Was this the power of the genuine Pangu Sky-Opening Axe?
The axe before him overlapped with the Pangu Sky-Opening Axe from his memories!
Unlike Yang Mei from his dreams,
Hongjun knew where Tongtian's magic treasure had come from.
That mysterious island master on Penglai Immortal Island
was someone he did not want to provoke!
At present, he was absolutely no match for that great being!
The moment Hongjun recalled that great being's heaven-shaking methods, all his anger vanished!
If he had the strength, that would naturally be another matter.
But provoking someone without strength... no wise man would do such a thing!
Hongjun took a deep breath and shot Tongtian a fierce glare.
"The slots on the Investiture of the Gods List have already been decided. Why haven't you had Duobao withdraw the Immortal Slaying Sword Array?"
Who would have believed that the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was a Chaos Spirit Treasure transformed from the Earth Splitting Chisel?!
Had he known about this earlier, would he have bestowed the Immortal Slaying Sword Array upon them?
Now, even for Hongjun himself, entering and leaving the Immortal Slaying Sword Array at will was no easy task.
Hongjun showed nothing on his face, but inwardly, his heart was bleeding!
If he had a Chaos Spirit Treasure in his hands, why would he need to go through so much trouble?!
But who could have anticipated that the timeline would change completely?
Even now, Hongjun still did not know why the timeline had changed in the first place!
Tongtian smiled. "I obey the decree."
Yet his hand gripping the Sky-Opening Axe did not loosen.
Nor did the Sky-Opening Axe retract!
Yuanshi's pupils contracted slightly.
The other Saints did not notice this subtle difference, but Yuanshi did.
Among the Saints, Yuanshi was the wisest.
Whenever Yuanshi made moves and laid plans, the most important thing was gathering intelligence!
The more detailed the intelligence, the less likely his judgments were to be wrong.
Relying on his usual sharpness, Yuanshi was astonished to discover that Tongtian actually harbored hostility toward Hongjun!
And it was not one-sided!
Hongjun also harbored hostility toward Tongtian.
Yuanshi's heart skipped a beat. My judgment was actually correct... This is bad. It seems I need to have a proper talk with Junior Brother Tongtian!
At this moment, Duobao was still smiling within the Immortal Slaying Sword Array as he pressured the Ten Thousand Immortals of the West.
His goal was clear: to destroy the Dao Hearts of the Western Teachings' disciples in one stroke!
With an incomplete Dao Heart, advancing one's cultivation in the future would be unimaginably difficult!
Duobao had never been a softhearted cultivator.
As a cultivator of Biyou Palace, he would not allow himself to go soft either!
Behind him stood his junior brothers and sisters. If he could not shelter them from wind and rain, it meant he had failed in his duty!
Duobao was determined to follow Tongtian's example.
For the sake of Biyou Palace's more than two hundred disciples, Tongtian could unhesitatingly abolish his own Saint status and disband the Interception Sect!
That spirit of fearless sacrifice deeply shook Duobao.
Since Duobao took Tongtian as his example, he naturally had to do everything possible to clear away obstacles for his junior brothers and sisters.
In the Primordial Era, Saints, great sects, and cultivators did nothing but compete!
They competed for Luck, Merit, opportunities...
The more one had, the less others naturally possessed.
And the reverse was true as well!
If the Western Teachings rose, it meant the Mystic Gate of the East would fall into decline.
How could such a thing possibly be allowed to happen?
Perhaps this was the great trend of the Heavenly Dao.
Duobao could not change the great trend of the Heavenly Dao, but that did not stop him from using his own abilities to shatter the Dao Hearts of the Western Teachings' disciples!
Even if the Heavenly Dao demanded the Rise of the West, he could not alter it.
But...
The disciples of this generation of the Western Teachings had better not emerge!
Duobao applied pressure at an unhurried pace.
Time was on the Mystic Gate's side.
The eight true disciples of Biyou Palace participating in the calamity had all reached the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.
All that remained was to temper their foundations, accumulate Merit, then await rewards from fortuitous opportunities in hopes of breaking through!
Whether becoming Saints or attaining Hunyuan,
the time required would be exceedingly long.
Therefore, they absolutely would not care about this little bit of time.
Senior Brother Xuandu of the Human Sect had not participated in this calamity at all. No matter how long the Investiture of the Gods Calamity lasted, it would not affect him!
As for the fellow Daoists of Chan Jiao...
Duobao secretly shook his head. Their reputation was great, but they did not live up to it!
He did not dare speculate on the thoughts of Uncle-Master Yuanshi. That was the wisest of the Saints.
But since Yuanshi had not issued a decree,
Duobao did not mind at all keeping the Golden Immortals of Chan Jiao trapped within the Immortal Slaying Sword Array's space.
The calamity had progressed to this point.
The overall situation had been decided!
The fellow Daoists of Chan Jiao would not suffer any losses by staying along with it!
Duobao smiled as he looked at the great beings of the West, quietly waiting for them to come break the array.
He did not urge them in the slightest.
Duobao knew that this posture of his was a powerful deterrent!
When were people most afraid?
Not when terror truly arrived.
Rather, it was the period when they knew terror was coming but it had yet to arrive that was the most terrifying and tormenting.
Once terror truly descended, the worst outcome had already happened.
That was nothing at all!
Duobao looked at Lu Ya's pale face and felt great delight. With just a little more time, they should collapse!
"This generation of Western Teachings disciples can forget about competing with our Mystic Gate!"
Just then, Tongtian's voice reached Duobao's Sea of Consciousness.
"Duobao, the Dao Ancestor has issued a decree. Withdraw the Immortal Slaying Sword Array!"
Huh?!
Duobao could hardly believe what he had heard.
The Dao Ancestor had ordered him to withdraw the Immortal Slaying Sword Array?
This was clearly taking sides!
But this was the Dao Ancestor's decree. Duobao did not dare disobey!
He sighed. "Fellow Daoists, you truly are fortunate!"
Lu Ya thought Duobao was speaking sarcastically.
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