Tongtian Erupts Through the Tenth Heaven

"Let me let you properly experience what the Supernatural Powers of a Peak Dao Integration Realm expert are truly like!"

He pointed a finger, and an infinite spatial storm surged directly toward Tongtian.

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate turned pale with shock.

The Two Sages of the West were overjoyed.

Tongtian suddenly threw a punch!

Rumble!

The sound resonated throughout the Three Realms, Six Paths, Nine Underworlds, and Ten Lands.

A thunderclap erupted from the flat ground of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Above the Investiture of the Gods Battlefield, even the clouds vanished without a trace.

Endless spatial storms erupted, and the razor-sharp power of space scattered in all directions.

The watching Three Saints of the Mystic Gate and the Two Sages of the West were directly caught in the aftermath, and they were sent flying involuntarily.

The hearts of the Three Saints of the Mystic Gate sank.

Although they despised Yang Mei's character, they genuinely admired his cultivation.

They could not withstand this casual finger strike!

Tongtian would likely be unable to withstand it...

Eh?!

The eyes of the Three Saints of the Mystic Gate widened in shock!

They saw a figure standing before them!

It was Tongtian, standing as tall and straight as Buzhou Mountain, not having moved even half an inch!

Tongtian had actually held his ground!

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate were filled with wild joy; they didn't care about the reason right now, they were just overjoyed!

Since Tongtian had held his ground, their Eastern Mystic Gate still had hope!

The Two Sages of the West opened their mouths in astonishment, ...

They had also been caught in the spatial storm, but as Jieyin and Zhunti were sent flying backward, they kept their eyes on Tongtian.

They wanted to see Tongtian get blown away as well!

But to their great surprise, Tongtian was standing firmly.

Even as the endless spatial storm raged, he remained standing steadily.

Even as his opponents, a phrase inexplicably appeared in the minds of the two Western Sages:

"A Heaven-Propping White Jade Pillar, a Sea-Supporting Purple Gold Beam!"

Tongtian stood tall and straight, resembling the Ancestral Vein of Eastern Mountains—Buzhou Mountain!

His spine was as straight as an arrow!

Tongtian smiled slightly: "I told you, I don't believe it!"

In his heart, however, he sighed, thankful for the Pangu Spine bestowed upon him by Senior Lin Dong.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to withstand even this single move!

Yang Mei was shocked: "Impossible!"

"How could a Sixth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm cultivation possibly withstand this move of mine?!"

"What trick did you use?!"

One realm, one heaven; this was a truth that existed throughout the Primordial Era!

There was no reason for Tongtian to have held his ground!

Yang Mei lost his composure in an instant; things seemed to be slipping out of his control!

Tongtian looked at Yang Mei with a hint of mockery:

"The Sixth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm certainly cannot withstand a powerhouse at the Peak Dao Integration Realm; that is common sense!"

Great Immortal Yang Mei frowned slightly: "Then what means did you use?!"

Tongtian curled the corners of his lips: "When did I ever say I was at the Sixth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm?"

He released his aura.

Great Immortal Yang Mei was instantly dumbfounded!

Tongtian's aura surged upward from the Sixth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm, quickly crossing the Seventh Heaven, immediately reaching the Eighth Heaven, then the Ninth Heaven, and even arriving at the Tenth Heaven.

Amidst Great Immortal Yang Mei's astonishment, Tongtian's aura stabilized at the peak of the Tenth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm before coming to a halt!

Great Immortal Yang Mei pointed at Tongtian, unable to speak: "You... you..."

Tongtian sneered, "Did you really think I believed your nonsense?"

"Can a Peak Dao Integration Realm expert be defeated by someone at the Sixth Heaven?"

"You dared to say such things, but I certainly didn't believe them!"

"Normally, I should believe whatever a powerhouse of the Dao Ancestor level says."

"But your actions just now made me realize,"

"You are truly suited to be the Dao Ancestor of the West, following the same path as fellow Daoists Jieyin and Zhunti."

"You clearly said you wouldn't interfere in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, yet you first threw a Quasi-Saint peak clone into the Immortal Slaying Sword Array."

"What was it that you said back then?"

Tongtian tapped his temple, pretending to be in deep thought, "You said, as long as someone could defeat Yang Liu Daoist, you would let go!"

"As it turns out, you broke your word!"

"Later, you repeatedly acted in bad faith!"

The mockery on Tongtian's face became even more pronounced, "I am a Sage of the Primordial Era, not a fool. Do you really think I should believe the words of someone with zero credibility?!"

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate were ecstatic.

The situation had taken a dramatic turn—from great sorrow back to great joy—it was enough to make their hearts race!

However, this was a good thing!

That Tongtian had actually reached the Tenth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm was truly inconceivable.

But this was absolutely a good thing!

Tongtian said coldly, "I burned Merit for one hundred million years inside the Time Array, only to raise my cultivation to the Sixth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm. Would I be worthy of that immeasurable Merit otherwise?"

Great Immortal Yang Mei said angrily: "Even if you are at the Tenth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm, do you think you can definitely defeat me?"

"No!" Tongtian replied quite bluntly. "Therefore, I have prepared something else!"

Tongtian's physical form suddenly expanded, his muscles bulging as boundless power surged forth, forcing the various Sages to retreat involuntarily.

He said indifferently: "Duobao knows the Pangu True Body, the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, and the Great Dao of Strength. You surely didn't think that I, his master, would not, did you?"

Great Immortal Yang Mei thought to himself, this is bad!

In the Primordial Era, there were always some miraculous techniques that could raise the upper limit of a cultivator's combat power.

The Pangu True Body, the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, and the Great Dao of Strength were three of them.

Strictly speaking, Great Immortal Yang Mei's Space Great Dao was the same.

The ranking of the Five Supreme Laws was based on the combat power of the three thousand Great Dao Gods and Devils of the past.

These Five Supreme Laws could all elevate a cultivator's combat power ceiling.

Great Immortal Yang Mei felt panicked.

He had intended to strike while Tongtian had just advanced, crushing him at the moment his self-confidence was at its peak, causing Tongtian's Dao Heart to collapse so that he could never make further progress!

But who could have imagined that Tongtian had no intention of staying at the Sixth Heaven of the Dao Integration Realm at all.

Burning Merit crazily for one hundred million years... is this something a human could actually do?

Just how much Merit do you have to waste?

But Tongtian did not care in the slightest; he was determined to burn that Merit!

What was the immeasurable Merit passed down by Senior Lin Dong for, anyway?

Was it not meant to enhance his, Tongtian's, strength?

If he did not use it now, was he supposed to wait until he was imprisoned and let Yang Mei reap the benefits?

Tongtian was not that stupid!

Only by preserving his life could he talk about anything else!

This was Tongtian's true line of thought.

Yang Mei's face was as dark as water.

He calculated rapidly in his mind.

That fellow Tongtian was at the Peak Tenth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm, while he himself was at the Peak Dao Integration Realm.

With a gap of two minor realms, it appeared that he held the advantage.

But this was the Primordial Era, and Tongtian was a Sage with the advantage of fighting on his home turf.

Although he was a Hunyuan, at the end of the day, he was not a Sage.

He could not utilize even a fraction of the miraculous effects that a Sage could bring to bear.

This offset more than half of the advantage he held from his higher realm.

Furthermore, the Peak Tenth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm was truly part of the Upper Four Heavens.

Within the major realms of cultivators, they were on the same level.

It was impossible for him to capture Tongtian in one fell swoop.

The opponent had the ability to resist!

And besides...

That fellow Tongtian's Pangu True Body, Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, and Great Dao of Strength, were all capable of raising the upper limit of his combat power.

Especially when these three secret techniques were combined into one, they could erupt with power that far exceeded his own realm.

Yang Mei truly did not want to fight someone who possessed such secret arts.

Who was the last great power to combine these three secret arts?

Pangu!!

These were, after all, the secret arts passed down by Pangu.

Unfortunately, Tongtian was one of the few cultivators capable of pushing these secret arts to their absolute limit—he was, after all, one of the Pangu Three Pure Ones, the most orthodox successor of Pangu!

The more Yang Mei thought about it, the tighter his brow furrowed, his heart filled with all sorts of irritation, and he roared, "Tongtian, you schemed against me?!"

Regret filled Yang Mei's heart; why on earth had he given Tongtian that one day of time?

He felt like acting like a rogue; couldn't he have just crushed those great powers directly?

Why did he have to give Tongtian that one day?

That one day of time made a world of difference!

If he could, Yang Mei would definitely return to the past and slap his own self from a day ago dozens of times, back and forth.

Look at you showing off!

Now you're in trouble!!

Tongtian mocked, "Schemed against you?"

He shook his head and said self-deprecatingly, "In the Primordial Era, who doesn't know that I am incapable of scheming!"

Huh?!

Yang Mei was furious!

Was this not a slap to his own face?

You were just begging me in a low voice to give you one day of time; was that not a scheme?!

Who are you trying to fool!

However, when Yang Mei swept his divine sense across the battlefield, he discovered that all the Sages were nodding in unison, clearly agreeing with Tongtian's words!

Yang Mei was instantly dumbfounded!

What was the meaning of this?

Are you all actually suggesting that Tongtian didn't scheme against me?

Yuanshi looked at Yang Mei's confused and furious expression and explained:

"All the Sages in the Primordial Era know that Junior Brother Tongtian does not scheme against others."

"Everything he has done—like expelling his inferior disciples, voluntarily renouncing his Sage position, disbanding Jiejiao, or as he is doing now, restoring his Sage position and burning Merit to improve his cultivation..."

"Everything he does is loyal to his Dao and his teachings."

"To 'Jie' is to perceive the ultimate truths of heaven and earth and to intercept a glimmer of survival."

"What Junior Brother Tongtian has done is nothing more than seeking life through death."

Yuanshi complained quite bluntly, "Can you call this a scheme?"

"It's too crude!"

"A true scheme is a layout that moistens things silently, using heaven and earth as a chessboard, creation as the path, and all living beings as pieces."

"Even if you know you are in the game, when you try to respond, you find yourself unable to escape."

"That is what you call a true scheme!"

Yuanshi glared fiercely at Tongtian, "If I had known this guy still had such a massive trump card, I would never have let him play such a heart-stopping game!"

"Fortunately, the Great Immortal cooperated; otherwise, he would have been suppressed long ago."

"This guy Tongtian insists on facing life and death head-on to intercept a glimmer of survival..."

"Is this a scheme? This is recklessness!"

Tongtian nodded in agreement: "Senior Brother is right, Junior Brother has been taught!"

The two Sages looked at each other, and both could see the amusement in the other's eyes!

Yang Mei was no fool.

How could he not hear that they were finding creative ways to insult him?

If Tongtian's "non-scheming scheme" could allow him to turn the tables in a desperate situation.

Then what the hell was his own situation, where he held a steady advantage only to crash and burn?!

To put it plainly, these two Sages of the Mystic Gate were singing in harmony to strike at his self-confidence!

Yang Mei was so angry that smoke was practically coming out of his seven orifices!

He could no longer maintain the demeanor of an enlightened master or the Western Dao Ancestor!

Yang Mei's face turned a ghastly shade of green, "Do you really think the Tenth Heaven Peak of Dao Integration Realm can surely defeat me?"

"Too naive!"

"I..."

Tongtian interrupted him, looking at Yang Mei with a strange expression, "Who told you that the Peak Tenth Heaven of Dao Integration Realm could defeat you?"

"When did I ever say such a thing?"

Hmm?!

A bad premonition rose in Yang Mei's heart.

Tongtian said indifferently, "You are the Western Dao Ancestor, someone who can be mentioned in the same breath as Dao Ancestor Hongjun."

"You returned to the Primordial Era to seek Karma with the Dao Ancestor, and you cursed on the Investiture of the Gods Battlefield, scaring the Dao Ancestor so much that he didn't even dare to step out of Zixiao Palace."

"With such combat power, how could I dare to treat you as an ordinary Peak Dao Integration Realm expert?"

Hmm?!

It wasn't just Yang Mei who sensed something was wrong.

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate and the Two Sages of the West all frowned at the same time.

There was a heavy sense of resentment in Tongtian's words!

But when the Sages thought about it carefully, they understood.

Yang Mei was not a Sage of the Primordial Era.

His return to the Primordial Era and his interference in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was, in itself, an unexpected accident.

At this moment, it should have been time for Hongjun to come out and handle the aftermath.

But Hongjun did not appear!

This was highly abnormal.

In truth, it was not just Tongtian; the various Sages of the Mystic Gate all harbored the same thoughts.

"Dao Ancestor" was not merely an honorary title; more importantly, it signified unparalleled responsibility!

The moment Yang Mei appeared was the exact time for the Dao Ancestor to fulfill his duty.

Yet Hongjun did not show himself.

So much so that the Four Saints of the Mystic Gate were being humiliated by Yang Mei in every possible way.

What was wrong with Tongtian grumbling a little?

Could it be that Hongjun could do as he pleased, but Tongtian could not even speak of it?

It was just that Yuanshi vaguely felt that Tongtian was not expressing resentment, but rather a hint of mockery.

The worry hidden deep in his heart suddenly surged to the surface.

I hope it is not what I imagine; otherwise, the Sages of the Mystic Gate will truly be in danger!

But Yuanshi also found it strange.

Why would Tongtian say such things at this time?

It was obvious that there was no benefit in it for him!

Yuanshi was somewhat puzzled!

Yang Mei frowned, his two long, venerable eyebrows fluttering along with the movement:

"Tongtian, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Tongtian laughed at himself.

"Since the Dao Ancestor is cowering in Zixiao Palace and refuses to take a single step out, we can only find a way ourselves."

"The Space Great Dao, one of the Five Supreme Laws, is not so easy to deal with."

"Not to mention that you are at the Peak Dao Integration Realm."

"If I were to truly fight you with this, even if we fought for ten million years, I estimate I still could not defeat you, and in all likelihood, I would still be suppressed by you."

Tongtian sighed.

"In the past, I was fortunate enough to meet an unparalleled mighty figure who bestowed upon me a dharma treasure."

"Originally, I did not want to use it so early."

"After all, the power of this dharma treasure is too great, and I cannot control it..."

"But now, facing you, Great Immortal, I have no choice but to use it!"

Eh?!

From Yang Mei downward, the various Sages could not help but frown.

This dialogue felt so familiar!

Thinking about it slightly, they could not help but look toward the Immortal Slaying Sword Array.

Wasn't Daoist Duobao, who was currently smiling while devastating the Ten Thousand Immortals of the Western Teachings, the one who had just said these very words?

He had a great opportunity to meet a senior and was bestowed a dharma treasure.

That dharma treasure was cast from the exact same mold as the legendary Earth Splitting Chisel.

And its power... even the Sages were moved!

They had also watched the process of Duobao wielding the Imitation Earth Splitting Chisel.

To speak truthfully, even Yang Liu Daoist, whom the avatars of the Sages could do nothing against, had no power to resist when facing Duobao's dharma treasure.

He was completely annihilated!

It was simply eye-popping!

Could Tongtian be about to do it again?

This premonition suddenly surfaced in the hearts of the Sages.

The Three Saints of the Mystic Gate exchanged glances, their excited primordial spirits leaping.

Although this matter was highly fantastical, the Three Saints truly hoped it was real!

The faces of the Two Sages of the West turned deathly pale. Unlike the skeptical Three Saints of the Mystic Gate, Jieyin and Zhunti believed it almost immediately.

They could not help but retreat, and even their dharma bodies began to tremble!

The truth was, they had experienced far stranger things than this!

For instance, Pingxin of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!

Upgrading right before a great battle was something she had pioneered!

Take Duobao, whom they had seen with their own eyes, Or even Tongtian...

Even if Jieyin and Zhunti were ten million times unwilling in their hearts, screaming "this isn't real" at the top of their lungs, Their bodies were still very honest as they retreated.

Even though their side still held the advantage and possessed a mighty expert at the Peak Dao Integration Realm.

The Two Sages of the West felt an inexplicable urge to fall back, Otherwise, they feared they would be in for some bad luck!

Yang Mei was so angry that his long eyebrows danced in the air: "Tongtian, do not boast! If you have the ability, bring out your magic treasure!"

He said with disdain, "What kind of magic treasure could compare to an Innate Supreme Treasure?"

"You have likely forgotten that I just confiscated all of your magic treasures!"

Tongtian laughed heartily: "Since the Great Immortal has commanded it, this junior shall naturally comply!"

He patted his head,