Chapter 157: Eating Everything

On Taixu Mountain, inside the World-Destroying Mill.

The aura around Hongjun grew increasingly terrifying, and the blood upon the World-Destroying Mill gradually diminished.

Just as Hongjun was absorbing and refining with all his might, a black lotus appeared before him, rotating slowly.

"Luo Hou, you dare to appear before me."

"Just in time, what I lack right now is Dao Essence!!"

Upon seeing Luo Hou, Hongjun felt not a shred of surprise; instead, his face was full of excitement.

Beneath the World-Destroying Mill, any substance would be ground into the purest Dao Essence.

This was a great tonic, and Luo Hou possessed the Earthly Dao upon his person.

It could be called a kill-two-birds-with-one-stone situation.

With this meat delivered to his doorstep, Hongjun had never imagined there would be such a blissful moment.

Yet, when Hongjun thought Luo Hou was within his grasp, he struck out with a claw, only to find he could not move Luo Hou at all.

"Taixu Realm, you actually crossed the Five Passes!!!"

Hongjun looked at Luo Hou with a face full of astonishment.

Without attaining the Great Dao, he had actually achieved the Five Realms.

This was the miraculous nature of the Five Passes, Five Realms, and Five Tais.

There were even mortals whose skills could approach the Dao, and whose arts could communicate with the divine.

This was inextricably linked to the Five Passes, and it was also a glimmer of survival granted by the heavens.

"This is still thanks to Dijiang; if not for him, I would not have crossed this pass!!"

Although Luo Hou spoke words of gratitude, a ferocious expression appeared on his mouth.

A perfectly good Taixu Black Lotus had been lost just like that.

Although he had gained the Taixu Realm from it, Luo Hou was still extremely displeased.

He felt no happiness from the blessing in disguise, but instead, his face was full of resentment.

"Oh, how so?"

Hongjun narrowed his eyes as he looked at Luo Hou, for he felt the aura on Luo Hou had changed.

It was very familiar, a feeling of having met before.

Therefore, he did not attack immediately, but instead examined him carefully.

Although the two had been arch-enemies in the Great Desolation for ages, this was the first time in so many years he had looked at Luo Hou so seriously.

"Dijiang has obtained no less than ten Great Daos; his strength has already exceeded imagination."

Luo Hou did not say too much.

"So exaggerated?"

Hongjun also furrowed his brows.

The reason Luo Hou did not say so much was precisely because he feared Hongjun would not believe him.

Looking at the present, he was already suspicious.

The seemingly upright Hongjun was actually suspicious by nature.

His temperament was even deeper than that of himself, the Ancestor of Demon Dao.

As objects of struggle for many years, they both considered themselves to understand the other very well, but looking now, they seemed like strangers again.

"Hehe, you can choose not to believe, but you must never ignore it."

After Luo Hou finished speaking, he turned around, preparing to leave.

"State your purpose for coming!!"

Seeing this, Hongjun would not let Luo Hou leave so easily.

"You and I join forces to destroy Dijiang; the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity of the Great Desolation shall be yours."

Luo Hou did not mince words and stated his purpose.

"State your requirements."

Hongjun was not stupid; naturally, he did not believe Luo Hou would be so kind.

"Kill him and take back my Taixu Black Lotus."

Luo Hou's expression was ferocious, looking as if he wanted revenge.

"Why play such petty tricks with me!!!"

Hongjun flicked his sleeve, not taking Luo Hou's act seriously at all.

"Also true, we are old acquaintances, so I won't stand on ceremony with you."

"I want the Four Great Skeletons of the Primordial World."

Luo Hou offered his conditions again, his face serious at this moment.

"The Four Great Skeletons are at most four Great Daos."

"Even with the legacy of Pangu, they cannot compare to the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity."

"Stop playing tricks on me, otherwise!!!"

Hongjun looked at Luo Hou, ready to make a move.

As a former opponent, in Hongjun's impression, he had always firmly suppressed him. Therefore, even with Luo Hou coming this time, he did not take him seriously at all.

Luo Hou did not speak, but instead stared straight at Hongjun.

Just as the two were at daggers drawn, Luo Hou sighed and said: "I want Pangu Hall; that is my ultimate goal."

"Pangu Hall, the heart of Pangu or the skull."

Hongjun was also somewhat confused by Luo Hou's actions.

"The claim that Pangu's skull transformed into the Thirty-Six Heavens is complete nonsense."

"The heart is the Blood Pool, and the core of the hall is the brain."

"If that were not the case, how could Dijiang possess such terrifying power?"

"And have you noticed? Dijiang has never once left Pangu Hall from the very beginning."

Seeing that Hongjun did not believe him, Luo Hou could only continue.

"Pangu Hall—now that is somewhat interesting."

"However!!!"

The World-Destroying Mill beneath Hongjun suddenly began to rotate.

"Trying to swallow both, I fear you will break your teeth."

Seeing this, Luo Hou could not help but shake his head.

This Hongjun is still as greedy as ever.

Even though he himself coveted the World-Destroying Mill, with his own abilities, he dared not make a move.

Yet this Hongjun seemed completely unable to see his own position clearly.

No wonder he was played by the Heavenly Dao.

Do not be fooled by Hongjun's constant glory; if you think about it carefully, he has always been played in the palm of others' hands.

He himself counts as one, and Dijiang of the Wu Clan counts as another.

And there are the Six Sages under him; which one of them actually listens to him?

Looking at it this way, Hongjun is actually quite miserable.

Neither demon nor immortal.

How could he live as comfortably as he himself does? If one is a demon, one is a demon; why bother pretending to have the refined air of an immortal?

"Hmph, you have no right to speak to me now."

Hongjun slapped the World-Destroying Mill beneath him, and that torrential power surged directly toward Luo Hou.

Boom!!!

With a roar, the location where Luo Hou had been standing exploded instantly.

However, the aftermath did not spread; it was quickly contained by Hongjun with a single hand.

"He ran!!!"

Hongjun frowned.

He found Luo Hou increasingly unfathomable; clearly still at the Half-Step Great Dao, yet he had managed to escape from beneath his World-Destroying Mill.

Such capability!!

"Hongjun, I can cooperate with you now, or I can cooperate with Dijiang."

"You had better consider this carefully; it is not every day that one can obtain the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity."

Just as Hongjun was pondering, Luo Hou's voice rang out in his ear.

"How bold!!!"

Hongjun let out a cold snort.

The power of world-destruction rippled out, and the contingency Luo Hou had left behind was directly erased by Hongjun.

"The Dao Fruit of Opening the Heavens must be mine. Luo Hou, I would like to see what tricks you are playing."

As a mortal enemy, Luo Hou's strength had naturally earned Hongjun's recognition.

Cooperation—there would be cooperation.

After all, the Wu Clan had long since become a thorn in Hongjun's side; if he did not completely crush them, he would never be able to swallow this resentment.

The reason he schemed against the Heavenly Dao was because those wretched things in the Wu Clan had held him back.

If not for that, he would have been able to completely plunder the Heavenly Dao.

Under his manipulation, the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity would not have developed to their current unpredictable state.

All his schemes had ultimately gone down the drain.

The Wu Clan.

Dijiang!!!

Just as Hongjun was preparing his methods to deal with Dijiang, Tongtian, within the Great Desolate Land, was traversing thousands of mountains and rivers.

As Tongtian's measuring footsteps increased, more and more creatures of the Great Desolation followed him.

(End of chapter)