Pixiu Swallows the Gourd, Divine Lightning Strikes the Saint

The heavens and earth showed signs of anomaly as it appeared.

The great powers who were rushing around in Mount Buzhou like headless flies were all greatly invigorated by this sight, their eyes bursting with fanatical light.

The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Fuxi, Di Jun, Taiyi, and others did not hesitate in the slightest. They transformed into streaks of flowing light, using their fastest escape techniques, and sped towards the center of the anomaly.

And at this time.

Above the clouds, Tianlu still appeared very leisurely.

What he was holding in his claws was no longer a Huangzhong Plum.

Because he had eaten all nearly a thousand Huangzhong Plums as snacks within a thousand years.

He had now switched to eating Ren Water Flat Peaches.

He took a bite, and the juice overflowed.

After eating the fruits of so many supreme-grade Xiantian spiritual roots, the power of merit accumulated within Tianlu's body had become incredibly dense. Even Tianlu himself could not count how much merit he had.

He only knew that the merit accumulated within his body could allow mortal beings of later generations to ascend to the heavens in one leap and achieve the peak of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

And now, seeing that the Xiantian Gourd Vine below had finally appeared, emitting myriad rays of auspicious light.

Tianlu casually tossed the remaining peach pit into his inner space, patted the debris off his claws, and said excitedly.

"It's finally out. I've waited so long for this."

"Let's go, time to share the spoils!"

As his voice fell, the soft Xiantian mid-grade spiritual treasure cloud beneath Tianlu's feet suddenly shone brightly, carrying him and transforming into a dazzling golden escape light, speeding towards the place on the mountainside of Mount Buzhou where myriad rays of auspicious light were emanating.

At this moment, at the place where the Xiantian Gourd Vine had appeared.

The great powers had already gathered.

Looking around, anyone who could stand firm in this area exuded the supreme pressure of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

As for the beings at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, they did not even have the qualification to approach this land of creation.

There were more than twenty Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals present, arrayed in various positions, locked in a stalemate.

Just as the situation reached a deadlock, Tianlu leisurely stepped on his cloud and slowly floated down from the clouds.

He landed so brazenly in the center of the gathered great powers, only a stone's throw away from the Xiantian Gourd Vine.

Looking at the solemn expressions of the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others around him, Tianlu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

They weren't fighting, nor were they snatching. What was the point of just staring at each other?

With this opportunity right in front of them, would it grow legs and fly into their arms?

Thinking of this, a sly smile flashed in Tianlu's eyes.

Since none of you are willing to make the first move, then I, Tianlu, will be benevolent and help you break this boring stalemate!

In an instant, Tianlu roared in anger, his body growing rapidly with the wind, instantly transforming into a golden beast ten thousand feet tall. He used the power of the Law of Devouring, opening his gaping maw.

He intended to swallow the Xiantian Gourd Vine, which was emitting colorful auspicious light, along with the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil beneath it, into his inner space in one gulp.

The Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, and the other Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals were all greatly shocked by this scene.

They never expected that Tianlu would be so audacious as to snatch food from the tiger's mouth right under the noses of more than twenty Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals. They immediately berated Tianlu and attacked him without hesitation in their anger.

And amidst the crowd.

Nuwa and Fuxi were already on good terms with Tianlu.

Facing this sudden turn of events, the brother and sister were stunned, not knowing what to do.

At this moment.

Facing the attacks of many great divine abilities that could send a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to his demise, Tianlu didn't even bat an eyelid.

His devouring action did not pause in the slightest. His black hole-like mouth sucked fiercely, and the Xiantian Gourd Vine, which had been nurtured for countless years, along with a large chunk of spiritual soil beneath it, was uprooted and swallowed directly into his belly.

The moment the treasure entered his belly, those twenty-odd destructive attacks were already imminent.

Tianlu's thoughts moved, and boundless creation light erupted from his body.

In an instant, a Twenty-Four Petal Creation Green Lotus, emitting an aura of infinite mystery, rose from within him.

The green lotus spun, casting down billions of rays of green creation immortal light, firmly protecting Tianlu's ten-thousand-foot-tall body.

Terrifying explosions sounded one after another, the void trembled, but they could not shake the immortal light of the Creation Green Lotus.

The Three Pure Ones and the other great powers looked at the slowly rotating green lotus, their eyes filled with disbelief.

A Xiantian Supreme Treasure, the Creation Green Lotus?!

It was superior to the other twelve-petal lotus platforms, but so what?

With so many people here, Tianlu was alone. Even if he possessed a Xiantian Supreme Treasure, so what?

Thinking of this, the Three Pure Ones and the others were about to launch a second, more ferocious round of attacks on Tianlu.

Who would have thought that at this very moment, an unexpected change would occur?

The originally clear sky instantly turned pitch black, and in an instant, purple light permeated the air, and thunder rolled.

More than twenty bolts of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, each as thick as a mountain, tore through the firmament and struck down toward those who had just attacked Tianlu.

Seeing this, the Three Pure Ones and the others were struck with sudden, utter shock. What on earth was happening?!

The Grand Pure One Laozi reacted with lightning speed, instantly manifesting the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda above his head, from which a waterfall of profound yellow energy cascaded down.

Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian did not dare to be negligent, hurriedly pouring their own vast Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal mana into the pagoda to bolster its defenses.

On the other side, the remaining divine beings also hurriedly manifested their respective spiritual treasures to resist this sudden onslaught of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

Nuwa and Fuxi, who had not participated in the attack on Tianlu, stood to the side, completely unharmed.

Watching those mighty figures scrambling in a panic under the barrage of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, they were filled with confusion. What was going on?!

As the deafening thunder gradually faded into the distance and the lingering power of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning finally dissipated, a deathly silence fell over the scene.

Those mighty figures who had just finished resisting the divine lightning were not severely injured, thanks to the protection of their spiritual treasures.

However, each of them looked disheveled and wretched, their auras fluctuating wildly.

They pondered why the Heavenly Dao would suddenly resort to using divine lightning to strike them.

Yet, the hot-tempered Taiyi had no patience for such considerations.

He poured his vast Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal mana into the Chaos Bell without reservation.

With a single, earth-shaking boom, the sound of the bell transformed into tangible waves of the Law of Destruction, tearing through the layers of void in the surrounding area.

The Chaos Bell expanded rapidly in the wind, growing to ten thousand feet in size. With the sun, moon, and stars circulating across its surface and the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind swirling around it, it smashed fiercely toward Tianlu's ten-thousand-foot Pixiu golden body.

Just at this critical juncture, another anomaly erupted above the firmament.

The pitch-black tribulation clouds, which had already dissipated, suddenly coalesced once more in an instant.

"Rumble!"

The Purple Heaven Divine Lightning descended again.

This time, it was not a scattered barrage of thunder, but a single, focused bolt of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning that struck Taiyi squarely, catching him completely off guard.

"Ah!"

"This pain is unbearable!"

Taiyi let out a miserable howl, and the innate supreme treasure he had been wielding, the Chaos Bell, let out a mournful chime before flying back to his waist, its light dim and flickering.