What was this?

When darkness suddenly fell over heaven and earth, Li Jing was completely dumbfounded, utterly unaware of what had happened.

A massive hand appeared in the void, like a giant arm reaching down from the heavens!

An overwhelmingly powerful pressure descended from above. The mere spiritual pressure alone almost made Li Jing cough blood, his courage nearly failing!

Li Jing almost shouted “What demon dares!” when the words caught in his throat!

Thunder rolled continuously. Though Li Jing couldn’t make out what was being said, he still remembered…

This was a military camp, and though the soldiers had some minor cultivation methods, they were no different from mortals!

If he didn’t stand up now, how would the camp’s soldiers face this heaven-shaking giant hand and arm?!

Rage rose in his heart. Li Jing grasped the sword at his waist with some difficulty. Though he had been sitting in his tent, trying to stand now felt impossibly hard, as if several mountains were pressing down on his shoulders.

Suddenly, the pressure on Li Jing’s shoulders vanished.

Having been resisting the pressure from above, when it abruptly disappeared, Li Jing shot up from his chair like a spring, bursting through the tent’s canopy. His left hand steadied his sword while his right gripped the hilt as he looked up toward the sky.

This was…

Black and white energy filled the sky as the Yin-Yang fish rotated slowly and methodically. Their rhythm was profound, their paths interconnected, seemingly boundless at this moment.

The Primordial Treasure of the Human Sect, the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram!

Li Jing instinctively searched the sky, his pupils suddenly contracting.

He saw…

The young Daoist’s figure appeared beneath the Taiji Diagram, holding up this precious treasure with one hand, the Tower of Primordial Heaven above his head. Though he hadn’t used any divine transformation techniques, his slender form appeared magnificent.

“Star-Lord… Yi!”

Li Jing shouted. He wanted to step forward to see if he could help, but his divine body remained frozen, not daring to advance.

What he witnessed now:

A giant hand pressed down on the Taiji Diagram, firmly blocked by it, but Star-Lord Taibai’s form trembled continuously.

High in the sky, an elderly Daoist seemed to sit cross-legged, wrapped in celebratory clouds, his majestic presence endless.

The soldiers in the military camp didn’t seem to feel the pressure he had just endured. They all looked up at the sky as if nothing was wrong, their faces merely showing bewilderment.

That they could still show bewilderment meant they were unharmed.

But Li Jing grew more nervous now as he watched the confrontation in the sky.

That elderly Daoist in the high heavens…

Star Lord’s currently strained posture…

Just who was this divine being?

And why had Star-Lord appeared here and now?

Just then!

The young Daoist in the sky suddenly turned his head toward Chen Tang Pass, his lips moving as if transmitting a message.

Without warning, Li Long Sheng’s voice arose in Li Jing’s heart. He couldn’t help but turn toward Chen Tang Pass, his eyes wide, momentarily at a loss.

“Protect Lady Yin. He must have come for the child in her womb!”

Li Jing’s hands trembled. He looked down at the crowded military camp, at every soldier, then turned to look toward the city, as if his gaze could pierce through the high walls to see his currently frightened wife.

The child in her womb…

Clang—

Li Jing drew his sword. His long hair flew wildly, his armor dim and lusterless. Through the shadow of the Taiji Diagram, he channeled his immortal power toward that elderly Daoist flickering in and out of the clouds and roared:

“Li Jing of Chen Tang Pass stands here!”

Yet he didn’t know what purpose these words served, or what effect they could have.

After all, facing such a being, his weak cultivation was like that of a mortal, carrying no deterrent power whatsoever.

Meanwhile, in the rear courtyard pavilion of the Li residence.

The moment that heaven-covering hand appeared, True Lord Tai Yi’s palm trembled, and he instinctively protected the Spirit Zhenzhu’s nascent soul.

At this moment, the nascent soul was only two fists’ distance from Lady Yin.

True Lord Yu Ding and Yang Jian instinctively moved to rush toward the military camp, but Li Long Sheng’s paper clone at their side used magical power to create a barrier, directly blocking Yu Ding and Yang Jian.

Master and disciple instantly realized their error, each breaking out in cold sweat.

That was a Sage—how could they possibly resist?

Moreover, even if True Lord Yu Ding used his full power to move from here, there would be no chance to block that giant hand.

In a flash, the Taiji Diagram expanded.

A streak of green light shot from the ground to the sky, materializing into Li Long Sheng’s true form beneath the center of the Taiji Diagram, supporting it with one hand…

Everything happened too quickly. Li Long Sheng now forcefully channeled the Taiji Diagram’s power, barely blocking that giant hand. The entire sequence took only the blink of an eye.

The cost was that Li Long Sheng could no longer spare any attention to control his paper clone, which immediately reverted to paper and fluttered to the ground beside True Lord Tai Yi.

This was when Li Long Sheng used sound transmission to warn them not to act rashly and to protect Lady Yin.

Lady Yin remained fast asleep, immersed in that dream.

Yu Ding and Tai Yi relaxed slightly. True Lord Yu Ding’s form flashed through the window, and he exchanged glances with Tai Yi, seeing the hesitation in each other’s eyes.

Yu Ding immediately asked: “What should we do?”

“What… should we do?”

Tai Yi looked at his hand reaching out to grasp the nascent soul, his throat bobbing slightly.

The Sage’s sudden appearance, Li Long Sheng’s transmitted warning, and all of Li Long Sheng’s previous careful arrangements had made Tai Yi understand…

The Spirit Zhenzhu’s reincarnation would certainly be an important piece in the Great Tribulation of Investiture of the Gods, at least from the Sages’ perspective.

But why had the Sage appeared and reached for Li Jing?

Yu Ding asked again: “Should we continue with the reincarnation?”

Confusion filled Tai Yi’s eyes as he looked at Lady Yin, then suddenly turned to look toward the city’s exterior.

The Sage’s manifestation of a giant hand confronted the Taiji Diagram, which was being slowly but visibly pressed down…

Li Long Sheng’s form supported the Taiji Diagram from below, but he hadn’t urged them regarding the reincarnation matter.

Tai Yi’s arm trembled slightly as he frowned at the nascent soul, watching the tiny infant sucking its thumb within.

This True Lord suddenly felt reluctant.

Continuing with the reincarnation meant the Spirit Zhenzhu would be drawn into the vortex of heaven and earth’s struggles.

Which third-generation disciple’s reincarnation could alarm a Western Sage to appear in person?

True Lord Tai Yi felt unwilling.

He who only wished for his disciple to peacefully pursue Golden Immortality and Great Dao completion suddenly didn’t want the Spirit Zhenzhu to leave his side.

The dangers of the primitive world—he had experienced and understood them long ago. Yet even now, having become a Sage’s disciple and cultivated until today, he still lacked the power to protect his disciple…

No.

True Lord Tai Yi suddenly came to his senses, his mind quickly flashing through the Spirit Zhenzhu’s various anomalies before deciding to reincarnate. Only now did he understand that the Spirit Zhenzhu had been destined for this fate by the Heavenly Dao even before choosing reincarnation.

So be it.

This was the Spirit Zhenzhu’s shackle, but also its opportunity.

Even if they forcefully defied the Heavenly Dao’s will, under its calculations, what could he, Sage’s disciple, do to protect the Spirit Zhenzhu?

All living beings were merely pieces moved about by the Heavenly Dao.

Without becoming a Sage, one was nothing but a chess piece.

“So be it.”

Tai Yi’s fingers trembled slightly as he withdrew his palm blocking the nascent soul, giving it a gentle push.

The nascent soul emanated a faint radiance as it sank into Lady Yin’s abdomen.

Thump!

An extremely weak yet profound heartbeat came from within. The pearl embryo could now be called a fetus.

True Lord Tai Yi unconsciously stepped back half a pace, a bitter smile crossing his lips.

Beside him, True Lord Yu Ding sighed softly. Just as he was about to speak words of comfort to his senior brother, a sudden change occurred at the Chen Tang Pass military camp!

That giant hand vanished into thin air, and the Sage’s shadow in the high heavens flickered slightly before disappearing.

At the same time.

Directly above Chen Tang Pass, that vast Sage pressure pressed straight down!

Seven-colored light flashed, tearing a hole through the Taiji Diagram’s mysterious shadow;

The Western Sect’s Second Sage used the same technique again, another giant hand reaching down from the high heavens, grasping toward the pavilion of the Li residence.

True Lord Tai Yi and True Lord Yu Ding exchanged glances, both quite tacitly releasing their Great Dao as they shot skyward!

But in the instant the two True Lords decided to clash with the Sage, above the pavilion, that armor-clad youth had already opened his vertical eye to face the giant hand directly.

Yang Jian!

“Heaven’s Battle General! Clear Source Wonderful Dao True Monarch stands here!”

The Sage seemed not to hear this, his hand smashing down at incredible speed.

This was a Sage!?

This was a Sage!

The tragedy that had befallen his family years ago, those scenes etched deepest in his heart, were about to play out again in the Spirit Zhenzhu’s reincarnation family!

Yang Jian’s eyes nearly burst, divine light exploding from the vertical eye on his forehead as blood-colored energy appeared around his body.

The Eight-Nine Mystic Art!

Heavenly Eye…

Suddenly, someone pressed down on his shoulder, instantly cutting off Yang Jian’s surging energy that was about to explode against Sage’s overwhelming pressure.

“Let your master handle this.”

A streak of jade light flashed, instantly appearing in the high heavens, and condensing into a giant cauldron several hundred feet tall.

True Lord Yu Ding sat cross-legged within the giant cauldron, the incantations flowing rapidly from his mouth produced only a humming sound. The massive cauldron blazed with light, countless human figures flickering across its surface.

Throughout Chen Tang Pass, points of light appeared on mortals’ foreheads before instantly vanishing.

Boom!

That hand descending from the high heavens had pressed down on the giant cauldron!

The cauldron suddenly sank, cracks appearing across its surface.

True Lord Yu Ding’s face turned deathly pale as his hands formed seals at lightning speed. The giant cauldron held for several moments!

Just then, beams of light appeared throughout Chen Tang Pass, thirty-six in total, matching the number of Heaven’s Patterns, supporting a brilliant light screen!

The Heaven-Severing Immortal-Breaking Formation!

In those few moments!

Li Long Sheng dragged the Taiji Diagram from outside the city to inside!

Paper clones once again took human form, soaring up from the front and back courtyards of the Li residence, forming the North Dipper Guardian Spirit Formation, the Six Spirit Revolving Formation, the Five Elements Heaven-Protecting Formation, the Four Symbols Four Poles Formation, the Three Immortals Formation…

Layer upon layer protecting the pavilion where Lady Yin resided!

But!

“Puh—”

Within the giant cauldron, True Lord Yu Ding lowered his head and spat out a mouthful of blood. The massive cauldron could no longer resist as the Sage’s descending palm pressed it directly toward the ground!

Yang Jian and True Lord Tai Yi moved simultaneously to support one foot of the giant cauldron but were directly pressed down, each suffering injuries!

Even the weakest Sage was still a Sage. Without a Primordial Treasure, Sage disciples could not possibly resist!

As the giant cauldron pressed downward, True Lord Yu Ding used all his strength trying to stabilize it, but could not reverse the situation…

In Li Long Sheng’s eyes:

The grand formation he had painstakingly arranged over many years couldn’t last half a moment before being destroyed;

The layers of formations formed by paper clones, facing the Sage’s might, were broken in the blink of an eye;

He was only one breath away from that giant hand.

In the end, the difference in strength was too vast—it was not a failure of calculation or planning.

In the high heavens, the Sage’s voice again transformed into rolling thunder, still calling out “This child has karmic ties with our Western Paradise.”

That giant hand was already above the pavilion, reaching down to grab it!

“Senior Uncle, please wait!”

Li Long Sheng shouted. Though he called out “Senior Uncle,” his voice could not hide his anger.

Subhuti did not answer, his hand still reaching down, seemingly intending to capture Lady Yin and convert her, thereby controlling the child of the Great Tribulation in her womb.

Where was the trump card?

Their side’s trump card, or rather, the Orthodox Teaching’s trump card?

The Second Elder’s decree that he had asked True Lord Tai Yi to request…

Li Long Sheng, still dragging the Taiji Diagram, continued charging forward at full speed, his gaze fixed on the Sage’s descending palm as he counted down in his heart: “Five, four, three…”

Finally.

One!

That giant hand suddenly stopped. The Sage in the high heavens slightly furrowed his brow, his half-open eyes looking down.

Right in the pavilion, in front of Lady Yin’s abdomen, a gray light leaked out, condensing into a small banner the size of a palm.

This banner seemed to contain the shadows of countless living beings, as well as scenes of heaven and earth’s evolution, but looking closely, it was shrouded in misty chaos, showing only the outline of a triangular banner.

But as soon as this illusory banner appeared, that descending hand immediately withdrew as Subhuti’s expression in the high heavens turned dark as water.

The small banner waved gently, chaos churning on its surface. A seemingly ordinary bright light shot out from the chaos, ignoring the roof and all physical objects, striking directly at the center of the giant palm.

The Primordial Treasure Pangu Banner!

The sharpness of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, the number one killing treasure of heaven and earth, tempered with the flesh and blood of primordial divine demons, condensed with Pangu’s divine killing nature!

The Chaos Supreme Sword Energy!

High in the sky, Subhuti let out a muffled grunt. That giant hand developed cracks, beginning to crumble from the palm, emanating not particularly brilliant light.

The hand collapsed, transforming into tower-high clouds. In the high heavens, Subhuti’s form leaned back for a moment, an inch-long wound appearing in his left palm.

Finally, Li Long Sheng arrived dragging the Taiji Diagram. He raised his hand to seal the firmament, and with a flick of his sleeve, Li Jing, whom he had grabbed along the way, stumbled several steps before standing in the air, looking around in confusion.

The illusory Pangu Banner slowly dissipated, and the Primordial Heavenly Lord’s sage dao rhythm disappeared.

Li Long Sheng remained completely vigilant.

Today they had already reached this point. If Subhuti struck again, even if he had to expose some trump cards, he would try his best to block Subhuti.

He only needed to hold for a few exchanges. Then Subhuti would be the one who couldn’t back down, and he, the ordinary ranked deity, would be the one under threat as the main tribulation figure set by the Dao Ancestor.

At that time, if Subhuti didn’t retreat, their own Sage would directly intervene.

The Spirit Zhenzhu’s weight wasn’t enough, so he, a common ranked deity, had to make up the difference.

In the air below, True Lord Yu Ding’s face was deathly pale, his breathing rapid as he could only close his eyes to regulate his breath.

True Lord Tai Yi and Yang Jian’s injuries weren’t too severe. Yang Jian now held his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear as he glared at Subhuti, while True Lord Tai Yi clutched his chest, nine Azure Dragons circling him.

At this moment, though he tried hard to control his mouth, fearing to intensify conflicts and put their side in a difficult position.

But feeling unfair and indignant, he truly couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh…

“Heh, a Sage.”

Subhuti in the high heavens gave a light laugh, suddenly raising his hand to point gently at Li Long Sheng and the others, sighing with composure:

“Li Chang Geng, you took such pains to destroy nine-tenths of my Western Paradise disciples, now it’s only right you receive this retribution.”

Li Long Sheng calmly said: “Why do Senior Uncle’s words sound so noble when doing evil to others?

Indeed, Sages should be role models for all living beings in heaven and earth. As beings have both good and evil, evil spirits should also have their representative.”

Subhuti showed no anger, only saying:

“The Dao Sect uses my Western Paradise disciples to fill the tribulation’s fate, this poor Dao naturally should seek an explanation for them.

Today do you truly think you have protected Li Jing’s family?”

Li Long Sheng’s brows furrowed slightly as he suddenly thought of something, abruptly turning to look toward Lady Yin below.

His eyes shot out divine light, just in time to catch a flash of blood light shooting up from deep underground, instantly entering Lady Yin’s brow!

That blood light…

The Twelve-Petaled Red Lotus?

No, not quite—it was killing energy equivalent to the Twelve-Petaled Red Lotus!

Demon Ancestor’s Source – Heaven-Destroying Killing Energy!

Li Long Sheng raised his head to glare, laughing in extreme anger.

A Sage, a dignified Sage, took such pains and careful calculations just to scheme against a grand-disciple level being, first moving against Li Jing to temporarily draw him away.

Then striking to break through his many layers of arrangements, exhausting years of effort he had laid down in this place, destroying the grand formation and paper clones.

Fortunately, he had secured one thing in advance, having True Lord Tai Yi request the Primordial Heavenly Lord’s protection, allowing him to arrive in time to protect Li Jing’s family.

Yet this Sage still wouldn’t let go, actually using such killing energy to pollute a mortal woman who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation not long ago, thereby harming the child in her womb.

Subhuti smiled serenely as his form dissolved into clouds and disappeared as if he had never been there.

And his voice echoed in Li Long Sheng and the others’ ears, slowly fading…

“The Demon Ancestor’s Source killing energy has no cure. This poor Dao happened to obtain it while repairing the Western Paradise years ago, especially gifting it to my nephew.

The difficulties at Spirit Mountain, this poor Dao will slowly settle accounts.

Now in this world of heaven and earth, this poor Dao has no more disciples, thus no more scruples.”

Li Long Sheng’s fists clenched tightly as he suppressed the impulse in his heart to give chase, knowing he had no chance of victory even if he did.

The Balanced Dao, even if pushed to its limit now, still fell short, unable to reach the Sixth Sage.

Suddenly, spiritual energy fluctuations came from below. Li Long Sheng’s expression changed as he used his movement technique to rush straight down.

In the pavilion, a flash of fire appeared as True Lord Tai Yi’s form burst out from the flames, his eyes carrying threads of fire as he stared intently at Lady Yin’s form.

Lady Yin was still in the dream realm, but her original “dream of immortals bringing a child” had now taken an unexpected turn.

A light red killing energy appeared in her brow, spreading out thread by thread, gathering throughout her body, already contaminating the child in her womb.

No, that wasn’t right!

The nascent soul seemed to sense something, emanating a faint light as it actively began absorbing the killing energy from various places.

True Lord Tai Yi’s eyes widened as he stepped forward quickly, his raised hand trembling several times before suddenly striking Lady Yin’s brow!

Tak!

An iron-grip-like hand seized True Lord Tai Yi’s wrist.

True Lord Yu Ding, his face pale, arrived just in time to stop Tai Yi.

“Junior brother, let go…”

True Lord Tai Yi’s voice trembled slightly.

True Lord Yu Ding said in a deep voice: “Senior brother, she is now the Spirit Zhenzhu’s mother.”

“If we save the Spirit Zhenzhu now, there might still be hope, yes, still hope… Junior brother, let go, release me!”

“Senior brother!”

True Lord Yu Ding’s voice cracked like spring thunder. True Lord Tai Yi’s eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Yu Ding.

Beside them, Li Jing tumbled through the window, staring blankly at the scene before him for a moment before rushing forward to tightly embrace the sleeping Lady Yin.

Li Long Sheng’s form flashed over. His right hand’s fingers quickly touched Lady Yin’s forehead while his left hand formed sword fingers pressed against his right hand’s back. His right hand slowly lifted.

A cluster of killing energy stuck to his fingertips as he pulled it out, but outside the killing energy was another shadowy form.

Lady Yin’s soul.

How could Lady Yin resist a Sage’s move?

Now her soul had merged with the killing energy.

This… this…

Li Long Sheng’s raised hands slowly pressed down, returning Lady Yin’s primordial spirit to its place.

“Star-Lord… Father!”

Li Jing called out anxiously: “My wife… how is my wife, Father?”

Li Long Sheng remained silent as he took out more than ten treasure pouches from his sleeve, emptying them one by one to reveal jade bottles. He then raised his hand to draw virtual talismans around Lady Yin, writing down multiple charm scripts to temporarily suppress the killing energy within her body, preventing it from being absorbed by the nascent soul.

What to do now?

Li Long Sheng closed his eyes, his thoughts spinning rapidly as the Taiji Diagram wrapped around the small building, making this place extremely quiet.

Soon, he opened his eyes and looked at Li Jing with a complicated gaze, calmly saying:

“Li Jing, do you want your wife, or the child in your wife’s womb?”

Li Jing’s hands trembled as if he had lost all strength, and he knelt beside the bed.

“I want my wife, Father, please protect my wife!”

Li Long Sheng gave an “Mm” and was about to act.

“No! This poor Dao disagrees!”

True Lord Tai Yi declared firmly: “Return the Spirit Zhenzhu to me! We won’t reincarnate! Return the Spirit Zhenzhu to me!”

Li Long Sheng frowned as he looked at Tai Yi, closing his eyes somewhat helplessly, his hands also trembling slightly.

Outside the window, Yang Jian, watching this scene, gripped his spear shaft tightly, the anger in his eyes transforming into deep hatred in his heart.

True Lord Yu Ding let out a long sigh, simply holding Tai Yi firmly in place.

Hum—

A trace of Supreme Clarity dao rhythm quietly passed by. A jade box flew out from Li Long Sheng’s sleeve, opening itself to release a Golden Core that instantly entered Lady Yin’s lower abdomen.

That was the treasure carrying the Spirit Zhenzhu’s magical power and memories, prepared by Li Long Sheng and True Lord Tai Yi, waiting for the reincarnated form to consume it after rebirth to restore cultivation realm power and personal memories.

“Master.”

After a while, a soft call came as a faint golden light shone in front of Lady Yin, transforming into a three-inch-tall illusory form.

The Spirit Zhenzhu.

True Lord Tai Yi’s whole body trembled as he said softly: “Disciple, let’s not reincarnate, let’s go back to cultivate…”

“Master,” the Spirit Zhenzhu bowed his head in a Daoist salute, raising it to reveal a slight smile, “we chose them, and they are innocent people, aren’t they?”

“This is a Sage’s scheme! This is that despicable Western Sage’s scheme!”

True Lord Tai Yi growled, “This isn’t your fault, Master will bear all the blame and criticism, Master is long used to being criticized!”

“But Master, they are truly innocent.”

The Spirit Zhenzhu looked toward Li Long Sheng nearby, then moved his gaze to the sleeping Lady Yin, staring at her face.

“So this is… my future mother…”

True Lord Tai Yi: “She’s not! Not yet!”

“Master,” the Spirit Zhenzhu said softly, “since the disciple chose to reincarnate, I should abandon my previous life, yet now this reincarnation would cost an innocent person’s life. A disciple is already troubled.

If disciple lives today at the cost of this lady’s life, how could disciple face heaven and earth in this life?

Please grant the disciple’s request!”

The three-inch-tall Spirit Zhenzhu knelt, declaring firmly: “Disciple is willing to absorb this killing energy and bear this karma!”

“You!”

True Lord Tai Yi’s voice trembled slightly, and then he waved his hand silently as if losing all strength, stepping back helplessly to sit in a nearby chair, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

“Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal!”

Li Jing called out repeatedly to True Lord Tai Yi.

Li Long Sheng let out a light breath, gesturing for Li Jing to step back. Facing the Spirit Zhenzhu, he was filled with mixed emotions as he said softly: “I’m sorry for your hardship.”

The Spirit Zhenzhu shook his head with a light laugh, saying: “Uncle Master has worked hard, please don’t feel guilty about this matter.”

“I will protect you and Lady Yin with all my might,” Li Long Sheng said seriously, “and am determined to pay any price. You need only maintain your faith and not submit to the killing energy.”

“Thank you, Uncle Master,” the Spirit Zhenzhu nodded, taking a deep breath before turning to return to Lady Yin’s body.

“Senior Brother!”

Yang Jian called out from the window. The Spirit Zhenzhu turned his head to look, giving Yang Jian a slight smile.

Yang Jian smiled: “When you’re born, you should call me Senior Brother.”

The Spirit Zhenzhu laughed: “We’ll have to compare skills first.”

Then the two exchanged martial salutes as the Spirit Zhenzhu’s form ‘leaped down,’ immortal light swaying.

Within Lady Yin’s body, the spirit embryo radiated spiritual light as it began absorbing the light red killing energy.

Li Long Sheng’s face showed contemplation as he immediately used magical power to protect Lady Yin’s various parts, allowing the killing energy to transfer steadily.

Twelve paper people flew out from his sleeve, transforming into twelve men and women of various ages, beginning to chant twelve verses of demon-subduing and killing energy-dispelling scriptures.

Then he moved continuously, dispersing Nine Transformations Spirit Pills to heal Lady Yin’s spirit, and injecting vast amounts of merit into the spirit embryo to block the killing energy as much as possible.

He kept forming sword fingers to intercept some of the killing energy surging toward the spirit embryo halfway.

Before long, the sleeping Lady Yin calmed down, her brow gradually relaxing.

She mumbled something, one hand stroking her lower abdomen.

“Lady Li,” Li Long Sheng called softly, using magical power to move Lady Yin’s hand away.

Lady Yin mumbled softly: “Don’t… don’t hurt my child…”

“He’s fine,” Li Long Sheng responded, raising his hand to touch Lady Yin’s forehead, making her sleep more deeply.

Then, Li Long Sheng held his palm toward the spirit embryo, determination flashing in his eyes as he slowly pulled upward.

The Spirit Zhenzhu’s soul, surrounded by blood light, slowly flew out, having already been corroded by killing energy from actively absorbing it from Lady Yin’s body.

The surrounding chanting grew louder as Li Long Sheng’s fingertips radiated divine light, instantly enveloping and purifying the Spirit Zhenzhu’s soul.

True Lord Tai Yi closed his eyes, unable to watch further. True Lord Yu Ding sat cross-legged, his hands forming seals to shoot a jade light into the Spirit Zhenzhu’s soul’s forehead.

Li Long Sheng’s heart coursed with dao rhythm as a trace of joy flashed in his eyes. His right hand drew a complex talisman that entered the Spirit Zhenzhu’s forehead.

In an instant, boundless killing energy was attracted by the talisman, surging out from the deepest part of the Spirit Zhenzhu’s soul and condensing.

Meanwhile, Li Long Sheng said slowly:

“Master bestowed a life-protecting charm. I have protected the Spirit Zhenzhu’s divine soul, but the killing energy’s source has merged with his divine soul. There may be many hidden dangers in the future.”

“Really?”

True Lord Tai Yi immediately became energetic.

Li Long Sheng nodded with a smile, saying softly: “I will think of more ways to help him, but for now can only suppress it like this.

However, this means the Spirit Zhenzhu’s divine soul is damaged, his memories dispersed.”

“That’s how reincarnation should be, should be,” True Lord Tai Yi muttered, letting out a long breath as he sat in his chair.

The surrounding chanting grew clearer as Li Long Sheng slowly returned the Spirit Zhenzhu’s divine soul to its place, then gathered the scattered killing energy into his palm, wrapped it in merit, and sealed it completely within a treasure pill.

This Subhuti…

Damn him.

As Li Long Sheng was cursing inwardly, he sensed more than ten familiar auras rapidly approaching this place. His heart warmed as he quickly prepared to transmit messages telling them not to worry.

…

‘This Li Chang Geng can suppress such killing energy.’

In the void beyond heaven, a certain old Daoist merged with heaven and earth frowned and muttered, snorting coldly.

If this child isn’t eliminated, he’ll be a great threat!

Why was heaven and earth suddenly sealed?

The old Daoist suddenly looked up, his expression changing dramatically.

Heaven and earth suddenly emanated a faint blue light. This old Daoist immediately tried to flash away, but as soon as his form moved, a giant hand smashed down from directly above, instantly flattening his form.

“Senior Brother Supreme Clarity, do you truly want to move against this poor Dao for a third-generation disciple!?”

A weak response came from the void:

“You and I have… fate…”

Before the word “fate” fell, countless palm shadows condensed from the void, smashing toward the old Daoist, making him continuously spit blood, his entire Great Dao trembling as he nearly fainted.

Yet within these palm shadows was also a trace of a mysterious dao rhythm, actively healing the old Daoist’s injuries to prevent them from becoming too severe.

After all, Sages cannot die.