Chapter 74

Because he felt it.

The two Saints of the West had arrived at his place.

This was his territory, after all; for the two Saints of the West to descend here so directly was a bit excessive.

"Jieyin, Zhunti." Tongtian Jiaozhu let out a cold snort, took a step, and vanished from the room.

Above the Biyou Palace.

Two Saints radiating Buddha-light descended here; they were Jieyin and Zhunti.

As they lingered, just as Jieyin was about to speak, a terrifying sword intent surged into the sky.

"Boom..."

A violent collision sound rang out; Jieyin and Zhunti felt a mountain-toppling, sea-overturning force, and their bodies were shaken back.

"Tongtian."

Without a doubt, the attack just now was the work of Tongtian.

Only the power of a Saint could push them back.

Above the Biyou Palace.

Tongtian Jiaozhu appeared, looking at the repelled Jieyin and Zhunti with a cold smile, though he did not attack again at will.

He did not want to blow up his own secret realm because of a battle.

One must know that the eruption of Saint-level power could indeed achieve that.

Naturally, if they were in the World of Ultimate Bliss, Tongtian Jiaozhu would have no such qualms.

"Tongtian Jiaozhu, what are you doing?" Zhunti stared at Tongtian, questioning him.

They had just arrived at Biyou Palace, and Tongtian had attacked; what was the meaning of this?

"What am I doing? It is I who should be asking you: what do you intend by coming here?" Tongtian Jiaozhu said coldly. "This is my territory. You enter my world like this and descend upon my Biyou Palace—what is the meaning of this? Do you wish to fight me?"

Hearing this, Jieyin and Zhunti looked at each other but said nothing.

Their actions, among Saints, could indeed be considered somewhat excessive.

If they were visiting other Saints, such as Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, or Nüwa, they would not have done this.

However, although Tongtian Jiaozhu’s strength was decent, he was the loser of the past Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity.

This caused Jieyin and Zhunti to look down on Tongtian Jiaozhu somewhat.

Furthermore, the fact that the Buddhist Sect had vaguely surpassed the Daoist Sect in the mortal realm to become the number one sect made Jieyin and his companion full of confidence and pride.

They looked down on Tongtian Jiaozhu even more.

This was the reason they acted this way.

Therefore, they seemed unable to answer Tongtian Jiaozhu’s questioning.

"Tongtian, I ask you: this time you reorganized the Jie Sect and even sent disciples to Lingshan to shatter the restrictions of my Eight Treasures Merit Pond. Do you intend to interfere in mortal affairs? Have you forgotten what the Master said—that we Saints must not interfere in the mortal realm?" Zhunti questioned.

"So what if I reorganized the Jie Sect? So what if I shattered the Eight Treasures Merit Pond? If you have the ability, have the Master take action," Tongtian Jiaozhu said disdainfully.

Facing Zhunti’s questioning, Tongtian Jiaozhu would not retreat, nor would he explain anything.

His master, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, had said not to interfere in mortal affairs.

Tongtian Jiaozhu naturally knew this.

That was why his actions this time were not too excessive.

For instance, rebuilding the Jie Sect was left mostly to his disciples; as for destroying the Eight Treasures Merit Pond’s restrictions, that was aimed at the power left behind by Jieyin.

He had not made other mortal beings the target of his Qingping Sword.

In this way, it was unlikely that Dao Ancestor Hongjun could find any reason to punish Tongtian.

Jieyin and Zhunti understood this as well.

Their main reason for coming here was to know Tongtian Jiaozhu’s objective.

Rebuilding the Jie Sect and having its disciples break free from the Investiture of the Gods must have a reason behind it.

Under these circumstances, it might create unimaginable problems for the future Journey to the West Great Calamity, so they had to confirm it properly.

However, to their surprise, Tongtian Jiaozhu did not explain anything and directly confronted them.

"Tongtian, what do you mean by this?" Zhunti’s expression shifted slightly as he spoke.

As fellow Saints, the Tongtian before them was being far too disrespectful.

One must remember that during the Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity, Tongtian could only be considered a loser.

"I don't mean anything," Tongtian Jiaozhu said indifferently. "If you want to fight, I will accompany you."

"In the Chaos." Zhunti took a deep breath, and he and Jieyin transformed into two rays of light, heading toward the Chaos outside the Primordial World.

"Very well." Tongtian Jiaozhu laughed loudly and also headed toward the Chaos.

If a confrontation between Saints were to happen within the Primordial World, the damage to the world would be far too great.

During the Investiture of the Gods Great Calamity.

Tongtian Jiaozhu had even wanted to reshape this world.

At that time, the struggle between the Saints had not been fully unleashed.

Yet even so, it had been devastating to this world.

It was precisely because of this that the current era’s composition of several continents was formed.

Eastern Victory Divine Continent, Southern Jambu Continent, Western Cattle Continent, Northern Kuru Continent, and so on...

It was also for this reason that Dao Ancestor Hongjun forbade Saints from interfering in mortal affairs.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, battles between Saints would take place in the Chaos.

Legend has it that countless Chaos Demon Gods lived in the Chaos in the past, until Pangu killed countless Demon Gods, opened the heavens and the earth, and created the Primordial World.

Outside the Primordial World.

Three rays of light flew out from the world.

The entire Chaos world was filled with terrifying chaotic power.

Generally, even if a Quasi-Saint powerhouse appeared here, they could barely survive and might get lost if they were not careful.

Only Saints could walk in the Chaos world.

But even so.

The Saints did not dare to venture too deep into the Chaos.

Because if they went too deep, they might not be able to find the coordinates of the Primordial World, which would be miserable.

Not to mention that there might be many Demon Gods still alive in the Chaos.

After becoming Saints—that is, Da Luo Golden Immortals of the Primordial Origin—Tongtian and the other Saints realized that their strength was merely a beginning.

Establishing sects and gaining merit and fortune was also a way for them to increase their strength.

Otherwise, why would Yuanshi Tianzun of the Chan Sect work so hard to develop the Chan Sect and even engage in a Great Calamity competition with the Jie Sect?

"Tongtian, why were your disciples able to break free from the Investiture of the Gods? Tell us your purpose in rebuilding the Jie Sect, and we won't need to have this battle," Jieyin said slowly.

"No need for nonsense. If you want to fight, then fight." Tongtian radiated a towering fighting spirit.

Battle.

He was not afraid.

Back then, Tongtian had faced Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti alone.

He had fought four Saints by himself and had not been afraid.

Of course, Tongtian Jiaozhu being able to achieve this relied on the might of the Four Immortal-Slaughtering Swords; it was not to say that Tongtian could take on four opponents alone.

Otherwise, the defeat of the Jie Sect would not have happened.

In terms of overall strength.

Perhaps the Taiqing Saint Laozi was the most unfathomable.

Even Yuanshi Tianzun could not guess to what extent his senior brother’s strength had reached.

"Tongtian, you no longer have the Four Immortal-Slaughtering Swords in your hands. Do you really think you can still contend with us?" Zhunti frowned and said.

"If it were my two senior brothers, Yuanshi and Laozi, that would be hard to say, but what are you two?" Tongtian Jiaozhu’s eyes held contempt.

"Tongtian, you have gone too far." Jieyin’s eyes carried a trace of anger.

"So what if I have?" Tongtian Jiaozhu laughed. "Jieyin, Zhunti, you two only know how to act sneakily. It was like that in the past, and it is like that now. I still remember when someone at the Zixiao Palace relied on crying and acting to obtain two seats."

"Tongtian, take this move!" Zhunti stopped talking nonsense, produced a hazy green bamboo from his hand, and threw it out.

The Six-Clean Bamboo was one of the supreme treasures in Zhunti’s hands.

It could seal an enemy’s six senses.

Even a Saint, if not careful, would be hit.

Although it would only seal them for a short time, for a Saint, a split second was enough to defeat the opponent.

As the green light of the Six-Clean Bamboo spilled down, Tongtian Jiaozhu’s gaze seemed to dull for a moment, which made Saint Zhunti’s face reveal joy.

Tongtian Jiaozhu had been hit.

"Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree!"

Saint Zhunti held his own Dao-proving magic treasure, flashed to Tongtian Jiaozhu’s side, and brushed down with seven-colored light.