Three Saints Block the Retreat, Seeking to Avenge Master

Grand Pure Lord of Morality heard about the Witch-Demon calamity and understood the general situation. He replied, "Master, are you referring to the dispute between the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the myriad races of the Primordial World?"

"Mm!"

"Yes, that's it. This calamity is indeed extremely perilous! Junior brothers and sisters, after I return, I will not leave my courtyard. You must also be cautious!"

Seeing their senior brother's stance, the other disciples, including Old Ancestor Hongyun, responded in unison, "We obey Master's command and will emulate Senior Brother!"

Hongjun nodded with satisfaction and then instructed the "Three Thousand Guests" in the palace, "Esteemed guests, three thousand years from now, I will hold my second sermon in the Purple Heaven Palace. I will lecture on the path of the Quasi-Saint. Those who have stepped into the Quasi-Saint realm are expected to attend on time, and you will surely benefit greatly."

The crowd responded to the Dao Ancestor's words, but the vast majority of cultivators sighed slightly after responding, "Our journey of listening to the Dao ends here!"

More than half of those who came to listen to the Dao in the Purple Firmament Palace were still at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, despite their cultivation having advanced by one stage.

Twenty percent advanced from the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Twenty percent advanced from the early stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal to the middle stage.

Less than ten percent advanced from the middle stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal to the late stage.

Only about twenty to thirty individuals advanced from the middle to late stages of Grand Unity Golden Immortal to Grand Unity completion. These were the cream of the crop in the Primordial World.

In this Primordial World, the path of cultivation is extremely difficult for most, lacking powerful foundations and abundant resources.

It is common for cultivators to make no progress in their cultivation realm within three thousand years.

Only those with powerful foundations, exceptional comprehension, and fortunate encounters can ascend rapidly, making cultivation as easy as eating and drinking.

However, to advance a realm, it often requires arduous cultivation for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Fortunately, such powerful beings can ultimately see the great rewards of their cultivation!

The Old Ancestor Hongjun's sermon was naturally a great boon to the cultivators of the Primordial World. Those who attended were bound to improve, far more so than if they cultivated on their own.

But for the vast majority, their journey of listening to the Dao would end here.

The number of attendees for the next sermon on the path of the Quasi-Saint would be drastically reduced.

After the Dao Ancestor finished speaking, the cultivators dispersed from the Purple Heaven Palace and returned along their original paths.

"Master, what about the children?"

Dijun and the others, with worried expressions, approached Beichen. He and Xihe were anxiously covering the Ten Golden Crows to prevent them from running off.

Although the Twelve Moon Maidens were well-behaved, they were still a large group standing beside Changxi. Changxi had to count them one by one, over and over, for fear of losing one.

"Yes, Master. When we return home, we will have to pass through the Great Dao Fragment Domain and the Gale Domain again. It's easy for us, who are all at the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal. However, these children have shallow cultivation and are very difficult to protect!"

Both couples were worried.

All of this was due to the sheer number of children. If they had to escort one or two or three children through the Great Dao Fragment Domain and the Gale Domain, it would be no problem.

But with so many, even those at the peak of Grand Unity could not protect them all.

Moreover, the Golden Crows were extremely mischievous and fearless, like newborn calves. If they entered the Great Dao Fragment Domain, they would likely be annihilated.

"My disciples need not worry. Your Master has a marvelous method!"

Beichen was calm and composed, as if he had already planned for this.

"Are you our Grand-Master?"

The eldest Golden Crow sized up Beichen.

"Yes, you can call me Grand-Master!" Beichen smiled.

"Grand-Master, how can we resolve our parents' worries?"

The eldest Moon Maiden was very sensible, "Grand-Master, whatever you want us to do, the Moon Maidens are willing to help our parents!"

"You are the eldest Moon Maiden, so you must lead your younger sisters. Later, you will surround the ten Golden Crow brothers and prevent them from running around, understand?"

The Moon Maidens possessed extreme cold moon essence. With the Moon Maidens present, they could restrain the violent solar energy of the Golden Crows, making things easier.

After giving instructions, Beichen took out the Universe Ruyi Bottle, opened its mouth, and placed all twenty-two children inside.

The eldest Moon Maiden then led the other Moon Maidens in surrounding the Ten Golden Crows, preventing their intense solar energy from spreading out.

The Golden Crows cried out, wanting to get out, but being surrounded by their sisters, they couldn't force their way through.

"Golden Crow brothers, don't move around, or I'll tell our parents. My father is your father's brother, and my mother is your mother's sister. If our parents get angry, you won't fare well either!"

Upon hearing this, the ten Golden Crows immediately became obedient, "My father, Dijun, has a short temper. If I were to cause trouble now, I'd probably get my backside spanked."

"Tch, I'm not afraid of Father, but Uncle is intimidating. That large bell in his hand is truly terrifying."

"Uncle? Is he Uncle or Uncle-in-law? Brother, shouldn't we call him Uncle-in-law?"

"Call him whatever you want!" another Golden Crow snorted coldly, "It's all correct anyway."

Beichen listened to the conversation inside, finding it both amusing and exasperating.

"Ah! There's a aphid, such a big aphid! This aphid is so powerful, it's actually a Grand Unity Golden Immortal! Let's go, attack it, kill it quickly!"

The Ten Golden Crows attacked in unison.

"It's over, that aphid probably won't survive!"

Beichen didn't pay much attention. He simply put away the Universe Ruyi Treasure Bottle and beckoned Ling Cair, "Cair, it's time for us to go back!"

After listening to the sermon this time, Ling Cair, Mo Yuan, and Yan Lie all reached the peak of the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, with only one step left to reach the perfect state.

They had not been able to fully digest the Great Dao and planned to go back and meditate on it properly.

However, they were troubled because they had forgotten some of the teachings of the Dao Ancestor and did not know what to do.

"Daoist Mystic Turtle, you're out?"

In a flash, almost all the guests in the Purple Firmament Palace had left, leaving only Beichen's group, the Sanqing, Nuwa, Hong Yun, Zhen Yuanzi, and others.

Of course, the little monkey who hadn't listened to the sermon but had waited outside the palace for three thousand years was still there. There was also a Kunpeng, who was staring intently at Hong Yun from the shadows. But seeing that Hong Yun had already reached the perfect state of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, his heart sank.

"Hong Yun listened to the sermon, but I didn't. He's Grand Unity perfect, and I'm only at the mid-stage peak. I can't kill him!"

Kunpeng clenched his fists fiercely. "When I return to the North Sea to cultivate diligently and catch up to him, I will take revenge!"

As Kunpeng was about to leave, he glanced at Beichen again and couldn't help but stop. "Is this the North Sea Black Tortoise? And Zhen Yuanzi! These two have actually reached the Quasi-Saint level!"

"Oh?"

Kunpeng looked to the side again. At some point, the path behind Beichen and the others had been cut off by the Sanqing.

Moreover, the auras of the Sanqing were all soaring wildly, leaping from Grand Unity perfect to the Quasi-Saint realm in one go.

"These Sanqing... ate the Quasi-Saint Pills!" Kunpeng's heart stirred.

"Hahaha, Junior Brother Tongtian is right. Master bestowed the Quasi-Saint Pills upon us with this intention!" Grand Pure Lord of Morality said to Lingbao Moral Heavenly Venerate with a smile. "No wonder Master favors Junior Brother the most. Junior Brother understands Master's thoughts so well!"

The Sanqing had all entered the Quasi-Saint realm. Beichen sensed the ominous aura and slowly turned around, facing the three of them.

Lingbao Moral Heavenly Venerate said, "Daoist Mystic Turtle, we apologize! You led a group of people and disrupted my Master's sermon, causing him quite a bit of embarrassment while he was preaching. As his disciples, we simply cannot stand by and watch!"

"What? Do the three of you want to kill me?" Beichen said nonchalantly.

"We might not be able to kill you, but we must teach you a harsh lesson and break your turtle legs, so you know your place!" Yuanshi gritted his teeth and said.

"Heh heh, if your Master, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, can't teach me a lesson, what makes you three think you can? You're just cobblers?"

Beichen mocked.