Jieyin and Zhunti Become Saints

Jieyin and Zhunti were at their wit's end. With a gritted resolve, they bit the bullet and swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, just like the Sanqing.

"Heavenly Dao above, we, Zhunti and Jieyin, establish the Western Teachings to enlighten all beings in the Primordial Chaos, taking the revival of the West as our mission. We beseech the Heavenly Dao to bear witness!"

In an instant, the heavens and earth shifted. Streams of Mysterious Yellow Qi descended from the void, and a golden pillar reaching the heavens landed upon Jieyin and Zhunti, who were eagerly awaiting.

Seeing the Merit descend, Zhunti and Jieyin were overjoyed, their faces beaming with smiles.

The beings of the Primordial Chaos also witnessed the Merit's arrival and assumed another Saint was about to be born, immediately preparing to kneel in reverence.

Finally, the Heavenly Dao's Merit coalesced, integrating into the bodies of Jieyin and Zhunti.

Mid-stage Quasi-Saint, late-stage, peak.

The Merit was finally exhausted after elevating their cultivation to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.

At this point, the two were only one step away from becoming Saints.

This was rather awkward.

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged glances, then with a fierce bite of their teeth, they swore another oath to the Heavenly Dao.

"Heavenly Dao above, we, Zhunti and Jieyin, vow to establish the Forty-Eight Great Vows of the Heavenly Dao!"

"My first vow: If I attain Buddhahood, and my land has no evil paths, with hells, hungry ghosts, and beasts, I shall not attain enlightenment."

"My second vow: If I attain Buddhahood, and beings in my land, after their lifespan ends, are reborn into the three evil paths, I shall not attain enlightenment."

"My third vow: If I attain Buddhahood, and my land's heavenly beings are not all of true golden color, I shall not attain enlightenment."

"My fourth vow: If I attain Buddhahood, and the heavenly beings in my land have different forms and colors, with some being beautiful and others ugly, I shall not attain enlightenment."

"My forty-eighth vow: If I attain Buddhahood, and the Bodhisattvas in other lands who hear my name cannot immediately attain the first, second, or third stages of Dharma Comprehension, and cannot immediately attain unshakeable faith in the Buddha's Dharma, I shall not attain enlightenment."

As the Forty-Eight Great Vows were made.

In an instant, the entire Primordial World was showered with celestial flowers, and thunder rumbled in the void. This was the Heavenly Dao's acknowledgment of their oaths.

After they finished their vows, the Heavenly Dao finally bestowed another portion of Merit.

The great powers of the Primordial Chaos were stunned. You can do that? They were having quite the time!

"These two, Jieyin and Zhunti, are truly shameless. Back when the Dao Ancestor was preaching in Zixiao Palace, they relied on throwing tantrums and rolling on the ground to secure Saint positions. Now, they're borrowing Merit from the Heavenly Dao to become Saints. They haven't changed at all, still as shameless."

"They couldn't become Saints with the Merit from establishing the Western Teachings, and now they dare to make Great Vows to the Heavenly Dao to gain Merit? These two are finished. Won't they be working for the Heavenly Dao for their entire lives? Forty-eight Great Vows, sigh! They'll have to pay it back slowly!"

"Who in the Primordial World dares to make Great Vows to the Heavenly Dao? Let alone forty-eight of them. These two are really iron-headed."

The great powers of the Primordial Chaos discussed amongst themselves, all eager to know how Jieyin and Zhunti would repay such immense karma.

Regardless of what others thought.

As the borrowed Merit integrated into their bodies, torrents of auspicious phenomena erupted. Boundless auspicious clouds arose in the void and rolled in. On the Primordial lands, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, covering the vast expanse.

Endless profundity, golden flowers rained from the heavens.

Immediately after, a pressure unique to Saints emanated from Jieyin and Zhunti.

The last two disciples of the Dao Ancestor had entered the Saint realm.

Jieyin and Zhunti felt the exhilaration of becoming Saints, their faces breaking into happy smiles.

The Heavenly Dao looked at the Dao Fruits of Jieyin and Zhunti and was extremely pleased.

Free laborers are better than none.

The Heavenly Dao continuously inscribed runes into their Dao Fruits, but Jieyin and Zhunti felt nothing.

If they failed to fulfill their vows, these runes could instantly end their lives.

Originally, the Sanqing, who were watching the spectacle, thought these two from the West were about to face a major embarrassment! After all, judging by the amount of Merit, even the ignorant beings of the Primordial Chaos knew it wasn't enough for them to attain Sainthood.

But they never expected that shortly after the Merit descended, these two would start making vows one after another?

Were these two from the West truly not afraid of being entangled by karma?

This maneuver truly earned them the Sanqing's contempt.

Although the people of the Primordial Chaos disdained their actions, now that the two had become Saints, the proper etiquette still had to be observed.

"Congratulations to the Saints Jieyin and Zhunti of the Western Teachings for attaining the Saintly Dao Fruit! May Saints Jieyin and Zhunti have boundless longevity!"

"Congratulations to the Saints Jieyin and Zhunti of the Western Teachings for attaining the Saintly Dao Fruit! May Saints Jieyin and Zhunti have boundless longevity!"

"Congratulations to the Saints Jieyin and Zhunti of the Western Teachings for attaining the Saintly Dao Fruit! May Saints Jieyin and Zhunti have boundless longevity!"

Within a single day, five Saints emerged in the Primordial World. The beings of the Primordial Chaos were initially surprised, but then grew numb.

Thus, all six Saints under Dao Ancestor Hongjun took their rightful places, and the Primordial World entered the Age of Saints.

Di Jun and the others in the Heavenly Court, seeing the six Saints take their positions, felt an even more intense urgency to achieve Sainthood.

"Have you found a way to counter the Ancestral Witches?"

Di Jun, seated on the Demon Emperor's throne, asked Ji Meng.

Despite possessing the Grand Formation of the Stars, Di Jun felt they still couldn't guarantee victory against the Witch Race. He thus dispatched Ji Meng to find a way to counter the Ancestral Witches.

"Reporting to the Demon Emperor, I have traveled throughout the Primordial Chaos and discovered that by infusing the flesh and blood of the Human Race into heavenly treasures, one can forge a sword capable of piercing the Ancestral Witches' physical bodies."

"The Human Race? Are you referring to the humans created by Nuwa when she became a Saint?"

"This is going to be difficult!"

The Human Race had too formidable a backing. There was the Saint Nuwa, the Dao Ancestor's son Xuan Yi, and several other Saints.

This gave Di Jun pause.

"Eldest Brother, we can't afford to worry about that anymore. Only by defeating the Witch Race, unifying the Primordial Chaos, and leveraging the Destiny of a unified world can we achieve Sainthood and ensure our Witch Race has no future worries."

"Very well. If that is the case, then let us prepare to head towards the Human Race."

Di Jun knew this was their only option. Even if it meant offending all the Saints, they had no choice, for they had no other path.

The Human Race.

A colossal Kunpeng unfurled its wings, blotting out the sun and sky. With a gentle flap, countless demonic winds surged towards the Human Race. Wherever the demonic winds passed, human flesh and blood flew.

Behind Kunpeng was a dark, oppressive army of demons. They were organized, with the demons in front slaughtering the humans, and those behind collecting their flesh and blood.

They advanced from the fringes of human settlements, pushing towards the Human Race's ancestral lands.

The Human Race's Ancestral Lands.

Suiren Shi had already reached the early stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation. Six-Eared Macaque and the others had also completed the tasks assigned by Xuan Yi and were preparing to bid farewell to the Three Ancestors.

Unexpectedly, a human, covered in blood, burst in.

"Human Ancestor, please save us!"

Seeing the blood-soaked man, Suiren Shi quickly produced some spiritual medicine to treat his wounds and asked, "What happened? What has befallen the Human Race?"

With the aid of the spiritual medicine, the blood-covered human felt slightly better.

"Reporting to the Human Ancestor, a massive Kunpeng led countless demons towards our ancestral lands. No human survived in their wake."

Suiren Shi asked in shock, "Are you sure it was Kunpeng?"

"Yes, Human Ancestor. Many of our people saw him. I was fortunate enough to escape. Judging by their momentum, they are here to annihilate us!"

Upon hearing this, Six-Eared Macaque and the other two frowned. They immediately addressed the Three Ancestors of Humanity, "Our Master sent us to protect the Human Race. It seems this will be our final battle. We are willing to fight alongside you three!"

"We, along with thousands of humans, thank you three for your great kindness."

The Three Ancestors of Humanity bowed deeply to Six-Eared Macaque and the others, then went to meet the approaching demon army.