The Unyielding Green Lotus

Tongtian Jiaozhu stepped forward, and the Luxian Sword shot out a strand of Primordial Chaos Sword Qi, aiming straight for Qinglian Tiannu's head. Hesitation was not in his nature; ruthlessness and decisiveness were the true colors of the Jie Sect's Founder.

The Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform swirled with flowing radiance, sacred light streaming like veins of jade, absorbing all of the Primordial Chaos Sword Qi. The platform shook violently, and the surrounding space shattered, but in the end, it refined the sword energy, thus defusing the shocking strike of the Luxian Sword.

Qinglian Tiannu's position had calmed, but elsewhere such peace did not prevail. The sword-light of the Luxian Sword tore across the entire sky, illuminating a thousand li of ocean. Terrifying energy fluctuations sent seawater surging to the heavens.

Had the other half-ancestors not blocked, he might have annihilated a thousand immortal islands with a single stroke.

"Nothing more than this," Qinglian Tiannu sneered.

Tongtian Jiaozhu was not angered. The formation diagram above his head scattered clear radiance. The four swords—Zhuxian, Luxian, Juexian, and Xianxian—moved together, deploying the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. Dazzling Primordial Chaos light bloomed, and a hazy mist shrouded the high heavens, sweeping Qinglian Tiannu inside.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was hailed as one of the five strongest killing formations among half-ancestors in the World of Immortality. Its power was absolutely unimaginable. Even though Qinglian Tiannu was brimming with confidence, the moment she set foot in the formation, her expression immediately changed.

Misty Primordial Chaos primal energy enshrouded the four directions. Even divine eyes could not see through it. Killing aura filled the sky, bone-chillingly cold.

"Green Lotus, leave your head behind!" Tongtian Jiaozhu walked out from a sword gate. The Zhuxian Sword hanging on the gate slashed out a brilliant radiance. In a rumbling din, heaven and earth split apart.

Qinglian Tiannu was greatly startled. Such power seemed comparable to the battle swords. She hurriedly struck out with a battle sword to meet the Zhuxian Sword. Primordial Chaos sword energy clashed in all directions, space collapsed. But the four sword gates still stood. The Zhuxian Sword withdrew, yet the killing formation still trapped her within.

"Tongtian, come out and fight!" Qinglian Tiannu shouted.

"The killing formation is me, and I am the killing formation. You are facing me right now," Tongtian Jiaozhu's voice was icy. The Juexian Sword and the Luxian Sword vibrated together, their Primordial Chaos sword-light tearing open a spatial passage. Two radiant swords shattered time and space, slaying toward Qinglian Tiannu.

Sword energy surged into the sky. Even with the killing formation separating them, anyone a thousand li away could feel the biting cold above this sea region. The terrifying light—beams straight as mountain peaks, towering into the clouds—how could such a formation be withstood?

Within the peerless killing formation, Tongtian Jiaozhu calmly worked the sword array. The Juexian and Luxian swords blazed like suns, their brilliance incomparable inside the formation.

Chi chi—

Qinglian Tiannu continuously shook her battle swords, resisting the sword energy from the two sword gates. A ceaseless clanging filled the air. She was deeply astonished. Tongtian Jiaozhu's four swords were absolutely not inferior to the battle swords, but with the addition of a formation diagram, their power multiplied exponentially. If combined with her four battle swords, what a terrifying scene that would be!

"Kill!" The Jie Sect's Founder, known for his ferocious reputation, saw that after three consecutive attempts he had not harmed Qinglian Tiannu in the slightest. This time, the four gates of the sword formation moved together. The Xianxian, Zhuxian, Juexian, and Luxian swords trembled simultaneously.

In an instant, hazy Primordial Chaos sword energy shrouded the entire killing formation. Thousands of sword shadows crisscrossed and charged. Space collapsed, leaving only the four sword gates within a black hole.

The terrifying energy annihilated everything. The surrounding sea region vanished entirely, swallowed by the black hole.

Laozi, Origin, and the Buddha quickly intervened, isolating that region of space, or else the destructive force would have flattened a region.

Qinglian Tiannu was disheveled and unsightly, her robes cut in several places by the sword energy, revealing patches of snow-white skin. A section of black hair at her neck had been severed by the sword-light, barely missing her skin.

The black hole vanished. The void was eerily silent. Primordial Chaos primal energy roiled. Qinglian Tiannu's face was ashen. She shouted, "Tongtian, you have truly angered me! I will make you pay a heavy price."

The Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform rapidly disassembled, its translucent, crystalline giant lotus petals dancing within the sword formation. Four battle swords submerged among them, then surged like a brilliant rain of swords.

The might of the battle swords was unimaginable. Combined with the lotus petals formed from the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform supporting them, they were indestructible, fiercely smashing against the Luxian Sword Gate.

Tongtian Jiaozhu ignored the sword gate about to be broken. Holding a bronze ancient shield, he killed his way to Qinglian Tiannu's side. Forming a sword seal with his hand, he slashed forward, a blinding beam of light splitting open and aiming straight for Qinglian's heart.

"Hmph." Qinglian Tiannu snorted coldly. The azure jade lotus leaf in her hand shook, shattering the sword energy and transforming into streams of green light that swept toward Tongtian Jiaozhu.

The Jie Sect's Founder swept his large sleeve, surging demonic flames rising. The unstable region of space utterly collapsed, blocking the azure jade lotus leaf. However, his sleeve was shredded, revealing half an arm. This enraged Tongtian. He raised the bronze ancient shield in his other hand before him, bursting forth with radiance, charging straight at Qinglian Tiannu.

"Peng!" The bronze ancient shield collided solidly with several azure jade lotus leaves. Both retreated, their hair disheveled, their eyes blazing with dazzling light.

A lotus imprint on Qinglian Tiannu's forehead shot out a bolt of cold lightning, piercing through Tongtian Jiaozhu's topknot, leaving him with hair hanging loose.

"Tongtian, you are no match for me."

"Witch! Using such underhanded tricks, you still have the face to boast? Today I will definitely cut off your head!" Tongtian, enraged, hurled the bronze ancient shield.

Space shattered. The bronze ancient shield expanded to the size of a mountain, pressing down, fixing Qinglian Tiannu beneath it, making it difficult for her to escape. Incomparable radiance swept down.

In the distance, the ten half-ancestors continuously moved. Because the fierce battle between Tongtian Jiaozhu and Qinglian Tiannu was too violent, spatial black holes constantly burst open. If allowed to expand, it would likely annihilate all living beings.

Even so, within several thousand li of sea, many islands were shaken to pieces. Cultivators nearby suffered countless casualties. Qinglian Tiannu shrieked, lightning shooting from her eyes, each strand of black hair standing on end. Her phoenix eyes held murderous intent. Several azure jade lotus leaves condensed into an emerald jade blade, cutting diagonally upward. It knocked away the bronze ancient shield and even tore through the sky.

Looking from afar, a green rainbow spanned the sky, shattering thousands of li of heavens above. The terrifying energy shook the entire overseas island region.

At the same time, the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform and the four battle swords shattered one sword gate, destroying a corner of the killing formation. Qinglian Tiannu, her hair flying wildly, charged through, slashing with her battle swords, defending with the lotus platform, and sweeping with the emerald jade blade. She soon burst out of Tongtian Jiaozhu's killing formation, then began attacking the other three sword gates from outside.

"Hmph!" Tongtian Jiaozhu gave a heavy snort. With a sweep of his large sleeve, he withdrew the four fierce swords. Then, pointing at the formation diagram, the precious diagram revolving above his head rapidly transformed into four beams of light, charging into the four fierce swords.

"Primordial Desolate Killing Field!" Tongtian Jiaozhu shouted.

At this moment, not only was Qinglian Tiannu moved, but even the ten half-ancestors watching were extremely astonished.

An aura of desolate antiquity burst forth. In an instant, primeval mountain ranges stood in the sky, sword peaks reaching into the clouds. On a terrible blood-colored earth, Primordial Chaos killing aura roiled.

It was said that Tongtian Jiaozhu had always wanted to advance the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation one step further, to evolve it into a peerless killing formation that could trap and seal even an Ancestral God.

This was… an incomplete Primordial Desolate Killing Field! It was a further embodiment of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

The desolate ancient earth reappeared in the heavens. The four fierce swords and the formation diagram merged into it. Qinglian Tiannu was trapped within, and Tongtian Jiaozhu also flew inside. Peerless killing aura surged into the clouds, breaking into the starry sky beyond the heavens.

Such a terrifying formation, with such heavy baleful energy, would make even an Ancestral God frown.

Qinglian Tiannu was instantly dumbfounded. The fearsome killing formation truly was like the eternal starry sky, the energy fluctuations it emitted vast and unmatched, as if they could grind everything within into dust.

She charged and dashed within, but the whole world was a killing field. The desolate earth gave off a bleak aura. Giant mountains bloomed with Primordial Chaos sword energy. This place was like a furnace of heaven and earth; no god, mortal, or demon could enter and survive.

It had to be said that Tongtian Jiaozhu was a genius. To challenge an Ancestral God, he had expended a great deal of effort. Though this was still an incomplete formation, the intent could already be discerned. It was truly a peerless formation.

A beam of sword-light, as thick as a mountain, swept in. Qinglian Tiannu, unable to dodge, was immediately sent flying. Though protected by the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform and not injured, she was nonetheless disheveled and humiliated.

And opposite, forty-nine mountain peaks stood. Sword energy filled the sky, tearing at her again. She was once more sent flying, her hair disheveled, her face pale. Qinglian Tiannu had suffered several heavy blows.

But what terrified her was that all around were primeval mountain ranges, Primordial Chaos sword energy surging into the sky. She had nowhere to take shelter. Finally, she went against the current, descending toward the vast gray earth.

Yet she immediately realized how terribly mistaken she was. On the endless blood-colored land, Primordial Chaos sword energy churned; the slightest touch sent it straight through to the outer starry sky. This was practically a world-annihilating formation.

At last, Qinglian Tiannu was wounded, spitting blood, swept by sword energy toward the high heavens.

But in that instant, she came to an understanding. This incomplete Primordial Desolate Killing Field had a fatal flaw. She grasped the four dragon-vein frameworks within the Primordial Desolate heaven and earth—they must be the locations where the four fierce swords and the formation diagram converged.

The Primordial Desolate Killing Field was still a half-finished product. With focused perception, one could dig out its fatal weakness.

"Tongtian, your Primordial Desolate Killing Field is finished!" Qinglian Tiannu gave a long cry, her black hair flying, diving down to use the lotus platform to withstand the mountain-thick Primordial Chaos sword-light, then drove the four battle swords downward.

Four bolts of lightning tore through the Primordial Desolate sky, plunging into the four dragon-veins below. With a deafening explosion, the four mountain ranges simultaneously collapsed. Then the entire Primordial Desolate heaven and earth began to break apart.

Tongtian Jiaozhu spat out three mouthfuls of blood and flew backward. The four fierce swords hung around him in the four directions, and the formation diagram manifested, fixed in the sky.

"Tongtian, hand over your life!"

The Primordial Desolate Killing Field had completely collapsed. Qinglian Tiannu's eyes blazed with two terrifying beams of light. She charged at Tongtian Jiaozhu, the four battle swords sealing the four directions, the emerald jade blade in her hand cutting forward, and the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform disassembling into brilliant lotus petals that spun and slashed out.

No defense—devoting everything to attack.

It must be said that Qinglian Tiannu was peerless in combat. Even as a woman, her strength was unimaginably great. She truly deserved the reputation as the most troublesome woman in the cultivation world.

She fiercely pressed Tongtian Jiaozhu. After ten thousand exchanges of blows between them, heaven and earth constantly shattered. She advanced one step, and Tongtian Jiaozhu fell back two steps.

Within three thousand li of sea, apart from the immortal islands protected by the ten half-ancestors, the sea region had completely dried up, turned into mist that shot into the sky, causing continuous heavy rain in the Nine Provinces.

When the devastating attacks ceased, the ocean floor had been blasted through to the earth's core. Had the ten half-ancestors not restored everything with a gesture, the mortal world might have suffered immense damage.

Tongtian Jiaozhu let out a cold snort and left with a flick of his sleeve. Though there had been no true final life-or-death outcome, retreating two steps more made him feel he had lost face.

Xiao Chen frowned. Qinglian Tiannu was not merely fierce; even Tongtian Jiaozhu, famed for his ferocious might, had been defeated. Half-ancestors were extremely concerned with face, unwilling to siege her alone. If this continued, it would not be good.

"Ya ya…" Keke's large, intelligent eyes kept blinking, fixed on Qinglian Tiannu's four battle swords, and she muttered softly in Xiao Chen's ear.

Zhunti laughed loudly. He had never been on good terms with Tongtian Jiaozhu. Four years ago, at the Heavenly Palace of Sovereign Youchao, when contending for the Ancestral God's rare treasures, Tongtian had stolen the spotlight. Now, having regained the lost Seven-Colored Fierce Sword, he desired to assert his authority. He strode out boldly.

Zhunti, holding the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his left hand and the Seven-Colored Fierce Sword in his right, stepped into the arena to face Qinglian Tiannu.

"I do not wish for a protracted battle. You have the battle swords, and I have the Seven-Colored Fierce Sword. Why don't we clash our swords four times and see who is stronger?"

"Just what I want." Qinglian Tiannu also did not want to engage in fierce battles every time. She immediately aligned the four battle swords before her and shouted, "Kill!"

The battle swords tore heaven and earth, their energy piercing into the starry sky, like a vast ocean surging back against the nine heavens, like billions of stars converging into rivers and falling to the mortal world.

The four battle swords struck out one after another, transforming into layers of light curtains that collided ceaselessly with the Seven-Colored Fierce Sword. Within a radius of three thousand li, the dozens of islands not protected by half-ancestors were instantly shaken to powder, annihilated without a trace.

Both powerhouses exerted their full strength, their combat power unimaginably great!

In the end, Zhunti daoist retreated three steps, greatly mortified. Without a word, he flew backward.

"Heh heh…" Qinglian Tiannu laughed coldly. Though she had achieved even greater feats in the cultivation world than this, having now defeated three half-ancestors in a row, she still felt a deep sense of accomplishment.

The Black Tortoise Ancestor from the Pure Land and Chiyou both stepped forward, ready to attack. But at that moment, Laozi materialized before them, blocking their path.

Then, his phantom gradually faded, and he appeared before Qinglian Tiannu.

"Are you Li Dan?"

Laozi was as calm as an ancient statue, standing there wordlessly, then silently nodded.

Qinglian Tiannu sneered, "If you lose, who can stop me?"

Laozi said nothing. He raised his hand and pointed, and a clear light shot toward Qinglian Tiannu's face.

"Dang!" Qinglian Tiannu struck out with a battle sword, producing a deafening sound. She was greatly startled. At this moment, Laozi was not using any treasure at all—his dharma power was formidable beyond compare.

"Hmph." She gave a heavy snort. The four battle swords and the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform moved together, and the emerald jade blade transformed from the azure lotus leaf flew out, violently attacking Laozi.

Li Dan defended against the many treasures with only a Taiji Diagram, both attacking and defending without falling behind. Moreover, he drew forth a world force, as if perfectly merging with the heavens and earth. Every movement of his hands and feet represented the laws and order of the great cosmos.

Laozi's cultivation deeply surprised Qinglian Tiannu. She recalled the rumors that Li Dan was known as one of the strongest beneath the Ancestral God level in the World of Immortality.

Qinglian Tiannu let out a long cry, deciding to use her strongest combat power. At this moment, the lotus platform disassembled, transforming into a suit of armor as white as jade, draping itself over her perfect body. She held the emerald jade blade, commanding the four battle swords, and encircled Laozi again.

Seeing this, Laozi pushed back his purple-gold crown, and three old Daoists manifested.

One daoist rose with purple qi surging three thousand li; another daoist had primal and yellow qi evolving the desolate antiquity; the third daoist radiated Primordial Chaos energy that shook the heavens.

Laozi: One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones. This immediately silenced Qinglian Tiannu.