The Eight Immortals Clash with the Quasi-Saint of Space

The Pangu Sky-Opening Axe had already split into three, decomposing into the three great Innate Supreme Treasures.

Yang Mei was not worried in the slightest!

Tongtian looked at him with a faint, inscrutable smile: "Dao Ancestor, given the character of the Western cultivators, I think it would be best if you swore an oath before the Heavenly Dao."

Jieyin and Zhunti were furious: "Tongtian, how dare you!"

Tongtian said indifferently, "I am merely making a judgment based on the past behavior of our fellow Daoists from the West,"

"Is there something wrong with that?"

Zhunti's face turned green; Tongtian might as well have been pointing at his nose and cursing him!

Yang Mei grew slightly angry.

Hongjun's disciple was truly detestable, daring to doubt him!

As a mighty figure at the Peak Dao Integration Realm, his anger caused a terrifying aura to rise from his body, and the Four Saints of the Mystic Gate immediately felt their breathing become labored!

Yet Tongtian withstood the pressure, remaining exceptionally calm: "Dao Ancestor, what do you think?"

Yang Mei was slightly startled.

He suddenly looked at Tongtian carefully and realized with a start:

"No wonder you can withstand my aura; it turns out you are only a hair's breadth away from reaching the Dao Integration Realm!"

"Hongjun has indeed taken in a good disciple!"

What?!

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate and the Two Sages of the West all turned their heads to look at Tongtian in unison.

Tongtian had actually reached the Twelfth Layer of the Heavenly Dao Realm?!

How on earth did he cultivate to achieve this?!

This guy was hiding his strength so deeply!

He hadn't revealed even a shred of it!

Tongtian looked at the inquisitive gazes of the Sages and merely smiled: "I was just lucky enough to encounter some opportunities!"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the Two Sages of the West want to beat him up, but even the Three Saints of the Mystic Gate wanted to have a go at him!

They were all Sages of the Primordial Era; what kind of opportunity could allow Tongtian's cultivation to advance by such leaps and bounds?!

Modesty had to have its limits!

Otherwise, he was just being a pretentious show-off!

Yang Mei said indifferently: "You can rest assured; I do what I say."

He mocked, "The only one with Karma with me is Hongjun, not you."

The Four Saints of the Mystic Gate felt slightly more at ease.

Taishang, who had been silent all this time, solemnly asked Tongtian: "Junior Brother, does Martial Nephew Duobao have a way?"

Yuanshi widened his eyes, "Senior Brother, that is an avatar of a mighty figure at the Peak Dao Integration Realm!"

"No matter how talented Martial Nephew Duobao is, it won't be easy for him to face the avatar of Great Immortal Yang Mei, right?"

Yuanshi actually wanted to say that this was fundamentally impossible.

How could the gap in cultivation realms be so easily bridged?

Tongtian smiled: "We can't just give up, can we?"

Taishang, Yuanshi, and Nuwa were slightly stunned, then nodded slowly.

That's right!

We can't just give up!

We have no choice but to treat a dead horse as if it were still alive.

The corners of Yang Mei's mouth curled up slightly, and he evaluated them in his heart: "Stupid!"

He directly sent a telepathic message to his avatar, "Let them experience what it means to feel despair!"

Above Penglai Immortal Island, Lin Dong's expression was quite spectacular!

"This big shot really knows how to play!"

"Playing two roles all by himself!"

"The original body established the Mystic Gate, yet the puppet is going to slaughter the Mystic Gate!"

"Is this a drama of creating an enemy for oneself, only to wipe them out later?"

He was slightly stunned, then suddenly fell silent.

Lin Dong's fingers tapped rhythmically against his desk.

One tap, another tap...

Lin Dong's eyes, however, slowly brightened.

"So that's how it is!"

"It's actually like this!"

"The original body of Yang Mei indeed has great Karma with Dao Ancestor Hongjun."

"His actions have absolutely no flaws."

"If it were anyone else, they would also come to settle their Karma with Dao Ancestor Hongjun at the first opportunity."

"It just so happens that Dao Ancestor Hongjun wants the Rise of the West to repay the Karma of Heaven and Earth."

"So Yang Mei is just going with the flow, using their karmic connection to take full advantage of Dao Ancestor Hongjun first!"

"On the surface, Dao Ancestor Hongjun seems to be at a disadvantage... but in reality... not only will he easily and smoothly repay the Karma of Heavenly Dao..."

"He is even laying the groundwork for Dao Ancestor Hongjun to accept Yang Mei..."

"He can directly whitewash Yang Mei completely!"

"What a truly brilliant scheme!"

Lin Dong was impressed.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun really knows how to play!

It was clearly his own puppet, yet through a series of operations, he managed to give it a legitimate identity.

Amazing!

Lin Dong applauded and marveled at the big shot Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

This kind of maneuver is truly not something an ordinary person could imagine!

Wait!

There seems to be something wrong!

In terms of the status of Heavenly Dao, Yang Mei should indeed be the Western Dao Ancestor.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun himself is the Eastern Dao Ancestor and also the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao!

The Eastern and Western Dao Ancestors not being the same person is inherently a means of maintaining Yin-Yang balance!

But if they were to directly become one person...

Then Heavenly Dao would be completely controlled by Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

Lin Dong suddenly understood Dao Ancestor Hongjun's ultimate goal:

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun has only one ultimate goal: to steal Heavenly Dao and achieve the Great Dao!"

"This is his final objective!"

"He wants to replace Heavenly Dao, transforming from the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao into the true master of Heavenly Dao!"

"The authority of the Eastern Dao Ancestor is not enough for Dao Ancestor Hongjun to control Heavenly Dao."

"The authority of the Western Dao Ancestor alone is also not enough!"

"But the combined authority of the Eastern and Western Dao Ancestors, plus the Incarnation of Heavenly Dao, is enough!"

"Repaying the Karma of Heavenly Dao is only the first step!"

"Letting 'Yang Mei' sit in the position of Western Dao Ancestor is the top priority for what comes next!"

"Heh, truly worthy of being Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who sits in Zixiao Palace and controls the rise and fall of eras!"

Lin Dong sneered.

"But will the various Sages of the Mystic Gate allow it?"

He didn't know about the Human Sect or Chan Jiao.

However, judging from the disciples of the Shangqing lineage that Lin Dong had encountered, they would certainly not be too willing!

The changes in the Primordial Era are becoming more and more interesting!

Lin Dong is looking forward to it more and more!

The various Sages could not help but cast their gazes toward the Immortal Slaying Sword Array.

The success or failure of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity rested entirely in their hands.

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate wore expressions full of worry!

That was, after all, a Quasi-Saint avatar of Great Immortal Yang Mei.

Could Duobao and the others possibly handle it?

The Three Saints felt no confidence in their hearts!

The Two Sages of the West, however, were filled with anticipation!

That was a Quasi-Saint avatar of Great Immortal Yang Mei!

Who could possibly withstand it?

The Western Teachings were sure to win!

Duobao looked at the Ten Thousand Immortals of the Western Teachings with a smile.

Just as Teacher Minghe had gained, he was determined to use this battle to shatter the self-confidence of the first generation of disciples of the Western Teachings!

What did it matter if he alone was invincible?

Under every Sage, there were always one or two most outstanding disciples.

These disciples were the backbone of the entire group.

Only by breaking their backbone would the Dao Heart of the first generation of disciples of the Western Teachings completely collapse.

Duobao had always taken pride in his identity as a member of the Mystic Gate.

He had always worshipped his master, Tongtian.

Seeing how much Tongtian had sacrificed for them, his disciples, Duobao felt quite guilty.

He felt that he should shoulder the corresponding responsibility!

He was going to crush this generation of disciples of the Western Teachings!

The Rise of the West?

He, Duobao, certainly did not want to see the West rise!

Duobao smiled and said to Lu Ya:

"Fellow Daoist, my array has been set up here the whole time; are you not going to break it?"

"You must remember our wager!"

Lu Ya's face turned pale!

In his eyes, Duobao was nothing less than a Chaos Demon God!

All that honesty and steadiness were merely his disguises.

This fellow was far more vicious than the Chaos Demon Gods of legend!

Duobao stoked the fire further, "Fellow Daoist, if you do not break the array, it is equivalent to admitting defeat yourself."

"I may have no choice but to activate the array!"

Hiss!

Lu Ya drew a sharp breath.

He was suddenly caught in a dilemma!

If even Teacher Minghe could not break the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, could he?

The answer was no!

Lu Ya looked back at the Ten Thousand Immortals of the West and immediately gasped!

He saw that every one of them was deathly pale, their eyes revealing immense terror!

Lu Ya's heart sank.

The Dao Heart of these disciples had completely crumbled!

If the array was not broken as soon as possible, these disciples would be ruined; for them to advance their cultivation any further would be nothing but a pipe dream!

A fierce glint flashed in Lu Ya's eyes.

Since these disciples were likely to be ruined anyway, he might as well use their lives to pile up a path!

It could be considered making use of waste!

Lu Ya was never a soft-hearted person!

He was just about to answer when his heart suddenly stirred.

It was not just Lu Ya.

The Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace were all shaken, looking over in unison.

They saw a green-robed Daoist traverse time and space, arriving within the grand formation.

The expressions of all the great experts shifted: a Peak Quasi-Saint!

The green-robed Daoist bowed to the experts: "I am Yang Liu Daoist of the Western Teachings, greetings to you all!"

Yang Liu Daoist of the Western Teachings?

Duobao and the other Eight Immortals of Biyou Palace furrowed their brows deeply!

This Yang Liu Daoist was a Peak Quasi-Saint!

Since when did the Western Teachings have such a figure?

The Eight Immortals never imagined that someone could be inexplicably replaced!

That was an impossible thing.

One had to know that outside was the Investiture of the Gods Battlefield, amidst the Immeasurable Tribulation, and it was guarded by the Sages of both the East and the West!

Who could easily enter such a place?

Without the permission of the Sages from both sides, how could anyone possibly get in?

However, what kind of Supernatural Powers did this Yang Liu Daoist possess?

While Duobao was pondering, Zhao Gongming quietly sent a voice transmission: "Senior Brother, this Yang Liu Daoist cultivates the Space Law Great Dao!"

He paused for a moment, then added, "His attainments in the Space Great Dao are above mine!"

Duobao was startled, looking at Zhao Gongming in shock.

Jinling, Wudang, Guiling, and the Sanxiao all looked over simultaneously.

Zhao Gongming nodded heavily!

Duobao nodded slowly.

He felt a strong sense of vigilance rise toward the Yang Liu Daoist before him.

Only the Eight Immortals knew that

the reason their cultivation could reach the Quasi-Saint realm

was because of a supreme opportunity!

Within Penglai Immortal Island, there was a supreme existence who had selected the most compatible laws for them.

Furthermore, he had inscribed a series of insights for them.

The laws of the Eight Immortals all came from this.

And what Zhao Gongming had obtained was the Space Law Great Dao.

Regarding his understanding of the Space Great Dao, Tongtian had once commented: "It is even higher than the understanding of fellow Daoist Zhenyuan!"

The Eight Immortals were all proud of the law Great Daos they had comprehended.

Yet, they never expected that this unknown Yang Liu Daoist would actually have higher attainments in the Space Great Dao than Zhao Gongming.

In other words.

The Yang Liu Daoist before them was a truly top-tier Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Era!

He was not just someone casually thrown in to make up the numbers!

Where on earth did such an expert pop out from?

In complete contrast to the Eight Immortals, Lu Ya's mood suddenly pulled back from the edge of despair!

He had been on the verge of using human lives to break the formation!

He never expected such a reversal!

The headquarters had actually sent another great expert!

Lu Ya timely yielded his position of command.

He had always possessed self-awareness; this was the key to his survival after the destruction of the Demon Court, otherwise, he would have been finished off long ago.

Duobao asked with a smile: "Fellow Daoist, are you here to break the formation?"

Yang Liu Daoist answered as a matter of course: "That is only natural!"

He raised his eyes to look at the Eight Immortals, praising: "The eight fellow Daoists have such high cultivation!"

Yang Liu Daoist pointed at the array with a strange expression: "Fellow Daoist Duobao, are you not going to activate the Immortal Slaying Sword Array?"

Duobao's eyes narrowed slightly; from that single sentence alone, it was clear how confident Yang Liu Daoist was in himself!

He shook his head: "My cultivation is limited; whether I open it or not makes little difference!"

Duobao countered: "Fellow Daoist, are you prepared to break the array?"

Yang Liu Daoist gave Duobao a thumbs-up: "Fellow Daoist, you have great spirit!"

He looked at Duobao with a smile:

"Since that is the case, I will not take advantage of you. You may all come at me together!"

Duobao's pupils contracted slightly!

On the Investiture of the Gods Battlefield, the various Sages and mighty figures were all staring into the array, closely monitoring the development of the situation!

When Yang Liu Daoist spoke those words, although the expressions of the Four Saints of the Mystic Gate turned ugly, they did not feel it was overly arrogant.

After all, the man truly possessed the strength to back it up!

As an avatar of the Peak Dao Integration Realm mighty figure, Great Immortal Yang Mei, if he could not be arrogant when facing a Quasi-Saint, then he would truly be too pathetic!

However, the four Sages could not help but feel a sense of worry.

Could Duobao and the Eight Immortals really hold him off?

Yuanshi's expression shifted constantly, as if he had made a major decision.

Hardening his heart, Yuanshi sent a voice transmission to the other Sages: "Tongtian, concede. At worst, we will just let them win this round!"

Taishang, Tongtian, and Nuwa all looked over, shocked beyond measure.

The stakes of the previous bet were far too high!

If they truly conceded, the Mystic Gate would be utterly defeated.

The Rise of the West would become unstoppable!

How could the Sage of Chan Jiao utter such an unwise suggestion?

At this moment, Yuanshi's expression was very calm.

"Duobao, Jinling, and the other Eight Immortals are the next generation of cultivation seeds for our Mystic Gate; we cannot let them be destroyed by Yang Liu Daoist."

"We Sages never consider the gains or losses of a single city or territory."

"We consider the eternal ages!"

"Taking a step back opens up a vast sky. Even if we lose the bet, at most we lose some face."

"As long as the Eight Immortals remain... sooner or later, the Karma of today will be settled."

The expressions of Taishang and Nuwa softened.

They had to admit that Yuanshi was right!

Duobao was facing a Quasi-Saint avatar of a Peak Dao Integration Realm mighty figure.

Although Yang Liu Daoist was a Quasi-Saint, his status was set in stone!

For Duobao to defeat him was essentially impossible!

If things went poorly, even his Dao Heart could suffer a heavy blow.

In that case, the losses would outweigh the gains!

When it came down to it, the three Sages truly did not believe Duobao had any chance of victory.

Let alone Duobao, even if their own avatars were to fight Yang Liu Daoist, the probability of failure would be high.

If their own Sage avatars could not accomplish it, why demand that the second-generation disciples do so?

That would be too unreasonable!

Therefore, Yuanshi's proposal was a logical course of action:

Rather than the Eight Immortals suffering a crushing defeat or even losing their Dao Heart, it would be better to concede gracefully and decisively, preserving the seeds of cultivation, and wait until the next great calamity to settle this Karma!

It could be said that Yuanshi truly valued Duobao and the Eight Immortals, otherwise, he would not have made such a suggestion.

Even for a Sage, it took great courage to concede so readily!

Tongtian shook his head: "We cannot concede!"

Yuanshi grew anxious: "Junior brother!"

In his view, engaging in a battle that was certain to be lost was completely unnecessary!

Wouldn't it be better to develop properly and challenge Yang Liu Daoist later?

Tongtian said solemnly: "My Biyou Palace lineage has never had a tradition of giving up in the face of difficulty."

"That does not align with our Dao!"

"Our doctrine is to perceive the ultimate truths of heaven and earth and intercept a glimmer of survival."

"If they don't even dare to face difficulties head-on... then what kind of Dao are they cultivating, what truth are they seeking?"

Yuanshi was speechless!

He muttered to himself: "Different paths cannot work together!"

But Yuanshi admitted that what Tongtian said made sense.

It was indeed so!

If he were to order the Eight Immortals to surrender, they would certainly be unwilling as well!

Ultimately, one must clash to know the outcome!

This was the cultivation path of the Biyou Palace lineage!

Yuanshi felt helpless!

Nuwa chuckled softly: "Senior brother, do not forget their Merit!"

Yuanshi shook his head slightly.

This was the Immeasurable Calamity!

While Merit could indeed save one's life, it was not absolute.

Did Minghe of the Western Teachings not have Merit?

He did!

He was the creator of the Asura race, the current leader of the Demon Sect, and the master of the Boundless Sea of Blood.

Could it be said that the Merit on Minghe was less than anyone else's?

And what was the result?

He was merely able to preserve his life!

All the sages knew that Minghe had not completely perished; he had been reborn on Mount Sumeru.

One could say that it was Merit that protected him.

It was just that it would be unknown how long it would take for Minghe to cultivate his cultivation base back to its former state!