Western Continent, atop the Demonic Mountain.
Luohu slumped amid the rubble, demonic blood still streaming from the corner of his mouth.
His eyes remained fixed on the direction of Kunlun Mountain, where three pillars of pure qi continued to rise into the heavens. Every trace of their aura made his soul tremble.
"Primordial Golden Immortal..."
Luohu ground out those four words through clenched teeth, each one steeped in bone-deep hatred.
He could not accept it!
After scheming through countless epochs, inciting the war among the three clans, and gathering all that fiend qi, it had all been swallowed clean by some little brat of unknown origin!
What drove him even closer to collapse was that the fiend qi had not become nourishment for his own attainment of the Dao. Instead, it had become fuel for the Three Pure Ones' breakthrough!
"That little monster... where did it come from?"
Deep wariness flashed through Luohu's eyes.
Something capable of devouring Calamity Fiend Qi and summoning Pangu's Will could not possibly be ordinary!
Just as he struggled to rise, a figure silently appeared before him.
The newcomer wore a simple Daoist robe, with an ancient, unadorned face and eyes as profound as a starry sky.
Simply standing there, he gave off the feeling of having merged with heaven and earth.
He was the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao!
"Hongjun!"
Luohu's pupils abruptly contracted, and a chill shot up his spine to the crown of his head.
"Fellow Daoist Luohu, it has been a while."
Hongjun's voice was calm and placid, yet every word contained the principles of heaven and earth.
His gaze passed over Luohu and turned toward Kunlun Mountain, a nearly imperceptible flicker of shock passing through his eyes.
The Three Pure Ones' attainment of the Primordial Dao had completely exceeded his expectations.
More importantly, the cause of it all was that little fellow the Three Pure Ones held protectively in their arms.
"Who exactly is that child?"
Hongjun pondered inwardly.
The ability to devour Calamity Fiend Qi and invoke Pangu's Will had already surpassed the limits of his understanding.
"Hongjun! What are you doing here?"
Luohu forced himself to his feet as demonic qi surged around him.
"Have you come to laugh at me?"
"You jest, Fellow Daoist."
Hongjun shook his head, his tone still even.
"The Calamity Fiend Qi has dispersed, and the war among the three clans will soon cease. This is a blessing for the primordial world. You stirred up the calamity and acted against heaven's will. Now that the greater trend has passed you by, why not stop here?"
"Stop?"
Luohu suddenly burst into wild laughter, his voice shrill and mad.
"Hongjun, Hongjun, you are still as hypocritical as ever!"
"What blessing for the primordial world? In the end, wasn't it simply that my Demonic Path stood in your way?"
"You think I have lost just because the Three Pure Ones attained the Dao?"
Luohu's laughter came to an abrupt halt, replaced by boundless killing intent.
"I'm telling you, as long as I still live, this struggle between Dao and Demon will never end!"
"Today, I'll kill you first, you sanctimonious hypocrite!"
Before his words had faded, demonic qi soared from Luohu's body and formed a colossal demonic claw that blotted out the sky, fiercely grasping at Hongjun!
Hongjun's expression did not change in the slightest as he watched the demonic claw descend upon him.
He merely let out a soft sigh.
"Stubbornly refusing enlightenment."
A verdant bamboo staff appeared in his hand.
The bamboo staff appeared ordinary, yet it possessed three thousand six hundred and fifty joints, each containing the laws of an entire world.
It was his Companion Spiritual Treasure—the Jade Staff of Creation!
"Since Fellow Daoist has fallen into demonhood, I shall enforce the Dao on heaven's behalf."
Holding the bamboo staff, Hongjun lightly pointed forward.
The gesture was utterly plain.
Yet it drew upon the power of the entire primordial world!
The might of the Heavenly Dao surged vast and mighty!
The sky-shrouding demonic claw melted and crumbled the instant it touched the bamboo staff, like ice and snow beneath the blazing sun.
"Puh—"
Luohu groaned and flew backward, once again coughing up a mouthful of demonic blood.
With a single strike, the difference between them was clear!
"You... your strength..."
True fear appeared in Luohu's eyes.
He discovered that Hongjun's cultivation seemed to have advanced greatly once more!
The aura around him, that sense of being one with the Heavenly Dao, had become even more complete and unfathomable.
"The Three Pure Ones' attainment of the Dao changed the heavenly workings of the primordial world. Naturally, I gained some insight as well."
Hongjun spoke calmly.
Those words were half true and half false.
The Three Pure Ones' breakthrough had indeed benefited him greatly, but more importantly, Lin Shen's appearance had allowed him to see hope for calming the calamity.
With his Dao Heart clear and unobstructed, his strength naturally rose with the tide.
"Good! What a Hongjun!"
Luohu wiped away the blood from his lips, the madness in his eyes growing even more intense.
"You think you have won just like this?"
He formed seals with both hands. Far away atop Mount Sumeru, four peerless vicious swords that had fallen there let out mournful cries and transformed into four streaks of bloody light, flying back to his side.
The Immortal Slaying Sword! The Slaughtering Immortal Sword! The Trapping Immortal Sword! The Absolute Immortal Sword!
The four killing treasures revolved around him as endless sword qi shot into the sky, dyeing the entire heavens blood-red!
"Hongjun, today I shall show you my true methods!"
Luohu threw back his head and roared, his voice shaking the nine heavens.
"Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, rise for me... now!"
The four vicious swords instantly flew in four directions, constructing a terrifying slaughter formation within the void!
Sword qi crisscrossed the air, and killing intent pierced the heavens!
This was the primordial world's foremost killing formation, a supreme vicious formation that could not be broken without four great powers of equal rank!
As Hongjun looked at the four vicious swords, gravity finally appeared in his eyes.
He knew that the true brutal battle had only just begun!
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