Chapter 1334

"Young friend, why don't you speak? Why not come sit in the Purple Cloud Palace? Whatever doubts you have, ask Old Dao—he will answer you fully and without reservation."

Seeing Luo Fu did not continue speaking, Ancestor Hongjun did not grow angry; instead, he actively invited Luo Fu.

Ancestor Hongjun's invitation left Luo Fu utterly speechless.

Luo Fu had originally assumed that after the projection of the legendary avatar appeared in the Purple Cloud Palace, a great battle would erupt—a battle to decide the future of the Primordial World.

But Luo Fu never imagined Ancestor Hongjun's demeanor would be so gentle, transforming what might have been a tense, hostile atmosphere into an ordinary visit between friends.

This left Luo Fu truly at a loss for how to respond.

Compared to this atmosphere, Luo Fu preferred a tense, confrontational stance—direct combat to decide the Primordial World's future by strength alone.

Fixing his gaze on Ancestor Hongjun, Luo Fu carefully probed him—and had to admit that Ancestor Hongjun's gentle demeanor was not feigned.

From Ancestor Hongjun, Luo Fu felt not the slightest hint of threat.

Only three scenarios could explain why Luo Fu felt no threat: first, the opponent was too weak to pose any danger to Luo Fu.

Second, the opponent had concealed his true strength, making the threat imperceptible to Luo Fu.

Third, the opponent harbored no ill will toward him.

Without ill will, no matter how strong the opponent, Luo Fu would never sense a threat.

Ancestor Hongjun was a Heaven Dao-level cultivator—so the first scenario was clearly impossible.

The second scenario was also unlikely.

Within the Primordial World, unless one was a Heaven Dao-level cultivator, facing Ancestor Hongjun directly meant only one outcome: immediate suppression by Ancestor Hongjun.

Even the most powerful Heaven Dao-level cultivators, facing Ancestor Hongjun who controlled the Heavenly Dao, could only be suppressed.

With such power, Ancestor Hongjun had no need to conceal anything.

Thus, the most plausible explanation was the third scenario: Ancestor Hongjun harbored no ill will toward him.

This was something Luo Fu had never considered.

Based on his understanding of Ancestor Hongjun from the Journey to the West World, as soon as he revealed his strength—even without opposing Ancestor Hongjun—he would be targeted.

Because his very existence was a threat to Ancestor Hongjun.

Ancestor Hongjun sought to devour the Heavenly Dao, to completely suppress the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao, and become the master of the Primordial World.

Below the Hunyuan layer, no matter how many beings emerged, they could not possibly affect the pace of Ancestor Hongjun's devouring of the Heavenly Dao.

But Hunyuan Great Luo Jinxian were different.

Once any being broke through to the Hunyuan Great Luo Jinxian realm, it would inevitably alter the entire Primordial World's balance—and thus affect the pace of Ancestor Hongjun's devouring of the Heavenly Dao.

Ancestor Hongjun held an unimaginable obsession with devouring the Heavenly Dao; he would not permit any existence to interfere with his progress.

Therefore, if Luo Fu revealed he had broken through to the Hunyuan Great Luo Jinxian realm, he would be targeted by the Journey to the West World's Ancestor Hongjun without fail.

Luo Fu had assumed Ancestor Hongjun of the Primordial World would act the same way.

After all, Ancestor Hongjun of the Primordial World also needed to devour the Heavenly Dao.

But Ancestor Hongjun's reaction had completely surprised him.

Regarding Luo Fu's breakthrough into Hunyuan Great Luo Jinxian, Ancestor Hongjun showed not the slightest intention to target him—instead, he seemed almost pleased.

"It seems I've been influenced by the Journey to the West World's Ancestor Hongjun. The same individual can have different personalities across parallel worlds. I shouldn't equate the personality of the Journey to the West World's Ancestor Hongjun directly with that of the Primordial World's Ancestor Hongjun."

Looking at the exceptionally gentle Ancestor Hongjun, Luo Fu's mind flashed with a moment of reflection.

This time, he had indeed been presumptuous.

Though they were parallel worlds, the two worlds were undeniably different.