Chapter 114: Talent and Hard Work
“…One escaped.”
On the scorched black earth, one deep pit after another appeared, as if it had just been plowed. Inside each deep pit was a broken corpse.
Seventeen Buddhist cultivators dead; one escaped.
The remaining sixteen were all blown to death by Lu Yang’s Nine Heavens Seal Secret Demon Yin Thunder, and the Buddha Light that was supposed to restrain the Yin Baleful Qi didn’t have the slightest effect.
However, this was also normal. The so-called “restraint” was actually relative. For example, water and fire restrain each other. Under conventional circumstances, water indeed restrains fire. However, when the fire covers a thousand miles, what use is a cup of water? The gap between Lu Yang and this group of Buddhist cultivators was even beyond this extent.
In this regard, Guang Ming, who had escaped, had a very clear understanding.
At this moment, in a mountain forest several thousand li away from Lu Yang, this was the gathering place for the Buddhist cultivators. Guang Hai, the leader of the Pure Land this time, was right here.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Guang Hai, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. Then, a ball of golden Buddha Light visible to the naked eye suddenly rippled around him.
In the next second, Guang Ming stumbled and fell out of the Buddha Light.
As soon as he landed, he looked around in extreme terror. It wasn’t until he didn’t see that terrifying figure that he breathed a sincere sigh of relief.
“I escaped… I escaped!”
It wasn’t in vain that he deliberately gathered all the Buddhist cultivators and used them as meat shields. On the surface, he was preparing a big move, but in reality, he was activating the “Fate-Linking Life Talisman” to flee.
The Fate-Linking Life Talisman was the Dao Fruit Treasure in the hands of the Pure Land Buddhist cultivators. Its effect was to teleport cultivators marked with the talisman to the side of the talisman owner. This effect could actually be released in reverse. Guang Ming used a secret method to activate it, which instantly teleported him to Guang Hai’s side.
“What happened?”
Looking at Guang Ming, who looked wretched, Guang Hai frowned slightly. “Did you encounter a strong enemy? How many people were there, and where did all the fellow Daoists who were with you go?”
Guang Ming was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.
At this moment, his brain began to spin rapidly… Tell the truth? What a joke. Could he tell his Senior Brother that he fled from battle?
That would really be a death sentence.
After all, if he did that, Guang Ming believed that to give an explanation to the dead Buddhist cultivators, this Senior Brother of his absolutely wouldn’t mind using his head as a sacrifice to the flag.
Guang Ming rolled his eyes. In the next second, a look of grief appeared on his face, and he said with a sobbing tone, “Many! Too many to count! That group of demon heads seemed to have prepared a backup plan too. I fought desperately and killed a few before escaping with my life. The others were all killed by the demon heads…”
“What?”
Before Guang Ming could finish speaking, Guang Hai’s expression turned solemn. For a moment, he felt as if facing a formidable enemy. That group of demon heads from the Primordial Saint Sect has actually gathered as well?
“We must find a way to annihilate them.”
Guang Hai attached great importance to this. He immediately called over another Buddhist cultivator wearing a kasaya. “Guang Hui, take the [Dragon Legion] to exterminate that group of demon heads.”
The Buddhist cultivators of the Deep Bliss Pure Land were divided into the Eight Legions. Among them, the [Dragon Legion] ranked second and could be considered the most elite team of Buddhist cultivators in Guang Hai’s hands.
After speaking, he looked at Guang Ming again. “Junior Brother Guang Ming, you lead the way.”
“Ah? Me?”
Guang Ming was stunned for a moment. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and his heart was full of refusal. However, under Guang Hai’s gaze, he could only grit his Buddha teeth, smile, and nod.
It’s fine. This time there shouldn’t be any problem, right?
Looking at the majestic momentum of the [Dragon Legion] Buddhist cultivators, which numbered a full hundred or more, Guang Ming calmed down a bit. After all, the enemy was just one person.
And the Buddhist cultivators of the [Dragon Legion] were at least in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining. The leader, Guang Hui, had refined a full three Great Mantras. At a critical moment, he could summon the crowd of cultivators, cast a secret method, and prop up a Dragon Elephant Vast Strength Vajra. Its stature was surprisingly high, almost equal to a Protector Vajra, second only to a Foundation Establishment Perfected One.
With such strength, how could they lose?
No matter what, that Great Demon was only a Qi Refining cultivator. As long as over a hundred Buddhist cultivators swarmed up, it was impossible for him to kill everyone before his True Qi ran out!
Meanwhile, on the scorched battlefield.
“Perfected Lord above… A Foundation Establishment Perfected One can actually enter the World Realm?”
Looking at Lu Yang’s back, Qin Tianhe fell into deep confusion. Obviously, the misunderstanding from his previous meeting with Lu Yang had not been resolved.
It had even deepened.
But this wasn’t strange. After all, Lu Yang’s battle just now was simply too overwhelmingly destructive. To him, there was no difference from facing a Foundation Establishment Perfected One directly.
However, in the next second, Qin Tianhe became excited again.
Although he didn’t know how Lu Yang, as a “Foundation Establishment Perfected One,” entered the secret realm, as long as he knew Lu Yang was a Perfected One of his own Saint Sect, that was enough.
This round is in the bag!
Meanwhile, Lu Yang paid no attention to Qin Tianhe’s misunderstanding. His attention at this moment was entirely focused on the corpses of Buddhist cultivators covering the ground before him.
“Perhaps I can make use of this…”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately formed a spiritual seal and unfurled the Myriad Spirits Banner. In an instant, thick white smoke floated up from the surrounding corpses one by one.
Immediately afterward, the corpses of these Buddhist cultivators turned into Qi one by one. Souls floated out from them and were taken into the Myriad Spirits Banner one by one. After the true spirits ascended to the banner, the white smoke also began to reorganize, actually re-manifesting the sixteen Buddhist cultivators, who all bowed their heads to Lu Yang.
“Greetings, Master!”
Only then did Lu Yang nod with satisfaction. Looking at the Myriad Spirits Banner, which still had plenty of empty spots, his heart burned hot. Perhaps this Dao Seizing War is also an opportunity!
An opportunity to thoroughly refine the Myriad Spirits Banner to perfection!
After all, this Dao Seizing War gathered so many cultivators from Jiangdong, Jiangxi, the Dao Court, and the Pure Land. This mountain and field full of lively people were all talents!
“Interesting…”
Just then, the figure of Patriarch Nether Whisper also appeared behind Lu Yang, looking at the Buddhist cultivator Banner Spirits with interest. Then he suddenly spoke:
“I once referenced Jiangdong’s [Acting on Behalf of Heaven Dao], which led to the creation of the [Yama Hall]. Now it seems Jiangxi also has points worth adopting. If you can collect more of such Buddhist cultivators, perhaps I can reference and improve the [Yama Hall], taking its power to a higher level.”
“Oh?”
Patriarch Nether Whisper’s suggestion instantly made Lu Yang’s eyes light up because he suddenly thought of the [Fu Long Temple] that Arhat Fu Long had used on him in his previous life.
The so-called [Fu Long Temple] was actually Arhat Fu Long’s Dao foundation.
It was just that when Buddhist cultivators reached Foundation Establishment, it wasn’t within the Foundation Establishment realm but within the Deep Bliss Pure Land opened by the World Honored One of Jiangxi. The Dao foundation was their own temple.
And the more flourishing the incense of the temple and the more Buddhist followers gathered, the stronger the temple master’s strength would be.
If Patriarch Nether Whisper could incorporate this point into the [Yama Hall], then with the scale of the Banner Spirits inside the Myriad Spirits Banner, it would be enough to make his strength leap again!
Without another word, Lu Yang immediately cupped his hands. “Then I’ll have to trouble Patriarch!”
Patriarch Nether Whisper sighed. “Increasing the strength of the [Yama Hall] can also be considered increasing the foundation of my Shaman Ghost Dao. This is all I can do for now.”
“Try not to disturb me after this; I need to go into seclusion for a while.”
“A pity that the Buddhist cultivator Banner Spirits collected this time are too few, only a dozen or so. Otherwise, my speed of comprehension could be even faster…”
As his voice fell, Patriarch Nether Whisper took the group of Buddhist cultivators into the Grotto-Heaven inside the Myriad Spirits Banner, clearly intending to study the Buddhist cultivation methods properly.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang finally understood the correct usage of Patriarch Nether Whisper.
Sending him out to fight others?
Small; the scope is too small!
This was simply a bona fide technical talent! The effect far surpassed the Dao-Illuminating Jade Slip from the life before last. Anything requiring comprehension could basically be entrusted to him!
It could be seen that as long as the exceptionally talented Patriarch Nether Whisper worked hard, Lu Yang could definitely go further in this life!
At that time, perhaps he could also say to others, “That Lu Yang has reached today’s realm entirely thanks to extraordinary talent and unremitting effort!”
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