Chapter 30

Nüwa exclaimed in a lively, cheerful manner, causing even Rahu, the future demon ancestor, to involuntarily put on a smile.

It must be said, whether human or Chaos Demon God, none can resist the healing smile of the little cotton coat that could melt anything.

Watching Nüwa enjoy herself for a while and calm his emotions, Zhu Qingyun then turned to Yang Mei and asked.

"Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, you didn't say you had a question you wanted to ask me and Fellow Daoist Rahu?"

Yang Mei restrained his smile, his face solemn as he asked.

"I have come here to ask you two fellow Daoists: do you have any guesses about Hongjun's origins?"

In his past life, Rahu fought the Creation Demon God, while Zhu Qingyun directly faced Hongjun's assassination; now, in the entire wilderness, aside from Hongjun himself, Zhu Qingyun and Rahu understand Hongjun best.

"How strange—on my way to the Ten Thousand Heavens Island earlier, I passed through Kunlun Mountain and happened to encounter Hongjun in a secret realm filled with innate pure qi."

Rahu recounted what he saw when encountering Hongjun on Kunlun Mountain, then speculated.

"I observed that when Hongjun gathered that source of pure qi, a devouring power flashed from within him, somewhat like devouring the Great Dao!"

"But I was acquainted with the Devouring Demon God in my past life; I can affirm that Hongjun is definitely not a reincarnation of the Creation Demon God and the Devouring Demon God!"

"I speculate that Hongjun might be a newly born Chaos Demon God outside the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods!"

When Hongjun was mentioned, Rahu's expression turned grave, for Hongjun was his mortal enemy as sensed by the Great Dao! "A newly born Chaos Demon God outside the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods?"

Yang Mei furrowed his brows slightly, obviously not agreeing with this theory.

Although Chaos is boundless, since Pangu split the heavens, there have been no conditions to give birth to a new Chaos Demon God!

If Rahu's claim were to hold, Hongjun would have to be born at the moment Pangu had just slain the three thousand demon gods, about to cleave Chaos!

Although Chaos has no concept of time, Pangu the Great God's axe strike transcends all; it is the strongest strike after Pangu reached his ultimate state and ascended! Could a living being possibly be born exactly at that instant, and also, beneath Pangu's axe, retain its true spirit consciousness and reincarnate into the wilderness? Unless Hongjun is another Pangu—but is that possible? The entire Chaos world took countless ages to produce one Pangu; could it produce another in such a short time? "I, however, have a different speculation about Hongjun!"

Hongjun nearly caused Zhu Qingyun to lose the essence of the Ten Thousand Heavens' Auspicious Clouds, so he naturally had some speculation about Hongjun's origins.

"Hongjun is very likely not a person of this Chaos era!"

"Or rather, he comes from the future! A world where, for unknown reasons, from the endless future, the entire world is shrouded by the power of the Declining Dharma!"

"Although I don't know why he crossed over to this era, nor how he passed through the river of time and space under Pangu's suppression."

Zhu Qingyun himself came from later ages for unknown reasons, and the intense stillness and Declining Dharma world within Hongjun's unknown inner world only further confirmed his speculation.

Especially after Qiankun Daoist created a communication spirit treasure akin to a mobile phone, Zhu Qingyun felt that the wilderness was not just him alone as a time traveler! And he was obviously a figure never before seen in later legends, surely becoming the target of everyone's resentment.

This very well could be the reason Hongjun came to attack him! "Impossible! No one can shuttle through the river of time and space under Pangu the Great God's suppression!"

Logically, those who attain Great Luo have already transcended the river of time and space, yet the silhouette of Pangu at the end of the wilderness' river of time and space suppresses everything, and no living being can disturb the river of time and space!

Yang Mei obviously denied Zhu Qingyun's speculation instantly, but after a moment's thought, he asked again.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the basis for this speculation?"

"First, where does the aura of the Declining Dharma on Hongjun come from? The wilderness has only just undergone two Great Calamities; are we to enter the Declining Dharma era just like that?"

"Second, don't you all feel that Hongjun's cultivation progress is too rapid?"

Zhu Qingyun retorted.

"Do you remember? When we first met on the Ten Thousand Heavens Island, Hongjun was only at mid‑Primordial Yuan; counting the time spent lecturing the Dao, it's been only a few hundred thousand years, yet Hongjun has already reached the peak of Primordial Yuan Golden Immortal and is about to attain the Dao as Primordial Yuan Great Luo Golden Immortal!" "Who among you has such a rate of advancement?"

"Finally, after I created the civil and martial ways and became a Waycreator, I sensed in Chaos… a thirteenth Supreme Law!"

Upon hearing this news suddenly, several people were shocked and immediately exclaimed.

"What?! A thirteenth Supreme Law?!"

Several people's eyes were full of disbelief, yet no one doubted that Zhu Qingyun would use this to deceive them.

What they find hard to believe is: if Chaos truly gained an additional Supreme Law, why would they be unaware of it?

"This Supreme Law appeared long before my civil and martial ways—by an immeasurable amount of time—and I only know its name… Immortal!"

"Immortal?"

However, Rahu was the first to react.

"I recall that during the Dao discussion, Hongjun seemed to expound the method of the Immortal Path; I then used it to create a corresponding Demonic Path!"

"The Great Dao is eternal; those who attain Great Luo can be attested once and forever attested. I now find some credibility in Fellow Daoist Tianyun's words!"

Daoist Yang Mei pondered for a moment and said.

"When everything seems impossible, the greatest impossibility often turns out to be the truth!"

"Compared to Fellow Daoist Rahu's speculation, Hongjun being a newly born Chaos Demon God outside the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods would require the harsh condition of giving birth to another 'Pangu' at the instant Pangu split the heavens……"

Yang Mei paused, speaking with increasing certainty.

"I would rather believe that Hongjun, relying on his own attainment of the Dao as Primordial Yuan Great Luo Golden Immortal from later ages, and for some unknown reason after cultivating to Pangu's realm, crossed over to the instant Pangu split the heavens, preserving his true spirit consciousness and reincarnating into the wilderness!"

"This also explains why there is a thirteenth Supreme Law that even we have not discovered!"

"Once attested, forever attested! This Supreme Law comes from the future; if Fellow Daoist Tianyun were not a Waycreator, he surely would not have discovered it!"

"This also explains why Hongjun's cultivation advances so quickly—for in his past life he could cultivate to a realm comparable to Pangu's, his vision surpassing ours, so naturally he progresses faster!"

After Yang Mei finished speaking, he fell silent, obviously letting everyone digest his words.

"Then why do I feel that Hongjun is an enemy of the Great Dao?"

Rahu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Have you forgotten? Its Immortal Path is born from Creation! Just as my Martial Path is born from the Way of Combat!"

Upon hearing Zhu Qingyun's explanation, Rahu nodded thoughtfully, and then also felt that Yang Mei's words made some sense.

"Fellow Daoists, since we have confirmed that Hongjun comes from the future, we truly cannot let him be the first to attain the Dao! Will the present inevitably fall behind future generations?"

However, the Yin-Yang Old Ancestor said this with feigned nonchalance.

Regarding Hongjun, he bears a deep grudge, so of course he will stir up more resentment in front of Yang Mei and Rahu.

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