"From this day forth, we have no ties left between us. In this battle, show no mercy." Sect Master Tongtian's voice shook the Nine Heavens, its desolation spreading through the six directions. Heaven and earth lost color, grass and trees seemed to mourn; those who heard it felt their throats choke and their eye sockets burn, nearly shedding tears.
Only to see his lips open and close, his admonishing words like thunder. The great formation roared in response—the formation core split open with ten thousand gates of light, and more than ten thousand disciples surged forth. Demon qi and immortal radiance intertwined and rose, stirring heaven and earth. The entire formation's power boiled over completely, like a colossal beast opening its eyes, swallowing heaven and devouring earth.
Primordial Lord of Heaven's expression suddenly sank. He had intended to use the capture of Immortal Qiu Shou to slightly blunt the Interception Sect's edge, yet instead he had provoked Sect Master Tongtian into severing the karmic bonds of the Three Pure Ones, causing the Mystic Gate's fortune to abruptly decline and drawing forth such a heaven-towering formation. Judging by its power now, even with two supreme treasures in hand, his disciples likely could not escape the danger of utter ruin.
Laozi's face turned livid. Raising a hand, he struck the crown of his head, and the cloud of celebration above him exploded with a boom. Three golden lotuses slowly rose, casting ten thousand rays of rosy light amid layers upon layers of auspicious mist. Three streams of green radiance descended from the clouds, swiftly transforming into three daoists, each with a different aura—one was clear and cold as an ice spring, the Taiji Immortal Qi; one was sharp and frigid like twin blades, the Jade Clarity Immortal Qi; and one was vast