"We got it!"
Daoist Zhunti was overjoyed. This treasure really was fated to belong to the Western World.
What was laughable was that he had seen a vision of the future, in which the Western Sect flourished, inside a coffin.
Screee!
A spine-chilling sound abruptly shattered the illusion before his eyes.
The lid of the Primordial Chaos Burying Heaven Coffin slowly opened a crack, and an aura of destruction and decay gushed out.
This ominous aura naturally corroded the giant hand Daoist Zhunti had formed from Buddhist light, causing red hair to sprout all over it.
The giant, red-haired hand slipped from Daoist Zhunti's control and reached straight for him.
His heart pounding, Daoist Zhunti gritted his teeth and used the Blessing Divine Pestle in one hand to sever his connection to the red-haired hand.
But he was still tainted by a trace of the ominous aura, and his cracked Dharma form instantly shattered.
Pfft!
Daoist Zhunti suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. He had sustained a serious injury.
Venerable Primordial's gaze froze. He silently put away the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi. If Laozi hadn't stopped him, he might have ended up just like Daoist Zhunti.
Laozi narrowed his eyes at the Primordial Chaos Burying Heaven Coffin. Just what was this spiritual treasure that could harm a Sage?
"Junior Brother, are you all right?"
Daoist Jieyin swung the Jieyin Treasure Banner, forcing the red-haired hand back into the coffin with a single strike.
He released his divine sense, trying to peer into the coffin through the narrow crack.
Screee!
The crack in the coffin kept widening, revealing a glimpse of what lay inside.
The coffin seemed to contain a sea of chaos, its interior obscured by a hazy purple mist.
As the crack widened, a force of attraction suddenly