Great Heavenly Venerable of Ten Directions Light looked at the newcomer, his eyes rippling slightly.
Zhunti Adept had presumably regarded his Ten-Directional Pure Land of Light as the Western Religion's great enemy of the future, which was why he had come for him first.
He sat cross-legged atop the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus and spoke first.
"Fellow Daoist Zhunti, you should not have come here today!"
Zhunti Adept's gaze remained fixed on Great Heavenly Venerable of Ten Directions Light. Suddenly, he said,
"It is said that the Pure World White Lotus once belonged to Shenyin, the primordial god of spatial origin. Shenyin was gravely wounded by Fellow Daoist Taiwei, and this treasure should have fallen into the hands of the All-Heaven Star Palace lineage. Yet now it is in Fellow Daoist Zhurong's hands. What a surprise!"
After a slight pause, he continued calmly.
"I have heard that Fellow Daoist Taiwei has also learned the secret art of the Three-Corpse Severing Technique and can transform one qi into three clarities. Surely you will not disappoint this poor Daoist today!"
The Seven-Treasure Wondrous Tree appeared in his hand. In an instant, seven-colored Buddhist light of annihilation swept across the sky toward Great Heavenly Venerable of Ten Directions Light. Wherever it passed, countless auspicious clouds, treasure trees, and violet rays of fortune were stained seven colors, yet all life within them had already vanished.
Yet the seven-colored annihilation Buddhist light was gradually borne aloft by pristine, sacred white lotuses. A holy aura emerged around Great Heavenly Venerable of Ten Directions Light, and the sacred radiance in his hand purified and expelled the seven-colored annihilation Buddhist light inch by inch.
At the same time, Great Heavenly Venerable of Ten Directions Light spread open his palm, unleashing boundless radiance of the heart and mind.