Chapter 3747: Feng Tian and Qishier Pin Lian
The white-robed woman stood within the Qishier Pin Lian, a Buddhist halo suspended behind her, radiant light flowing around her body, exuding a sacred and dignified aura.
After gazing at Feng Tian for a moment, she let out a soft sigh.
Feng Tian could sense a familiar aura from her. The fingers holding the Buddhist beads trembled slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief, unable to accept the reality before her.
It was like a needle piercing into the sea of her heart, causing pain while ripples spread one after another.
"Whoosh!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God stepped out of the Sundial, time light rain drifting around him, his eyes filled with coldness. "She is not Fan Ning. She is no longer the Fan Ning of old. Fan Ning died a million years ago."
Back then, when Qishier Pin Lian intercepted Zhang Ruochen, she had said to Xiu Chen Heavenly God, "Submit to me," wounding him deeply.
Feng Tian's gaze sharpened. The Gate of Destiny behind her illuminated the universe as she spoke in a deep voice, "Was everything your scheme? Are we all your pawns?"
Qishier Pin Lian sighed again. "No! I have never regarded you as pawns, but heaven and earth themselves are a chessboard. Among all living beings, who is not a pawn? To accomplish great deeds and achieve one's goals, sacrifices must be made. There is no other way! Feng'er, you can still trust me now. Come with me, follow the will of the heavenly dao, and do something truly great."
"Xiu Chen, you may come as well!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God sneered. "If you had said this a million years ago, no matter whether the path ahead was right or wrong, no matter whether you were a ghost or a demon, I would have followed you without hesitation. But the you of today... is too unfamiliar!"
Feng Tian was much calmer than Xiu Chen Heavenly God. "What is this great deed you speak of?"
"Cut down selfishness, eradicate injustice, eliminate greed, change the order, and restart heaven and earth! This world needs to change!" Qishier Pin Lian's words were like thunder, each syllable resounding with force.
Dragon Lord said, "If you destroy heaven and earth and restart a new era, will selfishness and injustice disappear? You are merely venting the resentment in your heart, imposing your own misfortune on everyone else to satisfy your twisted desire for revenge."
Qishier Pin Lian's calm eyes fixed on Dragon Lord.
Dragon Lord did not flinch, meeting her gaze. Suddenly, blood gushed from his eyes.
Zhang Ruochen controlled the three cauldrons and joined Dragon Lord, using the Origin Divine Light and Truth Divine Light to dissolve the attack power contained in Qishier Pin Lian's gaze.
Qishier Pin Lian said, "Feng'er, one day you will understand that everything I have done is right. When that day comes, you must come find me, and together we will create a great new world."
"Today, I have come to take Zhang Ruochen. Someone has reserved his physical body."
This was not the first time Zhang Ruochen had heard such words, and he was deeply curious—who could be so interested in his physical body?
After all, for ancient powerhouses to possess and descend into this era, the possessed body must have an extremely deep connection with the remnant soul.
The deeper the connection, the greater the chance of success; otherwise, the soul would easily scatter.
Most ancient powerhouses chose their own direct descendants or their own corpses as vessels.
The only exception was the previous generation artifact spirit of the Soul-Devouring Lamp, "Xi Zhan," but that was because the Soul-Devouring Lamp itself had the special ability to possess and devour souls.
Feng Tian clearly thought of this and asked, "Who has reserved his physical body? The Immovable Bright King Great Venerable? Or Xumi Saint Monk?"
Dragon Lord, Moon God, and even Zhang Ruochen all changed expression.
The three held great respect for the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable and Xumi Saint Monk and would never suspect them. But Feng Tian, as an outsider, could immediately see the two greatest possibilities.
Qishier Pin Lian did not answer Feng Tian. Dense time rules silently emanated from her body, instantly covering the heavens and earth atop Buzhou Mountain.
Everyone was suppressed by the time rules, their bodies unable to move, their thoughts slowing.
Zhang Ruochen used the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal, trying to break free from the time rules that bound him like divine chains. But he found that his arm could only rise slowly, and his divine power circulated sluggishly. His heart tightened. "It's the power of order—time order!"
"Impressive. As expected of a First-Rank Divine Path, able to control your body even within time order."
Qishier Pin Lian broke through the time rules, stepping on the power of order, and continuously approached Zhang Ruochen, pressing down like a divine mountain.
"Whoosh!"
Ripples appeared in the time rules.
Feng Tian used the Fate Divine Light and the Sundial to break free from the suppression of time order, shifting her steps to block Zhang Ruochen. "What if I don't allow you to take him away?"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God stood shoulder to shoulder with Feng Tian.
Qishier Pin Lian's eyes showed no emotional fluctuation. She said calmly, "Even if all of you here join forces, you will not be my opponent. Feng'er, you cannot stop me."
"Your talent is unparalleled, and I admit I cannot match it. But today, I will fight you. Even if I lose, even if I am buried here, I will expose your true face. I do not believe you are Fan Ning. I absolutely refuse to believe it."
Feng Tian channeled her divine power into the Sundial, and a powerful time force erupted from it, continuously breaking apart Qishier Pin Lian's time order.
The pressure on Zhang Ruochen lightened, as if he had escaped from a quagmire.
Feng Tian's voice sounded in his ear. "You've gotten yourself into big trouble. Leave quickly and go request the Heavenly Court's All Heavens."
"I won't go!"
Zhang Ruochen summoned the Eternal Spear.
On the spear's body, dense traces of order light appeared. The divine artifact's might attracted time light rain, and his body was filled with sharp battle intent.
"Defeating me may not be difficult. But capturing me alive is not so easy. If I truly cannot escape, I will immediately use a method of mutual destruction. Even in death, I will make her pay a price."
Zhang Ruochen knew very well that he could indeed leave, or request the Heavenly Court's All Heavens to activate the killing methods of Zhu Tian, killing or repelling Qishier Pin Lian and the ancient powerhouses atop Buzhou Mountain. But Feng Tian would definitely not be able to escape.
Zhang Ruochen truly did not want to die, nor did he want to be possessed. But he was not so selfish, cowardly, and afraid of death as to abandon her.
"With such pride, you are worthy of the ancestral bloodline within you."
Before Qishier Pin Lian's words faded, she had already pointed a finger.
Time and Buddhist qi twisted together, forming a net-like Sanskrit script that covered the sky, descending toward Feng Tian and Zhang Ruochen.
Feng Tian summoned ten divine artifact war weapons, striking them one after another against the incoming net-like Sanskrit script.
"Bang! Bang!"
Each of these divine artifact war weapons possessed the power to destroy a realm. But upon striking the net-like Sanskrit script, they became "embedded" in it, frozen motionless, all their power dissipated.
A phoenix cry resounded through the clouds.
Feng Tian radiated a five-colored brilliance, transforming into a phoenix. Spreading her wings, she collided with the net-like Sanskrit script.
"Boom!"
The net-like Sanskrit script was torn apart by the phoenix's wings.
The five-colored phoenix, carrying the Sundial and the ten war weapons, charged straight at Qishier Pin Lian.
Qishier Pin Lian formed hand seals. The green light emanating from the green lotus between her brows condensed into a green sky above her head.
The lotus platform beneath her feet expanded outward.
The seventy-two lotus petals transformed into seventy-two worlds, evolving seventy-two types of divine power, blocking the attack power unleashed by Feng Tian, handling it with ease.
The gap in cultivation was clear at a glance.
Yu Jingzhen and the successive hall masters of the Space Divine Temple all exuded imposing auras, each gathering divine abilities, ready to strike at any moment to help Qishier Pin Lian suppress Feng Tian.
Dragon Lord transmitted his voice. "The situation is too unfavorable for us. While Feng Caiyi is holding her off, we must immediately escape Buzhou Mountain and inform the Heavenly Court's All Heavens of what is happening here. Otherwise, today will be a great calamity for the Heavenly Court!"
Zhang Ruochen naturally understood how terrifying a force Qishier Pin Lian and the successive hall masters of the Space Divine Temple were. "The Heavenly Court has many powerhouses and deep foundations. Truth Hall Master and the others are already on guard. Even if Qishier Pin Lian leads these powerhouses out of Buzhou Mountain, they won't gain much advantage. They might even be completely annihilated. I suspect Qishier Pin Lian will never do that."
Dragon Lord frowned, knowing that Zhang Ruochen was doing this because of Feng Caiyi.
Zhang Ruochen sighed inwardly, aware that Dragon Lord must be deeply disappointed in him. "Uncle Dragon, when it comes to matters of right and wrong, when it involves the lives of countless people, I will not lose my reason because of a woman or any single person. Don't you find Xiao Hei's behavior very unusual? Don't you think we should uncover the secrets hidden behind Qishier Pin Lian?"
Dragon Lord glanced thoughtfully at Xiao Hei, then turned his gaze to Qishier Pin Lian. "Do you truly believe that the remnant souls of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable or Saint Monk Xumi still exist in this world, wanting to possess you?"
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. "Qishier Pin Lian praised my pride and ancestral bloodline earlier to follow Feng Tian's speculation and deliberately mislead us. But that is precisely the cleverness that backfires. Her traces are too obvious!"
Dragon Lord reminded him, "Those with blood ties to you are not limited to the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable and Xumi Saint Monk. There is also Ling Yanzi and the Blood Absolute family."
Zhang Ruochen nodded slightly, then lifted the Eternal Spear and continuously approached the small world where Qishier Pin Lian and Feng Tian were clashing.
Dragon Lord wanted to stop him.
But in the end, he did not.
"Don't come closer. The clash of Indestructible Infinites is not something you can interfere with."
Facing Qishier Pin Lian was like sparring with Kong Fanning back then, giving Feng Tian a strong sense of powerlessness, completely unable to win.
All her attacks were neutralized as if they had never existed.
Feng Tian knew very well that if Zhang Ruochen came closer now, she would not be able to protect him.
"Shua!"
Zhang Ruochen merged with the Eternal Spear, dragging a bright streak of light, appearing above the back of the five-colored phoenix.
A large amount of Death Esoterica, seized from the Immortal-Worshipping Cult Leader, flew out of Zhang Ruochen's body and surged toward the phoenix.
Zhang Ruochen knew that Feng Tian already possessed a large amount of Death Esoterica, close to becoming the Death Overlord. The Death Esoterica he had taken from the Immortal-Worshipping Cult Leader exceeded ten percent. If he gave this Death Esoterica to her, it would surely make her the true Death Overlord.
An Overlord and a Chief God were as different as heaven and earth.
As Nutian Shenzun once said, the Thunder Overlord, Lei Fa Tianzun, in the Wuding Divine Sea, could cross a realm to fight a Half-Ancestor head-on.
The Path of Death was no weaker than the Path of Thunder.
Once she became the Overlord, Feng Tian would surely see a massive increase in combat power, able to cross realms to fight enemies.
At the same time, as Zhang Ruochen flew past Feng Tian's Gate of Destiny, he unleashed six volumes of the "Fate Heavenly Scripture."
Feng Tian understood Zhang Ruochen's intention. Not only did he not flee, but he also risked his life to charge into the battlefield to deliver the Esoterica and the Heavenly Scripture. This fellow truly had extraordinary spirit, causing her heartstrings to tremble, unable to regard him as a junior at all.
At the same time, Feng Tian keenly noticed that Qishier Pin Lian's gaze had locked onto Zhang Ruochen, who was about to leave the battlefield. So she shouted a divine sound, "Xu Fengjin, are you still not making a move? How long are you going to watch the show?"
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