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

"what!"

"Help!"

"Master, Uncle-Master, please save us!"

"The underworld, you deserve to die!"

"..."

As countless spirits, under the command of the River Styx, charged towards the Buddhist disciples, screams, cries for help, and curses filled the air.

Although the Yin spirits also suffered some casualties, the Buddhist side clearly suffered far more casualties!

"enough!"

Just then, a powerful aura of a saint descended, forcibly imprisoning all the Buddhist disciples and the Ten Kings of Hell in place.

At the same time, Taiqing appeared before everyone and announced in a detached tone, "Let's end it here!"

"The two Western Saints have been defeated by you, and many Buddhist disciples have also been killed or injured."

"Nether River, the Ten Kings of Hell, Houtu... Do you really want to exterminate Buddhism, or do you want to wage a complete war against our Heavenly Dao?"

The next moment, Yuanshi and Hongyuan appeared beside Taiqing, coldly watching the Ten Kings of Hell and Styx!
"Styx!"

"Don't think that just because you were able to defeat my fellow disciples, you can attack Buddhism with impunity!"

Having been resurrected, Jieyin and Zhunti rushed over as quickly as possible after sensing the crisis on the Buddhist side, and coldly said to the Styx River!
"Ah!"

"So what if we go to war with Buddhism, or even with the Heavenly Way?"

"What, are you saying that your Heavenly Dao can destroy our Underworld?"

"Or do you think that the Heavenly Dao can destroy the Earthly Dao?"

"Furthermore, you must not forget that this incident, in the final analysis, was caused by the Buddhist Ksitigarbha making a grand vow about hell on his own, attempting to seize control of my underworld!"

Seeing this, Styx sneered without any mercy.

"..."

Hearing Styx's words, Hongyuan and the others fell into a brief silence.

Because Styx was right, even if the three religions of Man, Chan, and the West were combined, it would be very difficult to destroy the entire Underworld.

Even if the Heavenly Dao can suppress the Earthly Dao to a certain extent, it is impossible for it to destroy the Earthly Dao.

More precisely, even if the Heavenly Dao could completely destroy the Underworld, they absolutely could not do so.

Otherwise, if the primordial world were to lose the karmic backlash of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, even a Heavenly Saint or the Heavenly Dao itself would find it extremely difficult to withstand!
Moreover, if the underworld were to truly face an unbearable crisis, Tai Chu, Qing Lian, Tian Yan, Nuwa, and others would certainly not choose to stand idly by.

Hongjun is currently focused on refining the Heavenly Dao Will within the Heavenly Punishment Seal. He doesn't want his grand plan to be affected by a life-or-death battle with Taichu and the others!
"Styx, what exactly do you want?"

After a quick thought, Zhunti stepped forward expressionlessly and asked Styx the question.

“It’s very simple!” Styx answered without hesitation: “Since all of this was caused by Ksitigarbha, then hand him over and let my Underworld handle it!”

"Whether we want to imprison him, kill him, or deal with him in any other way, you shall not have any objections!"

"Then you guys from the Heavenly Dao side must also leave the Underworld!"

"You are not welcome in my underworld!"

"Impossible!" Faced with Styx's request, Zhunti shook his head without hesitation and refused: "Ksitigarbha is a disciple of Buddhism. How could we agree to hand him over to you to dispose of at will?"

"Hmph!" Styx's tone turned cold: "Since that's the case, then all the disciples of your Buddhism shall be buried with Ksitigarbha!"

"Of course, as saints, you two, Jieyin and Zhunti, will only be killed by me a few more times at most!"

"Minghe, you!" Zhunti stared intently at Minghe, his eyes filled with anger and resentment!

"Minghe, do you really intend to do this?" Jieyin looked at Minghe with icy eyes: "Even if our Buddhism is truly inferior to your Underworld, and the Heavenly Dao cannot directly destroy the Underworld, if we are willing, we can still make your Underworld pay a heavy price, right?"

"Oh?" Styx raised an eyebrow and looked at Jieyin: "You can give it a try!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the immense power of a saint descended, instantly transferring the Ten Kings of Hell and the others to a safe area within a radius of hundreds of miles!

"Sigh!" At this moment, Hongyuan stepped forward and suggested, "In that case, let's have another fight!"

"However, this time, it's not just Buddhism against the Underworld, but our entire Heavenly Dao against your Underworld!"

"Of course, you can also seek outside help, such as... Tai Chu and the others who have already arrived here!"

"The outcome will depend on the victory or defeat in our battle!"

"What do you think?"

“Good!” As soon as Hongyuan finished speaking, Houtu, or rather, one of her avatars, appeared before everyone and nodded, saying, “Then let’s do as you say!”

"For the time being, my Underworld does not need to trouble fellow Daoists Taichu, Qinglian, and Tianyan!"

"Does Fellow Daoist Houtu mean to let the Underworld handle the current situation first?" Tianyan, who was secretly watching the battle from a distance, murmured after hearing Houtu's words.

"That should be it!" Qinglian nodded slightly in agreement, "With the current overall strength of the Underworld, it's not impossible for them to contend with the Four Sages of Heaven and Hongyuan!"

"Fellow Daoist Houtu's cultivation level has also been continuously improving."

"Perhaps even if Hongjun himself were to take action, she would still have a good chance of winning!"

"Moreover, for the Underworld, this is also a good opportunity to show their true strength to the entire prehistoric world!"

Since the birth of the Underworld, apart from the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation" of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Houtu's manipulation of the Earthly Path to collide with the Heavenly Path, the Underworld has not really shown its true power to the gods and deities of the prehistoric world.

Strictly speaking, the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation" of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Houtu should be considered more as the power of the Witch Clan than simply as the power of the Underworld!
“Hmm!” Tai Chu glanced at Hou Tu’s beautiful back and nodded, “Since Fellow Daoist Hou Tu has said so, let’s do it this way.”

"Moreover, our initial purpose in coming here was simply to deal with the possible fate of Hongjun."

"Unless Hongjun personally intervenes, or the Underworld faces a crisis they cannot withstand, there is really no need for us to appear!"

Both Qinglian and Tianyan nodded in agreement.

So, the three of them continued to "watch the show"!
"That's excellent!" Hongyuan's eyes flickered slightly after hearing Houtu's words, and he nodded in agreement.

Of course, he wanted to seek revenge against Taichu for being defeated by him during the Great Tribulation of the Gods.

But compared to that, preserving Ksitigarbha is more important.

Moreover, with the involvement of the three from the beginning, the current situation will become even more complicated!

"So, my opponent... is that you?" Hongyuan then looked at Houtu and asked.

"That's right!" Houtu nodded and said, "You are an avatar of Hongjun, and so am I. As long as our respective main bodies don't participate, our battle is quite suitable!"

"Styx!" After Hongyuan and Houtu confirmed their rivalry, Yuanshi charged at Styx with furious eyes: "I will defeat you and wash away the shame of my defeat at your hands last time!"

"Oh, with your current strength?" Styx glanced at Yuanshi with disdain, and together with his two Blood God clones, they formed a triangle and surrounded Yuanshi.

"One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!" Yuanshi immediately activated his divine power, creating a clone with the same strength as him.

Even so, he still has a numerical disadvantage!

"Alas!" At this moment, Taiqing sighed and came to Yuanshi's side: "Let us brothers fight you together!"

“Of course!” Styx stared at Taiqing, his brows furrowing slightly.

Taiqing's decision to step forward and help Yuanshi was not unexpected by Styx.

Strangely, the former did not activate "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" to condense three clones with the same strength as himself.

However, this was Taiqing's own idea and decision. If he himself was unwilling to use this supernatural power, it was impossible for Styx to force him to use it, right?
"We still need to be careful; there's no way we can rule out some kind of conspiracy behind Taiqing's actions!"

With this thought in mind, Styx became more wary of Taiqing.

"The avatar of the Goddess Houtu is fighting against Master Hongyuan, while Taiqing, Yuanshi, and the Styx are fighting!"

"So, who does your Underworld side plan to send next to fight against us, my fellow disciples?"

At this moment, Jieyin and Zhunti stepped forward, looked around at the underworld spirits, and asked.

"Jieyin!" As soon as Jieyin and Zhunti finished speaking, the Emperor of Fengdu from the Underworld appeared before Jieyin: "Let me see your abilities!"

"Zhunti!" At the same time, the Five Ghost Emperors surrounded Zhunti: "The individual strength of us ten brothers is insufficient, so you shouldn't mind if we join forces to deal with you, right?"

That's right. Although the Five Ghost Emperors have the word "five" in their names, each of them has two Ghost Emperors, making a total of ten Ghost Emperors!

However, each of them seemed to only have the cultivation level of the early stage of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian (Saint). It is unknown what gave them the confidence to fight against Zhunti, a powerful Saint whose combat strength exceeded that of ordinary Saints at the peak.
"Humph!"

"I've been wanting to test the abilities of you Five Ghost Emperors!"

Zhunti snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over each of the Ghost Emperors.

He knew that since the Five Ghost Emperors dared to step forward, they must have been confident.

But he really didn't believe that he, a Heavenly Dao Saint who was about to reach the limit of the Hunyuan (Saint) realm, couldn't deal with ten Ghost Emperors who were at the early stage of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal (Saint) realm.
"Then let's meet you!" The Ten Kings of Hell glanced at the Buddhist disciples such as Ksitigarbha, Bhaisajyaguru, and Maitreya, and immediately stepped back into the area within a million miles of the center of the battlefield, charging forward with murderous intent.

"The Ten Kings of Hell?"

"Then we still have a good chance of winning!"

"That's right. If we can defeat the Ten Kings of Hell, it will be a victory for Buddhism!"

"..."

Buddhist disciples such as Ksitigarbha, Maitreya, and Bhaisajyaguru were greatly encouraged when they saw the Ten Kings of Hell, whose cultivation levels were only at the mid-stage, late-stage, or even peak of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal (Quasi-Saint) realm.

If they can't defeat the eleven Ancestral Witches, surely they can handle the Ten Kings of Hell?
"hateful!"

"Are we just going to stand here and watch?"

"We want to fight too!"

"..."

The ancestral witches, such as Zhurong and Gonggong, who were not far away, looked anxiously left and right.

However, it seems that most of the enemies have already been "divided up" by Styx and the Five Ghost Emperors.

There are only Amitabha Buddha and Bodhi Patriarch left in Buddhism, but that's clearly not enough to go around!

Even if the remaining Ancestral Witches could directly join the battlefield of the Five Ghost Emperors and the Ten Kings of Hell, wouldn't it be somewhat "unfair" if they won?
With the help of the Five Ghost Emperors and the Ten Kings of Hell, even if the Eleven Ancestral Witches joined the two battlefields, they wouldn't be able to enjoy the battle at all.
Because they enjoy the feeling of defeating their opponents simply through their own strength!
"boom!"

Just then, a spacetime portal opened, and Xuandu of the Human Sect, along with a group of disciples of the Chan Sect, walked out of the portal and appeared before everyone.

After all, Hongyuan had said before that it was the Heavenly Dao fighting against the Underworld, so how could the Human Sect and the Chan Sect not get involved?

Therefore, after receiving the secret message from the main body, Taiqing's benevolent corpse clone, Taishang Laojun, and Yuanshi's benevolent corpse clone, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, led the people and disciples of the Chan and other sects to the underworld!
"Ha ha!"

"Laozi, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, Xuandu, Antarctic Immortal, Guangchengzi... and Amitabha Buddha, Bodhi Patriarch!"

"Although some of them are weak, they should still be able to give us some fun, right?"

"..."

The ancestral witches were very excited to see this.

Then, without wasting any time, they rushed toward Amitabha Buddha, Bodhi Patriarch, Laozi, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, Xuandu, Antarctic Immortal, Guangchengzi and others with perfect coordination!

"boom!"

"Long!"

"Long!"

"boom!"

"..."

Before long, a series of chaotic battles broke out almost simultaneously in various parts of the area!
Powerful aftershocks spread outwards in all directions like ripples.

Fortunately, the protective barrier set up by Houtu still existed, confining all the residual power to a radius of one million miles in the center of the battlefield.

Otherwise, the aftershocks of this chaotic battle would inevitably cause a huge upheaval throughout the underworld!

"hiss!"

"I never expected that the Heavenly Dao and the Underworld would actually start a chaotic war?"

"I thought it would be over once Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Hongyuan left the stage."

"I wonder which side will ultimately emerge victorious?"

"I think it should be the Heavenly Dao side, right?"

"After all, if the Heavenly Dao can't even handle a mere underworld, then they would be... rather disgraceful!"

"But the strength of the underworld is truly formidable!"

"..."

The primordial gods were all horrified and speculated about the final outcome. (End of Chapter)