Primordial Era: Even the Three Pure Ones have to obediently call me Second Uncle

The two first bowed to Hong Yuan, and then bowed to all the elders.

"At dawn (Pingpeng), I greet all the venerable ancestors."

When Fuxiao saw the venerable ancestors, he behaved quite well, but when Pingpeng saw so many important figures, his legs couldn't help but feel weak.

Despite constantly reassuring himself that he was now the guardian deity of Hongyuan Mountain and should strive to live up to expectations, his legs still couldn't help but tremble.

Fortunately, no one's attention was on him.

Instead, he kept his eyes fixed on the dawn.

As everyone looked at the dawn, they couldn't help but sigh.

"If only Fellow Daoist Shi Chen could have put aside his pride back then, how wonderful that would have been!"

"If Fellow Daoist Shichen hadn't self-destructed back then, he probably could have left behind a wisp of undying spiritual light."

Faced with the sighs of Yang Mei and the others, Hong Yuan took a sip of his spiritual tea and said calmly, "If Shi Chen could put aside his pride, then he wouldn't be Shi Chen."

Hearing Hong Yuan's words, Yang Mei and the others shook their heads helplessly.

"Indeed, if Shichen really did that, then he wouldn't be Shichen anymore."

Yang Mei and the others looked at the dawn before them and originally intended to give them some magical treasures.

But after thinking about it, they realized that this was, after all, Fellow Daoist Hongyuan's disciple, and they couldn't overstep their bounds. After hesitating for a moment, they finally looked at Pingpeng to the side.

Upon seeing this, they were immediately surprised.

Why does this look so strange?

It looks rather strange and ugly.

Seeing that all the patriarchs were looking at him, Pingpeng kicked his feet even more vigorously.

He said tremblingly, "Greetings to all the venerable ancestors. I am the mountain guardian deity under the Daoist Master's tutelage!"

Upon hearing Pingpeng speak like this, a hint of astonishment flashed in the eyes of Yang Mei and the others.

What the hell?

Does Hongyuan's Daoist temple still need a mountain god to guard it?

With the Great Dao watching over us, who would dare to make a move?

Even in their past lives, they might have had to consider it.

As for now, they wouldn't dare even if they had ten times the courage!

But then I thought about it again, and I guess it was probably because Fellow Daoist Hongyuan thought this guy was strangely ugly that he accepted him.

So he took out some treasures and bestowed them upon Pingpeng.

Each one is excellent.

Most of them are top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

There were also a very few top-grade innate spiritual treasures, which were brought out by Yang Mei and Hongjun.

They were named the Immortal-Slaying and God-Slaying Treasure Blade and the Jade Void Glazed Lamp, respectively. Coincidentally, both of these items later became treasures of the Primordial Beginning.

Hongjun looked at the Jade Void Glazed Lamp he had taken out and explained with a smile, "Since you are the guardian deity of Fellow Daoist Hongyuan's mountain, I bestow this Jade Void Glazed Lamp upon you. Inside the lamp is a 'golden flame' called 'Ancient Flame of Myriad Spirits.' It can protect you and also detect all spirits. I hope you will serve Fellow Daoist Hongyuan well."

Seeing this, Yang Mei smiled and explained his Immortal-Slaying and God-Slaying Blade: "Since Fellow Daoist Hongjun has already given me an auxiliary spiritual treasure, then this old Daoist will give me an offensive spiritual treasure. This blade is an innate killing treasure born from heaven and earth, possessing profound and miraculous power. Even a Primordial Golden Immortal would be afraid of this blade!"

After saying that, Yang Mei and Hongjun handed the two treasures directly to Pingpeng.

Pingpeng was completely stunned when he saw the many treasures handed to him.

When did he ever see so many treasures?

Even before him, he only had one low-grade innate spiritual treasure at most.

And these before him, each one far surpassed his previous low-grade innate spiritual treasures.

But it didn't know why these ancestors didn't hand the treasures to Dawn, who was standing to the side, but instead handed them to itself.

It's clear that Dawn is the master's personal disciple, while I'm just a mountain god.

This left both of them completely bewildered; they simply couldn't understand it.

For a moment, a sense of fear even arose in its heart.

So he looked pitifully at his master.

My lord, I don't know what to do.

Hong Yuan smiled and helped Ping Peng out of the predicament: "Since it was given to you by the ancestors, then you should accept it!"

He also knew why Yang Mei and the others gave the magic weapon to Ping Peng instead of Fu Xiao.

After all, Dawn was his disciple, and since he had not yet taken human form and appeared in the world, he had not bestowed any magical treasures upon her.

Since they themselves had not bestowed it, Yang Mei and the others would naturally not overstep their bounds.

Only after hearing Hong Yuan speak did Ping Peng carefully accept the magical treasures.

Even now, he is still somewhat stunned.

Did I just get all these magical treasures like that?

It was a rank he had never imagined before.

This left him feeling somewhat lost.

What to do? I've suddenly reached the pinnacle of beastly existence.

I feel like I've lost all motivation to cultivate.

But he also knew that all of this was because he was the mountain god under the master's command.

Otherwise, how could someone at the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm obtain so many treasures?

Seeing that Pingpeng had obtained many treasures at dawn, I was quite happy for him.

They showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever for not receiving it.

After seeing Pingpeng put away these treasures, Hongyuan turned his gaze to Fuxiao, "Don't worry about yours, I'll help you forge a few that you'll find useful later!"

After all, he couldn't say it outright; Yang Mei and the others were relatively poor and couldn't offer anything of value.

What kind of trash is this top-grade innate spiritual treasure?

His servants each have several items.

Another day, I'll forge a few innate treasures for you.

Upon hearing this, Fuxiao was naturally pleased on the surface and respectfully bowed, saying, "I will leave it all to Master!"

After all, Dawn also knew that there were more top-grade innate spiritual treasures outside the primordial world than his fellow disciples and sisters-in-law possessed.

If we were to ask who was the richest person in the entire prehistoric world, it would undoubtedly be his own master.

His fellow disciples all possess several innate spiritual treasures. As his master's only disciple, he shouldn't be any worse off than his fellow disciples, right?

Upon hearing this, Yin Guo and the others asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist is also proficient in weapon crafting?"

Hong Yuan quickly waved his hand, modestly saying, "I only have a little knowledge, it's nothing to mention. This crafting skill relies entirely on supreme treasures, which is why I can occasionally craft something."

Upon hearing this, Yang Mei sighed, "Fellow Daoist Hong Yuan is too modest. I'm afraid the entire Primordial World doesn't possess as many top-grade innate spiritual treasures as you do."

He had witnessed Hong Yuan crafting magical artifacts during their first discussion on the Dao.

He was initially curious about what kind of tools Hong Yuan used to refine the materials.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a Chaos Treasure!

It was the Great Dao and Pangu who forcibly catalyzed Hongyuan's birth.

That guy almost scared him to death.

Hong Yuan's method of refining weapons is also extremely domineering.

He opened the lid, threw in some random stuff, and then slammed the lid back on.

You don't even need to look at the fire.

Hey, guess what?

One after another, top-grade innate spiritual treasures began to appear.

For a moment, Yang Mei even wanted Hong Yuan to help him reforge his natal magic weapon—the willow tree.

This was originally a small section of the main branch of his hollow willow tree, and although it was no less valuable than a supreme innate treasure.

But it would be great if it could be improved.

Unfortunately, Hong Yuan refused.

Well, it's not that Hong Yuan was unwilling, but the Heavenly Dao would never allow any magical treasures above the level of innate supreme treasures to appear in the prehistoric world.

At least not now.

Even if it was crafted by Hong Yuan, it won't do. Any magical treasure of the level above the Innate Supreme Treasure level that appears in the Primordial World will definitely incur divine punishment.

It can only be used by Hong Yuan himself.

After all, Hong Yuan is one of our own, which makes a difference.