Chapter 67 River Styx
Heng Ming had never expected the invitation from Yuanshi Tianzun to discuss Taoism.

Before he met the Three Pure Ones, he had thought about making friends with them. After all, these three were famous and majestic. Even the feud between brothers could lead to a catastrophe of the Conferred Gods. Even the rise of the catastrophe of Journey to the West was not immune to the fault of the Three Pure Ones.

It’s a pity that Yuanshi is arrogant, Laozi is cold, and Tongtian is aloof. None of them is easy to get along with. Especially as soon as Yuanshi Tianzun arrived, his subtle attitude of ignoring all living beings was revealed.

Hengming is not a mean person either. Even when others look down on him, he still approaches them eagerly. They are all top-level innate sacred beings, so who would look down on whom? In the final analysis, he also has pride in his heart. Since you look down on me, there is no need for me to reach out to you.

So in the end he gave up this idea. Who would have thought that the flowers he planted with care did not bloom, but the willows he planted by accident grew into a shade. Although he had noticed that someone was secretly spying on him before, this was the primitive world, with all kinds of innate gods emerging one after another, and countless mysterious and strange spiritual treasures. In addition, it was just spying and not causing trouble, and fate did not give him any warning, so Hengming subconsciously ignored it.

He didn't know that it was Yuanshi Tianzun who was standing beside him, but when Hengming thought about it, he realized that what he had said before, "Those who follow the will of heaven will prosper, and those who go against the will of heaven will perish", was true. If Yuanshi Tianzun's character was really one of following the will of heaven, then it would indeed attract his attention, and it would not be impossible for him to invite him to discuss the Dao.

Hengming was thinking a lot in his mind, but after just a moment's expression, he immediately made up his mind to accept the invitation.

Even towards Wangshu, the goddess of the moon who had been hostile to him before, Hengming was able to extend an olive branch and express his goodwill to her after confirming that she had no hostility, not to mention Yuanshi Tianzun, with whom he had no hatred originally.

At this time, the Three Pure Ones obviously had a harmonious relationship and shared the same hatred of the enemy. Being on good terms with Yuanshi Tianzun was equivalent to being on good terms with Laozi Tongtian.

If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Although the Three Pure Ones call themselves the authentic Pangu, they now know in their hearts how powerful the other innate gods are. They must unite with each other in order to occupy a place in the prehistoric world.

Heng Ming smiled gently and said, "Since Daoist Fellow Yuanshi Tianzun has invited me, then I naturally have no way to refuse. Daoist Fellow Bixia Yuanjun and I have already made an appointment to travel around the prehistoric world together. I wonder..."

Hengming's meaning is very clear, that is, if he goes to discuss Taoism, he will definitely bring Bixia Yuanjun with him, it depends on whether Yuanshi Tianzun agrees.

Yuanshi Tianzun turned to look at Bixia Yuanjun and saw that this goddess was majestic and wrapped in a rich essence of mountains and rivers. He knew that this was not the kind of person who was born from an egg and was covered with fur and armor, but a rare top goddess in the prehistoric world.

So he nodded and said, "This fellow Taoist has extraordinary aura, and I am glad to discuss Taoism with her."

Laozi and Tongtian looked at Yuanshi Tianzun with a little surprise. You know, this brother of theirs was the most arrogant on weekdays. Although both of them had unkind personalities, Yuanshi Tianzun was more inclined to ignore others.

I didn't expect that today I would be the first to invite others to discuss Taoism, and even agree to let others bring people up the mountain. It's really incredible.

Laozi took a look at Hengming and felt that this man seemed to be wrapped in a mysterious force. No matter from which angle he looked at him, he could only see a hint of mystery. The mystery he saw was different each time, and there were even great conflicts between them. It was obvious that they were all false perceptions.

"He is an interesting person. If I could discuss Taoism with him, maybe we would be destined to meet."

Lao Tzu thought.

Compared with his two elder brothers, Tongtian's thoughts were much simpler. He was eager to give it a try: "Taiyi has the Chaos Bell. Hengming can fight him back and forth, and even not lose. If I can compete with him, it would be a great blessing in life!"

Seeing that these people actually started to talk to each other in detail, although Di Jun wondered why Heng Ming was so good at dancing with the sleeves and being smooth with all kinds of people, he could only attribute it to the law of destiny. Perhaps he was born to be good at this, and even he felt inferior to him.

However, the most urgent matter was to discuss the ownership of the four spiritual treasures. He was willing to share the spiritual treasures with the three people just now, but for Fuxi's sake, otherwise they had five great gods on their side, so it would be fine even if they took all of them. But now that the Three Pure Ones had come again, Di Jun had to feel annoyed, wondering why they were everywhere.

Di Jun said in a deep voice: "I have to interrupt the conversation of several Taoist friends. This spiritual treasure is about to be born. Now is the best time to refine it. Otherwise, it will take a lot of time to refine it after the spiritual treasure is born. Since the Taoist friends Sanqing are here, why not discuss the ownership of this spiritual treasure?"

Yuanshi Tianzun was not stupid. He immediately understood what Dijun meant and said, "What do you think? Do you want to take two of them? Aren't you afraid that your appetite will be too big and your stomach will burst?"

Although Di Jun and Tai Yi are both top-level innate gods and the masters of the sun, Yuanshi Tianzun does not like the true form of the three-legged golden crow. What's more, the brothers' trump card, the Chaos Bell, is ineffective against them, so he naturally speaks impolitely.

Heng Ming also said: "Fellow Daoist Yuanshi Tianzun is right. There are only a limited number of spiritual treasures. That is why fate determines them. If fate determines them, then they will be easily obtained. If fate does not determine them, then even if the spiritual treasure is right in front of you, it will be like a flower in the mirror or a moon in the water, in vain."

Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clapped his hands and laughed, "Yes, what Daoist Hengming said is very much in my heart. The innate spiritual treasures are all predestined objects. Since none of us are willing to let go, why not let the spiritual treasures decide for themselves?"

Laozi also said calmly: "Yes, the spiritual treasure has spirits and chooses its own master. Fellow Daoist Minghe can also appear and does not need to hide in the void."

As Laozi said this, a black and white light mixed with countless runes suddenly burst out from his sleeves. Tai Chi patterns appeared one after another, and calm and indifferent waves permeated the void. A ray of blood was no longer hidden, and it immediately drilled out of the void and came to the valley.

A thick bloody aura gushed out with the appearance of the blood light. A skinny old man sat on a red lotus platform with two swords on his back. He was shining with divine light, not like an ordinary thing. There were also red lotus flowers blooming out of thin air, which was so beautiful.

However, these fiery red lotuses attracted the attention of many great gods present. Bixia Yuanjun was surprised and asked, "Is this the red lotus of karma? Could it be that the lotus platform is the twelfth-grade red lotus of karma?"

The visitor was none other than Styx, the lord of the filthy sea of ​​blood, and the future leader of Shura.

There was no expression on Minghe's skinny face. A solemn murderous intent was emanating from him, and he looked like someone who was not to be trifled with.

Hengming said to Nuwa and Bixia Yuanjun: "This Minghe is not simple. The two swords he carries are called Yuantu and Abi. They are natural killing magic treasures. They can kill people without being affected by karma. They are all top-grade innate magic treasures. The twelve-grade karma fire red lotus under his seat can emit karma fire. It is extremely dangerous."

Nuwa said with a hint of envy at this moment: "To have three top-grade innate spiritual treasures accompanying us, this Styx is really blessed."

Not only Nuwa felt a little envious, but almost every god present was envious.

The best innate spiritual treasures are so precious that even the top innate gods only have one companion. It is a blessing for Hengming to have two, but this Minghe actually has three.

In this ancient world where innate spiritual treasures can block the secrets of heaven and almost all great gods can only find them by chance, the Styx can be regarded as a representative of wealth and power.

　Many novels say that Tongtian is calm and easy-going, and is a rare hero among the Three Pure Ones. But I don’t think so. If Tongtian’s temperament is really so calm and easy-going, then when facing the feud among the Three Pure Ones, he should seek help from Nuwa. They are all saints. There are only six of them in The Investiture of the Gods, namely Yuanshi Tianzun and Laozi, Jie Yin and Zhunti. Then Nuwa and Tongtian are natural allies, but Tongtian is not. Moreover, even if Zhunti is secretly making trouble, Nuwa is not such an impulsive god. If you talk to her in detail as a saint, she will definitely see that something is wrong. So we can only say that Tongtian does not want to seek help from Nuwa. He is more aloof and as upright as a sword, and would rather break than yield.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)