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

Chapter 179 The End of the Great Calamity

Hongjun was clearly only using the Five Saints as a preliminary test, so the punishment was not very severe.

Just when everyone thought things were about to end, suddenly, Hongjun waved his sleeve, and a person appeared in Zixiao Palace.

Upon seeing this person, the sages were filled with doubt and surprise, while Xuanhuang frowned, for this person was none other than his second disciple, Kong Xuan.

When Kong Xuan arrived at Zixiao Palace and saw everyone, he was also confused. However, before he could react, another person appeared in Zixiao Palace.

This person was Yun Zhongzi, a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, and at this moment, Yun Zhongzi was holding the Zhuxian Sword in his hand.

The Zhuxian Sword is, after all, a sacred artifact, bearing the mark of the Tongtian Sect Master. Even with Yun Zhongzi's, or rather Hongyun's, strength, it cannot be removed.

Upon seeing the Zhuxian Sword, the Tongtian Sect Leader immediately exclaimed, "My Zhuxian Sword!"

But Hongjun Daozu acted even faster, reaching out and summoning the Zhuxian Sword from Yun Zhongzi's arms into his hand.

The Tongtian Sect Leader could only look at Hongjun Daozu with resentment, but dared not ask for anything.

Originally, the Zhuxian Sword was seized by Yun Zhongzi, and according to Tongtian Jiaozhu's subsequent thoughts, he would definitely have gone to retrieve it.

I never expected that the Zhuxian Sword would now be in the hands of Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Is it possible to get it back?

The Master of the Heavenly Sect had a bad feeling.

"Kong Xuan pays respects to Grandmaster." Kong Xuan bowed and greeted Grandmaster Hongjun.

Yun Zhongzi snapped out of his daze and also addressed him as "Grandmaster," which made Hongjun Daozu laugh and say, "Hongyun, now that you're here with me, are you still going to hide?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhongzi smiled calmly, and then his appearance indeed changed, transforming into the shape of Hongyun.

"Dao Ancestor, fellow Daoists, it's been a long time." Hongyun first bowed to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and then addressed the crowd.

Everyone returned the greeting.

They were increasingly puzzled: what was Hongjun Daozu trying to do?

Hongjun Daozu looked at Kong Xuan and Hongyun and said, "Both of you can seek an opportunity to prove your Dao after this great calamity and become Hunyuan."

As soon as Hongjun said this, everyone's expression changed drastically. Hongjun meant that Kong Xuan and Hongyun both wanted to attain enlightenment.

Two Grand Luo Golden Immortals of Hunyuan! How could this not move people?

Hongjun Daozu ignored everyone else and continued to Hongyun and Kong Xuan: "However, you should both try to slow down your path to enlightenment. Wait until the spiritual energy in the world has recovered more before you attempt to attain enlightenment."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the saints changed again, especially those of Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti, who were somewhat aggrieved.

The implication in Hongjun Daozu's words was quite clear: during this period, they went to the edge of the universe to open up the chaos, and the innate spiritual energy formed was to be used to supply Hongyun and Kongxuan to attain enlightenment.

How could this not be frustrating?

You must understand that when they went to create chaos, they couldn't cultivate during that process; they only suffered losses.

Ironically, while they were suffering losses, Hongyun and Kongxuan benefited from it. Anyone would be furious if they were in that situation.

However, Dao Ancestor Hongjun acted as if he hadn't heard anything and pointed at the Chaos Bell.

The Chaos Bell landed in front of Kong Xuan. Then, it reached out and grabbed into the void, and everyone felt a terrifying power of the Heavenly Dao.

Then, in a flash, Hongjun Daozu pulled out four precious swords and a formation diagram from the void.

It was the Qingping Sword, the Luxian Sword, the Xianxian Sword, the Juexian Sword, and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram that were destroyed in the great battle between Tongtian, Laozi, and Yuanshi.

At this moment, however, he was surprisingly recreated by Hongjun Daozu.

Seeing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader's heart raced, and his eyes burned with desire as he waited for Hongjun Daozu to return the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram to him.

However, when Hongjun Daozu pointed his finger, only the Qingping Sword flew towards Tongtian Jiaozhu among the four swords.

As for the remaining three swords and the array diagram, they still floated in front of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"Teacher, this..." Tongtian Jiaozhu couldn't help but want to remind him.

Suddenly, he felt his mark on the Zhuxian Sword being erased, and the one who made the move was none other than Hongjun Daozu.

Hongjun Daozu also looked at him and said, "Tongtian, the Qingping Sword is your treasure for proving your Dao, and I am returning it to you now."

"However, this is only to restore it for you this time. If there is a next time, don't even think about it. As for the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram, after this calamity, their connection with you is over."

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader's face turned pale.

But Hongjun Daozu ignored him and placed the Zhuxian Sword, along with the three swords and the diagram, in front of Hongyun at the same time.

Hongjun Daozu said, "Kong Xuan, this Chaos Bell is destined for you; you may accept it."

Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan was overjoyed and quickly thanked the Dao Ancestor.

The Dao Ancestor then said to Hongyun, "Hongyun, these Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram are yours."

Hongyun also said, "Thank you, Dao Ancestor."

Hongjun Daozu nodded, and then said to Kong Xuan, "Although the Chaos Bell belongs to you, after this great eon, you will still need to borrow it for 30,000 years to open up the chaos."

"You can refine the Chaos Bell here, and I will help you refine it."

Kong Xuan nodded upon hearing this and immediately began refining the Chaos Bell. Hongjun Daozu simply waved his sleeve, and a surge of Heavenly Dao power enveloped Kong Xuan and the Chaos Bell together.

In the blink of an eye, the power of Heaven dissipated, and the Chaos Bell had already been completely refined by Kong Xuan. He placed it on his head, emitting a melodious chiming sound.

This Chaos Bell is a combination of offense and defense. Standing on one's head, it is not only adept at defense like the Xuanhuang Pagoda, but also its attack is by no means weak.

Which of the saints present didn't want it? But now, they all watched helplessly as the bell fell into Kong Xuan's hands, and they couldn't even begin to describe how they felt.

Especially Tongtian Jiaozhu, who had previously imagined that Laozi would hold the Taiji Diagram, Yuanshi would hold the Pangu Banner, and he himself should hold the Chaos Bell.

Now, that hope is becoming increasingly fading.

Even Lao Tzu and Yuan Shi now turn against him, and Tongtian Jiaozhu couldn't help but feel a sense of loss and sigh.

Zhunti Daoist's gaze was extremely sour, so incredibly sour! The Chaos Bell, originally hanging outside Zixiao Palace, still held a glimmer of hope for everyone.

But now everything has fallen apart; the Chaos Bell has been given to someone else, but it's not him.

This further solidified Zhunti's belief that Hongjun Daozu was biased.

At this point, only Xuanhuang and Zhenyuanzi could laugh. Kong Xuan was Xuanhuang's disciple, and Hongyun was a close friend of both of them.

Now that all the benefits have fallen on their side, how could they not be happy?

Hongjun Daozu finally had nothing else to do and sent everyone away.

Everyone had mixed feelings. After leaving Zixiao Palace, they went their separate ways.

Especially Yuanshi and Tongtian, their disciples, I wonder what's become of them now.

The two returned to the prehistoric world, found their remaining disciples, and Tongtian led his disciples back to Jin'ao Island.

In this battle, he suffered a complete defeat.

Not only was the great sect gone, but its fortune was also gone, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was gone, and even most of its disciples were lost.

Fortunately, Xuanhuang intervened, and Zhao Gongming and Jinling Shengmu were saved.

Thinking of this, the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't help but feel annoyed. He had been distracted at Zixiao Palace and had forgotten this point.

He can only wait until he has some free time to go to Xuanhuang Heaven to bring his disciple back.

On the other hand, Yuanshi Tianzun's battle was far from over. Although it was full of twists and turns, he was still the winner overall.

Now that the Jie Sect has suffered a great defeat, even to the point of extinction, it is unknown when Tongtian will be able to rebuild the sect.

Therefore, the task of bringing this great calamity to a close still needs to be done by his Chan Sect.

(End of this chapter)