Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 348 A Fateful Inability to Grow Up
The Water and Fire Spirit Pearls slowly rotated in the air, forming a perfect Tai Chi pattern.

Chen Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Water and fire complement each other, yin and yang give rise to each other. These two children are finally about to take that step."

However, Taiyi Zhenren, who was standing to the side, was worried and cautiously asked Chen Xuan, "Grandmaster, why are their physical bodies starting to dissipate?"

Nezha and Ao Bing's bodies gradually became transparent, turning into specks of spiritual light that were absorbed into the Spirit Pearl. If they weren't stopped soon, they would likely dissipate completely.

Taiyi Zhenren was sweating profusely with anxiety, but Chen Xuan stopped him by raising his hand: "Don't panic, this is their good fortune."

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the Spirit Pearl suddenly burst forth with dazzling light. The sky above Sishui Pass changed color, half of the sky turning blood red and the other half a deep blue like the sea.

Yang Jian's Heavenly Eyes widened, and through the bright light, he witnessed an astonishing scene. The two Spirit Pearls were merging, and Nezha and Ao Bing's primordial spirits were actually reshaping their physical bodies inside the Spirit Pearls.

"Grandmaster, is this the Great Dao Law reshaping Nezha and Ao Bing's physical bodies? If so, they have truly received an immense opportunity." Taiyi Zhenren's voice trembled slightly.

Chen Xuan smiled and nodded, saying, "When Pangu created the world, earth, water, fire, and wind formed the four spiritual pearls. And these water and fire spiritual pearls are two of the four spiritual pearls."

"They already possess primordial laws within them, and now I use the laws of the Great Dao as a guide to naturally awaken their inherent laws."

"Such innate qualities cannot be supported by ordinary mortal bodies. Therefore, only bodies formed by the laws of the Great Dao are the bodies they should have."

Meanwhile, inside the Water and Fire Spirit Pearl, Nezha and Ao Bing are undergoing a transformative change.

Nezha was engulfed in flames, but the flames gradually turned into a pure white. Ao Bing was surrounded by water vapor, but the water had a metallic sheen.

"Bingbing, I feel like there's something inside my body." Nezha looked at his palm in surprise and said to Ao Bing in front of him.

Just as Ao Bing was about to answer, the two of them were suddenly startled. Ancient memories surfaced within the Spirit Pearl, recounting the process of their formation at the very beginning of the primordial world.

Three days had passed in the outside world. That morning, the Spirit Pearl suddenly emitted a crisp cracking sound. Under the tense gaze of everyone, the pearl's shell peeled away piece by piece, revealing two figures standing back to back.

The man on the left had silver hair and crimson eyes, clad in white flame armor; the man on the right had blue hair and golden eyes, wearing a robe of black ice scales. As they turned to face the crowd, the whisk in Taiyi Zhenren's hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, thinking, "Are these really my two apprentices? This is just too incredible!"

Just as Taiyi Zhenren was starting to doubt himself, a familiar child's voice rang out, "Master, what are you looking at?"

Although Nezha and Ao Bing's appearances have changed drastically, their playful and cheerful expressions remain exactly the same as before. Even their physical size is still that of seven or eight-year-olds.

This made Chen Xuan shake his head, "It seems this is fate; these two little ones are destined never to grow up."

Just as Chen Xuan sighed, a large seal suddenly fell from mid-air, crashing down directly towards Nezha and Ao Bing.

At this critical moment, Nezha and Ao Bing raised their hands simultaneously. White flames and black water intertwined to form a net, actually knocking the large seal that was falling from mid-air back.

At the same time, Nezha snorted and said, "Bingbing, it's Guang Chengzi who attacked us again. We can't let him get away this time. Whether we can get revenge depends on today."

Ao Bing nodded to Nezha, then transformed into a beam of light and headed towards the direction where the Fantian Seal had been blasted away.

Nezha, naturally, didn't slack off either. He summoned his Wind-Fire Wheels, which transformed into a streak of fire, and followed closely behind Ao Bing. Taiyi Zhenren said with a worried expression, "You fool! You've just recovered and you're already courting death again. Hurry up and return to your master!"

At this moment, Yang Jian suddenly pointed in the direction of Xiqi and said to everyone, "Oh no, it's Guang Chengzi leading Jiang Ziya to attack."

Upon hearing this, Han Rong immediately replied without hesitation, "Esteemed immortals, I will now lead the troops to meet the enemy. I will leave this matter to you all."

After speaking, Han Rong and Zhang Guifang headed outside to prepare for their first battle against Xiqi.

At this moment, Nezha and Ao Bing completely disregarded Taiyi Zhenren's words. They had already chased after the Fantian Seal and arrived in front of Guang Chengzi.

Guang Chengzi sat atop a crane, below whom stood tens of thousands of troops commanded by Jiang Ziya. This caused a surge of excitement to instantly appear on the faces of Nezha and Ao Bing.

They immediately split into left and right, charging towards Guang Chengzi. Before Guang Chengzi could even react, the Fire-Tipped Spear and the Halberd were already upon him.

Guang Chengzi was, after all, a Quasi-Saint at the early stage, even though his cultivation was forcibly boosted by Zhen Yuanzi. He was still someone Nezha and Ao Bing couldn't handle.

Therefore, Guang Chengzi simply waved his hand and effortlessly blocked the fatal blow from Nezha and Ao Bing.

A small bronze bell had appeared in his hand, and he started shaking it directly at Nezha and Ao Bing.

A series of clear bell tolls rang out, but Nezha and Ao Bing showed no reaction whatsoever. This puzzled Guang Chengzi.

He even muttered to himself, "Why is my Soul-Slaying Bell ineffective? Could these two immature children possibly withstand the attack of an innate spiritual treasure?"

Little did Guang Chengzi know that Nezha and Ao Bing had already merged their souls and bodies into one. They were completely immune to attacks from any soul-based magical artifacts.

In the original primordial era, after Nezha died, his physical body was reconstructed by the immortal Taiyi Zhenren using a golden lotus root.

Back then, Nezha was not afraid of soul-type magical artifacts. Now, Nezha and Ao Bing's physical bodies are far superior to those of lotus incarnations, so how could they possibly be afraid of Guang Chengzi's Soul-Sinking Bell?

In the instant that Guang Chengzi was stunned, Nezha and Ao Bing launched another attack on him.

Due to a momentary lapse in concentration, Guang Chengzi was actually struck by Ao Bing's halberd. He was sent flying off the crane.

Although this wasn't enough to injure Guang Chengzi, it was still incredibly humiliating. The dignified senior disciple of the Chan Sect, whose cultivation had reached the early stage of Quasi-Saint, was actually sent flying by a mere child.

If this gets out, where will Guang Chengzi put his old face? He'll become the laughingstock of the Chan Sect disciples.

In an instant, Guang Chengzi was filled with malice. He drew a halberd and charged towards Ao Bing.

When Ao Bing saw that Guang Chengzi was also holding a halberd, he couldn't help but feel a surge of competitive spirit.

Wanting to test his halberd against Guang Chengzi's, he decided to go head-to-head and smash his halberd down at Guang Chengzi.

(End of this chapter)