A cloud of auspiciousness drifted towards the east.
Although it didn't seem fast, it swiftly left millions of miles of rivers and mountains far behind.
Fu Xi, honored as one of the topmost innate Great Gods between Heaven and Earth, traveled without any vehicle, mount, maids, or servants.
He just rode the clouds on his own, and also took Yu Yuan with him.
With his realm in the Dao, even if he was just riding clouds, his speed was exceedingly fast, and Yu Yuan even felt as comfortable as if he were standing on solid ground.
This innate Divine God's attentiveness and gentleness were unexpectedly thorough.
On the way to West Kunlun, Yu Yuan did not miss the chance to seek information.
Throughout the journey, he kept chatting with Fu Xi, asking many questions indirectly, to which the latter responded openly and with great detail.
From the friendly innate Great God, Yu Yuan gained a certain understanding of the time period he was now in.
It was still the time right after the teachings in the Zixiao Palace.
About a moment ago, Emperor Jun and Taiyi, the two brothers, founded the Heavenly Court along with the Kunpeng Ancestor and others, with the ambition to unite all clans within the Primordial realm, known collectively as the Demon Clan.
This move led many Primordial Clans to pledge allegiance, but also encountered resistance from many powerful clans.
Like the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan that almost dominated the Primordial era in the previous age, as well as emerging new powerful clans like the Witch Clan, all of them disdained the Heavenly Court's intention to unify all clans of the Primordial realm.
After all, they were strong enough to live well without relying on anyone. They had no reason to attach themselves to the Heavenly Court and bow down to those two Three-legged Golden Crows.
Yu Yuan wasn't very interested in these matters; he was mainly inquiring about things related to the Red Cloud Ancestor.
With the identity of Zhen Yuanzi's disciple as his cover, Fu Xi did not grow suspicious, and with a smile, said: "The last I heard of him was when he fought a battle with Kunpeng on Wuyi Mountain. Since then, I haven't heard anything about his whereabouts. Maybe he's drunk himself silly again and is hiding away sleeping it off.
However, he has attended the birthday celebrations of The Queen Mother of the West in previous years, so I imagine he won't miss it this time either."
Yu Yuan nodded slightly, his brows furrowing a bit.
In this age, the Human Race did not yet exist, and the unit of time measurement wasn't the later customary "year," but rather an epoch.
One epoch is equal to twelve eons, amounting to twelve million nine hundred and sixty thousand years.
Each eon is equal to ten thousand and eight hundred years.
That is to say, the time when he traveled through time and space and fought the Kunpeng Ancestor was about five thousand years ago.
Encountering such closely spaced time nodes for his travels was a first for Yu Yuan.
He felt somewhat relieved that he had not used Da Pan's appearance; maybe at this time, that Kunpeng Ancestor was still crazily looking for him!
At this moment, Fu Xi gave him a glance, seeing his furrowed brows, and reassuringly said: "Young friend, are you worried that Red Cloud might not be in West Kunlun? You can rest easy.
If we do not find Red Cloud on our trip to West Kunlun, I shall escort you back to Longevity Mountain. I believe your master, in consideration of my face, will not punish you for this."
"..."
Yu Yuan knew he was misunderstood, so he took advantage of it and praised: "You are truly too warm-hearted, making one feel as if basked in the spring breeze, no wonder people everywhere sing your praises..."
Fu Xi gestured dismissively, "It's just a trivial matter."
"To you it may be trivial, but for little immortals like us, such gestures greatly benefit our entire lives, and may even change our destiny... Your casual acts of kindness might save an Immortal God, or even the future of an entire species!"
"Is... is it really so exaggerated?" Fu Xi seemed a bit puzzled.
"Exaggerated? Not at all!" Yu Yuan said resolutely: "Let's not talk about the distant past, just consider those little demons you saved in that valley of yours, among them might be species on the brink of extinction! If not for your intervention, they might have faced extinction...
In my view, your actions have made an outstanding contribution to the diversity of species in the Primordial realm; this is truly an act of great merit!"
Fu Xi, pondering, nodded, "Now that you mention it, since the Creation of Heaven and Earth, indeed many species have flourished only to perish in the flow of history.
Among them, there were those who couldn't adapt to the changes of times and were eliminated, but there were also plenty that were artificially destroyed, which is truly lamentable... With your reminder today, in the future, I shall specifically look after those species on the brink of extinction."
Yu Yuan: (⊙ˍ⊙)
Could this great Innate God really become an Endangered Species Protection Ambassador?
He chatted incessantly with the Fu Xi along the way, and time flew by rapidly.
This Great God was devoid of pretenses, warm and kind, with a heart full of enthusiasm. It was hard not to take a liking to him.
Before they knew it, their destination was already in sight.
Yu Yuan stood upon the Auspicious Cloud, gazing into the distance only to see that amidst the pure white sea of clouds stood a gateway as tall as the heavens, guarded by a Divine Beast crouched at the front. Its body resembled a giant tiger, bearing nine heads with human faces, expressions solemn, its eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.
This was the vigilant Kaeming Beast, guarding the gate of West Kunlun, loyal, brave, and astute.
As the Auspicious Cloud approached, the Kaeming Beast immediately stood up, recognizing Fu Xi and lowering its nine heads in a respectful salute, "Kaeming pays tribute to Fu Xi."
Fu Xi nodded gently towards it and, riding the Auspicious Cloud, they drifted leisurely through the gateway into a misty and ethereal Immortal Realm.
Clouds enshrouded the environment, with immortal essence billowing around.
On top of the clouds, the Immortal Island and Divine Mountain stood tall.
Springs of divinity flowed on the islands, rare flowers blossomed, Yao Grass covered the ground, and the air was suffused with dense immortal essence, the scenery magnificent.
On these Immortal Islands, platforms were built and adorned with Jadescent Nectar and a hundred delicacies, with numerous Immortals dressed in colorful robes fluttering about the islands, ceaselessly busy...
"Fu Xi graces us with his presence, please forgive Qingniao for not greeting from afar."
A beautiful Immortal dressed in a light cyan dress glided over on a seven-colored Auspicious Cloud and greeted them with a bow.
Fu Xi smiled and nodded, "There's no need for such formalities."
Qingniao straightened up, her beautiful eyes turning towards Yu Yuan, noticing the True Mysterious Light faintly looming above his head, her eyes flashed with surprise, "This fellow Daoist looks quite extraordinary and possesses deep fortune. Could it be that he is your disciple, Supreme God?"
Fu Xi shook his head and introduced with a smile, "He is Zhen Yuanzi's disciple, named Xuan Yangzi. He came here to find Red Cloud, and I brought him along the way... By the way, has Red Cloud arrived?"
Qingniao promptly nodded, "Red Cloud arrived yesterday and is currently at the Heavenly Pond."
Yu Yuan felt a stir in his heart; he could finally meet the Red Cloud Ancestor again.
He didn't have the chance to speak at length with him last time. This time, come what may, he must make contact to find out exactly where the Hongmeng Purple Qi is.
At that moment, a somewhat familiar voice came from not too far away.
"Please follow me, fellow Daoists."
Yu Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a white dress greeting guests.
The woman had picturesque brows and eyes, and her radiant face was adorned with an elaborate and magnificent Immortal Dress, which could not conceal her proud figure. Her curves were graceful, and her beautiful hair fluttered, exuding an extraordinary beauty.
It was her!
Although the other person was much younger than in later years, there were not too many changes overall, making it easy for Yu Yuan to recognize her.
The woman in white was none other than Jiutian Xuan Nu, who once tried to steal his Chaos Bell and whom he had beaten twice in the past!
However, upon a closer look, what truly captured his attention was not Jiutian Xuan Nu, but the two young guests she was greeting.
One male and one female.
The male was plump and in his early twenties, clad in a dark Daoist robe with a solemn and somewhat conceited expression.
The female had stunning beauty, delicate brows and eyes as clear as water, her skin translucent like cream, soft and lustrous without any makeup, her complexion like the morning sun reflecting on snow.
She appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a light golden Immortal Dress, her lustrous black hair done up in a bun, radiant and resplendent as bright spring or a clear autumn moon.
With just one glance, Yu Yuan recognized her.
The lady with unparalleled grace and celestial beauty was his master, the Golden Spirit Saint Mother.
Oh, at this point, she wasn't yet worthy of the title Saint Mother, merely a young Golden Spirit!
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