Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

At Jiepai Pass, the disciples of the Chan Sect arrived first.

When Jiang Ziya saw Guang Chengzi and the other quasi-saints of the Chan Sect arriving, he hurriedly went out to greet them.

"I've met all of you senior brothers."

“Junior Brother Ziya, there’s no need to be so polite. Where are the other fellow disciples of our Chan Sect? Why are you the only one here?” the kind-hearted Yun Zhongzi asked with a smile.

"Replying to Senior Brother, Senior Brother Taiyi and the others." Jiang Ziya then informed the Quasi-Saints of the Chan Sect about the division of troops.

"Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass? Junior Brother Yun Zhongzi, just in case, how about we go and take a look together?" Qing Lianzi turned and asked.

"Alright, us."

“Junior brothers, don’t be anxious. Since the army has gone to Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass respectively, we will also split into two groups. You two go to Qinglong Pass together, and I will go to Jiameng Pass with the others.”

After listening to Guang Chengzi's words, Qing Lianzi and Yun Zhongzi exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

Then the quasi-saints of the Chan Sect flew towards Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass respectively.

Coincidentally, the Shang Dynasty had not discovered Xiqi's plan to divide its forces, which led to the capture of Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass by Xiqi.

This long-awaited victory greatly boosted the morale of the Xiqi forces. The Xiqi soldiers at Qinglong Pass were holding a banquet to celebrate, and the commotion below attracted the attention of the Jiejiao disciples who had flown in from Jin'ao Island.

"It seems there's something going on down there, Senior Brother. Should we go check it out?" the Golden Hoop Immortal Horse asked.

Duobao thought for a moment and said, "When we came down the mountain, Master said that Jiepai Pass is the most important battlefield at present. I will go to Jiepai Pass with my fellow disciples first. You can go and take a look by yourself! If the Xiqi army attacks the city, you can send a message back. Do not take action yourself."

For a cultivator, attacking mortals is a grave taboo. Killing too many mortals might even attract a tribulation lightning strike, which would be quite troublesome.

"Don't worry, senior brother, I am not a murderer." After saying that, the Holy Mother of Wudang turned around and flew towards Qinglong Pass.

About an incense stick later, the Holy Mother of Wudang arrived above Qinglong Pass, only to discover that Qinglong Pass had already been breached by the Xiqi forces.

At that moment, the Holy Mother of Wudang met Qinglianzi and Yunzhongzi unexpectedly.

The Holy Mother of Wudang had just broken through, and her aura was still unstable. Qing Lianzi could tell at a glance that the Holy Mother of Wudang's cultivation level was high and couldn't help but exclaim, "Peak Quasi-Saint!"

Qinglianzi's pupils contracted slightly. About 10 years ago, he had fought against the Holy Mother of Wudang. At that time, he suffered a crushing defeat, and Puxian also died at the hands of the Holy Mother of Wudang.

The Investiture of the Gods was both a calamity and an opportunity for all living beings in the primordial world.

Qinglianzi remembered that at that time, the Holy Mother of Wudang was only at the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint, while his cultivation was only at the early stage of Quasi-Saint.

In just ten years, they have both broken through two minor realms, with one reaching the peak of Quasi-Saint and the other reaching the late Quasi-Saint stage.

"You've come at the perfect time, saving me the trouble of searching for people down below. What are you Chan Sect and Xiqi up to? Why are you here at Qinglong Pass, to the right and behind Jiepai Pass?" asked the Holy Mother of Wudang.

Qinglianzi and Yunzhongzi exchanged a glance but said nothing.

The Holy Mother of Wudang snorted coldly and directly summoned the Yin-Yang Duster, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure bestowed upon her by Tongtian.

"If you won't talk, then let's see who's stronger!" With that, the Holy Mother of Wudang unleashed her Yin-Yang whisk without further ado. The Yin and Yang energies swirled, transforming into a vast halo of light that hurtled towards Qinglianzi and Yunzhongzi.

Qing Lianzi's eyes narrowed, and his body shone with a brilliant azure light. He formed hand seals and uttered the true words of the Great Dao. Instantly, azure light filled the void, and countless exotic flowers, rare herbs, and exotic birds and beasts sprang forth from nowhere. They carried vigorous vitality and surged toward the light wheel one after another, confronting its power head-on.

However, the halo of the Holy Mother of Wudang was truly terrifying. Wherever the halo went, everything withered, and even the things summoned by Qinglianzi were obliterated.

But the Azure Lotus Seed is, after all, the lotus seed of the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Azure Lotus, and its status is equivalent to that of the Twelfth Grade Creation Azure Lotus.

They are born in harmony with the great Dao of creation, and every gesture they make contains boundless vitality and creative power.

These creations are as numerous as one could possibly need, and under the impetus of the Green Lotus Seed's power of creation, they are constantly being reborn.

In this ebb and flow, Qinglianzi forcefully neutralized the attack of the Holy Mother Wudang.

Yun Zhongzi hadn't expected the Holy Mother of Wudang to have such a volatile temper, resorting to violence at the slightest provocation. Seeing that the two sides were already locked in a fierce battle, Yun Zhongzi had no choice but to intervene.

He moved like lightning across the battlefield. Yun Zhongzi was the reincarnation of Hongyun's benevolent body, and his greatest strength was speed. Every step he took followed a mysterious trajectory. In addition, he was a master craftsman who had replicated many famous magical treasures from the prehistoric world.

As the Holy Mother of Wudang attempted to lock onto Qinglianzi, Yun Zhongzi had already transformed into a streak of light, unleashing a series of magical treasures in succession.

The counterfeit Fantian Seal, carrying the might of a mountain, crashed heavily towards the Holy Mother of Wudang. The Holy Mother of Wudang didn't even look at it, and with a flick of her whisk, she sent the Fantian Seal flying.

Seeing this, Yun Zhongzi calmly took out a replica of the Seven Treasures Tree, and a seven-colored ray of light swept over, attempting to capture the Yin-Yang Duster.

The Holy Mother of Wudang's magical power surged, directly shattering the seven-colored light.

Seeing this, Yun Zhongzi took out a replica of the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, intending to trap the Holy Mother of Wudang inside.

This time, the Holy Mother of Wudang's expression became more serious. She flicked her Yin-Yang whisk, and the Yin and Yang energies intertwined to form a Taiji diagram. The Taiji diagram spun rapidly, blocking the falling Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda. Then she suddenly threw it out, and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda instead rolled back towards Yun Zhongzi.

Yun Zhongzi remained calm and easily dodged using the Red Cloud Escape Technique.

Despite the excellent teamwork and unique abilities of Qinglianzi and Yunzhongzi, the peak Quasi-Saint level cultivation of the Holy Mother Wudang ultimately demonstrated absolute suppressive power.

The Yin-Yang Dust Brush is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, whose power far surpasses that of ordinary magic treasures. Under the activation of the Holy Mother Wudang, the power of Yin and Yang gives rise to all things, sometimes transforming into sword energy that runs rampant, sometimes into flames that burn the sky, and sometimes into thunderous divine thunder. Every strike contains the power to destroy the world.

No matter how much the Azure Lotus Seed creates from nothingness, no matter how many living beings it creates, a single sweep of the Yin-Yang whisk can instantly reduce them to nothingness, returning them to chaos.

While Yun Zhongzi was fast, his attack power was somewhat lacking. Those imitation magic weapons paled in comparison to the true top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Yin-Yang Dust Whisk, and could hardly truly harm the Holy Mother Wudang. As the battle deepened, the Holy Mother Wudang's attacks became increasingly fierce. The Yin-Yang Dust Whisk seemed to have a life of its own, dancing in the air, each swing bringing with it endless fluctuations of Dao principles.

Although Qinglianzi and Yunzhongzi tried their best to hold on, they were gradually losing ground. If it weren't for Qinglianzi having the Great Dao of Creation by his side and Yunzhongzi having strange movement techniques, they would probably have been defeated long ago.

The Holy Mother of Wudang wielded her Yin-Yang whisk, creating a gust of wind that seemed poised to completely suppress Qinglianzi and Yunzhongzi.

At this critical moment, Yun Zhongzi turned around and shouted to Qing Lianzi, "Senior brother, if this continues, we will surely be defeated! I have copied Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi's Earth Book. Please hold on for a moment while I use the copied Earth Book to draw upon the power of the earth's veins!"

Upon hearing this, Qing Lianzi's eyes flashed with determination, and he nodded heavily in agreement.

To seize this precious opportunity, Qinglianzi bit her tongue hard, and a stream of bright red blood gushed out, instantly merging into her body.

At the same time, a phantom image of a twenty-fourth-grade Creation Lotus appeared behind him, lush and vibrant, radiating boundless vitality.

Qinglianzi poured all his magical power into the illusory green lotus without reservation.

In an instant, the originally illusory Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Lotus suddenly unleashed an unprecedentedly powerful pressure, as if it were a tangible object, and fiercely suppressed the Holy Mother of Wudang!

The Holy Mother of Wudang's expression changed drastically! This pressure far exceeded her expectations, carrying the vast aura of the Great Dao at the beginning of chaos, and possessing the power of a primordial treasure.

"This green lotus seed, when its source is burned, can actually reproduce a trace of the power of the twenty-fourth grade Creation Green Lotus!" Thinking of this, the Holy Mother Wudang dared not be negligent in the slightest. She quickly waved the Yin-Yang whisk, and the Yin and Yang energies transformed into layers of protective barriers, resisting the suppressing force layer by layer. At the same time, she retreated rapidly to avoid being directly enveloped.

Just as the Holy Mother of Wudang was fully engaged in dealing with Qinglianzi, Yun Zhongzi had already unleashed the counterfeit Book of Earth.

As the reincarnation of Hongyun's benevolent self, Yun Zhongzi's understanding of the Earth Book far surpasses that of others. This replica actually possesses some of the essence of the Earth Book, even though it is a forgery.

Furthermore, now that the land has been opened up, this replica of the Earth Book has indeed received a response from the land.

The Earth Book slowly unfolded, and the patterns of mountains and rivers on it seemed to come alive. In an instant, all 129,600 mountain ranges in the primordial world responded!

Visible streams of earth vein energy surged from all directions, like ten thousand dragons returning to the sea, converging on the replica of the Earth Book.

This earth vein power is only about half a percent, which is the limit that the imitation of the Earth Book can achieve. But even if it is only half a percent, it is still an extremely powerful force, enough to shake the heavens and the earth!
As the immense power of the earth's veins converged, Yun Zhongzi clasped his hands together and shouted, "Condense!"

Then, a figure formed from pure earth vein power appeared out of thin air. This figure was extremely tall and exuded a heavy and ancient aura, as if it were the embodiment of the primordial earth.

Upon closer inspection, this earth vein body bears a resemblance to Ancestor Hongyun and also somewhat to Zhen Yuanzi!

This is no coincidence. Hongyun was the creator of the land, and Zhenyuanzi was the master of the land. After the Book of Earth merged into the land, the primordial earth veins took on the shape of the two of them.

It was perfectly normal for Yun Zhongzi's figure, formed from the power of the earth's veins, to appear before the two of them.

Even Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun in Wuzhuang Temple sensed the presence of this figure.

“Fellow Daoist, aren’t you going to stop Yun Zhongzi? After all, he is your reincarnation of the good corpse. If he hurts Wudang, Fellow Daoist Tongtian might come looking for you with his sword.” Zhen Yuanzi said with a hint of teasing.

"Brother Dao, you are mistaken. If Fellow Daoist Tongtian is looking for someone, he should be looking for you. Yun Zhongzi used a replica of the Earth Book to gather the power of the earth's veins. I don't need to say more about whose treasure this Primordial World Earth Book is, do I?"

Zhen Yuanzi was speechless for a moment; Hongyun was right after all.

Return your attention to the battlefield.

Faced with the twenty-fourth-grade Creation Lotus True Body activated by Qinglianzi's burning essence and blood, and the Earth Vein Body condensed by Yunzhongzi using the power of the earth veins, the Holy Mother Wudang knew that the situation was critical. She no longer held back and unleashed all her power at the peak of Quasi-Saint level.

In the hands of the Holy Mother Wudang, the Yin-Yang whisk instantly transformed into a Yin-Yang Taiji diagram. This Taiji diagram was not an illusion, but rather condensed from the ultimate Yin-Yang laws, resembling a real world with its internal order reversed and chaos surging. With a delicate shout, she poured all her magical power, even a trace of her primordial power, into the Taiji diagram.

Although the twenty-fourth grade Creation Lotus True Body is powerful, it is ultimately formed from the burning essence and blood of the Lotus Seed, and is not its true form.

The Tai Chi diagram and the Azure Lotus True Form collided violently, and a deafening roar resounded throughout the primordial world.

Endless vitality and destructive power intertwined at this moment. Every collision of laws caused the surrounding void to collapse, revealing pitch-black chaotic cracks.

Ultimately, under the relentless urging of the Holy Mother Wudang, the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram, like a giant mouth, devoured the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Green Lotus True Body bit by bit.

With a mournful cry, the Azure Lotus's true form shattered and dissipated into a sky full of azure light.

Qinglianzi's body trembled violently, blood gushing from his mouth, his face ashen white, clearly indicating he had suffered an irreparable injury. He staggered backward, barely able to stand.

After breaking through the Azure Lotus True Form, the Holy Mother of Wudang did not stop at all. She turned around and pointed the Yin-Yang whisk in her hand directly at the humanoid phantom formed by the power of the earth veins.

This figure contains the purest power of the primordial earth, heavy and resilient, every inch of it seemingly in harmony with the pulse of heaven and earth.

The Holy Mother of Wudang knew that to completely defeat her opponent, she had to break through the earth veins with the strongest power, so she once again activated the Yin-Yang whisk.

This time, the yin and yang energies on the whisk no longer flowed endlessly, but transformed into the ultimate destructive power.

The body formed from the earth's veins neither dodged nor evaded, its fists clenched tightly, carrying the majesty of the primordial land, it met the attack head-on.

The two extreme forces collided once more, like two stars colliding, unleashing unimaginable energy fluctuations. The Holy Mother of Wudang's Taoist robes fluttered wildly, her hair dancing in the air.

Finally, under the almost frenzied attack of the Holy Mother of Wudang, the earth vein body emitted a muffled roar and began to crack.

The cracks spread rapidly, eventually collapsing with a deafening roar, turning into countless points of light that dissipated between heaven and earth, returning to the primordial earth veins.

However, forcibly breaking through the earth veins also cost the Holy Mother of Wudang a great price. Blood spilled from her mouth, her face turned pale, and her breath weakened rapidly. Clearly, both sides were injured!
Just as the Holy Mother of Wudang's aura became unstable, Yun Zhongzi moved!
Seeing that Qinglianzi was seriously injured and that Wudang Shengmu was also at her last gasp, Yun Zhongzi made a decisive move. He stopped fighting and used the Red Cloud Escape Technique with all his might. His figure turned into a streak of light and appeared next to the seriously injured Qinglianzi in an instant. With his unparalleled speed, he turned into a blur and disappeared into the distant horizon in an instant.

The Holy Mother of Wudang barely raised her hand, and the Yin-Yang whisk swayed weakly, but it was no use stopping Yun Zhongzi from leaving. (End of Chapter)