War of the Sages

Yuanshi stared intently at the Two Sages of the West, his eyes blazing with fury. "Jieyin, Zhunti! How dare you! You actually instigate my Chan Sect Disciple to betray the sect!"

Zhunti laughed and said, "Brother Dao, you are mistaken. A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. Since you fellow Daoists feel that the West is more suitable for cultivation, we naturally welcome you. How can this be called betraying the faith?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Yuanshi shouted sternly. "These five people must be taken away today! Anyone who dares to stop me is an enemy of my Chan Sect!"

Jieyin his hands together, his face filled with even deeper sorrow. "Brother Dao, why must you be like this? A sage should be compassionate; why make things difficult for these few?"

"Compassion?" Yuanshi sneered, his eyes full of mockery. "Compassion to a traitor? Jieyin, is this how your Western Teachings teaches its disciples?"

Jieyin's Jieyin remained unchanged, and his voice was still calm. "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. All beings are equal, and we should give them a chance."

"Opportunity?" Yuanshi laughed loudly, his laughter full of mockery. "What a joke! Don't give me your bullshit doctrines! In my eyes, they're nothing but empty talk!"

"Do you think I don't know what kind of people you are? You talk about compassion, but you're full of scheming! You're disgusting!"

His expression changed, and his aura erupted. "I said, I must take these five people with me today. If you dare to obstruct me, I don't mind experiencing your Western Buddhist Dharma!"

The five men, Randeng, hid behind the Two Sages of the West, not daring to breathe.

They knew that their survival today depended entirely on whether the Two Sages of the West could withstand the pressure from the Yuanshi Tianzun.

Zhunti's face showed a mocking expression, and he gently shook the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand. "Brother Dao, then call them and see if they are willing to go back with you."

Randeng gritted his teeth, took half a step forward, and said in a resolute voice, "Yuanshi! I, Randeng, swear today that I will no longer be the Vice Sect Master of the Chan Sect! I sever all ties with the Chan Sect!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Yuanshi said three times, his eyes filled with coldness as he looked at Randeng.

Jieyin sighed softly and stepped forward to Randeng's path, "Brother Dao, everything is predestined. Since they wish to join our Western Teachings, we should naturally protect them. Please grant our request."

"Grant my wish?" Yuanshi laughed in fury, "Very well! You two bald monks, you're really courting death!"

Before he finished speaking, he flipped his right hand, and an ancient-looking banner appeared in his hand.

It is one of the Three Treasures of Creation, the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner!

When the Pangu Banner appeared, the world changed color!

With a fierce shout from the Yuanshi, the Pangu Banner was unleashed!

In an instant, billions of Chaos Sword surged toward the opposite side like a tidal wave!

The entire Primordial Wilderness world trembled, and countless creatures looked up at the sky in terror, not knowing what was happening.

The Jieyin and Zhunti.

"Amitabha!"

The Jieyin chanted the Buddha's name, and golden light shone brightly from the top of his head.

A twelve-petaled Golden Lotus appeared out of thin air, its petals unfolding layer by layer, cascading down countless rays of golden light, protecting everyone completely.

It is the treasure of the Western Teachings — the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit!

At the same time, a lush green bamboo appeared in his hand, divided into six sections, each engraved with a golden Sanskrit character.

This is the Six Roots Pure Bamboo, which can seal the six senses and calm the primordial spirit.

Zhunti dared not be negligent, and wielded the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand with all his might.

At this moment, seven-colored rays of light burst forth, transforming into a seven-colored beam of light that met the Chaos Sword.

The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree is said to be able to cleanse anything; it is the natal magic weapon of the Daoist Zhunti and possesses extraordinary power.

"Boom!!!"

The Chaos Sword collided with the seven-colored radiance!

At the center of the collision, mountains within a radius of thousands of miles were instantly reduced to dust, the earth cracked open into bottomless ravines, and rivers flowed backward!

Countless cracks spread through the void.

Fortunately, the five members of the Randeng were protected by the barrier set up by Zhunti, and did not suffer too much damage.

The five men were horrified.

The saying "Below the sage, all are ants" is no exaggeration.

If it weren't for the Two Sages of the West protecting them with all their might, the aftershocks of the battle alone would have been enough to annihilate them, body and soul!

"Yuanshi! You've gone mad!" Zhunti roared.

"Mad?" Yuanshi sneered, waving the Pangu Banner in his hand once more. "Today I'll show you the consequences of provoking my Chan Sect!"

After saying this, he waved the Pangu Banner again. This time, Yuanshi used all his strength, and the entire void exploded continuously. The powerful force caused the Primordial Wilderness beings to kneel on the ground, constantly begging.

Even though Yuanshi showed no fear in the face of the two sages, he held them in utter contempt in his heart.

"You asked for this."

Zhunti could not bear Yuanshi's mockery and directly engaged Yuanshi in battle.

In an instant, the earth shook violently, mountains collapsed and everything around turned into ruins.

Jieyin a sigh, Jieyin urged the Six Roots Pure Bamboo to head towards the Yuanshi.

Just then...

A flat, curved object came hurtling through the air.

"Buzz!!"

And the flat-angled crutch shoots Jieyin!

Jieyin 'Jieyin changed, Six Roots Pure Bamboo shifted its position, colliding with the Flat Cane.

"Bang!!"

Space Rift appeared, and countless Chaos Qi surged out before slowly disappearing.

A figure slowly emerged.

Taishang!

"Brother!"

A hint of joy flashed in Yuanshi's eyes.

Taishang ignored him and instead looked coldly at Jieyin and Zhunti and Zhunti: "Jieyin, are you taking advantage of the fact that there is no one else in the East?"

Zhunti retorted, "It was Yuanshi who attacked us first! He broke the rules first!"

"Rules?" Taishang said calmly, "You poached Chan Sect Disciple first, and you still have the nerve to mention rules?"

With a flick of his right hand, a scroll slowly unfurled in the air.

The painting was ancient and profound, with black and white colors interwoven to form the shape of Tai Chi.

The moment the scroll unfurled, an immense power spread out!

The Innate Supreme Treasure – The Taiji Diagram!

Once the Taiji Diagram appeared, the space and time within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles seemed to be firmly locked, and all changes were suppressed.

"Elder brother is right!" Seeing Taishang, Yuanshi felt emboldened, and the Pangu Banner was raised once more. "It must be you who incited them to betray the sect! Trying to rob me, you're courting death!"

He activated the Pangu Banner with all his might. This time, the Chaos Sword no longer dispersed, but condensed into a hazy gray sword light.

The sword light was only three feet long, yet it exuded a destructive aura that made even the most sages tremble.

"Stop."

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

A figure appeared in the center of the battlefield without anyone noticing.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

"Master!"

Yuanshi hurriedly put away the Pangu Banner and bowed in respect.

"Dao Ancestor!" The Taishang also put away the Taiji Diagram and bowed respectfully.

Jieyin and Zhunti didn't dare to utter a sound, "Greetings, Master!"

The five men Randeng were already kneeling on the ground, extremely respectful.

"Greetings, Dao Ancestor!"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on the five people including Randeng.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice devoid of any emotion:

"This matter ends here."