Primordial: From a grain of soil to the ancestor of all paths

The proud Yuan Shi still harbored resentment over his past defeat at the hands of the Styx River.

He just hasn't found a good opportunity to get revenge!

Upon arriving in the underworld, Yuanshi's resentment intensified when he heard the gods discussing his defeat at the hands of the Styx River.

If Jieyin and Zhunti could defeat Styx, Yuanshi's mood would be somewhat better.

But he did not expect that Jieyin Zhunti, even in a two-on-one situation, could not suppress the Styx River, and could not even force out the latter's Blood God clone and the "Blood God Formation".
In Yuanshi's eyes, Jieyin and Zhunti were simply two useless people, unworthy of the name of Heavenly Saints!
“The cultivation aptitude of Jieyin and Zhunti is only at the level of ordinary top-tier saints. The Heavenly Dao Laws they cultivate are not as good as the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws cultivated by Styx. I am not surprised by their performance.” Hongyuan, who was next to Yuanshi, shook his head slightly and said, “In addition, you underestimate Jieyin and Zhunti and Buddhism!”

"They won't fail so easily!"

"Hmph!" Yuan Shi snorted lightly, "Then I'd like to see what other tricks these two good-for-nothings can pull off?"

Even so, he must still hope that Jieyin and Zhunti can defeat the Styx River and indirectly avenge him.

"The Styx River is so powerful that it can fight two opponents at once and still hold its own?"

"The Styx River hasn't even used its true abilities yet—the Blood God Avatar and the 'Blood God Grand Formation'!"

"Is this the power of a true sage?"

“Under normal circumstances, since the Heavenly Way is stronger than the Earthly Way, the Heavenly Way Sage should be stronger than the Earthly Way Sage.”

"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao replaced the three thousand Great Dao Laws in the primordial world with three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws, and the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws are inferior to the three thousand Great Dao Laws!"

"Therefore, Jieyin and Zhunti, who cultivate the three thousand Heavenly Dao Laws, are naturally inferior to Styx, who cultivates the three thousand Great Dao Laws!"

"In other words, on the surface, it seems that the two Heavenly Dao Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, are somewhat inferior to the Earthly Dao Saint, Styx. But in reality, the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao Laws are not as good as the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws!"

"Unless the two Western Saints have even stronger methods, victory in this battle will belong to the Styx!"

"..."

The ancient gods, observing the battle between Jieyin and Zhunti and the Styx River, also formed their own judgments.

Clearly, most of the saints among them did not have a high opinion of Jieyin and Zhunti!
"I never imagined that the Styx River possessed such formidable power?"

"Even without using the Blood God Avatar and the 'Blood God Grand Formation,' he can still fight the two Western Saints to a standstill!"

"In that case, we have no choice but to return to the battlefield!"

"That's right, this time we must let the entire prehistoric world witness the power of Buddhism!"

"..."

Amitabha Buddha and Bodhi Patriarch watched the battle between Jieyin and Zhunti and the Styx River with solemn expressions.

After quickly regaining their senses, they ordered their Buddhist disciples to set up the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation" again and re-enter the battlefield within a million miles!
The reason they came out just now was because the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation" had just been broken and they couldn't immediately rearrange the formation.

Now that they have gradually recovered, they can naturally regroup and rejoin the battlefield!

The center of the battlefield!

“Before Amitabha and the others come in, we might still be able to try that move…” Zhunti said meaningfully.

“Alright, although we are not yet proficient enough, only by using it in actual combat can we see more clearly the various problems with this move!” Jieyin nodded in agreement.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The next moment, Jieyin and Zhunti both unleashed even more powerful auras, and their various methods became even more ruthless!
"Oh?"

"So that's how it is. You used the same move as Fellow Daoist Taichu!"

Styx instantly realized that the reason why Jieyin and Zhunti were able to unleash such powerful energy was because they had learned the method used by the Primordial Era to amplify the power of a certain Great Dao Law using other Great Dao Laws.

The difference lies in the fact that Taichu controls the laws of the Great Dao, while Jieyin and Zhunti control the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, the power of this similar method used by Jieyin and Zhunti is far less than that used by Taichu!

Even so, this has brought Jieyin and Zhunti, who were originally somewhat behind Taiqing and Yuanshi in strength, closer and closer to the former two in terms of combat power!

This also put Styx in a disadvantageous position!
"But do you think you're the only ones who know this kind of move?"

Just then, a glint flashed in Styx's eyes, and his bloodthirsty aura surged violently. His own combat power directly surpassed that of Jieyin and Zhunti, reaching the same Saint Realm limit level as Yuanshi and Taiqing!
This means that unless Styx faces the power of a true Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) or multiple Saints at the limit level, he is invincible from the start!

"what?"

"How could this be?"

Upon seeing this, both Jieyin and Zhunti's expressions changed.

They had considered that the Styx River could also use other Great Dao Laws to amplify the power of a certain Great Dao Law, and that this would be even more powerful than their methods of using other Heavenly Dao Laws to amplify the power of a certain Heavenly Dao Law.

After all, Styx had heard the Primordial Lord preach, and the laws of the Great Dao are naturally superior to the laws of Heaven!
However, Jieyin and Zhunti did not expect that after Styx used such a method, his combat power would increase so much.

It even allowed the latter's power to directly reach the limit of the Saint Realm!
"Fortunately, we have other methods!"

"Hmph, the winner of this battle hasn't really been decided yet!"

After quickly realizing what was happening, Jieyin and Zhunti remained solemn, but they did not give up hope!
"The Great Array of Ten Thousand Buddhas, activate!"

"Let's turn this tide!"

Just then, Amitabha Buddha and Bodhi Patriarch, along with a group of Buddhist disciples, joined the battle.

Not only that, they also divided the power of the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation" they had set up into two halves and blessed Jieyin and Zhunti respectively!
"boom!"

"Long!"

Jieyin Zhunti, who was only a hair's breadth away from the limit of the Saint Realm, actually unleashed an even more powerful aura under the blessing of the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation", reaching the same combat power as Styx at present!
More importantly, there are two Jieyin and Zhunti, but only one Minghe!
"mean!"

"The Underworld only dispatched one Earthly Saint from the Styx River!"

"Buddhism not only mobilized two Heavenly Dao Saints, but also involved Buddhist disciples again, and even used a Primordial Chaos-level formation to temporarily bring Jieyin and Zhunti to the limit of the Saint realm?"

"Unless Styx can unleash the true power of a Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) or find a way to gain another companion of equal strength, how can he possibly defeat Jieyin and Zhunti?"

"Shameless! Utterly shameless!"

"..." The expressions of all the gods of the primordial world changed. In their eyes, unless something unexpected happened, Styx basically had no chance of winning.

Even if he were to use his Blood God clone and the "Blood God Formation," he could not possibly amplify his strength to a level comparable to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal (Dao Integration) realm.

He is currently the only Earthly Saint in the Underworld!
In this situation, Jieyin and Zhunti could completely overcome the Styx River by virtue of their numerical advantage!

Even though the two Western saints won using this method, many saints still felt quite ashamed of it!
“That’s too much!”

"Isn't this bullying an honest person?"

"Damn it! If my Underworld didn't only have the Styx Master as a Saint of the Underworld, how could things have turned out like this?"

"Hmph, it's just the 'Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation,' do you think my Underworld can't create a 'Ten Thousand Ghosts Formation'?"

"It's no use. The gap between the Hunyuan (Saint) Realm and the Hunyuan Taiji (Dao Integration) Realm is too great. Even if we set up a Hunyuan-level formation to empower the Styx Master, just like Buddhism does, we still won't be able to raise his power to the true Hunyuan Taiji (Dao Integration) Realm!"

"Then the two Western Saints will still be able to defeat the Styx Master by virtue of their numerical advantage!"

"This won't work, that won't work, could it be that the Lord of the Styx is really going to lose this time?"

"..."

The beings in the underworld are extremely unwilling!
"Ah!"

"A bunch of idiots!"

"As long as we can win, what does it matter if it's despicable or not?"

"If anyone's to blame, it's the fact that the Underworld only has one Earthly Saint, Styx!"

In contrast, Yuanshi sneered, in high spirits!

“Yuanshi, you’re too attached to appearances!” However, Hongyuan, who was standing next to him, shook his head and said, “Your hatred for Styx and Taichu has blinded you.”

"You can't even see something this simple?"

"Jieyin and Zhunti... no, Buddhism, they have already lost!"

"What?" Yuanshi's expression changed, he was very puzzled: "Jieyin and Zhunti have already temporarily possessed the power of the Saint Realm limit, while Styx only has one."

"They have a numerical advantage, how could they possibly lose?"

"Alas!" At this moment, Taiqing sighed and appeared in front of Yuanshi, his gaze deep, "I did not expect that you, my second brother, have become so short-sighted."

"After this, you need to temper your mind and not let hatred cloud your judgment again!"

"Now, look carefully and think carefully, is it really true that Jieyin and Zhunti have won this time?"

As he spoke, Taiqing released his own Dao of Non-Action and merged it into Yuanshi's body.

The latter felt a sudden clarity in his mind and heart, and the "fog" that had obscured his vision and thoughts under the influence of hatred dissipated.

"Yes... Jieyin and Zhunti lost!" However, after his mind cleared, the truth he saw made Yuanshi's smile somewhat bitter.

That's right, Jieyin and Zhunti lost because they broke the rules!

Why was it Styx who fought against Jieyin and Zhunti?
It's nothing more than the underworld wanting a battle between saints!

However, Jieyin and Zhunti instructed their Buddhist disciples to set up the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation," which granted them even greater power.

This violates the rule of "saints fighting against saints"!

If Jieyin and Zhunti can break the rules, why can't the underworld do the same?

Don't be fooled by the fact that there is only one Daoist Saint, Styx, in the Underworld. There are also the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation" they set up!
Houtu is also fully capable of creating a clone that reaches the limit of the Saint Realm!
Furthermore, even the human and demon races, the Jie Sect, and Buddhism can have the "Ten Thousand Immortals Formation," so why doesn't the Underworld have one?
In addition to the Fengdu Emperor, the Five Ghost Emperors, the Ten Kings of Hell, and countless Yin soldiers and ghost generals, they are fully capable of creating one, two, or even more beings at the limit level of the Saint Realm!
At that time, the underworld will have the numerical advantage!

“Jieyin and Zhunti, and the entire Buddhist faith, have become attached to appearances!” On the other side, Tianyan also shook his head and sighed, “The obsessions that are flourishing in the West have blinded them and blurred their judgment!”

"They simply didn't realize that from the very beginning, Buddhism would never be a match for the underworld!"

"What Houtu and the others, and all of us, have always feared is simply the possible fate of Hongjun!"

"The reason why the Underworld used the Eleven Ancestral Witches to fight against the disciples of the Western Sect, the 'Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation' to fight against the 'Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation,' and the Styx River to fight against the Two Sages of the West... is simply to prove that, at the same level, the Underworld is not inferior to others!"

"This also proves that they don't care about the fact that Ksitigarbha made a great vow. What they care about is that since the West dares to meddle in the power of the underworld, they must pay the corresponding price!"

"However, in order to win, Jieyin and Zhunti used 'external forces' in this contest between sages!"

"In that case, the Underworld also doesn't need to rely solely on the restrictions imposed by saints, thus enabling it to completely crush Buddhism with absolute power!"

In short, if Jieyin and Zhunti only used their own power, they might still have a chance to defeat the Styx River.

But since they have chosen to receive the blessing from the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation", they will undoubtedly lose when faced with the underworld's possible "disregard for rules"!

Tragically, Yuanshi realized what was happening with the help of Taiqing.

Tianyan understood the situation the instant it occurred.

The beings of the underworld, as well as some of the more intelligent beings in the primordial world, gradually came to their senses.

But Jieyin and Zhunti still haven't figured it out!

This only sealed their fate!

"Ha ha!"

"Styx, two against one, you're doomed to lose this time!"

"We don't believe you can really unleash power comparable to a true Primordial Grand Supreme Golden Immortal (Dao Integration)!"

"It's impossible for the Underworld to send out another Earthly Saint for the time being!"

Jieyin and Zhunti, feeling the immense power within them, looked confidently at the Styx River on the opposite side.

It was as if they could already see themselves completely suppressing the River Styx and achieving final victory!
"Two idiots!" Styx said disdainfully, "You can have Buddhist disciples cast the 'Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation' to bless you, so why can my Underworld only send a low-level saint?"

"A friendly reminder: the Emperor of Fengdu in the Underworld wields the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, possessing authority in the Underworld second only to the Goddess Houtu!"

"Although he is not a true saint, as long as he is in the underworld, he can unleash the combat power of the saint's limit!" (End of this chapter)