Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 177 The Cult Leader Fights to the Death

The Tongtian Sect Leader was a sage, and his every word and action was not a joke. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao responded with thunder, which was an echo of the Tongtian Sect Leader's words.

At this moment, Laozi and Yuanshi both trembled, for in the darkness, the connection of their destiny with the Tongtian Sect Leader had been severed.

Pangu and the Three Pure Ones are no more; only the Tongtian Sect Leader remains in the world.

What a resolute decision! Even Lao Tzu was stunned for a moment before he finally came to his senses.

Yuanshi stared blankly at Tongtian, momentarily forgetting what to say.

"Tongtian, you!!" Laozi finally reacted, and flew into a rage, striking out fiercely with his flat cane at Tongtian.

Yuanshi Tianzun was also furious, and he also unfurled the Pangu Banner to fight Tongtian.

But Tongtian laughed loudly and did not take the attack. Instead, he took advantage of the moment when the luck was shaken and the Taoist magic performed by Laozi and Yuanshi with the Taiji Diagram and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi inevitably showed a flaw.

Tongtian turned around, and five waves surged above his head. Three blue lotuses suddenly emerged and continued to grow larger. In just a moment, the blue lotuses, which were originally only the size of a fist, became as large as mountains.

And it was still expanding, and its radiance was dazzling and incomparably brilliant. Lao Tzu's flat staff and Yuan Shi's Pangu Banner attacked, but were blocked by these three flowers.

This was Tongtian revealing his full cultivation level in a desperate battle, so even if Yuanshi and Laozi attacked together, they would have to be stopped by Tongtian.

Seeing this, Zhunti Daoist had already withdrawn and joined Jieyin Daoist, who had already accepted those with affinity.

The two saints stood side by side in the distant sky, watching the enraged Tongtian, and both of them felt somewhat frightened.

Although the Tongtian Sect Leader had not severed his third corpse, the sheer terror of his cultivation was still beyond their imagination.

The Guide Daoist believed that his realm was higher than Tongtian's, but he was afraid that in terms of cultivation and magical power, he was not much better than Tongtian.

Meanwhile, Tongtian's actions did not stop. He roared and finally retrieved a formation diagram from the ground, which was the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram.

Moreover, the four disciples—Yun Zhongzi, Taiyi Zhenren, Huanglong Zhenren, and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun—who had sealed the Four Swords of Zhuxian with talismans, also felt their swords vibrate violently.

The talisman affixed to the sword showed signs of breaking, and the four panicked, but there was nothing they could do.

Only Yun Zhongzi, at the last moment, suddenly shuddered, and when he opened his eyes again, he seemed to be a completely different person.

Yun Zhongzi simply waved his hand, and a four-colored light appeared on the Zhuxian Sword, which then calmed down.

In contrast, the other three swords finally broke through the seal and flew up, falling into the Immortal Slaughtering Formation.

Four gates appeared on the Zhuxian Formation Diagram, with three swords landing on their respective gates, but the Zhuxian Sword was the only one missing.

Therefore, it still couldn't form a large formation.

Upon seeing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader hung up his Qingping Sword, thus completing the set of four swords!

"boom!"

In an instant, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was set up again. Laozi and Yuanshi both changed their expressions drastically.

But Tongtian was resolute. At this moment, he suddenly leaped into the air and disappeared into the five white waves and three blue lotuses above his head.

The five white waves and three blue lotuses received all his magical power, as well as the infusion of his essence and spirit, and merged into one, instantly becoming extremely dazzling. The light illuminated the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, causing it to begin to collapse.

The one who ultimately broke the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was none other than the Tongtian Sect Leader himself.

But at this moment, who cared about the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation? Tongtian was fighting for his life, while Jieyin and Zhunti stayed far away.

The immortals in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, whether from the Chan Sect or the Jie Sect, were all desperately running around in all directions.

Laozi and Yuanshi were also on high alert, each using their own methods to prepare for Tongtian's next attack.

At this moment, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was formed in mid-air, and the Tongtian Sect Leader poured all his essence, energy, spirit, and magic power into the Five Elements and the Three Flowers, exhausting all his cultivation.

Five white waves and three blue lotuses suddenly contracted, shrinking to the size of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and covered the number one killing formation of the Heavenly Dao.

Everyone has heard of the unity of man and sword, but at this moment, the Tongtian Sect Leader is even more terrifying, as he is the unity of man, sword, and formation.

The Zhuxian Sword Formation, powered by the Tongtian Sect Master's lifelong cultivation, roared into action and crashed headlong into Yuanshi Tianzun and Laozi.

Lao Tzu took the lead, and together with his three incarnations, he raised the Tai Chi diagram to block the way.

But in the blink of an eye, the three incarnations turned to ashes before they even had time to scream.

Next came the Tai Chi diagram, which was also knocked aside, its light dimming.

The remaining power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation did not diminish, and it continued to crash into the enemy.

"Boom!"

The Zhuxian Sword Formation collided again, but this time it collided with the Pangu Banner. Although the Pangu Banner was sharp, it blocked the Zhuxian Sword Formation for a moment.

The two collided, producing an incredibly terrifying sound that shook the entire Three Realms.

But the Pangu Banner was ultimately no match for it, and the auspicious clouds above the head of the Primordial Heavenly Lord were instantly shattered.

All the golden lamps exploded and shattered at once.

Yuanshi Tianzun, gripping the Pangu Banner tightly with both hands, was thrown off in a disheveled manner.

"boom!"

The Zhuxian Sword Formation finally crashed into the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, causing the pagoda to shake violently.

But they finally managed to block the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

The Zhuxian Sword Formation shattered, and four sword lights, unable to be stopped, flew out in all directions.

It was truly terrifying, dividing the land of the Immortal Realm into four parts, which became four great continents, later named the Four Great Continents: East Sheng Shen Continent, South Zhan Bu Continent, West Niu He Continent, and North Ju Lu Continent.

At this moment, it is said that Laozi suffered this blow. Although it was not as severe as that of Yuanshi Tianzun, whose auspicious clouds were shattered and whose cultivation was greatly damaged, he was still greatly impacted.

Especially since the three incarnations have all been killed, it will take quite some time to sever them again.

After the Zhuxian Sword Formation shattered, an immeasurable amount of killing intent, sword energy, and baleful energy erupted from it.

It was utterly chaotic.

Its power was so great that even heaven and earth could not withstand it. The area centered on it turned into chaos, with earth, water, fire and wind churning endlessly.

Both the Guide and the Zhunti were dumbfounded, but at the same time, they were extremely relieved that they had managed to extricate themselves in time.

"Certainly!"

Just then, a deep shout rang out, freezing the Three Realms and stopping the tremors. At the same time, the boundless killing intent, malevolent energy, and sword energy were suppressed and annihilated.

Everyone looked and saw the appearance of Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Dao Ancestor Hongjun waved his hand again, calming the earth, water, fire and wind, and erasing the chaos.

From within, however, appeared Laozi with the Xuanhuang Pagoda above his head, and the Tongtian Sect Leader, looking disheveled and who had reappeared at some unknown time.

The price paid by the Tongtian Sect Leader this time was devastating; he destroyed the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, four precious swords, and even his own Dao-proving treasure, the Qingping Sword.

When the Dao Ancestor Hongjun descended, everyone disregarded everything else and how disheveled they were, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

Even Xuanhuang, Zhenyuanzi, and Nuwa rushed over to pay their respects to Hongjun.

Hongjun Daozu glanced at everyone, sighed, and said, "Look at the consequences of your conflict."

Upon hearing this, the five saints felt somewhat ashamed.

Hongjun Daozu then said to Zhenyuanzi, "Bring me your Earth Book." Upon hearing this, Zhenyuanzi took out his Earth Book and handed it to Hongjun Daozu.

(End of this chapter)