Taishang watched as Tongtian and Yuanshi prepared themselves, and then meticulously observed the space.
After a moment of observation, Taishang realized that although he could feel his divine soul within this location, there was no spatial folding happening around him!
Taishang knitted his brows. Seeing this, Tongtian and Yuanshi quickly inquired,
“Big Brother! What is it?”
Taishang spoke,
“I feel my wisp of divine soul is right here, yet I cannot detect any spatial folding!”
Tongtian and Yuanshi also furrowed their brows upon hearing this!
This was indeed strange. Just then, Taishang sensed someone approaching. He spoke,
“Second Brother, Third Brother, someone is coming. Let’s conceal ourselves!”
Tongtian and Yuanshi heard him and indeed, noticed a disturbance in the distant chaos.
The three immediately merged into the chaos! After they concealed themselves, they saw two Hongyuns.
Taishang was contemplating how to enter when the guides arrived!
As Tongtian and Yuanshi were about to strike the two Hongyuns from behind, Taishang gently shook his head at them.
Yuanshi and Tongtian, though puzzled why Taishang stopped them from a surprise attack, chose to observe the situation.
Hongyun’s self-corporeal and evil-corporeal arrived at the spot where the three had been standing. After looking around and seeing no one, Hongyun’s self-corporeal produced a dark, unremarkable stone.
Yuanshi was astonished to see the stone, realizing it was a Chaos Stone. This was an extraordinary treasure of chaos; adding even a bit of it during artifact refinement could significantly elevate the grade of the resulting spiritual treasure!
After Hongyun’s self-corporeal took out the Chaos Stone, it floated in the air on its own. Then, ripples appeared in the void, slowly revealing a portal.
Hongyun’s self-corporeal put away the Chaos Stone, and the two walked towards the portal.
Just as Hongyun’s self-corporeal and evil-corporeal had one foot stepping into the portal, Taishang shouted,
“Attack!”
Hearing the voice, Hongyun’s self-corporeal and evil-corporeal turned in shock to see who it was, only to be met with a golden pagoda, a ruler emanating chaotic energy, and a chain.
They hastily tried to defend themselves but were directly blasted into the portal!
After unleashing their spiritual treasures, the Three Pure Ones rushed towards the portal at full speed. Almost simultaneously as Hongyun’s self-corporeal and evil-corporeal were blasted in, the Three Pure Ones also entered the portal.
Within that peculiar space, Hongyun and the Heavenly Dao sensed that the space had been opened. One of them showed joy, while the other displayed a bitter expression!
Although the Heavenly Dao’s manifestation was devoid of emotion, in this moment of crisis, it inadvertently revealed a hint of feeling!
While the Heavenly Dao’s manifestation was born from the world and was a key to its operation, the Great Dao disallowed it from having emotions while maintaining the world’s self-operation. However, this did not mean it was emotionless; it had simply been so long that even it had forgotten its capacity for emotion. Su Dan Novel Network
Before the joy on Hongyun’s face faded, he saw his self-corporeal and evil-corporeal flying back.
Hongyun’s expression immediately soured, and a glimmer of hope appeared in the Heavenly Dao’s eyes.
Upon entering the peculiar space, the Three Pure Ones immediately proceeded towards the center.
They saw Hongyun indeed present, and Taishang chuckled,
“Fellow Daoist Hongyun, long time no see!”
Hongyun saw the imposing aura of treasures emanating from the three, and his face turned extremely grim when he looked at the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Palace. Once, these two spiritual treasures were potent weapons in his hands!
Seeing Taishang’s smug grin, Hongyun deeply regretted not dealing with these three troublesome individuals after resolving Luohu.
If only he had eliminated these three after dealing with Luohu!
Though angry, Hongyun had to placate the Three Pure Ones. He and the Heavenly Dao were currently vying for control of the heavens and earth, and he was unable to move. Although he had the upper hand now, he could not decisively defeat the Heavenly Dao in a short time.
Hongyun, with a forced smile, looked at the Three Pure Ones and said,
“Three Pure Ones, considering I was your teacher at the Zixiao Palace, how could you repay your teacher like this!”
Upon hearing this, Taishang’s mouth twitched. How shameless of Hongyun to try and claim credit!
Tongtian, seeing Hongyun’s shamelessness, directly retorted,
“Old man, where is your face? The last time we three went to Zixiao Palace to claim your promise, you not only tried to renege but also attacked us. Do you have the audacity to call yourself our teacher?”
Hearing Tongtian dare to call him an old man, Hongyun glared at him in rage!
Tongtian, without hesitation, glared back!
Seeing that a peaceful resolution with the Three Pure Ones was impossible, Hongyun no longer held back and declared,
“Do you truly think I fear you! Hmph, today I shall show you my divine abilities!”
After speaking, Hongyun immediately summoned his self-corporeal and evil-corporeal to his side, and then released his good-corporeal!
Hongyun then presented nine Primordial Innate Treasures to his three corps. He chuckled and said,
“Do you really think I fear you!”
Taishang, seeing Hongyun produce nine Primordial Innate Treasures in one go, exclaimed in astonishment,
“You actually possess so many spiritual treasures?”
Hongyun burst into laughter, mocking them,
“Do you think that as a Chaos Demon God, I merely idled my time away in the chaos?”
“If I could survive Pangu’s axe, how could I fall into your hands?”
“In the past, when Pangu fought the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, although most of their accompanying spiritual treasures were destroyed in the battle, some were scattered. I have found most of these scattered treasures. Where else do you think my spiritual treasures came from?”
Taishang considered this, thinking it made sense. The old fellow had spent so much time in the chaos; it would be unreasonable for him to have no savings.
Just as Tongtian and Yuanshi were about to act, Taishang stopped them!
Seeing this, Hongyun immediately sneered,
“Taishang, are you planning to fight all three of us alone?”
Taishang smiled slightly and replied,
“You have three corps, and I have the Three Pure Ones. Today, I wish to test just how capable your three corps are!”
Upon finishing, Taishang immediately employed the “One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones” technique, which he had not used in a long time. Taishang also wanted to see if this divine ability could replicate his own combat power.
Taishang shouted,
“One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!”
As Taishang’s voice fell, the three Daoists – Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing – who had not appeared for a long time, materialized opposite Hongyun’s three corps.
Hongyun observed the aura emanating from the three Daoists created by Taishang, which was identical to Taishang’s own. This indicated that these three were also Saints!
Taishang was quite pleased to see that “One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones” had not been affected by his own ascension to Sainthood!
Hongyun, seeing that Taishang’s “One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones” instantly produced three Saints, praised,
“Taishang, your divine ability is truly profound. However, do you intend to face my three corps empty-handed?”
Taishang chuckled and replied,
“I believe it will be sufficient!”
Hongyun, seeing Taishang’s smug smile again, felt incredibly uncomfortable.
Indeed, Taishang with the Xuanhuang Tower and the Taiji Diagram given to the transformed Three Pure Ones might not have had a high chance of victory. However, Taishang's extreme overconfidence made Hongyun decide to break Taishang's “One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones” technique.
Tongtian, seeing Taishang truly intend to let the Three Pure Ones face Hongyun’s three corps bare-handed, asked with concern,
“Big Brother, why don’t I lend the Qiankun Yiqi Lock to the Three Pure Ones?”
Yuanshi also chimed in,
“Yes! Big Brother, my Pangu Banner and the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler can also be lent to the Three Pure Ones!”
Hearing this, Hongyun felt extremely uneasy. The Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the like, could significantly boost the combat power of even an already-ascended Saint like himself. He regretted giving them to the Three Pure Ones in the first place!
Back then, when the Three Pure Ones came to Jade Capital Mountain to claim these two spiritual treasures, if he hadn’t given them, he could have fought against the combined forces of the Three Pure Ones.
Taishang, upon hearing Tongtian and Yuanshi offer to lend him these three Primordial Innate Treasures, immediately replied,
“No need. I don’t require the spiritual treasures of my second and third brothers to deal with such trash!”
Taishang deliberately spoke loudly and, with an intentional glance towards Hongyun, seemed to ensure Hongyun knew exactly who he was referring to as trash!
Hearing this, Hongyun's face darkened further. Had Taishang become arrogant after achieving Sainthood?
Tongtian and Yuanshi also looked at Taishang in confusion, wondering if Taishang had become arrogant after his ascension. They possessed nine Primordial Innate Treasures in total, more than the three of them combined!
Hongyun's desire to see Taishang's embarrassed expression after his Three Pure Ones were defeated grew. He couldn’t understand Taishang’s confidence. Even for him, acquiring nine Primordial Innate Treasures at once was not easy. Was Taishang foolish?
Hongyun ignored Taishang and issued commands to his three corps.