Chapter 76 The Dao Ancestor Bestows a Treasure
Who are the ones who just obtained the foundation for enlightenment? At the very least, they are disciples of the Dao Ancestor, and they all have the Dao Ancestor standing behind them. What does Hongyun have? Is he Zhen Yuanzi?
Hongyun, however, was stubborn and hadn't learned to be cautious in his words and actions despite the lessons he learned from Chang Hao. He stood there, overjoyed, saying, "Thank you, Teacher, for this treasure."
Hongjun was speechless for a moment. Was this person really stupid or was he pretending?
"After today, Zixiao Palace will be closed, and will not appear except for urgent matters. My treasures from my younger days are now useless. I—"
Lao Tzu bowed and replied, "Master, your disciple is here."
"I now bestow upon you the supreme treasure of heaven and earth, the Taiji Diagram, which can suppress destiny. I hope you will use it well and pass on my lineage." Hongjun took out the Taiji Diagram, which sensed its destined owner and automatically transformed into a stream of light, which was then subdued by Laozi.
"Primordial Beginning—"
“Disciple is here…” Yuanshi bowed deeply.
"I now bestow upon you the Pangu Banner, a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, which can suppress destiny. I hope you will use it well and pass on my lineage." Hongjun took out the Pangu Banner, and the Pangu Banner, sensing its destined master, automatically transformed into a stream of light and fell into Yuanshi's hand.
Yuanshi received a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, and his expression softened slightly.
When it was Tongtian's turn, Hongjun hesitated for a long time. Tongtian was a man of strong emotions who valued brotherhood and friendship the most. After hesitating for a moment between the God-Slaying Spear and the Four Swords of Immortal Execution, Hongjun finally decided to choose the Immortal Execution Sword because it was known that it could not be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages, and thus added another advantage to the Daoist sect.
"Reaching the Heavens—"
Tongtian breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing his master hesitate for a long time, he thought he didn't want to bestow the magic weapon upon him.
"I now bestow upon you the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, the supreme treasures of heaven and earth, and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram. Once the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation is unleashed, it cannot be broken by any but the Four Sages. You must use it with utmost care." As soon as Hongjun finished speaking, everyone turned pale. Teacher, you are being far too biased.
With a loud 'boom,' everyone present paled. Only the Four Sages could break through this barrier. Who else in the prehistoric world could resist the Three Pure Ones in the future? Dao Ancestor, you are too biased.
"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure." Tongtian replied quickly. Unlike the Pangu Banner Taiji Diagram, the Zhuxian Sword Formation did not automatically recognize its master, but Tongtian did not mind. He was confident that he could subdue the Zhuxian Sword Formation.
"Nuwa—"
"Nuwa is here." Nuwa lowered her eyes and listened quietly.
"I now bestow upon you a red embroidered ball, which governs the fate of marriage and the map of mountains and rivers. I hope you will use it well."
"Thank you, Master." The red embroidered ball and the map of mountains and rivers transformed into a stream of light and landed in Nuwa's palm.
The Red Embroidered Ball and the Map of Mountains and Rivers cannot be compared with the supreme treasures obtained by the Three Pure Ones, and therefore they are less coveted.
Everyone thought it would be Jieyin and Zhunti's turn, but Hongjun remained silent again.
Zhunti and Jieyin sensed something was wrong, and Jieyin decided to ask: "Teacher, please take care of the barrenness of the West and grant me a magic weapon to protect me so that I can glorify the West."
Everyone felt a wave of disgust. The West, the West, the West—they always had the West on their lips, and while they had seen efforts to promote the West, they hadn't achieved anything.
“The spiritual veins of the West have been severed, and cultivation must find another path,” Hongjun pondered for a moment and made a decision, “Now I bestow upon the West the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit, to benefit the cultivators of the West… to settle the karmic debt.”
"Teacher, there is only one Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit. To prevent fellow disciples from turning against each other, please have mercy on us." Jieyin was unwilling to give up and had to fight for it again.
Hongjun's eyes flickered slightly, his gaze falling on Zhunti's Seven Treasures Tree. "Then I will enhance the Seven Treasures Tree." Hongjun pointed, and the Seven Treasures Tree fell into his hand.
No one knew what tricks Hongjun had played, but a golden light flashed by. Hongjun explained, "The Seven Treasures Tree was originally no ordinary thing, but now it has been upgraded and can cleanse anything."
Zhunti retrieved the Seven Treasures Tree and replied with a sense of unease, "Thank you, teacher."
Little did they know that Hongjun's karmic debt to the West had been settled, and he had thus obtained what he sought.
"I have erected a treasure cliff in the chaos, upon which are countless innate spiritual treasures. Those who are destined will obtain them. You may go and take them yourselves." Hongjun said without even raising his eyes, directly revealing this important news.
Although truly good magic treasures will not flow into the Treasure Sharing Cliff, who would complain about having too many spiritual treasures? In an instant, only the Three Pure Ones and Chang Hao remained in the bustling hall.
"Why don't you leave?" Hongjun's aura grew increasingly faint, like a wisp of smoke about to vanish, or like omnipresent spiritual energy that could not be avoided.
"Master..." Laozi hesitated, having already noticed Hongjun's unusual behavior.
"Let me see you off," Chang Hao said more readily. "Whether it's good or bad, I'll take it."
“Good…” Hongjun felt comforted. The people he had treated sincerely had treated him sincerely in return. What regrets could he have?
Although the innate demon god was born alone, he had experienced other flavors and was unwilling to remain alone forever.
"I am Hongjun. Today, I preach the Dao at Zixiao Palace, and my merits are complete. From this moment on, Zixiao Palace will be closed, and I will not leave unless there is a great calamity in the world," Hongjun paused slightly, glancing again at the four people below him, "The Heavenly Dao is incomplete. I will merge with the Dao to complete the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao is forty-nine, and one is missing. From this moment on, I am the Dao Ancestor, Hongjun is the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao is not Hongjun. When the Dao is complete, we will merge..."
The sacrifice was offered to Heaven and Earth, and all of creation knew of it.
Sanqing looked horrified, "Master..."
Chang Hao couldn't help but reach out to pull Hongjun out of the vortex, but was blocked by the profound and mysterious rules of the Heavenly Dao. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuanshi stood in front of Chang Hao. The power of the Heavenly Dao was beyond their current ability to match.
On the Treasure Sharing Cliff, the people fighting over the spiritual treasures stopped fighting at the same time and knelt down in the direction of Zixiao Palace. "Dao Ancestor, have mercy..." In any case, Hongjun has made the order of the prehistoric world more complete and further consolidated the prehistoric world created by Pangu. This kneeling is sincere and beyond reproach.
"Oh no..." Zhen Yuanzi's expression changed drastically. He dragged Hongyun, who still wanted to search for treasure, all the way back to Wuzhuang Temple, locked Hongyun up in confinement, and made up his mind not to let Hongyun wander in the prehistoric world...
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However, after closing his eyes once and then opening them again, Hongjun's eyes were indifferent. His gaze towards the four people lacked the warmth of the past, replaced by a distant and indifferent coldness. His calm and undisturbed attitude was very similar to that of Hongjun when Chang Hao first met him.
“Hongjun…” Chang Hao murmured.
“Haotian,” Hongjun looked over them one by one, “Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, if there’s nothing else, then leave.”
Chang Hao's heart sank to the bottom, but he forced himself not to show any fear. "Hongjun..." Who else but the Heavenly Dao would call him Haotian?
The struggle in Hongjun's eyes was faint and insignificant. With a slight frown, he sent the four of them out of Zixiao Palace.
The Heavenly Dao found the situation troublesome, saying, "There is an unresolved karmic connection between you and Haotian."
Hongjun quickly regained consciousness through this causal connection, but he always shared a body with the Heavenly Dao.
"Pay it back quickly." What Heaven desires is a fair and just Hongjun.
"I do not know why, nor how to repay him." Hongjun smiled, this was truly an unexpected joy, indeed, Chang Hao was his variable.
The Heavenly Dao remained silent for a moment. The Qiankun Cauldron had been given away, as had the innate spiritual treasures. The debt that Chang Hao had desperately tried to prevent Luo Hou from becoming a saint, thus winning a sliver of hope for Hongjun, should rightfully be returned. It had just secretly added more spiritual treasures to the Qiankun Cauldron, but there had been no effect.
"Could it be that even you can't deduce the Heavenly Dao?" Hongjun's surprise was three parts feigned and seven parts genuine.
"That's exactly right." Now that the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun are both in danger, there's nothing to hide.
The scene of first rescuing Chang Hao from the chaos flashed through Hongjun's mind. Chaos, how could Chang Hao not be a primordial being?
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