Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

"Fellow Daoist, you have a karmic connection with the West."

As these words fell, an immense and boundless aura of a sage instantly permeated every corner of the Undying Volcano.

Kong Xuan felt a jolt in his mind, as if the entire world had frozen in that moment.

He felt a sense of foreboding; how could a sage have taken notice of him?

And judging from these words, it's clearly that old schemer Zhunti!

Kong Xuan's mind raced.

According to the original trajectory of the Investiture of the Gods, the Sage Zhunti should have been there when the disciples of the Chan Sect attacked Jinji Ridge, and Zhunti used his Five-Colored Divine Light to sweep away their magic treasures, making it impossible for them to pass through Jinji Ridge.

Only then would Zhunti step into the fray and forcibly convert himself.

Finally, he reappeared after the Tongtian Sect Leader laid down the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

Why has the Sage Zhunti appeared ahead of schedule?

And it seems they're after me.

"Could it be that because I traveled through time, I altered some cause and effect, causing Zhunti to pass away prematurely?"

Kong Xuan pondered to himself, and a tremor ran through him.

Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the void.

The man was dressed in a cassock, his bald head particularly striking. He exuded no aura, yet gave off an unfathomable feeling.

It is none other than the Sage Zhunti, one of the two sages of the West!

Sage Zhunti looked at Kong Xuan with a gentle smile, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Then he slowly began to speak:

"Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan, you have a karmic connection with the West. Why not come with me to the Western Paradise and together comprehend the Great Dao?"

Kong Xuan sneered inwardly; as expected, that old schemer Zhunti had his eye on him.

Although he was nervous inside, he remained outwardly calm and respectfully bowed, saying:

"Junior Kong Xuan greets the Sage Zhunti."

"We were unaware of the sage's arrival; what instruction do you wish to offer?"

The Sage Zhunti smiled slightly and said:

"Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan, there's no need for such formalities."

"I have come here today to convert you to my Western religion."

"You are destined to go to the West with me. If you can come with me to the West, you will surely attain the supreme path and achieve the status of a saint."

Kong Xuan cursed inwardly, thinking that Zhunti was indeed trying to forcibly convert him.

Moreover, in the primordial world, who doesn't know that one cannot attain sainthood without the Primordial Purple Qi?

The last wisp of primordial purple energy also disappeared.

When Zhunti said that, he was clearly putting himself in a difficult position.

Although Kong Xuan was furious, he dared not show the slightest disrespect to the sage.

Then he said respectfully:

"Kong Xuan was deeply grateful for the sage's kindness."

"However, as the son of Yuan Feng, Kong Xuan bears the responsibility of protecting the Yin Shang dynasty, and is probably unable to accompany the sage to the west."

Upon hearing this, the Sage Zhunti's smile remained unchanged, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he slowly said:

"Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan, the Investiture of the Gods is ordained by Heaven. The fate of the Shang Dynasty is sealed. Why do you defy Heaven?"

"Why not come with me to the West and escape the suffering of this great eon?"

Kong Xuan was startled; Zhunti's words were clearly a threat to him.

He secretly thought to himself that if he refused, Zhunti would probably immediately take action to forcibly convert him.

As for agreeing? Kong Xuan would never agree.

Just as Kong Xuan was pondering, the Sage Zhunti suddenly raised his hand and waved it, and a golden light instantly enveloped Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan felt his body stiffen as he was bound by an invisible force.

Kong Xuan was greatly alarmed.

"Five-Colored Divine Light!"

Kong Xuan attempted to use the Five-Colored Divine Light to sweep away this power.

However, the five-colored divine light was suppressed by the golden light as soon as it emerged.

Kong Xuan was shocked; the power of a sage was indeed unfathomable.

Even in the presence of a true saint, one still appears so powerless.

Seeing Kong Xuan struggle, the Sage Zhunti smiled slightly and said:

"Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan, why make a futile struggle?"

"You are destined to be with me in the West; this is the will of Heaven, and cannot be defied."

Kong Xuan was burning with anger, but he knew that if he fought head-on at this moment, he would have no chance of winning.

"Now that that old schemer Zhunti has made his move, I don't need to hesitate any longer."

With this in mind, Kong Xuan no longer hesitated and immediately activated the "Sublimation" supernatural power within his body.

Sublime Five-Colored Divine Light!

As spiritual energy was rapidly depleted, a profound power instantly surged into the five-colored divine light.

hum! ! !

In an instant, the five-colored divine light turned into a chaotic color.

The divine light of the Great Dao!

In an instant, it tore through the void, carrying a trace of the power of the Great Dao, and headed straight for the Sage Zhunti.

The light was dazzling, and wherever it passed, even the flames of the immortal volcano were suppressed and dimmed.

Although the Sage Zhunti sensed something amiss, he remained confident in his sagely power and raised his hand, intending to use the Seven Treasures Tree to easily neutralize the attack.

However, when the divine light of the Great Dao truly touched the saintly power surrounding him, a sudden change occurred!

"Sizzle!"

A tearing sound rang out, and the saintly power gathered around Sage Zhunti was instantly devoured by the divine light of the Great Dao.

What horrified Zhunti even more was that the divine light flowed upstream along his holy body and began to erode his connection with the Heavenly Dao!

"That's impossible!"

Sage Zhunti's pupils suddenly contracted, and he could no longer maintain his composure.

Suddenly, Zhunti retreated a thousand miles, and with a wave of his sleeve, he summoned the Seven Treasures Tree to try to block the attack.

However, the divine light of the Great Dao did not diminish in its momentum; on the contrary, it became even more intense after absorbing the power of the sage, and crashed into the Seven Treasures Tree with a bang.

"Snap!!!"

With a crisp sound, all the branches of the Seven Treasures Tree were snapped off and absorbed into the divine light of the Great Dao.

Only the bare tree roots remained, suspended in Zhunti's hand.

"snort!"

Sage Zhunti let out a muffled groan, his body experiencing long-forgotten pain for the first time.

This is the backlash caused by the damage to the magical artifact!

Zhunti looked down at the magic weapon in his hand and saw that the broken edge was surrounded by chaotic light. It would take at least several eons to restore it.

At this moment, he finally realized that Kong Xuan could harm the sage!

"What a brilliant Kong Xuan!"

The Sage Zhunti, enraged to the point of laughter, his eyes flashing with a chilling light.

"I underestimated you!"

The Sage Zhunti no longer held back, and his entire body radiated boundless Buddhist light.

A golden body tens of thousands of feet tall appeared from the void, with six arms each holding a magic weapon. This was Zhunti's innate supernatural power, the "Sixteen-Foot Golden Body"!

Upon seeing this, Kong Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Although he had just used the power of sublimation to transform the five-colored divine light into the divine light of the Great Dao, his spiritual energy was already exhausted.

The spiritual power I just used to unleash the Great Dao Divine Light was only recovered in a hurry.

Fortunately, the Five-Colored Divine Light was originally Kong Xuan's innate divine power, and it remained so after advancing to the Great Dao Divine Light, so the spiritual power consumed was not much.

Even so, Kong Xuan could only use it once more before he was exhausted.

"Scan again!"

Kong Xuan gritted his teeth and shouted, his remaining spiritual power surging wildly into his innate divine power.

The divine light of the Great Dao surged once more, transforming into a light curtain that stretched across the heavens and earth, sweeping towards the golden body of Bodhi.

This time, the power of destiny manifested within the divine light, faintly outlining a long, illusory river, in which countless phantom images of chaotic demons and gods emerged.

Upon seeing this, the sage Zhunti finally changed color.

"A projection of the Great River?"

"You have actually touched upon the Great Dao!"

Before the words were even finished, the divine light of the Great Dao collided violently with the golden body of Bodhi.

"boom!"

The space within a radius of tens of thousands of miles of the immortal volcano cracked inch by inch, with magma and fire shooting into the sky, as if it would collapse at any moment.

At the center of the collision, the golden body of the Sage Zhunti was dimmed and his six-armed magic weapon was swept away by the divine light of the Great Dao.

Kong Xuan was also in bad shape; the backlash from the divine light of the Great Dao caused him to vomit blood, and his spiritual energy was in complete disarray.

"puff!"

Kong Xuan's aura was weak, but the fighting spirit in his eyes remained undiminished.

He stared intently at the Sage Zhunti and sneered:

"So what if he's a saint?"

"Today I will slay saints to prove my faith!"

Upon hearing this, the Sage Zhunti's face turned completely gloomy.

He never imagined that he would be forced into such a predicament by a mere quasi-saint.

What alarmed him even more was that Kong Xuan's divine light of the Great Dao was so powerful that it could sweep away his magic weapon.

You must know, I am a saint! Even a saint's magic weapon can be stolen!

"Arrogant!"

The Sage Zhunti roared, finally showing his true anger.

With a wave of his hands, a crack suddenly appeared in the void, and a vast aura came from the west.

In the blink of an eye, a magic weapon resembling a magic pestle appeared in Zhunti's hand.

That is the Western religion's supreme treasure for suppressing destiny, a blessed vajra!

Kong Xuan's heart trembled violently.

"A blessed vajra?"

In the original story, the Sage Zhunti used this treasure to forcibly convert Kong Xuan.

However, the fact that Kong Xuan dared to make a move at the Undying Volcano meant that he already had a way to deal with it.