Chapter 384: Ao Yifan Appears, Clash of the Great Path

「Hunyuan Golden Dou! 」

Seeing the Golden Dragon Scissors knocked away, Immortal Maiden Qiongxiao let out a low shout; in the next moment, the Hunyuan Golden Dou swelled in the wind and swept toward Yuanshi Tianzun.

Seeing this, a flash of coldness passed through Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes.

You should know, it was precisely this Hunyuan Golden Dou that cut off the top three flowers of more than half of his disciples.

With a gesture of his right hand, an ancient banner flew out, and waves of terrifying power swept forth.

「This is! 」

Merely this power pressed the Three Pure Immortals, causing their breath to hitch slightly, and fear appeared on all three faces.

「Ha, you three are truly ignorant of the heights of heaven and depths of earth; with a bit of strength, you dare to oppose Yuanshi Tianzun! 」

Just then, a light laugh came through.

Immediately thereafter, a large hand reached out and seized the Hunyuan Golden Dou in midair.

「You, you've finally come! 」

Holding the ancient banner, Yuanshi Tianzun looked toward Ao Yifan, who had suddenly made a move.

「It seems you've come to protect them? 」

「No, no, no, Heavenly Venerable, you've misunderstood; I'm here to take them! 」

Ao Yifan said, and with a roll of his sleeve, the Three Pure Immortals were swept into his cuff.

「Five Manor Temple's Sleeve Universe! 」

Watching Ao Yifan display his supernatural power, Yuanshi Tianzun narrowed his eyes slightly.

「Fellow Daoist, which faction do you hail from? 」

Hearing this, Ao Yifan clasped his hands and said, "I am the Venerable of Joy, from the Western Pure Land; I have come this time only to end this calamity."

「End this calamity? 」

Yuanshi Tianzun coldly laughed: "This calamity requires too many lives to fill; now, it's not enough!"

「Indeed not enough! 」

Ao Yifan laughed and said, "You all have had a direction, but it's wrong; you always focus too much on quantity and neglect quality, which has led to too much slaughter."

「What does Fellow Daoist mean? 」

Yuanshi Tianzun seemed to have thought of something, and a faint hint of surprise appeared on his face.

「Heavenly Venerable supposes, if we take a Saint to fill the calamity, would that be feasible? 」

Ao Yifan said, "Or perhaps two!"

This time, Yuanshi Tianzun was truly moved.

「Are you preparing to take Jieyin and Zhunti to fill the calamity? 」

Yuanshi Tianzun exclaimed in shock: "Doing this, aren't you afraid of shaking the foundations of the Western Teaching?"

"Hehe, the doctrine of the Western Teaching ought to be to sacrifice oneself for the masses; it's just that the two senior brothers went astray, and I have come today only to correct their mistake."

Ao Yifan spoke with a calm expression.

「You, are you confident? 」

Yuanshi Tianzun asked.

Hearing this, Ao Yifan did not answer.

In the next moment, he instantly gathered all the children's power into himself.

Feeling the waves of pressure emanating from Ao Yifan, even Yuanshi Tianzun was somewhat moved.

「What kind of Great Path has he cultivated, that he can boost his own power to this extent out of thin air! 」

At this moment, Yuanshi Tianzun knew that Ao Yifan's cultivation was certainly not the Great Path of Joy, after all, the Great Path of Joy is not that strong.

But no one could give him an answer.

Only see Ao Yifan raising his power to the extreme; immediately thereafter, a single path stretched forth, sweeping in an instant toward Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti.

「You, what does this mean? 」

Daoist Jieyin looked at Ao Yifan, his face exceedingly grim.

「Both of you, since we've come to this point, there's no need to pretend any longer. 」

Ao Yifan flicked his fingers and said, "Your plot to overturn Square Inch Mountain has been exposed; I consulted with Senior Brother Bodhi and decided that you two are no longer fit to lead the Western Teaching; today, I ask you both to give up your lives!"

「You, you want to kill us? 」

Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti's faces changed.

「Slay a Saint! 」

Saints are indestructible and nearly impossible to kill.

Since the Six Saints came into the world, no one has ever spoken of slaying a saint.

「Not bad! 」

Ao Yifan said, and faintly, figures appeared upon his Great Path.

If observed carefully, one can clearly see that these are all children!

The vast power of the Great Path forcibly slammed into Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti.

Seeing this, the faces of Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti all changed.

They never imagined that Ao Yifan would be so mad as to adopt the most direct clash of the Great Path!

Ordinary cultivators contend with magical power, supernatural abilities, and treasures.

However, a Saint's clash of the Great Path is a genuine collision of Great Path powers.

Without any frills, any supernatural abilities and treasures will lose their effect.

And this means endless battle between Saints!

"Arrogant, thinking you can oppose our two Great Daos with your own strength—you don't even have the qualifications!"

Jieyin Daoist and Zhunti Daoist also had not a trace of hesitation.

After all, hesitation leads to defeat; it's quite evident that if this guy is someone even crazier than Tongtian.

Boom—

The collision of the Great Daos was soundless, yet it caused the Three Realms to tremble.

"Children, the gate of the Great Dao has opened; comprehend it with your hearts!"

At the same time, Ao Yifan's children—whether youths, adolescents, children, or infants in swaddling clothes—all heard their father's voice echoing in their minds.

This time, Ao Yifan initiated the Great Dao confrontation, intending to use the collision of the Great Daos to plainly display the Great Dao before his children's eyes.

After all, although he could provide endless resources for his children's cultivation, he was powerless to grant them comprehension of the Great Dao.

And this is also the most solid foundation he laid for his children's future cultivation.

In an instant, all the children entered a state of sudden enlightenment.

Among them, Ao Jian's comprehension was the fastest, and his cultivation was increasing at a visible pace.

"How could his comprehension be so profound?"

The Great Dao confrontation among the saints is a tremendous opportunity for all beings of the Three Realms.

For the collision of Great Dao power will part the mists of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

However, the Three Thousand Great Daos remain hidden, so beings of the Three Realms can only strive to seize that sliver of opportunity.

They couldn't understand why Ao Jian could comprehend so quickly.

Comparing people to people really makes you want to throw yourself away!

But they never imagined that Ao Jian and the others had a foster father who, by using his own Great Dao power, had directly brought them behind the gate of the Great Dao.

This is equivalent to Ao Yifan placing the answer of the Great Dao directly before his children; without comprehension, one could only say their talent is truly poor.

Soon, someone else at the scene began to comprehend—none other than the ever-low-key Muzha.

This newly appointed Vice Sect Master of the Chan Sect was, after Ao Jian, the second person to attain comprehension.

"Taiqing Senior Brother, who do you think will win?"

The Tongtian Sect Master looked toward the Taiqing Saint and asked.

It turned out that although the two sides were fighting fiercely, if others were to see it, they would certainly be greatly shocked.

For no matter how you look at it, the two do not seem to be exchanging martial arts techniques but rather engaged in a life-and-death battle.