Chapter 302 The Final Battle (Part 2)

The reason they appeared here tonight was, from the very beginning, to confront one another.

However, the four people on the Buddhist side were clearly a cut below the four led by Daoist Master Mingxin in terms of Aura.

As the leader of the world's Daoist sects and the head of the state religion, Qingyang Palace, for many years, Daoist Master Mingxin's cultivation had long reached an unfathomable Realm.

Before he made a move, no one knew the true extent of his strength.

If they could help it, the Buddhist side naturally did not want to resort to force.

Once the great battle below was decided, the Li family of the Great Jin Dynasty would have no chance of recovery, and the Daoist side would have no choice but to swallow their pride and accept it.

Daoist Master Mingxin lifted his eyelids slightly and said coldly:

"Since Xue Bai started his rebellion, he has besieged cities and seized lands; how many millions of commoners have died under the butchers' knives of the rebel army? You all only ask the Buddha in your temples, refusing to lower your heads to look at the common people!"

"I am a man outside the worldly Realm and originally did not wish to meddle in earthly affairs, but your Buddhist sect is truly too overbearing; I have no choice but to intervene!"

Old Man of Tianshan heard this and spoke up:

"Senior Brother Mingxin, when cultivation reaches the Realm you and I are at, the only pursuit is to shatter the void and achieve Ascension. As long as we cooperate and use the imperial seal of the realm to enter Heavenly Pillar Mountain, this world will no longer have anything to do with us. Why must we insist on determining a victor?"

Daoist Master Mingxin shook his head with a light chuckle.

"Do you truly believe you have the Li family cornered?"

"Why not look below!"

The three high-ranking Buddhist monks and Old Man of Tianshan frowned and looked in the direction he was pointing.

They saw that outside the Shangjing City, which had a history of several thousand years, it was surrounded by a dense, dark mass of soldiers.

Fires were burning all over the city walls, illuminating the entire night sky.

The sounds of battle cries seemed to be clearly audible throughout the entire Central Plains.

Above the capital, there were also figures with terrifying Auras; these were all Heavenly Humans who had opened their Divine Treasuries.

Such a gathering of Celestial Being Experts in one place was a spectacle unseen in thousands of years. Even the air seemed to stop flowing, blurring the light and shadow in the night sky. Amidst the collision and attrition of their Auras, muffled explosions rang out in the Void Realm from time to time.

Unlike the standoff between the few experts at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown level at the very peak, the Battle Intent here had been pushed to the extreme, and a fierce, unbridled battle was unavoidable.

"Roar!!!"

With an earth-shattering roar, a golden Dragon hundreds of feet long twisted and coiled in the night sky, its majestic Dragon might shaking all directions.

It was Prince of Zhenbei, Li Shuoting.

As a member of the royal family, he was the first to break the heavy atmosphere. Brilliant golden light bloomed on his Five-Dragon Armor, and he struck forward with a powerful palm infused with the true energy of the Dragon-Transforming Technique.

The Divine Treasury opened by this Cultivation Technique had deep foundations and was exceptionally overbearing.

The pressure of the palm strike seemed to cause the Void Realm to faintly ripple and indent, which was highly commendable for a cultivator with two Divine Treasuries.

Boom!

On Xue Bai's side, a youth stepped out. A red sun rose behind him, carrying a majestic might that threatened to burn the night sky, and he struck down with a palm toward the hundred-foot golden Dragon.

Bang!!!

The terrifying force of the collision obliterated all light and shadow here; even the flowing light of true energy was swallowed into an eternal night.

No more words were needed.

As the two Celestial Being Experts made their moves, the rest of the people all acted simultaneously. A terrifying storm appeared above the capital, lightning struck from the Void Realm, and all things vanished into nothingness before this destructive power.

At this moment, inside the imperial palace.

Above the Golden Throne Hall, the Empress Dowager stood on the roof in a bright yellow palace dress. Her peerless beauty was evident, but a look of worry could not help but appear on her face.

The battle between the many Celestial Being Experts was extremely far from the ground.

Although it was above the capital, it was at least a thousand miles away, yet even so, the entire capital could feel the terrifying tremors of their clash, and even the earth was shaking.

Everyone was trembling with fear, and even the momentum of the siege had weakened significantly because of it.

Everyone was waiting for the result of the Heavenly Human battle above.

Several thousand miles away from the capital, in a nameless valley.

A tall, middle-aged man stood atop a withered tree, his hands behind his back, watching the battle in the capital from afar.

The man was dressed in brocade robes, his hair groomed meticulously and tied up with a lotus-shaped crown.

Behind him, the White Lotus Holy Master and a middle-aged man with disheveled black hair stood with their hands at their sides, their expressions equally grave, their eyes fixed unwaveringly on the distance.

"Sect Master, are we to intervene tonight?"

The man with disheveled black hair asked.

The man addressed as Sect Master was none other than the extremely mysterious Holy Lotus Sect Master.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head.

"Now that the old fogies of the Buddhist and Daoist sects are gathered in the Central Plains, we have no chance of winning if we intervene."

The middle-aged man with black hair frowned slightly and said:

"Then after tonight, won't the situation of the world be decided? How can the Southern Wei contend for power? Are we to continue cowering in a corner like before?"

The Holy Lotus Sect Master turned to look at him and said indifferently:

"The reason our Holy Lotus Sect cooperates with the Southern Wei is merely to band together with White Deer Academy to collectively face the pressure from the Buddhist and Daoist sects."

"Yu Huan, do not put the cart before the horse!"

"A change of dynasty in the imperial court has no impact on us. Only the conflict between the Buddhist and Daoist sects is the opportunity for our Holy Lotus Sect to rise again!"

"Tonight is just the beginning of troubled times; the future is still long!"

The middle-aged man with black hair's expression shifted slightly, and he hurriedly bowed:

"This subordinate has been taught well!"

The Holy Lotus Sect Master nodded and suddenly turned his gaze to the White Lotus Holy Master, saying:

"Li Ge, you went to the World Society in Cangzhou Prefecture a short while ago; did you have any success?"

The expression on the White Lotus Holy Master's beautiful face tightened, and her long eyelashes flickered as she replied:

"Reporting to the Sect Master, after I arrived at the World Society, the Blade Demon Yan Chu was not there. Some time ago, he escorted Princess Yunshu to Northern Mang for marriage, and he has not yet returned."

"However, I have already conveyed our Holy Lotus Sect's goodwill. As long as Yan Chu and the World Society submit to our sect, past matters will be let bygones be bygones. The World Society Master promised that once Yan Chu returns, he will convey the truth."

The black-haired middle-aged man, Yu Huan, was the Black Lotus Holy Master.

Among the three branches of the Holy Lotus Sect, Red Lotus practices blood refinement, White Lotus practices Qi Refining, and Black Lotus practices Soul Refining.

Compared to the Holy Masters of the White Lotus and Red Lotus branches, the Black Lotus Holy Master was even more eerie and unfathomable. His eyes were like bottomless black pools as he looked at the White Lotus Holy Master with dissatisfaction.

"White Lotus, now that the entire Cangzhou Prefecture is occupied by the Southern Wei, why wait to subdue a mere World Society? You should have just taken it over directly."

"Even if that Blade Demon Yan Chu returns from Northern Mang, how can he be mentioned in the same breath as our Holy Lotus Sect?"

"Truly the benevolence of a woman!"

The White Lotus Holy Master, Li Ge, curled her red lips and said coldly:

"Yan Chu has the strength to kill Celestial Being Experts; even Old Man Bu Sha died at his hands. Since there are other ways to solve this, why should we provoke such a powerful enemy for no reason?"

"If you are willing, then go yourself. I just fear that when Yan Chu's blade falls upon you, you will regret the words you have spoken."

"What did you say?! Do you think I would fear an Yan Chu?!"

The Black Lotus Holy Master was furious.

"Enough!"

At this moment, the Holy Lotus Sect Master spoke, stopping their argument.