A hundred years had passed in the blink of an eye!
On Mount Kunlun, the Saints were still immersed in the sounds of the Great Dao when a voice suddenly echoed in their minds:
"A century of Dao sounds, this realm is Azure Sky!"
As this grand voice faded, the Saints reluctantly awoke.
Shortly after the Saints on Mount Kunlun awoke, in two unknown locations, Jieyin, Zhunti, Hongjun, and Luohu also slowly came to.
Upon waking, the four heard the same grand voice of the Great Dao:
"A century of Dao sounds, this realm is Azure Sky!"
Upon hearing this, the four men's expressions turned extremely grim, as if they had encountered something most unpleasant.
Hongjun sighed to the heavens and roared, "The Great Dao preached, why did it abandon us!"
Luohu, unwilling, also spoke, "To miss this opportunity is like being lost for ten thousand years!"
After Hongjun's voice dissipated into the heavens and earth, he felt a slight relief. He carefully sensed the surrounding world, and suddenly his brow furrowed as he looked at Luohu.
"Luohu, where are we? This doesn't feel like the Primordial World. I wonder where the Chaos Origin has brought us!"
Luohu also began to sense carefully. After a long pause, he replied, "Strange. The Chaos Origin was heading towards the Primordial World, so why is this happening?"
Hongjun's brow furrowed. He looked at the sky, and asked Luohu with some uncertainty,
"Luohu, do you feel like this world is sickly?"
Luohu chuckled at this, "How could it be? As long as the Heavenly Dao is fine, the world will be fine. Who would dare to trouble the Heavenly Dao for no reason!"
Hongjun awkwardly scratched his head. Was Luohu referring to him? He had almost assimilated the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, so he was exceptionally sensitive to the Heavenly Dao. He was certain that this world was indeed in trouble!
Seeing Hongjun lost in thought, Luohu said, "Enough, enough. Let's find some living beings and read their soul memories to see where we actually are?"
Hongjun nodded, no longer pondering the matter of this world, and set off with Luohu towards the distance.
Meanwhile, Jieyin looked at Zhunti with deep distress. During the Great Dao's sermon, they had both fallen unconscious and missed an immense opportunity. It pained him to the core!
Zhunti recalled the voice that had sounded in his mind before he lost consciousness and said to Jieyin with lingering fear, "Senior Brother, what do you think the Great Dao is trying to do?"
Jieyin shook his head. He had also heard that voice. It was neither grand nor emotional, truly the Great Dao.
"The Great Dao has long since hidden itself, with the Heavenly Dao maintaining the operation of heaven and earth. The Great Dao has suddenly appeared, and I don't know what it intends."
Zhunti fell silent, pondering the Great Dao's intentions. Seeing this, Jieyin quickly said,
"Junior Brother, don't trouble yourself. The Great Dao's intentions are not for us, mere Saints, to fathom! Let's first figure out how to return to the Primordial World!"
Zhunti was startled by this. He had assumed they were in the Primordial World upon seeing the land. With Jieyin's reminder, Zhunti looked around. This was not the Primordial World at all! What a joke! [Soudan Novel Network]
"Where are we? How did we get here?"
Jieyin shook his head and replied, "We were here when we awoke. I don't know, and I can't sense the aura of the Primordial World."
"If we stay away for too long, the Three Pure Ones might see us absent and occupy Mount Sumeru. Then we brothers will have no place to stand!"
Upon hearing this, Zhunti sprang up from the ground like a cat with its tail stepped on, his face contorted with rage. "They dare!"
After speaking, Zhunti prepared to unleash his divine sense to investigate!
Jieyin quickly stopped him, "Junior Brother, what are you doing? Have you forgotten your lesson?"
Zhunti immediately stopped. It was precisely because he had unleashed his divine sense that he had been unconscious until now. He didn't want to fall unconscious again!
"We cannot use our divine sense. Let's enter the clouds and see if there are any living beings. We can read their souls to find out where this is!"
Jieyin nodded. The two soared into the clouds and saw a dense forest to the east. They then headed east.
When Jieyin and Zhunti arrived at the dense forest, Zhunti suddenly felt a sense of extreme familiarity. He stopped, closed his eyes, and began to sense carefully.
Seeing Zhunti's state, Jieyin knew he must have discovered something. He dared not disturb him and waited quietly.
Zhunti suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Jieyin with a puzzled expression:
"Senior Brother, this is strange. Ahead, there seems to be a familiar aura!"
Jieyin's eyes lit up, "Oh! Could it be the Three Pure Ones? But I don't sense them either!"
Zhunti shook his head, "No, I feel something ahead that shares the same origin as me!"
Jieyin's expression changed, "Junior Brother, are you sure? You were born from the Chaos Bodhi. Is there anything else in this world that shares the same origin as you?"
Zhunti was also very perplexed. He had always believed himself to be the only Bodhi in this world. Now, he sensed an aura of the same origin. Could the Chaos Bodhi have illegitimate offspring?
Zhunti shook his head, discarding the thought from his mind, and said to Jieyin, "Senior Brother, let's go and see!"
Jieyin nodded, knowing this matter was not trivial!
Zhunti followed the sense in his heart, and Jieyin quickly followed.
After passing through a dense forest, the view suddenly opened up. Zhunti stopped abruptly, staring blankly ahead.
Seeing Zhunti stop, Jieyin was about to ask when he suddenly sensed that Zhunti's state was not right. Jieyin stepped to the left to avoid Zhunti and was also stunned on the spot.
Ahead, a massive Bodhi tree had sprung from the ground, laden with countless Bodhi seeds. Beneath the tree sat a strange man in yellow robes, meditating, with a huge, coiling snake behind him, its expanded hood providing shade for the person beneath the tree.
The coiled snake, sensing the arrival of Jieyin and Zhunti, eyed them with extreme wariness. Its sinister snake eyes stared intently at them, its forked tongue flicking "ssssss."
The massive Bodhi tree also seemed to have sensed the arrival of Zhunti and Jieyin. The Bodhi seeds and leaves rustled incessantly, as if greeting Zhunti!
Jieyin looked at the giant Bodhi tree, and his heart was in turmoil. The moment he saw the Bodhi tree, Jieyin even had a mistaken impression that it was Zhunti before he had taken human form.
Jieyin looked at Zhunti in disbelief and asked incredulously, "Junior Brother, is that one of your relatives?"
Zhunti ignored Jieyin. The moment he saw the Bodhi tree, Zhunti's brow furrowed deeply. Zhunti walked towards the Bodhi tree on his own.
The giant coiled snake saw Zhunti approaching and let out a series of roars. Jieyin glared at it, and it immediately became as limp as a frost-bitten eggplant, collapsing to the ground feebly.