Unfortunately, this strike was once again intercepted halfway by Empress Jade Bottle.
"Go!"
Empress Jade Bottle swept her hand out, shielding He Pingsheng as she left with him.
She could defeat Lan Tuo, but she could not overwhelm him, much less kill him.
So there was no point in lingering here!
After all, they had come here to retrieve the Heaven-Inlaying Pearl. Now that the matter was settled, they could naturally leave.
However!
Just as Empress Jade Bottle was about to unleash the Divine Ability Spirit Roaming Taixu, she suddenly discovered that the surrounding void had been sealed.
"Trying to leave?" Lan Tuo's voice came from behind them. "Amitabha... take another move from this humble monk!"
Rumble...
A golden demon-subduing pestle abruptly appeared in the void and smashed toward Empress Jade Bottle's head.
At the same time, another beam of Divine Sense light flew out of his Sea of Consciousness, heading straight for He Pingsheng.
Lan Tuo's plan was simple: hold off Empress Jade Bottle, then deliver a fatal blow to He Pingsheng.
He had to kill him.
Previously, Lan Tuo had worried that the consequences of Cause and Effect would be too great, so he had not dealt a killing blow to He Pingsheng. Only now had he realized how extraordinary this fellow was. If he did not seize this chance to kill him, how could he ever rest easy?
"Damn it..." the empress shouted. "He Pingsheng, defend yourself!"
The Divine Sense attack was extremely fast. It was already too late for the empress to turn back and defend him!
He Pingsheng, however, was not worried!
With a roar, he transformed the Primordial Purple Gold Staff in his hand into a crimson longsaber, then slashed down at the incoming Divine Sense.
Another ten-thousand-zhang saber phantom swept through the void.