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

Hongjun stared expressionlessly at the Four Sages of Heaven, remaining silent for a long time. The Four Sages of Heaven were so frightened that they lowered their heads and remained silent, their bodies even trembling slightly.

After all, their failure completely caused the Investiture of the Gods to slip out of the Xuanmen's control. If Hongjun were to truly hold them accountable, they dared not even imagine the consequences.

After a long while, Hongjun sighed and said, "You can only blame yourselves; your cultivation is inferior to that of the saints of Qinglian Island."

"In addition, the betrayal of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi has led to the current situation. As your teacher, I cannot blame you."

Hearing Hongjun say this, the Four Sages of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief. Zhunti Daoist even spoke up directly.

"Master, the sudden betrayal of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi has caused your plans to completely fail. This matter must not be left unresolved."

"This disciple is willing to personally go to the Northern Sea to find Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, and make them pay the price for their betrayal."

Hongjun shook his head and said, "Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi attained sainthood through their merits in the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, they can never escape the destiny of becoming saints of the Heavenly Dao."

"Now that they have betrayed the Way of Heaven, there is no need for anyone else to intervene. The Way of Heaven will naturally bring down divine punishment and make them pay the price they deserve."

At this moment, Hongjun was expressionless; he was none other than the Heavenly Dao Hongjun, not the Hongjun Dao Ancestor. His single thought was the will of the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, the true spirits of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, which resided within the Heavenly Dao, were also directly annihilated by the will of the Heavenly Dao at this moment.

At the same time, the Heavenly Dao began to awaken the Primordial Purple Qi within the two, preparing to directly knock Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi down to the Saint Realm, and then annihilate their souls.

At this moment, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi in Sishui Pass also coughed up blood. Their cultivation levels began to become unstable.

Seeing this, the Three Pure Ones, the Styx Ancestor, and Nuwa and her brother couldn't help but show worry. Laozi even took out two Nine-Turn Golden Pills and helped Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi take them.

Even after consuming the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi's complexions showed no improvement whatsoever. In fact, they vomited several more mouthfuls of blood.

Just then, Chen Xuan, along with Yang Mei Ancestor and the other two, returned to Sishui Pass. Yang Mei Ancestor then spoke directly.

“A Heavenly Sage entrusts his true spirit to the Heavenly Dao, thus ensuring his immortality. However, this is also tantamount to entrusting his life and death to the Heavenly Dao.”

"Now that Hongjun knows they have betrayed the Heavenly Dao, he will naturally destroy their true spirits that are stored in the Heavenly Dao."

"And this is just the beginning; the real divine punishment is about to arrive. Whether they can survive it depends on their fate."

Yang Mei, the patriarch, was right, but he overlooked one point. That is, Chen Xuan had already anticipated this scene.

So Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Hongjun's tricks may fool others, but how could they fool me?"

As he spoke, Chen Xuan waved his hand, and two streams of Three Lights Divine Water enveloped Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi.

The Three Lights Divine Water is the best medicine for healing the true spirit. Even if your true spirit is reduced to a wisp, as long as you have enough Three Lights Divine Water, you can replenish it.

Therefore, as the Three Lights Divine Water enveloped Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, the trace of their true spirit that had been extinguished by the Heavenly Dao began to be replenished.

In just a moment, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi had returned to normal. They even truly felt that they were now whole again.

He knelt directly in front of Chen Xuan, respectfully bowing to him and saying, "Thank you, Master, for saving me."

With a wave of his hand, Chen Xuan sent a gentle breeze lifting the two of them up. Simultaneously, two streams of Primordial Purple Qi flew out from Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun's seas of consciousness. The next moment, Chen Xuan waved his hand again at the two streams of Primordial Purple Qi, sending them directly back to Zixiao Palace, while also speaking to them.

“Fellow Daoist Hongjun, now that Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi have switched their allegiance to me, it is time to return this Primordial Purple Qi to you.”

"Furthermore, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi attained enlightenment through the merits of the Heavenly Dao. The merits they gained from the Heavenly Dao will also be returned to you today. From now on, the two of them will have no further connection with you."

Immediately afterwards, two large clusters of merit flew out from Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi and headed directly towards Zixiao Palace.

Seeing this, Hongjun finally understood. Chen Xuan had already anticipated every step of the way.

Left with no other choice, Hongjun had to put away the two streams of Primordial Purple Qi. Then, with a wave of his hand, he sent the two streams of Primordial Purple Qi directly to the Heavenly Court.

The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West were looking at the Jade Mirror before them. They knew that Hongjun's plan to confer the gods had failed, and their own desire to rule the Three Realms was now hopeless.

Just as the two sighed, two streams of primordial purple energy entered their seas of consciousness. At the same time, Hongjun's voice also rang out.

"Now that the Investiture of the Gods has been completed, all that remains is for Jiang Ziya to finish bestowing titles upon the gods in Heaven. Then the two of you can successfully attain sainthood."

For the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, this was undoubtedly a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune. In fact, if given a choice, they would rather give up ruling the Three Realms and attain sainthood.

Therefore, they directly faced the direction of Zixiao Palace and performed a grand ceremony of worship. At the same time, they did not forget to express their gratitude to their teacher.

Little did they know that at this moment, the expression on Hongjun Daozu's face had become extremely calm. He then spoke directly to Jieyin Daozu and Zhunti Daozu.

"Now that the Investiture of the Gods has ended, the next great Journey to the West will be the one where the Western Sect flourishes. However, at that time, there will be no more Chan and Jie sects or the Western Sect in the prehistoric world."

"The Chan and Jie sects will merge into the Xuanmen sect, jointly led by Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun Laozu. The Western sect will also be renamed Buddhism, in preparation for the great flourishing of Buddhism and Taoism."

"After the great calamity of the Journey to the West ends, Buddhism and Taoism will also awaken. You two will be the representatives of Buddhism and Taoism."

This inevitably pleased the two Western Buddhist sects, as the rise of Western religions was something they had always pursued.

Today, not only is Western religion flourishing, but it is also reviving Buddhism and Taoism. They might even become spokespeople for Buddhism and Taoism, something they never dared to dream of.

They hurriedly began to pledge their loyalty to Hongjun, saying that even if Buddhism and Taoism were to awaken, they would forever submit to the Heavenly Dao, and they would always be the saints of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun naturally ignored the flattery from the two Western monks. Instead, he turned his gaze directly to Ancestor Hongyun.

"As Buddhism and Taoism flourish, the demonic path will also awaken. Since your Jie Sect was originally dominated by demons, the heavy responsibility of this demonic awakening falls on your shoulders."

"When the demonic path awakens, you will be its representative and responsible for leading it."

Hongyun Patriarch never dreamed that he would have the opportunity to obtain such a good thing. It was in accordance with the teachings of the two Western Buddhist masters, signifying that the demonic path would forever submit to the Heavenly Way.

Compared to the two Western monks who were overjoyed, and the Hongyun Patriarch who had received an unexpected surprise, Zhen Yuanzi's expression inevitably turned somewhat dejected, but he didn't dare to blame Hongjun.

After all, the Investiture of the Gods was his home turf, but unfortunately, he messed it up. (End of Chapter)