Laozi, Daoist Zhunti, and Daoist Jieyin seized the moment to intensify their assault. Laozi’s Taiji Diagram spun faster, its power of Chaos surging like a violent tide against the sword formation. Daoist Zhunti brandished the Seven-Treasured Wondrous Tree with increasing speed, sending five-colored rays of light like a dense rain of arrows into the fray. Daoist Jieyin’s Buddha-light grew dazzling, shining like the sun and tightening the net around the formation. Under the combined onslaught of the four Sages, the Immortal-Slaughtering Sword Formation finally collapsed with a thunderous roar. The swords within fell, stripped of their former brilliance, and dissipated into wisps of light in the air.
However, the aftermath of this great battle brought catastrophe to the Primordial World. The earth shattered, countless living beings perished, and the once-prosperous world lay in ruin. Cities and villages were razed to the ground, and the laughter of the people was replaced by a deathly silence. "This... how could this happen?" Daoist Zhunti looked at the devastation before him; his excitement vanished in an instant, replaced by shock and worry. His voice trembled, as if he could not believe his eyes.
"It was this war that reduced the Primordial World to such a state," Daoist Jieyin said, his face etched with sorrow. He pressed his palms together and chanted a Buddhist mantra, his voice filled with grief and self-reproach, as if repenting for the disaster.
Chapter 199