The foundations left behind by the Pure Land Sect's ancestors were not entirely useless. At the very least, they had preserved the main peak amid the world-destroying lightning storm.
Though it had also taken a lightning strike, it had held on in the end.
At this moment, inside the grand hall, Bi Xiu laboriously pushed aside the charred corpse lying atop him.
He should have died, but the Three-eyed Buddhist Cultivator—his junior brother named Bi Kong—had given his life to save him.
Blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, Bi Xiu glanced at the people in the hall and sorrowfully discovered that fewer than one-third had survived.
Even those who had lived were all injured. Forget continuing to cast spells—if they did not immediately circulate their energy to heal, they risked falling in cultivation realm.
"It's over! It's all over!"
"Great Elder, the spiritual peaks outside have all collapsed. Before that Bandit Luo comes, we must retreat!"
"There is still a Teleportation Array hidden beneath the main peak. We still have a thread of life!"
The surviving Nascent Soul elders no longer wished to oppose Luo Hong. Seeing that all hope was lost, they wanted only to flee together.
"Haha! What thread of life is there?! This time, we either succeed or become benevolent!"
After standing dazed for a moment, Bi Xiu suddenly burst into wild laughter. With a crazed expression, he took an item from his storage bag.
The moment the nearest elders saw it clearly, their expressions changed drastically. Disregarding their injuries, they attempted to flee the hall.
However, Bi Xiu was clearly faster. Without a moment's hesitation, he crushed the fist-sized blood jade Buddha in his hand.
At once, blood light arose throughout the hall, accompanied by the sudden sound of Buddhist chanting.
If one listened