In the Floating Luo Palace, Qing Ling summoned Kong Xuan, Bei Xu, and You. The three bowed respectfully.
Qing Ling, seated on a cloud bed, looked towards the east and said to the three, "A supreme treasure is about to emerge from Mount Kongtong in the East Victory Divine Continent. It is a treasure of human race destiny. You shall go in my stead and retrieve it."
The three agreed. Kong Xuan asked, "What if disciples of the Three Teachings attempt to seize the treasure?"
Qing Ling smiled at him and replied, "Bring back the spiritual treasure, but do not harm any lives."
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Your disciple obeys!"
On Shouyang Mountain, Lao Tzu summoned Xuan Du and said, "A supreme treasure is about to emerge from Mount Kongtong. It is related to the great destiny of the human race, and must not be lost."
Xuan Du nodded, "Your disciple understands!"
In the Jade Purity Palace on Kunlun Mountain, Primordial Heavenly Lord addressed his disciples, "Yun Zhongzi, Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, the three of you shall go to Mount Kongtong and retrieve the treasure that is about to appear. If the task proves impossible, the Three Teachings must come first; it cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."
The three respectfully agreed.
Primordial Heavenly Lord glanced north again, waved his sleeve, and a dark, small seal fell before Guang Chengzi. "This treasure is the Heaven-Flipping Seal, a post-celestial supreme treasure refined by this master from half of the Buzhou Mountain. It is for your defense."
These words were naturally directed at Guang Chengzi.
Guang Chengzi rejoiced, "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure!"
Those nearby were filled with envy.
Especially poor Daoists like Master Lingbao and True Person Huang Long, who were so envious their eyes turned red.
In the Azure Palace, Tong Tian summoned two disciples, "Jin Ling, Gui Ling, the two of you shall go to Mount Kongtong. This spiritual treasure here concerns the destiny of the Three Teachings, and must fall into our hands."
A stunning woman in a phoenix-gold flowing gauze skirt and a woman with dark green eyes emerged from Golden Ao Island.
In the human race, on the Ancestral Mountain, countless streams of destiny converged and descended upon Mount Kongtong in the southeast. A vast, profound yellow light illuminated the entire territory of the human race.
Suirenshi's eyes were filled with joy, "The Kongtong Seal emerges, and the human race shall flourish!"
Youchao Shi also rejoiced, "It seems these two tribes truly align with the times, the earth, and the people. The Kongtong Seal is born with the destiny!"
Ziyi Shi chuckled, "I wonder which of these two tribes this treasure shall belong to?"
Dongbo Shi stroked his beard, "Naturally, it shall belong to my Shennong tribe!"
"That is not quite right!" Feng Teng Shi said with a smile, "The Xuanyuan tribe's momentum is currently strong, just like our human race is full of vigor and prosperity. I believe this treasure should belong to the Xuanyuan tribe."
Dongbo Shi snorted lightly, "Feng Teng, have you married your daughter to that boy Xuanyuan? Speaking in favor of your own kin?"
Feng Teng Shi laughed heartily, "Tribal alliances, matrimonial ties are the foundation. What is wrong with that?"
Suirenshi interrupted everyone, "Let us go to Mount Kongtong and see first. All honored ones, let us go together."
Naturally, no one objected, and they all headed for Mount Kongtong.
Xuanyuan's heart was filled with excitement. The Kongtong Seal emerged with the great momentum of the human race's prosperity. Whoever obtains this seal shall obtain the dominion of the human race, and perhaps even become an supreme ancestral emperor who unifies the human race, much like the Heavenly Emperor!
When everyone arrived, they discovered that there were already people by Mount Kongtong. It was the closest to Mount Kongtong, the Chan Teachings.
Guang Chengzi, seeing the arrival of the human race, stepped forward and smiled, "Greetings to all Daoist friends of the human race."
Yun Zhongzi, standing beside him, paid no mind to Guang Chengzi's impulsiveness. By rights, as the eldest disciple of the Chan Teachings was absent, he, the second disciple, should have spoken for the Chan Teachings. However, Yun Zhongzi was always leisurely and carefree, with no desire for power struggles.
Seeing that they were disciples of a Saint, everyone bowed and greeted them.
Suirenshi, however, asked, "May I ask why the disciples of the Chan Teachings have come to our human race?"
Guang Chengzi smiled and replied, "Naturally, we are here to help the human race guard the supreme treasure, lest it be snatched by others. Xuanyuan aligns with the will of heaven and the hearts of the people. This treasure is born of destiny, and naturally should belong to the Xuanyuan tribe!"
Hearing the final attribution, the human race members felt a sense of relief. As long as it wasn't the Saints themselves who wanted to snatch it, it was fine.
However, at this moment, three beams of light flew from the horizon, and a voice declared, "This treasure should belong to the Shennong tribe!"
Everyone was stunned. Who dared to challenge the disciples of the Saints? Upon closer inspection, they realized these were also disciples of the Saints. The human race members inwardly groaned, unable to offend either side.
Guang Chengzi's gaze darkened, and he reprimanded, "Kong Xuan, why are you, who cultivates in the solitary lands of Bei Juzhou, here in the East Victory Divine Continent?"
Kong Xuan coldly sneered, "What arrogance! So many senior great cultivators in the heavens and earth only divided the Primordial World into east and west. Today, with your single sentence, Guang Chengzi, you have also divided it into north and south."
Guang Chengzi was unconcerned, "The Primordial World should indeed be divided into east, west, north, and south. The East has its own Dao, the West has its own Dao, and the North has its own Dao. Everyone follows their own path. If you, Kong Xuan, insist on crossing boundaries, have you asked the great cultivators of the East?"
Bei Xu inwardly thought, "A clever boy. With a few words, he has painted Kong Xuan as a destroyer of the Primordial order, and even stirred up animosity. Without mentioning Saints at all, he targets Kong Xuan personally."
Kong Xuan was not angered. He smiled and said, "My master is the Sage of All Beings, a Saint for all beings. He plans for the beings of heaven and earth, and walks the same Dao as all beings. The human race is a great destiny of humanity. Why can't my Hall of All Beings intervene? On the other hand, your Chan Teachings, instead of focusing on sensing heavenly will and acting according to virtue, are meddling in others' family affairs. Do you not think you are being too presumptuous?"
Guang Chengzi's heart burned with anger, and he was about to speak when a beam of light descended from the south. Xuan Du said calmly, "Then, can my Ren Teachings intervene?"
Although Xuan Du showed no trace of power, his single sentence was enough to make everyone retreat. The three disciples of the Chan Teachings quickly bowed to him.
Xuan Du nodded, then said to Kong Xuan, "Fellow Daoist, please depart. This person is from my Ren Teachings."
Kong Xuan smiled, "That is still a matter of humanity. Further back, the human race was still part of the demon race. My Saint of the Hall of All Beings was also the Ancestor of Demons, thus also an Ancestor of Humans. This is much closer than your so-called Ren Teachings."
Xuan Du shook his head, "That was in the past. The human race has now separated from the demon race. Fellow Daoist, do not speak such nonsense again."
As he said this, two more beams of light descended from the east. It was indeed Saint Mother Jin Ling and Saint Mother Gui Ling.
After bowing to Xuan Du, the two stood quietly behind him.
The situation on the scene instantly became silent. The disciples of the Three Saints versus the disciples of the Sage of All Beings. This clearly represented an overwhelming advantage.
At this moment, the profound yellow energy on Mount Kongtong surged, and golden light surged like a sea of clouds between heaven and earth. The great momentum proclaimed across the nine provinces, and the vast destiny of the human race merged into the Kongtong Seal. The Kongtong Seal emerged!
While the disciples of the Three Teachings were still observing the celestial phenomenon of the treasure's emergence, Kong Xuan and the other two had already made their move. With a sweep of the Five-Colored Divine Light, the Kongtong Seal, enveloped in profound yellow light, was swept away.
Saint Mother Jin Ling was the first to react. The Four Symbols Pagoda instantly descended, suppressing the Kongtong Seal and interrupting Kong Xuan's attempt to seize it. Bei Xu stepped forward, and a sea of ten thousand miles of Puxian flowers surrounded the six disciples of the Three Teachings. You's eyes flickered, and his figure moved as fast as time, reaching for the Kongtong Seal beneath the Four Symbols Pagoda.
Xuan Du pointed his sword, breaking through the illusion and repelling You, who was on the verge of success. Only then did the disciples of the Three Teachings react. The other party dared to make a move directly in front of so many of them!