Hunyuan Golden Dou Captures Minghe

"Junior Sister, the time for Fellow Daoist Minghe has come. Let us send him on his way!"

Yunxiao replied coldly, "I obey your decree, Senior Brother!"

Minghe was stunned!

Immediately, he sneered incessantly, "You actually intend to send me on my way? What kind of joke is this!"

He truly did not believe it.

If Duobao, the head of the Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace, could do nothing to him, how could Yunxiao possibly succeed?!

A wave of cheers erupted from the Western Teachings!

Duobao had backed down!

Duobao had been beaten into submission!

Teacher Minghe was truly formidable!

Although Duobao remained completely unscathed, they felt that simply being able to force Duobao back meant they had already won!

The Ten Thousand Immortals of the West never imagined that the concept of Duobao's invincibility had already been deeply rooted in their hearts!

Yunxiao said indifferently to Minghe:

"Fellow Daoist, it is time to send you on your way. Please!"

Her tone was quite calm, as if two neighbors were simply greeting each other.

However, the content of her words left Minghe choked with rage!

So, in the eyes of the Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace, was he just some minor character that anyone could bully?

Minghe grew ruthless in his heart: "Fine, if I cannot blow up Duobao, can I not blow up you, Yunxiao?!"

He gave a grim laugh and waved his arm.

Thousands of clones swarmed toward Yunxiao, packed densely together!

Outside the grand formation, Yuanshi looked somewhat worried: "Junior Brother, will Martial Nephew Yunxiao be alright?"

The Sage was truly puzzled.

In his view, even Duobao could do nothing against Minghe.

Could Yunxiao succeed in his place?

Yunxiao's cultivation was on par with Duobao's.

He assumed their Supernatural Powers were much the same.

How could she possibly deal with Minghe?

Taishang and Nuwa also looked over, the inquisitive look in their eyes plain to see.

Tongtian chuckled softly: "Duobao finds it a bit strenuous to deal with Minghe, but if it is Yunxiao, she can truly do it with ease!"

He looked at the puzzled expressions of the three Sages and smiled lightly, "Yunxiao's magic treasure is, after all, the Hunyuan Golden Dou!"

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate simultaneously revealed expressions of realization. How could they have forgotten this treasure!

Minghe was doomed!

"Minghe is doomed!" In the Zixiao Palace of the Thirty-Third Heaven, Hongjun wore a grave expression.

The Fengshan Calamity had progressed to this point, and the situation was already clear.

Whoever could achieve victory in the battle of the disciples would win the final victory!

But Hongjun did not hold high hopes for Minghe!

Yunxiao's Hunyuan Golden Dou was the perfect counter to him!

But if Minghe were to perish, the Western Teachings would truly be set back to square one overnight!

No!

He could not let the Western Teachings fail like this!

Hongjun drew a line with his hand, opening a spatial gate, "Fellow Daoist, have you not arrived yet?!"

An aged voice drifted through, "I still need three quarters of an hour!"

Hongjun sighed... three quarters of an hour. He hoped Minghe could hold out until then!

Facing the oncoming clones of Minghe, Yunxiao was not the least bit afraid.

She flipped her wrist, A golden dou appeared in her palm, which was as white as jade.

This golden dou was the color of mysterious yellow chaos, radiating a faint light of merit.

Yunxiao tapped the golden dou lightly.

Suddenly, an infinite force erupted from within the dou, directly shrouding the Minghe clones that were lunging at the front and pulling them all inside in an instant!

With people trapped inside, the golden dou began to rotate slowly.

Its suction force was continuous, growing stronger with every passing moment.

No matter how many Minghe clones lunged forward, they were all absorbed into it without exception.

The more people it absorbed, the faster the golden dou spun!

The mysterious yellow light upon the golden dou gradually grew dense.

Minghe suddenly cried out in shock, "What kind of magic treasure is this!"

He discovered with horror that his karmic connection with those clones trapped inside the golden dou had been severed!!

The karma had been severed!

This meant that those Quasi-Saint clones had already ceased to exist!

Minghe stared fixedly at that golden dou, and he discovered with terror that a faint layer of the light of merit was rising from it.

With the blessing of merit, the suction of the golden dou became increasingly powerful.

Minghe's clones could not escape even if they wanted to; they were forcibly dragged into the golden dou!

Yunxiao said indifferently, "This is the Innate Lingbao Hunyuan Golden Dou bestowed upon me by my master Tongtian, and it is best at capturing people and objects!"

"If any cultivator enters my golden dou, regardless of your cultivation level, as long as the golden dou rotates, a thousand years of Dao practice will be shaved away!"

"And if you happen to be something filthy or unclean... then just wait to be refined!"

Minghe's expression changed drastically!

Shaving away a person's magic power and purifying the filthy!

This was his nemesis!

Minghe was greatly alarmed and hurriedly waved his hand, attempting to retract his Quasi-Saint clones.

But it was already too late!

The Hunyuan Golden Dou shone with a brilliant light of merit!

A massive net rose from within the golden dou.

The cultivators within the formation were all at least at the level of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

They saw it clearly!

This was clearly the manifestation of the Karma Web!

The Karma Web extended infinitely, connecting one Blood God Son clone of Minghe after another, and even Minghe himself was touched by the Karma Web!

Minghe's expression turned ghastly with horror!

Gritting his teeth, he fiercely ordered his Quasi-Saint clones to self-destruct!

The Hunyuan Golden Dou spun as fast as a top.

An endless, immense force surged out, firmly pinning down Luohu's various clones.

Not a single one of these clones managed to self-destruct!

They were all dragged into the Hunyuan Golden Dou.

One after another, they all had their karmic connections with Minghe severed.

Minghe's primordial spirit throbbed frantically.

His heart fluttered, and his primordial spirit issued a warning.

His face turned deathly pale!

A great terror descended.

Minghe knew that if he could not break free from this golden dou, it would be his end!

Infinite power surged toward him.

No matter how Minghe struggled, he could not break free!

Slowly, step by step, he was dragged toward the direction of the Hunyuan Golden Dou.

The disciples of the Western Teachings were all in an uproar!

Amidst their exclamations, Minghe was unwillingly dragged into the Hunyuan Golden Dou!

Yunxiao struck the Hunyuan Golden Dou fiercely, and the golden dou spun even faster!

Outside the formation, the Two Sages of the West both revealed their dharma forms, drew their magic treasures, and charged straight into the great formation!

Jieyin stepped upon the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, holding the Precious Banner and the Prayer Beads in his hands.

Zhunti revealed his Golden Body Dharma Image with eighteen arms and twenty-four heads.

The two Sages appeared like madmen, charging directly into the grand formation!

"I cannot allow you to force your way through!"

Yuanshi smiled and tapped his head.

From within his Primordial Spirit, the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud emerged, layered in inner, middle, and outer rings.

Legend had it that this was formed from the vast, righteous energy of Great God Pangu, possessing incredible defensive capabilities.

As the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud manifested, it instantly radiated endless brilliance.

Five-colored rays of light illuminated the heavens, and the music of eight treasures resonated throughout the universe.

Yuanshi did not launch an attack; instead, he expanded the coverage of the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, instantly blocking the attacks of the two Sages.

Taishang pointed a finger, and a scroll flew out from his Primordial Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

The scroll was the color of mysterious yellow chaos, with Great Dao Talismans and Heavenly Dao Prophecy flashing within it.

The scroll shifted slightly, transforming into a golden bridge that settled beneath Taishang's feet.

Taishang stepped on it lightly, and the two Sages of the West immediately felt the surrounding space-time freeze, with even their Karma and Fate locked in place.

Zhunti gritted his teeth and said, "The Taiji Diagram!"

This was the supreme treasure of Taishang, the Taiji Diagram.

Legend had it that this was an Innate Supreme Treasure formed from the back of the Pangu Sky-Opening Axe, a Chaos Spirit Treasure belonging to Great God Pangu.

Among the three supreme treasures, it was the unparalleled magical artifact for trapping others.

Once this treasure appeared, the stars and constellations of the two Sages of the West were completely restricted.

Tongtian brought his right index and middle fingers together, forming a sword seal.

A majestic and righteous sword qi soared into the clouds, as if it intended to split the sky in two.

With a flick of his hand, this sword qi surged directly toward Jieyin and Zhunti.

The two Sages of the West were horrified and hurriedly raised their magical artifacts to defend.

Boom!

Jieyin and Zhunti were sent flying backward from the impact.

From the moment the Two Sages of the West charged in, to the moment Yuanshi, Taishang, and Tongtian took action, it all happened almost simultaneously.

Nuwa sneered from the sidelines.

There was no need for her to even lift a finger.

The Two Sages of the West were used to acting shamelessly, but did they really think they could take on four people?

The Two Sages of the West were indeed two as one, and one as two.

But were the Three Pure Ones not also a trinity?

It was truly laughable!

They had simply brought humiliation upon themselves!

The Two Sages of the West were fully armed, yet each of the Three Pure Ones had only used a single move: Yuanshi provided the defense, Taishang locked the space-time and Karma, and Tongtian unleashed only one sword strike!

After one exchange, the Two Sages of the West were defeated!

Yuanshi's face darkened: "Do the two fellow Daoists intend to act like scoundrels?"

"Before this calamity began, what did the two fellow Daoists say?"

"That whatever the Investiture of the Gods Calamity developed into, it would be left entirely to the disciples!"

"That we Sages must not interfere, otherwise, we would violate our Heavenly Dao oaths."

"Those words still ring in our ears; do you intend to go back on your word?"

Yuanshi pointed into the void, "You must know that every word and action of us Sages is monitored by the Heavenly Dao!"

"Do you intend to defy the Heavenly Dao?!"

His voice was thunderous, and not only the Earth Immortal Realm, but the Three Realms and Six Paths heard it clearly!

The faces of Jieyin and Zhunti turned green!

Yuanshi was right.

They had indeed said those very words before the battle began.

At that time, the Western Teachings possessed ten thousand immortals and were commanded by two famous Quasi-Saints of the Primordial Era: Minghe and Lu Ya.

Among them, Minghe was one of the three top-tier Quasi-Saints!

Who could have foreseen that the Western Teachings would be defeated?!

No one!

At that time, the two Sages of the Western Teachings were in high spirits.

But they never expected that the Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace would all be peak Quasi-Saints.

Even more unexpected was the fact that they were all True Immortals of Fortune and Virtue.

The most absurd part was that even after Minghe unleashed his ultimate trump cards, he hadn't managed to harm a single hair on the Eight Immortals!

In fact, he had now been trapped inside the Hunyuan Golden Dou by Empress Yunxiao, one of the Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace.

The keen insight, great fearlessness, great decisiveness, and great spirit of sacrifice that Minghe displayed in this battle had convinced the two Sages of the Western Teachings that he was the most suitable candidate to lead the Western Teachings.

Furthermore, Duobao, the leader of the Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace, was cunning and treacherous; despite his honest appearance, his mastery of schemes was no less than that of Yuanshi.

Throughout the Western Teachings, apart from Minghe, no one could contend with him!

The two Sages reached a unanimous decision: Minghe must not die!

He absolutely must not end up on the Investiture of the Gods List!

He had to be the next leader of the Western Teachings.

Otherwise...

The Western Teachings would face endless suppression from Biyou Palace—the schemes of that fellow Duobao were not easy to see through, even for two Sages.

If they didn't find him a worthy opponent, the two Sages of the West would never be able to sleep or eat in peace!

Jieyin steadied his figure and put away his dharma treasure to signal peace. He pressed his palms together and spoke directly:

"Four fellow Daoists, how about our Western Teachings concede this battle?"

Zhunti also retracted his Golden Body Dharma Image. The two Sages were quite pragmatic—they were used to acting shamelessly, and they were more decisive than other Sages!

Is it easy to be a rogue?

One must grasp the human heart!

One must clearly distinguish when to act like a rogue and when not to.

Otherwise, performing an inappropriate action at an inappropriate time would only be counterproductive!

The Two Sages of the West were experts in this regard.

Zhunti trembled slightly upon hearing Jieyin's words, but ultimately, he did not raise any objections.

The situation was already very clear.

With the Four Saints of the Mystic Gate joining forces, the two Sages of the Western Teachings could not win!

The Four Saints of the Mystic Gate were worried about them acting like rogues, but weren't the two Sages of the West equally worried about the others?

Otherwise, why would Zhunti have made such an agreement when the Calamity began?

In the end, both sides were simply afraid of breaking the vase while trying to kill the rat!

Yuanshi wore a strange expression: "No!"

Jieyin was stunned.

Zhunti was furious and shouted sharply: "Yuanshi, do you really intend to kill us all?"

"You must know that we also have two Sages in the West!"

He truly had not expected Yuanshi to be so dark-hearted, willing to turn all the disciples of the Western Teachings into dust just to be satisfied.

Yuanshi glared at him:

"Don't threaten me so casually. If you annoy me, believe it or not, I'll give them a taste of the Pangu Banner!"

Zhunti's expression changed instantly.

The Pangu Banner was also one of the Three Heaven-Opening Artifacts, and it was the supreme treasure of killing and creation in the Primordial Era!

Yuanshi said irritably:

"The two fellow Daoists have forgotten."

"This is the Investiture of the Gods Calamity; it cannot stop until the quota for the Investiture of the Gods List is filled."

His face showed a hint of helplessness, "This matter is not up to us, but up to the Heavenly Dao!"

Hiss!

Jieyin and Zhunti both turned pale!

How could I have forgotten the most crucial thing?

In the Primordial Era, the Sage is supreme—that statement is correct!

However, above the Sage, there is the Heavenly Dao!

Whatever the Heavenly Dao decides, the Sages can only obey.

The Two Sages of the West remained silent.

Zhunti gritted his teeth and said, "Fellow Daoists, don't you think you're going too far?"

Yuanshi pretended not to understand the subtext of Zhunti's words at all.

"Fellow Daoist, do not speak nonsense. The four of us have been here chatting with you outside the grand formation the entire time!"

Zhunti was so angry that smoke was practically pouring from his seven orifices.

Was that what he meant?

Anyone could see that wasn't what he meant!

Yet, Yuanshi insisted on playing dumb and making trouble.

Zhunti roared, "Tell your disciples not to go too far!"

Yuanshi's face turned pitch black: "Are you scolding me?"

"Do you want to fight?!"

The resentment was clear for all the Sages to see!

Zhunti was caught off guard by Yuanshi's sudden change in demeanor, and he thought to himself, How did it end up looking like I'm the one in the wrong?

Jieyin recalled the performance of the Chan Jiao disciples within the grand formation.

He immediately understood: Zhunti had misspoken!

If the performance of Minghe of the Western Teachings was a surprise, then the performance of the Eight Great Disciples of Biyou Palace was nothing short of stunning.

By comparison, the performance of the Chan Jiao immortals was simply failing!

Yet, Zhunti had demanded that Yuanshi not go too far.

To Yuanshi's ears, wasn't that just scolding him?

Jieyin pulled on Zhunti and sent a divine message, explaining the Karma involved.

Zhunti was left speechless; he never expected such a turn of events.

How could Yuanshi not see the small movements of the Two Sages of the West?

His face grew even darker, darker than the bottom of a pot!

He, Yuanshi, had always been known throughout the Primordial Era for his peerless wisdom.

But in this Investiture of the Gods Calamity, the performance of his Chan Jiao disciples had caused him to lose all face.

He, Yuanshi, was a man who valued his reputation!

Now, in front of all the Sages, he had completely lost it!

How embarrassing!

When I return, I will definitely drill the Chan Jiao disciples properly. Just you wait!

The two Sages of the West were helpless!

Now, they could only hope that Duobao wouldn't be too ruthless.

How could the Sages of the Mystic Gate not see through their thoughts?

The Sages sneered inwardly.

The struggle for orthodoxy is cold and heartless.

Who would be soft-hearted?

Duobao?

He is the authentic eldest disciple of the Mystic Gate!!

How could he not understand the bigger picture?

If he didn't understand the bigger picture, would he have thought of wiping out a generation of Western Teachings disciples in one battle?

Keep dreaming!

The four Sages kept most of their attention on the Two Sages of the West.

They could foresee that, following Duobao's actions, the Two Sages of the West would surely go mad.

But that was exactly what they hoped to see!

Duobao, well done!

Inside the grand formation, The Hunyuan Golden Dou in Yunxi's hands spun rapidly.

The one trapped inside the golden dou was Minghe, one of the three top-tier Quasi-Saints in the Primordial Era.

Refining him completely was truly no easy task.

Yunxiao had already exhausted all her strength.

Fortunately, having previously absorbed and refined thousands of Blood God Son clones, the Hunyuan Golden Dou was well-acquainted with the process, and everything was proceeding smoothly.

Come to think of it, Minghe was incredibly unlucky.

Just as Duobao had said, no matter who the other Quasi-Saints faced, they would be at a disadvantage.

Yet, Minghe just happened to run into Yunxiao.

The Hunyuan Golden Dou in Yunxiao's hands was a Xiantian Lingbao, possessing infinite space within and excelling at capturing people and objects.

But in truth, that was not the most important aspect.

The most vital function of the Hunyuan Golden Dou was purification!

The form it manifested directly was the draining of one's magic power.

A single turn of the golden dou meant a thousand years of magic power lost.