Saint's Third Realm, Broken!

Inside Biyou Palace.

A burly figure sat peacefully on a futon.

At this moment, Tongtian was contemplating the impending calamity.

In the original Great Tribulation, the Intercepting Sect had suffered a crushing defeat.

Tens of thousands of disciples of the Intercepting Sect were all annihilated, either ending up on the Investiture of the Gods or turning to dust!

This time, Tongtian was determined not to let such a tragic event happen again!

At this moment, Tongtian was thinking about how to properly avoid this tragedy.

He had already distributed numerous magical treasures to his disciples, which was the first point of his plan.

Next, he intended to gather the five banners to form a Mountain Protection Formation with astonishing defensive power.

He had already obtained three of them. As long as he collected the remaining two, he could form a powerful Innate Five Elements Grand Formation.

It was a pity that one of them was in Taishang's possession, making it impossible in the short term.

"In the end, it's still because I'm not strong enough!"

"If I were stronger than Hongjun, who would dare to plot against my sect!"

Tongtian understood clearly in his heart that if his strength were formidable, who would dare to harbor ill intentions toward his sect?

Currently, improving his own strength was the top priority!

He had already broken through to the second level of the Great Dao Saint realm by relying on the power of the Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

At present, simply meditating to improve himself was not a good method.

Each level of the Great Dao Saint realm required immense spiritual energy to fill before advancement.

Relying solely on meditation to improve himself bit by bit, even meditating for hundreds of years might not be enough to break through.

Hundreds of years later, by the time he emerged from seclusion, he might not even be able to find the plaque of the Intercepting Sect.

Tongtian did not have that much time to waste on meditation.

Tongtian looked at the Nine-Patterned Peach in his Purple Mansion and could feel the surging spiritual energy within it.

"This Nine-Patterned Peach has such immense spiritual energy!"

"Isn't this exactly what I urgently need right now?"

Tongtian's Primordial Spirit gently circulated, and the Nine-Patterned Peach instantly appeared in his hand.

This was a Chaos Spirit Root!

As the name suggests, such spirit roots existed in the chaos. Ten Innate Spirit Roots were no match for one Chaos Spirit Root!

Only in the mysterious and endless chaos could such treasures be found.

Even if you had the cultivation of a Saint, if you dared to act recklessly in the chaos, you might not even know how you died!

Therefore, the one Tongtian held now might be the only one in the entire Primordial World!

"Refine it!"

The Nine-Patterned Peach had three fruits, each evenly distributed with nine patterns. This was similar to the Immortal Peach fruit tree, but the Immortal Peach fruit tree belonged to the top ten spirit roots.

However, the power within each peach on the Nine-Patterned Peach was more than several hundred times greater than that of the Pan Tao fruit tree!

Rumble!

Tongtian held the Nine-Patterned Peach, recited a spell, and began to refine the supreme spiritual energy from the Nine-Patterned Peach.

Boom!

The three fruits on the Nine-Patterned Peach jointly erupted with immense spiritual energy, providing it for Tongtian to absorb.

The Nine-Patterned Peach was gradually refined, and Tongtian's cultivation also steadily increased!

Time flew by, and months had passed in the blink of an eye.

After Tongtian refined even a tiny bit of the Nine-Patterned Peach's energy, his cultivation instantly took a step forward, breaking through to the third level of the Great Dao Saint realm!

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted from Tongtian's body, and his terrifying Saintly might surged to the heavens!

The third level of the Great Dao Saint realm!

The Nine-Patterned Peach truly lived up to its reputation as a Chaos Supreme Treasure. In just a few months, Tongtian had directly broken through one level of cultivation!

"Hahaha, my cultivation is back!"

"The third level of the Great Dao Saint realm!"

His heart was filled with the joy of regaining what was lost!

The astonishing power of this Nine-Patterned Peach was indeed abundant!

If Tongtian had tried to cultivate through meditation alone without the assistance of the Nine-Patterned Peach, it might have taken hundreds of years. After refining the Nine-Patterned Peach, this time was greatly compressed.

With such progress, it was estimated that other Saints would be filled with envy and jealousy once they found out.

A mere few months, which is practically nothing to cultivators!

For cultivators, even a single nap could take years.

Yet, Tongtian had only spent a few months to break through to the third level of Sainthood.

After his breakthrough, Tongtian finally found some time to examine the two banners he had just obtained!

One of them was the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner. A sacred green light surrounded the banner, and at its center, a green lotus bloomed, breathtakingly beautiful yet containing immense power.

The other was the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. At the center of this banner was a round halo, resembling a sarira, emitting waves of sacred light.

Both of these banners were excellent defensive supreme treasures.

Furthermore, Tongtian had already acquired the Water Control Banner. With these three banners, Tongtian could now attempt to set up a simplified Innate Five Elements Grand Formation.

"Refine!"

Tongtian directly activated his Primordial Spirit, beginning to subdue the two banners.

Refining spiritual treasures was incredibly simple for Tongtian.

Before long, the two spiritual treasure banners he had recently obtained were subdued.

"A simplified version of the Innate Five Elements Grand Formation!"

At this moment, Tongtian's hands weaved through incantations. The three banners were soon positioned in three directions in the void, forming a triangle.

Tongtian continuously channeled spiritual power into the banners, and in a short while, the Innate Five Elements Grand Formation was successfully established.

Because there weren't enough banners, this formation was only a simplified version, possessing about sixty percent of the power of the complete formation.

Despite its successful creation, Tongtian couldn't feel happy.

This formation, due to the incomplete set of banners, could not temporarily withstand the power of a Saint.

"Sigh, it really is necessary to collect all five banners to unleash its full power."

"The five banners are a whole; each is indispensable, and no single banner can be replaced by anything else."

Tongtian muttered to himself, filled with reluctance.

He waved his hand gently towards the formation formed by the three banners, and they were all stored back into his Purple Mansion.

The Innate Five Elements Grand Formation could only exhibit its strongest defensive capabilities when using the Innate Five Elements Banners!

Tongtian's cultivation had taken a step forward, and the banners were also dealt with.

Tongtian's eyes flickered with spiritual light as he contemplated the Great Tribulation.

After a while, Tongtian's eyes widened.

The Saints in the Primordial World were not just the few they knew.

He remembered that there was indeed another Saint, but this Saint was currently trapped in the Underworld.

This Saint was named Houtu, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

After Houtu founded the Underworld, she gained a vast amount of merit, which allowed her to attain Sainthood.