Chapter 97: Nirvana into the Buddhist Sect

“Amitabha.”

Under Lu Yang’s gaze, the youth with red lips and white teeth smiled faintly. Then he pressed his palms together, his eyes shining with golden light, staring straight at Lu Yang: “Benefactor has outstanding talent; it truly surprises this poor monk.”

“…Buddhist Cultivator.”

Lu Yang raised his eyebrows. He had heard Chen Xin’an say that there were no Buddhist Cultivators in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Even if there were, they were rogue cultivators like Ming Chan before.

The true Buddhist Cultivators were all in Jiangxi.

What they cultivated was not the “Refining Form and Ascension Dao,” but the “Deep Bliss Nirvana Dao.” It was said to have its own profundities, vastly different from Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

Especially Perfected One Coiled Dragon before him. His cultivation base was close to the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak, yet unlike him who was slashed by the Golden Core Sword Qi, his soul and flesh were complete, and he was in peak condition. His aura encompassed the universe, vast as the sky. Lu Yang immediately understood why the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak was so frustrated before.

“This poor monk is Fu Long (Subduing Dragon).”

The youth exhaled and spoke, saying calmly: “Coiled Dragon has already entered Nirvana, extinguished in the Pure Land. The past has nothing to do with this poor monk anymore. In the world, there is only Arhat Fu Long.”

Lu Yang’s expression was equally calm: “Then, Senior Fu Long, why come to find me at this moment?”

While speaking, he was still building his Dao Foundation, but found that the Dao Foundation, which was easy to build just now, was now difficult as if carrying a heavy load.

‘…Is it that dragon?’

Lu Yang shifted his gaze to the small dragon coiled around Arhat Fu Long. He saw the opponent’s Dragon Pupils Golden Eyes were constantly fixed on him.

Seeing this, Arhat Fu Long smiled slightly.

This small dragon accompanying him looked like a living creature, but it was actually a superior Spirit Treasure named “Dragon-Sealing Ring.” The divine ability within it was called “Eyes Framing the Universe.” As the name suggested, as long as one was seen by it, one would be fixed within its vision, unable to leave or shift and change.

Because when Lu Yang was first seen by it, he hadn’t yet built his Dao Foundation.

So at this moment, no matter how Lu Yang circulated his divine abilities, his Dao Foundation would be fixed by its gaze, difficult to condense, and he couldn’t take the opportunity to flee elsewhere.

“This poor monk came this time to give Benefactor an opportunity.”

Arhat Fu Long sized up Lu Yang and continued: “After this poor monk entered Nirvana and proved the Arhat fruit, I established a stupa temple in the Pure Land named [Fu Long Temple].”

“The temple is newly established and still lacks a Buddhist assembly.”

“Benefactor’s True Qi has reached the peak of perfection. Entering my temple, you can become a Protector Vajra. From now on, cultivating the Nirvana Dao together with this poor monk… wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Boom!

Before Arhat Fu Long’s voice fell, Lu Yang’s figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, replaced by a bewildered Shaman-Ghost.

Arhat Fu Long was stunned upon seeing this, clearly not expecting Lu Yang could actually break free from the “Dragon-Trapping Ring.” But soon, his brows relaxed, and he laughed loudly: “Why is Benefactor so obstinate? You cultivate the Nine Transformations Dragon Art; you are naturally destined with this poor monk and the Pure Land.”

“Destined my ass!”

Inside the Foundation Establishment Realm, Lu Yang cursed while flying away. Arhat Fu Long clearly came with bad intentions; how could he surrender without a fight?

“Still careless!”

Lu Yang regretted while fleeing. He actually hadn’t failed to consider that there might be problems with the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, especially with Liu Xin as a precedent.

However, firstly, Perfected One Coiled Dragon was a dead man in his eyes at the time. Secondly, he had charged at Foundation Establishment in his previous life, and Perfected One Coiled Dragon didn’t come knocking then, so he relaxed his vigilance… Thinking about it now, it was probably because he broke through inside the Saint Sect in his previous life!

“Damn it, they are all beasts!”

“Does the Saint Sect not have a single good person who genuinely thinks for future generations? What Protector Vajra? Is he going to refine me into a puppet!?”

With a thought, Lu Yang left the Foundation Establishment Realm directly.

The next second, Lu Yang escaped carrying the power of “Heaven’s Collapse.” The eight hundred miles of Skull Mountain immediately began to shake violently as if an earth dragon was turning over.

“Fighting a Battle of Arts inside the Foundation Establishment Realm, I will undoubtedly die.”

Lu Yang recognized reality. He hadn’t built his Dao Foundation yet. Being inside the Foundation Establishment Realm, he needed to resist the invasion of Inner Demons from the realm every second.

Under these circumstances, how could he fight?

So he could only return to the mortal world first, find a way to escape or repel Arhat Fu Long, and only then continue charging at Foundation Establishment. Otherwise, it was a dead end.

“Escaping isn’t realistic. I have a Divine Talisman to obscure karma, yet that bald donkey could still find me. This means he has a way to bypass karma and lock onto me directly through the connection of the cultivation method. Under these circumstances, I can’t possibly escape. Moreover, Skull Mountain is my home ground; fleeing would be even more dangerous…”

Thinking of this, Lu Yang had made up his mind: “…Fight!”

Although he could still restart, the pages of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] were limited. Unless he reached the end of the road and had absolutely no choice, he wouldn’t restart easily.

Besides, even if he had to restart, considering the next life, he should probe out Perfected One Coiled Dragon’s methods as much as possible.

The next second, Arhat Fu Long’s figure emerged, similarly carrying the power of Heaven’s Collapse. But as a true Foundation Establishment, the phenomenon he created was different from Lu Yang’s.

He lowered his eyelids and calmly swept a glance at Skull Mountain.

Instantly, the entire eight hundred miles of Skull Mountain were taken into his eyes. Invisible heavy pressure from a Foundation Establishment Perfected One instantly fell on every cultivator in Skull Mountain.

Rumble!

For a time, cultivators below the Late Stage of Qi Refining were directly crushed into powder by this heavy pressure. Those at the Late Stage of Qi Refining prostrated directly on the ground, vomiting blood endlessly.

Only cultivators at the Perfection of Qi Refining seemed to still have value, so they weren’t heavily injured. Instead, they suddenly pressed their palms together and inexplicably began chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Meanwhile, Lu Yang shook the Myriad Spirits Banner. The Protector God Su Nü appeared immediately, circulating divine abilities with the eight Red-Clothed Ghosts. The majestic and spectacular [Hall of Yama] instantly rose from the ground, occupying the sky. The Baleful Yin within the earth veins of Skull Mountain below was constantly extracted by him to bless the divine ability.

Arhat Fu Long clicked his tongue in praise upon seeing this:

“After Benefactor enters my temple and becomes a Protector Vajra, this one can also become a female devotee in my temple, enjoying ultimate bliss together with Benefactor. It can be considered a destiny.”

Boom!

Lu Yang completely ignored Arhat Fu Long’s words. As soon as the [Hall of Yama] appeared, he lifted it and smashed it down on Arhat Fu Long’s head!

Arhat Fu Long didn’t dodge or evade. He simply propped up a Precious Light from the top of his head, shaped like a canopy, steadily catching the falling [Hall of Yama]. The moment the two collided, flying stars and flowing fire shot out, splashing in all directions. It also made Arhat Fu Long’s originally relaxed brows furrow slightly.

“It seems ordinary means cannot take down this person.”

Although he said that, Arhat Fu Long was overjoyed in his heart. When he left behind the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, he actually never thought he could catch any big fish.

After all, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak knew his background. He wouldn’t truly let a Foundation Establishment seed cultivate the Nine Transformations Dragon Art only to be fished away by him, benefiting the Buddhist Cultivators of Jiangxi. So initially, his expectations were very low. As long as it was someone charging at Foundation Establishment, even with only a ten percent chance, he wouldn’t mind.

However, Lu Yang greatly exceeded his expectations.

He saw at a glance that the opponent was a true Foundation Establishment seed, and even an outstanding one among them. If he could convert him, the benefit to him would be immense!

Let alone getting a Protector God Su Nü for free.

Falsely holding Foundation Establishment, although inferior to true Foundation Establishment, was not bad. Sending them both into his [Fu Long Temple] would be enough to further his cultivation!

“Fine, then I will display some more divine abilities.”

Thinking of this, Arhat Fu Long immediately straightened his expression. Then, pressing his palms together, golden light steamed up from beneath his feet, instantly filling most of the sky.

In a blink of an eye, the originally Baleful Yin-rolling eight hundred miles of Skull Mountain transformed into a vast Golden Land.

And within the Golden Land, a temple majestic as a mountain rose from the ground. The gates opened wide, revealing the appearance of the main hall, with a lotus platform at the head seat.

Then Arhat Fu Long’s figure flashed, landing on the lotus platform in the temple.

Instantly, brilliant light shone forth. Arhat Fu Long sat on the lotus platform, his right hand resting on his right knee, fingertips touching the ground in a seal (Bhumisparsha Mudra / Earth-Touching Seal). Instantly, thousands of rosy rays sprinkled down.

Wherever the rosy rays passed, turbidity and filth dispersed, and myriad phenomena melted away.

The eight hundred miles of Baleful Yin in Skull Mountain were actually swept clean by it. And the [Hall of Yama] collapsed with a boom under the rosy rays, like ice and snow in summer!

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