Yang Mei Breaks His Word and Seeks to Destroy Tongtian

Nuwa did not establish a major sect, so she naturally possessed ample Merit to cultivate the Dao.

It was only natural that her level of Dao attainment led that of the other Sages.

Zhunti felt his heart settle!

Tongtian, who was inside the magic formation, also furrowed his brows slightly.

Every single moment, he was calculating the speed at which his own Dao attainment was increasing.

Based on the current speed, after one day in the Primordial Era, his own Dao attainment would not reach the sixth heaven of the Dao Integration Realm.

This would not do!

Within his sea of consciousness, Tongtian selected an item and gritted his teeth as he refined it!

He shook his head slightly.

Refining this treasure himself was a waste.

It should have been given to his disciples.

However, if he did not refine it now, he would lack the ability to protect his disciples.

Perhaps Taishang, Yuanshi, and Nuwa believed that Hongjun would emerge to stop Yang Mei, but with the guidance of Senior Lin Dong, Tongtian naturally knew that even if Yang Mei suppressed them all, Hongjun would not appear.

Perhaps this even aligned with Hongjun's own intentions!

Thinking of the relationship between Hongjun and Yang Mei as mentioned by Senior Lin Dong, a chill ran through Tongtian's heart.

Regardless of anything else, he had to reach the sixth heaven of the Dao Integration Realm!

Thinking of it this way, refining the Spine of the Great God Pangu was acceptable!

Tongtian took a deep breath, cleared his mind of all distractions, and refined it with all his might.

Immeasurable Merit was continuously generated from a ball of light within his Primordial Spirit Sea of Consciousness, and under the influence of this immeasurable Merit, the Dao Fruit of the Great Dao of Strength and the Spine of the Great God Pangu were slowly being refined.

What manifested to the outside world was Tongtian's Dao attainment increasing at a pace visible to the naked eye.

First heaven of the Dao Integration Realm, second heaven of the Dao Integration Realm, third heaven of the Dao Integration Realm.

The speed was unimaginably fast!

Before night had even fallen, Tongtian had already ascended to the third heaven of the Dao Integration Realm!

Finally, as Tongtian advanced to the fourth heaven of the Dao Integration Realm, night arrived!

The Sages of the Mystic Gate had originally held no hope!

But now, their eyes were growing brighter and brighter!

Day and night made no difference to the Sages.

They guarded Tongtian firmly, and Tongtian's speed of advancement made them feel the existence of hope!

The Two Sages of the West opened their mouths in terror.

It was here!

That nightmarish scene had actually returned!

Tongtian's speed of advancement was even more exaggerated than that of Pingxin in the past!

Zhunti could not help but look at Yang Mei.

Yang Mei shot Zhunti an annoyed glance.

Yang Mei understood what Zhunti meant!

He had not expected that Tongtian would truly advance just as he had said.

Although he was currently at the fourth heaven of the Dao Integration Realm—no, it was the fifth heaven now!

The night was not even half over!

If it reached the next day, it seemed entirely possible for Tongtian to advance to the sixth heaven!

Yang Mei simply could not understand, had Tongtian saved the Primordial Era several times over?

Otherwise, where would so much Merit of the Heavenly Dao come from?!

Yang Mei's face was dark.

He had already given Tongtian so much time; he didn't care about giving him a few more moments.

Fine!

What did it matter if he gave him a little more time?

He would just take the opportunity, the moment Tongtian advanced, to shatter his confidence and collapse his Dao Heart.

Only then would it be convenient for his and Hongjun's plan!

By the way...

Yang Mei swept a glance at the Three Saints of the Mystic Gate—he would extract the Primordial Violet Qi from their bodies!

Yang Mei's face was pitch black as he stared in disbelief at Tongtian, who was shrouded in a glow of Merit.

Even though Yang Mei was the most ancient of cultivators and prided himself on having seen every storm imaginable.

Yet, he had truly never seen a scene like the one before him.

Could it be that Tongtian had saved the Primordial Era countless times?

Otherwise, where could he have obtained so much Merit?

Even if he was formed from the Primordial Spirit of Great God Pangu and carried the Merit of Opening the Heavens within his soul, there shouldn't be this much!

Deep down, Yang Mei cursed Hongjun: "Do you even know that the disciple you taught is such a monster?!"

Originally, things were not supposed to be like this according to their plan.

Yang Mei had only received instructions from Hongjun to go and settle the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.

There was only one core objective: to let the Western Teachings emerge victorious!

This was the reason Yang Mei had crossed countless dimensions and rushed over from the Chaos Void.

Beyond that, it was for Yang Mei to attain the position of Western Dao Ancestor.

But that was a matter for after the Investiture of the Gods Calamity ended, not something to be done during the Immeasurable Calamity.

Yang Mei's target was the immortals of Biyou Palace.

Naturally, that target included Tongtian!

But before this, he had not intended to clash with Tongtian right from the start.

Exposing his target too early would make the other Sages wary.

Yang Mei and Hongjun had grand ambitions.

Their goals were not just Tongtian, but also included the other Sages!

The fact that things had reached this point was actually due to one event chasing another!

The timeline shifted, a Chaos Spirit Treasure appeared, and Tongtian attained the Dao!

One thing after another had directly disrupted their plans!

No, it should be said that it had disrupted his own plans!

Yang Mei felt speechless whenever he thought of Hongjun; at such a critical moment, Hongjun had actually gone off to seek enlightenment!

It was simply absurd!

How could Yang Mei not curse Hongjun?!

In the current situation, he desperately needed Hongjun to provide him with relevant information.

But now?

Hongjun had actually gone into seclusion!

Yang Mei was furious inside: "Forget it!"

"I truly do not believe that I cannot take down a single Tongtian!"

However, Yang Mei had absolutely no idea where Tongtian's Merit came from, and he was quite perplexed by this.

Compared to Yang Mei, although the various Sages of the Primordial Era were indeed startled at first, they soon became calm!

This was no lie.

Because they had experience!

In the past, the Merit of Pingxin, the Sage of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, was also enough to leave the Sages of the Primordial Era dumbfounded!

When they saw an amount of Merit sufficient for the five Sages to attain the Dao all over again, the sense of shock was beyond words!

But in the end, didn't they accept it?

Everyone has their own secrets; even a Sage cannot inquire into the secrets of another Sage. This is an unwritten rule among all Sages.

The Sages' ability to accept things is quite rapid.

If Empress Pingxin of the Six Paths of Reincarnation could possess so much Merit.

Then, why couldn't the other Sages experience the same scene?

The Sages knew full well that thinking this way was wrong.

Whether it was Pingxin or Tongtian, their Merit was excessively abundant.

But there was absolutely no other way.

If they didn't think this way, they couldn't help but want to investigate the secrets behind it.

But is the current Primordial Era the time to be investigating secrets?

The timeline at the very source of the Primordial Era has shifted.

Great God Pangu actually has an extra companion Lingbao, the Earth Splitting Chisel.

Who would dare believe it?!

Now is not the time to pursue such things!

This is the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, an Immeasurable Calamity.

Without thinking of ways to survive it, who would want to dwell on these irrelevant matters?

That would be insane!

Didn't you see that even the legendary Great Immortal Yang Mei has gone out?

In an Immeasurable Calamity, even the Sages would not take things lightly.

If handled poorly, an Immeasurable Calamity can very easily turn into an Immeasurable Eon!

And the appearance of Great Immortal Yang Mei is a clear signal!

Therefore, the Sages could only force themselves to ignore Tongtian's unreasonable amount of Merit.

Just like that, Regardless of Yang Mei or the various thoughts of the Sages, they were all quietly waiting for Tongtian to finish his cultivation at this moment!

One day in the Primordial Era is, to a group of supreme beings, nothing more than the blink of an eye!

The light of Merit shrouding Tongtian dissipated completely!

The group of mighty figures let out a long sigh of relief.

To say they weren't envious of Tongtian's Merit would be a lie.

That boundless Merit, which Tongtian had been burning continuously, was simply breathtaking!

The Sages watching this scene felt a pang of heartache.

Is this how Merit in the Primordial Era is supposed to be used?!

It is not!

Even Nuwa, who possesses the most Merit among the Sages, has never used it this way.

Those who can attain the Dao and become Sages are all of the highest caliber in terms of aptitude and comprehension.

Whenever they contemplate the Heavenly Dao, they gain something.

Only when they truly feel they have no insights, or feel they have reached a temporary bottleneck, or are breaking through a barrier of a certain heaven, would they then utilize Merit.

The Sages have never been as extravagant and wasteful as Tongtian.

They calculated silently in their hearts, The Merit Tongtian burned was far, far more than what Pingxin had used in the past!

It was more than double!

In other words, the Merit Tongtian spent was enough to allow the five Sages of the past to attain the Dao—three or four times over!

Heartache!

The Sages of the Mystic Gate did not think too much about it because they were preoccupied with the Great Calamity.

The two Sages of the West were so envious their eyes turned red!

Literally red!

When they attained the Dao, they were burdened with debts of boundless Merit.

They had never burned Merit like this!

No!

Forget about burning Merit; they couldn't even bear to use Merit to break through their cultivation realms!

No one who carries a debt of immeasurable Merit would dare to squander it recklessly.

Cultivating in the Primordial Era, one must never incur a debt to the Heavenly Dao!

The obsession of the Two Sages of the West is to pay off their Merit as quickly as possible.

And then cultivate in peace.

The Rise of the West is also their obsession!

Yet, how incredibly difficult it is to achieve.

The light of Merit surrounding Tongtian faded away.

He casually dispelled the Time Array that had been enveloping him.

One day in the Primordial Era, Yet he had spent a full one hundred million years inside the Time Array.

In other words, he had burned through one hundred million years' worth of Merit.

The amount of Merit consumed was enough to make even Tongtian feel terrified.

If not for the support of Senior Lin Dong.

How could Tongtian have possibly been so wasteful with his Merit?

This Merit was not worth mentioning to Lin Dong, but to Tongtian, it was an astronomical figure!

He sighed to himself: "I owe Senior Lin Dong too much!"

No matter how he tries to repay it, it never seems to be enough!

From now on, he would simply follow the Senior's lead in all things!

But fortunately, his cultivation had improved.

Coupled with his trump card... while surpassing Yang Mei might be a stretch, it was more than enough to defend the array behind him!

Tongtian signaled to the Three Saints of the Mystic Gate with his eyes, telling them to set their hearts at ease.

He smiled at Yang Mei and said: "Great Immortal, I have finished my upgrade! Let me now experience your Supernatural Powers!"

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate were overjoyed!

Yang Mei had said that as long as Tongtian could advance to the Sixth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm, he could block him.

Now, Tongtian had successfully leveled up!

Yang Mei wants to obtain the Immortal Slaying Sword Array?

Delusional!

Where there is joy for one side, there is sorrow for the other!

The Two Sages of the West were as pale as death!

They grumbled in their hearts: "Wouldn't it have been better to just capture Tongtian early on?"

"Why give him time to grow?"

"Adding difficulty to our own task for no reason!"

"This is not the style of the West!"

What is the style of the Western Saints?

If there is a soft persimmon to squeeze, they will never pick a hard one!

If they can secure a victory with absolute certainty, they will never give their opponents the slightest chance!

But this Western Dao Ancestor...

Jieyin and Zhunti were far behind Yang Mei in cultivation; though they grumbled and seethed, they dared not speak a word!

Yang Mei laughed heartily:

"I said that offhandedly, I never expected you to actually take it seriously!"

Ah?!

All the Sages were shocked!

The smiles on the faces of the Three Saints of the Mystic Gate froze!

The Two Sages of the West, however, were overjoyed—this was the true style of the Western Saints!

Yang Mei sneered:

"There is a famous saying in the Primordial Era: each realm is a world unto itself."

"I am at the Peak Dao Integration Realm; even if I am not a Saint, I am still not someone you, a mere Hunyuan at the Sixth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm, can compare to!"

Yang Mei shook his head incessantly, "Tongtian, you actually believed a casual remark of mine. As Hongjun said, you are only good at being brave and fighting!"

Taishang, Yuanshi, and Nuwa glared at him with fury.

Great Immortal Yang Mei's appearance was simply detestable.

It was truly the consistent style of the Western Teachings; how shameless!

Great Immortal Yang Mei was, after all, the only Dao Ancestor in the Primordial Era who could be mentioned in the same breath as Dao Ancestor Hongjun!

How could he be so shameless?

He didn't even feel ashamed, but rather took pride in it.

Where was even a shred of the aura befitting a mighty figure at the Peak Dao Integration Realm?

It was utterly shocking!

Yuanshi was even more keenly aware that Great Immortal Yang Mei seemed to have a deep grasp of the personalities of the various Sages.

And the information had actually come from Dao Ancestor Hongjun himself!

This gave him a bad premonition.

Yuanshi remembered clearly, Great Immortal Yang Mei had repeatedly claimed that he had been away from the Primordial Era for too long, and that he had returned this time to settle his Karma with Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

But Dao Ancestor Hongjun was avoiding him—in reality, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had been in Zixiao Palace the entire time and had not closed the gates of Zixiao Palace.

Logically speaking, the two of them should have had no interaction.

Yet, Great Immortal Yang Mei's words just now had exposed something extra.

He had clearly been in contact with Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Otherwise, he would not have spoken such intimate words.

A chill suddenly ran through Yuanshi's heart, he felt as if he had stepped onto a chessboard.

It was as if all the Sages of the Primordial Era had been schemed against!

Yuanshi never hesitated to view Great Immortal Yang Mei with the utmost malice.

If, besides Great Immortal Yang Mei, the one in Zixiao Palace was also involved...

Yuanshi dared not imagine any further!

He clenched his fists tightly; the situation for the Sages of the Mystic Gate had suddenly become critical!

What should he do?!

A storm of thoughts raged through Yuanshi's mind.

But no matter how he thought about it, he could not come up with a solution!

Could it be that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was truly destined to be lost?

In contrast to the Sages of the Mystic Gate, the Two Sages of the West were overjoyed!

This was the true style of the West!

Jieyin and Zhunti could not help but apologize for their earlier silent criticisms.

But then, thinking that since it was only silent criticism, why bother apologizing?

The two Sages were even happier.

This was the style of their Western Teachings; to achieve their goals, any means could be employed!

That naturally included lying and scheming.

Now was the time of the great calamity, and any means could be used.

The two Sages of the West silently gave Great Immortal Yang Mei a thumbs-up;

in fact, the two Sages were just a step away from applauding and cheering for him!

It was just that the two Sages complained inwardly that it would have been better if he had told them sooner.

It had caused them to truly believe that they were going to lose this Investiture of the Gods Calamity!

Great Immortal Yang Mei admired the expressions of the Sages of the Mystic Gate, "Are you very disappointed?"

"You spent immeasurable Merit to finally reach the Sixth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm, only to find that you still cannot stop me. Do you feel despair?!"

Taishang, Yuanshi, and Nuwa, while feeling despair, were filled with even more anger.

This move by Great Immortal Yang Mei was truly detestable to the extreme.

To kill a man and then attack his heart—it was nothing more than this!

The three Sages suddenly understood why Great Immortal Yang Mei had done this!

He wanted to use this matter to strike at the Dao Heart of Tongtian, hoping that if he could not withstand this immense pressure, he would collapse or fall into despair.

Then the Western Teachings would truly win without a fight!

The three Sages looked at Tongtian with worry.

Yet they saw that Tongtian's face was beaming with smiles; where was there even a hint of despair?

There wasn't even the slightest trace of dejection!

The three Sages became even more worried. Could Tongtian have been driven mad by the actions of Yang Mei?

Tongtian smiled and shook his head: "I don't believe it!"

Yang Mei was slightly taken aback: "You don't believe it?!"

He laughed out loud.

"Very well, then let me help you wake up properly!"

Yang Mei pointed a finger, and boundless space took form.

When the Sages looked with their Dharma Eye, they saw that it was densely packed and infinite!

The most crucial part was that these spaces were all broken!

The Sages instantly understood Yang Mei's plan.

These spaces were convenient for him to destroy—this boundless space was originally meant to provide the power of space!

Yang Mei did not hide his technique at all; he even explained it.

"There is nothing rare about this move; it is just an ordinary Space Destruction."

"It is just that the number of spaces I have here is a bit larger."

"To deal with a Heavenly Dao Realm Sage, this move alone would be enough, as the gap in cultivation is too vast."

"But it won't work against you, so I have specifically used my full strength!"

"The power of the Peak Dao Integration Realm!"

Yang Mei mocked.