Chapter Nineteenth: Scheming for the Black Lotus

  The Three Pure Ones and the Jade Emperor did not participate in the battle. The Three Pure Ones were injured during their great war with Laozi, but fortunately, their foundation was deep, so they were not greatly affected. However, Laozi was extremely angry and blamed his two brothers for being rash. Yuanshi also felt somewhat humiliated and hung his head in silence. Tongtian was indignant and wanted to fight and vent his anger, but it wasn't good to leave the two older brothers behind, so the three of them quietly recovered their energy on the side.

  Jieying's attention has always been on Luo Wei's black lotus, constantly thinking of ways to get it.

  Here is the translation:

  As for the situation on the battlefield, it has now been divided into two parts. The Dao Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor are the strongest, and the shockwaves from their fight can harm innocent lives. Luo Yu doesn't care about this, but the Dao Ancestor shows mercy and deliberately leads Luo Yu to fight in mid-air. On the ground, the powerful gods and demon messengers are also fighting desperately to the death. The demonic army has now arrived on the scene, and the cultivators on this side are not willing to show weakness either, and they all charge forward together.

  Luoyue was extraordinary, worthy of being able to contend with the founder of Taoism. The demonic soldiers under his command were extremely elite, and for a time they had the upper hand, causing countless cultivators to fall.

  The twelve demon envoys of the Demon Clan were no match for those pre-birth great gods, although they were also in the Mahayana realm, but whether it was a treasure or a footwork, they were far inferior to Emperor Jun's. Soon, Taiyi urged the Eastern Emperor Bell to shatter one of the demon envoys, but strangely, the demon envoy seemed not to be a flesh-and-blood body, and after being shattered, it turned into a black gas, quickly transformed into a human figure, and became a demon envoy again, killing him once more. Taiyi was extremely shocked, and immediately shattered it again, but once again, it transformed into a human figure, and its strength even increased slightly.

  Such scenes frequently appeared on the battlefield, and it seemed that the demon envoys could not be killed. After being dispersed, they could still condense their bodies.

  "Everyone, pay attention! These demonic envoys are not human bodies, but are transformed by the aura of evil. At present, they have also absorbed the ominous energy from the great calamity, making them difficult to kill." The guide looked at the crowd's prolonged stalemate and couldn't help but remind them again.

  Di Jun and the others were shocked, Hong Yun couldn't help but ask: "Fellow Daoist Di Jun, what's to be done?" Di Jun furrowed his brow, "Everyone, let's divide into two groups. On one hand, we'll entangle these demonic messengers, while on the other hand, we'll lead the other cultivators to eliminate these demonic cultivators first." The great divine transcendents nodded in agreement upon hearing this, as they all saw that their own side's cultivators were at a disadvantage and were anxious in their hearts. Di Jun led Taiyi, Fuxi, Kunpeng, and others to charge towards the demonic cultivators, while Dong Wang Gong, Zhen Yuan Zi, Lei Ze Da Shen, and others entangled those demonic messengers.

  Di Jun and others joined the war group, a large number of demon tribe cultivators were killed, the victory balance gradually shifted to the Allied side, the front line was pushed to the west of Hongyuan, Jieying was still watching from the sidelines. In his previous life, he had heard that the barrenness of the Western world was caused by the Great Calamity. Now that the front line had reached the Western world, even the most powerful cultivators in the Daluo realm could not make nearly half of the Hongyuan world a barren land. These cultivators fought fiercely, and countless spiritual objects were killed or injured, but they could not shake the foundation of the Western spiritual veins. As long as the spiritual veins remained, there would be a day when the West could recover. It seemed that the barrenness of the West was still due to Luo Yu and Hongyuan.

  At this time, Luoyi saw that it was difficult to win, so he sacrificed the Four Swords of Exterminating Immortals. The four swords occupied the four directions, and endless evil energy gathered within them. Inside the sword array, it seemed like an independent world, extremely dangerous. Countless sword lights rushed towards Daozu, but Hongjun relied on his Taiji diagram to barely hold his ground with the power of earth, water, fire, and wind, however, his face became much more serious.

  In the midst of the great calamity, infinite evil auras gathered between heaven and earth, along with the fallen cultivator's wicked thoughts. These auras all became supplements to the Heavenly Extermination Array, constantly converging towards the sword array, whose power was also continuously increasing.

  Luoyin burst out laughing "Hongyuan, Hongyuan, didn't expect this, did you? This formation requires four cultivators of the same rank to break through, let's see how you'll break it!"

  Hong Jun's face was overcast, his white eyebrows raised, and with a wave of his hand, he pointed to the center of his brow. Three figures flew out, which were Hong Jun's three corpses. The benevolent corpse had a clean water basin on its head, holding the Kunlun mirror in its hand. The evil corpse had a map of mountains and rivers on its head, holding the Dragon Head Staff in its hand. The self-executing corpse had a yellow flag with the characters Wuji on its head, holding the Zhongzheng seal in its hand.

  "I'll let you witness the power of San Shi Da Dao." Hong Jun's three corpses split into three directions and rushed straight into the big array. Luo Hui was extremely terrified when he saw this scene, Hong Jun's cultivation might be superior to his own. With the addition of the three corpse incarnations, the Tianxian Array would surely be broken. Luo Hui was also a wise person, on one hand controlling the Tianxian Sword Array, and on the other hand entangling Hong Jun's main body.

  Hong Jun's three corpses all had strength close to the quasi-saintly peak, and their magical treasures were extraordinary. For a time, they actually managed to severely damage the Heavenly Extermination Array, but the array was still difficult to break without four quasi-saints. Hong Jun's true body was entangled by Luo Hou, and the two fell into another stalemate. As the slaughter continued to intensify, the power of the Heavenly Extermination Sword Array grew stronger, and Hong Jun's advantage gradually diminished, eventually becoming evenly matched. The Dao Ancestor's face also showed a look of difficulty.

  "Hong Jun's friend, Little Dao, has come to assist you." Hong Jun and Luo Yu were both slightly surprised. After all, there were almost no cultivators who could participate in their great war. They stared at the newcomer, only to see that this Taoist was standing on a twelve-tiered golden lotus, with the Jingying Scripture banner on his head, waving a clear and clean bamboo staff, and it was indeed the guide of the Taoist sect.

  "Is that you?" Luo Yu's eyes lit up as he saw the guide, and his mouth curled into a sneer. "You're really overestimating yourself, I can wipe you out with just a wave of my hand."

  "Hehe, Mozu, you're being too arrogant." Jieying said, and on top of his head, three big, grayish beads appeared again, which were the three Hunyuan relics.

  Hongyin let out a long sigh as soon as he saw the Sharira of Jieyin: "I didn't expect that fellow practitioner is also an incarnation of the Primordial Chaos Demon." Hongyin had already discovered that Jieyin was different from ordinary pre-heavenly great gods, but Jieyin had refined his own karma and the Dao Ancestor hadn't become a saint yet, so it was hard to see through his true nature. Today, seeing Jieyin's Sharira made him understand that Jieyin had the legacy of Chaos.

  "The Taoist ancestor, to be honest, the true body of the little Tao disappeared during the Great Calamity of Heaven's Opening, leaving only three sarira beads behind. However, being able to assist the Taoist ancestor today and break this evil formation might be enough."

  "Heh heh, since it's come to this, let's have Fellow Daoist and I, the Three Corpses, break through the formation together."

  "Roger that." The three Sheli pearls emitted a swirling aura, blocking the sword energy of the Zhuxian formation. They arrived at the entrance of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, and the other three corpses took their positions, ready to break through the formation.

  Luohu saw that Jieying had brought out three Chaotic Sheli, and knew that Jieying had inherited the legacy of Chaos. Even if he couldn't defeat him himself, it would be enough to work with the Daozu to break through the formation. His heart racing, he wanted to kill Jieying first, and activated the Great Array. The sword light rushed towards Jieying, and Hongjun took this opportunity to sacrifice another treasure, which was the 24 Dinghai Pearls. They hit Luohu's body, causing him to stumble and lose his chance to attack Jieying. Daozu activated the Pangu Fan, and the chaotic sword energy struck Luohu, leaving him busy and unable to attend to anything else.

  He led the way to the Gate of Exterminating Immortals, raised three sarira, pinned down the sword of exterminating immortals that was chopping towards him, and urged the air of merit of the golden lotus to suppress the killing energy. With his mouth reciting the true words of Buddhism, a large amount of black fog dissipated in an instant, and the sky and earth recovered a lot of clarity.

  Hong Jun's three corpses were also highly cultivated, and their Taoist practice and magical powers were close to those of a saint. Now, they led the way in breaking through the first gate of the Pojun Xianmen formation, and the other three gates were quickly broken as well. The sky and earth regained their clarity, and Hong Jun recalled his three corpses, using all his might to urge on the Pangu fan and rush straight at Luo Hou.

  Luoyu's Heavenly Extermination Array was broken, and Hongjun declared victory. Hongjun's Taoist path made great progress, and the world's luck was all added to Hongjun's body. At this time, Hongjun had already reached the realm of a saint, and the Pangu flag exerted its greatest power. Luoyu's luck plummeted, and with one wave of the flag, it would shatter the Tianmo Tower on Luoyu's head, causing his body to fall straight down into dust.

  "Congratulations, Daozu has won a complete victory!" The leading immortal congratulated and handed over the Xianjian sword to Hongjun. Daozu's face was expressionless as he accepted the Xianjian sword.

  Hong Jun and Jie Yin knew that Luo Yu had not thoroughly died, and with a flash of their eyes, the two were shocked and pale. They saw Luo Yu with disheveled hair and a thread of fresh blood still hanging from the corner of his mouth, his whole body shrouded in black air, like an evil spirit.

  The devastating black lotus light underfoot transformed into a soaring pillar of light that shot into the distant sky.

  "Hongjun, stop right there!" Hongjun shouted loudly and swung his large flag, ready to take down Hongjun. Jieyin also understood the situation in her heart. This ruthless man, Luoyu, had absorbed countless evil spirits from the earth's veins using the Extinction Black Lotus, merging the earth's veins with the black lotus through a sacrificial ritual. Now, he actually wanted to detonate the black lotus, releasing all the evil energy stored within the earth's veins. The entire Western Wilderness would be affected by Luoyu's ritual, and once that happened, the Western Wilderness would be doomed. Jieyin gritted her teeth, unable to believe that the West would be destroyed in such a way. The earth's veins were crucial, and Luoyu's actions would surely destroy the foundation of the West. With the evil energy released, it was no wonder that the spiritual energy would also be difficult to maintain, explaining why the West had become so barren.

  Hong Jun's sword energy struck Luo Wei's body, and in an instant, Luo Wei's body shattered, revealing a deep gash that exposed his bones. His face twisted into a grotesque expression as he let out a loud roar: "Explode!"

  The infinite evil energy was stirred up, and the entire Western Wilderness fell into an apocalyptic state. Mountains collapsed and the earth cracked open. As the evil energy was stirred up, the spiritual energy in the ley lines also gushed out, and countless underground fires were ignited. The hellish scene appeared in the mortal world, and almost no living being in the West escaped unscathed.

  Hong Jun Dao Zu pinched his fingers and recited incantations, and the twenty-four jade slips were offered up.