The sun revealed a heavenly star.
A white rainbow pierced straight through the sun.
Thirty years ago, such phenomena were not uncommon. Whenever a Perfected Lord walked the world and cast down their gaze, terrifying celestial signs like this would always appear.
For a time, all sounds fell silent.
Even the sounds of slaughter within the Sword Pavilion unconsciously died down. Countless Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones turned their gazes toward the Ye family's direction.
And then they clearly saw the Ye family's present state.
'Hiss… what a ruthless man!'
At this moment, even the Saint Sect Perfected Ones—renowned for their boldness—could not help but shudder inwardly. When they looked at Lu Yang, it was as if they were looking at a madman.
The Ye family's treasuries had already been completely emptied by the banner spirits from the Saint Sect such as the Heaven-Mending Peak Master. Meanwhile, the remaining Ye family Perfected Ones and direct descendants had all had their cultivation sealed by banner spirits from the Seven Luminaries Heaven—the Unborn Venerable Mother, the Capital City God, Yan Taizu, and others—and were being escorted one by one before Lu Yang.
Boom.
High above the heavens, the Dao Fruit of Wall-Top Earth grew ever more brilliant. It was as though a pair of vast eyes were piercing through layers of gloom, staring fixedly at Lu Yang.
Yet Lu Yang showed not the slightest fear.
'What can you do to me?'
You're just throwing a tantrum, that's all.
The next moment, Lu Yang shifted his gaze to the suppressed Ye family members below. At their head stood the Ye family patriarch, Ye Shaoying.
Seeing this, Lu Yang shook his head slightly.
'The banner spirits from Seven Luminaries Heaven are still too kind-hearted. They haven't truly adapted to this wretched place's style. Compared to them, the Saint Sect's banner spirits are much easier to use.'
"What are you still standing there for?"
Lu Yang's voice was calm, yet cold.
"I said— exterminate the clan, wipe out the entire family—leave not even chickens or dogs alive. Did you not understand? Or do I need to repeat myself?"
As soon as these words fell, everyone froze.
At this very moment, all the Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones secretly observing this place—including Ye Shaoying and the Ye family Perfected Ones—snapped their heads up in shock.
A heavenly star had manifested.
A Perfected Lord's gaze had descended.
And under such circumstances, you still intend to slaughter the entire Ye clan?!
While they were still stunned, the utterly loyal banner spirits had already acted. In an instant, the entire Ye family territory turned into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
At Lu Yang's side, the figure of Patriarch Nether Whisper quietly appeared.
"You actually didn't need to go this far."
With a sigh, Patriarch Nether Whisper spoke. He clearly believed Lu Yang was doing this for him, to vent the hatred of the Shaman Ghost Dao, and a trace of emotion could not help but appear in his eyes.
"Killing Zhengde's manifestation was already enough for me. Now that you've slaughtered the Ye family, I fear Zhengde may truly disregard everything and force his way into the world."
Could a Perfected Lord do that?
Under current conditions—yes.
After all, nearly half of the sixty-year Great Era had already passed. If Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde truly burned his grotto-heaven and paid any price, he indeed had hope of forcing himself into the world.
However, Lu Yang merely laughed.
The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes had settled the opponent's Golden Nature. Looking across the world, Lu Yang believed no one now understood Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde better than he did.
So he dared to say—
"Patriarch, there's no need to worry. He doesn't dare to come down."
In Lu Yang's eyes, this Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde was not even as good as Hong Yun.
At least back then, Hong Yun had openly defeated all rivals, rightfully ascending the position of Overturned Lamp Flame before advancing to Perfected Lord.
A dignified Perfected Lord… actually giving birth to a heart demon.
How laughable.
'I even suspect… that for him to become a Perfected Lord, there was some hidden hand behind the scenes. Letting him achieve Golden Core was merely to block Patriarch Nether Whisper!'
Thinking of this, Lu Yang ground his teeth in hatred.
What is a "favorable current"?
This is what a favorable current looks like. Stand in the wind, and even a pig can fly. And in his eyes, Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde was precisely that pig.
Of course, there were always exceptions.
Lu Yang did not completely rule out the possibility that the other side might truly be forced into desperation.
But taking ten thousand steps back—even if he really dared to come down, Lu Yang would not fear it. At worst, he would prematurely assume a false Golden position and fight a true Golden Core battle!
Thus, facing the gaze from Wall-Top Earth, Lu Yang not only showed no fear, but instead raised his head with keen interest, eyes bright with eagerness. He confronted it for a moment—only for that dazzling heavenly star to be the one to withdraw its radiance, dimming and no longer pursuing the matter.
This, too, was within Lu Yang's expectations.
'In the end, it's not worth it.'
Golden Core Perfected Lords stand high above. The lives of a few lower cultivators are not worth even a single hair of theirs. How could they possibly sacrifice themselves for such things?
At the same time, within the earth-penetrating abyss.
"Things are urgent…"
Perfected One Warding-Evil withdrew his gaze in disappointment. Just now, in that brief instant, he had truly hoped that Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde would force his way into the world to set things right.
Yet the outcome disappointed him.
'If the mountain gate cannot be preserved, I must at least preserve a useful body!'
This place is not suitable to stay long!
Thinking of this, Perfected One Warding-Evil immediately propped up his injured body, stood up, and looked at Buddha Child Guang Ming beside him: "Master, please save my life."
Perfected One Warding-Evil thought very clearly in his heart.
Now I am the last Foundation Establishment Perfection of the Sword Pavilion. For the sake of the sect, how can I die here? As long as I don't die, the Sword Pavilion still exists. As for some losses in the treasury, it's nothing more than an accumulation problem. Anyway, with the Ancestorabove, the demon dares not truly exterminate my Sword Pavilion.
Thinking back and forth, in the end, it was just four words:
I cannot die!
With this thought, Perfected One Warding-Evil's eyes became increasingly firm. However, falling into Buddha Child Guang Ming's eyes beside him, he only saw a thick layer of haze.
What a powerful [Knowledge-Perception Barrier]...
Buddha Child Guang Ming put his palms together, horrified in his heart.
From beginning to end, Perfected One Warding-Evil only obtained a secret method personally compiled by Sky-Shrouding from the Ancestor of the Yun Family and read it once with divine sense.
Then he fell into the trap.
Clearly he was just terrified that someone was influencing him, yet now he has completely forgotten about it. [Great Forest Wood]... worthy of being the Wood Element Supreme Dao Fruit!
Truly insidious!
But just right, let's lead Sky-Shrouding into the game.
Buddha Child Guang Ming calculated in his heart but revealed a look of compassion on his face: "Amitabha, Benefactor has an enlightened heart; naturally, you have an affinity with my Pure Land!"
So far, everything was within his expectations.
One must know, why was the World Honored One born as a Buddha Child in this life? Just because Perfected One Chong Guang took away the Perfected Lords? Would the World Honored One really care about a group of Perfected Lords?
The World Honored One didn't care!
The real reason is Vanquishing-Demon!
At this moment, the deepest memories at the bottom of Buddha Child Guang Ming's heart were revealed one by one. That was the layout belonging to the "World Honored One" and also his true mission.
Back then, taking advantage of the Thousand-Year Great Tribulation and the Dao Court's great chaos, the World Honored One used the name of Spreading Buddhadharma to the East to dig out the Earth Element Supreme [City Rampart Earth] from under the Dao Court's nose, making the Dao Court suffer a big loss... Now he obviously wants to repeat the same trick and incorporate the [Sword Dao Fruit] into the Pure Land too!
If successful... great benefit to the Buddha Kingdom!
Pure Land World Honored One, the last Nascent Soul Dao Lord of the current age, forcibly carved out a path to heaven in the world pattern that should have been a tripartite confrontation.
Call him shameless if you want.
Scold him for loving to bully the weak if you wish.
But in terms of results, he indeed gained considerable advantages from the hands of the other three parties. The [City Rampart Earth] still trapped in the Pure Land to this day was clear proof.
How could such a figure be someone easy to deal with!