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

Hongjun could not see what was happening in the Zhou Tian Star Array, but he could see clearly what was happening in the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array.

"The thing I was most worried about has happened. It seems that I can only kill the Twelve Saints of the Underworld first, and then deal with the Azure Lotus Daoist."

Thinking of this, Hongjun directly transmitted his voice to Calamity and Destruction, saying, "Please, fellow Daoists, keep Qinglian Daoist occupied. I will be right back."

After saying that, he rushed out of Xiqi City without a second thought. After all, if he had been even a fraction slower, the disciples of the three sects of Xuanmen would have been wiped out.

Just as Hongjun was about to charge into the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation, he suddenly heard a hearty laugh, followed by a familiar voice in his ear.

"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, it's time to settle the cause and effect of the conflict between the Dao and the Demon."

The speaker was none other than Ancestor Yang Mei. Standing behind Ancestor Yang Mei were Ancestor Yin Yang and Ancestor Qian Kun.

Upon suddenly seeing these three appear, Hongjun frowned. He also realized that he had been completely tricked by Chen Xuan.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Beast Emperor Shenni, how dare you betray me! Once I deal with these three pieces of trash, I will make you pay the price."

Since this battle was unavoidable, Hongjun naturally had no intention of wasting any more time. The more time wasted, the more casualties his disciples would suffer.

Without hesitation, they charged towards Yang Mei and his two companions. However, Yang Mei and his companions did not want to confront them head-on.

They adopted a hit-and-run tactic, even retreating at the slightest touch. Their main strategy was to entangle you, not to determine who was superior.

Finally, Hongjun was drawn into the chaos by the three of them, completely unable to care about the lives of the disciples of the three sects of Xuanmen.

However, Hongjun was still Hongjun after all. Before leaving, he did not forget to use the power of the Heavenly Dao to forcibly enhance the cultivation levels of Maitreya Daoist and Randeng Daoist.

Although doing so would leave Maitreya Daoist and Burning Lamp Daoist with future troubles due to the forced increase in their cultivation, Hongjun couldn't care less about that at the moment.

Maitreya Daoist and Burning Lamp Daoist suddenly felt their cultivation levels surge, even reaching the Saint realm. This inevitably puzzled them.

After all, no extraordinary celestial phenomena indicating a breakthrough to the Saint realm had occurred. Furthermore, they hadn't sensed that their three corpses had completely merged into their main body.

In other words, neither Maitreya Daoist nor Randeng Daoist would naively believe that they had broken through to the realm of sainthood at this moment.

However, they didn't have time to think about that right now; having the cultivation of a saint was definitely advantageous in their current battle situation.

The Taoist Master Ran Deng charged straight to the front, where the Taoist disciples unleashed a massacre. They were determined to quickly place the Taoist disciples on the Investiture of the Gods list.

Meanwhile, Maitreya Daoist was also charging towards Chi You within the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

After all, the underground passage has been sealed off, so it's impossible for the Underworld Saint to truly leave the Netherworld.

However, he used the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation to forcibly integrate his cultivation into the phantoms of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Therefore, once Chi You is killed, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation will be broken. At that time, the Twelve Sages of the Underworld will no longer be able to participate in the Investiture of the Gods.

With two more sages suddenly appearing on the Xuanmen side, the battle situation instantly reversed, causing the Daoist disciples to suffer a crushing defeat.

Even though there are several half-step saints among the Daoist disciples, they still find it difficult to compete with Daoist Ran Deng, who possesses saint-level cultivation.

Just then, a cloud of blood mist rose from the direction of Xiqi City and swept directly towards the battlefield. Seeing this, Daoist Ran Deng burst into laughter and said, "Fellow Daoist Styx, lend me a hand and help my Daoist disciples ascend to the Investiture of the Gods."

Soon, the blood mist arrived beside Daoist Burning Lamp and condensed into the true form of Ancestor Styx.

At this moment, the Styx Ancestor stood on a twelve-petaled karmic fire lotus, with the Yuan Tu and Abi swords above his head, emitting bursts of sword cries.

The next moment, Yuan Tu A Bi's twin swords moved. However, they were not aimed at the Taoist disciples, but at the Taoist Ran Deng standing in front of him.

Daoist Ran Deng never expected that the Styx Ancestor would attack him from behind. He hurriedly summoned his purple-gold alms bowl, trying to block the Styx Ancestor's sneak attack.

Unexpectedly, the Yuan Tu Abi Twin Swords were merely a feint; the real killing move was the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus beneath the feet of the Styx Ancestor.

The twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus flew out, and boundless karmic fire instantly enveloped Daoist Ran Deng within it.

At the same time, the Styx Ancestor once again transformed into a sky full of blood mist, frantically absorbing the bloodthirsty energy on the battlefield.

Immediately following, on the battlefield, purple qi traveled thirty thousand miles eastward, flowers rained down from the sky, and golden lotuses sprouted from the earth. The Styx Ancestor actually used the blood and slaughter aura of the battlefield, as well as the tribulation aura of the Investiture of the Gods, to break through to the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal in one fell swoop.

At this moment, even with his saintly cultivation, Daoist Ran Deng was completely suppressed by the Karmic Fire Red Lotus. Most critically, countless black mosquitoes were flying out from within the blood mist.

The black mosquitoes began biting the Taoist Ran Deng from different angles and began frantically sucking the blood from his body.

Just as the Styx Ancestor finished his enlightenment, Daoist Ran Deng was completely drained of his flesh and blood. Only a trace of his true spirit remained, heading towards the Investiture of the Gods.

Indeed, the creature that bit Daoist Ran Deng was the Bloodwing Black Mosquito, born from the Netherworld Blood Sea.

However, Daoist Ran Deng was much luckier than the Holy Mother Turtle Spirit in the original primordial trajectory. At least she left him with a bit of her true spirit.

The soul of the Taoist Ran Deng was listed on the Investiture of the Gods, and the Styx Ancestor attained sainthood. He then addressed the Taoist disciples directly.

"Don't be shocked. I am a disciple of Master Qinglian Saint. You should address me as 'Uncle-Master'."

The fact that the Styx Ancestor revealed his identity shocked the Daoist disciples. If it weren't for Daoist Duobao confirming it, probably no one would have believed it.

The advantages on the battlefield shifted instantly. The disciples of the Chan Sect, realizing that the situation was hopeless, rushed out of the battlefield without hesitation and fled towards Longevity Mountain.

The disciples of the Western Sect and the Intercepting Sect also wanted to escape. Unfortunately, most of them were trapped within the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation. Even if they wanted to escape, it would be difficult for them to break free.

Fortunately, Maitreya Daoist had attained the cultivation of a sage, which allowed him to barely stabilize the battle situation within the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

After all, of the twelve Sages of the Earthly Realm, only their cultivation level could be projected into this world. And even then, it was less than one-tenth of their original cultivation.

Most importantly, it wasn't the true form of the Sage himself. Those Ancestral Witches summoned by the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation were as wooden as puppets.

Therefore, Maitreya Daoist easily reached Chi You. Just as he was about to attack Chi You, the Yellow Emperor suddenly stepped in front of him.

He then addressed Chi You, saying, "Old friend, we meet again." (End of Chapter)