Wolves Circle Red Cloud, His Doom Is Near

Tongtian waved his hand, sacrificing the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram. He cried out to the heavens, "I am Supreme Pure Heavenshaker, transformed from Pangu's Nascent Soul. Today, I establish a great sect here, named the Jie Sect. It shall teach without distinction and seize for all living beings that sliver of survival."

"I am the Jie Sect Leader. With the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation as the sect's treasure, the Jie Sect, arise!"

"Rumble!" As Tongtian's voice fell, the Heavenly Dao trembled in the unseen realm. Waves of Heavenly Dao Merit emerged above Tongtian's head.

Then the Merit descended. Like Yuanshi, Tongtian rose from the middle stage of Quasi-Saint, climbing steadily upward with unstoppable momentum.

In the end, with a boom, a terrifying Saintly Pressure no weaker than Yuanshi's swept forth from Tongtian.

In an instant, it swept across the Primordial World and enveloped heaven and earth. Countless living beings fell to their knees beneath that pressure.

At this moment, Tongtian had also proven his Dao. He had likewise achieved Dao Proving Through Merit and become a Heavenly Dao Saint.

Just as all living beings assumed the Three Pure Ones had arranged their sainthood in advance, Tongtian withdrew his pressure, and the beings below were about to rise from the ground.

Suddenly, heaven and earth shook again. Following the feeling in their hearts, everyone looked westward and immediately saw two figures emerge from Mount Sumeru.

Seeing this, no one could remain calm. It was one thing for the Three Pure Ones to prove their Dao together.

Could Jieyin and Zhunti have chosen this day to prove their Dao as well?

At this moment, the senior and junior disciples Jieyin and Zhunti stood in the air above Mount Sumeru and shouted to the heavens, "Heavenly Dao above, today, we, Jieyin and Zhunti, jointly establish a great sect, named the Western Sect. It shall prosper in the west and enlighten all living beings."

"We shall use the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus to suppress the destiny of the Western Sect. Western Sect, arise!"

"Rumble!"

As their voices fell, the Heavenly Dao responded from the unseen realm. Waves of Heavenly Dao Merit immediately gathered above their heads.

There seemed to be no need to say what would happen next. These two would surely follow the Three Pure Ones, establish a sect, prove their Dao, and become Saints.

Yet things did not unfold as everyone expected. They had thought that, with the Merit from founding a sect, it would be only natural for Jieyin and Zhunti to prove their Dao and become Saints.

But even after all the Merit had descended, Jieyin and Zhunti had only reached the perfected Quasi-Saint realm.

They had not become Saints!

This left everyone somewhat dumbfounded.

They had also founded a sect, yet the Merit Jieyin and Zhunti received was actually insufficient to make them Saints?

In truth, though, this was easy to understand. First, Jieyin and Zhunti were two people jointly founding one great sect, so the Merit they received was divided between them. Unlike the Three Pure Ones, each of whom founded a great sect alone.

Second, Jieyin and Zhunti did not possess Pangu's legacy as the Three Pure Ones did, nor did their nascent souls conceal Creation Merit.

With these factors combined, the Merit they gained from founding their sect was insufficient for them to prove their Dao and become Saints.

However, Jieyin and Zhunti seemed to have anticipated this. Just as everyone believed they had failed to prove their Dao, the two suddenly raised their heads once more and issued the Forty-Eight Great Vows to the heavens.

They used their great vows to borrow Merit from the Heavenly Dao.

"Rumble!"

Heaven and earth roared. In an instant, the skies above Mount Sumeru darkened, and countless bolts of thunder and flashes of lightning appeared.

A massive eyeball appeared above Jieyin and Zhunti.

This eyeball was the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. It looked down upon them, then after a moment, vanished from sight.

"Granted!"

A cold voice resounded. It was Hongjun's voice—or, more precisely, the voice of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun had achieved Merger with the Heavenly Dao. At this moment, he was already the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao had acknowledged the Forty-Eight Great Vows made by Jieyin and Zhunti.

Immediately, waves of Heavenly Dao Merit emerged above the two of them.

This Merit was what they had borrowed from the Heavenly Dao through the Forty-Eight Great Vows.

As the Merit descended, Jieyin and Zhunti finally succeeded in proving their Dao and becoming Saints.

Terrifying Saintly Pressure swept out from the two of them, shrouding the entire Primordial World.

The living beings who had just finished paying homage to the Three Pure Ones now had no choice but to bow to the two of them as well.

Thus, within a single day, five Saints had been born one after another. All Sages had emerged in succession, shocking every living being and leaving them somewhat numb.

It even gave people the impression that becoming a Saint was perhaps this simple.

After Jieyin and Zhunti also withdrew, everyone's gaze could not help but turn toward Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

Because among those who possessed Hongmeng Purple Qi, aside from Hongyun, the other six had all become Saints.

So what about Hongyun?

Would Hongyun also emerge, establish a great sect, receive Merit from heaven, and prove his Dao to become a Saint?

Yet everyone waited and waited, but Hongyun never appeared.

Before long, many thoughts arose in certain people's hearts.

After all, Hongyun was unlike the Three Pure Ones and the others. During the teachings at Zixiao Palace, although Hongyun received Hongmeng Purple Qi, he had not become Hongjun's disciple.

Moreover, Hongjun had never said that Hongyun would definitely become a Saint. The ones destined to become Saints were the Three Pure Ones and the others.

Now, the Three Pure Ones and the others had all fulfilled that destiny, becoming Saints one after another. Only Hongyun remained.

Or rather, only Hongyun's strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi remained.

It was the only remaining foundation for sainthood. Since Hongyun had not become a Saint, could it be seized and used by someone else?

Once such thoughts arose in everyone's hearts, they spread like an uncontrollable flood, multiplying without end.

The only difficulty was that Hongyun was currently cultivating in seclusion within Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

And Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain was the Dao Field of his friend Zhenyuanzi. Zhenyuanzi had arranged the Innate Wutu Great Formation there.

This grand array excelled at defense, and the Earthly Scroll, one of the Three Books of Heaven, Earth, and Man, served as its formation core to suppress it. Even those who were also great powers had no confidence that they could breach it.

Therefore, although everyone harbored the desire to seize it, they had no way to act for the moment and could only continue waiting for an opportunity.

"Ding! Detected that the sects of All Sages are recruiting disciples. The host may choose from the following options."

"Option One: Join the Interpretation Sect. There is a certain chance of becoming the Deputy Sect Leader of the Interpretation Sect. Reward: one portion of Origin of Innate Thunder."

"Option Two: Join the Jie Sect. Reward: one portion of Origin of Innate Sword Dao. (This mission has a relatively high chance of failure; the system does not recommend that the host choose it.)"

"Option Three: Join the Western Sect. There is a very high chance of becoming the Deputy Sect Leader of the Western Sect. Reward: one portion of Origin of Innate Annihilation."

"Option Four: Ignore this matter. Reward: one Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation."