Immortal Father
Chapter 1240: 442: On How to Raise a Big Banner [Third Update]

Chapter 1240: Chapter 442: On How to Raise a Big Banner [Third Update]

Hongjun pointed with one finger, and Li Ping’an saw it with his own eyes;

From it, Li Ping’an felt the vast and boundless Dao Charm, the immense endless spiritual power, as if the spiritual power of the entire world was concentrated on this single finger.

Yet this finger was so plain and unremarkable, as if there was no strength in it at all, as if this old man was merely trying to press a nonexistent switch.

Then with a click, shallow ripples spread from the old man’s fingertip.

The chaotic aura roiling ahead seemed to have been paused, strands of chaotic aura weighing as heavy as mountains began to collapse, creating an absolute vacuum in front of the Zixiao Palace, as if a giant beast in the Chaos Sea had opened its abyssal mouth.

Darkness.

The abyss-like darkness directly swallowed the dozen or so Innate Gods and Demons.

A great rift appeared before the Zixiao Palace, starting at Hongjun’s fingertip and ending at some unfathomable distance.

After a short while, the chaotic aura surged toward the abyss, filling in this patch of black.

The bodies of the dozen or so Innate Gods and Demons reassembled, but the newly formed bodies were like glass, filled with twinkling lights, and when the glass shattered, these lights quickly disappeared into the chaotic aura.

In an instant, it ended?

Li Ping’an sat in front of the Zixiao Palace, looked up at the figure of Hongjun whose beard and hair did not move, and for a moment didn’t know what to say.

One finger fused gods and demons.

The dozen or so Innate Gods and Demons turned into glass corpses, continuously shattering.

Li Ping’an felt as if he were dreaming.

This Taoist Hongjun, who had always been smiling, preaching, even a bit verbose, his power was actually…

It wasn’t just Li Ping’an, Guilingling and the Roc Bird were also stunned.

“Alas!”

Hongjun sighed, turned around and returned inside the Zixiao Palace.

Though shocked, Li Ping’an wasn’t foolish, immediately got up and followed.

Guilingling stood honestly waiting at the door.

The Roc Bird had it worse, unable to even enter the main gate of the Zixiao Palace, it could only sit and heal at the edge of Zixiao Palace’s grand formation.

“Master! Master!”

“Hmm?”

Hongjun turned his old face to glare at Li Ping’an, who quickly bowed with hands cupped.

“Many thanks to Master for saving me! Otherwise, this life of mine would have ended here!”

“Hmph!”

Hongjun glared at him with annoyance and sat down on the prayer mat for meditation.

Hongjun said calmly, “You, this Heavenly Emperor, just ascended the throne, instead of thinking about benefiting all beings, blessing the world, and managing your Heavenly Court well, you actually came to the Chaos Sea to cause trouble for me!”

“Master, please listen to your disciple’s explanation!”

“Hmm?”

“Please hear your disciple’s reasoning!”

Li Ping’an quickly cupped his hands, smiling, and said:

“The Roc Bird is my trusted aide; when he encountered disaster, how could I sit idly by?

“I pondered over and over, finding no connection between the Phoenix Clan and the Three Teachings of the Daoist Sect, it was inappropriate to ask the experts of the Three Teachings for help, there are only Houtu and Jade Pool as experts in the Heavenly Court now, Houtu is tied to important matters, Jade Pool is in charge of internal affairs.

“So I dared to lure these Innate Gods and Demons here, thinking that my grandmaster, granduncle, third master, the Holy Mother, or my two junior brothers might have emerged, or perhaps the Zixiao Palace had some peerless killing formation to directly eliminate them.

“Truly didn’t expect to trouble you, Master.”

The corners of Taoist Hongjun’s mouth twitched slightly.

“You, the Heavenly Emperor! Slick-tongued indeed!”

Subsequently, Hongjun seemingly made calculations with his fingers, slowly saying:

“The predicament of the Phoenix Clan is not yet resolved, if you hurry back now, it might be too late, but there’s no need to worry.

“Stay here for a while, I’ll tell you all about the matters here, if you leave now, it’s easy to attract those truly troublesome existences in the Chaos Sea to target you.”

Li Ping’an was stunned for a moment, quickly asked: “Master, why do the Innate Gods and Demons target the Phoenix Clan?”

“It is not the Innate Gods and Demons targeting the Phoenix Clan.”

Hongjun slowly explained:

“Do you know the origin of Kunpeng?”

“Disciple does not know.”

“Kunpeng was first a Kun, then a Roc…”

Hongjun’s eyes held a hint of a smile.

He had arrived at his favorite part: [secret explanation].

Listening as the old Taoist recounted:

“Kunpeng’s origins are sparsely known among beings of the Desolate Era, he appeared in the late ancient times, thus generally regarded as a Primordial Being.

“In reality, Kunpeng was born from the illicit union of the Primordial Phoenix and the Ancestral Dragon’s brother, born powerful, blending the power of dragon and phoenix, enabling him to become a top Great Power in ancient times.

“Kunpeng’s origin is his taboo, and also a significant reason for friction between ancient dragons and phoenixes.

“The dragon nature is prone to movement, while the Phoenix Clan honors loyalty to one; thus, the Ancestral Dragon’s brother died under the Primordial Phoenix’s hand.”

Li Ping’an leaned back, surprised by the revelation!

Hongjun continued slowly: “Kunpeng was abandoned by the Primordial Phoenix in the East Sea, which is why he has a peculiar and violent personality, and precisely due to his nature, the destruction of the Ancient Heavenly Court was accelerated.

Li Ping’an asked: “Master, do you mean that the one currently targeting the Phoenix Clan is Kunpeng?”

“Correct.”

“Kunpeng can command Innate Gods and Demons?”

“Alas, it’s also Kunpeng’s fate to survive, escaping death to find fortune afterward.”

Hongjun sighed:

“After the collapse of the Ancient Heavenly Court, Kunpeng fled into the Chaos Sea, always biding his time to rebuild the Heavenly Court, eventually killed jointly by the Three Emperors of the Human Race.

“At that time, the Human Race used many experts, with the divination of Fuxi, Kunpeng ultimately fell.

“But Kunpeng’s residual soul did not perish, it escaped into the Chaos Sea, just as it was about to vanish, it happened to encounter an Innate God and Demon naturally disintegrating, Kunpeng’s residual soul entered this Innate God and Demon’s body.

“You should know much about Innate Gods and Demons, their essence is a chaos creature composed of many true spirits; compared to mortals, Innate Gods and Demons are quite simple in structure.