“Since the Holy Mother of Ghosts is determined to do so, I will not try to persuade her any further.” Cao Ya admired her, but had expected it all along. This trip to the East Sea was just an experiment.
If it works out, great; if not, he will secretly follow her and rescue her when she is in trouble!
Having been familiar with the course of the Investiture of the Gods, finding such an opportunity was not difficult for him.
Moreover, its own power is also extremely strong, only below the level of Hunyuan and Weak Hunyuan.
Then, Cao Ya took out a celestial star, about the size of a broad bean, which radiated light.
"Hmm?" The Ghostly Mother's pupils contracted slightly as she sensed a deadly threat on that star!
"This is a weapon I forged by collecting numerous fusion red giant stars in the northern starry sky and fusing them together. It is equivalent to the explosion of thousands of stars and can destroy the world!"
"Those stars have entered their 'old age' and have no life, so we might as well make use of them again."
"Of course, this celestial star is a one-time consumable item, and the Holy Mother needs to be careful about when to use it."
Cao Ya flicked the shrunken celestial star with his finger, and it landed in front of the Holy Mother of Ghosts.
"Squeak." A star streaked across the sky, and the entire void seemed unable to withstand it, on the verge of collapse.
It contains many mysteries of Cao Ya, and combined with the mass and heat of the red giant star itself, it is quite terrifying!
With a single strike, it is completely comparable to the ultimate level of a six-star high-level being, reaching the level of a quasi-saint at the ninth level of heaven.
Converted, it's the pinnacle of a third-grade spiritual treasure, almost comparable to an ancient spiritual treasure!
The spiritual treasures of the primordial universe are divided into five grades. The first grade is the Heaven-Opening Spiritual Treasure, also known as the Chaos Spiritual Treasure, which is basically used by Primordial Saints.
The second-tier merit treasures, ancient treasures, and primordial treasures are controlled by weak Hunyuan.
Third-class spiritual treasures generally correspond to Quasi-Saints, while fourth-class and fifth-class spiritual treasures correspond to Great Luo Immortals and Golden Immortals, respectively. Of course, some people with deep blessings or powerful backgrounds can obtain spiritual treasures, even third-class ones, even if they are below the Golden Immortal level!
"How can this be? Lord Ketu, please take it back." However, the Holy Mother of Ghosts refused.
“You must have spent a lot of time refining such a treasure. How can I accept it without contributing anything? Besides, I am a disciple of the Saint of the Jie Sect and I also have various spiritual treasures with me.”
"The Celestial Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, and Golden Immortal chapters of 'Ghostly Immortal Techniques' are not worthy of such a generous gift."
The Holy Mother of Ghosts was unwilling to take advantage of Cao Ya.
Even the most advanced third-grade spiritual treasures, though disposable, are incredibly valuable.
Within the Jie Sect, only Duobao Daoren, the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao, and Zhao Gongming possessed even greater treasures.
The rest are at most similar to Tianxing, and may even be worse!
However, the Three Immortal Maidens and Zhao Gongming have already perished and are destined to be listed on the Investiture of the Gods.
This is truly a great loss to the Jie Sect. Whenever the Holy Mother of Ghosts and others mention it, they harbor great resentment.
"This thing isn't of much help to me; it was originally made specifically for the Holy Mother."
“If the Holy Mother does not accept it, this celestial star will have no use.”
Under Cao Ya's persuasion, the Holy Mother of Ghosts had no choice but to accept the gift and thanked him repeatedly.
After chatting for a while, Cao Ya took his leave, and the Holy Mother of Ghosts personally saw him off.
"Whoosh." Just then, a figure appeared from the depths of the East Sea. He was handsome with bright, piercing eyes. He wore a black Taoist robe and exuded an extremely profound aura that was unfathomable.
"The Holy Mother of Wudang." Cao Ya cupped his hands. The person who came was the Holy Mother of Wudang, who was known as one of the Holy Mothers of Ghost Spirit and Golden Spirit, but her strength seemed to be even greater.
Cao Ya also knew that after the destruction of the Jie Sect, the Holy Mother of Wudang had safely escaped from the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
This also demonstrates the strength of the Holy Mother Wudang, who is most likely above the Holy Mother Jinling and the Holy Mother Guiling!
"Lord Ketu." The Holy Mother of Wudang returned the greeting. The prestige of Lord Ketu of the Heavenly Court had grown increasingly terrifying in recent years, and should not be underestimated. Then, she and the Holy Mother of Ghosts watched Cao Ya depart.
Following that, the two Holy Mothers of the Intercepting Sect entered the cave of the Holy Mother of Ghosts.
Upon hearing the purpose of Ketu Star Lord's visit and after observing that celestial star, the Holy Mother of Wudang couldn't help but exclaim, "Adversity reveals true character. Ketu Star Lord's ability to come from beyond the heavens demonstrates his genuine nature!"
The Holy Mother of Ghosts sighed, saying, "Yes, what I gave her back then was only a method below the Great Luo realm. Who would have thought that Lord Ketu could rise to such a level... It's simply unbelievable!"
The Holy Mother of Wudang pondered for a moment and said, "In the primordial world, beneath the primordial chaos and weak primordial chaos, there are those who could be like the True Martial General and the Star Lord Jidu of the Heavenly Court, as well as the Grand Master Xuandu, Dao Lord Luya, Daoist Ran Deng, Guang Chengzi, and Senior Brother Duobao..."
As she spoke, a hint of hatred flashed in the eyes of the Holy Mother Wudang, and she said, "How hateful! Yunxiao and Zhao Gongming are already dead, and their true spirits were absorbed by the Investiture of the Gods, so they can no longer improve their cultivation."
The Holy Mother of Ghosts was also full of hostility. Compared to the major losses suffered by the Jie Sect, none of the important figures in the Chan Sect had any problems.
Leaving aside Yun Zhongzi, who didn't personally participate, figures like Guang Chengzi and Yu Ding Zhenren are still full of energy. The prodigies of the third generation, such as Yang Jian, Nezha, and Lei Zhenzi, are also unharmed.
This undoubtedly made the surviving disciples of the Jie Sect very uncomfortable.
Could it be that the Jie Sect is truly inferior to the Chan Sect?
Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun are both among the Three Pure Ones and are also Primordial Saints.
How could their lineages differ so greatly?
As disciples, we must strive to live up to our master's reputation on the battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods.
"By the way, when will the Immortal Slaughtering Formation be officially activated?" the Holy Mother of Ghosts suddenly asked.
Although she was personally expelled from the sect by the Tongtian Sect Leader, the Holy Mother of Ghosts still wanted to go to Sishui Pass!
"It'll be soon. I just came to ask for your opinion: should we go together?"
"Actually, you don't need to go. The teacher's meaning is already very clear."
The Holy Mother of Wudang hesitated. Should she not have made the special trip to Ghost Spirit Island?
But looking at the resolute face of the Holy Mother of Ghosts and the Holy Mother of No Return, she sighed softly.
Even if she doesn't come, the Holy Mother of Ghosts, having sensed the movement of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, will surely rush to the mainland!
Because the Chan Sect is also actively preparing for war, with various immortals and Buddhas descending to the mortal realm to refine all sorts of spiritual treasures, it is possible that the Holy Mother of Ghosts might be caught off guard and ambushed by the Chan Sect.
If the two of them were to join forces with their fellow disciples on Jin'ao Island, they could provide mutual support.
Soon after, with a whoosh, the two Holy Mothers left Ghost Spirit Island and headed for Sishui Pass.
"Boom!!" The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation has changed, with four-colored sword energy flying around, disrupting space and time.
The disciples of the Chan and Jie sects, from the second, third, and fourth generations, almost all gathered here.
They were at loggerheads and couldn't stand each other.
In ancient times, before the Three Pure Ones officially separated, the disciples of the three religions might have had friendships and traveled together across the prehistoric continent. However, against the backdrop of conflict between the two religions, any friendship became meaningless.
However, since the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Primordial Heavenly Lord have not yet arrived, everyone is exercising restraint.
On the other side, Cao Ya also arrived at the Primordial Continent, but did not participate in the tribulation; he simply observed from afar.
There are many others like him, all of whom are masters on the mainland and at sea.
Even in the heavens and beyond, various gods and Buddhas were watching over Sishui Pass.
Many people are curious about how Yuanshi Tianzun, the legendary master of the Tongtian Sect, would break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which is said to be unbreakable by any of the Four Sages.
“Zhen Yuanzi of Wuzhuang Temple, Daoist Minghe, Demon Master Kunpeng, Jade Emperor…” Cao Ya’s eyes flickered slightly.
These powerful figures are all at the weak Mixed Origin level, at the peak of the six-star level, and are extremely formidable.
Cao Ya is still some distance away from them and cannot match them.
However, they were all attracted by the Immortal Slaughtering Formation and devoted their divine thoughts to it.
As for the Seven Stars' Primordial Chaos... Cao Ya couldn't possibly detect them with his divine sense!
"They're here!" Suddenly, Cao Ya looked up and saw several imposing figures arriving through the air.
Deep in the East Sea, the Tongtian Sect Leader, with his cold and sinister expression, had sword energy surging from every strand of his hair, capable of shattering the Great Dao and suppressing heaven and earth!
"Boom." The Tongtian Sect Master directly entered the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, with four immortal swords hanging in the four directions.
On the four gates are the Eastern Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the Southern Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the Western Immortal Trapping Sword, and the Northern Immortal Annihilation Sword, all exuding a chilling aura and swirling gusts of cold wind, capable of severing the river of time and annihilating the universe!
"Seven-star level, no matter which universe, that's an absolute giant!"
"Turning cause into effect and reversing the course of history are nothing more than trivial matters."
"Of course, in some universes, because of the presence of stronger medium and high-level Seven Stars, people are not allowed to act recklessly. They are also wary of each other, so there is no way to arbitrarily restart the timeline."
"The universes such as [Primordial Era], [Stellar Transformation], [Panlong], [Desolate Era], and [Sacred Ruins] are just like this."
"However, in the [Supreme Being] universe, the oldest being of the Seven Stars High-level is taking the lead in manipulating the timeline... the situation is different again."
"In the Primordial Universe, Dao Ancestor Hongjun has already merged with the Primordial Heavenly Dao. How could he possibly allow a seven-star Primordial Saint to arbitrarily trace the past, seize the future, and wipe out all living beings at will!"
"With the existence of Dao Ancestors, such as the Three Pure Ones, it is impossible to end time and space."
Cao Ya thought to himself, "Hongjun's union with the Dao, aside from other aspects, is still effective in maintaining the universe."
Any universe that alters its timeline too many times will inevitably face catastrophe.
Cao Ya looked around and saw that the disciples of the Jie Sect, such as Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Wudang, and Holy Mother Guiling, had all entered the Zhuxian Formation. They were concealed by the sword energy and could not be observed further.
"Whoosh." At the same time, another great figure descended upon this place: Yuanshi Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, Jieyin Daoren, and Zhunti Daoren.
The four saints arrived together, about to enter the Immortal Slaughtering Formation and seize the four immortal swords!
“Fellow Daoist Tongtian, why has it come to this? The calamity has erupted, and it must come to an end. Such resistance will not end well.” The Guide Daoist sighed, his face growing increasingly distressed.
"This is the Investiture of the Gods, signed by the three religions. Brother Jieyin, why have you come here?" The Tongtian Sect Leader's eyes flashed with sword light.
"I had to come to promote the Western religion." The guide clasped his hands together.
The Tongtian Sect Leader chuckled and said, "If you want to convert the disciples of the Jie Sect, you'll have to ask my Immortal Sword first!"
Zhunti Daoist spoke up: "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to argue over words. The Dao is as deep as the ocean. Even if you have four swords in your hand, you can't possibly defeat the combined strength of the four of us. It would be better to surrender as soon as possible."
The Tongtian Sect Leader chuckled coldly and said, "Words are useless. Please enter the formation and let me see what you are capable of."
After speaking, the figure of the Tongtian Sect Leader was also concealed by the four-colored sword energy of green, red, yellow, and black.
“Junior brother, you are too stubborn.” Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head, his body swayed, and the heavenly clouds above his head seemed to contain a great world, within which a divine banner fluttered incessantly.
The Pangu Banner and the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds are both top-tier Chaos Treasures!
The power emanating from the Primordial Celestial Venerable shook the heavens and crushed eternity!
Following that, Yuanshi Tianzun took the lead and stepped into the Zhuxian Sword Gate.
"Whoosh!!" The sword energy of Zhuxian surged wildly, slashing towards Yuanshi Tianzun.
"How could a mere immortal sword possibly harm me?" Yuanshi Tianzun smiled faintly. With a whoosh, the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds rose up to meet the Immortal Slaughtering Sword. The Pangu Banner spun once, actually suppressing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword and disintegrating the Chaos Array Diagram of the East!
This Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, besides containing four immortal swords of the Chaos Spiritual Treasure level, also has a formation diagram that is the best in the universe, at the level of a first-class spiritual treasure.
Otherwise, how can it support four swords?
"Junior brother, it seems you can't win right now," the Supreme Lord of Morality whispered, unless other Primordial Saints, such as the Dao Ancestor, the Demon Ancestor, the Great God Yangmei, the Goddess Pingxin, or the Empress Nuwa, suddenly join the battle and stand on the side of the Intercepting Sect.
However, the Investiture of the Gods was originally the decision of the Dao Ancestor, signed by the three religions; how could they interfere?
It's highly unlikely that the Dao Ancestor would allow the Demon Ancestor to enter.
As for the Great God Yangmei, he was carefree and unrestrained, merely observing all kinds of tribulations without ever getting involved. He also had no disciples or followers. As a Chaos Demon God, he had no relatives or friends, which meant he was free from disasters and calamities. No matter what fate had in store for him, it couldn't affect him. How could he possibly have broken into Sishui Pass?!
Lady Pingxin stays in the Netherworld, managing the order of the underworld, and has never bothered with the affairs of the mortal realm.
Nuwa's words... In the past, when Emperor Xin entered the temple and wrote a poem, he angered her. The Jie Sect sided with the Yin Shang Dynasty, so it would be a miracle if she helped them!
Other survivors of the Chaos Gods, such as Zhen Yuanzi, Styx Daoist, and Demon Master Kunpeng, were either Hunyuan or weak Hunyuan, and were indeed qualified to intervene in this battle. However, they all avoided it and had no chance of getting involved in the Investiture of the Gods.
"Buzz." The Celestial Venerable of Morality had a magnificent and exquisite pagoda above his head. The pagoda rotated, and layer upon layer of immortal and undying Xuanhuang Qi descended, making it difficult for even the Immortal Sword Qi to touch him.
This merit-based spiritual treasure is extremely rare, reaching the level of a first-class chaotic spiritual treasure.
It can be said that it was one of the personal items of the Moral Celestial Venerable.
His other identity is that of Laozi, whom the Supreme Lord of Morality transformed into using great magical power. He stays in the Tushita Palace of the Heaven of Separation and uses the Eight Trigrams Furnace to refine elixirs and spiritual treasures.
Occasionally, they would offer gifts to the Heavenly Court, fulfilling their duty.
This is why, when the three religions signed the Investiture of the Gods, the Human Religion was excluded.
Not only were the disciples of the Human Sect far fewer than those of the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect.
Furthermore, the Celestial Venerable Morality personally transformed himself and went to serve in the Heavenly Court.
This is far more intimidating than any second, third, or fourth-generation disciple whose true spirit has been listed on the Investiture of the Gods!
After all, as an avatar specially created by the Supreme Lord of Morality, Laozi possesses the power of a weak Hunyuan.
It should be noted that the current Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Court—the Jade Emperor—is only at the level of a weak Primordial Chaos.
The Queen Mother of the West is the pinnacle of Quasi-Saints, at the six-star high level, even a step behind the Jade Emperor.
The decline of the Heavenly Court's prestige is also related to the fact that the two leaders' cultivation levels are not high enough.
The previous Heavenly Court of the Demon Race, Donghuang Taiyi, was a Primordial Saint, while the Demon Emperor Dijun was only a Weak Primordial Saint.
In comparison, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are indeed somewhat lacking.
Of course, the Wu tribe at that time was also too terrifying. Houtu Pingxin Niangniang attained the Primordial Dao almost one after the other, just like Donghuang Taiyi.
The Ancestral Witches Dijiang and Zhujiuyin were also weak Hunyuan, yet extremely powerful.
Otherwise, how could the Lich and Demon races have fought for billions of years, ultimately suffering heavy losses and withdrawing from the peak of history?
The remaining demon race mainly stays in the north, though there are some in other areas as well, but not many.
The surviving members of the witch clan entered the Netherworld and took up positions in the Underworld.
Both groups began to recuperate and heal their wounds.
Just like the three races of dragon, phoenix, and qilin during the early calamity of the Longhan era.
Now, the human race has risen to prominence, with a considerable number of Great Luo and Quasi-Saints, and even some Weak Primordial Chaos cultivators. The only thing missing is a Primordial Chaos Saint to truly suppress the human race's destiny.
The five powerful clans of the past all had a primordial state, dominating the primordial world!
Donghuang Taiyi, Houtu Pingxin Niangniang, Zulong, Zufeng, Zuqilin!
Humans are currently somewhat inferior in comparison.
Of course, the Taoist, Buddhist, and demonic sects have been powerful since ancient times, and Hunyuan was not just one person, so they are another matter.
"The four swords: Zhuxian, Xianxian, Luxian, and Juexian; the Zhutian Qingyun; the Pangu Banner; and the Tiandi Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda..."
"They're all Chaos Treasures!"
"Don't even mention me, even the Three Emperors of Fire Cloud Cave only possess second-class spiritual treasures."
Cao Ya felt envious. Right now, among all of himself, only the one who was the "Supreme One in a Lifetime" possessed a seven-star divine weapon.
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