What they had truly intended was never to defeat him...
It was to make him fix all his attention upon that whisk!
Yet he seized this fleeting opening,
suddenly activating the Taiji Diagram—One Strike to Set Heaven and Earth!
Brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant!
Before the words had even faded,
the Taiji Diagram hanging above the nine heavens suddenly trembled, transforming into a World-Spanning Long Bridge with white jade for bones and golden light for its spine, stretching across Heaven and Earth!
In an instant, mountains and rivers for ten thousand miles shook, and Myriad Beings were all awestruck!
Those with shallow Dao cultivation fell to their knees on the spot, unable even to straighten their backs;
even those with slightly higher cultivation seemed nailed in place, their limbs stiff, leaving only their eyes to stare desperately up at the vault of heaven, their pupils filled with awe and terror.
The moment a trace of defiance arose in their hearts, it was as though an invisible giant hand had seized their throats—
as if that Innate Supreme Treasure, which stood above all ages, had long seen through everything. The instant their thoughts strayed, it would carry the destructive power of primordial chaos and grind them all into dust of the Primordial Wilderness!
This was no empty threat, but a visceral premonition of death!
At this moment, Li Tian stood closest to the Taiji Diagram.
Naturally, he was also the first target caught in its pressure.
The mana within his body became like frozen stagnant water, unable to circulate even a fraction;
his limbs and bones were completely disconnected from his control, and he could not move even a fingertip.
Stormy waves surged through his heart, nearly overturning his soul!
He had known that Taiqing Laozi's methods were seasoned and ruthless, making him