Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

Di Jun's memories spanning billions of years, a massive amount of information, flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness all at once. If he hadn't already possessed the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Di Jun would probably have become an idiot.

Upon waking up, Di Jun immediately widened his eyes and looked at Xu Qing in front of him in disbelief.

"You...you...you...you..."

"I...I...I..."

"I'm not dead?"

"Xu Qing, what's wrong with you?"

What's wrong with this new guy? He was so polite just now, has he gone mad?

Upon hearing Di Jun address Xu Qing by his given name, Suirenshi and Ziyishi, who were present, immediately frowned and opened their mouths, about to reprimand Di Jun.

Xu Qing waved his hand to interrupt the two and said softly.

"This is an old acquaintance of mine, Suiren and Ziyi. You two go out first, I want to talk to him alone."

"Yes."

Suirenshi and Ziyishi were puzzled, but they still cupped their hands in greeting and turned to leave Huoyun Cave.

Di Jun looked at Xu Qing, his eyes full of doubt. During his time as a mortal, he had been blocked from information and even mistook the aftermath of that great battle for a natural disaster.

Now that he has regained his memories, he finds that many things don't add up, which naturally fills him with doubts.

Xu Qing was aware of Di Jun's doubts, but still said slowly, "Don't rush, sit down first."

As he spoke, Xu Qing waved his hand, summoning two prayer mats to land in front of Di Jun and himself. Xu Qing didn't care whether Di Jun sat down or not, and sat down himself first.

Seeing Xu Qing's actions, Di Jun knew he couldn't show weakness in front of Xu Qing, so he suppressed his anxiety, sat on the futon, and quietly watched Xu Qing.

"There's a lot to say, I don't know where to begin. Why don't you go first? What do you want to know?"

Xu Qing patted off imaginary dust from his body and spoke softly to Di Jun, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Why didn't I die?

Di Jun asked the question he most wanted to know.

"I cultivate the laws of emotions. Your behavior before your death helped me understand 'desire.' I'm leaving a part of your true spirit to reincarnate as a way of repaying karma. Is that reasonable?"

Di Jun nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Then the next question was asked.

"How did you become that Dao Xian? What about Dao Ancestor Hongjun? What's your relationship with him now?"

Xu Qing said calmly.

"This is a long story, but in short, it was Hongjun whom I killed with the combined power of all the primordial saints."

"The reason is that Hongjun wanted to use the Heavenly Dao to suppress the Human Dao and the Earthly Dao, and completely control the prehistoric world."

"As for why I became the Daoist Master, it was mainly because after we fought Hongjun, the spirits of the prehistoric beings were depressed, so I wanted to find an excuse to cheer them up and bring them some fun."

Di Jun nodded, drawing inferences from one instance to another.

"So, the collapse of the ancient landmass wasn't a natural disaster, but rather the aftermath of your great war?"

Xu Qing nodded.

"clever!"

After resolving some of his doubts, Di Jun asked another question.

"That's not right either. According to your personality, shouldn't you have killed me again after reincarnation to completely eliminate my threat? How come you helped me become some kind of Heavenly Emperor and suddenly gained the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

Xu Qing replied.

"This job should have originally belonged to Fuxi, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, he did not die. Fortunately, you retained a bit of your true spirit and are also proficient in divination."

"I guess it's the will of Heaven."

Hearing this, Di Jun was a little confused, but he roughly understood that this was not Xu Qing's arrangement, so he stopped worrying about it and continued to ask.

"Taiyi, based on my understanding of him, it's impossible that he wouldn't come to see me after I've been reincarnated for so long. But I've searched through all my memories since my reincarnation three times, and there's not a single person who seems to be his incarnation. Why is that?"

Since Xu Qing is now willing to sit down and talk with me, he must have kept his word. Xihe and the Ten Demon Saints should be safe. Besides, they have to deal with demon clan affairs, so it's reasonable for them not to come.

But for Taiyi, Dijun will ask him more questions.

Xu Qing was unusually silent for a while, and finally said slowly, "There is still a little bit of true spirit left."

"What!?"

"Xu Qing, what exactly happened?!"

"Hasn't Taiyi already become a saint? How come he's still injured, and even has only a trace of his true spirit left?"

"Hurry and let him be reincarnated!"

Upon hearing that Taiyi was in trouble, Dijun's slightly calmed nerves tightened again. He disregarded all decorum and spoke to Xu Qing in rapid succession.

Xu Qing sat on the futon, quietly waiting for Di Jun to vent his emotions, before speaking softly.

"After Hongjun's death, the Heavenly Dao was without a master, the Jade Tablet of Creation disappeared, and the prehistoric world faced the crisis of destruction."

"However, Taiyi and I each have a fragment of the Creation Jade Disc. My fragment of the Emotional Law had already merged with my origin in my early years and cannot be taken out at all."

"I then had Taiyi communicate with the Heavenly Dao using fragments of the Chaos Law, allowing him to merge with the Heavenly Dao and stabilize the Primordial World."

"But I overestimated the strength of the connection between the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation and the Heavenly Dao. Taiyi barely managed to communicate with the Heavenly Dao by sacrificing himself, but he only had his true spirit left."

"His true spirit is within the Heavenly Dao and cannot be retrieved at present, so he cannot be reincarnated."

It was quite a while before Di Jun accepted the news. He was a reasonable person, and now that there was no calamity energy affecting him, he wouldn't blame Xu Qing for it.

Di Jun took a deep breath and asked again.

"Is there any way to revive him?"

Xu Qing reached out with his right hand and a white jade disc with two notches appeared in his hand.

"On the day I became the Daoist, the Jade Disc of Creation took the initiative to recognize me as its master. Since then, I have tried to communicate with the Heavenly Dao, and perhaps I can revive Taiyi in time."

It would be good if I could be resurrected, it would be good if I could be resurrected...

Even the Jade Disc of Creation has fallen into Xu Qing's hands. Just how powerful is Xu Qing now?!

While feeling somewhat relieved, Di Jun was also amazed by the strength Xu Qing had displayed.

Composing himself, Di Jun cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Qing.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist."

Xu Qing waved his hand and said.

"Taiyi sacrificed himself for the sake of the primordial world, and he also contributed greatly in the great battle against Hongjun."

"Saving him is simply our duty."

Di Jun nodded and then asked.

"How are the demon race and Wang Shu doing? I used the Great Sun Pagoda, and now the sun is Lu Ya?"

Xu Qing replied.

"After your death, Taiyi hunted down Kunpeng and eventually used his corpse to build an island in the North Sea."

"He named it the Northern Dark Demon Island, where the remnants of the Demon Court now reside. The sun is indeed Lu Ya."

"Wang Shu is managing the affairs of the Northern Underworld Demon Kingdom."

"I have already chosen a Heavenly Emperor and Empress. Once the gods are chosen, the Heavenly Court can be rebuilt."

A look of guilt flashed in Di Jun's eyes as he murmured.

"Poor Lu Ya, and Wang Shu and those demons have also suffered with me..."

"It's fine to give you the Heavenly Court. Besides, I was adopted anyway, and I don't want to be the Heavenly Emperor."