Chapter 189: Shocking Zixiao Palace

Within Chaos, inside Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun sat upright on the cloud platform, his expression indifferent as he watched the changes in the Primordial Land.

At this time, within the Heavenly Court, the great war between the Wu Clan and the Demon Race had already entered a white-hot stage.

Relying on the power of the Zhou Tian Star Formation and the Hunyuan Heluo Array, the Demon Race launched a life-and-death struggle against the Wu Clan.

Both sides were evenly matched, and the flames of war flew everywhere, causing the entire Great Desolation to fall into turmoil and even resulting in the suffering of many living beings.

Seeing this situation, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Hongjun's eyes.

This was precisely the situation he had hoped to see; the mutual slaughter of the Wu Clan and the Demon Race would greatly weaken their strength, creating favorable conditions for his future schemes.

However, there was still a variable in the current slaughter between the Wu Clan and the Demon Race, and that was Houtu.

Hongjun naturally prepared to investigate Houtu's situation.

Yet, when his divine sense turned toward the direction of Pangu Hall, his expression changed abruptly.

Houtu's aura had actually disappeared! "How could this be?!"

Hongjun's first thought was: Could it be that Houtu had already comprehended Reincarnation and was about to transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation?

He immediately turned his attention to the Nether Blood Sea.

This place was the filthiest place in the Great Desolation and also the most suitable destination for the dead; if Houtu were to embody Reincarnation, she would inevitably choose this location.

But after Hongjun finished exploring the Nether Blood Sea, he still did not find any trace of Houtu!

He immediately unleashed his Supernatural Power to search the entire Great Desolation, yet he was unable to find any trace of Houtu.

The overseas islands, the Primordial Land, the endless starry sky... he searched every possible place, but still gained nothing.

He even directly invoked the power of the Heavenly Dao and began to deduce the heavenly secrets, attempting to find Houtu.

Yet he still had no harvest!

It was as if Houtu had simply vanished from the Primordial Land! Hongjun felt suspicious and uncertain: "Why did Houtu suddenly disappear?"

He instinctively felt that Houtu's disappearance would become a major variable in his calculations.

As one of the Ancestral Witches of the Wu Clan, her existence had a decisive influence on the combat power of the Wu Clan. Now that she had suddenly disappeared, it would be a huge blow to both the Wu Clan and his plans.

But what made Hongjun feel even more uneasy was that he could not grasp the specific situation of this variable.

Because he did not know whether Houtu had hidden herself or had encountered an accident. He also did not know whether Houtu's disappearance was temporary or permanent! In the end, Hongjun turned his attention back to Witch City, wanting to obtain some information from the Wu Clan.

Under his patient investigation, he actually learned some news: Houtu had actually been taken away by Lu Yun!

Hongjun's expression turned incomparably gloomy: "It's this Lu Yun again!"

He gritted his teeth in secret.

But besides hating Lu Yun, what he cared about more was how Lu Yun managed to make Houtu disappear completely? Even information regarding Lu Yun could no longer be deduced by him now!

Thinking back to his previous guesses about Lu Yun's identity, Hongjun felt increasingly suspicious and uncertain, yet he had no countermeasures and could only continue to observe silently.

Presumably, that Lu Yun would still have other actions, and he must think of more ways to cope! Just as Hongjun felt anxious, in another world within Chaos, strange phenomena occurred one after another.

This was precisely Lu Yun's Qiankun World.

At this moment, Lu Yun was seen standing in the void, his hands forming seals, his body radiating majestic world power.

With his own will, he guided the operation of the world's laws, causing the entire Qiankun World to undergo earth-shaking changes.

The Xihe sisters and Great Witches like Dayi stood to the side, witnessing all of this happening.

The Xihe sisters watched Lu Yun intently, their faces filled with admiration.

And the Great Witches were dumbfounded.

They were already full of curiosity and awe toward Lu Yun's strength, and seeing him now able to influence the operation of the entire world with his own power, they felt even more shocked.

They finally understood what the "one world" the Xihe sisters spoke of actually meant, and they completely believed that Lu Yun was the true master of this world.

This left them shocked, and suddenly they also developed stronger confidence in Lu Yun.

Since Lu Yun was so powerful now, perhaps his methods could really help Ancestral Witch Houtu! Thinking of this, several Great Witches looked at Houtu in unison.

They were delighted to find that as Lu Yun's movements became faster and his power stronger, Houtu, who originally had a chaotic aura and was trapped in a state of enlightenment, gradually stabilized.

"Hum!"

A soft light suddenly radiated from her body, actually intertwining with the laws of the Qiankun World, forming a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence.

Although the Great Witches did not know exactly what had happened, they could clearly feel that Houtu's condition was improving.

"Great!"

They looked at each other, seeing the ecstasy and gratitude in each other's eyes.

They knew that this powerful Immortal Master Lu Yun of the Human Race had truly saved their Ancestral Witch!

Seeing Houtu's changes, Lu Yun himself also breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterward, he then took a look at his live broadcast room.

That's right, before he started his actions just now, he had turned on the live broadcast of the Transmigration Chat Group.

So all his operations just now naturally fell into the eyes of the group members.

The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was incomparably enthusiastic.

Ming Xi: "Big Brother Lu Yun is awesome!"

Yun Yao: "Big Brother Lu Yun 666!"

You Fang: "Big Brother Lu Yun is mighty and domineering!"

Qin Ling: "This is having successfully helped Houtu jump out of the shackles of the Great Dao of Reincarnation and start to comprehend the broader rules of the Earthly Dao!"

Fang Xu: "Although this is only the first step, it is also a crucial breakthrough."

Lei Hong: "Well done!"

Qiu Wanli: "Haha, I am looking forward to what the scene will be like when Houtu truly understands the Earthly Dao and returns to revive the Earthly Dao of the Great Desolation!"

Lin Chen: "I imagine Hongjun's expression should be quite spectacular!"

Fang Wenjie: "Big Brother Lu Yun, don't forget to livestream when the time comes! We absolutely cannot miss out on that excitement!"

Watching the discussion among the group members, a smile appeared on Lu Yun's face, and he readily promised them that he would definitely start a livestream when the time came.

He believed that with the passage of time and Houtu's own efforts, she would certainly be able to fully master the power of the Earthly Dao and become an existence capable of contending with Hongjun. Oh Hongjun, Hongjun, for all your calculations, I fear you never calculated that instead of interrupting Houtu's evolution of Reincarnation, I would actually assist Houtu in taking a step further, did you?

Not to mention that the group members were looking forward to seeing Hongjun's expression, Lu Yun himself was the same.

However, Houtu comprehending the Earthly Dao naturally could not be achieved overnight; it would require some time.

During this period, Lu Yun did not want to waste his time either.

He could just take this opportunity to go out and first open the Human Path of Proving the Dao, and stir up some commotion!

Thus, he said to Dayi and the others: "You all stay here and guard Ancestral Witch Houtu; I am going out for a trip!"

Dayi and the others respectfully replied: "Yes!"

Now, they respected Lu Yun from the bottom of their hearts.

Firstly, they discovered that Lu Yun's current strength far exceeded theirs, and secondly, Lu Yun's help to Houtu at this time had won their respect! Afterwards, Lu Yun bid farewell to the Xihe sisters, and with a thought, he left the Qiankun World and reappeared before Pangu Hall.

His appearance instantly attracted Hongjun's attention.

"Where exactly did he go just now? And where did he hide Houtu?"

Hongjun's divine sense immediately locked onto Lu Yun, attempting to discern his movements.

However, Lu Yun acted as if he had not noticed Hongjun's spying at all.

He first came before Great Witch Jiufeng and told her that Houtu's condition was very stable now, allowing Jiufeng to set her mind at ease.

Subsequently, Lu Yun flew toward the direction of Shouyang Mountain with a calm expression.

Hongjun's heart stirred, and he secretly guessed: "Could this Lu Yun be heading to the Human Ancestral Land?"

A sense of inexplicable unease surged in his heart.

The Human Race, as the protagonists of the Great Desolation heaven and earth, although weak at the beginning, possessed endless possibilities and potential.

And now, with Lu Yun's multiple operations, the Three Teachings also taking action together, and other forces of the Great Desolation participating one after another, although the Human Race could not yet compare to the Wu Clan and Demon race, it had already become a powerful ethnic group!

Hongjun did not know if Lu Yun was going to stir up some trouble among the humans again, or if it would have an impact on his plans.

However, he did not take action immediately, but decided to wait and see first to observe what Lu Yun actually wanted to do.

Upon this observation, Hongjun discovered that Lu Yun's current cultivation had actually reached the Quasi-Saint Late-Stage! Although in Hongjun's eyes a Quasi-Saint was still just an ant, Lu Yun's cultivation speed was simply outrageous!

After all, from the beginning of Lu Yun's cultivation to now, it had only been a dozen years!

Even among the Innate Sacred who possessed great merit and great fortune like the Three Teachings, no one could advance as rapidly as Lu Yun.

This made Hongjun increasingly suspicious that Lu Yun could absolutely not be a creature born from the Great Desolation! Afterwards, Hongjun thought of how Lu Yun had previously entered that Pangu Hall: "What kind of opportunity did he obtain inside that Pangu Hall?"

To be honest, Hongjun had wanted to enter Pangu Hall to check the situation more than once.

But he dared not! He worried that there might be some contingency left behind by Pangu inside Pangu Hall; if he were to enter rashly, something unexpected and dangerous might occur!

With Lu Yun's current cultivation and his comprehension of the Space Dao Law, his speed of movement within the Great Desolation was completely not inferior to the Space Ancestral Witch Dijiang! Because of this, before long, Lu Yun arrived at the Human Ancestral Land, Shouyang Mountain.

The vicinity of Shouyang Mountain, after years of construction by the disciples of the Three Teachings, had long since become incomparably prosperous!

Looking out, one majestic city after another, like bright pearls, were scattered across the land within a radius of a million miles! Countless humans lived and multiplied here, even noisier than the Witch City of the Wu Clan.

Looking at the simple, unadorned, hardworking, and kind human commoners in the cities, especially seeing that many experts had emerged among them, a brilliant smile appeared on Lu Yun's face.

Because Lu Yun did not hide his tracks when coming here, he was discovered by the disciples of the Three Teachings as soon as he arrived near Shouyang Mountain.

The Jie Sect disciples Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and others were originally cultivating in a cave dwelling near Shouyang Mountain.

Following Lu Yun's seclusion, there were basically not many places left near Shouyang Mountain suitable for construction, and the actions of the Three Teachings' disciples had also changed.

Although people like Duobao would often go down the mountain to preach and teach among the humans, most of the time they still remained on the mountain to cultivate and comprehend the Dao.

After all, their cultivation was still far inferior to many top experts of the Great Desolation, so they needed to cultivate even harder.

But today, they were startled by a sudden, powerful aura.

When they sensed that aura, every one of them showed shock and rushed directly out of their cave dwellings.

They looked up and saw a streak of golden light streaking across the horizon, arriving above Shouyang Mountain in an instant.

The golden light dissipated, revealing a young figure dressed in a green robe.

Who else could it be but Lu Yun?

"It's that Lu Yun!"

After Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and the others saw the face of the person who had arrived, they all exclaimed in shock, each of them secretly panicked.

Chang'er Dingguang Xian was almost scared to the point of wetting himself, trembling as he said: "Why is he here? Could it be that he wants to come and start a war with our Jie Sect?"

Hearing this, the expressions of Duobao and the others also became somewhat grave.

Because they felt the terrifying aura emanating from Lu Yun's body.

That aura was so powerful that it made them feel suffocated, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on their hearts, making even breathing difficult.

"Such a strong aura!"

"I didn't expect his strength to have reached this level!"

Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and the others looked at each other, seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Originally, they had been practicing diligently all these years, somewhat hoping that one day they could surpass Lu Yun.

But at this very moment, they realized just how large the gap between them and Lu Yun really was.

That gap was simply a world of difference, making them feel despair! They even suspected that perhaps Lu Yun had felt unhappy because he discovered earlier that they, the disciples of the Three Teachings, were imitating his activities among the humans, so he had simply gone into seclusion to cultivate, and now that his strength had improved, he was prepared to come and deal with them?

The more Duobao thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, saying: "No, we need to report this to the Master immediately!"

The other Jie Sect disciples nodded one after another.

Thus, Duobao hurriedly began to try and contact Tongtian Jiaozhu.

On the other side, the disciples of the Chan Sect were likewise startled by Lu Yun's aura, and they rushed out from their respective cave dwellings one after another.

When they saw Lu Yun, their reactions were much the same as the disciples of the Jie Sect, all filled with awe and reverence.

Especially Randeng, who was shocked to discover that he could no longer see through Lu Yun's current cultivation level.

He decisively said to Guangchengzi, "Quick, report this matter to the Heavenly Lord immediately; if this Lu Yun intends to act, we will be completely unable to stop him!"

Naturally, Guangchengzi did not dare to delay and hurried to take action.

As for the summit of Shouyang Mountain, Taishang Laojun, who was personally presiding over Bajing Palace, also decisively contacted his original body, Laozi, at this moment.

Thus, the Three Pure Ones cultivating on Kunlun Shan were all startled at once and gathered together in Taiqing Palace! (End of this chapter)