The sky was dim and lifeless, and two figures appeared in the boundless sandy desert.
The dunes rolled like waves, and the faint whispers of the desert were carried by the wind.
Hao Tian was not dressed in his own Emperor of the Sky crown robe. Instead, he held the Hao Tian sword upside down, wearing a light purple bagua robe, with his feet in clouded sandals. He did not resemble an emperor; rather, he looked like an extraordinary cultivator with great spiritual power.
He silently calculated the time and asked, "Minister, how far is it?"
The person beside him was a immortal who had once taught Huangdi with Guangchengzi, Zhonghuangzi, a Golden Deity at the realm of "Eternal Life".
It was Zhonghuangzi who reported the disappearance of Hao Tian in the past.
At this moment, Zhonghuangzi identified the direction in the sand sea: "Your Majesty, the boundary is not clear. According to my observation, we have entered, but that location seems to be moving."
Hao Tian looked at his right wrist, where a piece of simple silk ribbon was wrapped around. It was of excellent quality, but its craftsmanship appeared somewhat crude and sloppy.
The ribbon was a gift from the Queen Mother of the Heaven's Pond. There was almost no conjugal affection between them; what they had was merely the camaraderie of brothers and sisters from the same sect. This was not a love token, but rather a few strands of silk that the Queen Mother had specifically cut from the weaving of the Western plain-color cloud banner during its consecration.
The ribbon, driven by Hao Tian's magic power, moved very slowly to point in a direction - the location of the Western Plain-Color Cloud Border Flag.
Hao Tian and Zhonghuangzi immediately adjusted their direction of advance.
In the past, the Primordial Five-directional Flags encased Yangmei and plunged into the depths of the primordial chaos. The Primordial Five-directional Flags could transform the boundless cultivation power within Yangmei bit by bit into primordial chaos essence.
Hao Tian used the backup plan left by the Queen Mother of the Heaven's Pond years ago to come to this deep sandy sea to search for the Western Plain-Color Cloud Border Flag.
His purpose was not to find the flag, but the flag was more of a byproduct.
He had once heard some secret methods under the instruction of the Taoist sage Hongjun.
One of the secret methods can utilize the remains of immortals to display their past traces in sequence.
After Yangmei left the primordial chaos, he had certified the fruit of his own Dafa Primordial Heaven Saint level. In the end, it took six immortals working together to kill him, which shows his incredible strength.
Hao Tian's method for severing the three aspects of the soul has reached its limit, and the last aspect is almost impossible to sever. Now, he needs some external help. He urgently wants to know how Yangmei achieved the Jhunyuan Great Law Golden Immortal fruit and whether this method can also be used by himself.
Therefore, he set a large chessboard to control all the factions, and secretly searched for Yangmei's corpse.
The Western Plain-Color Cloud Border Flag can indicate the direction, and Zhonghuangzi can help him determine the position.
Zhonghuangzi had never lied; he was indeed born in the belly of Pangu. However, he sensed the danger in advance and managed to escape, while the numerous other immortals who were born with him were turned into pus by Pangu's belly.
After Hao Tian's investigation, he found Yangmei's corpse in the belly of Pangu.
According to his calculations, the remains should now be in the final stage of "digestion," during which their resistance is weakest. This is the best time to use a secret method to trace back the past.
Even for a being like Yangmei, even if their body and soul disappear, their spiritual essence will disperse into nothingness, and all the cultivation power within them will be completely eliminated. The corpse still cannot be shaken by someone like Hao Tian who is a half-step saint.
It must be the moment when he is about to die but has not yet completely disappeared.
"Be careful!" Hao Tian swung his sword and made a forceful cut into the sky.
The sword light swept over, and where was previously empty appeared a monster resembling a lobster with more than a dozen paw feet.
The creature's appearance was extremely peculiar; after its head was cut off, the neck did not gush blood but instead emitted grey primordial mist.
Zhonghuangzi was surprised and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, we should have already entered Pangu's stomach. These creatures were born from a mass of chaotic energy that has never been digested in Pangu's stomach."
Hao Tian examined the lobster-like monster, which was a primordial chaos beast, carefully.
Nodding silently, indicating to continue forward.
After a while, Zhonghuangzi couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, Your servant always has a premonition of impending doom."
"The Lord also feels uneasy, but the Lord must continue forward." Hao Tian needed Zhonghuangzi, an immortal born from Pangu's stomach, to guide the way and act as bait. Therefore, he explained a bit more: "Now is the best time. Once that one is completely absorbed by the primordial chaos, the Primordial Five-directional Flags will pass signals to their respective owners. We must find Yangmei's corpse before they do."
Hao Tian said in turn, "The Medicine Buddha, who controls the Eastern Blue Lotus Dharma Flag, the Xuan Du, who controls the Southern Earth-Bound Flame Flag, and Deng Chan Yu, who controls the Northern Primordial Control Water Flag, have all been held back by my arrangement. The Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag does not have a clear owner, which might cause some problems. However, Yang Jian and Taiyi are currently preoccupied with their own affairs. Jie Zi has gone to the realm of spirits, so they cannot obstruct me."
Zhonghuangzi immediately praises him: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Let's continue our journey."
"Yes!"
Deng Chan Yu left behind an avatar and chatted with that General Xu Fa, while her original body quietly departed from Emei Mountain.
The All-Seeing Eye and the Wind-Catching Ear know many secrets, but they daren't reveal them. In particular, involving Hao Tian, even if they had the guts, they wouldn't dare to leak the news.
The ability of Dian Ting is still too weak, she can only go to the North Sea to find her old friend Bai Ze.
Bai Ze is of the same generation as Fu Xi, so she was very polite.
"Please, lend me a hand, Odipthelemy!"
Bai Ze hesitated for a moment: "Do you know who laid down the trap for this incident?"
Deng Chan Yu thought for barely a moment: "Hao Tian, right?"
Bai Ze was interested and asked, "Do you figure it out?"
"Indeed, it's not my calculation. Hao Tian should have done a lot of concealment on his tracks. His divination ability and realm are much higher than mine, so I can't figure it out. I can only guess."
"Haha." Bai Ze laughed.
Due to the deep connection between the divine tribe and Nuwa, Bai Ze has almost no choice when faced with Deng Chan Yu's request.
Bai Ze thought for a moment and said, "Do you know about Pangu's stomach?"
Deng Chan Yu was somewhat surprised: "Is there really a Pangu's stomach in the primordial chaos?"
Bai Ze's expression was somewhat uncertain, "I don't know if that place is really Pangu's stomach in the primordial chaos. Whether it is or isn't doesn't matter. What's important is what's there."
What could it be? With this critical clue, Deng Chan Yu finally tore open a corner of the mist before her eyes.
She quickly calculated and immediately came to a treasure that was closely related to her: the Primordial Control Water Flag!
The first thing that came to her mind in her head was that Hao Tian wanted to steal her Primordial Control Water Flag, and the second thing was that her father-in-law probably wanted to take both the Primordial Five-directional Flags.
Hao Tian is too troublesome. If she followed his script, at this moment, she should be going to the Guahohall Palace with General Xu Fa and showing off a bit.
By the time they discovered Hao Tian's conspiracy, it was too late.
She couldn't just watch as her treasures, her innate precious treasures, were taken away by Hao Tian. She had to stop him!
