The Thirty-Fifth Contest for the Chaotic Bell

  Everyone says that the saint is inactive, but that's just a wishful thinking. After the war between witches and demons began, Nuwa saw that the demon tribe was at a disadvantage, so she prepared to lend a hand to help the demon tribe. At this time, Sanqing came to see her, and she understood that the other party was trying to stop her from interfering with the struggle between the witch and demon tribes. Although she had an unfulfilled wish in her heart, there was nothing she could do about it. Not to mention that the edict of Daozu Hongjun was already issued, even if she herself couldn't defeat Sanqing.

  After the war between the two tribes of witches was almost over, Sanqing retreated and went to the Heavenly Court.

  The Great Sage of the Demon Clan saw that no saint had appeared, so he thought to try and see if he could get the "Chaos Bell" first. The "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Big Array" quickly rolled towards the Chaos Bell in the air. When they made their move, they were also secretly on guard, and the Great Sage of the Demon Clan knew that the other saints were not fools, and none of them would let them take away the "Chaos Bell" safely.

  As expected, just as the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen' transformed into a canopy of starlight that was about to envelop the 'Hun Dun Zhong', flashes of light appeared on the horizon, and several spiritual treasures flew in from all directions.

  First, there was a seven-colored radiance from the west, followed by a golden light. Next came an emerald green light from the sky, then a simple feather duster, and finally a white light from the east. These several lights had different purposes. The seven-colored one was the Seven Treasures Mysterious Tree, directly attacking the "Zhou Tian Star Big Array". The golden light was the Golden Lotus, rolling straight towards the Hun Dun Bell. However, just as the Golden Lotus was about to arrive, a plain and simple feather duster suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked the Golden Lotus - it was Lao Zi's treasure after achieving enlightenment. That emerald green light was the original Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, directly smashing towards the "Zhou Tian Star Big Array". The white light from the east was Tong Tian Jiao Zhu's Qing Ping Sword, targeting the Seven Treasures Mysterious Tree.

  The Three Pure Ones met the Two Saints of the Western Paradise, and after exchanging greetings, the Heavenly Master Tianxu spoke first, asking: "I don't know why the two Taoist friends are not in the Western Paradise to receive blessings, but instead come to my Eastern Paradise for what reason?"

  One of the two saints from the Western world, Zhunti, was quite shameless. After hearing Tongtian's question, he thought to himself: "What's the point of pretending? Everyone is here for the Eastern Emperor's 'Hunyuan Bell' anyway." Although this was what he thought, his words were grand and dignified: "I have calculated that the 'Hunyuan Bell' has a predestined connection with me in the Western world, so I've come especially to take it."

  San Qing was furious upon hearing this, how dare you say such a thing? If one sentence can make me give it to you, then what's the point of us being here? Moreover, this is the East not the West, what business do you have here?!

  The Supreme Elder said, "I suppose you also know that when Pangu opened the sky, Pangu's axe split into three, and Hundun Zhong, Taiji Tu, and Pangu Fan were originally one body, and should belong to the orthodox sect of Pangu."

  As soon as he said this, all other paths were blocked. However, his words were useless to the shameless Zhunti. Zhunti asked again: "Since you say so, Tianzun has the Taiji diagram, Yuanshi Daoist has the Pangu flag, and the 'Hundun Bell' should belong to Tongtian Daoist, is that right?"

  Yuanshi Tianzun thought to himself, "This won't do. If I don't speak up now and let Tongtian Jiao get the 'Hundun Bell', it will be disastrous. During the division of treasures by Daozu Hongjun, Tongtian Jiao already obtained the 'Zuxian Sword Array' which can only be broken by the Four Sages. If he gets the 'Hundun Bell' as well, no one except Daozu Hongjun will be able to control him, and Yuanshi Tianzun will become the weakest of the Three Pure Ones. He knew that Zhunti was sowing discord among the Three Pure Ones, but still couldn't refute his words.

  Yuanshi Tianzun said: "This treasure belongs to Pangu Zhengzong, but such a precious thing should be possessed by someone with virtue."

  Tongtian Jiaozhu heard the words of Yuanshi Tianzun and suddenly became furious in his heart, thinking: "You original one, isn't it that those who have virtue under heaven are you? I am also a dignified saint, how can I be looked down upon by you like this?"

  Tongtian looked at the current situation and found that he had no chance of getting it. Fortunately, his original goal was not the "Hunyuan Bell". Since he couldn't get it, nobody else should either. Tongtian made up his mind and didn't bother to argue with Yuanshi Tianzun anymore. He slightly closed his eyes, looking mysterious and unfathomable.

  At this time, the Goddess Nüwa said: "This statement is wrong. Since the Hunyuan Bell can be obtained by Donghuang Taiyi, it means that this treasure is not destined to belong to you Sanqing. Moreover, this treasure originally belonged to my demon clan, and I am the holy person of the demon clan, so this treasure should belong to me."

  Nüwa was extremely annoyed that the Three Pure Ones were interfering with her handling of the conflict between the two tribes of witches and demons, and asked: "If we talk about merits, I have created human beings, are my merits great? The ancestors of the witches and the Yellow Emperor transformed into the six paths of reincarnation, are their merits great?"

  She asked this question, and even Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but answer honestly. He could only say vaguely: "They are all great virtues."

  Nüwa asked again: "Your teachings have twelve disciples, and the creation of humans, transformation into six paths of reincarnation, which one is greater?"

  Nüwa's words struck the sore spot of Yuanshi, who had only accepted twelve disciples in the first place. It wasn't that he didn't accept more, but rather that when he did take on disciples, he was very particular and choosy. He could hardly have many, so he steeled himself to say: "Nüwa, my fellow disciple, you and Hou Tu, the Ancestral Witch and the Earth Goddess, both have great merits, but you failed to properly educate and guide the two tribes of witches and demons, leading to the Great Calamity of the Primordial Era. Even with your great merits, you are not the rightful owner of this treasure."

  Nüwa asked: "According to what Yuanshi Daoist said, relying solely on the legacy of Pangu's creation to become a sage and having virtue, is that not being somewhat arrogant?"

  Zhun Ti immediately echoed Nüwa Niangniang and said: "Nüwa Shimei is right."

  Yuanshi Tianzun saw Guangzhao playing with his tongue and knew it wouldn't solve the problem. Feeling that his powers had greatly improved over this period, he thought to himself that even if he joined forces with Laozi, they wouldn't be afraid of the Two Saints of the West and Nüwa. He said, "In that case, why not have a trial to determine who the Lingbao belongs to?"

  The Great Supreme Elderly Lord also wanted to obtain the 'Primordial Chaos Bell', but he didn't show impatience like the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. Seeing that the Tongtian Sect Master had only spoken a few words and then stopped, he said: "Tongtian Junior Brother, what do you think should be done with this treasure?"

  Tongtian Sect Master said calmly, "Since Yuan Shi Shixiong says I have no virtue and am not destined for this treasure, what else can I say? It's only natural that Yuan Shi Shixiong decides the ownership of this treasure himself."

  The Great Elder did not expect that a remark from the Primordial Heavenly Lord would cause discord among the Three Pure Ones. Although he did not believe that the Tianxian Sect Master would give up contending for the "Hunyuan Bell", the contradiction between the Tianxian Sect Master and the Primordial Heavenly Lord had already reached an irreconcilable stage.

  The Supreme Elder said, "Tongtian Master Brother, Yuan Shi Master Brother just spoke carelessly, why must you take it seriously? Now the important matter at hand is to first obtain this 'Hundun Bell', and then discuss other things."

  Yuanshi Tianzun hastily said: "Elder brother's words are indeed correct, Tongtian Shidi should still prioritize the overall situation."

  What the Supreme Elder Lord and the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning are thinking in their hearts, the Master of the Heaven's Gate is very clear about. The Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning and the Supreme Elder Lord have always been on the same wavelength, even if they were to obtain the "Primordial Bell", it would not be related to the Master of the Heaven's Gate, and it would only fall into the hands of the Supreme Elder Lord and the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning. It is impossible for him to exert himself in vain.

  Then, the Tongtian Sect Master said calmly: "Two seniors don't need to say more, I'm not interested in this 'Hunyuan Bell', if you want it, take it yourselves, and I'll join your fight."

  The Supreme Elder Lord and the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign never thought that the Tianxian Teaching Master would say such a thing, so all their plans were in vain, and both of them felt unthinkable.

  Yuanshi Tianzun said: "Tongtian Master Brother, this is not the time to be emotional, you must prioritize the overall situation."

  Tongtian Sect Master snorted and said, "Yuanshi Shixiong, I've told you before that I have no interest in the 'Hundun Bell'. If you want it, go fight for it yourself. This has nothing to do with me."

  The two Western saints and the Niú Náng were delighted to see the Three Pures quarreling among themselves, as none of them wanted the "Hún Dùn Zhōng" to fall into the hands of the Three Pures, which would be extremely disadvantageous for them.

  Yuanshi Tianzun saw Tongtian Jiaozhu losing face in front of everyone, and his heart was extremely angry. However, Tongtian Jiaozhu had no way out, and now was not the time for them to quarrel. So, he coldly snorted and ignored Tongtian Jiaozhu again.

  Several saints focused their attention on each other, unaware that the "Chaos Bell" in the air suddenly emitted a faint yellow light, as if it was about to take advantage of the situation and escape. The only ones who noticed this were the great saints of the demon tribe, but when they saw the saints being so shameless, they exchanged a glance with each other and secretly concealed the signs that the "Chaos Bell" was about to escape.

  When the multitude of saints discovered this phenomenon, it was already too late, and the 'Chaos Bell' had flown out of their sight. The Primordial Heavenly Lord did not reflect on whether he was wrong, but instead thought that all this was caused by Tongtian's lack of cooperation with him. He resented Tongtian in his heart, preparing to give Tongtian a lesson one day. It was precisely because of this idea that the war between the gods and the demons almost led to the destruction of the demon sect, and Buddhism benefited from it.

  The Supreme Elder Lord saw the 'Hunyuan Bell' flying away on its own and sighed, saying: "Everyone came here not just for the 'Hunyuan Bell', right? Now that the 'Hunyuan Bell' has flown away on its own, it's better for us to deal with the witch demon first."

  The words of Taishang Laojun were just right for the saints to have a step down, so the saints said: "Elder brother's words are indeed correct."

  The Supreme Elder Lord said, "The two tribes of witches and demons have disregarded the countless lives in the vast expanse, engaging in several great wars, creating boundless calamities, which is an unforgivable sin. Now that the two tribes' fate has been exhausted, they can no longer control heaven and earth. As the saints gather today, it's just right to discuss the overall situation of the world, everyone must not lose sight of the bigger picture because of minor matters."

  All the saints said in unison: "Good."