The Three Teachings Converge into One: The Path of the Mortal and the Saintly is the Same

Poetry:

The fog shrouds the towering buildings, where killing is imminent; four women, united in their righteousness, stand guard.

If evil dares to spread its ferocity, the righteous sword's cold edge will shatter the gates of darkness.

It is said that Su Qingxuan and the four fairies were besieged by swarms of insects and a tide of demons.

Amidst the churning gray mist, the hissing of insects, and the graceful movements of shadowy figures, a chilling voice suddenly pierced the deathly silence:

"Su Qingxuan, you didn't expect to see me again so soon, did you?"

The fog was pushed aside by an invisible force, and three figures stepped out.

The leader, his blood-red robe fluttering, was none other than Blood Bone True Man of the Blood Fiend Sect.

To his left, a withered old man leaned on a nine-skull staff, green eyes flashing on the staff, surrounded by resentment;

On the right, a red-clad enchantress, barefoot and treading in the air, caused pink ripples to spread in the surrounding void with each ring of her silver bell.

Su Qingxuan glanced at it and understood immediately.

On the left is "Old Man Ghost Skull", and on the right is "Madam Enchanting Voice".

Since taking charge of the Trinity Palace, he has been well aware of the turbulent undercurrents in the Heavenly Realm.

Although the three religions are large, they are plagued by internal strife due to sectarianism, competing for resources, incense offerings, and religious territory.

Conversely, the essence of evil paths is nothing more than encroachment, plunder, and the breeding of treacherous elements...

These guys, whom the righteous sects call "demons,"

However, due to their intertwined interests, they formed an alliance and banded together.

Like a pack of hungry wolves, they are far more difficult to deal with than a scattered lion.

"Palace Master Su has a good eye."

Blood Bone Master grinned maliciously, his teeth gleaming with blood. "Brother Yu Xiaozi asked me to pass on a message: the 'generous gifts' from the Dharma Assembly will be reclaimed today, with interest!"

"Hehehe..." The old ghost skeleton chuckled, his withered claws rubbing against the skeleton. "These four beauties, with their well-proportioned bodies, are just what I desire if they are refined into Corpse Princesses."

The alluring lady covered her lips and chuckled softly; the bell's sound suddenly became mesmerizing and captivating.

"Young Master Su, such a handsome man as you, if you were to submit to me, I guarantee you would be in ecstasy day and night, to the point of ecstasy... to the point of death."

Upon hearing this, the four women's faces turned frosty. Chi Ying roared angrily:

"Shameless scoundrel, prepare to die!"

She thrust her spear forward, but Su Qingxuan held her down.

Su Qingxuan remained calm as he looked at Blood Bone True Man:

"You think you can stop us with just the three of you and these insect demons?"

Blood Bone Immortal chuckled sinisterly: "Under normal circumstances, it would naturally not be able to be kept."

But in this Illusory Demon Sea, my "Blood Bone Demon Art" can use the power of the illusionary mist to control demons.

These hundreds of Earth Devouring Insects and thousands of Mist Demons are all at the early stage of Golden Immortal strength; they can wear you down!

What's even better is that I've already set up a 'Blood Mist Sky-Bewilding Array' here, isolating the inside from the outside. Even if you call for help, it won't get out.

Today, you cannot escape!

Su Qingxuan gently shook his head, a cold glint suddenly flashing in his eyes. The faint smile on his lips was even colder than an ice blade.

"Our Sanyi Palace inherits the orthodox lineage of the ancestral temples of the three religions and has always upheld the concept of 'coexistence' and adhered to the precept of 'I will not offend others unless they offend me.'"

"But your perverse actions have long incurred the wrath of both Heaven and man, making you truly enemies of the celestial realm!"

"Initially, I only intended to educate and enlighten, to visit people's homes to discuss the Way, and to preach the way of peaceful coexistence. I never harbored any intention to exterminate them. Ha... How naive! How utterly laughable!"

His voice suddenly turned sharp, like metal or stone falling to the ground:

"Leaving aside the grudges between us, I have heard that your sects all have established 'shrines' to enshrine the patriarchs of past generations."

Do you remember? The hands of those so-called "patriarchs" were soaked with the blood of my three religions' disciples. Their cruelty was beyond description!

This is a blood debt of history, and instead of reflecting on your own actions, you still worship it as a god?

"What does this mean? Is it an attempt to clear his name? Or a desperate attempt to revive that brutal spirit?"

Su Qingxuan's sleeves fluttered even without wind, and a surge of righteous energy rose around him.

Every word and phrase resonated throughout the void:

"The so-called 'shrine' is nothing more than a spiritual totem and tool for you to promote plunder and demonstrate your brutality!"

Now that they have entered my sights, the Three Ones Palace will show no mercy. We will, on behalf of our righteous cultivators in the Heavenly Realm, settle both this new and old grudges!

Su Qingxuan had just finished speaking.

The old man with the ghostly skeleton shook his bone staff, and nine skeletons flew up, growing taller in the wind until they were about ten feet in size, with green flames blazing in their eye sockets and poisonous smoke spewing from their mouths.

The silver bells at the feet of the Enchanting Lady jingled rapidly, their sound transforming into invisible sound waves that penetrated the ears, shaking the mind and giving rise to a multitude of distracting thoughts.

At the same time, the earth-devouring insects hissed and swarmed forward, and the misty spirits surged in like a tide.

The killing intent was spread throughout the heavens and the earth—

The three evil cultivators launched the first attack!

A cold glint flashed in Su Qingxuan's eyes: "Form the array, unify the five elements!"

The five people were instantly repositioned.

Su Qingxuan was in the center, his golden core operating at full power, and chaotic light condensed, with a piece of "faith soil" in the center as stable as a rock.

Lin Wanqing resides in the east, her righteous spirit transforming into azure "benevolent wood," which grows and nourishes the great array, standing tall in the east;

Xiao Lingxi resides in the north, with a jade gourd hanging above his head. "Wisdom Water" gushes forth, transforming into a water curtain, using softness to overcome hardness.

Xiao Lingyue sat cross-legged in the west, with the melodious pipa resting on her lap. She gently plucked the strings with her fair hands, and the sound of Buddhist chants filled the air. The light of the Buddha shone like the sun and transformed into "righteous gold," which was indestructible.

Crimson Tassel stands to the south, Demon-Slaying Spear points to the sky, the flames of war from military strategists coalesce, transforming into "Ceremony Fire," with countless phantom images of weapons, brimming with fighting spirit.

The five elements unite to form a formation! The five individuals' energy flows together, their magical powers communicate, and the formation becomes a self-contained world, temporarily blocking the swarm of insect demons from entering.

Blood Bone Immortal's expression changed slightly: "I underestimated you."

But let's see how long you can hold out! Kill them all!

The earth-devouring insects frantically rammed into the array's light shield, while the mist spirits, like moths to a flame, rushed forward one after another.

The old man's nine skeletons spewed poisonous smoke, corroding the light shield;

The enchanting voice of the Enchanting Lady was everywhere, attempting to disturb the minds of the five people.

The light shield vibrated violently, creating continuous ripples.

Su Qingxuan, being in the middle, felt it most deeply.

Three late-stage Golden Immortal level evil cultivators joined forces, unleashing a fierce attack from hundreds upon hundreds of Earth-devouring Insects and Mist Demons, coupled with the evil cultivators' innate advantage in the Illusionary Demon Sea...

Even with their cross-dimensional combat power, he and the four fairies felt immense pressure at this moment.

Moreover, having been ambushed, they had already lost the initiative and could only barely defend passively.

Su Qingxuan felt his magical power draining away like a tide.

While the Five Elements Formation offers strong defense, it consumes a great deal of resources.

Such an offensive is unsustainable.

"We can't just passively defend; we need to take the initiative to break the deadlock." Su Qingxuan's mind raced, and he made a decision in an instant.

"Change formation, Four Symbols Return to Origin Three Powers Formation!"

The formation changed abruptly.

The four fairies on the outer layer each occupy the positions of Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The illusory images of the four symbols manifest, with the dragon roaring, the tiger howling, the bird chirping, and the tortoise bellowing.

In the inner layer, Su Qingxuan used the original true energy of the three religions to form the Three Powers Array, which was then harmonized and operated.

"Azure Dragon Claw!" Lin Wanqing shouted, and "Renmu" transformed into an azure dragon claw, sweeping out and scattering dozens of mist demons.

"White Tiger Carrying Corpse!" Xiao Lingyue transformed into a tiger with "Righteous Gold," and the Buddha's light condensed into a white tiger phantom, which pounced into the swarm of earth-devouring insects. Wherever it passed, insect corpses flew everywhere.

"Vermilion Bird Burns the Heavens!" The Crimson Tassel Control Demon Spear "Sacrifice Fire" transformed into the form of a Vermilion Bird with its three-colored spear light. With a flap of its wings, a sea of ​​fire rose to the sky, burning a large area of ​​misty demons into nothingness.

"Black Tortoise Suppresses the Sea!" Xiao Lingxi's "Wisdom Water" condensed, transforming into a phantom of a black tortoise carrying a stone tablet on its back. From the tortoise's mouth, it spewed forth the True Water of the Three Ones, instantly dissolving the swarms of insects and mist spirits upon contact.

The four elements attacked, instantly clearing out the entire area.

However, there were too many monsters to kill them all, and Blood Bone Master kept activating the Blood Curse, causing new monsters to be born and replenish the supply from the gray mist.

"Hahaha! Let's see if you can kill faster, or if I can summon faster!"

Blood Bone Master laughed wildly, then suddenly drew his sharp blade and cut open his abdomen, causing blood to spurt out.

The tainted blood merged into the gray mist, instantly staining it crimson. The demonic creatures born within surged with power, their eyes turning completely bloodshot, and they descended into a frenzy—the Blood Mist Sky-Bewitching Array.

The pressure is increasing again.

Although the four fairies were brave, their magical power was also being consumed rapidly.

Xiao Lingxi's forehead was sweating, Xiao Lingyue's Buddhist light was dim, Lin Wanqing's face was pale, and the momentum of the red-tasseled spear gradually slowed down.

Su Qingxuan knew that he couldn't delay any longer.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he telepathically communicated with the four fairies:

"Prepare the First Cycle Formation, and unleash a full-force attack."

Break through the Blood Mist Sky-Binding Array and slay the evil cultivator!

The four fairies understood immediately and changed their minds.

The five of them completely opened their minds and bodies, their magical powers merged, and their hearts were in sync.

Su Qingxuan is the core of "One Yuan", and the four women are the assistants of "Four Symbols".

After three months of working together, the five people's magical powers have become perfectly integrated.

At this moment, I will hold nothing back.

Chaos Golden Elixir, Trinity Righteous Qi, Trinity True Water, Wise and Compassionate Buddha Light, Military Warfare

The five forces, harmonized by the formation, completely merged, transforming into a hazy, chaotic current of energy.

The airflow, initially as thin as a hair, then surged and transformed into a chaotic torrent ten feet thick, soaring into the sky.

As the torrent passed, the gray mist dissipated, the demons vanished, and the blood mist dissolved, as if the world had returned to chaos.

"What kind of formation is this?!" Blood Bone Master exclaimed in shock.

Sensing the terrifying power contained within that chaotic torrent, even this late-stage Golden Immortal felt a chill run down his spine.

"Stop them!" the old ghost shrieked. The nine skeletons merged into one, transforming into a gigantic skeleton hundreds of feet tall, which opened its mouth to swallow the chaotic torrent.

The Enchanting Maiden shook her silver bell with all her might, and the demonic sound condensed into a tangible sonic blade, slashing towards the torrent.

"Break!" Su Qingxuan shouted in unison.

The chaotic torrent collided with the giant skull and the sonic blade.

A deafening explosion followed by utter annihilation.

The giant skull, like a sandcastle, crumbled inch by inch when the tide came in.

The sound blade vanished without a trace, like ice and snow meeting the sun.

The chaotic torrent continued its relentless advance, rushing straight into the blood mist.

"Bang—"

The blood mist obscured the sky like exploding glass.

The Blood Bone Immortal who was in charge of the formation was struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out three mouthfuls of blood and becoming weak.

The old man with the ghostly skull and the enchanting lady were also caught in the aftershocks, suffering severe injuries and looking horrified.

"Now!" A cold glint flashed in Su Qingxuan's eyes. He drew his Gentleman's Sword, becoming one with the sword, transforming it into a chaotic sword light that pierced straight at Blood Bone True Man.

This sword strike contained the chaotic power of the Primordial Rebirth Array, as fast as lightning, and impossible to dodge.

Blood Bone Immortal was terrified, let out a wild roar, and summoned his natal magic weapon, the "Blood Bone Banner".

The banner was crafted from the souls of countless living beings, its surface covered with demonic patterns. Now, it unfolded, growing to a hundred feet in size, and stood in front of him.

The sword light arrived.

"laugh--"

The blood and bone banner was torn like paper.

The sword light pierced through the banner and penetrated the body of Blood Bone True Man.

Blood Bone Immortal screamed as his body exploded, leaving only a blood-red nascent soul that escaped with a look of terror on its face, fleeing into the mist without looking back.

"Where do you think you're going!" Chi Ying had been waiting for this, and the Demon-Slaying Spear flew out of her hand.

The Demon-Slaying Spear possessed its own spirit, and like a shooting star chasing the moon, it caught up with the blood-red nascent soul and pinned it to the void with a single thrust.

The nascent soul screamed in agony and vanished into a bloody mist.

Blood Bone Immortal has fallen!

Seeing that things were not going well, the old man with the ghost skull and the enchanting lady turned and fled.

Su Qingxuan was not about to let them get away with it. He said to the four fairies, "Chase them! Eradicate evil completely!"

The five people rode on clouds and gave chase.

The old man with the ghostly skull and the enchanting lady fled for their lives, using evil magic to hinder them from time to time.

However, they were seriously injured, and the five pursued them relentlessly, quickly catching up with them.

The old man with the ghost skeleton gritted his teeth, shook his bone staff, and nine skeletons self-destructed, turning into poisonous fire that filled the sky.

Su Qingxuan cleaved the poisonous fire with a single sword strike, the sword light continuing its momentum, and severed the head of the Ghost Skull Old Man.

The Enchanting Maiden screamed and unleashed the Heavenly Demon Dance, creating countless clones.

Xiao Lingyue was bathed in Buddhist light, and her true form was revealed. However, Lin Wanqing struck her between the eyebrows with her brush, and her soul was annihilated.

All three evil cultivators were executed!

The five people stopped, panting heavily.

Although they won this battle, it was extremely costly, especially the final Yuan Fu Shi Formation, which almost drained most of the five people's magical power. They can no longer form this formation today.

Su Qingxuan put away the three evil cultivators' storage bags and, after a brief inspection, discovered a considerable amount of materials specializing in the Illusionary Demon Sea, as well as over three hundred Illusionary Sea Crystals, which were clearly the spoils they had previously plundered.

"It's actually a bargain for us," Xiao Lingxi said with a smile.

Su Qingxuan put away the Illusionary Sea Crystal.

Su Qingxuan showed no joy, but looked into the depths of the gray mist and said in a deep voice:

"Blood Bone Immortal is just the beginning. Since Yu Xiaozi has made his move, he must have a follow-up plan."

We must leave this place as soon as possible and find a safe place to restore our magical powers.

The five men took the elixir to restore their strength and rode the clouds rapidly southeast.

An hour later, they found the ruins of a floating palace.

The ruins covered several miles, with dilapidated palaces and faint remnants of protective formations.

Su Qingxuan carefully probed with his divine sense and confirmed that there was no danger before entering the main hall with the four women.

Xiao Lingxi sprinkled insect repellent powder around them, Lin Wanqing wrote the characters "Quiet" and "Hidden" with a brush to bless them, Xiao Lingyue set up a Buddhist barrier, and Chi Ying set up a warning barrier on the outer perimeter.

Su Qingxuan then set up one last layer of concealment formation.

Under layers of protection, the five people sat down cross-legged to regulate their breathing and recover.

Su Qingxuan took a "Rejuvenation Pill" made by Xiao Lingxi, and the medicinal power dissipated, replenishing his energy.

He felt no relief whatsoever.

Today's battle, though a narrow victory, exposed many problems.

Although the One Cycle Formation is powerful, it consumes a tremendous amount of resources and requires five people to use all their strengths, making it extremely risky in actual combat.

The underhanded schemes were clearly not limited to Blood Bone True Man's group; they were at most some kind of "agents."

"Yu Xiaozi, Fa Yan, Meng Xingjian..." A glint flashed in Su Qingxuan's eyes.

"When will you personally get involved?"

"Do you really intend to wipe them all out...?"

He looked at the four women who were meditating, a tenderness flashing in his eyes.

He would never let them get hurt, no matter what.

No matter how dangerous the Illusionary Demon Sea is, or how insidious the conservatives are, he will lead them to fight their way out!

Outside the palace, gray mist churned, and demonic shadows flickered; the night in the Illusionary Demon Sea seemed exceptionally long.

In the deeper darkness, several pairs of eyes were staring at the ruins, whispering among themselves.

"The Blood Bone Immortal has failed."

"As expected. If Su Qingxuan were that easy to kill, hehe... it would be less fun."

"What's the next step?"

"As planned, we'll lead them to the 'Illusory Heart Cave.' What's inside will give them a big surprise..."

The whispers faded into the fog.

Within the ruins, Su Qingxuan suddenly sensed something and opened his eyes to look outside the hall.

The gray fog was so thick that he couldn't see anything. But a strange unease rose in his heart.

"This Illusory Demon Sea is indeed fraught with danger," he murmured, gripping the Gentleman's Sword tightly.

The night is long and the road ahead is fraught with danger.

But having chosen this path, the only option is to overcome all obstacles and forge ahead relentlessly.

It is:

The Three Ones of the Way suppress the evil spirits; who can bear to hear the stench of blood at the shrine?

With a raging spirit that soars to the heavens, both new and old grudges are burned away.