Chapter 268 Netherworld
Western Southern Wasteland.
It is located on top of a mountain only a million miles away from the Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain.
Ancestor Hongyun was flying aimlessly on a auspicious cloud, his brows full of annoyance, but also with a bit of caution and vigilance.
In the ancient times, there was no saying that "an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure", but the principle is the same.
After Patriarch Hongyun obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi in the Zixiao Palace, he accepted Zhen Yuanzi's kindness and returned to the Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain with Zhen Yuanzi.
However, as Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones led Zhunti to become saints one after another, he still could not find any clue of becoming a saint.
Ancestor Hongyun could no longer suppress his anxiety, and despite Zhen Yuanzi's dissuasion, he left Wuzhuang Temple alone to look for an opportunity.
Suddenly, Patriarch Hongyun heard Zhen Yuanzi's voice behind him: "Daoist Hongyun! Daoist Hongyun!"
Ancestor Hongyun stopped the cloud and saw Zhen Yuanzi flying over from behind.
Patriarch Hongyun was in a bad mood, and before Zhenyuanzi could speak, he said impatiently: "Brother Zhenyuan, please stop trying to persuade me! I have had this Hongmeng Purple Qi for tens of thousands of years, but I have not been able to understand the mystery of it. I will not gain anything if I stay in Wuzhuang Temple any longer!"
At this point, Patriarch Hongyun realized that his tone was a bit bad, and tried to slow down his tone and continued: "Brother Zhenyuan, I have been enlightened since the beginning of the world, and I don't know how many years have passed. If nothing else, I am more than capable of protecting myself. You can go and do your thing, don't worry about me."
Zhen Yuanzi said, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun, you misunderstood. I am not here to persuade you. You are traveling in the wilderness with precious treasures, and it is inevitable that you will be coveted by bad people. After thinking about it, I decided to accompany you so that I can take care of you."
Patriarch Hongyun was moved when he heard this, but he was also a little surprised: "Daoyou Zhenyuan, didn't you promise the ancestor witch Hou Tu that you would use the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth to help her perfect the underworld? How come you have time to travel with me again?"
During the years that Patriarch Hongyun was in Wuzhuang Temple, he also traveled outside in search of opportunities.
The red gourd he picked from the gourd vine on Mount Buzhou during his travels.
However, Zhen Yuanzi always accompanied him on his previous travels.
This time, because Hou Tu, the ancestor of witches, incarnated into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, she asked Zhen Yuanzi to use the Book of Earth to help her perfect the underworld.
Zhen Yuanzi couldn't refuse, and he was worried about Patriarch Hongyun, so he wanted to let Patriarch Hongyun stay in Wuzhuang Temple for a while.
After he comes back, the two of them will travel together to look for opportunities.
However, Patriarch Hongyun felt that Zhen Yuanzi was thinking too much. He had not encountered any danger in all these years, so he insisted on traveling alone.
Unexpectedly, Zhen Yuanzi changed his mind and caught up with him.
Zhen Yuanzi said, "Even though there was no reincarnation tunnel before, the world still operated normally for so many years. There is no rush for the matter of Hou Tu Zu Wu. I will accompany you to look for opportunities first, and then we can talk about other things."
"Great! With Brother Dao's help, my chances of success on this trip will be two points higher!"
Ancestor Hongyun was overjoyed.
However, Li Anran knew that Zhen Yuanzi was the incarnation of Kunpeng.
Not only had he seen this scene before in Kunpeng's life, but more importantly, Kunpeng's technique of transformation was not very advanced.
In ancient times, the heavens manifested abundant spiritual energy, and most of the ancient creatures were extraordinary and talented, so their cultivation level was far superior to that of people in later generations.
In terms of cultivation, the entire prehistoric world basically shows a trend of continuous decline with each generation being worse than the previous one.
The reason why the word "basically" is used is because the peak of Honghuang's overall strength was not during the initial calamity of dragons and phoenixes, but during the great calamity of wizards and demons.
This was probably the time when Kunpeng launched a surprise attack on Patriarch Hongyun.
Daozu Hongjun has finished preaching in Zixiao Palace. The guests in Zixiao Palace are preaching and spreading the Dharma in various places in prehistoric times in accordance with Daozu Hongjun's wishes.
The Three Pure Ones, together with Zhunti and Nuwa, have attained enlightenment and become saints.
The demon clan includes Di Jun, Dong Huang Tai Yi, and the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation.
The witch clan has twelve ancestor witches and the great formation of all the gods and demons in the sky.
It is true that there are quasi-saints everywhere and Daluo is worse than a dog.
In comparison, during the first calamity of the Dragon and Phoenix, Daoist Ancestor Hongjun had not yet attained enlightenment and preached, the number of strong men was limited, and the real main force was equivalent to the cultivators at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
However, strong cultivation does not mean strong magic.
In fact, because his cultivation is too strong, his spells are actually very crude.
At least Kunpeng's transformation technique is far inferior to that of later generations, but because there are few people who know the transformation technique and this place is very close to Wuzhuang Temple, Patriarch Hongyun had no doubts at all.
Just at this moment, a golden light lit up above their heads, and in an instant it came in front of the two of them from a very far distance.
Standing in the golden light is another Kunpeng!
"Kunpeng's title of demon master is truly worthy of its name. In terms of attainments in Taoism, there are only a few saints who are better than him!"
Li Anran couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The art of creating an incarnation is not uncommon in later generations; Monkey King, Yang Jian and even the Bull Demon King can do it.
But in this era, only the Twelve Ancestral Witches can use their own essence and blood to perform it.
As a demon master of the demon clan, Kunpeng is able to study the magical powers of his mortal enemy, the witch clan, and use them for his own benefit. He is worthy of the title of demon master.
In contrast, after leaving Zixiao Palace, Patriarch Hongyun has focused all his attention on the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and has been studying every day how to achieve enlightenment and become a saint. As a result, his cultivation has made little progress over the years, and his understanding of the Dao has also not improved much.
"Daoist Hongyun, long time no see."
Kunpeng bowed using his external incarnation made of feathers.
Ancestor Hongyun also did not see any flaws, his face was full of vigilance and alert: "Kunpeng, what are you doing here?"
Patriarch Hongyun himself knew clearly that Kunpeng had always regarded him as the culprit who caused him to lose his seat and fail to become Daozu's disciple, and he was extremely hostile towards him.
Before leaving Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi also specifically told him that Kunpeng was very likely to cause trouble for him , so he must be more careful.
Less than half a day after he left Wuzhuang Temple, Kunpeng came to him, confirming Zhen Yuanzi's reminder again.
Kunpeng had obviously been watching him, waiting for him to leave Wuzhuang Temple.
Kunpeng said, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun, if you hadn't been so kind as to give up your seat to Jieyin in Zixiao Palace, I wouldn't have been taken away by those two brothers and wouldn't have been able to become Master Hongjun's disciple. You must give me an explanation for this."
Ancestor Hongyun saw through Kunpeng's plan and sneered, "What kind of explanation do you want?"
Kunpeng said: "Hongmeng Purple Qi. As long as you give me Hongmeng Purple Qi, not only will this matter be over, but I will also owe you a cause and effect. If you need anything in the future, I..."
“No need!” Patriarch Hongyun interrupted Kunpeng and said, “Let’s not talk about it first. What does it have to do with you if I give up my seat? This Hongmeng Purple Qi was given by Master Hongjun. How dare I give it to others? If you want it, go ask Master Hongjun for it yourself!”
"Hongyun! Don't use Master Hongjun to pressure me!"
Kunpeng's eyes widened, no longer showing his previous friendly expression, and he said in a cold voice: "Teacher Hongjun made it very clear when we left. He will not interfere in the affairs of the prehistoric world, and your Hongmeng Purple Qi is naturally included in it."
"Kunpeng, don't be so wishful! Even if Master Hongjun doesn't care, I will never give you the Hongmeng Purple Qi!"
When it comes to attaining the Dao and becoming a saint, no matter how nice the old ancestor Hongyun is, he won’t be easy to talk to. He flatly rejected Kunpeng’s idea and said to Zhen Yuanzi, “Brother Zhen Yuan, let’s go!”
"Do you think you can get away?" Kunpeng turned completely upset, and said murderously: "I'm going to ask you one last time, are you going to give me this Hongmeng Purple Qi or not?"
"What? You want to rob again...ah!"
Before Ancestor Hongyun could finish his words, he let out a scream. It was Kunpeng next to him who suddenly attacked him and slapped him on the back.
"You, you are not Zhen Yuanzi! Who are you?"
Patriarch Hongyun didn't react until then, but it was too late.
Without any preparation, he took a strong blow from Kunpeng, and the five energies in his chest were directly dispersed, and his body was severely damaged.
"Hongyun, look who I am!" Kunpeng shook his body and turned back to his true appearance.
“Kunpeng?!”
Ancestor Hongyun was greatly surprised and looked at the other Kunpeng with disbelief on his face.
But Kunpeng showed a strange smile, and his body emitted a faint white light, which turned into a golden feather and slowly fell.
"It's time!" Li Anran stared at Ancestor Hongyun.
The main reason why Patriarch Hongyun failed to see through Kunpeng's transformation technique and incarnation technique was that he had been staying in Wuzhuang Temple for many years and had not been exposed to these two kinds of magic.
But at this moment, in dire straits, he responded very quickly.
Ancestor Hongyun did not choose to flee in panic and expose his back to the enemy, but instead sacrificed the Nine-Nine Soul-Dispersing Gourd at the first opportunity.
At the same time, he activated his magic power and released his aura unscrupulously.
——This place is only a million miles away from Wuzhuang Temple. He wants to ask for help from Zhen Yuanzi in this way!
The method was correct, but he suffered from the backward times again!
Buzz!
Golden traces appeared in the void, crisscrossing each other to form a star array, which directly concealed the momentum of Ancestor Hongyun that was rising into the sky.
Formations and spells are things that only appeared in the prehistoric world after Hongjun Daozu preached.
Moreover, compared to spells, those who understand and master formations are even rarer at this time, and there are only six saints and two tribes of liches!
Ancestor Hongyun had no concept of formations from beginning to end, and was not aware that he had already stepped into a trap.
However, all the great principles have the same origin and all the different paths lead to the same destination.
Patriarch Hongyun quickly realized the effect of the formation and tried to destroy it directly, but Kunpeng had already relied on his speed to dodge the strong wind from the Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd and killed his way to the side of Patriarch Hongyun.
The strength of Patriarch Hongyun was not as good as Kunpeng, and he was ambushed by Kunpeng and lost the initiative.
He was only able to block a few moves before Kunpeng seized the opportunity and slapped him on the shoulder, sending him flying backwards.
Boom boom boom——
Ancestor Hongyun knocked down several mountains in a row before he could barely stabilize his body, but his injuries were exacerbated and he couldn't even stand up.
"If you don't accept my toast, I'll drink for you. If you don't give me any, I'll do it myself..."
Before Kunpeng finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed and he cried out, "Not good!"
However, Patriarch Hongyun took advantage of the time when the two were fighting to secretly activate the Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd in the air, which sprayed out gusts of strong wind and broke the star formation that concealed the breath.
The smoke and dust raised by the collapse of countless mountains mixed with the aura of Old Ancestor Hongyun rose into the sky, and the earth continued to shake and tremble.
The huge commotion was enough to alarm Zhen Yuanzi, who was a million miles away!
"Just as I wish, please show your power quickly!" Ancestor Hongyun took out the Yu Ruyi and blew out a breath of magic power.
Black winds rose from the ground, picking up the rubble and dirt formed by the collapsed mountains, and roared towards Kunpeng.
He did not seek to achieve merit, but only to delay time and make a bigger noise.
A journey of a million miles is just a moment for Zhen Yuanzi!
"What a pity!" Li Anran saw all this and couldn't help but shook his head.
Every response of Ancestor Hongyun was correct, but it can only be said that "it's all about time and fate", his luck is really bad!
Because at this time, Zhen Yuanzi had already left Wuzhuang Temple and went to the underworld!
All the fuss he made was in vain!
Kunpeng didn't know all this. When he saw this, his face changed drastically. In a hurry, he turned into a golden-winged Roc and opened his mouth to swallow the rubble and wind in the sky.
Then, he stretched out his claws to grab Old Ancestor Hongyun, wanting to end the battle quickly and also wanting to catch Old Ancestor Hongyun and leave.
Patriarch Hongyun didn't know that Zhen Yuanzi was not there. In order to delay time and preserve the Hongmeng purple energy, he was also very decisive. He directly burned all his blood and magic power, covered his head with the Jiujiu Sanhun Gourd, and continued to use the Sui Xin Yu Ruyi to create trouble for Kunpeng.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
However, the price of this stalemate was that the body of Ancestor Hongyun was burning and his flesh began to become transparent.
As time passed, Zhen Yuanzi never appeared.
Patriarch Hongyun and Kunpeng immediately realized that Zhen Yuanzi was not there.
One looked desperate, the other ecstatic.
"Kunpeng! I'm going to fight you!"
At this moment, Old Ancestor Hongyun suddenly let out an angry roar, ignited all the remaining blood and essence, condensed it into an extremely terrifying red light, and hit Kunpeng.
Kunpeng already had the advantage, so he naturally wouldn't choose to take it head-on. He just flapped his wings and dodged it easily.
But, the next second, his expression changed drastically.
In this red light, there is actually a hidden purple gas emitting colorful mist!
It is the primordial purple energy!
"Kunpeng, if I can't get the Hongmeng Purple Qi, then neither can you!" The voice of the Red Cloud Ancestor echoed between heaven and earth.
"How dare you, evil creature!"
Kunpeng's eyes were red with anger, but he no longer cared about Ancestor Hongyun. He flapped his wings desperately and chased after the red light.
But the speed of this red light is too fast!
He had just dodged and was delayed for a moment. Even if he increased his speed to the limit, he could only watch the red light break through the sky and disappear into the chaos outside the sky.
In Kunpeng's life, he then went straight into the chaos outside the sky, and searched for a hundred years without being able to find the whereabouts of the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Finally, he returned to the prehistoric world in disappointment.
I also learned from other people that Patriarch Hongyun ran into Patriarch Minghe in the sea of blood, was almost polluted by the sea of blood, and was finally rescued in time by Zhen Yuanzi.
Kunpeng became confused and suspected that the Hongmeng purple energy was fake.
So, while continuing to search for the Hongmeng purple energy in the chaos outside the sky, he began to search for the whereabouts of the remaining soul of the Hongyun ancestor.
But, there has been no result.
It was not until the Hulu Mountain incident that Kunpeng learned of the whereabouts of Patriarch Hongyun and hurried over.
However, from the perspective of Ancestor Hongyun, Li Anran saw that after Kunpeng disappeared, a look of ecstasy appeared on his face and he fled to the underworld in panic.
But, the moment he entered the underworld, his movements suddenly stopped, his eyes swept around, and finally fell on a valley.
Everything around them was destroyed when he and Kunpeng fought, but a snake and a scorpion in this valley managed to survive!
"Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future!"
The Red Cloud Patriarch immediately enlightened the snake and scorpion, and then casually picked up a piece of rosy clouds and refined it into a piece of clothing...
Hide the Hongmeng purple energy inside!
