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

When Jiang Ziya arrived at the reed hut, he saw the Six Sages of Heaven sitting upright on futons. He immediately knelt down and paid his respects to the Six Sages of Heaven.

Although Jiang Ziya was also a disciple of a sage, he cultivated Taoism on Wanshou Mountain for more than forty years and could count the number of times he met Zhen Yuanzi on one hand.

Not to mention facing the Six Sages of Heaven at the same time. They were already so shocked that they were speechless, and their minds went completely blank.

Zhen Yuanzi waved his hand, helping Jiang Ziya to his feet. He then said, "Ziya, I am aware of what happened on the battlefield. How do you plan to proceed?"

Without the presence of a sage, Jiang Ziya couldn't even think of a solution. Now that he's met a sage, his brain seems to have lost even the most basic capacity for thought; how could he possibly come up with a solution?

He immediately shook his head with a look of shame and said, "Master, Ziya is incompetent. Faced with the current situation, Ziya has no way to deal with it."

At this moment, Jiang Ziya was practically telling Zhen Yuanzi directly: Six of the Ten Heavenly Kings of the Jie Sect had died, and Maitreya Daoist and others from the Western Sect had been captured alive, their fates now unknown.

You're asking me this? If I could really make a decision, I would choose to surrender. At least after surrendering, Di Xin wouldn't necessarily put him to death.

Or they could simply abandon Xiqi and return to the mountains to continue their cultivation. Perhaps they could achieve immortality in the future and avoid the suffering of reincarnation.

But Jiang Ziya only dared to think these words in his heart. He wouldn't dare utter a single word if you actually made him say them aloud, even if you killed him.

Zhen Yuanzi was not surprised by Jiang Ziya's answer and immediately turned his gaze to the other five sages.

He then said, "The current situation on both sides is indeed beyond Jiang Ziya's control. Fellow Daoists, do you have any ideas to help Xiqi break this deadlock?"

As soon as Zhen Yuanzi finished speaking, Ancestor Hongyun said directly, "The national fortune of Yin Shang is almost exhausted, so we can adopt a delaying strategy and launch a counterattack when the national fortune of Shang is exhausted."

To be fair, Ancestor Hongyun's method was perfectly conventional. After all, what Xiqi needed most right now was to recuperate and rebuild before launching an attack on Chaoge and seizing control of the world in one fell swoop.

Even the two demon emperors couldn't help but nod in agreement, and Di Jun directly said, "Fellow Daoist Hongyun is absolutely right. After all, Xiqi cannot destroy the Great Shang before the Great Shang's national fortune is exhausted."

"Since it's impossible, why add to the trouble? Just find a way to defend Xiqi, and then send troops to annex the other smaller vassal states."

Although this method was the safest, the two Western Buddhist monks could not accept it. After all, the Taoist sect had only given them seven days.

If they fail to enter the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation within seven days and rescue Maitreya and the other Western Sect disciples, they will behead Maitreya and the others.

Therefore, Daoist Zhunti spoke without hesitation: "If we only need to hold our ground, why would the six of us need to come to Xiqi in person?"

"Now that the Six Sages of Heaven have arrived, we must do something. Otherwise, how can we let the people and soldiers of Xiqi know that with sages as their backers, victory will ultimately be theirs?"

"Therefore, I believe that we should take action today and break the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. This will also let the disciples of the Daoist sect understand what it means to be an ant below the level of a sage."

In fact, Donghuang Taiyi also agreed with Zhunti Daoren's suggestion. However, he did not express his support, after all, his nine nephews had all been killed by this guy's schemes.

Even Donghuang Taiyi didn't speak, so it was even less likely that the other three sages would. This left Zhunti Daoist speechless and momentarily speechless. If it were any other sage, they would have felt humiliated. They might even have uttered a remark like, "You are not worth considering," and then simply left.

But don't forget who Zhunti Daoist is; he's the ancestor of shamelessness. Even if no one echoes his sentiments, Zhunti Daoist can still handle things with ease.

He immediately began making arrangements, saying, "Tomorrow, my senior brother and I will join the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation. If any Daoist saints come here, we will leave it to you fellow Daoists to handle."

"As long as we can delay the Sage of Qinglian Island until my senior brother and I break the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation, then the mission of all of you fellow Daoists will be accomplished."

Of the sages present, which one didn't understand why Daoist Zhunti was so proactive? If those trapped in the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation weren't inferior to his Western Sect, he wouldn't have bothered to intervene, even if it meant bullying the weak.

Of course, the two Western monks wouldn't intervene, not because they were worried about losing face as saints by bullying the weak. After all, they'd done plenty of shameless things, so they wouldn't mind doing it again.

Instead, they might stand idly by and watch other religions make fools of themselves. They might even take advantage of the situation at a crucial moment.

Even so, the saints nodded. After all, whether it was doing the hard work or getting scolded, the two Buddhas of the West took it all on themselves, so what more could you want?

As for the saints of Qinglian Island, the saints didn't take them seriously at all. In short, their motto was: fight if they can win, retreat if they can't.

As for the immense pressure the Western two sects will face after their withdrawal, that's not something they need to worry about.

However, the Guide Daoist had already discerned that the other four Sages might hold back at a crucial moment. Therefore, he directly asked, "Junior Brother's arrangement seems inappropriate?"

"I believe that Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi and my junior brother should break the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation together. After all, Xiqi is now the home ground of the Chan Sect."

As soon as the Guide Daoist uttered these words, the Zhunti Daoist instantly understood their meaning. He immediately looked ashamed and said to Zhen Yuanzi.

"Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi. I was indeed careless just now and did something that overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi."

As he spoke, Daoist Zhunti didn't forget to bow to Zhen Yuanzi, displaying utmost sincerity.

Helpless, Zhen Yuanzi could only help Zhunti Daoist to his feet and return the bow, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhunti, you flatter us. Everything we do is in accordance with the Way of Heaven."

"However, it would be somewhat unjustifiable to send me to break the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation. After all, there are no disciples of my Chan Sect in that formation."

Seeing that Zhen Yuanzi clearly wanted to shirk responsibility, Zhunti Daoist said without hesitation, "What's so difficult about that? At worst, we can send some Chan Sect disciples into the formation before we break it."

"At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to explore the true nature of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation. After all, we only had a superficial understanding of it before, and we don't know what the real Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation has evolved into."

The Guide Daoist, standing nearby, chimed in, "This matter really requires the trouble of Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi. Send a few disciples of the Chan Sect to traverse the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation and investigate the truth." (End of Chapter)