Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

Chapter 267 A Calm Visit to Jie Chan, the Divine Power of the Array Dao is Displayed

Within the Heavenly Dao Space, the figures of Jieyin and Zhunti slowly materialized.

After being resurrected, both of them looked extremely grim. Nuwa attacked their Western Sect without saying a word, seemingly with the intention of completely annihilating them. What had they done to offend Nuwa?

Just as the two Western Saints were completely baffled, the figure of Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, appeared before them.

Zhunti knelt down with a thud and began to cry out, "Teacher, our Western religion is suffering! Nuwa is truly going too far!"

"Enough! Don't you feel ashamed to wail like this as a saint?" Heavenly Dao Hongjun reprimanded, directly interrupting Zhunti's wailing.

"Nuwa's attack on the Western Sect was caused by your Western Sect's alchemist forcing the Spirit Pearl beside Nuwa to self-destruct. I have already resurrected your Western Sect disciples. You may return and rebuild your sect." After saying this, Heavenly Dao Hongjun did not give the two Western Saints a chance to speak. With a wave of his hand, he sent the two out of the Heavenly Dao Space.

"Senior brother, what should we do next?" Zhunti asked with a distressed expression.

"Rebuild the mountain gate first, and we'll talk about the rest later!" After saying that, Jieyin tore open space and returned to the shattered Mount Sumeru.

Zhunti sighed and quickly followed.

After Jieyin and Zhunti returned to the Western Paradise, they remained silent as they looked at the shattered Mount Sumeru.

"Junior brother, let's work together to restore Mount Sumeru!"

Zhunti nodded, clasped his hands together, and the saintly power surged from his body.

With the combined efforts of the disciples, Mount Sumeru, which had been shattered by Nuwa, was pieced back together little by little.

Just as Mount Sumeru was about to recover, a powerful force suddenly erupted from between the mountain bodies, directly shaking away Jieyin and Zhunti's magical power, and Mount Sumeru, which had been painstakingly gathered, shattered into pieces once again.

"The power of humanity! Nuwa has gone too far!"

"Junior brother, calm down! Since Goddess Nuwa won't allow us to restore Mount Sumeru, let's find another mountain range instead." After saying that, Jieyin took a step out into the chaos.

He wandered in the chaos for more than a month, and finally seized a mountain range to return to the primordial world.

During this time, Zhunti had cleared away all the remaining rocks on Mount Sumeru. Jieyin placed the mountain range he had taken from the chaos at the location of Mount Sumeru, and then used the power of a sage to forcibly guide the earth veins to merge with this new mountain range.

"From now on, let the ancestral temple of my Western Sect be called Mount Ling!" After saying this, Jieyin waved his hand, and all the disciples of the Western Sect moved into Mount Ling.

Zhunti used his saintly power to seal all the entrances and exits of Mount Ling, clearly intending to temporarily withdraw from the world.

Meanwhile, in the underworld...

The true spirits of Lingzhuzi and Yaoshi are about to be reincarnated.

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, what are your plans for these two?" Houtu transmitted her voice to Nuwa.

"Lingzhuzi is the chosen one of the half of the Investiture of the Gods calamity. Since that's the case, let him reincarnate in an orderly manner. At that time, I will ask Fellow Daoist Bai Jing to take him under the wing of the Holy Lotus Sect."

As for the fact that I, the Medicine Master, have already killed him once, the karmic debt is considered settled. How he should be reincarnated is up to the judgment of the underworld.”

“Alright, then let the judge decide. By the way, Fellow Daoist Nuwa, I have the marks left in the Six Paths of Reincarnation by the Time Demon God Shi Chen and the Destruction Demon God Rahu. You can take them and study them. They should be helpful in your understanding of the Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Destruction.”

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Houtu."

"There's no need for such formalities between us." After saying this, Houtu raised his hand and pointed, and the two marks disappeared into thin air, then reappeared in front of Nuwa.

Nuwa didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed the two marks, setting up a time field in the Nuwa Palace to study them.

After Houtu sent out two marks, she had a thought and two more marks appeared.

One is the mark of the Demon God of Arrays, and the other is the mark of the Demon God of Weapons.

These two marks were the rewards promised to Tongtian and Yuanshi when they were created to establish the Demon Realm and the Earth Realm.

As for the reward for Taiqing Laozi, Houtu had already paid it long ago. Thirteen Yuanhui ago, Taiqing Laozi sent a wisp of his divine soul into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and it has now reincarnated nearly a thousand times.

Houtu has always been paying attention to this wisp of divine soul. In the previous hundreds of lifetimes, this wisp of divine soul has never been able to completely get rid of the influence of Taiqing Laozi. Once it begins to cultivate, it will follow a similar path to Taiqing Laozi.

So Laozi secretly instructed the beings who had heard his teachings to send this wisp of soul into the cycle of reincarnation time and time again.

It wasn't until the 403rd incarnation that this wisp of divine soul took a different path for the first time. In this incarnation, his physical talent was extremely poor, making it impossible for him to cultivate. So he began to learn the martial arts of the human race.

In each of his subsequent lives, this wisp of soul experienced and learned different things.

In this life, it seems that Taiqing Laozi wanted to prevent this wisp of divine soul from being affected by the Investiture of the Gods. Not long after its reincarnation, it was sealed away by Taiqing Laozi.

Houtu truly couldn't understand what Taiqing Laozi intended by going to such lengths to create this reincarnated body, but Houtu had no intention of interfering. Once this reincarnated body went through the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld, it would be unable to escape her control.

"Pingxin, didn't you want to go out and have some fun? Then send these two marks to Yuanshi and Tongtian!" Houtu said, summoning Pingxin.

The Goddess Pingxin is the result of Houtu's imprint in the cycle of reincarnation before she became a saint, combined with the convergence of the Great Dao of Reincarnation.

In a sense, that was Houtu's "childhood," and also the time when Houtu was most innocent and carefree.

At this point, Houtu could only indulge herself.

Lady Pingxin wanted to go out and play, so Houtu specially gave her the task of delivering the mark.

After cheering, Lady Pingxin flew directly out of the underworld.

Empress Pingxin traveled along the way, stopping frequently to rest in towns and villages inhabited by ordinary people.

It was more than a decade later when I arrived at Kunlun Mountain.

The visit of Consort Pingxin caused quite a stir in the Kunlun Mountains.

In the primordial world, who doesn't know the relationship between Lady Pingxin and Houtu? Not to mention that the current ruler of the underworld is actually Lady Pingxin.

Therefore, whether it was the Twelve Golden Immortals or the Vice Leader of the Chan Sect, Randeng, they all bowed respectfully to Lady Pingxin without any presumption.

Upon learning of Lady Pingxin's visit, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately ended his seclusion and ordered Baihe Tongzi to invite Lady Pingxin to his secluded grotto.

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin, it's been a long time. How have you been?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked with a smile after Pingxin Niangniang took her seat. "I'm doing quite well. Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Yuanshi."

"Fellow Daoist, is there something you need for my Jade Void Palace?"

"This deity instructed me to give this item to you, fellow Daoist." After saying this, Lady Pingxin raised her hand and pointed, and a mark entwined with the aura of reincarnation appeared before the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin, what is this?"

"The mark left by the Demon God of Weapons in the cycle of reincarnation, which I promised before, can be used to comprehend the Great Dao of Weapons."

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes lit up, but then he remembered something. Houtu had been merging with the Dao of Earth, so she should not have been able to free up her hands to search for the reincarnation mark of the Artifact Demon God.

Now that Pingxin has brought the reincarnation mark, does that mean that Houtu has completed her union with the Dao?

Thinking of this, Yuanshi Tianzun felt a sense of unease. If Houtu had completed her Dao integration, she would at least have the cultivation of a half-step Heavenly Dao Realm. If Houtu and Nuwa joined forces at that time, would his teacher still be able to handle it?
Lady Pingxin didn't bother to pay attention to what Yuanshi Tianzun was thinking. After leaving the mark, she got up and took her leave.

This time, Lady Pingxin did not delay any longer, but directly tore through the void and arrived at Jin'ao Island.

As luck would have it, when Lady Pingxin arrived at Jin'ao Island, she happened to witness Duobao and Wudang Holy Mother, the two siblings, exchanging sparring techniques.

Empress Pingxin loved excitement the most, so she naturally stopped to admire the scene.

Initially, the sparring between Daoist Duobao and his sister, the Holy Mother Wudang, was merely a matter of testing each other.

After exchanging hundreds of blows, the two sides began to take things seriously, and for a moment, the spiritual energy in the arena surged and the glow of the sun shone brightly.

A rainbow light emanated from Duobao Daoren's body.

Empress Pingxin could tell at a glance that these rainbow lights were innate restrictions.

"This Duobao actually inscribed several innate restrictions on his body? What a clever idea!" Empress Pingxin thought to herself.

Empress Pingxin was not familiar with formations; she could only see that Duobao had inscribed innate restrictions on his body, but she could not see the connection between these innate restrictions.

In fact, these innate restrictions were specially sought out by Duobao. There are seven in total, each corresponding to one of the five innate elements and one of the two innate yin and yang energies. After Duobao inscribed these seven innate restrictions on his body, they merged with each other, endlessly generating and flowing with profound Daoist charm.

Thanks to these restrictions, Duobao's defensive power is astonishing. No matter what flying swords, magic weapons, or supernatural powers bombard it, they are all blocked by the restrictions, emitting muffled roars, but they cannot harm it in the slightest.

The Holy Mother of Wudang knew her senior brother's methods well and understood that a direct attack would be ineffective. So she had an idea and decided to win by using her wits.

The Holy Mother of Wudang and Youqin Yueyue had discussed many uses of the mortal world's energy. With Youqin Yueyue's help, the Holy Mother of Wudang used the mortal world's energy from incense offerings to create a large array.

With a gentle wave of her slender hand, she summoned an ancient array flag, upon which the myriad aspects of human life faintly emerged, radiating a rich innate spiritual energy.

The battle flags unfurled in the wind, transforming into a mist that enveloped all directions, instantly setting up a "Nine Bends of the Mortal World Trapping Immortal Array".

This formation is the masterpiece of the Holy Mother Wudang, the result of many years of research. The formation contains the aura of the mortal world, which can interfere with the mind of those who enter the formation. It can also distort space, causing spiritual energy to become disordered. There are hidden dangers hidden in its twists and turns.

The Holy Mother of Wudang used this formation to seal off the magical power of Daoist Duobao, making it difficult for him to use his supernatural abilities.

Despite being trapped in the formation, Daoist Duobao showed no sign of panic. He closed his eyes slightly and let his divine sense spread out like a tide, carefully sensing the formation's structure.

As Tongtian's personal disciple, Duobao was also highly skilled in array formations.

In a short while, Duobao's lips curled up slightly, clearly indicating that he had figured out the secret of the formation.

Duobao raised his hand and pointed, and a golden light burst forth from his fingertip, transforming into countless tiny runes that fell like stars and merged into the surrounding mist.

Those runes were Tongtian's own creation, the "True Runes for Breaking Formations," which were specifically designed to counter various formations and restrictions. Among the disciples of the Jie Sect, only Duobao and Jinling possessed them.

As soon as the True Talisman for Breaking the Formation was released, the mortal aura within the formation began to automatically retreat, and the spiritual energy also became chaotic. The Mortal Trapping Nine-Bend Immortal Formation was showing signs of being broken.

Seeing this, the Holy Mother of Wudang frowned slightly, unwilling to admit defeat easily. She flashed and transformed into a streak of green light, disappearing into the formation. At the same time, she summoned a jade ruyi.

The Ruyi scepter shimmered with spiritual light, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth with each swing, transforming into countless azure blades that swept across the sky, slashing down upon Daoist Duobao.

These light blades, though seemingly light and agile, actually contained boundless power; each one was enough to split mountains and shatter peaks, attempting to force Duobao to be distracted in dealing with them.

Daoist Duobao laughed heartily, showing no fear. He remained motionless, and the light from the restrictions on his body shone brightly. He actually used his physical body to withstand the attack of the light blade. The light blade struck the restrictions, producing a piercing clang and sparks flying everywhere. However, it only left shallow white marks on the surface of the restrictions and failed to shake its foundation.

Taking this opportunity, Duobao formed a hand seal and shouted, "Suppress!" A huge golden pagoda appeared above his head, radiating boundless light and carrying the power to suppress all things, pressing down fiercely into the formation.

The Holy Mother of Wudang sensed the terrifying power of the pagoda and hurriedly activated the formation to try to relieve the pressure with the aura of the mortal world.

However, how could Duobao's Pagoda be so easily resisted? The Pagoda was already incredibly powerful, and Duobao's cultivation was at the late Quasi-Saint stage, two realms higher than Wudang Holy Mother's early Quasi-Saint stage. Even with the help of an array, Wudang Holy Mother would find it difficult to withstand.

As the pagoda fell, the spiritual energy within the formation was forcibly suppressed. The Nine Curves of the Mortal World Trapping Immortal Formation let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, and finally collapsed with a bang, turning into specks of spiritual light that dissipated into the air.

After the formation was broken, the Holy Mother of Wudang revealed her form, her aura slightly disordered, clearly indicating that she had expended a great deal of energy.

She looked at her senior brother, her eyes filled with admiration, not resentment.

Meanwhile, Daoist Duobao put away the pagoda, stood with his hands behind his back, calm and composed, and the protective barrier on his body still shone brightly.

Clearly, Duobao Daoist was superior in this exchange, winning with his profound Taoist cultivation and exquisite techniques.

He smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Junior sister, you flatter me. Your mastery of formations is becoming more and more exquisite. If I hadn't been prepared, I'm afraid I would have had difficulty breaking through the formation."

The Holy Mother Wudang sighed, put away the array flags and Ruyi, and said, "Senior brother, please stop teasing your junior sister. Not to mention that your innate restrictions are unparalleled in defense, even my Nine Turns of the Mortal World Trapping Immortal Array cannot shake it in the slightest. Just the difference in realm alone is enough for you to easily break out of the array. I have lost today."

After saying this, the two looked at each other and smiled, thus ending their exchange.

Many of the Jie Sect disciples watching from below sat cross-legged, clearly having gained some insights from the fight between the two.

Empress Pingxin also showed an expression of great interest. These disciples of the Jie Sect had all integrated formations into their supernatural powers, greatly improving their combat strength.

Although the Holy Mother of Wudang is only at the early stage of Quasi-Saint, if she were to unleash the Nine Turns of the Mortal World Immortal-Trapping Array, even a late-stage Quasi-Saint cultivator would suffer considerable losses without a suitable magic weapon or a method to break the array.

Needless to say, Duobao's body was protected by restrictions that even a peak Quasi-Saint would find difficult to break. At the very least, a peak Quasi-Saint would need to combine his power with a top-grade innate spiritual treasure of an offensive type to have any chance of breaking through his defenses.

(End of this chapter)