Chapter 868: The Two Western Saints Burn Themselves

Not only that, at the very moment ten million śarīras appeared, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin began to burn themselves alive.

Seeing they were no match for Luo Fu, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin chose suicide.

The terrifying power generated by the self-immolation of the saints far exceeded that produced by the earlier self-immolation of over a hundred Buddhas.

As they burned themselves alive, Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin casually flung out the Jieyin Treasure Banner.

The ten million śarīras immediately converged toward the Jieyin Treasure Banner, all embedding themselves into its surface.

The originally golden Jieyin Treasure Banner, now embedded with ten million śarīras, turned directly into a pattern of gold and white.

Seeing this, Luo Fu's eyes flashed with coldness.

Though the self-immolation of Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin was shocking, what truly stunned was the self-immolation of all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Luo Hans, and ten million devotees.

These devotees could have lived.

Yet they all became firewood for Chenglefu Sect due to the selfishness of Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin.

The previous self-immolation was not mere self-immolation—it was the complete burning of their physical bodies, Primordial Spirits, and magic power.

Moreover, it was not only their present selves that burned, but also their past and future.

That is to say, at the moment of self-immolation, the devotees lost their past and future entirely, with not a trace of reincarnation possible.

That is to say, the ten million devotees were utterly drained by Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin, not a single speck left.

One can only say that Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin, who appeared compassionate and merciful, were in fact the most cruel among the Six Saints.

Their so-called salvation of all beings was merely using all beings as firewood to save themselves.

Just as Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin acted too suddenly, Luo Fu had no time to stop them.

In truth, even if Luo Fu had had time, he could not have stopped them.

Because every one of these devotees bore the marks left by Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin; whenever they wished, they could trigger these marks to force the devotees into sacrifice.

The only thing Luo Fu could do was ensure Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin's plan failed.

Om!

At Luo Fu's mental command, the Great Dao Sword Array began to spin wildly, devouring vast quantities of chaotic energy.

With the influx of chaotic energy, the aura of the Great Dao Sword Array began to rise gradually.

The three thousand Great Dao swords flickered in unison, ready to strike at any moment.

Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin made such a sacrifice for one purpose only: to send the three thousand Buddha Realms away, denying them to Luo Fu.

Boom!

The instant the ten million śarīras landed on the Jieyin Treasure Banner, boundless power, as if drawn by an invisible force, surged toward it.

After absorbing this energy, the Jieyin Treasure Banner began to swell uncontrollably.

The energy generated by the self-immolation of ten million devotees had already exceeded the Jieyin Treasure Banner's maximum capacity.

The Jieyin Treasure Banner's inherent quality was poor—it was not even a top-grade primordial spiritual treasure; its current power came solely from Saint Jieyin's centuries of refinement.

Compared to true top-grade primordial spiritual treasures, its durability was far inferior, and its capacity to hold magic power was relatively limited.

Meanwhile, the energy generated by the self-immolation of ten million devotees above the Heavenly Immortal realm—burning their true spirits, bodies, and magic power, even their past and future—was immense.

It even surpassed the maximum power a normal Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian could unleash.

Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian corresponds to primordial supreme treasures.

Only primordial supreme treasures can fully bear the full force of a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian.

The Jieyin Treasure Banner, inherently deficient, had been refined by Saint Jieyin to the level of a top-grade primordial spiritual treasure—that was its absolute limit.

In other words, the Jieyin Treasure Banner could endure only a brief burst of power from an ordinary Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian.

The magic power generated by the self-immolation of ten million devotees alone had already exceeded the limit a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian could withstand.

Yet the magic power infused into the Jieyin Treasure Banner by Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin was not merely from the ten million Heavenly Immortal devotees—it also included the magic power generated by countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Luo Hans burning themselves, and this power was no less potent.

In addition, under the control of Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin, the power of over ten thousand Buddha Realms was entirely channeled into the Jieyin Treasure Banner.

If this vast amount of magic power were poured into anything, even the sturdy Nine-Petal Jin Lian could not withstand it.

Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin chose to pour all this magic power into the Jieyin Treasure Banner for one clear purpose: to completely abandon the Jieyin Treasure Banner and preserve everything else.

One must admit that although Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin were shameless and dishonorable, they spoke a truth: the Western Region was indeed extremely impoverished.

As the sole power in the Three Realms to possess two Saints, the Chenglefu Sect could not even produce one or two decent spiritual treasures.

Together, the two Saints owned only one top-grade primordial spiritual treasure: the Nine-Petal Jin Lian.

In comparison, the other four Saints were clearly far wealthier.

Leaving aside ordinary primordial spiritual treasures, each of the other Saints possessed one or two top-grade primordial spiritual treasures alone.