FVN Chapter 176, Part 3: Now that I have become a saint, I should have one more battle with the Styx Riv
Chapter 176, Part 3: Now that I have become a saint, I should have one more battle with the Styx Riv
Chapter 176 The Three Pure Ones: Now that they have become saints, they should fight the River Styx once more.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Styx." Upon seeing this, Zhunti and Jieyin bowed to Styx in unison.
"You two fellow Daoists have come to my Netherworld, yet you tread upon pure land. What is the meaning of this?"
"Could it be that my Netherworld would defile the bodies of these two saints?" Styx looked at Zhunti before him.
"Guide," he asked.
Upon hearing this, both Zhunti and Jieyin were startled.
However, the Western duo's ability to adapt to changing circumstances was truly remarkable. They exchanged a glance and quickly realized that Styx's actions were not intended to cause trouble, but rather to give them an opportunity.
"To my shame, it is because we have offended our fellow disciples, the Three Pure Ones, that we have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. Fellow Daoist Styx resides in the Netherworld and has accumulated countless great merits. He is a person of unparalleled merit in the primordial world. The place where Fellow Daoist Styx resides is a first-class blessed land in the primordial world."
"We are overjoyed!" Zhunti said, looking at the Styx River.
"Yes, yes, what you say is exactly what I think," Jieyin said, looking at the Styx River.
There was no way around it; the vow they made on Mount Sumeru still bound them. If, like Hongyun, the two Western Shakyamunis had already attained enlightenment while Hongyun was still a quasi-saint, then the vow would naturally be easier to resolve.
Can the cause and effect of an ant be considered cause and effect?
However, the three great supernatural beings who visited Mount Sumeru that day have all become saints now, so they can no longer untangle this cause and effect. However, they also have a solution: if they can't let them leave the West, then they won't leave either. At this moment, the two Western saints didn't even leave Mount Sumeru. Relying on the methods of saints, the two of them directly moved the entire western space to this place.
In this way, they neither broke their promise nor violated the restrictions imposed on them by the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa.
"Hmm, may I ask what brings you two fellow Daoists here?" Styx asked, looking at Zhunti and Jieyin before him.
Meanwhile, in the primordial chaos beyond the heavens, the Three Pure Ones gathered together.
At this moment, the Three Pure Ones, who had already attained sainthood, were not thinking about how to open their temples wider and revitalize their religion, but rather how to defeat the Styx River.
After becoming saints, the karma of the past could not escape the sight of the Three Pure Ones. Moreover, the Three Pure Ones themselves had long had doubts about the establishment of the Heavenly Court. It can be said that now, looking at the karma of the great eons that they could not get rid of, the Three Pure Ones’ hatred for the Styx River had reached an extreme.
Moreover, at this moment, the Three Pure Ones believed that they, having already attained sainthood, were capable of defeating the River Styx.
This is normal; the attainment of sainthood gave the Three Pure Ones unparalleled confidence to defeat the River Styx.
Both Styx and Hongjun knew how Styx attained enlightenment, but others did not.
In the eyes of the Three Pure Ones, or rather, in the eyes of the Six Sages of Heaven, as long as one attains sainthood, one will receive the blessing of the Primordial Heavenly Dao. In this way, no matter what level of cultivation one had before attaining sainthood, one's level and combat power would be roughly the same after attaining sainthood.
In the eyes of the Six Sages of Heaven, it is difficult to distinguish between sages. This is why Lao Tzu, in the original primordial world, defeated Zhunti and Jieyin by fighting two against one, and thus became the head of all sages in the eyes of the people.
This is why, during the Investiture of the Gods, when he fought four opponents in the Tongtian Zhuxian Sword Formation, people felt that although he was defeated, he was still victorious.
It's not that the difference is as vast as an insurmountable chasm; it's difficult to see the difference between two saints. And no matter how powerful a saint is, it's hard to create a gap when facing another saint who also has the blessing of the Primordial Heavenly Dao.
The River Styx is indeed powerful, but so what?
Now everyone is a saint, blessed by the Primordial Heavenly Dao. The difference between them before they became saints is insignificant in the face of the Primordial Heavenly Dao. And there are three saints on their side!
No matter how powerful Styx is, can he still fight three people at the Saint level?
Moreover, Tongtian possesses powerful magical treasures such as the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, along with the Taiji Diagram, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, and the Pangu Banner. He can attack or defend. Even if he cannot kill Styx, who is also a saint, it is more than enough to humiliate him, regain the dignity of the Pangu lineage, and wipe away the shame of the past.
As for the Pangu Banner, Yuanshi, with his saintly cultivation, has now refined many of its restrictions and can make full use of it. Although Yuanshi cannot yet unleash the full power of the Pangu Banner, it is enough, since this time, the Zhuxian Sword Formation is the main focus.
Moreover, Yuanshi could not tolerate demanding retribution from the Styx River even for a day longer.
Furthermore, and more importantly, just like Zhunti and Jieyin came to the Netherworld Blood Sea for the same reason, now that they have attained sainthood, all the saints understand the importance of reincarnation. It can be said that whoever grasps reincarnation can determine the prosperity or decline of various places in the prehistoric world!
Unlike Zhunti and Jieyin, who could still try to cooperate, trade, and negotiate with the Styx River, the best option for the Three Pure Ones was to attack the Styx River. Firstly, to avenge past karmic debts, and secondly, to take the opportunity to insert their influence into the Styx River's Netherworld, to share in the merits and fortune of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and to plan for the future.
Therefore, not long after Zhunti and Jieyin arrived in the Netherworld, the three holy mights also descended upon the Netherworld. On the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Styx sighed softly and vanished the three holy mights that were about to press down on the Netherworld.
Saints may not seem that powerful in the eyes of the Styx River, but to the ghost immortals, the Netherworld race, and the Asura race of the Netherworld, they are unimaginable masters of great power. Even just three holy mights are enough to make many ghost immortals' souls scatter and their Dao hearts be destroyed.
Zhunti and Jieyin, sensing the power of the Three Pure Ones, exchanged a tacit glance.
"Fellow Daoist Zhunti, Fellow Daoist Jieyin." Styx looked at Zhunti and Jieyin before him with polite manners and said with a smile, "I'm afraid I'll have to excuse myself for a moment."
This scene left Zhunti and Jieyin completely baffled. What did it mean?
Is it merely a brief apology?
This is different from what they had anticipated. After all, fighting against the Three Pure Ones alongside the Styx River was one of the key terms of the deal devised by Zhunti and Jieyin.
Although the Three Pure Ones are not to be trifled with, if they could join forces with the Styx River, a three-on-three battle between saints would be a contest with no clear winner.
Moreover—the West is poor. Just think about Styx's methods. If they can't reduce some conditions by opposing the Three Pure Ones, then who knows how much karma they would have to accumulate before Styx would help the West in matters of reincarnation.
"Senior brother, why don't we wait a while, and then help Fellow Daoist Styx when he can't hold on any longer?" Zhunti secretly transmitted his voice to Jieyin.
Now that things have come to this point, they no longer care about avoiding offending the Three Pure Ones.
"Junior brother is absolutely right," Jieyin agreed.