Master Yuding, after his escape, went straight to the side of Yuanshi Celestial Venerable.
Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, who had originally been suppressing Wu Tian, found himself somewhat restrained with the arrival of the Leader of the Tongtian Sect.
Now, seeing Master Yuding returning in defeat, even losing an arm, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable was greatly shocked and immediately ceased fighting, locking eyes with the Leader of the Tongtian Sect.
Four individuals stood on opposite sides, this time with Yuanshi Celestial Venerable no longer acting recklessly.
After Wang Yang, along with Kong Xuan, had driven back Master Yuding, he spoke to all the Quasi-Saints on the battlefield.
The Cutting Teachings Sect, whether it was the Wa Huang Palace or the Shamanic Tribe, even Hao Tian and those from Yaochi, chose to heed Wang Yang’s words at that moment and stopped, no longer attacking.
As for the Quasi-Saints of the Expounding Teachings Sect and Buddhism, they had already been barely holding on and were naturally more than happy to hear Wang Yang’s call to cease fighting.
Above the sky of Beiju Luzhou, more than twenty Quasi-Saints stood divided into two sides, one headed by Yuanshi Celestial Venerable and the other by the Leader of the Tongtian Sect.
However, the condition of both sides was clear at a glance. Even though the Quasi-Saints possessed powerful bodies and supernatural healing abilities, the side of the Expounding Teachings Sect was still visibly wounded, and individuals like Red Fairy and Master Yuding had already lost the strength to continue fighting.
Furthermore, the Expounding Teachings side was missing Taiyi True One and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, while on the contrary, the Cutting Teachings sect not only suffered no injuries but also had three more powerful Quasi-Saints, including Wu Tian, Hao Tian, and Yaochi.
There was no way around it, as it almost came down to two Quasi-Saints fighting against one, and it was nearly impossible for the Quasi-Saints of the Expounding Teachings to get injured in such a scenario.
Thus, aside from being somewhat weakened in vitality, the Quasi-Saints of the Cutting Teachings Sect were unaffected.
"Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, now that your Expounding Teachings are destined to lose, won’t you admit defeat?" the Leader of the Tongtian Sect, not surprised by Wang Yang’s order, nodded slightly at Wang Yang.
He then turned slowly to Yuanshi Celestial Venerable and began to speak.
"Hahaha, Tongtian, what right do you have to make me accept my fate? Do you really think it ends here?"
How could Yuanshi Celestial Venerable simply concede? However, he only glanced at the state of his own side,
though somewhat surprised, he wasn’t so desperate as to retreat immediately upon realizing the situation was dire.
Others might leave, but as the leader of the Expounding Teachings Sect, if he were to withdraw, it would utterly ruin the reputation of his sect within the Three Realms, and all that belonged to the Expounding Teachings would end up benefiting the Cutting Teachings.
Such an outcome was undoubtedly the most unacceptable for Yuanshi Celestial Venerable.
Even if the opponents were replaced with those from Buddhism and he saw his side was disadvantaged, perhaps Yuanshi Celestial Venerable would have conceded graciously.
But facing the Leader of the Tongtian Sect, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable would rather fight to the death.
"Even though we are all incarnations of Saints, lacking the combat power of Saints and possessing only the realm of Quasi-Saints, these yet-to-become Saints can’t shake us."
"Just wait till we bring forth our Minor Worlds. Aside from Nuwa and Tongtian, who possess the power to fight, who could stop us?"
"Don’t forget, we have four Saint incarnations on our side. By dispatching two, we will definitely cause heavy losses to your Cutting Teachings! By then, the blood of the Quasi-Saints over Beiju Luzhou will likely form a new Blood Sea!"
Yuanshi Celestial Venerable sneered continuously, believing that what had just occurred was merely a prelude.
Should these Quasi-Saints resort to their life-risking techniques, the final victory would certainly belong to the Expounding Teachings.
Unfortunately, this statement caused the Leader of the Tongtian Sect’s face to reveal a barely-there smile mixed with compassion.
"Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, look now, do you still have four Saint incarnations?"
The Leader of the Tongtian Sect couldn’t help but shake his head, then reminded Yuanshi Celestial Venerable to take another good look at his side’s numbers.
Yuanshi Celestial Venerable turned around and then realized that apart from Zhun Ti and Jieyin, Saint Taiqing was nowhere to be seen.
"Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, in the recent battle between Wang Yang and Saint Taiqing, Saint Taiqing’s Minor World, which had been cultivated for tens of thousands of years to near perfection, was shattered by him. How do you think your Minor World will fare?"
"If it weren’t for not wanting Beiju Luzhou to remain lifeless for thousands of years, today I would have let the blood of the Expounding Teachings’ Quasi-Saints cover every inch of Beiju Luzhou’s ground!"
Tongtian’s voice grew increasingly cold as he spoke.
At the same time, he glanced at Wang Yang beside him. They, as Saints, probably could not break through the Minor Worlds, but Wang Yang could.
With Wang Yang, the Cutting Teachings Sect had gained the initiative.
The Expounding Teachings fell into a defensive position.
Compared to the Leader of the Tongtian Sect, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s complexion didn’t look so good.
Because Saint Taiqing had left, which he truly didn’t know about. Just moments ago, he was puzzled why the Leader of the Tongtian Sect had the time to bring the Sword of Slaying Immortals Array against him. Now, it all became clear.
As for whether Saint Taiqing had fled in defeat, he didn’t know.
At least he could tell by the bewildered expressions of Shennong and Master Xuandu, both disciples of Saint Taiqing, that they were also unaware.
For a moment, Yuanshi felt somewhat sad in his heart because he realized he truly had no means to turn the tide, and seeing the wounds on Master Yuding, he also knew it was mercy from Wang Yang.
Otherwise, neither Master Yuding, who had lost an arm, nor Red Fairy, who had been severely wounded, would have had the ability to leave the battlefield.
It could only be said that their survival was due to Wang Yang going easy on the Expounding Teachings.
By contrast, at this moment, Yuanshi Celestial Venerable’s heart gradually filled with hatred towards Saint Taiqing, for he hadn’t anticipated that one of the Saint incarnations would disappear during the intense battle of the Quasi-Saints.
The presence or absence of a Saint incarnation had become so crucial at this moment.