"Hiss—!!!"
"That Merit Golden Light?!"
"My heavens! Such an immense amount of Merit?! How is that possible?!"
"It was that incident at Mount Buzhou!! A hundred years ago, the one who purified the baleful aura spanning hundreds of millions of miles around Mount Buzhou and received heavenly Merit was actually Marshal Tianpeng?"
"Mad! Mad! This Jiang Yun is completely insane!!"
"He actually dared to threaten a Sage to his face?!"
"Those with great Merit are protected by the Heavenly Dao! If he is killed, the Heavenly Dao will surely retaliate!"
"Now, even that one is probably truly caught between a rock and a hard place!!"
Jiang Yun maintained his respectful salute, his tone gentle and obedient.
No matter what, Primordial Celestial Worthy was a Heavenly Dao Sage, one of the Three Pure Ones.
He was an elder!
Judging by etiquette alone, no one could find fault with Jiang Yun!
But what he had said—
Could be summed up in one sentence!
Jade Cauldron deserved to die. So what if you are a Sage? I am standing here today—do you dare kill me?
At this moment!
All the mighty experts of the Primordial World watching the battle fell completely silent!
Their souls trembled wildly, as though everything they knew had been utterly overturned on this day!
"Insolent brat!"
Sure enough, Primordial Celestial Worthy's hair and beard bristled.
When a Sage was enraged, heaven and earth trembled!
The entire Primordial World seemed to shudder.
Jiang Yun remained bowed in salute, utterly motionless. Even the expression on his face did not change in the slightest!
When Yuanshi attained the Dao in the past, he had taken the path of Corpse Severing, ultimately using the Merit of founding a sect to trigger the Genesis Merit within his body and become a Sage.
Having taken a shortcut, the path to Hunyuan naturally became difficult.
Only through orthodoxy, through competing for the Fortune of the Primordial World, could he increase the speed of his cultivation!
Orthodoxy was Fortune. It was the path of future cultivation.
Under such circumstances, how could he dare risk the Heavenly Dao's backlash and the severing of his orthodoxy to kill Jiang Yun?
"Second Brother, you have gone too far this time—"
Just as the situation reached this awkward impasse, another faint sigh rang out.
A streak of Green Duckweed Sword light shot into the sky from Golden Turtle Island in the Eastern Sea, instantly tearing through hundreds of millions of miles of void!
There was no earth-shaking roar, only a supreme Dao rhythm that severed all things and seized a thread of life, spreading throughout the entire Primordial World!
The next moment.
A young Daoist in azure robes, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, Shangqing Immortal Light swirling around him—
Stepped out of the void and stood before Primordial Celestial Worthy!
It was none other than the leader of the Interception Sect, the Supreme Pure One Sage, Tongtian!
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
At the sight, Jiang Yun felt greatly relieved. He remained bowed in salute, his expression respectful.
Lord Tongtian did not acknowledge Jiang Yun immediately. Instead, he looked at Primordial Celestial Worthy and said calmly, "Second Brother, disputes among juniors each have their own Karma and destined course. What Jade Cauldron did is known to both of us! The cycle of Karma claimed his life and extinguished his Dao. It was merely the answer to this karmic tribulation. As a Sage, Second Brother personally intervened against a junior. Is that not beneath your station?"
Upon the Nine-Dragon Agarwood Carriage, Primordial Celestial Worthy's expression darkened like water. Sage might surged forth, crushing the surrounding space until it let out groans of strain.
"Tongtian!!"
"That fine grand-disciple of yours killed my beloved disciple, ruined the face of my Clarifying Sect, and showed no respect for a Sage. What use is there in keeping such a vicious wretch alive?!"
"If you stop me today, are you planning to fight me to the end?!"
Lord Tongtian merely laughed freely. Behind him, the phantoms of four killing swords faintly emerged, their sharpness fully exposed!
"That is not quite right."
"Jiang Yun is a righteous god of the Heavenly Court. He carries out punishment on behalf of Heaven and acts in accordance with the Heavenly Dao. Jade Cauldron damaged the Stellar River Grand Formation and brought about the Demonic Tide that threw the world into chaos. His Karmic Power was immense, and he deserved his death!"
"Second Brother has always prided himself on following Heaven's will and expounding the Heavenly Dao. Now Jiang Yun bears great Merit and is protected by the Heavenly Dao!"
"Why, then, is Second Brother acting against Heaven today?"
Dead silence!
A deathly silence filled heaven and earth!
Primordial Celestial Worthy stared fixedly at Jiang Yun below, looking at the Yellow-Mysterious Merit Golden Light surging across the sky. His expression had turned ugly to the extreme!
He had not expected Tongtian's stance to be so forceful!
Still less had he expected the Merit on Jiang Yun to be so troublesome!
This Karma—
The Fortune of the Clarifying Sect could not withstand such turmoil!
"Good! Good! Good!!"
Primordial Celestial Worthy laughed in fury and said the word three times, his voice icy to the bone. "Tongtian, you truly have taken in a fine grand-disciple!!"
"I will remember what happened today!"
With those words, Yuanshi turned the Nine-Dragon Agarwood Carriage around, tore open the void, and departed in anger!
Once the Sage left, that terrifying pressure capable of crushing eternity finally dispersed.
"Whew—"
Only then did everyone present, including Haotian and the Queen Mother, let out long breaths of relief.
Lord Tongtian turned around, his gaze falling upon Jiang Yun.
He looked Jiang Yun over from head to toe, especially noting his neither servile nor overbearing, calm and composed expression.
The appreciation in his eyes grew increasingly pronounced.
"Not bad!"
"Facing a Sage's pressure, you preserved your Dao heart and did not disgrace the Interception Sect's name!"
"Well done!"
Jiang Yun bowed once more. "It was entirely due to Grandmaster's mighty protection. This disciple does not dare claim any credit."
Lord Tongtian waved his hand and smiled. "Enough. There is no need to be so restrained before me. Since you had the ability to kill Jade Cauldron, that is your own capability."
"In the end, the Primordial World is a place where strength speaks."
After speaking, Lord Tongtian gave Jiang Yun a meaningful look. "A month from now, I will expound the Great Dao at Azure Roaming Palace."
"Do not miss the appointed time."
Jiang Yun's heart jolted, and he immediately cupped his hands. "This disciple accepts the order!"
Lord Tongtian nodded. His figure gradually faded, transforming into a breeze and dispersing.
With the departure of the two Sages, this earth-shaking confrontation finally came to an end.
However, the uproar across the entire Primordial World had only just begun!
The divine senses of countless watching mighty experts had already exploded into chaos!
"It—it's over?!"
"Marshal Tianpeng actually really survived?!"
"Heavens! A Golden Immortal defeated a Daluo, provoked a Sage to his face, and still emerged completely unharmed?!"
"After this battle, the Clarifying Sect has completely lost face! One of the dignified Twelve Golden Immortals was killed at his own gate, and even when the Sage personally intervened, he could not recover the situation!"
"In contrast, the Interception Sect's momentum is soaring! With this man among the Interception Sect's third-generation disciples, who could possibly rival him?!"
"This Jiang Yun has already risen with unstoppable momentum! So long as he does not die midway, he will surely become a mighty quasi-Sage in the future!"
Below Jade Spring Mountain.
Jiang Yun ignored the commotion outside and turned to look at Haotian and the Queen Mother beside him, whose faces were still somewhat pale.
With a solemn expression, he bowed deeply. "Your subject Jiang Yun thanks Your Majesty and Your Highness for the grace of saving my life!"
"If not for Your Majesty and Your Highness using a Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure to stop him today, I fear this subject could not have held on until Grandmaster arrived."
This bow came from the bottom of Jiang Yun's heart!
Though Merit protected his body, a Sage's methods were unfathomable. No one could guarantee that he would truly be able to withstand them.
Haotian and the Queen Mother had truly gambled with their lives!
He had to remember this debt of gratitude!
Though Haotian had suffered some injuries, his mood had never been better!
The more he looked at Jiang Yun, the more satisfied he became.
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