"Nuwa, where are you going?"
As Tongtian's six words fell, Nuwa's entire body shuddered.
She raised her eyes and looked at That Green Clad Figure, at that lean yet coldly stern face.
Her heart sank abruptly.
Sect Leader Tongtian.
He had actually been waiting for her outside the Purple Heaven Palace.
She had been so focused on calculating Xuandu's backup plan, so focused on keeping watch over Taotie and Shen Ni.
Yet she had forgotten Xuandu's Master, the Jie Sect Leader Tongtian.
He was still a Fifth Heaven Heavenly Dao Sage.
"Tongtian, you!"
Nuwa spoke, her voice hoarse.
Tongtian looked at her, a smile slowly curling across his lips.
"You think Xuandu would overlook you?"
"You think that if he could foresee Yuanshi calling for help and Laozi making a move, he could not foresee that you would emerge?"
"You think that after sending out all his Backup Plans, he did not leave someone behind to wait for you?"
"Nuwa, you are far too naïve."
As his voice fell, he raised a hand.
Sword Light blazed from the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords.
That Killing Aura crashed down viciously upon Nuwa.
Nuwa let out a muffled groan and staggered back several steps.
She stared at the four massive swords, at the interwoven Sword Light.
A bone-chilling cold surged through her heart.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
Only Four Sages could break it.
How could she, alone, possibly shatter it?
"Tongtian, you may be able to stop me for a time, but you cannot stop me forever!"
Nuwa gritted her teeth, her gaze sweeping across the various places within the formation.
"Once the Dao Ancestor catches his breath, your sword formation will be nothing more than a broken net!"
Tongtian gently shook his head.
"Stopping you for a time is enough."
"Once Xuandu and