The Tribulation ended, Hongjun's punishment!

Hongjun's Avatar shifted its indifferent gaze from Zhou Ming and slowly swept over everyone present.

"Indeed, this Tribulation should come to an end."

He finally spoke, and the Primordial Wilderness, causing countless lives to perish and Saint to shed their blood, came to an end.

Upon hearing this, Taiqing, Primordial Lord, Jieyin, Zhunti, and the others all felt a slight sense of relief.

However, Hongjun's next words made their hearts jump into their throats again.

"However, because of your own selfish desires, you have engaged in endless infighting, causing the Primordial Wilderness to shatter, the heavens and earth to become unbalanced, and all living beings to suffer. This crime cannot go unpunished."

A chill ran through everyone.

They've arrived.

Although they all knew it was just a high-sounding excuse, they couldn't refute it.

It was precisely because of their struggles that the Primordial Wilderness world ended up in such a devastated state.

This Karma is something none of them can escape.

Zhou Ming looked calmly at Hongjun and asked.

"What are your plans, fellow Daoist?"

Hongjun's gaze slowly fell upon Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Sect Master.

"Primordial Lord, Tongtian, your fallen disciples may be exempted from the Investiture of the Gods, and are permitted to Reincarnation."

Upon hearing this, both Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Sect Master were overjoyed and abruptly raised their heads.

No need to be on the Investiture of the Gods?

Is it possible to... be Reincarnation?

They went to great lengths, even shattering the primordial Primordial Wilderness, and finally achieved their goal?

However, before the joy on their faces could fully bloom, it was completely frozen by Hongjun's next words.

"However, after they are reincarnated, once they have achieved success in their cultivation, they must enter the Heavenly Court and serve Heavenly Court."

"If you do not comply, you will never be able to embark on the path to immortality, and will only be trapped in the Reincarnation."

"Your remaining disciples must also serve in the Heavenly Court."

"This is the price you must pay."

Boom!

These words were no less powerful than a bolt of Chaos Divine Thunder, exploding deep within the primordial Primordial Spirit of Primordial Lord and Tongtian!

The Yuanshi Tianzun's body trembled violently.

It went in a circle.

In the end, we came full circle.

After planning for so long and making so many Primordial Wilderness, even at the cost of shattering the primordial world and risking offending the Dao Ancestor to destroy the Investiture of the Gods, they still managed to break the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods.

In the end, he still couldn't save his disciple from the Fate of entering the Heavenly Court.

A profound sense of powerlessness and sorrow welled up within him.

The Tongtian Sect Master remained silent.

What else could he say?

He was no longer Saint, but merely a "free man" who had just broken free from the Heavenly Dao and whose cultivation had declined.

He can't even protect himself, so what makes him think he can negotiate with the Dao Ancestor?

Looking at his disciples, who were being protected by Wu and whose expressions were filled with sorrow, he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt and pain.

In the end, even his master couldn't protect them.

Hongjun ignored the two and turned his gaze to the Taiqing Saint who remained silent to the side.

"Taiqing."

"Disciple is here."

"As the head of the Three Pure Ones, you failed to restrain them, and you are equally guilty."

"As punishment, I will send one of your Three Corpses to rule the Heavenly Court and atone for your transgressions."

The Taiqing Saint bowed his head, making it impossible to see his expression, but he simply bowed calmly.

"Disciple receives the Imperial Edict."

Faced with absolute power, any resistance seems futile and powerless.

Then, Hongjun's gaze fell on Jieyin and Zhunti.

"Jieyin, Zhunti."

The two men tensed up and quickly bowed in greeting.

"Disciple is here."

"You two have already broken away from the Mystic Gate (Daoist school) and established your own Buddhism."

"From that day forward, your actions will have absolutely no bearing on my Mystic Gate."

"You'd better watch yourself."

His words were filled with undisguised indifference and alienation.

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, and their sorrowful faces simultaneously revealed an irrepressible joy.

It's done!

As expected, everything unfolded exactly as they anticipated.

The Dao Ancestor did not punish them for betraying the Mystic Gate.

The West is impoverished; if it wants to prosper, it must break away from the Mystic Gate and establish its own independent system.

The Dao Ancestor also needed their Great Prosperity of the West to repay the Merit he owed to Heavenly Dao, so naturally he wouldn't really kill them.

"Thank Dao Ancestor, Dao Ancestor."

"We two will certainly obey the Dao Ancestor's Imperial Edict and teach the West, and dare not fail the Dao Ancestor's high expectations."

The two bowed respectfully to Hongjun.

Hongjun nodded slightly, and then a Imperial Edict containing supreme heavenly might resounded from his mouth, echoing throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness.

"From this day forward, you Saint, except for Immeasurable Calamity, shall never again set foot on this Primordial Land and interfere with the workings of the world."

Boom!

Upon hearing this, everyone—from the Three Pure Ones who had just been punished, to Zhunti who had narrowly escaped Jieyin, and even Nuwa remained uninvolved—was deeply shaken.

Is it only through Immeasurable Calamity that one can set foot in the Primordial Wilderness?

Doesn't this mean they'll be permanently confined to their own Dao Field?

Everyone was unwilling, but when they thought of Hongjun's supreme power that had just suppressed the Three Pure Ones, no one dared to utter a word of objection.

"We obey the Imperial Edict."

In the end, the Saint had no choice but to bow and accept the order.

After dealing with all the Saint, Hongjun's gaze finally fell on Wu.

This Human Emperor, who possessed the Human Path Fortune, stirred up the entire Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Hongjun looked at him for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"Martial arts."

"You should have been guarding the Huoyun Cave, protecting the Fortune of the Human Clan."

"Yet they defied the will of Heaven, forcibly interfering in the rise and fall of dynasties on Earth, disrupting the natural order, and thus committing a grave offense."

"I command you to immediately relinquish your Human Emperor and return to the Huoyun Cave, from now on you shall never interfere in human affairs again."

Hongjun's words left no room for negotiation.

However, Wu did not back down in the slightest in the face of this Imperial Edict.

"The affairs of the Human Clan are not yet resolved."

"I will return to Huoyun Cave once my mission is complete."

These words immediately made the atmosphere in the room extremely tense.

A layer of frost instantly settled on Hongjun's face.

"Presumptuous!"

Are you trying to negotiate with me?

A terrifying pressure descended upon Wu!

However, that oppressive aura vanished into nothingness just three feet away from Wu by another invisible force.

Zhou Ming's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"Fellow Daoist, this condition is far too unreasonable."

Hongjun stared intently at Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming simply smiled calmly.

"How about we each take a step back?"

"How about letting him settle matters concerning the Human Clan within ten years and then return to Huoyun Cave on his own?"

Hongjun looked at Zhou Ming, then at Wu behind him with a resolute expression, his mind racing.

He knew that Zhou Ming was behind the martial arts, and the purpose was undoubtedly to promote Humanity Dao.

With Zhou Ming protecting him, if he tries to forcibly suppress Wu, there will likely be many Variables.

After a moment's thought, Hongjun finally spoke slowly.

"Can."

He agreed.

However, he also put forward his own conditions.

"From this day forward, Wu shall not make a move."

"Neither the Interception Sect nor the Clarify Sect are allowed to interfere in the Huoyun Cave."

"Human Clan affairs can only be resolved by the Human Clan itself."

Zhou Ming turned to look at Wu.

Wu nodded without hesitation.

"Can."

He never intended to personally intervene again; what he wanted to do was to leave behind a foundation for the Great Shang Dynasty and for the entire Human Clan that could be passed down for ten thousand generations.

Ten years is enough.

When Hongjun saw that Wu agreed, his tense face finally relaxed a little, and he nodded in satisfaction.

All the Karma, all the punishments, have finally come to an end.

He glanced at Zhou Ming one last time, and his indifferent words carried a strange undertone.

"Fellow Daoist, if that's the case..."

"Let us join hands to rebuild this Primordial World."