Tongtian and the Two Shakya Clash Again? The Dao Ancestor Secretly Holds Another Meeting: Killing Can Dispel Calamity

Inside Zixiao Palace.

When the countless cultivators heard the Dao Ancestor speak,

they found themselves breathing a sigh of relief. One after another, they rose and bowed to him, then hurried through the passageway and left, bringing their so-called Immortal Dao dreams to an end.

Inside the hall, however,

the Saints and the disciples of their lineages remained seated in Zixiao Palace. None left just yet.

"Teacher, is the Immortal Dao Assembly ending like this?"

"You poured so many years of effort into making it happen. Wouldn't ending it like this waste all that work? This assembly was your labor of love. If it ends with a tiger's head and a snake's tail, how will the Primordial Wilderness regard the Mystic Gate in the future? How will it regard you, Teacher?"

Daoist Zhunti asked softly. The other Saints turned to look at him, strange, indescribable expressions crossing their faces.

When the Saints had asked what to do earlier, he had said nothing.

When the World-Ending Black Lotus appeared and swept across the hall, he had offered no way out.

When everyone was debating their next move, he had kept quiet too. Yet now that the Dao Ancestor had dismissed the Immortal Dao Assembly and told everyone to go home, he suddenly had to make his presence known?

Watching Saint Zhunti wail in grief,

the Saints present were at a loss for words. As expected of a Saint from the West.

He certainly knew how to seize the right moment to show his loyalty.

"Heh. End it like this? When else should it end? Why didn't you speak up earlier? Why wait until now to make a spectacle of yourself?"

Sect Master Tongtian gave a cold laugh and barked, "You kept your head down and hid away. I saw you falter