Li Qingyun had long since taken the measure of the various powers on the Ruined Void level.
Before Shi Ji Buddha, he had been the thorn in the eyes and the splinter in the flesh of every faction. Had he not possessed a few tricks of his own, Daoist Qingyun would have long since perished, body and Dao alike erased.
Only after Shi Ji Buddha rose to power and revealed his ambition to swallow up all sides did Jia You, Pan Xiong, Old Gray, and the rest, feeling the intense threat firsthand, cobble together this so-called Demon Buddha Alliance.
Yet the Three Pure Ones Great Cosmos had always been their target. It was merely that the Qingyun lineage had already built up its momentum, leaving them no choice but to wait in secret for a change in circumstances.
For disciples of the Three Pure Ones Dao lineage to step beyond the cosmos naturally did not align with the interests of the various powers on the Ruined Void level, much less with what the Outer Void Saints of the Twelve Superior Clans wished to see.
However, since he had dared to let Cheng Tangyin, A'li, and Houtu do this, he naturally had the confidence to protect them until they successfully attained the Dao.
Now, Jia You, Pan Xiong, and this crowd had come running out again, flaunting their fickleness and treachery. How could Li Qingyun tolerate them any longer?
A group of "old-timers" destined sooner or later to answer the call of tribulation—what right did they have to block vigorous "newcomers" from attaining the Dao!
After issuing his Dao-voiced warning, Li Qingyun sensed that Jia You and the others were unconvinced. His figure swayed, and he suddenly stepped out of the Immortal Slaying Great Formation, flashing into existence before Jia You