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

Chapter 384 The Lamp that Tried to Take Advantage of the Situation

Seeing this, Lü Yue's disciple Yang Wenhui, worried about his master's safety, rushed out and prepared to launch a sneak attack on Nezha while he was off guard.

Unexpectedly, before Yang Wenhui could even make a move, a halberd fell from the sky, accompanied by a dragon's roar.

Yang Wenhui cried out inwardly in alarm and immediately prepared to use his weapon to deflect the halberd. However, he overestimated himself and was ultimately pierced through the chest by the halberd.

Upon seeing his apprentice dead, Lü Yue instantly flew into a rage. Fortunately, at that moment, Chen Geng and Li Ping, who were in the Plague Formation, raised the Plague Umbrella and pulled Lü Yue into the Plague Formation.

"Senior brother, don't be impulsive. We have the Plague Formation, why should we fight them over who wins and who loses? If they have the ability, let them break the Plague Formation."

After hearing this, Lü Yue couldn't help but nod, realizing that he had almost lost his composure due to his anxiety.

He nodded immediately and then shouted to the outside of the formation, "You two little brats, if you are really capable, then enter my Plague Formation."

Nezha didn't hesitate and prepared to charge into the Plague Formation. However, he was stopped by Ao Bing.

"Nezha, what are you doing? Fire Spirit is handling breaking the formation, so let's not get in the way."

Although Nezha was somewhat unconvinced, he eventually heeded Ao Bing's advice, relinquished his three-headed, eight-armed form, and returned to Taiyi Zhenren's side.

At the same time, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, standing on a twelve-petaled white lotus and wearing a golden crown, flew out from the formation and headed directly towards the Plague Formation.

Although Xiqi is currently shrouded in black mist, preventing Yu Ding Zhenren and his group from seeing the situation on the city walls, it doesn't mean that those on the city walls are unable to see the battle lines between the two armies.

When the Taoist Ran Deng saw the twelve-petaled Pure White Lotus beneath the feet of the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit, he couldn't help but inwardly cry out in alarm and spoke up.

"This is a twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus. With him here, Fellow Daoist Lü Yue's Plague Formation is likely to be in grave danger."

Upon hearing Daoist Ran Deng's words, everyone present was taken aback. Guang Chengzi even spoke up directly, asking, "Master Ran Deng, is there a way to deal with this situation?"

The Taoist Ran Deng sighed and said, "There is no other way now but for me to enter the Plague Formation."

Having said that, he transformed into a golden ray of light and headed towards the Plague Formation. However, what Daoist Ran Deng was thinking was not as glorious as he described.

His true purpose in entering the Plague Array at this moment was not to care about Lü Yue's life or death. Rather, he wanted to take the opportunity to kill the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit and seize her Golden Crown and Twelve-Petaled Pure White Lotus.

After all, both of these magical treasures are top-grade innate spiritual treasures. Obtaining even one of them would allow Daoist Ran Deng to achieve a leap in strength.

The Taoist Ran Deng transformed into a golden light and entered the Plague Formation. Inside, black mist churned, and countless plague insects and poisonous worms roamed in the void, emitting chilling hisses.

He cast a plague-avoiding spell, and a faint golden light emanated from his body, isolating him from the poisonous fog.

"Where is Fellow Daoist Lü Yue?" Daoist Ran Deng called out loudly.

From the depths of the black mist came Lü Yue's chilling voice: "So it is Master Randeng who has come in person. May I ask what instructions Master Randeng has for us?"

A calculating glint flashed in the eyes of the Taoist Ran Deng, who feigned concern and said, "The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit brought the Twelve-Petaled Pure White Lotus into the formation. This treasure is specifically designed to counteract plagues and poisons. I have come here to offer my assistance."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yue sneered and said with a face full of disdain, "How could a mere white lotus break my Thousand-Year Plague Formation?"

Before the words were finished, a clear phoenix cry suddenly rang out from within the formation. The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit stood on a white lotus, her golden crown radiating countless rays of light. Wherever she passed, the black mist melted away like snow meeting the blazing sun. Lü Yue was greatly alarmed and hurriedly shook his Plague Umbrella. The ghostly patterns on the umbrella surface came to life, spewing out nine streams of black energy that transformed into nine hundred-foot-long poisonous dragons that lunged at the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit.

At the same time, Chen Geng and Li Ping, each wielding a plague bell and a plague banner, charged out from both sides, instantly thickening the poisonous fog in the formation to the point of being as black as ink.

The Holy Mother of Fire remained calm and composed. With a flick of her slender hand, three thousand fire dragon soldiers roared out from the golden crown and engaged in a fierce battle with the nine poisonous dragons.

A white lotus spun beneath her feet, scattering points of purifying divine light that cleansed the approaching poisonous fog.

"Lu Yue, you have acted against the will of Heaven, and today you are destined to face your calamity."

With a shout, the Holy Mother of Fire unleashed her Chaos Hammer, aiming it at Lü Yue's face. Lü Yue hastily parried with his Twin Swords of Plague, but was forced back three steps by the impact, his heart filled with horror.

Lü Yue's arrogance was unparalleled within the Jie Sect. He didn't even take the seven direct disciples seriously, often claiming to be the number one disciple of the Jie Sect.

Therefore, he didn't take the Taoist disciples seriously at all, thinking that a third-generation Taoist disciple could seriously injure him.

He immediately manifested a three-headed, six-armed form and spat out a mouthful of blood after punching his own chest. He prepared to use a blood sacrifice to fight the Holy Mother of Fire to the death.

Seeing this, the greed in the eyes of the Taoist Ran Deng intensified. He knew his chance had finally come.

He immediately made a hand seal, and an invisible force silently attacked the Fire Spirit Mother's back. At this critical moment, the white lotus suddenly shone brightly, neutralizing the sneak attack.

The Holy Mother of Fire turned and stared coldly, three golden needles flying out from her golden crown, aiming straight for the eyes of the Taoist Burning Lamp.

Ran Deng hurriedly raised his purple-gold alms bowl to defend himself, but he heard three crisp sounds as the golden needles pierced through the magic weapon's defenses, leaving three charred holes in his Taoist robe.

Outside the formation, Master Yuding, with his keen eyes, noticed the anomaly within. He angrily exclaimed, "That Randeng! How dare he commit such a despicable act!"

He immediately ordered Yang Jian, Nezha, and Ao Bing to enter the Plague Formation to assist the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit. After all, these three were not afraid of the plague.

The three accepted the order and charged into the Plague Formation. Unexpectedly, they lost their way in the black mist and could not find the Holy Mother of Fire for a time.

At the same time, due to the sneak attack by Daoist Ran Deng, the pressure on the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit increased sharply. The radiance of the white lotus was suppressed to only a range of three zhang, and the golden crown trembled slightly.

At that critical moment, she suddenly took out a purple and white gourd, uncorked it, and whispered, "Please turn around, my darling."

A beam of white light shot out from the gourd, swift as lightning, and circled around Lü Yue's neck. Before Lü Yue could react, all three heads fell to the ground simultaneously, and his body crashed to the ground, turning into a pool of foul-smelling pus and blood.

The white light revealed its true form in the air; it was a seven-inch throwing knife with the words "Slay Immortals" engraved on its blade.

It was this Immortal-Slaying Gourd that Daoist Duobao borrowed from Fuxi out of concern for his disciple. Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, it not only saved the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit but also slew Lü Yue within the Plague Formation.

Because Lü Yue was killed, Chen Geng and Li Ping were simply unable to fully activate the Plague Formation. This caused the black energy within the Plague Formation to slowly dissipate.

This finally allowed Yang Jian and his companions to see the situation within the great formation clearly. They were no longer like headless flies, rushing around aimlessly within the formation.

Seeing Lü Yue beheaded and Yang Jian and the other two already charging into the formation, Daoist Ran Deng knew the situation was hopeless and quickly transformed into golden light to escape.

(End of this chapter)