fifth form

Chapter 3520 Not of My Kind (Wishing all my friends a prosperous Year of the Horse)
"Teacher Hongjun!"

"What a coincidence! What a coincidence!"

Fu Yi had been shouting loudly outside the Void Heaven Palace, and the target of his clamor was Hongjun.

If there were any beings most likely to come to the Void Heaven Palace at this moment, Zhang Xuezhou felt it would definitely be Hongjun Daoist.

When the familiar voice rang out, Zhang Xuezhou knew very well that he had accurately identified the other party.

"I've always coveted the Void Heaven Palace, but I never expected you to acquire it so easily!"

Hongjun walked around Zhang Xuezhou several times, recognizing him as well, and then looked at the snake tail behind Zhang Xuezhou.

Although Zhang Xuezhou's soul no longer harbored the mark of Zhu Jiuyin, those who recognized him would not be mistaken, even if Zhang Xuezhou transformed into a snake tail, not to mention that Zhang Xuezhou had also used his cultivation technique.

"My three stupid students couldn't even learn this trick to fool Houtu, but you're quite adept at it!"

Hongjun Daoist sighed, feeling that he had tried to plant flowers but they wouldn't bloom, while Zhang Xuezhou's reckless actions had actually succeeded.

"I don't know what happened, it was probably just a coincidence, and I don't know how to use the Void Heaven Palace!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head.

He only touched the Reincarnation Stone in the Fengdu Secret Land, never expecting such a thing to happen.

Zhang Xuezhou wanted to ask Hongjun many questions, but the questions he could think of were extremely limited. What was worse, the more he asked, the more he couldn't remember, and he might even forget them completely.

In this situation, Zhang Xuezhou felt that asking or not asking made no difference.

He turned directly to the main topic of the Void Heaven Palace, wanting to see if Hongjun had any solutions.

If handled properly, he can at least gain some advantage.

"This thing is nothing more than a matter of control and release. Houtu actually gave up the object that controlled the demon race's heavenly tribulation. What kind of information triggered her?"

Hongjun's ease in controlling the Void Heaven Palace made him even more interested in what information Zhang Xuezhou had provided that led his old friend to make such a big misjudgment.

"I said back then that someone named Donghua had taken over the body of the Jade Emperor and then imprisoned 'Bai'!"

"This information is insufficient for her to do this, and the White Emperor's physical body has already been ruined by a brat. No matter how much she struggles, she will hardly amount to anything!"

"Then I said Donghua has the strength to ascend to a higher dimension!"

"what?"

Hongjun had been asking questions calmly and unhurriedly, but his expression changed drastically when Zhang Xuezhou mentioned Donghua's strength.

Which Donghua are you referring to?

Hongjun asked a question urgently, which made Zhang Xuezhou nod repeatedly.

"This demonic tree, though dead, is not of our kind and its heart is surely different. How can we allow it to pluck the wonders of the Three Realms and ascend to sainthood!"

Hongjun twisted his snake tail and spun around several times, equally unable to accept Donghua.

If he could tolerate Donghua before, at most he would reprimand him, but now he absolutely cannot accept it.

"We must stop him from ascending to a higher dimension!"

After pacing back and forth, Hongjun finally concluded that the situation was unacceptable. He could not accept Donghua's identity, and he was even more unwilling for the other party to benefit in the Three Realms.

“I can’t beat Donghua,” Zhang Xuezhou muttered. “Besides, Donghua recently imprisoned Zhujiuyin’s physical body to make the elixir of immortality. Once the elixir of immortality is made, his prestige in the Three Realms will reach its peak, and even the Three Pure Ones will befriend him!”

"What saint? They're just three idiots. These idiots will definitely befriend this Donghua for the sake of longevity. Ugh, just thinking about this makes my liver ache!"

Hongjun cursed and then clutched his chest again.

"If you see those three idiots who occupy positions but do nothing of substance, you must make them go into seclusion and reflect on their actions!"

"I can't quite remember what you told me to do!"

Hongjun was somewhat agitated, and Zhang Xuezhou muttered to himself. Zhang Xuezhou felt that the Three Pure Ones couldn't be blamed for the situation; after all, Hongjun was too eccentric. It was one thing for them to meet, but Zhang Xuezhou might very well forget about him as soon as he turned away.

"How can you not remember? You can't even withstand the influence of my spacetime laws. How will you achieve great things in the future?"

Hongjun was somewhat disappointed in his son, but there was nothing he could do, since individual strength was not subject to his will.

Even though the Void Heaven Palace only used heavenly lightning to shape the bodies of demons and then removed the useless demon scum to prevent these scum from consuming the resources of the Three Realms, there was no other way.

Hongjun was also stuck at this stage; he could only teach his students, but he couldn't instantly turn them into top masters.

In the past, he could preach and perform the Dharma, and he patiently taught a few decent students. Now, he can't do anything, and can only sabotage each other to prevent the appearance of a higher-dimensional demon in the Three Realms.

"If Donghua succeeds in ascending to a higher dimension through the Three Realms, my future days will be miserable, and you will definitely face annihilation!"

Hongjun twisted the snake's tail and circled back and forth. He wanted to say something, but when he thought that Zhang Xuezhou would also suffer from amnesia, he couldn't help but sigh heavily.

If one cannot be taught and trained to passively influence physical abilities, then even if one possesses vast knowledge, it will be of no use.

The place where they met at this moment had no physical body at all, only a grand hall made of void gold, so they were powerless to give anything.

Hongjun paced back and forth for a long time before finally fixing his gaze on the Void Palace.

"That's the Thunder-Attracting Pool, this is the Body-Shaping Ground, this is the Scripture Ground for Listening to the Great Dao of Houtu, this is... It's no use me saying all this, you won't remember it, and if you only remember half of it, you'll easily cause problems and eventually lose your life. Let me tell you, that old hag Houtu is very shrewd. If she ever senses anything is wrong and uses the power of the Void Palace, she'll be turned to ashes!"

Hongjun kept rambling on and on, mentioning that Zhang Xuezhou would eventually be exposed and would most likely be suppressed by the Void Palace.

After hearing those words, Zhang Xuezhou felt a chill run down his spine.

How can I avoid this kind of thing?

"You won't remember what I say, and if you only remember a little, you'll easily cause problems. Listening to me is worse than not listening at all!"

The answer Zhang Xuezhou received from his inquiry was worse than not asking at all. However, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it was more likely that Hongjun wouldn't have the same ability either. If the other party had such ability, the Three Pure Ones would have already succeeded in their plan.

He thought about it several times, and then he saw Hongjun's gaze quickly focus on him.

"You seem to be cursing me in your heart?" Hongjun asked.

"I didn't!" Zhang Xuezhou quickly shook his head.

"Then you suspect me?" Hongjun asked again.

“I have no doubts. I’m just guessing that you might not have the ability to deceive Houtu, otherwise you would have had the Three Pure Ones accomplish this long ago,” Zhang Xuezhou said.

“Very good, your response is very genuine and excellent. You must maintain this style of communication, and perhaps you can really hold out a few more rounds with Houtu.” Hongjun nodded approvingly and added, “Also, don’t mention those three good-for-nothing idiots!”

Hongjun circled around Zhang Xuezhou, examining him from head to toe.

Zhang Xuezhou's strength is not special, at least in Hongjun's eyes.

However, Hongjun discovered something very interesting about Zhang Xuezhou: Zhang Xuezhou was young and had only been cultivating for a short time. This meant that Zhang Xuezhou didn't have many outdated and conservative ideas, and he didn't seem to care about saving face, which allowed him to be flexible in accomplishing things.

If you can fool someone once, you can fool them twice, or even three or four times.

In many cases, a single successful deception signifies an unstoppable success.

"I once placed a treasure called the Investiture of the Gods in the Three Realms. Take the Void Heaven Palace to find this treasure. It will surely be able to suppress this guy from Donghua, thus preventing him from ascending to a higher dimension. You must remember this!"

Hongjun thought for a long time, then reached out and touched Zhang Xuezhou's forehead before his body turned into nothingness.

The sound of the Void Heaven Palace contracting and folding came, and Zhang Xuezhou saw the huge Void Heaven Palace space rapidly compress into a box, which then crushed his condensed Yang Soul avatar.

The pain of his body being crushed made Zhang Xuezhou scream, and he felt as if he was about to faint.

Darkness passed, and then a faint glimmer of light appeared.

Zhang Xuezhou's swollen body, flashing with various colors, staggered backward. The black Reincarnation Stone came into view again, and grayish-white energy fell from the Reincarnation Stone, followed by a blurry figure.