Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage-Chapter 48 - The Three Pure Ones Join Forces to Create

Laozi smiled slightly and said, “Brother, being a saint, how could you be so easily angered?”

Tong Tian Sect Master retorted, “A saint is still human!”

Lord of Primordial Beginning laughed, “Brother truly is a man of emotion.”

Laozi waved his hand and said, “Brother, the Slaying Immortal Four Swords have too strong a murderous aura, indeed not good. Slaying these few Buddha’s Golden Bodies and absorbing their merit could cleanse that slaughter from the swords, thus greatly benefiting your future cultivation.”

The Supreme Revered Taoist always appeared smiling and amiable, but his mana was the deepest, and his methods were extremely fierce.

Lord of Primordial Beginning also said, “Tong Tian brother, our brother is right.”

Tong Tian Sect Master least appreciated the Lord of Primordial Beginning. Back when the Three Pure Ones endorsed the Investiture of the Gods, aiming to rebuild the Heavenly Court, the Twelve Golden Immortals underwent a complete extermination calamity. Disputes arose between disciples of Chan Taoist-led Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya, dragging Jie Taoist into the affair. His Jie Taoist disciples beat those Twelve Golden Immortals all over, yet Lord of Primordial Beginning was extremely protective, even casting aside the dignity of a saint to intervene personally… leading to a quarrel provoked by a disciple from Chan Taoist sect that angered Tong Tian Sect Master, prompting him also to join the Investiture war. Overmatched, the Lord of Primordial Beginning plotted with the Supreme Revered Taoist, and Western Religion seized the opportunity to steal some luck.

Thus, a straightforward Investiture war became exceedingly complex…

Tong Tian Sect Master snorted coldly, “Fair words! Your Tri-Treasure Jade Ruyi killed many of my disciples, why not take it into reincarnation to cleanse as well?”

Lord of Primordial Beginning turned a deaf ear, the excesses of the Investiture war did indeed comply with the Heavenly Dao.

Tong Tian Sect Master poked at Lord of Primordial Beginning’s sore spot, “Heh, you helped those Twelve Golden Immortals complete their tribulation, but you didn’t expect that Ci Hang Taoist, Manjushri turned to Western Religion, did you? Now with Western Religion growing strong, you, Jade Pure Lord of Primordial Beginning, must share some credit, right?”

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Seeing Tong Tian probing his sore spot, Lord of Primordial Beginning couldn’t help but retort, “Your actions are against the heavenly principles and against our teacher’s wish, bound to bring retribution someday!”

Tong Tian Sect Master sneered, “I, Tong Tian, am beyond measure and calamities, where comes any retribution?”

Laozi’s expression changed and said, “Be cautious in your words! Do not forget what our teacher once said…”

Both Tong Tian Sect Master and Lord of Primordial Beginning realized their revelation, and their expressions soured.

An issue that could alter the expressions of three saints must indeed be dreadful.

“Boundless and without calamity!” All three exclaimed in unison.

Lord of Primordial Beginning suddenly said, “Eh… There truly seems to be a connection; look how quickly these two have met again. Heh, just unknown who will kill whom this time?”

Within the Reincarnation World, countless spirits, the cunning minds of the Buddhist Sect, rely on them to absorb merit and Incense Willpower. Such was the layout by the Three Pure Ones, wanting Xuan Ming and Wukong to forge significant causality, then seek out the misfortune of the Buddhist Sect, using their hands to slay the six Buddha Golden Bodies. This time, it was Wukong who slew Xuan Ming, and then ascended Spiritual Mount to question Buddha, naturally slaying a Golden Body of Burning Lamp once more.

“Boundless and without calamity!”

With a sharp chant from Tong Tian Sect Master, Wukong suddenly fell unconscious, the Six Paths of Reincarnation turned, and another cycle began.

Lord of Primordial Beginning said, “Who exactly is this Heaven-Defying Taoist? We can’t even foresee his moves.”

Tong Tian Sect Master said, “Di Jun’s divine skills are unparalleled in both the past and present, even if I were to sacrifice the Slaying Immortal Four Swords, they would not match him. This person has received Di Jun’s heritage, likely related to him. If Di Jun is not dead and can only be suppressed, and this person possesses great divine skills, who knows if he might be plotting against us through this Heaven-Defying Taoist?”

Wukong was endowed with the Hongmeng Purple Qi, which even the Three Pure Ones could not decipher his origins.

“Heaven-Defying Taoist, there was once a Great Sage Equalling Heaven; I believe these two are not unrelated,” Laozi stated.

“Tathagata’s methods are also formidable. Could it be that he couldn’t kill him?” Tong Tian Sect Master asked.

“Hey! Don’t forget this monkey was originally a Sky-mending Stone left by Nuwa when she mended the heavens, born amidst Chaos, with endless creation. Moreover, it seems that he targets Buddhism in everything he does, and he has now willingly entered into reincarnation, having outplanned us by many years… he truly might be related to that monkey,” mentioned Lord of Primordial Beginning, unable to hold back.

The three indeed had this thought in mind; the Heaven-Defying Taoist was closely related to the monkey.

“This person’s origins are mysterious and possesses Di Jun’s divine skills. We indeed need to pay more attention. However, for some reason, this person is beyond our calculations, really hard to control,” pondered Laozi.

“If what the teacher said is true, it seems we cannot avoid Di Jun reappearing,” sighed Laozi. “Di Jun’s mana was unrivaled, born with the sun. Back then, we exhausted all means to suppress him.”

When they remembered the scene where they had teamed up with the Lead Taoist, Zhun Ti Taoist, and Nine Heavens Profound Lady to dismember Di Jun alive and suppress him, they all felt their hearts tremble; Di Jun was indeed too formidable.

Tong Tian Sect Master suddenly also cast the Immortals Slaying Sword and the Extermination Immortal Sword into reincarnation, surprising the two others.

“Younger brother, what are you doing?” asked Laozi and Lord of Primordial Beginning in shock.

Tong Tian Sect Master scoffed, “Heh, these four swords of Slaying Immortal are originally one. If those two swords are full of merit and these two aren’t, it seems somewhat unbalanced. Since elder brother mentioned cleansing the slaughter, let’s cleanse these two swords as well.”

Tong Tian Sect Master truly had guts; the unpredictability of reincarnation was such that even Saints could not fathom it, yet he risked throwing all four of his swords into it. If the two indeed got lost in reincarnation, it was likely these four swords would end up fruitless, and the strength of Tong Tian Sect Master would surely be greatly diminished.

Tong Tian Sect Master then said, “This person is a successor of Di Jun, and Xuan Ming is second only to Di Jiang among the Ancestral Witches. I think it’s worth a gamble. Elder brother, shall we make a wager?”

Lord of Primordial Beginning asked, “What do you want to bet on?”

Tong Tian Sect Master then said, “Elder brother’s Three Treasures Jade Ruyi has a heavy burden of slaughter, which suits me well. How about we bet on this?”

Lord of Primordial Beginning and Tong Tian Sect Master had been competitive since they met. Seeing that Tong Tian Sect Master had actually thrown all the Slaying Immortal Four Swords into reincarnation and now wanted to engage in a bet with him, Lord of Primordial Beginning couldn’t stand losing face and replied, “Good, then I will bet this Three Treasures Jade Ruyi! Elder brother, be the witness.”

Tong Tian Sect Master took out his fishing drum and smiled, “Very well, very well! I shouldn’t take advantage of elder brother; I’ll wager this fishing drum.”

Laozi laughed, “The two younger brothers indeed have good dispositions!”

Tong Tian Sect Master handed the fishing drum to Laozi, and Lord of Primordial Beginning also passed the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi over.

Tong Tian Sect Master said, “Then please, eldest brother, bear witness.”

Laozi said, “No harm, no harm, I will bear this witness.”

Ever since the Investiture of the Gods battle, when Tong Tian Sect Master lost face to Lord of Primordial Beginning, he had been seeking ways to retrieve it. Today’s wager was also a fine way to regain face. Once he won over Lord of Primordial Beginning, he would certainly carry his Three Treasures Jade Ruyi around the world, proclaiming how Lord of Primordial Beginning had lost a gamble to him. However, the stakes were indeed high; his Slaying Immortal Four Swords and the fishing drum in his hand…

To regain his face, Tong Tian Sect Master could only silently pray in his heart that after the two had slain six Golden Bodies, they would be able to find their true selves.

Laozi sighed silently in his heart; Tong Tian was still as unruly as ever, even after so many years, still seeking to embarrass Lord of Primordial Beginning. But oh well, it wasn’t his own Magical Treasure, so turning a blind eye, he’d just be the witness. It wouldn’t be a loss for him, and he wouldn’t offend anyone.

“Elder brother isn’t one to embrace inaction, is he? Why then did you have to slay those six Golden Bodies of the Buddhist Sect this time?” Tong Tian Sect Master was one to stir the pot, delighting in poking at the sore spots of the two who had suffered a great loss.

“Hmph!” Laozi snorted lightly, “That Tathagata was ungrateful, even coming to seek my embarrassment, and to question me.”

Tong Tian Sect Master laughed, “So elder brother is not entirely about inaction! Ah, tell me, I had the perfectly fine Multi-Treasure Taoist under my Jie Taoist sect, yet you had to lead him out through Hangu Pass, letting the Western Religion pick him up. Now, it has turned against us, trying to seize our fortune.”

Such was Tong Tian Sect Master!

Laozi was also slightly annoyed by him, but suddenly he saw in the Reincarnation World, the two met again; Xuan Ming had slain Wukong… then Xuan Ming went to Western Heaven and slew the Golden Body of Maitreya Buddha, suddenly the Slaying Immortal Four Swords absorbed quite a bit of merit, reducing the karma stained by slaughter significantly on the swords…

“Boundless eons!”

Tong Tian Sect Master smiled, entering the last lifetime of the six cycles of reincarnation.