Grid-like patterns appeared throughout Heaven and Earth.
The power of the Heavenly Dao converged upon this location, condensing into an endless ‘barrier,’ repeatedly reinforcing the local space-time.
The Primordial Treasure Chaos Bell directly enveloped Zhao Gongming and Golden Spirit Sacred Mother, activating its divine abilities. It retreated for an instant, working in tandem with the defensive treasure Ground Flame Banner to firmly protect these two senior disciples of the Severing Sect.
Li Changshou leaped upward!
Like an eagle striking the azure sky!
High above, Sacred One Taiqing had his eyes tightly shut, his withered left hand raised high, turning the space-time within dozens of miles into a prison.
A prison from which even Sacred Ones could not escape.
Meanwhile, Taiqing’s right hand pressed downward, his palm containing the rhythms of Yin and Yang.
The Taiji Diagram’s power is fully activated to protect Li Changshou!
Space-time no longer posed any resistance to Li Changshou; instead, it protected his form.
The Western Teaching’s Sacred Ones’ expressions changed drastically. Lord Primordial and Lord Sanskrit exchanged glances, and their Law Bodies immediately dispersed!
The former’s form shot skyward, while the latter manifested his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body and lunged directly at Li Changshou.
Lord Primordial called out: “Senior Brother Taiqing, we don’t wish to be your enemies. Today’s matters—we haven’t acted honorably.”
“Silence.”
Taiqing Sacred One struggled slightly to utter these words, then his form trembled gently, and three figures emerged from behind him, all in the form of elderly Daoists.
One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones!
These three figures attacked simultaneously, pointing a finger, striking a palm, and releasing Yin-Yang energies.
Lord Primordial’s form was instantly pinned down. He wanted to speak further but was directly suppressed by the sudden onslaught of attacks, barely able to resist.
Taiqing Sacred One didn’t do much else, merely suppressing Lord Primordial in the high heavens, his gaze falling to what was below.
His disciple said he would kill two, so let his disciple do it.
If one’s qi isn’t smooth, it’s easy for the heart of the Dao to become blocked.
Watch!
In the instant Li Changshou and Lord Sanskrit were about to collide, two Great Daos manifested behind them simultaneously!
Lord Sanskrit’s Dao condensed into a golden Buddha statue, undying and indestructible, unbreakable and established, existing since antiquity, eternally imperishable—this was a Sacred One.
But in the next instant, Li Changshou opened his left hand, and a weight appeared on the scale beam behind him, faintly gleaming with slight radiance.
A blurry Buddha statue appeared behind Li Changshou, and Lord Sanskrit’s own Dao rhythm, aura, power, and momentum instantly weakened!
While Li Changshou suddenly grew stronger!
Balance: Dao Realm!
Li Changshou’s burning of his Primordial Spirit wasn’t just to forcefully enhance the Eight-Nine Mysteries Art—it was for this instant!
Sacred Ones were Mixed Origin Infinite Great Luo Golden Immortals, essentially Great Luo Golden Immortals, but their personal Dao had reached infinite perfection, making it extremely difficult to balance their Dao realm.
Yet Li Changshou dared to speak of slaying a Sacred One today because he had kept this trump card.
After entering the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, even though he hadn’t touched the peak of Great Luo and couldn’t be called a Mixed Origin Great Luo, he could—under the premise of burning his Primordial Spirit and risking his life essence—forcefully balance the Sixth Sacred One’s Dao realm!
Even among Sacred Ones, there were strong and weak!
And this was the weakest one!
All this happened in a flash, and when the two figures collided in the high heavens, it was like two stars crashing, radiating boundless light.
In the next instant, the assembled immortals could see with shock:
The one sent flying was the Sixth Sacred One!
Li Changshou’s form halted in place, his entire body’s blood qi surging violently, both eyes bloodshot from burst vessels, the Dao rhythms around him exploding and rapidly congealing.
Lord Sanskrit’s Sixteen-Foot Golden Body was sent flying far away, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his eyes full of disbelief.
Sacred One.
The times had changed.
Li Changshou gritted his teeth and charged forward forcefully, suppressing his injuries, seizing every opportunity!
This state of burning his Primordial Spirit naturally couldn’t last too long. If he couldn’t seriously wound Lord Sanskrit quickly, wanting to kill a Sacred One would be just a foolish dream.
A trace of viciousness flashed through Lord Sanskrit’s eyes as his form forcefully halted and lunged at Li Changshou again!
Li Changshou’s God-Slaying Spear in hand pointed out countless black rays, but his form suddenly vanished beneath the black rays.
Wind Escape!
Space-Time Escape!
[My escape techniques are unmatched by any, but they’re only escape techniques when I’m fleeing for my life!
When advancing, escape techniques can also be used to charge!]
Slow—the Sacred One’s reactions were truly too slow!
Lord Sanskrit blocked the black rays shooting up from below with his arm, only to discover they were all feinting moves with hardly any power.
He suddenly turned around but had no time to make any response. That Daoist who had appeared behind him at an unknown moment, wearing tattered robes, wielding the black divine spear in both hands, brought down one strike!
Lord Sanskrit’s forehead burst with blood, his form directly smashing toward the ground!
Space-time was split by the spear into a deep fissure, but the power of the Heavenly Dao quickly rushed in, rapidly filling the crack.
Li Changshou took a gentle breath, charging forward head over heels, not giving Lord Sanskrit half a chance to adjust his position.
Riding the Wind!
Commanding the Void!
The Dao of Escape, Great Achievement!
Yang Jian only saw Lord Sanskrit’s form suspended in mid-air, while that black shadow left countless afterimages, striking out with the spear again and again from various angles, beating the Sacred One Sanskrit until his body was covered in concave pits.
What shocked Yang Jian most was that Lord Sanskrit’s form seemed stagnant, being tossed back and forth within a ten-zhang radius in mid-air, unable to find any opportunity to counter.
This was…
Grand Pure One!
Yang Jian’s eyes were full of frenzy and anger, his form wanting to charge into the sky, yet completely unable to find even the slightest point of entry.
In the distance, in the Zhou army camp.
Most of the Enlightenment Teaching immortals were somewhat bewildered.
The space-time before their eyes was distorted—that was the prison raised by Taiqing Sacred One. Now it was like looking through a water curtain, barely able to see the great battle on the other side.
The Western Teaching’s Great Sacred One was fixed in the high heavens, which they actually didn’t find strange—it was reasonable, natural.
Great Senior Brother, who had manifested One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, might be able to fight the other five Sacred Ones single-handedly.
But now, that Western Teaching’s Second Sacred One…
They knew the Dao of Balance was powerful, but they hadn’t imagined that in such a short cultivation time, that Taiqing disciple could reach the level of balancing the Sixth Sacred One’s Dao realm.
They also knew Li Changshou was now protected by the fully activated Taiji Diagram—even if the Sixth Sacred One struck out with all attacks at full power, he couldn’t harm Li Changshou.
But the current situation was that the Taiji Diagram was completely unused.
Was that Grand Pure One truly not the Demon Ancestor reincarnated?
Now wielding the God-Slaying Spear, leaving countless afterimages between Heaven and Earth, beating Lord Sanskrit until he had no power to counter.
Those Two Lords, Manjusri and Samantabhadra, frowned and stepped forward, but in a flash of fire, Nezha appeared before the Enlightenment Teaching immortals, hugging his Fire-Tipped Spear and riding his Wind Fire Wheels.
“Everyone doesn’t need to go over,” Little Nezha smiled, “I know everyone wants to help Uncle Chang’an beat the bad guys, but Uncle Chang’an hasn’t spoken, so we should just watch.”
Jade Pure True Lord said: “Since our Enlightenment Teaching has chosen not to help, we should stay consistent to the end.”
Broad Completion Elder’s expression was somewhat complex as he stared at Li Changshou’s figure, momentarily lost in thought.
Pure Essence Elder spoke softly: “Killing a Sacred One… even if we suppress a Sacred One now, how can we kill one? Even if Brother Chang’an burns most of his Primordial Spirit, I fear he can only seriously wound a Sacred One, not destroy one.”
“Indeed,” Supreme Unity True Lord slowly sighed, unusually serious for once, “Undying and indestructible, the seal of the Heavenly Dao—wanting to kill a Sacred One requires power surpassing the Heavenly Dao’s power, how could that be easy?”
“No need,” Jade Pure True Lord stared at the afterimages Li Changshou left behind, “Chang’an must have a way.”
The Enlightenment Teaching immortals all fell silent.
Just then, great streams of light flew in from the east, space-time breaking open a great hole, and dozens of figures rushed out at once, looking at this scene before them in astonishment.
Shou.
Cloud Void’s face turned pale, and she wanted to rush up regardless of everything but was blocked by the barrier set up by Taiqing Sacred One.
The Severing Sect immortals could now see that the Great Senior Brother of the Human Teaching and their junior brother were suppressing the Western Teaching’s one big and one small Sacred One.
Many divine abilities, and many magical treasures, have all made their appearance today.
And they could not go forward to help even a bit.
“Cloud Void need not worry,” Many Treasures Elder Lord said firmly, “The Taiji Diagram protects Chang’an—Great Senior Brother’s activated Taiji Diagram, no one can break through it!”
Then, Many Treasures Elder Lord narrowed his eyes as he stared at Lord Sanskrit.
If he could rush in now and offer up all the treasures in the treasury, he could blast him into serious injury, and perhaps there would be a chance to break through that so-called undying and indestructible nature.
However, Taiqing Sacred One showed no intention of letting anyone through.
In this Sacred One-slaying battle, the protagonist Li Changshou, was… Zhao Gongming!
…
“Big brother, big brother, nod if you can hear me.”
Inside the Chaos Bell, Li Changshou’s voice resonated, and Zhao Gongming immediately nodded vigorously.
“I can hear! I can hear!”
Two bright lights flew out from within the Chaos Bell—two Nine Transformations Golden Pills. Zhao Gongming grabbed them without hesitation and put them into his and Golden Spirit Sacred Mother’s mouths.
“Just stabilize your injuries. I can’t divide my attention now, nor can I converse with you. You only need to listen to me and answer whether it’s possible or not.”
“Big brother is willing to die, anything is possible!”
“No, we’re going to kill a Sacred One, and you don’t need to die.”
Li Changshou’s voice carried a hint of coldness, his speaking pace slightly quick but irregular in frequency.
The vast majority of his consciousness was focused on suppressing Sacred One Sanskrit.
Li Changshou said:
“Killing a Sacred One isn’t something that can be achieved by just shouting about it. Sacred Ones are connected to the Origin of Heaven and Earth—this is the sole reason for their immortality and indestructibility.
But now is different from ancient times. When the Six Sacred Ones first achieved sanctity in ancient times, they were the foundation stones of the Heavenly Dao, and touching them meant touching the Heavenly Dao’s foundation.
Now with the Heavenly Court established, the Six Sacred Ones can no longer restrain the Heavenly Dao. In other words, they have become dispensable foundation stones.
A Sacred One’s destruction would no longer affect Heaven and Earth’s stability, but Sacred Ones can still achieve immortality and indestructibility through their connection to the Origin of Heaven and Earth.
Therefore, we need to reach a level equal to or infinitely close to a Sacred One, establish a connection with the Origin of Heaven and Earth, and sever the Sacred One’s connection to the Origin—thus, we can kill a Sacred One!
Big brother, do you understand?”
Zhao Gongming nodded fiercely and quickly said: “Yes!”
Beside him, the Golden Spirit Sacred Mother supported Zhao Gongming’s arm, converting her remaining magical power into spiritual power and infusing it into Zhao Gongming’s body, while his left arm was rapidly recovering.
After a while, Li Changshou’s voice transmitted again:
“Big brother, I need you to establish a connection with the Origin of Heaven and Earth. I still have things to do in the future and can’t be bound by the Heavenly Dao.
You should have already seen a path from comprehending the Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus and the Heaven-Earth Ruler for so long.
The path of transforming the Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus into a Great Thousand World.
Possible or not?”
“Possible!” Zhao Gongming answered firmly, then added, “But I don’t know how to proceed.”
“I’ll teach you, no need to rush.
Let me explain clearly first—I also need to try my best to shatter Sanskrit’s Golden Body.”
Li Changshou fell silent for a moment, then said:
“After you do this, you will enter the Heavenly Dao Sequence, deeply bound to the Heavenly Dao. You and Senior Sister Golden Spirit must reside in the Investiture Platform and not intervene in the Canonization Catastrophe.
Otherwise, it will invite the Dao Ancestor’s displeasure, and all our efforts will be wasted.
You and Senior Sister Golden Spirit should nurture your child in the Investiture Platform, waiting for the Great Catastrophe to end. Today, your evolution of twenty-four Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus will complement the Heavenly Dao, allowing the Severing Sect to gain great fortune to offset part of the Great Catastrophe’s power.
Of course, the Heavenly Dao will become more complete, and what I need to do in the future will face greater difficulties, but it’s fine—I have backup plans.
Entering the Heavenly Dao Sequence—possible or not?”
Zhao Gongming’s eyes reddened, and he choked: “Possible! Chang’an… this mess that my wife and I created…”
“What are brothers for if not to clean up messes?”
Li Changshou fell silent again, and at the top of the Chaos Bell’s interior, a purple flame slowly descended, surrounded by a ring of water-blue light.
Li Changshou said:
“This is one of my trump cards—that strand of Primordial Purple Qi.
I originally placed it in Kun Peng’s Primordial Spirit, then secretly retrieved it when erasing Kun Peng’s original nature, sealing it in Kun Peng’s simulated Primordial Spirit and bringing it back to the Primordial World.
Shortly, directly swallow this simulated Primordial Spirit—this water sphere—and it will replenish your Primordial Spirit power, allowing you to establish a connection with the Origin of Heaven and Earth.
The opportunity will come in an instant.
Before that, you need to shout some words—consider it a promise to the Dao Ancestor.
Repeat after me…”
Thus and so, this and that.
Inside the Chaos Bell, Zhao Gongming carefully followed Li Changshou’s guidance word by word, holding the water sphere.
After a moment, Li Changshou’s voice sounded again:
“Three… two… one.”
Dong—
The Chaos Bell rang out and shifted half a zhang to the side, directly taking Golden Spirit Sacred Mother away.
Zhao Gongming stood there stiffly, looking up at the countless afterimages in the sky, his pupils contracting, blood foaming at his lips as he shouted:
“Severing Sect disciple Zhao Gongming!
Today I wish to complement the Heavenly Dao, complement the Heavenly Court! Henceforth, with wife Golden Spirit, we shall enter the Investiture Platform!
I beseech the Ancestral Master’s permission!”
After speaking, Zhao Gongming stuffed the blue-purple shimmering water sphere into his mouth. His form was instantly enveloped in golden light, and he stomped the ground forcefully, his form shooting toward the heavens!
Twenty-four Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus shot out from around his body, and the Heaven-Earth Ruler suddenly shattered, transforming into twenty-four streams of light that entered the Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus.
Zhao Gongming hovered below Lord Primordial, and under Lord Primordial’s gaze, his form emanated streams of purple light, as if about to explode.
His hands swiftly formed seals, and those twenty-four Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus trembled violently, then arranged themselves in a vertical line behind him!
Heaven and Earth are manifest, yet none are mine!
Heaven’s principles are manifest, the Dao supports the azure sky!
The cycle of Heaven’s numbers, all return to me.
Infinite heavens, endless creation!
All Heavens!
Zhao Gongming’s right hand formed a sword finger before his nose, his left hand tightly gripping his right wrist, his skin splitting into cracks from which endless purple, golden, and water-blue light surged!
Merging body with Dao!
All Heavens!
“Open!”
Hum—
Waves of light burst from Zhao Gongming’s form, his body shattering, and with these twenty-four layers of waves, the twenty-four Ocean-Calming Divine Zhenzhus behind him suddenly vanished.
Twenty-four scrolls!
Twenty-four layers of Heaven!
Unfurling with the light!
In Heaven and Earth, twenty-four Great Thousand Worlds similar to the current Nine Heavens suddenly appeared! Layer upon layer, orderly and organized, with endless immortal mountains and countless immortal spirits!
In this instant, the power of the Heavenly Dao suddenly increased by several levels!
In this instant, the old Daoist in the Purple Void Palace showed a satisfied smile, yet then slightly frowned, feeling something was out of control.
In this instant!
Sanskrit sensed an intense crisis and black and golden light blazed around him as he burned his magical power regardless of cost, trying to temporarily resist Li Changshou’s offensive.
But Li Changshou’s form didn’t stop at all, instead concentrating his offensive range, mouth releasing low roars, firmly restricting Sanskrit within a ten-zhang area!
Look!
Above those twenty-four layers of Heaven, Zhao Gongming, wearing a blood-stained long robe, lowered his head and spat out blood foam, his whole body’s energy surging, his Dao realm soaring straight up!
He took a deep breath, his nostrils slightly quivering.
At this moment, he raised his hand and pressed down, and the twenty-four Heavens pressed down directly!
Sanskrit’s expression changed drastically, and behind him appeared the shadow of the Bodhi Tree, this tree seeming endless, containing boundless vitality and concealing countless beings’ chanting voices.
Sanskrit turned to flee under the Bodhi Tree, but as soon as he turned, a spear came striking from the side.
[I say, the Great Dao has no high or low, it should maintain balance.]
Great Dao Balance! All Daos Equal!
Sanskrit’s eyes bulged, and just as he was about to beg for mercy, a black spear shot from the front, piercing his chest and pinning him to the Bodhi Tree’s trunk!
This spear!
For the Yang family tragedy!
For those immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court, you destroyed!
For those mortals who starved to death in the Incense Fire Divine Kingdom, for those beings who perished due to your selfish whims!
A Sacred One without virtue, let the living beings strike him down!
When the Heavenly Dao loses balance, there will be leveling!
Twenty-four All Heavens!
Shake!
A shock wave spread far from the northwestern region of the South Continent, in an instant spreading beyond the Five Continents, beyond the Three Thousand Worlds, beyond the Primordial World, stirring up the Chaos Sea!
Blood rain fell from the sky, but before it could reach the ground, Li Changshou casually struck out a palm, sending the dark clouds in the sky flying.
This Sacred One’s fall does not deserve Heaven’s grief.
This is!
Chang’an’s fury seeks to slay a Sacred One, the Dao of Balance severs a Sacred heart!
Gongming merges with the Dao to manifest All Heavens, borrowing Heaven and Earth’s power to shake Sanskrit!
Sacred One Slayer!
Grand Pure One Li Changshou!
Dragon Tiger Mystery Altar, Zhao, Gong, Ming!