My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1153 A monk can escape but cannot escape from the temple

The Primordial Celestial Venerable raised his hand to stop the two, his gaze sweeping over the slumped immortal and Buddhist disciples below. His tone was grave: "Although you two are strong, the demon's lair is sure to be full of traps. Whether you can successfully kill Wen Rui is still unknown. If you leave, and these disciples remain here, wouldn't they be wiped out if the mortal army returns?"

He pointed to the most disheveled disciples of the Chan Sect: "Although they are a burden, they are also the foundation of the Chan Sect and the Western Sect. If we sacrifice all our disciples to kill a demon today, it would be like killing a thousand enemies while losing ten thousand of our own—a loss that does not outweigh the gain!"

The Buddha and the Sage Zhunti exchanged a glance and instantly understood the concerns of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. Even the Sages had to use their magic weapons to defeat Wen Rui's army. Without the protection of the Sages, these disciples would not last even a quarter of an hour.

Even if they succeed in killing Wen Rui and the lineage of immortals and Buddhas is severed, the order of the three realms will still be overturned by mortal civilization, and the result will be no different.

"Then, according to Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, how should we proceed?" asked the Sage Zhunti.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable took a deep breath and made a decision: "How about this, I will stay and take care of these disciples and bring them back to safety; you two set off immediately and take advantage of the fact that the mortal army has just experienced a great battle and is now relaxed in its defenses to launch a swift attack on Freedom City, find the trace of that demon, and do not waste words with him. Use all your supernatural powers and magical treasures to kill him in one blow."

He took out the Pangu Banner, its surface pulsating with chaotic, pure energy: "I'll lend you this banner; it might break through a deadly trap at a crucial moment. I'll settle my disciples as soon as possible, and then I'll join you!"

The Buddha Tathagata accepted the Pangu Banner, sensing the chaotic power contained within it, and solemnly nodded: "Good! We two will certainly live up to your trust and kill the demon of the Jie Sect as soon as possible! Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, you must also be careful. If you are suddenly attacked, do not fight head-on. Protecting your disciples' safety is the priority!"

Saint Zhunti added, "We will leave behind a wisp of Buddha light and the aura of the precious tree. If you encounter danger, you only need to activate this aura and we will be able to sense it!"

With the agreement reached, the two saints of the Western Sect did not delay any longer.

The Guide Daoist formed a hand seal and sent a wisp of golden Buddhist light into the palm of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable; the Sage Zhunti plucked a leaf from the Seven Treasures Tree, and the leaf transformed into a stream of light, landing beside the Buddhist light.

The two nodded slightly to Yuanshi Tianzun, then turned into two streaks of light and flew towards Freedom City at such a speed that even the void rippled.

Yuanshi Tianzun watched the two figures disappear into the distance, clenched the Buddha light and leaves in his palm, then turned to look at his disciples below. His tone was still stern, but with a touch more composure: "Stand up, all of you! It's just a defeat, yet you're so dejected. You have no resemblance to immortals or Buddhas!"

The disciples were awakened by the roar and struggled to get up.

Despite his injuries, Guang Chengzi stepped forward and asked, "Master, where do we go next?"

"Let's go to the Kunlun Mountains for temporary refuge!"

Yuanshi Tianzun said in a deep voice, and auspicious clouds of heaven and earth rose around him once again, enveloping all his disciples. "If we encounter any demon army on the road, I will defend against them. You only need to hurry on your way and do not slow us down again!"

Before the words were finished, a violent buzzing sound suddenly came from the distant nanoclouds, clearly indicating that the mortal army had discovered their retreat and was giving chase. The Primordial Celestial Venerable's eyes sharpened, and he gripped the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in his hand: "Go!"

Qingyun led his disciples, both immortals and Buddhas, into the sky, flying towards Kunlun Mountain. Behind them, nano-clouds surged like a tide, and countless giant mechs appeared within the clouds, their scarlet energy lamps like ghostly flames relentlessly pursuing them.

Meanwhile, in the command center of Freedom City, Wen Rui stared at the trajectory of the two Western Sages on the screen, his face darkening. "The Western Sages and the Chan Sages are as shameless as ever! Don't they have any conscience at all, bullying the weak? If the Tongtian Sect Leader had been as shameless as you, would your bunch of useless subordinates have been enough to kill him in one move? Even if he had issued an extermination order to the disciples of the Jie Sect, the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and all the Buddhas of the Western Paradise would have been wiped out long ago!" After his rant, Wen Rui hardened his heart, gritting his teeth, and said, "You are heartless, so don't blame me for being unjust!"

After saying that, he quickly slid his fingertips across another control screen—on the screen, the mirror array that blotted out the sun was slowly adjusting its angle, and countless metal mirrors reflected the intense light of the stars, converging into beams of energy powerful enough to tear apart the atmosphere.

The remaining space fleet split into two groups. One group flew towards the sacred mountain of the Western religion, Lingshan, while the other group aimed at Kunlun Mountain, where Yuanshi Tianzun was about to go. The main cannons on the ship began to charge up, and a pale purple light continued to expand at the muzzle.

"If the monks can escape, can the temple escape? The counterattack should begin by destroying their foundations."

Wen Rui smirked and pressed the attack command.

In an instant, the array of mirrored surfaces in space focused and released dozens of golden beams of light, which, like a forest, pierced through the clouds and rushed straight towards Kunlun Mountain and Ling Mountain.

At the same time, the main cannons of the two space fleets fired simultaneously, and pale purple cannon fire poured down like a torrential rain, bombarding the two immortal mountains.

This time, instead of a traction beam, it was a concentrated graviton plasma. When hit by this main cannon that uses gravity as its primary attack method, it would first unleash a huge repulsive force like the "Super Shinra Tensei". Then, the internal gravitons would collapse and contract to generate a huge gravitational force like the "Super Bansho Ten'ai".

At this moment, the Tongtian Sect Leader was riding the Kui Niu, heading towards Kunlun Mountain.

After receiving Wen Zhong's plea for help, the Tongtian Sect Leader pondered for a long time before finally deciding to lend a hand and save Wen Rui's life.

However, since he and Yuanshi Tianzun were from the same school and Hongjun Daozu had given strict orders beforehand, he thought of trying to persuade Yuanshi Tianzun to not act rashly and provoke another conflict between the two sects before resorting to force.

The Tongtian Cult Master learned from his mistake and became more cautious, unlike his impulsive actions last time.

This time, he secretly brought a hidden camera, thinking that if Yuanshi Tianzun refused outright, the two saints would fight to the death, and he could then present evidence to Hongjun Daozu afterward to pin the blame on Yuanshi Tianzun, so that his teacher wouldn't take sides and he wouldn't suffer in silence.

But as soon as he approached the Kunlun Mountains, he witnessed a scene he would never forget: countless golden beams of light and purple cannon fire fell from the sky, crashing down on the Kunlun Mountains as if the gods were enraged.

"Boom - boom -"

The earth-shattering explosions rang out one after another. The peaks of Kunlun Mountain collapsed continuously amidst pillars of light and artillery fire. Ancient temples and celestial caves were instantly razed to the ground. The once sacred land, shrouded in celestial energy, was shrouded in smoke and fire in the blink of an eye.

Tongtian Jiaozhu subconsciously stopped Kui Niu, his eyes filled with shock—although he was at odds with Yuanshi Tianzun, he had never imagined that Kunlun Mountain would be destroyed in such a tragic way.

(End of this chapter)