Taming the Dragon and Subduing the Tiger

"Aaaaah! How dare you make me kneel? I don't even have to kneel before Eldest Senior Brother!"

Yu Shuixian went berserk, shrieking in hysterical rage. Her features twisted hideously from sheer fury.

"Brother Pilu Xian, Brother Jin Guangxian, Brother Ling Ya Xian, come save me! Someone is insulting our Intercepting Teaching—come and kill him!"

She let out a venomous howl, her voice like a Nine Abyss Wraith, dripping with malice.

This was not the Investiture of the Gods Calamity; there was no Investiture of the Gods to speak of. Disciples of saints feared no death. They knew that even if their true spirits were scattered, the saints could revive them.

But they feared losing face. Death could be undone; lost face could not be recovered.

A talisman shot out from Yu Shuixian's body and exploded in the sky, the burst of light forming the image of four swords.

"Eldest Senior Brother, be careful—that woman is using a Biyou Palace Sword Talisman to summon her fellow disciples. Every time a Disciple of Intercepting Teaching is about to lose, they use this talisman to call for help."

Guang Chengzi's heart tightened at the sight of the sword pattern in the sky, and he quickly warned.

"What's there to fear? Before absolute power, numbers mean nothing. If numbers could beat an opponent, why would we bother training so hard? We might as well go recruit an army across the Primordial Wilderness."

Meng Chen flicked his finger, and a Jade Purity Talisman flew out, sticking firmly to Yu Shuixian's forehead.

This Jade Purity Talisman was drawn by Meng Chen using the mysteries of the Seal of Heaven Overturning. It could suppress not just a Yu Shuixian, but even earth, fire, water, and wind.

The once-arrogant Yu Shuixian stood frozen like a corpse, kneeling stiffly in place, unable to move even a finger.

"See? Suppressed just like that. The Daoist arts of our orthodox Xuanmen surpass all Heretical Paths. Don't you learn from these scum—neglecting your own Daoist arts to chase after heretical ways."

After casually suppressing Yu Shuixian, Meng Chen still took the time to admonish Guang Chengzi and the others.

The three of them nodded repeatedly. They could have suppressed Yu Shuixian too, but nowhere near this fast. By the time they managed it, other Disciples of Intercepting Teaching would have already arrived.

As they spoke, a monstrous wind swept across heaven and earth. Dark clouds rolled in, and a flood of black mist surged from the west. Three Daoists bearing strange auras stepped onto the roiling clouds and appeared above them.

These three were none other than Pilu Xian, Jin Guangxian, and Ling Ya Xian.

Seeing his beloved suppressed on the ground, Pilu Xian's eyes blazed with fury: "You Chan Sect brats dare to bully a Disciple of Intercepting Teaching? Today, I will make sure you die without a whole corpse!"

He raised a hand, and lightning surged across the sky. Sizzling, in an instant the entire heavens became a sea of thunder. A heavy pressure filled the void, as if the end of the world had come.

Supreme Purity Divine Firmament Heavenly Lightning!

Pilu Xian waved his hand, and the Thunder Sea gave birth to blades and spears of light. Countless thunder swords, thunder spears, and thunder sabers materialized, sharp and deadly, aimed at Meng Chen as they charged down.

At that moment, time itself seemed to freeze.

Guang Chengzi recognized the power of the Supreme Purity Divine Firmament Heavenly Lightning at a glance: "Eldest Senior Brother, let me handle this jumped-up clown."

With Meng Chen backing him, he wasn't afraid of other Intercepting Teaching disciples showing up. So he boldly prepared to fight Pilu Xian.

But Meng Chen stopped him: "Since they like to bully our Chan Sect with numbers, we must respond in kind. Otherwise, they'll think we're easy to push around."

As the Eldest Senior Brother of the Chan Sect, as long as he still stood, no one would bully his sect's disciples. He didn't want to fight his own kin in the Intercepting Teaching, but since they had come knocking, he couldn't back down.

If he took one step back today for the greater good, he'd have to take a second and a third step tomorrow. He had no intention of becoming the poster boy for "spending the Chan Sect's resources to win the Intercepting Teaching's favor."

Facing the Supreme Purity Divine Firmament Heavenly Lightning, Meng Chen pressed his hands together and formed a seal.

Guang Chengzi's mind trembled at the sight. He was second only to Meng Chen in talent within the Chan Sect, and he instantly recognized that Meng Chen was using the most complex and profound of the Primordial Nine Seals—the Seal of Infinity.

"The Seal of Infinity—the foremost of the nine seals! Eldest Senior Brother has comprehended the complete Primordial Nine Seals!?"

Guang Chengzi was stunned beyond words. He thought he was extraordinary for mastering the Seal of Creation, the Seal of Heaven Overturning, and the Seal of Void. He never imagined Meng Chen had grasped all nine.

Such talent, such insight—he couldn't catch up even using the Golden Light Evasion Technique!

The moment Meng Chen activated the Seal of Infinity, a realm of nothingness descended. In this realm, there was no time, no space, no existence, no non-existence—no concept at all.

The world-destroying Supreme Purity Divine Firmament Heavenly Lightning fell into that void, not even raising a ripple. In an instant, it was assimilated by the realm's power and turned to nothing.

"What!?"

Pilu Xian's face changed drastically. He never dreamed his divine ability could be neutralized so easily. "Brothers, this man is ferocious. Quickly, unleash your Magic Treasures and join me to kill him!"

Enraged and humiliated, Pilu Xian swore to slay this man who dared suppress his Dao Companion, to teach him that Disciples of Intercepting Teaching could be killed but not humiliated.

Boom! Boom!

He didn't even need to speak—Jin Guangxian and Ling Ya Xian already knew what to do.

Jin Guangxian and Ling Ya Xian exchanged a glance. Jin Guangxian produced a purple-golden bell, while Ling Ya Xian's hand held a pitch-black spiked club.

"Peak of heaven, Immortal of Intercepting—where Intercepting stands, there are immortals."

They both roared, coordinating with Pilu Xian's Supreme Purity Divine Firmament Heavenly Lightning to launch a pincer attack on Meng Chen.

Their battle intent soared without limit. Even heaven and earth sensed their resolve and trembled, spawning countless bolts of lightning in the void.

This was natural lightning, not the Supreme Purity Divine Firmament Heavenly Lightning.

Amid the apocalyptic atmosphere, their mana surged higher and higher, their power growing ever stronger, shattering the endless void.

Meng Chen merely sneered. The power of the Seal of Infinity erupted fully.

Boom!

The realm of nothingness swept across heaven and earth. Mountains, rivers, grass, trees, time, space, laws, divine abilities—all were absorbed by the Seal of Infinity, becoming part of the void.

The divine abilities and Magic Treasures of Pilu Xian and the other two were even more helpless.

Under the Seal of Infinity, all power was suppressed. Divine abilities dissipated, and the treasures lost all their radiance.

Finally, the Seal of Infinity slammed heavily into Pilu Xian, Jin Guangxian, and Ling Ya Xian, enveloping them in the realm of nothingness.

The three only had time to utter a single "No—" before they collapsed, unconscious.