Primal world.
A hidden corner in the boundless blood sea.
An ugly Asura pointed at the old woman in front and roared: "What sinister plot does that old woman have to enter my boundless blood sea? Show yourself immediately!"
At most, this Asura, only at the level of the Earthly Realm, appeared arrogant while he was actually trembling with fear. The old woman's mere casual glance shredded more than a dozen of his companions, including a powerful Xuanjun-level expert from the Asura tribe.
Queen Mother Yao seemed to have ignored his question, calculating positions on her own and then walking in the direction of the East.
The Asura was unaware of her departure and continued to scold angrily with a quivering voice. As he went on, his body grew limp and turned into a pool of pus.
The Queen Mother of the Azure Pool moved slowly yet swiftly. Alone, she seemed to be strolling in her own garden, and soon arrived beside a hidden spring.
To the Boundless Blood Sea, this hidden spring was surprisingly clean, without the taint of pollution and stench typical of the sea.
Queen Mother Yao leaned on her cane and slowly spoke, "It's me, Master brother. Hurry and come out."
After a pause of a single cup of tea, Hao Ti slowly emerged from the bottom of the hidden spring. He was dressed in his full imperial regalia, without a speck of dirt on his body. However, his expression seemed somewhat dull and his gaze lacked the liveliness that a demigod who has reached the level of cultivation and can cut off one's soul should possess.
He said severely, "Yaochi, are you done causing a ruckus? When will you let me out? I am the supreme ruler of the three realms."
The Queen Mother of the Azure Pool retorted, "You are but a realm of obsession for the Supreme Ruler of the Three Realms."
The tone of her voice slightly eased: "There are many cases in the common people where death row inmates have lived for more than a decade through their last will and testament. Master brother, your will is too strong."
Hao Ti replied in a fierce tone, "Nonsense! What obsession? I am the supreme ruler of the Three Realms! Sister, who has bewitched you, and why don't you let me out immediately? There are too many imperial edicts piling up in Lin Xiao Pavilion, and it is my duty as given by Dao An to handle governmental affairs!"
The Queen Mother of the Azure Pool shook her head, "Forget about your official duties. Do you recall your memories when you left the Tower of Nine Demons?"
Thinking back to the past, Hao Ti's hostility decreased slightly: "There's nothing I can't recall. At that time, the Magic Realm was on the brink of collapse. I had defeated Luohu that scoundrel and activated some mechanism, then secretly escaped. After escaping from the tower, I led all the immortals back to the Heavenly Palace."
The Queen Mother of the Azure Pool sighed, "Most of what you say is correct, but some parts are just imaginative. The truth is that you are merely a realm of obsession. You do not want to see the Three Realms without a ruler and do not want to give up the supreme throne in Lin Xiao Pavilion."
This Hao Ti, to put it nicely, can be called a person who considers the overall situation. Even though his true body fell into chaos, he still deliberately or inadvertently split off a realm of obsession to come back to work in the last moment. A born Saint of Laboring Bodies, he just likes working.
To put it crudely, it's a craving for power and authority, unwilling to let go, and doesn't want to give up at all.
The Queen Mother of the Azure Pool has been with him since he first transformed and is too familiar with him. A simple glance is enough to reveal the issue.
However, she did not make a fuss. Instead, she used the methods taught by Hongjun to avoid the eyes of the immortals and secretly hid Hao Ti's realm of obsession at the deepest part of the Boundless Blood Sea.
Why would she do this? Because the Queen Mother of the Azure Pool saw the hope of Hao Ti's third soul-killing attempt. Although the hope was faint, she was willing to try.
"Master brother, I will come to see you tomorrow. I hope you can wait until 'tomorrow'."
The disciples of the immortals are searching for the true body of Hao Ti. Once the true body returns, this realm of obsession will definitely be exposed. No matter how well it is hidden, the saints will be able to trace it back through cause and effect.
None of the immortals are willing to see Hao Ti achieve his third soul-killing. No matter how much time the disciples of the True Word spend in chaos, for the Primordial World, it is just one day.
The outcome will be known tomorrow.
The flow of time in the Primordial World remains constant, while in the chaos, time is in a state of chaos. In the Hall of Taiyi, Deng ChanYu has already spent fifty years, and Master Xuan Dou and the Yellow Dragon have been traveling together in the chaos for a hundred years. The remaining disciples of the Taoist school have spent varying amounts of time, some more and some less.
Jiang Ziyu's time flows much less, but even less, for a semi-immortal who has not achieved immortality, his life is almost up.
It is unclear whether this is luck or misfortune. At the last moment of his life, Guang Cheng Zi, who is riding the Pan Gu Fan, encountered a fierce chaos storm.
Guang Cheng Zi was busy, rescuing his junior disciples Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Ju Liusun. But when he went to save old Jiang, he was a step too late and watched helplessly as he was swept away by the chaotic currents.
Together with him, Yongheng Xianchan, Deng Huahua, was also swept away. This unlucky fellow, just as he was about to display the majestic posture of welcoming the towering pine tree, was engulfed by the endless chaos currents without leaving any traces. He was completely transformed.
Dying in the Primordial World still leaves a place in the "Shengjing Zhang" for one's true essence to dwell. Dying in the chaos is true death.
Old Jiang was relatively lucky. In the critical moment, he hid in the Zhanxian Gourd sent to him by Lu Ya, and then drifted with the chaotic currents. By chance, he collided with a fragment of the former Magic Realm world, and was then rescued by Hao Ti who was trapped in the Tower of Nine Demons.
Seeing an old man from the Chuanqi Sect come to save himself, Hao Ti's expression was quite vivid. Is this to save me? These reinforcements are almost old! Could you send someone even older next time?
"Young nephew, don't worry. Calm down, and I will cultivate a power for you."
If Deng Chanyu were to be trapped, she has a strong sense of crisis and usually carries dozens of peaches with her. But Hao Ti doesn't have that kind of awareness. A supreme ruler of the three realms carrying a pile of peaches? That's not right, is it?
To face Luohu, Hao Ti did bring some spiritual pills, but their potency was too strong. If Old Jiang were to take them, he could explode on the spot.
He could only use his own power to help Old Jiang extend his life.
His cultivation of the true saint level is also strong, but he can only carefully impart a thread of his power at a time.
After a while, Old Jiang's face returned to a rosy color, and the life-extending treatment allowed him to live for several more years.
He asked anxiously, "Great Divinity, when will we inform the saints?"
Jiang Ziyu has a jade purity Immortal token in his hand. As soon as it is crushed, Yuan Shi Tianzun in the Primordial World will sense it, and then descend here to take Hao Ti and him back to the Primordial World.
This is the solution that was discussed among the immortals. The disciples are just tools for exploration, while the immortals are the main force for saving people.
Theoretically speaking, the several true saint level dividers left in the Primordial World could also accomplish this task. However, it would be slower and more dangerous on the way back.
Hao Ti mentioned something that Jiang Ziyu found a bit hard to understand, "Have you ever heard of the Chaos Demon God?"
Of course, Jiang Ziyu had never heard of it. It was too far from him, like telling a 5-level newbie about a level 100 boss.
Hao Ti sighed lightly: "This Tower of Nine Demons, along with you, is now trapped in the territory of a Chaos Demon God."
