Primordial Era: I, Hongyun, take charge of the literary path

"Boom—!"

The Yin-Yang Ancestor, with the innate treasure Tai Chi diagram atop his head and the Yin-Yang Sword in hand, is breaking through the Immortal Slaughtering Formation.

The Tai Chi diagram is a supreme innate treasure, whose defensive capabilities, if not the best in the primordial world, can certainly rank among the top two.

Therefore, within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the Yin-Yang Ancestor was the most relaxed, with all his sword energy blocked outside the formation.

"Fellow Daoist Qiankun..."

Upon realizing the death of the Qiankun Ancestor, the Yin-Yang Ancestor's body trembled violently, and then he felt an extremely terrifying killing intent lock onto him.

"You old scoundrel of Yin and Yang, die!"

Luo Hou's chilling voice reached his ears.

The next moment, the Yin-Yang Ancestor saw Rahu transform into a streak of black light, wielding the God-Slaying Spear and thrusting it towards him.

The Yin-Yang Ancestor shuddered, feeling a life-or-death crisis loom over him.

"Yin and Yang reversed!"

The Yin-Yang Ancestor activated the Taiji Diagram, unleashing the power to reverse Yin and Yang, even shattering space and time.

"The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, slaying and slaughtering immortals!"

Surprisingly, Luo Hou's all-out attack, combined with the sword sect's attack, actually knocked down the Taiji diagram in one fell swoop.

The next moment, Rahu's God-Slaying Spear pierced the heart of the Yin-Yang Ancestor, destroying his physical body and shattering his primordial spirit.

The Yin-Yang Ancestor, who had reigned for countless ages, was annihilated in this great calamity without any resistance.

At the same time, the Yin-Yang Ancestor's attack also landed on Luo Hou, directly breaking through the defense of the World-Destroying Black Lotus and aggravating Luo Hou's injuries once again.

"What? How is this possible? Fellow Daoist Qiankun and Fellow Daoist Yinyang have both perished?"

"Oh no, Fellow Daoist Yangmei..."

When Qiankun and Yinyang fell, Hongjun was shocked. Of the four people who came here, only he and Yangmei remained.

On the other side, Yang Mei also saw Luo Hou's ferocious power and knew that Luo Hou was not easy to deal with, so he decided that running away was the best option.

With a wave of his willow branch, he tore open space, and even the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation could not stop him. He jumped into the spatial rift and escaped in a blatant manner.

"Raise your eyebrows, you coward!"

Hongjun was so angry that his face turned ashen. To Hongjun, Yangmei abandoning him was an act of cowardice.

To be honest, Luo Hou didn't expect Yang Mei to run so fast, so he turned around and went straight for Hong Jun.

"Damn it, three corpses have appeared!"

Upon seeing this, Hongjun Laozu released his three corpses to suppress the other three gates of the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

Each of the three corpses holds a small flag.

It is the central apricot-yellow flag of the Five Directions, the western plain-colored cloud-bound flag, and the eastern blue-lotus-colored flag.

"What? This is... an incarnation?"

"No, this is not an avatar. An avatar cannot possess strength comparable to the original."

"Hongjun, Hongjun, I never imagined you were hiding so deeply, that you actually had such a trump card in your hand."

When Luo Hou, who was in charge of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, saw the Three Corpses appear, he immediately sensed something was amiss.

"Heh heh, so what?"

"Hmph, watch how I kill you!"

After his initial surprise, Rahu regained his composure, raised his God-Slaying Spear, and charged towards the Three Corpses.

However, Luo Hou was severely injured by Qiankun and Yin Yang in succession, and his current strength is obviously not as good as it was at its peak. He is no longer able to kill Hongjun's three corpses with his injuries as before.

The Five Banners possess both offensive and defensive capabilities, but neither is top-tier. Against Rahu's World-Destroying Black Lotus and God-Slaying Spear, the Three Corpses were quickly forced into retreat, and the situation became precarious.

Seeing this, Hongjun's face showed anxiety, and he shouted, "Rahu, how dare you harm my Three Corpses!"

"Boom—!"

The three corpses were retreating steadily, and it seemed that they were about to be driven into the sword gate and killed by Rahu, but no one could save them.

Seeing this, Hongjun summoned another Chaos Banner and shot out a Chaos Sword Qi.

"Pangu Banner!!"

Rahu exclaimed in surprise.

Pangu Banner: A supreme innate treasure, it is known as one of the three treasures of creation along with the Taiji Diagram and the Chaos Bell. It possesses the power to tear apart the primordial chaos, the power to shatter the spacetime of all heavens, the power to govern the mysteries of all laws, and the power to open up the universe. The banner contains chaotic sword energy, making it incomparably powerful.

As the chaotic sword energy attacked, Luo Hou dared not be careless and used the World-Destroying Black Lotus to block the attack.

However, this was also Hongjun's purpose!

Suddenly, in the instant he forced Rahu back, Hongjun and his three corpses rushed into the four gates of Zhuxian.

In a short while, the Zhuxian Sword Formation seemed to get stuck, and the formation stopped operating.

Luo Hou glared at Hongjun with hidden resentment.

Upon closer inspection, Hongjun was holding a formation diagram and four precious swords, which was none other than Luo Hou's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

"Rahu, surrender!"

Holding the Pangu Banner, with twelve golden lotuses of merit beneath his feet and the Jade Disc of Creation above his head, Hongjun launched a fierce attack, making Rahu increasingly miserable.

The attack power of the God-Slaying Spear was no less than that of the Pangu Banner, but it could not break through the double defense of the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit and the Jade Disc of Creation.

In addition, Rahu's defense is also lagging behind. The defense of the World-Destroying Black Lotus was previously broken by the Yin-Yang Ancestor, and now it is simply unable to withstand the attack of the Pangu Banner.

Moreover, Hongjun also had the Three Corpses assisting him.

"Pfft~"

Luo Hou spat out a mouthful of black blood.

"Hahaha--!"

Luo Hou looked up and laughed loudly, "Hongjun, you think you've already won? I won't let you have your way!"

Suddenly, Luo Hou roared, "Heaven is above, and where there is righteousness, there must be evil. I am the ancestor of the demonic path, and I have sacrificed myself to uphold the Dao and pass on the demonic path, thus becoming the evil of the world."

"I, Rahu, will forever suppress the demonic path throughout the vast world. From this day forward, the rise of demons will diminish the rise of the Way, and the rise of the Way will diminish the rise of demons."

Luo Hou's words are essentially offering the demonic path to the heavenly path. To put it another way, it's like Luo Hou started a company, and that company is doing very well.

The Demonic Path Company had already gone public (Luo Hou attained the Dao of Hunyuan Golden Immortal status), and while continuing to grow and strengthen, the founder, Luo Hou, sold the company to the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao holds absolute control of the Demonic Dao Company, while Luo Hou, the founder, only holds a portion of the shares.

In return for the offerings, Heaven ultimately allowed Rahu to attain enlightenment in an unconventional way, but without freedom.

Nine thunderous booms resounded, as if Heaven itself had sensed them.

Immediately afterwards, the power of the Heavenly Dao surged, and a golden beam of light fell upon Rahu, revealing the demonic path.

A demon realm, one-fourth or one-fifth the size of the primordial world, gradually emerged from the shadows of the primordial world.

A beam of guiding light shone upon Rahu, and Rahu's true spirit followed the guiding light.

At this moment, a torrential rain fell from all directions, and auspicious clouds formed golden lotuses that descended from the sky.

When the demonic path appears in the world, yin and yang are in balance, heaven and earth are in order, the fundamental principles of morality will be established, all things will follow their own way, and creation will be boundless.

Rahu's true spirit departed with the guiding light, while his physical body and primordial spirit exploded.

"Boom—!"

A tremendous roar resounded.

Luo Hou self-destructed. The destructive power of a cultivator at the peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm self-destructing is unimaginable.

In the next instant, a terrifying force transformed into a world-destroying shockwave, sweeping in all directions, with the spiritual veins and mountains of the western wilderness being the first to be impacted.

After the explosion, the West was riddled with holes and devastated, resembling a barren desert.

When Rahu self-destructed, Hongjun was also badly injured. Although he was protected by a supreme treasure, he was still seriously injured.

Hongjun gazed at the devastated west, his eyes filled with hatred, and said, "Rahu!"

Rahu is dead, but the karma of the shattered Western Land falls upon him. With this karmic burden upon him, Hongjun's desire to attain enlightenment is further compounded by this misfortune.

Moreover, due to the oath Luo Hou made before his self-destruction, the demonic path and the primordial world would be intertwined thereafter, and the inner demons would inevitably influence cultivators' cultivation and tribulations in the future.

This would also be detrimental to his future missionary work.