Chapter 380: No-Kill
Do it once thought of. In ten lifetimes of cultivation, Lu Yang deeply understood a principle— one must have initiative. Procrastinating will not achieve anything.
First is the [Small Blessed Land]!
Although this thing seemed like a brand-new method at first glance, upon reflection, Lu Yang discovered that this wasn’t actually the first time he had seen something similar.
[Blood Demon Island].
That’s right. The so-called [Small Blessed Land] was almost identical to the [Blood Demon Island] he saw in previous lifetimes. The latter was even a simplified version of the former.
The [Small Blessed Land] has the effect of hiding within to avoid Heaven and Earth’s watch. Although [Blood Demon Island] is just a simplified version, it should also inherit this effect. That’s why Perfected One Blood Demon could hide within it and use a feigned death technique to sleep, surviving for thousands of years, far surpassing ordinary Foundation Establishment…
With a practical example, Lu Yang’s confidence in the [Small Blessed Land] increased greatly.
Only one last problem remained— he didn’t know how to refine it.
After all, it was a direct transmission from a Perfected Lord. The refining method of the [Small Blessed Land] was extremely profound. It wasn’t that Lu Yang couldn’t comprehend it, but it required a certain amount of time to learn.
As things stand, I can only rely on my talent!
Patriarch Nether Whisper!
Lu Yang shook the [Myriad Spirits Banner], summoning Patriarch Nether Whisper again. Then, without saying a word, he handed over the method and the [Myriad Tribulation Indestructible Gilded Silkworm].
“You…”
After hearing Lu Yang’s request, Patriarch Nether Whisper showed a helpless expression. His aura fluctuated, revealing he was already at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!
Although it hadn’t been long since his revival, Patriarch Nether Whisper’s recovery speed was still very fast. Plus, he was originally at Foundation Establishment Perfection in his past life. Once an Innate Divine Ability was attained, it was eternally attained, without needing to seek Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends. So even if he did nothing, he was recovering constantly at an extremely fast speed.
This made Lu Yang somewhat tongue-tied.
Now it seems Patriarch Nether Whisper wasn’t incapable of recovering to his peak. It was purely because Perfected Lords were suppressing him in previous lifetimes that he dared not recover at all…
However, the current Patriarch Nether Whisper should be even stronger than his original self.
After all, under Lu Yang’s nurturing, he took the [Dao Union Immortal Pill] and fused with the main body. His understanding and spiritual intelligence had obviously risen to another level compared to before.
“Cultivation isn’t done this way.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper looked at Lu Yang and said earnestly, “I can help you comprehend the method, but if you don’t understand the principles within, it will always be a hidden danger.”
“My things are always mine.”
“If you want to Seek Golden Core and ascend to the position in the future, you must have your own principles and own insights. You can’t ask me to help you Seek Golden Core too, right?”
“I understand.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper meant well; Lu Yang knew clearly.
“But Patriarch, you also know my current situation. I don’t have that much time to waste. The longer I stay in this broken place, the more dangerous it is for me!”
Now the situation in the world was changing. Heaven and Earth took away his Immortal Spirit body. Under its wholehearted nurturing, Shang Zhang would probably reach Foundation Establishment Perfection before long.
On the other side, the Buddha Child Guang Ming walked out of the Pure Land, clearly having great plans too. Surging undercurrents were about to surface.
And Heaven and Earth happened to be targeting him.
Once Shang Zhang reached Great Perfection, nine out of ten times he would come looking for him. Unless he stayed inseparable from Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, but then how could he cultivate?
More importantly…
“My path is broken now!”
Although the sword seed incarnation was very strong, and with the enhancement of [Tribulation Wave], it had the combat power of a Great Perfected One, even ranking among the best of Great Perfected Ones.
But so what?
[Sword Dao] was poisonous. He couldn’t take it with him upon restart. Improving it was meaningless. The urgent priority now was to find a cultivation path he could take away!
Under these circumstances, staying in this broken place meant starting from scratch, searching for Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends again… But searching for Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends while being targeted by Heaven and Earth—what was the difference from seeking death? So the only way was to go to the Outer Heavens and switch to an Outer Heavens cultivation path first!
Expedient measure to overcome the difficulty first…
Take the Outer Heavens cultivation path to raise the cultivation level first, then come back to feed the cultivation of this world. Let the advanced cultivation drive the later cultivation; this would yield twice the result with half the effort.
For this, the refining of the [Small Blessed Land] allowed no delay.
According to Hong Yun’s memory, the [Small Blessed Land] as a vessel is enough to help me escape this broken place and go to that World Realm discovered by Hong Yun.
After all, he had the coordinates of the World Realm.
Although the [Small Blessed Land] had limited stay time in the Outer Heavens and would self-disintegrate if too long, within Hong Yun’s calculation, it was enough to reach the destination.
“I rely on you, Patriarch.”
Lu Yang cupped his hands solemnly. Seeing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper could only shake his head, looking at Lu Yang with a look of ‘you really have it tough’:
“I’ll try my best.”
“Many thanks!”
Watching his talent work hard to comprehend, Lu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then his consciousness surfaced, manipulating the sword Incarnation to look ahead.
And there, an ancient long sword lay impressively. Its guard was inlaid with big dipper array patterns, its hilt wrapped in five-colored shark silk to attract thunder, its sheath covered in mystic turtle leather bearing river maps, and its tassel knotted with Taiyi blue quinoa fruits… It was precisely Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon’s [No-Kill Sword]. At this moment, with a thought from Lu Yang, the sword edge suddenly left the sheath.
Clang!
Amidst the clear sword cry, Lu Yang entered the state of [Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity] again, beginning to carefully comprehend the Sword Intent transmitted from the [No-Kill Sword].
This might be the only benefit of the [Sword Dao].
Compared to pure [Sword Dao] cultivation, Lu Yang valued mental states like [Sword Heart] and [Sword Intent] more, which also greatly improved his combat power.
At the same time, Sword Pavilion, Extreme Heaven Cliff.
Just as Lu Yang began to comprehend the [No-Kill Sword], Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon was sitting in front of the cliff, his consciousness quietly sinking into the storage bag he carried.
What met his eyes were thousands of heads.
Every head was talking to itself; every head was speaking with fervor. Located at the very top was a beautiful woman’s head.
“Amitabha.”
The woman’s face wore a compassionate smile. Although only a head remained, she was incomparably tranquil, with vermilion lips and white teeth, full and lustrous.
As if she were really alive.
Seeing Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon enter, she spoke immediately: “Benefactor Ye, you upheld ‘no-kill’ all your life. Your philosophy is no different from my Pure Land. You should become a Buddhist Cultivator.”
“Benefactor should know, the people of my Pure Land are protected by Arhats and Bodhisattvas. They only need to work diligently during the day, recite scriptures silently at night, and keep precepts to enjoy supreme bliss. Everyone has the hope of becoming a Buddha. Buddhist cultivators never kill or destroy people. Doesn’t this exactly match Fellow Daoist’s vision?”
“In the whole world, who is like my Pure Land?”
“The Saint Sect reveres the law of the jungle; the Sword Pavilion focuses on weakening and fooling the people; the Dao Court herds people like cattle and sheep, fattening them only for slaughter and consumption.”
“Only my Pure Land is open and aboveboard, where everyone is like a dragon!”
Facing the exposition of the woman’s head, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon shook his head: “Pure Land Buddhist Cultivators only have superficial appearances, but in essence, they are merely puppets of the World Honored One.”
“That is a rumor!”
The woman’s head shook: “What do we lower cultivators have that is worthy of the World Honored One’s coveting? The World Honored One descending on us is not possession, but love and protection!”
“One should know cultivation is difficult, harder than ascending to the blue sky. But in my Pure Land, everyone is protected by higher cultivators. How many tribulations on the cultivation path can be reduced? Back then, I was favored by the dharma aspect and walked the world. Even Perfected Lords could only turn a blind eye to me. If not for the World Honored One’s care, how could I have achieved what I did?”
“Even though Benefactor beheaded me, it wasn’t because Fellow Daoist was strong!”
“More so, it was because Benefactor obtained the favor of the Sword Pavilion Perfected Lords, and even that Sword Lord. Otherwise, Benefactor couldn’t possibly have killed me!”
“I didn’t kill you.”
Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon said seriously upon hearing this: “I am not a person like you.”
“you are joking!”
The woman’s head laughed loudly upon hearing this, then looked around at the thousands of still-living heads surrounding her: “Benefactor, you are a person like me!”
“The whole world is full of people like me!”
“No-killing? As long as Benefactor continues to uphold this philosophy, one day, you will still come to my Pure Land!”
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