Questioning Taiqing! (cont.)
Although Yuanshi Tianzun was furious, he did not immediately turn against him and was still prepared to give the other party a chance to repent.
The last time the Three Pure Ones Three Pure Ones split up, they already became a laughing stock.
Therefore, whenever possible, Yuanshi Tianzun would avoid taking action.
"Speak freely!"
Taiqing Laozi was very generous, completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.
"Brother, Tongtian and I are both proficient in only one thing. I wonder why you are so skilled in both weapon crafting and array formation?"
The question posed by Yuanshi Tianzun was actually a hint to Taiqing Laozi that he and his brother had already noticed something was amiss.
This is the last chance his two brothers are giving him; he'd better make the most of it.
Taiqing Laozi sensed something was amiss, but he still answered with a forced smile:
"Yuanshi, as your elder brother, I naturally need to know a little about weapon crafting and array formation. Otherwise, how could I be the head of the Three Pure Ones?"
As the head of the Three Pure Ones, it's normal for me to know more about Taiqing Laozi, right?
Yuanshi Tianzun: Normal my foot!
We Three Pure Ones each inherited the same talent from the great god Pangu. My brother and I are both war gods who specialize in one area, but you are well-rounded. Is that normal?
After Taiqing Laozi gave up the opportunity to confess, Yuanshi Tianzun was already considering taking action.
However, the Sect Master Tongtian gave him a look, telling him to calm down.
"Elder brother, when we were in chaos, we met the Great God Yang Mei. The Great God Yang Mei said that we brothers have deficiencies in our Innate Origin. I wonder how you are doing, elder brother?"
The Sect Master Tongtian felt he had already laid everything bare; if the other party still didn't behave, they shouldn't blame his brothers for being ruthless.
"That can't be, right?"
Taiqing Laozi was greatly alarmed upon hearing this, but he still pretended to be innocent.
"Tongtian, stop wasting your breath on him. We've given him a chance, but he still won't learn his lesson!"
Yuanshi Tianzun had long been utterly disappointed with his elder Laozi, Taiqing Laozi, so he directly took out his Innate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner.
Yuanshi Tianzun, holding the Pangu Banner, sternly rebuked Taiqing Laozi:
"Taiqing Laozi, we already know that you can One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones with One Qi. Show us what you can do, and we brothers will see it."
Enraged, Yuanshi Tianzun overturned the table. At this moment, Sect Master Tongtian also brought out the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Array Diagram, ready to set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation at any time.
"Yuanshi, what nonsense are you spouting? Isn't the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones simply the process of our three brothers' descent into the world?"
Even though the matter has been exposed, Taiqing Laozi still refuses to admit it and tries to gloss over the issue.
There's no way to admit it; once you do, it's all over.
"Taiqing Laozi, although I don't know what method you used to take away our brothers' essence, you won't fool us today."
Yuanshi Tianzun didn't believe Taiqing Laozi's lies at all, after all, his trust had long been exhausted.
"If you hand over our brotherhood now, we will leave immediately."
Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite and showing you the Pangu Banner and the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!
Yuanshi Tianzun did not believe that Taiqing Laozi's One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones could withstand the supreme treasure of his two brothers.
Moreover, with the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda now in their hands, the two brothers are invincible and there is no way they can lose to Taiqing Laozi.
"Yuanshi, Tongtian, Ancestor Yang Mei are Chaos Demon God. They were stripped of their Primordial Fruit Status by Father God Pangu, which is why they are sowing discord among us brothers!"
Taiqing Laozi wanted to make one last attempt to shift the blame to Ancestor Yang Mei, thereby deceiving Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian.
"Tongtian, quickly set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, lest the Laozi Taiqing escape."
If we cannot reclaim our lost origin today, we will never be able to take it back.
Even the Yuanshi Tianzun dared not follow the teachings of the Taiqing One Laozi. Just in case, he directly instructed the Sect Master Tongtian to set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
"!!!"
Taiqing Laozi was startled. Yuanshi Tianzun was truly his good second brother. He actually thought of using the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, the number one killing formation in the Heavenly Dao, to deal with his elder brother. He was really ruthless!
Look at Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the younger brother of Di Jun. In order to save Di Jun's life, he was willing to surrender and be suppressed in the South Bright Undying Volcano.
Yuanshi Tianzun: Taiqing Laozi, why don't you take a look at Di Jun?
Did this older brother steal his younger brother's essence and affect his cultivation?
After Di Jun was finally captured, he kept telling Eastern Emperor Taiyi and get away quickly!
"The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!"
The Sect Master Tongtian unleashed the Zhu Xian Array Diagram and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian Zhu Xian Array Diagram concealed the entire Taiqing Saint Realm.
The Four Swords of Zhu Xian hung in the four directions, manifesting four array gates that sealed off the entire Taiqing Saint Realm.
With the descent of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, the four evil energies reached directly to the thirty-six heavens.
Seeing that the Sect Master Tongtian had set up the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Yuanshi Tianzun suggested to Taiqing Laozi:
"Taiqing Laozi, the Tongtian Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation cannot be broken by any Four Saints. You use the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, which is just enough for the Four Saints."
Yuanshi Tianzun gave Taiqing Laozi advice, it wasn't because he really wanted Laozi to break Sect Master Tongtian's Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, but rather to force Laozi to use the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
After all, with himself helping the Sect Master Tongtian in the battle, even if Taiqing Laozi used the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to summon three saintly avatars, he still wouldn't be able to break the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
"Snort!"
Taiqing Laozi snorted coldly. Did Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian really think that their only trump card was One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones?
Sorry, but as the eldest brother, I have other trump cards up my sleeve.
Isn't it just a large formation?
You're Taiqing, but I'm Laozi too.
"Taiji Diagram!"
Taiqing Laozi unleashed the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram Taiji Diagram, which shone with divine light.
Taiqing Laozi used the Taiji Diagram as the core of the formation, evolving earth, water, fire, wind, yin and yang, the five elements, and the boundless universe!
From the boundless comes the ultimate, from the ultimate comes the two polarities!
The two polarities give rise to the three powers (heaven, earth, and man), and the three powers take the form of the Four Symbols
The Four Symbols transform into the Five Elements, and the Five Elements combine to form the Six Harmonies!
The Six Harmonies give rise to the Seven Stars, the Seven Stars emerge from the Eight Trigrams, the Eight Trigrams connect to the Nine Palaces, and the Nine Palaces return to the Ten Directions!
The form of Wuji merges with all things, transforming into the prototype of a supreme array!
"The Two Forms Dust Array"
Taiqing Laozi formed hand seals, creating the six seals of birth, death, darkness, light, illusion, and extinction, which transformed into the six gates of the array.
The Six Paths Array transforms illusion into reality, reality into illusion, truth into falsehood, falsehood into truth, form into formlessness, and formlessness into formlessness, endlessly.
"Good heavens!"
Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the grand formation set up by Taiqing Laozi and couldn't help but sigh.
He wasn't marveling at the power of Taiqing Laozi's grand formation, but rather at the power of Sect Master Tongtian's original essence!
Taiqing Laozi merely stole some of the essence of Sect Master Tongtian, yet he was able to create such a powerful formation.
Just how terrifying was the Sect Master Tongtian's talent for array crafting?
Taiqing Laozi: I put in a lot of effort to create the Two Forms Dust Array, so why did all the credit fall on the Sect Master Tongtian Leader?
On the Immortal Slaying Formation Platform, the Sect Master Tongtian, who was in charge of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, looked at Laozi Taiqing setting up the Two Forms Dust Array and couldn't help but sneer:
"You think you can break an array with an array? My Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, can you break it?"
The Sect Master Tongtian didn't take the Taiqing Laozi's Two Forms Dust Array seriously, simply because the Two Forms Dust Array was too complicated!
The Two Forms Dust Array evolved from the Wuji to the Ten Directions, appearing formidable to outsiders.
But in the eyes of the Sect Master Tongtian, this is a Frankenstein's monster!
It's simply a Yin-Yang Grand Array, stitching together all the phenomena of evolution.
The method to break the formation is simple: first enter the Death Gate in the northeast, then break through the Annihilation Gate in the far east!
"Tongtian, do you need my help?"
Yuanshi Tianzun asked Sect Master Tongtian, somewhat worried that Sect Master Tongtian might not be able to break Taiqing Laozi's Two Forms Dust Array.
"No need for your help, brother; I will break his Two Forms Dust Array now."
The Sect Master Tongtian refused the help of the Yuanshi Tianzun, for among all the saints of their generation, he had the highest talent in array formation.
If even breaking a Two Forms Dust Array requires the help of the Yuanshi Tianzun, would the Sect Master Tongtian still be fit to live in the Primordial World?
"The Four Swords of Zhu Xian!"
The Sect Master Tongtian formed hand seals and activated the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, preparing to crush Taiqing Laozi's Two Forms Dust Array.
The four evil energies of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation —murderous energy, malevolent energy, death energy, and resentment energy—transformed into thousands of sword shadows, about to attack the Death Gate in the northeast of the Two Forms Dust Array.
Taiqing Laozi was startled upon seeing this. Could it be that his third brother had figured out the method to break his Two Forms Dust Array?
My third brother's talent for array formation is high, but isn't it a little too ridiculously high?
"Stop!"
Just as the Sect Master Tongtian was about to break the Two Forms Dust Array, a loud shout came from the Great Luo Heaven.
The next moment, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation the Zhu Xian Array Diagram, the core of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, were forcefully taken away by the Immortal Dao Law.
The Taiji Diagram, the core of the Two Forms Dust Array, was also taken away by the Immortal Dao Law.
With both formations losing their key points simultaneously, they collapsed without a fight.
The next moment, the three brothers of Three Pure Ones were also captured.
Great Luo Heaven Purple Cloud Palace...