Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

The Primordial Jade Purity Immortal Light shattered with a deafening roar, and the person felt as if struck by an invisible giant hand. Their knees buckled, and they almost collapsed to the ground!

He gritted his teeth and forced himself to steady himself, but his trembling legs betrayed his disheveled state!

Emperor Jun's True Sun Fire was extinguished instantly!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying hundreds of feet backward, smashing countless rocks!

Donghuang Taiyi let out a miserable groan, and his body, whose foundation had already been destroyed, tumbled and fell off the mountain peak like a kite with a broken string!

The illusory image of Nuwa's Mountain and River Map has completely collapsed!

She covered her lips with her bare hand, blood seeping from between her fingers, her eyes filled with terror!

Fragments of the Fuxi Bagua Plate scattered everywhere, and he staggered backward, crushing rocks with every step!

With a miserable cry, the red cloud he was riding completely dissipated, and he fell from mid-air, crashing into the rocks. His fate is unknown.

The illusory image of Zhen Yuanzi's Earth Book exploded with a deafening roar!

His sleeves turned to dust, his face turned ashen, and he staggered back dozens of feet before regaining his footing!

The Kunpeng's wings trembled violently, and black feathers rained down!

He let out a mournful howl, curled up on the ground, and trembled!

Jieyin and Zhunti prostrated themselves completely, their foreheads pressed against the rocks, their golden light dimmed like a candle flickering in the wind!

The two trembled like leaves, not daring to even lift their heads!

The twelve Ancestral Witches all groaned in unison!

The spatial power around Dijiang was completely disrupted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!

Gonggong's source of water collapsed, and Zhurong's raging flames were extinguished. The two staggered backward and crashed into the crowd!

The other ancestral witches were even more disheveled and staggering!

The screams of the dozens of powerful beings from the primordial era behind them rose and fell in waves!

Some collapsed to the ground, some coughed up blood, and some fainted immediately!

At the summit of Mount Buzhou.

a mess.

The crowd, who had been glaring angrily and aggressive just moments before, were now all in a sorry state, their faces pale and their eyes filled with fear and horror!

They gazed at the figure in black robes fluttering in the wind.

He gazed at the figure behind him, whose four sword phantoms floated and whose eyes were as cold as an abyss.

Suddenly, I realized a terrible truth.

Reaching the Heavens...

He is no longer the Tongtian who stood with his sword in the Zixiao Palace for three thousand years, sitting on equal footing with them.

He is at the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm!

It is an unparalleled existence that is just one step away from becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal!

He is a person of destiny, personally taught by his predecessors and bestowed with the primordial light of chaos!

And they...

How dare she rebuke him so angrily just now? And pressure him?

Di Jun struggled to get up from the rubble, his face as pale as paper and blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

He stared at Tongtian, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

"Through...Through the sky..."

"You...you dare to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tongtian glanced at him.

That gaze was calm, yet as deep as an abyss.

Di Jun trembled, swallowing the rest of his words.

He suddenly recalled the tragic scene of Donghuang Taiyi's Chaos Bell being destroyed by a single glance.

If Tongtian could also take a peek at this moment...

He shivered and dared not utter another word.

Lao Tzu struggled to his feet, his Daoist principles of non-action in disarray, his aged face filled with complex emotions.

He gazed at Tongtian, his lips moved slightly, but he ultimately did not utter a word.

What does he want to say?

Third brother, how could you do this?

But just now, he had also questioned Tongtian.

He had also thought that Tongtian was unwilling to reveal the solution.

He was also... disappointed.

That disappointed gaze, at that moment, transformed into the sharpest knife, piercing into his own heart.

Third brother is right.

They all thought he was hiding something.

Everyone was criticizing him, scolding him, and pressuring him.

But who would have thought that he might have had his reasons?

Who would have thought that the solution might truly be beyond words?

No.

Nobody thought of that.

They only care about their own path.

All I want is my own liberation.

I only want to be myself...

Yuanshi struggled to his feet, his Jade Purity Immortal Light dimmed like a candle flickering in the wind.

He gazed at Tongtian, and for the first time, a hint of regret appeared on his usually cold and stern face.

"Third brother...I..."

Tongtian raised his hand, interrupting him.

"No need to say anything more."

The voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable sense of detachment.

Yuan Shi trembled, and a hint of... panic flashed across his cold and stern face.

He suddenly realized that his words might have...broken Tongtian's heart.

They originated from Pangu and were one family.

Through countless years, we have remained together, never experiencing any distance between us.

But today...

He personally cut a slit in that barrier.

Nuwa staggered to her feet, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with her delicate hand, her eyes filled with remorse.

"Senior Brother Tongtian...Little Sister..."

Tongtian looked at her, his gaze still calm.

"Junior Sister Nuwa, there's no need for further words."

I know you are anxious.

"But have you ever thought about this?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, his voice suddenly turning cold:

"Why did the senior choose to pass on the solution to me, and not someone else?"

Everyone was stunned.

Tongtian continued:

"When the senior passed on that wisp of chaotic light to me, he said something."

He said—

Tongtian's eyes narrowed slightly, his voice low:

"This method can only be used by me personally, using sword intent as a guide, to cut into the depths of another's soul and help them break free from their shackles."

"And each person I kill consumes a large amount of my mental energy."

"The more I kill, the more my cultivation will be damaged, and I might even... fall from my cultivation level."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked!

Lao Tzu's pupils suddenly contracted:

"Is what you're saying true, Third Brother?!"

Tongtian looked at Laozi, his gaze calm:

"If you don't believe me, elder brother, I can swear an oath to Heaven."

"If I utter even half a lie, may I suffer eternal torment, never to be freed!"

Lao Tzu's whole body trembled violently!

The Daoist aura of non-action fluctuated violently, and disbelief filled his aged face.

I see......

That's it!

The senior's transmission of the Dharma to Tongtian was not out of favoritism or private instruction.

Rather, it's because...

This solution can only be mastered by one person!

And that person must bear the heavy responsibility of breaking all shackles!

It requires expending one's own cultivation to help others!

Tongtian fell silent not because he was unwilling to speak.

Instead, he was thinking about how to bring it up.

How can I tell these people who were just now scolding and pressuring him?

The solution you're looking for is here.

But for every person I save, my cultivation level decreases by one point.

Are you... willing to endure this?

Lao Tzu looked up at Tongtian, his eyes filled with guilt and...heartache.

"Third brother... I... misunderstood you..."

Yuanshi staggered forward and grabbed Tongtian's hand:

"Third brother! Your brother... your brother just now... deserves to die!"

Tongtian looked at him, his gaze calm, but he shook his head slightly:

"Second brother, there's no need for that."

I know you are anxious.

"But you should also know..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd:

"It's not that I don't want to provide this solution."

"Even if you give it to them, you can't take it away."

"Because that wisp of chaotic light can only be controlled by me."

"Only I can use my sword intent as a guide to slash into the depths of your souls."

"You...are you willing to let me kill you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Let them lower their guard and let Tongtian use his sword intent to cut into the depths of their souls.

That's a divine soul!

The foundation of cultivation, the basis of the Dao!

One wrong move and you're doomed!

Even if they are as close as brothers, one should not easily trust them!

not to mention......

They had just been so furious with Tongtian, arguing and pressuring him...

Will Tongtian still genuinely save them?

Will they take this opportunity to retaliate?

Could they accidentally destroy their foundation when they break free of their shackles?

Countless thoughts surged in everyone's minds.