Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

Chapter 272 The First of the Twelve Golden Immortals to Fall
Meanwhile, in Western religions...

Shen Gongbao's cultivation, however, went exceptionally smoothly. When he first entered the Western Sect, he was only at the initial stage of True Immortal cultivation, but now he has already broken through to the Profound Immortal stage.

Such a rapid pace of cultivation shocked the two Western Saints. After so many years, their Western Sect had finally accepted a disciple with exceptional talent.

Unfortunately, this disciple is the chosen one of the Investiture of the Gods calamity, and has his own mission. He cannot be directly cultivated as a core disciple of the Western Sect. Everything must be planned after the calamity ends.

Jieyin and Zhunti had already decided that if Shen Gongbao could escape his tribulation, he would become a core disciple of their Western Sect, with a status equivalent to Maitreya.

At this moment, Shen Gongbao had just broken through his cultivation and was in a great mood. He walked out of his cave and strolled around Mount Ling.

Before long, Shen Gongbao encountered a member of the Western religion. As they passed each other, Shen Gongbao suddenly turned around and called out, "Fellow Daoist, please wait."

The disciple turned around and saw that it was Shen Gongbao. A smile appeared on his face. Nowadays, everyone in Lingshan knew that this junior brother's cultivation speed was amazing. It would be beneficial to build a good relationship with such a genius.

So the disciple asked in a calm tone, "Fellow Daoist, is there anything I can help you with?"

Shen Gongbao smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing, it's nothing. When I first entered the sect, you gave me directions. I met you again today and wanted to thank you."

"Fellow Daoist, you're too kind." After exchanging pleasantries, they parted ways.

But unseen by anyone, the calamity energy surged even more violently. A wisp of calamity energy silently entered the disciple's body.

During the Investiture of the Gods, Shen Gongbao's cry of "Fellow Daoist, please wait!" sent countless immortals and gods to the list of those destined for greatness.

The phrase "Fellow Daoist, please wait" carries the power of law and can easily stir up the calamity energy of heaven and earth. If one shouts it too often, the calamity energy will enter the body, and once the great calamity descends, there will be no chance of survival.

As Shen Gongbao strolled around Mount Ling, countless disciples were stopped by his greeting, "Fellow Daoist, please stay."

The scene shifts to Yingzhou Immortal Island. Kong Xuan, who has been in seclusion in his cave recently, seems to be feeling restless for some reason.

At this moment, Kong Xuan had already refined the Five-Needle Pine into his own body. The Five-Needle Pine was the embodiment of the Five Elements Dao, and refining the Five-Needle Pine was, in a sense, equivalent to fusing the complete Five Elements Dao into his own body.

Therefore, Kong Xuan's control over the Five Elements Dao has reached 99%, and he is just one step away from mastering it.

However, Kong Xuan has been unable to take this step. Moreover, recently he has even found it difficult to calm his mind and cultivate.

Left with no other choice, Kong Xuan had to leave the pass and find Bai Jing, hoping that Bai Jing could help him resolve his doubts.

After listening to Kong Xuan's doubts, Bai Jing said, "My disciple, the reason why your Five Elements Dao cannot be perfected is because you are still bound by karma. You are destined to be connected with the Western Sect. If you want to sever this karma, you will inevitably have to fight against the saints of the Western Sect."

Kong Xuan was taken aback: "Master, why is this disciple destined to be associated with the Western Sect?"

"There is no reason, it is just destiny! But you don't need to worry. The two Western Saints did not have the merit of creating the world, nor did they have the protection of powerful fortune. Their cultivation will be suppressed when they travel in the primordial world."

You have already refined the Five-Needle Pine, and the Five-Colored Divine Light is nearing perfection. This alone is enough to deal with Zhunti.

As for Jieyin, if he dares to make a move, I will suppress him for you.

"Thank you, Master."

"There's no need for thanks between us, master and disciple. Since things have come to this, Kong Xuan, you should take your disciples down the mountain! It just so happens that the Shang Dynasty is facing a crisis of destruction during the Investiture of the Gods. The Shang Dynasty's fate is connected to your Phoenix Clan, so it's only right that you go and protect the Shang Dynasty."

Upon hearing Bai Jing's words, Kong Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he immediately began to calculate with his fingers.

Originally, the great calamity had already begun, and the calamity was spreading, making it impossible to predict anything. However, the Phoenix Clan was also considered the creator of the Great Shang Dynasty, and in the darkness, they were involved in the supreme cause and effect. Although the future of the Great Shang Dynasty could not be clearly seen, it was certain that the Great Shang Dynasty's fate was not yet over.

"Master, the Shang Dynasty's fortunes are clearly not over yet!"

Bai Jing shook his head and said calmly, "The main battlefield of this great calamity is the change of dynasties in the human world. Disciples of the Sage Sect and veteran Quasi-Saints in the prehistoric world will all participate. Do you really think that the Great Shang can persevere under the planning of so many powerful beings?"
Moreover, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present day, the human race has developed to its zenith, and human morality is flourishing. It has long since broken free from the control of the Heavenly Dao.

Furthermore, with the union of the Earthly Way and the Human Way, they have already been able to suppress the Heavenly Way. Therefore, this Investiture of the Gods is a scheme orchestrated by the Heavenly Way. Using the Primordial Purple Qi as a guide, it mobilizes many powerful beings in the primordial world, and with the power of these powerful beings, it destroys the Great Shang Dynasty and establishes a new human dynasty that submits to the Heavenly Court, trampling the Human Way underfoot.

Even if the Shang dynasty's fortunes haven't run their course, how could it possibly contend with the will of Heaven?

After hearing Bai Jing's words, Kong Xuan fell silent.

After a long while, Kong Xuan raised his head and said in a serious tone, "Master, if the fate of the Great Shang Dynasty is exhausted, then so be it. But the fate of the Great Shang Dynasty is not exhausted, and I absolutely cannot stand by and watch the Great Shang Dynasty collapse. Even if it is the will of Heaven, it will not work. This disciple will go down the mountain now!"

Bai Jing nodded and didn't say anything more.

The next day, Kong Xuan led his disciples down the mountain.

After leaving Yingzhou Immortal Island, the two arrived at the territory of the Great Shang Dynasty. They happened to encounter the conscription of soldiers at Sanshan Pass, so Kong Xuan stayed there.

As for Yuan Hong, Kong Xuan did not ask Yuan Hong to stay with him at Sanshan Pass.

After staying at Sanshan Pass for more than half a month, Yuan Hong bid farewell to Kong Xuan and returned to Meishan.

Yuan Hong wanted to settle his brothers down. He had learned from Kong Xuan that the upcoming Investiture of the Gods calamity would be very fierce, and Yuan Hong did not want his brothers to be involved in it.

To Yuan Hong's surprise, when he returned to Meishan, the place had been occupied by others.

The Lord of Meishan became a female cultivator with the cultivation level of a late-stage Golden Immortal. Her brothers, the dog spirit Dai Li, the water buffalo spirit Jin Dasheng, and the wild boar spirit Zhu Zizhen, were reduced to their original forms and became her mounts.

Centipede demon Wu Long, snake demon Chang Hao, and goat demon Yang Xian were killed outright.

Yuan Hong was furious and summoned the towering white jade pillar, smashing it down on Meishan.

"You audacious monster, how dare you run wild in my Meishan!" the female cultivator roared, channeling all her strength into her sword to barely block Yuan Hong's attack. "Your Meishan? This is the training ground of my brothers and me. Not only did you kill and enslave them, but now you dare to usurp our place! Today, I will avenge my brothers!"

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator's expression changed drastically. She remembered that when she killed the goat demon before, it had mentioned that its elder brother was cultivating in the Holy Lotus Sect.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait! I am a disciple of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, Grand Master Lingbao."

"I don't care who you are, prepare to die!" Yuan Hong unleashed his peak Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, wielding the towering white jade pillar in his hand with ferocious power.

The female cultivator's cultivation level was only at the late Golden Immortal stage, and her magic weapon was no match for the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillar. She was no match for Yuan Hong. After only five moves, Yuan Hong smashed the female cultivator's head with a single blow.

Upon the death of the female cultivator, the Grand Master Lingbao, who was in Kunlun Mountain, suddenly opened his eyes. How could the disciple he had carefully nurtured to shield him from calamity have perished?
Grand Master Lingbao could no longer sit still, so he left Kunlun and flew directly to Meishan.

Yuan Hong was completely unaware of what was happening. He removed the collars from his three brothers' necks and took out the Three Lights Divine Water to help them recover.

After doing all this, Yuan Hong picked up his stick and went on a killing spree in Meishan. He spared no one brought by the female cultivator and killed them all on the spot.

Just as Yuan Hong was wreaking havoc, the Grand Master Lingbao arrived at Meishan.

He spotted his disciple's headless corpse at a glance. At that moment, Yuan Hong, the most powerful cultivator in Meishan, was slaughtering his disciple's family and subordinates.

"You beast, you have some nerve!" Upon seeing Yuan Hong, the murderer who killed his disciple, Grand Master Lingbao was enraged. His eyes were filled with murderous intent. He could no longer care about anything else. He swung his sword fiercely, the sword light like a rainbow, aiming straight for Yuan Hong's head.

Faced with the sudden attack, Yuan Hong dared not be negligent in the slightest. He hurriedly raised the towering white jade pillar in his hand, the pillar emitting a faint white light, in an attempt to forcefully block the thunderous blow from the Grand Master Lingbao.

With a loud clang, the sword pillars clashed, sparks flying everywhere. Although the Grand Master Lingbao's sword energy was blocked, the immense force caused Yuan Hong's arms to go numb and the ground beneath his feet to crack.

Grand Master Lingbao snorted coldly, his face showing disdain. A mere white ape at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm had actually killed his disciple; it truly deserved to die!

Then, the aura around Grand Master Lingbao suddenly surged, and his vast magical power as a mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal poured into the sword in his hand like a river bursting its banks. The sword hummed and emitted a dazzling golden light, its power increasing by three points.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Hong's expression changed drastically, and he secretly thought that things were going badly. He was only at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Although he had reached the pinnacle of this realm, the gap between the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and the early stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm was like an insurmountable chasm, far greater than the gap between a mortal and the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Now, facing the full force of the Lingbao Grand Master's attack, Yuan Hong knew that under normal circumstances he would have no power to resist.

At this critical moment of life and death, Yuan Hong could not care about anything else. He gritted his teeth, a resolute look flashing in his eyes, and decided to use his trump card.

When Yuan Hong was cultivating on Yingzhou Immortal Island, Kong Xuan helped him activate a quarter of the Chaos Demon Ape bloodline in his body. After the bloodline was activated, Yuan Hong's cultivation speed increased significantly, and he was even able to summon the phantom of the Chaos Demon Ape to help him fight.

However, each time the phantom of the Chaos Demon Ape is summoned, a portion of the Chaos Demon Ape's bloodline is consumed, which means Yuan Hong's potential is being depleted. If the Chaos Demon Ape's bloodline is exhausted, Yuan Hong's status as one of the Four Chaotic Monkeys will become meaningless.

But Yuan Hong couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. He suddenly activated the Chaos Demon Ape bloodline that had been dormant within him for a long time, and a violent and ancient aura burst forth from his body.

In an instant, the sky and earth changed color, the wind and clouds surged, and a phantom of a demonic ape with a height of ten thousand feet appeared behind Yuan Hong.

The demonic ape was entirely black, with scarlet eyes and protruding fangs, exuding a ferocious aura capable of destroying the world. It seemed to be an ancient beast that had emerged from chaos. Its phantom roared, its voice shaking the heavens and earth, causing even the surrounding mountains to tremble.

Grand Master Lingbao was also taken aback when he saw this. He did not expect that this white ape would have such a means. However, Grand Master Lingbao had absolute confidence in himself. He was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. How could he be afraid of a mere cultivator at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm?

With the blessing of the Chaos Demon Ape bloodline, Yuan Hong's aura surged, and he wielded the towering white jade pillar with great force, engaging in a thrilling and bloody melee with the Grand Master Lingbao.

The two figures clashed, their sword light and pillar shadows intertwining, erupting with thunderous roars.

Relying on the power of his bloodline, Yuan Hong possessed immense strength. Each strike carried the force of splitting mountains and shattering the earth. When the towering white jade pillar crashed down, it created deep craters in the ground, sending fragments of stone flying everywhere.

Meanwhile, the Grand Master Lingbao, with his profound cultivation, possessed unparalleled swordsmanship, each move aimed directly at Yuan Hong's vital points. As his sword energy crisscrossed, even the air itself was torn apart by fine cracks.

The battle intensified. Yuan Hong swung the giant pillar in a sweeping motion, attempting to force the Grand Master Lingbao back. The Grand Master Lingbao dodged, his sword tip aimed straight at Yuan Hong's chest. Yuan Hong sidestepped, and the giant pillar swung upwards, creating a gust of wind.

Grand Master Lingbao sneered, his sword stance shifting to a myriad of sword shadows that enveloped Yuan Hong. Yuan Hong roared repeatedly, his phantom ape snarling as it swung its giant fist, clashing head-on with the sword shadows, causing the void to hum.

However, as time went by, Yuan Hong gradually felt powerless. Although the bloodline power of the Chaos Demon Ape was strong, it could not last. On the other hand, the magic power of the Grand Master Lingbao was as deep as the ocean and inexhaustible.

Finally, in one exchange, the Grand Master Lingbao spotted a flaw in Yuan Hong's moves, and his sword transformed into a golden streak of light, piercing straight into Yuan Hong's heart.

Yuan Hong tried his best to block, but he was a step too slow. The sword blade pierced through his protective aura, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest.

Yuan Hong staggered backward, his breath weakening, and the phantom of the demonic ape became blurred.

Grand Master Lingbao pressed his advantage, his sword flashing once more, seemingly about to utterly kill Yuan Hong.

Just at this critical moment, a five-colored divine light suddenly flashed across the sky, dazzling and brilliant. With a whoosh, the sword in the hand of the Grand Master Lingbao, which contained boundless power, was swept away into thin air and disappeared without a trace.

Grand Master Lingbao was taken aback. He looked up and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, while Yuan Hong took the opportunity to catch his breath, his face showing a look of relief at surviving a disaster.

Needless to say, the person who came was none other than Yuan Hong's master, Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan sensed that Yuan Hong had awakened the bloodline of the Chaos Demon Ape and knew that his disciple was in trouble. He immediately tore through space to rush over, just in time to see the Grand Master Lingbao wielding his sword to take his disciple's life.

"Please, Master, do justice for your disciple!" Yuan Hong told Kong Xuan about the plight of his brothers.

Kong Xuan glanced down at Grand Master Lingbao. Grand Master Lingbao naturally recognized Kong Xuan. He hadn't expected that this white ape was actually a third-generation disciple of the Holy Lotus Sect.

Grand Master Lingbao felt a chill run down his spine. He cupped his hands in greeting and was about to speak when Kong Xuan's emotionless voice rang out: "You who injured my disciple deserve to die!"

After saying that, Kong Xuan directly used the Anti-Five-Colored Divine Light to sweep towards Grand Master Lingbao. The pitch-black beam of light struck Grand Master Lingbao, and before he could even scream, he was already dead and gone.

(End of this chapter)