"The Human Dao is not only the foundation of the Three Thousand Great Daos, but also the very origin of all living beings under heaven. Yet Gu Qingfeng, without having obtained a True Mandate, has somehow achieved this Human Dao creation, the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda, through who knows what crooked and unorthodox methods."
At this moment, Shangguan Yu stepped forward and shouted loudly, "In the Ancient Era, this man slaughtered the innocent indiscriminately, proving he is without virtue or character. He seized the Immortal Demon Throne, proving his intentions are not upright. He overthrew the Immortal Dynasty, making him a sinner of the Immortal Dao. He defied the heavens, making him a sinner of the Heavenly Dao. He fused with the Blood of Original Sin, making him a sinner of the Daoless Path."
"Such a man, lacking virtue and character, with unrighteous intentions, a sinner of the Immortal Dao, a sinner of the Heavenly Dao, and a sinner of the Daoless Path—a man intolerable to both heaven and earth—I ask you, is he qualified to possess the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda? Does he deserve to possess the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda?"
Shangguan Yu was a Tai Chi prodigy who had inherited a True Mandate, hailed as the world's leader, and his influence was immense. His rallying cry immediately garnered the response of the masses under heaven, especially the leaders of the various great sects who harbored a deep-seated hatred for Gu Qingfeng; they were the first to step forward.
"Gu Qingfeng is cold-hearted and ruthless, bloodthirsty and cruel, devoid of humanity! He has committed countless atrocities in this world, harming the common people. Such a man is utterly unworthy of possessing the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda!"
"That's right! If he were to dominate the Human Dao in the future, he would surely bring calamity upon all living beings. He has no right to possess the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda. He must be forced to hand it over!"
"Such an evil sinner, intolerable to heaven and earth, deserves to be slain by all!"
More and more people stepped forward to wave their banners and shout. Some recounted Gu Qingfeng's crimes, others angrily denounced his wicked deeds. They all pleaded with the great Dao sovereigns of the Heavenly Dao, the Immortal Dao, and the Buddha Dao to obliterate Gu Qingfeng on the spot!
Chaos!
Complete chaos.
The immortals who had earlier hidden far away out of fear were now more impassioned than the last, swarming forward in a frenzy, loudly clamoring to uphold justice for heaven.
Witnessing this scene, whether it was True Court Immortal Master or True Yang Wine Immortal, whether it was Female Sect's Ye Tianlan or Su Hua, even though they were all seething with anger inside, facing this countless horde of immortals, facing this Immortal Dao, this Buddha Dao, this Heavenly Dao, even if they were deeply displeased and felt indignant on Gu Qingfeng's behalf, they could only silently swallow their grievances.
Because they all knew the current situation was too chaotic and too overwhelming. It was chaotic to the point of leaving them at a loss, and overwhelming to the point where they simply could not intervene. Forget intervening; they didn't even have the right to interject.
Not only them, but even Da Xing the Mad Monk, hailed as the Living Buddha of the Western Heavens, was helpless before the great Daos. It wasn't that he didn't want to help, but he lacked the capability and the means to do so.
Before the Immortal Dao, the Buddha Dao, and the Heavenly Dao, they were all too insignificant, as insignificant as ants.
Suddenly—
Boom! A tremendous roar echoed.
Everyone looked over. The blood moon hanging in the sky was trembling violently, its bloody radiance beginning to bloom once more. The Buddhist Swastika Seal that had previously sealed it was now flickering, on the verge of collapsing and vanishing at any moment. Once the Buddhist Swastika Seal collapsed, the blood moon would erupt again, and Little Jinr's bloodline and soul would once again be affected.
"The Swastika Seal could collapse at any moment," said the Immortal Dao Sovereign Wu Yuan, who still appeared as lofty and superior as ever. "This sovereign advises you not to hesitate any longer. Hand over the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda obediently. Otherwise... not only will the little girl in your arms die, but you yourself will certainly not survive either!"
As his words fell, the world vortex in the sky began to slowly rotate. Everyone knew this vortex was the Judgment Eye of this world. When the world's Judgment Eye began to rotate, a vast world might spread out. For a moment, it seemed as if the entire world had grown furious, as if it intended to eradicate all the wickedness in the world!
Just as the world's Judgment Eye began to rotate, the Bright Sun hanging in the sky also started to rotate. Everyone also knew this was the Judgment Eye of the Immortal Dao. Surging immortal might erupted, a sacred immortal might that seemed intent on purifying all the evil in the world.
The world's Judgment Eye and the Immortal Dao's Judgment Eye had already begun to rotate. Clearly, Wu Yuan was telling Gu Qingfeng that if he did not hand over the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda, the judgment of the world and the Immortal Dao would descend.
"Gu Qingfeng! This old monk advises you one last time. If you hand over the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda, our Western Heaven Buddha Dao will not only refrain from obliterating the little girl in your arms, nor will we suppress and seal her. Instead, we will do everything in our power to guide and purify her. But if you remain obstinate and deluded... hmph!"
The Formless Holy Monk from the Western Paradise Pure Land Sect pointed at Gu Qingfeng and shouted, "Then do not blame our Western Heaven Buddha Dao for eliminating a scourge for the sake of all living beings!"
With that—
Whoosh! In an instant, another great sun seemed to descend from the heavens.
Unlike the Immortal Dao's Bright Sun, this great sun shone with golden light, solemn and sacred, containing vast Buddhist aura. As the golden light flickered, Buddhist radiance enveloped the world, as if intending to deliver all the sins of the world.
Perhaps many had never witnessed the judgment of the Buddha Dao, but when this Deliverance Sun appeared, everyone knew it was the Judgment Eye of the Buddha Dao.
If the world's judgment was the Law Judgment, then the Immortal Dao's judgment was the Purification Judgment, and the Buddha Dao's judgment was the Deliverance Judgment.
Now.
The Immortal Dao, with its two Judgment Eyes of Law and Purification, had already issued its final ultimatum to Gu Qingfeng.
And the Western Heavens, with the Buddha Dao's Deliverance Judgment, had also issued its final ultimatum to Gu Qingfeng.
Everyone then looked towards Po Yun, as if anticipating the Heavenly Dao to also descend its judgment. However, perplexingly, the Heavenly Dao Judgment did not appear. And Po Yun, as the Heavenly Dao Sovereign, did not issue a final ultimatum like Wu Yuan and the Formless Holy Monk had. He remained standing with his hands behind his back, eyes closed.
After a moment, he finally spoke.
"Gu Qingfeng, our Heavenly Dao has always been very tolerant towards you. Always. You have defied the heavens multiple times, even publicly obliterated a Present-Ancient Era Mandate, yet our Heavenly Dao never descended judgment upon you. We only hoped you would recognize heaven's grace and hand over the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda."
Po Yun's voice remained as noble and arrogant as ever—a nobility and arrogance that transcended the common masses. In all heaven and earth, only an emissary of the Heavenly Dao possessed such innate nobility and arrogance.
Then, he opened his eyes. His gaze was also one that looked down upon all living beings. "Now, our Heavenly Dao gives you one more chance. This is the last chance. I hope you will cherish it. Once the Heavenly Dao descends its Absolute Judgment, no one in all the heavens above or the earth below, among the myriad living beings, not even the gods, will be able to save you."
Finally.
The Heavenly Dao had also issued its final ultimatum to Gu Qingfeng.
Although the Heavenly Dao had not yet descended its Absolute Judgment now, everyone heard clearly: whether the Heavenly Dao would descend judgment depended entirely on whether Gu Qingfeng would hand over the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda. In other words, if Gu Qingfeng handed it over, the Heavenly Dao would not judge him. If he did not, the Heavenly Dao would inevitably descend judgment—and it would be the legendary Absolute Judgment!
Everyone present was extremely excited, because this scene was truly too spectacular, spectacular to the point of being unprecedented since time immemorial. It not only left them in awe but also drove their emotions to such a fever pitch that they lost all reason.