Yuanshi Tianzun was defeated again. The Immortal Realm was in an uproar.
"Yuanshi Tianzun nurtured countless divine and demonic bodies in the Primordial Battlefield, refined the Thousand Demon Immortal Slaying Formation with malicious intent, endangering the Immortal Realm. From this day forth, my Nuwa Palace will join forces with Xuandu Purple Mansion to slay demons and preserve peace in the Immortal Realm."
A voice echoed through the nine heavens once more. The Immortal Realm was in an uproar again. Was this a righteous crusade?! Had the Lord of the Immortal Realm instantly become a great demon?
"Yuanshi Tianzun secretly established the Soul Locking Purgatory, devouring the souls of three thousand great demons to nourish his origin. He usurped the lands of buried gods and demons, refining evil arts to control demons. He successively orchestrated calamities like the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, the Witch-Demon Scale Tribulation, and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, unjustly killing immortal friends from all realms to eliminate opposition. Although he proclaimed himself the Lord of the Immortal Realm, he is, in fact, the true demon. My Penglai Immortal Island is willing to join forces with Nuwa Palace and Xuandu Purple Mansion to slay him together!"
Another voice resounded through the nine heavens. The entire Immortal Realm... suddenly fell silent. Everyone seemed to be waiting. Of the five great powers of the Grand Heavens, three had now joined forces. One had yet to declare its stance. That was the Lingxiao Treasure Hall!
Although in reality, the Lingxiao Treasure Hall was the weakest of the five great powers, it was also the strongest. For only the Lingxiao Treasure Hall's word carried the most legitimacy!
Previously, with Yuanshi Tianzun in control, the Lingxiao Treasure Hall was marginalized and was the weakest. Now that Yuanshi Tianzun was being targeted for punishment, the forces that originally belonged to Yuanshi Tianzun would implicitly revert to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. Nominally, the Jade Emperor governed the three realms and the four cardinal directions. Therefore, he was now the strongest!
Within the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Jade Emperor continued to drink wine. The Queen Mother sat beside him.
"Jade Emperor! What should we do?" the Queen Mother asked, puzzled.
"Summon all the great powers, heavenly generals, and officials from the four cardinal heavens and the three realms to the Lingxiao Hall for deliberation!" the Jade Emperor said with a slight smile.
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Within Xuandu Purple Mansion, Taishang Laojun and Nuwa sat opposite each other.
"Laojun! The Jade Emperor remains silent. Do you know what his intentions are?" Nuwa asked, glancing at Laojun.
"He has already made his stance known," Laojun said with a smile.
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Nuwa asked, confused.
"With the reappearance of gods and demons, a large number of immortals will naturally perish. The Jade Emperor convening a meeting in the Lingxiao Hall is to see how many people will stand with him, and second, to protect these people from perishing," Taishang Laojun said, shaking his head slightly.
"Waiting to reap the benefits?" Nuwa suddenly exclaimed.
"Currently, Yuanshi Tianzun controls the entire Primordial Battlefield and possesses countless gods and demons. We cannot give him more time. Therefore, the Jade Emperor has calculated that we cannot afford to wait," Taishang Laojun said again.
"Then what should we do now?" Nuwa asked, a hint of anxiety on her face.
"We can only destroy Yuanshi Tianzun's origin for now!" Taishang Laojun said slowly.
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"Yuanshi Tianzun's origin?" In Jade Void Palace, Lu Fan was suddenly startled. So, that towering tree in the Primordial Battlefield was Yuanshi Tianzun's origin. If only he had destroyed it with a single spear back then!
"Little Fan! It's not that simple. Yuanshi Tianzun's origin power can destroy heavens and earth. Moreover, he has nurtured it with the souls of three thousand great demons for thousands of years, so it's not easy to destroy. If you're not careful... you might be the one destroyed," Nuwa said urgently.
"Then I must go and try!" Lu Fan thought for a moment and then said, "Taishang Laojun is right. If Yuanshi Tianzun is given time to refine puppets, no one will be his match."
"Then... you must be careful. If it doesn't work, don't force yourself. We'll think of other ways," Nuwa said with some concern.
Although she said that, there were no other ways. Because Yuanshi Tianzun had sealed the entire Primordial Battlefield, only Lu Fan's World-Destroying Black Lotus had a chance to tear open Yuanshi Tianzun's seal and sneak into the Primordial Battlefield. Others could not.
"I know," Lu Fan nodded.
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Outside the Primordial Battlefield, Taishang Laojun, Nuwa, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons, and Yunxiao Niangniang, who occupied the body of Tongtian Sect Master, along with tens of thousands of great demons, dozens of divine and demonic generals, and hundreds of soldiers from Penglai Immortal Island, were bombarding the sealing formation of the Primordial Battlefield. It looked as if they were about to charge into the Primordial Battlefield.
Meanwhile, Lu Fan had quietly appeared on another side. He sat cross-legged on the World-Destroying Black Lotus, and with a thought, a gap was quietly torn open in the sealed space. Lu Fan flashed inside.
As soon as he entered the Primordial Battlefield, Lu Fan immediately retracted the World-Destroying Black Lotus and the God-Slaying Spear. He circulated the Breath Concealment Technique to its extreme and moved towards the towering tree.
Along the way, he saw many tombs of gods and demons exploding. Lu Fan knew that Yuanshi Tianzun must be refining the Thousand Demon Immortal Slaying Formation. However, he couldn't bother with that now. He moved forward at full speed.
Indeed, beneath the towering tree, Yuanshi Tianzun sat cross-legged. He held two skull banners, shaking them constantly and chanting incantations. He completely ignored the earth-shattering attacks from outside, as if he hadn't heard them.
In front of him, a thousand divine and demonic bodies twitched and shifted their formations with the movement of the skull banners in Yuanshi Tianzun's hands.
A killing intent flashed in Lu Fan's eyes. He rushed towards the towering tree.
"Kid! I couldn't find you, but you delivered yourself. You dare to barge in alone, you're truly seeking death." Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes widened suddenly. He raised his skull banners, and with a whoosh... in an instant, a thousand demons charged towards Lu Fan.
"Kill!" Seeing that he had been discovered, Lu Fan immediately unleashed the God-Slaying Spear and the World-Destroying Black Lotus, and with a fierce thrust, he stabbed towards the towering tree.
*Bang...* The God-Slaying Spear pierced the towering tree, and a muffled roar echoed.
However, the tree merely trembled. Its trunk was only pierced with a small hole about an inch deep.
At the same time, the Thousand Demon Immortal Slaying Formation instantly surrounded Lu Fan.
"Damn it... so strong?" Lu Fan blurted out a curse. But with a flick of his finger, a small golden dot flew into the tree trunk along the God-Slaying Spear.
Lu Fan withdrew the God-Slaying Spear and was immediately trapped within the Thousand Demon Immortal Slaying Formation. He hastily waved the God-Slaying Spear and battled the thousand demons.
*Whoosh...* The small golden dot instantly drilled into the small hole made by the God-Slaying Spear.
"Hahaha! Kid! Today I'll let you know the might of the Thousand Demon Immortal Slaying Formation!" Yuanshi Tianzun burst into laughter. Killing Lu Fan would allow him to obtain both the God-Slaying Spear and the World-Destroying Black Lotus, two supreme innate magical treasures.
*Bang bang bang...* Even with the protection of two supreme innate spiritual treasures, Lu Fan was tossed around in the air like a swing by the bombardment of the thousand-demon formation. Soon, he felt dizzy and disoriented. It seemed he had underestimated Yuanshi Tianzun and this Thousand Demon Immortal Slaying Formation. He should have brought everyone with him.
Lu Fan was filled with regret. Nuwa was right; Yuanshi Tianzun's origin was too formidable.
*Bang...* Suddenly, with a muffled sound, Yuanshi Tianzun's sealing formation exploded.