Healing Injuries, Tongtian's Fury

After an unknown amount of time, the two figures finally stopped in a relatively open area.

There wasn't a single bubble within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles; it felt like being in a vast, boundless space, radiating a shimmering starlight.

"Puff--"

Tai Ming could no longer hold on; he spat out a mouthful of blood and almost collapsed.

Jin Ge was in slightly better condition; most of the final power of Xing Yun was blocked by Tai Ming, but he himself was also seriously injured.

Of the nine golden flying blades, only three remained barely intact; the other six had shattered.

"I never imagined... that Xing Yun possessed such a forbidden elixir..." Tai Ming struggled to sit up straight. "It must have been given to him by the Limitless Realm... cough cough..."

He looked at Jin Ge, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. "If you hadn't set up the Nine Blades Punishing Heaven Formation at the crucial moment, I would have perished long ago."

Jin Ge sat silently on the ground, his face devoid of any joy, only filled with endless sorrow.

He gazed into the distance, his mind still replaying the events with Xing Yun.

Together they struggled to survive in a world on the verge of collapse, wandered together in Chaos sea, dodged various dangers together, and vowed together to carve out their own path.

Countless times we've faced life and death together, countless times we've fought side by side... how did things come to this?

"Jin Ge," Tai Ming's voice couldn't help but say, "Everyone has their own pursuits. Xing Yun chose his path, and we chose ours. That's all."

Jin Ge slowly turned his head to look at Tai Ming, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Tai Ming."

"This is not the time for sentimentality." Tai Ming forced himself to sit up and began to survey his surroundings. "We must heal our injuries as soon as possible, and then head to our destination to retrieve the treasure. Time is of the essence."

Jin Ge frowned. "That previous battle might have attracted attention. What should we do?"

Tai Ming took something out of his robes.

It was a gray bead, no bigger than a pigeon's egg, unremarkable, but upon closer inspection, one could see countless tiny lines slowly flowing across its surface.

"This is the Concealment Pearl bestowed by the Saint Lord Cangwu."

Tai Ming tossed the bead into the air, saying, "Refined from the origin of Chaos, once activated, it can completely conceal our aura and merge us with the Chaos sea."

The bead spun rapidly in the air before bursting open, transforming into a gray light curtain that enveloped the two of them.

The light curtain slowly contracted, eventually merging completely into their bodies.

The next moment, their presence vanished completely, as if they had never been there at all.

Jin Ge was astonished by this change. "What an amazing treasure!"

"The Holy Lord has spared no expense for this mission." Tai Ming sat down cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing. "Now, let's seize the time to heal our injuries."

The two fell silent, each circulating their internal energy to absorb the surrounding energy and heal their injuries.

After an unknown amount of time, Jin Ge suddenly opened his eyes. "Fellow Tai Ming, there is something I don't understand."

"What is it?"

"What exactly is the supreme treasure that the Holy Monarch has asked us to find?" Jin Ge lowered his voice. "For the Holy Monarch to attach such importance to it, even at the cost of antagonizing the Limitless Realm, that thing must be extraordinary, right?"

Tai Ming remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "The Holy Lord did not say it explicitly. I only know that it is very important to the Venerable Lord."

"Venerable Lord?!" Jin Ge's pupils shrank sharply.

In the Primordial Chaos Realm, only a handful of beings standing at the very pinnacle can be called Venerable Lord.

The entire structure of the Primordial Chaos Realm is controlled behind the scenes by these few Venerable Lord.

A strange light flashed in Tai Ming's eyes. "The Holy Lord only said that as long as we retrieve the treasure, the Venerable Lord can grant us any wish."

Any wish!

Jin Ge's heart began to pound violently.

For the Venerable Lord to make such a promise, the value of that treasure must far exceed his imagination.

"I advise you not to have any other ideas," Tai Ming said, enunciating each word clearly. "You've already seen the consequences of betraying the Star Sea Realm and the Saint Lord Cangwu. Xing Yun is the best example."

"In the Primordial Chaos Realm, there is no place for traitors."

Jin Ge shook his head and quickly said, "No, no! I was just curious, I had no ulterior motives!"

Tai Ming gave him a deep look, said nothing more, and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing again.

Jin Ge stopped thinking about it; things had come to this point, and he had no other choice.

In the Primordial World, Three Immortal Islands.

"Dao Venerable, I entrust Kong Xuan and Great Peng to you." Yuanfeng turned around and bowed deeply to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. "They can stay here. I'll take care of them; no one will bully them. You can go and handle the clan affairs without worry."

Yuanfeng nodded. She had already stabilized her cultivation level. Some time ago, the Phoenix Clan elders sent someone to say that there were some matters in the Phoenix Clan that Yuanfeng needed to return to handle.

"Mother..." Kong Xuan's eyes filled with tears.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng stubbornly pursed its lips, but its clenched fists betrayed its reluctance to part.

"Follow the Dao Venerable in your cultivation and heed Dao Venerable words," Yuanfeng said softly. "Once Mother has settled the clan affairs, she will return to see you."

She bowed to Lin Tian again before transforming into a streak of seven-colored light and disappearing into the sky.

Lin Tian gazed in the direction where Yuanfeng had disappeared and sighed softly.

"Master, why are you sighing?" Little Deer asked curiously from the side.

Lin Tian shook his head. "It's nothing, just lamenting the Creation of fate. Some destinies are truly inextricably linked!"

He didn't explain, and Little Deer didn't dare to ask any more questions.

On the other side, Tongtian also came to say goodbye.

"Dao Venerable, I've been away for so long, I should return to Golden Ao Island to take a look," Heavenly Dao. "Now is the time of the Great Tribulation, and I'm truly worried."

Lin Tian nodded. "Go ahead, now that you've broken through to the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, there's nothing to fear."

"Yes, Dao Venerable."

Tongtian bowed solemnly, then transformed into a sword light and departed.

"Come, come, I've caught a few blood beasts in the Cang Ling Realm, everyone come and have a taste."

Ever since Six-Eared Macaque went to the Cang Ling Realm and captured a few blood beasts, which he then roasted and ate, he has become obsessed with them.

Seeing this, Lin Tian shook his head helplessly, "What a glutton."

Tongtian returned to the Biyou Palace when Duobao rushed in from outside, his face ashen. "Master! You're finally back!"

Tongtian frowned upon hearing this. "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

"The Western Teachings... those two saints of the Western Teachings!"

Duobao gritted his teeth, "They forcibly abducted thirty-seven of our outer disciples while you were away and took them to the West! Those disciples refused to convert, so they forcibly planted Buddhist seeds in their primordial spirits, forcing them to become their disciples!"

"What?!"

Tongtian was furious, and his sword energy erupted, causing the entire Golden Ao Island to tremble.

How dare the Western Teachings so blatantly abduct people and use such despicable methods!

"Fine, fine is the Western Teachings! Fine are the Jieyin and Zhunti!" Tongtian laughed in fury, "Does the Interception Sect really think it has no one else?!"

With one step, he was already above Golden Ao Island.

The Qingping Sword appeared out of thin air, emitting a clear, ringing sound, as if it too was filled with anger.

"Today, I, Tongtian, will see just how inviolable a sage truly is!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already transformed into a streak of azure sword light and headed straight west.

Eight Sceneries Palace.

Taishang opened his eyes and sighed softly, "Tongtian has indeed attained the Dao of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal."

Inside the Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi revealed a hint of surprise. "I didn't expect Tongtian to attain the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal so quickly. It must be because of Dao Venerable Lin Tian, humph!"

A pang of jealousy welled up inside me.

The West, Mount Ling.

Jieyin and Zhunti sat upright on a high platform, below them were the Jie Sect Disciple the Jie Sect and some people with affinity from the East.

"Jieyin! Zhunti! Get out here!"

The sound was like Thunder, shaking Mount Ling and turning countless Buddha and Bodhisattvas pale.

"A voice that Tongtian?"

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, surprised that he had arrived so quickly.