Chapter 77: The Grand Peach Banquet

  Xing Tian's headless corpse suddenly burst out a bloody glow, followed by an eerie sound from his skeleton. A loud roar came from his abdominal cavity, like thunder. Suddenly, a bloodthirsty aura gathered on Xing Tian's **, and two bright red eyeballs appeared, filled with endless cruelty and resentment. His navel opened and closed, transforming into a huge mouth that roared incessantly.

  Haotian had never seen such a ferocious person, and he was also shocked by his own powerful magic. Xingtian glared at Haotian with evil eyes, suddenly turned around and transformed into a bloody light with the help of Ganjiang, rushing towards the vast wilderness.

  Haotian and the heavenly soldiers and generals unexpectedly did not dare to stop him, but the news of Haotian's victory over Dazhen Xingtian still made countless cultivators look up to this Heavenly Emperor, knowing that he was not much inferior to a top-notch powerful being, and with Hongjun backing him, the prestige of the Heavenly Court actually increased by a lot.

  Jie Yin was in a thatched cottage on Mount Xumi, quietly comprehending the Great Way. Suddenly, he felt a subtle change in the world, which was imperceptible but seemed to be right before his eyes. In the vast wilderness, there were no major events, and only those few saints could cause such changes. Jie Yin decided to use the new understanding of the causal great way to investigate, and with a flick of his wrist, he condensed an causal thread, using it to connect directly to the River of Fate, exploring the situation.

  The silk thread in hand gradually explored the East Sea Biyou Palace as the Heavenly Way revolved, and a faint killing aura emanated from within the Tongtian Dao field. Upon sensing it, his heart skipped a beat, knowing that something big was likely to happen. No longer concerned about Tongtian discovering him, he directly threaded the causal silk through the Biyou Palace gate, entering within.

  At this moment, the master of Tongtian was sitting upright on a cloud bed, with four swords of exterminating immortals suspended above his head. A large auspicious cloud appeared above Tongtian's head, and on top of the cloud were three green lotus flowers. The five elements transformed into waves, surging back and forth, washing against the cloud. Around the cloud was a layer of eerie blue light, exuding an intimidating aura. Suddenly, Tongtian opened his eyes, shooting out a startling radiance. His right hand slightly raised, and the sword of exterminating immortals moved accordingly, carrying a faint green glow as it slashed towards the thread of cause and effect. The moment the sword touched the thread, it snapped apart, with the severed portion dispersing rapidly, leaving Tongtian unaware. The remaining part hastily escaped from Biyu Palace. Tongtian was slightly stunned, not expecting this thing to be so mysterious, formless, and intangible, making it difficult for him to detect what it actually was. He recalled the sword of exterminating immortals and then raised the Donghuang Bell, carefully using his primordial spirit to investigate the changes in the heavenly way. With a slight tap, a sound wave followed the thread of cause and effect.

  At this time, the causal thread fled rapidly along the river of fate, and the attack of the chaotic clock was about to kill. The guide was on Mount Sumeru, with ten fingers flying, a spell was cast, and the causal thread turned into a spark of karma fire, consuming the sound wave. The changes in the surrounding heavenly way were also wiped out, and Tongtian could no longer find the causal thread. The battle between Tongtian and the guide across the air was simple, but both sides felt an unprecedented shock. The guide's cultivation of the causal great dao made a big breakthrough, and he was confident that even if other saints didn't pay attention, it would be difficult to detect, and even if they found out, they could only use magical treasures for passive defense. Who knew that Tongtian cut off the causal thread with one sword, it seems that the saints cannot be underestimated. Tongtian's current dao progress is extremely fast.

  The cause and effect are the most mysterious, Jieying borrows the occasion of cutting off the thread of cause and effect to perceive the murderous aura in Tongtian Sword Intent. This murderous aura has only been found on Luoyin's body before, but now the murderous aura in Tongtian Sword Intent is not as crazy as Luoyin's nor as deep as bone marrow, but it is more grandiose and profound, and even more mysterious and inexplicable.

  Suddenly, he remembered something that happened during the war of sealing gods. The Tianyi sword was taken away by a disciple of the primitive sect. By all logic, this shouldn't be possible. How could a sacred treasure fall into the hands of a mere second-generation disciple? Even an ordinary Mahayana cultivator might not be able to withstand the pressure of a saint's power, let alone another saint. But facts are facts, and there can only be one explanation: Tongtian hadn't fully mastered this treasure.

  The constant urging and calculation gradually made it clear that the Exterminating Immortal Sword was originally a treasure for killing and slaughter, in charge of the great way of slaughter. In those years, it belonged to Mozu Luo Hui. Luo Hui's moral integrity and cultivation were almost no lower than those of the current saints, but he couldn't invoke the power of heaven, nor could his magical powers be infinite. If Tongtian wanted to completely control the Exterminating Immortal Sword, he had to defeat Luo Hui's will and become the new master of the source of slaughter, thereby successfully controlling the Exterminating Immortal Sword, so that it could be turned around at will, and the four swords could be used as if they were arms.

  However, wanting to control the killing intent is not easy even for a saint. The saint's infinite magical powers are useless, and they can only compete with their Dao heart and willpower. Tongtian may worry about becoming the second Luo Huo, or lack sufficient confidence, or be overly arrogant, without realizing that Yuanshi would collude with the two Western saints. In short, he did not thoroughly grasp the four treasure swords, which also made the Xianjian sword array fail to exert its due power as a Hongyuan killing array. The four saints arrived in an instant and broke through immediately; otherwise, even if Tongtian lost, he could still put up a good fight.

  Now, Tongtian's master is clearly starting to subdue the power of killing and slaughter, regardless of his considerations. From the situation, it can be seen that Tongtian is making rapid progress. It is believed that soon, Tongtian will truly grasp the great way of killing, at which time his combat power will soar, and perhaps the trend of Juejiao will really become unstoppable.

  Jie Ying is now somewhat worried in his heart, and Tong Tian is even more shocked. Someone actually used an object to probe his own Dao field. Although he used the Zhuxian Sword to cut it off, Tong Tian still doesn't know what that object was. It's so strange and mysterious that if he hadn't been careful, he wouldn't have discovered it at all. Fortunately, his current cultivation has made great progress, allowing him to detect it.

  He was about to use the Chaos Bell to catch him, but he also gave up halfway. Tongtian knew that his opponent's cultivation might be better than his own. Tongtian was also a clever person and thought that if someone could surpass himself in terms of cultivation, it would only be Laozi or Jieyin. Looking at the other party's sinister methods, he suspected that it was more likely to be Jieyin. Laozi and himself came from the same Pangu Yuanshen, so Laozi's use of any technique could be sensed by him. Only the unfathomable master of Buddhism could achieve this point.

  Tongtianji is arrogant, but not as overbearing as the original. He has realized his current embarrassing situation and decided to thoroughly subdue the source of killing. However, the recent confrontation with Jieyin has made Tongtian even more determined in his Dao heart. Even if he were a saint, he absolutely cannot be complacent, or else he would be left behind by others.

  Tongtian didn't make any noise, thinking that the Buddhist door was so powerful, and his two good brothers probably didn't know yet. He inexplicably felt a hint of joy, they would definitely be unlucky in the hands of the escort, Tongtian had a smile at the corner of his mouth, continuing to painstakingly comprehend the way of killing, striving for great success, when the time comes, even if it's the escort, he will make him look good.

  Jiang Ziya had been secretly plotting in his heart, knowing that Tongtian would be much stronger than before. He even gave him the Hunyuan Bell, planning to distract him by dividing his attention, but unexpectedly, Tongtian focused all his energy on cultivation.

  Jie Ying brought Zuntu to meet him, and he detailed his own discoveries. Zuntu also felt the pressure, and his vigilance against Tongtian's master grew day by day. At the same time, Zuntu was fully devoted to refining the Dharma of destroying and transforming, in order to thoroughly cultivate it before Tongtian, so that he could compete with him in the future.

  Jie Ying also felt the pressure, taking advantage of the progress in his Taoist practice and having no major events, he prepared to refine his industry fire, sacrifice his own treasure, and thoroughly refine the ancestral witch's pure blood. He wanted to return to the source and become a Pangu essence, further strengthening his cultivation to cope with the disputes among the saints in the future. Jie Ying took out six stalks of clear bamboo, this treasure was extremely liked by Jie Ying, it could naturally transform into a pre-heavenly array, seal off the six senses, and was extremely tough, comparable to top-grade spiritual treasures. With the addition of industry fire forging, it was absolutely a rare treasure.

  The merits of self-cultivation, establishing teachings and supplementing heaven have all been accumulated. Now is the right time to use them, releasing the merits and gathering them into a golden wheel at the back of the brain.

  The ritual of refining the treasure has become a familiar path, first using the karma fire to further refine the pure bamboo, then a little bit of the golden wheel at the back of the brain, a thread of merit power was extracted, and the guide guided the merit power, pouring it onto the pure bamboo. The all-emerald pure bamboo gradually emitted a faint golden light, and the six roots of the pure bamboo consumed nearly half of the guide's merit power. The quality naturally made great progress, and in terms of its power, the pure bamboo was probably no less than the Dragon Head Staff, a pre-heavenly treasure. It's just that its wonderful use is slightly lacking, but the guide is still extremely satisfied.

  Then, the guide took out several lotus platforms and perfected the remaining power of merit for several lotus platforms. The guide's efforts on the lotus platform were the most, and the golden lotus, red lotus, and white lotus basically reached their peak. Only the black lotus and green lotus were slightly inferior, but they were only slightly different. After being nourished by the power of merit, all five lotus platforms reached their peak.

  Then, he guided the full force of purification to cleanse the ancestral witch's pure blood. He used this pure blood to explore the mysteries of the true body of the Chaos Demon God and recover his own true body. Just as he was about to close his eyes and focus on cultivating with all his might, a not-so-big-not-so-small event occurred in the vast expanse of the universe.

  After killing Xingtian, Haotian's prestige shook the world, and the Heavenly Court gradually prospered. Taking advantage of the ripening of the peaches, Haotian widely sent out invitations, inviting all the great gods and immortals to attend the Peach Banquet, not even excluding a few saints.

  Jie Yin and Zhu Ti were both in seclusion, while the Medicine Master was currently in charge. He didn't want to offend Huang Tian either. Xuan Cheng disliked interacting with people, but Hou Yi had a grudge against Huang Tian due to his connection with Xing Tian. If not for the potential consequences, Hou Yi would have already killed Huang Tian to avenge Xing Tian. Therefore, the Medicine Master brought Maitreya and Da Shi along as they headed towards the Heavenly Court together.

  Tongtian was also in seclusion and did not come out, Duobao even looked down on Haotian, so let Zhao Gongming lead the team to go first. Nüwa stayed deep in the palace of Nuwa and did not come out, but sent Cai Feng Xianzi to take her place. Yuanshi originally wanted to go to the Heavenly Court to take the opportunity to teach Haotian a lesson, but he could also calculate that Tongtian and the two Western Saints had not gone, so if he went himself, wouldn't it be losing face? So he sent Guang Chengzi to lead the team. Laozi naturally sent out Xuan Du.

  Haotian set up a grand banquet, thinking that other saints would attend, just to make himself look good, but unexpectedly not one of them came, and he couldn't help feeling extremely displeased.

  Apart from the saints, many other powerful beings have arrived, which has added some splendor.