I subdue demons and monsters, and cultivate immortality in hell to become a saint.

"Die!"

The First Venerable roared, and the jade ruyi hanging above his head suddenly burst forth with ten thousand feet of golden light, like a blazing sun crashing down on the Old Venerable.

That jade ruyi is an ancient treasure, powerful enough to shatter mountains!

"Sword Formation! Slay!"

Not to be outdone, the old master shouted fiercely, and 108,000 flying swords instantly condensed into a giant sword that blotted out the sky, carrying the power to tear the heavens apart, and crashed fiercely into the jade ruyi.

This attack was their trump card, a life-or-death decisive blow!

Boom—!

Two terrifying forces collided violently, and the destructive shockwave swept in all directions like a tsunami.

Wherever it passed, the void trembled and distorted!

The first to be hit was Tianchi Mountain. The giant mountain trembled violently, and countless cracks instantly covered its body. Huge boulders, several meters high, fell like hailstones, filling the sky with dust and changing the color of the world.

The First Venerable and the Old Venerable's expressions changed drastically, and they roared as if their souls had been scattered: "Not good!"

Only now did they realize that they were fighting to the death at the foot of Tianchi Mountain, which was the foundation of the Western spiritual vein!

If Tianchi Mountain is truly destroyed and the Western spiritual veins are severed, the endless karma will be enough to drag them into an abyss of no return!

The two were terrified and quickly suppressed their killing intent, using up their remaining cultivation to rush towards Tianchi Mountain.

One person pressed one hand against the mountainside, and his body surged with spiritual light, forcefully stabilizing the mountain's collapse.

One person leaped to the mountaintop and used his own Dao foundation as a guide to firmly hold down the falling mountain.

"You both deserve to die!"

Enraged to the extreme, the True Lord of Cangdao unleashed a world-destroying aura, forcefully breaking free from the restraints of Yuanzun and Huamu, and roared as he charged forward.

However, he did not seek revenge. Instead, he immediately used all his cultivation to join the ranks of those who protected Tianchi Mountain.

Yuan Zun and Hua Mu exchanged a glance, both seeing the panic in each other's eyes. They dared not play any more tricks and quickly used their cultivation to step forward and help each other.

They knew that if Tianchi Mountain completely collapsed, they would also be punished by karma.

With the combined efforts of the five people, they managed to barely prevent Tianchi Mountain from completely collapsing.

However, the mountain was still mostly cracked, and where the boulders fell, the earth split open into a chasm several meters wide.

Nearly one-tenth of the spiritual veins in the west collapsed on the spot, and their spiritual energy dissipated.

Another 10% of the spiritual veins are damaged, and the spiritual energy is leaking out like flowing water. Within a hundred years, they will be completely abandoned.

This battle directly severed 20% of the spiritual veins of the Western Continent!

Adding to the destruction caused by the previous fighting along the way, the entire western continent has been ravaged, with mountains and rivers broken and lives lost.

Above the sky, dark clouds churned, thunderclouds gathered instantly, and countless purple-gold lightning bolts roared and darted through the clouds, filling the world with a destructive rage.

That was the wrath of the heavens, a fury at the devastation of life and the destruction of the spiritual veins!

Inside the City God's Mansion in Kyoto, Zhong Jiu suddenly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, and appeared outside the mansion in a flash.

Gazing at the black, malevolent aura shooting straight into the western sky, his aura instantly plummeted to freezing point, and he forced out two words through clenched teeth: "Damn it!"

The western continent had become a living hell, with dense rain, deafening thunder, and large raindrops mixed with blood mist falling.

Those were the tears of heaven, lamenting the tragedy of this land;

The rolling thunder was the roar of the heavens, condemning the powerful beings who had committed grave errors.

A malevolent aura permeated the air, and from the shattered spiritual veins, endless karmic forces surged forth like black mist, soaring straight into the sky.

Such a catastrophic disaster must be taken responsibility by someone.

The First Venerable and the Old Venerable were deathly pale, their eyes filled with panic, muttering to themselves, "How could this be?"

They only intended to weaken the Myriad Paths Sect through a deadly battle, never expecting it to escalate to this point!

Recalling the battle just now, the two suddenly realized what had happened, their expressions changed drastically, and they glared fiercely at Yuan Zun and Hua Mu.

They weren't fools; they instantly realized they'd been tricked by these two!

Yuan Zun and Hua Mu were also in turmoil. Although they had made plans, they did not expect that the commotion would be so great as to alarm the heavens and trigger karma!

The Western Continent was no longer peaceful; ruins and desolation were everywhere, and a chilling atmosphere permeated the heavens and earth, with wisps of misty gray energy gushing from the ground.

The aura was chilling and bone-piercing. Upon seeing it, the group's expressions changed again, and they exclaimed in shock, "It's the aura of calamity!"

They were very familiar with the aura of calamity. Back then, when the world was in chaos, it was because of the aura of calamity. War raged, people's hearts were in turmoil, morality was corrupted, and killing and plunder were rampant throughout the world, turning the whole world into a chaotic era!

Now that the calamity has reappeared, is the Western continent, and even the entire world, destined to repeat the same mistakes?

"You treacherous dogs! Today you have destroyed my Western Spiritual Vein and severed the foundation of my Myriad Paths Sect! This has angered both gods and men! This enmity is irreconcilable, and I will make you pay for this debt in blood!"

The True Lord of Cangdao had a ferocious expression, and the murderous aura around him was almost solidified as he roared angrily.

He spent thousands of years integrating the fragmented Western continent and developing the Myriad Paths Sect to a point where it could rival the Eastern Sect.

But today's battle has rendered all our efforts futile!

The Western continent is inherently more barren than the Eastern continent due to damage to its spiritual veins; this is an innate deficiency that is difficult to remedy.

From now on, even if he tries his best, the Myriad Paths Sect will find it difficult to compete with the Eastern Sect.

The West was inherently disadvantaged, and he barely managed to catch up. Now that the spiritual veins have been destroyed, the West has become a barren land. What capital does he have left to fight for?

The four Yuan Zun remained silent. How could they not know about the predicament of the True Lord Cang Dao?

Although this was exactly the result they wanted, they were filled with unease, and an ominous premonition lingered in their hearts.

After all, the destruction of the spiritual veins and the proliferation of calamity energy are catastrophic disasters. No one knows what kind of evil consequences the seeds they have sown will bear!

"This matter has nothing to do with my Elf Cult!"

The Flower Mother was the first to react. Her face turned cold, and before she could finish speaking, she flashed away as a streak of light, fleeing in a sorry state, fearing that if she was even a step too late, she would be affected by the karmic force.

Yuan Zun gazed at the devastated west, sighed softly, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes. He dared not linger, and with a flicker of his figure, he followed closely behind Hua Mu and departed.

The Old Venerable and the First Venerable exchanged a glance, their eyes filled not only with the hatred of the past, but also with an undisguised panic and apprehension.

Without uttering a word, the two turned and fled, their minds filled with only one thought: to quickly return to their mountain gate and go into seclusion to avoid disaster, or else calamity would surely befall them!

The True Lord of Cangdao stared in the direction the group had left, his face so dark it seemed to drip water. His killing intent almost froze the heavens and earth. He gritted his teeth and roared, "You destroyed my spiritual veins, harmed my West, and you think you can just walk away like that? Dream on!"

Just then, several streaks of light rushed over; they were high-ranking members of the Myriad Paths Sect.

The leader, dressed in a brocade robe, had skin as white as snow, red hair like fire, and an eerie face, but his eyes burned with boundless rage. This was Mugland, the chief disciple of the True Lord of the Azure Path.

"Master!"

Mugland knelt on one knee, his voice hoarse, his eyes blazing with hatred. "Those people destroyed my spiritual veins and disrupted my West, are we just going to let it go like this?"

He was born of malevolent energy, naturally possessing an overwhelming killing intent. Fortunately, he was subdued by the True Lord of Cangdao, who imparted to him the cultivation method to purify his malevolent energy, thus enabling him to cultivate the righteous path.

But the tragic state of the West today caused the murderous aura in his bones to erupt again, and he wished he could immediately chase after them and grind those four to dust!

"Of course not!"

The True Lord of Cangdao gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "They must pay the price for what happened today! I can't control them, but there are others in this world who can! They are indebted and must repay this debt!"

The other high-ranking members of the Myriad Paths Sect exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with doubt. One of them cautiously asked, "Sect Leader, who is the person you are referring to?"

In their view, the founders of the four religions were all top-tier experts in the world, and no one under heaven could possibly surpass them.

"The Underworld!"

The True Lord of Cangdao took a deep breath and said, word by word, "I will now go to the City God's Mansion in the capital to personally file a complaint and ask the Underworld to intervene and restore justice to the West, making those four pay for their blood debts!"

Before he finished speaking, he flashed and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for Kyoto.

Mugrand respectfully saw his master off, looking down at the chaotic and devastated west below, his eyes burning with hatred like a wildfire.

This battle cemented a deep-seated enmity between the five religions, making reconciliation impossible and plunging them into a state of irreconcilable conflict.

A world-shaking battle is bound to happen in the future!

Meanwhile, at the City God's Mansion in Kyoto, Zhong Jiu was still seething with rage, his body radiating a chilling aura as he roared, "How dare you! This is utterly lawless!"

He doesn't care about the five religions vying for fortune.

All people have the desire to strive, and the fortune of heaven and earth belongs to those with virtue; this is the natural law.

He didn't care about the chaos of war throughout the land.

There are no eternal dynasties. The cycle of division and unification is an inevitable natural phenomenon.

These five people, who schemed against each other for their own selfish desires, committed an unforgivable crime!

The destruction of 20% of the spiritual veins in the West turned the already impoverished Western continent into a barren land, leaving hundreds of millions of living beings homeless and without spiritual cultivation.

What's even more hateful is that when they fought, mountains and rivers collapsed and countless lives were lost wherever they went!

The destruction of the spiritual veins and the devastation of living beings aroused the wrath of heaven and earth, causing a surge of calamities and nearly leading to an even greater disaster!

If they hadn't realized their mistake quickly and done everything in their power to protect Tianchi Mountain, and if Tianchi Mountain had completely collapsed and the Western spiritual veins had been destroyed, he would have already taken action to grind those five people to dust and scatter their souls, as a warning to others!

Even so, this matter must not be let off lightly!