Battle against Tai 1, the Measuring Ruler Appears in the World

The demons outside the great formation felt a tremendous force of heaven and earth, accompanied by endless laws of annihilation, pressing down on their bodies and souls.

Taiyi snorted coldly and summoned the Chaos Bell, one of the three great treasures of creation. It was a large bell of pure yellow color, with the sun, moon, stars, earth, water, fire, and wind illusory around its exterior, and the patterns of mountains, rivers, and myriad races of the primordial world hidden within its interior.

With a clang, invisible spatial ripples enveloped the demon race, clashing with the overwhelming pressure of the Great Luo Immortal Burning Lamp.

"This aura doesn't seem to belong to a Supreme Being. What? Zhen Yuanzi, where did you find this old fellow from the previous era?"

Taiyi and Dijun had naturally learned about the situation beforehand. As far as he knew, among the people invited by Zhenyuanzi, only the Supreme Daoist was of similar cultivation level to his brothers and was most likely to break through to the Great Luo realm.

Zhen Yuanzi was also full of surprise. He thought that Randeng had come here for his ginseng fruit, but he did not expect that he was actually hiding his true strength and had already reached the Great Luo realm. No wonder he was so confident just now.

"My Ginseng Fruit Gathering is naturally for powerful cultivators; I do not welcome unwelcome guests like you."

Zhen Yuanzi flicked his sleeve in a subtle sarcastic remark, not making any absolute statements. Although Randeng possessed the cultivation of a Great Luo Immortal, Taiyi still held a supreme innate treasure and could not be regarded as an ordinary Taiyi Immortal.

"I don't know which senior is among them. I am Di Jun of the Sun Star. This matter is only related to Zhen Yuanzi. If you agree not to take action, my demon race will definitely retaliate."

Di Jun, standing to the side, spoke up, both pointing out his own background and indicating that he was backed by a powerful force, hoping that Randeng would back down.

The response to Di Jun was the Blessing Pestle that tore through space. In desperation, Di Jun set up several barriers of true solar fire in front of him to stop the Blessing Pestle from wreaking havoc.

Unexpectedly, under the special power of the blessed pestle to break spells, the barrier of true solar fire was as thin as paper and was easily pierced, embedding itself deeply into Di Jun's left shoulder.

Di Jun groaned as his primordial spirit was struck hard, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Then, he empowered the divine pestle, which flew back into Randeng's hand.

"Brother!" Taiyi was shocked. He did not expect that their proud Sun True Fire would be so fragile under the power of the Great Luo of Burning Lamp. He hurriedly summoned the Chaos Bell to protect Dijun.

Randeng flashed outside the great formation, and only then did the demons see his appearance. His eyebrows and eyes were deep, with endless Daoist aura of desolation flowing within them. He wore a black robe and was extremely composed. A spirit lamp floated on each of his left and right shoulders, and judging from its precious light, it was at least of the high grade. He held a blessed pestle, like a god or demon.

"Is this the might of the Great Luo? He broke through Di Jun's defenses with just a casual strike."

As Fuxi gazed at the ancient and majestic figure of Randeng, his desire to become stronger grew even stronger, for in this primordial world, strength was ultimately paramount.

"I'll say the same thing to you demons. Leave me now and I'll forgive your past transgressions. But if you remain obstinate, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Randeng intervened not only to borrow the Earth Book, but also because his first gathering in the prehistoric world had been disrupted by these people.

"Hmph, what's so great about a Grand Luo Immortal? I once fought two Dragon Clan Grand Luo Immortals single-handedly with the Chaos Bell and escaped unscathed. Who's stronger or weaker, let's talk about it after we've done it."

Seeing his elder brother injured, Taiyi was furious and determined to show Randeng the power of a supreme innate treasure.

He poured all his magical power into the Chaos Bell, and the patterns of the sun, moon, and stars on the bell's surface lit up. At the same time, endless star power descended from the sky. He was actually using the Chaos Bell to draw on the power of the stars in the heavens and add it to himself. His aura slowly rose to be almost the same as that of the Burning Lamp.

"My brother and I were born from the very first of all the stars in the heavens. We draw upon the power of the stars through this Chaos Bell, like fish in water. What do you intend to do, Randeng?"

Randeng frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Taiyi to use the power of the stars drawn by the Chaos Bell to his own advantage. However, this realm was all cultivation and no Dao fruit; he was nothing more than a floating duckweed.

Burning Lamp once again unleashed the blessed pestle to test the waters, but unexpectedly, this time it was frozen in place by the Chaos Bell.

"This is bad. Taiyi's companion treasure is said to be invincible as it stands on his head. Fellow Daoist Randeng has lost his advantage in cultivation, which will make things difficult."

Zhen Yuanzi, who was standing to the side, was anxious when he realized that the situation had turned around, since Randeng was there to help him.

He transmitted his voice to Randeng, "Fellow Daoist, if things get too difficult, we should retreat temporarily. I will use the Earth Book to bind the mountain-protecting formation, and they won't be able to do anything to me."

Randeng hadn't expected that Zhen Yuanzi already knew the Karma Binding Formation. He sent a telepathic message to Zhen Yuanzi, telling him to relax and watch him make his move.

He observed for a long time and knew Taiyi's current situation. Although he had a primordial treasure, he should not have fully refined it yet. Otherwise, why would he need to go through such a complicated process? The ability to draw upon the power of the stars also meant that he had given up using the solar law that he had been comprehending for a long time.

Originally, Randeng thought that the two golden crows could restrain his spirit lamp fire, so he could finish the battle quickly.

"Netherworld Ghost Fire," "Eternal Spirit Flame," "Go!"

The two spirit lamps on Ran Deng's left and right shoulders shone brightly, and two kinds of spirit fire, one golden and one gray, swept towards Tai Yi in an overwhelming manner. The power of the laws of annihilation and purification collided with the spacetime laws of the Chaos Bell, creating a violent shockwave.

Everyone inside the formation cast spells to protect themselves, but their faces were filled with disbelief.

"Top-grade innate spiritual treasures! Fellow Daoist Ran Deng actually possesses two top-grade innate spiritual treasures!"

Ice Soul Daoist looked on with envy; since she took human form, she had only possessed one high-grade spiritual treasure.

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Ran Deng is not flustered at all; it turns out he is quite wealthy."

Yuanshi suddenly realized that even the Three Pure Ones only had one top-grade innate spiritual treasure each, and his eldest brother seemed to have a spiritual treasure shaped like a spirit lamp.

"You think you can withstand my Chaos Bell with just two top-grade innate spiritual treasures? You know nothing about innate treasures."

Taiyi burned his life essence and blood to forcefully activate the Chaos Bell. The phantom images of earth, water, wind, and fire on it lit up one after another. The space where Taiyi and Randeng were located seemed to have returned to the beginning of creation. The four laws of earth, water, wind, and fire surged endlessly, and time and space became viscous. The two spirit lamps were suppressed and became extremely dim.

"The power of a primordial treasure is terrifying; how could Taiyi, using his Great Luo cultivation, unleash such power?"

Yuan Shi felt the world-destroying aura emanating from the center of the battlefield and was secretly astonished.

"Brother, if it were you, could you defeat Taiyi, who is blessed with a supreme innate treasure?" Tongtian asked Taishang.

The Supreme Being first nodded, then shook his head, and said calmly, "Neither defeated nor victorious."

Tongtian was surprised that even his elder brother could only manage a draw?

Burning Lamp activated the Great Luo Dao Fruit to stabilize himself. He hadn't expected the Chaos Bell to be so powerful. It seemed that the title of the number one combat power below the Taiyi Saint was indeed well-deserved.

He no longer held back, lightly tapping his spiritual platform, and a nine-petaled black lotus of annihilation, entwined with the Daoist aura of annihilation, appeared and landed at his feet, complementing the aura of the Burning Lamp. However, it was not over yet; the Primordial Measuring Ruler, which was usually nurtured in his primordial spirit, no longer concealed its aura.

Floating above the head of the lamp, it casts down thousands of golden rays of merit. Within it is a world of its own, and a faint phantom of a world appears behind the lamp. The spacetime fluctuations of the Chaos Bell melt away like snow when they come into contact with the area near the lamp.

"A treasure of merit earned through good deeds?!"

Taiyi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Besides the Supreme Heaven and Earth Exquisite Xuanhuang Pagoda, there is another acquired treasure of merit!"