An Unexpected Turn of Events
Congratulations, you won.
After losing, the Cult Master Tongtian did not show much emotional fluctuation, but instead congratulated the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi.
"But it was a tough win, wasn't it?"
The Celestial Venerable Yuanshi expressed his amazement at the immense power of the Cult Master Tongtian.
Indeed, that's the truth. If Black Tortoise hadn't cleverly made Vermilion Bird dizzy and then seized the opportunity to grab him and sink him to the bottom of the sea, giving himself a significant advantage, he wouldn't have been able to kill Vermilion Bird and allow Celestial Venerable Yuanshi to win.
At the same time, the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi could clearly feel that the crack in his heart was gradually closing.
After the cracks in Celestial Venerable Yuanshi's Dao heart completely closed, he immediately felt a wonderful sensation. All distracting thoughts were discarded, and he entered a state of clear Dao heart, beginning to comprehend the great Great Dao he had walked.
When Cult Master Tongtian saw that Celestial Venerable Yuanshi had suddenly entered such a state, he did not rush to leave but instead helped protect him.
After a day and a night, Celestial Venerable Yuanshi withdrew from this feeling.
At this point, his strength had greatly improved compared to before.
"Cult Master Tongtian, thank you for protecting me just now."
At this moment, the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi not only felt that his strength had increased, but also felt that his whole body was particularly clear and comfortable.
After emerging from this state, the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi immediately apologized to the Cult Master Tongtian.
The Cult Master Tongtian waved his hand, indicating that it was not worth mentioning at all.
"Cult Master Tongtian, I'll be leaving now. Perhaps you should also return to that new world."
"If you go straight west from here, it will take about a million miles to get back to the Jie Sect."
The Celestial Venerable Yuanshi paid no heed to these words, then bid farewell to the Cult Master Tongtian Leader and departed.
However, at this moment, the Cult Master Tongtian seemed to be lost in confusion. He looked up, his hands behind his back, his eyes vacant as he stared blankly at the sky. No one could tell what he was thinking, and it seemed that he didn't know where he was going to go next either.
Because after he finished his battle with the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, he felt as if everything in the world had lost its meaning.
When he returned from that new world, he learned that the Jie Sect, which was ready but had not yet begun its relocation, was blocked by Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, Grand Pure One Laozi, Daoist Jieyin, and the Daoist Zhunti, along with a group of the Chan Sect disciples.
He first tried to reason with Celestial Venerable Yuanshi and the others, even though he knew that, putting aside whether he could win against Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, the mere words of Jieyin Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti would be enough to give him a hard time, and that Grand Pure One Laozi was no pushover either.
If I were to get into a verbal argument with them, I'd probably be willing to kill them at all costs, or even if I couldn't kill them, I'd still want to slaughter all the disciples of the Chan Sect to vent my anger.
But he couldn't do that, because this time he was here to save the disciples of the Jie Sect, not to send them to their deaths.
If it were any other time, when he was alone, he wouldn't even consider reasoning with the other side. He would simply deploy his Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, activate his Law Treasure to unleash new swords and the Purple Lightning Hammer to attack on their own, while he himself would wield the Clear Peace Sword and wreak havoc on all sides.
Therefore, before his Celestial Venerable Yuanshi and the others could reason with him, he first instructed all the disciples of the Jie Sect to prepare for the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to prevent any unforeseen events.
Only after the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was completed did he feel relieved enough to confront them, but his arguments were completely ineffective. Even his proposal to take all the disciples of the Jie Sect away from this world was useless.
In order for the sect to disappear from this Primordial World, he fought against four Sage alone in the Battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. In fact, he tried his best but it was all in vain. After the disciples of the Chan Sect broke two of the four key points of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, they were at a disadvantage.
In the end, defeat followed. The Battle of Wanxian Town not only failed to save the Jie Sect, but instead pushed it into the abyss. The only consolation was that they did not exterminate the Jie Sect disciples, but instead incorporated them into the Western Sect.
Thus, the Jie Sect, which had taken Cult Master Tongtian so much time and effort to build, was gone. Cult Master Tongtian had just given all his disciples to Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, and after they left, he hadn't even had a chance to sit down and properly reflect on his past.
The Celestial Venerable Yuanshi came again, saying he wanted to have a match with him. Coincidentally, the Cult Master Tongtian was holding back his anger, so he agreed without thinking.
Finally, he devoted himself entirely to restoring his strength in preparation for his battle against the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi.
After the battle began, both sides immediately unleashed various powerful Law Treasure. The Purple Lightning Hammer of the Cult Master Tongtian alone caused the heavens and earth to change color after it flew into the sky, not to mention the Law Treasure that the two of them used together.
After using all his Law Treasure, the Cult Master Tongtian had temporarily forgotten the emptiness he felt after the disbandment of the cult, and focused solely on defeating the Celestial Venerable Yuanshi before him.
After a long and intense battle, both sides exhausted all their Law Power but still could not determine a winner. Neither side would give in, and the two of them began to wrestle together in a manner that was quite unbecoming of Sage.
Finally, at the urging of Grand Pure One Laozi, the two had a contest. At first, Cult Master Tongtian wanted to defeat Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, but after he lost, he realized that he didn't actually care much about the outcome of the battle.
Yes, he recalled the sense of loss he felt after the disbandment of the Jie Sect.
He didn't understand. He had already made concessions to bring the Jie Sect into the new world, so why was the Heavenly Dao unwilling to let his Jie Sect go and wanted to exterminate it?
For the safety of his disciples in the Jie Sect, he had no choice but to disband the Jie Sect and send them to join the Western Sect. To say that the Cult Master Tongtian Sect Master was willing to do this was simply impossible, but what other options did he have? For the disciples of the Jie Sect, this was the only way out if they did not want to die.
He didn't understand why he should have to give up half a lifetime's worth of hard work just for the sake of Heavenly Dao.
He didn't understand, he really didn't understand.
At this moment, the more Cult Master Tongtian thought about this matter, the more confused and angry he became.
However, at this moment, the Cult Master Tongtian did not realize that his once exquisite and clear Dao heart had been clouded and begun to darken, as if invaded by evil spirits.
"If Heavenly Dao wants to destroy my Jie Sect, then I must disband Jie Sect. I'm wasting most of my life's work; that's not fair."
"I will let you, the Heavenly Dao, know that I, the Cult Master Tongtian, am not someone to be trifled with. Since you destroyed my Jie Sect, then I will destroy this entire Primordial World. Neither of us will have an easy time."
At this moment, the Cult Master Tongtian had developed inner demons. His entire body was covered with strange patterns. He shouted at the sky, expressing his anger. He wanted to use his actions to tell the Heavenly Dao that he, the Cult Master Tongtian, was not someone to be trifled with.