Six Sages Take Their Places, the Fake Violet Qi Is Exposed

Great Formation of the Stars, Solar Star formation eye.

Lu Chen knocked the Demon Saint guarding the formation unconscious with one brick, then swiftly pulled out the crimson-gold formation flag blazing with Solar True Fire.

The instant the formation flag left its position, the entire formation trembled violently, and the movement of the stars stalled for a moment.

"Got it!" He stuffed the formation flag into the Qiankun Diagram, then turned and lunged toward the Lunar Star formation eye nearby.

The Lunar Star formation eye was guarded by two female Demon Saints—Changxi and Xihe, Di Jun's two wives and the future moon goddesses.

Their cultivation was not high, but their status was special, and they bore protective restrictions left behind by Di Jun.

"My apologies, fellow Daoists." Lu Chen grinned as the Chaos Brick transformed into nine phantom bricks, smashing toward both women at once.

Changxi and Xihe's expressions changed. They summoned their Moonlight Wheels to block the attack.

But how terrifying was Lu Chen's strength now?

A Mid-Stage Quasi-Saint, with the Law of Strength fully mastered, the Chaos Brick and God-Slaying Spear in hand—two moon goddesses at Grand Unity Peak were no match for him.

Bang! Bang! The Moonlight Wheels shattered, and the two women collapsed limply.

Just as Lu Chen was about to pull the flag, his heart stirred. He stopped and looked at Changxi.

A Jade Slip had actually fallen from the arms of this cool and aloof moon goddess. A few small words were engraved on its surface: [Lunar Origin, for one fated to receive it. I hope you will treat the innocent of the Demon Clan kindly.]

"Lunar Origin?" Lu Chen picked up the Jade Slip and swept it with his Divine Sense. It recorded the method for breaking the Lunar Star's innate restrictions, as well as a Lunar Origin Inheritance.

Had Changxi... anticipated long ago that the Demon Clan would lose? Was that why she had left herself a way out?

Lu Chen fell silent for a moment. He put away the Jade Slip but did not touch the Lunar Star formation flag. Instead, he fed Changxi and Xihe two healing pills each and set up a protective barrier around them.

"There are sensible people in the Demon Clan too... Fine, I'll leave them a sliver of life."

He gave up on the Lunar formation flag and instead charged toward the formation eyes of the other auxiliary stars.

Among the three hundred and sixty-five main star formation eyes, with the Solar Star—the core—gone, the formation's power had already been reduced by thirty percent.

Lu Chen moved as though no one stood in his way, pulling out seventy-two formation flags in succession, specifically choosing those with great power but weak defenses.

The Great Formation of the Stars grew increasingly chaotic. The power of the stars began to run wild, backlashing against the Demon Clan itself.

Outside the formation, Di Jun, who was controlling the grand formation, spat out a mouthful of golden blood. His face turned deathly pale. "Someone is breaking the formation! Taiyi, go and see!"

Taiyi was about to move when the Pangu Phantom within the Great Heavenly God-Demon Array cleaved down with an axe, forcing him to turn back and defend.

"Hahaha! Little Di Jun, your grand formation is finished!" Ancestral Witch Dijiang roared with laughter as the Witch Clan's offensive grew even fiercer.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen had already collected the one hundred and eighth formation flag, filling the Qiankun Diagram to the brim.

Knowing when to stop, he used Brick Escape and vanished from the heart of the formation.

The moment he returned to the outskirts of Buzhou Mountain, he witnessed a shocking sight—

At the rift torn open in the sky, Nuwa had appeared. She took out the Five-Colored Stones and began refining them to Mend Heaven.

With every stone she repaired, Heavenly Dao sent down Golden Light of Merit. Her aura climbed steadily, and the three flowers above her head gradually transformed into Saintly Light!

"Nuwa is about to become a Saint!" The myriad beings of the Primordial World looked up in awe.

At the same time, three streams of clear qi shot into the heavens from the direction of Kunlun Mountain, transforming into three Saint phantoms—Lao Tzu, Yuanshi, and Tongtian. They established their religions and became Saints at the same time!

"I establish the Human Religion, to enlighten the Human Clan!"

"I establish the Explanation Religion, to expound the principles of heaven!"

"I establish the Interception Religion, to Seize a Sliver of Life!"

The Three Pure Ones had become Saints!

At Western Spirit Mountain, the reincarnated bodies of Jieyin and Zhunti—Amitabha and Patriarch Bodhi—manifested golden forms and made forty-eight great vows:

"If I attain supreme Bodhi... I shall not claim perfect enlightenment..."

Once the vows were completed, Heavenly Dao acknowledged them and sent down Merit. Their auras surged. Though they had not fully recovered their cultivation from their past lives, they had entered the Saint Realm!

"I establish Buddhism, to Save All Sentient Beings!"

The Two Sages of the West had taken their places!

Together with Nuwa, six Saints had emerged in a very short time!

The Primordial World shook, and ten thousand Daos resonated.

Saintly pressure enveloped heaven and earth, even causing the Witch-Demon War to pause.

Lu Chen hid among the clouds, clicking his tongue in amazement. "Saints are popping up like dumplings... Hm? Where is Senior Hongyun?"

He looked toward Wuzhuang Temple and saw violet qi circling above Hongyun's head. He too had reached the brink of becoming a Saint.

Zhen Yuanzi stood at his side to protect him. The Earth Book was unfurled, guarding against schemers.

"Senior Hongyun is about to become a Saint too. Seven Saints will take their places, leaving only the final Saint..." Lu Chen suddenly thought of something, and his face changed. "No! Senior Hongyun's violet qi is fake!"

He remembered clearly that the violet qi Hongyun had received from the Purple Sky Palace had been contaminated by Luohu's Demonic Seed!

Although it had later been purified, after Dao Ancestor took it back, had the violet qi he gave Hongyun truly been pure?

Lu Chen focused his eyes and looked at the violet qi above Hongyun's head.

The violet qi swirled with Dao intent flowing through it. It appeared completely normal.

Yet the complete violet qi within Lu Chen's body trembled faintly, sending out a weak sense of rejection—violet qi from the same source should not react like this!

"There's something wrong with that violet qi!" Lu Chen was about to send a voice transmission warning—

But it was already too late.

Hongyun's aura rose to its peak, triggering Heavenly Dao's response. Boundless Merit was about to descend.

Yet at the final step of becoming a Saint, the violet qi above his head suddenly twisted violently, its surface filling with dense black runes!

"Aaaah!" Hongyun screamed as blood sprayed from his seven orifices, and his aura instantly crumbled!

Lu Chen knew those black runes all too well—they were Luohu's Demonic Seed!

And they were even more concealed and vicious than the ones he had seen before!

"Hongjun, you old bastard! You harmed me—!" Hongyun roared in despair.

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes split with rage. The Earth Book suppressed frantically, yet it could not disperse the Demonic Seed.

Just as Hongyun was about to be devoured by the Demonic Seed, body and soul destroyed—

"Disperse."

High above the Nine Heavens, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's phantom appeared and pointed with one hand.

The Demonic Seed within Hongyun was forcibly stripped away, but his path to sainthood was interrupted as well. His cultivation plummeted to the Early Quasi-Saint stage, his Dao foundation damaged. He would never again have any chance at a Saint Position in this life!

Dao Ancestor looked at the violet qi contaminated by the Demonic Seed and said calmly, "This violet qi was tampered with by Luohu long ago. Even I did not notice. Hongyun, you have no fate with the Saint Position, but you may enjoy the Earth Immortal fruition and live as long as heaven and earth."

With that, he sent a strand of Earth Immortal Origin into Hongyun's body, helping him stabilize his injuries.

Hongyun gave a bitter laugh and said nothing more.

Zhen Yuanzi supported him, bowed to Dao Ancestor, then turned and returned to Wuzhuang Temple.

The entire scene fell silent.

The six Saints taking their places was a joyous event, but what had happened to Hongyun sent chills down everyone's backs—if even the violet qi bestowed by Dao Ancestor could be tampered with, was there anywhere safe in the Primordial World?

"Then the final Saint Position..." someone asked softly.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's gaze swept across the crowd before finally landing on the clouds where Lu Chen was hiding. "The final Saint Position shall be inherited by the successor of the Law of Strength. Little friend Lu Chen, will you not reveal yourself?"

Lu Chen's scalp tingled. He flew out from the clouds despite himself and bowed. "Dao Ancestor, this junior walks the path of Proving the Dao through Strength. I do not need a Saint Position..."

"Who says Proving the Dao through Strength conflicts with a Saint Position?" Dao Ancestor interrupted. "If Pangu had been willing to become a Saint, he would have long since become the Primordial World's first Heavenly Dao Saint. Proving the Dao through Strength is the foundation, while a Saint Position is authority. The two can coexist."

He raised his hand, and the purified, complete strand of violet qi flew toward Lu Chen. "This is the Primordial World's final strand of pure Primordial Violet Qi. Will you accept it?"

Lu Chen looked at the violet qi, then at the countless greedy, jealous, and resentful eyes around him. Suddenly, he smiled.

"Dao Ancestor honors this junior too greatly. I dare not refuse."

He reached out and caught the violet qi.

The instant the violet qi entered his body, it fused with the half-strand already within him, becoming one complete strand and refining completely!

At the same time, Heavenly Dao responded. Boundless Merit descended, and his aura began to rise toward the Saint Realm!

But at the crucial moment, Lu Chen forcibly suppressed his cultivation!

He did not want to become a Saint yet!

"Dao Ancestor, this junior wishes to prove the Dao through Strength first before bearing the Saint Position." Lu Chen spoke loudly. "This junior will accept the violet qi, but the Saint Position... may be held in reserve for now."

The moment those words came out, the entire crowd erupted.

There was actually someone who did not want a Saint Position?

Had he gone mad?

But Dao Ancestor Hongjun smiled. "Good. With such temperament, your future achievements will be limitless. The Saint Position shall be reserved for you. The day you prove the Dao through Strength shall be the day the eighth Saint takes his place."

With that, the phantom vanished.

The six Saints taking their places was now settled, while the eighth Saint remained undecided.

Lu Chen let out a sigh of relief—if he became a Saint now, he would be tied to Heavenly Dao for good. How would he flip the table in the Demon Abyss then? How would he roam Chaos?

Yet this action had also made him the target of everyone.

Minghe was the first to step forward, his blood-red robes snapping in the wind. "Little friend Lu Chen, since you do not want the Saint Position, why not yield the violet qi to this ancestor? Name any condition you wish."

Kunpeng also said sinisterly, "Indeed. You already possess the Law of Strength inheritance, so why covet violet qi? Hand it over, and we can ensure your safety in the Primordial World."

Even some hidden old monsters of the Primordial World revealed themselves, their gazes unfriendly.

Lu Chen looked around at everyone and suddenly grinned.

"You want the violet qi? Sure."

He raised his hand, and a phantom of violet qi appeared in his palm.

"Defeat me, and the violet qi is yours."

As his words fell, the God-Slaying Remnant Spear appeared in his hand, the Chaos Brick hovered above his head, and the Morning Bell hung at his waist. Killing intent surged into the heavens!

"Who wants to be the first to die?!"