"It seems we have no choice but to use that treasure."
Yuanshi's words fell.
Beside him, Laozi's expression froze. Clearly, he knew which treasure Yuanshi meant.
Yet at that moment, a trace of hesitation appeared on his face.
"Must we truly go this far?!"
"If we do, we Three Pure Ones will truly be slaughtering our own."
In fact, what Laozi and Yuanshi were referring to was the Sage-Transforming Furnace that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had previously forged.
Laozi knew all too well how powerful this treasure was.
After all, although the Three Pure Ones had previously been at daggers drawn, they had never reached the point of seeking to put one another to death completely.
Or rather, before this, no matter how earth-shattering their battles had been, they had known that, as Sages, neither side could truly perish and have their Dao extinguished.
But once the Sage-Transforming Furnace was unleashed, everything would be different.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun had explicitly stated that this treasure could slay Sages.
In other words, once that treasure appeared, Tongtian might very well die at Laozi and Yuanshi's hands.
It was no wonder Laozi showed some hesitation.
Yet Yuanshi gave a cold snort without a moment's thought.
"Elder Brother, even now, you still waver?!"
"Tongtian betrayed the Profound Gate long ago, and he abandoned us, his two elder brothers."
"Besides, these are the instructions of our master, the Dao Ancestor. Would you defy his decree, Elder Brother?!"
Yuanshi had always been arrogant, ruthless, and vicious.
Facing Tongtian today, he no longer bothered to hide it.
What Three Pure Ones?!
Only one thought remained in Yuanshi's mind.
To utterly destroy Tongtian!
Only then might the Human and Chan Sects, along with the Western Buddhist Sect, have a chance to rise again.
More importantly, once Tongtian died, they