Primordial Era: When a Good Guy Awakens a Morally Unethical System

"Huh?" Tongtian was surprised by Zhen Yuanzi's words, but finding them reasonable, he stopped. Then, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi was swung down: "Ah!"

Although Tongtian was in pain this time, he kept taking the beatings in one spot. Although he screamed in agony, at least he didn't look as miserable as before.

Hongyun glanced furtively at Zhen Yuanzi. "As expected of the ancestor of earth immortals, his tolerance is truly remarkable." If Zhen Yuanzi were like this when he got angry, she would have been beaten to death long ago.

As Hongyun counted the ten thousand times, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"System, what is my current anger level?"

[Ding! Host currently has 307,500 anger points.]

Hongyun was preparing to buy something for Tongtian as an apology, whether it was to give to Yuanshi or keep it for himself, in any case, so that he wouldn't have to suffer this beating for nothing.

Open the system store

There was a time when I opened several pages in a row, and Hongyun really didn't know what was on them. Having an innate spiritual root is definitely not an option; there are already three in Wuzhuang Temple alone, and bringing out another one would be too conspicuous.

This is the Southern Flame Banner, one of the Five Banners of Heaven and Earth. It was formed from the petals of the Chaos Green Lotus when it disintegrated during Pangu's creation of the world. It has extremely strong defensive power and is a supreme innate treasure.

Exactly 300,000 anger points. Hongyun's account had just enough anger points, and there wasn't much left after buying it.

This bit of anger wasn't easy to come by, and buying it was a bit of a pain, but I didn't have anything else to offer. After some deliberation, I decided to buy it anyway. After all, it was to express my apology, and to one of the Three Pure Ones; I couldn't be stingy.

Purchase the Southern Fire Flag.

[Ding! The Innate Treasure Southern Flame Banner has been successfully purchased. Rage points have been deducted, and you now have 7,500 Rage points remaining.]

After the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi finished its last strike, it lost control of its magic and fell into Tongtian's arms.

Hongyun slowly walked over: "Fellow Daoist Tongtian, are you alright?"

Tongtian grimaced and rubbed his buttocks, which had been the focus of attention for the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi: "It's nothing, it's nothing~"

"I'll take you to get some medicine!" Hongyun grabbed Tongtian's arm and walked towards her room, leaving Zhenyuanzi standing there, looking completely bewildered.

After a while, Zhen Yuanzi snorted coldly, put away the Earth Book, and returned to his room.

*Ding! 10,000 points of anger have been credited to your account.*

Hongyun looked puzzled. Where did this anger come from? Fellow Daoist Tongtian has figured it out?

He quickly clasped his hands in a gesture of apology and said, "I am truly sorry that my suggestion has led to Fellow Daoist Tongtian being punished in this way. Hongyun apologizes to Fellow Daoist Tongtian."

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun, please don't mind. My second brother... often beats me." Tongtian hesitated for a moment, but didn't say a bad word about his second brother.

Hongyun chuckled softly, looking down. Whether it was Tongtian who often got beaten up or Yuanshi who often beat others, anyone familiar with one of them could guess. Although the result was the same—Tongtian got beaten up—the reasons were quite different.

He took out the Southern Flame Banner and stuffed it into Tongtian's arms: "Fellow Daoist Tongtian suffered because of the competition I proposed, and I feel really bad. I wanted to give Fellow Daoist Tongtian a healing magic treasure, but I really didn't have a suitable item. This is the Southern Flame Banner, one of the Five Primordial Banners, so I'm giving it to Fellow Daoist Tongtian to express my apology."

Hongyun cast a spell to set up a barrier, not wanting Zhen Yuanzi to know about this, because he couldn't explain the origin of the Southern Flame Banner.

Tongtian saw a hint of surprise in his eyes when he saw the Southern Flame Banner, and quickly declined, saying, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun is too kind. Our contest was voluntary, so I don't blame you. I often get beaten up, and my second brother won't be too angry. I wasn't injured either, so there's no need for you to feel guilty."