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

Chapter 126 Styx Crisis

The Styx River was nearly struck dead by the Heavenly Punishment, but at the last moment the punishment stopped. All the Sages and Xuanhuang saw this clearly and naturally knew that only one person could control the Heavenly Punishment to stop at such a critical moment.

That is Hongjun Daozu, who is in harmony with the Dao of Heaven.

For a moment, apart from Styx himself secretly feeling lucky, all the saints sneered, but they all regretted that Hongjun Daozu had saved Styx. This guy was so bold as to want to kill a saint, but which of the saints would have any sympathy for him?

Even Zhen Yuanzi was no exception. Furthermore, Xuanhuang's goodwill towards Styx was limited. This was because Styx's talk of killing saints definitely included him, a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

Regardless, Styx ultimately escaped death. This also proves that Styx's supposed immortality—that "as long as the sea of ​​blood never dries up, Styx will never die"—is just a joke.

For those below the Hunyuan level, perhaps they are truly immortal, since no one would actually break through the Blood Sea to separate the Styx's true spirit from it and kill it.

However, for the saints, this is not impossible. Consider that the River Styx possesses merit, but look at the saints—which one didn't attain enlightenment through merit?

In terms of merit, it far surpasses that of the Styx River. If the saints were truly pushed to the brink, they could still kill the Styx River, even at the cost of greatly diminishing their own merit.

However, this would be a case of losing more than one gains. In fact, those with less merit, like Jieyin and Zhunti, might even lose their sainthood as a result.

But in any case, it at least shows that when faced with a sage, the Styx River can no longer run rampant.

Even if he were to sever all three of his bodies and become the strongest person below the level of a saint, to the saints, as long as he does not attain the Dao, he would still be nothing more than a slightly larger ant.

Styx's future situation is not good, after all, he established the Asura Path, the doctrines of which have angered the saints and made them have little affection for him.

This is understandable, since Styx had almost completely become a homebody, rarely venturing outside the Blood Sea.

The reason actually lies here.

The sages and Xuanhuang no longer cared about the Styx River. Although the Styx River had created a new method for severing the three corpses, this method was a dead end, turning the already slim path to enlightenment into almost complete despair.

Unless one is completely heartbroken and has no intention of attaining enlightenment, one might follow suit. But if that happens, without the will to kill a saint, how can one achieve the goal of slaying a corpse through the path of killing?

Therefore, this is still a dead end.

Regardless of the sages and Xuanhuang, the Styx River successfully severed its three corpses and survived the heavenly punishment, which still caused a great stir in the prehistoric world.

It has sparked much discussion among influential figures from all sides.

Some envy, some are jealous, some mock, some disdain, some are wary—all these are just some of the many facets of human nature.

On the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Taiyi tried several times to take advantage of the situation and eliminate the threat of Styx, but ultimately hesitated.

The great sect established by Styx openly declared its intention to kill demons, which naturally angered him. At the same time, Styx also severed three corpses, whose cultivation was higher than his own. Now was the time when Styx was weak, and it would be an excellent thing to take the opportunity to eliminate them.

However, the Netherworld Blood Sea was far away from the Thirty-Three Heavens, located in the Nine Netherworld Realm beneath the primordial land.

In other words, there is the vast primordial land in between. If he were to set off for it, not to mention whether he could defeat the Styx, even if he did, he would likely suffer some damage.

If the Witch Clan finds out, there will likely be trouble. After all, Emperor Jun is currently in seclusion, having entrusted the management of the Demon Clan and the Heavenly Court to him, and it would be unwise to provoke trouble at this time.

"Ugh."

Taiyi sighed, thinking to himself, "My elder brother has been in seclusion for two or three hundred thousand years and still hasn't emerged. I'm afraid I still haven't been able to sever my three corpses. It's truly infuriating. As for that Styx, what makes him so capable that he could sever his three corpses even faster than us? Now, his cultivation is the strongest below the Saint level. Although I possess the Chaos Bell, and given his current severe injuries, it's the perfect time to deal with him. What a pity, what a pity..."

Taiyi sighed repeatedly, and finally gave up the idea of ​​taking this opportunity to rush to the Netherworld Blood Sea and kill Styx.

In the Wu tribe, the twelve ancestral witches also gathered together to discuss the matter of severing the three corpses in the Styx River and passing through the heavenly punishment.

"Hmph, this Styx has some nerve, even trying to kill our Wu clan. I think we should kill him first." The hot-tempered Fire Ancestral Witch Zhurong roared on the spot.

Many ancestral witches also said that the Styx River is currently in a state of great weakness, and killing it would eliminate a significant threat.

This will also prevent the River Styx from benefiting from the future war between the Lich King and the Demon King.

Dijiang, however, turned to Zhujiuyin, the strategist among the Ancestral Witches and asked, "Second brother, what do you think?"

Zhu Jiuyin thought for a moment and said, "This is feasible, and it's a good opportunity to show our strength. Even if Styx had only just severed his three corpses and had not yet attained enlightenment, we could still put up a fight against a saint who has already attained enlightenment."

It turns out that the Heavenly Divine Banner that Zhu Jiuyin had previously proposed to be forged has already been completed.

Each Ancestral Witch carries one of these Heavenly Gods and Demons Banners, which are used to coordinate the formation and greatly enhance the power of the Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

The current Dutian Divine Fiend Formation is much more powerful, so it's no wonder that Zhu Jiuyin is so confident.

Even saints want to touch it.

Upon hearing this, Dijiang thought for a moment and agreed with Zhujiuyin's statement, saying, "In that case, let's set out."

"Let us, the twelve Ancestral Witches, go together to the Netherworld Blood Sea and meet the River Styx."

Thus, the twelve ancestral witches, without bringing the rest of their clansmen, set off directly towards the Netherworld Blood Sea.

The news that all twelve Ancestral Witches had mobilized had not yet spread. Meanwhile, Styx, having suffered a severe injury, was currently in seclusion recuperating and was unaware that the twelve Ancestral Witches had come to cause him trouble.

However, this could not be hidden from the Sages and Xuanhuang. After some calculations, the Sages knew from the secrets of heaven that Styx had escaped danger but would not perish at the hands of the Witch Clan.

However, when asked for more details, things became somewhat vague, which aroused the curiosity of the saints, who wanted to know what other abilities the Styx River possessed to overcome this calamity.

Previously, when he was punished by Heaven, Master Hongjun showed mercy and did not kill him completely, but this time, when the Witch Clan provoked him, all twelve Ancestral Witches were mobilized.

What else can the Styx do?

Located in the Nine Netherworlds, beneath the primordial land, the Blood Sea is a long journey for Taiyi, requiring him to traverse the primordial land and attracting the obstruction of the Wu Clan.

However, it was much easier for the twelve Ancestral Witches to travel to the Blood Sea. With Houtu, the Ancestral Witch of Earth, manipulating the laws of earth, it was easy for the Ancestral Witches to cross the primordial land.

Entering the Nine Netherworlds.

Thus, the Twelve Ancestral Witches descended upon the Netherworld Blood Sea almost without warning.

At this moment, the Netherworld Blood Sea was in a state of disrepair, having almost been dried up by the previous heavenly punishment.

Although it is in the midst of a great calamity, all living beings are constantly killing each other, and foul blood is constantly flowing in, and malevolent energy from all directions is also constantly gathering.

The sea of ​​blood is slowly recovering, but not very quickly. Right now, there is only a shallow layer, which even the Asuras living in it can only just cover their calves.

At this moment, all twelve Ancestral Witches arrived. You can imagine how terrifying this was!

(End of this chapter)