Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

Chapter 266 The Demise of the Western Religion, Nuwa vs. Hongjun

Bai Jing and Hou Tu, who were discussing the Dao, immediately stopped when they saw that Nuwa was not in a good state.

"What happened to Fellow Daoist Nuwa?" Houtu asked tentatively.

“A child who has been by my side for many years has perished,” Nuwa said coldly.

"Child? Is it Lingzhuzi?" Bai Jing asked.

Nuwa nodded.

Upon hearing the name Lingzhuzi, Houtu had already made up her mind.

The reincarnation of this spirit pearl was half a chosen one of destiny during the Investiture of the Gods calamity. His fall at this time undoubtedly means he has entered the calamity.

Nuwa probably didn't want Lingzhu to enter the tribulation, and even made some special preparations for it, but Lingzhu still entered the tribulation, which is why Nuwa was so angry.

Thinking of this, Houtu continued, "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, you must have left a backup plan on the Spirit Pearl, right?"

“Lingzhu has been by my side for many years, and there is a trace of human destiny protecting him. Logically speaking, to kill Lingzhu, I would have to destroy this trace of human destiny. But I will immediately sense the disappearance of human destiny unless someone blocks the heavenly secrets on Lingzhu.”

"Human destiny is connected to Fellow Daoist Nuwa. Even if the secrets of heaven on Lingzhuzi are shielded, Fellow Daoist Nuwa should still be able to sense them, unless..." Bai Jing turned to look at Houtu halfway through his sentence, as there were some things that Houtu was more suited to say than him.

Houtu understood Bai Jing's meaning and naturally picked up the thread: "Unless it is a power of the same level as the human way, only the heavenly way and the earthly way can temporarily isolate Fellow Daoist Nuwa from sensing the human way's fortune on the spirit pearl."

"As expected of the Heavenly Dao Hongjun! I had previously warned Lingzhuzi that she must never leave the mortal realm. Although Lingzhuzi has a lively personality, she has never disobeyed me. It seems that Lingzhuzi's departure from the mortal realm was also the work of the Heavenly Dao Hongjun."

“Fellow Daoist Nuwa, why don’t we join forces to make some calculations and see if we can figure out the details of Lingzhu’s fall? Although we are currently in the midst of the Investiture of the Gods and the secrets of heaven are not revealed, the earthly way and the human way are working together. In addition, Lingzhu’s body originally contained a trace of human destiny, so it is not impossible to deduce some things.”

After hearing Houtu's words, Nuwa's eyes lit up: "Then I'll trouble you, Fellow Daoist Houtu."

"It's just a trivial matter, nothing worth mentioning."

After speaking, Nuwa and Houtu closed their eyes simultaneously, and the energies of the earth and humanity intertwined and evolved together.

In the Purple Cloud Palace, Heavenly Dao Hongjun suddenly opened his eyes, and he naturally sensed the changes in the fortunes of the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao.

"Is he trying to forcefully deduce the cause and effect?" Heavenly Dao Hongjun thought to himself, while simultaneously disrupting the heavenly secrets and further sealing the Hunyuan Spear refined by Nuwa.

However, despite the intervention of the Heavenly Dao Hongjun, Nuwa and Houtu still managed to deduce some things. Both of them saw the scene where Lingzhu was forced to self-destruct by the Western Sect's medicine master.

After Nuwa deduced the truth behind Lingzhuzi's self-destruction, she could no longer suppress her anger. Her eyes, which were originally gentle and warm, now flashed with a world-destroying cold light.

Lingzhuzi had been by Nuwa's side for many years. Although they were not officially master and disciple, they shared a deep bond. It could be said that Nuwa watched Lingzhuzi grow up.

Nuwa had always wanted to help Lingzhu escape the tribulation and avoid the Investiture of the Gods. However, due to the schemes of Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, Lingzhu was forcibly converted by the Western Medicine Master and died. How could she easily swallow such hatred?

In her rage, Nuwa disregarded the balance of heaven and earth and the secret agreement among the saints. With a wave of her slender hand, she tore open the void, and space shattered like paper before her, instantly forming a chaotic passage leading to Mount Sumeru.

"What a Western religion, what a pharmacist! Today I will make them pay the price." With that, Nuwa stepped into the spatial passage.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment!" Bai Jing quickly called out to Nuwa upon seeing this.

"If Fellow Daoist Bai Jing is going to say something about prioritizing the overall situation, then please don't say it," Nuwa said coldly.

“What kind of person do you take me for, Fellow Daoist Nuwa? Do you think I am such a heartless and ruthless person? I stopped you because I wanted you to bring the Four Extremes Venerable with you. If the Heavenly Dao Hongjun makes a move, you can fight him directly.”

As he spoke, Bai Jing handed the Four Extremes Square Zun to Nuwa.

Nuwa looked somewhat embarrassed: "I misunderstood you, fellow Daoist. Please forgive me."

"It's alright. If you need my help or Houtu's help, you can just say so."

"No need. This matter is a personal grudge between me and the Heavenly Dao Hongjun. If you two fellow Daoists also intervene, then it will not end well."

Mount Sumeru, the sacred site of the Western religion, is bathed in golden light and shrouded in auspicious clouds. Normally solemn and majestic, it is now transformed by the arrival of the goddess Nuwa.

As the Holy Mother of Humanity and the spokesperson for humanity, Nuwa usually had a kind and approachable demeanor. However, at this moment, she was unusually cold and aloof, with her long hair flying wildly, as if a god of destruction had descended upon the world.

Nuwa glanced at the Western Religion below, said nothing, and directly summoned the red embroidered ball, gently tossing it toward Mount Sumeru.

That seemingly ordinary embroidered ball contained terrifying power. The moment the red embroidered ball flew away from Nuwa's hand, it transformed into a streak of crimson light and headed straight for Mount Sumeru.

A crimson embroidered ball streaked across the sky, creating ripples in space. Wherever it passed, the sky collapsed, the earth caved in, the Great Dao crumbled, and the primordial world began to tremble.

The two Western Saints were preaching to their disciples in the mountains when they sensed this world-destroying aura. Their expressions changed drastically. Although they did not know why Goddess Nuwa had suddenly attacked the Western Sect, as the leaders of the Western Sect, they naturally would not sit idly by and watch the foundation of the Western Sect be destroyed.

Jieyin immediately borrowed power from the Heavenly Dao, and his 129,600 dream avatars merged with his golden body, holding blessed divine pestles, radiating golden light and bursting with holy might, attempting to resist with supreme defensive power.

Zhunti also borrowed power from the Heavenly Dao, and then summoned the Seven Treasures Tree, which shone with seven-colored light, combining offense and defense, in an attempt to knock the red embroidered ball away.

The two sages joined forces, their aura shaking the entire prehistoric world. Their sage pressure was overwhelming, and their supernatural powers and magical treasures intertwined to form an indestructible light barrier, attempting to block Nuwa's earth-shattering attack.

However, after Nuwa merged with humanity, her cultivation had already surpassed the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal and reached the Half-Step Heavenly Dao Realm.

The red embroidered ball she threw was unleashed with the full power of a half-step Heavenly Dao Realm cultivator, containing her Great Dao of Creation and the Great Dao of Destruction, which she had comprehended most profoundly besides the Great Dao of Creation.

The two originally conflicting Daos, under the deliberate guidance of the Goddess Nuwa, became intertwined. As the red embroidered ball fell, countless small worlds were created and destroyed.

Each appearance and destruction of a small world increases the power of the Red Embroidered Ball. When the Red Embroidered Ball landed on Mount Sumeru, the golden body that Jieyin was so proud of cracked inch by inch under the impact of the Red Embroidered Ball, its golden light dimmed, and finally it exploded with a bang.

Although Zhunti's Seven Treasures Tree was incomparably wondrous, it could not withstand this power that surpassed heaven and earth. Its seven-colored light was crushed, the tree broke, and turned into dust.

The combined might of the two sages was so powerful that they couldn't withstand it for even a moment. The red embroidered ball hurtled towards Mount Sumeru with unstoppable force.

"Boom!" After a deafening roar that shook the entire world, Mount Sumeru, the sacred mountain of the Western Sect that had stood for millions of years, collapsed instantly under the bombardment of the red embroidered ball. The mountain turned into dust, the golden light dissipated, and the auspicious clouds vanished. Countless disciples of the Western Sect, along with the two saints, were all reduced to ashes by this attack, and not even a trace of their souls could escape.

Only Shen Gongbao, who had just entered the sect, was the chosen one of the Investiture of the Gods. He was protected by the Heavenly Dao and the primordial world, so he was spared from disaster and did not perish. However, he was knocked unconscious by the enormous impact.

The world was utterly silent. Nuwa stood in the void, coldly gazing down at the ruins. The red embroidered ball in her hand slowly flew back, unstained by blood, still radiating its brilliance.

At that moment, the heavens trembled, and the figure of Heavenly Dao Hongjun quietly appeared. He originally did not want to show himself, as Lingzhuzi had died under his scheme, and Heavenly Dao Hongjun did not want to face Nuwa's wrath at this time.

But Nuwa's attack was too ruthless, annihilating the entire Western Sect. Without the Western Sect, how could the Investiture of the Gods proceed?

How could Heavenly Dao Hongjun possibly sit idly by and do nothing?

After the Heavenly Dao Hongjun appeared, he was surrounded by endless chaotic energy. His eyes were as deep as an abyss, as if he could see through the past and the future. With a wave of his hand, the Great Dao of Time manifested, and a vast and boundless river of time surged from the void.

Seeing this, Nuwa snorted coldly, her gaze sweeping over Hongjun like a knife. "Heavenly Dao, what is the meaning of this? Do you intend to become my enemy?"

Nuwa's voice carried boundless pressure, causing even the void to tremble.

Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, remained calm and composed, speaking in his usual indifferent tone: "Nuwa, you are now the ruler of humanity. You should know what balance is. Although the Western Sect has sinned, it cannot be completely destroyed. Otherwise, the Investiture of the Gods calamity will bring about unexpected changes and may cause even greater disasters."

After saying this, Hongjun of Heaven waved his hand, intending to reverse everything with the River of Time and revive the people of the Western Sect.

However, Nuwa was still furious and was not about to let Hongjun of Heaven easily quell the matter.
Furthermore, Nuwa had just destroyed the Western Sect and already intended to force Hongjun of Heaven to appear. What she wanted was to force Hongjun of Heaven to come out so that the two of them could have a battle.

With this thought in mind, Nuwa summoned the Four Directions, which appeared above her head. Then, she flashed and launched the red embroidered ball again, heading straight for Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, at the end of the River of Time.

Seeing this, Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao frowned slightly, flipped his hand, and a whisk appeared. As he waved the whisk, terrifying power of the Heavenly Dao burst forth from his palm, heading towards the red embroidered ball.

The two forces collided in the void, bursting out with dazzling light. Space shattered inch by inch, the laws were disrupted, and heaven and earth trembled.

Nuwa's sudden attack actually brought her some advantages, since Heavenly Dao Hongjun had to be distracted by both reviving the Western Sect disciples and protecting the River of Time, but it did not cause any harm to Heavenly Dao Hongjun.

Nuwa was only at the half-step Heavenly Dao Realm, while Hongjun was a true Heavenly Dao Realm cultivator. The red embroidered ball couldn't do anything to Hongjun.

Nuwa was unwilling to give up. She formed hand seals, and the Three Thousand Great Daos appeared behind her, condensing into a huge divine net of order. Then, the Great Dao of Creation guided it, and the divine net of order immediately burst out with dazzling blue light. Countless blue lights turned into sharp blades, covering the sky and piercing towards Hongjun.

Hongjun remained unmoved. With a flick of his whisk, the chaotic energy transformed into an invisible barrier, blocking all the azure light. Then, he struck back with a palm strike containing the power of the Great Dao of Space, distorting the void and instantly trapping Nuwa and the Order Net behind her into a chaotic space.

Nuwa snorted coldly and activated the Four Extremes Square Venerable. The Four Extremes Square Venerable grew larger, and the chaotic space was directly frozen. Then, Nuwa threw the red embroidered ball in her hand again, forcibly tearing the spatial restraints and breaking free.

After escaping, Nuwa made another move, and the Great Dao of Creation and the Divine Net of Order behind her intertwined and gradually evolved into a divine statue.

Upon closer inspection, one can discover that this statue is of the Holy Mother worshipped by the human race.

At this moment, the upper half of the statue is illusory, while the lower half is real. One day, when the statue is fully formed, Nuwa's cultivation will reach the Heavenly Dao Realm.

This move was undoubtedly Nuwa's greatest trump card. The statue of the Holy Mother behind Nuwa swung the gourd vine that had transformed into a whip, and the human destiny and the Great Dao of Creation intertwined, crashing towards the Heavenly Dao Hongjun.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun's expression changed drastically; even he had to be cautious in dealing with this move.

Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, mobilized the power of the Heavenly Dao and manipulated the River of Time. The River of Time surged violently, and before the vine whip could even get close, it was reduced to nothingness by the power of time.

However, the power of creation and humanity contained within the vine whip was not so easily erased. Heavenly Dao Hongjun was struck by the power within the vine whip, staggered back two steps, and his aura began to become disordered.

Meanwhile, after using this move, Nuwa's breath gradually weakened, and fine sweat beaded on her forehead.

The Heavenly Dao Hongjun immediately communicated with the primordial world and borrowed its power to heal his injuries.

Seeing this, Goddess Nuwa knew that if the fight continued, she would be no match for her. So she snorted coldly, put away the red embroidered ball, and said in a deep voice, "I will remember this grudge, and I will surely repay it in the future!"

After speaking, Goddess Nuwa turned and tore through the void to leave, her red robes fluttering as she vanished without a trace.

Seeing Nuwa retreat, Hongjun of Heaven did not pursue her. With a thought, the River of Time flowed towards Mount Sumeru, and then time reversed, restoring all the disciples of the Western Sect to their original state.

Among the disciples of the Western Sect, only the Medicine Master could not be resurrected even by the passage of time. This clearly indicates that the Goddess Nuwa gave the Medicine Master special "care" through the Great Dao of Time.

Of course, the two Western Saints were not resurrected either. Even if Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao personally intervened, he could not use the River of Time to resurrect the Saints.

Jieyin and Zhunti can only be slowly resurrected in the Heavenly Dao Space.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun sighed, waved his hand, and sent the alchemist's true spirit to reincarnation.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun's gaze was profound as he murmured, "Cause and effect are cyclical; today's grievances will be settled in the future."

As the figure of Hongjun, the Heavenly Dao, gradually disappeared, the world returned to peace.

However, although the Western believers were reborn, they were all pale-faced. They were still completely bewildered, not knowing why the Goddess Nuwa would suddenly attack them.

(End of this chapter)