nyslfriends Chapter 18 Hongjun: Young friend, please wait!
Chapter 18 Hongjun: Young friend, please wait!
Less than half an hour after Tianlu left the Kunlun Mountains and flew towards Buzhou Mountain.
The dark, ominous clouds in the sky suddenly rolled and contracted without warning, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The deafening thunder stopped abruptly, and the warm sunlight shone down on the vast land once more.
This sudden change caused Tianlu to stop his cloud-borne flight.
He paused for a moment, then looked up at the azure sky with a puzzled expression.
"Could it be that old bastard Tiandao has given up?"
Tianlu pursed his lips, a hint of disappointment rising in his heart.
Who cares? He's not used to the fact that Heaven suddenly stopped giving him special effects.
Without the accompaniment of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, this treasure hunt feels a bit less impressive.
Shaking his head, Tianlu decided to continue manipulating the clouds to drift towards Buzhou Mountain.
Just then, a slightly weathered yet calm and upright voice suddenly rang out behind Tianlu, clearly reaching his ears.
"Young friend, please wait a moment!"
These six seemingly insignificant words, however, sounded to Tianlu like the most terrifying curse in the primordial world.
This caused Tianlu to react instantly, with all the golden fur on its body standing on end.
Please wait!
As a transmigrator who had thoroughly read prehistoric fantasy novels in his previous life, he had heard this sentence like the thunder in his ears.
During the Investiture of the Gods period, Shen Gongbao's words, "Fellow Daoist, please wait," were enough to kill any god or Buddha who stood in his way.
They forcefully placed all the immortals of the Jie Sect on the Investiture of the Gods list, causing countless Great Luo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints to perish and their cultivation to vanish.
Here in the middle of nowhere, someone is actually calling out to me, "Please stop!"
No matter who it is, even if it's the manifestation of Heaven, we have to run first!
The spatial laws within Tianlu's body erupted instantly, and his mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal power poured out without reservation.
Behind them, above the sea of clouds, an old Taoist priest dressed in a black robe and holding a whisk watched Tianlu's fleeing figure, his expression turning as black as the bottom of a pot.
He looked down at his attire, which gave him an air of otherworldly elegance, and stroked his long beard, feeling utterly frustrated.
Do I look like a ruthless, ancient demon?
He exuded an aura of peace and purity, so why did this little Pixiu run away faster than anyone else when it heard him trying to persuade it to stay, as if it had seen the most terrifying evil spirit in the world?
That doesn't make sense!
But this Creation Lotus is of utmost importance, and we must not let this variable take it away. Hongjun shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and gently waved his whisk.
In an instant, the space in front of him was easily torn apart like a thin sheet of paper. Hongjun stepped into the spatial rift and his figure disappeared from the spot in an instant.
On the other side, Tianlu was flying wildly with his head down, pushing the laws of space to their limit. The space behind him collapsed inch by inch, turning into a dazzling silver stream of light.
He kept looking back as he ran, secretly glad that he was fast.
However, the instant he turned around, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the void in front of him.
Hongjun had just taken half a step out of the crack, and hadn't even had time to get his footing.
Tianlu's enormous Pixiu form, carrying the terrifying kinetic energy of a mid-stage Daluo Golden Immortal, crashed straight into him like a falling ancient star.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar exploded in mid-air, and the violent aftershocks of magical power transformed into tangible ripples that swept outwards in all directions, instantly tearing the sea of clouds within a radius of tens of thousands of miles to shreds.
Amidst the swirling dust and fragments of space, a golden figure crashed down upon the earth like a meteor.
With a deafening tremor, a massive meteorite crater was smashed into the hard, ancient land, and cracks spread across the earth for thousands of miles.
Tianlu lay at the bottom of the pit, shaking his large, furry head in a daze.
"Strange, how come it doesn't hurt at all after such a violent impact?"
"Not only does it not hurt, but it also feels soft and squishy underneath, like there's something cushioning it."
Just as Tianlu was muttering in confusion, a hoarse, aged voice came from beneath him, filled with gritted teeth.
"Because you're pressing down on me!"
Immediately afterwards, a gentle yet immense force erupted from beneath Tianlu, directly blasting his heavy Pixiu form away.
Tianlu somersaulted in mid-air before landing steadily on its four claws, kicking up a cloud of dust.
He raised his head, his eyes warily scrutinizing the dusty-faced old Taoist priest in front of him, who was brushing the dust off his robe.
Although the old Taoist priest appeared somewhat disheveled, his unfathomable cultivation was as deep and boundless as an abyss, so profound that even Tianlu, a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal, could not fathom its depths.
Tianlu felt a chill run down his spine, but outwardly he feigned confusion.
"Who are you? Can't you see where you're going? Don't you know I'm in a hurry?"
Hongjun tidied his appearance, regaining his unfathomable demeanor, and spoke calmly.
"This humble Taoist is Hongjun."
The moment the name was uttered, the surrounding air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Upon hearing this, Tianlu was immediately filled with shock and disbelief.
Hongjun?!
The old Taoist priest he had just bumped into was actually the legendary Dao Ancestor Hongjun?!
Although Tianlu hasn't been in the prehistoric world for very long, the name is still very well-known.
The person before us is the ultimate victor in the war between Dao and Demon, the first sage of the primordial world who is one with the Dao of Heaven, and the future spokesperson for the Dao of Heaven.
However, at this time, Hongjun should not have become a saint yet, but his strength was definitely at the top of the prehistoric pyramid.
But shouldn't he be trying to merge his three bodies into one now?!
How could they appear in front of me?!
Despite his doubts, Tianlu immediately put on a smiling face and spoke respectfully.
"So it's the Immortal Ancestor in person! My apologies for my overreaction! May I ask what urgent matter brings you, Immortal Ancestor, to follow this little Pixiu from so far away?"
The reason Tianlu calls Hongjun the Immortal Ancestor is because this is the respectful title that all living beings in the prehistoric world use to address Hongjun at this time.
During the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts, Shenni led the ferocious beast clan to wreak havoc in the primordial world, attempting to destroy heaven and earth.
It was Hongjun, Yin Yang Ancestor, Five Elements Ancestor, Qiankun Ancestor and other innate great powers who, together with the myriad races of the prehistoric world, fought countless bloody battles and finally annihilated the ferocious beast race.
Because of this astonishing merit in saving the world, heaven and earth bestowed upon them great fortune, and all living beings were sincerely convinced and granted them honorific titles.
Hongjun was revered as the Immortal Ancestor, Luohou was revered as the Demon Ancestor, and the other great beings also had their own titles.
However, in the war between the Dao and the Demon, apart from Hongjun, Rahu of the Outer Heavenly Demon of the Transformation Domain, and Yang Mei who escaped, most of the other ancestors perished and their Dao disappeared.
Seeing that Tianlu's attitude was still respectful, Hongjun's expression softened slightly. He gently shook his whisk and spoke kindly.
"Young friend Tianlu, the twenty-fourth grade Creation Lotus you obtained in Kunlun Mountain is a thing that is destined to be found in the world."
"Such a treasure has already been destined for its future ownership and mission. By taking someone else's opportunity without permission and disrupting the natural order, you will inevitably incur enormous karmic consequences."
"I have come here to persuade you to hand over the Creation Lotus, so as to avoid being entangled in karma and bringing disaster upon yourself in the future."