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

"The Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus!"

The five people present exclaimed in surprise, recognizing the innate treasure that was specifically designed to counteract the filth of this place.

After Styx's death, the Twelve-Petaled Karmic Fire Lotus fell into Xu Qing's hands, a fact known to everyone in the prehistoric world. As a result, both the Queen Mother of the West and Randeng were overjoyed.

Regardless of why Xu Qing came here, for them, they were already in a situation where death was inevitable. Xu Qing's arrival here was a variable, and as a variable, there was an opportunity!

Kunpeng was in a bad mood; he was more familiar with the aura of the red lotus than anyone else present.

In a daze, he even saw the black gun shadow, and his soul trembled. He instinctively wanted to run away, but he managed to keep his composure by feeling the heat of the sun's true fire.

Di Jun was slightly better, his face grim. He looked around and, realizing there was no other way, shouted at Kunpeng, "Go!"

Fuxi was seriously injured, and with their combined strength, they were no match for Xu Qing. In fact, due to the suppression of the Blood Sea, they were unable to break through the Earth Book's defenses.

After all, Xu Qing, who sat atop the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, would not be affected by the Sea of ​​Blood.

Over countless years, Di Jun and Kun Peng had worked together and developed a strong tacit understanding. As soon as the word "go" was uttered, the two stopped simultaneously and each used their escape techniques.

The faster Kunpeng instinctively dragged Fuxi away, and the three of them transformed into two streaks of light and headed east.

"They...they escaped?"

This scene far exceeded the imagination of the Queen Mother of the West and the Taoist Ran Deng, leaving them dumbfounded.

While Xu Qing is indeed powerful, having the feat of annihilating Styx in one strike, Kunpeng and Dijun are also top-tier innate experts, and they also have the advantage in numbers.

Even if there were geographical advantages, it wouldn't be enough to just run away so cleanly without even fighting, especially since Di Jun is a dignified demon emperor, would he really throw away his dignity?

Little did they know that Xu Qing had an even more impressive record—he had almost killed Kunpeng when he was ambushed by four people.

Even though the Four Swords of Trapping Immortals are no longer with him, the Book of Earth is still in his hands, along with the God-Slaying Spear, making him a well-rounded individual in both offense and defense, and each of them is top-notch.

This left a shadow in Kunpeng's heart, and when facing Xu Qing, Kunpeng could not unleash even 80% of his strength.

Without time to doubt, with the blessing of the red lotus, Xu Qing's speed was also extremely fast, and he arrived in front of the two in the blink of an eye.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Xuqing for saving my life."

After putting away the Kunlun Mirror, the Queen Mother of the West, pale-faced, forced herself to bow to Xu Qing.

"Fellow Daoist Xijinmu, there's no need for such formalities."

Xu Qing smiled slightly and raised his hands slightly, indicating that the Queen Mother of the West could get up.

His cultivation level was much lower than that of the Queen Mother of the West. Only after the Queen Mother of the West got up did he have the strength to stand up. Looking at the handsome Xu Qing, his eyes darted around under his aged eyelids, and he made a plan in his mind.

"Thank you so much, Senior Xu Qing, for saving my life!"

As he spoke, he bowed to Xu Qing again, coughing a few times and spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood during the bow.

Upon hearing the title "senior," both Xu Qing and the Golden Queen Mother were taken aback. They were all primordial beings from the prehistoric era, and in a sense, they were all the same age as the prehistoric world.

Apart from Hongjun and the other three thousand demon gods, the rest are all the same age, so there is no question of them being called seniors.

For example, even though Nuwa had become a saint, Xu Qing still addressed her as a fellow Daoist, which Nuwa naturally accepted.

Therefore, it is rather inappropriate for this title of "senior" to come from the mouth of Ran Deng.

But it was just a title after all, so Xu Qing didn't dwell on it. He gave Ran Deng another slight push to help him up.

Without even raising his head, he stared intently at the bottomless sea of ​​blood beneath his feet, bowing with utmost care.

Just as Xu Qing was having some doubts, Randeng spoke again, saying, "On the path of cultivation, those who have attained the highest level come first. Daoist Xuqing's cultivation is profound, and he can be called a senior."

Xu Qing then roughly understood what Randeng meant. He looked at Randeng and was surprised to find that it was actually a minor version of Cundi.

Xu Qing's smile deepened, and he stepped forward, reaching out to help the lamp up.

"Fellow Daoist Ran Deng, what are you saying? We were all born of heaven and earth, and we are all the same age. There is no need for you to call me a senior. Please don't be too kind to me."

With Xu Qing's genuine support, Randeng stood up. He first looked at Xu Qing's smiling face before speaking.

"Senior Xuqing, as I have already said, those who are accomplished come first. You are worthy of being called senior."

Xu Qing chuckled, patted the Taoist Ran Deng on the shoulder, and stopped arguing with him.

He laughed, not because he liked hearing the address of "senior," but because he remembered Zhunti's words in Zixiao Palace that day and found them somewhat amusing.

Randeng looked at Xu Qing, who had a smile on his face, and then at west Wangmu, who was standing to the side looking somewhat at a loss. Only then did his heart calm down a little.

He was, after all, a powerful figure, and was unwilling to lower himself to do such a ridiculous thing. However, his previous request to beg for his life from Di Jun had already offended the Queen Mother of the West.

He was already a realm below her and in extremely poor condition. If the Queen Mother of the West were to attack him, he would probably lose all his cultivation here.

In desperation, Ran Deng came up with a solution that was hardly a solution at all.

This move is not intended to establish any connection with Xu Qing; as long as Xu Qing shows some leniency and makes the Queen Mother of the West wary, his life will be more secure.

As Ran Deng predicted, things turned out just as he had.

The Queen Mother of the West did indeed intend to take action against them.

But now, seeing Xu Qing and Ran Deng looking so happy together, she couldn't tell how much Xu Qing was actually enjoying it, and was currently hesitating.

Having not witnessed the earlier act of lighting the lamp, Xu Qing was completely unaware of the underhanded power struggle between the two men before him. He simply found the whole thing somewhat amusing, nothing more.

Just as Xu Qing was about to exchange a few more polite words with Randeng, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and some heavenly merits descended and merged into Xu Qing's body.

The message from the unseen realm told him the origin of this merit—the first person in the primordial world to be addressed as a senior by innate beings.

In the primordial world, all innovations enriched the world to some extent. Therefore, Heaven bestows merits as rewards to those who initiated them, and the amount of merit depends on the importance of the event.

At this moment, Ran Deng's use of the term "senior" was groundbreaking and actually brought Xu Qing a merit.

At the same time, Randeng was also taken aback, and then a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. Xu Qing guessed that he had probably also received merit.

This act of merit was not much, and it did not even cause any unusual phenomena. However, since it was Dipankara who made the call, Xu Qing felt that he should still show some appreciation.

The next moment, a white light flashed in Xu Qing's right hand, and a cup of spiritual wine appeared in his palm, which he then handed to Randeng.

"Fellow Daoist Ran Deng, your injuries are too severe. Please drink this cup of spiritual wine; it has a healing effect."

He glanced at the wine glass, then at Xu Qing, and the two smiled at each other. Then, Randeng drank the spirit wine in one gulp, and his face visibly became rosy.

"Thank you, Senior Xuqing, it really worked."

Ran Deng smacked his lips and said.

Xu Qing's original intention was simply to settle the matter, but this scene made the Queen Mother of the West think more deeply. In her view, Xu Qing was clearly getting close to Randeng.

Her expression suddenly changed, and she no longer hesitated, completely abandoning the idea of ​​attacking Ran Deng.