31: Born of the Tao, die for the Tao.

Five Elements Daoist and Yin and Yang shared a look, a trace of surprise flashing in their eyes.

It seemed this Fellow Daoist Qing Wu was already aware of their intentions.

Yin and Yang set down his wine cup and asked, "It has been a long time. Is Fellow Daoist Yuan Feng here?"

Qing Wu chuckled and shook his head. "If you two have something to say, please speak plainly. This humble Daoist can still make some decisions."

Qing Wu gave a helpless smile; these two were looking down on him.

Despite his gentle temperament, even Yuan Feng had to listen to him obediently.

Five Elements Daoist nodded. "Fellow Daoist has a Wisdom Eye indeed. Correct, our purpose in coming is to invite Fellow Daoist to join us in slaying Shen Ni."

Although he had guessed their purpose, hearing it from their mouths still left Qing Wu somewhat shocked.

Shen Ni commanded hundreds of millions of Vicious Beasts and was guarded by the four Great Vicious Beast Kings.

His individual strength was extraordinary, likely having reached the Realm of a half-step Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

Moreover, he possessed two great baleful treasures: the God-Slaying Spear and the World-Destroying Millstone.

With such a setup, only these Chaos Gods and Demons would think of going head-to-head with him.

Thinking carefully, it made sense; in the original timeline, Shen Ni was indeed besieged and killed by these Chaos Gods and Demons.

However, now that the two had approached him, Qing Wu absolutely could not agree.

With his and Yuan Feng's strength, as long as they didn't face Shen Ni directly in the upcoming Beast Calamity, there would be no danger.

Qing Wu gently swirled the cup in his hand. "Why did you two choose me? There are many great powers in the Primordial World. The Dragon Clan's Ancestral Dragon and the Qilin Clan's First Qilin lead thousands of clansmen; wouldn't they be better choices?"

Yin and Yang shook his head slightly. "The Ancestral Dragon is arrogant, and the First Qilin is indecisive. Coupled with the burdens of their clans, they are not ideal choices."

"Only you, Fellow Daoist, possess a Cultivation at the Late Stage of the Great Luo and share a complementary relationship with Fellow Daoist Yuan Feng. You will surely exert combat power beyond imagination."

"Although Shen Ni is claimed to be invincible, with our combined strength, we may not lack the power to fight him."

He spoke with great sincerity, truly holding Qing Wu in high regard.

Fortunately, Yuan Feng was still in seclusion.

She had been holding a grudge ever since she let Qiong Qi escape last time.

If she were here and heard their invitation to fight the Vicious Beast Emperor and avenge that grievance,

With her personality, she would likely have agreed very quickly.

But Qing Wu was not her; he had no desire to show off.

Since Shen Ni was meant to be besieged by several Chaos Gods and Demons anyway, he was happy to let them fulfill that role.

"Fellow Daoists, please allow this humble Daoist to decline."

"We are not like you two, born from the will of Chaos. With your former strength, you might not even take Shen Ni seriously."

"But Yuan Feng and I have reached our current state by Cultivating steadily step by step," Qing Wu said with a firm tone.

Hearing this, the two showed looks of regret, but it vanished in an instant, and the topic was dropped.

Immediately, Qing Wu produced an item—it was the golden, shimmering Hiin Golden Bell.

Clang!

As the Golden Bell rang, bits of dao rhyme scattered forth.

Seeing this item, Yin and Yang and Five Elements were shocked once again.

No wonder they felt a faint sense of familiarity from Qing Wu.

Hearing this familiar tone again, it seemed to stir some of their memories.

"For this item to appear in your hands, it means Fellow Daoist Hiin has already..." Yin and Yang lamented.

They naturally wouldn't think that Qing Wu had encountered the Chaos God Hiin and then committed murder to seize the treasure.

With the abilities of Chaos Gods and Demons, as long as they wanted to leave, no one in the current Primordial World could detain them.

Thus, the fact that the Golden Bell appeared in Qing Wu's hands spoke for itself.

The expressions of the two dimmed slightly.

Between them and the Chaos God Hiin, there was a struggle for the Dao, but the friendship between Fellow Daoists was also real.

With the atmosphere as it was, Qing Wu raised his hand, and the Hiin Golden Bell slowly rotated and rose.

Series of low chimes echoed endlessly.

Qing Wu said casually, "Fellow Daoists, may I ask a question?"

The two nodded gently and replied, "Please ask, Fellow Daoist."

Qing Wu straightened his expression and asked, "To you, what is the Dao, and to what extent would you go for your own Dao?"

Qing Wu had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

During the Great Calamity of Creation, Pangu alone wielded the four Chaos Supreme Treasures. He was the favored child of the Great Dao, and his strength had reached the pinnacle.

The strengths of the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons varied greatly; some could not even look directly at Pangu.

But even so, regardless of their strength, the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons still threw themselves into battle against Pangu without hesitation.

Knowing they were no match, they still fought to the death.

In Qing Wu's view, this was a form of stupidity called hot-bloodedness.

If he had been born in that Calamity, he would have surely found a way to survive under Pangu's hand.

Other matters could wait until later.

Clearly, this kind of thought was something they had never considered.

The two simply shook their heads and gave a faint smile.

"We were born holding the Dao; all we do is pursue the ultimate of our own Dao."

"If you ask what the Dao is to us, perhaps everyone has their own view."

"But if you ask to what extent we would go for our own Dao."

The two paused for a moment and said solemnly, "It is simply being born for the Dao and dying for the Dao."

Hearing this, Qing Wu felt a deep shock.

From them, he saw a pure heart for the Dao.

Perhaps this was the very meaning of the birth of many Chaos Gods and Demons and many Innate Sacred Beings.

After a further Dao Discussion, Yin and Yang and Five Elements left together.

Looking at their departing backs, Qing Wu was lost in thought.

There should be a chance to meet again in the future.

In his memory, these two did not perish during the siege of Shen Ni.

Instead, in the next Struggle between Dao and Demon, they were tricked by Hongjun into filling the Zhu Xian Sword Array.

If there was a chance in the future, Qing Wu might remind them to watch out for Hongjun.

In terms of combat, Five Elements and Yin and Yang should not be inferior to Hongjun, and might even be a notch above.

But in terms of scheming and calculation, Five Elements and Yin and Yang were completely no match.

At this moment, a fiery red glow appeared nearby, and Yuan Feng's figure stepped out from it.

Looking at the sky over the northern lands, the baleful qi was so dense it had reached an extreme, already showing a trend of spreading across the entire Primordial World.

The aura of the Calamity was within reach.

"Wutong, when will we attack? When will the timing you mentioned arrive?"

Sure enough, as soon as Yuan Feng came out of seclusion, she was fixated on this matter.

It seemed that if she didn't give that Vicious Beast Qiong Qi a heavy blow, her mind would not be at peace.

Qing Wu poured her a cup of spiritual wine brewed from Wutong fruit and said slowly, "No rush, let them fight for a while first."

"When the time is ripe, we will then deal the Vicious Beasts the heaviest blow."

Yuan Feng nodded, drank the spiritual wine in her cup in one gulp, and then turned her gaze toward the northern lands again.