Chapter 125: Ming

Minghe watched as Taishang and the others all obtained heaven-defying dharma treasures.

His heart suddenly burned with intense heat, and the eyes he turned toward Hongjun were filled with excitement and joy.

"I never expected that just by taking a master, one would be gifted such extravagant presents!"

"He is truly worthy of being the first person to reach the peak of Hunyuan Da Luo, having survived from the Great Calamity of Fierce Beasts until now."

"The foundation he has hidden away is truly incomparably rich!"

"I wonder what kind of heaven-defying object the dharma treasure given to me will be."

"Based on my performance just now, it should at least be a dharma treasure of the same level, right?"

Thinking of this, Minghe's heart grew three parts hotter.

His expression and posture could not help but become increasingly respectful!

Hongjun looked at Minghe's attitude and was very satisfied in his heart.

"You are the innate controller of the Dao of Slaughter."

"The path you walk has only advancement and no retreat."

"Slaughter the Heavens! Slaughter the Earth! Slaughter all living beings!"

"There is nothing that cannot be slashed, nothing that cannot be slaughtered!"

"Now you have even cultivated the divine ability where the Sea of Blood never dries and you yourself never die."

"For you, defense no longer has any meaning."

As he spoke, he took out from the Heaven and Earth within his palm a black banner that emitted thick, purplish-black demonic Qi and was shaped with three points and six tails!

"This is the Heavenly Dao fierce and evil treasure, the Six-Soul Banner; its status is equal to the God-Slaying Spear, the four Immortal-Slaughtering Swords, the Saint-Slaying Pill, and the Heaven-Burial Coffin!"

"It contains forty-eight innate restrictions and is formed by blending the Opening-Heaven baleful Qi with the Dao of Curses and the Dao of Souls."

"Use your origin essence blood as a guide to write the names of living beings upon it."

"One bow injures the body, two bows injure the soul, three bows extinguish karma, four bows erase destiny, and five bows leave nothing but dust!"

"After five bows, the cursed person will surely have their soul scattered and their body and Dao perish."

"There will no longer be any trace of them left in the world."

"It is the most fierce and evil supreme treasure in the world."

"I hope you use it well, hold fast to your original heart, and do not recklessly create slaughter or harm the common people."

Minghe truly did not expect this.

Hongjun would actually be this generous!

He was even able to take out such a heaven-defying, fierce, and evil supreme treasure to gift to him!

"Many thanks to Master for bestowing this treasure!"

"This disciple will definitely hold fast to his original heart and will never recklessly create slaughter or harm the common people!"

Watching the two of them exchange the dharma treasure.

Diti could not help but knit his brows slightly.

The Pangu Banner, the Six-Soul Banner, and the Taiji Diagram—these were all Hongjun's trump cards.

Yet now they were being gifted to Minghe, Zhenyuanzi, and Taishang.

This was not a good sign.

Added to the trio of Di Jun, whose origins had completely transformed and who would sooner or later ascend to Hunyuan Da Luo.

Could it be that he was preparing to go all-in against him?

Directly wanting to decide the outcome in one round!

"Since when did Hongjun become so brave?"

"Does he think that in the near future, conservatively estimated, he will have six Hunyuan Da Luo as helpers, so he wants to fight me to the finish?"

"This idea is a bit dangerous, isn't it?"

Not to mention the external aid of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Within the Star Brilliance Divine Court alone, there were Wang Shu, Yuanfeng, Nüwa, Luo Hou, Tanlang, Pojun, and himself.

A total of seven existences who had ascended or could erupt with the strength of a Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortal in a short time.

Even if the opponent merged his body with the Dao and possessed the strength of a half-step Hunyuan Heavenly Dao level.

It was fundamentally impossible for him to personally make a move against him, Wang Shu, Yuanfeng, or Nüwa.

After all, they either carried the immeasurable fortune and merit of the Taiyin and Sun, were indispensable people within the world, or were the orthodox successors of the Honghuang world.

As long as Hongjun was not forced into a desperate situation, causing him to give birth to the idea of perishing together.

Basically, it was absolutely impossible for the opponent to make a move against them.

As for Luo Hou, Tanlang, and Pojun, they had long since become bodies of extraterritorial heavenly demons.

Unless Hongjun could erase the desires of all people, and even the entire world.

Otherwise, even if he killed the three of them.

They could still be reborn and return from the desires of all living beings!

"Even if Hongjun cannot see through this."

"Just by relying on the Twelve Ancestral Witches, whose strength has advanced by leaps and bounds under the unlimited supply of White Jade Divine Marrow."

"He should also be able to understand."

"Relying solely on Taishang and the others, let alone a ten-out-of-ten chance of winning, they might not even have seven."

"Under these circumstances, he is still making such a big fanfare."

"Could it be that he still has external aid that I don't know about?"

While Diti's thoughts drifted and he speculated on the meaning of Hongjun's actions.

He had already finished the dharma treasure handover with Minghe and arrived in front of Randen.

"You are the personal attendant of Fellow Daoist Diti."

"I imagine you wouldn't be willing to take me as your master, right?"

Hindered by the fact that Randen could not figure out what medicine Hongjun was selling in his gourd.

He could only follow the opponent's words and respond first.

"I hope the Dao Ancestor will not take offense."

"I have long since sworn allegiance to His Majesty, the Star Emperor."

"I will never be unfaithful or disloyal and switch to your sect."

"If you feel that I am unworthy of possessing the Purple Qi of Hongmeng."

"Feel free to take it away; I absolutely have no complaints."

However, while Randen said with his mouth that he should let Hongjun take it.

He turned around and handed the Purple Qi of Hongmeng into Diti's hands.

"It is just that I am a subject of His Majesty, the Star Emperor."

"Everything I obtain must belong to His Majesty, the Star Emperor."

"If you wish to take back the Purple Qi of Hongmeng."

"You can only trouble yourself to open your golden mouth and ask His Majesty, the Star Emperor, for it yourself."

This move of grafting flowers onto another tree directly left Hongjun stunned on the spot.

He truly did not expect that Randen would play this hand.

Originally, upon hearing the opponent's words just now.

He was prepared to be thick-skinned and give it a try.

Although in front of so many people.

He could not manage to "free-ride" the Purple Qi of Hongmeng without giving any compensation.

But what kind of treasure to give was up to him to decide.

The losses suffered would still be within a controllable range.

Now Randen had directly handed the Purple Qi of Hongmeng to Diti.

Not only did it change the target of the transaction.

The price to be paid was now beyond the controllable range!

And what made him feel even more furious was.

Randen had arranged this matter with sound reasons and evidence.

Regardless of whether he could exchange the Purple Qi of Hongmeng from Diti's hands.

He had to give the other party a gift!

To thank the other party for their open-mindedness and generosity!

Of course, he could also play the rogue and not give it.

But if he did that, his reputation would definitely be damaged!

For the current situation.

His reputation was more precious than any dharma treasure!

If it were because of some mere worldly possessions.

He ruined his plan to merge his body with the Dao.

That would truly be picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon!

"Fellow Daoist, your open-mindedness and loyalty to your master are truly rare in the world."

"If all living beings could be like you."

"The world would definitely have much less conflict and slaughter."

Regarding Hongjun's praise, Randen smiled and nodded.

"Many thanks for the Dao Ancestor's praise."

"This is all what I should do."

"Loyalty to one's lord, sincerity toward others, and seriousness in handling affairs."

"These have always been my principles for conducting myself."

Listening to Randen's self-deprecation, Hongjun's heart also twitched slightly several times, and he could not help but secretly complain.

"Loyalty to one's lord, I saw that."

"Sincerity toward others and seriousness in handling affairs—what the hell does that have to do with you?!"

(End of this chapter)