85: Chapter 85 He didn't just know he was wrong; he knew he was finished.

Di Tianyi opened his eyes once more, looking at Xie Wushang, wanting to continue his deduction.

However, his heart trembled, and blood flowed from his eyes, mouth, and nose. The backlash had become even more severe.

After a long while, he gasped a breath of cold air.

"The heavens and earth are vast, the Universe is endless, and true mighty figures are countless…"

"Sigh, this seat had better honestly hibernate here and wait for the great era to arrive."

As he spoke, ripples stirred across his body as he lay back down into the coffin and closed his eyes in deep slumber.

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"Dao Revered Master, save me!" At the peak of Great Dao Mountain, the Holy Spirit Bird was still crying out loudly.

"Dao Revered Master? Is that the ancient powerhouse hibernating here that Revered Master mentioned?" Xie Wushang whispered.

His Divine Sense spread out, sensing all directions.

However, the entire Secret Realm was deathly silent.

There was not the slightest fluctuation.

"What is going on? Back when I was born, the Dao Revered Master even praised me for possessing the bearing of a Great Emperor? Why is he not coming to save me?"

The Holy Spirit Bird furrowed its brows, extremely panicked.

"It seems that ancient powerhouse will not make a move." Xie Wushang's Natal Divine Soul whispered, and then its palm moved,

the Holy Spirit Bird was swept up by flames, its body wrapped as it flew up into the high sky.

"The bearing of a Great Emperor? Just right, I am still lacking a spiritual pet." Xie Wushang's Primordial Spirit glanced at the wrapped Holy Spirit Bird.

Afterwards, his gaze flashed, and a black-and-white Dao seal flew out from between his brows, directly injecting itself into the Holy Spirit Bird's glabella.

Once the contract seal was planted, the Holy Spirit Bird only felt its Primordial Spirit being bound by the Laws of the Great Dao, shackled with chains.

"Ah! Ah! This Holy Spirit has actually been planted with a slave seal!" the Holy Spirit Bird wailed.

"There is no way to live anymore! A bird's life is devoid of meaning! There is no way to live!"

It immediately smashed its head against the sphere of light still binding it, seemingly seeking death.

"You want to die?" Xie Wushang's Primordial Spirit pointed the tianyang halberd in its hand at the Holy Spirit, flames spitting out, ready to strike at any moment.

"No… No, Revered Master, I was just joking. Being able to follow you is this little bird's honor in this lifetime, how could I want to seek death?" Upon sensing the aura emitted by the tianyang halberd, the Holy Spirit Bird shuddered and quickly cupped its hands in a bow with a flattering smile.

Xie Wushang's Primordial Spirit nodded slightly, put away the halberd, and said, "Be a bit sharper in the future. I do not want to keep a foolish bird by my side."

"Yes, yes!" The Holy Spirit Bird nodded repeatedly.

Only then did Xie Wushang withdraw his gaze, looking towards Xu Dadao and the others at the foot of Great Dao Mountain.

"Sigh, curiosity kills the bird! Didn't I just want to see what you looked like? Now I've seen it? But I've lost my freedom."

"Why bother?"

"Why bother?"

The Holy Spirit Bird sighed deeply in its heart, its wings fluttering as it gave itself a few slaps across the face.

It immensely regretted it. It shouldn't have been curious and gone to see what methods this man used to conceal his aura.

Nor should it have flown into a rage out of humiliation after a wisp of its Divine Sense was destroyed, striking out so aggressively.

Who could have known?

A little fellow in the eighth realm seemed to possess another Primordial Spirit, and it even rivaled a Quasi-Emperor.

What was detestable was that he wielded an Imperial Weapon.

What left it speechless was…

The Dao Revered Master?

Why didn't he make a move?

Wasn't it a bird nurtured by the tree of great dao after all?

Could it not also be considered the Dao Revered Master's bird?

Sigh!

The Holy Spirit Bird sighed deeply, then looked towards Xu Dadao at the foot of Great Dao Mountain.

"Hmph, it is all this old fellow's fault. If it weren't for him… all these things wouldn't have happened."

Its gaze was like a blade, grinding its teeth in hatred.

It wished it could slice Xu Dadao into a thousand pieces.

At the foot of Great Dao Mountain.

Xu Dadao shivered.

He had originally thought that the Quasi-Emperor-level powerhouse who suddenly appeared at the peak would make a move to help him eliminate the enemy.

Who would have known that even as he burned raging flames with the power of his Dharma Body, it still failed to dissolve the opponent's power of Law.

The saber strike he had just executed was still unable to advance an inch.

He even felt the circulation of his Primordial Spirit power stall.

Yet at this very moment, that lurking powerhouse was directly captured and even planted with a slave seal?

"Merely a Great Saint, yet you dare to bully the disciples of my Jiang Clan!" High up in the air, the grey-haired Xie Wushang looked down with a disdainful gaze, gazing down from above.

"I… I…" Xu Dadao felt his scalp tingle from being stared at, his gaze sweeping over to look at Xie Wushang.

At this moment, he was still unable to see Xie Wushang's appearance clearly.

But the aura emitted by the tianyang halberd in the latter's hand was something he could not be more familiar with.

That was the unique aura of an Imperial Weapon.

He had countless times visited the Imperial Weapon Graveyard of Tianyang Holy Land, fantasizing about wielding the Imperial Weapon left behind by the ancient ancestors.

However, Imperial Weapons were arrogant; not only did the weapon spirit ignore him, but it had once released imperial might to drive him away.

This aura that suppressed the world and was unchallengeable was something he would never forget for eternity.

Now, as Xie Wushang looked over, Xu Dadao no longer had any of his previous arrogance.

Seeing Xu Dadao at a loss for words, Xie Wushang took a large stride forward, the hand holding the tianyang halberd moving slightly as imperial might overflowed outward.

That imperial might suppressed downwards, making Xu Dadao's Soul tremble, and the Dharma Body manifested behind him was directly crushed into dispersion.

The previously frozen river of flaming Saber Qi was also crushed into dispersion, turning into nothingness.

"Senior, it's a misunderstanding!" Before that imperial might could fully suppress him, Xu Dadao hurriedly slid and knelt forward, loudly begging for mercy.

His eyes were filled with panic, without a shred of arrogance or a hint of hesitation.

All that remained was terror, cold sweat dripping, and his back already soaked.

"That is an Imperial Weapon…" Yang Wude and Hong Chiyuan hesitated slightly before being pressed by the imperial might to kneel flat on the ground.

Their spines felt as if they were about to snap, cold sweat slid down their foreheads, and the power of Law within their bodies could not circulate even a bit.

Their Primordial Spirits were on the verge of collapse; they tried hard to concentrate their minds, forcibly holding on so their Primordial Spirits wouldn't scatter.

"Lord, spare my life!" Yang Wude and Hong Chiyuan tried hard to raise their heads, letting out hoarse pleas for mercy.

Beside them, Zhou Tai and Gao Tianzhao, although slightly further away, were also pressed to kneel on the ground.

Even Jiang Xun and the two Quasi-Saints of the Jiang Clan only felt as if the vault of heaven was pressing down upon their heads, making it difficult to breathe.

It was merely a wisp of imperial might.

And it wasn't even targeted at them.

Yet it was already unbearable.

This was an Imperial Weapon.

A single wisp of imperial might… could suppress rivers and mountains, cleansing the cosmos.

"Imperial might! It is actually imperial might!" Gao Tianzhao was pressed to kneel on the ground, and amidst his panic, he couldn't help but raise his head to look.

"I didn't expect him to actually control an Imperial Weapon. Fortunately, fortunately this old man did not act rashly earlier." Yu Buhou was dripping with cold sweat, and he couldn't help secretly glancing at the Saint King Zhou Tai whose cultivation had just been crippled. At this moment, Zhou Tai was already unconscious.

Yet under the imperial might, he began to regain consciousness. Amidst his hazy awareness, he was crushed until his bones fractured, feeling as if the God of Death had descended.

Zhou Tai was crushed to the point of vomiting blood again, his face full of grievance.

He was just lying here doing nothing, why was he injured again?

"Truly, in a single thought, it is heaven or Hell!" Yu Buhou whispered, feeling lingering fear.

"A misunderstanding? You used your power to oppress others, attempting to slaughter Cultivators of the Jiang Clan, and that is also a misunderstanding?"

Xie Wushang's gaze was cold as he indifferently looked at Xu Dadao, Yang Wude, and the others kneeling and begging for mercy.

"This…" Xu Dadao was at a loss for words, pondering inwardly, "Isn't this because you killed the people of Tianyang Holy Land first?"

"Sigh, if I had known earlier that the opponent had an Imperial Weapon in hand, this old man would never have played the vanguard no matter what. We should have let the two Quasi-Emperor ancient ancestors bring the Imperial Weapon over instead. With them making a move, wouldn't it be as easy as snapping a finger to suppress this little fellow here? Why must I suffer this humiliation!"

His face was bitter.

"Fellow Daoist, this old man knows he was wrong, and I am willing to offer compensation." Xu Dadao had no choice but to lower his head.

"Compensation?" Xie Wushang's gaze flickered.

"Revered Master, do not believe his words!" the Holy Spirit Bird said.

"He does know he was wrong, but in his heart, what's wrong is that he didn't call a Quasi-Emperor Realm Old Ancestor to bring an Imperial Weapon over. Otherwise, with the Imperial Weapon present, he would definitely suppress you, Revered Master. If you ask me, we should just beat this old fellow to death right here to prevent him from seeking revenge in the future."

The Holy Spirit Bird was naturally able to read human hearts.

The moment someone's thoughts stirred, whatever was in their mind would be known to it.