Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

"Guangchengzi."

Guang Chengzi, who was in seclusion cultivating, heard the call of Yuanshi Tianzun and immediately flew to Yuxu Palace.

"Master, is there something you need from me?" Guang Chengzi asked respectfully.

"Your junior brother Ziya is encountering some trouble in his campaign against the Shang. After some divination, I have determined that Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen can help your junior brother Ziya defeat the enemy. Go and tell them to come down the mountain with your junior brother Ziya!"

Guang Chengzi's heart trembled slightly upon hearing this. He naturally understood the unspoken meaning of Yuanshi Tianzun's words. Faced with his master's command, Guang Chengzi did not hesitate at all and immediately nodded in agreement.

Guang Chengzi then transformed into a streak of light and swiftly flew out of Yuxu Palace, heading towards Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen's Daoist temple.

Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen were second-generation disciples of the Chan Sect, serving as outer disciples.

He was a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable among the human race before the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods began.

The two were of average talent and unremarkable, but they had a preordained connection with Yuanshi Tianzun, which is why Yuanshi Tianzun took them under his wing.

These two have cultivated in Kunlun Mountain for many years, learned the Jade Purity Immortal Technique, and obtained many rare pills and resources. Unfortunately, their aptitude is really average, and they have only barely entered the Golden Immortal realm.

With such talent, in the Investiture of the Gods, he would definitely be cannon fodder.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun were inherently arrogant, so over the years, Guang Chengzi had only met these two junior brothers a few times. This time, when he came to find them, Guang Chengzi had to carefully determine the direction before he found their Daoist temple.

At this moment, in Deng Hua's Taoist temple, he was sitting and discussing Taoism with Xiao Zhen.

After a moment, Deng Hua suddenly sighed and said, "Junior Brother Xiao Zhen, I am suffering."

"What's troubling you, Senior Brother?" Xiao Zhen asked curiously.

Deng Hua took out a jar of wine from somewhere, took a big gulp, and said, "Back then, I, Deng Hua, was a well-known genius among the human race. After joining the Chan Sect, I was not valued by the sages. Now, I have only barely reached the Golden Immortal realm."

Many of the third-generation disciples have now reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, while we are still only Golden Immortals. Does that make you happy, Junior Brother?

After a moment of silence, Xiao Zhen took the wine jar and drank a large gulp. Then, with a hint of complaint in his voice, he said, "Senior brother, we are only the teacher's nominal disciples. The true disciples have all received the teacher's dedicated cultivation."

After a moment of silence, Deng Hua said, "Yes! We are just ordinary disciples. True disciples are completely different from us."

When Guang Chengzi flew to the outside of the two's cave, he happened to hear Deng Hua's words. Guang Chengzi shook his head slightly and thought: "Your talents are mediocre. It is already a great fortune that you can be accepted into the master's sect. What right do you have to ask the master to treat you equally?"

"Now that the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods has begun, those like you who do not understand the will of Heaven are destined to enter the calamity, turn into ashes, and contribute to the prosperity of our Chan Sect. This will be a way of putting your usefulness to the fullest."

Thinking of this, Guang Chengzi walked straight in and said bluntly, "Junior Brother Deng Hua, Junior Brother Xiao Zhen, our teacher has issued a decree, specifically ordering me to come and inform you two junior brothers."

Guang Chengzi's voice startled Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen. The two hurriedly stood up and ran out of the cave. They bowed deeply to Guang Chengzi with respectful expressions: "We greet our senior brother. May we ask what decree our teacher has?"

Guang Chengzi said expressionlessly and in a calm tone, "The disciples of the Jie Sect have set up the Ten Deadly Formations at Jiepai Pass in the human world. Master has issued a decree ordering you to go down the mountain with Junior Brother Taiyi and Junior Brother Ziya to break the formations."

"Break the formation? With our meager cultivation levels, can we really break it?" Deng Hua was taken aback for a moment, then asked with some trepidation.

"I don't know either, but since Master specifically sent my two junior brothers along, there must be a deeper reason."

Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen exchanged a glance, then cupped their hands and said, "We will follow the teacher's arrangements."

Guang Chengzi nodded in satisfaction, then gestured for the two to follow, leading them all the way to Taiyi Zhenren.

"Junior Brother Taiyi, Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen can be used as sacrifices to break the evil aura of the Ten Deadly Formations," Guang Chengzi transmitted to Taiyi Zhenren.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren's eyes lit up. He glanced at the two of them, and a slight smile appeared on his lips, revealing a hint of excitement.

Afterwards, Jiang Ziya and Taiyi Zhenren, along with Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen, descended the mountain and returned to the Xiqi camp.

Inside the main tent, Taiyi Zhenren explained the method for breaking the formation to the other Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up and their faces lit up with joy. As for the safety of Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen, as mere outer disciples with meager cultivation, it would already be their good fortune if they could break the formation and eventually make it onto the Investiture of the Gods list and obtain a divine position.

Early the next morning, Taiyi Zhenren and other Golden Immortals flew to the front of Jiepai Pass to challenge them.

Upon hearing the challenge at Jiepai Pass, Zhao Jiang led his fellow disciples, transforming into streaks of light and flying out. He looked at Taiyi Zhenren and the others with a mocking expression and asked with a smile, "What? Have you, esteemed members of the Chan Sect, found a way to break our Ten Deadly Formations?"

Taiyi Zhenren said with a gloomy face, "Don't be arrogant. Today we will experience the power of your Ten Absolute Formations once again."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiang felt a sense of unease for no apparent reason. He found it strange that the Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect was coming to cause trouble again after only two days. Their injuries had not fully healed, so why did they dare to come?
"Senior brother, could it be that they, like Yang Jian, have seen through the weakness of our Ten Deadly Formations?" Dong Quan, the master of the Wind Howling Formation, asked telepathically.

"Impossible. The Chan Sect doesn't have a Heavenly Eye like Yang Jian, and the secrets of heaven are now obscured by the calamity energy. Even a sage couldn't possibly deduce the weakness of our brothers' Ten Deadly Formations."

"Then why did they attack again so quickly?"

Zhao Jiang couldn't explain it for a moment, but since the disciples of the Chan Sect had come to their door, they had no reason to back down.

"Brothers, set up the Ten Deadly Formations!" Zhao Jiang shouted, and two array plates flew out to form the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Golden Light Formation. Zhao Jiang himself set up his Earth Crack Formation.

The rest of the group set up their own formations, and the ten formations combined unleashed a terrifying and ferocious power.

Seeing this, Taiyi Zhenren glanced at the Tianjue Formation and Jinguang Formation, which were now unattended.

He then said to Deng Hua, "Junior Brother Deng Hua, you enter the Heavenly Annihilation Formation. Junior Brother Xiao Zhen, you enter the Golden Light Formation. Prepare to break the formation."

Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen, who were only at the level of Golden Immortals, had never seen such a grand spectacle before, and their legs trembled like leaves in fear.

Upon hearing that Master Taiyi actually invited them to enter the formation, the two instinctively refused, saying, "Senior Brother Taiyi, this formation is powerful. I'm afraid we alone cannot break it."

Taiyi Zhenren's face flashed with impatience: "With us outside to protect you, what are you afraid of? Besides, the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and Golden Light Formation that I let you enter are without a formation master. Their power is much weaker than other great formations. What are you afraid of?"

Upon hearing this, Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen looked helpless, but they dared not refuse any longer. They could only muster their strength and step into the great formation. Inside the Heavenly Annihilation Formation, everything was in chaos. Deng Hua, wielding his halberd, charged into the formation and rushed towards the formation plate without hesitation.

Qin Wan's avatar then manifested from the array plate. Seeing that Deng Hua, who only had the cultivation of a Golden Immortal, dared to break into the array, he shook his head slightly and said, "Is there no one left in the Chan Sect? They actually let a Golden Immortal in to break the array."

As soon as Qin Wan's avatar finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a bolt of lightning struck Deng Hua directly.

With only the cultivation of a Golden Immortal, how could Deng Hua withstand the power of the Ten Deadly Formations? With a scream, Deng Hua died instantly.

His name had long been signed on the Investiture of the Gods by the Primordial Celestial Venerable, and his primordial spirit, drawn by the Investiture of the Gods in the dark, flew towards the Jade Void Palace.

Meanwhile, within the golden light array, the incarnation of the Golden Light Holy Mother effortlessly killed Xiao Zhen with a single move.

After killing Deng Hua and Xiao Zhen, Zhao Jiang was about to mock the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect when he suddenly sensed that the baleful aura within the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Golden Light Formation had dropped drastically.

Outside the Ten Deadly Formations, Master Taiyi was intently sensing the concentration of malevolent energy within the formation. When he sensed the sudden drop in malevolent energy within the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Golden Light Formation, he was overjoyed: "Just as Master said, once the malevolent energy of the Ten Deadly Formations dissipates, the formation's power is greatly reduced, and breaking the Ten Deadly Formations will no longer be a difficult task."

"Uncle-Master Ran Deng, please join me in breaking the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Golden Light Formation. These two great formations are unattended, and their baleful energy has been dissipated. We should be able to break them directly."

Ran Deng said "Good" and then rushed towards the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Golden Light Formation with Taiyi Zhenren respectively.

Two days ago, Randeng had already experienced the power of the Heavenly Annihilation Formation. Now, upon entering the formation again, he discovered that its power had decreased significantly, to only 30% of its original level.

Excited, Ran Deng immediately summoned the Qiankun Ruler and used the power of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal to break through all laws and charge towards the array plate.

Then, to Qin Wan's astonishment, Taiyi Zhenren shattered the array plate of the Heavenly Annihilation Array, erasing Qin Wan's avatar.

The situation inside the Golden Light Array was similar. Taiyi Zhenren, with the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover above his head, used his peak Great Luo Golden Immortal power to break through all attacks, rushed to the array plate of the Golden Light Array, shattered the array plate, and erased the incarnation of the Golden Light Holy Mother.

At this point, two of the Ten Deadly Formations have been broken. Originally, the ten great formations were perfect and endlessly regenerating. Now that two formations are missing, the remaining eight formations can no longer achieve a perfect cycle of malevolent energy.

"Fellow disciples, Master's method is effective! Follow me to break the formation!" Master Taiyi roared again.

Julusun, Cihang, and Wenshu each carried an outer disciple of the Chan Sect and charged into the other formations together.

With two major formations missing, the balance of power shifted dramatically. Originally, each formation could easily suppress a Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect, but now it was the Chan Sect Golden Immortal who was suppressing them.

With the sacrifice of three outer disciples of the Chan Sect, the Wind Howling Formation, the Frost Formation, and the Blood Transformation Formation were broken one after another, and Dong Quan and Yuan Jiao died on the spot.

After seeing that the Chan Sect had already grasped the weakness of the Ten Deadly Formations, Sun Liang deliberately delayed and did not immediately kill the outer disciple of the Chan Sect. Instead, he waited until he left his own avatar in the formation before killing the outer disciple.

While Manjushri was breaking the Blood Transformation Array, his true form had already escaped.

With a loud bang, the Blazing Flame Array was also broken by Taiyi Zhenren, who was also skilled in Samadhi True Fire. Bai Li was enveloped by the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover and was about to be refined when Wuyun Xian finally returned. Seeing that six of the Ten Deadly Arrays had been broken, he dared not delay and quickly opened the stone box.

A massive amount of bloodthirsty energy immediately surged out and then merged into the remaining Earth Crack Array, Soul-Sinking Array, Red Water Array, and Red Sand Array.

With the influx of blood-fiend energy, these four formations became even more stable, and even without the support of other formations, they could easily suppress the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

Moreover, these four formations are no longer afraid of sacrificial methods.

The lives of these four junior brothers were saved. Wu Yunxian turned his head and glanced at Taiyi Zhenren.

Taiyi Zhenren felt a chill run through his body and dared not make the slightest movement.

"Release my junior brother," Wu Yunxian said expressionlessly.

After hesitating for a moment, Taiyi Zhenren chose to obediently comply. There was no way around it; the pressure from Wuyun Xian was too strong, and Taiyi Zhenren dared not have any thought of resistance at this moment.

After protecting Bai Li, Wu Yunxian, holding the Hunyuan Hammer, looked at Randeng and said, "Randeng, you are the Vice Leader of the Chan Sect, an elder, yet you dare to target my junior brother at this time. You truly have no shame. Do you dare to fight me?"

Ran Deng's expression changed slightly. Wu Yunxian was a Quasi-Saint! And a Quasi-Saint who wielded a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Although he had some trump cards to protect himself, he had absolutely no chance of winning against Wu Yunxian.

Thinking of this, Ran Deng was about to refuse.

But Wu Yunxian did not give Randeng that chance. The Hunyuan Hammer in his hand suddenly grew larger and then smashed down hard on Randeng.

Ran Deng's expression changed drastically. With a thought, a phantom bronze coffin appeared behind him, with a spirit lamp flickering faintly on it.

Without a doubt, this was the true form of the Burning Lamp, and Wu Yunxian's Hunyuan Hammer landed on the bronze coffin.

After a deafening roar, the lamp was smashed to the ground and coughed up blood.

Undeterred by his advantage, Wu Yunxian raised the Hunyuan Hammer again and smashed it towards Randeng.

Randeng's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to unleash the trump card given to him by the two Western Saints, Maitreya's figure appeared out of thin air and forcefully blocked Wuyunxian's attack.

"Maitreya? Are you meddling in other people's business?" Wuyunxian asked coldly.

"Fellow Daoist, one should be lenient when one can, why force him so hard?" As soon as Maitreya finished speaking, the figures of the eighteen Arhats appeared behind him.

"Does your Western religion intend to interfere in the Investiture of the Gods calamity?"

"We are simply following the will of Heaven."

Maitreya said this, but he really couldn't understand why the Western Sect would interfere in the Investiture of the Gods at this time. Shouldn't the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect fight to the death?

In fact, Jieyin and Zhunti thought the same thing, but the Heavenly Dao Hongjun did not allow them to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

Yesterday, the Heavenly Dao Hongjun helped Yuanshi dispel the calamity energy that was interfering with his divination. This shows that the Heavenly Dao Hongjun has already intervened. If the Heavenly Dao has made a move, how could the Western Sect not?
Therefore, under the command of Heaven, the two Western Saints had no choice but to send their disciples to Jiepai Pass.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun naturally knew that the agreement made between Bai Jing and Taiqing Laozi was that if the Quasi-Saints of the Yuqing lineage did not participate, the Quasi-Saints of the Holy Lotus Sect would not participate either. Therefore, he decided to let the Quasi-Saints of the Western Sect take their place. (End of Chapter)