In the Western Paradise, Receiver smiled: "The more tyrannical Haotian becomes, the better—the fate will ultimately return to the Buddhist Sect." Cundi also grinned: "Since Immortal Qin has fallen and the Heavenly Court is crumbling, the Buddhist Sect shall be the master of the Primordial World."
In Daluo Heaven, Taiqing watched Haotian's smugness with a calm expression.
Those who gain the Dao are many; those who lose it are few. Haotian acts against Heaven, hastening the loss of fate, and the foundations of the Heavenly Court are already shattered.
Taiqing turned his gaze to Eagle Sorrow Stream. The Dragon Race could also be maneuvered, for Ao Lie was a figure of the Journey to the West Calamity.
Using the Dragon Race as pawns could drive the calamity forward.
In the Void of Heavenly Dao, Hongjun was on the verge of fully comprehending the Heavenly Dao Authority. His gaze shifted to Purple Cloud Palace, where Tongtian was drenched in blood.
Hongjun's expression turned stern. Sustained by the supreme Heavenly Dao Power, he stepped step by step toward the entrance of Purple Cloud Palace.
He did not strike again but instead looked down from on high, coldly observing. He wanted to watch Tongtian endure countless hardships to leave Purple Cloud Palace before casually erasing him, plunging Tongtian into utter despair.
As for the Heavenly Court, Hongjun paid it no mind.
The situation was settled. Immortal Qin was doomed to destruction.
Above the Thirty-Third Heaven, millions of Dragon Race armies charged straight at Immortal Qin, reigniting the flames of war.
Haotian and the Buddhist Sect wore smug expressions, while Ying Zheng furrowed his brows slightly.
Haotian clearly intended to use the Dragon Race to weaken Immortal Qin's strength, with the Buddhist Sect ultimately taking over. Such a scheme was truly shocking.
Haotian thought Ying Zheng was afraid and laughed triumphantly.
He said: "Ying Zheng, you brat, if you kneel and admit defeat, I might preserve your true spirit from extinction."
Burning Lamp also chuckled and suggested: "Why not have Your Majesty join the Buddhist Sect? Then you may be free from worry for ten thousand generations."
Ying Zheng snorted coldly: "How absurd!"
Haotian replied coldly: "Then wait for your disciples!"
At that very moment, heaven and earth suddenly trembled violently. The winds and clouds shifted color, war drums thundered, and a bloody, murderous aura shot straight into the Nine Heavens.
All beings of the Primordial World were startled!
What kind of upheaval was this?
"Witch! Witch! Witch!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Ancient war cries rose from the depths of the earth, piercing the Nine Heavens.
They awakened the memories of fate in all Primordial World beings!
The mighty ones of the Primordial World exclaimed:
"It's the Witch Race!"
"The ancient Witch Race has returned!"
In an instant, everyone was utterly shaken!
A sky-obscuring tide of blood and murderous aura swept down!
The ancient overlords of heaven and earth, the Witch Race, had returned to the world!
The Great Witch Xingtian brandished Gan Qi and let out a roar:
"Attack the Heavenly Court!"
"Destroy the Buddhist Sect!"
The Great Witches Xiangliu, Jiufeng, Kuafu, and Houyi followed close behind!
"Kill!"
Behind them were endless War Witches, surging straight toward the Heavenly Court.
In an instant, they tore through the encirclement of millions of True Dragons. Countless True Dragons fell, plummeting beyond the Nine Heavens, staining the East Sea with blood.
Haotian, Burning Lamp, and the others were stunned!
Hadn't these Great Witches already fallen long ago?
The return of the Witch Race instantly displayed a terrifying dominance.
Though the five Great Witches, including Xingtian, had only reached the peak of Daluo, their physical bodies were so formidable that they could crush ordinary Quasi-Saints.
For a time, they were unstoppable, directly routing millions of Dragon Race.
The Great Witch Xingtian arrived before Ying Zheng.
By the Sage's command, we have come to aid the Human Emperor!
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were all baffled.
When had Immortal Qin established contact with Lady Houtu Sage?
But Ying Zheng burst into laughter.
He knew well that Lady Houtu of the Underworld was an ally of the Mysterious Master.
The Human Race and the Witch Race were natural partners from the very beginning.
Ying Zheng waved his arm and said:
"Today, the Human Race and the Witch Race join forces to attack the Heavenly Court!"
Bai Qi and Xingtian exchanged a smile and spoke in unison:
"Excellent!"
The Human-Witch Alliance aimed directly at the Heavenly Court Dragon Race.
All the mighty beings of the Primordial Wilderness were shaken.
The Human Race had actually allied with the Witch Race?
On Square Inch Mountain, Sun Wukong was slightly surprised.
Why had the Underworld turned to support the Immortal Qin Army?
Could Lady Houtu be the mastermind behind Ying Zheng?
A thought suddenly struck Sun Wukong.
Lady Houtu clearly knew his Mysterious Master.
She might well be that mysterious woman present when his master taught him back then.
(Nüwa: ???)
Though Sun Wukong no longer remembered that woman's appearance, Lady Houtu was clearly extraordinary in bearing, a true beauty.
A gleam flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes.
That's right!
It had to be!
Lady Houtu must be the Mysterious Master's partner.
If so, Lady Houtu was both Ying Zheng's master and his own master's wife.
Didn't that make him and Ying Zheng half-brothers in apprenticeship?!
Sun Wukong suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
In that case, this grand undertaking of the Human Race attacking Heaven!
Didn't it also have a share of Old Sun's credit?
At this moment.
Nüwa and Houtu both sneezed at the same time, frowning in confusion.
"What's going on?"
But they didn't dwell on it, their gazes still fixed on the Heavenly Court.
Now that the Human Race and Witch Race had joined forces to attack Heaven, what trump cards did the Heavenly Court and Buddhist Sect still have?
The Heavenly Court.
Haotian was furious and enraged, unable to believe the challenge from the Human-Witch Alliance.
How dare these two long-declined races be so arrogant?
Haotian ordered the Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court to strike.
"Annihilate them all for me!"
Yet none of the Heavenly Court's Immortals and Gods dared to move.
The Chan Sect and Jie Sect even ignored the order.
Haotian flew into a rage and brought out the Investiture of the Gods as a threat.
"Antarctic Immortal Elder! If you defy me again, I will erase your Primordial Spirits!"
Haotian's methods were ruthless.
The Antarctic Immortal Elder and the members of the Chan Sect and Jie Sect were filled with resentment, but they had no choice but to fight.
Seeing this, Burning Lamp also ordered the Buddhist Sect disciples to assist the Heavenly Soldiers.
"Go and support them!"
The full host of Immortals and Buddhas led millions of True Dragons charging toward the Immortal Qin Army.
The battle once again reached a fever pitch.
The Great Witches of the Witch Race fought with immense satisfaction.
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors also joined the fray.
The Immortal Qin soldiers fought with ever-growing valor.
The situation in the Heavenly Court took a sharp turn for the worse.
The Heavenly Court's side was nothing but a rabble.
No one truly joined the battle.
The Dragon Race lacked fighting spirit.
Wudang and Antarctic Immortal Elder mainly protected the Chan and Jie sects from the shadows.
As for the Buddhist Sect...
They refused to engage head-on, letting others serve as cannon fodder instead.
Even a petty figure like Fixed Light Joyful Buddha hid behind the Chan and Jie sects.
The Chan and Jie sects wished they could first deal with these traitors to the Three Teachings.
With internal strife on all sides, the Heavenly Court and Buddhist Sect camp was doomed to fail.
Haotian was beside himself with rage.
But his gaze shifted, landing on Burning Lamp Daoist.
"Daoist Burning Lamp, take this chance to eliminate Ying Zheng."
A glint of cunning flashed in Burning Lamp Daoist's eyes.
"Fine."
He then produced the Twenty-Four Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls.
And suddenly struck at Ying Zheng.
Zhao Gongming burned with fury at the sight.
That man dared to use his own divine artifact for such a despicable act.
Others also noticed this scene.
Gasps rang out one after another.
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors tried to stop him.
But it was already too late.
Burning Lamp Daoist sneered coldly.
With such a powerful sneak attack, how could he fail to kill a mere Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?
As long as Ying Zheng was eliminated, Burning Lamp Daoist would claim the top merit.
Just then!
A supreme streak of light tore through the air, smashing Burning Lamp's Sea Pacifying Pearls to pieces.
"Who?!"
Haotian thundered in fury.
But Burning Lamp Daoist's face twisted in shock.
"The Three Treasures Jade Scepter?!"
This was a saint's divine artifact!
The next instant!
Several beams of golden light pierced the sky as they descended, and the Chan Sect arrived on the battlefield—Yun Zhongzi, Guangchengzi, and others appeared.
Yun Zhongzi held the Three Treasures Jade Scepter, his voice echoing across the Nine Heavens.
"The Chan Sect, by the saint's decree, aids the Immortal Qin in assaulting Heaven!"
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun's face darkened.
Yuanshi dared to act on his own!
But Tongtian, drenched in blood, burst into loud laughter.
Unity of Three Teachings—this was true Unity of Three Teachings!
In the Heavenly Court, Haotian was both shocked and enraged.
"How can the Chan Sect saint meddle in the affairs of the Primordial Wilderness?"
Yun Zhongzi replied with a cold sneer.
"And hasn't the Buddhist Sect saint done the same?"
Haotian was left speechless.
Burning Lamp Daoist and Maitreya had nothing to say either.
At that moment, Guangchengzi spoke coldly:
"Enough talk!"
"The grudge between the Chan Sect and the West ends today!"
Before the words faded, Guangchengzi unleashed his Late Quasi-Saint cultivation.
He hurled the Heaven Flipping Seal at Maitreya.
Maitreya's face shifted sharply as he hastily mobilized his power to defend.
Yun Zhongzi erupted with Peak Quasi-Saint might, swinging the Three Treasures Jade Scepter straight at Burning Lamp.
"Burning Lamp, you owe our master an explanation!"
Burning Lamp's face twisted in shock.
He never expected Yun Zhongzi to have reached Peak Quasi-Saint, let alone wield the Three Treasures Jade Scepter granted by Yuanshi Tianzun.
How could he stand against this?
Burning Lamp dared not underestimate the threat, quickly blocking with the Cosmos Ruler and the twenty-four Sea Pacifying Divine Pearls.
Elsewhere.
True Lord Yuding activated the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, unleashing the Immortal Slaying Sword at Fear Leaving Sun Buddha.
"You traitors of the Chan Sect—today, you answer for it!"
Fear Leaving Sun Buddha's face went pale.
This True Lord Yuding had already stepped into Mid Quasi-Saint!
Then Chijingzi and other Chan Sect Golden Immortals revealed their Quasi-Saint cultivation, charging at Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and the other Western Buddhist bodhisattvas.
"Today, the Chan Sect cleans house!"
The Buddhist Sect fell into chaos, fighting back with all their might.
Watching this.
Yang Jian, Nezha, and the other third-generation Chan Sect disciples were thrilled.
They never imagined their masters would appear!
The saintly grandmaster had never abandoned them. Seeing this, Antarctic Immortal Elder felt a surge of emotion.
Recalling the Chan Sect's former glory, now finally restored.
At that moment, True Lord Taiyi unhesitatingly summoned the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, his powerful Quasi-Saint aura locking onto Fixed Light Joyful Buddha.
Fixed Light Joyful Buddha's face twisted in panic, and he cried out, "Taiyi, I am not of your Chan Sect!"
True Lord Taiyi replied coldly, "During the Investiture of the Gods, because of the Calamity, I committed a grave error, costing a Jie Sect junior sister her life.
Today, I will atone for that fallen brother with the blood of a Jie Sect traitor!" With that, he charged straight at Fixed Light Joyful Buddha.
Fixed Light Joyful Buddha broke out in cold sweat.
He had only reached Early Quasi-Saint through the power of Buddhist incense—his foundation was shallow.
Why had all these Chan Sect members become such formidable Quasi-Saints?
Knowing he couldn't match True Lord Taiyi, Fixed Light Joyful Buddha could only flee in panic.
This battle brought immense satisfaction to Zhao Gongming and the other Jie Sect disciples, while also shaking them deeply.
The Chan Sect's transformation was astonishing. Our Lady of Stone Ghoul was filled with emotion, never imagining that someone as proud as True Lord Taiyi would bow his head and admit fault.
Our Lady of Wudang smirked slightly. The Three Teachings had finally reached reconciliation, united in purpose.
All of this was the work of Eldest Brother Taiqing's scheme.
At this moment, the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness were utterly stunned!
The Three Teachings, which had fought heaven-shattering battles during the Investiture of the Gods, had actually reconciled.
It was simply unbelievable!
Could the Three Teachings truly be reuniting?
Heavenly Court!
Haotian's face was grim.
The Heavenly Court had already fallen into a complete disadvantage.
Chan Sect experts had emerged, overwhelmingly suppressing the Buddhist Sect.
Even a great power like Burning Lamp, under Yun Zhongzi's assault, could barely manage his own survival.
And with Immortal Qin and the Witch Race joining forces, the millions-strong Dragon Race army was utterly routed.
Countless True Dragons chose to flee back to the Four Seas, even if it meant bearing the Heavenly Court's punishment.
In this great battle, the Heavenly Court's defeat was sealed.
"This Emperor will never concede!"
Blood vessels filled Haotian's eyes.
He abruptly turned to the Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court:
"Go quickly and invite Supreme Lord Laozi!"
Now, only a sage's Good Corpse could turn the tide.
If Supreme Lord Laozi would act, Haotian might still have a sliver of hope.
Yet as his words fell, no one responded.
Under the assault of Immortal Qin and the Witch Race, deities like Grand Yi Saving Suffering Celestial Worthy had their physical bodies shattered and their Primordial Spirits weakened.
How could they still obey orders?
The Immortals and Gods of the Chan Sect and Jie Sect, however, remained unscathed.
But why would the Chan Sect and Jie Sect's Immortals and Gods heed Haotian's command?
Haotian's face darkened.
He knew the Immortals and Gods of the Chan Sect and Jie Sect harbored resentment toward him.
But it didn't matter—as long as the Investiture of the Gods was in his hands!
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