Chapter 98 The Vanished
“Why? You are the most important person to me, no less than my brothers. My eldest brother and third brother are all on the verge of becoming saints, and only you are left. Isn’t it only natural for me to help you plan to become a saint?” Yuanshi didn’t want Chang Hao to experience the five signs of decay. “Only by becoming a saint and having one’s soul entrusted to the Heavenly Dao can one become immortal and eternal. Only then can we live together for a long time.”
Yuan Shi's desires were simple, his thoughts were simple: he just wanted to spend his life with Chang Haotian, without any messy people or things getting involved. Everything else...
Sorry, Yuanshi doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand what else he can do.
Looking into Yuanshi's clear and pure eyes, Chang Hao secretly blamed himself for being suspicious. Yuanshi was a person with a pure heart, untouched by worldly defilement, and was the future patriarch of the Three Pure Ones, with strict rules and regulations for his disciples. How could he possibly have worldly desires? He had really lost his mind.
Overwhelmed with guilt, Chang Hao also quietly revealed his deepest secret: "Only one strand of Primordial Purple Qi is needed; any more is useless. Yuanshi, you should keep this broken Primordial Purple Qi; it may have another use in the future."
"Of course, more is useless, but you do have... you don't..." Yuan Shi paused, clearly understanding Chang Hao's implication, but he was half-convinced, even wondering if Chang Hao didn't want to accept it and was just making it up to appease him.
A faint purple aura appeared in Chang Hao's palm. Yuan Shi had been studying the Primordial Purple Qi every day and would never mistake it. He was filled with mixed feelings. "Did Master give it to you in advance?" In the end, he could not compare to his master.
Chang Hao shook his head, a look of nostalgia in his eyes. "It was an old friend."
"Who?" Yuan Shi breathed a huge sigh of relief. It wasn't his master, but then he realized he had relaxed too soon. "Do I know him?"
Where did this old friend come from? He's really hiding it well. He doesn't know this 'old friend' that Chang Hao mentioned, who casually gave away the Primordial Purple Qi.
Yuanshi felt a pang of bitterness. He had even given away the Primordial Purple Qi, yet he couldn't convince himself that the person had ulterior motives, just as he himself had.
“He is no longer here,” Chang Hao said regretfully, “but his presence is felt everywhere in the primordial world; though he is dead, he lives on.”
Yuanshi breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief. "I never take back what I give away. If you don't want it, I'll just let it scatter."
"Hey, wait a minute," Chang Hao said, placing his hand on the Eight Treasures Palace Lantern. "How can you do this? We went through so much trouble to get it back. How can we just give it up like that? I'll keep it."
Knowing that Yuanshi wasn't joking and would really throw them away, Chang Hao quickly pulled out the Hongmeng Pearl and placed the Hongmeng Purple Qi inside. The Hongmeng Pearl was the perfect container for the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Yuanshi watched as Chang Hao moved the Primordial Purple Qi inside, then satisfied, he retrieved the Eight Treasures Palace Lantern and summoned back all the magical treasures. He secretly pondered to himself, "Chang Hao makes friends with Daoists everywhere. He has this 'old friend' nearby, and Taiyi in the distance. I just don't know what weight he holds in Chang Hao's heart."
However, after removing the protective gear, what they saw was Tongtian with a gloomy face, who had been waiting there for an unknown amount of time.
"Second Brother..." Tongtian said with a forced smile, "Why don't you include me when you whisper to each other? Is there anything you say that I can't hear?"
Yuanshi tightened his grip on the Zhuxian Sword. How could Tongtian be so ungrateful?
"Has the Queen Mother of the West left? Would the Queen Mother of the West allow the rebuilt Donghua to become your disciple?" Yuanshi looked at Tongtian with disdain, utterly disgusted. "It seems I should congratulate you on gaining a fine disciple."
"Second brother, are you laughing at me?" This was like rubbing salt in the wound. Tongtian almost lost his temper. He was furious that the Queen Mother of the West would choose his eldest brother over him.
Tongtian knew Donghua, and that kid was learning Wuwei from his elder brother... It was laughable. He didn't believe Donghua was cut out for it. The Queen Mother of the West made a terrible decision that ruined Donghua's future.
Chang Hao sighed, wondering if these two brothers just didn't click.
"Alright, brothers, don't mince words," Chang Hao said wearily as he tried to mediate. "Since the Queen Mother of the West has paid such a high price, she naturally wants to maximize her benefits."
"Brother Li Er is the head of the Three Pure Ones and is deeply respected by you two. Given Yuanshi's refusal, this choice is wise. In the future, Donghua will become the first disciple of the Three Pure Ones after becoming a disciple of Taiqing."
The importance of the chief disciple was self-evident to Yuanshi and Tongtian, who knew its significance without Chang Hao needing to explain.
Tongtian finally understood Xi Wangmu's plan. The grudge that had just arisen in his heart dissipated. It was good that Xi Wangmu didn't look down on him. However, if Xi Wangmu wanted the position of the first disciple, she would have to see if he would allow it. Donghua was just a remnant soul now, so there was no need to rush.
"What were you doing just now that you needed to block out the Heavenly Dao? Were you doing something bad?" Tongtian didn't like being excluded and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
"I was afraid that the shattered Primordial Purple Qi would vanish without a trace as soon as it was taken out, so I set up defenses just in case," Yuanshi said irritably. "Tongtian, your curiosity is excessive; you should restrain yourself a bit. You should know that we cultivators..."
"Alright, alright, our paths are different. All I seek is a life of freedom and ease. If you're willing to uphold your own principles, then go ahead and do so." What Tongtian couldn't stand the most was Yuanshi's rigid nature. He didn't know how Chang Hao could put up with it.
"Chang Hao, you just said you'd come with me to find a beautiful place. Let's get up and go find one now. I already have one in mind, but I'm afraid someone will beat me to it." Tongtian tugged at Chang Hao's sleeve impatiently.
Yuanshi grabbed Changhao's wrist, preventing Tongtian's treacherous scheme from succeeding. "Changhao just said he would accompany me to travel through the primordial world and jointly comprehend the primordial chaos."
“Second Brother, there’s always a first-come, first-served order,” Tongtian said with a sly glint in his eyes. “Eldest Brother wants you to go to him, saying he has important business to discuss. I’m not exactly a decent person, so I’d better not get in your way.”
Chang Hao looked up at the sky. "If you're not deaf and mute, you can't be a father-in-law. Brother Li Er must be very hardworking. Fortunately, he is an only child and has always been an only child. He doesn't need to deal with the complicated feelings between his brothers and sisters."
"Hahahaha, Second Brother, we'll go ahead first." Tongtian laughed wildly, which contrasted sharply with Yuanshi's face, which was so black it could drip ink, full of dark clouds pressing down on the city, as if a storm was about to break.
Chang Hao smiled apologetically, "Yuanshi, once I help Tongtian find a beautiful and prosperous place, I will accompany you to travel through the primordial world and explore the primordial chaos together. You don't want Tongtian's bunch of pets to ruin this immortal treasure land of Kunlun, do you?"
Yuanshi certainly didn't want Tongtian and his group of creatures born from moisture and eggs to ruin the precious land of the immortals in Kunlun, but he and Changhao were often separated, their meetings always brief and their partings always hurried, leaving behind endless longing, which even Yuanshi couldn't bear.
However, how could he leave without saying goodbye when his elder brother summoned him? He could only watch helplessly as Tongtianzhi swaggered away, full of pride.
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