Primordial Era: From the Creation Lotus to the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 59 Wuzhen Battles Five Demons

Without the protection of the pure and holy Daoist aura of Kunlun Mountain, the calamity energy of the primordial land, like a thick, cold, damp fog, permeated and enveloped Qinglian and Sun Wuzhen.

The master and disciple merged with the Yin and Yang energies of the Tai Chi diagram, their forms ethereal and their aura restrained, like two clear shadows blending into heaven and earth, speeding towards the Wuyi Mountain they remembered.

Along the way, the landscape was shattered, and the spiritual veins were depleted. Wherever there were places where creatures gathered, they were heavily fortified and the atmosphere was oppressive. The once prosperous scene of all races coexisting in the primordial world was gone.

The shadow of the Great Calamity has been deeply imprinted on this ancient land.

On this day, they arrived at a treacherous place called "Mount Ten Thousand Beasts".

This place has strange and bizarre mountain terrain, is filled with miasma, and has ancient trees that block out the sun. It is a place where ferocious beasts from the primordial era dwell.

Even during the period of dormancy following the great calamity, the malevolent energy remained profound.

Just as the master and apprentice were about to speed up their journey through the area, several violent and ferocious demonic energies suddenly erupted from the depths of the dense forest ahead!

With a deafening roar and a tremor, five enormous figures tore through the ancient trees and blocked the way!

The leader was a giant wild boar, entirely crimson with barbs on its back and fangs like knives. Its demonic aura soared to the sky, and it possessed the cultivation of a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal. It was none other than the overlord of this place, the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King!

Beside it, a giant lizard covered in dark green scales and with a single horn on its head spewed out poisonous mist (Azure Poison Horned Lizard, mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal).

A giant iron-feathered eagle with wingspan that blots out the sky and sharp claws that gleam with a cold light circles in the air (Sky-Splitting Iron-Feathered Eagle, early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal).

A giant python, as thick as a water bucket and with scales shimmering with an earthy yellow luster, coiled around a mountain rock (the Xuanhuang Earth Python, early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal).

There is also a giant beast that resembles a rhinoceros and is covered in black bone armor (Xuanjia Rhinoceros, mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal)!

The five ancient creatures, all at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, had fierce, blood-red eyes and exuded madness and greed after being corrupted by the aura of calamity!

They clearly saw the seemingly "weak" Qinglian master and his disciples, who had concealed most of their aura, as easy prey!

"Roar! Such pure flesh and blood! Minions, tear them apart!" The Red-Maned Hedgehog King bared its fangs and let out a greedy roar.

Five violent demonic energies instantly locked onto the master and disciple, a foul stench filled the air, and a chilling killing intent emanated from them!

Qinglian remained calm, her eyes as still as a deep well.

He did not reveal his overwhelming power, but merely paused slightly, and said calmly to Sun Wuzhen beside him, whose golden eyes were already burning with fighting spirit, "Wuzhen, these five demons will serve as your first whetstone in your journey through the prehistoric world. Test what you have learned, and go all out. Your master will back you up."

"I obey your orders, Master!" Sun Wuzhen, already brimming with fervor, roared like a tiger unleashed, "Hey! You bunch of ignorant beasts! How dare you block your Grandpa Sun's path?! Take this!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already transformed into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the air!

With a burst of cloud patterns on his lotus-silk cloud-patterned shoes, he instantly traversed a distance of a hundred feet! The Ruyi Iron Staff in his hand shone with a dark light, and with a thought, the staff instantly grew to a length of ten feet.

With a dull, piercing explosion and howling wind, it crashed down like a collapsing pillar of heaven, slamming into the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King who was charging at the forefront!

"You're courting death!" the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King roared, its back bristling with barbs and wreathed in crimson demonic flames. Without flinching or dodging, it lowered its head and met the iron rod head-on with its massive tusk! It had absolute confidence in its defense and strength!

Boom—!!! A deafening roar, like metal clashing, echoed through the mountains and forests! The violent shockwave snapped the surrounding ancient trees in half! The massive body of the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King was actually knocked back by this blow, a tiny crack appearing on its single horn and fangs, its eyes filled with horror!

It never expected that this seemingly thin golden-armored monkey would possess such terrifying strength!

At the same time, the Blue Poison Horned Lizard opened its mouth and spewed out a dark green, highly toxic breath that corroded the air;

The Sky-Splitting Iron Feather Eagle swooped down, its sharp claws tearing through space, aiming straight for Sun Wukong's crown.

The giant tail of the Xuanhuang Earth Python swept across, stirring up a flurry of flying stones; the Xuanjia Rhinoceros roared and, like a moving mountain, lowered its head and charged fiercely with its single horn that shimmered with black light!

Faced with attacks from all sides, Sun Wuzhen was not alarmed but delighted! He let out a long roar and pushed the Nine Revolutions Wind and Thunder Battle Technique taught to him by his Grandmaster Tongtian to its limit! The power of wind and thunder erupted around his body and wrapped around the staff!

"Wind and Thunder Break!"

The Ruyi Iron Pole Soldiers transformed into countless black club shadows, accompanied by wind and thunder!

Sometimes it emerges like a serpent from its hole, piercing the core of the poisonous breath spewed by the Green Poison Horned Lizard and shattering it;

Sometimes it would swing like an angry dragon's tail, sweeping across and blocking the giant tail of the Xuanhuang Earth Python, producing a dull impact.

At times, it stood like a pillar supporting the sky, forcefully resisting the charge of the Xuanjia rhinoceros and knocking it back!

With his feet shimmering like clouds, he moved like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the deadly claws of the Sky-Splitting Iron Feather Eagle!

He fought against five opponents single-handedly and held his own in no way!

The chainmail armor shimmered with golden light, withstanding the impact of the dissipated demonic magic.

The phoenix-winged purple-gold crown stabilizes the soul and resists the invasion of poisonous gas and sound waves.

The Iron Pole Soldiers can change their weapons at will, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes a stick, sometimes a spear, making full use of all their skills!

During the battle, his control over the power of wind and thunder became more and more exquisite, and his understanding of the "Nine Revolutions Wind and Thunder Battle Technique" became more and more profound. Many of the obstacles he had encountered in his previous cultivation suddenly became clear!

Qinglian stood quietly outside the battlefield, like an outsider.

A faint, almost imperceptible ray of auspicious light descended from the illusory image of the auspicious clouds above, enveloping the battlefield and ensuring that Sun Wukong would not truly be trapped in a desperate situation.

When the Sky-Splitting Iron Feather Eagle used its speed advantage to silently appear in Sun Wuzhen's blind spot, its sharp claws about to pierce his golden armor, Qinglian's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Iron Feather Eagle's movements seemed to sink into a quagmire instantly, slowing down by a fraction of a second!

It was this negligible delay that allowed Sun Wuzhen to rely on his fighting instincts to narrowly avoid the piercing claw with a clumsy but effective iron bridge, and then smash one of its iron wings into a twisted and deformed shape with a backhand strike!

"Roar! This monkey is weird! Form an array!"

Unable to break through its defenses, the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King was both shocked and enraged, roaring in terror. The five demonic beasts immediately changed tactics, their demonic energy coalescing to form a crude yet ferocious combined attack formation, their power surging!

The pressure is mounting! Sun Wuzhen is suddenly in grave danger!

Several claw marks were torn into his golden armor, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth. But the fighting spirit in his eyes burned even brighter, like a blazing golden flame!

"That was great! Let's do it again!"

He roared and instead of retreating, he pushed the power of wind and thunder within his body to its limit, faintly triggering a trace of the wind and thunder laws of heaven and earth!

He wielded the iron rod in his hand like a windmill, and amidst the frenzy of the five demons' combined attack, he actually carved out a wind and thunder domain that belonged to him!

"Now is the time!" Qinglian murmured to herself.

Under the pressure of life and death, the medicinal power of the Nine-Turn Golden Pill bestowed upon Sun Wuzhen by his Grandmaster suddenly erupted!

An overwhelming and unstoppable surge of magical power and pure vitality instantly filled his limbs and bones!

He felt that the bottleneck of the late Taiyi stage that had troubled him for so long was pierced through like paper in an instant under the extreme pressure of the battle and the help of the pills!

Boom! A more condensed, more violent, and destructive aura of a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal erupted from Sun Wukong's body like a storm! Its power was so great that it even caused the combined attack formation of the five demons to falter!

"Break!" Seizing this momentary opening, Sun Wuzhen transformed his Ruyi Iron Pole into a bolt of dark gold lightning that tore through the sky, carrying unparalleled power after the breakthrough, and slammed it hard onto the head of the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King at the core of the formation!

Crack! A sickeningly loud sound of bone breaking rang out!

The Red-Maned Hedgehog King's hard skull was actually smashed open! Red and white matter splattered everywhere! It let out a mournful and desperate howl, its massive body crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then fell silent!

With the leader dead, the battle formation collapsed instantly! The remaining four demons were terrified!

How could they dare to fight again? The Azure Poison Horned Lizard turned to burrow into the ground, the Xuanhuang Earth Python shrank into a crevice in the rock, the Sky-Splitting Iron Feather Eagle dragged its wounded wings and fled with a mournful cry, and the Xuanjia Rhinoceros also turned around and ran wildly in fear!

"Where do you think you're going!" Sun Wuzhen, caught up in the thrill of the battle, was about to give chase.

"Enough." Qinglian's indifferent voice rang out, like a stabilizing force. An invisible power halted Sun Wuzhen's momentum. "Don't pursue a cornered enemy; this place is not safe to linger."

Then, with a wave of her hand, Qinglian killed the four fleeing demons. They fell silent.

Sun Wuzhen forcibly suppressed his boiling fighting spirit, looked at the corpse of the Red-Maned Hedgehog King on the ground and the messy battlefield, felt the surging Taiyi late-stage magic power in his body, and his eyes were filled with the joy of breakthrough and gratitude to his master.

He bowed deeply to Qinglian: "Thank you for your kindness, Master! This disciple has not failed you!"

Qinglian nodded slightly, rolled up her sleeves, and put away the hardest back spikes and the single horn on the Crimson-Maned Hedgehog King's body (which could be used for weapon crafting). Then, she took Sun Wuzhen, whose aura had become even more fierce and composed, and transformed into a stream of light, quickly leaving this bloody land.

After traveling and stopping along the way, and experiencing more than ten battles of varying sizes, Sun Wuzhen completely solidified his newly broken-through realm, and his combat skills became increasingly refined and fierce.

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