Chapter 268: Turning the Tables! Making Hongjun Pay the Price! Triggering a Legendary Quest!

Inside Biyou Palace in the Shangqing Sacred Realm, the atmosphere was tense yet excited.

Tongtian stood above the great hall, his gaze sweeping over the many disciples below, and a sense of pride could not help but well up in his heart.

His Jie Sect had many disciples and was full of talent; this Honghuang Genius Competition was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for them to showcase their brilliance.

"Disciples, I have summoned you all here today to announce an important matter." The voice of Tongtian Jiaozhu echoed within the hall, drawing everyone's attention.

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun has issued a decree ordering the disciples under the saints of our Heavenly Dao Faction to reincarnate and participate in the upcoming Honghuang Genius Competition. This competition is of extraordinary significance; it concerns not only the glory of our Jie Sect but is also a contest between the Heavenly Dao, Humanity, and the Earthly Dao." Tongtian spoke slowly, his tone revealing unquestionable firmness.

Upon hearing this, the disciples felt a shock in their hearts.

Reincarnate to participate in the competition?

That meant they would have to disperse their entire cultivation and start practicing from scratch, which was a huge challenge for any cultivator.

However, they also understood that this was an order from the Heavenly Dao Faction that could not be defied.

For a moment, the great hall fell into a brief silence.

Tongtian also knew their concerns, so he naturally told them that they could entrust their cultivation to the Investiture of the Gods, so that even if their bodies died, their Dao would not dissipate.

Even so, many disciples showed expressions of hesitation and unease on their faces.

However, at this moment, the Three Fairies of Sanxiao were the first to step forward.

"Master, we are willing to reincarnate and participate in the competition!"

Yunxiao Xianzi exchanged a glance with her two sisters and spoke aloud in unison, their voices filled with determination.

Seeing this, Zhao Gongming felt a stir in his heart, knowing that his three sisters had unyielding personalities and would not change their minds once a decision was made.

He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said, "Since my three sisters are willing to participate, how can I, as their elder brother, fall behind? I am also willing to reincarnate and participate in the competition; it is a perfect chance to compete with the geniuses of all clans!"

Seeing this, Duobao Daoren, Jinling Shengmu, and other direct disciples of Tongtian also expressed their stance: "The disciples are also willing to go."

They knew that retreating at this time would only make other sects of the Heavenly Dao Faction look down on the Jie Sect; it would be better to go all out, as they might win respect and glory.

Seeing this, the other Jie Sect disciples also steadied their minds. They naturally understood that this was the Dao Ancestor's order and could not be resisted. Since it could not be changed, they would face it bravely! For a time, a chorus of agreement echoed through the hall.

Seeing this, Tongtian Jiaozhu laughed heartily and praised: "Good! My Jie Sect disciples truly live up to expectations! As long as you perform well in the competition, not only can you obtain the rewards of the competition itself, but there are also rewards from the Dao Ancestor waiting for you! Furthermore, I will also prepare a generous reward for you!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples felt even more excited.

They knew that this competition might be dangerous, but it was also an excellent opportunity for them to showcase their talents and prove themselves.

Duobao said solemnly: "Master, rest assured, we will definitely go all out and not fail your high expectations!"

Subsequently, led by Duobao Daoren, the Jie Sect disciples first sealed their respective magic treasures in their own caves, then left the Shangqing Sacred Realm and headed straight for the Heavenly Court.

They had to go to Nan Tian Men to entrust their cultivation and a wisp of their primordial spirit to the Investiture of the Gods before going to the Underworld to undergo reincarnation.

Just as the Jie Sect disciples were leaving the Shangqing Sacred Realm one after another to head to Nan Tian Men of the Heavenly Court, the Yuqing Sacred Realm, Taiqing Sacred Realm, Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and Beiming Sacred Realm all began to show movement.

Many disciples of the Heavenly Dao Faction set out together, moving in a mighty force toward Nan Tian Men.

Many were actually somewhat reluctant, but when they discovered that the crowd even included the Good Corpse of the Taiqing Saint, Taishang Laojun, and his only disciple, Xuandu, they suddenly had nothing more to say.

At Nan Tian Men of the Heavenly Court, the Investiture of the Gods hung high, emitting a faint golden light.

Regarding the arrival of this group led by Duobao, Haotian and Yaochi had already received the news and had made full preparations.

"Everyone!"

Haotian suddenly spoke, saying loudly: "This is a grand event for our Heavenly Dao Faction. Although Yaochi and I, as the masters of the Heavenly Court, cannot participate personally, we can send our Good Corpses to go!"

As his voice fell, a Good Corpse stepped out from his body, and a Good Corpse likewise stepped out from the body of Yaochi beside him, directly stepping forward to write their names on the Investiture of the Gods.

This move naturally touched the disciples of all sects.

Therefore, after the Good Corpses of Haotian and Yaochi took the lead, they no longer hesitated.

Following Tongtian's instructions, the disciples of each sect entrusted a wisp of their primordial spirit and their cultivation to the Investiture of the Gods, and then headed to the Netherworld Underworld to undergo reincarnation.

Inside the Underworld.

The sudden arrival of the primordial spirits of many disciples from the Heavenly Dao Faction caused quite a disturbance.

It was not that they had never received reincarnating immortals before, but they had never received so many immortals with such high cultivation levels.

Before long, the various Yama gathered and assembled everyone from the Heavenly Dao Faction before the Fengdu Dadi, Dijiang, at the Yin Mountain Ghost City.

Looking at these disciples of the saints from the Heavenly Dao Faction before him, Dijiang could not help but feel a bit surprised.

He clearly had not expected that these disciples of the saints, who were usually high and mighty, would suddenly choose to reincarnate collectively!

Without a doubt, this was definitely Hongjun plotting something.

He could not be bothered to beat around the bush and asked directly: "What is your purpose?"

The leading Good Corpse of Haotian smiled and said: "Replying to the Emperor, we have collectively entered reincarnation this time to participate in the Honghuang Genius Competition; please make it convenient for us!"

"Participate in the Honghuang Genius Competition?"

Dijiang and the others were all somewhat astonished.

Their Wu Clan also attached great importance to this competition; not only were there ghosts being selected to participate in the Witch World, but even in the Underworld, yet they truly had not expected that the Heavenly Dao Faction would also plan to send people to participate, and in this current manner!

Gonggong's expression suddenly turned gloomy: "Is this the Heavenly Dao Faction wanting to provoke us?"

Zhurong, on the other hand, showed anger on his face and could not even help but want to take action directly.

However, he was stopped by Jumang.

Jumang said: "Don't be impulsive yet! If we take action, we might instead be laughed at by those guys in the Heavenly Dao Faction, who would think we are afraid of them!"

The other Ancestral Witches all snorted coldly, though they did restrain their impulses.

Xuanming looked at Dijiang and said: "Brother, it is better to inform Houtu and let her ask what Lu Yun has to say about this!"

Dijiang nodded and immediately began to contact Houtu.

Lu Yun was originally busy preparing for the various matters of the competition. He was discussing the rules, rewards, safety measures, and other detailed issues of the competition with Nuwa, Houtu, and others to ensure the fairness and justice of the competition.

Just then, Houtu suddenly received a voice transmission from Dijiang. Upon learning the ins and outs of the matter, she was momentarily stunned.

Nuwa asked curiously: "Sister Houtu, what happened?"

The others also looked at Houtu curiously. Houtu took a deep breath and recounted the news from Dijiang in detail. After hearing it, everyone showed expressions of surprise on their faces.

"The Heavenly Dao Faction is actually reincarnating en masse to participate in the tournament?"

Nuwa frowned, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance; we must handle it with caution."

Xihe nodded in agreement: "That's right, this move by the Heavenly Dao Faction must have a deep meaning behind it. We must ensure the fairness and impartiality of the tournament; we cannot let their plan succeed."

Houtu continued, "My brothers are waiting for our instructions."

Lu Yun pondered for a moment, a flash of brilliance in his eyes, and laughed: "Since the Heavenly Dao Faction wants to play big, then we will play along with them to the end!"

Houtu asked in surprise: "You mean to allow them to reincarnate and let them participate in the Honghuang Genius Competition?"

Lu Yun nodded and said: "Why not? Only by letting them participate will the Honghuang Genius Competition truly live up to its name!"

Nuwa, however, furrowed her brows, clearly somewhat hesitant about this.

Lu Yun comforted her: "You should have confidence in Fuxi. Just imagine, if he can still stand out under such circumstances, then what suspense is there left regarding his status as Human Emperor? Besides, this tournament is our home turf!"

Nuwa suddenly understood and said: "You are right! Even if these people come, they will only serve as stepping stones for my brother!"

After they finished discussing, they conveyed the decision to Dijiang.

Although Dijiang was somewhat surprised by this, he still followed what Lu Yun and the others said and allowed these disciples of the Heavenly Dao Faction to enter Reincarnation.

Of course, before entering Reincarnation, they also had to drink Mengpo Soup to forget the memories of their current lives.

In the blink of an eye, many disciples of the Heavenly Dao Faction reincarnated one after another, becoming newborns in the Primordial World.

Although they lost the memories of their past lives, a strong fighting spirit and desire faintly remained in their hearts. They knew that in this life, they would pursue a higher realm and win glory for the Human Race and the Heavenly Dao Faction.

At the same time, inside Zixiao Palace, Hongjun Daozu was also closely monitoring all of this.

Seeing that everything was going smoothly, a smile could not help but appear on his face: "Next, it is time to proceed to the next step!"

With him currently in a state of merging with the Heavenly Dao, he could naturally investigate the whereabouts of this group of reincarnated Heavenly Dao Faction disciples with ease.

Thus, he began to manipulate the rules of the Heavenly Dao to increase the blessing of luck for these Heavenly Dao Faction disciples!

With the blessing of luck, these reincarnated individuals naturally began to obtain many opportunities across the Primordial Land one by one, growing rapidly.

Lu Yun naturally noticed this immediately.

"So that's how it is!"

Lu Yun instantly understood Hongjun's plan; he intended to use Humanity Luck to nourish the people of his Heavenly Dao Faction!

What a clever scheme indeed!

However, Lu Yun did not take it to heart, because in his view, these people sent out by Hongjun might not all be willing to return to the Heavenly Realm!

This would depend on how he kept this group of people in the human world!

A thought suddenly stirred in Lu Yun's heart: wouldn't this be another opportunity to discuss with the people in the group and trigger some new tasks?

Thus, he directly opened the Transmigration Chat Group and told them what was happening, which immediately sparked a heated discussion among everyone.

Yun Yao: "The Heavenly Dao Faction is actually reincarnating en masse to participate in the Honghuang Genius Competition; this is clearly ill-intentioned!"

Jiang Ye: "Indeed, they are clearly trying to snatch resources and opportunities from the Human Dao Faction!"

Xiao Ling'er: "Hongjun is too insidious! We must quickly think of a countermeasure!"

Liu Chongxiao: "Countermeasure? I think we should just go for it; I don't think Lu Yun is a pushover either!"

Lin Chen: "Not appropriate. If we take action against these reincarnated Heavenly Dao Faction members, it might instead cause other races to suspect whether the so-called Honghuang Genius Competition is just a show, bringing a crisis of trust to the Human Dao Faction and the Earthly Faction."

Qiu Wanli: "I do think the Heavenly Dao Faction has a scheme, but we don't need to worry too much. This tournament is both a test for Lu Yun and the others, and an opportunity for them."

Lu Yun: "Qiu is right. I also feel that if we can make good use of this opportunity, perhaps we can strive to get more talent to join our Human Dao Faction! It's just that how to specifically win these people over requires everyone to brainstorm and help me think it through!"

You Fang: "Lu Yun's idea is great! Let Hongjun's meat bun hit the dog—never to return!"

Chen Hai: "I suspect you are secretly calling Lu Yun a dog, but I have no evidence."

Fang Wenjie: "+1!"

Ming Xi: "+10086!"

You Fang: ". Stop talking nonsense, you guys!"

Just as everyone was chatting, some big shots who hadn't appeared in a long time also came online one after another.

After hurriedly scanning the previous chat content, they also joined the discussion.

Fang Xu: "Wanting to win these reincarnated people over to stay in the human world is nothing more than giving them enough benefits, letting them obtain conditions more generous than what they had in the Heavenly Dao Faction, and naturally they won't go back!"

Lei Hong: "Fang makes sense! Benefits are the most practical thing! Think about why so many Chan Sect and Jie Sect disciples defected to the Western Sect during the God Conferment era? Wasn't it because the West gave too much!"

Ling Yan: "Then the question arises: these reincarnated people are mostly disciples from major sects, and their own conditions are already very generous. What can be used to move them?"

Qin Ling: "This is simple! Just give them things that their respective sect leaders, or even Hongjun, cannot give them!"

Jiang Ye: "Hiss! Let me make a bold guess! Qin, you wouldn't be talking about Saint positions, would you?!"

Qin Ling: "Why not?"

Zhou Yu: "Holy crap!"

Yin Le: "Holy crap!"

Yan Lingwei: "Holy, holy crap!"

The group exploded.

Everyone was clicking their tongues at Qin Ling's bold proposal.

After all, that was a Saint position! Something so many people could only look at but never reach! It was one thing for Lu Yun to use them to win over the old-school Quasi-Saints of the Great Desolation, but to use them now to win over a group of sect disciples was truly a bit extravagant! When Lu Yun saw this proposal, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Because at this very moment, the system sent the notification sound he had been looking forward to for a long time!

"Ding! Received suggestion: Distribute Saint positions! Reward: Legendary Treasure Chest x1!"

(End of chapter)