"Slay, Annihilate, Trap, Extinguish!"

With the Slaying Immortal, Slaughtering Immortal, Trapping Immortal, and Extinguishing Immortal Swords arriving simultaneously, Tongtian Sect Hierarch, after an initial strike that did not produce significant effects, directly mobilized the entire power of the Slaying Immortal Formation to fully attack the Saint leading the way.

These four Immortal Swords were originally immensely powerful, and now bestowed with the Killing Power of the Heavenly Dao, they were almost invincible, shaking Shariputra off in an instant and directly piercing through the light curtain conjured by the Merit Golden Lotus and Green Lotus Treasure Color Flag.

The four Immortal Swords nearly fell upon the Dao Body of the leading Saint, but luckily, he timely unleashed a Treasure Banner.

This Scripture Pillar, about five Zhang high, sat on an octagonal, waisted, Sumeru base with relief sculptures of jewel-clad lotus petals looking both up and down; in total, sixteen lotus petals were engraved around.

Carved densely with Western Sect scriptures on its body,

This treasure had no name nor was it intentionally forged; it was inscribed by the leading Saint with the Dao he comprehended in the form of scriptures to eventually pass on to his Disciples.

Unexpectedly, as time passed, this Scripture Pillar spontaneously transformed into a supreme Acquired Spiritual Treasure.

It bore his comprehended Dao, and its power was extraordinary.

At this moment, he used this Scripture Pillar to block the Four Swords of Slaying Immortal.

In the next instant, he sat solemnly atop the Merit Golden Lotus, hands joined in prayer, with myriad Great Thousand Worlds manifesting around him, totaling three thousand!

Countless beings dwelled within these Great Thousand Worlds.

Regardless of race, gender, or age... all beings worshipped the Western Sect, ceaselessly venerating and fervently reciting scriptures.

Seeing this, Tongtian Sect Hierarch's gaze flickered slightly, jeering, "Is this the so-called Western Paradise you speak of?"

His tone was disdainful, and his gaze harshly fixed on the leading Saint: "Are all beings from these Three Thousand Great Worlds forcibly converted from the Primordial realms?

You truly have grand schemes—aiming to take all beings of the Primordial into your fold?"

"Do not misunderstand, fellow Daoist," the leading Saint replied with a sorrowful face, speaking unhurriedly, "The innumerable beings within these three thousand worlds were not forcibly enlightened by me; but it is because our Western lands are barren, lacking sufficient resources for these beings to survive.

Thus, I created these Three Thousand Great Worlds to provide these beings a place to live and sustain themselves.

Here, they suffer no illness, disaster, pain, or death..."

Before he could finish, Tongtian Sect Hierarch scoffed contemptuously: "The cycle of life and death is a rule of the Dao; what compassion are you pretending to showcase here?!

Their kind of neither-living-nor-dead existence, how is this any sort of paradise?

The worlds you've created are clearly many times more torturous than the eighteen levels of Hell!"

Hearing this, the leading Saint could not help but tighten his gaze, anger evident in his eyes.

Tongtian Sect Hierarch's words were a denial of his Dao.

In his view, these worlds of neither birth nor destruction, free from illness or disaster, although not the true Pure Land, were not far off.

But in the mouth of Tongtian Sect Hierarch, they were likened to hell!

How could he tolerate this?

This was a contest of Dao, a battle that must be fought to the end!

He looked towards Tongtian Sect Hierarch, his voice solemnly stating: "It seems that fellow Daoist Tongtian has a deep misunderstanding of our Western Sect's teachings! If I am victorious today, please grant me a chance to elucidate the Western Dao to you!"

"Heh~"

Tongtian Sect Hierarch scoffed disdainfully: "I'm afraid you won't have that chance."

With that, he gently waved the Qingping Sword, aligning endless Heavenly Dao Killing Power onto the Four Swords of Slaying Immortal, repeatedly striking towards the leading Saint.

"Clang!"

A muffled sound; even the Treasure Banner was shaken away.

"Mercy, mercy!"

The leading Saint, hands joined, his expression immensely solemn.

Those three thousand Great Worlds rapidly revolving around him, unexpectedly transformed into a radiant seven-colored halo, blasting the Four Swords of Slaying Immortal away.

"Interesting."

The gaze of Tongtian Sect Hierarch brightened, and he once again stimulated the Qingping Sword, striking towards the leading Saint.

In the endless misty Chaos, four monumental sword lights piercing the heavens slowly revolved; opposite them, the splendid seven-colored halo formed by three thousand Great Worlds radiated, with profound chanting faintly emanating from the halo.

"Boom!"

A loud crash.

Four sword lights pierced through the Chaos, slashing toward the radiant Three Thousand Great Worlds.

Faced with the Four Swords of Slaying Immortal, which were imbued with the Heavenly Dao Killing Power, the Saint proved unable to resist.

In just a moment, the colorful halo completely shattered and dispersed.

The dazzling sword light struck the barriers of the Three Thousand Great Worlds, immediately causing cracks to form, through which strands of Chaos Qi transformed into raging torrents of earth, water, fire, and wind that surged into the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

If this continued, it would take just a moment for the Three Thousand Great Worlds, which the Saint had spent countless years creating, to completely break apart and be destroyed in an instant.

Realizing this, the Saint's expression turned solemn.

It was unclear what he did, but with a "hum", an immensely large divine statue rose from a Great World.

More and more divine statues began to emerge from those Great Worlds.

Each of these divine statues had twenty-four heads and eighteen arms, their bodies shimmering with golden light, and each bore the face of the Saint.

However, these were not external incarnations of the Saint; they were manifestations of the Power of Faith of the countless beings within the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

They recited scriptures and worshipped day and night, with boundless and pure faith toward the Saint.

At this moment, the Saint activated this power, instantly conjuring three thousand Dao Bodies.

Each of these Dao Bodies could easily crush ordinary Quasi-Saints. They sat within the Three Thousand Great Worlds, radiating brilliant golden light, and instantly sealed the cracks on the world barriers.

Then, the three thousand Dao Bodies surged out from the Three Thousand Great Worlds, all rushing toward Tongtian, the Sect Hierarch.

"Hmph!"

Tongtian, the Sect Hierarch, sneered disdainfully, "Merely trivial skills!"

With his words, he lifted the Qingping Sword and swung it forward.

In the next instant, Slaying Immortal, Slaughter Immortal, Trapping Immortal, and Absolute Immortal all trembled.

Amidst the clear sounds of sword cries, endless Heavenly Dao Killing Power transformed into Infinite Sword Light, spreading out and finally converging on the Qingping Sword held by Tongtian.

The entire Qingping Sword was like an exploding sun, flashing with blinding brilliance.

"Slash!"

With a cold shout from Tongtian, the Qingping Sword fiercely slashed downwards.

In an instant, the vast Chaotic Sea silently split in two, revealing a dead and empty void.

The three thousand approaching Dao Bodies didn't even have a chance to react before they vanished without a trace.

After annihilating the three thousand Dao Bodies, the momentum of this sword swipe continued, sweeping toward the Saint.

"Buzz—"

Knowing full well the might of this sword, the Saint immediately activated the Green Lotus Treasure Color Flag above his head and the Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus under his feet, both radiating the Light of Merit, showering down countless lotuses to firmly guard himself.

Because the sword light swept across everything, leaving no chance to escape.

"Pop—"

Under the incredulous gaze of the Saint, a sound like bubbles bursting rang out in front of him.

At this moment, his Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus, which was renowned for its defense, actually shattered into pieces!

This supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure was actually broken by a single strike from Tongtian!

The Saint was utterly shocked.

After all, his Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus was known for being "seated on the lotus dais, unbreakable by anything."

Unexpectedly, it was so easily broken under the Slaying Immortal Sword.

This was truly unbelievable.

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