"Luohu, stop struggling. You seek to Prove Dao through killing; Heaven will not tolerate this!" Hongjun frowned and cut her off.
Luohu's lips curled in mockery. "Fierce might shakes all, the demonic path surges on. Slaughter heaven and earth; I alone reign supreme!"
"Arrogant! Today, I shall suppress demons with the Dao!" Hongjun shouted, leading her three incarnations in a joint attack against Luohu.
Though Luohu faced four opponents alone, she did not fall behind. Their battle made space tremble and the primordial world quake.
The battle instantly reached a fever pitch, moving from the primordial world to the Endless Void, then from the Endless Void into chaos, before finally reaching the west.
Although Luohu's true body had already attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal, this was merely an incarnation, and she gradually found herself unable to withstand Hongjun.
"Hongjun, you forced my hand!"
As soon as Luohu spoke, she took out the Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction and detonated the western Earth Veins.
Hongjun's heart jolted. She brought forth the Jade Plate of Creation to block the blast.
Seeing that Hongjun was unharmed, Luohu secretly sighed. The result was exactly as Chu Feng had told her.
Had her true body not already left the primordial world and attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal, she would surely have been killed by Hongjun.
With that thought, Luohu decided to end the battle swiftly. She gathered all her power and exploded herself. "From this day forth, as the Dao declines, demons shall rise; as demons rise, the Dao shall decline. When the Dao rises one foot, demons rise ten!"
The moment Luohu vanished, her voice echoed beside Hongjun's ears. "We will meet again."
Hongjun said nothing and swiftly returned to her Dao field.
Little did she know that Great Immortal Yang Mei had already witnessed this scene.
After tearing open space, she recovered briefly before quietly returning to the primordial world.
"Hongjun, I never thought that, for the sake of attaining the Dao, you would utterly disregard the bond between Chaos Demon Gods and scheme Fellow Daoist Yin Yang and Fellow Daoist Qian Kun to their deaths. This matter is not over!"
Yang Mei muttered to herself before leaving the primordial world.
Inside Hongjun's Dao field.
"You won. Congratulations." Chu Feng greeted her with a smile.
The Dao-Demon Conflict had been the general trend of Heaven's Dao, and it ended with Hongjun's overwhelming victory.
Hongjun nodded lightly. "The great tribulation has ended. I am about to become a Saint and need to enter seclusion."
"I'm going to live off you! They say that all beneath Saints are ants. Once you become a Saint, you have to look after me." Chu Feng gave her a look and grinned foolishly.
Hongjun said nothing, merely smiling and nodding as she prepared to enter seclusion.
After the Dao-Demon Conflict ended, the primordial world enjoyed a brief period of peace. Chu Feng decided to travel the land in search of opportunities.
A hundred years later.
After returning from his travels, Chu Feng decided to return to Hongjun's Dao field to cultivate in seclusion. The system's rewards were already more than sufficient.
At this time, there were no treasures worth fighting over. Chu Feng needed to cultivate as quickly as possible to face the coming general trend.
Deep within Kunlun Mountain, three masses of Pure Qi flashed with dazzling light.
"The time has come. Second Brother, Third Brother, let us take form."
Mana surged, and the three masses of Pure Qi shuddered violently as their forms began to change.
"I am Yuqing Yuanshi."
As her words fell, clear light swirled around her. A plain white robe condensed from nothing, its cuffs embroidered with white jade lotus patterns, while a green silk sash rested at her waist and fluttered in the wind.
Her expression was cold and stern, her features exquisite, her skin fair as snow. A faint golden gleam appeared between her brows.
"I am Shangqing Tongtian."
The moment she finished speaking, a woman in an emerald Daoist robe suddenly appeared, an ancient sword hanging at her waist.
Her features were carved to perfection, her skin smooth as jade, and her gaze sharp. Her graceful figure was surrounded by countless faint sword shadows.
"I am Taiqing Laozi."
Laozi slowly opened his eyes. His long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and he wore a black Eight Trigrams Daoist robe while holding a whisk.
His expression was calm, his features as refined as a painting, and his skin as fair as snow. His shapely body was veiled in a faint golden radiance.
The three stood side by side, and heaven and earth resonated with them. Pure Qi rose, sword intent shot into the sky, and Dao intent stretched on without end.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, didn't we already absorb the Extreme Yang Power?"
Tongtian's voice was crisp as a bell as she looked at Laozi and Yuanshi in confusion. "Why did you two still take female forms?"
At that, Tongtian's pupils suddenly constricted. She instinctively covered her mouth. "Hm? Why did I take a female form too?"
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. The three exchanged glances, their faces full of bewilderment.
"I do not know why, but the Extreme Yang Power vanished rapidly when we took form."
Laozi narrowed his beautiful eyes and calculated with his fingers, quickly discovering the cause.
Yuanshi's expression turned grave. "Big Brother, we were originally men, yet we took female forms. What kind of propriety is this?"
"Yes, Big Brother. We have called one another brothers for countless epochs, yet now we have taken female forms. How should we address one another from now on?"
Tongtian sighed softly, her face full of helplessness.
Laozi's tone faltered as he fell into thought. Why did the Extreme Yang Power suddenly vanish? Could some great expert be meddling in secret?
"Big Brother!"
Yuanshi suddenly shouted, interrupting Laozi's thoughts. She cleared her throat and slowly said, "It does not matter. We were born from Father God's primordial spirit. We are Pangu's Orthodox Lineage and innate living beings. We originally have no distinction of gender. We shall continue addressing one another as brothers."
"Big Brother, Second Brother, won't we be mocked by others if we do that?" Tongtian frowned and voiced her thoughts directly.
"Second Brother, we have already taken form. We should listen to Big Brother." Yuanshi said with a mournful face.
The three looked at one another and all smiled bitterly...
In the west, on Mount Sumeru.
Two figures sat cross-legged atop lotus platforms.
"Junior Brother, the time has come. We should take form." Zhunti spoke, his voice clear and bright.
The two circulated their mana simultaneously. With a soft shout, golden light burst from their bodies as their forms began to condense.
Jieyin wore a golden cassock that fluttered in the wind, giving him an air of supreme solemnity.
His face was kind, his eyes half-lowered, and he held a golden platform suffused with a faint light of merit.
Zhunti, meanwhile, wore a wondrous robe of seven treasures, while the wondrous tree in his hand emitted waves of delicate fragrance.
A golden Buddhist mark adorned his forehead. His eyes shone like torches, his gaze was clear, and a seven-colored halo circled his body.
Once they had completed their transformation, the golden light gradually faded. An ancient Buddhist chant rang out between heaven and earth, echoing in every direction.
"Wuwuwu, Senior Brother, why did we take female forms!"
Daoist Zhunti grabbed Daoist Jieyin's hand, his face mournful.
They had originally wanted to take male forms as well, but for some unknown reason, something went wrong during their transformation, and they actually took female forms!
Jieyin sighed softly, then his eyes shifted as an idea came to him. "Junior Brother, being women is good. From now on, we can call each other Senior Sister and Junior Sister."
"Hm? Senior Brother, what do you mean?" Daoist Zhunti tilted his head, his face full of confusion.
A shameless smile curled across Daoist Jieyin's lips. "The west is poor. With the bodies of women, we sisters can gain the favor of male living beings and obtain vast resources, revitalizing the west!"
"Excellent! Senior Sister is right. Senior Sister truly is wise. Hearing Senior Sister's words is worth more than a hundred thousand years of bitter cultivation."
Daoist Zhunti seized Daoist Jieyin's hand and repeatedly agreed, praising him until Daoist Jieyin beamed with delight.
"Junior Sister, time is of the essence. Let us travel at once, gather more resources, and revitalize the west." Daoist Jieyin wrapped an arm around Daoist Zhunti's slender waist.
The two immediately hit it off and left the place where they had taken form to seek male living beings.
Three days later,
As the two traveled throughout the west, they grew increasingly despairing. Though they had obtained some spiritual herbs and treasures, they had not found a single male living being.
Zhunti narrowed his eyes, his face full of dejection. "Senior Sister, is our west truly this desolate? There is not even one male living being in the entire west. What should we do?"
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