Chapter 25: The Spiritual Treasure Will Emerge, The Saints Will Fight First

  But when Hou Tu became a saint, the heavens bestowed great merit upon her, far surpassing that of Nüwa's creation of humanity. This shook the thirty-three heavens and startled the five primordial saints in the chaos as well as the great divine beings of the Honghuang world. They calculated with their fingers and discovered that Hou Tu had given up her good corpse to transform into reincarnation, and they couldn't help but sigh in admiration at Hou Tu's compassion.

  The Great Way is three thousand, every path can prove the mixed origin. The vast and numerous immortals and a few saints all understand in their hearts that there is only one way to go, which is to prove the Three Corpses. But without the Good Corpse, how can the Three Corpses be combined? Proving the Way would be even more uncertain. Therefore, the Good Corpse is also very important for the saints. Later, the Earth Mother, in order to bring life to all living beings under heaven, voluntarily gave up her own Good Corpse, seeking a thread of life for all beings. This move, not even Laozi could necessarily achieve.

  In the Western Spiritual Mountain, after Zuntu Dao people sighed at the selflessness of the earth, they began to think about the impact of this matter on the West. Now, the seven saints determined by the Taoist ancestors have all been certified, with five in the East and only two in the West, a huge gap. Zuntu Dao people immediately understood that if the West wanted to enter the East, it could only hope that the five Eastern saints would not unite, so they could take advantage of the situation and enter the East. Zuntu Dao people immediately consulted with Jieyin, and then began to plunder talents and treasures from the East, while Jieyin stayed in the West, taking care of the Spiritual Mountain.

  Eleventh ancestor Wu returned from the underworld, but his heart was greatly settled. With many witch tribes in the underworld, he no longer had to worry about the extinction of his tribe. Moreover, Hou Tu Niangniang's ascension to sainthood could also be considered a saint of the witch tribe. Previously, Nu Wa Niangniang supported the demon tribe, and the witch tribe did not dare to be too presumptuous. Now that the witch tribe had Hou Tu Niangniang's support, they were no longer afraid of Nu Wa Niangniang.

  The eleventh ancestor witch, after some discussion, didn't say another word. The witch tribe once again launched a new round of slaughter against the demon tribe in the vast wilderness, killing all demons without exception, regardless of whether they were people from the heavenly court or not. Suddenly, the vast wilderness was filled with bloody rain and wind, as if at this time there was no reincarnation, it's unknown how many people would turn to dust. The heavenly court also had no choice but to act, Hou Tu Niang Niang transformed into a benevolent corpse and reincarnated, then arranged for many witch tribes to guard the underworld, how could the demon tribe not see that Hou Tu Niang Niang was standing on the side of the witch tribe?

  The demon tribe was originally at a disadvantage against the witch tribe. If it weren't for the holy woman, Nüwa Niangniang, the witch tribe would have already risen to the heavenly court and exterminated the demon tribe. However, with the support of Hou Tu Niangniang, even Nüwa Niangniang didn't dare to help the demon tribe too much, otherwise, Hou Tu Niangniang would also intervene. As a result, the demon tribe lost its only advantage, and the demons on the Primordial Continent were almost wiped out by the witch tribe. After that, the witch tribe did not press their advantage too much, and after driving the demons out of the Primordial Continent, they coexisted peacefully with the heavenly court, allowing the Primordial Continent to enjoy a rare period of peace.

  One day, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth fluctuated, and the heavenly machine was also in a state of confusion. After everyone's calculations, it was discovered that a spiritual treasure had been born. Such a grand occasion must be an extraordinary object. Everyone couldn't help but feel a thrill, so the great gods came out one after another to try their luck.

  In the midst of the desolate wilderness, a nameless great mountain stood today, yet it was exceptionally lively. Many powerful gods and immortals had all arrived here, surrounding the mountain in layers, with a dense blackness filling the sky above. The mountain emitted an unprecedentedly majestic aura at this moment, as wave after wave of cyan light surged out from within, and the people around couldn't help but gaze greedily at the mountain. Such a grand scene would surely be the birth of a supreme treasure, holding an irresistible temptation for all the immortals present.

  At this time, the sky suddenly turned purple, and a vast expanse of energy spread out for three thousand miles. Before long, two figures arrived, who were none other than the original two people of the Laozi sect. The crowd of immortals saw them and hurriedly went forward to pay their respects: "Greetings, Taiching and Yuqing Saints." "I have seen you two fellow Taoists," said Laozi indifferently with a slight nod, then ignored them. With an air of grandeur and majesty, the original one spoke: "No need for excessive courtesy, rise up now." As soon as he finished speaking, Laozi raised his head to look towards the east, where a flash of sharp light flickered in his eyes before immediately returning to their usual indifferent state.

  "Haha, but the two seniors arrived first. Tongtian has met the two seniors." However, it was Tongtian and Houtu who arrived, seeing Laozi's original two people, Tongtian smiled and stepped forward to pay his respects.

  "The little sister Hou Tu, has seen two senior brothers, but the little sister arrived late." Hou Tu also saluted. Lao Zi slightly nodded towards the two of them, his gaze at them was somewhat complex. Especially towards Tong Tian, Lao Zi's gaze was full of scrutiny, making Tong Tian feel a bit uneasy.

  "Haha, we just arrived too, no need for formalities. Little sister has become a saint, but big brother hasn't congratulated her yet, so let me be the first to congratulate little sister here." The original laughed and said.

  Laozi also spoke up: "Elder brother is also congratulating little sister on becoming a saint."

  Houtu listened and hurriedly said: "Two seniors are polite, little sister is ashamed to accept." The people around also immediately stepped forward to pay their respects, saying: "We have seen the Tongtian Saint, we have seen Houtu Niangniang." "We have seen Daoist friends." Tongtian smiled and said: "No need for too much courtesy, you can be at ease."

  Before long, the Goddess Nuwa also arrived. After everyone paid their respects, the Goddess Nuwa stood directly with the demons, her attitude clearly on display. The Witch Clan had previously carried out a more brutal massacre of the demon clan in the Primordial Chaos, causing the demon clan to suffer heavy losses and retreat to the Heavenly Court, not daring to venture into the lower realms again. The Witch Clan dared to do so because the Goddess Hou Tu had become a saint and was no longer afraid of the demons having the support of a saint. Therefore, the Goddess Nuwa's actions were also intended to intimidate the Witch Clan, preventing them from becoming too arrogant.

  At this time, the Western Buddha's voice came over, extremely tempting, and some people with low cultivation around were tempted by the Buddha's voice and couldn't extricate themselves. A moment later, Ananda and Maitreya arrived, and everyone paid their respects again. The Original Heavenly Master asked the two Western saints, "I don't know why the two Taoist friends have come here?"

  Jie Ying still had a look of suffering, standing silently to the side. Only then did Zhun Ti step forward and say: "I have calculated the heavenly mechanism in the Western Paradise and discovered that this treasure has a connection with my Western Paradise, so I've come especially to take it." As soon as Zhun Ti spoke, everyone's expressions became somewhat strange. Tong Tian listened from the side, his heart also filled with emotion: "In the end, I still got to hear Zhun Ti's classic phrase, this trip wasn't in vain!"

  Originally, Tongtian was refining a spiritual treasure on Penglai Island, but unfortunately, he was interrupted by this extraordinary treasure. He cursed in his heart: "Damn it! Every time I refine a treasure, something goes wrong and doesn't let me be at peace. Why are there so many things going on?" However, he had to come and observe the commotion of this spiritual treasure's birth. This spiritual treasure was probably not inferior to an extreme-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure. Tongtian didn't dare to slack off, so he called out for Hou Tu to hurry over to this place.

  At this time, Zhunti seemed to ignore the strange gazes of the crowd. As Zhunti had gained fame across the vast lands over the years, he would often come to the East to search for things and claim that everything was connected to the West. The people feared his holy power and didn't dare to speak out, but now he dared to say such words in front of the Eastern saints, wasn't he looking down on them?

  As expected, Yuanshi was furious upon hearing Zhunti's words, but in front of the other deities, he couldn't lose his composure. He forced a smile and said to Zhunti: "Fellow Daoist is joking, this treasure is the treasure of the East, how can it have fate with the West? Fellow Daoist has miscalculated."

  "The original Taoist friend's words are quite wrong. The Lingbao is obtained by those with virtue, I think of the great teachings of the Western Paradise, transforming and enlightening worldly people, what kind of merit is this? This treasure will naturally belong to my Western Paradise." As soon as Zhunti spoke these words, several saints changed color in their faces, even the introducers secretly resented Zhunti's words for being too excessive. Those with virtue obtain it? Does the West have virtue? Isn't that saying they have no virtue? You, a small side door of a minor sect, dare to speak so boldly without shame, where do you put the three teachings of the Eastern Earth?

  Yu Anguo was furious and laughed loudly, saying: "What Duanmu Huangqi said is that all the people in the East are unvirtuous? A small side door actually dares to speak such arrogant words, it's really ignorant and fearless! I think it's better for Daoist friends to return to the West early, otherwise, losing face will not be easy to recover."

  Zhun Ti's face turned red with rage upon hearing this, and he said: "It seems we still need to have a showdown to see who is the righteous one. I'd also like to experience the unorthodox methods of my fellow Taoist." As soon as he finished speaking, his Seven Treasures Mysterious Tree flew towards Yuan Cheng.

  Yuanshi Tianzun was already furious, and had always considered himself the orthodox Pangu. Now that he was being called a side door, it was simply unreasonable. Without saying another word, he took out the Pangu flag and waved it in a flurry, only to see the chaotic sword energy of the Hunyuan sword shoot towards Zhunti. The Daoist Zhunti was not willing to show weakness, and swung the Seven Treasures Brush towards the sword energy. In an instant, he was fighting alongside Yuanshi Tianzun.

  At this time, several Eastern saints were also burning with anger. Even Tongtian, who was not too concerned about the matter, was furious and scolded in his heart, "Damn it, if you don't give him a lesson, he really doesn't know how many eyes the Horse King has, and he's being reckless without bounds." While cursing in his heart, his hands didn't idle either. He walked towards the Daoist who had come to receive them and said with a smile, "Hehe, my humble Eastern school may not have any great skills. I wonder if you, sir, would allow me to witness the grand techniques of the Western school?" His tone was full of sarcasm, and the people around him also heard it and looked at the Daoist who had come to receive them, waiting to see how he would respond. Only Laozi looked at Tongtian with a scrutinizing gaze.

  The Taoist let out a sigh, feeling helpless, and said, "In that case, I'll have to offend you." As soon as he finished speaking, a golden lotus rose from under his feet, which was the twelve-grade golden lotus. He also took out a wooden fish and struck it continuously. Tongtian saw this and burst out laughing, saying, "This is just a small trick, not worthy of being on the same stage." As soon as he finished speaking, a black lotus platform rose from under his feet, which was Tongtian's twelve-grade black lotus. With a flick of his hand, a small, murky-colored bell appeared in his hand, which was the Primordial Bell. Tongtian slightly raised the Primordial Bell, and it instantly grew larger. Tongtian glanced at the chaotic battlefield, curled up the corner of his mouth, and gently tapped the body of the bell with his finger, producing a loud "Dong" sound. A ripple instantly spread out from the bell.

  The original Zhuanti was also a blow, but Tongtian did not target the original. The original instantly recovered and swung the Pangu flag, a massive chaotic sword energy struck Zhuanti, who was immobilized by the Chaotic Bell and could not move. He watched helplessly as the chaotic sword energy approached and took the hit, his hair disheveled and blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. The original did not press on seeing Zhuanti's loss of face and jumped out of the battle circle. Zhuanti also ignored the original, his eyes fixed intently on Tongtian.

  Once again, the Tianmen Bell rang out, and even the nearby Zhunti was stunned. How could it be that during a battle, the Yīnjiè would take out his own refined Town God Seal, transforming into a massive Tai Mountain to smash towards the Yīnjiè? The Yīnjiè couldn't move, and could only watch as the Town God Seal smashed down. After a loud crash, everyone looked at the Yīnjiè Dao person, who was unharmed, thanks to being protected by the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus.

  Tongtian wasn't surprised to see this, the twelve-grade Golden Lotus defense was no weaker than a pre-heavenly treasure, how could it be broken by the Town God Seal in one strike? Tongtian didn't give Jiying any chance to catch his breath, and once again rang the Chaos Bell. Jiying also didn't dare to be careless, hurriedly striking the wooden fish non-stop. The ripples in the air continuously collided, causing space to start distorting. The people around them saw this and immediately took out their own spiritual treasures to defend themselves.

  The wooden fish of the guide is no match for the chaotic clock, a treasure that opens up to heaven. After several collisions, it cannot withstand it. The guide looks at it helplessly and can only use the golden lotus to defend itself. Tongtian continues to strike the chaotic clock, wave after wave of sound waves spreading towards the guide, while controlling the Town God Seal to smash into the twelve-product golden lotus. After several rounds, although the guide can only passively defend itself, Tongtian also has no way to deal with the twelve-product golden lotus.

  "The grass is almost as strong as the Linglong Tower of Houtu, and its defense is really TMD powerful!" Tongtian cursed in his heart, also feeling helpless. Looking at the people around him, he understood that this time was not allowed to lose, otherwise he would lose face, and then he, Tongtian, would have no face to continue leading the Da Teach. It seems that he needs to bring out some skills now.

  At this point, Tongtian made up his mind and activated the full power of his body to ring the Chaos Bell. With a loud "Dong" sound, a visible wave rapidly spread out, and several saints nearby were also stunned, shocked that Tongtian was so powerful. The people around him had long been unable to move at all. Even if Jiying had a 12th-grade Golden Lotus defense at this time, he would still be shaken by the sonic boom, and before he could react, the Town God Seal came crashing down, instantly breaking through even the 12th-grade Golden Lotus defense, sending Jiying flying out.

  Tongtian originally wanted to fight again, but seeing Jieying ignore his injuries and get up to admit defeat, he said: "This time, the Taoist friend has won, I admit defeat." Seeing Jieying admit defeat, Tongtian also didn't want to continue fighting. After all, they were both saints, and even if they fought, they wouldn't die. Losing face was enough, so why bother being relentless? Zhunti helped Jieying up at this time, but Jieying had lost 500 years of cultivation in this battle. Looking at the heavily injured Jieying, thinking that if Tongtian hadn't interfered in his original battle with the Primordial, he wouldn't have lost so badly, Zhunti's heart was filled with great anger, and he glared fiercely at Tongtian.

  Tongtian looked at Zhunti with a venomous gaze, thinking to himself: "I'm just not willing to make any waves, but you really think I'm afraid of you?" After thinking for a moment, he coldly said to Zhunti: "What's wrong? Does it seem like Brother Zhunti is not convinced? Then let's have another round, I'd be happy to accompany you."

  Zhun Ti listened and became furious, just wanting to speak, but was intercepted by Jie Yin, who said with a bitter tone: "I, Poor Dao, am not as skilled as my junior brother, this time I admit defeat."

  Tongtian saw that Jieyin was being too aggressive, so he turned his head to look at Zhunti. Seeing that Zhunti still had a fierce expression and was seething with anger, Tongtian's face turned red with rage. "It seems that Zhunti Daoist and Jieyin Daoist have different opinions!" he shouted. "Fine! Let's settle this once and for all! I'll accompany you to the end!" Without waiting for a response, Tongtian took out the Hunyuan Bell and struck it with force, releasing a wave of sound that instantly immobilized the two. With the Town God Seal in hand, Tongtian charged forward, thinking to himself: "I'll smash you! Brick is invincible!"

  When the Tianyin Daoist was about to take out the Hunyuan Bell, he suddenly felt a bad omen and hurriedly thought of using the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus to defend himself. However, before he could make any move, he was fixed in place by the Hunyuan Bell. Next came the Zhenshen Seal, which crashed down with a loud "Boom". The people around watched in awe at such power and couldn't help but sweat for Tianyin Daoist. When the smoke cleared, Tianyin Daoist's dao robe was already tattered and torn, with only a few strips of cloth hanging on him. Some female cultivators quickly turned their heads away. Both men had bloodstains at the corners of their mouths, Tianyin Daoist looked miserable, while Zhunti still wore an resentful expression as he glared at Tongtian.

  Tongtian was laughed at by Zhunti, who loudly said: "Haha, it seems that Fellow Daoist Zhunti is still not convinced! In that case, I'll exchange blows with you again." With that, he raised the Hunyuan Bell to strike down. Tongtian had lost patience and wanted to hide his strength, but now he was stared at angrily by Zhunti several times, and his heart was no longer concerned about anything.

  Just as Tongtian was about to make a move, Jietai suddenly said: "Fellow Taoist, please stop, my humble self and my junior brother have admitted defeat, please spare us." Upon hearing Jietai's words, Tongtian seemed to deflate like a punctured balloon. Coming back to his senses, he thought carefully and let out a sigh, realizing that his current state of mind was still not enough. Looking at Jietai and the other two, even Zhunti didn't dare to stare at Tongtian anymore, standing with his head down beside Jietai, not saying a word. Seeing him yield, Tongtian also stopped pressuring him, smiling: "Fellow Taoist, you're being too polite, I was just testing Zhunti because he wasn't obedient, so I acted like this. Since fellow Taoist has admitted defeat, I naturally won't make things difficult for you." After finishing speaking, Tongtian jumped out of the battle circle and returned to Laozi's side.

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