Chapter 677

This is undoubtedly a conspiracy by those two from the Western Teaching; Ye Qin thought to himself. In the past, those two had always been cautious and never offended Ye Qin or the Sect Master of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning. However, with the Sect Master's departure, their hidden ambitions could no longer be restrained and gradually surfaced.

Zhunti went to Kunlun Mountain to secretly meet with Yuanshi Tianzun, which Ye Qin witnessed. He knew well that although the Honghuang appeared calm on the surface, undercurrents were surging beneath.

But Ye Qin had no time to worry about external affairs now, for there were many disciples in the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning. If those harboring ill intentions were not thoroughly eliminated, they would eventually plot against him.

After another ten years, on this day, Zhao Gongming transmitted the detailed list of traitors via a Dao talisman.

Ye Qin lifted his head from Qiongxiao's leg and sat up. Thirteen years had passed, and he had never managed the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning, so it had now become utterly chaotic!

Once renowned for the gathering of myriad immortals, the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning now had fewer than five thousand people remaining on Penglai Island. Of course, among these five thousand, some traitors still operated in secret, trying to recruit more. Meanwhile, the majority were those with deep affection for the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning; even though it now lacked leadership, they had not left.

Then let us carry out a thorough reckoning today!

Ye Qin stood upon the roof of the Biyou Palace on Penglai Island, hands behind his back, expressionless. He could see all the people below on Penglai Island at a glance, but he did not look; instead, he gazed at the starry sky. Today, he would stain the Honghuang with blood!

Hum! With a wave of his hand, the Four Swords of Zhuoxian flew out, and the diagram of the Zhuoxian Sword Formation appeared above his head. In an instant, the entire Penglai Island was surrounded by the Four Swords of Zhuoxian. Ye Qin waved his hand, and the Zhuoxian Sword Formation activated!

In an instant, killing intent filled Penglai Island! Piercing killing intent permeated everywhere, endless killing intent making those with ill intentions tremble. Yet they dared not act rashly, foolishly hoping to escape by luck.

Ye Qin took out a Dao talisman and began reading the names written by Zhao Gongming: "Huaxian, who defected to the Western Teaching five years ago, returned to Penglai Island in less than half a year, and during those five years lured twenty disciples of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning to leave; now sentenced to death!"

Ye Qin's words spread to every corner of Penglai Island, letting everyone know Huaxian's crimes. Immediately, the loyal followers of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning roared: "Kill her! Kill her!"

Hum! A sword energy precisely ended Huaxian's life!

"Chang'e Dingguang Xian, one of the named disciples of the Sect Master of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning, was the first to defect to the Western Teaching. In these past ten or more years, he led away over a thousand disciples of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning."

"Although he is not on Penglai Island, no matter where he is, I will pursue him to the end!"

"Undoubtedly must be killed! Undoubtedly must be killed!"

……

Ye Qin recited a string of names in succession; each name and its crimes exposed, the person would swiftly perish under the Zhuoxian Sword Formation!

Ye Qin spent an entire day, executing over two thousand traitors. Now, fewer than three thousand disciples of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning remained on Penglai Island.

"You must cultivate well; these past ten or more years, you have suffered hardship." Ye Qin put away the Zhuoxian Sword Formation and said lightly.

"We earnestly request the Eldest Brother to execute all traitors!"

"We earnestly request the Eldest Brother to execute all traitors!"

……

"We earnestly request the Eldest Brother to execute all traitors!"

Seeing these disciples of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning endlessly repeating, Ye Qin smiled: "Rest assured, as long as one is a traitor, no matter where he flees, I will surely behead him. You guard Penglai Island well; this is the foundation of my Teaching of the Primordial Beginning. I will go and return shortly."

After speaking, Ye Qin vanished from the roof of the Biyou Palace and appeared directly at the foot of Mount Sumeru in the Western Teaching.

He gazed up at the towering Mount Sumeru piercing the clouds and said coldly: "Hand over Chang'e Dingguang Xian and the others; I will give you two some face."

However, no one responded.

Seeing this, Ye Qin coldly snorted: "No tears until seeing the coffin!"

"Daoist friend, why have you come to my Western Teaching with such killing intent?" Seeing Ye Qin truly about to act, Zhunti flew out from Mount Sumeru.

Ye Qin remained silent; the four swords flew out directly.

"Daoist friend, such strength will likely bring loss, for you should know that excessive rigidity leads to breaking."

"Last chance: hand over Chang'e Dingguang Xian and the other traitors of the Teaching of the Primordial Beginning; otherwise, in the future, Mount Sumeru will cease to exist in the Honghuang!"

Zhunti's expression changed; he looked gloomily at Ye Qin: "Chang'e Dingguang Xian has already taken refuge in my Western Teaching and is now a Buddha of my Western Teaching. I hope you, Daoist friend, will return, for after all, our two teachings' waters do not invade each other's rivers."

Ye Qin said no more, directly producing the diagram of the Zhuoxian Formation! In an instant, the entire Mount Sumeru was trapped by the Zhuoxian Sword Formation!

"Destroy!" Ye Qin murmured softly; the Zhuoxian Sword Formation's killing intent crisscrossed, directly cutting off three zhang of Mount Sumeru's height!

"Ye Qin, you brat! Don't go too far!" Instantly, a seven-colored light flashed within the Zhuoxian Sword Formation—it was the Seven Treasure Wondrous Tree attempting to break the Zhuoxian Sword Formation! Yet, the Seven Treasure Wondrous Tree, famed for brushing away anything, lost its effect before the Zhuoxian Sword Formation!

Ye Qin coldly laughed, no longer holding back; the Zhuoxian Sword Formation operated at full power, sword intents containing the law of destruction and astonishing killing intent raging within the formation, attacking indiscriminately!

"Ah!"

"I don't want to die!"

"Save me!"

"You said I would be protected if I defected to the Western Teaching—why don't you keep your word?!"

One after another, lives fell beneath the sword intent; soon, only Zhunti, Zhunti, and the original personnel of the Western Teaching they protected remained within the Zhuoxian Sword Formation.

But Ye Qin still did not relent; he had already given these two men a chance, and they themselves did not cherish it! So, let him not be blamed for utterly exterminating the Western Teaching of Zhunti and Zhunti!

"Ye Qin, the Western Teaching is a sect recognized by the Patriarch—do you intend to slaughter all of the Western Teaching?!" At this moment, Yuanshi Tianzun arrived, shouting loudly at Ye Qin.

Ye Qin furrowed his brows; he knew the situation was irredeemable, for Laozi had also arrived. Although Laozi spoke no words, the Four Sages gathered, and the threat of the Zhuoxian Sword Formation was already gone.

Yet, how could he just leave like that?

He transformed into three heads and six arms, took out the Chaos Bell and the God-Slaying Spear, and struck Zhunti and Zhunti each once within the formation. Instantly, Zhunti and Zhunti were struck down to the ground. Zhunti's head bore the mark of the Chaos Bell, while Zhunti's chest was pierced by the God-Slaying Spear!

"A minor punishment, to let you two know that my Teaching of the Primordial Beginning is not to be bullied!"

After speaking, Ye Qin put away the Four Swords of Zhuoxian, turned his head to glance at Yuanshi Tianzun, a flicker of killing intent in his eyes.

Immediately, he paid no heed to the arriving Yuanshi Tianzun and Laozi, took a single step, crossed an endless distance, and returned to the summit of Penglai Island.

Zhunti and Zhunti slowly rose to their feet, gazing at the nearly destroyed Western Teaching palace, each touching their wounds, eyes flashing with resentment. Yuanshi Tianzun was also burning with anger; he turned to Laozi and said angrily: "Laozi, my senior brother, look at that Ye Qin—utterly arrogant, daring to show killing intent toward me in front of us all!"

"Exactly, Laozi, my Daoist friend, this fellow Ye Qin is truly too arrogant. If we were eliminated, the Four Sages could not gather, and his next target would very likely be you, Laozi, my Daoist friend." Zhunti hurriedly echoed Yuanshi, trying to win over Laozi to join them, so that once the Four Sages re-allied, they would no longer fear Ye Qin's Zhuoxian Sword Formation.

Ye Qin's performance was truly too overwhelming; these two sages were actually trapped within the Zhuoxian Sword Formation, unable to fight back.

At the critical moment, they could only do their best to protect their disciples below, silently awaiting rescue. Fortunately, Yuanshi and Laozi arrived in time; otherwise, these two master brothers might have suffered even worse injuries.

Having learned from loss, how could the recently escaped Zhunti and Zhunti easily let Laozi leave?

Yuanshi Tianzun anxiously said: "Senior brother, you saw last time Ye Qin dared to strike me; this time it fell to Zhunti and Zhunti; next time, who will it be? Laozi, my senior brother, are you not worried at all?"

Laozi's face remained calm, but his mind had already made calculations. He was now a "rare commodity," with all these people vying for his support; naturally, he would seek sufficient benefits from them, such as leadership in the alliance of the Four Sages.

"Senior brother, won't you say a word?" Yuanshi Tianzun was so anxious he paced in circles; his grudge with Ye Qin was deepest, and if Laozi did not soon state his position, he might at any moment face Ye Qin's threat. Although as a Heavenly Dao Sage he would not truly die, if he were severely wounded by Ye Qin, where would his dignity be?

"Then let it be: as long as senior brother agrees, we will all follow you." Zhunti and Zhunti exchanged glances, helplessly nodding. They too had been frightened by Ye Qin's strength; the possessor of the Zhuoxian Sword Formation, Ye Qin, was truly too terrifying.

Old Master finally nodded—he could not stand by and watch the other three saints be humiliated by Ye Qin. After all, if Ye Qin could humiliate them today, he might turn on him tomorrow. He would rather assume the worst of others than suffer malice himself.

The four saints briefly formed an alliance, agreeing that if one faced trouble, all eight directions would come to its aid. If Ye Qin dared to act against any one of them, the four saints would together ascend to Penglai Island and demand an explanation!

Yuanshi Tianzun finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the impending deadly humiliation had at last receded. Tongtian and Jieyin also exhaled in relief, but the two exchanged a glance, each harboring private calculations.

At this moment, Ye Qin had already returned to Penglai Island. The immortals of Penglai Island saw his return and instantly cheered and leapt with joy. The entire island buzzed with excitement—everyone was cheering, fervently watching Ye Qin.

Ye Qin merely nodded faintly, "All of you, go back!" Having said that, his figure vanished from the roof of Biyou Palace. But the cheering did not stop—Jie Sect disciples continued celebrating, and even Duobao Daoist, who had been in seclusion refining artifacts, rushed out.

Returning to his cave dwelling, the Three Purities blushed as they gazed at him, their eyes filled with excitement. Ye Qin's disciple Ruo Nan stood before the Three Purities, equally excited, occasionally tapping her little feet.

"Master, when I grow up, I want to be just like you!" Ye Qin smiled, crouched down, and flicked Ruo Nan's nose. "Just like me in what way?"

"Just like you, guarding Penglai Island!" The little girl's eyes flashed with fervent light, showing unwavering determination.

Ye Qin stroked her head, "Good, Master will wait for you to grow up, wait for you to come guard Penglai Island." Having said that, he turned his head toward the Three Purities, "Let's go back."

The Three Purities nodded. However, just as Ye Qin had taken two or three steps, his expression suddenly changed—he swiftly turned his head toward the direction of Chaoge City!

At this moment, King Zhou of Shang was burning incense in Nüwa's Palace and had composed a lewd poem. When Ye Qin looked, he happened to see King Zhou Di Xin put down his brush—the lewd poem lay plainly before him!

Ye Qin's heart sank—he knew things were dire. Indeed, as the palace attendant recited the poem, Nüwa's face in the Thirty-Three Heavens beyond suddenly changed, and a surge of angry aura stirred the Honghuang world into wind and storm!

Ye Qin silently cursed, "Damn it," not bothering to return to his cave dwelling, he turned and flew straight toward the Thirty-Three Heavens beyond. This is the origin of the Fengshen Catastrophe, and also the Western Sect's conspiracy!

Ye Qin never expected that, having just dealt with those two from the Western Sect, they would dare to begin scheming immediately! Ye Qin's eyes burned with fury as he rushed straight to the Huanghuang Palace beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens. At this moment, Nüwa had already summoned Shi Ji and Daji and other demons!

Seeing this, Ye Qin could not help but sigh inwardly—Nüwa was indeed no pushover, already beginning preparations to deal with King Zhou Di Xin of Shang.

"Your Majesty Nüwa, this is…" Ye Qin arrived uninvited, feigning ignorance as he asked.

"You came just in time—this is the person you swore to protect? Look what he's done!" Nüwa's fury blazed as she directly displayed the image of Di Xin's poem to Ye Qin.

At this moment, Ye Qin could not possibly explain. Jieyin's subtle maneuver had been so concealed that neither Nüwa nor he had noticed it. But Ye Qin possessed memories from his past life—he knew Di Xin's poem angering Nüwa was precisely Jieyin's secret meddling!

This matter truly admits no defense—Ye Qin knew in his heart he had no solid evidence to prove his innocence. Faced with Nüwa's great wrath, he could only silently swallow this dumb loss, yet he felt unwilling!

If even the origin of the Fengshen Catastrophe cannot be resolved, how then can he, Ye Qin, change the fate of Jie Sect disciples in this great catastrophe? He gazed at Nüwa and spoke slowly: "There must be something suspicious here."

"Suspicious? Hmph—evidence? Produce your evidence and let me see it!" Nüwa snorted repeatedly, the fury in her eyes nearly bursting forth.

Evidence? Ye Qin gave a bitter smile. If he could produce evidence, he would not now be standing in the Huanghuang Palace—he would likely have already charged up Mount Sumeru. But as for things unknowable in advance, he could not possibly speak of them.

Then it comes down to force! A flash of resolve passed through Ye Qin's eyes—he waved his hand, and Shi Ji, Daji, and the other demons were gathered in. He looked at Nüwa and said in a deep voice: "I have offended you!"

The words had not yet faded when the Zhuxian Four Swords and the Zhuxian Sword Diagram already encircled the entire Huanghuang Palace! Ye Qin's form flickered as he personally entered the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

"Indeed, you are the mastermind behind the scenes!" Nüwa raged uncontrollably, the red embroidered ball in her hand suddenly appearing.

"I said it wasn't me—you don't believe me, so I can only resort to this." Ye Qin said, for the first time not relying on the Zhuxian Sword Formation, fully displaying his own strength. Instantly, the saintly pressure within the Zhuxian Sword Formation permeated, filling the entire space.

Nüwa's gaze narrowed, she said doubtfully: "You are not a saint, but this aura…?"

She wondered how Ye Qin had achieved this. Ye Qin said in a deep voice: "The Fengshen Catastrophe is about to begin, the four saints have already allied, I cannot let you also be drawn over to their side."

"You have already pushed me toward them—I was originally neutral!" Nüwa regained her composure, speaking word by word:

"Then so be it!" As Ye Qin's words fell, the Hunyuan Bell appeared above his head, protecting his fleshly body, while the Slaughter God Spear also appeared in his hand—one offense, one defense, ready. (End of Chapter)