Purple Firmament Three Lectures, the Battle Ancestor Appears, Hou Tu Forms a Primordial Spirit and Breaks Through

The Primordial World knew no years!

Within Five Villages Temple.

At a certain moment, Zhen Yuanzi let out a great shout!

"Sever!"

A White-Robed Taoist with features similar to Zhen Yuanzi's appeared.

"Greetings, True Self!"

Zhen Yuanzi successfully severed a corpse and stepped into the Quasi-Saint Realm!

Soon after, the Benevolent Corpse slipped back into Zhen Yuanzi's body.

He rose to his feet and vanished from his cultivation chamber in an instant.

After arriving outside, he made calculations with his fingers before looking toward the sky.

"The third lecture is about to begin!"

Not far away, Hong Yun was gnawing on a Ginseng Fruit as he hurried over.

"Hehe, Brother Zhen Yuanzi, you've emerged from seclusion? I was just about to call for you."

Seeing Hong Yun's unseemly manner of eating, Zhen Yuanzi helplessly shook his head.

"Let's go! It's time to listen to the Dao."

The two of them then flew toward Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Purple Firmament Palace.

Hongjun, who had been in seclusion for a long time, also opened his eyes.

At this moment, his Sacred Intent had become increasingly solid, and his cultivation had improved considerably.

He was now at the Saint Late Stage. Once the third lecture ended, he would be able to enter the peak realm.

He nodded in satisfaction.

"The time has come. The third lecture shall begin."

The two Attendants nodded, then disappeared before Hongjun to make the arrangements.

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens once again became bustling and noisy.

The familiar Innate Gods exchanged greetings, while those hostile toward one another glared as though they wished to fight.

Yet this time, a special person had arrived.

Dijun and Taiyi were stunned!

"Hou Tu?"

"Why is she here?"

Hou Tu also noticed them, but she ignored them and continued flying toward Purple Firmament Palace.

A hundred years later, the Innate Gods arrived at Purple Firmament Palace.

With a creak, the gates of Purple Firmament Palace opened, and Haotian and Yaochi walked out.

"The lecture is beginning. All gods, enter the hall."

After entering, the palace gates closed. The gods all sat cross-legged according to their original seating arrangements.

Hou Tu also sat upright in a corner.

Hongjun glanced at Hou Tu but said nothing before beginning his lecture.

"Today, I shall lecture for you all for three thousand years, expounding the Sage Dao. You must not slacken, and you must comprehend it carefully!"

"We shall heed Dao Ancestor's teachings!"

"Mm."

He then spoke of wondrous truths; Golden Lotuses Sprouting from Earth, Law Follows Speech.

During this lecture, all the gods focused with utmost concentration, listening as though utterly entranced!

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A thousand years later,

Taiqing successfully severed his second corpse and entered the Mid Quasi-Saint Realm.

Yuqing followed close behind.

~

Another thousand years passed.

Within Purple Firmament Palace, Hong Yun, Nether River, Queen Mother of the West, Duke of the East, and others all successfully entered the Quasi-Saint Realm.

From that point onward, the Primordial World entered the era of Quasi-Saints.

Another thousand years passed.

"This lecture has concluded!"

He glanced down below, then continued.

"This Seat wishes to accept six disciples."

"Taiqing and Yuqing possess profound merit and blessings, as well as the merit of opening heaven. They may become Sages in the future and shall be my True Disciples."

With a sweep of Hongjun's hand, two strands of Primordial Purple Qi shot into Taiqing and Yuqing's bodies.

Taiqing and Yuqing were overjoyed, immediately bowing and kneeling.

"Thank you, Master!"

He then looked toward the eagerly expectant Dijun and Taiyi, shaking his head.

In the unseen depths of fate, these two were shrouded in Tribulation Qi and bore the appearance of short-lived destinies.

At this moment, he was deeply conflicted over whether to accept them or not.

Those seated here should originally have been Shangqing, one of the Three Pure Ones, and Nüwa.

Yet Shangqing and Nüwa had both joined the War-ending Sect's lineage, leaving Hongjun helpless. He could only consider their fate with him severed.

Seeing Hongjun's brow slightly furrowed as he remained silent for a long while, Dijun and Taiyi grew anxious.

Without waiting for Hongjun to speak, the brothers both kowtowed and knelt.

"Dao Ancestor, please accept us as your disciples!"

Hongjun's brows knitted tightly as he let out a sigh!

Just as he was about to speak,

The void within Purple Firmament Palace trembled, and a voice of the Great Dao drew nearer from afar!

"Hongjun, leave these two to This Seat!"

Immediately afterward, a young man appeared within Purple Firmament Palace. Great Dao aura overflowed from him, and he wore a blue-brown lotus robe, with flowing red hair.

Hongjun bowed and knelt.

"Old Daoist greets the Battle Ancestor!"

The gods were shocked, then began whispering among themselves.

"The Battle Ancestor?"

"What great mighty being is that? Even Dao Ancestor must kneel before him!"

Hongjun was stunned. Then, with a sweep of his hand, he loudly rebuked them!

"Impudent! How dare you speak recklessly before the Battle Ancestor!"

"Silence!"

Purple Firmament Palace instantly fell silent.

Hou Tu, seated in the corner, was now studying Chi Yu with great interest.

Dijun and Taiyi felt enormous pressure. Trembling, they knelt prostrate on the ground, not daring to look directly at him!

"Do not fear! I am Qing Chen, the sect leader of Floating Pagoda Island's War-ending Sect. I have merely come to take a few people away."

At this moment, Taiqing and Yuqing, having sensed Chi Yu's immense power, were filled with even greater regret.

At the same time, the petty-minded Yuqing also began harboring resentment toward Taiqing.

"Rise!"

With a wave of Chi Yu's hand, the pressure throughout Purple Firmament Palace vanished.

Everyone stood.

When Chi Yu had first entered the Primordial World, he had sensed that Hongjun was preparing to give three lectures.

He had then returned to Floating Pagoda Island in a flash.

Afterward, he had also lectured to his disciples for several thousand years and passed the War Ancestor Codex to Qing Wei and several other disciples.

After spending time doting on Green Phoenix and giving her many insights, he flashed into Purple Firmament Palace.

This was because he had discovered that the Primordial World's Tribulation Qi was becoming increasingly severe.

Logically, this should not have happened. The Heavenly Dao was now his servant, so without his command, how could it spur the eruption of Tribulation Qi?

"Strange. Who else could be driving the eruption of this calamity?"

He pondered carefully and began investigating the matter.

The first step was to take Dijun and Taiyi, the protagonists of the calamity, along with the Twelve Ancestral Witches, away from the Primordial World.

It so happened that within Purple Firmament Palace, Hongjun was conflicted over whether to accept Dijun and Taiyi as disciples.

Chi Yu thus went along with the situation.

"Why have you not thanked the Battle Ancestor?"

Hongjun glared at Dijun and Taiyi.

Why are these two brats so lacking in awareness?

Coming to their senses, Dijun and Taiyi bowed to Chi Yu.

"We thank the Battle Ancestor!"

Chi Yu nodded and said nothing more.

"For now, you shall be Miscellaneous Disciples of my War-ending Sect. Do you have any objections?"

Dijun had no objections, but Taiyi, who had been born arrogant, could not accept it.

Dijun could not stop him.

"May I ask, Battle Ancestor, how do our origins and talents compare within this Primordial World?"

Chi Yu gave a mocking laugh.

"Passable."

Taiyi asked again:

"May I ask, Battle Ancestor, how does our cultivation compare within this Primordial World?"

Chi Yu nodded again.

"Passable."

"May I ask, Battle Ancestor, how do our reputation and status compare within this Primordial World?"

Chi Yu thought for a moment, then smiled.

"Also passable."

Dijun had been giving Taiyi meaningful looks the entire time, but his younger brother seemed not to see them at all and directly ignored him.

He let out a sigh.

Taiyi continued asking:

"Then why, after joining your War-ending Sect, can we only be mere Miscellaneous Disciples?"

"Since the Battle Ancestor thinks so little of us, we might as well not join your War-ending Sect!"

"Boom!"

The gods stared in astonishment at the proud and unyielding Taiyi.

After his shock, Hongjun shook his head.

Hou Tu, in the corner, grinned.

Dijun collapsed directly onto the ground.

"It's over!"

Chi Yu shook his head and chuckled.

"No matter! Since this young friend looks down on being a Miscellaneous Disciple of my War-ending Sect, then let us leave it at that!"

Chi Yu then flashed before Hou Tu.

Since arriving at Purple Firmament Palace, Hou Tu had not spoken a single word. Yet at this moment, she finally spoke.

She bowed and knelt.

"This Junior Hou Tu greets Azure Dust Battle Ancestor!"

"Mm, rise."

With a wave of Chi Yu's hand, Hou Tu stood.

Look at her, then look at yourself, Taiyi. Your demon race is finished.

Dijun really is unlucky to have ended up with such a brother.

"This Seat wishes to accept you Twelve Ancestral Witches as Miscellaneous Disciples. Are you willing?"

Hou Tu hesitated for a while before asking:

"Battle Ancestor, all twelve of us Ancestral Witches lack Primordial Spirits. How should this matter be resolved?"

"If Battle Ancestor can resolve the matter of Primordial Spirits for us, then not to mention being Miscellaneous Disciples—even serving you for life would be no issue."

Chi Yu nodded and gave a mysterious smile.

With a wave of his hand, Fusion-Grade Creation Power flowed out and entered Hou Tu's body.

Hou Tu froze, then sat cross-legged and tightly closed her eyes.

A moment later, Hou Tu's face flushed red as she let out a comfortable moan.

Time flew by!

A hundred years later,

As the palace gates remained closed, none of the gods had left. Hongjun also waited to one side, awaiting Chi Yu's instructions.

Suddenly!

Hou Tu opened her eyes.

A tiny Hou Tu Primordial Spirit emerged!

It then gradually solidified.

Chi Yu waved his hand again, sending an insight into the Reincarnation Law into Hou Tu's mind.

Overjoyed, Hou Tu closed her eyes and continued comprehending it.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed!

Over the past ten thousand years, the Three Thousand Guests within the Purple Firmament Palace had been shocked speechless.

Hou Tu's Primordial Spirit cultivation soared wildly as if riding a rocket.

It went straight from the Earth Immortal realm to the Daluo Peak realm.

Just when they thought it was about to end, an even more powerful aura erupted from within Hou Tu's body.

Hongjun was stunned!

"Th-that... is that a Hunyuan Golden Immortal?"

The Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Firmament Palace stared at Hongjun in bewilderment.

Hongjun had never taught them about the path of Hunyuan Golden Immortals, so naturally, they did not know.

Hongjun shook his head.

"A Hunyuan Golden Immortal is a Quasi-Saint. Hunyuan Golden Immortals cultivate the path of laws."

Everyone understood.

Boom!

The Three Thousand Guests in the Purple Firmament Palace instantly felt the pressure increase dramatically.

Taiqing, a Mid Quasi-Saint, was stunned!

"How... how could she be this strong?"

"Wasn't a Hunyuan Golden Immortal supposed to be a Quasi-Saint? Hou Tu has only just broken through and is merely at the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Early Stage. Why does even a Mid Quasi-Saint like me feel such intense pressure?"

As Taiqing thought this, he began to doubt his decision from back then.

He looked at Chi Yu again, and traces of regret rose within his heart!

Meanwhile, Yuqing was secretly gritting his teeth as he stared at his elder brother.

A moment later,

Hou Tu successfully broke through and opened her eyes again.

Feeling her incomparably solid Primordial Spirit, as well as her Hunyuan Golden Immortal Early Stage Primordial Spirit cultivation, she was utterly delighted.

She then looked at Chi Yu and bowed down to kneel before him!

"Thank you, War Ancestor, for fulfilling me! Once Hou Tu returns to her clan and discusses this with my elder brothers, I will set out for Floating Pagoda Island. From then on, I shall follow the War-ending Sect's command!"

Chi Yu laughed heartily.

"Good!"

The stunned Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Firmament Palace came to their senses, but they could no longer remain seated.

They all began kneeling before Chi Yu.

"War Ancestor, please accept us as well. We are willing to join the War-ending Sect's lineage."

Hongjun sighed!

Chi Yu sneered!

"Those fated with the War-ending Sect may all join it. It cannot be forced. Rise, all of you!"

Hearing this, the Three Thousand Guests rose and sighed helplessly.

Taiyi regretted it so badly his guts turned green!

Chi Yu then smiled and vanished from the Purple Firmament Palace.

After Chi Yu left, Hongjun continued accepting disciples!

In the end, he still did not accept Dijun and Taiyi as disciples. Dijun and Taiyi sighed mournfully and withdrew to the side.

To compensate them, Hongjun gave them a strand of Primordial Purple Qi as a consolation prize. Although it was of little use to them, having something to hope for was still good.

Next came Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, yet Hongjun remained silent once more!

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, with feminine appearances and masculine features, put on a miserable act that disgusted all the deities to the point of vomiting.

In the end, Hongjun opened his eyes as if acting and let out a sigh.

"Sigh... very well, very well. I shall permit you to become Nominal Disciples. I will also give you these two strands of Primordial Purple Qi, thus repaying the karmic debt owed to the West!"

The two strands of Primordial Purple Qi flew into Jie Yin and Zhun Ti's bodies. The pair were overjoyed and bowed down to kneel.

"We thank Master for this gift!"

"Mm."

Looking at the remaining three strands of Primordial Purple Qi in his hand, Hongjun sighed again.

"Sigh... what should I do with these?"

He pondered for a moment, then waved his hand, sending the three strands of Primordial Purple Qi toward the Three Thousand Guests.

"Let fate decide!"

In the end, Hong Yun obtained one, Nether River obtained one, while the last could not be found and vanished without a trace.

In truth, it had secretly entered Haotian's body.

At this moment, he was utterly lost and bewildered!

"This... this was quite sudden!"