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

The Spiritual Stone Monkey struggled to swim in the icy seawater, while behind him came the unrestrained laughter of the disciples of the Intercepting Sect.

The laughter was like a sharp blade, scraping at his pride again and again. But he remembered Wuzhiqi's instructions and knew he must not reveal his cultivation level under any circumstances.

"This monkey is slippery, let's see where it can escape to." A disciple of the Jie Sect made a hand seal and chanted an incantation, and huge waves suddenly rose on the sea, slapping the Spirit Stone Monkey until it was dizzy and disoriented.

At this critical moment, a vine suddenly rose from beneath the East Sea, directly lifting the Spirit Stone Monkey into the air.

Then a woman dressed in a green robe appeared in mid-air, carrying the Spirit Stone Monkey in her hand.

"Fellow Daoists, why are you bullying an ordinary monkey here?" The woman's voice was clear, yet carried an undeniable authority.

The disciples of the Jie Sect paled upon seeing this. They thought to themselves, "Shouldn't it have been Senior Brother Lingya who saved the Spirit Stone Monkey? How did it turn out to be a woman?"
The main problem was that the disciples of the Jie Sect didn't recognize the woman. They didn't dare to act rashly.

The leader could only bow and ask, "May I ask how this fairy is called, and why she saved this monkey?"

The woman in green sneered and said, "I am Qing Teng from Qinglian Island. I was just strolling around the East Sea today when I saw you bullying this monkey, so I stepped in to save it. I want to know why."

The leading disciple of the Jie Sect spoke up, saying, "This monkey is acting suspiciously, trying to spy on our Jie Sect's Golden Turtle Island. That's why my fellow disciples and I took action. We beg Fairy Qing Teng not to get involved in this mess."

Qing Teng sneered and said, "If I remember correctly, this should be the territory of my Qinglian Island. And your Jie Sect's Jin'ao Island seems to be hundreds of thousands of miles away from here, right?"

"How could a monkey with no cultivation escape hundreds of thousands of miles from the pursuit of your Jie Sect disciples? I think you just want to use this monkey as an excuse to cause trouble on my Qinglian Island."

As he spoke, the aura of a Primordial Golden Immortal instantly appeared on Qing Teng's body. He directly suppressed the disciples of the Jie Sect, causing them to fall onto the sea surface.

The Spirit Stone Monkey's misery was far worse than that of these others.

This made the Spirit Stone Monkey happy, and he also knew that the person who came to save him was a fellow disciple of his three older brothers.

He immediately said, "Thank you for saving my life, fairy. I am the Spirit Stone Monkey of the Water Curtain Cave in Flower Fruit Mountain. I went to sea this time only to seek the secret of immortality. Please accept me as your disciple, fairy."

"If you, Fairy, abandon me, this East Sea will likely become my burial ground. Please, Fairy, have mercy on me."

Just as the two were talking, a golden light suddenly shone from the horizon where the sea met the sky. It was none other than the long-awaited White Elephant Venerable, finally making his appearance.

The golden light arrived in an instant, transforming into the form of the White Elephant Venerable. The White Elephant Venerable bowed to the Green Vine and said...

“Esteemed benefactor, since you are from Qinglian Island, you should know the identity of this Spiritual Stone Monkey. Heed my advice, it would be best not to get involved in this matter.”

Having said that, Venerable White Elephant formed a hand seal, and his body shone with great Buddhist light. A quasi-saintly pressure descended directly upon Green Vine.

To this, Qing Teng merely smiled calmly, and then a vine rose from behind him, directly shattering the Quasi-Saint aura of Venerable White Elephant.

"A mere quasi-saint who has cultivated the path of severing the three corpses dares to flaunt his power in front of me, Qing Teng. Today, I, Qing Teng, am determined to handle this matter."

Seeing that Qing Teng didn't care about the eastward transmission of Buddhism at all, and that his cultivation was even above his own, Venerable White Elephant couldn't help but secretly lament his situation.

"I didn't expect Qinglian Island to get involved in this matter. If I had known earlier, I would have had my senior brothers take action. Now, this matter is probably going to be difficult to resolve peacefully." Although he was distressed, he had made a solemn promise at the Great Thunderclap Temple. If he were to slink away like this now, he would become a laughing stock in Buddhism.

Just as Venerable White Elephant felt helpless, several streaks of light descended from the sky. At the same time, a cold voice spoke.

"How dare they bully my Jie Sect disciples in the East Sea? Do they really think my Jie Sect has no one left?"

At the same time, three disciples of the Jie Sect appeared beside Venerable White Elephant. They were none other than Qiu Shou Xian, a direct disciple of the Jie Sect, as well as Jingu Xian and Jin Guang Xian.

Of the seven direct disciples of the Jie Sect, Wuyun Xian and Chang'er Dingguang Xian died in the Investiture of the Gods. Lingya Xian and Pilu Xian joined the Western Sect.

In other words, the three remaining direct disciples of the Jie Sect all arrived at the scene at the same time. This inevitably made Venerable White Elephant breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at the four quasi-saints before him, Qing Teng couldn't help but feel a little worried. After all, if he were to fight four against one, he would surely be defeated today.

Thinking that this was his first appearance in the primordial world, if he were to lose like this, wouldn't it become the biggest stain on his life?

He immediately snorted coldly and said, "Three direct disciples of the Jie Sect, plus a traitor from the Jie Sect. They dare to cause trouble on my Qinglian Island? Do they really think my Qinglian Island is without anyone?"

As he spoke, golden light shone brightly behind Qing Teng. At the same time, a vine whip appeared in Qing Teng's hand.

Don't forget that the original form of the Green Vine was a primordial gourd vine. It once separated a branch to help Nuwa create humans, which became the Creation Whip, a treasure of merit for the human race.

The vine whip that Qing Teng is holding now is the Creation Whip, a treasure of human merit for the human race. And the merit manifested behind him is precisely what he gained from helping Nuwa create humans.

This inevitably made Qiu Shouxian and the others frown, after all, attacking someone with great merit would incur boundless karma.

Conversely, if one were struck by the Creation Whip in Qing Teng's hand, not only would the other party not incur any karmic debt, but one would also suffer a backlash due to the merit gained.

Just then, Venerable White Elephant sneered and said, "Everyone says that the disciples of Azure Lotus Island have profound cultivation, but after seeing them today, they are nothing special. Aren't you just using your own merits to force us not to fight you?"

Qing Teng sneered and said, "Don't try to provoke me like that. The merits I've gained are neither stolen nor robbed, so why can't I use them against my enemies?"

"If you're so capable, defeat me first. Otherwise, no one will be able to take this monkey away today. I, Qing Teng, am protecting him."

Now that things had come to this, Venerable White Elephant had no other choice but to bite the bullet and speak to the three immortals, including Qiu Shou Xian.

"Now that things have come to this, there is no other way. My three senior brothers will help me trap him. Then we will take the opportunity to steal the Spirit Stone Monkey."

Although Qiu Shouxian was unwilling to offend someone with great merit, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and proceed.

The four of them immediately surrounded Qing Teng, preparing to use sheer numbers to hold her off and then seize the Spirit Stone Monkey.

Just then, a three-pointed, double-edged sword descended from the sky, startling the four of them and causing them to stagger backward.

"How dare you bully my Uncle-Master Qing Teng on Qinglian Island? Do you really think my Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword is incapable of killing?" (End of Chapter)