Chapter 253: Di Jun

Facing Tian Yuan's words, Tongtian naturally nodded repeatedly.

The sermon at Purple Heaven Palace was a grand scheme from the start, and with Hongjun being the first to merge his body with the Dao, how could Tongtian not assist now that this space had the opportunity to give birth to the Heavenly Dao Will?

Tongtian, who was carefully examining the Fusang Wood before him, narrowed his eyes slightly and cast his gaze downward.

He could clearly feel that a constant stream of energy was surging in from beneath the Fusang Wood.

It was just that the Fusang Wood was shrouded by that faint will, making it difficult even for him to discern the situation within.

Vaguely, Tongtian felt that a powerful living being was lying dormant there, radiating a scorching aura.

"Beneath this Fusang Wood?" Tongtian asked softly, filled with curiosity.

In this short time, he had already seen clearly that the energy the Fusang Wood branches used to evolve the Earth Veins almost all came from below.

What kind of existence could support the evolution of so many Earth Veins?

"It is Yuanfeng! But something went wrong, follow me!" As he said this, Tian Yuan swept down toward the bottom of the Fusang Wood.

Since Tongtian had reacted to the Fusang Wood and it concerned the future Heavenly Dao Will of the Primordial World, Tian Yuan naturally had no reason to hide it.

That Tongtian could have such a reaction upon entering the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space showed that he was also chosen by Heaven and Earth.

Just like the Fusang Wood before them; previously, how could Tian Yuan have known that it could evolve Earth Veins?

After the Fusang Wood came into the world, it landed on the Sun Star; it and the Earth Veins could be said to be one in the sky and one in the ground, having absolutely nothing to do with each other.

If one were to say it could resonate, it should have been the two Demon Emperors, Di Jun and Taiyi, yet now it had a response with Tongtian.

Perhaps Di Jun and Taiyi could have originally reacted to the Fusang Wood, but this world ultimately chose Tongtian.

What Heaven and Earth chooses, there will naturally be no mistake!

Yuanfeng?

Tongtian was startled in his heart.

A long time ago, he had heard the dragon roar of Zulong beneath Kunlun Mountain, and now there was also Yuanfeng within this Undying Volcano.

After the Dragon-Han Calamity, these two clan leaders had actually not perished? Passing through the dense branches, Tian Yuan saw the familiar projection of Yuanfeng.

Just as he had seen when he left last time, it was bright red and gorgeous, looking sacred and noble. Only the surrounding magma remained pitch black, revealing a hint of eeriness.

"A phantom image?" Tongtian, who was following beside him, had a look of astonishment.

But in the next second, he discovered the difference; the energy of the phantom image came from the surging Chaos beneath.

Following that inexplicable will, Tongtian vaguely saw a fire-red giant cocoon through the Chaos, inside of which was a very intense life aura.

"It is rumored that Yuanfeng's innate divine ability is Rebirth from Fire; could this be it?" As he spoke, Tongtian stepped out and entered the Chaos beneath the phantom image.

Looking at that familiar, crimson giant cocoon, Tian Yuan nodded and briefly explained the matters within the Undying Volcano.

"The Heaven and Earth Will is being eroded?" Tongtian frowned.

It was normal for the Primordial World to be eroded by Chaos, but for the Heaven and Earth Will to be weakened was very strange; it must be man-made.

"Indeed! Fortunately, it has already been mostly repaired." Tian Yuan nodded.

Not much time had passed since the last time, but the constant repair by the Buzhou Mountain Will was already enough to simply resist the influx of Chaos Energy.

Tian Yuan believed that before long, the pitch-black magma above would gradually turn crimson.

"Was it done by that person?" Tongtian looked beneath the giant cocoon, seemingly attempting to seek out a trace of a familiar aura.

But his Divine Sense passed through, and he only felt the Heaven and Earth Will and the thick aura of Buzhou Mountain.

At those few slightly weaker barriers, he did not feel the slightest familiar fluctuation.

Shaking his head, Tian Yuan replied softly: "I am not sure either; there are still many secrets in the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space waiting for us to explore."

When Yuanfeng is born, perhaps it will be clear, but it is also possible that the other party is equally unaware.

Clearly, so many schemes had been laid out for the Primordial World, yet as he continued to excavate, Hongjun remained sitting still.

Tian Yuan did not know if the other party was constrained by the Heavenly Dao or simply not worried about his actions.

If the Heavenly Dao did not permit it, that would be one thing, but the other situation meant that Hongjun had even greater backup plans.

Now that he was already a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal and Buzhou Mountain had recovered to this extent, what preparations could Hongjun still have? Hongjun's methods were truly too numerous, and the deep meaning within might not be as simple as he imagined.

This series of events made Tian Yuan treat that person in Purple Heaven Palace with increasing caution.

Tongtian kept a straight face and did not speak, his figure passing through that layer of faint Heaven and Earth Will.

Sure enough, it was Heaven and Earth that chose Tongtian; previously, neither Di Jun nor Wangshu could pass through this layer of will.

After glancing at the fire cocoon formed by Yuanfeng, Tongtian landed in the surging Chaos below.

Tian Yuan, who followed down, saw an inexplicable aura emanating from Tongtian's body, spreading toward the void in front of him.

Just by looking at it, Tian Yuan's eyes were slightly startled; it was not any law he was familiar with.

That elusive aura was like a will and also like a law, shrouded in an inexplicable Dao Rhyme; it was clearly the Dao that belonged uniquely to Tongtian.

The surroundings were quiet, and Tian Yuan did not make a sound; after a long while, he heard Tongtian sigh softly.

"The caster's cultivation is profound; even my Jie Dao is powerless!" Tongtian turned his head to look, his face filled with surprise.

Tongtian had great confidence in his own Dao.

Who would have thought that the first time he used it in earnest, he would have no gains at all.

Regardless of whether it was Hongjun's doing, it undoubtedly made Tongtian increasingly wary of the other party.

Jie Dao? Tian Yuan's eyes lit up; Tongtian's ultimate Dao was indeed closely related to the doctrine of the Jie Sect.

As for failing to gain anything, he did not pay too much attention to it.

This was the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, and as Buzhou Mountain himself, he hadn't managed to detect any information either.

If he didn't know of Hongjun's mystery, he would have long since rushed to Purple Heaven Palace to test the strength of this legendary Dao Ancestor.

Tian Yuan did not explain, but instead said to himself: "The Primordial World is far more mysterious than we imagine."

From the moment he came into contact with the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, Tian Yuan knew the Primordial World was not simple, and with the occurrence of a series of events like the Earth Veins, he felt more and more that the world opened up by Pangu was extraordinary.

A world opened up by Pangu proving the Great Dao, and one that had been cast with the remains of many Chaos Demon Gods, how could it be weakened in just a few Great Calamities?

Behind the vast Primordial World, there remain even more hidden, unknown matters.

Tongtian stood in the field, his gaze piercing through that layer of invisible Heaven and Earth Will, looking toward the endless gray Chaos.

At this moment, he recalled the Hunyuan Dao that Tian Yuan had spoken of. Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal is merely the beginning of the Hunyuan Dao.

Stepping out that step, perhaps one is only then qualified to understand this world.

As for discerning the root of all things, it is still far from enough.

After chatting briefly with Tongtian, Tian Yuan went his own way.

The Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space is even broader than the Primordial World; Tian Yuan did not have the time to lead Tongtian to visit every place.

Whether the other party could have other encounters here would depend on Tongtian Jiaozhu's own fortune. Tian Yuan had originally intended to ask about Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun, but since neither of them appeared when Tongtian made his breakthrough, Tian Yuan thought it better to wait a while longer.

Returning to Mount Buzhou, he began to calmly cultivate the Law of Force.

The vast majority of the Three Thousand Laws were already perfected; perhaps because of the Pangu Great God, Tian Yuan was uniquely devoted to the Law of Force.

Other living beings in the world, including the Wu Clan, found it extremely difficult to cultivate, but Tian Yuan was different.

The stone man of the Law of Force manifested in the Consciousness Space had long been at the Peak Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

In his eyes, the powerful and mysterious Law of Force was not much different from other laws.

The biggest difference, perhaps, is that the final step of refinement might be somewhat difficult, but that day is still far off.

Bidding farewell to Tian Yuan, Tongtian Jiaozhu looked up toward the Primordial firmament.

From Tian Yuan's words, Tongtian had gained a general understanding of the situation in the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space.

Humanity and the Earthly Dao had both revived and were continuing to grow stronger, yet only the Heavenly Dao had landed on the Fusang Wood.

With Hongjun having merged his body with the Dao, plus that crescent-shaped Sun Star, Tongtian thought to first head toward the Primordial firmament to see if he could make any discoveries.

Sending a sound transmission to Duobao and the others, Tongtian flew toward that crescent-shaped Sun Star.

Diving into the air, Tongtian now saw many figures drifting under the gloomy void; they were some strange wills.

Exuding a violent, crazed aura, they could only drift in the darkness, let alone get close to him.

Tongtian casually snatched one, gave it a strange look, and lost interest.

Crushing it with a flick of his hand, Tongtian sped toward the Starry Sky.

Before even approaching the Sun Star, Tongtian felt a powerful fluctuation.

After taking a close look, his expression turned strange: "Eh, this guy is here too?"

When Di Jun was captured by Tian Yuan, he had seen it with his own eyes, but looking at the other party's expression, there did not seem to be much resistance.

Di Jun, who was researching on the Sun Star in the distance, also discovered the arriving Tongtian Jiaozhu.

His first reaction was that Tongtian had also been captured by Tian Yuan.

That detestable stone man was truly arrogant; could it be that he intended to capture all the Innate Sacred into this space?

However, with just one glance, Di Jun's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Tongtian Jiaozhu in shock.

The aura—Tongtian's aura was very different.

When the Three Pure Ones became Saints, he was in seclusion and did not see the specific details. But Di Jun was very clear about the fluctuations of a Heavenly Dao Saint.

The aura overflowing from Tongtian Jiaozhu at this moment was clearly that of a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

When did Tongtian Jiaozhu, who attained sainthood through merit, prove the Dao to Hunyuan?

Furthermore, a Heavenly Dao Saint's Primordial Spirit is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao; how could he achieve Hunyuan unity? This truly left Di Jun somewhat puzzled!

During the time he had been captured into the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, some major event must have occurred in the Primordial World.

Thinking this, Di Jun looked behind Tongtian, but did not see the familiar Yuanshi Tianzun and Laozi.

Was Tongtian the only one to enter this space? Was he captured, or did he come here of his own volition?

Di Jun kept a straight face and had no intention of going up to greet him.

Although he had been released from under Mount Buzhou by Tian Yuan and held no hatred for him, such a humiliating experience still left Di Jun feeling very unhappy.

Moreover, when he was originally captured by Tian Yuan, many Innate Sacred of the Primordial World had witnessed it, and Di Jun could not bring himself to face them.

Just glancing at Tongtian, he focused on studying the Sun Star before him.

After arriving here in the Primordial Starry Sky, it was not as if he had gained nothing.

Although the Sun Star was still crescent-shaped, Di Jun had already felt a faint connection with it.

It seemed that it was because of his appearance that the Sun Star before him was able to manifest so much energy.

As for what had happened in the Primordial World, he would know once he went out to take a look later.

Seeing that Di Jun only glanced at him and then went back to his own business, the aloof Tongtian Jiaozhu naturally would not enthusiastically approach him.

Immediately, a faint will emerged from his body and probed toward the Sun Star in front of him.

Tian Yuan had once said that the Primordial Starry Sky is where the Heavenly Dao is manifested, and the Sun Star has extraordinary significance; plus, the Sun Star before him was only crescent-shaped, so it must be hiding something.

The moment that will touched the Sun Star, Tongtian's eyes lit up.

Di Jun in the distance was also dumbfounded, watching the Sun Star tremble slightly in shock, then turned his head to look at Tongtian Jiaozhu.

Upon sensing the will rising from the other party, his eyes narrowed again.

He was somewhat familiar with this aura; he had previously felt it on the Fusang Wood.

Although Tongtian was one of the Three Pure Ones, his dojo was on the Primordial land; how could he have a reaction with the Fusang Wood and the Sun Star?

Di Jun opened his mouth, but thinking of his own cold arrogance just now, he felt somewhat uncomfortable asking.

Remaining silent, he could only cast frequent glances toward Tongtian Jiaozhu in the distance.

With the faint will rising from the other party, Di Jun clearly felt the Sun Star become a little brighter.

"How can this be? How can this be?" Di Jun muttered in his heart, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had just come out from under the Undying Volcano, and Tongtian had obtained an opportunity in the mountain? The Fusang Wood did not choose him, but picked Tongtian Jiaozhu instead? Just because the other party is one of the Three Pure Ones?

Beyond his shock, Di Jun felt a hint of annoyance in his heart.

It was one thing for the Fusang Wood to be close to Tian Yuan, as he had made many contributions to the Primordial World and his cultivation was above his own, but what had Tongtian achieved? Aside from being one of the Three Pure Ones and a manifestation of the Pangu Primordial Spirit, Di Jun did not believe himself to be inferior to him.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, yet he did not make a sound, only watching quietly.

The subtle reaction of the Sun Star naturally did not escape Tongtian's gaze.

He paid it no mind, an inexplicable aura rippling from his body, enveloping the incomplete Sun Star.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, a flash of disappointment passing through them: "It is indeed true that the Starry Sky is where the Heavenly Dao manifests, but it is a pity there were no other gains."

Hongjun had merged his body with the Dao, and he had originally thought that by using the will that intersected with the Fusang Wood, he could intercept the secrets of the Starry Sky here, but he had discovered nothing.

Thinking about it, that made sense; even the space beneath Yuanfeng had yielded no discoveries, so the Starry Sky certainly would not be that simple.

Tongtian did not deliberately suppress his voice, so Di Jun in the distance naturally heard it clearly.

The words "place where the Heavenly Dao manifests" made Di Jun's expression turn somewhat unsightly.

From his exchange with Minghe beneath Mount Buzhou, Di Jun vaguely understood that Tian Yuan had captured him and brought him here for the sake of the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao Will.

And now, it seemed the Heavenly Dao of the Consciousness Space had chosen Tongtian Jiaozhu.

He was clearly born from the Sun Star and was the Demon Emperor of the Demon Court, and the Fusang Wood was the sacred object of their Three-Legged Golden Crows; how could it end up fulfilling Tongtian Jiaozhu?

This left Di Jun not only angry but also filled with a sliver of jealousy.

(End of this chapter)