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

After pondering for a moment, the Beast Emperor Shenni suddenly burst into laughter, the sound of which shook the surrounding chaotic air currents, causing them to churn endlessly.

"Hongjun, do you take me for a three-year-old child? If the Four Fiends were to enter the Primordial World, they would surely suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao. Do you think I don't know what you're plotting?"

Hongjun remained expressionless as four crystal-clear beads flew out from his sleeve, each containing a swirling aura of the Heavenly Dao. "These are Heavenly Dao Beads. Whoever possesses these is equivalent to receiving the Heavenly Dao's pardon and can roam freely in the primordial world."

Shen Ni's gaze sharpened as he reached out and took the Heavenly Dao Pearl, examining it closely. He then spoke to Hongjun, saying, "You think you can get my four generals to risk their lives for you with just this?"

Hongjun shook his head and said, "This matter is not for my sake, but for you, Fellow Daoist Shenni, and the ferocious beast clan."

"The Great Tribulation of the Gods will restore order to the world. If the ferocious beast race misses this opportunity, they will be exiled to chaos for eternity."

A fierce glint flashed in Shen Ni's eyes, and the surrounding chaotic energy formed a terrifying vortex due to his emotional fluctuations. "Are you threatening me?"

Hongjun's body was enveloped in purple aura, resisting Shenni's oppressive power. He spoke, "This humble Daoist is merely stating the facts."

"Fellow Daoist Shenni should understand that after this great calamity, the格局 (geju, overall situation/structure) of the primordial world will be completely changed. If the ferocious beast race wants to regain its ancient glory, now is the best opportunity."

Shen Ni remained silent for a long time, then suddenly grinned, revealing his sharp white fangs, and said, "Alright, I will send Taotie, Qiongqi, Taowu, and Hundun on this trip."

He only got halfway through his sentence before a sly glint flashed in Shen Ni's eyes, and he continued, "However, they only obey my orders. If your plans change, don't blame them for turning against you."

Hongjun nodded slightly: "That's good then."

Having said that, his figure gradually faded away and eventually disappeared into the chaos.

Shen Ni toyed with the Heavenly Dao Pearl, the smile on his face gradually fading. The next moment, four fierce energies flew out from Shen Ni's body, carrying the Heavenly Dao Pearl, and flew towards the primordial world.

"Old man, do you really think I don't know what you're up to? I'm just going with the flow, fighting for that last glimmer of hope."

Shen Ni snorted coldly, turned around and walked deeper into the chaos, wanting to continue searching for the traces of Yin Yang Ancestor and Qiankun Ancestor.

Little did they know that no sooner had Shenni left than Hongjun reappeared in the same spot, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Back then, I was able to suppress you within the chaos; now, I have the power to annihilate you. You still dare to dream of escaping my control?"

Then, Hongjun followed the four streams of evil energy and headed directly into the primordial world.

Just as he was about to enter the primordial world, three streams of profound energy flew out from Hongjun's body and transformed into three Taoists who looked seven or eight parts similar to Hongjun. These were Hongjun's three corpse clones.

The three corpses appeared, each pursuing a wisp of malevolent energy. Hongjun also followed a wisp of malevolent energy and entered the primordial world.

These four streams of malevolent energy landed in the four cardinal directions of the primordial world: east, south, west, and north. As the malevolent energy entered the mountain, the entire mountain began to tremble violently, and finally collapsed.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic ferocious beast crawled out from the collapsed mountainside. It was the time of the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts, the first generation of the Four Great Ferocious Beasts.

As the four ferocious beasts appeared, the entire primordial land began to tremble. Countless ferocious beasts were awakened at this moment and headed towards the location of the four ferocious beasts.

At the same time, the enormous bodies of the four ferocious beasts began to change, eventually transforming into four burly men.

The instant the four ferocious beasts transformed into their Dao bodies, Hongjun and his three incarnations simultaneously acted, each imbuing the body of one of the beasts with a restriction. Only after completing this did Hongjun return to Zixiao Palace with peace of mind.

The four ferocious beasts, however, were completely unaware of Hongjun's actions. They now knew what the Beast Emperor Shenni had ordered them to do.

Meanwhile, in Sishui Pass, Chen Xuan, who had just restored Yin Hong's memories, couldn't help but frown.

With a little deduction, he already knew everything. He muttered to himself, "Hongjun, Hongjun, you really will stop at nothing to achieve your goals?"

However, upon further reflection, Chen Xuan felt that Hongjun's actions were understandable. After all, if he were in Hongjun's shoes, he would have made the same decision.

As the saying goes, what use is this primordial world if even we ourselves cease to exist? If we win, we'll clean up the mess ourselves; if we lose, we'll just go our separate ways.

At this moment, whether it was Lei Zhenzi, Nezha, or even Yin Hong who had just regained his memories, they all heard Chen Xuan's mutterings.

Nezha immediately asked, "Ancestor, has something happened? It's something that has made you shake your head and sigh. It must be something serious."

Chen Xuan nodded at Nezha, "The Four Fiends have awakened, and they will arrive in Xiqi soon."

Upon hearing that it was the Four Fiends, Nezha said with a dismissive expression, "So it's the Four Fiends who have awakened. Then you don't need to worry, Ancestor."

"After all, we've even killed the Taotie, the Corpse Beast, so why should we fear these four ferocious beasts? If they dare to come, we can just kill them all. If all else fails, don't we still have the monkeys?"

As Nezha spoke, he pointed outwards, indicating that the monkeys he was referring to were Wuzhiqi, Yuan Hong, and the Six-Eared Macaque.

That's actually quite true. After all, the Corpse Beast Taotie is far more ferocious than the ordinary Taotie. These three monkeys could tear even the Corpse Beast Taotie to pieces, so what fear would they have of an ordinary Taotie?
Unexpectedly, Chen Xuan shook his head directly, "Little Nezha, you really are ignorant and fearless. If you were just an ordinary ferocious beast, how could you possibly attract the attention of your ancestor?"

"Most of the ferocious beasts in the primordial world today are beings born after birth. In fact, it could be said that they are demons who have not yet fully taken human form."

"Aside from their brute strength and tough physique, they are no match for true demons. You need not take them seriously."

"But what I'm talking about, Ancestor, is the first generation of ferocious beasts in the primordial world. That is, the innate ferocious spirits that were sealed during the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts."

Upon hearing this, Lei Zhenzi's expression changed drastically, as he had also heard the Golden Spirit Mother speak of the various calamities that befell the prehistoric world.

Most people only remember the Dragon-Han Calamity and the Lich Calamity. But few know that before these two calamities, there was a Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts.

After all, the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts and the First Calamity of the Dragon and Han Dynasties were connected. In the beginning, the three races of Dragon, Phoenix and Qilin joined forces to kill ferocious beasts all over the prehistoric world.

The three clans of dragon, phoenix, and qilin also gained their fortune by slaying ferocious beasts, and gradually became the protagonists of the primordial world.

Because most people categorize the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts as part of the Dragon-Han Initial Calamity and do not separate it out, it has gradually been forgotten by people.

However, Taoist disciples are very familiar with this, and they will definitely mention it when teaching their disciples.

Of course, for reckless characters like Nezha and Ao Bing, even if Taiyi Zhenren explained it, they probably wouldn't remember it. (End of Chapter)