Holy Emperor of the Primordial Witch Clan

Chapter 12, Part 3: A Decisive Break

Chapter Twelve: The Three Pure Ones Break Apart

After leaving the Pangu Palace, Tongtian returned to Kunlun Mountain without stopping. He originally planned to return quietly before Taishang and Yuanshi emerged from seclusion, but Taishang and Yuanshi had already been waiting for him on Kunlun Mountain for three thousand years. Tongtian originally wanted to make up for the ten thousand years of experience, but Taishang and Yuanshi did not believe him at all. Helpless, Tongtian had no choice but to tell Taishang and Yuanshi that he had gone to the Pangu Palace.

"Tongtian, what are you doing at the Pangu Palace?" Yuanshi asked hurriedly when he heard that Tongtian had gone to the Pangu Palace.

"I've gone to see my uncle," Tongtian said truthfully.

"What? Do you know that Xuan Chu is going against the Heavenly Dao? We are now disciples of the Heavenly Dao. Are you trying to ruin your future by doing this?" Upon hearing Tong Tian address Xuan Chu as his uncle, Yuan Shi felt as if the sky had fallen. Xuan Chu was openly going against the Heavenly Dao. You must know that the Three Pure Ones are one. If Tong Tian is punished by the Heavenly Dao, it is very likely that he will be implicated. Yuan Shi's mood instantly soured.

"So what? Our uncle's identity has already been recognized by our teacher and Senior Yang Mei, and even the Heavenly Dao knows it. Whether we acknowledge it or not, it doesn't change the fact that he is our uncle, so why should we deceive ourselves?" Tongtian retorted.

"How dare you!" Seeing that Tongtian dared to contradict him, Yuanshi was instantly enraged. Ever since Xuanchu appeared, Yuanshi was most afraid of mentioning the relationship between the Three Pure Ones and Xuanchu, fearing that he would lose the trust of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao and affect his future status as a Heavenly Dao Saint. Now that Tongtian had brought the matter to light, Yuanshi was furious and decided to teach Tongtian a lesson. So he summoned the Pangu Banner and said angrily, "Tongtian, you have no respect for your elders. Today, I, your elder brother, will teach you a lesson." After saying that, he urged the Pangu Banner to strike at Tongtian.

Tongtian was surprised that Yuanshi dared to make a move, so he quickly dodged and barely managed to avoid the attack of the Pangu Banner. Tongtian was not a good-tempered person either. Yuanshi had always controlled him in every way, forbidding him from doing this or that. In the past, Tongtian respected Yuanshi as his second brother and did not allow him to argue. But now Yuanshi actually attacked him, and even used the Pangu Banner without saying a word. Tongtian was furious.

"Yuanshi, you used to be the second brother, and I, Tongtian, gave you some leeway. But don't think I'm easy to bully. Today, I'll show you who's really teaching whom a lesson." Tongtian was furious and immediately unleashed the Four Swords of Zhuxian. However, Tongtian still had some sense and did not immediately set up the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

As soon as the sword energy of the Four Swords of Zhuxian was unleashed, the malevolent aura filled the entire Kunlun Mountain, causing the creatures living on Kunlun Mountain to flee in terror from the overwhelming malevolent aura.

Seeing that his second brother Tongtian was not giving him any leeway, Yuanshi was furious and urged the Pangu Banner to clash with the sword energy of the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

With a loud "bang!", spiritual energy scattered. Tongtian remained standing, while Yuanshi retreated repeatedly. Clearly, Yuanshi was at a disadvantage, which made him even angrier. So he activated the Pangu Banner again. Tongtian also stopped indulging Yuanshi and continued to activate the Four Swords of Zhuxian, unleashing sharp sword energy.

Seeing the two were really fighting, Taishang stepped forward to stop them. He simultaneously summoned two defensive treasures: the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda (a treasure of acquired merit) and the Taiji Diagram (a treasure of innate merit). He placed them between Yuanshi and Tongtian, using the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to block the Zhuxian Sword Qi and the Taiji Diagram to block the attack of the Pangu Banner.

After a series of attacks, Taishang easily blocked the attack of the Primordial Pangu Banner. However, when he tried to block Tongtian's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi, although he managed to block it, he was knocked away by the sword qi and landed next to Primordial Pangu with blood flowing from his mouth. He was clearly injured, which surprised Taishang greatly. Logically speaking, Tongtian's cultivation was inferior to his own, and the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was the most powerful defensive treasure in the prehistoric world. He should have been able to easily block Tongtian's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi. How could he have been injured?

When Tongtian saw that Taishang had been knocked away, he panicked. He had been fighting with a vengeance and had unleashed his full power. After cultivating in seclusion in the Pangu Palace for ten thousand years, Tongtian's strength was no less than Taishang's. In addition, Taishang was multitasking and blocked the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Pangu Banner at the same time, so he was knocked away by Tongtian.

"Brother, are you alright? I didn't mean to." Tongtian quickly asked Taishang.

When Yuanshi saw that Taishang had been injured by Tongtian, he angrily shouted at Tongtian: "Tongtian, how dare you injure my elder brother! You have no respect for your elders. You are not worthy to be one of the Three Pure Ones. From now on, I sever all ties with you and cut off our brotherhood."

Tongtian already felt guilty for accidentally hitting Taishang, and now he was expelled from the Three Pure Ones by Yuanshi, making him feel incredibly wronged. However, it wasn't entirely Tongtian's fault. If Yuanshi hadn't attacked first, Tongtian wouldn't have bothered to argue with him. Tongtian was also unwilling to back down, and today's fight between Tongtian and Yuanshi had irreparably damaged their relationship. Tongtian realized that he probably wouldn't have a place to stand on Kunlun Mountain anymore.

Thinking of all this, Tongtian was filled with rage and said, "Yuanshi, you forced all of this. Since you are unwilling to acknowledge me as your brother, then I, Tongtian, do not care. From now on, I, Tongtian, have no brother like you. I might as well leave Kunlun Mountain." After saying this, he took off and left Kunlun Mountain.

"Tongtian, cough cough cough..." Taishang saw Tongtian leaving without a care and wanted to call him back, but his excitement aggravated his injuries.

Seeing this, Yuanshi quickly helped Taishang up and said, "Brother, you are injured. You shouldn't talk. I'll go in and heal you."

On the other side, Tongtian, who had left Kunlun Mountain, felt more and more aggrieved. He originally wanted to go to Pangu Palace to find Xuan Chu, but he realized that now was not the time to expose his relationship with Xuan Chu. So he flew directly to the East Sea, found a blessed land called Jin'ao Island, established his Daoist temple Biyou Palace, and officially broke with Kunlun Mountain.

The split between the Three Pure Ones directly caused Pangu's fortune to disperse. Hongjun, who was in the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace, noticed this immediately and frowned deeply.

"The Three Pure Ones have separated? That shouldn't be the case. The Three Pure Ones haven't become saints yet, it's far from the time for them to separate. Moreover, it seems that only the fortune belonging to Tongtian has been dispersed, while the fortunes of Taishang and Yuanshi are still together. It seems that some conflict must have occurred among the Three Pure Ones. No, I must find out the truth." Hongjun thought to himself. According to his and the Heavenly Dao's plan, the Three Pure Ones haven't become saints yet, it should be far from the time for them to separate. Something must have happened to cause the separation of the Three Pure Ones to happen ahead of schedule. So he sent a message to the Three Pure Ones, asking them to come to Zixiao Palace.

Kunlun Mountain, Sanqing Cave

Yuanshi was helping Taishang stabilize his injuries. Fortunately, Taishang's injuries were not serious. After being nourished by spiritual energy, he was basically fine.

"Big brother, are you alright?" After stopping the healing, Yuanshi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Taishang was not seriously injured. He had really scared himself just now.

"I'm fine, brother." Taishang shook his head to indicate that he was alright, and then said to Yuanshi, "Second brother, you shouldn't have said those things to Tongtian just now. Now that Tongtian has left Kunlun Mountain in a fit of anger, the fortunes of the Three Pure Ones have been separated, and the name of Pangu and the Three Pure Ones is probably a thing of the past."

"Brother, isn't it because Tongtian is disrespectful to his elders? Not only did he fight with me, his second brother, but he also accidentally injured you without knowing the consequences. Besides, what did I say wrong about him? Without your permission, he went to the Pangu Palace to see Xuan Chu. If the Heavenly Dao finds out, even you and I will be implicated. Letting Tongtian leave will benefit both of us." In fact, Yuanshi was also somewhat regretful, but the proud Yuanshi could not allow himself to be wrong, so he blamed everything on Tongtian.

Taishang wanted to say something more, but at that moment, both of them received a message from Hongjun, instructing them to go to Zixiao Palace immediately.

"Second brother, our teacher wants us to go to Zixiao Palace. We should leave immediately without delay," Taishang said to Yuanshi.

"Okay, let's set off right away," Yuanshi replied.

On the other side, Tongtian also received Hongjun's message, but unlike Taishang and Yuanshi, who were swift, Tongtian hesitated about whether to go to Zixiao Palace.