Xuandu spoke slowly, his voice calm.
" Yuanshi."
He stood amidst the Chaos Halo, the purple-gold holy blood on his blue robes still fresh, burning wisps of blue smoke in the void.
He gazed at Yuanshi, his eyes devoid of sorrow or joy, yet a slow, gentle smile curved his lips.
The curve was very faint.
However, this caused the Jade Purity Immortal Light surrounding Yuanshi to suddenly freeze.
"Since you've already guessed it, why deceive yourself?"
Xuandu.
The sound faded.
Yuanshi's expression darkened completely.
He suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing like lightning, scanning the surrounding void.
The Yuqing Immortal Method was activated at full power, and the Heavenly Dao Laws empowered his eyes, inch by inch, inch by inch...
There was nothing above Buzhou Mountain.
Thirty-Three Heavens Outside, there is none.
There is none in the vast expanse of the East Sea.
Golden Ao Island.
Above Golden Ao Island, the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords hung in all directions, their Sword Intent soaring to the heavens, their Killing Aura shaking the heavens.
But in the center of that sword formation, in the Before Biyou Palace.
There was no one there.
On the cloud bed, Qingping Sword Intent still lingered, but the That Green Clad Figure.
Tongtian is not on Golden Ao Island at all!
"You..."
Yuanshi stared intently at Xuandu, his voice hoarse:
When did Tongtian arrive?
Xuandu did not answer.
He merely turned slightly to the side, his gaze falling three zhang behind him.
There, the void was as calm as still water, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
There was nothing there.
But just as Xuandu's gaze fell upon him...
"Buzz."
The void rippled silently.
A Green Clad Figure slowly materialized, like a reflection in water.
Standing with his hands behind his back, his Sword Intent soared to the heavens.
It is indeed Tongtian!
He stood three zhang behind Xuandu, his gaze calmly fixed on Yuanshi, Laozi, and Jieyin and Jieyin Zhunti.
His body was enveloped in the flowing Qingping Sword Intent, yet devoid of any Killing Aura.
It was as if they were just strolling around.
But the Sage's Pressure, which surpassed all heavens and suppressed all laws, pressed down on the hearts of the Four Sages like a mountain!
"Tongtian!!!"
Yuanshi spoke slowly and deliberately, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth.
He stared intently at the That Green Clad Figure, his eyes blazing with a Jade Purity Immortal Light that seemed to scorch through the void.
They've arrived.
Tongtian arrived long ago!
Right here on this battlefield!
Just as the Five Saints United to besiege and kill Xuandu!
But why doesn't he show himself?
Given Tongtian's temperament, if he had known beforehand that the Five Saints United to set up a deadly trap, would he have sat idly by and watched his disciple fight alone?
We should have drawn our swords long ago, deployed our forces long ago, and settled accounts with them long ago!
But he didn't.
But it has always remained hidden in the shadows.
They only revealed themselves when Nuwa had fallen, the killing scheme had collapsed, and they were about to retreat.
Why?
The Yuanshi mind raced, countless thoughts exploding like thunderclaps.
Then he saw Xuandu.
I saw Xuandu's eyes, calm as an ancient well.
I saw a fleeting hint of mockery deep within those eyes.
In an instant.
Yuanshi understood everything.
This was not a hasty response from Xuandu.
This is not Xuandu falling into a trap.
This is a scheme orchestrated by Xuandu!
From beginning to end.
Houtu Merged with Samsara, the Earth Dao revived, and the Witch-Demon War began.
From the plan he devised with the Ancestral Witch in the Pangu Hall, it was decided that the Witch Clan Warriors would join the Interception Sect during the final battle.
From the moment he appeared at Buzhou Mountain, standing between the Two Formations, he provoked Yuanshi.
He shattered the Heavenly Dao Barrier, suppressed the combined forces of the Four Sages, and killed Nuwa with a single punch.
Every step, every game, every strike.
It's all a scheme!
He, Yuanshi, styled himself as the one who wielded the chess pieces and boasted of setting up the killing moves.
In reality, it's just a chess piece on the Xuandu chessboard!
"Okay, okay, okay..."
Yuanshi said "Good!" three times in succession, his voice hoarse and his smile sinister.
He stared at Xuandu, then looked at Tongtian:
"You and your apprentice put on a good show."
"I thought I had laid a trap to lure you into it."
"But little did they know that it was I who had fallen into the trap."
The sound faded.
Laozi's face turned deathly pale, and the illusory Taiji Diagram diagram in his palm trembled violently.
The Buddha Light Jieyin Zhunti was disordered, and cracks spread across their golden bodies.
They gazed at the Green Clad Figure standing behind Xuandu, at the soaring Sword Intent, and at those calm, unwavering eyes.
A chill ran through my heart, like an ancient, frozen ice.
Just as the Four Sages, Tongtian raised his hand.
The movement was very light, not even a flick of the sleeve, just a slight lift of the fingertips.
In that very instant.
At the edge of the East Sea, Above Golden Ao Island, the four Sword Light that had hovered for millennia moved.
Immortal-Slaying, Immortal-Execution, Trapping Immortal, Absolute Immortal.
The four swords rang out in unison, their sound shaking the Nine Heavens!
The sword's cry was not loud, yet it was like the first ray of light torn through Chaos at the beginning of World Creation —clear, sharp, and undeniable.
The Sword Light traversed the endless void, stretching from the East Sea to Buzhou Mountain, making the vast landscape seem within reach beneath its blade.
In the blink of an eye.
Four Sword Lights had already reached the sky above Buzhou Mountain.
"Buzz!"
The Immortal-Slaying Sword hung behind Yuanshi, its tip pointing diagonally, its Sword Qi falling like a tangible force, sealing off any escape route.
The Slaying Immortal Sword hung behind Laozi, its blade shimmering with a ghostly light. Its Killing Aura was contained within, yet it was colder than when it was outwardly displayed.
The Immortal- Zhunti Trapping Immortal Sword hung behind Zhunti, its Sword Intent like a swamp, layer upon layer, trapping and locking the void.
The Absolute Immortal Sword hung behind Jieyin, its blade devoid of light, emanating only a wisp of Death Intent, like a festering sore.
Four swords, four directions.
Four Sage.
Swords were drawn behind them.
There was no way forward.
The Yuanshi One's pupils suddenly contracted.
He didn't turn around.
The Sage's spiritual senses had already detected the sword behind him, the Immortal-Slaying Sword, which he had dealt with countless times but had never been so close to.
But he still didn't turn around.
He just stared intently at Tongtian, at the Green Clad Figure standing with his hands behind his back behind Xuandu.
" Tongtian."
The Yuanshi voice was hoarse.
"You're crazy."
Tongtian did not answer him.
He simply lowered his eyes and looked down at the feet of the Four Sages.
There, deep within the void.
A formation pattern is slowly emerging.
At first, it was extremely faint, like ink mixed with clear water, almost imperceptible.
But in an instant, the patterns suddenly lit up!
Profound, complex, and deadly array patterns surged forth from the depths of the void like a tide, spreading wildly in all directions from the Four Sages as the center!
The Dao Patterns intertwine, overlap, and evolve.
In less than three breaths.
A colossal array covering an area of ten thousand feet in diameter has been completed!
Above the array diagram, the innate Killing Aura flowed like a tangible substance, not in a single layer, but layer upon layer, like the cold current surging beneath an ancient glacier.
Beneath the array, the void did not shatter, but rather solidified completely.
They are not bound by rules.
It was sealed by murderous intent.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
The four swords returned to their positions, and the formation was complete.
The ironclad rule that no one but the Four Sages could break has now become a sword hanging over the heads of the Four Sages themselves.
Laozi's face turned deathly pale, and the illusory Taiji Diagram diagram in his palm trembled wildly, with the Yin Yang Two Qi surging chaotically like boiling water.
He looked down at the array diagram at his feet, its killing intent restrained yet omnipresent, then looked up at Tongtian, his lips moving but no sound escaping.
Jieyin the Buddha's name, the guiding banner in his palm flashed with Jieyin Divine Banner's Buddha Light, and the fine cracks on the golden body suddenly spread.
He gazed at the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords, suspended in the four directions, their tips pointing directly at him. The sorrow in his eyes finally shattered completely, revealing a bottomless abyss of fear beneath.
Zhunti remained silent.
He stared intently at the array beneath his feet, at every pattern, every Dao Patterns of killing intent, and every inch of its spreading trajectory.
The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree hung overhead, its seven-colored light cascading down wildly, attempting to open a corner of the array.
It won't refresh.
The array remained completely still.
His eyes finally dimmed.
" Tongtian."
Yuanshi spoke for the third time.
This time, his voice was no longer hoarse; instead, it was surprisingly calm.
"Do you really intend to use this formation to trap and kill us?"
Tongtian finally raised his eyes.
He gazed at Yuanshi, at his Elder Brother who shared the same origin as Pangu and was ranked among the Three Pure Ones.
His eyes showed neither sorrow nor joy.
" The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation cannot be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages."
The voice that Tongtian was calm, as if stating common sense:
"I'd like to see if the Four Sages can break through this!"
The four characters fell.
Like Eternal Ice falling into a boiling sea.
The Yuanshi remained silent.
Laozi remained silent.
Jieyin Zhunti and Zhunti remained silent.
yes.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation cannot be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages.
This is an irrefutable iron law that World Creation of Great Wilderness.
In the early days of the Dragon Han First Tribulation, the Demon Ancestor Luohu used this formation to trap and kill countless Innate God Demon. If it weren't for the intervention of the Dao Ancestor and the Yin-Yang Ancestor, no one could have broken it.
But what about now?
Although they had gathered the Four Sages, there were more than just Tongtian on the battlefield.
And Xuandu, who just annihilated Nuwa, is also watching!