As they gave chase, the seven saints became three again. La, Jie Yin, and Dingwang once more revealed the extent of their cultivation realms.
Li Qingyun walked through the turbulent currents of time and space. Seeing this, he smiled faintly, and his figure flashed as he leapt out from one of the currents.
"Long Ear, it is time to submit to the tribulation!"
With a clear cry from him, the Jade-Green Dao Domain instantly spread across the void before him, along with that Buddha hall grotto-heaven shaped like a cavern.
This was Denguāng Joyful Buddha's cultivation ground beyond the void.
"Qingyunzi, this Buddha has already stopped holding matters against you. Why must you still press so relentlessly..."
A frightened, furious roar rang out from the cavern Buddha hall. A Buddha shadow flashed, and Denguāng Joyful Buddha fled in panic from a side entrance like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring.
A cunning rabbit had three burrows, and this Buddha hall grotto-heaven of Denguāng's had clearly been built with great care.
Unfortunately, the moment this Joyful Buddha leapt out, the vast Jade-Green Dao Domain came crashing down upon him, instantly crushing the Buddha light around his body into nothing!
With a thunderous boom, Denguāng Joyful Buddha's tendons snapped and bones shattered. Like a boneless lump of flesh, he was plastered flat against the void, effortlessly imprisoned by the Dao might beyond tribulation.
Li Qingyun's figure flashed. He stepped coldly upon the Tu Sun's head and looked down with icy eyes. "In the name of the Three Pure Saints of the Primordial Beginning, this humble Daoist cleanses the house and destroys the traitor. Long Ear, do you admit your guilt?"
"Cloud Saint, spare—spare my life! Back then, I had no choice. It was fate, and we merely followed..."