Chapter 2: Revisiting the Investiture of the Gods, on the Golden Turtle Island

  The sky was clear and the realm was profound. At this time, Hongyuan was lecturing to a group of disciples, and when he finished, he opened his mouth and said: "Six hundred years later, the killing calamity will arrive, and those who have not been beheaded in the three realms, if they enter the mortal world, will all be in the calamity. From today on, my Xuanqing sect will seal off the island. Without my teachings, you are not allowed to leave the mountain privately. Otherwise, all of you will have nothing to do with my Xuanqing sect. Do you understand?"

  All living beings heard the words and were deeply moved in their hearts. They all bowed down and said: "We dare not disobey the teacher's words!"

  But then he saw You Nao's family first bowed and said: "Disciple dare to ask the Holy Father, where did the killing calamity come from?"

  Hong Xuan closed his eyes and said: "The numbers of heaven and earth, 129,600 years make up one yuan. One yuan is divided into twelve meetings, each meeting should be 18,800 years old. Five million yuan will be a chaotic yuan lian jie. Lian Jie is the entanglement of cause and effect between heaven and earth. When Lian Jie comes, all those who should respond to the calamity must respond to it before they can enjoy peace again. There are big and small Lian Jies, the big ones are the killing calamities of the gods, and the small ones do not reach the level of the gods. One Lian Jie after another is called the chaotic boundless Lian Jie. When the boundless Lian Jie comes, all living beings in the three realms below the saints must respond to the calamity. At that time, heaven and earth will be destroyed, and the saints will have to reopen heaven and earth, distinguishing the clear from the turbid."

  The crowd was shocked and amazed! Who would have thought that this catastrophe would be so terrifying, their hearts were once again awakened, from then on they could only settle down and wait for the disaster to pass before returning.

  Suiren said in horror: "This kalpa is nothing! If the infinite kalpas come, heaven and earth will be destroyed, won't all things perish?"

  Hong Xuan smiled and said, "Although the Heavenly Way is emotionless, it also has emotions. It leaves a thread of life for all living beings, but it depends on how you find this thread of life. If you can find this thread of life, even if countless kalpas come, there will be a way for you to survive!"

  The crowd of spirits bowed together: "Disciples have received the teachings!"

  Hong Xuan nodded slightly, closed his eyes again and wandered off into the void. The crowd of spiritual beings saw that Hong Xuan was no longer lecturing on the Tao. They quietly left the bamboo hut, returned to their own Taoist temples, shut the doors tightly, and devoted themselves to cultivating the Tao.

  Three hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, Hongyuan woke up from the Great Way, opened his eyes, sighed, and his body gradually disappeared. The next moment he appeared outside the Zixu Palace gate.

  The gate of the Purple Mansion was wide open. He stepped inside slowly, at this time all the saints had not arrived yet, only the Sealing God List hung quietly in the palace. Hong Xuan sat on his own cushion and closed his eyes to wait.

  Before long, the Supreme Old Lord and the Heavenly Master of Primordial Beginning entered the palace together. Hongyuan's eyes flashed with a strange color that disappeared immediately. He stood up to pay his respects to the two saints, saying: "I have seen the great masters!"

  The Supreme Elder Lord and the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign also immediately returned the courtesy: "Infinite Heaven Sovereign! I, the humble one, have paid my respects!"

  At this moment, a loud laughter came from outside, and the Tianyun Sect Master entered the Zixiao Palace, saluting the three people: "I have seen all the fellow Taoists. *****Tianyun has paid his respects!"

  Three people did not dare to be rude and returned the courtesy at the same time.

  All four arrived. They sat down, with the senior and junior members in their proper order. Hongyuan spoke first: "Recently, I have been quietly calculating the heavenly mechanism. Three hundred years from now, the calamity of the gods will be carried out by changing the dynasty of humanity. What do you three elder brothers think? Taishang Laojun said: "Fourth brother's words are indeed correct! Three hundred years later, the dragon pulse in the human world will rise in the west, and when that time comes, the Zhou house will rise to power, and all the immortals will respond to this calamity!"

  Yuanshi Tianzun smiled and said: "That's right, the change of dynasties in the mortal world is a fixed number, it can't be violated!"

  The face of the Tongtian Sect Master turned gloomy and furious, letting out a cold hum, without saying a word. At this time, many disciples of the sect were assisting Shang. The sect was now everywhere enjoying the incense and blessings of the human race, with great prosperity and good fortune, already connected to Shang Tang, sharing honor and loss together. He was also the Hunyuan Saint, how could he not know that 300 years later the dragon would rise in the Zhou dynasty, and at that time it would be the disciples of the sect who would suffer disaster? As the leader of the sect, how could he not know?! It's just that heaven's will is like this. What can one do about it?!

  The four of them fell silent at the same time.

  Before long, the Goddess Nüwa and the Two Saints of the Western Heavens had arrived at the Purple Mist Palace. After another round of mutual greetings, Hongjun appeared silently before the gathering of saints. The saints hastened to pay their respects: "Your disciples pay homage to you, Master! May your sacred life be boundless!"

  Hong Jun nodded and said: "There are still three hundred years before the arrival of Feng Shen, you should discuss and sign the Feng Shen list, don't delay!"

  The multitude of saints all say in unison: "Disciples revere the teachings!"

  Hongjun disappeared again in front of the saints. The Zi Xiang Palace was left with only the saints once more. The Supreme Elder Lord spoke to Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu, "The two fellow apprentices shall sign the roster!"

  Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly: "My exposition of the teachings is that all the immortals are true immortals of merit, and should not be listed!"

  Tongtian Sect Master snorted, "So to speak, the second master's disciple who committed murder shouldn't be on the list. Instead, it should be my sect's disciples who should be on the list?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun coldly smiled and said: "Third younger brother's disciples do not cultivate virtues, do not embody the great Tao, and solely rely on magical powers. This is a deviation from the correct path and should be listed as such!"

  Tongtian Jiaozhu was furious: "Yuanshi, you and I are both orthodox Pan Gu, we worship the same master, and cultivate the Hongjun Great Way. You say that my sect is a heretical way, isn't this slandering our teacher?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun coldly snorted and said indifferently, "Tongtian, how can you be so disrespectful to your superiors? Although we were both transformed by Pangu, our paths are different. You don't distinguish between good and evil, recklessly accepting everything. How can you be considered a true descendant of Pangu?"

  Tongtian Jiaozhu's face turned bright red with rage, clearly infuriated but unable to think of anything to say, and could only glare at Yuanshi Tianzun.

  The two Western saints looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. The Taoist saint was internally chaotic, they had already seen that the prosperity of the Western religion was imminent!

  "Hum!" A loud voice like thunder exploded in the ears of the saints, and Tongtian Sect Master's eyes blazed with anger as he stared at Yuanshi Tianzun, saying: "Yuanshi, let me, Tongtian, prove whether I am the true heir of Pangu or not! Just one move will make it clear!" As soon as he finished speaking, a proof Dao treasure, Qingping Sword, appeared in his hand, its light flashing incessantly.

  Yuanshi Tianzun flew into a rage, also taking out his own three treasures jade Ruyi, saying: "What are you afraid of? You must go through this ordeal!" At that moment, the atmosphere inside the Zixiao Palace suddenly rose, and the pressure gradually increased.

  The two saints were confronting each other, when suddenly a surge of overwhelming pressure bore down on the two saints. A cold voice rang in their ears: "Second Brother, Third Brother, this is our master's dojo, how can you be so rude!" It was Hong Xuan who had intervened to suppress the two saints' momentum.

  The other four saints were shocked! Although they knew that Hong Xuan had already proved the supreme way of Taiji, they did not expect that he could simultaneously suppress the aura of Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiao. They were frightened to death in their hearts!

  Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu were both startled at the same time, and they withdrew their momentum, sitting silently, no longer speaking.

  Hong Xuan sighed: "It's still three hundred years, let's discuss it again after three hundred years!"

  The Supreme Elder Lord also sighed: "It seems that's the only way it can be!" After speaking, he didn't pay attention to the other saints either, and left the Purple Heaven Palace alone, returning to the Great Red Heaven.

  Tongtian Jiaozhu let out a cold snort, flung his sleeve robe, and strode out of the Purple Cloud Palace.

  Yuanshi Tianzun's face sank, and he didn't pay attention to the crowd of saints. He left the Zixiao Palace and went to the Great Red Heaven.

  Hongyuan sighed and said to Nüwa Niangniang and the two Western saints: "I'll go ahead first, take care of yourselves, three fellow Taoists!"

  The three saints hurriedly got up and returned the courtesy. After Hong Xuan left, they each returned to their own Daoist temples. The Purple Mist Palace once again fell into silence.

  The Great Red Heaven, the Eight Scenic Palace. The Supreme Old Lord and the Original Heavenly Master sat facing each other. Only to see the Original Heavenly Master say: "Great Master Brother, Tongtianmu has no respect for seniors, and he is not a filial son!"

  The Supreme Elder looked at the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign and said, "Second Younger Brother, although Third Younger Brother was wrong earlier, you also had a part in it. The Purple Mist Palace is not a place for you two to fight as you please! If Fourth Younger Brother hadn't intervened, I'm afraid our Master would have blamed us, and you two wouldn't have been able to bear the consequences!" Thinking of Hongyuan's cultivation, he couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart.

  Yuanshi Tianzun heard this and fell silent.

  After Hong Xuan left the Purple Cloud Palace, he went all the way to Yu Yu Tian. When he arrived at Yu Yu Tian, outside Jin Ao Island, Hong Xuan took a look and couldn't help but praise in his heart, but saw:

  Misty clouds condense auspicious vapors, the sun and moon spit out auspicious light; old cypress trees are green and lush, with mountain winds like autumn water, long and vast as the sky. Wild flowers are luxuriant, returning to the morning dew like peach blossoms and apricot blossoms competing in fragrance. Colorful clouds swirl around, all of which are the radiant splendor of morality flying amidst purple mist; fragrant smoke wafts about, all coming from the Primordial Void spitting out pure incense. Immortal peaches and fruits, each one seemingly like golden elixirs; green willows and green willows, each branch like jade threads. From time to time, the sound of cranes can be heard, every now and then seeing blue birds flying and dancing; no dust or dirt is left behind, all are just immortals and celestial children coming and going. The Jade Gate is always closed, not allowing ordinary people to casually peek inside; indeed: this is a place where the Supreme Ultimate delights in pleasure, within which few people know its wondrous realm. What a wonderful place of saintly refinement, truly extraordinary!

  Only to see the Tongtian Sect Master waiting outside the island. The two saints greeted each other and entered the Biyou Palace together, after sitting down as host and guest, Hongyuan spoke first: "Third brother, what do you think of this sealing of the gods?" The Tongtian Sect Master was not surprised that Hongyuan would ask this question, after all, among the Four Pure Ones, he had always been at odds with Yuanshi Tianzun, while Taishang Laojun was biased towards Yuanshi Tianzun, only Hongyuan was on good terms with him.

  He said nonchalantly: "Although it's a heavenly calamity, I'll have my disciples close the doors and stay out of the mortal world, that should do!"

  Hong Xuan shook his head and said, "But Brother, you are being overly optimistic! When the calamity arrives, it cannot be avoided! If you don't provoke others, others will come to provoke you!"

  Tongtian Sect Master frowned and said, "Fourth Martial Brother, are you saying Second Martial Brother is wrong? Hmph! I have the Exterminating Immortal Sword in my hand, even if he has the Pangu Flag, what am I afraid of?"

  Hong Xuan shook his head and smiled, "Third Master Brother, you are also a saint, you should know that divine power cannot surpass the will of heaven. Even if you have the Exterminating Immortal Sword Formation in your hands, but the will of heaven is not in your hands, how can you contend with the will of heaven?!"

  The Tianxiao Sect Master was taken aback by the words, and immediately fell silent. The Biyu Palace sank into a deep stillness. After a long time, the Tianxiao Sect Master spoke: "Fourth Martial Brother, you should know that when I first established the Intercepting Sect, it was to seize the one thread of life from the Heavenly Way. Although the matter of sealing the gods is unfavorable to my sect, we must still face the challenge head-on. Who will win or lose is still too early to say!"

  Hong Xuan heard this and secretly praised him in his heart, thinking that Tong Tian's words were reasonable.

  There are some things and people that no matter right or wrong, must be done. To know what cannot be done but do it anyway is the way to progress.

  Hong Xuan bid farewell to the Tongtian Sect Master, left the Yu Yu Tian, and returned to the Qingxu Tian. Looking at a group of living beings on the island who were cultivating, he secretly thought: It seems that I also need to put in more effort! This game is getting more interesting!

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