After Rahu dispersed his Chaos Demon Body, Hongjun knew the opportunity was not to be missed and wielded the Pangu Banner to attack Rahu.
Rahu had already injured his origin when Li Yi and others scattered his external incarnations.
When Yuan Shi broke through the chaotic aura on the surface of the Chaos Demon Body, he was also struck by everyone.
Then, the Xuanhuang Pagoda's Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Qi scattered a significant portion of his demonic origin, further injuring him. He could no longer withstand such an attack from Hongjun.
At that moment, he was fiercely struck by the Pangu Banner and hit the body of Mount Sumeru.
Rahu was furious and cursed Hongjun, "Hongjun, you old dog, you only bully me by ganging up on me. If it were a one-on-one fight, I would definitely defeat you today."
Hongjun ignored Rahu's curses and calmly said, "He who has the Dao has much help; he who loses the Dao has little. Rahu, your Dao dictates your fate."
Rahu laughed loudly, "Nonsense!"
He then addressed Li Yi and the others, "Do you think you will be safe once you defeat me? Sooner or later, you will all submit to this old dog."
After speaking, Rahu laughed unscrupulously, and at the same time, the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth from Mount Sumeru surged towards him. Li Yi saw this and said, "Not good, let's go, Rahu is going to self-destruct."
With that, he grabbed Tongtian and Yuan Shi and flew towards the outside of Mount Sumeru.
Seeing Li Yi leave, Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng also quickly followed. Just as they had all left, a loud explosion suddenly came from behind them, and the shockwave from Rahu's self-destruction sent everyone flying far away.
Except for Li Yi, who had discovered it in time and left with Yuan Shi and Tongtian earliest, suffering no harm, everyone else who reacted later was injured by Rahu's explosion. However, due to Li Yi's timely warning, their injuries were not severe.
Everyone looked back and saw that more than half of Mount Sumeru had been blown away, and the spiritual veins within the mountain were largely destroyed. Without the spiritual veins, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on Mount Sumeru would plummet in the near future.
Li Yi looked at the devastated Mount Sumeru and shook his head, "What a pity for this sacred land for cultivation."
Mount Sumeru was the ancestral vein of the West. Now that it was destroyed by Rahu's self-destruction, it also led to a significant decrease in spiritual energy in the West in the future, making it far inferior to the East.
After dealing with Rahu, Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng, seeing that Yuan Shi had lost his combat effectiveness and Li Yi and Tongtian had also consumed a lot of energy, became covetous of the spiritual treasures held by Li Yi, Yuan Shi, and Tongtian, and harbored wicked intentions.
Ancestral Dragon said, "Someone in my Dragon Clan said they discovered a white lotus-like spiritual treasure on an immortal island in the East Sea, but it was snatched away by three Daoists. I think the lotus platform on Daoist Tongtian's head looks somewhat similar!"
Yuan Feng also said, "Some members of my Phoenix Clan said they encountered a ruler-shaped spiritual treasure on the Taiyin Star. I think it bears eight parts resemblance to the spiritual treasure in Daoist Yuan Shi's hand!"
Shi Qilin listened to their words and reprimanded, "You two are mighty beings of heaven and earth, yet you are so shameless and show such an ugly appetite!"
Both were among the first batch of living beings in heaven and earth, possessing great power but no spiritual treasures to aid them. This battle made them realize the disadvantage of fighting without spiritual treasures. In contrast, Li Yi, Yuan Shi, and Tongtian, although they had taken human form later, possessed such powerful magic treasures. Seeing that the three had also consumed a lot of energy fighting Rahu, they naturally developed wicked intentions.
However, they did not know that Li Yi and the other two were manifestations of Pangu's primordial spirit. Pangu had merit for opening the heavens, and the three naturally received the favor of heaven and earth.
Ancestral Dragon continued, "Heavenly spiritual treasures are obtained by those who are destined for them. However, you three Daoists have snatched the opportunities of my two clans. This is going too far."
Yuan Feng also nodded, "What Ancestral Dragon said is reasonable. As long as you three hand over the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus and the Hongmeng Liangtian Ruler to us, we will turn around and leave."
Qi Yi was extremely angry and said to Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng, "If Daoist Taishang had not intervened to save you just now, would you still be alive?"
Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng shamelessly said, "One thing is one thing, and another is another. We naturally remember our debt of gratitude to Daoist Taishang. However, these two treasures are the opportunities of our clan's disciples. If we cannot seek justice for them, how can we lead our clans?"
Qi Yi had not expected that although the three of them were all among the first batch of living beings in heaven and earth and had cultivated together for countless years, they did not know that these two were so shameless.
Li Yi's expression also turned cold. He had not yet settled the score with them for breaking the Zhuxian Array, and they had already set their sights on his brothers' spiritual treasures.
Furthermore, the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus was obtained on Penglai Island. It took considerable effort for their three brothers to find that island. Besides their three brothers, only Rahu had ever been there. Yet, they shamelessly claimed that they had stolen treasures from the Dragon Clan. Hmph!
The Hongmeng Liangtian Ruler was even more preposterous, claiming it belonged to her Phoenix Clan. When had their brothers ever seen any Phoenix Clan members on the Taiyin Star?
Li Yi said coldly, "Are you two Daoists perhaps thinking that my three brothers are easy to bully?"
Ancestral Dragon said indifferently, "Daoist Taishang misunderstands. As long as Daoist Taishang asks Daoist Yuan Shi and Daoist Tongtian to return these two treasures to us, Daoist Taishang will be an honored guest of our two clans."
Yuan Shi and Tongtian had already been displeased with these two during the breaking of the Zhuxian Array. Now, seeing them eyeing their spiritual treasures, they were furious. "A muddy loach and a molting chicken actually think they can dominate my three brothers." Sudancao.com
Yuan Shi also said angrily, "Do you think my three brothers have no fighting strength left? If you want a fight, my brothers will accompany you to the end."
Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng heard Tongtian call them a muddy loach and a molting chicken and could not stand such an insult. Just as they were about to make a move, they heard Hongjun's voice coming from afar.
"Ah, the six of you are here. It took this old Daoist quite some finding."
Then, Hongjun arrived from afar, and within moments, he was in front of them.
Hongjun chuckled and said, "Why are you all drawing your swords and looking so tense?"
Li Yi snorted without speaking. Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng said, "The two spiritual treasures encountered by our clan disciples were snatched by Daoist Yuan Shi and Daoist Tongtian. We are here to reclaim them!"
Upon hearing this, Hongjun thought, what a great opportunity! Rahu was dead, and the threat from Li Yi and the others was far greater than that from Ancestral Dragon and the others.
He had even sensed the aura of Pangu in the divine ability Yuan Shi used against Rahu. They must not be allowed to live.
If, besides Rahu, Li Yi and the other two could also be eliminated today, it would be doubly joyous for him!
Hongjun was eager to instigate a fight between them and said, "Since that's the case, Daoist Yuan Shi and Daoist Tongtian should return the spiritual treasures to them!"
Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng were overjoyed. They had intended to give up when Hongjun arrived, but they did not expect Hongjun to side with them.
The two flattered, "Daoist Hongjun is indeed fair."
Li Yi heard Hongjun say this and knew that it would be difficult to resolve the situation without a fight today. He immediately summoned the Xuanhuang Pagoda to protect himself and turned to Tongtian, saying, "Second brother has not recovered yet. Third brother, protect your second brother!"
Without waiting for Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng to react, he wielded the Dragon Coiling Staff and attacked the two of them.
Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng had no idea that Li Yi would attack without a word and were caught off guard. Both of them took a solid blow from Li Yi's staff.
Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng were no ordinary individuals. Although they had taken a blow from Li Yi's staff, they reacted and immediately counterattacked Li Yi.
Ancestral Dragon wielded the Ancestral Dragon Seal, and Yuan Feng wielded the Yuan Feng Seal, striking the Xuanhuang Pagoda in turns.
Although Li Yi was protected by the Xuanhuang Pagoda, and they could not break through its defenses, the shockwave from the Ancestral Dragon Seal and Yuan Feng Seal hitting the Xuanhuang Pagoda made Li Yi very uncomfortable.
Li Yi hardened his heart and no longer defended himself, leaving all attacks to the Xuanhuang Pagoda. He raised the Dragon Coiling Staff and fiercely struck at Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng.
The two had initially thought that after the battle with Rahu, Li Yi's strength should not be much left. However, after engaging him, they realized they were mistaken.
When the Dragon Coiling Staff struck them, they felt as if they had been crushed by a giant mountain, their bones and muscles aching unbearably.
The two dared not be careless and quickly recalled the Ancestral Dragon Seal and Yuan Feng Seal to counter Li Yi's Dragon Coiling Staff.
Li Yi repelled the two seals with one strike and seized the opportunity to strike Ancestral Dragon on the head. He hit Ancestral Dragon so hard that golden stars appeared before his eyes, and one of his dragon horns was broken off by Li Yi.
Ancestral Dragon was greatly alarmed and quickly retreated from the battlefield. After Ancestral Dragon retreated, Yuan Feng alone was no match for Li Yi. Within moments, Yuan Feng was defeated.
Although Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Feng were no match for Li Yi, it was difficult for Li Yi to kill them. He merely demanded that they hand over their valuable possessions. Although there were no precious materials, he obtained a considerable amount of refining materials, two spiritual roots, and several mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures.
Li Yi accepted them all without refusal and then let them go.
Hongjun saw that Li Yi did not kill the two and felt great pity, but he did not show it.