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

This scene reminded him of the great shamans who were born and raised in the primordial era.

From the moment they are born, they are blessed with the unique favor of heaven and earth, possessing unparalleled physical bodies and talents.

Although the system told him that this Nine-Phoenix Egg was not the same person as the Great Witch Nine-Phoenix of yesteryear, it still possessed the identity of the Witch Clan, and its potential should not be underestimated.

Information about the Witch Clan came to Lin Zhu's mind.

The Western Paradise and the Heavenly Court of this era did not know much about the Wu tribe from the primordial era.

They may know that the Witch Clan is powerful, but they cannot imagine just how powerful they were back then.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were formed from the essence and blood of Pangu, and were the true rulers of the primordial world.

Their physical bodies are incomparably strong, capable of devouring all things in heaven and earth, and manipulating earth, water, fire, and wind; they are truly the chosen ones of heaven.

The primordial continent was rich in energy, far exceeding the energy of the four major continents of today.

In that era, the Twelve Ancestral Witches controlled the primordial world, and their immense power was unimaginable.

Of course, although there is only a one-word difference between the Ancestral Witch and the Great Witch, there is a fundamental difference between them.

The Ancestral Witches possess a primordial spirit, while the Great Witches do not; this is the biggest difference between the two.

This is one of the reasons why the Wu tribe was defeated by the Yao tribe in the later stages of the prehistoric era.

Although the Wu clan possessed formidable physical strength, without a primordial spirit, they were unable to cultivate supernatural powers or comprehend the Dao of Heaven, ultimately becoming pawns abandoned by the Dao.

However, the Great Witch Jiufeng is an exception.

She is the witch clan member with the purest Pangu bloodline, apart from the twelve ancestral witches, and the only great witch with a primordial spirit.

Her existence was itself an unsuccessful accident.

In those days, the Ancestral Witches could not attain enlightenment due to congenital deficiencies, unless they obtained the imprint of Pangu's primordial spirit from the Three Pure Ones, or the Ancestral Witches returned to oneness, gathered Pangu's true body, and then used the power of the Chaos Bell to prove it.

However, the Chaos Bell is in the hands of the demon race, so the conflict between the Ancestral Witches and the demon race is inherent.

Lin Zhu sighed. The war between the Lich King and the Demon King seemed like an accident, but in reality, it was destined.

The two sides engaged in a protracted and life-or-death battle for dominion over the world.

This war lasted for a whole era and eventually shattered the primordial continent into four major continents.

After the fall of Donghuang Taiyi, the Three Pure Ones recommended the attendants and maidens who served Hongjun, who later became the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, to take charge of the Heavenly Court.

The ancient Heavenly Court fell, and the Journey to the West Heavenly Court emerged.

Lin Zhu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Why is there still so much strife in the world even though the sages are clearly still alive? From the Chaos Era to the present Journey to the West Calamity, the world has undergone countless changes, and countless lives have perished.

He felt bewildered, wondering why the entanglements of cause and effect in the Heavenly Dao were so numerous, even a sage could not fully control them.

The world seemed to be declining with each calamity, spiritual energy was becoming increasingly scarce, and it was becoming more and more difficult for cultivators to cultivate.

Is this a deliberate arrangement by the will of Heaven, or an unstoppable trend of the universe?

Lin Zhu pondered more and more deeply, as if trying to unravel the mysteries of the entire primordial universe.

He was completely absorbed in his own thoughts and didn't even notice when Xiao Qiong sat down next to him.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Qiong's voice, like heavenly music, pulled him back to reality from his deep thoughts.

Lin Zhu was slightly taken aback. When he came to his senses, he found himself sitting down, his gaze somewhat vacant.

He did a quick calculation and was immediately shocked.

"Ten days have passed?"

He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock.

He simply recalled his knowledge of the primordial continent and pondered the changes in the primordial universe, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

These ten days may be just a fleeting moment for ordinary people, but for him, a cultivator, it felt like an eternity.

He didn't know what had happened in Beiju Luzhou during those ten days, nor did he know whether the Western Heaven's forces had arrived.

All he knew was that he had to find the Nine Phoenix Eggs as soon as possible, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

Lin Zhu never expected that ten days would have passed in reality in just a moment of deep thought.

These ten days felt like a dream to him.

"Brother, look!"

Xiao Qiong gripped Lin Zhu's hand nervously, her voice filled with anxiety.

"The Nine Phoenix Egg is about to hatch!"

Lin Zhu suddenly came to his senses and turned his gaze to the ground, looking towards the center of the Thousand Mile Spring Forest.

However, what he saw made his pupils shrink and his heart surge with shock.

The once vibrant spring forest has now become deathly silent.

All living things in the spring forest, whether running deer or flying birds, were frozen in place as if under a spell.

Their faces were filled with extreme fear, as if they had seen something incredibly terrifying and were desperately trying to escape.

But it was too late.

A dazzling ray of light shot into the sky from the center of the spring forest, like a volcanic eruption, instantly covering the entire forest.

This radiance was like an invisible net, trapping all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within it.

All living things on the edge of the spring forest began to wither rapidly under the radiance of the light.

Ancient trees, thousands of years old, withered instantly, turning into handfuls of dust and dissipating into the air.

Spiritual flowers, herbs, and strange beasts were all absorbed cleanly under this radiant light, transforming into the purest primordial energy that flew towards the center of the spring forest.

From the sky, the Thousand Mile Spring Forest rapidly withers from the edges towards the center, as if being devoured bit by bit by a huge, monstrous beast.

Even the fertile land is rapidly drying up, and the surface soil is turning into primordial energy, flowing towards the center.

At the heart of Spring Forest, a massive energy vortex rose out of nowhere, stitching together like a knitted needle, gradually solidifying into some kind of wondrous entity.

"This..." Lin Zhu's eyes widened, unable to believe what she was seeing.

The birth of the Nine Phoenix Eggs possesses such terrifying power? This is nothing short of a complete plunder, stripping the entire vitality and essence of the Thousand Mile Spring Forest of its life force.

He could clearly sense that the aura of the Nine Phoenix Eggs was ridiculously powerful, as if it wanted to devour the entire Northern Continent.

Lin Zhu even suspected that these primordial energies might have been bribed during the process of gathering. Otherwise, how could they be so powerful?
However, just as the Nine Phoenix Eggs were about to solidify, two cold, sharp voices, like thunderclaps, came from afar.

"You vile creatures, stop! This is a treasure of the Western Paradise! You cowards, retreat at once!"

Lin Zhu looked up and saw two tall figures flying in from the distant horizon.

One of them had bone claws growing from the back of his head, a ferocious face, and an aura of malevolence emanating from him.

Lin Zhu recognized him at a glance; this person was none other than Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo.

The other person was stout and held a demon banner; his aura was eerie.

He is Prince Qi.

Lin Zhu smirked and looked at the two arrogant guys, speaking with disdain.

"Beasts? I think you are the real beasts."

When Ma Yuanzun, Wang Fo, and Prince Qi Ta heard Lin Zhu's voice, they were about to rebuke him, but when their eyes fell on Lin Zhu, they were instantly terrified, their faces turning green and their bodies freezing in mid-air.

The name Lin Zhu was a nightmare for them. They vividly remembered how Lin Zhu had wreaked havoc on Mount Ling in the Western Heaven.

Maitreya Buddha was forced to cut off his arm to survive, and Tathagata Buddha was also forced to exile Maitreya Buddha.

On that day, Lin Zhu humiliated Xitian, leaving countless Buddhas with a deep psychological trauma.

Ma Yuanzun, Wang Fo, and Prince Qi originally wanted to strike first and show off their power in front of Lin Zhu.

But the moment they saw Lin Zhu, all their arrogance turned into fear.

They knew perfectly well that they were no match for Lin Zhu.

The two looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, they turned and pounced towards Lin Zhufei.

However, their lunge was not for fighting, but to beg for mercy.

"Boss, spare your life!"

Ma Yuanzun, Wang Fo, and Prince Qi Ta slid down and knelt before Lin Zhu, shouting loudly, their voices trembling.

Lin Zhu was stunned when he saw the two tall Buddhas kneeling down in front of him without hesitation.

He had never seen the Buddha so lacking in dignity.

Back then, Maitreya Buddha was so arrogant that even when pushed to the brink, he never yielded in the slightest.

But Ma Yuanzun, the Buddha, and Prince Qi Ta, who were standing in front of him, pounced directly at him and performed a standard sliding tackle to their knees, showing no demeanor whatsoever of a high-ranking Buddhist monk.

"Boss, spare me! Boss, spare me!"

Ma Yuanzun and Wang Fo wore fawning smiles, trying to please Lin Zhu, completely disregarding their own dignity.

Dignity? In the face of life and death, dignity is nothing!
He had witnessed Maitreya Buddha's fate firsthand, and he didn't want to follow in Maitreya Buddha's footsteps.

As long as he can survive, he'd be willing to kneel down, or even be treated like a slave, let alone be forced to kneel.

"Lord of the Prison God, what brings you to Beiju Luzhou? Are you here to inspect the Three Realms or to observe the people's conditions?"

Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo tried to get close to him, his fawning smile even more obsequious than that of a sycophant in the mortal world.

Lin Zhu looked at his distorted face and felt a surge of disgust.

Without hesitation, he raised his hand and slapped her across the face.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound echoed through the spring forest.

Like a kite with a broken string, Ma Yuanzun Wang Buddha was instantly flung away, rolling several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

A bright red handprint was now clearly visible on his fawning face.

When Prince Qi saw Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo being beaten, he turned green with fright and his body trembled uncontrollably.

He cursed the Buddha in his heart, thinking to himself.

"You old Buddha, you've got me killed! You knew perfectly well that Lin Zhu, that fiend, was in Beiju Luzhou, so why did you send us here? You're sending us to our deaths!"

After being slapped away, Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo showed no anger whatsoever; instead, he crawled over with a fawning expression.

He walked up to Lin Zhu and even brought his other cheek closer, looking on expectantly.

"Lord of the Prison God, what do you think of my face? How about you slap me again to make it a pair?"

Seeing Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo's actions, Prince Qi was not to be outdone. He quickly leaned in, smiling obsequiously, looking exactly like two lapdogs.

Lin Zhu felt a wave of nausea as he looked at the two Buddhas.

He took a step back with extreme disgust and said with a look of contempt.

"You...you are Buddhas! You are great beings from the Western Paradise, beings who can save all sentient beings! How can you save sentient beings like this?"

Ma Yuanzun Wangfo and Prince Qita nodded like lapdogs and said in unison.

"We don't deserve it! We don't deserve it!"

They even used Buddhist teachings and scriptures to curry favor with Lin Zhu.

Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo was reciting the Diamond Sutra, while Prince Qi Ta was reciting the Heart Sutra. As they recited, they bowed to Lin Zhu, trying to soothe him with Buddhist teachings.

Lin Zhu felt a chill run down her spine as she listened to the two chanting sutras.

Looking at their disgusting faces, he felt a surge of irritation.

"Brother, those two people are disgusting, they're like flies."

Xiao Qiong waved her hand dismissively, as if there really were two flies buzzing around in front of her.

Ma Yuanzun, Wang Fo, and Prince Qi Ta didn't care at all. They continued to fawn over Lin Zhu, trying to please him in this way.

"Speak, what are you doing in Beiju Luzhou?"

Lin Zhu asked coldly, his voice filled with impatience.

He knew that asking this question was like asking about the secrets of the Western Paradise.

He was prepared to threaten them and even had a plan on how to interrogate them.

However, Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo answered without hesitation.

"Replying to Lord Prison God, it was the Buddha Tathagata who sent us. He said that a great demon will be born in Beiju Luzhou, and we are to come and subdue this great demon, and then take the Nine Phoenix Eggs back to the Western Paradise."

Lin Zhu was stunned.

His prepared threats instantly became useless.

He looked at Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo's fawning face and was speechless.

Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo, however, was secretly sneering.

"Hmph, Lin Zhu, that jinx, is strong, but not very bright. If I leak the secret fast enough, you won't even have time to keep up with the beating!"

Prince Qi was furious when he saw that Ma Yuanzun, the Buddha, had stolen his lines.

He glared fiercely at Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo, as if to say something.

"You traitor, you stole my lines!"

Lin Zhu looked at these two oddballs and felt a sharp pain in her teeth.

He had seen people surrender, but he had never seen them surrender so thoroughly, so without dignity.

"Brother, why don't we just kill them? They're so annoying."

Xiao Qiong said with disgust, her little face full of loathing.

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Lord of Hell, spare my life! I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything!"

Prince Qi was not to be outdone. He did a handstand with his feet in the air and kowtowed to Lin Zhu, begging for mercy.

His actions were even more comical and pathetic than those of Ma Yuanzun Wang Fo.

Lin Zhu and Xiao Qiong were startled by the two men's actions. They couldn't understand why these two Buddhas would be so shameful.

Unbeknownst to them, in the Western Paradise, the bamboo forest had become a place that even the Buddhas feared.

There are even rumors that he can prevent the Buddhas from weeping at night. (End of Chapter)