Chapter 45: Laozi Enters Tang Valley, Perfects the Zhou Tian Star Formation

"Senior Brother, this is bad. We don't have the world-opening merit like the Three Pure Ones. The merit of establishing the teaching is not enough for us to become Saints." Seeing that the merit didn't descend for a long time, Zhunti exclaimed.

"Junior Brother, don't worry. This brother has a way." Jieyin Daoist had a bitter face at this time, and his eyes carried helplessness and unwillingness.

"What way?" Zhunti asked.

"It's just that in this way, we will owe a great cause and effect to the Heavenly Dao. I'm afraid we will be busy in the future." Jieyin sighed in a low voice, and the hesitation in his words was very obvious.

"Senior Brother, we can't care so much now. If we two don't become Saints quickly, I'm afraid the West will be even harder to rise in the future. Senior Brother, it's already on the string and has to be fired." Zhunti hurriedly said.

"Sigh!" Jieyin sighed, and then his eyes became firm.

Afterward, he raised his head, and his gaze seemed to pass through layers of space, looking toward the East of the Primordial World.

"Junior Brother, if we want to become Saints, we have to make great vows to the Heavenly Dao, to borrow merit from the Heavenly Dao in advance. This method has many flaws and obstacles, and there will even be deep cause and effect involvement, but this is the only way this brother can think of for now." Jieyin looked at Zhunti.

"Senior Brother, let's start!" Zhunti's expression was firm, his gaze determined.

"Good!" Jieyin nodded.

Afterward, the two began to chant Sanskrit, and the tongue bloomed with lotus flowers: "If I attain supreme Bodhi and achieve correct enlightenment, the Buddha land I reside in will be filled with boundless and inconceivable merit and solemnity. There will be no hell, hungry ghosts, beasts, or crawling creatures... all living beings, as well as those in the Yama realm and the three evil paths, who come to be born in my land and receive my Dharma transformation, will all attain supreme Bodhi."

"When I become a Buddha, from the ground to the void, palaces, towers, ponds, streams, flowers, trees, and all things in the country will be composed of boundless precious incense. The incense will permeate the ten directions of the world. All living beings who smell it will practice the Buddha's path..."

"When I become a Buddha, the Bodhisattvas of other worlds who hear my name will practice the Bodhisattva path, possess the roots of virtue, and if they do not attain the first, second, or third patience, and cannot realize the non-retrogression in the Buddha Dharma, I will not take correct enlightenment."

"When I become a Buddha..."

Just when the Three Pure Ones and others were preparing to watch the two make a fool of themselves, Jieyin and Zhunti actually made forty-eight great vows, borrowing merit from the Heavenly Dao to attain the Dao with vows!

"Boom rumble!"

As the two finished making their forty-eight great vows, the Heavenly Dao responded, descending boundless merit, and the two brothers attained Bodhi and became Saints.

Because the two attained the Dao at the same time, the Saint phenomenon was much greater than the momentum of any one of the Three Pure Ones or Nüwa becoming a Saint. Such a change immediately made the Three Pure Ones' faces look ugly, but they could do nothing about it!

After all, they also relied on their own ability to borrow merit from the Heavenly Dao. Such things might not have been done by the Three Pure Ones and Nüwa even if they had such perseverance.

The living beings of the Primordial World saw this and bowed their heads in unison, calling out Jieyin Saint and Zhunti Saint.

In just a few days, five Saints gathered! This was a rare and lively day since the opening of the Primordial World, after all, being able to witness the birth of so many Saints.

The Primordial land was completely boiling. It was too shocking, too unbelievable, and even many Quasi-Saints were thinking about whether they should also establish a teaching to see if they could become Saints? Just not to mention whether there were so many living beings in the Primordial World for you to educate, even if there were, how much merit could you have? Not to mention that you didn't have the Purple Qi of Hongmeng, which was the key to becoming a Saint.

"The era of Saints has arrived, and the era of great contention has also come." On the coast of the East Sea, Panhuang looked at the group of people who had become Saints and muttered to himself.

"Thirteenth Brother! Should we..."

"Let's wait and see first. With the assistance of the Human Race, our Wu Clan is already invincible." Panhuang looked at Dijiang and the others and said.

"Hmm!" After hearing Panhuang say this, Dijiang and the others nodded.

"Thirteenth Brother, must we do that thing you mentioned before?" At this time, Houtu asked.

"Seventh Sister, it must be done. After all, we don't have the absolute strength to contend with the Heavenly Dao yet." Panhuang pursed his lips.

How could he not want to preserve the Wu Clan? But with Panhuang's current strength and the Wu Clan's current strength, it was simply impossible to preserve the Wu Clan. Now they only had to discard a part to preserve the rest.

After hearing Panhuang's words, Houtu showed a trace of unbearable expression in her eyes. She was the kindest among all the Ancestral Witches. In essence, Houtu hated war, but for the sake of the Wu Clan, she had to fight.

"I want to travel through the Primordial World to see if I can find a way out for our Wu Clan." Just when the group of Ancestral Witches was silent, Houtu suddenly said.

Hearing Houtu say this, Panhuang's brows immediately furrowed. Had the Heavenly Dao's schemes already begun?

However, Panhuang didn't stop Houtu. He knew that the more he stopped it, the more bizarre the subsequent changes would be. It was better to let the situation develop like this. Anyway, he had already paved the way for the Wu Clan.

Now that he had become the spokesperson for the Human Dao, it was only a matter of time. If Houtu became the spokesperson for the Earth Dao, then perhaps the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Human could be realized together. By then, the Heavenly Dao would no longer be the strongest.

On the other side, after Laozi became a Saint, Di Jun sent Baize to lead the Nine Great Demon Sages to find Laozi.

"Baize pays respects to the Saint." After Baize saw Laozi, he hurriedly bowed.

"Hmm." Laozi nodded.

"Saint, the Demon Emperor said that Tang Valley can be your dojo." Baize looked at Laozi and said cautiously.

After hearing this, Laozi pondered for a moment and nodded.

Now Tongtian had already gone to the East Sea and set up his dojo on the East Sea. He should also change his dojo. Let's leave Mount Kunlun to Yuanshi Tianzun.

Soon, Laozi set up his dojo in Tang Valley. After Laozi's dojo was set up in Tang Valley, the fortune of the Demon Race fluctuated, and then it actually increased by a small margin. This was something Di Jun and Taiyi didn't expect.

After handling the matter on Laozi's side, Di Jun and Taiyi began to prepare for the Heavenly Marriage. Now with Laozi's joining, Di Jun's ambition sprouted again.

His plan was to mobilize troops against the Wu Clan immediately after the Heavenly Marriage, defeating the Wu Clan in a crushing manner, and then dominating the Primordial World. The reason Di Jun dared to think this way was all because of Laozi and Nüwa.

"Laozi actually moved into Tang Valley? But this also makes sense. After all, he is now the leader of the Demon Teaching, and Tang Valley is the most suitable place for him. Since that's the case, then Shouyang Mountain will be my dojo in the future." After Panhuang knew that Laozi had moved into Tang Valley, he immediately announced the ownership of Shouyang Mountain.

He did it as soon as he said it. Panhuang soon moved his dojo to Shouyang Mountain, and even the Spiritual Treasure Race re-established a tribe with Shouyang Mountain as the center.

Panhuang even moved the Trial Hall to the foot of Shouyang Mountain, just to give the Human Race a chance to obtain weapon spirits.

When all this was done, Panhuang brought Zhao Gongming and the others back from the Sea of Blood.

Previously, putting them in the Sea of Blood was to let them learn some skills. Now summoning them back was because their strength was already enough.

Zhao Gongming's current strength had reached the early stage of the Da Luo Golden Immortal, the strength of the Three Xiao had also reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal, only one step away from advancing to the Da Luo Golden Immortal. The strength of Yuding and Yunzhongzi had also reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal. It could be said that Panhuang's disciples were quite capable even in front of the Saint's disciples.

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"I have called you back to let you gain experience among the human race. I am preparing to go into seclusion to break through, and during this time, the human race is entrusted to you. You must observe them well, think deeply, and learn diligently. There is much knowledge to be found here; if you can grasp even a fraction of it, it will be a tremendous stroke of fortune for you." Pan Huang looked at Zhao Gongming and the others as he spoke.

"Yes, Master!" Zhao Gongming and the others nodded.

After giving his instructions, Pan Huang returned to the Pangu Hall to go into seclusion.

His purpose for this seclusion was to use merit to stimulate the birth of a primordial spirit. When Houtu transformed into the cycle of reincarnation, the Heavenly Dao merit had forcibly stimulated a primordial spirit within her. Pan Huang believed that the Great Dao merit he had obtained would certainly be able to stimulate a primordial spirit as well.

"Thirteenth Brother, rest assured. We will handle the affairs of the human race and the tribes," Shebishi said to Pan Huang with a smile.

Pan Huang did not know how long this seclusion would take, so he also gave instructions to the Twelve Ancestral Wu. He was afraid that if his seclusion lasted too long, he might miss the final decisive battle between the Wu and Demon races.

Therefore, Pan Huang told Zhu Jiuyin that before he emerged from seclusion, if any friction occurred with the Demon Race, they should endure it as much as possible, and that everything should wait until he came out.

"Thirteenth Brother, don't worry. We can handle the little brats of the Demon Race. You just focus on your seclusion," Zhu Jiuyin said with a smile.

Not long after Pan Huang entered seclusion, news of Di Jun's plan to marry the Taiyin Star spread throughout the Primordial World, and some races that had received invitations began preparing in advance.

"Big Brother, what kind of tricks is the Demon Race up to now?" Gong Gong asked Di Jiang.

"It's nothing more than trying to win over the Taiyin Star to increase the power of that so-called Celestial Star Formation. Even without Thirteenth Brother, we have nothing to fear from them." Zhu Jiuyin said nonchalantly while fiddling with the bone knife in his hand.

"I wonder how Seventh Sister is doing now?" Zhu Rong said.

"Seventh Sister is currently at the Sea of Blood. After she traveled to the Sea of Blood, she stayed there, and recently she has been discussing the Dao with Fellow Daoist Minghe," Ju Mang said.

After Houtu traveled to the Sea of Blood, the Mosquito Daoist had passed news of her whereabouts to the Wu Clan, so the Ancestral Wu were not at all worried about Houtu's safety.

Tang Valley.

At this moment, Di Jun had emerged from seclusion due to the matter of the Celestial Marriage. This was his first time meeting Laozi, meeting Laozi after he had attained sainthood.

"Greetings, Saint!" Di Jun bowed to Laozi.

"Demon Emperor, you are too polite!" Laozi said with a smile.

The reason he was so polite to Di Jun was that Di Jun was the Demon Emperor of the Demon Race. The fortune of the Demon Race and the Wu Clan was very special. Laozi appeared to control the fortune of the Demon Race, but in reality, the fortune of the Demon Race remained in the hands of Di Jun.

If Laozi were to fall out with Di Jun, given Di Jun's status in the Demon Race, he could reclaim the fortune from Laozi at any time. This was something Laozi only discovered after becoming a Saint. As long as Di Jun and Taiyi were not dead, this Demon Sect was effectively a joke.

Of course, only Laozi knew about this for now; perhaps even Di Jun himself did not know, and Laozi would not tell him.

Therefore, Laozi was very polite to Di Jun. Of course, if Di Jun were to die, that would be a different matter. As long as the Demon Race was not destroyed, the Demon Sect would exist, and Laozi's Saint status would remain.

"Saint, I have comprehended a Celestial Star Formation, but this formation still has many flaws. I would like to ask the Saint to help perfect it. What does the Saint think?" Di Jun asked, looking at Laozi.

"Very well!" Laozi nodded.

After receiving Laozi's reply, Di Jun set up the Celestial Star Formation before him. Laozi looked at the formation before him, a flash of surprise appearing in his eyes. This formation was extremely ingenious, and he could see that its power was immense, but as Di Jun had said, it still had many flaws.

Once those defects and flaws were remedied, even a Saint would have to expend considerable effort to break this formation.

"Does the Demon Emperor have any Star Banners?" Laozi asked.

"Saint, please look!" Di Jun hurriedly took out several Star Banners and handed them to Laozi.

"The grade is a bit lacking. At the very least, they need to be of the top-grade acquired spiritual treasure level to unleash the full power of the Celestial Star Formation. I can send a message to my second brother and have him help you refine the Star Banners. As for the flaws in the formation, my third brother is a master of formations. With my third brother and myself, the power of this Celestial Star Formation can be increased by at least two major levels," Laozi said after examining the Star Banners.

"Many thanks, Saint!" Upon hearing Laozi say this, a look of excitement appeared on Di Jun's face.

"Demon Emperor, go and prepare for the Celestial Marriage first. On the day of your wedding, I will use this complete version of the Celestial Star Formation to celebrate for you."

"Hahaha, then I shall wait for the Saint's good news." Di Jun laughed loudly, then left Tang Valley.

After Di Jun left Tang Valley, a trace of killing intent appeared in Laozi's eyes. This was directed at the Wu Clan, the Ancestral Wu, and Pan Huang. He very much wanted Di Jun to die, but he wanted even more to destroy the Wu Clan and the Ancestral Wu.

After receiving the message from Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun agreed without a second thought, because he also loathed the Wu Clan and wanted to eliminate them as quickly as possible. As for Tongtian, it went without saying; he still remembered the matter of taking disciples in the East Sea back then.

When Laozi said he would help the Demon Race perfect the formation, Tongtian arrived at Tang Valley immediately; he was even more proactive than Yuanshi Tianzun.

When he attained sainthood, Tongtian had already harbored thoughts of eliminating Pan Huang and the Wu Clan. Laozi's message happened to coincide with the thoughts in his mind.

The Three Pure Ones gathered together once again. Although there were still many irreconcilable conflicts between them, because of Pan Huang, they temporarily set aside their respective differences; dealing with Pan Huang was their primary task.

If Pan Huang knew that the Three Pure Ones had set aside their conflicts just to deal with him, he would surely sigh—he never expected that he, Pan Huang, would have such great influence.

Just as the Three Pure Ones were perfecting the Celestial Star Formation, a Daoist found Di Jun. Di Jun was very surprised by the visitor; after all, he had no connection with him at all, yet he had come to his Demon Court. What the Daoist said next made Di Jun's eyes widen, filled with excitement.

(End of chapter)