Chapter 71 Infuriating
“You can’t leave,” Hongjun stopped Chang Hao. “As long as you don’t sever your corpse, don’t even think about stepping out of Zixiao Palace.”
In Hongjun's mind, he was already convinced that the primordial spirit had fallen into Luo Hou's hands. He imagined Chang Hao leaving Zixiao Palace, breaking away from his protection and falling into misfortune, and he refused to give an inch.
Chang Hao disagreed with Hongjun's thought process. The Cangmin Sword appeared, "Get out of the way..."
"Are you going to fight me? The words of a sage are law," Hongjun calmly pointed out a fact: "You are no match for me."
Chang Hao was furious, furious at his own inferior skills, and even more furious at Hongjun's unhurried attitude. "I know I'm no match for you, but today, unless you kill me, don't even think about blocking my way..."
For the first time, a look of distress appeared on Hongjun's indifferent face. "Then I can only beat you into submission and then personally order you to dismember your corpse."
If you want to fight, then fight. Chang Hao doesn't hold back; this isn't the first time.
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Yuanshi walked through the chaos as if on flat ground, but suddenly stopped and turned back, saying that something was wrong.
Seeing this, Nuwa stopped leaving.
If Nuwa doesn't leave, how can Jieyin and Zhunti bear to leave? If they have to leave together, what if there are any benefits? Wouldn't they get none of them?
"Chang Hao is originally from Zixiao Palace, so he should stay in Zixiao Palace. What are you doing, Second Brother?" Tongtian didn't want to step into Zixiao Palace again. The experience of preaching for five thousand years was not pleasant, and he wanted to go back and rest.
"What are you whispering about? Hurry up and follow." Laozi turned around without hesitation and followed Yuanshi, though he was also a little worried.
Suddenly, a magical artifact appeared in front of him and crashed down, but Yuanshi dodged it.
"Ouch..." Zhunti, who followed closely behind the Three Pure Ones, was not so lucky and was hit squarely on the head.
"Senior brother," Zhunti said, holding the Qiankun Cauldron, at a loss, "The innate treasure that was smashed out of Zixiao Palace...we..." Zhunti wanted to keep it for himself but dared not.
"This must be because Master is unhappy that we returned. We should take the Qiankun Cauldron to apologize." Jieyin reminded Zhunti that not everything can be taken for oneself.
Yuanshi's expression changed drastically. He moved with lightning speed and rushed away. Before he even reached Zixiao Palace, he saw that a corner of Zixiao Palace had been cut off. Golden light, purple light, and green light were mixed together. A series of explosions came, and then half of Zixiao Palace collapsed. Then he saw Chang Hao standing on the top of Zixiao Palace with his sword.
Hongjun raised his hand and glanced at the sleeve that Chang Hao had cut off a corner of. He raised an eyebrow. Apart from Luo Hou, no one else could force him to be so disheveled. He was very pleased. His little one had grown up and knew how to bite.
Noticing the Three Pure Ones' swift arrival, Hongjun had no intention of lingering in battle. He took out the Golden Lotus of Merit and enveloped Chang Hao, intending to resolve the matter behind closed doors.
Chang Hao was shocked and could only use the Black Lotus of Annihilation to resist the Golden Lotus of Merit. If he was really trapped, he would be trapped inside the Golden Lotus with nowhere to go and no way to escape. He would be forced by Hongjun to change his own path.
With the two lotus flowers colliding violently, the Zixiao Palace collapsed with a loud crash, and the other half of it also collapsed. Fortunately, they both avoided the Peach Blossom Forest and were not affected by the Jade Pool.
"The Black Lotus of Annihilation..." Hongjun's eyes rippled, and with a wave of his long sleeves, he confiscated Chang Hao's Black Lotus of Annihilation. "I didn't expect that Luo Hou's Black Lotus would fall into your hands."
"Master," Yuanshi said, seeing that things were not going well, he flashed into Zixiao Palace at the speed of light and stood in front of Chang Hao, holding the jade ruyi in his hand, ready to strike. "Chang Hao is young and inexperienced, I hope Master will forgive him."
Chang Hao quietly swallowed the blood that surged to his throat and took two steps to the side, at least making the action of Yuanshi Xianghu less obvious. Golden blood dripped from his hand holding the Cangmin Sword.
That fool Yuanshi, instead of staying away when things are going wrong, he's getting involved.
As they were talking, Tongtian arrived. "Master, we're all family. Why make such a fuss?" He even wanted to tear down Zixiao Palace.
"Nothing more than instructing Chang Hao in swordsmanship." Hongjun couldn't help but sigh. The best opportunity had passed, and switching to another style would be too painful. His three disciples might not be able to bring themselves to force Chang Hao to change his style. It was no longer possible to force Chang Hao to switch styles.
Is that so? Looking at the golden blood dripping from Chang Hao, Yuan Shi felt a chill run down his spine. Fortunately, he had noticed something was wrong.
Chang Hao was still angry, so he turned his head away and kept quiet, afraid that he might utter a foul word. After all, Hongjun was quite powerful, and one should always leave room for maneuver. Giving an order in public would embarrass Hongjun, and if Hongjun became angry, Chang Hao would be in trouble.
"Senior brother, isn't this the fellow Daoist who repaired our spiritual veins back then?" Zhunti quietly asked Jieyin.
“It’s him, no doubt.” Jieyin seemed to be deep in thought. What connection did Fellow Daoist Chang Hao have with Master? Just now in the hall, it seemed that Fellow Daoist Chang Hao was also there, but he hadn’t noticed.
“Master, your disciple has found a magical treasure that you left behind and has come to return it.” Zhunti broke the silence.
Hongjun silently withdrew the magic weapon he had tried to give away several times but failed. "Qiankun Cauldron, you've been thoroughly rejected. Chang Hao has the World-Destroying Black Lotus and the Cangmin Sword, no wonder he looks down on you."
The Qiankun Cauldron emitted a bright light in dissatisfaction. "Nonsense! It's being blamed! The culprit is you, Hongjun!"
"Chang Hao, your swordsmanship is not bad. When can we have a spar?" Tongtian walked around Chang Hao with great interest. Chang Hao's sword aura soaring to the sky made him itchy to fight.
Laozi had already sensed the coldness emanating from Chang Hao, and intentionally tried to smooth things over, saying, "In my opinion, Chang Hao's swordsmanship is far superior to yours. Don't try to show off your meager skills in front of Chang Hao."
“Master, you can’t keep this a secret. If Chang Hao can learn it, so can I.” Tongtian joked, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.
"Why don't you stay at Zixiao Palace, Tongtian, and let the Dao Ancestor have a good talk with you?" Chang Hao sheathed his Cangmin Sword. "Chang Hao will take his leave now." His face was long and his lips were pouting. Everyone knew that Chang Hao was still angry.
"Wait," Hongjun waved his hand, and the collapsed Zixiao Palace was restored to its original state. "I said, you are not allowed to step out of Zixiao Palace even once."
Chang Hao laughed angrily, "Even if you are the Dao Ancestor, you have no right to force me to change the path I cultivate."
"I'm doing this for your own good." With Hongjun personally blocking his way, Chang Hao really couldn't get out.
"You're not my father god, what right do you have to tell me what to do?" Chang Hao almost cursed.
Hongjun blinked. "I can be your father god." He personally pulled Chang Hao out of the chaos, so calling him a father god... is not an exaggeration.
"I..." Chang Hao almost drew his sword again, but his fist hit cotton. He felt extremely frustrated. Even if he couldn't win, he couldn't swallow this anger.
“Chang Hao,” Yuanshi stopped Chang Hao, “you must not be rude.”
"Master, why won't you let Chang Hao leave Zixiao Palace?" Yuanshi asked Hongjun while stopping Chang Hao, because he needed to find the root cause before he could prescribe a cure.
If Yuanshi were to rashly confront a sage, he would have no chance of winning.
"He's going to fight a formidable enemy to the death, and this is no ordinary enemy. He'll definitely not return." Hongjun remained calm and collected, knowing full well that as long as the brotherhood between Yuanshi and Changhao was genuine, he would never agree to Changhao taking such a risk.
Yuanshi's expression changed slightly. Although he didn't believe everything he said, he believed it to some extent.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I'm angry that you restricted my freedom, imprisoned me for five thousand years, and even forced me to switch to the path of severing the three corpses." As for the matter of the primordial spirit, Chang Hao was not foolish enough to reveal it.
"Oh, so that's what you're angry about," Hongjun suddenly realized, and said with an innocent look, "Is freedom more important or listening to my sermons? How can you let the mere pursuit of freedom delay your chance to listen to my sermons? If you miss it, you won't have a second chance to hear it."
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