No sooner had Houtu finished speaking than the Twenty-Four-Petal Reincarnation Purple Lotus began to rotate slowly, its petals covered in dense purple Dao patterns.
The purple Dao patterns wove into a net throughout the Nine Netherworld, then slowly rose from beneath it, dyeing the entire Primordial World violet.
Houtu felt an immense power beneath her feet. It was the will of the Earthly Dao, which had slumbered for countless yuan epochs. Through the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, it was slowly awakening, like a colossal beast opening its eyes.
For the first time, Hongjun's expression turned grave. The Creation Jade Disc appeared above his head, and the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos descended, attempting to suppress the Earthly Dao that was about to awaken.
Seeing this, the Three Pure Ones could not help but burn with anxiety. Yet before the Dao Ancestor, they did not dare act openly and could only turn their gazes toward Lu Xuan.
So long as Lu Xuan gave the order, the Three Pure Ones would no longer care about anything else. Even if they tore all pretenses apart with Hongjun, they would still intervene to stop him.
But Lu Xuan knew very well that even if the Three Pure Ones acted, they could not stop Hongjun from doing what he wished. After all, Hongjun's cultivation had already reached the Primordial Limitless Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
He was simply not someone Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals like the Three Pure Ones could contend against. Even if they forced themselves to act, they would merely be courting death.
However, Lu Xuan had already thought of a way to break the deadlock. He immediately sent a secret voice transmission to Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches, instructing them to join Houtu in forming the Twelve Heavenly Gods Baleful