"Bandits! Hoodlums! Shameless scum!!!"
Heavenly Court.
Haotian watched Xuandu, Guangchengzi, Daoist Duobao, and Fengdu sweep away the entire Heavenly Court treasury as though they were harvesting crops, and he was so furious he nearly spat blood!
Especially Guangchengzi, who cursed as he walked, saying, "The Heavenly Court is truly poor."
That made Haotian's three corpses rage even more.
He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless!
What did this mean?
They had looted the Heavenly Court treasury, yet still complained that the Heavenly Court was poor!
But he could not afford to offend them.
These four represented the lineages of the four Sages. He had originally thought that with the Two Sages of the West as his trump card, he would still have an explanation even if the Three Pure Ones arrived.
But the Two Sages of the West had run away!
Now things were even worse. The Heavenly Court, which already had shallow foundations, had been dealt another blow!
"Haotian, your ambitions were too great this time. The position of human Saint Teacher was not something our Heavenly Court could claim, especially with those Two Sages of the West harboring sinister ambitions. Cooperating with them was no different from seeking a tiger's skin!"
"We absolutely must never cooperate with them again!"
Yaochi's voice was cold.
As the Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court, how could she not be angered upon seeing the Heavenly Court in such a miserable state?
But she had no way to change anything.
Even if the Three Pure Ones had not come, they still could not deal with the chief disciples of these four sects. If the fighting continued, the entire Heavenly Court might be destroyed.
They would have to learn from this painful lesson.
"Damn those Two Sages of Western Heaven!"
Haotian cursed inwardly.
They had run away at the first opportunity and had been utterly useless.
However, he did not know that the Two Sages of Western Heaven had not been unwilling to help. They simply had not had the chance.
At that moment, Western Heaven.
The Sumeru contained mustard seeds, Buddhist light illuminated everything, and endless space and time were cleansed by the nature of Buddhism. The low chants of Buddhas drifted on the wind from time to time, while the eight classes of heavenly dragons swam through a golden sea of Buddhism. Above the auspicious clouds of the myriad heavens, countless Buddhas sat enthroned...
Such was Western Heaven, unchanged since antiquity, with all Buddhas paying homage to the sect and wearing indifferent expressions.
Yet on this day, a majestic figure descended, standing above Western Heaven. Its immense aura awakened countless Buddhas, who slightly opened and closed their eyes, wanting to see what had happened.
But soon, they all sensed an overwhelming forbidden aura emanating from that figure and hurriedly lowered their gazes.
Saintly might!!!
Sainthood could not be profaned or looked upon directly...
That was Sovereign Lord of the Heavens!
He wore a purple robe, and dense Sage laws intertwined around him, transforming into swords of the Dao filled with terrifying killing intent. His aura surged into the heavens.
At once, Western Heaven fell silent.
Throughout Western Heaven, countless Buddhas trembled, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Only Tongtian's magnificent Saintly Voice resounded throughout Western Heaven.
"Zhunti, Jieyin, you two have some nerve. You threatened Earthly Emperor Shennong and tried to seize the position of the next human Sage Teacher of my Interception Sect. Today, I have come to Western Heaven to seek justice!"
As his voice fell—
"Buzz!"
"Buzz!"
"Buzz!"
"Buzz!"
Four ringing sword cries resounded through the void.
Immediately afterward, four enormous swords of heaven and earth that pierced straight into the sky rose around Western Heaven like four heavenly monuments.
Complex and intricate Dao patterns were engraved upon their gleaming blades.
Dense sword qi flowed around them, and their razor-sharp aura seemed capable of tearing apart the myriad heavens.
At the tips of the four enormous swords, a formation diagram slowly emerged.
In an instant, endless, terrifying killing intent surged through the boundless void.
Heaven and earth split apart. Time and space shattered, while destruction and new life circulated.
Endless mist enveloped Western Heaven.
This was none other than the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation!
At that moment, Tongtian presided over the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, blocking the entrance to Western Heaven!
"Senior Brother Tongtian, this matter has nothing to do with our Western Heaven!"
Jieyin hurried back from the Heavenly Court and immediately saw this scene. He hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"I only just learned of this matter myself. The Heavenly Court actually dared to borrow the name of Western Heaven to force Earthly Emperor Shennong to appoint the next human Sage Teacher. They truly deserve to die!"
"It was all Haotian's sinister ambition. He wanted to provoke another war among the Sages and profit from it."
Zhunti immediately shifted the blame.
Let an associate die rather than oneself.
Tongtian had already set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
This was the foremost killing formation under the Heavenly Dao, and it could not be broken without the combined strength of four Sages.
Even if it could not kill the two of them, Western Heaven would still suffer. By then, countless Buddha Kingdoms would be destroyed and endless Buddhas would fall. The fortune of all Western Heaven might be directly cut down by a massive portion!
"Oh? Is that so? I don't believe you."
Tongtian's voice was indifferent and filled with mockery.
Provoking a war among the Sages and profiting from it.
Where had Haotian gotten the nerve to do something so audacious?
One had to understand that Haotian was merely a Quasi-Sage. Even a Sage would not have the courage to do such a thing!
There was only one reason the Heavenly Court dared to act this way: someone had instructed it.
As for who that person was, it was obvious!
Zhunti and Jieyin's expressions froze.
The more they thought about Tongtian's words, the angrier they became.
Just listen to him. Was that even something a person would say?
But they could not lose their tempers. If they angered Tongtian, all of Western Heaven would suffer with them.
"Senior Brother Tongtian, this truly has nothing to do with our Western Heaven. It was all Haotian's doing alone."
Tongtian's expression remained indifferent. He was already too lazy to waste words with Zhunti and Jieyin.
He had seen through them. No matter what happened today, the Two Sages of the West would never admit to it.
After all, the Two Sages of the West had not appeared personally in this matter, so they could freely dump all the blame on the Heavenly Court.
But they were all Sages. They knew perfectly well who had done it.
Tongtian spoke leisurely. "There is no need to keep throwing dirt on the Heavenly Court."
"We are all Sages of the Heavenly Dao. With a little deduction, we can uncover the clues in the entire matter. As for the result of that deduction, I need not say more."
"You wanted to seize the position of human Sage Teacher belonging to my Interception Sect. This matter will not be settled so easily."
Zhunti and Jieyin immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Tongtian did not seem like a good person!
Zhunti cautiously asked, "What do you want to do?"
Tongtian said, "Simple. Hand over several hundred Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate Spiritual Roots. Then I will treat this as the Heavenly Court's doing and leave. Otherwise..."
He had a thought.
Four sword cries rang out from within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, shaking Western Heaven. Boundless killing intent swept through the area, and countless Buddhas trembled.
"Stop!"
Jieyin hurriedly spoke.
He now knew that Tongtian had come to extort Western Heaven!
And he was using all of Western Heaven's boundless Buddha Kingdoms as leverage.
However, they had no way to resist, because Tongtian's words were true.
They were all Sages of the Heavenly Dao. With a little deduction, they could uncover the clues.
He looked at Tongtian with a pained expression and said, "You are asking for too much. Our Western Heaven cannot give you that much."
"One Innate Spiritual Root."
"Just one Innate Spiritual Root? Are you looking down on my Interception Sect?"
Tongtian's voice was cold.
"At most, we can add one Innate Spiritual Treasure!"
Jieyin spoke even more painfully. Afterward, he added, "Western Heaven truly cannot produce anything more."
Tongtian looked at Zhunti and Jieyin.
Especially Jieyin. His expression had already been sorrowful, but now it looked even worse than if he were crying.
Tongtian also knew that Western Heaven was truly poor.
It had already been extorted once by his second elder brother, and its foundations had been weakened.
Then he said directly, "Let this be an exception. In the future, whether you offend my Interception Sect or the dignity of the Three Pure Ones, if I learn of it, things will not end so simply!"
After saying this, Tongtian put away the Innate Spiritual Root and Innate Spiritual Treasure Zhunti had handed over, then swept up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and left Western Heaven.
Now, he had at least taught Western Heaven a lesson. He hoped Western Heaven would know better in the future!
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