Chapter 461: Using One's Own Spear to Attack One's Own Shield; Even the Heavenly Dao Cannot Intervene in the Great Calamity

"No."

Jieyin stopped Zhunti, "If you or I strike, we give her a pretext sufficient to block the Heavenly Dao from intervening. It would even give her an excuse to destroy Lingshan."

"Although Chenxiang is but a child, he has always been by her side; there must be Tongtian Jiaozhu and Taiqing Shengren backing him."

Speaking of this, the look in Jieyin's eyes as he watched Tang An changed.

"Who says she is sentimental? She is someone who would even use her own godson as bait."

"Hum—"

The Great Array rippled faintly; it was the commotion caused by Chenxiang striking it with the Opening Heaven Axe.

But his strength was weak, and he did not cause any impact on the Great Array.

"You and I need not strike; let him hack away as he pleases." Jieyin closed his eyes, not taking Chenxiang to heart.

Zhunti also followed suit, entering Meditation to stabilize his Dao Heart and prevent it from being affected by Tang An.

As long as they did not respond, this play would lose its value. She could not possibly let Chenxiang hack away here until the end of time. Even if she could afford to wait, those Heavenly Soldiers and Generals did not have that kind of patience.

After hacking for a long time without results, they would naturally feel bored.

Above Lingshan.

Tang An leaned back on her golden seat, closing her eyes to rest; who said she lacked patience? Patience was exactly what she had.

Originally, she had not counted on Chenxiang being able to split the Lingshan Array on his own.

However, the Great Array was being struck constantly, and the force was growing stronger; in any case, she was not the one who would be anxious.

Chenxiang did not disappoint Tang An either; he was becoming increasingly proficient at coordinating the Opening Heaven Axe with the Dharma Power in his body. The power of the Immortal Pill was also circulating through his meridians more and more smoothly.

Thus, even though he hacked until his lips were pale and he was drenched in sweat, he never uttered a single complaint.

Because Chenxiang knew this was a rare, safe opportunity for him to rapidly increase his strength, and he had to cherish it.

One day, two days, three days.

During these three days, Chenxiang was either hacking the array or in Meditation recovering his Dharma Power.

The power of the Immortal Pill rapidly merged into his meridians, transforming into pure Dharma Power, and his cultivation level was constantly climbing, already reaching the True Immortal Realm.

"Ya!!!"

"Boom—"

Chenxiang once again gathered all his Dharma Power and slashed out a beam of axe light, shaking the entire Lingshan mountain.

Although the Lingshan Array still showed no cracks, if Chenxiang were allowed to continue increasing his cultivation at this speed, once the Opening Heaven Axe acknowledged him as its master, he would be able to unleash the power left behind by the great god Pangu.

It was likely that there would be no need for a Saint to strike, or rather, no need for Tang An to strike; Chenxiang alone would be able to break this array.

"Do you truly take my Lingshan for a place where children can play?"

Zhunti could no longer endure it and finally appeared.

It was mainly because Tang An was preparing to strike in secret; the moment he sensed Tang An gathering Dharma Power to channel into Chenxiang, he appeared immediately.

"Not playing, isn't this hacking at your place?" Tang An said it very earnestly.

"You!"

"You what you? You insist on hiding inside a turtle shell, and now you won't even let us break your turtle shell?"

"Tang An, I advise you not to bully others too far."

"I'm not bullying anyone; you aren't even human."

Zhunti took a deep breath; whoever encountered her would find it hard to keep their Dao Heart stable. He was just a hair's breadth away from losing his temper and striking.

Tang An continued: "Aren't you all doing just fine staying inside? Keep shrinking back; my son still has more practice to do, we aren't in a hurry."

"Chenxiang, practice well, stay focused."

"Understood, Godmother." Chenxiang sat cross-legged in Meditation, continuing to recover his Dharma Power.

He had become addicted to hacking; this feeling of his cultivation level soaring was becoming more and more exhilarating.

But Zhunti was not pleased; he absolutely could not let things continue to develop this way.

If the Lingshan Array were broken by a teenager, even if Lingshan were not destroyed, once word got out, it would at the very least ruin their reputation.

Furthermore, with the Immortals of Heaven all watching, Lingshan being breached by a child would become a major talking point and a great joke for the Heavenly Court in the future.

The Buddhas of Lingshan would also naturally be considered a tier below the Immortals of Heaven.

After all, no matter how one calculated it, Chenxiang was considered a person of the Heavenly Court.

"Come!"

Zhunti's Dharma Body appeared above Lingshan, intending to use magic to forcibly seize the Opening Heaven Axe.

A faint smile played on the corners of Tang An's mouth; she had been waiting for the other party to strike.

"Come where?" Tang An's Dharma Body also appeared above Lingshan, standing opposite Zhunti.

As Tang An's Dharma Body descended, cracks actually appeared in Zhunti's Dao Heart.

Although she had stopped speaking to provoke him, her Dharma Body was radiating golden light and stood over a thousand feet tall. It was more than two heads taller than his own Saint's Dharma Body.

"You have Entered Sainthood?"

"No, the Saint positions are all filled; you have not Entered Sainthood."

"Golden Body of Merit! You have actually condensed a Golden Body of Merit???"

"When have you ever performed Great Merit? How could you possibly condense a Golden Body of Merit?"

Tang An smiled brightly, toying with a miniature version of the Jinbao Sword in her hand.

"Speaking of which, I owe it all to you two Saints."

"If not for that underhanded move you made with Lu Ya, I truly would not have been able to obtain so much Merit all at once."

"My thanks." Although Tang An spoke of thanks, her expression was full of provocation, and her eyes were filled with contempt.

Zhunti remained silent, his complexion looking extremely ugly.

Suddenly, after a ray of light from the Opening Heaven Axe darted into Chenxiang's brow, his aura suddenly became chaotic.

"The aura of the Great God Pangu?" Zhunti was greatly alarmed in his heart and looked toward the Jieyin Saint in the void.

Clearly, this was the start of Pangu's trial for Chenxiang; if Chenxiang passed the Great God Pangu's trial and made the Opening Heaven Axe acknowledge him as its master, it was feared that the time would truly come when a child could breach Lingshan.

They had to act.

Jieyin's dharma body also appeared; he was much more patient and much more composed than Zhunti.

"Fellow Daoist, you have intruded upon my Lingshan today for no reason; for what purpose?"

"Jade Emperor, are you also going to act against the Heavenly Dao and harbor the intention of annexing Lingshan?"

Just as the Jade Emperor was about to speak, Tang An signaled him with her eyes that he did not need to say anything.

"No need to look at him, and no need to count on the Jade Emperor withdrawing his troops."

"I have killed one Rulai, so I can dispose of a second Jade Emperor. Today, it is not a matter of him defying or not defying Destiny; it is merely following the trend."

Tang An rose from the golden seat and stretched.

"How about it? Are we going to start fighting directly? Or are we going to trade verbal barbs for a while longer?"

"Don't say I'm bullying you; be careful that I don't play with you until your Dao Heart is unstable."

"Of course, if you start fighting directly, you won't fare well either."

Her momentum changed in an instant, allowing no room for the Two Sages to argue. "Coming to Lingshan this time, I, Tang An, am determined to have this place."

"Do not treat the Heavenly Dao as some kind of immunity medallion; even if the Heavenly Dao comes, it cannot save you. That is what I say."

While speaking, a black lotus appeared in Tang An's hand; it was the true form of the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus.

"Now the Wutian Great Tribulation is held in my hand; I say when it descends, it shall descend."

When the Two Sages, Zhunti and Jieyin, saw the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus, their expressions all became extremely grave.

If Wutian were to emerge in response to the tribulation, even though they were Saints, they would inevitably be affected by the Great Tribulation because they were caught in the Causality of Lingshan.

Tang An intended to use their own spear to attack their own shield, not giving the Heavenly Dao a chance to intervene in the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth. As long as the Heavenly Dao did not interfere, Lingshan would undoubtedly lose this battle.

Could it be that they really had to open the Two-Domain Passage and let the army of the Outer Realm Demon Race press upon the borders?