Gu Xi's advancement to Great Luo Golden Immortal shocked all the gods and demons along the East Sea Coast and within the East Sea.
Countless gods and demons flocked to Five Elements Mountain to offer their congratulations.
They wished to use this opportunity to befriend Gu Xi.
Ying Long, however, arrived ahead of the other gods and demons.
But just as Gu Xi was preparing to welcome Ying Long, this distinguished guest...
Two incomparably terrifying figures suddenly appeared within his mind.
One of them radiated boundless nirvana divine light. The aura of the Innate Nirvana Dao filled the universe, as though the Myriad Worlds would be destroyed with that figure's arrival.
The other figure was equally terrifying.
Vast nirvana divine light emanated from him, like tides, like a vast ocean, drowning everything and illuminating hundreds of millions of time-space realms.
Wherever the figure wreathed in nirvana divine light passed, horrifying scenes of countless worlds continuously collapsing appeared.
As the figure suffused with nirvana divine light moved, the countless shattered worlds continuously recovered, and all things underwent nirvana and rebirth.
Countless worlds cycled endlessly through destruction and nirvana, forming a perfect cycle.
These two figures complemented each other perfectly, displaying incomparable tacit understanding, as though they were "a match made in heaven."
"Innate Nirvana Dao!"
"Innate Nirvana Dao!"
"There can be no mistake! It seems they truly are those two from the West."
"But I have never met either of them, much less formed any friendship with them... Why would they come to congratulate me?"
Gu Xi looked doubtfully at the two figures with their vast auras within his mind, at the golden lotuses surging forth like a flood, and at the grand Buddhist chants rolling in like ocean tides.
He was secretly shaken.
These two truly deserved to be among Dao Ancestor Hongjun's six disciples.
Even if they were merely nominal disciples.
They were still beyond comparison to other Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates.
It seemed like an instant had passed, yet also like hundreds of millions of years.
The two figures in Gu Xi's mind, along with all those grand phenomena, vanished completely.
Above Five Elements Mountain, however, vast Buddhist light shone down as countless golden lotuses drifted from the sky.
Ying Long had been wondering why Gu Xi, who had been preparing to receive him, had suddenly frozen.
But when he saw the vast Buddhist light and golden lotuses filling the sky, his expression abruptly changed, and his gaze snapped toward the distant heavens.
There, two figures wreathed in vast divine light were striding through the air.
Countless golden lotuses scattered along their path as the two figures advanced.
Buddhist chants like ocean tides filled heaven and earth, as though hundreds of millions of Ancient Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were chanting scriptures at once, their voices echoing through countless mountains and rivers.
"It's actually those two!"
"Daoist Jieyin!"
"Daoist Zhunti!"
"The two of them personally came from the West to congratulate little friend Gu Xi on becoming a God and Demon Dao Lord?"
Ying Long spoke in shock.
As he watched the two rapidly approaching figures, his expression was even more solemn than when facing the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and the others.
Because he knew very well that although the Witch and Demon Races currently dominated Hong Huang and stood unrivaled,
the future of Hong Huang would inevitably be ruled by Saints.
No matter how powerful the Witch and Demon Races were, they would amount to nothing before Saints.
And these two before him were practically destined to become Saints.
Although they had yet to become Saints,
who would dare overlook them?
"Th-this must be Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, the two Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates from the Extreme West Land. They actually came to congratulate Dao Lord Gu Xi as well?"
"Hiss! The two of them are destined to become Saints! Two future Saints have come to congratulate Dao Lord Gu Xi... This is truly an enormous honor."
The many gods and demons who had come to Five Elements Mountain to congratulate Gu Xi looked from afar at the overwhelming grand phenomena and at Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti. They were instantly stunned beyond measure.
At the same time, they secretly clicked their tongues.
They felt that Gu Xi's prestige was simply too great.
Even future Saints had come to congratulate him.
"The Enlightened Golden Immortal stood beyond duality; in the West, Bodhi was the ancestor of wondrous dharma. Neither born nor destroyed, he walked the three-three paths, complete in spirit and breath, merciful beyond measure.
"Empty tranquility followed all transformations; true suchness let innate nature act. With a solemn body as eternal as heaven, he understood the heart through countless calamities, a master of great dharma.
"Born from the Lotus Pure Platform, he opened the wondrous teachings of the Two Vehicles. Exquisite relics transcended the mundane, while pearl necklaces were unmatched beneath heaven.
"Purple flames arose within the Eight Virtues Pool, and golden moss grew upon the wondrous Seven Treasures Tree. Because they sought to guide heroes of the eastern land, they came to meet former destiny and form a Saintly Fetus.
"Golden Bow and Silver Halberd were not for guarding fools; Treasure Pestle and Fish Gut Sword each bore their proper name. Do not speak only of Kong Xuan's transformations; beneath the Sala Tree, he was called the Wisdom King."
Buddhist chants filled with Zen intent and vast majesty resounded above Five Elements Mountain.
Buddhist light poured down like a divine waterfall, while the phantoms of countless Buddhas appeared and disappeared.
The entire Five Elements Mountain seemed to have transformed into a Buddhist kingdom upon earth.
The next moment, all the Buddhist chants, Buddhas, lotuses, and other phenomena vanished.
Two figures appeared before Gu Xi.
At this moment, neither figure was surrounded by divine light or phenomena, nor did they emit any vast aura. Instead, they appeared utterly ordinary.
One of them wore an expression of boundless compassion and benevolence, giving others the sense of great mercy, self-sacrifice, and salvation for all living beings.
The other was sallow and thin, his face filled with sorrow. It seemed to contain every pain in the world, making anyone who saw him involuntarily empathize and wish to shed tears.
"I am Daoist Jieyin!"
"I am Daoist Zhunti!"
"We have come especially to congratulate Fellow Daoist Gu Xi on advancing to Great Luo Golden Immortal and attaining eternal life."
"Our West is impoverished and possesses no great treasures. We have brought a bottle of Eight Treasures Merit Water; we hope Fellow Daoist Gu Xi will not disdain it."
Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti smiled as they congratulated Gu Xi.
Although Gu Xi did not know why Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti had come, guests were guests.
"The fact that you two could come is already an honor to me, Gu Xi. How could I possibly disdain it?"
Gu Xi spoke politely and accepted the Eight Treasures Merit Water.
Naturally, he knew how precious this Eight Treasures Merit Water was.
Eight Treasures Merit Water was precious water produced by the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
It referred to water possessing eight extraordinary merits. It was also known as Eight Branch Virtue Water, Eight-Flavored Water, and Eight Merits Water.
It possessed eight qualities: warmth and coolness, purity, sweetness, softness, moistness, harmony, freedom from hunger and thirst, and nourishment of all faculties.
Not only could it cleanse impurities hidden deep within a Gods and Demons Dao Body, it could also refine and purify the Primordial Spirit. It was a treasure sought by countless gods and demons.
That Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti had brought a bottle of Eight Treasures Merit Water as a congratulatory gift clearly showed that they had come with sincerity.
At least, on the surface, that was so!
"Please, take a seat, fellow Daoists!"
With a sweep of Gu Xi's sleeve, two meditation cushions appeared before him.
Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti sat down with smiles.
Gu Xi then had Ying Long sit upon another meditation cushion.
Soon afterward, countless gods and demons came forward to offer congratulations. Gu Xi had Suiren Shi and the other Human Race experts receive and arrange them.
Gu Xi himself sat before Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, swiftly pondering the purpose behind these two coming here today.
These two were famously scheming figures in the myths of Hong Huang. They would not be easy to deal with.
He had to remain vigilant and could not fall for their tricks!
Of course, Gu Xi was not afraid of them either!
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