“Taiyuan, are you hurt?!” Yuanshi Tianwang, ignoring his own grave injuries, gazed with deep concern at his beloved wife.
“Yuanshi, I’m fine!” Taiyuan Yünu’s naturally flowing hair stirred without wind, her delicate jaw tightened. Though she wasn’t seriously injured, every drop of her husband’s blood felt like it struck her heart. The elegant and serene immortal had transformed into a vengeful fury.
“Husband, use the treasure given by the Three Venerables!”
“No good, attack quickly! Destroy them!” The conversation between the divine couple reached the ears of the Four Demon Kings. The prestige of the Three Venerables had already filled the most cunning Ghost King with a sense of impending doom—he was the first to shout out, and also the first to retreat!
He who gains advantage rushes forward, while danger is left for others first! Hehe… Otherwise, how could one be called crafty?
“Fiends, prepare to die!”
Yuanshi Tianwang raised a single palm, forming a celestial seal with his hand and chanting sacred words. Three seemingly ordinary scriptures floated automatically from his robe. A circular barrier, gentle yet firm, flew from the books, emitting an unbelievable suction force that drew the four demons inside. Even the sly ghost, who had sensed danger early, could not escape.
After several failed attempts to break free, Peng Mo Wang angrily roared, “What kind of treasure is this that’s so powerful?!”
“Peng Demon, this is the Tripitaka ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Sutra,’ which reforms the evil in mortals!” Yuanshi Tianwang spoke while blood continued to seep from his lips. With great difficulty, he controlled the three sacred books using his spiritual energy infused with his very essence. Although he held the treasure, suppressing the Four Demon Kings was no easy feat!
The revelation shocked and enraged the demons even further. After all this time, it was this very artifact again! They never expected that with their formidable demonic powers, they could actually be bound by this scripture!
Realizing this, even the crafty Ghost King resolved firmly to complete the refining of the “Ten Yin Demon Pearl,” or else the demonic realm would perish!
When the nest collapses, can any egg remain unbroken?
The ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Sutra’ transformed again. A crimson glow spun rapidly, turning into a chaotic hue, making the Four Demon Kings even more anxious and uncertain.
Beyond the magical barrier, Taiyuan Yünu’s killing intent was replaced by concern. Softly, she asked Yuanshi Tianwang, “Are you really going to activate the Heaven Perishing Earth Annihilation Formation? That will severely drain your energy, leaving you in a coma for a thousand years. Moreover, the Ten Yang Pearl, a supreme heavenly treasure, will also be destroyed!”
“Taiyuan, for the sake of all beings in the Three Realms, I must do this! Perhaps the Three Venerables foresaw this crisis, which is why they bestowed these scriptures upon me!” Yuanshi Tianwang’s firm expression softened into infinite tenderness. He caressed his beloved wife’s hair and apologetically said, “Forgive me, my love. I shall make it up to you a thousand years from now.”
His voice paused briefly before Yuanshi Tianwang’s expression transformed once more into resolute righteousness. With a mighty shout that shook the heavens, he cried, “Heaven Perishing—”
As Taiyuan Yünu’s tears streamed down, a large spray of blood shot from the mouth of the Great Sage True Lord. At that very moment, the ‘Dharma’ volume of the three scriptures magically transformed. The first volume, the ‘Heavenly Law Sutra,’ spun furiously in midair, moving so fast it seemed to vanish. Meanwhile, the upper half of the magical barrier enclosing the four demons rapidly compressed downward, focusing its force toward a central point.
The unprecedented power left the demons helpless to resist. No matter how much they expanded their demonic forms, they could not withstand the force. They could only shrink their forms as much as possible.
“Earth Annihilation—”
Yuanshi Tianwang was already swaying unsteadily, but his spoken mantra remained resolute and forceful. The second volume, the ‘Earth Treatise Sutra,’ also sprang into action!
The Four Demon Kings’ cries of alarm now carried clear panic. The lower half of the magical barrier began to rise and compress inward as well. In no time, the entire barrier had shrunk to the size of a palm, paper-thin, forming a small circular disc.
This was no ordinary disc, however—it was the ‘Heaven and Earth Cloud Disc,’ brimming with boundless destructive power. One explosion, and everything would be annihilated…
“We’re doomed! This is the legendary Heaven Perishing Earth Annihilation Formation. I never imagined it would merge with the ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Sutra’—how ruthless!” the Fox Queen, now dazed and disoriented, lost all will to resist.
Forced into a mere speck, the desperate fox demon cried, “After the ‘Heavenly Law’ and ‘Earth Treatise,’ it will surely be the ‘Ghost Sutra’ that triggers the cloud disc, just like the explosion at the dawn of chaos. no power can rival it! We are finished!”
Yuanshi Tianwang’s legs buckled, nearly causing him to fall from the clouds. Taiyuan Yünu caught him just in time. He gazed deeply into his beloved wife’s tear-filled eyes before steeling his heart and roaring, “Ghost—”
Before the mantra could finish, a sudden violent gust of wind arose, carrying with it a chilling force even immortals could not ignore!
———Princess Jade Fan had arrived!
At this critical moment, the daughter of the Ten Thousand Demon King exerted her utmost strength to wield her treasure. This white jade fan, even more powerful than the banana fan of her elder sister, Princess Iron Fan, could not only send immortals and demons flying tens of thousands of miles away, but also dissolve ordinary divine and demonic magical powers, causing their very souls to dissipate!
Yuanshi Tianwang had already fallen unconscious. The formation, already half-activated, could have been completed by Taiyuan Yünu alone. However, the arrival of Jade Fan caused Taiyuan to hesitate. Should she perish alongside the demons, or flee in time? Faced with the ultimate choice of life and death, even an immortal with a thousand-year lifespan found the decision far more difficult than any mortal.
Innumerable thoughts raced through her mind in an instant. Taiyuan Yünu glanced at her husband in her arms before finally twisting her waist and vanishing into the clouds just before the “cold wind” arrived. As she flew away, she did not forget to chant a mantra to recall the ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Sutra’!
The wind from the Jade Fan finally arrived, and chaos erupted, spiraling out of control.
The ‘Heavenly Law Sutra’ returned to Taiyuan’s hands, but the ‘Earth Treatise’ and ‘Ghost Sutra’ were blown away by the gale, lost without a trace. The celestial formation was naturally scattered, and although the Four Demon Kings narrowly escaped death, they were also blown apart, scattering in different directions.
Amid the raging winds, the fox demon focused solely on saving herself. In a moment of carelessness, the Primordial Heaven Net loosened slightly, and the Ten Yang Pearl, which had been enclosed within, suddenly came back to life. With a ‘whoosh,’ it transformed into a streak of light and vanished.
The East Sea surged with waves unseen in a thousand years. The smoke and dust over Flower-Fruit Mountain still lingered. Both divine and demonic forces had withdrawn after mutual devastation, and the fate of the Three Realms once again became shrouded in uncertainty!
The Demon Realm lost the Ten Yang Pearl, while the Heavens lost the completeness of their sacred scriptures. On the same day, both sides ceased their hostilities and turned their gazes toward the scattered treasures!
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