Chapter 363: Chapter 264: Harvest
As the voice of Daoist Hong Jun filled the air, the aura of the Primordial Heavenly Dao also emerged within Chaos.
This aura of the Heavenly Dao, unlike its imposing pressure, was exceedingly gentle, enveloping all living beings present.
In an instant, all beings immersed in the Daoist charm regained consciousness.
Whether they were forced by Demon Ancestor Luo Hou to comprehend the Dao or voluntarily immersed in Demon Emperor Di Jun’s Daoist charm, all woke up.
Under this envelopment of the Heavenly Dao’s aura, the six Saints and two beings who had reached the level of Saints saw their surrounding Daoist charm gradually dissipate until it completely vanished.
With the intervention of Daoist Hong Jun, these eight saintly beings were able to retreat safely unharmed.
Otherwise, aside from Demon Emperor Di Jun and Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, could the other six Saints have escaped unscathed?
They could only struggle to maintain their own Daoist charm, probably not even daring to entertain the thought of retreating.
In such level of confrontation, once the mind concedes, the Daoist charms of the other seven beings would show no mercy.
Retreating would mean exposing a weakness.
Thus, this outcome brought a sigh of relief to the hearts of the six Saints.
Challenging Demon Ancestor Luo Hou and Demon Emperor Di Jun was exceedingly difficult; they were completely absorbed, not even noting the passage of time.
They couldn’t even perceive the passage of time and, before they knew it, three thousand years had passed.
Upon hearing Daoist Hong Jun’s words and feeling their own Daoist charm rapidly dissipating, Demon Emperor Di Jun and Demon Ancestor Luo Hou did not continue to sustain the presence of their Daoist charm.
They did not resist and let their Daoist charm dissipate.
However, from their expressions, one could see that both felt an unfulfilled longing.
Demon Ancestor Luo Hou found his confrontational journey with Di Jun extremely intense and immensely thrilling.
For him, Di Jun was his foremost opponent; he did not regard the other six Saints at all.
Especially after truly discussing Dao with these six Saints, he found their comprehension of the laws and their understanding of Dao far inferior to his own.
Even though they had become Saints and were at the same level, such a disparity in their grounding was not easy to bridge.
Demon Emperor Di Jun’s sense of lingering was different from Demon Ancestor Luo Hou.
That feeling of constantly absorbing insights from the laws through the Heavenly Dao Golden Law Wheel was addictive.
As all Daoist charms dissipated, the gentle aura also faded, and the figure of Daoist Hong Jun manifested within Chaos.
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Daoist Hong Jun held a horsetail whisk, sitting solemnly, with the great Heavenly Dao Golden Law Wheel slowly rotating behind his head.
In a moment, the six Saints immediately rose to their feet, stepping out and leaving their own Small Worlds.
The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa Saint bowed respectfully and said, “Greetings, Master!”
Daoist Jie Yin and Daoist Zhun Ti did not hesitate either; they immediately bowed respectfully and said, “Greetings, Teacher.”
Although the two were not from Xuanmen, Daoist Hong Jun had not expelled them from the sect, so they still addressed him as Teacher.
Daoist Hong Jun did not refute.
Stirred by his thoughts, the Celestial Heaven Star Array in Di Jun’s Land of Heart Realm stopped operating, slowly fading until it vanished within Chaos.
His Land of Heart Realm shifted from real to illusionary, returning to its original state.
Di Jun stood in Chaos, looking up at Daoist Hong Jun in the Purple Cloud Palace, and bowed respectfully, saying, “Greetings, Daoist Ancestor.”
Luo Hou naturally noticed the figure of Daoist Hong Jun and frowned.
His Land of Heart Realm also vanished, and dressed in a black robe, he stood within Chaos.
He too bowed politely and said indifferently, “I’ve seen Daoist Hong Jun.”
Luo Hou naturally wouldn’t address Hong Jun as ‘Old Hong Jun’ in front of so many beings.
Otherwise, for the sake of upholding the dignity of the Heavenly Dao, Hong Jun would certainly not let it pass.
Other beings, upon seeing Daoist Hong Jun, immediately bowed and said,
“Greetings, Daoist Hong Jun.”
Daoist Hong Jun still sat solemnly in the Purple Cloud Palace, offering no response to any being.
His expression cold, his voice chillingly reiterated, “Now that the discussion has lasted three thousand years, it should come to an end; all of you please return to Primordial.”
As his words fell, Daoist Hong Jun paid no heed to the reactions of the crowd and vanished into Primordial.
Daoist Hong Jun halted this discussion firstly because this debate showed no sign of concluding.
With Demon Ancestor Luo Hou and Demon Emperor Di Jun having the absolute initiative, if the two did not choose to end it, the six Saints likely could not end it either.
Once the discussion began, the six Saints were ensnared together, it wasn’t something that could simply be stopped if they wished.
Seeing Di Jun and Luo Hou’s still eager demeanor, getting them to end it voluntarily seemed quite difficult.
Secondly, the span of three thousand years was not a casually agreed-upon duration.
Not all beings present were Loose Cultivators without their own duties.
The six newly ascended Saints should contemplate the Heavenly Dao and perceive the future trends.
Becoming Saints through the Hongmeng Purple Qi naturally brought many restrictions of the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Court’s Star Gods, among others, also bore significant responsibilities; how could they afford to linger long in Chaos?
Not to mention Demon Ancestor Luo Hou and Demon Emperor Di Jun; these two were also not entirely free.
One being the ruler of the Demon Realm and the other the Heavenly Emperor, laden with the duties of Primordial Heaven and Earth, how could they randomly leave Primordial?