372: Chapter 373 I had no choice but to recreate the universe.

Zhang Sanfeng suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with absolute horror!

He thought of the iron hooves of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty nearly a hundred years ago; could it be... that there was an even more terrifying calamity?

Lu Chen's voice continued to sound, carrying a hint of "Look at how hard it is for me":

"The three elders also know that this Disciple is the most incompetent and laziest closing Disciple under your seat."

"Revered Master, with a wave of your hand, you tossed this hot potato... oh no, you tossed this heavy responsibility of 'turning the tide and propping up a collapsing building' onto this Disciple."

"You said to let this Disciple come to the mortal world to gain experience, and by the way... get this matter done."

He spread his hands toward the statues of the Three Pure Ones, his tone full of the grievance of "I did my best."

"What can this Disciple do? A Revered Master's order is hard to disobey!"

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my mission. After tossing about for these years, this Disciple has finally managed to temporarily suppress the so-called 'Crisis of the Sinking Land'."

"Now the Ming Kingdom's reign is stable, the world is at peace, and the people live in contentment. This Disciple is thinking, this mission... should be considered completed, right?"

He turned his head, as if waiting for the statues of the Three Pure Ones to give him a like.

The statues naturally had no reaction.

Lu Chen sighed, his tone shifting to carry a few points of solemnity:

"Originally, this Disciple thought that once the matter was finished, I should pack up, return to Biyou Palace to report to you, Revered Master, and continue to listen to your teachings."

"But... this Disciple recently discovered that this matter... doesn't seem that simple."

He pointed his hand at his feet, and then pointed at the sky.

"This continent... feels a bit different from the Pangu Continent where we stayed back then."

"There are more... messy, miscellaneous things."

"A few days ago, this Disciple slaughtered Eight Million Wild Gods and captured two foreign evil gods as attendants, and I feel... the flavor is off."

"The flavor is off?" Yin Susu subconsciously repeated, then quickly covered her mouth.

Then she exchanged a glance with Fang Yanqing, thinking of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, "Your Majesty must have tasted it! Otherwise, how would he know the flavor is off?"

Lu Chen ignored the commotion outside and continued to report to the statues:

"This Disciple suspects that this world is likely... being 'polluted' by other messy, miscellaneous worlds."

"There are evil gods and Devil Heads from other worlds who might be coveting our world."

"The evidence is... look, those two kneeling outside are the foreign evil gods I captured, and they are also the evil gods who might cause the future sinking of China."

He pointed at Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi kneeling outside the hall.

The two women's bodies stiffened, their faces full of terror; these were the Three Pure Saints!

Seeing the two women trembling under the statues of the Three Pure Ones, Lu Chen retrieved them into his palm.

His tone became serious: "Revered Master, Senior Martial Uncle, Second Senior Martial Uncle."

"That is the situation, but recently this Disciple discovered that these two evil gods cannot stir up any storms at all, and there are other demons making trouble."

"It seems that this Disciple's job as the guardian of the mortal world has not yet come to an end."

"With external threats not yet eliminated, this Disciple must still watch over this Chinese mortal world."

"Therefore..." He spread his hands again, with an expression of "I have no choice" on his face.

"This Disciple can only shamelessly ask the three elders for another leave of absence."

"Wait until this Disciple reorganizes this Pangu Continent, and takes those uninvited foreign evil gods and demons—every single one of them—and kills them all or throws them back to their hometowns."

"Thoroughly cleanse this world, unify the universe, and remake the world."

"By then, this Disciple will return to Biyou Palace, go under your lotus seat, Revered Master, and serve tea and water, pound your legs and knead your shoulders, to fulfill my filial piety!"

This speech was impassioned, with a grand goal.

But everyone present, listening, always felt... that this Emperor seemed to be just stating a troublesome matter that had to be done?

It was as if unifying the continent and exterminating evil gods, in his mouth, were just like going out to buy a cabbage?

After speaking, Lu Chen quietly looked at the statues of the Three Pure Ones.

The great hall was terrifyingly quiet.

It seemed the report was finished, and the leave application had been submitted.

Suddenly, Lu Chen moved.

He didn't speak again, but his hands began to form seals.

One by one, mysterious, ancient, yet filled with the ultimate principles of the Dao, magical seals transformed and condensed in his hands.

The speed was not fast, but the appearance of each seal caused a slight trembling of the Void Realm.

"Om..."

A low humming sound rang out again, deeper and more profound than when the nine tripods appeared earlier.

Five-colored radiance began to circulate at his fingertips.

Lu Chen's expression was focused, his hands lifted into the air, aiming at the three solemn and majestic statues of the Three Pure Ones.

"Lin!"

An ancient syllable was spat from his mouth, carrying supreme majesty!

In an instant, his Aura skyrocketed a hundredfold! The Five Elements radiance became instantly dazzling!

He pushed his hands forward!

Chi chi chi—!

The five-colored divine light, like a living creature, transformed into five divine Dragons and rushed toward the statues of the Three Pure Ones!

Seeing the statues, under the washing of the five-colored divine light, they began to undergo astonishing changes!

A faint halo emanated from the inside out.

The Five Elements rotated, generating and restraining each other, yet under Lu Chen's control, they reached a perfect balance.

This was not over yet!

Lu Chen's eyes narrowed, and his hands changed into seals again!

This time, it was no longer the power of the Five Elements, but a power more mysterious and closer to the Origin of the Dao!

"Bing!" "Dou!" "Zhe!" "Jie!" "Zhen!" "Lie!" "Qian!" "Xing!"

With the Nine-Syllable Mantra, every word uttered triggered a resonance of the Laws of heaven and earth!

Countless talismans as fine as stars flew from his fingertips, merging into the statues of the Three Pure Ones like swallows returning to the forest!

These talismans were not static; instead, they flowed slowly inside the statues according to some mysterious trajectory, forming one complex and powerful Formation after another!

It was not just the statues!

Rumble! The entire Three Pure Ones Hall shook because of it!

With the statues of the Three Pure Ones as the center, the five-colored divine light, mixed with the mysterious talismans of the Nine-Syllable Mantra, spread to the entire hall like a tide!

The floor! The walls! The beams and pillars! The roof!

Wherever it passed, the originally ordinary bluestone and wood began to emit a faint precious light!

Hard! Heavy! Impervious to water and fire! Warding off evil and removing filth!

The entire Three Pure Ones Hall, in a short time, was forcibly transformed by Lu Chen with supreme Artifact Refining techniques into an indestructible treasure hall that carried its own sacred Aura!

When the last talisman hid into the roof beam of the hall, all the radiance suddenly converged inward.

But the next moment, an even more brilliant and sacred light erupted from the statues of the Three Pure Ones!

Hum—! Soft and majestic golden light rippled out like water waves.

The three statues were no longer dead objects; their material became like golden glaze, majestic in appearance, emitting a sacred Aura that was heart-palpitating, yet made one unable to help but want to prostrate and worship!

Especially the eyes of the statues, which seemed to contain endless wisdom and majesty; being swept by that gaze, everyone felt that their very Soul had been seen through!

Around the statues, faint sounds of Daoist chanting and Zen singing arose, and phantom images of flying cranes and circling Dragons flashed by!

The entire Three Pure Ones Hall was now filled with ten thousand rays of rosy light, a thousand strands of auspicious Qi, golden lotuses springing from the ground, and heavenly flowers falling!

A rich Daoist charm permeated the air; taking a breath of it made one feel refreshed and invigorated!

"It... it has manifested its divinity!" Someone, I don't know who, said with a trembling, mosquito-like voice.

"Thump!" "Thump!" Outside the hall, those who were originally kneeling only due to being awed by Lu Chen's power were now, from the bottom of their hearts, prostrating themselves and piously kowtowing to the Three Pure Ones Hall and the statues, which were as magnificent as a miracle!

How could this still be a mortal Taoist temple? This was clearly a sacred palace from the Nine Heavens descending into the mortal world!

Zhang Sanfeng looked up at the three statues emitting endless sacred brilliance, tears streaming down his old face, and he bowed down deeply once again.

Yin Susu, Fang Yanqing, Ji Xiaofu, Yang Huangyi, and other women also had their beautiful eyes wide open, watching this miraculous scene before them, watching the man standing before the statues, his robes fluttering, appearing as if he had merged into one with the statues, their hearts filled with... infatuation.

Immediately, Lu Chen beckoned, "I have already reported the affairs of this world to the Daoist Ancestors of the Three Pure Ones; hereafter, Wudang must offer sacrifices daily and must not be negligent."

Let us go in and pay respects to the True Martial Great Emperor!

Arriving at the hall dedicated to the True Martial Great Emperor, Lu Chen said: "When I was in the Immortal Realm, Senior Brother Nine Heavens Demon-Sweeping True Monarch took care of me often; today, I shall reshape his golden body here in the mortal world for Senior Brother."

Finally, Lu Chen said: "Bring pen and paper." He then wrote the plaque: Profound Pivot, Purple Extreme.

First line: Profound mechanisms initiate ten thousand phenomena, purple Qi comes from the east, encompassing the sun and moon.

Second line: The pivot sets the universe, the North Star arches to protect the mountains and rivers.

After speaking, Lu Chen took out a jade box containing the Nine Yang True Scripture and the Nine Yin Manual, which he had personally perfected. The current Nine Yin and Nine Yang were no longer what they used to be. The various flaws within had long since been deduced, modified, and perfected by Lu Chen.

As long as these two martial arts reached Major Achievement, one could enter the Qi Refinement Stage. One would then have the qualification to Cultivate Carefree Wind Riding.

Now, Zhang Sanfeng, relying solely on the Nine Yang True Scripture and the creation of the Tai Chi Fist and Sword, had stepped into the Qi Refinement Stage.

However, wanting to go up another level was already extremely difficult. If he had the Nine Yin and Nine Yang personally modified by Lu Chen, reaching the Peak of Qi Refinement and successfully achieving Foundation Establishment would not be difficult at all.

Lu Chen passed these two martial arts to Zhang Sanfeng precisely to let him educate the princes for him in the future and complete their Foundation Establishment!

The old Taoist, Zhang Sanfeng, naturally understood Lu Chen's meaning.