Chapter 1081: The Desperate Chiyou

Facing Yin Qi, Jieyin Daoren was very straightforward, without any concealment.

Because he knew that since he had already chosen to bow his head, he should do so decisively.

Show full sincerity to gain Yin Qi's trust.

Now, they had no way out.

After Jieyin Daoren finished speaking, Zhunti Daoren took out the 12th-Grade Merit Golden Lotus and said, "Great King, this 12th-Grade Merit Golden Lotus is the treasure that suppresses our Buddhism; today, I specially offer it to the Great King."

"Good!"

Looking at the 12th-Grade Merit Golden Lotus, and then looking at Jieyin and Zhunti Daoren, Yin Qi nodded only after a long while.

He beckoned with his hand and took the 12th-Grade Merit Golden Lotus into his hand.

"Two fellow Daoists, you are also Saints; saying 'submit' is going too far."

Yin Qi thought for a moment and said, "My Great Shang does not forbid orthodoxy; as long as it does not violate the laws of my Great Shang, anyone can freely preach, and of course, that includes Buddhism."

"Many thanks, Great King."

Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren were both secretly grateful, because Yin Qi had left them some face.

They sighed inwardly.

As fellow Saints, their breadth of mind was far inferior to Yin Qi's.

If they were in his shoes, they believed they could not have done it.

Perhaps this was the reason why Yin Qi was able to unify the Primordial World and defeat them all.

……

Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren left in high spirits.

They went directly to Lingshan, rebuilt Buddhism atop Lingshan, and simultaneously announced to the Primordial World: "I, Jieyin (Zhunti), have rebuilt Buddhism at Lingshan in the Primordial West. From now on, Buddhism is willing to submit under the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty; hereby announced."

Yin Qi left them face, so they naturally had to give Yin Qi enough face as well.

In any case, even if they did not announce it, the living beings of the Primordial World could guess that they had submitted to Yin Qi; otherwise, it would be impossible for them to return to the Primordial Continent.

Since that was the case, it was better to state it clearly.

Submitting to the strong is not shameful.

Boom!

Once the announcement was made, the Primordial World was in an uproar.

"Heavens, have Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren submitted to Di Qi?"

"Hahaha, the Great King is mighty."

"The so-called 'those who know the times are heroes'; even Laozi, who condensed the Pangu Primordial Spirit, was forced by the Great King to the point of having to self-detonate, let alone Jieyin and Zhunti Daoren. Surrender is their only choice."

"Tsk tsk, the Western Two Sages are indeed calculating. Now that the Three Pure Ones are dead, Nuwa and Houtu do not establish sects, and the other various Saints are all high-ranking officials of Great Shang, who also do not establish sects. The other Quasi-Saints are basically all dead; who will compete with Buddhism in the future?"

"The Great King is already on par with the Dao Ancestor!"

……

The internet was buzzing with discussion.

Yin Qi, meanwhile, was deep in thought.

He still had three strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi in his hand; who should he give them to?

At the very beginning, he wanted to give them to Shang Rong, Wen Zhong, and Bi Qian, because they were the three giants of the Imperial Court, held high positions and great power, and were also loyal to him.

If they all became Saints, then even without him, the Great Shang would be as solid as a rock.

Let alone a thousand autumns and ten thousand generations, even ten thousand times ten thousand generations would be no problem.

It was just that the cultivation of the three was still at the Great Luo Peak, not even Quasi-Saints.

Not to mention being limited by aptitude, whether they could cultivate to the Quasi-Saint Peak in the future was one thing, and even if he could nurture them into Peak Quasi-Saints, they might not necessarily be able to refine the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Hongyun back then, didn't he fail to refine it?

Zhang Shaokang, Yao Chen, and Yuan Hong were indeed Quasi-Saints, but only at the Quasi-Saint Initial Stage.

Except for Yuan Hong, the aptitudes of Zhang Shaokang and Yao Chen were no better than those of Wen Zhong and the others.

As for Huanggu Laozu.

He wasn't even considered a direct descendant, so naturally, he could forget about the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Counting it down like this, Yin Qi suddenly discovered that the Great Shang only had four Quasi-Saints, yet there were twelve Saints.

This was a serious inversion in the number of Saints, or rather, there was a gap in the Quasi-Saints.

Even if he wanted to bestow them, he couldn't find suitable candidates.

Chen Nan, Chen Zhan, Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and others did not have poor aptitude and had the potential to achieve Peak Quasi-Saint; it was estimated that there was a high probability they could also refine the Hongmeng Purple Qi to become Saints. But the key was that they were also only at the Quasi-Saint Initial Stage.

To achieve Peak Quasi-Saint, it would take at least another two to three million years.

At the same time, Yin Qi did not want them to become Saints through the Hongmeng Purple Qi, as this would limit their own potential; he still wanted to take them all into the Return Ruins to seek opportunities.

"Forget it, I'll just keep the Hongmeng Purple Qi for now."

Yin Qi felt helpless.

Putting the matter of the Hongmeng Purple Qi aside for the moment, he began to think about entering the Return Ruins.

The Three Pure Ones were dead, and the Western Two Sages had surrendered.

The only one left to worry about was Houtu.

However, Yin Qi was prepared to leave the Immortal Court in the Primordial World, which would be enough to deal with Houtu.

"Should I quietly spread the method of entering the Return Ruins to lure Houtu inside?"

Check every word and every line carefully!

"And there are also Jieyin and Zhunti."

Although Jieyin and Zhunti had expressed their submission, they were ultimately a hidden danger.

It would be better to lure them all inside.

In this way, with no Saints in the Primordial World, the Immortal Court can suppress the Primordial World.

Thinking of this, he instructed the Immortal Spirit: "Immortal Spirit, first secretly hype up the matter of the Return Ruins, and when the time is ripe, quietly spread the method for entering the Return Ruins. Hmm, only those at the Quasi-Saint level or above will be able to enter."

Although there are great opportunities in the Return Ruins, they are also accompanied by great risks.

If things go wrong, one will be trapped inside for eternity.

He only wants to lure Houtu and the Western Two Sages inside; he does not want everyone in the Primordial World to run in.

The Immortal Spirit replied: "Yes, Master."

"In addition, send a message to Ye Fan, Pang Bo, the Ruthless Empress, Wu Shi... Chen Nan, Chen Zhan, Dugu Baitian, and the others, telling them to come to Zichen Hall in three days."

Yin Qi said again.

This time entering the Return Ruins, he intends to bring them along.

Except for Nuwa, Changxi, Longji, and the five brothers of Yin Yu, Yin Qi does not intend to bring his other consorts and children inside; after all, he cannot act as their nanny and protect them at all times.

But without his protection, entering the Return Ruins is too dangerous.

In any case, if he attains the Great Dao, his consorts and children will naturally be able to 'when one man attains the Dao, his chickens and dogs ascend to Heaven'.

Nuwa and the others are Saints, so they should have no worries about self-preservation.

"Yes, Master."

"Also, these three strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi, I will leave them in your care for now. If I enter the Return Ruins and cannot come out for a long time, you shall choose suitable candidates for these three strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi."

Chaos Beyond the Heavens.

Chiyou cautiously approached the Primordial World, but he did not dare to cross the World Membrane to enter the Primordial World; he could only sneakily stick close to the World Membrane and use a Secret Technique to listen to the Primordial World.

Coming from the depths of Chaos, he had traveled at full speed for five years along the way.

Half a day later.

Chiyou's eyes were filled with horror, and his whole body was trembling.

By listening to the Primordial World, he finally learned the truth about the great explosion.

It turned out that Laozi had self-detonated!

The key was that when he self-detonated, Laozi had already devoured Yuanshi and Tongtian and condensed the Pangu Primordial Spirit, yet he was still forced by Di Qi to directly self-detonate everything he had, including the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Immortal Execution Sword.

From this, one can see how desperate Laozi was when facing Di Qi!

Di Qi.

What kind of cultivation level is he exactly?

Chiyou was terrified to the point of despair, and he also felt a sense of hopelessness.

The self-detonation of the Pangu Primordial Spirit plus the Immortal Execution Sword did not even injure Di Qi in the slightest; the opponent's cultivation level is likely approaching, or perhaps already on par with, Hongjun Daozu.

"Leave!"

"Must hurry back to tell them immediately to head to the Return Ruins."

"The Three Pure Ones have fallen, the Western Two Sages have surrendered, and the Ancestral Witch Houtu has been grounded; next, Di Qi will definitely focus on us to completely clear away all unstable factors."

(End of this chapter)