Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 56 World Advancement, Late Quasi-Saint Stage

"Senior brother, Hongyun thinks he's clever, but now it seems he's just after petty gains."

Zhunti transmitted his voice to Jieyin, saying, "He thinks he has us cornered, but little does he know that we are the ones who will benefit the most."

"If we can both become saints and bring prosperity to the West, then our wish can be fulfilled."

"Um."

Jieyin said, "However, we still need to be cautious. There's something fishy about this. Why does Hongyun insist on establishing a sect with us? Wouldn't it be enough for him and Zhen Yuanzi?"

"I don't understand this either, but the religion is called the Western Religion, and he previously emphasized that Wanshou Mountain also belongs to the West. Could that be the reason?" Zhunti asked.

"Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't; it's probably hard to figure it out in a short time."

Jieyin said, "Forget it, as things stand, it's mutually beneficial for both of us at the moment, so let's do as he wishes."

"I never imagined that after all this turmoil, we might achieve sainthood even faster than the Three Pure Ones," Jieyin said, sighing involuntarily.

Upon hearing this, Zhunti also sighed, "Indeed, who would have thought? However, the Three Pure Ones have always been arrogant and look down on us in the West. Yuanshi Tianzun is the most blatant and says the most unpleasant things, but actually, he's not so bad."

"The one I resent the most is Taiqing Laozi. His arrogance, which despises us to the core, is what makes me feel the most uncomfortable. I wonder what kind of expression they will have when we become saints earlier than them this time."

"I really want to see it with my own eyes."

Hearing Zhunti's words, Jieyin couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction, saying, "The Three Pure Ones are one, and they have all received the supreme treasures bestowed by our teacher. We are only two people, and we can't contend with them on ordinary days."

"But now that Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi are establishing their sect with us, we no longer need to fear them. I guess Hongyun thinks the same way?"

"If there were only one saint in the world, he would naturally be high above and need no scheming. But now there are nine saints. Apart from the missing wisp of primordial purple energy, the remaining eight each have their own masters: the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, and us."

"There are eight saints in the world, and the Three Pure Ones are brothers who stick together and each has a supreme treasure. They are the most difficult to deal with. Hongyun is probably worried that he is weak and alone, so he established a sect with us so that he can fight against the Three Pure Ones."

Just then, Hongyun suddenly spoke up, interrupting their conversation, and said, "How is it? What do you two junior brothers think of my method?"

Hongyun was well aware of Jieyin and Zhunti's ideas, but Hongyun's plan was not limited to the present.

In fact, establishing a Western religion and achieving sainthood is only the beginning of Hongyun's plan. Mere merit and enlightenment are far from enough to satisfy Hongyun.

After all, it's debatable whether the merits gained from establishing a religion together by four people could be enough for all four of them to become saints.

Even if they all succeed, their respective merits will probably be very low, even lower than those of the original Jieyin and Zhunti.

Therefore, achieving sainthood through merit is only the first step. Afterward, Hongyun will follow the example of Jieyin and Zhunti, who rebelled against Xuanxue and established Buddhism, and directly strip away most of the fortune from the Western religion.

As for whether to establish Buddhism like the original Jieyin and Zhunti sects, or to establish another major religion, Hongyun hasn't figured it out yet.

After all, even Buddhism has Mahayana and Hinayana, and how to establish it, what kind of impact it will have, etc., are all things that need to be considered before doing it.

As for now, why not let the two of them get some benefits and taste some sweetness first?

Did Jieyin and Zhunti think that by establishing a sect together, they could bind themselves and Zhen Yuanzi together? They should just keep their thoughts to themselves.

Imagine that Fuxi and Nuwa also established the Heavenly Court together with Dijun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng.

But have Fuxi and Nuwa done anything for the Heavenly Court? They've just been enjoying the fortune of the demon race's Heavenly Court for nothing.

But the three of them couldn't do anything about it.

So, it's still unclear who's using whom.

At this moment, Jieyin and Zhunti were interrupted by Hongyun, but they could not continue their conversation.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, but both made up their minds. One of them said, "Senior brother's method is naturally excellent."

"My junior brother and I have no objections; it's entirely up to the senior brother to decide."

Hongyun nodded and said, "If that's the case, then please make preparations, my two junior brothers. In another thousand years, I will come with Senior Brother Zhenyuan to find you two junior brothers to establish a sect and achieve sainthood."

Upon hearing this, Jieyin and Zhunti couldn't help but feel anticipation and smiled.

Hongyun then got up to take her leave, left Mount Sumeru, and returned to Mount Longevity.

……

Back at Wanshou Mountain, Hongyun discussed it with Zhenyuanzi. There wasn't much to say; since he could attain sainthood, Zhenyuanzi naturally had no objections.

Moreover, Hongyun had prepared an escape route for them, so they wouldn't really be completely tied to Jieyin and Zhunti.

"Attaining enlightenment through merit is not true enlightenment. Power originates from merit, and if merit is lost, one will no longer be in the Primordial Chaos. However, it is not bad to be able to glimpse the Primordial Chaos Dao Fruit ahead of time by using this method," Hongyun said to Zhenyuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and sighed, "Although the path to severing the three corpses is clear, the difficulty is still too great. Especially since we only seek within ourselves and do not rely on external things, the speed of our cultivation will be much slower."

"It's not easy to borrow from external sources."

Hongyun smiled and said, "If we could have three powerful spiritual treasures of the same origin, that would be the best. But if we don't have them, the difficulty will only increase."

"Brother, my true form is still breaking through, but this time, I will be leaving before you."

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head, somewhat envious, and said, "I don't know what kind of luck you have, to be able to find a spiritual root like the Jianmu tree. It's a perfect match for proving the Dao in the world. I said before that you would be distracted by proving the Dao in the world, but now you're actually ahead of proving the Dao in the world in terms of proving the Dao by severing the three corpses."

"Hahaha!" Hongyun burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Meanwhile, Hongyun himself was still comprehending the many insights gained from the world's expansion and advancement.

At such times, the great principles and laws inherent in the entire world will be revealed more clearly.

The process of global advancement takes time.

It will take at least several hundred years to complete.

And so, time passed by, and more than eight hundred years went by in the blink of an eye. On this day, with a loud bang, the entire universe suddenly trembled.

But it finally ascended from the Middle Thousand Worlds to the Great Thousand Worlds.

Moreover, not only that, at this moment it was as if a chain reaction had occurred, and all three thousand lesser worlds had grown to their limits.

Then they all transformed and were promoted.

Each small world expanded into a medium world.

As more and more minor worlds transformed into middle worlds, Hongyun's strength steadily increased.

From the mid-stage Quasi-Saint to the late-stage Quasi-Saint.

Magical power, cultivation level, Taoist practice, and even primordial spirit and physical body are all rapidly increasing.

The most significant increase was in his magical power.

The power of the universe is his magic power; the stronger the universe, the stronger he becomes.

(End of this chapter)