Opening a New Path: Hongjun's Autonomy

After chatting for a while, the group began to deduce how to sort out the Earth Vein, extract the Sha Qi, and repair the Earth Vein. After all, what Donghua had said before was just a concept and an idea. To put it into action, they needed concrete methods.

Through continuous deduction, a feasible plan was finally devised, and the group opened their eyes simultaneously.

Zhunti exclaimed excitedly, "In that case, the great undertaking is accomplished!"

The group nodded in agreement, Donghua said, "Then let's split up. Zhen Yuanzi Zhenyuanzi will use the Earth Book to weave a map of the Western Region, with Houtu Daoist Houtu assisting."

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun and I will first eliminate the earthly and fire evil energies, Jieyin and Zhunti Fellow Daoists Zhunti and Yin to sit in charge of Mount Sumeru to create and perfect the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."

"Do you still have any objections?"

The group nodded in agreement and then got to work.

Leaving aside the others, Donghua and Hong Yun began to deal with the Sha Qi, one going east and the other west, and after finishing, they went south and north respectively.

Donghua traveled westward, his divine sense sweeping across all directions. Beneath his feet Twelve-grade Pure World White Lotus bloomed. He dealt with minor areas of Sha Qi along the way, ignoring some and eliminating others directly with the purifying light emanating from the white lotus.

These minor places of Sha Qi are not Donghua's target. His main targets are the major places of malevolent energy on the road to the west, some of which are even absolute Donghua zones.

As Donghua was moving forward, a dark and sunless place appeared ahead, covering an area of about ten thousand miles in circumference. The earthly evil energy and demonic energy combined and soared into the sky. The surrounding area was barren and desolate.

Donghua smiled slightly, stepping onto the white lotus and directly entering this forbidden area.

Upon entering, a fierce wind arose, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The wind was the wind of the earthly evil, and the lightning was the Heavenly Devil Absolute Thunder. They all attacked him, but the Pure World White Lotus blocked them all, preventing them from getting close.

After thinking for a moment, Donghua finally understood how this forbidden land had been formed.

If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the place where the Thunder Demon was killed, but he didn't know who did it.

Thunder Demon was also Quasi-Saint Great Powers the command of Demon Ancestor Luohu. He cultivated the Heavenly Devil Absolute Thunder and was Innate Deities.

Donghua formed hand seals, and a gourd appeared in his hands. This was Houtian Spiritual Treasure he had refined himself.

Its raw materials are some of the body parts of the Fierce Beasts Taotie after it exploded, plus some innate spiritual materials, and it is refined into a high-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure. It has no other uses, one is to store a Great Powers space, and the other is to have a powerful devouring force.

The gourd flew through the air and immediately grew larger, displaying a powerful devouring force. Both the raging Earthly Fiend Tornado and the crimson Heavenly Devil Absolute Thunder were sucked into the gourd.

As the gourd absorbed more and more, this forbidden land began to shake, and malevolent Sha Qi from all directions swept in, impacting the white lotus.

Donghua ignored him and instead opened his Dharma Eye, scanning a spot in the space where a figure was kneeling with a sword stuck in his chest.

This scene seemed unbelievable to him, because to truly kill a Daluo Golden Immortal, one must destroy their primordial spirit, ruin their cultivation path, and shatter their physical body. Only then could one truly kill a Daluo Golden Immortal, let alone one who was Quasi-Saint Great Powers.

The corpse before him should be Thunder Demon, but why is his physical body still intact? Under the scrutiny of his Dharma Eye, it shows no signs of life. Donghua exclaimed in astonishment:

"How is this possible?"

It should be understood that for Quasi-Saint- Saint, even if the primordial spirit is destroyed and the Great Dao is ruined, as long as the physical body remains, in a sense, this person is not dead. However, this corpse is well preserved but has no vitality, which is simply impossible.

Without much thought, he immediately unleashed a Pure Yang Divine Thunder, followed by pure yang divine light, launching attack after attack.

The physical body was becoming increasingly dilapidated, yet it still existed, but it also revealed a slight flaw. Donghua smiled, thinking to himself:

"Since you dare to play these tricks on me, then I'll play along."

The Jingyang Bell appeared out of thin air, transforming into the Evil Corpse Jingyang, wielding the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler, each ruler carrying the power of the Nine Heavens Yuanyang, and launched an attack.

If this foot of wood is firmly planted, whether you live or die, there won't even be a trace left.

Just as the powerful primordial energy of the Nine Yuanyang was about to strike its head, the corpse suddenly drew its spiritual sword from its chest and blocked the attack.

"Hongjun's disciples and their descendants are indeed despicable!"

Donghua stood on the lotus platform and laughed heartily, "Before you say that, please take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror. See what kind of person you are?"

The corpse sneered, "A sharp-tongued brat like you dare speak to your ancestor like that? You're truly courting death!"

Upon hearing this, Donghua lost interest in playing with this guy for a moment. This guy was probably a being born from a physical body after the Thunder Demon's fall.

"Kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Evil Corpse Jingyang held the Primordial Yang Ruler, and a bell rang out, striking without its own sound.

The corpse hesitated for a moment, and Jingyang easily sent it away with a single stroke.

It should have been this easy. If the Evil Corpse can't even handle this body, how can the Three Corpses Path attain enlightenment?

The Evil Corpse was about to destroy the physical body, but Donghua stopped it.

He intended to use this physical body for an experiment, so he handed the Pure World White Lotus to the Evil Corpse Jingyang, instructing him to use the gourd to dispel the Sha Qi.

He then sat down cross-legged and took out the Hunyuan Cauldron Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure that had not been used for a long time.

He unleashed the Pure Yang True Fire in his hand, placed the corpse into the cauldron, and began to refine it, occasionally adding materials for refining weapons, such as Shouyang Copper and golden crystal divine iron.

After forty-nine days of refining, the ritual was finally completed!

The Hunyuan Cauldron opened, revealing a perfectly intact physical body, shimmering and sparkling, its only flaw being the lack of consciousness.

Donghua thought for a moment and then used the magical power of Mysterious Creation that he had learned.

The Mysterious Creation is both a divine power of creation and Creation Great Dao. It involves manipulating heaven and earth, and is profound in its ability to create, bringing something from nothing and turning death into life.

I can't do that yet, but I can at least give it some basic intelligence.

Under the Creation Divine Light, this physical body finally began to change; its eyes began to clear, as if it were a perfectly healthy being.

"Greetings, Master!"

Donghua did not respond, but instead examined the puppet, which could be considered a puppet for now.

Their physical bodies are incredibly strong, comparable to some weaker Quasi-Saint. However, their intelligence is low, possessing only ordinary spirituality. They lack Spiritual Powers and Techniques, knowing only physical combat techniques.

"Could this be considered as creating a new Cultivation Method?"

"Teacher, teacher, would you say I've created a Cultivation Method? Would you like to give me a reward?"

Donghua started calling out, but there was no response for a long time.

"Does this puppetry not count as a Cultivation Method? Should I then collect more dead bodies to practice on, compile a scripture, and widely spread the Immortal Dao before I can be considered to have created a new path?"

At this moment, a Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi suddenly descended from the sky. It was minuscule and very little, but it was still a small amount.

Donghua put away the merit, muttering, "Teacher, you're so stingy. I at least created a branch of Immortal Dao, and this is all you give me? I..."

Before he could finish speaking, three bolts of Zixiao Divine Thunder descended from the sky. He tried to dodge, but found himself completely unable to move or summon any magical treasures. He could only watch helplessly as the three bolts of Zixiao Divine Thunder struck him.

"Ouch, that fucking hurts!"

After the divine lightning struck, Donghua was finally able to move.

Three bolts of Zixiao Divine Thunder: one attacked the physical body, one attacked the primordial spirit, and the third, while causing no harm, transmitted a few words:

"Puppetry is tolerable, but if you dare to use the bodies of Innate Deities and living beings for your refinement, I'll skin you alive!"

Donghua was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that Hongjun was behind this incident, but what he didn't expect was that Hongjun had such a high degree of autonomy!

After all, Hongjun had already merged with the Dao. After merging with the Dao, he was no longer a living being, but a kind of Dao, a part of the Heavenly Dao. It was normal for him to have no emotions or feelings of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness.

It now appears that Hongjun still possessed a certain degree of autonomy after merging with the Dao, but not a high one; otherwise, he wouldn't have used the Zixiao Divine Thunder to transmit his message.

Donghua didn't think much more about it. After bowing slightly, he put away the puppet he had created.

He began dealing with the Sha Qi. After finishing this space, he marked it and moved on to the next location.

This experience keeps repeating itself!

The Evil Corpse Jingyang, headed north, making it faster to deal with it separately.

In dealing with Sha Qi later on, Donghua never encountered a situation like the Thunder Demon again, but he did witness various dangerous places.

One of the places is Desperate Situation, filled with such dense Sha Qi that even Daluo Golden Immortal would likely perish if they entered.

Of course, the Western Continent is only lacking in spiritual energy, but it is not entirely desolate. Many living beings still survive there, and places like these places filled with Sha Qi are, after all, a minority.

When Donghua arrived at the Extreme West, he had finally completed his task of clearing away the Sha Qi, and the geographical markings along the way were also completely finished.

They then returned to Mount Sumeru!

At this time, the others on Mount Sumeru had not yet returned. Only Jieyin and Zhunti were on the mountain creating the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, but it was almost over.

The Jieyin's eyes were slightly closed, as if he were asleep, but his body was surrounded by spiritual light and the Great Dao Law. With each breath, small specks of light appeared in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

Don't underestimate these tiny specks of light; they represent a virtual miniature world.

A mysterious Daoist aura flowed around Zhunti, and wherever the Daoist principles passed, the points of light seemed to become real again. Peaceful immortal light filled this world, captivating people and making them want to succumb to it.

"These Eight Hundred Side Gates Western Region methods are truly wicked, resembling gods, immortals, and demons, yet forming a distinct system, truly extraordinary. Moreover, the two of them already possess a sliver of the foundation for future Buddhist Dao cultivation."

Donghua couldn't help but sigh, "These people who possess the Primordial Violet Qi are truly formidable. Perhaps they aren't the strongest in terms of combat power, but when it comes to their understanding of the Dao, they are definitely among the most outstanding."

"Moreover, looking at the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss of Ultimate Bliss today, it's no wonder that Buddhist Sect will be able to rival Daoism in the future."

Donghua found an open space, sat quietly on a white lotus, and Zhunti Jieyin and Zhunti performing the great Western Region Dharma.

The two of them didn't hold back at all and were giving it their all. They weren't afraid that Donghua would steal their teachings. To be precise, they were actually hoping that Donghua would learn the Western Great Dharma, since it was like a windfall!

Not long after, a red light flashed in the distance, and Hongyun Daojun arrived.

At one point, Jieyin and Zhunti also withdrew their magical powers, and the initial establishment of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss was completed. Now, only Zhen Yuanzi and Houtu remained...