Volume One: The Lich Calamity - 219: Zhenyuanzi Intercepted, Hongyun Meets His End

At the command of Emperor Jun, the demon clan members gathered one after another to pay their respects. Once assembled, Emperor Jun led over a dozen quasi-saint-level demon masters, accompanied by countless Great Dao Golden Immortals, directly toward the location where Hong Yun stood.

By then, the battlefield had reached a critical stalemate.

“Everyone, stop holding back! Otherwise, today there will be no chance to leave this place alive!”

Voices quickly rose from within the great formation.

Suddenly, agonized screams echoed from within the formation. They realized that those cries came from their comrades who had already perished at Hong Yun’s hands. Trapped within a formation specialized in attacking the soul, and with Hong Yun wielding the exquisite innate treasure—the Ninety-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd—there was nothing left of their souls.

As time passed, several early-stage quasi-saints fell.

One after another, they unleashed their ultimate moves.

In an instant, countless divine thunder and sacred flames erupted within the formation’s space, relentlessly assaulting the great formation.

Simultaneously, Emperor Jun and the demon clan forces arrived and launched a fierce attack on the formation.

Countless heavenly fires, condensed from the true flames of the sun, and innate heavy water rained down from above, striking the formation’s protective barriers.

After a prolonged assault, the formation could no longer hold and rapidly disintegrated.

With the formation broken, Hong Yun appeared surrounded by numerous powerful figures.

“Hahaha! Who would have thought that today I, Hong Yun, could trouble you all to mobilize so many forces? Truly an honor! Aren’t you all here for the Primordial Purple Qi? Now that you’re so many, I wonder how you’ll split it among yourselves!”

“Enough talk, Hong Yun! Today is the day you meet your end!”

“If you want my life, let’s see if you have the ability. But I fear that even if you seize this chance at sainthood, you won’t live to enjoy it!”

Hong Yun sneered coldly at the crowd, especially Emperor Jun and the others.

Meanwhile, at Wanshou Mountain’s Five Villages Temple, Zhen Yuanzi was still in seclusion, consolidating his cultivation, when suddenly he opened his eyes.

“Hong Yun, my friend!”

Calculating casually, Zhen Yuanzi murmured to himself.

After a moment of contemplation, he sighed and prepared to go rescue him.

But as Zhen Yuanzi’s figure vanished from the Five Villages Temple, a powerful aura immediately locked onto him.

“Friend Nuwa, what is the meaning of this?”

Zhen Yuanzi’s face darkened with anger as he glared fiercely at Nuwa, who had suddenly appeared to block his path.

“Friend Zhen Yuanzi, I heard you have attained the Mixed-Origin Great Dao Golden Immortal realm and ascended to the revered position of Earth Dao Saint Lord. I wish to test the extent of the difference between us.”

“Friend Nuwa, you must think carefully. By establishing this karmic bond with me now, it will not be so easily resolved in the future!”

Danger flickered in Zhen Yuanzi’s eyes.

But Nuwa showed no emotion and calmly faced him.

“Friend Zhen Yuanzi, please proceed!”

She then led him into the midst of chaos.

Zhen Yuanzi’s eyes flickered uncertainly. After a glance toward the direction where Hong Yun now was, he sighed and swiftly followed.

“Friend Hong Yun, I hope you can survive this calamity.”

Within the chaos, as Zhen Yuanzi appeared, Nuwa produced the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and Nations, along with the Red Embroidered Ball, her battle intent blazing as she stared at Zhen Yuanzi.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi summoned his Earth Whisk from his hand.

“Since Friend Nuwa extends such a courteous invitation, then so be it.”

Holding the Earth Whisk, Zhen Yuanzi bowed respectfully.

“Friend Zhen Yuanzi, are you sure you do not need to use your treasure?”

Nuwa’s eyes blazed with anger, her voice growing colder.

“This whisk is my treasure. If Friend Nuwa cannot overcome even this, what is the point of anything else?”

Zhen Yuanzi replied expressionlessly.

Nuwa could no longer hold back and swiftly hurled the Red Embroidered Ball.

Zhen Yuanzi’s aura surged as he lightly waved the Earth Whisk.

The whisk softly collided with the Red Embroidered Ball, which was sent flying back, nearly striking Nuwa.

Nuwa’s mind shifted, and in the next moment, the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and Nations swiftly shielded her.

Yet even so, as the Red Embroidered Ball struck the map, Nuwa couldn’t help but emit a muffled grunt.

She felt the overwhelming and dense aura of the laws striking her.

The Dao of Creation’s aura instantly collapsed.

“I am not trying to belittle you, but your comprehension of the Dao of Creation is truly superficial. Who gave you the courage to challenge me?”

Zhen Yuanzi swept his sleeve, and suddenly, the piercing laws of Space Dao and Creation Dao burst forth.

Upon sensing the vast Dao of Creation radiating from Zhen Yuanzi, Nuwa’s face turned ashen.

How ironic—he, a cultivator chiefly devoted to the Earth Dao and the Great Earth Way, had a deeper mastery of the Dao of Creation than she, who was naturally inclined to cultivate it.

“Is this the difference between a saint and the Mixed-Origin realm?”

Nuwa murmured, staring intently at Zhen Yuanzi.

But in the next moment, her expression turned cold and resolute.

“Do you think you can so easily shatter my Dao heart? Dream on!”

A potent aura rose from Nuwa as she launched a swift attack toward Zhen Yuanzi.

“This is the great power of a saint, wielding the strength of Heaven’s Dao. It does have its merits in the Primordial Era! Seems comparable to the Earth Dao Saint position.”

As the Earth Dao Saint Lord, Zhen Yuanzi could also draw upon this power, though he looked down on using it.

In the next moment, a heavy aura enveloped Zhen Yuanzi as he pressed down fiercely on Nuwa.

Nuwa nearly broke through her defenses.

“Enough. Since this is all your strength amounts to, I see no need to waste time with you!”

A sharp aura surged from Zhen Yuanzi, forcing Nuwa to retreat far away. Had he not held back, Nuwa might have been in grave danger.

“So, Friend Nuwa, will you still insist on obstructing me?”

“Thank you for holding back, you have won. Please proceed!”

Nuwa’s face was pale; her tone was tinged with helplessness as she spoke.

Though Nuwa knew her soul was now anchored to Heaven’s Dao and as long as Heaven’s Dao endured, she would not truly die, each resurrection came at a price.

Moreover, Zhen Yuanzi had already shown mercy, so there was no need to continue resisting.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi ceased speaking and hastened toward the Primordial Era.

Back on the vast lands of the Primordial Era, the battle between Hong Yun and Emperor Jun’s forces neared its conclusion.

Though the fight had not lasted long, Hong Yun’s true body and his three clones were already exhausted.

Though Emperor Jun’s forces outnumbered him, they were battered and disheveled by the countless soul-scattering red sands unleashed from Hong Yun’s Soul-Scattering Gourd.

Hong Yun had also discerned the link between his three clones and realized that the three treasures were forged by Qing Xuan, using items of the same origin and the Cauldron of Creation.

This allowed him to contend with Emperor Jun and so many others for such a long time.

But Hong Yun’s realization had come too late.

“Hahaha, if you won’t let me live peacefully, then I will make you pay even in death.”

Then, looking toward the direction of the Five Villages Temple, Hong Yun resolutely self-destructed his three clones.