Chapter Fifty-Six
Taixu's move was swift and ruthless, and in the blink of an eye, he had sent four Tianyi Sect disciples and Wu Cheng Wang Huang Feihu's family of five to the Heavenly Seal List. Enraged, Yuanshi Tianzun abandoned Tongtian Teachings Master and directly took the Pangu Flag to fight Taixu.
Ba Miao's physical skills were quick and agile, his spatial abilities had already been slightly successful in the Zi Xuan Palace years ago. Now, with just a flash of movement, he dodged Yuan Shi Tian Zun's attack and directly wielded the Ghost God Halberd to stab towards Zhu Ti.
Zhun Ti was shocked, and his body suddenly burst forth with lotus flowers protecting him. The seven-treasured wondrous tree in his hand also moved rapidly, stirring up countless auspicious lights and energies. Unfortunately, Bo Fu's large halberd was forged from the tail feathers of his own family and various heavenly materials from the ancient demonic tribe's heavenly court, so it possessed great power. Especially since its strengthening was purely focused on sharpness and heaviness, without any additional abilities like breaking evil or whatnot, making it even more formidable. Moreover, Bo Fu had experienced countless battles, and in the past, the Great Witch-Yao War was far beyond comparison to the current cultivators' war. It was even closer to a mortal army's great battle formation. In terms of martial arts, Bo Fu was truly far ahead of several saints, almost looking down on the entire Hong Huang.
With a flash of the giant halberd, the lotus flowers on Zhuanti's body were cut down and fell to the ground. The seven-treasured wondrous tree in Zhuanti's hand became a Daoist treasure, its uses endless. In comparison, the Ghostly Halberd in Baifu's hand was unknown how many times more powerful. However, as a pure killing tool for battle, the Seven-Treasured Wondrous Tree couldn't withstand the Ghostly Halberd - it was too short and made of wood.
Zhun Ti was busy and flustered, unable to block or parry. Bo Xiang had not used his full strength, and was just playing around with Zhun Ti. Yuan Shi Tian Zun was intercepted by Tong Tian Jiao Zhu again in a chaotic battle from the very beginning. When Bo Xiang fought against Zhun Ti, he still had time to watch Tong Tian's battlefield, and indeed, Tong Tian Jiao Zhu's swordsmanship was exceptional, killing with precision and ferocity on the battlefield, opening and closing with great power, not like Bo Xiang. However, in terms of agility and ferocity in a multi-person battle, Tong Tian was unmatched by Bo Xiang. Tong Tian single-handedly held off three saints, among whom Yuan Shi Tian Zun truly fought with all his might, standing against Tong Tian; the others, Lao Zi, Hua Tou, and Yong Wu Yu, were holding back, only blocking Tong Tian's attacks when necessary.
"One-on-one combat, using the large halberd can only force Tian to retreat a few steps, but if I'm not careful and he gets close, it's going to be troublesome. It seems that my only option is to use my sword and knife combination attack, which might barely allow me to contend with Tian in close quarters martial arts combat." Baofu thought to himself.
At this time, Cundi also let out a loud shout and revealed her 18-armed, 24-headed golden body. In her 18 arms, she held silken threads, tinkling bells, parasols, flower garlands, fish intestines, golden axes, golden bells, banners, golden bows, silver spears, divine mallets, precious axes, golden vases, silver vases, white canopies, and banner poles. On her head appeared a relic, surrounded by countless golden lotuses protecting her golden body. Most of the ritual objects in Cundi's hands were for subduing evil and guarding herself, but the golden bow, silver spear, and divine mallet were all directed at Bao Yu without any consideration.
Bo Yu saw the true nature of Zhun Ti, and immediately shook off his sluggishness to engage in a fierce battle with him. Although Zhun Ti had transformed into a golden body, his attacking and defensive abilities had greatly improved, but ultimately his martial arts skills were still inferior to Bo Yu's. Even if only considering their magical powers, he couldn't surpass Bo Yu's. The only thing that could bring him comfort was that the recovery of his magical powers was something that Bo Yu couldn't compare with - his primordial spirit was attached to the void, his magical powers were endless, and even if his golden body was injured, it would recover in just a single breath. With this ability, Zhun Ti was able to temporarily fight evenly with Bo Yu.
Bo Yu was satisfied with fighting against Zhu Ti, he looked around and saw that the three Xiao sisters and Wu Dang Sheng Mu along with the remaining Jie Jiao disciples had retreated from the battlefield using his feathered cloak's protection. Yun Xiao didn't want to leave but was dragged away by Wu Dang Sheng Mu, who used her magical treasure to stabilize the formation, preventing Xi Qi, Chuan Jiao and Xifang Jiao's many immortals from pressing too hard, allowing them to leave.
At this time, Bohu and Zhunti were getting closer to Tongtian's war circle while fighting, Bohu suddenly launched a strike at Jieyin, Jieyin had no choice but to use his rosary beads to activate his magical powers to block Bohu's heavy slash, and was thus pulled into the battle by Bohu. Bohu single-handedly fought against two Western religious saints, the Ghost God Halberd activated a vast expanse of light energy, encircling Zhunti and Jieyin. Jieyin was not good at fighting, he only used his fists and rosary beads to defend himself, Zhunti took advantage of Jieyin's defense to use his full strength to launch an attack, under the pressure of the two saints, Bohu finally felt stimulated "Good, good, good!! This is the battle I wanted!" Bohu was overjoyed, the halberd in his hand was activated with countless changes, fighting with great enthusiasm, but ultimately slowly fell into a disadvantage, and would soon be defeated. Bohu jumped out of the war circle, turned his body, and activated the Five-Colored Divine Light! The five divine lights pierced through Tongtian, rotating and sweeping around. In no time, the five lights merged into one, shooting straight at the two Western religious saints.
The five colors merged into a single, dazzling light that was neither black nor white. With just one glance, it swept away the relics on Zhunti's head and the treasures in his hand. If he hadn't quickly withdrawn his hands, he would have been swept away as well... This wasn't like Kong Xuan's easy escape from Zhunti earlier... Even so, the rosary and the Eight Treasures Golden Lotus that protected Jieyin were also completely swept clean. The two saints had no treasures on them now, but they directly communicated with heaven and earth, using their powers to attack Bofu head-on. Bofu didn't have the limitless energy of the saints, and after exchanging blows for a short while, he couldn't keep up and his strength began to wane. He swept out the treasures he had collected earlier - not that he could use them himself - and transformed into a long rainbow to escape from the battlefield.
At this time, the leader of Tongtian Sect also retreated in defeat under the hands of the other two Qing. The old man finally couldn't bear to see Yuanshi Tianzun's face and took out his cane to take advantage of the situation and hit Tongtian Sect Leader a blow. After Tongtian Sect Leader retreated, he directly joined forces with the remaining disciples, but Bofu did not join them together, instead standing far away on the other side.
Yuanshi Tianzun still wants to come up and meet with Bofu, but at this moment, Bofu has already escaped, leaving nothing behind. However, just then, the Tongtian Sect Master shouted loudly: "Must go beyond the heavens, mobilize divine powers to reopen the earth, water, fire, and wind!"
At this moment, a voice came from outside the sky: "Highly lying on the nine-layered cloud, the Taoist truth is revealed. Outside the mysterious and yellow sky, I will hold the respected teaching position. Pangu gave birth to Taiji, two instruments and four images follow. One way transmits three friends, two teachings expound and divide. The mysterious gate leads the show, one breath transforms into a grand harmony." It turned out that Hongjun Daoist had arrived. Several saints hurriedly paid homage to Hongjun Daozu, and the many immortals under his door also bowed down, but Bo Xiang took the lead in making a swift move, with a flash of knife light on his hand taking the life of Ding Guangxian from the Western Teachings, letting his soul fly to the Sealing God Platform, only then did he sing a grand vow to Hongjun. The crowd of immortals all looked at Bo Xiang with strange eyes...
Hongjun smiled and didn't care about him, only asking the leader of Tongtian Sect why he wanted to set up this big formation. Tongtian said: "They humiliated my sect and decided that I would cut off the lineage of my sect here. Besides, Master also said before that the golden immortal of our sect was destined to die, how could you ask my disciple to take the blame? This matter is really hard to let go!"
At this time, Yun Xiao Niang Niang quietly walked to Bo Fu's side, her eyes filled with tears, and asked Bo Fu: "Why are the two masters so ruthless, determined to destroy my Interception Sect? My many Taoist friends have fallen in response to the calamity..."
Bo Yu was also difficult to deal with, and had to say to her: "This... the struggle between standpoint and line is irreconcilable!"
Yun Xiao didn't understand, but seeing Bo Fu just humming and looking at Hong Jun and several saints, he couldn't ask more questions, so he could only stand behind Bo Fu as before.
Hongjun summoned three disciples, two of whom were registered disciples. He spoke directly: "At that time, it was only because the Zhou family's national fortune was about to rise, and Tang's number was about to be fulfilled. The immortal encountered this killing fate, so I ordered you three to jointly establish the 'Seal God List' to observe the depth of the roots of all immortals. Some are immortals, some are gods, each has their own product. Unexpectedly, Tongtian's disciple was lightly trusted by the door pupil, which led to trouble. Although it is a difficult-to-escape fate, after all, you did not keep your promise, betrayed your words, and could not help the immortals escape, leading to their slaughter. The crime is indeed on you, not because I, as a teacher, have any bias. This is a public opinion." Jieyin and Zhunti said in unison: "The teacher's words are not wrong." As soon as this cold remark came out, the faces of Taiching, Yuqing, and Shangqing, the three holy people, did not look good. Boyu, who was far away, burst out laughing: "Indeed a great skill!"
Hong Jun again instructed a few words, saying to Tongtian Sect Master: "Today's affairs are all due to you and others. Tongtian, you and I will go to the Purple Mansion for quiet cultivation. Without my order, you are not allowed to descend into the mortal world. You two are also not allowed to leave lightly." After finishing speaking, he took Tongtian away, and before leaving, he waved his sleeve, directly sending the remaining Jie Teaching disciples back to Jin Ao Island, without giving Pan Teaching and Western Teaching any opportunity. Bo Fu saw Hong Jun leave, and he didn't dare stay either, so he transformed into a long rainbow and followed Hong Jun together.
The Wanxian Formation has been broken, and the road to Xiqi is now smooth. After that, Baihe Daoist and several Western Sect disciples took an old sack with two Western Sect saints back to the West. Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun also returned separately.
Ba Fu left Hong Jun halfway and wandered freely in the lower realm, not returning to his own cave mansion - after all, he actually carried his true cave mansion with him, and the world transformed by the five-colored stone had already given birth to spiritual energy and was self-sufficient.
Very soon, Xi Qi rushed forward with a loud song, and Zhang Kui and the seven monsters of Mei Shan were one by one sent to the list of sealed gods. During this time, Bo Fu also went to take a look, and Yuan Hong's magical powers were very strong, but in the end, this monkey was not as powerful as those big demons in Beijiu Zhou, and was finally killed by the flying knife of Zhan Xian, with a heap of merits flying towards Liu Er Zi Lu Ya...
Very soon, Zhou Jun killed his way into Chaoge, and King Zhou died. Daji, who had received pointers from Jiang Ziya in the past, was also quite cunning and had done more evil than what was written in the book. Therefore, when she was beheaded by Jiang Ziya, heaven bestowed upon her the merit of destroying the Shang Dynasty to redeem one death, and she was listed on the List of Deified Gods with her true body.
Jiang Ziya had already destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, so he built a high platform, hung up the "Seal of the Gods" list, and began to seal the gods. Bo Yu was too lazy to go see, only knowing that Zhao Gongming's physical body finally merged with his soul, becoming the God of Wealth, Yuan Shuai. San Xiao escaped the great disaster, but there was no name on the "Seal of the Gods" list. His time had also come. After tens of thousands of years of adventures in the vast wilderness, it was finally the day to leave.
The sealing of the gods has been completed, but Beijiu Luzhou was a bell that shook the three realms. The Tenth Prince, Junzi Sword, announced the establishment of the Demon Sect, where all demons born from heaven and earth could join and come and go as they pleased. This merit was not great, but it allowed the Tenth Prince to become a saint through this merit. He established the Saintly Daoist Temple, Zhuangzhao Palace, on top of the Sun Star.
Between heaven and earth, seven saints have emerged. Hong Jun passed down the imperial edict, ordering the seven saints to go to the Purple Mist Palace. Bo Fu is currently on his way with Junzi Sword, also taking this opportunity to visit the Purple Mist Palace.
News came from the road, Western religion was officially renamed Buddhism, Duobao Dao people were sent by Laozi to Buddhism and became Duobao Rulai to fulfill human feelings. Junzi Sword said to Baifu: "Brother Baifu really wants to leave this world and go home?"
"Although Liang Garden is nice, it's not a place to stay for long. My home isn't here."
"What's the use of going to the Zi Xuan Palace?"
"Who would have thought that the road of departure was within Zi Xuan Palace of Hong Jun Dao Zu..."
"What about Nüwa and Yun Xiao? Are you leaving without saying a word? Aren't you taking them with you? At least take Yun Xiao?"
"There's no way to make promises to them. Why bother saying anything? Let's just forget about each other in the mortal world..." Ba Miao said lightly. In the end, it was all unavoidable.
All the way to Zixiao Palace, Hongyuan was still sitting on the cloud bed, quietly waiting for the arrival of other saints. After they arrived, Hongyuan spoke: "Now that the great calamity has passed and the sealing of gods is complete, you can be my named disciple, Junzi Sword."
Gentleman Sword deeply bows: "Thank you, teacher, for including me."
Hongjun continued: "The seventh saint has appeared, and the great calamity of heaven is now complete. I will establish three thousand worlds, and you can each pass down your own Daoist traditions in these three thousand worlds. The vast expanse of the Honghuang continent will be divided into different regions according to the location of each school from now on. From now on, all great calamities will be completed within the three thousand worlds. I have set up a boundary, and none of you immortals can descend to the mortal realm at will. Mortals will move to the three thousand worlds to multiply from now on." As soon as he finished speaking, Hongjun grasped his hand, and the Purple Mansion suddenly disappeared, revealing endless empty space. Everyone watched in awe as Hongjun displayed his great power. Hongjun pointed with his hand, and the Dinghai Pearl appeared in the void. He then tossed out twelve more pearls from his sleeve, and the thirty-six Dinghai Pearls gathered together to form one large pearl. Hongjun pointed again, and this large pearl instantly transformed, revealing countless worlds expanding in the void. The scenery was resplendent, with each world forming like a honeycomb. Finally, three thousand worlds appeared, surrounding the Honghuang continent and forming different systems. The only thing they had in common was that the center of observation for each world was a massive sun surrounded by planets. Hongjun grasped his hand once more, and countless flowers, birds, fish, and insects appeared in some of the three thousand worlds. In other worlds, thunder and lightning flashed, and volcanoes erupted. Then, in the worlds where flowers, birds, fish, and insects had appeared, humans suddenly emerged. The newly established Zhou Dynasty was thrown into the three thousand worlds, but they were unaware of it. However, in the worlds where thunder and lightning flashed, countless tiny things appeared...
Witnessing the formation of the three thousand worlds, everyone paid homage to Hongjun's great power. However, Hongjun just smiled at Bo Fu. Bo Fu took a step forward and said to Hongjun, "Daozu, I will be leaving today."
"Hong Jun said, 'Since you must leave, I cannot keep you. Thank you for completing my Heavenly Way, I have nothing to repay you with, except to lend you a helping hand, and we will meet again in the future.'"
Ba Miao didn't notice the other saints' astonished gazes, and instead activated his magical powers. In an instant, a five-colored mist filled the air. However, in his mind, there was a voice - it was Hong Jun's voice: "Fellow Daoist, you owe this world quite a bit. But thank you for your knowledge, which can supplement my Heavenly Way. I'll help you cancel out some of it; otherwise, you'd still have to wait several thousand years to make up for it, haha! Alright, no need to say more. You'll still have to come to my world a few times in the future. Let's meet again later, and may your journey be smooth."
Bo Yu looked at Nüwa apologetically and mouthed to her: "We'll meet again someday, the promise still stands!"
The world was crazily squeezing out Ba Fu's power, and finally stopped at the moment when it was about to squeeze him dry. A black hole appeared on top of Ba Fu, and in the instant he left, he saw Nüwa throw two symbol seals into his body. And Hong Jun, after that, waved his hand - erasing the memories of all the saints at this moment, weaving a different memory...
