Chapter 463: The Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus Shattered, and Jieyin's Heart Shattered Too

Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha—the golden light of Merit on the three of them surged, three beams of golden light shooting straight into the sky; that was the sign of their cultivation breaking through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

For no reason at all, could the three of them just break through to Quasi-Saint by standing there?

"Not good!"

Jieyin Saint was shocked, immediately turning his head to look at the heart of the array within Lingshan, the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus.

"Crack—"

The Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus shattered.

"Pfft—"

Jieyin suffered a backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood; his state of mind could no longer be stabilized, and his eyes were splitting with rage.

"No!!!"

That was the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus; the lotus pedestal shattering meant that the fortune of the Western Sect had dissipated along with it!

How could it shatter? How could it shatter!!!

"Tang An!"

Tang An picked at her ear. "What? I'm listening."

"What did you do!"

Tang An shrugged innocently. "I've been here the whole time; what kind of tricks could I have pulled?"

Sun Wukong, however, laughed and jumped up behind her. "Hee hee, Master, so this is what the Half-Saint realm feels like. Old Sun thanks you, Master, ah, thank you."

Yang Jian and Nezha exchanged a glance, the looks they cast toward Tang An filled with unspoken amusement.

"Where is the Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Court?"

Nezha flourished his Fire-Tipped Spear and flew before Tang An. "I am here."

"Break the array!"

The corners of Nezha's mouth curled up in a bright, refreshing smile. "Nezha, order received."

Following that, Nezha pointed his spear at Lingshan. "Kill!"

"Kill!!!"

Five hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals roared in unison, their killing intent shaking the heavens.

The sky-filling Immortal Power surged straight toward Lingshan, and the Lingshan Array, having lost the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus, had lost most of its defensive power and was already on the verge of collapsing.

Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha each reached a position in an instant, taking out the Golden Cudgel, the Kaishan Axe, and the Fire-Tipped Spear, respectively.

"Break for Old Sun!"

Sun Wukong raised the Golden Cudgel with both hands, concentrating his Dharma Power into a single point, and smashed it toward the Lingshan Array.

Yang Jian swung the Kaishan Axe, a massive axe shadow coalescing and, following the Kaishan Axe, hacking downward.

As Nezha's Fire-Tipped Spear rose, a fire lotus formed from Samadhi True Fire bloomed from the ground of Lingshan; the lotus turned from open to closed, as if it could wrap around the entirety of Lingshan.

It truly lived up to the saying: three folds, it has face no matter how you fold it.

Seeing this, Zhunti and Jieyin could no longer hold back and attacked at the same time.

Tang An teleported in front of the two. "Your opponent is me."

Jieyin clenched his fists, his teeth nearly shattering. "How exactly did you destroy my lotus pedestal?"

Tang An smiled lightly and clapped her hands.

A blood-colored figure appeared before everyone.

This person was none other than the Mosquito Daoist, who had once sucked the Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus until only the current nine ranks remained.

Oh no, now even the nine ranks were gone; the lotus pedestal had shattered, all gone.

"Pfft—"

Jieyin couldn't hold it in and spat out another mouthful of blood.

After all, a luckless Saint who falls in the same pit twice, and ends up covered in blood both times, could be none other than him.

"Oh my, the people of your Western Sect have such poor psychological resilience; the root of spitting blood whenever your defenses are broken, it turns out it was passed down from you."

Hiss, this verbal blade was truly heart-piercing.

Zhunti was already starting to panic, because they had lost their last Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure. Now, the Western Sect had no good means left to face the enemy.

"Senior Brother, aren't you a Saint? The Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus was destroyed, yet you had no inkling of it beforehand?"

Tang An was amused. "Tsk, he's good at twisting the knife; you didn't let him off either."

Jieyin brainstormed, struggling to figure out how this matter had come to be. How exactly had Tang An managed to let the Mosquito Daoist destroy the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus right under their noses without them noticing?

Suddenly, Jieyin looked up sharply and stared at the World-Extinguishing Black Lotus in Tang An's hand.

"It's the Wutian Great Tribulation!"

"It's the tribulation luck affecting everyone in the Western Sect, including you and me!"

Tang An snapped her fingers. "Congratulations on guessing right, but there's no prize."

"As the Chang'an Princess of the Three Realms, and the Guardian of the Three Realms, how could you commit such filthy and base acts!" Zhunti was about to go mad with rage.

Tang An was even more innocent. "Shameless? Base?" She looked toward the sky and said, "Master Ancestor, the two of them are scolding you."

"Stop your nonsense!" Jieyin scolded Tang An; at this moment, they absolutely could not provoke the Heavenly Dao further.

"I'm not talking nonsense; I learned it from Master Ancestor, just learned it." Tang An's expression was extremely earnest.

"If you don't believe me, you can scold a few more times; anyway, I don't blush, just watch and see if you two get struck by lightning."

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance and really didn't dare to scold anymore.

And Jieyin also seemed to understand how the Opening Heaven Axe had ended up in Chenxiang's hands.

Had she grown to the point where she could scheme against the Heavenly Dao and even force the Heavenly Dao to use the Opening Heaven Axe as compensation?

While Tang An was playing her heart-piercing game, Sun Wukong and the other two had already broken the Lingshan Array.

Immortals and Buddhas clashed in a slaughter, and for a time, all sorts of Dharma Power radiance filled the sky, the scent of blood growing ever more pungent.

Tang An, by her own strength, intercepted the two Saints.

As for trash-talking, she was not afraid. In a Battle of Dharma, she had an ultimate killing move. Regardless of how they played, Tang An would accompany them to the end.

"Dao Ancestor."

Jieyin Saint knew that the defeat was sealed today; the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus was gone, and the fortune of the Western Sect was completely severed.

Even if they killed Tang An, they could not repair the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus. They could only beg Hongjun to intervene to save the Western Sect.

Hongjun originally did not want to show himself, but Tang An had already caused such a massive disturbance that he truly could not let her continue any longer.

If this continued, a Saint would truly fall.

"The Western Sect's defeat is sealed; spare their lives."

Tang An sat back on her Merit Golden Seat, "Master Ancestor, you are truly biased."

"In the past, I never heard you say a word about sparing my, Tang An's, life."

Hongjun did not want to argue with Tang An, but instead explained the stakes.

"Saints are the foundation stones of the Heavenly Dao; they concern the stability of the Heavenly Dao and affect the operation of the Three Realms, so they must not fall under any circumstances."

Tang An leaned back, her left hand lightly supporting her cheek. "So, the fundamental reason I deserve to die in your eyes is that I both challenge the authority of the Heavenly Dao and am not a Saint."

"Then, Master Ancestor, if I were to kill Zhunti or kill Jieyin, and then immediately Enter Sainthood on the spot, does that mean you would never be able to kill me?" Her eyes held a sharp edge, along with a hint of wild provocation.

Hongjun met Tang An's gaze; no matter how much stormy rage was hidden in his eyes, Tang An's gaze did not flinch in the slightest.

"You will not Enter Sainthood."

"Oh?" Tang An crossed her legs, "Is it because I have always said that I do not want to Enter Sainthood and only wish to be a mortal?"

"Then have you ever considered that some things I said were intentionally meant for you to hear?"

Zhunti bowed and said: "Dao Ancestor, she dares to provoke Heaven so brazenly before even becoming a Saint; please, Dao Ancestor, grant me permission to slay her."

Tang An raised an eyebrow, "You? Kill me?"