Chapter 816: Randeng Makes a Move

"Divine Pearl Return to Origin!"

Zhao Gongming shouted sharply, his hands rapidly forming profound hand seals, and then the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls were seen blooming with brilliant azure light; they orbited Zhao Gongming, spinning rapidly, and finally transformed into a ring of light.

Outside the ring of light, Yunzhongzi and the others were all blown away, including their numerous Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Inside the ring of light, Zhao Gongming was still forming hand seals.

Until a certain moment, he shouted "Command!", and then the ring of light dissipated, and the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls also vanished, replaced by a single blue divine pearl the size of a human head.

Boom!

The moment this divine pearl appeared, even the void trembled.

This was the final form of the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls; separated, they were Superior Innate Spiritual Treasures, but combined, they were a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with extremely advanced Innate Restrictions at that.

"What!"

Yunzhongzi and the others were shocked, feeling a powerful threat.

The final form of the Sea-Calming Pearl hovered above Zhao Gongming's head, blooming with brilliant blue Divine Light, shrouding an area of several thousand li.

Because the light moved too fast, Yunzhongzi and the others had no time to dodge.

To outsiders, they were merely standing within the blue light, but their true sensation was as if they had fallen into an endlessly vast ocean, and the seawater possessed strong corrosive properties.

Their expressions changed one after another; they hurriedly sat cross-legged and frantically channeled their Innate Spiritual Treasures to protect themselves.

The Sea-Calming Pearl was, in essence, a water-type spirit treasure.

Zhao Gongming's move used an Innate Spiritual Treasure to channel the Water Law, intending to assimilate them into a pool of seawater.

Channeling a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with all his might took a great toll on Zhao Gongming, and sweat had already seeped onto his forehead.

But the situation for Yunzhongzi and the others was even more dangerous.

A Superior Innate Spiritual Treasure and a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure were not on the same level at all.

"Teacher Randeng!"

Jiang Ziya was anxious and hurriedly looked at Randeng Daoren.

If the six, including Yunzhongzi, were killed, he reckoned Yuanshi Tianzun would be the first to not forgive him.

"Sigh."

Randeng Daoren sighed.

He actually did not have much affection for the Chan Sect.

Joining the Chan Sect with a thick skin back then was also in the hope of obtaining help from Yuanshi Tianzun to step into the Quasi-Sage Realm.

It was just a pity that Yuanshi Tianzun looked down on him entirely.

Even if he did so much for the Chan Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun remained indifferent, and so he gradually understood and no longer held any illusions about Yuanshi Tianzun.

If he made a move now, he would surely become a laughingstock of Honghuang.

But he had to make a move; he could not just watch the seven be killed.

Randeng Daoren grabbed with his five fingers, and a golden ruler about three feet long appeared in his hand; it was the Superior Innate Spiritual Treasure Universe Ruler, which was also his companion spirit treasure.

"Go!"

Randeng Daoren shouted softly and threw the Universe Ruler toward the firmament.

Rumble!

The Universe Ruler grew in the wind, quickly becoming a hundred zhang long, emitting an extremely terrifying aura.

As a Superior Innate Spiritual Treasure, the aura emitted by the Universe Ruler at this moment was far beyond what the Heaven-Piercing Divine Fire Pillar, the Yin-Yang Mirror, and other Superior Innate Spiritual Treasures could compare to, because its master was a Peak Great Luo.

Boom!

The Universe Ruler forcibly charged into the sky-filling blue Divine Light; wherever it passed, the blue Divine Light vanished.

"Shameless!"

Zhao Gongming's expression changed abruptly, and he could not help but roar and curse.

He pointed at the Universe Ruler, and the sky-filling Divine Light retracted instantly, then the final form of the Sea-Calming Pearl met the Universe Ruler head-on.

Rumble!

The two great Innate Spiritual Treasures collided, erupting with terrifying Divine Light and destructive shockwaves.

The Universe Ruler flew back and landed in Randeng Daoren's hand. The final form of the Sea-Calming Pearl also split into twenty-four amidst a burst of brilliant blue Divine Light, returning to the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls, and their Divine Light was somewhat dim.

Zhao Gongming's face flushed red, his lips somewhat pale; it was clear that his magic power had been over-consumed.

He glanced at Yunzhongzi and the others and stepped into the void.

When he appeared again, he was already on the ramparts of Sishui Pass.

Shen Gongbao hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Brother, are you alright? The Chan Sect is too bullying; it is one thing for the seven Golden Immortals to besiege you, but for Randeng Daoren to actually intervene as well."

Zhao Gongming waved his hand: "No matter, it is just that the magic power consumption was too great."

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao, Han Rong, and the others could not help but heave a long sigh of relief.

Above the firmament, Yunzhongzi and the others looked at each other, their expressions unsightly, and they silently returned to the command platform.

Jiang Ziya looked at them; it seemed that Yunzhongzi and the others would not make another move to forcibly attack Sishui Pass, as they had already lost enough face, so he could only order the gongs to be sounded and the troops to withdraw.

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The million-strong Xiqi army retreated in an orderly fashion like a tide.

Randeng Daoren said: "We shall retreat for today; tomorrow, I shall make a move personally to take Sishui Pass in one fell swoop."

"Then I shall trouble Teacher Randeng."

Jiang Ziya was overjoyed.

In his view, with Randeng Daoren, a Peak Great Luo, making a move, taking down Zhao Gongming would be easy; the previous strike of the Universe Ruler was proof of this.

And as long as Zhao Gongming was taken down, Sishui Pass would be as good as captured.

……

As Xiqi retreated, the livestream room erupted, and the screen was flooded with comments:

"Damn, the Chan Sect is truly shameless. It would be one thing for seven Golden Immortals to besiege Zhao Gongming alone, but Randeng Daoren actually joined in too; he is the Chan Sect Vice Sect Leader, a Peak Great Luo."

"From the start of the war until now, this humble Daoist has finally seen the true face of the Chan Sect. They are full of talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, calling themselves true immortals, but in reality, they are just a bunch of spineless cowards and treacherous villains."

"Zhao Gongming is too formidable; he is merely an Outer Disciple. Yet Yunzhongzi and the others are all Direct Disciples of the Chan Sect. From this, it is clear that the Chan Sect is far inferior to the Jie Sect."

"Yin Shang is in danger, unless the Jie Sect can also mobilize Great Luo Golden Immortals."

"Next, it depends on whether the Jie Sect has reinforcements; if not, this humble Daoist thinks Yin Shang is finished."

……

Very quickly, a large number of battle videos and various short videos with commentary appeared on Douyin.

The name Zhao Gongming became famous throughout Honghuang overnight.

At the same time, the reputation of the Jie Sect also greatly increased, because Zhao Gongming was only a senior Outer Disciple, while Yunzhongzi and the others were Direct Disciples of the Chan Sect, and it was even thanks to Randeng Daoren intervening that their survival was uncertain.

With such a comparison, the superiority of the two sects was immediately apparent.

Among the countless short videos, the virtual accounts controlled by Xian Ling continued to diligently push various provocative videos to the disciples of the Jie Sect, highlighting the tragic death of Lv Yue and the shamelessness of the Chan Sect to incite hatred in the hearts of the Jie Sect disciples.

As for the disciples of the Chan Sect, they were pushed short videos of Jie Sect disciples wantonly killing the Human Race.

The Chan Sect orthodoxy consists mainly of disciples from the Human Race.

Toward the Demon Race, these Chan Sect disciples were already hateful by nature.

As long as they could kill them, they basically killed them on sight.

Now, seeing the Demon Race disciples of the Jie Sect wantonly killing the Human Race, driven by both racial and sectarian hatred, they naturally hated the Jie Sect even more, though they remained relatively restrained out of consideration for the bonds between the Three Pure Ones.

Just at this moment, a video of Yang Zongying, the senior disciple of Taiyi Zhenren, using a Superior Innate Spiritual Treasure to ambush and kill the Jie Sect Golden Immortal Jinguang Daoren, as well as leading the Qingwei Sect to exterminate the Jinhui Sect, suddenly spread on Douyin.

This video gave the disciples of the Chan Sect system great encouragement.

Consequently, they followed suit, ambushing and killing Jie Sect disciples everywhere, filming it into short videos and posting them on Douyin to show off their power, while Xian Ling focused on pushing these short videos to the disciples of the Jie Sect. (End of chapter)