Chapter 781: Chapter 800: Battle of the Saints
“Ye Xuan, you were right in those years; when have I, the Heavenly Sect Master, ever compromised for peace?”
“If I, the Heavenly Sect Master, chose to compromise, would I still be the one who controls the Four Immortal Slaying Swords?”
The Heavenly Sect Master was smiling, his smile blooming only for Ye Xuan, because it was Ye Xuan who enlightened him about himself!
Since the Sealing God Tribulation of past years, his will had sunk into dispiritedness, spending endless time in quietude within Biyou Palace, even sacrificing Ye Xuan to preserve the lineage of the Jie Sect.
However, the Heavenly Sect Master would never forget what Ye Xuan said to him when he left the Biyou Palace.
A man who dared to confront four Great Saints alone, when had he, the Heavenly Sect Master, ever been afraid? When had he ever sought peace through compromise?
Time went by endlessly; his belligerence seemed to be worn away, his once arrogant disposition becoming more silent until Ye Xuan left Biyou Palace. The Heavenly Sect Master had been pondering this question all along.
Until the battle between the two Heavenly Courts began, the Heavenly Sect Master sat cross-legged in Biyou Palace, witnessing with his own eyes Ye Xuan’s willpower against the current. Even when facing Nuwa’s merciless suppression, Ye Xuan showed not the slightest fear.
Ye Xuan was not a Saint, but facing a Saint, he showed no fear at all, even boldly proclaiming the eight characters that signify if you do not advance in the great Dao, you will retreat.
Abruptly awakened, as if from an eternal dream, the Heavenly Sect Master finally roused from his stupor. He finally reclaimed his fearless fighting spirit of the past, and at that moment, he finally stepped out of Biyou Palace, rescuing Ye Xuan from Nuwa’s clutches.
“Master, I’m not the seventh Heavenly Determined Saint; have you really thought this through?”
Although Ye Xuan was severely injured and on the brink of death, his mind was very clear. He was not the seventh Heavenly Determined Saint, and for the Heavenly Sect Master to fight Nuwa today to save his life, there would be no benefit for the Heavenly Sect Master.
The Heavenly Sect Master laughed out loud, “Ye Xuan, what seventh Heavenly Determined Saint? I, the Heavenly Sect Master, might once have cared about such things, but today I do not care for them at all. Since you, Ye Xuan, once helped my Jie Sect and share a great karmic bond with this Master, if I do not preserve your life, my heart and mind will not be at peace.”
“Thank you, Master. I will engrave today’s grace in my heart and will surely repay it doubly one day,” Ye Xuan said with a bow, his voice extremely weak, yet resonant.
“Brother, you’re too reckless.”
Suddenly, Nuwa’s voice coldly rebuked, and the look she gave Ye Xuan was filled with a resolve to kill, not only out of hatred for Ye Xuan, but for many other reasons she had to slay him.
“I give you three breaths’ time; if you do not withdraw, do not blame me, the Heavenly Sect Master, for not showing brotherly and sisterly affection,” the Heavenly Sect Master roared angrily.
“Heavenly Sect Master, do you really think I’m afraid of you?”
As a Saint herself, if Nuwa were to retreat, it would surely be a source of ridicule across the Three Realms. Besides, as a Saint, the Heavenly Sect Master could not kill her either.
“Immortal Extinguishing!”
The sword pointed skyward, and with a mighty roar, the Four Immortal Slaying Swords in the Heavenly Vault revolved ceaselessly. The Immortal Extinguishing Sword flared brightly, with the killing holy light spreading out, forming billions of miles of blue light slashing towards Nuwa.
He acted immediately without any hesitation; this was the Heavenly Sect Master, who had found himself once more, fearing no enemy, even if all five Great Saints stood against him.
The Four Immortal Slaying Swords are the foremost killing weapons of the Heavenly Dao, and the Immortal Extinguishing Sword is but one of them. In the past, it was even used by Shen Gongbao as a protective treasure for Ye Xuan, yet it did not display any particularly terrifying power.
It wasn’t that the Immortal Extinguishing Sword wasn’t strong, but rather it mattered in whose hands it was. Now, as the Heavenly Sect Master wielded the Immortal Extinguishing Sword, the terrifying power caused was enough to chill the bravest of hearts.
Facing the sudden attack from Heavenly Sect Master, the killing azure light spread over the Immortal Extinguishing Sword. Nuwa’s expression instantly became grave, as she thrust out the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Red Embroidery Ball, which met the Immortal Extinguishing Sword head-on.
When Saints clashed, the Heavens and Earth would be destroyed. As the Immortal Extinguishing Sword collided with the Red Embroidery Ball, the boundless Heaven and Earth rapidly collapsed, and the Holy Light that could obliterate the Three Realms burst forth in all directions, threatening to annihilate all living beings beneath the Saints’ might.
The Holy Light trembled on the Red Embroidery Ball, while the Immortal Extinguishing Sword resounded through Heaven and Earth. Following an explosion that shattered the Heavenly Vault, the Red Embroidery Ball was blasted away by the Immortal Extinguishing Sword, and Nuwa’s form retreated a million miles, narrowly avoiding the sword’s light.
Terrifying, far too terrifying. Heavenly Sect Master had forced Nuwa back with just one strike of the Immortal Extinguishing Sword. As this scene unfolded before the eyes of all, each person looked upon Heavenly Sect Master with profound reverence.
Ancient legends tell us!
There are six Great Saints between Heaven and Earth. Apart from Hong Jun, who merged with the Dao and represented the Heavenly Dao, the strongest among the six Saints was Laozi, leader of The Three Pure Ones.
Apart from Daode Tianzun Laozi, among the remaining five Saints, Heavenly Sect Master was the most powerful. Yuanshi Tianzun was on par with Heavenly Sect Master in cultivation, but because Heavenly Sect Master possessed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, he was ranked just after.
Following Yuanshi Tianzun were the Western Two Saints, with Nuwa being the weakest among the six Great Saints.
Of course, the so-called strength and weakness are general terms. Saints are undying and everlasting, coexisting with Heaven and Earth. Being Saints themselves, they cannot kill one another—this is an immutable law throughout the ages.
Yet today, Heavenly Sect Master displayed his supreme cultivation that was revered through the ages, forcing Nuwa into an inferior position. This proved that the rumors were not false; among the six Great Saints, Nuwa indeed was the weakest.
“Heavenly Sect Master, you go too far.”
Nuwa shaped the seals with her hands as Heaven and Earth Holy Light enveloped the skies. She gathered the Heavenly Dao Laws and displayed the Saint’s Method, truly enraged as she launched her attack at Heavenly Sect Master.
Heavenly Sect Master’s sword seemed to command the heavens, disturbing the cosmos and tearing the Heavenly Vault asunder. The Immortal Trapping Sword’s azure brilliance intensified, transforming into a ninety-thousand-mile stretch resembling the Heavenly River, descending to crush Nuwa.
The two Great Saints engaged in full battle; suddenly, the sky darkened as the torn billions of miles of Heavenly Vault spread in all directions. Stars from the Taixiao Starry Sky fell continually, and the vast Star Sea roared down, bringing an unimaginable catastrophe to the whole Earth Immortal Realm.
“Slay Ye Xuan for me.”
Suddenly, amidst the cosmic expanse, Nuwa was steadily retreating. She was no match for the Heavenly Sect Master, but she knew she couldn’t best him. Her true intention that day was only to kill Ye Xuan, prompting her to sharply call out to the forces all around.
“Let’s see who would dare?”
With one sweep of his sword, the Immortal Slaying Sword fell mightily above Ye Xuan’s head, and its killing Holy Light shielded him. This sent chills down the spines of the various forces, who dared not harbor the slightest treachery.
“Heavenly Sect Master, you and I shall never coexist!”
Nuwa’s angry cry rang out, and her attacks were merciless, but sadly, she could not push back the Heavenly Sect Master and was continuously at a disadvantage.
“Yuanshi, brother, what are you waiting for?”
Suddenly, Nuwa stirred up Heaven and Earth Holy Light, retreating thirty thousand miles. She looked up beyond the sky, her face turning extremely flushed.