Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

The black line traced its way through the clear and turbid, eventually reaching the location of the Mountain and River Map. The black line pressed against the surface of the Mountain and River Map, but after several attempts it couldn't penetrate, and finally stopped on the parchment.

"Huh? Why can't I find it?!"

Qiongqi's raised eyebrows and black lines did not share vision; he could only sense that the black lines had not found the aura of the Naguo Guardian Jade, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Keep searching if you can't find it! The principles of cause and effect are infinitely mysterious, and the connection between the physical body of a magic weapon and its spirit is even more profound and cannot be easily concealed."

Upon hearing Yang Mei's words, the Karma Demon God who had possessed Taotie spoke in a muffled voice. Although he had lost the power of the Great Dao of Karma, his vision and knowledge remained.

"good!"

Yang Mei believed in the concept of cause and effect.

Then, the black frame twisted slightly, making a very human-like frowning motion, before the entire frame crumpled up as if it had used up all its strength.

Sure enough, the black line suddenly became much thicker, and after pushing against the Mountain and River Map a few more times, it finally broke through an unspeakable barrier and entered the small world inside the Mountain and River Map.

After entering the small world, the black line continued to spread until it connected with the Naguo Guardian Jade hanging on Xu Qing's body, and then it stopped. The main body and the spirit of the artifact, as well as Xu Qing and Hongjun Luohou, were completely unaware of this.

"Found it!"

As soon as the black line connected with the Nago Guardian Jade, Yang Mei immediately sensed it and was overjoyed.

"In that case, fellow Daoists, please show us your skills. Whether we can return to the primordial world and regain our footing depends on this one battle."

The sound of the hour drifted over, and without him saying it, all the demons present became extremely alert.

Qiongqi flapped its wings and took flight, turning Yin and Yang upside down and disrupting the universe. Four demon gods and Yang Mei, a half-spirit, stood atop its head, followed by the Chaos Taotie.

The four beasts exuded a terrifying aura, and the demonic energy surged. Although the four Chaos Demon Gods were remnants of souls, the Daoist charm emanating from their bodies was still rich, their temperament mysterious and unpredictable, and their power extraordinary.

Following the guidance of the half-spirit Yang Mei's black line, the nine people sped along, each using their supernatural abilities to head towards the direction where Xu Qing and the others were.

On the other side, after Luo Hou and Hong Jun became saints, Xu Qing began to consider how to improve their combat power.

The so-called Heavenly Dao Realm, or Dao Lord Realm, or Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal Realm, is not much different from the previous realm, the Primordial Great Luo Realm. There is no world-shaking difference between a Saint and a Quasi-Saint.

The reason for this is that there is a fundamental difference between a sage and a quasi-sage. A sage truly possesses his own laws, while a quasi-sage is merely comprehending the laws.

In contrast, the Dao Lord and the Sage are different. The Dao Lord has only begun to communicate with the Great Dao and has not yet mastered it.

This is why the Sages were able to participate in battles between Dao Lords, unlike Quasi-Sages who were powerless to fight back against the Sages, although they mostly did not play a role.

Based on previous experience in the great battle with the immortal Hongjun, let's take the lowest-ranking merit saint as the unit.

It would take approximately fifty saints to be comparable to Hongjun back then. If we only look at the numbers, Xu Qing's current strength is far behind.

However, the Four Fiends' combat power was far inferior to that of Hongjun, who was comparable to fifty saints in his prime, and even less than that of Yangmei, who was comparable to twenty saints. They were only comparable to Houtu Daode, who was comparable to ten saints at his peak.

Now, after billions of years of attempts, Xu Qing has successfully established a connection with the Boundless Great Dao, and his combat power has made a breakthrough, roughly equivalent to fifteen saints.

Hongjun and Luohou were both protagonists of heaven and earth, and their combat power was already considerable. They also became saints by severing their three corpses.

Furthermore, the magical artifacts used to sever the three corpses are all top-tier primordial treasures, each possessing the power to rival five merit saints in one person. If arranged properly, they can produce miraculous effects.

The meaning of "can have a miraculous effect" is that if the four ferocious beasts do not take any defensive measures, and are combined with powerful killing treasures, Hongjun and Luohou can severely injure any one of the four ferocious beasts.

Luo Hou, radiating demonic energy, and Hong Jun, exuding ethereal beauty, stood to Xu Qing's left and right respectively. Xu Qing's eyes were slightly closed, his aura ethereal and indistinct, as if he were deep in thought.

"Rahu~"

"Your Excellency, your disciple is here!"

"I bestow upon you the Primordial Measuring Ruler, a supreme treasure of innate merit, with unparalleled killing power. In terms of attack, it can even be compared to Hongjun's creation treasure, the Pangu Banner. Moreover, it has the special effect of killing without incurring karmic consequences."

With a gentle wave of his hand, Xu Qing sent a ruler radiating golden light flying into the hand of the bowing Rahu.

"This disciple thanks the Venerable One!"

Luo Hou felt the vast and sacred aura of the Primordial Measuring Ruler, a supreme treasure of innate merit, in his hand, as well as the boundless killing power contained within it. His eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly expressed his gratitude.

When Xu Qing taught the two the method of severing corpses to become saints, he bestowed upon Hongjun the Chaos Bell, the Pangu Banner, and the Taiji Diagram—the three treasures of creation—as well as the Righteous Qi Whisk.

These four treasures are: the Taiji Diagram, which is unparalleled in defense; the Pangu Banner, a supreme weapon for killing; the Chaos Bell, which can stabilize earth, water, fire, and wind; and the Righteous Qi Dust-Washing Scroll, which is flexible, unpredictable, and extremely fast.

With these four magical treasures, Hongjun had no weaknesses when fighting against others.

Moreover, the Three Treasures of Creation can also form the Three Talents Creation Array, summoning the phantom of the Creation Axe and borrowing a trace of the power of the Chaos Treasure, making their killing power unimaginable.

In contrast, Rahu...

At that time, Xu Qing bestowed upon him three precious lotuses: the Twelve-Petaled World-Destroying Black Lotus, the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus, and the Twelve-Petaled Karmic Fire Red Lotus, as well as the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

Although the three-colored lotuses each have their own unique features, most of these functionalities are ineffective against Hongjun; only the secondary attribute, the lotus light shield, can increase defense.

Even though the Twelfth-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus can enhance its killing power to some extent, Rahu's Three-Colored Lotus still lacks a sufficiently strong means of attack.

The same applies to the Four Swords of Zhuxian. Although they are said to be unbreakable by only the Four Saints, their main function is to trap rather than kill the enemy, and their killing power is not considered strong among all the supreme treasures.

Therefore, in the many battles between Hongjun and Luohou after Hongjun became a saint, the situation was often like this—

Luo Hou could use the Zhuxian Sword Formation to trap Hongjun and slowly wear him down, but... if Hongjun manages to dodge the Zhuxian Sword Formation using some method, Luo Hou, without the formation, will face an awkward situation—

His twelve-grade world-destroying black lotus attack methods could not break through the defense of Hongjun's Taiji Diagram, but the phantom of Hongjun's Heaven-Opening Axe could easily shatter the defense formed by his three-colored lotuses, making the fight quite frustrating.

Although sitting on the lotus can accelerate him and give him a speed advantage, Hongjun also has the Righteous Qi Dust Brush that can launch a sneak attack at any time. He can neither fight nor run away from Hongjun.

Therefore, in their duels, Rahu often lost more than he won, and was quite embarrassed.

Now, the Venerable One has finally bestowed upon him the ultimate weapon of slaughter. He no longer needs to rely on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Even if the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation failed to trap Hongjun, he now has a means to break through Hongjun's defenses. How could he not be happy?!