Chapter 273: Merit Farming Again? Hong Yun Explodes!

In the past, Yue Lao was also born on Taiyin Xing.

However, Yue Lao secretly reached an agreement with Di Jun, Taiyi, and others, plotting against Xi He and Chang Xi.

Afterward, Chen Ku forcefully broke the situation and gave Yue Lao a stern lesson.

However, Chen Ku did not completely exterminate him.

After all, Yue Lao is also an important and indispensable figure.

Chen Ku merely brought him back to the West.

From then on, Yue Lao had to remain in the West, cultivating the profound teachings of the Buddhist Sect.

Not long after, the two arrived at Yue Lao's cave abode.

"I have met Fellow Daoist Yue Lao."

"I have come today; please, Fellow Daoist, use the Marriage Register to see if among humanity there exists a being capable of accomplishing the first human marriage in history！"

Hong Yun spoke, saying thus.

The old grudges have long been canceled.

Moreover, over time, Yue Lao had already been transformed by the Buddhist Sect.

Thus, there was no longer any opposing stance between the two sides.

Furthermore, Yue Lao's actions were merely to seek merit, without harmful intent, not a grave mistake.

Upon hearing Hong Yun's words, Yue Lao immediately acted in response.

He also knew that Hong Yun is now a key cultivator of the Western Buddhist Sect, related to proving the Dao and attaining sainthood.

With a wave of his hand, the Innate Spiritual Treasure Marriage Register was immediately brought forth.

But upon it were seen vast streams of divine patterns, profound and obscure, their meaning unclear.

Meanwhile, Yue Lao formed hand seals and operated the Great Dao of Marriage.

Only he could comprehend the myriad mysteries within the Marriage Register.

This deduction did not last long.

Not long after, Yue Lao suddenly opened his eyes.

"Among humanity, there truly are suitable candidates for marriage！"

"One is of the Ziyang clan, the other of the Shaoyin clan！"

"Although these two are now Golden Immortals, they are a match made in heaven。"

Yue Lao's response made Hong Yun's face light up with joy.

"Ziyang" means "person of the sun," yang, strong and fierce!

"Shaoyin" means "abundant innate yin qi," gentle and delicate!

Just hearing these two titles, Hong Yun knew Yue Lao's words were not false.

Afterward, no further words were needed.

Hong Yun immediately took action and soon found the two individuals of the Ziyang and Shaoyin clans.

The two human beings naturally had no objections when establishing the human marriage.

Not to mention, this is greatly beneficial to them personally.

Speaking only of Hong Yun, Yue Lao, and others, in their eyes they are undoubtedly Supreme Immortals.

Thus, the two naturally obeyed and followed.

On that day, the human marriage ceremony thus began.

"I, the humble Daoist Hong Yun, now preside over the first human marriage in history for the Ziyang and Shaoyin clans of humanity！"

"This is also humanity's first marriage bond; may the Heavenly Dao approve......"

Hong Yun transmitted his voice via the Great Dao, echoing between heaven and earth.

He is the officiant of this human marriage, while Yue Lao beside him is the witness.

His words rumbled, carrying boundless Dao power, stirring the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, startling all beings in the ten directions.

The words ended!

After a moment, the Heavenly Dao indeed sensed it.

Boom—

Above the firmament, the Heavenly Dao's decree exploded once more, deafening.

At once, all beings turned their heads, staring dumbfounded at this scene.

"Hiss.... again？"

"Has Hong Yun found a way to farm merit？"

"This... this seems to be Hong Yun's fifth time harvesting merit among humanity, right？"

"What merit could a mere human race possibly have？"

"Damn, Hong Yun this fellow is really relentless."

"If this continues, he might really prove the Dao and become a sage."

All beings felt utterly bewildered, completely dumbfounded!

From ancient times to now, there has never been such a thing, right？！

Hong Yun simply treats humanity as a merit‑farming spot.

From time to time, he comes for such a round.

All beings simply have never heard of this, nor dare to imagine it.

The vast potential of humanity has refreshed the cognition of all beings.

At the same time, the mighty powers who originally wore smiles of contempt also could not help but show a hint of solemnity.

Who can withstand this?!

If this continues, Hongyun will probably truly become a sage.

Therefore, after this round of astonishment, all beings merely stared, holding their breath, waiting to witness the scene of the Heavenly Dao's merit descending, all anticipating the final outcome of this occasion.

All beings' faces were solemn and stern!

But at this moment, within the demon court, there was a scene of repression, or even outright cursing.

The Kunpeng's eyes were deep and solemn, fixedly staring at Hongyun.

Now, each descent of merit can be said to have lifted the Kunpeng's heart to his throat.

His face was full of worry that he could not conceal.

Nothing else!

What the Kunpeng worries about is precisely Hongyun achieving the Dao and becoming a sage in one fell swoop.

In that case, his plan to seize the Primordial Purple Qi would be completely ruined.

His expression was solemn, and he remained silent.

All around him, however, an aura that made people feel oppressed permeated.

Meanwhile,

At the highest point of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Di Jun and Yu Linglong, however, were somewhat unable to hold their composure.

"Damn it, damn it!"

"Those Western people are indeed a bunch of shameless scoundrels."

"Hmph, what marriage? It's clearly an imitation of our original heavenly marriage."

"A mere human race dares to do this; they truly deserve death!"

Di Jun's face turned dark as he let out a low roar, furious yet powerless.

Without a doubt, Di Jun and the others absolutely did not want to see Hongyun become a sage.

After all, his earlier scheme had nearly gotten Hongyun killed.

Once he becomes a sage, there's no guarantee he won't take revenge on the demon court lineage.

Moreover, Hongyun intends to become a sage by imitating the heavenly marriage in this manner.

This is essentially a blatant slap in the face.

Di Jun had no choice but to turn his uncontrollable anger toward the two human beings, Ziyang and Shaoyin.

Killer intent burst forth in his eyes.

However, after a long while, Di Jun forcibly suppressed that killing intent and calmed his own aura.

Involving the human race is simply too astonishing.

Moreover, they are Western humans, protected by the Western Buddhist sect.

Even though Di Jun was burning with rage and exasperated, he still dared not actually launch retaliation.

He could only silently curse Chen Ku, Hongyun, and the others countless times.

After a moment, Di Jun then turned his gaze to Yu Linglong beside him.

"How about the matter of recreating the Golden Crow? Any recent developments?!"

He inquired in this manner.

As he spoke, his gaze unconsciously fell upon Yu Linglong's slender, willow-like waist.

Needless to say, this question naturally asked whether Yu Linglong had conceived again, bearing more little Golden Crows.

After all, during this period, Di Jun could be said to have been "working hard with his head down."

However, upon hearing this, Yu Linglong's eyes dimmed.

After pondering for a moment, she ultimately shook her head.

Seeing this, Di Jun's expression grew even uglier.

Strangely enough, since the original ten Golden Crows, no matter how Di Jun and Yu Linglong strive, the latter seems hardly able to conceive anymore.

This left the pair of them anxious beyond measure.

Formerly, the nine great Golden Crows perished and their Dao vanished.

Leaving only Lu Ya alone, but... better not mention it!

How could the Golden Crow bloodline be cut off?!

The more Di Jun thought, the heavier his heart grew, and his expression became even more gloomy.

He then turned to continue pondering the matter of recreating the Golden Crow.

As for Hongyun?

It seems unlikely that he could attain the Dao and become a sage just like that.

Therefore, Di Jun and the others no longer paid much attention to it.

Meanwhile, in the Western realms.

The Heavenly Dao rumbled, and merit finally descended once again with a thunderous crash.

The difference is that this time, the Heavenly Dao's merit split directly into four portions.

One portion fell into Yue Lao's body, for he indeed possesses the merit of officiating marriages.

Two portions naturally fell into the bodies of Ziyang and Shaoyin.

This caused their cultivation to surge suddenly, rising steadily, even breaking through major realm barriers in succession, reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

The final portion fell into Hongyun's body.

However, this time perhaps the merit was simply too thin.

Under the fusion, Hong Yun's body showed no abnormal signs at all.

Not even the Primordial Purple Qi in his sea of consciousness produced the slightest resonance.

That feeling was as if it had no effect at all.

Let alone attaining the Dao and becoming a saint.

All beings looked at each other, then reacted accordingly.

"Tch, indeed it is so!"

"Hey, that Hong Yun ultimately still cannot attain the Dao and become a saint."

"Trash, really is trash!"

"With this repeated merit, if it were me, I'm afraid I would have long been able to condense the saint's fruition."

"What top-tier primordial great being? Just this? I could do it myself!"

Previously, the feeling of trepidation among all beings has completely vanished.

As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

At this moment, all beings could not help but burst out mocking and ridiculing.

Even in their words, they mercilessly scolded Hong Yun as "trash".

This again and again is also too wasteful of all beings' feelings.

Of course, perhaps it is also because they have personally witnessed Hong Yun's repeated failures; all beings can almost conclude that it is fundamentally impossible for him to attain the Dao and become a saint.

Therefore, they no longer have any reverence, becoming unscrupulous.

At the foot of Two Boundary Mountain, Zhen Yuanzi's expression was solemn as he gazed from afar at Hong Yun's figure.

"Sigh......"

"Old friend Hong Yun, ultimately is it still lacking sufficient opportunity?!"

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes were full of deep regret.

He is one of the few strong individuals who genuinely care for Hong Yun.

Needless to say, each failed attempt to attain the Dao is a huge blow to Hong Yun.

Furthermore, at this time all beings could be said to have exhausted all means of mockery.

Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help feeling worried, fearing that this would cause Hong Yun's Dao heart to waver, leaving him unable to recover.

That would make things even more troublesome.

Thinking this, Zhen Yuanzi also leapt forward, intending to go comfort Hong Yun a bit.

As for Chen Ku.

Seeing Hong Yun's body with no aura fluctuations, he also couldn't help but slightly furrow his brow.

However, it was only a moment before it relaxed again.

Failure is just failure!

In Chen Ku's view, it's not worth worrying too much about.

"Although Hong Yun possesses Primordial Purple Qi, he is ultimately not a heaven-ordained saint."

"Therefore, all this still relies on his own effort in order to attain the Dao."

"Compared to his master and grand-master, the difficulty is naturally not comparable."

Chen Ku also had some understanding in his heart, thinking to himself.

This is the difficulty of Hong Yun's attainment of the Dao.

The Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, Jieyin Zhunti, etc., are heaven-ordained saints.

Therefore, as long as the opportunity arises, they can naturally comprehend their own Great Dao and gain recognition from the Heavenly Dao.

But Hong Yun can only, step by step, painstakingly accumulate enough merit before he might possibly achieve the position of a saint.

In his contemplation, Chen Ku also saw Hong Yun's extremely dim expression, utterly despondent.

"Friend Hong Yun, there's no need for this!"

"If this time doesn't work, naturally there will be a next time."

"If one attempt fails, then try ten times."

"If ten attempts fail, there are still twenty times, thirty times!"

Chen Ku's words were light and casual, yet could be called overwhelmingly domineering.

Twenty times?!

Thirty times?!

If other great beings heard this, they would have already had their jaws dropped and been speechless.

Do you think merit is worthless like cheap cabbage? You can just have it if you want?!

Even, plotting twenty or thirty attempts, such an idea is simply shocking to hear.

However, Chen Ku is justified and confident.

The ways to reap merit, he naturally has many, and it's fundamentally not difficult.

Furthermore, even if we step back ten thousand steps, Chen Ku himself now also possesses vast merit attached to his body; he has not merged it, using it to enhance his cultivation for what reason.

If it really doesn't work, then simply giving his own merit to Hong Yun as well would be no big deal.

As long as the latter can attain the Dao, it would also be a sure profit.

With this thought, Chen Ku fell into deep contemplation.

Should we do this or not?!

At this moment, Hong Yun did not pay attention to Chen Ku's change in expression.

Between heaven and earth, waves of mocking voices transmitted, falling into Hong Yun's ears.

His face was grim, he secretly gritted his teeth!

Could it be that in the end he can only become the biggest joke between heaven and earth?!

At the same time, Hongyun also felt waves of chill in his heart.

After all, he had never harmed anyone, yet all beings were sharp-tongued like knives, showing no mercy.

Among them, there were even some who had once laughed and chatted with him.

Resentment!

Unwilling!

And an indescribable anticipation.

All these emotions surged forth together in Hongyun's heart at this moment.

Boom!

His qi and blood surged involuntarily, pouring upward to the high heavens, as if completely boiling, with a mighty momentum.

Above the high heavens, vast expanses of auspicious red light also spread out, covering the sky and obscuring the sun, immeasurable.

Looking out, the red light filled the sky like a vast ocean, stretching across and releasing immense pressure.

As the saying goes, one must break before one can build.

At present, Hongyun is indeed in such a state.

It was precisely the merciless mockery of all beings that instead aroused intense emotions in Hongyun's heart.

Prove the Dao!

Today, this poor daoist must prove the Dao and become a sage!

He gritted his teeth and uttered these words.

On his usually gentle face, a hint of indescribable coldness and resolve suddenly appeared.

As soon as these words were spoken!

Words become law!

The next moment, Hongyun clearly sensed that the primordial purple qi in his sea of consciousness suddenly began to leap wildly.

The laws surged violently, the order was magnificent!

Even, waves of purple celestial rosy mist emerged, enveloping Hongyun's entire body.

Such an anomaly had never occurred before.

Hongyun's heart trembled, his expression changed.

And immediately after, his entire aura began to undergo some unfathomable, indescribable change.

In the dark, his own origin Dao foundation and the primordial purple qi shone forth in mutual reflection.

At this moment, the two finally began to merge!

Instantly, all beings felt something, their scalps suddenly exploded.

A feeling of shock turning to terror also arose spontaneously.