The emptiness of Kong Sang was desolate. Lei Jun looked around leisurely. Besides the intertwining spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the malevolent aura of demons, there was also an endless ancient aura.

Being amidst it, he could feel a faint chill.

However, this chill lasted only for a moment before turning into intense heat and dryness.

“The feeling is similar to when we first entered Sumeru,” Lei Jun said with a smile as he glanced at Tang Xiaotang.

The first time they entered Sumeru long ago was exactly like this. He and Tang Xiaotang stood side by side.

Back then, Venerable Shanzhihui was still secluded under Sumeru Mountain.

He was at the eighth heaven realm while Tang Xiaotang was at the ninth heaven realm. Together, they triggered a major upheaval in Sumeru, destroying the Karma Department, one of the five divisions of the Vajra Realm.

However, they failed to force Venerable Shanzhihui out of his seclusion.

Now, the place had changed from Sumeru to Kong Sang.

Their cultivation realms were also vastly different from those days.

“Let’s begin!” Tang Xiaotang laughed loudly, and her entire being seemed to transform into an invisible energy rising within Kong Sang. Ignoring time and space, she headed straight toward the center of Kong Sang.

“Junior senior sister, please go ahead first. I will follow shortly,” Lei Jun said without moving immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the path they had come from.

The void portal leading from the Earth Sea to Kong Sang was trembling and fluctuating continuously.

On the other side of the portal were the Earth Sea’s numerous shamans led by Li Tianqing and Li Jin. After Lei Jun and the others left, they immediately began arranging the Ghost and Spirit Sacrifice Formation.

The Ghost and Spirit Sacrifice Formation covered a vast area, also stirring the spiritual energy of the entire Earth Sea to vibrate together, gradually forming a unified whole.

The Earth Sea was entering the highest state of battle readiness. Although the four directional portals were not sealed, the overall formation became a massive array, prepared for defense.

Naturally, Lei Jun and the others did not want the Earth Sea they came from to be exploited by others.

At the same time, although Zhao Chanyang of the Kunwu Sect had not been disturbed from seclusion, Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong was at Great Square, and Bai Mei was in Saha World, all prepared to heighten their vigilance.

Lei Jun, centered in Kong Sang, also had black and white qi streams constantly circulating, gradually forming a gigantic black-and-white Taiji Diagram that enveloped the surroundings.

The black-and-white Taiji Diagram concealed and sealed the Kong Sang portal they had just passed through.

Though not completely sealing this path, it could temporarily block others from reaching the Earth Sea from here.

While doing all this, Lei Jun vaguely sensed Kong Sang growing increasingly scorching, as if turning into a massive furnace of heaven and earth.

The turbulent currents quickly became violent and began to repel his presence in Kong Sang.

Looking toward the center of Kong Sang, a Buddha’s light shadow gathered, appearing peaceful and serene, sharply contrasting with the raging heat but also harmoniously unified.

Although Venerable Shanzhihui had only occupied Kong Sang for about ten years, he had evidently deeply cultivated it, able to transform the power of this realm for his own use.

While Lei Jun sealed the Kong Sang portal temporarily with the Taiji Diagram, facing Kong Sang’s rejection, he calmly took out a Meridian Box.

Inside the Meridian Box was the jade relic given by Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong.

The precious jade, resembling both a shaman’s bone and a Buddhist relic, immediately emitted towering radiance upon appearing in the Kong Sang world, illuminating all directions.

Within the brilliance appeared a gigantic skeleton sitting cross-legged, hands forming a Buddhist mudra.

The ancient mysticism inherited from the Witch Sect intertwined with the purity and harmony of Buddhist tradition at this moment.

It displayed the former Witch King of Kong Sang’s mystical aura alongside the profound Buddhist hand seal magic.

Centered on this skeletal Buddha, the scattered jade light condensed and solidified, spreading throughout Kong Sang like an icebound glacier.

The intense heat of the world instantly diminished, returning to desolation.

The chaotic energy currents also calmed.

Although storms still raged, for immortals of Lei Jun’s cultivation realm, it was like a gentle breeze brushing their faces, something easily ignored.

Far away, at Kong Sang’s center, Venerable Shanzhihui was originally seated peacefully.

Suddenly, he felt his mind unsettled.

The powerful spiritual cultivation of the Buddhist Golden Body Venerable was fully revealed at this moment.

His control over Kong Sang allowed him to detect the abnormal changes immediately—an intruder had entered.

Venerable Shanzhihui sighed softly and immediately activated Kong Sang to try expelling the intruder.

But deep in his heart, there was an ominous premonition.

It was a mysterious psychic sense combined with some basic understanding of the enemy.

The opponent would not attack so casually without confidence.

Although they had yet to meet face to face, Venerable Shanzhihui’s mind already reflected Tang Xiaotang’s figure.

Though Tang Xiaotang had left Kong Sang then, she had taken something crucial with her.

The past cause was now bearing fruit.

Just as Venerable Shanzhihui’s thoughts turned here, a surging afterimage filled Kong Sang.

Affected by this, the turbulent spiritual energy suddenly quieted.

...Tang Emperor Zhang Wantong.

Although the jade light was a blend of Buddhist and Witch Sect essences, Venerable Shanzhihui recognized it as the handiwork of Zhang Wantong.

A narrow margin had allowed Venerable Shanzhihui to seize the initiative and push Zhang Wantong and Tang Xiaotang out of Kong Sang years ago.

But over the years, Zhang Wantong had clearly developed countermeasures.

Though unable to seize full control over Kong Sang, and the jade light unable to last long, it at least prevented Venerable Shanzhihui from drawing on Kong Sang’s power.

Meanwhile, a figure appeared hovering over the central area of Kong Sang.

Below, Venerable Shanzhihui revealed his combat form, embodying the Immovable Wisdom King with three eyes and two arms, completely dark blue-black in color, holding a Dragon Sword and a Vajra Long Chain, wearing a five-petal flower crown.

Unlike before when he held back, this time he immediately threw down the flower crown atop his head.

In an instant, the illusionary light images of the central Vairocana Buddha, eastern Akshobhya Buddha, western Amitabha Buddha, southern Ratnasambhava Buddha, and northern Amoghasiddhi Buddha appeared simultaneously, hovering above Venerable Shanzhihui.

The five Buddha light shadows appeared together, causing the Venerable’s Buddhist power to immediately rise to a profound and mysterious level.

This was known as the second layer of the Golden Body Three Dharma Seals, the Seal of Non-self of All Dharmas.

Due to old injuries, even when Venerable Shanzhihui manifested the Immovable Wisdom King form, he usually remained at a relatively low level.

This was called the Impermanence of All Phenomena, the first layer of the Golden Body Three Dharma Seals.

Impermanence means that all worldly dharmas are constantly born, exist, transform, and perish. When subduing external demons in battle, this often manifests as a significant strengthening of one’s own dharma and a substantial weakening of the enemy’s.

At the Seal of Non-self of All Dharmas, all conditioned and unconditioned dharmas have no true self.

In combat, this means the enemy finds it difficult to predict, block, or avoid his dharma, while their own dharma cannot harm Venerable Shanzhihui.

To some extent, this was similar to the Buddhist Bodhisattva’s dharma body and reward body but taken further.

Just as Daoist cultivators who reach the Immortal Realm gradually merge their three lineages into unity, Buddhist Golden Body Venerables also have different but analogous paths.

Sensing the perilous environment without any complacency, Venerable Shanzhihui immediately launched his full power.

The figure in the void had just appeared when the Vajra Long Chain in the Immovable Wisdom King’s hand was thrown toward her.

“Great Monk, today we fight again!” The newcomer laughed loudly, her figure shifting unpredictably.

Beneath her feet, clear qi condensed into a gigantic ship, seeming as vast as land, imposing in grandeur.

Unlike Tang Xiaotang’s former Pure Yang Boat or Primordial Boat, this divine ship was entirely composed of clear qi, requiring no Pure Yang Sea or Primordial Sea to support it, moving autonomously through the void.

Despite its immense size, the divine ship deftly evaded the Vajra Long Chain.

Seeing this, Venerable Shanzhihui’s gaze tightened. “Patron Tang has advanced further. Congratulations.”

Though he knew this tall and gifted female Daoist’s cultivation was profound, her breakthrough had stunned him again.

Having manifested the Seal of Non-self of All Dharmas, he was still dodged by Tang Xiaotang’s Vajra Long Chain.

The divine ship beneath her feet seemed to incorporate an unusual Daoist principle.

Tang Xiaotang stood proudly at the prow of her divine ship, without other magical manifestations around her.

This was because all the Celestial Phenomena and magical arts, including Mu Tianxin and the Fate Star Spirit, had merged into the divine ship.

Immortal Art: Supreme Boat!

Apart from the primordial arts, this was a lifetime of integrated learning, embodying many wonders.

From another perspective, it was part of her body.

After breakthrough to the Dongxuan Immortal level, her soul and body further transformed and fused, reaching a profound realm where physical life force and magical arts became one.

Now, as the Supreme Boat moved, it observed the surroundings invisibly with its celestial heart, perceiving danger and malice, carving safe routes, blending with Tang Xiaotang’s escape and movement techniques, making her trace elusive.

After dodging the Vajra Long Chain, Tang Xiaotang at the boat’s prow casually waved her hand.

Compared to her Ninth Heaven Dongshen state, now at Dongxuan Immortal level, Pure Yang and Pure Yin were effortlessly summoned.

With the rotation of Primordial Qi, the black and white Taiji Diagram instantly manifested the innate Dragon and Tiger joint strike, emitting profound radiance streaking through the heavens.

The burning Vajra Long Chain was instantly cut by the radiant beam.

Simultaneously, Tang Xiaotang and the Supreme Boat moved again, dodging the Dragon Sword attack in the other hand.

With the rotation of the black and white Taiji Diagram, this radiant light ignored spatial and temporal barriers, seeming to appear out of nowhere, exploding right before Venerable Shanzhihui’s Immovable Wisdom King form.

The Seal of Non-self of All Dharmas composed of five Buddha light shadows hovered above the Immovable Wisdom King, extremely profound.

Tang Xiaotang’s invisible innate Dragon and Tiger joint strike failed to harm his Immovable Wisdom King.

With the Buddhist power circulating, numerous wrathful flames of the Wisdom King condensed, and the Vajra Long Chain restored.

But Venerable Shanzhihui had no intention of a prolonged fight with Tang Xiaotang.

Firstly, this opponent’s strength was vastly different now, and he sensed more than one intruder in Kong Sang.

Secondly, his current state was unsustainable.

He condensed the Immovable Wisdom King form seated on the Lotus Moon Wheel. Despite reluctance, he had to move through the void and attempt to escape.

At that moment, a vast darkness resembling the starry cosmos unfolded, attempting to engulf Venerable Shanzhihui entirely.

It was Lei Jun’s Dao Realm Xuanyuan unfolding to capture the Venerable.

Blessed by the Seal of Non-self, Venerable Shanzhihui was unmoved for a short time.

However, Tang Xiaotang had already approached, and he dared not linger, chanting a Buddhist mantra.

An illusory Buddha Eye Respectful figure appeared above.

Centered on it, swirling light mists swept the surroundings.

Though the mists were not physical, both Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang recognized them as the Mother Diagrams of the Four Divisions of the Vajra Realm.

Karma Department, the Mother Diagram of Vajra Paramita Bodhisattva.

Lotus Department, the Mother Diagram of Dharma Paramita Bodhisattva.

Treasure Department, the Mother Diagram of Treasure Paramita Bodhisattva.

Karma Department, the Mother Diagram of Kamma Paramita Bodhisattva.

The central Buddhist Department had no Mother Diagram, but the Buddha Eye Respectful preserved the secret records of all dharma sources, governing the four directions.

Thus, the five directions united at this moment, infinitely profound.

Relying on his own power and the current Vajra Transmutation of the Womb Treasury, Venerable Shanzhihui seemed ready to vanish.

But then, another Xuanyuan Universe appeared in the void, Lei Jun’s second one.

Both Xuanyuan Universes had not fully merged but formed two hemispheres embracing the Womb Treasury world formed by the Venerable in the middle.

“Expel!” Tang Xiaotang lightly shouted.

Above her head, abundant invisible and immaterial Primordial Qi interwove, seeming to condense into an illusory magical talisman.

Simultaneously, she clasped her hands at her chest, then pulled them apart, as if drawing an invisible sword.

With a slash, the opponent’s Womb Treasury world immediately retreated back into the Vajra Realm.

Venerable Shanzhihui’s Immovable Wisdom King form reappeared.

Startled, he increased the wrathful flames around his body, condensing the Dragon Sword’s power to strike at Tang Xiaotang.

Tang Xiaotang grasped an invisible sword in midair, boldly parrying the Dragon Sword head-on.

Both trembled slightly.

Venerable Shanzhihui was even more astonished.

“What magic technique is this? Or a Daoist treasure?”

No, it wasn’t a treasure, but a manifestation of her magical power.

Under the illumination of the Buddhist Eye, the sword in Tang Xiaotang’s hand became clearer.

The long sword appeared formless and vague but gave the impression of a concrete shape.

Its form resembled the Tianshi Sword, the true transmission of the Celestial Master lineage from Longhu Tianshi Mansion.

Tang Xiaotang often wielded this treasure, but the invisible sword in her hand now was not the real Tianshi Sword but seemed to be formed from Primordial Qi.

Yet, Primordial Qi was formless and immaterial, the origin of existence and nonexistence.

Producing a concrete form, rather than sharpening an edge, should be a degradation of its principle.

But in Tang Xiaotang’s hand, it allowed her, newly arrived in the Immortal Realm, to directly clash with an opponent manifesting the Seal of Non-self.

Historical records of those born with the Primordial Dao Body never mentioned such a transformation.

After initial surprise, Venerable Shanzhihui gained some clarity.

Tang Xiaotang had deeply comprehended the mysteries of Primordial Qi and mastered its subtleties.

She had grasped the transformations among the five primordial elements in a fleeting moment, creating a reversal of innate energies.

The inversion and alternation of Primordial Qi’s existence and nonexistence were balanced on a critical point.

This contradiction was the most fragile yet also the most violent.

Like a contradiction twisted, pushed, and compressed, it formed an ultimate destructive force.

Because Tang Xiaotang controlled this contradictory power, the sword’s edge was so sharp.

This technique was called the Reverse Hongmeng.

After ascending to immortality, Tang Xiaotang’s Primordial Dao Body achieved and bore this, a twin immortal art alongside the Supreme Boat.

Under Reverse Hongmeng, the originally formless Primordial Qi began to take concrete form.

From nothing to something, capable of creating all things.

At this initial stage, the most familiar and handy form was the Celestial Master’s Three Treasures.

Therefore, the inverted Primordial Qi first manifested as the Reverse Primordial Sword, clashing head-on with Venerable Shanzhihui’s Dragon Sword.

When the enemy again threw the Vajra Long Chain, invisible qi flowed around Tang Xiaotang’s body, forming the Reverse Primordial Robe.

The Reverse Primordial Robe combined offense and defense. When touched by the Vajra Long Chain, it was destroyed, automatically breaking and dissipating invisibly.

At the same time, with a flick of her palm in midair, the Reverse Hongmeng manifested again as a great seal, pressing down on Venerable Shanzhihui’s head.

His Immovable Wisdom King form’s right eye looked upward, binding the Celestial Demon;

the left eye looked downward, burning Dragon Demon and Nonheaven;

the forehead eye subdued Yaksha and Rakshasa.

At present, the left and forehead eyes were no longer effective.

The Immovable Wisdom King’s right eye looked up, and the transparent wrathful flames turned into rope-like bindings to restrain the descending Reverse Primordial Seal.

But Tang Xiaotang, standing on the Supreme Boat, sword in hand, charged forward.

Venerable Shanzhihui activated the Lotus Moon Wheel to evade.

Being within Lei Jun’s Xuanyuan Universe and unable to endure a prolonged battle, Venerable Shanzhihui had no intention to linger.

He summoned a blue lamp.

The originally tiny flame suddenly flared, temporarily blocking Tang Xiaotang.

However, thunder roared in his ears as Lei Jun, manifesting the Thunder Emperor True Form, approached swiftly.

Just by Lei Jun’s rapid movement, the Buddhist Venerable silently admitted that Puguang and the others’ defeat was justified.

Not to mention Puguang, Daoist Zhou Tian, and Yu Shuo.

Even the resurrected Golden Khan Ongqinfu at the Martial Immortal realm could not match Lei Jun’s speed.

The Kunpeng Demon Saint was still secluded in Guixu.

If he reached the Demon Saint second level, he might be comparable.

But at the first Demon Saint level, despite showing the great roc form, he was no match for Lei Jun.

Lei Jun’s Thunder Emperor True Form clashed head-on with Venerable Shanzhihui’s Dragon Sword.

The Dragon Sword, condensed by the wrathful flames of the second-level Buddhist Golden Body Venerable, had formidable destructive power.

Even Lei Jun’s powerful Thunder Emperor True Form suffered a cut but quickly healed under the surging thunder light.

Simultaneously, the Immovable Wisdom King form took a punch from Lei Jun, causing cracks in its golden body.

The five Buddha light shadows flashed above, constantly reinforcing the Seal of Non-self, allowing the golden body to recover.

Within a few moves, fierce battle flared.

Venerable Shanzhihui felt helpless.

This opponent’s movement, attack, and defense all surpassed ordinary first-level Immortal Realm cultivators.

“There is balanced ability between us in the Heavenly Market Constellation…” Lei Jun shook his head slightly, “But I gained little. The slight defense enhancement comes from Junior senior sister’s Reverse Primordial Robe.”

Blocked momentarily by Lei Jun, Tang Xiaotang slashed through the blue lamp.

She coldly stared at the five Buddha light shadows above Venerable Shanzhihui and formed a mudra at her chest.

An unprecedentedly vast Primordial Qi began to gather above.

A huge four-sided jade seal, seemingly solid, hovered above Venerable Shanzhihui.

The Reverse Primordial Seal formed by the inverted Primordial Qi was driven to its utmost power by Tang Xiaotang, even temporarily dispelling the Reverse Primordial Sword and Robe.

The inverted Hongmeng transformation of Primordial Qi manifested specific wonderful uses, also driven to its extreme.

Thus, the white jade great seal vaguely transformed into a three-layered altar, towering like a mountain over the five Buddha lights above Venerable Shanzhihui.

The Buddhist radiance flowing from the five Buddha light shadows dimmed instantly.

The profundity of the Seal of Non-self fell sharply.

Venerable Shanzhihui was unprepared to respond.

Lei Jun’s rapid attack descended like a sudden storm, striking the Immovable Wisdom King form directly, collapsing nearly half its body.

At the same time, Tang Xiaotang’s Supreme Boat rushed in, knocking the damaged Immovable Wisdom King form off the Lotus Moon Wheel.

The Immovable Wisdom King form instantly cracked like fragile porcelain.

“Mahā Vairocana.”

Venerable Shanzhihui quietly chanted the Buddhist mantra.

In an instant, the five Buddha light shadows exploded with unprecedented brilliance, burning fiercely.

The overwhelming power transformed into great illumination shining in all directions.

Simultaneously, in the multicolored translucent sea of fire, the five Buddha light shadows changed their original forms.

The five Buddha lights each manifested their Dharma Wheel bodies, transforming into the Five Great Wisdom Kings.

Besides the two-armed, three-eyed Immovable Wisdom King, the other four Great Wisdom Kings appeared simultaneously.

Kṣitigarbha Wisdom King, with three faces and eight arms, entirely blue, holding various weapons, surrounded by flames, standing on a seat with the Great Freedom Deity and Uma Devi.

Trailokyavijaya Wisdom King, blue all over, with red eyes and eight arms intertwined by snakes.

Mahāvairocana Wisdom King, dark blue-black, in an angry form with six faces, six arms, and six legs, seated on a Sēsē seat, backed by flames, holding halberd, bow, chain, sword, arrows, and club.

Vajra Yaksha Wisdom King, three faces, six arms, five eyes wide on the front face, three eyes on the side faces, horse king hairstyle, adorned with jewels, holding bow, arrow, sword, wheel, five-pronged vajra, and vajra bell.

At this moment, Venerable Shanzhihui seemed to relive his peak years.

The Five Great Wisdom Kings appeared together, and the sudden burst of power forcibly lifted Tang Xiaotang’s Reverse Primordial Seal upward.

At the same time, the Five Great Wisdom Kings swung their weapons, launching an endless attack.

The wrathful flames swept all directions, attempting to break through Lei Jun’s Dao Realm Xuanyuan.

“True skill is shown. The current Nine Heavens Responding Five Lightning True Law may not fully match the opponent…” Lei Jun thought, but remained calm.

His Thunder Emperor True Form shattered, scattering power into Dao Realm Xuanyuan.

In that moment, the Xuanyuan Universe regenerated and transformed repeatedly.

Amidst the radiant light, the vast universe seemed to have boundaries, divided into upper and lower and eight directions.

The ten directions intertwined, tightly surrounding Venerable Shanzhihui.

Under the Buddha Eye’s illumination, the Venerable suddenly felt a sinking heart.

In the same instant, he saw purple yang lightning and black yin lightning weaving, revealing condensed divine light sweeping all directions.

He saw green yin fire and red-gold yang fire merging to form dazzling bright stars exploding in the cosmos.

He saw golden pure yang lightning dragons and silver pure yin lightning dragons intertwining, manifesting a faint magical light flow corresponding to Tang Xiaotang’s innate Dragon and Tiger joint strike.

He saw endless primordial magnetic force converging in the dark void, forming a bright yellow ocean, where numerous swords floated, forming a sharp and invincible sword array.

All these scenes appeared simultaneously within Lei Jun’s Xuanyuan Universe.

Venerable Shanzhihui stood within the Ten Scenes of the Celestial Stems and Heavenly Branches, momentarily overwhelmed.

The Ten Scenes divided by Celestial Stems coexisted with Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

The first scene, Jia Wood, was yang wood generating yang lightning, manifesting five-colored thunderclouds: purple, gold, cyan, red, and white, merging the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, Pure Yang Immortal Lightning, Xiandu Divine Lightning, Yushu Immortal Lightning, and Tai Ting Immortal Thunder, forming the Yang Nine Heavens Responding Five Lightning True Law.

The second scene, Yi Wood, was yin wood generating yin and yang thunder magic, weaving the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning and Xuanyao Immortal Lightning. Purple yang lightning dragons and black yin lightning dragons swirled, producing yin and yang divine aurora.

The third scene, Bing Fire, was yang fire, extremely strong and bright, with Pure Yang Immortal Lightning, Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, and Heavenly Celestial Fire merging into Three Yang Prosperity.

The fourth scene, Ding Fire, was yin fire, blending fire magic with yin and yang, with green fire tigers and red-gold fire tigers soaring through the cosmic space, reaching the star sea and Nine Abyss, forming the Yin Yang Wuji Star Radiance.

The fifth scene, Wu Earth, was yang earth, forming a condensed white three-layer altar.

The sixth scene, Ji Earth, was yin earth, forming a black three-layer altar.

These two opposed each other, stable and immovable, forming the foundation of Lei Jun’s Xuanyuan Celestial Stems Ten Scenes.

The seventh scene, Geng Metal, was yang metal, with endless primordial magnetic force converging into the Primordial Magnetic Sea, condensing the Two Poles Heavenly Origin Sword Array. When the sword was released, thunder and fire erupted.

The eighth scene, Xin Metal, was yin metal, combining yin lightning and yang fire, with a black yin lightning dragon and red-gold yang fire tiger harmonizing, representing Lei Jun’s Dragon and Tiger joint strike upon reaching the Immortal Realm.

The ninth scene, Ren Water, was yang water, using lightning as water, transforming extreme hardness and intensity into utmost softness and purity. Looking far, golden pure yang lightning dragons and silver pure yin lightning dragons intertwined, manifesting a yin-yang and existence-nonexistence treasure light, elusive yet unbreakable and resilient.

The tenth scene, Gui Water, was yin water, extremely cold and soft, showing the fusion of Nine Abyss True Fire, Pure Yin Divine Lightning, and Xuanyao Immortal Lightning, opposing the Three Yang Prosperity as the ultimate yin scene.

This Celestial Stems Ten Scenes was Lei Jun’s summary of his current knowledge and creation.

For himself, there was still much room for improvement and adjustment, to be continued in the future.

As his learning deepened, the Ten Scenes would evolve further and become more complete and harmonious.

But this did not affect Lei Jun’s current confrontation with the Five Great Wisdom Kings of Venerable Shanzhihui.

Endless thunderfire mystical light clashed continuously with the opponent’s various weapons and wrathful flames in the vast universe.

During this, Tang Xiaotang focused on the inverted Primordial Qi and manifested the Reverse Primordial Robe again.

With the Reverse Primordial Robe, Tang Xiaotang and her Supreme Boat seemed to pass through endless cannon fire and arrows, instantaneously crossing the heavens.

The huge divine ship was incredibly agile, smashing into the Trailokyavijaya Wisdom King form, who was formed from Venerable Shanzhihui’s division, shattering it to pieces!

Standing at the boat’s prow, Tang Xiaotang struck remotely, her innate Dragon and Tiger joint strike piercing through the opposite Kṣitigarbha Wisdom King form.

As the Supreme Boat sped by the Mahāvairocana Wisdom King form, Tang Xiaotang pointed her finger, releasing the Initiating Pearl, which exploded outward, blasting apart the upper body of Mahāvairocana Wisdom King.

Meanwhile, the Vajra Yaksha Wisdom King form attempted to attack Lei Jun himself.

Even without the Thunder Emperor True Form’s support, Lei Jun’s physical and life force cultivation was outstanding among cultivators of the same realm, surpassing many martial immortals.

He skillfully avoided the Vajra Yaksha Wisdom King’s attack and struck back with a palm.

However, the Vajra Yaksha Wisdom King ignited itself, turning into boundless wrathful flames intending to surround Lei Jun.

Venerable Shanzhihui, combined with the Immovable Wisdom King form, had already rushed near Lei Jun.

Suddenly, a raincoat appeared on Lei Jun.

Each strand of the raincoat’s grass swayed, rain mist and fierce wind appeared simultaneously, blending without interference.

The fierce wind seemed to solidify, blocking all eight directions.

On one side, a shimmering light caused Venerable Shanzhihui to be momentarily stunned.

The light was not Daoist power but originated from his Buddhist magical power.

Moreover, it was clearly from his Buddhist hand seal lineage.

Venerable Shanzhihui first thought of Wang Guiyuan, Monk Huiyin, and others, but immediately realized the Buddhist power belonged to his own sect.

The opponent had refined the essence of the Buddhist hand seal into a Daoist treasure.

In this situation, the most direct effect was…

When attacked by the hand seal’s magic, the defense was correspondingly enhanced, greatly improving effectiveness.

Though Lei Jun currently lacked the Thunder Emperor True Form, he resisted the Immovable Wisdom King’s Dragon Sword strike by using the Taishang Eight Scenes Treasure Raincoat refined with the Diamond Sutra Wheel’s power.

Venerable Shanzhihui inwardly sighed, sensing his own attacks had weakened compared to the start.

He had no chance to continue breaking the Treasure Raincoat.

As he attacked Lei Jun, the Immovable Wisdom King form shuddered.

Tang Xiaotang’s innate Dragon and Tiger joint strike arrived again from a distance.

“Your Majesty Abyssal Emperor, you have won,” the Buddhist Venerable sighed softly.

At the same time, the Kong Sang realm outside Dao Realm Xuanyuan suddenly trembled violently.

An ancient book appeared out of thin air.

As pages turned, the surrounding void twisted rapidly.

Another void portal seemed about to open here.

The light bursting from the turning pages surged upward, affecting two huge black hemispheres floating above.

Between the hemispheres, influenced by the light, the Dao Realm Xuanyuan, not a simple complete one, began to open gradually.

“Oh?” Lei Jun, standing in the vast cosmos, looked down.

Simultaneously, the power of the Celestial Stems Ten Scenes began to converge.

On the white three-layer altar stood the purple Nine Heavens Lightning Ancestor Manifestation, golden Pure Yang Lightning Ancestor Manifestation, and red-gold Heavenly Celestial Fire Ancestor Manifestation—Lei Jun’s true divine manifestations, armored and ready. The first two had dragon heads and human bodies;

the last had a tiger head and human body.

Opposite them, on the black three-layer altar stood the black Xuanyao Lightning Ancestor Manifestation, silver Pure Yin Lightning Ancestor Manifestation, and green Nine Abyss Fire Ancestor Manifestation—also Lei Jun’s true divine manifestations, incomparable to any other celestial phenomena.

At this moment, the two forces merged.

One was extremely hard, yang, and hot, forming Three Yang Prosperity.

The other was extremely soft, yin, and cold, forming the Reverse Three Yang Prosperity.

Together they manifested a Xuanyuan blended Taiji Diagram.

As the Taiji Diagram rotated, dazzling strong light covered the sky and descended.

Immortal Art: Xuanyuan Combined Illumination!

Under the radiant blast, the ancient book’s brilliance dimmed.

Though the ancient book could withstand strong light for a while, the void portal about to open was fixed in place and could not expand.

Time and space twisted as if alive, struggling and twitching continuously.

At this moment, Venerable Shanzhihui stepped forward, recalling the Lotus Moon Wheel.

But he did not mount it, as Tang Xiaotang held the Reverse Primordial Sword and slashed.

The Immovable Wisdom King form lightly tapped the Lotus Moon Wheel, which then burst into blazing flames.

The towering light helped temporarily block Tang Xiaotang.

Venerable Shanzhihui used this chance to escape the Dao Realm Xuanyuan that Lei Jun had separated.

But immediately, Tang Xiaotang’s innate Dragon and Tiger joint strike struck from behind.

He could no longer maintain the Seal of Non-self and was shattered.

Simultaneously, a ten-section green bamboo staff appeared, swirling black and white qi streams, striking Venerable Shanzhihui.

Originally used by Lei Jun to attack enemy souls, the Shangqing Jade Immortal Bamboo now shattered the Venerable’s golden body.

Venerable Shanzhihui staggered but pressed on, rushing through the portal from Kong Sang to the Ming human realm.

“Lei Jun?” Tang Xiaotang shattered the burning Lotus Moon Wheel, immediately following with quick steps and softly calling out.

Lei Jun responded, “Very strong! But still outside, unable to truly enter Kong Sang.”

Tang Xiaotang relaxed and left Kong Sang, chasing directly into the Ming human realm.

Upon entering the mortal realm, Tang Xiaotang immediately felt her immortal energy begin to dissipate.

However, her form became ethereal, as if transforming into invisible energy drifting in the mortal world.

Her energy loss was far less than other immortals.

Like Xu Yuanzhen, she enjoyed traveling freely and had considered the difficulties of moving in the mortal world after ascending. She had prepared for this.

Even without such energy preservation, she would still pursue Venerable Shanzhihui into the Ming human realm to finish him.

The Supreme Boat, merging Tang Xiaotang’s Mu Tianxin changes, followed the trail directly without needing her conscious thought.

In terms of speed, she was faster than the current Venerable Shanzhihui.

Venerable Shanzhihui entered the Ming human realm in the northern border, heading east.

Though suffering many aftereffects, he had no choice but to resolve the present crisis first.

Walking in the mortal world with severe injuries consumed him further.

A great amount of Buddhist power continuously leaked like raining light, briefly resembling a true Buddha manifesting.

Only he knew the internal hardships.

Lei Jun.

Tang Xiaotang.

If it were only one, despite his poor physical state, he could still try to cope.

But with both, he lacked the confidence even to escape.

Two newly ascended immortals possessed such strength;

it was truly frustrating.

As his thoughts turned here, he suddenly sensed another approaching danger!

Startled, he saw an extremely strange yet overwhelming dark shadow suddenly rising from the ground, rushing toward him!

“…Pixiu Void!?”

The visitor was not unfamiliar to Venerable Shanzhihui, even more so than Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang.

It was the Pixiu Demon Saint he had suppressed in Sumeru, tamed and refined for many years.

When Sumeru Mountain collapsed, the Pixiu Demon Saint escaped, forcing Venerable Shanzhihui to emerge early.

There had been no news for many years.

Now, it waited here!

“Bald monk, prepare to die!” The Pixiu Demon Saint suddenly erupted, pouncing on Venerable Shanzhihui in midair.

Venerable Shanzhihui was alert and sensitive but focused all his mind on Tang Xiaotang chasing behind.

He was too late to react to Pixiu’s attack, being slammed from midair to the ground.

His golden body cracked further, golden Arhat blood pouring onto the mortal realm.

Yet he remained calm, mustering his remaining strength to overturn his attacker.

The Pixiu Demon Saint, relying on natural talent, had lived many years in the mortal world and was in a worse condition than Venerable Shanzhihui.

Though nurtured by Luo Hai’s cultivation and the talents of Ming Dynasty scholars, he was still extremely weak.

Though he wounded Venerable Shanzhihui, he was overturned in turn.

Venerable Shanzhihui did not counterattack, only quickly escaped.

But despair finally grew in his heart.

As expected, an invisible sword blade suddenly stretched across the sky and swept by.

This Buddhist Golden Body Venerable’s body was instantly cut in two.

His golden body cracked everywhere, unable to sustain itself, breaking apart.

His figure fell, letting out a long sigh. “Thousands of years have passed, yet the calamity must come today?”

Before his remains touched the ground, a tall, radiant female Daoist in a purple-gold robe strode forward in the sunlight, pointing at him:

“Since our sects’ grudges began, I have been the first to experience it. Today, I finally end this matter between us!”

As she spoke, Tang Xiaotang’s finger touched Venerable Shanzhihui’s forehead.

The Initiating Pearl formed from Primordial Qi exploded violently, completely obliterating the Buddhist Venerable’s remains.

In the northern border of the Ming human realm, light rain spread from the sky, covering all directions and shaking the human form.

Within Kong Sang, Lei Jun’s Xuanyuan Combined Illumination continued its bombardment, and the ancient book began to burn.

The half-open void portal finally faded and closed.

The space and time gradually returned to normal.

Lei Jun calmly observed.

In the moment the ancient book burned and the portal closed, he seemed to glimpse a pair of eyes flashing past.

A pair of eyes he had seen before.

When confiscating Chen Yi’s pure gold hall back then.