Chapter 222: Treasure-Laden, You Really Are an Undercover Agent!
“Amitabha!”
At this moment, the three [Mighty Wisdom Kings] stood side by side, putting their palms together simultaneously. Buddha light overflowed like a bursting dam, instantly filling more than half the sky.
For a time, the earth shook and the mountains swayed. Thousands of magnificent colors wrapped around the entire battlefield, within which countless sounds, colors, and forms were born—pavilions, towers, and the unceasing sound of chanting scriptures. It was as if they had suddenly fallen from the battlefield into an ancient Buddhist temple. What came into view was impressively a towering ancient Buddha with a green lamp.
In the next second, the ancient Buddha spoke:
“Excellent, excellent. My Buddha is merciful, pervading hundreds of thousands of millions of worlds, manifesting in various forms to save all sentient beings suffering karmic retribution. You are all fated people of my Western Land…”
As he spoke, a pair of eyes as large as mountains had already landed on Lu Yang.
“Hahaha.”
Below, the Treasure-Laden Youth chanted the Buddha’s name while smiling, and the other [Kingdom of Qing] Perfected Ones revealed excited expressions even more.
“I didn’t expect Treasure-Laden could actually bring in the Buddhist Sect!”
“I misunderstood him before…”
“A Venerable of the Buddhist Sect, a Great Arhat! With such strong aid taking action, this time is perfect to crush the Demonic Sect and deal these Jiangbei devils a ruthless blow!”
In the next second, the Ancient Buddha of the Green Lamp took a step forward.
Perfected One Five Elements, the Treasure-Laden Youth, Sword Master Xuantie, and others followed closely behind with hideous smiles, clearly intending to follow behind him and beat the drowning dog.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang shook his head, then pinched a hand seal.
[Celestial Mother Transformation Profound Light]!
“Amitabha, Donor Lu should not put up a desperate fight… Hmm?”
[Venerable Vimalakirti], who had originally intended to speak with assurance, was suddenly stunned. Watching the sky-filling white magnificent light scattered by Lu Yang, his expression changed drastically.
“This is…!?”
Before [Venerable Vimalakirti]’s voice fell, the Yang Qi on the bodies of the three men reversed instantly, transforming into the Lunar Mother Body, and they stopped abruptly in mid-air.
Immediately after, they exploded with a boom!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Ah!!!”
[Venerable Vimalakirti]’s scream was instantly drowned by the explosion. The Ancient Buddha of the Green Lamp vanished without a trace, and the three [Mighty Wisdom Kings] turned into three fireworks.
Seeing this, Lu Yang looked slightly pleased. Without a second word, he swept his large sleeve, collecting the severed limbs and broken arms of the three exploded [Mighty Wisdom Kings], thinking that feeding them to the [Avici Sword] later might allow the [Avici Sword] to develop a special attack effect against the Buddhist Sect. These were all top-quality materials!
Only then did he look at the Treasure-Laden Youth and the others.
But at this moment, the hideous smiles of the Treasure-Laden Youth and the others had completely frozen on their faces. Just now, they were charging ahead following [Venerable Vimalakirti].
But now [Venerable Vimalakirti] was gone.
They instantly fell into the encirclement of a group of Jiangbei Perfected Ones…
“What are you still dazing for? Do it!”
Lu Yang laughed loudly. “Fellow Daoist Treasure-Laden has worked hard and achieved high merit this time. After pitting the Dao Court, he pitted the Sword Pavilion, and after pitting the Sword Pavilion, he pitted the Pure Land. In the future, the Saint Sect will reward him greatly!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone revealed looks of sudden realization.
“Treasure-Laden!!!”
Perfected One Five Elements’ face twisted as he looked at the Treasure-Laden Youth again. “You are definitely a traitor! Speak! Did you collude with Jiangbei long ago?”
He had figured it out!
Pitting the Dao Court went without saying; if not for the Treasure-Laden Youth, he wouldn’t have led the group of [Kingdom of Qing] Perfected Ones to be pitted and killed by Lu Yang in the land of Jiangbei.
As for pitting the Sword Pavilion, thinking carefully, when he previously suggested Lu Yang might sneak attack the [Shangxuan Sword Sect], it was also Treasure-Laden who stood up and said he was worrying unnecessarily. The result? The [Shangxuan Sword Sect] was really destroyed! If he had returned to support in time back then, would the situation have been different?
Pitting the Pure Land, that was the matter at hand.
Look at [Venerable Vimalakirti]; wasn’t he pitted miserably enough? Everyone heard the scream of this Buddhist Great Arhat and Pure Land Venerable just now…
Thinking of this, Perfected One Five Elements was furious. “Animal! Animal!”
The Treasure-Laden Youth: “…”
I am not! I did not! I am wronged!
Although he had a thousand words to say, the Treasure-Laden Youth no longer had the mood. He didn’t even understand why [Venerable Vimalakirti] disappeared.
How could we lose like this?
However, there was one thing he was very clear about—he really wasn’t a Saint Sect undercover agent. So if he continued to stay here, he would definitely die without a burial place!
On the other side, Perfected One Yin Shan also revealed a look of amazement upon seeing this. To be honest, when [Venerable Vimalakirti] appeared, he had already given up. Who would have thought that Lu Yang didn’t fight him at all, but just displayed a strange Dao Art, and easily destroyed the opponent’s means.
At the same time, the group of Jiangbei Perfected Ones also got energized.
With Lu Yang’s heavy reward before, they all knew clearly that at this moment, for every [Kingdom of Qing] Perfected One they kept, the benefits they obtained would increase by a share.
What more needed to be said?
“Kill!”
In an instant, the entire [Kingdom of Qing] army collapsed like a mountain. All Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones scattered and fled, each displaying their Divine Abilities, while Qi Refining disciples were massacred on a large scale.
Zhalong Pass, breached!
Half a day later, the dust settled.
Lu Yang stood on Zhalong Pass, pondering silently in his heart:
“Breaking Zhalong Pass is equivalent to unlocking the [Kingdom of Qing]’s monopoly on Spiritual Qi. Strictly speaking, the task Perfected One Chong Guang gave me is already completed…”
After all, Perfected One Chong Guang didn’t ask him to go south and destroy the [Kingdom of Qing] in one fell swoop, but to apply pressure to the [Kingdom of Qing] from the outside as much as possible. Now that Zhalong Pass was broken, the way south to the capital of the [Kingdom of Qing] was unimpeded, enough to plunge the entire [Kingdom of Qing] into a state of panic.
“A pity, there’s a new task again.”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang took out the [Formless Sword] again. The Golden Nature and Divine Wonder hidden in the sword reminded him at all times what he should do next.
[Assassinate King].
Unexpectedly, this was the second task Chong Guang entrusted.
“Assassinating the King of Qing… truly forcing someone to do the difficult.”
Lu Yang shook his head. How could the King of Qing be so easily killed? Not only was he under heavy guard, surrounded by countless Formations, but he himself had the enhancement of mighty power.
Unless the King of Qing left the capital and ran over alone.
Otherwise, as long as the person stayed in that imperial palace, it would be difficult for Lu Yang even to mix in. Even if the [Formless Sword] could break through his protective means, it would be of no avail.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Yang decided to put this matter aside for now.
“Since Perfected One Chong Guang gave this task to me, he definitely considered this point and prepared corresponding means, just that the time hasn’t come yet.”
“Like this Pure Land Venerable this time…”
Lu Yang suspected that the Pure Land was ninety percent likely pitted by Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue!
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that a Pure Land Venerable popped up, and happened to be countered by a Dao Art he just obtained from the Manifestation Pavilion…
Just thinking about it made Lu Yang feel a chill down his spine.
In the next second, Lu Yang flicked his hand, taking out the severed limbs and broken arms of the three [Mighty Wisdom Kings] that he had previously transformed into female bodies and caused to self-destruct.
However, to Lu Yang’s regret, the power of the three [Mighty Wisdom Kings] all came from that [Venerable Vimalakirti] of the Pure Land. As [Venerable Vimalakirti] withdrew his power, the so-called [Mighty Wisdom Kings] also revealed their true faces—they were actually just some kind of medium for descent.
Without the mastermind behind the scenes, they were nothing.
Therefore, even if he used the [Avici Sword] to behead all three, he wouldn’t get any feedback. Taking them into the [Myriad Spirits Banner] would count as wasting spots for Banner Spirits.
However, Lu Yang didn’t come away empty-handed.
“This is…”
Looking at the severed limbs and broken arms all over the ground, Lu Yang’s gaze moved slightly, landing on the Pure Land scriptures inscribed on these [Mighty Wisdom Kings] before their death.
Sweeping with Divine Sense, the scriptures were quickly pieced together completely.
Its name was:
“[Refuge in the True Dharma]?”
Lu Yang browsed it briefly and finally understood the function of the scripture: simply put, this scripture could summon the descent of a Pure Land Venerable’s Divine Thought!
The so-called [Refuge in the True Dharma] was specifically created by the Pure Land to be given to their downlines developing in the outside world, for them to use when bewitching and recruiting more people to join the Pure Land. As long as the scripture was chanted, the Divine Thought of a Pure Land Venerable could be summoned to descend, enlighten cultivators, and make them Buddhist cultivators of the Pure Land.
Seeing this, Lu Yang’s eyes suddenly brightened slightly.
This thing… seems like it can be used for chumming the waters?
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