Honghuang: Fire De Huaguang, I am the Horse King of Human Education

Empress Pingxin looked at him quietly, her eyes, which seemed to hold the power of reincarnation, as if they could see through all lies.

After a long while, she slowly spoke, her voice carrying a strange fluctuation.

"Randeng, you were originally a guest of Zixiao Palace, but due to your unsettled nature, your path has been fraught with difficulties. Now that the great calamity has begun, and you have fallen into the hands of this palace, you are destined to be connected with the Earthly Path."

She paused, her voice seductive.

"If you are willing to relinquish your identity as a member of the Chan Sect and remain in the Six Paths of Reincarnation to help me untangle the order of reincarnation and comprehend the mysteries of the Earthly Dao, I can draw upon the power of the Earthly Dao's origin to help you rebuild your foundation, and perhaps even... glimpse the opportunity to attain the Saintly Position of the Earthly Dao! What do you say?"

A sacred position attained through the earth?!
The Taoist Ran Deng trembled violently! His eyes instantly blazed with unbelievable ecstasy and greed! A holy position!
That was the ultimate opportunity he had been dreaming of!

If he could become a saint, even just a lowly saint, it would be enough for him to stand above all living beings and be on equal footing with the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!

No more having to be subservient to others, no more living in fear!
An immense temptation was gnawing at his mind!

He opened his mouth, almost blurting out an agreement!

However, at this critical moment!
The cold and majestic face of the Primordial Celestial Venerable flashed through his mind!

He dodged the strict rules of the Jade Void Palace! Betraying the Chan Sect and defecting to the Underworld? How could the Primordial Heavenly Lord tolerate such a thing?!
At that time, he might be crushed to death by Yuanshi Tianzun with a single finger from afar before he even becomes a saint!
Fear instantly overwhelmed greed! The Taoist Ran Deng's expression shifted constantly before finally turning to ashes.

His lips trembled, and his voice was dry.

"Your Majesty... This humble Taoist... This humble Taoist is a disciple of the Jade Purity Sect. The Master has shown me immeasurable kindness... This humble Taoist... This humble Taoist..."

He ultimately didn't dare to say "no," but his hesitation and fear spoke volumes.

The Empress Pingxin's eyes were filled with disappointment and coldness.

Looking at Ran Deng's timid appearance, her patience finally ran out.

"Stubborn and inflexible people are unlikely to achieve great things."

Empress Pingxin's voice returned to its previous coldness.

"In that case, you shall stay here and watch the lanterns for the Ancestral Temple of the Witch Clan."

As soon as she finished speaking, she flicked her finger!
A dark, cyclical force instantly entered Randeng's body! Randeng felt an irresistible force surge in, instantly sealing all his cultivation!

The coffin lantern in his hand flew out and hovered above the huge altar in the center of the Ancestral Witch Hall, emitting a faint light.

Meanwhile, the lamp itself was pulled by an invisible force, transforming into a hunched old man dressed in gray linen clothes, withered and lifeless, and fixed below the altar, facing the faintly burning coffin lantern.

He was still conscious, but he could no longer move an inch. He could only watch over this lamp day after day, year after year!
The figure of Lady Pingxin slowly faded and finally disappeared into the depths of the vortex of reincarnation, leaving only the consciousness of Randeng, filled with endless regret and despair, roaring silently in the silent Ancestral Witch Hall!

He missed the greatest opportunity of his life!

One wrong step, and you're doomed!

Xiqi City.

Banners fluttered and soldiers stood in formation atop the towering city walls.

Before the city gate, eleven Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, led by Guang Chengzi, stood solemnly, their auras deep and concentrated.

Behind them stood Ji Fa, the crown prince of Xiqi, and a group of important ministers of Xiqi.

In the distance, a cold sword light pierced the sky and arrived in an instant!

The sword light dissipated, revealing the indifferent figure of Grand Master Xuandu.

Behind him were hundreds of sword cultivators from Shouyang Mountain, dressed in plain white Taoist robes, carrying long swords, exuding a sharp aura and with eyes like swords!
They were like swords drawn from their sheaths, their sharpness fully revealed, completely different from the otherworldly elegance of the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

"Senior Brother Xuandu!"

Guang Chengzi quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and his face showed both respect and complexity.

"Thank you for coming all this way, Senior Brother, to help Xiqi!"

Grand Master Xuandu nodded slightly, his gaze calmly sweeping over Guang Chengzi and the others, but his brows furrowed imperceptibly.

"Where is Fellow Daoist Ran Deng? Why hasn't he come?"

Upon hearing this, the eleven Golden Immortals, including Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, and Ju Liusun, were all taken aback!
They looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and astonishment!
Master Ran Deng? He... wasn't he always in Xiqi? He even intervened when the Ancestral Qilin attacked... and then... what happened next?

A chill instantly crept up the spines of all the Golden Immortals!
They were horrified to discover that their memories of the Taoist Ran Deng had become extremely blurry! It was as if an important memory had been forcibly erased!
They couldn't even remember when the last time the Taoist Ran Deng appeared!
No one knows where he went! He just... vanished without a trace?!

And how come not a single one of them noticed?!
"This...Teacher Ran Deng..."

Guang Chengzi's face turned deathly pale, and his voice trembled.

“We…we didn’t even know when he left…we…we didn’t notice at all…”

Grand Master Xuandu's eyes held a strange light, but he did not delve into it, and simply said calmly.

"Fine. Let's go into the city first."

Filled with doubt and unease, the crowd escorted Grand Master Xuandu into Xiqi City, heading straight for the Marquis of Xibo's residence.

In the main hall of the mansion, Jiang Ziya had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing the arrival of Grand Master Xuandu, he quickly stepped forward to pay his respects and then recounted the detailed battle situation since the start of the war between Xiqi and Dashang.

He reported on all the earth-shattering events, including the power of Kong Xuan's five-colored divine light, the ferocity of Chi You's witch clan battle formation, the prosperity of Hua Guang Kong Tong Seal in gathering human fortune, the fall of the ancestral Qilin, the surrender of Kunpeng to the Heavenly Court, and the intervention of Lady Pingxin.

Grand Master Xuandu sat upright in the main seat, listening expressionlessly, as if he were listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

The sword cultivators from Shouyang Mountain behind him stood solemnly, their eyes sharp, and remained silent.

However, Ji Fa, who was sitting at the lower end of the table, was experiencing a turbulent time in his heart!

He looked at the lofty and aloof Grand Master Xuandu, at the sharp-looking sword cultivators of Shouyang Mountain who regarded mortals as worthless, and then at the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect beside him, who, though respectful, still harbored a sense of superiority over mortals in their eyes...

An indescribable sense of humiliation and anger burned fiercely in his heart!
These aloof immortals!
In their eyes, there is only the Investiture of the Gods! Only the struggle for sainthood! Only the allocation of destiny!

Xiqi? The people of Xiqi? The soldiers of Xiqi? In Jiang Ziya's mouth, they were nothing more than a series of cold casualty figures!
In the eyes of Grand Master Xuandu, they probably don't even count as numbers!

Ji Fa, the dignified heir of Xiqi and the future emperor of Zhou, was completely ignored in front of these immortals!
They didn't even get a proper look from him! "Immortal...Chan Sect...Shouyang Mountain..."

Ji Fa clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms, oblivious to the blood seeping out.

He lowered his head, but his eyes burned with unprecedented ambition and hatred.

"Today you treat me like an ant, and look down on me... In the future, when I, Ji Fa, take control of the world, I will make you all bow down and submit! In this great calamity of the gods, I, Ji Fa, will be the one who holds the chessboard, not a pawn that you can manipulate at will!"

On the walls of Xiqi, a biting wind howled, and banners fluttered in the wind.

Grand Master Xuandu, dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, stood alone on the battlements, his gaze piercing through dozens of miles to fall upon the Shang army camp.

Above the continuous camp, a vast and powerful force of blood energy soared into the sky, condensing and not dissipating, transforming into a massive wall of blood energy that was ten thousand feet high and incredibly thick!

Fifty thousand elite soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty, each with blood and energy like a dragon, their killing intent soaring to the sky!
They sat cross-legged, their breaths connected, like a single entity, each breath causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to vibrate!

The oppressive aura emanating from that wall of qi and blood actually faintly reached the realm of immortals!
The combined power of 50,000 immortals—what a terrifying sight!

"Blessed by the blessings of humanity, one can actually transform from a mortal to an immortal..."

A slight ripple finally appeared in Grand Master Xuandu's indifferent eyes, but it quickly returned to its usual calm.

He was unmoved by the horrifying sight, and simply slowly raised his right hand.

An ancient array, neither silk nor brocade, neither gold nor jade, flowing with chaotic energy and depicting profound patterns of yin and yang and the birth and death of dust particles, appeared out of thin air in his palm.

It is the array diagram of the Primordial Treasure—the Two Elements Dust Array—bestowed by Lao Tzu!

The moment the array appeared, a mysterious and vast aura, seemingly containing the birth and death of the world and the origin of the Great Dao, instantly spread out!
On the city wall, the eleven Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, led by Guang Chengzi, all had their expressions change drastically, and their eyes flashed with unbelievable shock!
"This...this is the array diagram of the Yin-Yang Dust Array?!"

Guang Chengzi stared intently at the array diagram, his voice trembling.

"Within a speck of dust, one can see the vast universe! Yin and Yang flow, worlds are born and die! This formation... actually contains such profound principles of the Great Dao! It evolves the world and obliterates all laws! No wonder... no wonder Master once said that this formation is the number one protective formation of our Xuanmen Sect!"

Chi Jingzi, Ju Liusun, and the others were mesmerized, as if their minds were being drawn into the yin-yang runes on the array diagram, witnessing the grand spectacle of the creation of heaven and earth and the birth and death of the universe!

Their reverence for the Sage Taiqing instantly reached its peak!
Grand Master Xuandu ignored the astonishment of the crowd.

Holding the array diagram in his hand, he took a step forward, and his figure appeared in the wilderness outside Xiqi City.

Behind him, hundreds of sword cultivators from Shouyang Mountain followed silently like the most loyal guards, forming a strict sword formation.

"Array up!"

With a soft shout, Grand Master Xuandu unfurled the array diagram in his hand!

In an instant, the chaotic aura surged! Countless profound Yin-Yang runes flew out from the array diagram, instantly imprinting themselves on the void and land within a radius of a hundred miles, following some mysterious trajectory!
The earth trembled! Space was distorted!
Thick streams of chaotic energy surged from the void and coiled around the runes!
A massive array domain, covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles and isolating heaven and earth, is taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Within the array domain, it was no longer the familiar primordial world, but had transformed into a strange space where chaos had just begun and yin and yang had not yet been separated!

A misty atmosphere permeated the air, and tiny particles of dust were born, died, and flowed about, as if each particle of dust was a world in the process of evolving or being destroyed!
"reset!"

Grand Master Xuandu spoke again.

The hundreds of sword cultivators from Shouyang Mountain behind them were like machines that had received instructions. Their figures instantly transformed into sharp sword lights, shooting into the great formation with perfect accuracy, and each occupying a key node of the formation!
They sat cross-legged, their long swords planted in front of them, pouring the purest and most refined Taiqing Immortal Qi into the array base beneath their feet without reservation!

With the infusion of Taiqing Immortal Qi from hundreds of Golden Immortal-level sword cultivators, the Two Elements Micro Dust Array instantly shone brightly!
Within the array domain, the chaotic energy surged even more violently, the yin and yang runes shone even brighter, and the speed at which dust particles were created and destroyed suddenly accelerated!

A terrifying aura, powerful enough to obliterate even a Great Luo Golden Immortal and recreate the cycle of earth, water, fire, and wind, suddenly erupted!

"This...this is the complete Yin-Yang Dust Array?!"

Guang Chengzi stood on the city wall, looking at the chaotic array domain that enveloped the entire Shang army camp, feeling the aura of destruction emanating from it, his expression became extremely solemn.

He couldn't help but sever a wisp of his divine sense and cautiously probe into the edge of the array.

However, the moment that wisp of divine sense touched the misty aura permeating the edge of the array, it vanished without a trace!

Not even a ripple was stirred!
Guang Chengzi let out a muffled groan, his face turning deathly pale instantly!

His eyes were filled with horror.

"What a terrifying formation! My divine sense... was instantly obliterated! And this is only the misty aura at the edge of the formation! If I were to go deeper into the formation... I'm afraid... I'm afraid that if I were to enter the formation, I would perish within moments, my body and soul annihilated!"

Upon hearing this, all the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect on the city wall gasped in shock!
Guang Chengzi was the chief disciple of the Chan Sect and a quasi-saint who had severed his three corpses!
Even he himself believed he would perish within moments of entering the formation?! The power of this formation is simply terrifying!
"Ultimate Purity Divine Talisman, suppress!"

Grand Master Xuandu ignored the shock on the city wall. He flipped his hand, and an ancient talisman, neither gold nor jade, flowing with chaotic energy and engraved with countless Dao runes, appeared in his hand. It was the Taiqing Divine Talisman bestowed by Laozi!
With a flick of his finger, the Taiqing Divine Talisman transformed into a stream of light and instantly disappeared into the center of the array domain, the core of the most turbulent chaotic energy!

The moment the Taiqing Divine Talisman merged into the array's core, the entire Yin-Yang Micro Dust Array trembled violently!
A vast and boundless aura of a sage, seemingly originating from the very source of the Great Dao, descended with a thunderous roar, like an ancient behemoth awakening!
Within the array domain, the chaotic energy instantly solidified, the Yin-Yang runes shone brightly, and the speed at which dust particles were created and destroyed seemed to be imbued with some kind of will!

Under the enhancement of the saint's pressure, the power of the grand formation instantly rose to a new level! It was completely and firmly established!

At this moment, the grand formation is no longer a simple array; it is more like a chaotic world evolving under the guidance of a sage's will! It isolates the inside from the outside and obliterates all laws!
The Great Shang Army Camp, Central Command Tent.

Hua Guang sat in the main seat, with Kong Xuan and Chi You standing to his left and right respectively. Generals Huang Feihu and Wen Zhong stood solemnly on either side. The atmosphere inside the tent was heavy.

The moment the Yin-Yang Micro Dust Array was fully formed, Hua Guang, Kong Xuan, and Chi You opened their eyes almost simultaneously!
"coming!"

A glint flashed in Hua Guang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice.

"What a powerful formation! It isolates heaven and earth, creating its own world! And there's even... the pressure of a sage!"

Kong Xuan's multicolored eyes darted around, and for the first time, an extremely solemn expression appeared on his face.

"Hmph! Pretending to be a ghost!"

Chi You's scarlet pupils were brimming with fighting spirit, and his blood and qi were subtly surging.

"Whatever formation it is, I'll just cleave it in two with one strike!"

"Your Majesty! This humble general requests permission to lead my troops out of the camp to scout the enemy lines!"

Huang Feihu suddenly stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and pleaded for permission, his voice strong and clear.

Although he had not reached the realm of immortals, he was a veteran of countless battles, possessed extraordinary courage, and was unwilling to sit idly by and await his death. (End of Chapter)