Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

"Everyone go and cultivate, I'm going into seclusion!"

In the quiet room, Lin Zhu carefully took out a mutton-fat jade bottle.

The bottle is only three inches tall, yet it weighs as much as a thousand pounds.

Through the translucent bottle walls, you can see the gold, silver, and purple divine water flowing slowly inside, each drop seemingly containing a world within it.

"God help me too."

Lin Zhu took out a dusty gray seed from his pocket.

The seed, though seemingly ordinary, caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.

He made hand seals and chanted incantations, and twelve cyan pillars of light suddenly rose around the palace.

The intersecting beams of light formed a large net, enveloping the entire area.

If a sage were to calculate at this moment, he would only see chaos.

"The Sky-Covering Array, activate!"

With a soft shout, Lin Zhu tilted the jade bottle.

The three-colored divine water poured down like a silver river, drenching the seed. In an instant...
boom!
The entire seed burst forth with a dazzling blue light, and an ancient and boundless aura swept out.

Lin Zhu was thrown three zhang away by the shockwave, his back slamming heavily against the wall.

Ignoring the pain, he stared wide-eyed at the seed floating in mid-air, frantically absorbing the Three Lights Divine Water.

"Not enough! It's still not enough!"

Lin Zhu's expression changed drastically.

The seed surface was covered with cracks, and there were faint signs of tender shoots about to break through the shell, but they stopped due to insufficient energy.

At this critical moment, Lin Zhu gritted his teeth and slapped his chest, spitting out a mouthful of his vital essence.

The blood mist was instantly absorbed by the seed, finally.
Click!

The seed coat shattered completely, and a phantom image of a blue lotus soared into the sky.

The entire palace was reduced to dust in the raging chaos. If it weren't for the Heaven-Covering Array, half of Chang'an would probably have been destroyed.

Lin Zhu sat cross-legged, his pores greedily absorbing the dissipating chaotic energy.

His cultivation level increased dramatically at a visible speed, soaring from the early stage of Golden Immortal to the middle stage.

"Is this the power of the Chaos Green Lotus?"

Lin Zhu looked inward and saw that the illusory image of the green lotus was slowly rotating in his dantian, each rotation causing the surrounding spiritual energy to form a vortex.

Meanwhile, the outside world has undergone a complete transformation.

The once clear night sky above Chang'an suddenly became stormy with clouds.

A vortex of spiritual energy, a hundred miles in diameter, appeared out of thin air, and countless beams of spiritual energy poured down like a celestial river flowing backward.

The people in the city were horrified to see that the night sky had turned into a magnificent aurora color, with purple clouds stretching 30,000 miles eastward.

"A strange phenomenon has occurred!"

The old supervisor of the Imperial Observatory stumbled out of the observatory, his official hat askew.

"Report to Your Majesty quickly!"

Thousands of miles away, a sea of ​​blood churned.

In the palace of the Asura clan, Jiaozu suddenly opened his scarlet eyes.

The water mirror in front of him reflected the chaotic storm over Chang'an.

"The energy of chaos, and the aura of the Heavenly Dao!"

Jiao Zu's voice was like the clanging of metal.

"Umo!"

A graceful figure appeared in response.

The heavenly princess Uma walked barefoot through the air, golden bells jingling on her snow-white ankles.

She parted her red lips.

"I'm here."

"Take the thirty-six Asuras to Tang land."

Jiao Zu flicked a streak of blood from his fingertip.

"Remember, seize opportunities, but don't get entangled in karma."

Umo licked his lips.

"What if those bald monks try to stop us?"

"That's it."

Jiaozu's eyes blazed with a blood-red light.

"Let them make the first move."

The chanting of Buddhist scriptures in the Great Thunderclap Temple on the Western Sacred Mountain suddenly stopped.

The Buddha, who was preaching, looked up at the sky and saw Dipankara Buddha riding on the twenty-four heavenly beings.

"Buddha!"

The flame of the glass lamp in the hand of the Dipankara Buddha flickered violently.

"A chaotic storm has appeared in the East, and the Asura race has come out in full force!"

The vase in Guanyin Bodhisattva's hand trembled slightly.

"This is an omen of the birth of the Chaos Green Lotus."

"The Eight Great Bodhisattvas, the Eight Great Vajras, and the Five Hundred Arhats shall set off immediately."

The Buddha's appearance is solemn and dignified.

"Three thousand Buddhas guard Mount Ling, to prevent demons from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."

Dipankara Buddha added.

"Never harbor murderous intent during a storm, or you will surely be punished by heaven!"

The Heavenly Court, specifically the Lingxiao Palace, was in complete chaos.

With eyes that can see a thousand miles and ears that can hear the wind, they tumbled and crawled in.

"A chaotic storm has suddenly appeared in the lower realm, affecting the thirty-three heavens!"

The glass cup in the Jade Emperor's hand shattered with a "crack".

"Where is the God of Prison? Quickly summon Lin Zhu, the God of Law Enforcement and Prison!"

Venus calculated with his fingers, his expression turning strange.

"Your Majesty, Lin Yushen is currently in seclusion."

"Why go into seclusion at such a critical juncture!"

The Jade Emperor slammed his hand on the table and rose to his feet, causing the beaded curtain on his crown to rustle.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and his expression changed drastically.

"Wait, how long has he been in seclusion?"

"It happened just before the chaotic storm appeared."

Laozi flicked his whisk, his eyes gleaming.

On the seventh day after the chaotic storm swept through the Tang Dynasty in the East, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of 100,000 li was completely disrupted.

The Jade Emperor sat upright in the Lingxiao Palace, and the Eight Trigrams he was holding with his fingertips suddenly shattered, breaking into eight golden rays that dissipated into the sea of ​​clouds.

"Even the Primordial Chaos Deduction Technique can't figure out its origin."

The Jade Emperor gazed at the remaining cracks in the hexagram on his palm, his gaze piercing through the thirty-three heavens and landing on a cave in the mortal realm.

There, a phantom of a green bamboo was breathing out chaos; it was the place where Lin Zhu, his disciple whom he had enlightened three hundred years ago, was in seclusion.

Venus, holding a whisk, stepped forward two paces.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Duty Officer reports that the demon master Kunpeng of Beiju Luzhou has revealed his true form and is flying towards the eye of the storm."

The Jade Emperor withdrew his gaze, and a purple light flashed from the Haotian Mirror in his sleeve.

"Send word to the two noble ladies, Ziwei and Changsheng."

As the entourage of the two emperors passed through the South Heavenly Gate, a blood-red vortex suddenly split open in the clouds.

The Heavenly Consort Umo appeared barefoot, stepping on a twelve-petaled crimson lotus of karmic fire. Behind her, the killing intent of a million Asura warriors solidified, dyeing the clouds dark red.

"interesting."

Emperor Ziwei pressed his hand on the Big Dipper Sword at his waist and chuckled at Emperor Changsheng beside him.

"That guy from Blood Sea has brought out all his most treasured possessions."

The Book of Life and Death in the sleeve of the Emperor of Immortality moves automatically without wind.

"The one from the West should be arriving soon."

Before the words were finished, countless golden lotuses appeared from the west.

The Buddha's golden body, sixteen feet tall, sits on a nine-tiered lotus platform, flanked by the Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra, each holding a sword of wisdom, while five hundred Arhats form a demon-subduing formation.

The Buddha's light and the bloodthirsty aura collided in mid-air, exploding into countless golden sparks.

“Benefactor Umo”.

The Buddha clasped his hands together, and the golden wheel of merit behind his head illuminated half the sky.

"The sins of bloodshed have not yet been absolved, why add to the karma of killing?"

The red veil of the Heavenly Princess Umo fluttered without wind, revealing the God-Slaying Spear wrapped around her waist.

"Shut up, you bald monk! We haven't settled the score for converting three thousand of our warriors last time!"

She suddenly turned her head and looked eastward.

"Oh, the Jade Emperor is certainly willing to spend money."

The Purple Star Emperor's Nine-Dragon Incense Chariot shattered the clouds as it arrived, with the Big Dipper forming a dipper shape above the chariot. He held a jade ruyi scepter, separating the two opposing sides.

"Gentlemen, the chaotic storm has not yet stabilized. Aren't you afraid that fighting now will allow someone else to profit from the chaos?"

A sudden, muffled thunderous roar came from the eye of the storm.

Everyone looked down and saw a green bamboo phantom growing a thousand feet tall in the mountains, with chaotic energy flowing around the edges of the bamboo leaves.

While making calculations, Tathagata suddenly groaned, and fine cracks appeared on his golden body.

"Buddha!"

Manjushri Bodhisattva's sword of wisdom was drawn with a clang.

The Buddha waved his hand to stop him, and the illusory image of the Seven Treasures Tree flickered in his eyes.

"What a powerful causal concealment! It can even backfire on the deductions of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal."

The Heavenly Princess Umo took the opportunity to mock her.

"It seems that even the Western religion's wisdom can fail at times?"

She suddenly twitched her nostrils.

"Huh? This bamboo scent..."

Suddenly, the jade-like arm beneath the red veil grew a thousand feet long and reached out towards the center of the storm.

"presumptuous!"

The Book of Life and Death of the Eternal Emperor unfolded with a clatter, and the Judge's Pen wrote the character "Forbidden" in mid-air. Umo's arm collided with the golden runes, bursting forth with blinding blood.

The Great Emperor Ziwei's Big Dipper Sword was already three inches out of its sheath.

"Heavenly Consort, do not make a mistake. This eye of the storm is connected to the Nine Nether Rift. Forcing a breakthrough will only trigger a surge of spiritual energy."

Suddenly, the Buddha threw out his golden alms bowl, which transformed into a golden canopy in the air, covering the battlefield.

"Everyone, please take a look."

Through the vision manifested in the alms bowl, a blurry human figure can be seen deep within the chaotic storm.

With each breath the figure took, three streams of chaotic energy surged toward the Buddha's light, the sea of ​​blood, and the Heavenly Court's camp, respectively.

"Three Flowers Gathering at the Top?"

Manjushri Bodhisattva cried out in surprise.

Emperor Ziwei's pupils suddenly contracted. It was clear that someone was deliberately distributing chaotic energy!
The Jade Emperor's voice echoed in the ears of the two emperors.

"Just wait and see what happens."

Suddenly, seven golden flowers bloomed from the green bamboo inside the eye of the storm, each flower revealing a different scene.

When Tianfei Wumo saw one of the flowers displaying the image of a churning sea of ​​blood, the God-Slaying Spear immediately began to hum excitedly.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

She suddenly unleashed the Yuan Tu A Bi twin swords, and the Blood Sea Formation was activated with a roar.

The million Asura warriors roared in unison, and the sound waves shook the nearby mountains to the ground.

The Buddha's head revealed a relic, and he was about to unleash the Buddha-land in his palm when he saw the green bamboo swaying gently.

Seven golden flowers bloomed simultaneously, and three chaotic beams of light landed precisely in front of the three forces.

The Jade Ruyi of the Ziwei Emperor suddenly flew up on its own and caught the purple talisman that appeared in the pillar of light.

The moment the talisman was unfurled, a sigh came from outside the Thirty-Three Heavens from the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"The course of fate has changed."

"The Dao Ancestor's decree!"

The Emperor of Immortality hurriedly bowed.

But then the talisman transformed into a stream of light and entered the Ziwei Emperor's brow, whereupon a complete celestial constellation map appeared.

The blood-red talisman that Tianfei Wumo snatched struggled in her palm, eventually transforming into an ouroboros and burrowing into her red veil.

The golden talisman that the Buddha caught transformed into a swastika symbol, which spun continuously in his palm.

The figure in the eye of the storm finally became clear. It was a Taoist in blue robes who looked seven parts like Lin Zhu, except that chaotic flames flickered in his eyes.

He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards the Thirty-Three Heavens.

"I, Qingxuan, would like to borrow your fortune for a moment."

As soon as the words were spoken, the Heavenly Dao resonated in the hearts of all the great beings in the Three Realms.

The Haotian Mirror in front of the Jade Emperor cracked open with a "crack," revealing an even more astonishing scene: the figure of the Taoist in green robes appeared simultaneously in thirty-six great worlds, each triggering a chaotic storm!

"I see."

The Jade Emperor flicked his sleeve to put away the shattered Haotian Mirror, and chuckled at the astonished Taibai Jinxing beside him.

"Go to the Tushita Palace and ask Laozi to start the furnace. It's time to forge a new Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife."

Meanwhile, the situation above the storm became increasingly bizarre.

The Heavenly Consort Uma discovered that the Blood Sea Edict was devouring her essence, and in her shock and anger, she hurled the God-Slaying Spear at Tathagata.

"Bald monk! What tricks have you played?"

The Buddha seal in the palm of the Buddha suddenly exploded, revealing the chaotic demonic seed contained within.

Upon seeing this, the Ziwei Emperor sighed deeply.

"As expected, a great calamity is imminent."

His celestial chart unfolded automatically, with 365 main stars lighting up simultaneously.

The Taoist priest in green robes spoke again.

"Three days later, the Chaos Tide."

After saying that, he and the bamboo disappeared without a trace, leaving only seven golden flowers slowly rotating in the air.

The Purple Star Emperor suddenly pointed his sword at the heavens.

"Beidou is doomed!"

As the Seven Star Sword Qi struck, the three golden flowers disappeared into the bodies of the leaders of the three factions.

The red veil of the Heavenly Consort Umo was instantly stained with starlight, the golden body of Tathagata revealed the Big Dipper pattern, and the Ziwei Emperor himself was shrouded in the phantom of a blood-red lotus.

"What a brilliant, open scheme."

The Book of Life and Death of the Eternal Emperor automatically turned to the last page, on which appeared a bright red countdown to the calamity: seventy-two hours.

A clear, melodious sword cry suddenly rang out from the mountains, and the figure of a white-clad swordsman flashed past at the edge of the storm.

The Jade Emperor suddenly stood up in the Lingxiao Palace.

"People from Mount Shu have arrived too?"

He did some quick calculations, and his expression changed drastically for the first time.

"No, this is..."

Auspicious clouds roll and thousands of auspicious omens appear.

Outside the South Heavenly Gate, the Ziwei Emperor, dressed in a purple-gold robe and riding on auspicious nine-colored clouds, slowly emerged from among the immortals.

His face was as handsome as jade, his eyebrows and eyes as exquisite as a painting, and a crystal-clear jade zither hung at his waist. Every step he took seemed to be on the rhythm of heaven and earth.

"The most handsome man in the Three Realms truly lives up to his reputation."

Kui Mulang, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, murmured his praise, causing the fairy maidens beside him to cover their mouths and giggle.

Behind the Ziwei Emperor, the Gouchen Emperor, the Changsheng Emperor, and the Qinghua Emperor stood side by side.

The four Quasi-Saints gathered together, their bodies radiating Daoist energy, which caused the surrounding sea of ​​clouds to stagnate.

In the Heavenly Court, Venus held a whisk, Nezha rode on his Wind-Fire Wheels, the Nine Luminaries each held their magical weapons, and the Five Generals stood tall like pine trees.
The twenty-eight constellations shine brightly.

The white light was as bright as day, making the golden light of the Western world opposite it appear somewhat dim.

The Buddha sits serenely on a twelve-petaled golden lotus, with Bodhisattvas such as Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra appearing behind him in their respective forms.

Although the Buddha's light was bright, it could not conceal the power of the Heavenly Court.

"Amitabha."

The Buddha clasped his hands together, his voice booming like a great bell.

"The appearance of the Chaos Storm is an opportunity shared by all three realms. Brother Changsheng suggested not to start a bloodbath, and this humble monk wholeheartedly agrees."

Before the words were finished, a cold snort came from the direction of the Styx Blood Sea.

The Heavenly Consort Umo walked barefoot on blood lotuses, her red dress like fire, with the Asuras behind her exuding murderous intent.

"Stop your fake compassion, you bald monk!" Umo's phoenix eyes flashed with malice.

"Last time on the shores of the Blood Sea, your Western Sect secretly converted my Asura people. Did you really think the River Styx was without anyone?"

Emperor Ziwei frowned slightly as he lightly plucked the strings of his zither with his jade-like fingers.

A clear, melodious note from the zither drifted out, slightly easing the suddenly tense atmosphere.

"Gentlemen," he said, his voice gentle and warm.

"In the midst of chaos and storms, opportunities depend on individual abilities. How about we divide the land and govern accordingly?" The Eternal Emperor stroked his beard and nodded.

“Brother Ziwei is absolutely right. The Heavenly Court will take the East, Buddhism will take the West, the Styx will take the North, and the South will be left as a buffer. Those below the Taiyi Golden Immortal level can enter the Storm to seek their destiny, but Quasi-Saints must not interfere.”

"good."

The Buddha nodded, but there was a strange look in his eyes.

"However, the bloodlust and carnage of the Blood Sea are too intense, which may disrupt the balance of chaos."

"Bullshit!" Umo laughed in fury, and the Blood Lotus burst forth with a thousand-foot-long red light.

"Why should your Western religion interfere with my actions?"

Just as tensions were about to rise again, Emperor Gouchen suddenly stepped forward.

He was a burly man, his black armor clanging loudly. (End of Chapter)