Chapter 269: The True Number One in the Three Realms
“No wonder no one can find the Hongmeng Purple Qi! He actually hid the Hongmeng Purple Qi on the snake demon! This operation is really a stroke of genius!”
While Li Anran was amazed, he also looked at Old Ancestor Hongyun with a different eye.
Although Patriarch Hongyun has various flaws in his personality, his ability to react on the spot is extraordinary and he is decisive in doing things.
Not to mention Kunpeng, even he would never have thought that Patriarch Hongyun would hide such a treasure as the Hongmeng Purple Qi on a snake demon that he had hastily enlightened.
“No wonder Patriarch Hongyun always takes his two disciples, Snake and Scorpion, with him wherever he goes!”
Li Anran thought again of the information about the two snake and scorpion monsters that appeared in the Book of Punishment when he brought Ancestor Hongyun into the Heavenly Prison.
He didn't think much about it at the time. He just thought that Patriarch Hongyun kept his disciples by his side for their safety and to make it easier to train them.
Only now did I realize that Patriarch Hongyun brought with him not only disciples, but also the Hongmeng Purple Qi!
The scenes in the Book of Punishment continued to move forward.
After the Red Cloud Patriarch enlightened the two snake and scorpion monsters, he not only taught them the cultivation method, but also left them the treasure bag and the Sui Xin Jade Ruyi, and told them to set off immediately to the Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain.
Afterwards, Patriarch Hongyun hurried to the underworld to seek help from Zhen Yuanzi.
As a result, because it was his first time to the underworld and he was worried that Kunpeng would discover he had been deceived and chase him, he lost his way in a hurry and drifted near the Sea of Blood, where he was discovered by the Patriarch of the Styx.
Naturally, the ancestor of the Styx also wanted to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi, so he arrested the soul of the ancestor of the Red Cloud on the spot and began to interrogate him about the whereabouts of the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Ancestor Hongyun told the story of how Kunpeng was secretly attacked and how he had no choice but to throw the Hongmeng purple energy into the chaos outside the sky to lure Kunpeng away .
The Styx Patriarch was skeptical about this. After some thought, he decided to directly transform the Red Cloud Patriarch into an Asura.
The Asura clan is a race he created. As long as Patriarch Hongyun becomes an Asura, he can directly spy into Patriarch Hongyun's heart and determine whether what Patriarch Hongyun says is true or false.
If what Old Ancestor Hongyun said was a lie and the Hongmeng Purple Qi was still in Old Ancestor Hongyun's hands, he could snatch it away immediately.
If what Ancestor Hongyun said was true, Kunpeng had already taken away the Hongmeng Purple Qi. If he turned Ancestor Hongyun into Asura, he could use the name of Ancestor Hongyun to legitimately ask Kunpeng for the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
Moreover, although the physical body of Patriarch Hongyun was destroyed, his soul was still at the level of Daluo Jinxian.
If Patriarch Hongyun were to transform into an Asura, his potential and strength would far exceed those Asuras under his command, and he would directly become his number one general.
The Styx Patriarch was making a lot of plans, but just as he started, Zhen Yuanzi and Hou Tu Zu Wu...
No, it should be said that Empress Pingxin appeared above the sea of blood.
After Hou Tu, the ancestor of witches, reincarnated, there was no longer any Hou Tu, the ancestor of witches in the world, only Niangniang Ping Xin remained!
However, at this point in time, neither the Witch Clan, the Demon Clan nor the Red Cloud Ancestor believed this. They still regarded Niangniang Pingxin as a member of the Witch Clan and called her the Ancestor of Earth Witch.
There are even many people who believe that Hou Tu, the ancestor of witches, transformed herself into a reincarnation in order to learn from Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi to create the Heavenly Palace, with the purpose of occupying the underworld and confronting the demon clan.
The so-called "for the sake of all living beings" is nothing but a lie to deceive people.
The ancestor of the Styx is one of them.
The reason why Patriarch Minghe was able to discover Patriarch Hongyun's soul so quickly was because he had been keeping an eye on what was happening on the side of Empress Pingxin. He gnashed his teeth in hatred, but fearing the power of the Witch Clan, he did not dare to go forward to stop them.
While Zhen Yuanzi was using the Book of the Earth to help Empress Pingxin perfect the underworld, he was feeling uneasy and had a premonition that something was going to happen. He also guessed that the one who was in trouble might be Patriarch Hongyun.
So, Zhen Yuanzi used the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth to investigate the whereabouts of Patriarch Hongyun, and found that Patriarch Hongyun's body had been destroyed, leaving only a wisp of soul, who had been detained by Patriarch Minghe.
Zhen Yuanzi was horrified and immediately said goodbye to Niangniang Pingxin and went to rescue Patriarch Hongyun.
Niangniang Pingxin knew that Zhen Yuanzi and Old Ancestor Hongyun were close friends, and she also understood that Old Ancestor Hongyun’s accident was related to her request for Zhen Yuanzi to come to the Netherworld for help, so she rushed here with Zhen Yuanzi.
Naturally, Ancestor Minghe was unwilling to hand over Ancestor Hongyun, and he vowed that letting Ancestor Hongyun transform into Asura was the best option.
Zhen Yuanzi was furious and attacked, but was blocked by the Twelve-Level Karma Fire Red Lotus of the Styx Patriarch.
The cultivation level of the old man of the Styx is slightly inferior to that of Zhen Yuanzi, but the innate spiritual treasures in his hands, the Twelve-Rank Karma Fire Red Lotus and the Yuantu Avici Swords, are far more suitable for combat than Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit tree and the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth.
In addition, this is the Netherworld Sea of Blood, and he has the advantage of geographical location.
The result of the fight between the two was that the old man of the Styx had the upper hand.
The two swords of Yuan Tu and Abi forced Zhen Yuanzi to dodge in a panic, and even the whisk in his hand was cut into two pieces.
Then……
Empress Pingxin has taken action!
In the lives of the Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Chi Jingzi, Li Anran had seen the scenes of the saints of the Zhuxian Formation and the Wanxian Formation fighting each other. With just a wave of their hands and a move, the heaven and earth changed, the great Dao manifested, and the entire primitive land was forcibly divided into four continents.
But at this moment, the power of Empress Pingxin when she attacked was not any less than that of a saint!
She only used one move!
He stretched his hand forward very simply and roughly, and directly grabbed the two swords, Yuan Tu and Abi!
The face of the old man of the Styx changed drastically, and he quickly urged the two swords, Yuantu and Abi, to shoot out countless blood-colored sword beams.
However, these sword beams had no effect at all on Empress Pingxin's hands!
In an instant, it shattered.
Not to mention hurting Empress Pingxin, not even a white mark was left.
When Empress Pingxin exerted a little force with her palm, the two swords Yuantu and Abi let out mournful cries, and the luster on them dimmed a little.
The ancestor of the Styx then activated the twelfth-grade karmic fire red lotus to release a monstrous karmic fire, but it was also easily extinguished by Empress Pingxin.
Patriarch Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi were stunned. Li Anran also took a breath of cold air and was extremely sure: "Empress Pingxin definitely has the strength of a saint!"
Suddenly, Li Anran thought of something.
"Daozu Hongjun and the Six Saints have now left the Three Realms. Isn't Empress Pingxin the number one person in the Three Realms now?"
As Li Anran was thinking, the Styx Ancestor in Hongyun Ancestor's life had already decisively chosen to follow his heart, and he followed the steps given by Empress Pingxin and handed over the soul of Hongyun Ancestor.
However, the soul of Patriarch Hongyun had been largely polluted by the sea of blood, and he had fallen into madness.
Even Empress Pingxin could only help him suppress his anger and allow him to regain consciousness for a short time.
Niangniang Pingxin suggested that Patriarch Hongyun reincarnate and cultivate again, but Patriarch Hongyun refused without hesitation.
When one reincarnates and cultivates again, not only will one lose one's cultivation in this life, but the karma within one's body will also weaken, until after ten generations, it completely ceases to exist.
It is for this reason that Tathagata decided to entrust the journey to the West to Tang Monk, the tenth reincarnation of Jin Chanzi.
Patriarch Hongyun was worried that the causal lines on his body would become weak, which would prevent him from retrieving the Hongmeng Purple Qi from the snakes and scorpions, so he chose to forcibly kill those souls that were polluted by the sea of blood.
As a result, Patriarch Hongyun almost died, or was on the verge of death, but was saved by the Three Lights Divine Water that Zhen Yuanzi obtained from Yuanshi Tianzun.
Li Anran was amazed.
In addition to feeling that Patriarch Hongyun was cruel to him, he also admired what Zhen Yuanzi did!
Patriarch Hongyun is a pushover, while Zhen Yuanzi is truly righteous. It is rare in the world that they can go this far for their friends!
Afterwards, Zhen Yuanzi brought the remaining soul of Ancestor Hongyun back to Wuzhuang Temple.
The two snake and scorpion monsters also came to Wanshou Mountain according to the instructions of Ancestor Hongyun.
However, because the remaining soul of Patriarch Hongyun was too badly damaged and fell into a deep sleep, they were unable to find Wuzhuang Temple and had to stay at the foot of Wanshou Mountain.
It was not until three thousand years later that Patriarch Hongyun regained consciousness briefly, asked Zhen Yuanzi for two ginseng fruits, secretly let the two snake and scorpion monsters take them, and then sealed the two snake and scorpion monsters that were causing trouble in Hulu Mountain.
It was not until the Journey to the West era that the soul of the Red Cloud Patriarch recovered and he released the two monsters again. With the help of the Calabash Brothers, he reshaped his body and took the two monsters as his disciples.
The two snake and scorpion monsters thought that they had been suppressed under the Gourd Mountain for ten thousand years, but in fact it was much longer than ten thousand years.
"Qiongqi was only half right. It was not only Kunpeng who completely changed the character of Red Cloud Patriarch, causing him to go from one extreme to another, but also Styx Patriarch!"
Li Anran looked at the life experience of Ancestor Hongyun from the perspective of an observer, and gained a new understanding of Ancestor Hongyun.
The character of Patriarch Hongyun had completely changed after being ambushed by Kunpeng and imprisoned and tortured by Patriarch Minghe.
However, in front of his old friend Zhen Yuanzi, he always pretended to be his original self.
Well...it can't be called a disguise.
Perhaps Old Ancestor Hongyun himself does not see himself clearly and still thinks that he is still the same person as before!
But in fact, he is completely different from the good guy who was easy to trust others!
He no longer trusts anyone, including Zhen Yuanzi who tried his best to save him!
After lingering in Wuzhuang Temple and Hulu Mountain for so many years, Patriarch Hongyun refused to leak out the news of Hongmeng Purple Qi at all!
After Kunpeng told Zhen Yuanzi that the Hongmeng Purple Qi was still on him, he immediately chose to separate from Zhen Yuanzi.
The apparent reason was that he didn't want to drag Zhen Yuanzi down any further, but in reality he was wary of Zhen Yuanzi!
This can be seen from the fact that after he separated from Zhen Yuanzi, he immediately returned to Hulu Mountain and took the two snake and scorpion monsters with him instead of entrusting them to Zhen Yuanzi!
Li Anran also sensed these emotions from Patriarch Hongyun.
Li Anran was very curious: "Did Zhen Yuanzi realize this?"
But he was just curious, and these had little to do with him.
What he really cares about is what the current situation of Empress Pingxin is like!
This is truly the number one person in the Three Realms!
If she wants to do something, no one can stop her!
"Next time I see my second brother, I will definitely ask him clearly."
Li Anran did not check the life stories of the two snake and scorpion monsters.
Two poor and lucky tool monsters, not worth his time!
He opened the biography of Patriarch Hongyun again and listened to the Taoist's teachings.
No matter how the three realms change, strength is the most important thing!
At the same time, in the Temple of Justice.
Yang Jian sat in front of the desk, holding the file in one hand and the red brush in the other, but he could not read a single word.
He sat there blankly for a while, and finally managed to collect his thoughts and finish reading the file.
When the red pen fell, it wrote the sixteen words "There are laws to follow, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be punished."
Yang Jian suddenly came to his senses and was about to cross them out with his pen, but the moment he put pen to paper, he stopped.
He can't bear it!
"That's great! If the Three Realms can really be like this, it doesn't matter if my soul is torn apart!"
Yang Jian muttered to himself, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
