Primordial: From a grain of soil to the ancestor of all paths

Chapter 282 The Two Western Saints Fleeing in a Disgrace

"Another saint has fallen!"

Fuxi and Tongtian looked at each other in bewilderment.

The fact that the witch-slaying incident had escalated to this point before it even truly began was indeed somewhat unexpected for them.

They also had no way of knowing who this fallen saint was!

The fact that there was no turmoil in the underworld suggests that the one who perished this time was a Heavenly Saint.

From this perspective, this might be a good thing for Fuxi and Tongtian.

But don't forget, Nuwa, whose stance has now shifted towards them, is also a Heavenly Saint!

But Fuxi and Tongtian both knew very well that unless Hongjun and Qinglian chose not to get involved, this incident was far from over!
"Another phenomenon of a saint's fall has occurred?"

"Who is it this time? Styx, Jieyin and Zhunti, Nuwa, or... Yuanshi?"

"No matter what, we cannot continue to be entangled with Tianyan, Fuxi, and Tongtian like this!"

"We must get them to start the Witch-Slaying Sword Plan as soon as possible!"

The reappearance of the holy demise caused a shadow to fall over the eyes of both Emperor Jun and Taiyi.

Under normal circumstances, the fall of a Heavenly Saint other than Nuwa might have made them happy.

However, under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, Di Jun and Tai Yi now naturally regard Yuan Shi and Tai Qing as being on their side.

Although Di Jun and Tai Yi still do not know which side the fallen Heavenly Dao Saint belongs to, it still puts them under considerable pressure!
Therefore, in the time that followed, Di Jun and Tai Yi naturally launched an even more all-out offensive, trying to eliminate Tian Yan as soon as possible, and join forces with Fu Xi and Tong Tian.

Tianyan was not surprised by Dijun and Taiyi's reactions, and continued to exert all his strength to resist.

For a time, both sides were locked in a stalemate, with neither able to gain the upper hand.
Chaotic battlefield.

"what?"

"Taiqing and Yuanshi have both been defeated?"

"What are we going to do? What are we going to do?"

As fellow sages of the Heavenly Dao, Jieyin and Zhunti naturally understood that the two sages who had fallen one after the other were Taiqing and Yuanshi respectively.

This shocked and frightened them.

Because either Taiqing or Yuanshi is stronger than the combined strength of Jieyin and Zhunti.

But now that even Taiqing and Yuanshi have both perished, what good can happen to these fellow disciples?
While they are indeed immortal and indestructible as sages of the Heavenly Dao, who would willingly choose to die if they could avoid it even once?

If Jieyin and Zhunti hadn't been so clear-headed, Hongjun would likely have joined the fray as well, and the two of them would probably have already started considering surrendering!

Even so, they no longer wanted to continue fighting Nuwa head-on.

Otherwise, if the Styx River, or even the Primordial Beginning, came to support Nuwa, wouldn't they only have one path left: death?
"Taiqing and Yuanshi have both perished?"

Nuwa, on the other side, was equally horrified.

In fact, she was somewhat surprised, but not much, that Tai Chu was able to suppress Tai Qing.

After all, Tai Chu had never lost a battle, and he himself had a record of defeating Tai Qing in a direct confrontation.

But Styx, who was originally only able to fight Yuanshi to a standstill, was actually able to kill the former this time?
This surprised Nuwa greatly!

"It seems that even after attaining enlightenment, Styx never forgot to become stronger!" Nuwa couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In contrast, she hasn't gotten any stronger since she attained enlightenment.

On the one hand, the moment she became a Heavenly Saint, her potential was essentially locked in.

No matter how hard she tries to cultivate, she can never advance further and reach the same Dao-merging realm as Hongjun.

On the other hand, Nuwa's dual identity as a demon saint and a human saint has left her somewhat melancholy over the years.

Even though she hadn't forgotten about cultivation, it ultimately made her lose the will to work hard and become stronger!

"But now it seems that I was being too attached to appearances."

"As long as I can improve my own strength, what does it matter if my cultivation level is locked?"

"Moreover, I may not be completely without the opportunity to break free from the control of Heaven in the future!"

The defeat of Yuanshi by the Styx River caused some changes in Nuwa's heart.

Without even asking, she knew that one of the main reasons why Styx was able to kill Yuanshi this time was that even after becoming a saint, he was still trying to master new laws of the Great Dao!
These fundamental laws will become the foundation of the Styx River, making it stronger and stronger!
Therefore, if Nuwa wanted to become stronger, all she had to do was imitate!

Of course, those are things for later. For her, what's more important now is the two Western Saints right in front of her.

"Both Taiqing and Yuanshi have perished!"

"What are your plans next?"

"Are you going to continue fighting me? Then I'll fight you to the bitter end!"

Nuwa looked at Jieyin and Zhunti, her tone a mix of mockery and anticipation, and spoke.

In a sense, fighting against Jieyin and Zhunti can also make her stronger.

So instead of simply wanting to defeat Jieyin and Zhunti to stop the witch-slaying incident, she now hopes to further improve her own strength through these two!

"Cough cough!"

"What are you saying, senior sister?"

"We've simply come here to discuss and exchange ideas with you, Senior Sister. What does it have to do with Senior Brothers Taiqing and Yuanshi?"

"Senior sister's strength is indeed formidable. Even if we brothers join forces, we will find it difficult to gain the upper hand against you."

"We really admire that!"

"This sparring session is about over, it's time for us to head back!"

"..."

Upon hearing Nuwa's words, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately displayed their shameless nature, shirking all responsibility.

To avoid being stopped by Nuwa, they fled in two different directions at an incredible speed before they could even finish speaking!

"Ah!"

"These two shameless bastards have utterly disgraced us saints!"

Nuwa, witnessing this scene, sneered disdainfully.

If it were her, or any of Taiqing, Yuanshi, or Minghe, in a similar situation, they would all choose to die rather than flee!
Only these two Western saints seemed to have no sense of shame or dignity as saints, and they fled without a second thought!

"That's fine!"

"Now that they've escaped, I should head to the human realm as soon as possible to stop this so-called witch-slaying farce!"

As Jieyin and Zhunti's figures receded into the distance, Nuwa, too lazy to chase after them, opened a time tunnel and prepared to head to the shores of the East Sea.

In fact, Nuwa gradually realized that this war between the human and demon races was orchestrated by Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. If these two could not be dealt with, even if she went to the human race, she might not be able to stop the Slaughtering Witch Sword incident.

But giving it a try is better than her standing by and doing nothing, right?

Zixiao Palace!
"Humph!"

"Those two useless fellows!"

After sensing that Jieyin and Zhunti were escaping, Hongjun let out a cold snort of displeasure.

These two, even when they joined forces, could only hold back Nuwa. But after discovering that Taiqing and Yuanshi had both perished, they actually ran away?
If it weren't for the karmic debt owed to the West, and the fact that the West couldn't find any other suitable people, Hongjun really wouldn't have wanted those two shameless fellows, Jieyin and Zhunti, to become saints!

"However, Taiqing and Yuanshi have already fallen one after another, and Taichu and Minghe have freed up their forces."

"Whether Jieyin and Zhunti continue to restrain Nuwa is no longer of much significance."

"But this Styx River has actually become powerful enough to kill the Primordial Beginning?"

Hongjun shook his head, not dwelling too much on the matter of Jieyin and Zhunti's escape. However, after thinking about the current strength of the Styx River, his brows furrowed slightly.

The Styx River created a sage of the earthly path, which destined him to stand on the opposite side of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun naturally did not want to see Styx's strength increase.

Moreover, Yuanshi is second only to Taiqing among the Five Sages of Heaven, yet even so, he is still no match for Styx.

This proves that the Styx's progress was also somewhat beyond Hongjun's expectations.

If this continues, won't the Styx River be able to confront the Supreme Purity head-on after some time?
"It seems I also need to find a way to improve the strength of Taiqing Yuanshi and the others."

Hongjun gradually made up his mind.

While there are few ways to make Taiqing Yuanshi and the others stronger, the stronger they become, the more likely they are to break free from the control of the Heavenly Dao.

However, if Taiqing Yuanshi and the others are not allowed to become stronger, then they will be able to do less and less for Hongjun in the future!
"We can talk about making Taiqing and the others stronger later."

"The most crucial thing now is the outcome of the battle between Di Jun Taiyi and Tian Yan, Fu Xi, and Tong Tian."

"And what moves will Tai Chu, Qing Lian, and Hou Tu make next?"

Hongjun gradually brought his scattered thoughts back to his senses and then turned his gaze to the human race!
The primordial world!

On the shores of the East Sea, before the land of the human race!

"when!"

"when!"

"when!"

"..."

The tolling of the Chaos Bell, carrying the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, continuously shook the entire primordial world.

No matter how hard Taiyi and Dijun tried, they were unable to break through the defenses of Tianyan, Fuxi, and Tongtian.

More accurately, they found it difficult to deal with Tianyan, who was showing his true strength to all living beings in the prehistoric world for the first time!
"Second brother, I will empower you with the power of the 'Ten Thousand Immortals Formation'!"

"That way, you'll have enough power to completely crush the three of them!"

As time passed, Di Jun decisively abandoned the power of the Primordial Chaos level and chose to transfer the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" that he had been using to empower Taiyi instead!
In this way, he will return to the level of a quasi-saint, but Taiyi will temporarily have stronger combat power!
"it is good!"

Taiyi knew that under the current circumstances, even having an ordinary Saint-level fighter like Dijun wouldn't make much of a difference, so he nodded and didn't refuse.

"boom!"

The next moment, the power of the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation" was added to Taiyi's body, making the aura he exuded even more terrifying!
"hiss!"

"In this way, wouldn't Taiyi have essentially amplified the power of three Primordial Chaos-level formations?"

"Given that he himself is comparable to a saint, this is equivalent to him possessing the power of four saints simultaneously?"

"Terrifying! Truly terrifying!"

"..."

Sensing the incomparably powerful aura emanating from Taiyi, the ancient gods were all horrified!

No one doubts that Taiyi is now comparable to Heavenly Saints like Taiqing and Yuanshi!

Therefore, many ancient gods and saints have some doubts about whether Tianyan can still withstand Taiyi now.
"Taiyi is currently supported by three Primordial Chaos-level formations, in addition to the Primordial Chaos Bell, a supreme treasure from the beginning of creation, and the more than 2,500 Great Dao Laws he has mastered."

"His temporary combat strength is probably close to the peak of the Saint level, right?"

Fuxi and Tongtian looked at Taiyi, whose aura was becoming increasingly terrifying, and both of them had solemn expressions.

Immediately afterwards, they all turned their gaze to Tianyan, because the key to whether they could withstand Taiyi lay with her!

“It’s alright. My brother, Qinglian, and I had already guessed this choice made by Dijun and Taiyi.”

"We also have a solution."

"However, this requires Fellow Daoist Fuxi and Fellow Daoist Tongtian to temporarily hand over your array control to me!"

Upon seeing this, Tianyan's expression turned slightly solemn, but his beautiful face still wore a confident smile.

"Fellow Daoist Tianyan, do you mean you want control over the 'Innate Eight Trigrams Formation' and the 'Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation'?"

"That's certainly not a problem. But these two aren't Primordial Chaos level formations right now. Can they really help you?"

Upon hearing Tianyan's words, Fuxi and Tongtian were both surprised and puzzled.

However, they immediately transferred control of the "Innate Eight Trigrams Formation" and the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation" to Tianyan!

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to worry!"

"The 'Innate Eight Trigrams Grand Formation' already possesses the potential to be a Primordial Chaos-level formation, while the 'Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation' is itself a top-tier formation that is no less powerful than the 'Zhou Tian Star Array' and the 'Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Grand Formation'!"

"It's just that your current cultivation level is not high enough, which is why you can't unleash their true power."

"But my current cultivation level is sufficient!"

While explaining to Fuxi and Tongtian, Tianyan gradually and temporarily gained complete control over the "Innate Eight Trigrams Formation" and the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation" by using the authority they transferred to him.

"rise!"

Immediately afterwards, Tianyan integrated the illusory image of the Jianmu tree behind him, along with more than two thousand Hongmeng Xuanhuang Dao Wheels, into the two formations.

"boom!"

The next moment, two terrifying forces of the Primordial Chaos level erupted from the "Innate Eight Trigrams Formation" and the "Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation" respectively, shaking the myriad realms and even the entire prehistoric world!
Immediately, the power of these two Primordial Chaos-level formations intertwined and ultimately blessed Tianyan!

"boom!"

A power far greater than that of Taiyi, which was reinforced by three Primordial-level formations, erupted from Tianyan's body and swept in all directions, leaving all the Primordial Gods who sensed this scene in utter shock!

They eventually realized that they had underestimated Tianyan!

(End of this chapter)