Chapter 8 Hongmeng Heavenly RulerThis ruler... Hong Yun's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that ruler? There were only two famous rulers in the prehistoric world, one for the innate and one for the acquired. The innate one is the ruler of heaven and earth of Taoist Master Ran Deng. And the acquired one is the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, which is as famous as the Linglong Pagoda of Mysterious Heaven and Earth. Although the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler is acquired, it is a treasure of acquired merit, and the merit it contains is also the merit of the creation of the world. The value and power of this ruler is even greater than that of the Qiankun ruler, and is comparable to an innate treasure. So, could this ruler in the Wu clan’s treasure house be the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler? You know what, this is really possible. After all, the other acquired treasure of merit, the Linglong Pagoda of Heaven and Earth, is the companion treasure of the Taiqing Sage Laozi. As another branch of Pangu, the Wu clan should have the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. It’s just that the twelve ancestors of the witch clan have no souls (Hou Tu’s soul is now so weak that it cannot be revealed), so they cannot perceive the magic of the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
He actually left the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler sealed in this treasure house. At this moment, the system's prompt also verified Hong Yun's guess: "Ding, it is detected that the host has found the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler that was sealed in the treasure house of the Wu Clan. Please make the following choice." "Choice 1: Take the Hongmeng Heaven-Measure Ruler and don't tell the Ancestral Witches that it is a treasure of acquired merit. You will be rewarded with a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure." "Choice 2: Tell Hou Tu that this is the Hongmeng Heaven-Measure Ruler, a treasure of acquired merits. You will be rewarded with a random fire seed from one of the ten great divine fires of the prehistoric world." It was indeed the Hongmeng Heaven-Measurement Ruler. However, although this Hongmeng Heaven-Measurement Ruler was a treasure, it was not yet Hongyun's treasure. But it belongs to the witch clan. It’s not that easy to take away the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. For the two options given by the system, the first one may have a greater chance of obtaining the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. But it's very immoral. How shameless. The ancestor witch treats you as a friend, but you treat him as a fool? Hongyun can't do this. He really wants the treasure of acquired merit, but he doesn’t want it in this way. How do you say that? A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way! This is also appropriate in this scene. Although the treasure is good, it must be obtained in a proper way. "System, I choose two." Hong Yun chose to be honest. After Hongyun finished making the system selection, he picked up the ruler and said to Houtu who was following beside him. "Sister Hou Tu, I seem to have discovered something extraordinary!" Hong Yun said. But Hou Tu was a little confused. She pointed at the Hongmeng Ruler that Hong Yun had picked up and asked, "Are you talking about this ruler?" "What's so great about this ruler?" It is obvious that these ancient witches really don't know the value of treasures.
Hong Yun shook his head and said nothing more. Seeing is believing. Hong Yun poured his magic power into the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. Suddenly, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler shook, emitting a purple glow, and the dust covering the ruler was instantly shaken away, revealing the true face of the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. But when we saw the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, while it was shining with dazzling purple light, countless mysterious patterns and various images were revealed on the ruler. At first glance, one feels deeply shocked. For example, Hou Tu was shocked at this moment. Is this the broken thing that their ancestor witch swept out from a corner of Pangu Temple? I remember that Brother Dijiang fiddled with it for a long time, but did not find any use for the ruler, and finally threw it into the treasure house to gather dust. But now, how come this ruler has become a treasure in Hongyun's hands? "I heard." At this time, Hong Yun spoke again, saying: "After the great god Pangu created the world, a great avenue bestowed merits, which condensed into two great treasures. One is the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, and the other is this Hongmeng Measuring Ruler." "Sister Hou Tu, congratulations. I didn't expect that the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler is here with you. It shows that the great god Pangu still loves and cares for you." As he spoke, Hong Yun restrained the power of the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and handed the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to Hou Tu. Hou Tu was still a little slow to react and took the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler in a daze. Hong Yun walked inside again, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He fiddled with the treasure house and pulled out twelve gray beads. He was surprised and exclaimed, "What a good fortune! I didn't expect that you also have the Dinghai Divine Pearl. No wonder, no wonder!" Hou Tu finally reacted and saw that Hong Yun seemed to have found a treasure again, so she smiled and said, "Daoist Fellow Hong Yun, have you found any good treasures again?" Hongyun said, "Sister Hou Tu, I don't need the Hongmeng Ruler, but you have to give me the Dinghai Divine Pearl." As he spoke, Hong Yun briefly described the Dinghai Divine Pearl, saying, "There are actually thirty-six Dinghai Divine Pearls in total, but now there are only twelve, but it is still very good." “If I can refine these twelve Dinghai Divine Pearls and transform them into the Twelve Heavens, it will be enough to greatly increase my strength.” Hou Tu smiled and agreed. Hong Yun was satisfied with obtaining the twelve Dinghai Divine Pearls, and he and Hou Tu left the Wu clan's treasure house. After returning to Pangu Temple, Hou Tu first asked Hong Yun to wait, and then took the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to find other ancestor witches. What Hong Yun did not expect was that not long after, the Ancestral Witches called him in, and Di Jiang personally handed the Hongmeng Heaven-Measure Ruler to him, saying, "Daoist Hong Yun, we have decided to give this Hongmeng Heaven-Measure Ruler to you." "what?" Hong Yun was a little confused, and subconsciously asked: "Why?" "There's no reason why." Zhu Jiuyin: "Just because you are willing to tell us that this is the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, this ruler should belong to you." "After all, we don't know how to use it. This ruler is of no use to us." "Only in your hands can it truly demonstrate its power!" Looking at the sincere looks of the ancient witches, Hong Yun couldn't help but feel a little moved. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll accept this Hongmeng Measuring Ruler." After making this decision, Hong Yun couldn't help but feel determined. In fact, in his opinion, although the witch clan would be powerful for a while in the near future, the twelve ancestor witches would eventually fall one by one as the catastrophe came to an end. He did not intend to have too deep a relationship with the ancient witches, but step by step, he could not help but be moved by their sincerity and frankness.
Ever since I traveled through time, I have been thinking about changing my destiny, but is it really just about changing my own fate? Like other people, their fate has nothing to do with oneself? The Twelve Ancestral Witches are characters who are bound to perish in the catastrophe, so we should stay away from them and keep ourselves out? Perhaps keeping to oneself is a good way, but isn't that also another form of submission to fate? (End of this chapter)