Chu Xuan waited for a long time, his gaze shifting slightly.
With information missing and no system to help him, he didn't know that Hongjun was also beset by troubles at this time.
In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun watched the surging Heavenly Dao with a grim expression. East Prince Gong had the Mandate of the Emperor and the status of the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Although Hongjun had intended to use Haotian and Jade Pool to replace him in the future, then deal with this hidden danger,
he hadn't expected East Prince Gong to fall here before he could even begin scheming.
Though under the Heavenly Dao, anyone could fall without warning, his death had greatly spurred the Heavenly Dao to alter the future.
The Heavenly Dao wouldn't bring down a tribulation, of course, but it needed to evolve anew and alter the future, setting the Great Dao in motion. This brought immense trouble to Hongjun, who wanted to Integrate with Dao.
The Heavenly Dao had changed. Would his Dao-integration change with it?
If he couldn't keep up with these changes, his progress toward Dao-integration would instantly stop advancing and instead plummet!
The Calamity of Killing had erupted, giving him a reason to act.
But he hadn't expected East Prince Gong to die!
That had robbed him of his opportunity, leaving him no time to deal with the affairs of the Primordial Wilderness!
How could that fellow East Prince Gong be so weak?
Hongjun's expression was utterly grim.
But all he could do was sit down and soothe the Heavenly Dao first, following its changes.
Since Hongjun hadn't acted, the intensity of this Calamity of Killing had surged in an instant.
Even Great Divine Ability Users could fall. The entire Primordial Wilderness was locked in battle, and the Dao Ancestor still hadn't come down to stop it?
This completely violated the unspoken understanding established during his lectures.
So this was what tacit approval meant!
Countless powerful beings misunderstood the situation. All their former misgivings vanished, and they were filled with excitement.
"The Saint Positions will be decided today!"
Someone murmured as they struck.
The Three Pure Ones' hidden domain was breached once more. More than five Great Divine Ability Users attacked, accompanied by groups of Great Luo Golden Immortals.
The Three Pure Ones took the initiative to fight, and all of them were wounded.
Xuanming frowned and joined the battle.
Though she didn't want to risk her life for the Three Pure Ones, there was no time to hesitate now.
Yet the instant she clashed with one of the Great Divine Ability Users, her heart stirred.
Little sister!
She sensed the faint resonance between Ancestral Shamans.
It turned out Houtu and the others had discovered that Chu Xuan had been taken away by Xuanming and was inside the Three Pure Ones Secret Realm.
Afraid something might happen to Chu Xuan, they had organized this campaign themselves.
Better for her to act than for someone else to do so; she could also use the opportunity to take Chu Xuan away.
And while they were at it, they could repay the Wu Clan's alliance with the Three Pure Ones.
Only after secretly communicating with the other Ancestral Shamans during the fight did Xuanming understand this last point.
They knew their little brother's style of being both a government official and a bandit all too well.
Naturally, they had no objection.
Then the Ancestral Shamans fought with all their might. The Three Pure Ones were left bloodied, and Xuanming was gravely wounded. New Ancestral Shamans, Rushou and Jumang, arrived to help.
Since they were going to incur Karma, they might as well incur a lot of it.
This time, the Three Pure Ones really were in mortal danger!
Vast stretches of Three Pure Ones Mountain were smashed to pieces.
Chu Xuan's gaze shifted. He met the eyes of one of the Great Divine Ability Users, and they exchanged information.
He felt somewhat helpless, yet also a little amused.
Still, he played along and accepted a drop of Ancestral Shaman Essence Blood from Rushou, temporarily raising his cultivation to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in full view of everyone.
Rumble—
Countless True Bodies reached out and scooped up the many Three Pure Ones disciples scattered across Three Pure Ones Mountain.
Then they left without looking back.
Chu Xuan's actions startled the Three Pure Ones, but they quickly understood: he was preserving the foundations of their disciples.
They were grateful to Chu Xuan.
The kindness should be repaid in kind. Mere assistance was nothing much, but saving an entire orthodoxy brought far more goodwill than simply helping them fight.
The Gods understood Chu Xuan's intentions as well.
Some were unwilling, but after Ancestral Shaman Jumang personally escorted Chu Xuan away, they didn't press the matter too much.
The Three Pure Ones Secret Realm had already been thoroughly wrecked and laid open.
The Three Pure Ones could no longer remain in peace; they had been drawn completely into the calamity. From here on, it would come down to whose methods were stronger.
There might be no benefit in continuing to pursue those disciples.
If the Three Pure Ones were truly willing to surrender their Cushions in the end, whoever had killed their disciples certainly wouldn't benefit.
Thus, with everyone's tacit consent, Chu Xuan successfully earned the Three Pure Ones' immense gratitude.
Of course, in full view of everyone, Chu Xuan had also taken the opportunity to draw away two Great Divine Ability Users who had attacked from the shadows, as if they couldn't bear to let him profit so easily.
That allowed him to withdraw safely with two Ancestral Shamans.
Under the Ancestral Shamans' protection, Chu Xuan hurried back to the Wu Clan's heartland, where other Ancestral Shamans were secretly pretending to attack as well.
That was to avoid making things look too obvious.
After Chu Xuan had set down the Three Pure Ones' orthodoxy, he changed back into the appearance of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Fuxi and Nuwa hurried over too. They looked at the battered Three Pure Ones' orthodoxy and the many dazed disciples.
They couldn't help but sigh.
"Even the Three Pure Ones Secret Realm has been completely breached!"
"It seems the Calamity of Killing is upon us!"
But after saying that, Fuxi found Chu Xuan increasingly suspicious the more he looked at him.
With what he'd just done, Chu Xuan had very likely earned the goodwill of all three future Saints once again.
How was it that the Wu Clan seemed to get every advantage?
Something was off. Very off!
Also, when Chu Xuan had returned earlier, that had been the True Body of a Great Witch, hadn't it?
Why did it seem to disappear all of a sudden?
"A Great Witch?"
Perhaps sensing Fuxi's confusion, Chu Xuan explained of his own accord.
"I borrowed a secret art from the clan. It consumed Ancestral Shaman Essence Blood!"
It was just barely enough to get him off the hook.
More importantly, Fuxi had no time to investigate further.
As the Three Pure Ones Secret Realm was breached, and even the Three Pure Ones were drawn into a bloody battle,
the East Sea shook.
A sudden upheaval caught his attention.
At the heart of a chaotic battle involving more than two hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals, Zhunti and Jieyin seemed to have been frightened out of their wits.
They suddenly made a decision.
The two of them flew toward opposite sides at the same time.
Zhunti said, "Fellow Daoist Di Jun, help me! I'm willing to cultivate together with the Demon Heavenly Court and work toward our common good!"
Jieyin said, "Fellow Daoist of the Dragon Race, help me! I'm currently cultivating the path of Karma Fire, and I will surely repay you in the future!"
The two most powerful factions that had been helping them were overjoyed.
After helping them for so long, they had finally joined their side under pressure.
If they'd done so earlier instead of resisting their protection, and had entered the core of their respective factions, how could there have been such bloodshed?
However, their joy quickly turned to anger.
Because the two hadn't joined the same side at all.
They had diversified their investments.
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