Chapter 108: Underestimating This Group of Old Schemers! Lu Yun's Countermeasure!

Lu Yun felt a bit of a headache.

He could feel that Nuwa truly did not want him to sell the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

If he continued to insist on spouting "nonsense," it was possible that Nuwa might even take action to stop him! Moreover, since Nuwa's starting point was for his own good, he didn't even know how to resist even if he wanted to.

After all, even if he told Nuwa that there was a problem with the Hongmeng Purple Qi, she likely wouldn't believe him! And he had no way to prove his claims!

Could it be that he wouldn't be able to complete this legendary mission?

Lu Yun felt somewhat unwilling to accept this.

Fortunately, Lu Yun soon discovered that he didn't need to struggle with this matter at all.

Because he realized that even though Nuwa had stated that anyone who harbored ulterior motives for the Hongmeng Purple Qi would be her enemy, the gazes of the others toward Lu Yun remained fervent.

After all, how many people in the Great Desolation could give up the chance to become a Saint?

Not to mention, many felt they were only one Hongmeng Purple Qi away from becoming a Saint; once they obtained it, they might not necessarily need to fear Nuwa!

Although they didn't dare say anything to Nuwa's face, they had no intention of dispersing, and some even cast their gazes toward the other Saints.

Seeing this, Nuwa immediately understood that these fellows were clearly waiting for the other Saints to make a move against her so they could fish in troubled waters!

This made her secretly angry, yet she was helpless.

She had spoken up earlier to scare off these Quasi-Saints and powerful figures before finding a way to deal with the other Saints, but she hadn't expected these fellows to be so shrewd.

Since that was the case, Nuwa could only find a way to deal with the few Saints first! But before she could think of a countermeasure, Zhunti spoke up first.

With a smile on his face, Zhunti said to Lu Yun: "Lu Yun, how do you intend to sell the Hongmeng Purple Qi?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nuwa's expression darkened, and she glared at Zhunti.

Because Zhunti had directly bypassed her previous words and ruined the atmosphere she had worked so hard to create.

Yet, with his senior brother Jieyin by his side, Zhunti was completely fearless; he ignored Nuwa's gaze and kept his eyes fixed on Lu Yun.

The others also looked at Lu Yun in unison, waiting for his answer.

Seeing Zhunti helping him out of the predicament, Lu Yun returned the smile and said: "This item is so precious, naturally, it goes to the highest bidder!"

At this, everyone couldn't help but frown deeply.

For a moment, no one made a bid; instead, they were all deep in thought while warily watching those around them.

The Three Pure Ones and the Western Two Sages were all contemplating what price would be appropriate to offer.

Those Quasi-Saints were even more filled with doubt and unease.

It must be said that for them, this Hongmeng Purple Qi was a priceless treasure. They could pay any price to obtain it.

But if it went to the highest bidder, how could they compete with those Saints? It wasn't that they didn't have good Spiritual Treasures on hand, but most of their powerful treasures were life-bound items. If they traded them for the Hongmeng Purple Qi, wouldn't they suffer a decline in strength and end up being taken advantage of by others? Looking at those Saints, each possessed extraordinary strength and countless Spiritual Treasures; even if they paid with some, it wouldn't significantly affect their strength. Their advantage was simply too great! Thinking of this, the Quasi-Saints all grew secretly anxious and began to think of countermeasures.

If the Saints wanted to compete with them for the Hongmeng Purple Qi, they naturally couldn't stop them, but they could choose to join the Saints' sects! As long as they could obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi, even those Quasi-Saints who previously disdained lowering their status could completely humble themselves to join the Saints' sects! Of course, some people had other ideas.

Taking advantage of the moment everyone was thinking, Nuwa, who was beside Lu Yun, angrily sent a voice transmission to him: "Lu Yun, have you gone mad? Why must you give up the Hongmeng Purple Qi?"

Lu Yun sighed softly and replied: "Goddess Nuwa, can't you see? In the current situation, we simply cannot protect the Hongmeng Purple Qi! Instead of letting everyone compete to kill me to take it, why don't I use this Hongmeng Purple Qi to exchange for some benefits?"

Nuwa was silent for a moment.

She actually knew that relying solely on herself and Fuxi, even if they joined forces with the twelve Ancestral Witches, it was almost impossible to protect the Hongmeng Purple Qi in Lu Yun's hands.

After all, they were facing five Saints, dozens of Quasi-Saints, and hundreds of Great Luo Golden Immortals!

She had to admit that Lu Yun's move was indeed very wise; it had instantly halted everyone's killing intent, and instead, they had all begun to think about how to compete with others.

It was just that she was still not reconciled to giving up like this.

At the same time, she secretly blamed herself, wishing her strength were greater!

Only the few Saints had no such concerns.

Originally, everyone thought that the next step would be watching these Saints compete for the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Unexpectedly, none of the Saints had any intention of speaking up to compete.

Instead, they all suddenly flickered, and their figures vanished directly from before everyone's eyes!

Seeing this scene, not only the people in the Great Desolation but also the members of the Transmigration Chat Group watching the live stream were stunned.

Chen Hai: "What's the situation? These Saints actually don't want the Hongmeng Purple Qi in Lu Yun's hands?"

Ming Xi: "Could it be that they are wary of Hongjun's attitude and dare not compete rashly?"

Lin Yan: "No way? I was looking forward to seeing them argue until they were red in the face and seeing if they would fight!"

Liu Chongxiao: "You are all too young! In my opinion, they definitely haven't gone far! It's clear they are planning to sit back and watch the tigers fight!"

Jiang Ye: "I think so too! If these Saints fought tooth and nail in front of a group of Quasi-Saints and Great Luo, wouldn't they lose face? It's better to wait for the others to fight for a result and then make their move!"

Fang Wenjie: "Damn! Are they really this insidious?"

Xiao Ling'er: "But, if we can guess their intentions, surely Di Jun and the others can too? Wouldn't that mean they won't participate in the competition either?"

Ling Yan: "Is there a possibility that those Saints don't care whether others compete or not?"

Yan Lingwei: "Hiss! It seems I still underestimated this group of old schemers! Is Lu Yun's Hongmeng Purple Qi not going to be sold after all?"

Lu Yun scanned the discussion in the live stream, and his brow couldn't help but furrow slightly.

He had thought he could use the Hongmeng Purple Qi to make all parties fight to the death and reap the benefits as the fisherman, but he hadn't expected Laozi and the others to collude secretly and pull such a stunt! He couldn't help but worry himself—would the Hongmeng Purple Qi really not be sold?

However, at this moment, Di Jun, not far away, suddenly broke the silence.

He looked at Lu Yun with a calm expression and said: "Human, if you hand over that Hongmeng Purple Qi to this Emperor, you will be the Cloud Emperor of my Demon Race from now on! Your status will be equal to mine, the Eastern Emperor, and the Xi Emperor. How about it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the gazes of those around couldn't help but turn toward Di Jun, yet many showed expressions of disdain.

The twelve Ancestral Witches even began to mock him directly.

Ancestral Witch Xuanming sneered: "Three-legged turkey, you have a good plan, wanting to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi just by giving a fake title?"

Ancestral Witch Zhurong laughed loudly and said: "This Di Jun is dreaming!"

Ancestral Witch Gonggong also mocked: "This is the so-called Demon Emperor? Being so stingy with his offer, he isn't even afraid of losing face!"...

Di Jun was so angered by them that his complexion turned from green to white.

Seeing this, Taiyi immediately shouted in anger: "Regardless, at the very least, if my elder brother obtains the Hongmeng Purple Qi, he can Proving the Dao and Becoming a Saint in an instant. You Ancestral Witches probably wouldn't even dare to dream of such an opportunity!"

Ancestral Witch Jumang sneered: "Is that so? It seems my Wu Clan must also participate in the competition for this Hongmeng Purple Qi! In any case, we cannot let you Demon Race obtain it!"

Ancestral Witch Xizi echoed: "Second Brother is right! From now on, whatever price the Demon Race offers, we will add one more Innate Spiritual Treasure than them!"

Ancestral Witch Dijiang's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at Lu Yun, saying: "Lu Yun, if you hand the Hongmeng Purple Qi to me, from now on you will be the thirteenth Ancestral Witch of my Wu Clan, with a status equal to the twelve of us! Furthermore, I will give you an additional Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

"You!"

Di Jun and Taiyi were both furious, so angry they almost wanted to curse out loud.

The surrounding Quasi-Saints and great powers all cast annoyed gazes toward the Demon Race.

Because, in their view, the twelve Ancestral Witches would originally not have participated in this kind of competition. After all, it would be of no use even if the twelve Ancestral Witches obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Who would have thought that Di Jun and the others would actually drag the twelve Ancestral Witches into the competition!

Now, the difficulty for them to obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi had suddenly increased!

Facing so many hostile gazes, Di Jun and Taiyi also felt some pressure.

Di Jun's heart suddenly stirred; instead of entangling with the twelve Ancestral Witches, he sneered: "Everyone, do you really think that this Human Race would so easily bring out the Hongmeng Purple Qi? Even if he really takes the Hongmeng Purple Qi out, how many of those who buy it would be able to take it away?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone suddenly fell silent again.

Because this was clearly the greatest concern in all of their hearts, and also the key reason why they had been slow to make an offer.

Especially the Saints who had just left.

If they managed to buy the Hongmeng Purple Qi with great difficulty, only to be coerced by those Saints into handing it over later, that would be a total loss! Could it be that they really had no choice but to give up?

Everyone felt somewhat unwilling for a moment.

……

On a cloud not far away.

Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Zhunti, and Jieyin were all here, concealing their figures and silently watching the development of events.

Seeing the conflicted appearance of Di Jun and the others, Yuanshi could not help but smile and say to Laozi: "Eldest Brother, your plan is indeed useful!"

Hearing Yuanshi's flattery, Laozi only smiled faintly and said: "Next, we should also discuss the ownership of this Hongmeng Purple Qi!"

As it turned out, their sudden departure was an idea Laozi had come up with, specifically to avoid being led by the nose by Lu Yun! In fact, Laozi did not intend to give Lu Yun any benefits, yet he wanted to seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi!

Therefore, they intended to discuss it here to see who would offer a higher price, and whoever did would obtain the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

The difference was that the price they discussed was not meant for Lu Yun, but for the others among them!

As for the Hongmeng Purple Qi, they would simply join forces to snatch it from Lu Yun's hands when the time came!

The reason Zhunti and Jieyin agreed to this matter was that they felt that even if they could not seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi, it would be good to obtain a few top-tier Spiritual Treasures from the Three Pure Ones! But just as they were preparing to negotiate the price, they suddenly heard a hearty laugh coming from Lu Yun and the others' side.

Laozi and the others paused slightly, their gazes involuntarily turning toward that direction.

Because the person who let out the laugh was none other than Lu Yun!

Lu Yun had previously made too many unexpected moves, so even now, they all had to see what Lu Yun was going to do next.

Seeing this, Lu Yun looked at the surrounding crowd with a smile and said: "Aren't you all worried that after buying the Hongmeng Purple Qi, you will become the target of public criticism? I have a way to solve this matter!"

Once these words were spoken, whether it was Laozi and the others or Di Jun and the others, everyone could not help but become somewhat nervous.

If someone else said this, they might not believe it.

But with Lu Yun, he might actually have some solution! Even the gazes of Nuwa, Fuxi, and the twelve Ancestral Witches were all fixed on Lu Yun.

Lu Yun, however, suddenly looked at Nuwa and said: "Goddess, I wonder if you have any Spiritual Treasure in your possession that can isolate external probing? It would be best if it could even isolate the probing of a Saint?"

Nuwa nodded and said: "The Map of Mountains and Rivers in my possession can achieve this!"

Immediately, her heart stirred, and she suddenly understood Lu Yun's meaning.

"Are you thinking of conducting the transaction inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers?"

Lu Yun nodded and said: "That's right! By entering the Map of Mountains and Rivers, we will trade with everyone individually. Whoever offers the highest price, I will sell it to them! Because it isolates probing, we will not announce to the outside world who finally obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi. I imagine that as long as the person who buys the Hongmeng Purple Qi does not expose themselves, no one will know!"

Laozi and the others: "……"

Di Jun and the other Quasi-Saint powerhouses all had their eyes light up.

Sure enough, this Human Race had come up with an unexpected idea, and it was effective! Nuwa looked deeply at Lu Yun and said: "There is one problem; they may not necessarily dare to enter my Map of Mountains and Rivers!"

The various great powers around were all flickering with their gazes, clearly having concerns.

Even Di Jun and the other members of the Demon Race did not dare to guarantee at this moment whether Nuwa would take the opportunity to attack them because they were hostile to Lu Yun.

Lu Yun, however, grinned and said: "If you don't even dare to enter the Map of Mountains and Rivers, then what are you seeking the Hongmeng Purple Qi for, and what Dao are you trying to prove?"

These words left Di Jun and the others speechless.

Lu Yun directly urged Nuwa: "Goddess, please take out the Map of Mountains and Rivers now!"

"Alright!"

After pondering for a moment, Nuwa nodded directly.

This was also fine; by first bringing Lu Yun into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, it would be difficult for other Saints to harm Lu Yun even if they wanted to later.

Thus—

"Hum!"

With a wave of Nuwa's hand, a simple and unadorned scroll emitting boundless divine radiance appeared out of thin air.

It was none other than the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Map of Mountains and Rivers!

(End of chapter)