Chapter 648: Not Losing to Flying Snow, Suppressing Duxuan!
In the blink of an eye, Immortal Lord Duxuan had already arrived in front of Lu Yang. He raised his hand and punched, his speed so fast it even exceeded the locking of divine sense.
However, in the next second, the distance between the two suddenly widened.
"Retreat! Retreat. Retreat!"
Lu Yang's voice echoed with a boom. With every word he said, Immortal Lord Duxuan saw the distance between himself and Lu Yang widen, space seemingly stretching infinitely.
Obviously, Lu Yang also understood his current advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was naturally the divine wonders of the [Yellow Court]; within the limited space, he was almost omnipotent. The disadvantage was that his body and divine sense were still at the level of the Early Stage Golden Core. Once engaged on, he would definitely be blown up by Immortal Lord Duxuan.
Besides, Immortal Lord Duxuan looked like an old man.
If it were Immortal Lord Yuchan, he wouldn't mind engaging in some hand-to-hand combat. Within the same realm, he was also good at close combat; how could he really be afraid of being engaged on?
"Got it."
In the next second, Lu Yang grinned: "I'll let you see my full power... Patriarch, Fellow Daoist, come, today the three of us will join hands to kill a Middle Stage Immortal Lord!"
Hearing this, Immortal Lord Duxuan's expression changed slightly.
At the same time, Lu Yang shook the [Righteous Dao Banner]. The figures of Patriarch Nether Whisper and Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon appeared together, their figures vaguely overlapping with Lu Yang.
Immediately following, Lu Yang formed a hand seal with one hand: "Merge!"
As his voice fell, the light spot at the center of his brow became increasingly bright. Circles of colorful light rippled out, distorting the void, instantly causing Immortal Lord Duxuan to feel dizzy.
On the other side, Patriarch Nether Whisper and Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon deployed their dao fruits together. [Wu You Heaven] and [Sword Dao] merged into the [Yellow Court] successively, making the world temporarily opened up by Lu Yang increasingly real, and the number of manifested concepts also began to skyrocket madly!
This is the correct usage of the [Yellow Court]!
By myself, it's hard to realize the concepts that can create a Super World Realm. But there is strength in numbers; I can completely gather everyone's power to cultivate!
Just like right now.
With Patriarch Nether Whisper and Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon taking charge in the [Yellow Court], large amounts of concepts were immediately perfected in the world temporarily created by Lu Yang.
Boom !
In the next second, with a Dao shout from Immortal Lord Duxuan, the [Heavenly Capital Demon-Sundering Divine Sound] shattered the boundless space extended by concepts between him and Lu Yang.
Almost simultaneously, he had already arrived in front of Lu Yang.
Instantly, Lu Yang's eyes brightened greatly. One hand formed a sword finger and slashed: "Cut!"
Brilliant sword light bloomed, instantly cutting Immortal Lord Duxuan's fist and palm, penetrating into the flesh. Blood flowed out but instantly turned into boiling fierce fire.
In the blink of an eye, the fierce fire spread along his arm, intending to destroy his dharma body. Seeing this, Lu Yang was unhurried. His other hand stood as a palm and chopped in the void. Sword intent swept across, instantly extinguishing the fierce fire on his hand. Then his figure changed, turning from real to virtual, dodging Immortal Lord Duxuan's combo.
"This is..."
Seeing this, Immortal Lord Duxuan's expression changed slightly, instantly recognizing that this was the transformation of [Sword Dao] and [Wu You Heaven]. At this moment, they were actually gathered in one body by Lu Yang!
In the next second, Immortal Lord Duxuan sneered:
"Evil and crooked ways. Cultivators should seek within themselves. You abandon the root to pursue the branches, borrowing the power of others. With just this, you will be stuck at the early stage for life!"
"Different daos do not conspire together."
Lu Yang's Dao heart was firm, completely unmoved by these words. His expression remained as usual: "You are not me; how do you know my way of cultivation won't work?"
In Lu Yang's view, his advantages in cultivation, besides the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], were the fellow daoists like Patriarch Nether Whisper, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, and Suo Huan in the [Righteous Dao Banner]. Since that was the case, he should find a way to bring this advantage into play.
Having a "golden thigh" but not hugging it—that would be foolish!
As long as it's useful, there's nothing that can't be used!
As his voice fell, the hand seal in Lu Yang's hand changed.
Immediately, a mass of cold and clear spring water appeared out of thin air, pouring onto his body, recovering the injuries caused by Immortal Lord Duxuan turning blood into fire just now.
[Wellspring Water]!
Suo Huan was still in seclusion and hadn't awakened, but as the Banner Master, Lu Yang could call upon the Banner Spirit's power easily, without any difficulty.
Seeing this, Immortal Lord Duxuan instantly leaped forward, wanting to interrupt Lu Yang's healing.
However, in the next second, he froze on the spot: "What was I going to do?"
By the time he came back to his senses, Lu Yang had already recovered to his prime. Streaks of concepts blessed his body, manifesting rosy clouds, making him look increasingly solemn and dignified.
So the fight just now was for nothing?
For a time, Immortal Lord Duxuan felt very angry but helpless. He could only grit his teeth and continue to urge his spiritual power, charging fiercely towards Lu Yang to kill.
He didn't believe Lu Yang could maintain this state forever!
Immediately, Lu Yang released his authority, letting Patriarch Nether Whisper operate the [Yellow Court], instantly manifesting large patches of concepts to submerge Immortal Lord Duxuan.
"Knowledge-Perception Barrier!"
"Raising Palaces!"
"Inscribing Heavenly Chapter!"
Obscuring thoughts, concealing aura, inscribing rules... various means came easily to Lu Yang, although most of them were weakened versions—
But he had quantity!
Blocked by layers of concepts, Immortal Lord Duxuan felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire, struggling to move, unable to escape several times.
What was more terrifying was—
I cannot self-destruct.
Immortal Lord Duxuan looked up, sensing something in the dark. If he chose to self-destruct at this time, it probably wouldn't be so easy to revive again.
Forcible inscribe: [Immortal Lords Cannot Resurrect After Death]!
Almost seventy percent of Lu Yang's spiritual power was invested into the inscription of this rule. Such intense spiritual power consumption was also seen by Immortal Lord Duxuan.
That was why he was puzzled. Under these circumstances, how did Lu Yang maintain this world and still urge so many concepts to deal with him?
One should know that although a Perfected Lord's spiritual power is theoretically endless, it is only because the recovery speed is far higher than the consumption speed under normal circumstances.
But when both sides engage in fierce battles and the consumption speed exceeds the recovery speed, over a long time, there is still a danger of exhausting spiritual power.
In this situation, it depends on cultivation.
That was why Immortal Lord Duxuan was confident in fighting Lu Yang. After all, his cultivation realm was higher. No matter how you looked at it, Lu Yang couldn't compare with him in spiritual power.
But the result was not so.
Could it be that maintaining this world actually consumes no spiritual power?
This guess suddenly popped up in Immortal Lord Duxuan's heart, then he felt even more incredible. not consuming spiritual power, then what did it consume? There must be a source, right?
At this moment, Immortal Lord Duxuan looked up at the sky.
What met his eyes were blue sky and white sun, with the sun and moon hanging high... Instantly, Immortal Lord Duxuan's pupils shrank suddenly, and a trace of horror finally flowed out from the depths of his eyes.
At the same time, the Ninth Layer.
Lu Yang looked calm, one hand behind his back, the other holding a ball flowing with iridescent light. Within it was a world realm with magnificent atmosphere.
No, describing it as a world realm was a bit exaggerated.
It was more like a simple space, approaching a world realm but still far insufficient. And Immortal Lord Duxuan was inside the ball, fighting fiercely with "Lu Yang".
Suddenly, Lu Yang's lips curled up slightly, chuckling: "...Noticed?"
In Immortal Lord Duxuan's eyes, the sun and moon above the blue sky were actually Lu Yang's eyes. From beginning to end, he was fighting in Lu Yang's palm!
And behind Lu Yang, the [Sea of Bitterness] opened wide. Infinite water of concepts poured out, but all were absorbed by Lu Yang borrowing Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon's [Sword Dao], then blessed onto the small world in his hand, allowing him to maintain this small world without consuming any spiritual power!
So strictly speaking, Immortal Lord Duxuan wasn't fighting him alone.
He was fighting him, Patriarch Nether Whisper, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, and Suo Huan at the same time. The [Yellow Court] concentrated everyone's advantages together!
"Middle Stage Golden Core... is nothing more than this!"
At this moment, Lu Yang laughed wildly. Although he couldn't kill Immortal Lord Duxuan, being able to suppress and seal him was still creating an unparalleled miracle!
In terms of battle record, he was no worse than Perfected Lord Feixue!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 649: The Terror of the World Honored One
[Sea of Bitterness].
It should have been a vast ocean, but at this moment, a patch of thick land appeared, like an isolated island in the ocean. Only upon closer inspection did one discover it was actually a tombstone.
Inside and outside the tombstone, Immortal Venerable Taiyin and Si Sui stood facing each other.
Just as Lu Yang suppressed Immortal Lord Duxuan with the [Yellow Court], Immortal Venerable Taiyin and Si Sui also sensed it, both revealing strange expressions on their faces.
This Little Junior Brother of mine is quite capable!
Immortal Venerable Taiyin exclaimed in her heart. Obviously, she hadn't expected Lu Yang to suppress Immortal Lord Duxuan. She only hoped he could delay temporarily while she achieved victory as soon as possible.
Now it was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
With this thought, Immortal Venerable Taiyin immediately looked at Si Sui and chuckled: "Fellow Daoist, it seems your plan has failed. Don't put up a stubborn resistance anymore."
She stood on the tombstone. Below, Si Sui's entire body glowed with dharma light, his aura fluctuating, causing the tombstone to shake constantly, as if trying to lift the heavy layers of soil. However, the weight of Taiyin was immense. After several attempts, he was suppressed again.
This made Si Sui's face even uglier.
"Duxuan... useless trash!"
A dignified mid-stage Immortal Lord couldn't beat an early-stage one and was suppressed instead.
At this moment, Si Sui somewhat regretted not killing Lu Yang earlier. Who could have imagined that an ant-like junior could actually ruin his grand plan?
Going on like this, could it really fall short of success at the last stage?
Thoughts turned hundreds of times in Si Sui's heart, constantly deducing methods of survival. This was his only chance in this life; even if he died, he couldn't give up.
Thinking about it, the resentment in his heart grew stronger: I haven't settled the score with Primordial Saint yet.
Are you saying I will be suppressed by his disciple without even seeing Primordial Saint's face, and even becoming a stepping stone for her to ascend to [Paramita]?
Preposterous!
Si Sui's expression changed repeatedly, fluctuating between gloom and uncertainty. As the situation became more critical and defeat seemed imminent, the ruthlessness in his eyes grew heavier:
Now I have retrieved my eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. Although I lack the final divine intent and haven't retrieved my Great Dao, if I spare no cost and detonate all five senses... it might not be impossible to turn the tide. It's just that the price is too high, making it difficult to ascend to the [Paramita] again...
Thinking of this, Si Sui's expression became increasingly heavy.
He was weighing the gains and losses because he really couldn't gauge how strong the spiritual platform seal left by the World Honored One on the ninth layer was, and whether self-destruction could break it open.
My fear is if i explode my eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, but don't break the seal—In the end, I'll only weaken myself. Without eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, and unable to escape, Taiyin can completely suppress me.
He wanted to delay and see.
However, time was not on his side. He could clearly sense that the seal from the ninth-layer spiritual platform was knocking down his wonders bit by bit.
Before long, my eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body will be suppressed again. And if I cannot escape here, my existence will also be wiped out by Taiyin's methods.
Time waits for no one!
Intense anxiety and unease instantly affected reality. At this moment, the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, which had completely condensed into human form, raised their head and roared suddenly:
"Break!"
Terrifying sound waves impacted the upper layer, but were all blocked by the Buddhist light seals hanging on the ninth layer. The six-character mantra [Om Mani Padme Hum]shone brightly.
'They're really forcing me.'
'They're really forcing me!'
He gritted his teeth, finally abandoning his fantasies. He understood that if he didn't fight now and let himself be suppressed, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight later!
With this thought, he finally made up his mind:
"Explode!"
Almost simultaneously, Immortal Venerable Taiyin seemed to sense something. Panic appeared on her cold face, but a trace of a smile flowed from the depths of her eyes.
In the next second, all sounds fell silent.
The churning seawater of the [Sea of Bitterness] fell into calm in an instant. No waves arose, only bursts of thunderous loud noises coming from the depths of the seabed.
This was the sound from reality.
The reason for this situation was that the changes in reality were too violent, so much so that they even affected the natural operation of the [Sea of Bitterness].
Lu Yang was naturally clearer about this change than anyone. Standing on the ninth layer, he only felt the ground turning over beneath his feet, almost throwing him out. The stature, divine wonders, and concepts he usually relied on all dissipated. He felt dizzy, as if in a dream.
What is going on!?
Lu Yang subconsciously gripped the ball in his hand tightly. Fortunately, the [Yellow Court]didn't need him to maintain with spiritual power now, so the seal didn't break because of this.
Immediately, he pushed his divine sense to the limit and looked down.
However, what he saw was a haze. Only endless light and color surged, turning into a monstrous tide, rolling waves lifting upward!
"Rumble!"
At this moment, the vibration of the entire ninth layer reached a level that made one think it would shatter. Lu Yang even saw visible cracks.
Bad!
The World-Honored One's Spiritual Platform seal was about to break!
Lü Yang looked around but found nowhere to escape. He could only smile bitterly. Was today the day he would be buried here and restart?
Crack, crack!
The collapse of the ninth layer continued. However, beneath the shattered rocks, a layer of jade-colored radiance gradually emerged, becoming brighter and brighter.
Like dust being wiped away.
Dust gone, light born!
"Om Mani Padme Hum!"
Instantly, a grand Buddha voice sounded between heaven and earth. Lu Yang finally saw the true appearance of the ninth layer clearly. It was a Dao Platform cast from green jade!
The Dao Platform itself was translucent like glass.
Lu Yang's gaze encountered no obstacles whatsoever. With a single glance, he saw the scene within the Spirit Platform—a seated youth with a serene expression.
Exactly like Si Sui.
That is Si Sui's final divine intent!
The one in the [Sea of Bitterness] at this moment was just a strand of thought. This was the main body of the divine intent, the last trace left in the world by Si Sui, the Nascent Soul Dao Lord.
Is he about to escape?
Lu Yang had already understood Si Sui's thoughts. The other party was willing to detonate his eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body to save the most crucial will.
Truly ruthless.
And judging from the result, Si Sui should have succeeded. After all, the self-destruction power of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body—the entire Celestial Court—was simply too terrifying. Not only sheer destructive power, it was also destructive to concepts, because a Dao Lord's self-destruction is itself a concept of destroying heaven and earth.
The spiritual platform left by the World Honored One can't hold it!
Lu Yang clearly saw that the entire World Honored One's spiritual platform was cracking inch by inch in the surging tide below, shattering. A magnificent aura gradually emerged!
"Hahaha!"
In the [Sea of Bitterness], Si Sui laughed loudly. He gambled and won! Exploding his eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, he finally broke the spiritual platform seal left by the World Honored One!
Once the divine intent escapes, it can merge with me immediately. With our connection to the Great Dao, it's enough to break the binding of Taiyin's [Money] and retrieve the Great Dao. I can even make her pay interest. I can take this opportunity to flee into the outer heaven light sea. The rest can be planned slowly later...
In the blink of an eye, he already had a plan.
Everything was ready, lacking only the east wind!
Thinking of this, he immediately turned his attention to reality, looking at the main body of divine intent in the shattered spiritual platform slowly open his eyes.
The two sides looked at each other.
With just this glance, Si Sui transmitted all the causes and effects, the whole sequence of events, into the thoughts of the divine intent main body through the connection with the main body.
"Time is limited, return quickly!"
Under Si Sui's urging, the divine intent main body also stood up. Then under his gaze, his put his palms together, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and uttering a phrase:
"Amitabha."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 650: Taiyin: Let Junior Brother Suffer for Now
At this moment, Si Sui was bewildered.
He stared blankly at the divine intent main body. That was his main body; he was just a strand of thought scattered outside before being sealed.
But now, the other party was saying—
"Amitabha."
Are you kidding me!
Not only that, after chanting this Buddha name, the appearance of the divine intent main body changed drastically. A head full of black hair withered instantly, falling to the ground.
Revealing a bald head.
Brows relaxed, corners of the mouth lifted... The face was clearly the same as before, but looking at it now gave a rather strange sense of compassion and solemnity.
At the same time, Lu Yang, also on the ninth layer, moved silently toward the edge, cursing loudly in his heart:
The World Honored One!
It's The World Honored One.
The one sealed inside the Spiritual Platform is The World Honored One? How could it be The World Honored One... no, that's not right. It's the divine intent main body of Si Sui. It was replaced by The World Honored One?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang instantly felt an indescribable horror: That's right, it must be so! The Spiritual Platform seal wasn't just to suppress Si Sui's residual divine intent, but to assimilate it. And after so many years... The World Honored One probably succeeded long ago!
Too insidious!
For a moment, Lu Yang was both shocked and impressed. Shocked by how beastly The World Honored One's methods were, and impressed that The World Honored One could actually do things so beastly.
He's worth learning from!
However, on the other side, Si Sui's mood wasn't so composed, because he found that the connection between him and the divine intent main body couldn't be severed!
Just now, to let the other party understand the cause and effect, he took the initiative to connect with the other party's thoughts. But now, this connection was forcibly fixed. Even though he sensed something wrong and tried to cut it off, it was useless. He could only passively accept a vast will sweeping over him!
"Amitabha."
"The Sea of Bitterness is boundless; turn back and the shore is there. Fellow Daoist Si Sui has endured tribulation for an entire kalpa. Today, escaping from the trap, you deserve to enjoy the result. Why not quickly enlighten yourself?"
Endless Buddha sounds echoed in Si Sui's heart?
"Me? Enlighten?"
"No... Bald donkey! You are influencing me! You are plotting against me! I will absolutely not submit to you... Don't even think about it! Get out of my body!"
Si Sui clutched his head, roaring violently.
Seeing this scene, the expression of the divine intent main body didn't change at all. It remained full of compassion and kindness, even sighing faintly:
"Foolish child, foolish child."
"I am Si Sui, and Si Sui is me. You are Si Sui, and you are also me. I am The World Honored One, and you were originally The World Honored One. What submission is there to speak of?"
As the divine intent main body finished speaking, the Buddha light on Si Sui became more and more intense. In the end, it covered his whole body like an invisible large hand, smoothing the struggle on his face, gradually calming his mood. When he opened his eyes again, a look of enlightenment had already appeared in the depths of his eyes:
"Alas! I never thought I was actually a mainfestation of The World Honored One!"
As his words fell, the black hair on Si Sui's head also fell off instantly, scattering with the wind. The robes on his body changed into a kasaya. He put his palms together, his face full of compassion.
He was converted!
At this moment, inside the [Sea of Bitterness], the tombstone and grave soil created by Immortal Venerable Taiyin collapsed with a boom. Her beautiful eyes looking at Si Sui were full of wariness.
But soon, Immortal Venerable Taiyin regained her calm.
Don't look at how easily Si Sui was converted, appearing at first glance like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. In reality, this conversion was the result of a hundred thousand years of meticulous work.
Originally, conversion was a method used to deal with lower cultivators.
If Dao Lord Si Sui's main body were here, let alone a hundred thousand years, even giving The World Honored One another million years, it would be impossible to shake Si Sui's will.
Unfortunately, this Si Sui was not that Si Sui.
The real Si Sui had long been slain by the Saint Sect Ancestor. What remained was just a divine intent, whose stature still had a gap compared to The World Honored One.
This gave The World Honored One room to operate.
Even so, The World Honored One took great pains to convert him, building the Spiritual Platform and spending countless years to finally achieve today's result.
"Congratulations, Martial Uncle."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin cupped her hands in salute. Although strictly speaking, The World Honored One was related to the Saint Sect but wasn't her Martial Uncle, speaking this way could at least establish some relationship.
"Dispense with formalities."
Si Sui shook his head with a smile and said: "I am a manifestation of The World Honored One. The World Honored One is compassionate and descended upon me. From today on, I shall be the [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata]."
"In the past, when Si Sui died, resentment grew rampant, and the poison of hatred was hard to eliminate. Today, seeing the result, sweeping away angry thoughts, and returning to the true self can be considered a merit."
After speaking, Si Sui, or rather [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata], extended his hand. A profound pearl flowing with colorful light leaped out of his palm.
It was the Dao Fruit achieved by Lu Yang through void attainment earlier!
Seeing this, Immortal Venerable Taiyin's beautiful eyes lit up immediately. She traveled far to the outer heavens and stayed in the Celestial Court until now for this object, for the Great Dao at the Dao Lord level!
"Please bestow the treasure, Martial Uncle."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin cupped her hands again, saying solemnly: "This object was promised by the Ancestor. I help Martial Uncle deal with Si Sui, and after succeeding, this is my reward."
This was a grand scheme spanning a hundred thousand years.
Everything was to completely obliterate a Dao Lord, ensuring he could never return.
Initially, everything was handled by The World Honored One. He built the Spiritual Platform, suppressed Si Sui, and prepared to use a long time to convert Si Sui's residual divine intent.
At first, everything went smoothly.
Until five thousand years ago, The World Honored One and the Saint Sect Ancestor discovered something wrong. They found that Si Sui actually had a strand of thought that wasn't suppressed and had escaped.
It was precisely that strand of thought that hastened the birth of a perfected lord with the Taiyang Supreme Dao Fruit.
So the Saint Sect Patriarch took action, setting things right. While killing that Taiyang Perfected Lord, he also sent Immortal Venerable Taiyin to go and guard the Celestial Court.
From beginning to end, Immortal Venerable Taiyin's task was simple: To lure out Si Sui's distraction and deal with it.
And Immortal Venerable Taiyin's method was to use the [Money] Dao Fruit to constantly erode the Celestial Court, finally using the void attainment Dao Fruit to draw out the Great Dao left by Si Sui.
She just didn't dare to try the plan with her own body.
Thus, there was Lu Yang.
Of course, due to Lu Yang's existence, a slight error occurred in the process, causing Si Sui's residual thought, which should have been plotted to death, truly have a chance of survival.
"Amitabha."
Facing Immortal Venerable Taiyin's request, [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] shook his head: "Little friend, the current result is quite different from the agreement made that day."
"According to your agreement with The World Honored One, in the end, I should have harvested a Dao Lord dharma body complete with eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Returning to the Pure Land with this and combining it with the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth], I could truly falsely hold the position of a Dao Lord. But now, only a divine intent remains. My loss is not small."
Upon hearing this, Immortal Venerable Taiyin frowned slightly.
She couldn't refute this point. It was the price that should be paid under the circumstances where the calculation went wrong and Si Sui almost really escaped.
"Then what does Martial Uncle intend?"
"Simple." [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] smiled slightly: "Whoever caused the problem takes responsibility... I am very interested in that little friend named Lu Yang."
"Hand him over to me, how about it?"
"Deal!"
Immortal Venerable Taiyin agreed decisively without any hesitation, even somewhat pleasantly surprised that [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata]'s request was so simple.
Sorry, Junior Brother.
For Senior Sister's Dao path, I can only let you suffer a bit first!
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A kalpa is a long period of time (aeon) in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, generally between the creation and recreation of a world or universe.