After Di Jun left, Tai Yi and Chang Xi headed towards Mount Ziyang.
Having not seen each other for a long time, Tai Yi and Chang Xi chatted happily along the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the foot of Mount Ziyang.
Without much thought, Tai Yi immediately went up the mountain. Nu Wa and Fu Xi, sensing two unfamiliar presences, immediately exited their seclusion and descended.
Nu Wa and Fu Xi met Tai Yi and Chang Xi midway up the mountain. Looking at Fu Xi and Nu Wa before him, Tai Yi sensed their cultivation was not inferior to his, and he felt these must be the two seniors Bai Ze had mentioned.
Tai Yi bowed and spoke:
"Tai Yi greets you both, fellow cultivators!"
Chang Xi, seeing this, also bowed and said:
"Chang Xi greets you both, fellow cultivators!"
Fu Xi and Nu Wa were also surprised when Tai Yi announced himself, not expecting the Eastern Emperor of the Demon Court to come to their abode!
Fu Xi and Nu Wa quickly returned the bows and said:
"Fu Xi (Nu Wa) greets Daoist Tai Yi! Greets Daoist Chang Xi!"
After returning the greetings, Fu Xi and Nu Wa invited Tai Yi and Chang Xi to a pavilion on the mountain!
Tai Yi, seeing that they were also of the demon race, was about to invite them to join the Demon Court when suddenly purple qi permeated the air, and supreme pressure emanated from the horizon. The four involuntarily bowed towards Mount Yujing.
A voice then echoed from the horizon:
"I am Hongjun. Today I have attained the fruit of sainthood. To perfect the path of cultivation in the Primordial World, in a thousand years, I will preach in the Zixiao Palace beyond the thirty-third heaven. All those with fate are welcome to attend!"
This sudden voice reverberated throughout the Primordial World, and every living being in the Primordial World clearly heard Hongjun's voice.
As soon as Hongjun's voice faded, golden flowers rained down, the earth surged with golden lotuses, and a fragrant aroma filled the air. Those with lower cultivation, upon smelling this fragrance, experienced a significant increase in their cultivation!
In the sky, swirling purple qi and golden light of merit surrounded Mount Yujing. The mountain rose from the earth, flew towards the chaotic void outside the heavens, and vanished into the chaos without a trace.
Only after Mount Yujing disappeared did the pressure in the heavens and earth dissipate.
Tai Yi got up from the ground, immediately bid farewell to Fu Xi and Nu Wa, and pulled Chang Xi as they rushed back to the Demon Court.
In the Kunlun Mountains, within the Jade Purity Palace, Yuan Shi was just about to hand the token he had refined to Li Yi when he heard the news of Hongjun's attainment of sainthood!
After the pressure of Hongjun's ascension dissipated, Yuan Shi immediately headed towards the Supreme Purity Palace!
On Shangqing Peak, Tong Tian was teaching Qi Chen and Duo Bao when he suddenly heard the news of Hongjun's sainthood from the horizon. After the pressure vanished, Tong Tian also immediately headed towards the Supreme Purity Palace!
Yuan Shi arrived at the Supreme Purity Palace and saw Li Yi sitting in the main hall. Yuan Shi spoke:
"Elder Brother! Hongjun..."
Li Yi raised his hand and said lightly:
"Second Brother, let's wait for Third Brother!"
Yuan Shi nodded and came to sit by Li Yi's side.
As soon as Yuan Shi sat down, he heard Tong Tian's voice approaching from a distance:
"Elder Brother! That old scoundrel Hongjun has become a saint!"
Li Yi opened his eyes and saw Tong Tian rushing in through the main gate in a flurry!
Seeing Yuan Shi also present, Tong Tian ran and sat on Li Yi's other side!
Yuan Shi, seeing that Tong Tian had arrived, looked at Li Yi!
Li Yi waved his whisk, and the three of them were transported into the Chaos Bead!
Tong Tian and Yuan Shi looked at Li Yi in confusion and asked:
"Elder Brother, what is this?"
Li Yi looked at them and said:
"It's best if only the three of us know about some things!"
Yuan Shi nodded and said:
"Elder Brother! Hongjun has become a saint, what do you think?"
Tong Tian echoed:
"Yes! Elder Brother, we offended that old scoundrel quite badly. Elder Brother, you even had a fight with him. I didn't expect that old scoundrel to actually become a saint! Will he come looking for trouble with us?"
Seeing Tong Tian speak a mouthful, Li Yi couldn't help but tease:
"What? Is Third Brother scared?"
Tong Tian, hearing this, immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on and said:
"How could I be afraid of that old scoundrel? If it weren't for you, Elder Brother, stopping me last time, I would have insisted on wrestling with that old scoundrel!"
"Oh!"
Tong Tian, seeing Li Yi and Yuan Shi staring at him, said sheepishly:
"Elder Brother! Second Brother! But it's different now, he's a saint! I have to be a coward when I should be!"
Li Yi looked at Tong Tian and smiled:
"Don't worry, he won't make a move against us, at least not yet!"
Li Yi knew that Hongjun needed six Heavenly Dao Saints to help him share some of the Heavenly Dao's power before he could easily replace the Heavenly Dao.
Without these Heavenly Dao Saints to share the Heavenly Dao's power, Hongjun could still replace the Heavenly Dao, but at a great cost. Therefore, he would naturally not make a move against them!
Tong Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Right now, he truly had no confidence in fighting a Saint.
Tong Tian spoke again:
"Elder Brother, should we go to that old scoundrel's sermon in a thousand years?"
Li Yi nodded and said:
"Go! Why wouldn't we go! If we don't go, we'll miss a good show!"
Yuan Shi heard this and asked doubtfully:
"A good show? Elder Brother, what good show is there!"
Li Yi shook his head and said:
"I won't tell you for now! Otherwise, you won't have anything to look forward to!"
Tong Tian and Yuan Shi exchanged glances, not realizing their elder brother had such a mischievous streak, leaving them in suspense by only revealing half the story!
Just as Tong Tian and Yuan Shi were about to ask again, Li Yi suddenly frowned.
"Hmm!"
Tong Tian and Yuan Shi's attention was drawn to Li Yi, and they quickly asked:
"What's wrong, Elder Brother!"
Suddenly, the two also felt the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Pangu Banner flying towards them!
The two also found it strange. Ever since they entered this Chaos Bead last time, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Pangu Banner had remained there, refusing to leave, as if the Chaos Bead were their true master.
They had been in the Kunlun Mountains during this period and had not gone out, so they had let them be.
Unexpectedly, this time they came towards them on their own.
The three turned to look in the direction of the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, as well as the Xuanhuang Pagoda, and saw the Xuanhuang Pagoda dragging a branch towards Li Yi.
Soon after, the Taiji Diagram also arrived before Li Yi, carrying a branch.
The Pangu Banner and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian did the same.
The Xuanhuang Pagoda, Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Four Swords of Zhu Xian, as if seeking praise, danced around the three of them.
Li Yi took the branches brought by the Xuanhuang Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram and saw that they were branches from the Fusang Tree and the Moonwood Tree!
The branch given to Yuan Shi by the Pangu Banner was from the Ginseng Fruit Tree.
And the branches brought by the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were from the Bitter Bamboo and the Peach Tree.
Tong Tian looked at Yuan Shi in bewilderment and said:
"Second Brother, have you noticed that my Four Swords of Zhu Xian and your Pangu Banner seem to have become more spiritual?"
Yuan Shi nodded and said:
"It does seem so!"
Li Yi looked at these fellows bringing him the remaining materials from Yuan Shi's alchemy, and for a moment, he couldn't figure out what was going on.
Seeing the three of them staring blankly at the items they had brought, the various spiritual treasures began to circle around them, as if dissatisfied.