Zhunti struck with all his strength, giving Pingxin no chance to catch her breath.
If Pingxin could draw upon the power of reincarnation, the outcome would be hard to predict!
The saints secretly nodded. Zhunti's combat prowess truly was extraordinary.
But Nuwa's expression changed drastically:
"How can Pingxin withstand this?"
Why were the Three Pure Ones still refusing to act?
She refused to believe they did not understand the danger of reincarnation falling into Western hands!
At that moment, Pingxin clenched her jade fist.
As she threw a punch, Pangu's phantom suddenly appeared behind her!
Great Dao of Strength, Nine Revolutions Profound Technique!
The Ancestral Witches revered only Pangu. Even though Houtu had transformed into reincarnation,
Pingxin's primordial spirit still carried Pangu's conviction.
She was Pangu!
With one punch, Zhunti's force that sealed heaven and locked earth instantly collapsed!
Zhunti flew backward like a kite with its string cut.
He was not surprised that Pingxin knew the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique—it was Pangu's inheritance.
He cried out in shock:
"Fellow Daoist, when did you attain sainthood?!"
Jieyin and Zhunti's eyes widened.
Pingxin was actually a true saint!
Not a false saint who was only a saint while within reincarnation,
but a genuine saint!
Why had Zhunti gone all out and laid down layer upon layer of seals?
Was it not to prevent Pingxin from borrowing the power of reincarnation?
Away from reincarnation, Pingxin should have been no more than a Peak Quasi-Saint.
A saint could crush her as easily as turning over a hand.
Yet Pingxin's punch shattered every seal
and displayed the power of a true saint!
This was completely beyond the two sages' expectations.
Zhunti did not dare truly injure Pingxin.
The Karma involved was too great for him to bear.
Thus, his attack just now had contained very little mana.
But Pingxin showed no mercy!
How could she not be furious when someone dared covet her own sacred ground?
With one punch, she sent Zhunti flying back!
The Two Sages of the West were utterly bewildered:
"When did Pingxin become a true saint?"
This made no sense!
Nuwa let out a long breath, her eyes shining with wonder.
No wonder the Three Pure Ones had remained so calm!
Pingxin had actually attained the Dao!
But how had she attained it?
Could Hongjun have bestowed Primordial Violet Qi upon her?
Nuwa shook her head, dismissing the thought.
If Hongjun had intended to do so, he would have given it to her long ago. Why wait until today?
Then, an idea flashed through her mind:
"It was Tongtian's Primordial Violet Qi!"
Within reincarnation, Jieyin and Zhunti spoke in unison:
"We never expected Fellow Daoist Tongtian's Primordial Violet Qi to end up in your hands!"
Pingxin answered frankly:
"That is correct! Tongtian abolished his own saintly position and disbanded the Interception Sect. This violet qi came from him!"
The Two Sages of the West fell silent.
Pingxin had attained the Dao, and the Heavenly Dao had acknowledged her.
No matter where the violet qi had come from, she was already a true saint.
Within Biyou Palace, the Three Pure Ones clapped and laughed.
Taishang smiled faintly:
"Tongtian, this move of yours not only resolved your own crisis, but also granted Pingxin a new life!"
Tongtian shook his head.
"It was merely an unintended outcome."
He had abolished his own saintly position only to seize a sliver of survival.
He had never given much thought to where the violet qi would go.
Yuanshi regained his composure and sneered:
"I fear the Two Sages of the West have yet to notice that Pingxin's cultivation has already reached the Fifth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm!"
"This battle is within reincarnation, her home ground.
What chance do the two sages have of winning?"
Taishang pondered slightly.
"Pingxin attained the Dao only a few thousand years ago. How did her cultivation rise so quickly?"
Yuanshi and Tongtian exchanged smiles and answered together:
"Merit!"
Taishang suddenly understood.
Right, Merit!
Pingxin possessed more Merit than anyone in the Primordial Era!
From the moment of her birth, her Merit had been inexhaustible.
After attaining the Dao, she had used it all to raise her cultivation.
Merit in the Primordial Era had endless wondrous uses.
Beyond protecting oneself and refining treasures, its most precious use was aiding cultivation!
Cultivators could burn Merit in exchange for insights into the Heavenly Dao.
Naturally, Pingxin was no exception.
As long as the Six Paths of Reincarnation remained, her Merit was limitless!
She decisively burned Merit, and over several thousand years,
her cultivation soared straight to the Fifth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm!
Taishang was completely reassured.
"Reincarnation is safe!"
"Not necessarily!" Yuanshi and Tongtian said in unison.
Taishang was stunned.
"Could there still be unforeseen changes?"
Yuanshi snorted coldly.
"Senior Brother, do not overestimate the integrity of the Two Sages of the West!"
Taishang's expression changed sharply.
"They dare go back on their word?"
Within reincarnation, Zhunti suddenly smiled.
"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Pingxin on attaining the Dao!"
"However, we have not lost the agreement from earlier!"
Pingxin looked at him coldly and waited for him to continue.
Zhunti said calmly:
"All the saints of the Primordial Era know that my senior brother and I are united in heart.
When fighting, we naturally ought to join forces!"
Jieyin stepped forward at the right moment, standing atop the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
He held the Precious Banner and Prayer Beads, his compassionate demeanor fully displayed.
He said solemnly:
"My junior brother and I wish to experience Fellow Daoist Pingxin's Supernatural Powers!"
Within Biyou Palace, the Three Pure Ones were furious beyond measure.
Within Wa Imperial Palace, Nuwa was also dumbfounded:
"So shameless, how are they worthy of being saints?"
The words of the Two Sages of the West were simply outrageous!
Within Zixiao Palace, Hongjun's mouth twitched slightly.
"Why did I choose such two sages back then?"
Nuwa's fury surged to the heavens.
Though Pingxin had become a true saint,
how could she, with only several thousand years of cultivation, contend against the two sages joining forces?
She looked anxiously toward Biyou Palace.
Why were the Three Pure Ones still not moving?
If Pingxin lost, reincarnation would surely be lost, and the Mystic Gate would be in danger!
She nearly revealed herself to assist.
Yet she ultimately restrained herself, believing the Three Pure Ones must have another move prepared.
Within reincarnation, Pingxin faced the two sages without the slightest surprise:
"Very well!"
Though she was not an Ancestral Witch, she had inherited Pangu's battle intent.
To fight heaven and battle earth, never to be worn away!
Jieyin and Zhunti sincerely sighed in admiration:
"Admirable!"
Joy appeared on their faces.
Reincarnation seemed already destined to belong to the West!
Just as the two sages were about to act,
an object suddenly tore through the air.
It flew directly into Pingxin's hand and transformed into the Mysterious Yellow Bracelet.
All the saints were stunned.
This bracelet had arrived strangely!
Taishang and Yuanshi looked toward Tongtian.
Tongtian smiled faintly.
"The real show is beginning!"
Pingxin sent her divine sense into the bracelet.
A majestic voice resounded through her primordial spirit:
"Moved by Empress's great virtue, I have come to aid you!"
Pingxin was overjoyed and lightly tapped with her fingertip.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation instantly changed!
Boundless Merit poured from the bracelet.
Like surging rivers, it all flowed into Pingxin's primordial spirit.
She said to the two sages:
"Wait a moment. I will raise my realm first!"
She lightly patted the crown of her head.
Flames of Merit blazed fiercely.
Her cultivation surged at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Jieyin and Zhunti were dumbfounded.
Raising her realm right before battle? And spending Merit with such extravagance?
The two sages' hearts ached as if being cut apart!
They had cultivated bitterly for countless years and had never dared be so lavish.
Nuwa exclaimed in amazement:
"So this is what the Three Pure Ones were relying on?"
But would boundless Merit be enough?
In Biyou Palace, Taishang and Yuanshi were equally stunned.
This bracelet actually contained boundless Merit?
But the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm
was still no match for the Two Sages!
Tongtian merely smiled without speaking.
"Senior brothers, watch patiently!"
As the Merit burned away, another boundless surge of Merit poured forth.
Within reincarnation, mysterious yellow light filled the air!
The Two Sages' minds went blank.
Where had this bracelet obtained such Merit?
They vaguely sensed
that something other than Merit had entered Pingxin's body...
Could it have been an illusion?
The Two Sages waited anxiously,
their thoughts fixed on the wager—
If Pingxin lost, reincarnation would belong to the West!
Pingxin's words had been a Heavenly Dao oath,
and could not be taken back.
Yet they did not dare interfere with Pingxin's breakthrough.
Merit was burning, and the Heavenly Dao protected her.
Whoever dared obstruct her would surely suffer Heavenly Punishment!
The Two Sages could only wait.
Nuwa suddenly understood.
"The Three Pure Ones knew all along that Pingxin would be fine!"
That bracelet was clearly a container for Merit!
She sneered.
"The Two Sages are about to suffer a crushing defeat!"
Yuanshi could no longer contain himself.
"Junior brother, where did this bracelet come from?"
"Who gave it to her? Could it have been the Dao Ancestor?"
Taishang was equally unable to restrain his curiosity.
Tongtian said solemnly,
"This was bestowed by Senior Lin Dong. His name must not be mentioned lightly!"
Pingxin was immersed in the joy of her Dharma body being reforged and her cultivation soaring.
She had never expected Senior Lin Dong to bestow such a supreme treasure upon her!
Inside the bracelet was not only boundless Merit,
but also Pangu's complete Heart, the Reincarnation Dao Fruit, and the Great Dao of Strength Dao Fruit!
Without the aid of Merit,
refining these treasures would have been absolutely impossible.
Pingxin secretly sighed.
Hadn't Pangu's Heart become Pangu Great Hall?
How could there be another one?
She did not know that, with Lin Dong's abilities,
even three Pangu fleshly bodies could be created!
Pingxin decisively refined the treasures,
and her cultivation rose directly to the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm!
She probed the bracelet again and cried out,
"A Chaos Spirit Treasure!"
This bracelet could store items, collect treasures, and injure enemies!
Pingxin's heart settled.
"Two Sages of the West, it is time to settle all our debts!"
The light of Merit gradually faded,
transforming into a Golden Wheel that hung behind Pingxin.
The saints were stunned.
More boundless Merit!
Nuwa clicked her tongue, while Yuanshi lost his composure.
"Junior brother, just how much Merit is hidden inside that bracelet?"
Tongtian pondered.
"Enough to create five more saints!"
Taishang and Yuanshi stared in astonishment.
Yuanshi was shaken.
"Who was the one who bestowed this treasure? What grandeur!"
Tongtian changed the subject.
"Senior brothers, are you only looking at the Merit?"
"Have you not noticed the change in Pingxin's cultivation?"
Yuanshi shook his head.
"The Two Sages are bound to lose! I can no longer see through Pingxin's cultivation!"
Taishang suddenly cried out,
"Pangu True Body!"
Yuanshi focused his gaze and was horrified.
"Pingxin has reforged her Dharma body!"
Tongtian smiled.
"Exactly!"
Yuanshi's thoughts raced.
There must be other treasures inside that bracelet!
Tongtian smiled without answering.
Yuanshi burst into laughter.
"The Two Sages are in for terrible misfortune!"
Pingxin remained as low-key as ever.
Even though her cultivation had reached the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm,
she still did not flaunt her power within reincarnation, her home ground.
Zhunti, however, manifested his Golden Body Dharma Image and said solemnly,
"Fellow Daoist, delaying is useless. A wager is a wager!"
Jieyin pressed his palms together and echoed him.
Nuwa nearly fainted.
"Can the Two Sages not see Pingxin's true depth?"
Taishang and Yuanshi were equally baffled.
"How can they be so foolish?"
Tongtian smiled faintly.
"They are not foolish. Pingxin is toying with the Two Sages!"
Every level of cultivation was like a stairway to heaven. Jieyin and Zhunti had merely lingered at the Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm, still at the beginning of the middle four heavens.
Yet Fellow Daoist Pingxin's cultivation had already climbed to the peak of the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm!
Just one step further, and she would enter the supreme realm of Dao Integration!
With such a vast difference in cultivation, Pingxin needed only a single thought to trap the two saints in an inescapable haze...
They were slaughtering each other without realizing it!
Taishang and Yuanshi were utterly stunned!
Wait a moment!
Tongtian, do not rush to speak!
Saint Pingxin had actually reached the peak of the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm?
Did that not mean she was within reach of the saintly realm of Dao Integration?
She possessed boundless Merit, so why had she not yet entered that realm?
This was simply too shocking!
Tongtian pointed from afar at the Two Sages of the West, who were still battling fiercely, and slowly said,
"The gap between realms is like an impassable chasm.
"Fellow Daoist Pingxin's cultivation surpasses theirs by a full seven minor realms!
"She bears infinite Merit, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation are her home ground.
"Without a sound, she led the Two Sages of the West into an illusion...
"They are killing each other, completely unaware!"
Tongtian muttered thoughtfully,
"Pingxin's resentment toward the Two Sages of the West is likely far deeper than she appears to show."
Taishang and Yuanshi exchanged a glance and secretly thought that the Reincarnation Saint was still far too merciful.
If it had been them, and the Two Sages of the West had dared enter their own dojo, they would have suppressed them for several epochs before venting their resentment!
Wait!
They had been led astray by Tongtian again.
How could this have been what they truly cared about?
Pingxin's combat strength was terrifying beyond belief. She had silently trapped two saints within an Illusion Array—it was simply inconceivable!
Tongtian chuckled. "Senior brothers, there is no need to worry."
Under ordinary circumstances, once a saint fell into an Illusion Array, they needed only connect with the Heavenly Dao Origin to break through the delusion.
Even if they themselves failed to notice it, the Heavenly Dao would issue a warning.
Yuanshi's face darkened as he said in a low voice,
"Junior brother, look carefully. Does this situation seem like one where the Heavenly Dao would intervene to warn them?"
Tongtian sighed.
"This is no ordinary situation!"
Before the Two Sages of the West began their battle, they had used the Six Paths of Reincarnation as their wager and sworn an oath.
The Heavenly Dao had personally served as witness. How could it favor either side?
Heh, it seemed the Two Sages of the West were simply reaping what they had sown!
"Pangu True Body!"
"Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm!"
Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, within Zixiao Palace, Hongjun stared at Pingxin with a blank expression.
Pingxin's attainment of the Dao had already exceeded his expectations.
Her current rapid advance in cultivation was even more unexpected.
Taishang, Yuanshi, and Nuwa's understanding of Pingxin's cultivation was like seeing flowers through mist.
Only Hongjun knew that the mysterious supreme expert who had bestowed the Vajra Bracelet upon Pingxin was the Master of Penglai Immortal Island!
Only that island master, an existence capable of annihilating his divine sense with a single thought, could accomplish such a miracle.
Hongjun secretly felt fortunate.
The Master of Penglai Island seemed to be standing up for Pingxin only because the Two Sages of the West had bullied the weak with their numbers.
Otherwise, with that supreme expert's Supernatural Powers, how could he have "merely" allowed Pingxin to reach the peak of the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm?
If he wished to elevate Pingxin to the great perfection of the Dao Integration Realm in an instant, Hongjun would not doubt his ability in the slightest!
However...
Hongjun felt bitter. Pingxin is one of the targets I planned to eliminate.
If he eliminated Pingxin, would he provoke that supreme expert?
The answer was obvious!
Not only Pingxin, but Tongtian as well!
Hongjun frowned deeply. In that case, I must adjust the order of my plan.
Tongtian and Pingxin could only be left until the very end.
But if that were the case, his plan to eliminate the Three Pure Ones during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity would inevitably change...
Hongjun had a splitting headache.
Even the slightest change could trigger far-reaching consequences. It could not be summed up simply as "the great trend of the Heavenly Dao remains unchanged, while minor trends may be altered."
With the chain reaction that followed, he needed to deduce the entire situation anew.
As for the Two Sages of the West... Hongjun shook his head. Forget it, let them be!
Within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Pingxin calmly watched the Two Sages of the West slaughter each other.
The two of them fought fiercely, utterly unaware.
A faint smile curled Pingxin's lips, her Dharma Eye brimming with mockery.
What did the Two Sages of the West take this place for?
This was the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the most sacred land of the Primordial Era!
Yet Jieyin and Zhunti actually dared to covet it?
They had to pay the price!
With a thought, Pingxin instantly dispelled the Illusion Array.
"Senior Brother/Junior Brother, it was you?!"
The Two Sages of the West suddenly awoke, overwhelmed by shame and rage!
They had thought they were engaged in a fierce battle with Pingxin and had gone all out.
Yet they had never expected that they had actually been attacking each other!
At that moment, they felt as though they had become a laughingstock.
They knew full well that the Four Saints of the Mystic Gate were surely watching this place closely from their respective sanctuaries.
All Saints possessed great wisdom. The Two Sages of the West had never expected to conceal their actions from the Mystic Gate.
They had even prepared excuses to deal with the Mystic Gate's intervention!
Zhunti had lured Pingxin into the wager solely to silence the Four Saints of the Mystic Gate.
Who could have expected matters to turn out completely differently?
The Four Saints of the Mystic Gate had not appeared.
Yet the Two Sages of the West had also failed to seize control of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!
Not only that, they had utterly lost face!
Shame, indignation, regret—every emotion churned within them!
Zhunti forcibly steadied himself and demanded sharply, "Pingxin, what kind of witchcraft did you use..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly fell silent.
"You... your... cultivation..."
Jieyin stood dumbfounded, no less shocked than Zhunti.
In their eyes, the Reincarnation Saint, who had always kept a low profile, suddenly erupted with supreme majesty!
That majesty swept forth like a tide, making their hearts tremble.
For a moment, they seemed to have returned to Zixiao Palace. The one before them was no longer Pingxin, but Hongjun!
Though Hongjun's realm far surpassed Pingxin's, to the Two Sages of the West at the Fourth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm,
there was no need for him to exert his full pressure to intimidate them.
Yet Pingxin showed no mercy, fully unleashing the peak might of the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm!
She also secretly activated the Chaos Spirit Treasure, the Vajra Bracelet!
Jieyin and Zhunti were suppressed from two directions, unable to move.
Pingxin slowly walked down from the high platform.
With every step she took, the pressure upon the Two Sages of the West increased.
Endless majesty bore down upon them, forcing the two to resist with all their strength.
Pingxin raised her fist.
That fist was crystalline as jade, flawless and beautiful.
Yet the faces of the Two Sages of the West abruptly darkened!
Pingxin's cool yet compassionate voice rang out:
"Since creating the Six Paths of Reincarnation, I have never stepped beyond this place, nor have I intended to involve myself in the struggles among the Saints.
"After the Three Realms were divided, I thought the disputes among the Saints had nothing to do with me.
"As long as you did not disturb the Six Paths of Reincarnation, you could fight however you pleased!
"Yet I never expected you to dare covet my sanctuary!"
Pingxin had already arrived before them.
Jieyin and Zhunti were horrified to discover that the surrounding space-time had been completely sealed by Pingxin!
Two Saints of the Heavenly Dao Realm were actually unable to move in the slightest!
Even when they secretly activated the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, Jieyin's Precious Banner, and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree,
they could not break the space-time Karma confinement Pingxin had set.
Pingxin cast them a cold glance:
"This is the Six Paths of Reincarnation, my sanctuary. You dared attack me here? Wishful thinking!"
The faces of the Two Sages of the West turned livid.
How could they not have wanted to attack Pingxin outside the Reincarnation?
But Pingxin never left the Reincarnation—what could they do?
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