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

"The victor of the 36,712th Battle between Dao and Demon is Hongjun!"

"Current scores: Hongjun, 29,302; Luohou, 7,410."

The moment Luo Hou fell to the ground, Xu Qing's loud voice rang out, and the illusion vanished.

"So, do you submit or not?"

Hongjun strode towards Luo Hou, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and provocatively said with a teasing look in his eyes.

"snort!"

Luo Hou turned his head away and refused to speak to him.

"Junior Brother Luo Hou, come here and call me Senior Brother."

Hongjun persisted, then walked to the direction where Rahu's face was facing, hopping and skipping, grinning.

"Get lost, you're a worthless senior brother."

Luo Hou glared at him and cursed.

"Oh ho, Venerable One, look at him! Rahu is unwilling to admit defeat after making a bet; this is not the mindset a cultivator should have!"

"Why is this involving me? Can't you two just bicker amongst yourselves?" Xu Qing coughed twice and then said.

"Those who cultivate the Tao emphasize sincerity—sincerity towards themselves, sincerity towards others, and sincerity towards the Great Tao. In my opinion, Rahu should accept defeat willingly."

Upon hearing this, Hongjun was overjoyed and eagerly turned Luo Hou's face so that the two could look into each other's eyes. Then he frantically winked at Luo Hou.

Xu Qing had already supported Hongjun, and Luo Hou himself was in the wrong. He sighed and said weakly.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

"Hey! That's more like it!"

Hongjun didn't care whether you were weak or not. As long as you called him "Senior Brother," that was enough. His face immediately lit up with a smile that was ten or even nine-tenths full.

"Hmm, not bad."

Xu Qing looked at the two bickering and laughing in front of him, smiled, and couldn't help but feel a little sentimental. He thought that he and his third brother were probably just like that back then.

After that, Luo Hou and Hong Jun practiced together many more times, and their use of their respective magical weapons became more mature, and their combat reactions became much faster.

And so, after an unknown amount of time, on this day, in the map of mountains and rivers, Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of divine light in them.

"They're here..."

Through the Mountain and River Map, he sensed the aura of the Four Fiends. The Four Fiends rarely acted together, so it goes without saying that they must have been possessed by the Chaos Demon Gods such as Shichen.

While he was trying to increase his combat power, Shi Chen and the others certainly wouldn't be idle either. And the way they increased their combat power was mostly by possessing other ferocious beasts.

They would come knocking sooner or later, and I was prepared for that. I had already accomplished my goal by using the billions of times faster time flow of the Mountain and River Map to allow Hongjun and Luohou to cultivate to the level of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian and become familiar with their respective magical treasures.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing slowly stood up, his Taoist robe fluttering without wind. Behind him stood Hongjun, holding a whisk, and Luo Hou, wielding a measuring ruler.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, purplish-black cracks appeared in the sky above the Mountain and River Map, causing the sky to crumble. A beast's claw could be vaguely seen through the cracks.

"A war on the outside world!"

Xu Qing shouted and took the initiative to leave the space where the Mountain and River Map was located, with Luo Hou Hongjun following closely behind.

"How dare you!"

As soon as Shi Chen's arrogant voice rang out, a beast's claw struck down with the might of heaven and earth, aiming to crush Xu Qing into pieces the moment Xu Qing appeared in the primordial world.

"You beast!"

Xu Qing swung his spear, and simultaneously, a seven-colored ripple spread out from Xu Qing's body.

As the ripples swept by, Shi Chen's power faltered, and he immediately felt unable to muster the will to fight. His beast claws were easily deflected by Xu Qing's Divine Spear, which smashed a hole in the turbid air beside him.

Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Qing and Luo Hou Hongjun transformed into three streams of seven-colored black and white light and flashed to the side, thus officially establishing themselves in the outside world.

"You bunch of useless trash!"

Seeing that a golden opportunity had been missed, Shi Chen couldn't help but shout and curse. Xu Qing and the others entered the prehistoric world from the small world, which was a perfect opportunity to block the line of sight. But even with such a good opportunity, only he made a move. What were the others doing?!

But it's not really their fault. Originally, the four villains were all destroying the small world, trying to enter it to fight Xu Qing. Who would have thought that Xu Qing would come out on his own initiative?

The other three were only recently possessed, and their mastery of the beast's body was far from complete.

Even if he reacted, Xu Qing's battle with Shi Chen only lasted a moment, and the beast claws couldn't keep up at all.

But since they hadn't seized the opportunity, they didn't refute Shi Chen's insults and simply ran silently toward Xu Qing and the others.

This time, Qiongqi, who had possessed Xu Qing's body, was still the fastest. It pounced on Xu Qing with one hand, roaring and taunting him as it attacked.

"Two mere Grand Luo Golden Immortals? These two are practically underage children. You've been causing trouble for so long, and this is all the help you've found?"

Xu Qing remained silent, his Taoist robe billowing as he brandished his spear, unleashing waves of destructive energy. He was able to block Qiongqi's claws with just this, unlike the previous battle where he needed to rely on a grand formation to defend against it.

"You've reached the realm of primordial chaos!?"

Qiongqi quickly noticed Xu Qing's sudden change in strength. He felt the spear's power had increased by at least half again and couldn't help but ask in shock.

According to Yang Mei's intelligence, he knew that Xu Qing's Hunyuan Wuji combat power did not come from his realm, but from the offerings of the Primordial Human Dao. He himself had not successfully communicated with the Great Dao and was just an ordinary Hunyuan Daluo.

The last great battle was indeed like that; he didn't sense any aura of the Boundless Great Dao. But now, with every swing of Xu Qing's spear, he could feel a familiar aura—it was the Great Dao!

How could Shi Chen remain calm? In just over a year, he had actually made a breakthrough!

"So what if it is? Do you think the Boundless Great Dao is your private property? You forbid me from comprehending it."

Xu Qing brandished the God-Slaying Spear while responding to Qiongqi, his smile unrestrained and his demeanor quite cheerful.

"Come quickly!"

Xu Qing had actually touched upon the Great Dao. Qiongqi realized that it was probably impossible for it to defeat Xu Qing alone, so it immediately shouted for backup.

Chaos, possessed by fate, and Taotie, possessed by space, immediately arrived at the battlefield. The three villains attacked simultaneously, determined to kill Xu Qing, the strongest among them.

At the same time, the Taotie, who had possessed the body through cause and effect, was intercepting and killing Hongjun and Luohou. Although these two were only at the Hunyuan Daluo realm, Xu Qing could not have acted without a purpose. If no one was watching, there would probably be big problems.

Sure enough, Taotie noticed something was wrong as soon as he faced Hongjun and Luohou. The two were much stronger than ordinary saints, and their various magical treasures were also extraordinary, making Taotie feel pressured.

"Hurry up!"

Having barely managed to block Hongjun's Pangu Banner, it then took another hit to its hind leg from Rahu's Measuring Ruler, and immediately felt pain in its hind leg, unable to help but cry out.

"It'll be over soon, Xu Qing, you're going to die!"

But Xu Qing was in a worse situation than Taotie. He could easily deal with one ferocious beast, he could barely hold off two, and three... would completely overwhelm him.