Chapter 450: Luo Fu: I

"Boom…"

Zhunti was seen sweeping the Seven-Treasure Wonderful Tree across the void, where it clashed with that azure longsword.

The two forces collided, and a heaven-shaking sound continuously trembled and erupted throughout this stretch of void.

The entire Sea of Blood churned and rolled without cease.

Seeing this scene, the face of Ancestor Minghe even turned a little green.

If Saints were to fight here, his Sea of Blood truly could not bear it, and might even be easily blasted apart.

If that happened, the losses for Ancestor Minghe would be enormous.

Like earlier when Luofu used a portion of the Sea of Blood to accomplish the grand feat of opening the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the damage to Ancestor Minghe was not that great.

This was also what Luofu had said to Ancestor Minghe from the very beginning.

Opening the Six Paths of Reincarnation was not necessarily a bad thing for Ancestor Minghe, and might in fact turn out to be a good thing.

Trading a tiny fraction of the Sea of Blood for a certain amount of merit and fortune was still a bargain for Ancestor Minghe.

But now that Saints were about to fight here, that would be a great crisis for Ancestor Minghe.

Yet faced with this situation, Ancestor Minghe could do nothing about it.

After all, the Saints' strength surpassed his own, and he could not possibly stop a battle between Saints.

At this moment, Minghe could only hope that the fight between Zhunti and Lord Tongtian would not make this Sea of Blood grow any more intense.

As for why Ancestor Minghe knew that the one who had suddenly descended here would be Lord Tongtian—

That could be told from the words spoken just now.

Only one of the Three Pure Ones—Lord Tongtian—would address Luofu as his disciple.

"Rumble…"

After shaking off that surge of Saintly power, Zhunti's steps retreated a few paces before he finally steadied himself, and the radiance of the Seven-Treasure Wonderful Tree dimmed slightly.

In his clash with Lord Tongtian just now, Zhunti had not gained the upper hand either.

"So it is Daoist Tongtian." Zhunti offered a slight bow toward the figure that had appeared in this stretch of heaven and earth, saying, "Earlier this poor Daoist merely noticed that Nephew-disciple Luofu seemed to be influenced in his mind by some unknown force, which is why I wished to intervene and stop that power."

Naturally, these words were nothing but a barefaced lie from Zhunti.

Luofu had of course not been influenced by any force; this was merely an excuse Zhunti had come up with for having struck at Luofu earlier.

He could not have arbitrarily laid hands on Tongtian's direct disciple for no reason at all.

If he did, then it would mean Tongtian could likewise act against the disciples of the Western Sect.

The Western Sect's disciples were already few in number; if they were further targeted by Saints like Tongtian, that would be a great crisis for the Western Sect.

Therefore, Zhunti naturally could not tell Tongtian that he had struck at Luofu because he wanted to seize a spot in the Six Paths of Reincarnation site.

"Is that so?" Tongtian stared coldly at Zhunti.

He naturally knew this was merely an excuse from this Western Saint.

"Zhunti, do you take me for a fool?" Lord Tongtian's gaze carried a cold glint. "Perhaps in the future I might do the same to the disciples of your Western Sect."

"Daoist Tongtian, you jest." Jieyin stepped forward and hurriedly said, "What happened just now was Junior-brother Zhunti's fault; he was too rash, and it is also my own failing for not stopping him in time. I shall take it upon myself to properly reprimand my junior brother."

"If there is nothing else, this poor Daoist will take my junior brother and leave the Sea of Blood, returning to the West."

At this moment, Jieyin no longer harbored any thought of meddling in the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

This was because the best opportunity had already passed.

If, before the Three Pure Ones and the others had arrived, they could have gotten Luofu to agree to their request, then even after the Three Pure Ones came, they would have had reason to remain here.

But Luofu had not agreed to their request just now.

More importantly, at this moment not only had Lord Tongtian arrived, but the other two Saints—Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun—had also come to this place.

Even if Zhunti tore off all pretense with Tongtian, what good would it do?

If it were only Lord Tongtian alone, then it would be a different story.

"Reprimand your junior brother." Lord Tongtian gave a cold laugh. "Jieyin, do you truly think that the matter of Zhunti attacking my disciple just now can be settled so easily?"

"Daoist Tongtian, I do not know what you wish to have done," Saint Jieyin said slowly.

"What do I wish?" Lord Tongtian narrowed his eyes.

If he could, he would very much like to give Zhunti a thorough lesson.

As for his own strength, Tongtian still possessed a certain measure of confidence.

Of course, Lord Tongtian also had to take his disciple's feelings into account and see what his disciple wished to do.

"Luofu, Zhunti wanted to deal with you just now. How would you have your master handle this?" Lord Tongtian said in a deep voice. "I can give Zhunti a proper lesson on your behalf, or I can make Zhunti and the others pay some price to compensate for your loss."

"Master." Luofu bowed to Lord Tongtian and said, "This disciple wishes to give Senior Zhunti a thorough lesson myself."

"Hahaha, good, good…" Lord Tongtian laughed. "That is worthy of being my disciple. Luofu, you have not disappointed your master."

As far as Lord Tongtian was concerned—

If Luofu had chosen to demand that Zhunti and the others hand over heavenly materials and earthly treasures to compensate him, then although Tongtian would have been somewhat disappointed, he would not have said anything.

But now that Luofu had declared he wanted to give Zhunti a thorough lesson, that suited Lord Tongtian's tastes perfectly.

Since the grudge had already been formed, of course one had to repay it properly.

"Zhunti, it seems you and I must have a proper battle." Lord Tongtian gripped the Qingping Sword, and the aura of a Saint radiated from his body.

A terrifying Sword Dao permeated the area around Lord Tongtian, suppressing the surrounding laws of the Great Dao.

"Since Daoist Tongtian has such an inclination, I, Zhunti, shall naturally keep you company." Zhunti's eyes flickered, and in the end he accepted this battle.

If it were only Lord Tongtian alone fighting him, Zhunti would not have been afraid.

Both being Saints of the Heavenly Dao—could his strength truly be inferior to Lord Tongtian's?

That was not necessarily so.

Saint Jieyin stood silently at the side. The scene before him might, in fact, be a very good outcome.

This would prevent the Three Pure Ones from confronting them together.

Since Saint Tongtian and Saint Zhunti must fight each other.

Laozi and Master Yuanshi Tianzun would find it difficult to strike against them.

"Good," said Tongtian Jiaozhu in a deep voice. "Then let us go together to the Chaos."

That's right.

For a battle between Saints to truly unleash its full power, only within the Chaos can they act without restraint.

If they fought in the Primordial World, the destruction to it would be too great.

Do not forget that Ancestor Hongjun might strike against them.

The Heavenly Dao itself might punish them.

This is like during the War of the Wu and Yao: whether the Wu Clan or the Yao Clan, in their final battle, they unleashed power rivaling that of Hunyuan Da Luo.

It was precisely such a terrifying and astonishing battle.

It caused unimaginable destruction to the entire Primordial World — the land shattered, the heavens cracked, and more.

After that battle.

Both the Wu Clan and the Yao Clan lost nearly all their high-ranking members, and they naturally fell from their status as the Heavenly Dao's central figures.

They lost the cosmic fortune of being the central figures of heaven and earth.

One can only say that the central figures of heaven and earth have always been in motion within this Primordial World.