Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 111 Influence

"Junior brother, you have impressive skills."

Beneath the magnificent and mysterious pagoda, Lao Tzu spoke calmly, without any emotional fluctuation, displaying only indifference and detachment.

At this moment, he was in a state of detachment and oblivion, and therefore he was very clear that with his current strength, even with the addition of the Taiji Diagram, he could not defeat Zhen Yuanzi in this primordial world.

This is not because Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation is higher than his own, but because Zhen Yuanzi has mastered the Earth Book and uses the power of the earth, just like the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda above his head.

Both are in an invincible position. Since they are both invincible, there is no point in fighting anymore.

"Senior Brother, how about we call this a draw?" Zhen Yuanzi said with a faint smile.

Lao Tzu nodded.

Zhen Yuanzi finally breathed a sigh of relief. The overwhelming green light receded, and the ginseng fruit tree swayed and suddenly shrank.

It remained in the backyard of Wuzhuang Temple, returning to its original form.

At the same time, neither Laozi nor Zhen Yuanzi's figures were as enormous as before, filling the heavens and earth; they had returned to normal.

Lao Tzu took the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and was about to turn and leave.

"Would you like to discuss the Dao with me, Senior Brother?" Zhen Yuanzi asked again, but as soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted it.

Fortunately, after hesitating for a moment, Laozi refused Zhen Yuanzi and returned to Kunlun Mountain.

The great battle was thus brought to an end.

Although the battle was very short, it ended very quickly, after everyone had just sensed it and observed it with their divine senses.

But the strength of both Zhen Yuanzi and Laozi greatly shocked everyone.

The two were not only powerful in terms of their magical artifacts, but also completely overwhelmed everyone else in terms of cultivation level.

On the Thirty-Three Heavens, Di Jun and Tai Yi looked at each other, their expressions both grim.

"The cultivation levels of Taiqing Daoren and Zhen Yuanzi are probably such that they have severed their three corpses, right?" Di Jun said with a sigh.

"Our cultivation has been stuck at the level of the second corpse for so many years, and it seems like it will be a long time before we can sever the third corpse. But now, two people have emerged in succession and have severed all three corpses."

Di Jun said, "After severing the three corpses, there is only one final step left: merging the three corpses. Once the three corpses are merged, one becomes a sage."

"Is another new saint about to be born?"

Di Jun shook his head and said to Taiyi, "I plan to go into seclusion again, to take advantage of the current fortune of our demon race, and try to sever the third corpse. After I go into seclusion, I will leave the affairs of the demon race and the Heavenly Court to you."

Taiyi nodded and said, "Brother, you are free to go. But if it's really as you say, and Zhen Yuanzi or Laozi becomes a saint, what should we do?"

"Taiqing Laozi is alright, but Zhen Yuanzi, we plotted to cause Hongyun's death, I'm afraid he will make things difficult for us after he becomes a saint."

Di Jun thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to overthink it. Even if he attains enlightenment and becomes a saint, he won't be able to interfere with the Great Tribulation. After all, we are the main characters in this Great Tribulation, and even a saint can't do anything to us."

"Besides, even if he wants revenge, the cause and effect are not on us. Let him go find Kunpeng himself."

Taiyi thought about it and agreed, so he said, "Then it's alright."

"Um."

Di Jun closed his eyes and silently calculated for a while. Feeling that there shouldn't be any mistakes, he went into seclusion.

As for the affairs of the demon race and the Heavenly Court, they will be handled by Taiyi during his seclusion.

At the same time, in the Pangu Hall, the twelve Ancestral Witches gathered to discuss the battle between Zhen Yuanzi and Laozi.

However, the Ancestral Witches discussed it back and forth, but they couldn't come up with anything. They just felt a sense of urgency.

It was as if a storm was brewing.

Now, Taiqing Laozi and Zhenyuanzi have both shown the potential to attain enlightenment. The next step is to attain enlightenment by merging the three corpses.

The world is about to have two more sages, and the impact of this is naturally enormous.

The first to be affected were undoubtedly the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan, with the Witch Clan being the most severely affected.

After all, the demon race resides in the Thirty-Three Heavens. Apart from Nuwa, who is the goddess of the demon race, the other saints' dojos are not located in the Thirty-Three Heavens.

But the Wu Clan is different. The Wu Clan governs the earth, and whether it is the Three Pure Ones, or Jieyin, Zhunti, or Zhenyuanzi, their Daoist temples are all on the earth.

Although there won't be any conflict for the time being, how can things not get out of hand if this continues?

At this moment, Zhu Jiuyin offered a suggestion, but it wasn't to solve the immediate problem; it was about something else entirely.

Zhu Jiuyin said that he planned to create a magical artifact belonging to the Wu clan by drawing on the knowledge of immortal magic treasures.

In particular, his proposal to create twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Banners could be used to assist the Ancestral Witches in setting up formations.

This makes the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons even stronger, and the summoned Pangu's true form even more powerful.

The Pangu true form summoned by the previous Dutian Divine Array could only form a phantom.

However, if one possesses the Dutian Divine Banner, the summoned Pangu true form is very likely to materialize.

This suggestion naturally caused a stir among the ancestral witches.

Dijiang said, "If it can truly solidify into a physical form, with the power of Father God's true body, we might even be able to fight against a saint."

The other ancestral witches also nodded in agreement.

Dijiang then said to Zhujiuyin, "Second brother, we must hurry up and make the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Banners as soon as possible."

"If you need our help, please let us know."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyin laughed and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking, elder brother. To refine this Heavenly God and Demon Banner, we really need the help of our brothers."

……

Leaving aside the respective responses of the demon and witch races, on the other hand, Laozi, seeing that he could not defeat Zhen Yuanzi, stopped the battle and returned to Kunlun Mountain.

In the Sanqing Hall, Laozi recounted his Dao of Forgetfulness of Emotions to Yuanshi and Tongtian for about a hundred years before finally stopping.

"Second brother, third brother, I have told you all about my Dao. You can ponder it yourselves. I intend to go into seclusion for a while longer," Lao Tzu said.

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi and Tongtian both nodded and said, "Elder brother, you may go on your own. There's no need to concern yourself with us."

Lao Tzu then got up and left to go into seclusion.

After Laozi left, Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged a glance, and both of them, unanimously, revealed a bitter smile.

Tongtian asked, "Second brother, have you grasped anything from your eldest brother's ruthless teachings?"

Yuanshi shook his head and said, "I have some understanding, but I haven't grasped the essence, and this path is not suitable for me."

"If I want to sever my ego, I'm afraid I'll have to figure it out myself and forge my own path."

Upon hearing this, Tongtian hesitated and said, "I have an idea. Why don't we go find Zhen Yuanzi again and hear his method?"

Upon hearing Tongtian's words, Yuanshi's expression immediately changed, and he rebuked, "Third brother, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"We are the true descendants of Pangu, are we supposed to learn how to dismember a corpse like others? If word gets out, we'll lose all our dignity."

Tongtian hesitated, then let out a long sigh and said, "Second brother, there's no need to be angry. I was just saying."

Tongtian also got up, walked out of the Sanqing Hall, and returned to his Shangqing Palace to go into seclusion.

Yuanshi was left in the Sanqing Hall, watching Tongtian's departing figure, and Yuanshi frowned.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "Those words were a bit too much; he meant well, after all."

"only……"

In Yuanshi's mind, the image of Laozi using the Dao of Forgetfulness reappeared. That extremely cold and emotionless temperament made his heart skip a beat, and cold sweat broke out on his palms.

(End of this chapter)