Chapter 124

【Zu Feng's retreat without battle left you confused for a long time: Clearly all three ancestors are Great Luo Peak cultivators, each capable of beating three of you, a novice Great Luo, so why did Zu Feng run away this time when our side clearly only had two people?】

【On the other hand, Hongjun pondered: Is it possible that Zu Feng is actually not that strong?】

【He saw it clearly and responsibly told you: Zu Feng and he are just normal Great Luo level, not the Great Luo Peak you imagined!】

【You：？】

【You thought it over carefully and gradually realized your information might be problematic……】

【In your previous life, at this point in time, the Three Clans War had already been underway for a while, and it was about now that Hongjun found himself, the then-acting Grand General of the Eastern Wasteland of the Phoenix Clan, and tried to persuade himself to rebel.】

【At that time, Zu Feng already possessed Great Luo Peak cultivation, to the point that even Hongjun was no match for him.】

【And this Luo Hou looks very much like him……】

But just based on this, it's not enough for Hongjun to be certain in his speculation.

If Jiao Ming were to walk the path of the Three Ancestors, the destruction caused would be far greater than those three precious items……

Hey, could it be that Jiao Ming unintentionally released false information, confusing the old-timer Hongjun, and successfully got Hongjun to become his lackey by using a false identity?

Hmm, Jiao Ming, you win!

But once Jiao Ming reminded him, Hongjun understood right away!

But this method clearly touches Hongjun's bottom line; as a future Dao Ancestor, Hongjun advocates "the Immortal Dao values life," and he does not want the myriad spirits of the Vast Wasteland to die miserably because of it.

【After repeated confirmation, you learned from Hongjun that the Vast Wasteland has no innate deity named Luo Hou, which makes you even more confused: No Luo Hou? Then what did you encounter before……】

【Hongjun watched your angry departing back, seeming to understand something, also seeming to worry about something, his eyes full of the affection an elder has for a junior……】

Just from this passage alone, it's enough to prove that Hongjun thought of some method to quickly increase cultivation!

【Why does the Luo Hou you encountered earlier look so much like Hongjun? Could it be that Luo Hou deliberately changed appearance to frame Hongjun?】

【This matter has been troubling you; now that it suddenly came to mind, you simply asked him directly.】

Zhao Si pursed his lips; otherwise Jiao Ming would have been done for, possibly even subjected to a soul search.

Huh?!

【Not long after, you came back again……】

【Suddenly Hongjun's gaze froze; he had suddenly realized.】

And what is this method?

Zhao Si speculated:

「When we first met in this round, Hongjun should have already noticed the immortal method on Jiao Ming's body, thus suspecting his origins. 」

【After deliberately covering up a few sentences, you then seemingly casually asked whether Hongjun had any brothers or family.】

【Just as you hoped he would give the true answer, unexpectedly, Hongjun chose to shake his head.】

Jiao Ming, that free-spirited native bird, had no idea that all his words and actions were completely out of place with the surroundings.

After all, Jiao Ming can basically be called the "Ancestor of Myriad Spirits"; in terms of power, he is equivalent to an ultimate-enhanced version of Zu Feng—Zu Feng commands only birds, while Jiao Ming's descendants include every tribe!

【You hesitated a bit, decided not to reveal your second playthrough, and thus only said this is a ruthless murderer who kills wherever he goes.】

Zhao Si sincerely admired him; as expected of a Dao Ancestor, even though he hasn't become a sage yet, his perception and intellect are top-notch!

Jiaoming, that headless fly, didn't even push out a fart; instead, he unintentionally spilled his background spotless, letting Hongjun the old coot gain an information advantage...

Actually, the Immortal Arts were basically Zhao Si's off‑move sent up there; to call it a disciple‑granddisciple thing isn't wrong, because Jin Bing, as a Supreme Pure disciple, is indeed Hongjun's legitimate grand‑disciple, and moreover the orthodox eldest kind.

【Hongjun looked at you in surprise, originally wanting to laugh at your impractical idea, but seeing how seriously you spoke, he couldn't help but think it over carefully, a light of sudden realization flickering in his eyes……】

【At the same time, he admonished you in his elder's role: never think about getting something for nothing.】

When Hongjun first saw Jiaoming, what could he call him?

"So, Hongjun has already secretly deduced everything about Jiaoming!"

【"If there is, then someone is paying for you……"】

【"No!"】

Zhao Si suddenly realized:

"It's like the Three Ancestors, letting one's bloodline slaves go to die!"

Although Zhao Si still doesn't understand the principle behind this strange method, Hongjun should know it, only he hadn't thought of it at first.

【But now Hongjun says it's just a normal Great Luo level……】

【Jiaoming curiously asked, because you suddenly thought of something: in that previous side‑story round, you fought Rahu to the death, and back then you felt Rahu's appearance was off—he looked a lot like Hongjun, practically like brothers!】

"It's thanks to Hongjun thinking he was his future grand‑disciple, so he felt elder‑like affection, and besides Hongjun is a positive character with no intention to harm Jiaoming, otherwise……"

【Even though the timing is about the same, why is Ancestor Phoenix's cultivation so vastly different? Could it be that it's just not trying hard enough?】

【The answer he gave after pondering remains absolutely certain: no means no!】

Such wildly mistaken information must also have plunged Hongjun into doubt:

If Jiaoming is a person from the future, why is his information inaccurate?

【Hongjun naturally grew more bewildered; he shook his head, indicating that as an innate divine being he had no blood relatives, and if one had to speak, then all beings in this primordial wilderness transformed from Pangu are his brothers and family……】

He himself feels nothing wrong, but to Hongjun, an innate divine being with utmost perception, these things are enough to expose countless vital pieces of information!

"First is the Immortal Arts; Hongjun, as the progenitor of the Dao of Immortals, created the Immortal Arts exclusively—there could be no second cultivator of immortals in the primeval wilderness."

【Your question hasn't been answered, so you're even more confused: Hongjun says he doesn't know Rahu and has no brothers……】

"It must be the Immortal Arts!"

"This definitely means Hongjun has discovered Jiaoming's identity problem!"

【You: ……】

Obviously he knows, because the description at the time was:

【……Hongjun looked at you in surprise, originally wanting to laugh at your impractical idea, but seeing how seriously you spoke, he couldn't help but think it over carefully, a light of sudden realization flickering in his eyes……】

And then he suddenly, in the role of an elder, gave the curious Jiaoming a warning; naturally, the purpose was to prevent him from developing twisted thoughts and thus treading the old path of the Three Ancestors' slaughter of the wilderness……

Seeing this, Zhao Si seemed to understand something as well.

"Hongjun...... senior looks at junior...... admonition......"

【 "Rahu?" 】

【 "So everyone should be more careful, etc......" 】

【 "On the contrary, your several statements that you thought were well concealed, Hongjun secretly distilled much key information: in the future there will be a powerful one named Rahu who will slaughter the Primordial Wilderness!" 】

【 "You don't know what Hongjun actually thought, and after being lectured by him in a senior's tone, you stormed off angrily!" 】

【 "Hongjun looked bewildered, obviously never having heard it, but this name revealed some information, so he curiously asked: What happened to this person?" 】

【 "By the way, do you know Rahu?" 】

【 "In this world, there is no free lunch, nor a hundredfold return for a single effort......" 】

Just then, Jiaoming unintentionally gave a hint, he asked Hongjun: Aside from bitter cultivation, what other way can quickly increase cultivation?

Does Hongjun know this method or not?

【 "......" 】

"Jiaoming this time beforehand told Hongjun, saying that Ancestor Phoenix is a peak Golden Immortal of the Great Luo, but in fact Ancestor Phoenix is merely an ordinary Great Luo......"

As for Jiaoming, though he can barely be counted as a transmigrator, he only came from the later stage of the Tribal War, belonging to a half-native, and has no relation whatsoever to Hongjun's Dao lineage......

【 "You angrily turned and left, thus you didn't notice Hongjun's helplessness and contemplation......" 】

This is the level of a newbie, utterly unable to match an old hand of the jianghu!

However, Hongjun also falls victim to his own cleverness; seeing Jiaoming's immortal method, he assumed Jiaoming was his future disciple who had transmigrated over.

【 "Hongjun said silently." 】

【 "In this world, there is no principle of gain without effort, nor a principle of one effort yielding a hundred percent return; you must remember this!" 】

【 "You keenly grasped the key point and, by indirect questioning, asked Hongjun: Besides bitter cultivation, is there any other way to increase cultivation?" 】

But what does Jiaoming cultivate? It is the authentic immortal method that flowed out from Jinbing's side!

Jiaoming himself doesn't feel anything special, but Hongjun can surely tell at a glance.

Therefore, Zhao Si again pulled out the historical information of this round, and found it at the time when the two met:

【 "...... Seeing you finally leave seclusion, he also curiously sized you up, and then clicked his tongue in amazement......" 】

So Hongjun chose to keep silent and directly said: "None!"

【 "You let this old fogey give a long lecture; half a day passed without reaction, you stubbornly listened to him finish his scolding, only then did you become angry: Aren't we fellow Daoists equals? How come you, this old fogey, act like an elder?!" 】

【 "What grudge, what resentment......" 】

"......"

The previous QQ group ascended, then I changed to another; the group number is 836927147, brothers who were kicked out last time can rejoin.

(End of chapter)