The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 29 The Red Cloud Calamity, the Tragic Kunpeng
The Antarctic Immortal was momentarily at a loss. Did he want it? Of course he did. Just by looking at the rich aura of life force emanating from the fruit, he knew it was extraordinary.

But as the senior disciple of the Chan Sect, he couldn't bring himself to accept the spiritual fruit from his junior disciple.

"Senior brother, don't overthink it. I've already accepted Master Uncle's spiritual treasures, haven't I? Red flower, white lotus root, green lotus leaf—the three religions are originally one family, so please don't refuse."

Zhou Chen noticed the hesitation on the old man's face, offered an explanation, and then pushed himself into the old man's arms without further ado.

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation, senior brother. When the immortal apricots of Jade Void Palace ripen, junior brother must come and taste them!"

The Antarctic Immortal extended an invitation to Zhou Chen with a beaming smile.

"Okay, I'll definitely come."

Zhou Chen readily agreed, and after exchanging a few more polite words, he took his leave.

After leaving Kunlun Mountain, Zhou Chen flew towards the East China Sea. He had been away for quite some time, and it was time to go back. Before the fishing drums sounded, he planned to go back to Yingzhou Island to see if his senior sisters had finished their seclusion, and then they could go to Jin'ao Island together.

Not long after leaving Kunlun, Zhou Chen sensed two great Daos colliding violently near the East Sea, their terrifying fluctuations sweeping across the heavens and earth. Meanwhile, the ancient stars of the primordial starry sky were moving along extremely mysterious trajectories, projecting their own Dao rules towards the western part of the primordial world.

"What... what is this? The liches have started a war?"

Zhou Chen muttered something unconsciously, then realized something was wrong. Although the Wu tribe was scattered throughout the prehistoric world, most of them were still near Buzhou Mountain. If the Wu and Yao tribes were at war, the great formation shouldn't have been located in the western part of the prehistoric world!

So, for whom is this grand formation activated? It can't be for the two Western Saints, can it?
and many more!

There is another great supernatural being in the western part of the prehistoric world, Zhen Yuanzi. His dojo is located at the junction of the eastern and western parts of the prehistoric world, which, judging from Zhou Chen's location, is the western part of the prehistoric world.

If it is Zhen Yuanzi, then the two Dao auras in the East Sea should be Kunpeng and Hongyun.

Hongyun and Kunpeng were both among the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao, and were among the top powerful beings in the prehistoric world. Their feud arose when Hongyun gave up his seat during a sermon by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Zhou Chen didn't quite understand Hong Yun either. He was known as the kind-hearted old man of the prehistoric world, fond of helping the weak and oppressed, fighting injustice, and being charitable. This might be due to Hong Yun's personality or his Dao, which no one could control. But it was wrong to involve others, especially since it involved the Primordial Purple Qi, a foundation of the Dao, which was an even greater karmic consequence.

Moreover, after obtaining the last wisp of Primordial Purple Qi, he changed his code of conduct, went into seclusion to comprehend the Primordial Purple Qi, and strived to become a saint.

But he didn't consider that with such a huge karmic debt and a flawed Dao heart, how could he possibly become a saint?
Of course, the two Western Saints also owed Hongyun a tremendous karmic debt. How did they manage to bear it? The two Western Saints were well-versed in the Dao of Cause and Effect, achieving sainthood through a vow to the Heavenly Dao, using a method of borrowing. But Hongyun didn't have such conditions, and the two Western Saints didn't want Hongyun to become a saint, because they simply couldn't repay the karmic debt to him. The West was already impoverished, and their sainthood had borrowed merit from the Heavenly Dao; how could they possibly repay such a huge karmic debt to Hongyun? However, they couldn't harm Hongyun themselves, and could only hope that Kunpeng and the others would take action.

In truth, the Primordial Purple Qi was of no use to Hongyun. It would have been better to give it to Kunpeng to settle his karmic debts and perfect his own Dao heart. In this way, although he wouldn't become a saint, he could still roam freely in the primordial world before the world settled its karmic debts, since there were still two saints who owed him karmic debts. But Hongyun couldn't bear to give up the opportunity to become a saint, and in the end, he died and his Dao dissipated, which he could not blame anyone else for.

As for Kunpeng's hatred for Hongyun, it is only natural. After all, it was the foundation for becoming a saint, but it was lost because of Hongyun. It is also reasonable for Kunpeng to come and seize Hongyun's Primordial Purple Qi. The cause and effect relationship in this matter must be acknowledged even by the Heavenly Dao.

Hongyun is on good terms with Zhenyuanzi. The unusual activity of the ancient stars should be due to the two demons using the Zhou Tian Star Formation to block Zhenyuanzi from rescuing Hongyun, since Zhenyuanzi is much more difficult to deal with than Hongyun.

After clearing his mind, Zhou Chen headed towards the battleground. With all his might, he quickly arrived at the location of the two battles. Of course, he didn't get too close; he simply stood at a distance and watched.

Then they saw a cultivator dressed in red robes fighting against a Taoist priest with a somewhat gloomy face. It was none other than Hongyun and Kunpeng.

The two entities' condensed Dao rules are clashing fiercely. Each clash causes the laws of heaven and earth to fluctuate. Each clash uses the entity's own Dao rules to offset the other's Dao rules. The two Dao rules are evenly matched, and it is difficult to determine the winner for the time being.

Meanwhile, Hongyun was engaged in a fierce battle with Kunpeng, wielding the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. Kunpeng had no spiritual treasures, only the Demon Master Palace he had crafted himself, and for a time, he was at a disadvantage.

"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, we have no enmity between us, so why are you forcing me like this!"

Hongyun suppressed a bitter smile and said to Kunpeng.

Kunpeng's eyes turned red. If it weren't for Hongyun, the futon that should have belonged to him wouldn't have been taken away by Jieyin.

The six prayer mats in Zixiao Palace represent the positions of saints. That damned Hongyun caused him to miss out on the sainthood, and he even dared to say that he had no grudge against him!
This enraged Kunpeng even more, and it began to attack Hongyun relentlessly, disregarding its own power, while its own Dao was frantically trying to counteract Hongyun's Dao rules.

The two were evenly matched, with little difference in strength. The reason Hongyun was able to gain a slight advantage was due to the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. After all, the innate spiritual treasure contained laws, which could activate the Great Dao contained within the spiritual treasure. It was equivalent to having a Great Dao supporting it, so it was understandable that someone like Kunpeng, who did not have an innate spiritual treasure, was no match for it.

Zhou Chen couldn't understand how Kunpeng had managed to end up in such a miserable state all these years, without even a decent spiritual treasure.

I just can't find the treasures. Treasures? How come he doesn't have a single one?
This explains why Kunpeng wasn't to blame. Where was Kunpeng born? In the Northern Darkness! The far north of the primordial world, arguably the most barren place on the entire continent. The entire Northern Darkness lacked even ordinary spiritual treasures, let alone powerful innate ones. Kunpeng wasn't born with any magical artifacts, and he spent most of his time cultivating in the Northern Darkness, essentially living like a hermit, since the primordial world was incredibly dangerous back then.

As for joining the Heavenly Court, it was because he was targeted and subdued by two people from the Sun Star, so he was not given any magical treasures.

As for the treasure distribution on the Treasure Distribution Cliff, he simply couldn't compete with it. After all, everyone else was in groups of three or five, and they all had magical treasures protecting them. Although he belonged to the Heavenly Court, he was not truly loyal. So he managed to grab some of the magical treasures that others had left behind. However, these magical treasures were useless in battles of the same level and would only waste magical power, which is why Kunpeng didn't take them out.

It has to be said that Kunpeng in the primordial world was truly pitiful!
(End of this chapter)