Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

Chapter 84 Li Qing Saves People, Six Saints Gather

Just as the three Suirenshi were feeling distressed, a golden bridge descended from the sky and landed on their ancestral land.

"Who?"

Youchao stood up, and a light screen rose up.

"This humble Taoist is Xuanqiong, a disciple of Tongtian Jiaozhu of the Jie Sect."

"What brings Daoist Xuanqiong to our ancestral land of humanity?"

Upon hearing that the visitor was a disciple of a sage, Suirenshi's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope.

Li Qing didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point: "I've come specifically to find a way to survive for a segment of the human race, and I'm also putting into practice the teachings of my Jie Sect, seeking a glimmer of hope for all living beings!"

Upon hearing this, Youchao Shi misunderstood Li Qing's meaning and said in a deep voice, "If you've come here to ask us to surrender to the demon race, then please leave. Although we are weak, we still have courage. Even if we die, we will take a piece of the demon race's flesh!"

"I'm not here to persuade you to surrender."

Li Qing shook his head: "I'm here to rescue people."

He took out the Map of Mountains and Rivers from his sleeve, and the phantom images of mountains and rivers on the map were projected out, forming a world of its own, large enough to accommodate hundreds of millions of people.

"The goddess Nuwa commanded me to come here; take as many people as you can."

Li Qing said, "However, the number of people is limited."

Upon hearing this, the three members of the Suiren clan were greatly encouraged.

"Our Holy Mother still cares about our human race! I knew she must have her own compelling reasons!"

With tears welling in his eyes, Suirenshi suddenly looked up and stared intently at Li Qing: "We are ready to die, but please, Daoist Master, save my human children and preserve the flame for our race!"

Both the Ziyi and Youchao clans abruptly stood up and knelt before Li Qing, pleading, "Please, Daoist Master, save our human children!"

"Excellent! Fellow Daoists, rest assured, I will do my utmost!"

If the three members of the Suiren clan asked Li Qing to take them into the Mountain and River Map, Li Qing would hesitate, but he had no objection to taking human children with him.

"I have one more piece of advice for you: In the primordial world, there are great masters of supernatural powers who live in seclusion in famous mountains and great rivers. Humanity can disperse and seek help from those great masters!"

After saying this, Li Qing said no more, and with a swift movement, he appeared above the ancestral land.

He encompassed the ancestral lands of the human race on the shores of the East Sea.

"I am Xuanqiong, a disciple of the Tongtian Sage of the Jie Sect. I have come here on the orders of the Goddess Nuwa to save some of you!"

Li Qing's voice resounded in everyone's hearts: "Those under the age of sixteen, regardless of gender, will be included in the Mountain and River Map. You will live and cultivate well within it, and I will release you after the great calamity."

As Li Qing spoke, beams of light shot out from the Mountain and River Map, taking away all the eligible children and teenagers in the ancestral land.

Although the adults who did not meet the requirements were reluctant to let go, not one of them stepped forward to stop them.

They knew that this was to leave a spark for humankind.

The moment the last child disappeared, the sky over the ancestral land suddenly darkened.

Li Qing looked up and saw dark clouds churning in the sky, with purple-gold lightning bolts of divine punishment moving and gathering within the clouds.

The Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation arrives at this moment.

"It finally came."

Li Qing was not surprised. He had already figured out the line: exceeding the limit allowed by the Heavenly Dao would result in the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation.

With a flick of his sleeve, Li Qing sent out a Tai Chi diagram.

A golden bridge spanned the sky, and the yin and yang energies transformed into two fish that spiraled upwards, blocking the first bolt of lightning.

The lightning struck the Tai Chi diagram, exploding into countless rays of purple light. The Tai Chi diagram paused only slightly before obliterating the lightning.

The second and third bolts of lightning arrived in quick succession. Li Qing formed hand seals, and the golden bridge formed by the Tai Chi diagram shone even brighter. The Yin and Yang energies turned like a millstone, crushing each bolt of lightning.

However, the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation is no ordinary event.

After the first nine bolts of lightning, the thunderclouds not only did not dissipate, but instead grew even denser. Deep within the clouds, golden divine patterns began to emerge, manifestations of the laws of Heaven itself.

"Heavenly Punishment Divine Mark. If I were to be struck by one of these, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal like myself would perish!"

Li Qing's expression turned serious.

He had seen this divine rune when he devoured the Heavenly Tribulation, but there were only a few runes at that time, and they were dispersed in an instant by the auspicious signs of the Tongtian Sect Master's sainthood, far less dense than they are now.

As the forty-ninth bolt of lightning struck, the Tai Chi diagram trembled violently.

This time, a golden divine rune was wrapped in lightning. When it struck the Taiji diagram, the Yin and Yang energies were actually torn apart.

The lightning bolt struck down through the crack, aiming straight for Li Qing's head.

"Lao Tzu's Tai Chi diagram has been broken!"

On Mount Sumeru, Daoist Zhunti said with a solemn expression: "It's not that the Taiji Diagram is weak, but that Heaven does not allow Li Qing to continue saving people. Therefore, the Taiji Diagram cannot withstand the will of Heaven. It is not the fault of the spiritual treasure, but the will of Heaven."

The guide closed his eyes, nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Zhunti Daoist looked at Jieyin Daoist and couldn't help but sigh.

The Daoist's heart and the will of Heaven—clearly, the Guide Daoist is still making a choice.

Just as Li Qing was about to be struck by the Heavenly Punishment, a beam of red light pierced through the air. The red embroidered ball, carrying the power of supreme creation, smashed into the lightning bolt above Li Qing's head. The power of creation collided with the divine runes of the Heavenly Punishment, exploding into a sky full of brilliance.

"My disciple is protected by a sage; how could he be subject to divine punishment?"

The Qingping Sword transformed into a streak of azure light, its sword intent slashing deep into the thunderclouds, shattering the clouds of dozens of lightning bolts.

"Heaven will surely help those who help others; how can I sit idly by?"

After the Tongtian Sect Leader made his move, on Kunlun Mountain, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable took out the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and gently touched it. A white light, like a shooting star chasing the moon, struck the Heavenly Punishment Thunder that split into three paths in the air.

The destructive power that bypassed the magical treasures of the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Goddess Nuwa was dissolved like ice and snow when illuminated by the Jade Purity Immortal Light on the Jade Ruyi!

In an instant, eighty bolts of lightning had already struck.

"Phew, only one more thing left. Daoist Xuanqiong will surely be safe and sound!"

Ziyi let out a long breath, and she dared not even breathe as she watched the eighty heavenly lightning bolts strike.

Just then, a figure emerged from the sky, and in an instant, all three sacred treasures malfunctioned!

Click!

The last bolt of lightning flashed before Li Qing's eyes, flickering intermittently.

"Excellent, excellent. Since we are destined to meet, how can we sit idly by?"

A golden lotus and a Bodhi tree suddenly appeared, blocking most of the final heavenly punishment.

The last shockwave struck Li Qing, sending him flying backward, drifting away for an unknown distance.

At this moment, the six sages gathered together, and the will of Heaven yielded!

After the Holy Spirits nodded to each other, they disappeared.

After a long while, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "The Taoist priest has taken away our child. We have no more worries. Let us fight the demons. Even if we die, we will die like descendants of a sage!"

"We're not food!"

"We are not ants!"

"We are descendants of a saint!"

"Let's fight the demons!"

, 7

Countless voices converged into a torrent, drawing the attention of Taiyi, who was at the head of the table.