Chapter 22 Apology
Upon hearing this, Jie Yin and Zhunti were naturally not very willing to become nominal disciples. However, given the situation, they could only accept it while they could, after all, the others couldn't even become nominal disciples.

So the two of them hurriedly and happily performed the ceremony of paying homage to Hongjun as his teacher.

When the others saw that Jie Yin and Zhunti had succeeded, they hurriedly followed their example and cried out for help, but Hongjun bluntly said that he would no longer accept any disciples.

Everyone was more and more envious of Jieyin and Zhunti. Jieyin and Zhunti also secretly thought that they were lucky, fortunately they were shameless enough, otherwise, wouldn't they not even be able to be registered disciples?
However, in fact, most of what the two said just now came from the heart. In their hearts, they really want to prosper the West, and this is not false.

At this time, Hongjun said: "There are many practitioners in the present-day wilderness, but they all do their own thing and there is no one to manage them. This is very detrimental to the creatures in the wilderness."

Then, Hongjun glanced at the group of powerful men and shouted, "Dong Wanggong, Xi Wangmu, both of you come forward."

The Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother were surprised and delighted when they were called. They hurried forward to greet him and asked, "What do you want, Master?"

Hongjun said: "You two were created by the wonderful energy of yin and yang when the great world was first created. Your destiny is predetermined, so you should be the leader of the immortals, with the responsibility of regulating the yin and yang of heaven and earth, and being in charge of male and female immortals."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the King of the East and the Queen Mother of the West were immediately filled with excitement.

However, the other powerful beings were instantly in an uproar, talking about it in great numbers. They were extremely dissatisfied with the fact that the King of the East and the Queen Mother of the West suddenly gained such power. Especially the male immortals, except for a few who were not interested in worldly affairs and were devoted to cultivation, who among them was willing to be controlled by others?
Especially Di Jun and Tai Yi, both of them had ambitions in their hearts for a long time, but who would have thought that such a thing would suddenly happen before their ambitions could be realized.

Minghe looked at Duke Dong with murderous intent. He had always wanted to kill anyone who could compete with him for sainthood. Now that Duke Dong had shown up, he had become a thorn in his side.

However, whether it was Di Jun, Tai Yi, Minghe, or other powerful beings, although they were dissatisfied with what Hongjun said, they did not dare to speak out against it.

Hong Yun, on the other hand, just watched his nose and his heart, and didn't pay any attention to the matter. Zhen Yuanzi, who was standing next to him, saw this and couldn't help but praise him inwardly, thinking that his brother was really determined in practicing Taoism and was not moved by this.

However, Zhen Yuanzi misunderstood Hong Yun's idea. Hong Yun simply knew the fate of Dong Wanggong. If this guy had not gotten the position of the head male immortal for a period of time, he would have at least lived a comfortable life.

Then the one who died most unjustly in the witch-lich calamity must be Dong Wanggong, not this good guy like him.

Hong Yun naturally wouldn't have any emotional fluctuations about this matter. What does it have to do with him whether Dong Wanggong lives or not?
Although he is not dead now and has become the leader of the male immortals, this is just a passing cloud.

The leader of the male immortals? In the prehistoric world, among so many powerful cultivators, who would obey Dong Wanggong?

Especially Di Jun and Tai Yi, who have the destiny on their shoulders and are the protagonists of this catastrophe, and will even cost Dong Wang Gong his life.

Duke Dong thought this was an opportunity, but he didn't know that it was actually a fatal disaster.

In addition, he himself is not clear-headed, so he is going to be a confused dead ghost.

But this guy was lucky. Although he died in this catastrophe, he still had a good chance to become an immortal later on. His final achievement was to become one of the Eight Immortals under Taiqing Laozi?

Hong Yun silently calculated in his heart that this experience in Zixiao Palace had many changes, which required him to figure it out carefully.

After all, this can be considered as changing my destiny. I don't know if what Hongjun said about him and Zhen Yuanzi having the opportunity to become saints in the future is true.

At this time, Hongjun appointed Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu as the leaders of male and female immortals respectively. He first took out a dragon-headed cane and gave it to Dong Wanggong, saying, "You were born from the innate pure yang energy. You should govern the east and lead the male immortals in the wilderness. I now give you a dragon-headed cane. If anyone disobeys me, you can use it to beat them." He then took out a bowl of clean water and gave it to Xi Wangmu, saying, "You were born from the innate pure yin energy. You should govern the west and lead the female immortals in the wilderness. I now give you a bowl of clean water to help you do things."

This dragon-headed crutch and water bowl are both top-grade innate spiritual treasures, bestowed by the saint himself. For a moment, they are extremely eye-catching, making everyone jealous.

Hongjun warned the two men again, "Although you two hold this power, you must remember not to bully the weak or act recklessly, lest you ruin your merits and harm your luck. If you are punished, I will not be able to protect you."

The two were extremely excited at the moment and didn't listen to Hongjun's words at all. They just nodded and agreed.

Seeing this, Hongjun said nothing more and ordered the two to leave. He then said, "Now that everything is done, you can all go back. You can come back to listen to my lecture ten thousand years later."

When everyone heard this, they dispersed immediately, especially the eleven ancestor witches behind the red cloud, who stood up all of a sudden with joy on their faces.

Hou Tu, who was watching from the side, shook her head, but she also knew how tormented her brothers and Xuan Ming had been for the past three thousand years.

So Hou Tu asked Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, "My two Taoist friends, would you like to go with us?"

Zhen Yuanzi subconsciously looked at Hong Yun, who thought for a moment and said, "You all want to go back to Pangu Palace, and we want to go back to Wanshou Mountain. I'm afraid we're going in different directions, so let's part ways now."

Hou Tu nodded when she heard this, and the other ancestor witches had no objections either. They said goodbye and took Hou Tu with them, saying goodbye to Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, and left Zixiao Palace.

I’m afraid they don’t want to come to Zixiao Palace again.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm afraid they have really been tortured over the years."

Hong Yun said: "The great ways are different, but the soul and the body are like yin and yang. Although there are some commonalities, most of the time, they are still clearly divided. They don't cultivate their souls, so it's really difficult for them to come here to listen to the teachings."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and said, "That makes sense! Let's go too."

So, the two of them said goodbye to some powerful people they knew around them, and then left Zixiao Palace together.

Still, lotus platforms appeared under each of them, traveling through the chaos and returning to the primitive world.

However, the two of them had not walked far when they were stopped in the chaos, and the ones who stopped them were none other than Jie Yin and Zhunti.

"What do you two fellow Taoists mean?" Zhen Yuanzi looked at Jie Yin and Zhunti with a rather alert look.

Hong Yun was also thinking in his heart, could it be that these two guys saw that he and Zhen Yuanzi were "alone" and wanted to get back at them?
However, Hongyun still thought too much, only to see Jieyin and Zhunti smiling and saying, "You two Taoist brothers have misunderstood."

"We stopped you two just to apologize to you two brothers."

(End of this chapter)