Filled with resentment, the Tongtian Sect Leader brandished the Qingping Sword and charged towards Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun.
The two leaders were naturally not afraid of him, and each of them used their weapons to meet him.
The three religious leaders and saints instantly clashed.
This time, the Tongtian Sect Leader went all out, and with the great formation no longer suppressing the scattered aftershocks of the energy, he was even more desperate.
The three exchanged blows for only a short time, yet the entire primordial world trembled under the impact of the aftershocks.
In an instant, the sky shattered, the earth cracked open, and countless mountains and rivers turned to ashes...
At this time, Zhunti Daoist and Jieyin Daoist also arrived. They originally intended to join forces with Taishang Laojun and Yuanshi Tianzun to gang up on Tongtian Jiaozhu.
However, seeing that heaven and earth were about to be destroyed, they didn't care about anything else and all used their spiritual treasures to stabilize the cracked earth.
At that moment, a Primordial Seed rose from the Heavenly Dao Palace.
"Clang clang clang..."
A series of deep bell tolls rang out, stabilizing the shattered sky, and Mount Buzhou below immediately stopped collapsing.
Suddenly, a scroll of earthly scripture rose in the west, and in its swirling flow of black and yellow, it also settled the heaven and earth surrounding Longevity Mountain.
When the goddess Nuwa saw the earth cracking and the sky about to collapse, she had no choice but to intervene and protect a large area of land.
The powerful cultivators all took action, each protecting a section of land and mountains...
However, the three sage leaders did not stop. Wherever they went, the aftershocks caused turmoil, and the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas were reduced to nothingness.
It seems that as long as they can subdue the other party, they don't care even if the entire prehistoric world is completely destroyed.
Hu Le stood in the void, watching the three fighting from afar, and couldn't help but frown.
This Xuanmen sect is utterly wicked!
How could the Taoist Hongjun not intervene...?
Thinking this, he couldn't help but look towards the chaotic expanse beyond the heavens...
However, at that moment, the sky above the three sages suddenly burst into light, and Hongjun Daoist walked out of the light with an indifferent expression.
"Stop right now!"
Although Hongjun Daoist's voice was not loud, it sounded like thunder in the ears of the three of them.
The three sages were immediately startled, and their original fighting spirit quickly receded like a tide.
The three looked up and saw Hongjun Daoist, and they all understood: this calamity was over...
So they stopped fighting in tacit agreement and flew towards Hongjun Daoist.
In truth, even if they didn't want to stop, they couldn't possibly fight against Hongjun Daoist...
After the three leaders paid their respects to Hongjun Daoist, they escorted him back to the thatched hut of the Chan Sect.
All the immortals and gods hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.
Jieyin and Zhunti also hurried over to greet Hongjun Daoist, and then invited Hongjun Daoist into the thatched hut and sat in the main seat.
Hongjun Daoist nodded slightly to Jieyin Daoist and Zhunti Daoist, "Please take a seat, fellow Daoists."
"Thank you, Dao Ancestor."
The two sages bowed and sat down to watch how Hongjun Daoist would handle the affairs of the Xuanmen.
At that very moment, Hu Le and the Goddess Nuwa arrived one after the other, riding auspicious clouds from beyond the heavens.
Now that this great calamity of the gods is coming to an end, they, as some of the most powerful saints in the primordial world, naturally have to come and witness it.
"Greetings, Dao Ancestor."
"May the Dao Ancestor be well."
After their arrival, the two were led into the thatched hut by the disciples of the Chan Sect, and bowed to Hongjun Daoist.
"Young friends, please don't stand on ceremony, please have a seat."
Hongjun Daoist pointed indifferently to the side.
"Thank you, Dao Ancestor."
After thanking them, the two sat down next to the two Taoist priests.
The four sages sat peacefully to the side, watching how Hongjun Daoist would handle this case.
However, they knew very well that after this battle, no matter how much Hongjun Daoist tried to make amends, the relationship between the Three Pure Ones could never be the same again...
"You three, come forward," Hongjun Daoist called out, and the Three Pure Ones quickly walked up to Hongjun Daoist and stood in front of him.
"This calamity was merely a matter for your disciples. You should have acted in accordance with the will of Heaven. Why did you act rashly and without a name, causing brothers to kill each other? It was bad enough that you almost disrupted the order of Heaven, but you also endangered the entire primordial world and caused widespread suffering. Such a crime is of the highest order!"
Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader said indignantly, "Teacher, this matter is not my fault. First of all, my two senior brothers did not teach their disciples properly, and the disciples did not respect their elders."
That would have been fine, but later my two senior brothers not only ganged up on me, but also brought in outsiders to attack me. They were truly unfilial.
“Tongtian’s disciple, how deceitful are you to say such things? You only say that the two of them deceived you, but why don’t you examine yourself and why you go against the will of Heaven?”
The Zhou replacing the Shang was the will of Heaven, yet you insisted on going against it, which was destined to lead to defeat.
Furthermore, when you signed the Fengshen List, you also promised that disciples of the three religions would be listed based entirely on their methods and opportunities.
"Your disciples from the Jie Sect made it onto the list because your disciples lacked the necessary luck and were destined to be on the Investiture of the Gods list. Don't blame your two elder brothers..."
Although the Tongtian Sect Leader didn't say anything upon hearing this, he was still indignant in his heart.
The teacher is so unfair. My sect was destroyed, yet he didn't stand up for me and instead blamed me.
Could it be that the destruction of this Jie Sect was my own fault?
...
After Hongjun finished scolding Tongtian Jiaozhu, he looked at Taishang Laojun and said, "Eldest disciple, Tongtian is your junior brother. Why can't you, as the elder brother, give him some leeway?"
Since you feel he has done something wrong, you should gently advise him. Why do you have to embarrass him and tarnish his reputation?
Although Laozi did not refute these words, he felt quite helpless.
This Tongtian has never been one to listen to advice.
If I don't completely wake him up, even if I wanted to persuade him, he wouldn't be able to listen...
Hongjun Daoist then said to Yuanshi Tianzun: "Yuanshi disciple, he is the youngest among the three of you, and you are his elder brother. Although you have each established your own great sects, you still come from the same school."
Have you not heard that red flowers, white lotus roots, and green lotus leaves represent the three religions, which were originally one family?
Tongtian made a mistake, and you could have just taught him a lesson to make him understand his error. But why did you invite outsiders to attack him, causing his lineage to decline and his great sect to be destroyed...?
The two "outsiders" mentioned by Hongjun, Jieyin and Zhunti, remained expressionless upon hearing this.
This time they came to attack the Jie Sect and destroyed one of the three major sects of Xuanmen. However, tracing back to the source, Hongjun Daoist cannot blame them either.
After all, it was the Primordial Celestial Venerable who invited them here.
Even Laozi, the senior disciple of the Xuanmen sect, tacitly approved of it.
Hongjun Daoist could only offer empty words.
In any case, they have already reaped the benefits. With so many disciples of the Jie Sect, the Western Sect is poised for great prosperity in the future.
Having already received such a huge benefit, what's wrong with being criticized a bit? It's not like it'll cost us anything.
Therefore, even after being criticized, the two remained calm and didn't take it to heart at all...
Next, Hongjun Daoist gave the Three Pure Ones a few more lectures, treating everyone fairly and not letting anyone off the hook.
Finally, he took out three bright red pills and handed them to the three people respectively.
"You should all take this pill first..."
Upon hearing this, the Three Pure Ones Daoist had no doubts and took the Crimson Pill, intending to swallow it.
"Wait..." Hu Le suddenly spoke up to stop him when he saw this.
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