As the words fell.
Outside the South Heaven Gate, a dead silence instantly descended.
Kunpeng was stunned, as if he hadn't heard Fellow Daoist Hong Yun's words clearly.
Dijun and Fellow Daoist Taiyi were also stunned, their expressions peculiar.
Then Kunpeng asked in disbelief, "You want to give me the Hongmeng Purple Energy?"
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun nodded, "Yes."
Upon hearing this, Kunpeng instantly flew into a rage, "Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, you're playing me!"
His eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, his gaze as if he wanted to devour him whole.
"Who, having obtained the Hongmeng Purple Energy, would be willing to give it to someone else?!"
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?!"
Dijun and Fellow Daoist Taiyi also reacted.
That's right, the Hongmeng Purple Energy, the foundation for becoming a Saint, who would be willing to give it to others?
This Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, who usually feigned the appearance of a good-natured person, after obtaining the Hongmeng Purple Energy, actually ran to Kunpeng to show off!
Not only did he show off, but he also toyed with Kunpeng in such a manner!
This was treating everyone like a fool!
Dijun and Fellow Daoist Taiyi's faces darkened, and their expressions towards Fellow Daoist Hong Yun became cold.
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun looked at Kunpeng and said earnestly, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, I genuinely want to give you the Hongmeng Purple Energy to resolve the Karma between us, I am not playing with you."
He tried to explain, but these words, to the enraged Kunpeng, were nothing short of adding fuel to the fire.
"Hahaha! Good! What a way to resolve Karma!" Kunpeng laughed in extreme anger.
"You want to give me the Hongmeng Purple Energy? Then take it out!"
"Now! Immediately! Right now! Take it out and let me see!"
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun said, "Alright."
He composed himself, immediately calmed his mind, circulated his Primordial Spirit power, and attempted to communicate with the Hongmeng Purple Energy within his body, trying to force it out.
However...
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
Time passed bit by bit.
Fine beads of sweat began to seep from Fellow Daoist Hong Yun's forehead.
The Hongmeng Purple Energy within his body was like an unmoving rock, completely unresponsive to his commands!
How could this be?
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun was in a desperate hurry.
Outside the South Heaven Gate, the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive.
The look of ridicule on Kunpeng's face grew stronger, and the Killing Intent in his eyes became fiercer.
Dijun and Fellow Daoist Taiyi's patience was also running out.
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun! You really are playing me!" Kunpeng waited for a long time, seeing Fellow Daoist Hong Yun just standing there, anxious but with no movement, and finally completely erupted.
"You never intended to give it to me!"
"You just came here to humiliate me!"
He suddenly turned to Dijun and Fellow Daoist Taiyi, "Your Majesty! Your Highness Taiyi!"
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun is going too far!"
"I, Kunpeng, am now the Heavenly Court's Demon Master, and he still dares to come to the South Heaven Gate to toy with me like this!"
"This clearly shows he doesn't regard my Yao Race! He doesn't regard Your Majesty and Your Highness!"
"Please, both of you, lend me a hand and capture this scoundrel!"
"I want to tear him into ten thousand pieces! Grind his bones to dust! Erase his True Spirit! Only then can I quell the hatred in my heart!"
Kunpeng's words were both an outpouring of anger and a form of coercion.
He tied his humiliation to the face of the Yao Race.
Dijun and Fellow Daoist Taiyi exchanged glances.
They naturally saw that Kunpeng wanted to use them to kill someone.
But Kunpeng was also right.
Kunpeng was now the Demon Master, representing the face of the Heavenly Court.
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun's "toying" with the Demon Master at the South Heaven Gate was not just slapping Kunpeng's face, but also the Heavenly Court's face, and their brothers' faces!
If they remained indifferent, and the news spread, how would others view the Yao Race? How would they view them?
Wouldn't they think the Yao Race was weak and easily bullied?
Who would sincerely pledge allegiance to the Heavenly Court in the future?
If morale was lost, it would be difficult to lead the team.
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, you've gone too far." Dijun's voice turned cold, and his Emperor's might permeated the air.
Fellow Daoist Taiyi was even more direct, Sun True Fire rising around his body, "Hand over the Hongmeng Purple Energy, or die!"
Seeing that a great battle was about to erupt.
"Fellow Daoist Dijun, Fellow Daoist Taiyi, Fellow Daoist Kunpeng! Hold your hands!"
Wu Ming and Zhenyuanzi hurriedly stepped forward.
Zhenyuanzi quickly spoke, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, Your Majesty, there is indeed a misunderstanding here! Fellow Daoist Hong Yun truly came with sincerity to return the Hongmeng Purple Energy, not to play a trick, Fellow Daoist Wu Ming and I can testify!"
The two quickly came to Fellow Daoist Hong Yun's side.
Zhenyuanzi lowered his voice and asked urgently, "Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, what's going on? Hurry and take out the Hongmeng Purple Energy, if this continues, it will truly be impossible to explain!"
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun was sweating profusely with anxiety at this moment, his voice even carrying a hint of a sob, "Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi! I want to take it out too! But... but I communicate with my Primordial Spirit, and I simply cannot take out that Hongmeng Purple Energy!"
Zhenyuanzi was greatly astonished upon hearing this, "What? How could this be?"
Wu Ming, who was beside them, frowned slightly, lost in thought.
Although their three-person conversation was very low, who among those present was not a top-tier Great Power of the Grandmist?
Every single word clearly fell into the ears of Kunpeng, Dijun, and Fellow Daoist Taiyi.
Kunpeng heard their conversation clearly and instantly became furious, "Good! Fellow Daoist Hong Yun! You're still playing me even now!"
"Do you think we are all fools?!"
"The Hongmeng Purple Energy is in your body, and you can't take it out?!"
"You're lying to ghosts!"
"Speak! Have you secretly comprehended it already? Have you already refined it?" Kunpeng questioned sharply.
Upon hearing Kunpeng's words, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun quickly defended himself, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng! I truly did not play with you!"
"After I returned from Zixiao Palace, I went directly to Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi's Wuzhuang Temple, and I've been agonizing there, my heart in a struggle, unsure whether I should give you the Hongmeng Purple Energy to resolve our Karma."
"I struggled for a long time, and finally decided to give you the Hongmeng Purple Energy."
"After making the decision, I immediately went to find Fellow Daoist Wu Ming, and then rushed non-stop to the Heavenly Court to find you."
"During this time, I truly didn't even touch that Hongmeng Purple Energy, let alone comprehend or communicate with it!"
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun spoke with genuine emotion, but how could Kunpeng believe him?
"Do you think I'll believe that?" Kunpeng sneered, his magical power surging again, full of Killing Intent.
"Enough nonsense! Today, either you die, or I perish!"
With that, he was about to make a move.
"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, calm down a little." Wu Ming took a step forward, blocking in front of Fellow Daoist Hong Yun.
Kunpeng glared fiercely at Wu Ming, "Fellow Daoist Wu Ming! This matter has nothing to do with your Wu Ming! Are you also going to interfere?"
Kunpeng looked at Wu Ming, his eyes cold.
Wu Ming calmly said, "I have a way to take out the Hongmeng Purple Energy."
As soon as these words came out, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, his eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist Wu Ming! What method? How do I take it out?"
Wu Ming looked at him and slowly uttered two words, "Swear an oath."
Fellow Daoist Hong Yun: "???"
Zhenyuanzi, however, instantly reacted and slapped his thigh, "That's right! This Hongmeng Purple Energy was bestowed by the Dao Ancestor, a product of the Heavenly Dao, containing the ultimate principles of Heaven and Earth, how could it be an ordinary treasure?"
"Although Fellow Daoist Hong Yun obtained it, his Primordial Spirit has not yet fully integrated with it, so it's normal that he can't freely control it!"
"Now, I'm afraid only by making a Great Dao oath, informing the will of Heaven, and letting the power of the Heavenly Dao assist you, can you take out this Hongmeng Purple Energy!"
Wu Ming affirmed Zhenyuanzi's idea and explained to Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, "That's right! Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, you need to make a solemn oath to the Great Dao, Great God Pangu, and the Heavenly Dao, stating that you are willing to use the Hongmeng Purple Energy to resolve the Karma between you and Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, and request the Great Dao to witness and the Heavenly Dao to assist."
After speaking, Wu Ming turned to Kunpeng, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, what do you think of this method? Let Fellow Daoist Hong Yun make such a solemn oath. If he is truly playing with you, the Heavenly Dao will naturally punish him. If he is sincere, it can also prove his innocence and allow him to take out the Hongmeng Purple Energy."
Kunpeng's eyes flickered, his thoughts racing.
Swear an oath?
Swear an oath to the Great Dao, Great God Pangu, and the Heavenly Dao?
This was no joke!
Once an oath was made, if it was violated, the consequences would be unimaginable!
He stared intently at Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, trying to find a trace of falsehood or hesitation on his face.
But what he saw was only anxiety and a hint of... anticipation?
Kunpeng sneered in his heart.
He didn't believe that Fellow Daoist Hong Yun would truly be willing to make such a solemn oath and hand over the easily attainable Saint position to someone else.
He was convinced that Fellow Daoist Hong Yun was still acting, stalling for time!
However...
What if?
What if what they said was true?
What if Fellow Daoist Hong Yun really lost his mind and was willing to swear?
Although this possibility was minuscule, it was still a glimmer of hope.
Anyway, the face he had to lose was already lost in Zixiao Palace, so this little bit didn't matter.
Thinking of this, Kunpeng let out a cold laugh, "Heh heh..., alright! Since Fellow Daoist Wu Ming has said so, then this esteemed one will believe you one more time!"
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun! Swear your oath!"
"I want to hear what you say to the Great Dao, Great God Pangu, and the Heavenly Dao!"
"If you dare to utter half a lie, you won't have to wait for heavenly retribution; I, Kunpeng, will surely make your body and spirit perish today!"