The Primordial Violet Qi

Zhunti, oh Zhunti, I never expected you to be so easily defeated. You were taken down in a single move by Taishang, which is utterly disappointing.

Your current performance even surpasses your own disciple's at the same realm.

As a Saint alongside you, I feel utterly ashamed.

At this moment, Yuanshi's voice rang out after repelling Jieyin, like thunder piercing the ears.

Then, Zhunti let out a "pfft" sound, followed by the sound of spitting blood, whether from his injuries or from being provoked by Yuanshi's words, it was unclear.

In today's battle, you have been utterly defeated. Not just you personally, but the entire Western Sect has become the loser in the face of the Heavenly Origin Sect and the Daoist Sect.

Yuanshi's tone was stern: "Well said, disciple of Taishang!"

At this point, Zhunti understood that the situation was irreversible and admitted defeat: "Yuanshi... Today, I, Zhunti, have lost."

As Zhunti's words fell, the destiny and luck of the Western Sect's Dao lineage instantly weakened by ten percent.

This is the power of a Saint's Spiritual Power. Although Zhunti has lost his Saint position, this Spiritual Power is still granted by heaven and earth.

Therefore, Zhunti's words represented the price of admitting defeat.

Ten percent of the Western Sect's destiny and luck in the Primordial World was stripped away and transferred to the Heavenly Origin Sect and the Daoist Sect.

Countless Quasi-Saint titans witnessed this scene and were all shocked.

Facing this situation, Yuanshi directly ordered: "Since you two have admitted defeat today, then get out!"

He unceremoniously told Zhunti to leave, and no one showed any sympathy for Zhunti's schemes today.

Zhunti knew clearly that facing the current situation, he chose to remain silent, only letting out a cold snort.

He understood the principle of "the winner takes all," so he did not act rashly.

However, regarding the grievances with the Heavenly Origin Sect, he chose to leave this place and return to Western Mount Sumeru.

Suddenly, a faint voice echoed in his ear: "Zhunti, why the hurry to leave? Have you forgotten my Daoist Sect?"

This was a warning from someone in the Daoist Sect. A powerful aura from Taishang emanated from the Eight Sceneries Palace, making Zhunti feel a deep sense of threat.

He understood that his scheme this time had not completely escaped the entanglement of the Daoist Sect.

A chill surged in Zhunti's heart. His greatest fear was the appearance of Li Er.

He had thought that after being seriously injured, he could escape the schemes of the Daoist Sect, but Li Er's appearance shattered his plan.

Li Er's voice was like a cold hammer striking his soul: "The Daoist Sect cannot be insulted! Those who dare to scheme must be made to understand the price!"

Li Er's words seemed to carry a certain magic, instilling fear in Zhunti's heart.

He felt Li Er's determination and power, knowing that the other party truly intended to slaughter a Saint.

This fear made him unable to resist, and he could only instinctively choose to flee.

He gritted his teeth and fled without hesitation.

Li Er's words completely shook heaven and earth, even shocking Saints like Yuanshi.

They knew that Li Er's existence seemed to defy common sense; he dared to do things that other Saints would not.

At this moment, Li Er's words seemed to declare: "I will slaughter a Saint and let everyone know the price of scheming against the Daoist Sect!"

Taishang!

Jieyin's Dao Heart, the lake of his mind rippled, Zhunti's heart trembled.

His ruthlessness was astonishing.

At this moment, he could hardly suppress the impulse in his heart, as if curses were already on the tip of his tongue.

Facing Li Er's heartlessness, he was helpless. Even at his peak, he could hardly contend with Li Er.

Now that his Saint Dao Fruit was shattered and his Saint position had fallen, escape was hopeless.

As Li Er's words fell, time and space froze, and only a great bell descended from the sky.

The bell chimed, and time and space were imprisoned.

The Chaos Bell, an Innate Supreme Treasure. At this moment, Zhunti felt everything drifting away, his six senses completely stripped.

A light screen flashed on the Chaos Bell, enveloping Zhunti within.

With a flash of light inside the bell, space-time twisted, and the power of yin and yang reversal instantly inverted.

Li Er intended to perform a Reverse Cultivation on Zhunti, completely slaughtering the Saint.

Zhunti finally understood that Li Er's ruthlessness was beyond imagination.

With his Dao Foundation destroyed and his Saint position taken, Zhunti let out an angry roar within the Chaos Bell.

He questioned Li Er, whether he feared the Heavenly Dao's displeasure and the Dao Ancestor's punishment.

However, Li Er disdained them. His actions had never feared the Heavenly Dao.

From refusing to establish the Human Sect to blocking the collapse of Buzhou Mountain, which of these did not incur the Heavenly Dao's displeasure? He wasn't afraid when Slaying Three Corpses to Attain Dao, and now, as a Saint at his peak, he feared no threat.

Trying to suppress Li Er with Dao Ancestor Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao is simply absurd.

This situation had already become a joke.

Li Er intended to slaughter Saint Zhunti.

Facing this situation, Zhunti was extremely anxious, but he responded fiercely, willing to perish with Li Er, not hesitating to severely damage his Primordial Spirit.

He knew the importance of Heavenly Dao Saints to the Primordial World and thus decided to force Dao Ancestor Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao to appear by sacrificing himself.

However, Zhunti's move was more like a strategy, a feint to advance.

Although on the surface it seemed he could no longer tolerate it, in reality, he was using his own life and death to force Dao Ancestor Hongjun to act and save him.

This risky strategy also exposed his powerlessness before Li Er.

However, Li Er seemed unfazed by Zhunti's maneuver; he only wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

He directly replied that there was no need for such trouble, he could send Zhunti to his death directly.

Finally, after a muffled sound, Zhunti could not escape the fate of being killed by Li Er with the Chaos Bell.

The might of slaughtering a Saint shook the entire scene.

Revised Version:

Jieyin's eyes completely lost control as he looked at the scene before him in utter grief, while Yuanshi took a deep breath.

Had Zhunti truly been slaughtered by Li Er? He was truly terrified by Li Er's methods this time.

Zhunti's aura could no longer be felt in the void, only Taishang's great momentum and the Chaos Bell floated quietly.

The Chaos Bell in the distance silenced the Quasi-Saint giants from all corners of the Primordial World, their minds racing.

Zhunti had fallen, and a light drizzle of blood began to fall from the heavens and earth.

Each drop of rain was like a vibrant red hue; a Saint had fallen, and the heavens and earth mourned.

In the vast void, only the Chaos Bell stood alone, bathed in the blood rain.

This scene was incredibly horrifying.

Previously, when they heard that Xuandu intended to slaughter a Saint, they had dismissed it as a joke.

However, Xuandu had proven everything with his own strength.

Zhunti, a fellow Quasi-Saint, was no match for Li Er.

They realized that this Saint of the West had been killed by Li Er within the Chaos Bell, beyond any possibility of survival.

A chill rose from the depths of their hearts, rushing straight to their heads.

The news of Zhunti's demise instantly swept across the entire Primordial World, causing an immense shock.

Witnessing the battle of slaughtering a Saint today, everyone finally understood the true power of Taishang, the head of the Heavenly Dao Saints.

Even without revealing his true form, the mere might of the Chaos Bell had suppressed Zhunti, who was of the same Saint level.

Such a shocking sight was truly awe-inspiring.

However, his senior brother Jieyin, despite his inner anxiety, maintained a clear and lucid mind.

He firmly believed that his junior brother Zhunti, as a Saint, would not fall easily.

Even in the face of such a desperate situation, Jieyin still held absolute faith in the word "Saint," believing in its truth of immortality.

However, Zhunti's fate today had clearly surpassed a conflict between peers; he had been crushed by Taishang's absolute power.

Everyone understood that such a scene was not what the Heavenly Dao wished to see.

Yuanshi shared the same thoughts as Zhunti; he worried that Zhunti's fall would result in the Primordial World losing a Saint position.

And Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had merged with the Dao, might find it difficult to intervene.

Just as everyone doubted whether Zhunti had truly perished, Li Er's voice suddenly emanated from within the Chaos Bell, with only three words: "What a pity..."

This made everyone puzzled; what could have caused him to sigh like this?

At this moment, purple light suddenly flashed within the Chaos Bell; it was Zhunti's Primordial Violet Qi.

As soon as the Primordial Violet Qi appeared, it began to tremble, as if paying homage to the thirty-three heavens.

As expected, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's figure had, at some point, descended upon the Primordial World.

With his call, he waved his whisk, and a branch of the Bodhi Wonderful Tree flashed from the Western lands, merging into the Primordial Violet Qi.

The Primordial Violet Qi churned endlessly.

A figure was nurtured from within; it was the resurrected Zhunti.

However, after his revival, his cultivation was like a new beginning, stuck at the initial stage of cultivation, the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Clearly, he had been resurrected with the help of the Primordial Violet Qi and the branch of the Bodhi Wonderful Tree, but he had also begun his cultivation journey anew, losing even his previous Quasi-Saint realm and needing to cultivate again.

Zhunti had once been stripped of his Saint cultivation by Li Er, which was why he established the Eight Treasures Merit Pool on Western Spirit Mountain.

This time, upon returning to Mount Sumeru, with the help of his senior brother Jieyin and his supreme pháp lực (magical power), his re-cultivation was only a matter of time.

At this moment, everyone finally understood the meaning behind the "what a pity" from within the Chaos Bell earlier.

After Zhunti was resurrected, he immediately knelt before Hongjun and tearfully recounted Li Er's actions.

He avoided mentioning his own scheme against the Daoist Sect, only lamenting his death today, implicitly suggesting that Li Er's strength was too great and could pose a threat to other Saints.

He hoped Hongjun would restrict Li Er's power.

However, Hongjun paid no heed to Zhunti's tearful plea. He calmly stated that Zhunti's demise this time was due to his own reasons and could not be blamed on others.

Hongjun sternly warned Zhunti and the rest of the Saints, his anger already burning from the previous conspiracy.

Zhunti had lost his Dao Body due to his cunning schemes. He had fortunately recovered this time, but there would be no next chance.

Taishang had displayed extraordinary strength today. His status was no longer merely the foremost among the Saints; he had subtly transcended to a higher level.

The identity of a Saint began to blur. Had he touched upon the realm of Half-step Heavenly Dao?

After enduring the Witch-Demon Calamity, in a short period, he had drawn the attention of all Saints.

Li Er's strength seemed to have touched a new realm, yet he had not truly broken through.

When responding to Jieyin's inquiry, Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed his true strength.

Although he had not fully entered the Heavenly Dao realm, he had touched its edge.

Regarding the positioning of Li Er's strength, Hongjun referred to it as "Half-step Heavenly Dao Realm."

This answer shocked all the Saints, including Tongtian and Nuwa.

They understood why Li Er, despite being a Saint and a supreme being of heaven and earth, displayed such terrifying power.

The five of them, Saints, joined forces against Li Er, only to be ruthlessly suppressed by him in the blink of an eye.

Li Er had actually managed to defeat Saint Zhunti and seize his Saint Dao Fruit.

Facing all of them, Li Er showed no fear and directly issued a challenge.

The reason was simply that Li Er had stepped into the Half-step Heavenly Dao realm.

This realm was not that of a Saint, yet it surpassed Saints, reaching an entirely new level.

Li Er fighting five opponents alone and executing Saint Zhunti – the gap between them was like a chasm.

The Saints finally understood where Li Er's bottom line truly lay.

However, this realization was more like a blow to them.

Because none of them possessed Li Er's strength. Despite refusing to establish sects and lacking the fortune of a Dao lineage, Li Er's strength still surpassed all of them.

The shock in the Saints' hearts was beyond words; they could not accept this reality.

But they had to accept this fact.

Taishang's name was above theirs; this was an unchangeable truth.

Thinking of this, their hearts were filled with a sense of powerlessness and unwillingness.

Especially Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, as they looked towards the Chaos Bell in the void, their expressions had completely changed.