."
I've come today to say hello to you, fellow Daoist."
Upon hearing this, Hu Le couldn't help but smile and said, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such trouble. If you're missing anything, just ask me for it."
The Tongtian Sect Leader shook his head. "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Dao, but I have already troubled you many times. I am really sorry to bother you again with some rare and precious materials."
He, the Tongtian Cult Leader, was certainly not the kind of person who was greedy and insatiable.
Hu Le smiled calmly after hearing this: "You said they are just rare and precious materials, how could I care? If you are really in trouble, you can return them to me when you find them in the future."
"This..." The Tongtian Sect Leader hesitated.
While traveling to the primordial chaos is not difficult, finding suitable rare and precious materials will take a lot of time, and one may even come away empty-handed.
"What rare and precious materials do you lack, fellow Daoist? Just tell me. If I have them, I will lend them to you. There's no need to be so polite with me," Hu Le said again.
Seeing that Hu Le was quite sincere, the Tongtian Sect Leader no longer hesitated and listed the rare and precious materials he needed one by one.
The Tongtian Sect Leader rattled off the names of more than a dozen rare and precious materials, each one a marvel born from the primordial chaos.
However, Hu Le did not show any emotion after hearing this.
He once roamed in the primordial chaos, traveling through countless universes, and even occupied a part of the primordial universe on his own.
During this period, he acquired countless rare and precious materials.
Therefore, although the treasures mentioned by the Tongtian Sect Leader seemed incredibly precious, they were not unusual for Hu Le, because he already possessed many more.
After the Tongtian Sect Leader finished speaking, Hu Le picked up the jade ruyi beside him and gently struck the golden bell next to him.
Not long after, Jiaoyue slowly walked in, bowed to the two of them, and greeted them: "Greetings, teacher."
"Greetings, Martial Uncle."
After she got up, Hu Le instructed, "Go to the treasury in the back hall and fetch some rare and precious materials to give to your Uncle Tongtian..."
As he spoke, he named those rare and precious materials.
After remembering this, Jiaoyue immediately went to the back hall.
Before long, she returned carrying those rare and precious herbs.
Each of these treasures possesses a unique aura and radiates its own spiritual light; when they collide, they evolve into boundless wondrous phenomena.
Jiaoyue presented these treasures to Tongtian Jiaozhu.
The Master of Heaven glanced at them, waved his hand, and put them into his sleeve.
Then, he bowed to Hu Le and said, "Thank you for your kindness, brother. I am unworthy of it..."
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