Chapter 89 Yuanshi Visits
"Second brother, what's the big deal? Let the evil corpse out to air it out," Tongtian said with bright, expectant eyes. He was very curious about what evil thoughts his upright and steady second brother might have.
"It's a good opportunity to have the evil corpse come with me to the Blood Sea. That bastard Styx is tired of living and actually conspired with Zhen Yuanzi to try to intercept and kill Chang Hao. I'll go and teach him a lesson."
"What did you say?" Yuanshi lost his composure and grabbed Tongtian's wrist. "What happened to Chang Hao?"
“Look at me,” Tongtian slapped his forehead, “I forgot to explain to you…”
Upon learning of Chang Hao's matter, the Three Corpse Gods of the Primordial Beginning flew into a rage, their faces frosty and their eyes cold. "The Karmic Fire Red Lotus... Since Chang Hao wants it, the Styx River has no choice but to accept it."
"What a Styx, what a Zhen Yuanzi..." Yuan Shi, carrying endless killing intent, stormed into the Blood Sea, determined to teach Styx a lesson.
"Second Brother, wait for me, I'll cover you..." Tongtian chased after him relentlessly, "How can you just leave like that? You're even more impulsive than me."
Lao Tzu felt a chill in his heart; a certain suspicion had become a fact, not just a suspicion.
Let him think about it. He needs to think about it carefully. For the first time, Lao Tzu, who has always pursued a selfless and desireless state of mind, is so unsettled. His heart is surging with waves of emotion.
While sitting at home, the Styx River, which was blocked by Yuanshi in his cave, was suddenly struck by disaster. With all sides sealed off and no way to escape, he was silenced for a time.
"What brings you two fellow Daoists here?" Styx was terrified and began to worry about his life.
In the primordial world, the principle of "whoever is strong is right" and "survival of the fittest" applies. Even if Styx is killed today, there is no reason for it to be right, because he is inferior in skill, just like what he once intended to do to Chang Hao.
If it were just Yuanshi Tianzun alone coming to seize the treasure, he could risk it all. As long as the Blood Sea didn't dry up and the Styx River didn't perish, he wouldn't die anyway. But with Lingbao Tianzun added to the mix, he really wasn't confident that the Blood Sea wouldn't dry up.
“Fellow Daoist Styx, you seem to have a bad memory. I’ve come to retrieve the Karmic Fire Red Lotus from you.” Yuanshi stared intently at Styx.
Styx felt bitter. As expected, they came for the Karmic Fire Red Lotus. How many waves has this been? The Karmic Fire Red Lotus is indeed a scourge.
"If you know what's good for you, hand it over yourself. If you let us take action, things will get ugly." Tongtian crossed his arms, his eyes full of mockery.
Styx's mind first relaxed and then tightened again, a pang of heartache. He was actually very wealthy, dominating the Blood Sea. Those stronger than him looked down on the Blood Sea, finding it filthy and unclean. Those weaker than him didn't need anyone to come to him; he himself couldn't tolerate them getting in the way of the Blood Sea and would have killed them long ago.
No matter how wealthy one becomes, one's companion magic weapon and one's natal magic weapon are always different and irreplaceable.
"Are you hesitating?" Yuanshi's expression was unfriendly. "If you are so ungrateful, you will definitely harbor resentment if we let you go. Let's just kill you."
Chang Hao was concerned about the prehistoric world, but Yuan Shi had no such concern, nor did he have the concept that the prehistoric world would be unstable without the Blood Sea.
Styx's lips trembled, filled with pent-up anger. Indeed, even someone as pure and untouched by the mortal world as the Primordial Celestial Venerable had his ruthless side; otherwise, how could he have survived in the prehistoric world?
"Heaven cherishes life. Hand over the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, and I will persuade my second brother to spare your life. I doubt you would dare to harbor any rebellious thoughts." Tongtian used both threats and inducements; he was determined to obtain the Karmic Fire Red Lotus no matter what.
Styx breathed a sigh of relief. With his keen senses, he had noticed the omnipresent killing intent emanating from Yuanshi and knew that his survival depended on Tongtian. Therefore, he cautiously asked Yuanshi, "Only the Karmic Fire Red Lotus?"
"What, you have something else? Hand it over then." Yuanshi was more ruthless than Tongtian.
Styx realized he had spoken out of turn and was filled with unbearable regret, wishing he could take back what he had just said.
"Brother Tongtian promised to let me go if I hand over the Karmic Fire Red Lotus," Styx said tremblingly, taking a subtle step back. "I wonder if you keep your word?"
"If you are honest, then you will keep your word." Tongtian had no intention of committing further murder.
"I'll take you two fellow Daoists to retrieve the Red Lotus." Styx was a sensible man; if offering up that lotus, which was neither to be touched nor allowed to be touched, could save his life, he would be more than satisfied.
Moreover, he had offended Chang Hao recently, and he was certain that Chang Hao would not let it go and would definitely come back to seize the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.
If the Red Lotus of Karmic Fire were obtained by the Three Pure Ones, Chang Hao would definitely turn against them, and then he would be freed.
Deep within the sea of blood, a crimson lotus swayed gracefully, its body ablaze with raging flames, constantly burning away the sinister blood energy of the sea and the resentment of the many dead who had nowhere to turn. The sea of blood boiled endlessly because of this lotus.
Looking at the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Styx felt both love and hate. Who wouldn't love a treasure of heaven and earth? But it would be tragic if he couldn't touch it. What's even more tragic is that the Karmic Fire Red Lotus was his nemesis!
Throughout the entire primordial world, he had never heard of anyone being incompatible with their natal element, yet he was unlucky enough to encounter one.
"If you can take it, then take it. It will cleanse the Blood Sea." Styx turned his head away, not wanting to be bothered. These days, the endless stream of people coming to seize the treasure had become too much for Styx to handle.
Yuanshi frowned, disliking the scorching heat. He carefully examined the red lotus, and suddenly his eyes sharpened. "This red lotus has recognized its master."
"That's not good, Second Brother. Let's just kill Styx instead. It'll save time and effort." Tongtian stared longingly at the red lotus. Unfortunately, this red lotus was what Chang Hao wanted; otherwise, he really wanted it too.
Styx's legs went weak and he almost knelt down. The Three Pure Ones were so renowned and famous that he felt a bit intimidated in their presence. "It's not me. The Karmic Fire Red Lotus has already recognized Chang Hao as its master. If you can take it, then take it. So what if it has recognized a master? With your abilities, erasing this entanglement is as easy as turning your hand."
The jade ruyi slashed down from the sky. Despite being on guard, Styx still spat out a mouthful of blood essence. In his haste, he grabbed the only remaining sword, Abi, to defend himself. Unexpectedly, the Qingping sword pierced through the layers of blood barriers he had set up, leaving a gash on his chest.
"Shameless!" Styx cursed, knowing he had no way out. "I am weak, why should you two bully me, two against one?"
"Didn't you also bully Chang Hao with Zhen Yuanzi the other day?" Yuan Shi's already frosty face became even more murderous as he couldn't help but sneer, "What, you can do it, but I can't? You think you can do whatever you want to me?
Only then did Styx understand, his usually gloomy face turning deathly pale: "You, you've come to seek justice for Chang Hao."
It's always been the older generation that gets punished after the younger ones are beaten; when has it ever happened that the peers have to come and shout for a fight?
"You're not stupid," the tip of the Tongtian Sword flicked, "Chang Hao is under the protection of the Three Pure Ones. Who gave you permission to make a move on him?"
Tongtian ruthlessly opened several wounds on Styx's body, but he wasn't satisfied. This guy wouldn't die in the sea of blood, so he sheathed his sword, clenched his fist, and launched a violent attack.
Yuanshi's lips curled slightly, and he would occasionally look for an opening to deliver a few painful blows to the Styx's soul with the jade ruyi. This time, both the soul and the body were taken into consideration.
"How dare you try to instigate me? Who gave you the guts?" Yuanshi knew perfectly well that Styx had just been trying to instigate him. Fortunately, he was careful, otherwise, if he had really used his methods to deal with this red lotus, wouldn't Chang Hao, who was nowhere to be found, have been injured?
Unable to withstand the double blow to his soul and body, Styx was beaten black and blue, a great humiliation. Unfortunately, with no way to escape and his retreat cut off, he finally couldn't bear it and begged for mercy: "Two Heavenly Venerables, please spare Styx this time, considering that we were both under the Dao Ancestor's tutelage. I was unaware of the situation and did not really intend to offend you, fellow Daoist."
“You offended Chang Hao, not me. You should apologize to Chang Hao, not me.” Yuanshi avoided Styx’s bow, neither accepting nor having the right to accept it on Chang Hao’s behalf.
Styx wasn't stupid either, and immediately realized what he meant. "Yes, yes, I misspoke. I am willing to offer generous gifts to apologize to Celestial Venerable Changhao and will take on the responsibility of protecting the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, awaiting Celestial Venerable Changhao's arrival."
"A generous gift?" Tongtian held the Qingping Sword to his chest and beckoned with his index finger. He wanted it too, what should he do?
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