Within the Blissful Buddhist Sect, a beam of light descended from the dome, enveloping the Glazed Bodhisattva.
The Glazed Bodhisattva's face was filled with icy anger. He never imagined that the people of the Blissful Buddhist Sect would dare to trap him.
By mobilizing the power of the sect's protective array, he was confined. Unless he possessed the strength to shatter the array, he could not escape as long as it remained intact.
Outside the light barrier, Agus bowed with his palms clasped in apology to the Glazed Bodhisattva and spoke.
"Bodhisattva, please forgive me. I ask that you endure your confinement here for a time. Once my sect has eliminated Li Xiaotian, I will release you and beg for your forgiveness."
Trapping the Glazed Bodhisattva was a desperate measure for Agus. Li Xiaotian's wife and daughter had disappeared, ensuring Li Xiaotian would not retreat.
Similarly, the Blissful Buddhist Sect needed to establish their authority through Li Xiaotian, to mend the damage to their reputation caused by Gali Dun's abduction of Li Xiaotian's wife and daughter.
More importantly, Li Xiaotian had killed members of the Blissful Buddhist Sect, therefore Li Xiaotian had to die!
The Glazed Bodhisattva's arrival was clearly an attempt at mediation, something Agus could not tolerate.
For this battle, the Blissful Buddhist Sect had to eliminate any influencing factors and destroy Li Xiaotian in one decisive engagement. No mistakes could be made.
"Agus, how dare you! Does the Sect Master know of your actions? How can we Buddhist cultivators harbor such heavy killing intent? Even if your Blissful Buddhist Sect ultimately wins this war, do you know how many of your disciples will perish?"
The Glazed Bodhisattva spoke with a stern face, not attempting to break the light barrier, for he knew he couldn't. However, Agus's disrespect was unacceptable to him.
"The Sect Master is unaware, but he will surely understand my actions. As for this war, casualties are normal. To enter the Pure Land ahead of time is their honor."
Agus spoke unhurriedly, then slowly retreated.
The Glazed Bodhisattva let out a cold laugh. Eliminate Li Xiaotian? Could the Blissful Buddhist Sect truly achieve that? He had previously sensed a tremor from Li Xiaotian that even made him uneasy.
Everyone had underestimated Li Xiaotian. Li Xiaotian was not a fool; why would he attack without preparation if there was no chance of victory?
The Glazed Bodhisattva shook his head, a flicker of worry in his eyes. He seemed to foresee the Great Snow Mountain engulfed in war, its people suffering, countless lives lost.
Yet, he was powerless to change anything, nor did he have the strength to prevent it, and could only wait.
Simultaneously, at the edge of the Great Snow Mountain, Li Xiaotian led his army forward step by step. Opposite them, the Blissful Buddhist Sect had hundreds of powerful figures soaring into the sky, while countless monks stood ready on the ground.
Before the two sides even engaged, the aura present sent a chilling sensation, making one's blood run cold.
Compared to the silence on the Dragon King Hall's side, the people of the Blissful Buddhist Sect seemed to possess no pressure. Many of their powerful figures sneered dismissively at the advancing Dragon King Hall army.
In their eyes, Li Xiaotian's Dragon King Hall was clearly there to court death, as the Blissful Buddhist Sect alone had far more Emperor-level experts than the Dragon King Hall.
The Blissful Buddhist Sect had hundreds of Emperor-level cultivators, with over forty at the peak of the Emperor realm. Li Xiaotian's side, besides Li Xiaotian himself, had only seven.
Even the strongest among these seven was only at the late stage of the Emperor realm. The gap in strength was immense.
As for the martial artists below the Emperor realm, the gap between the two sides was not significant, but these individuals were utterly insignificant in the eyes of the Emperor-level experts of the Blissful Buddhist Sect.
Mere ants; no matter how numerous, how could they bite an elephant to death?
At that time, their side only needed Emperor-level peak experts to hold back Li Xiaotian, while the remaining Emperor-level cultivators would slaughter the Dragon King Hall army. This would end the war.
Of course, even if an accident occurred, they had a fallback. They could simply retreat into the sect's protective array.
At that point, even ten Li Xiaotians would be unable to harm them.
Therefore, the Blissful Buddhist Sect was in an invincible position in this war!
The distance between the two armies continuously shrank. The Blissful Buddhist Sect was confident of victory, so they simply stood their ground and did not initiate the attack.
Of course, this was not due to arrogance, but because they had the confidence and the strength to do so.
At this moment, many powerful figures from Buddha State were secretly observing the situation at the Great Snow Mountain with their divine senses. Upon seeing the disparity in strength between the two sides, many repeatedly shook their heads, showing disdain and contempt for Li Xiaotian.
"Li Xiaotian is too overconfident. To challenge a top power in our Buddha State, he is digging his own grave!"
Someone in the shadows spoke mockingly, lamenting.
"He must not know the terrifying foundation of our Buddha State. He probably still thinks it's like his Yan State, hence he challenged the Blissful Buddhist Sect. But now, he probably regrets it immensely."
"Indeed, the outcome of this war is already decided. No matter how heaven-defying Li Xiaotian's abilities are, he is no match for the Blissful Buddhist Sect. It's a pity he has no way out now."
"Although the actions of the Blissful Buddha Son were wrong in this conflict, Li Xiaotian is too ungrateful. He must understand that this is in Buddha State! He should have confessed to the Blissful Buddhist Sect and sought forgiveness from the Blissful Buddha Son. That would have been the best choice. Unfortunately, he chose wrongly."
"We cannot think of it that way either. Li Xiaotian has killed countless people and has long since fallen into demonhood. For him to be transcended by the eminent monks of the Blissful Buddhist Sect is his honor!"
Many people from Buddha State in the shadows did not think highly of Li Xiaotian, their words filled with mockery and disdain. Of course, there were also truly eminent monks who showed regret, sympathizing with Li Xiaotian and the innocent people who were about to perish.
At the Great Snow Mountain, when the distance between the two armies was less than a hundred miles, Li Xiaotian waved his hand, and the Dragon King Hall army halted.
"Amitabha. Li Xiaotian, my Buddha is merciful. It is not too late for you to turn back now. If you are willing to kneel and repent to our sect, we can spare you your disrespect!"
In the air, Agus, surrounded by monks, spoke unhurriedly with a compassionate expression, as if he were genuinely considering Li Xiaotian's well-being.
"Where are my wife and daughters, my brothers? Let me see them first!"
Li Xiaotian replied, not angered by the other's words.
Agus's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. He calmly continued,
"If you turn back and serve as our sect's protector for a hundred years, you will be reunited with your wife and daughters!"
"Heh heh, so there's no room for negotiation? Even if I surrender, I have to wait a hundred years to see them, is that right?"
Li Xiaotian laughed. He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless. His face gradually turned cold, his eyes reddened, and he slowly pointed his long saber towards Agus and his followers.
"You wish to die, I will grant you your wish!"
"Today, not a single person from the Blissful Buddhist Sect will be allowed to live!!!"
"Insolent!"
"Presumptuous!"
Hearing Li Xiaotian's arrogant words, the powerful figures of the Blissful Buddhist Sect were enraged. To provoke them in their presence, Li Xiaotian had lived long enough!
But at this moment, Li Xiaotian completely ignored the rebukes from the people of the Blissful Buddhist Sect. Instead, he looked at the tens of thousands of Dragon King Hall brothers behind him and said,
"Dragon King Hall!"
"Here!"
Tens of thousands responded in unison.
"Charge! Leave no one alive!!!"
"We obey our King's command!"
Instantly, the heavens and earth were filled with the killing intent of the Dragon King Hall warriors, their malevolent aura soaring. The entire Great Snow Mountain seemed to be enveloped by dark clouds, with clouds pressing down on the city!