The Moonlight Bodhisattva appeared to have anticipated Meng Qi’s question, as the withered yet flourishing Bodhi tree behind him swayed gently. The glazed Pure Land, spanning countless kalpas, trembled faintly. His voice was solemn and majestic:
“In the future.”
In the future? Meng Qi had imagined many answers, none even remotely similar to this, completely unexpected.
At the same time, upon learning that the Blade of Time had not yet awakened to the legendary level, his main body felt slightly puzzled, but had no time to consider too much. He planned to activate the Cause of All Fruits and then borrow treasures from his senior brothers to give to Master Da and Su Wuming.
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“The Blade of Time has only reached the Celestial Immortal level. It seems I must seek another legendary item…” Master Da concentrated in deep thought, wondering where else he could borrow a divine weapon comparable to a Great Being.
Young Su’s Decapitating Blade was already deployed, the Four Swords of Zhuxian forming a formation, and the Calming Sea Pearls suppressing the abyssal sea; his resources were likely quite limited.
He knew that Meng Qi surely had the support of Great Beings and mighty cultivators this time, so it was still possible to borrow a legendary item. However, relying on this was never his habit. If Meng Qi could borrow one, naturally all would be pleased. If not, he needed to prepare alternate plans in advance.
Su Wuming’s body still appeared hollow, his gaze as always deep and indifferent. After a brief silence, he said, “If our current legendary traits are combined, it would equal completeness, bringing our cultivation level infinitely close to legend. Though our strength may fall short, under the restriction of formations, we could still manage to delay and stall.”
“But how to combine? A dual-sword technique? That’s only superficial,” Master Da knew Su Wuming never spoke idly and that his proposal must have a reason.
Su Wuming replied calmly, “When I projected my consciousness across myriad worlds to enlighten other selves, I once obtained a secret technique of fusion from a certain universe. If used, it would unleash power far surpassing the simple sum of our strengths.”
“A fusion technique? From which universe?” Master Da asked in surprise.
Su Wuming thought for a moment and replied, “There, there are Dragon Balls. If seven are gathered, a divine dragon can be summoned to fulfill certain wishes.”
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Jiang Zhiwei descended upon the capital city of the Southern Province, holding the Sword of Solar Penetration, its blade wreathed in brilliant purple lightning, making her appear even more lofty and cold.
At this moment, multiple nodes of the city’s suppression formation were damaged. White lotuses spread across the streets, seemingly forming a barrier that summoned a fragment of the “Vacuous Homeland” power, preventing the city’s protective array from activating. Meanwhile, not far away, the Divine Messenger holding a scripture, the one carrying a glazed cup, and the one forming a vase-like seal were about to cross the city walls.
Jiang Zhiwei lightly pointed her sword, and suddenly, purple lightning sword beams erupted simultaneously from every corner of the city, striking every follower of the Luo sect causing chaos and destruction without any delay.
With just one sword strike, the city fell silent.
This was the power of omnipresence, and also the majesty of Dao spreading throughout the universe!
She had achieved the Dharmakaya state just a decade ago. After witnessing Meng Qi’s various legendary manifestations, she had touched the threshold of Celestial Immortality. Within another year or two, she would naturally break through. Combined with her ability to embrace yet not enlighten numerous “other selves” to draw power from different universes, and possessing more legendary traits than Su Wuming once had, her strength surpassed that of an ordinary newly-ascended Celestial Immortal. With the weakening and constraining power of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, along with the borrowed strength and realm from the Decapitating Blade, she stood a considerable chance of holding off an awakened legend.
As for the other two, omnipresence was no illusion, and soon Master Da and others would arrive as reinforcements.
Jiang Zhiwei’s rapid progress appeared even more remarkable than that of Su Wuming and Meng Qi, but this was only natural. In the past, due to pressing circumstances, Su Wuming had broken through prematurely before fully completing his cultivation, making it impossible for him to match her solid foundation. As for Meng Qi’s advancement from Earth Immortal to Celestial Immortal, the uniqueness of the “Primordial True Body” required him to form a nascent multiverse, demanding cultivation several times—or even dozens of times—more meticulous than others. For instance, he had to transform each acupoint around his body into a universe or elevate his five viscera and six bowels into celestial realms. Fortunately, thanks to various serendipitous opportunities, he was not delayed for long before stepping into the realm of Celestial Immortality.
With one sword strike calming the storm, the city’s protective formation finally barely activated, emitting radiant light just in time to block the Divine Messengers like the Scripture-Bearing One outside.
Gazing up at Jiang Zhiwei, her yellow robe fluttering in the wind, her violet sword radiating brilliance with its aura permeating all directions—her presence even transcended the majesty of a legendary Great Being. The Lamp-Bearing Divine Envoy showed not the slightest trace of disdain. Suddenly, the flame within his crystal-clear lantern erupted, unleashing boundless radiance that pierced through tempests and clouds, illuminating half the sky.
Without any obstruction, even if somewhat weakened, the city’s protective formation could be shattered in a single strike!
The flame seemed to illuminate the Three Realms and Ten Directions, leaving no darkness or shadows, yet Jiang Zhiwei vanished within the light.
Immediately afterward, a brilliant purple sword beam seemed to descend from an infinite height, simultaneously attacking the three Divine Messengers, enveloping their entire bodies. To the sword beam, all these seemed to have no distance at all, merely overlapping points.
The Scripture-Bearing Divine Messenger couldn’t help but feel a bitter smile rise in his heart. He was used to overwhelming those below the legendary level with omnipresence, yet today he was experiencing a similar predicament.
The sword radiance, swift as lightning, carried an overbearing and formidable aura, as if connected to divine thunder spanning across realms and the primal forces permeating all existence, compelling the Divine Envoys to take it seriously.
Hmph!
The Vase-Sealing Divine Messenger coldly snorted, pushing his hand seal forward. A cold, vast force surged forth, drowning all directions, neutralizing the purple lightning sword beam.
Breaking skill with sheer power!
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Sitting atop the Sealing Heaven Platform, sensing the changes across various battlefields, Meng Qi’s expression was originally like that of a Heavenly Venerable or Buddha overlooking the River of Time—calm and unmoved. However, upon hearing Master Da and Su Wuming’s conversation, his mouth slowly opened wider and wider, unable to close.
Then Meng Qi “watched” them practicing the secret technique, “watched” them quickly grasp it, “watched” them touch fingers in a twisted, comical posture, completely shattering their usual demeanor and elegance. “Watched” a flash of light, and a young man with graying hair appeared, his eyes deep and indifferent, his aura lofty and terrifying, muttering to himself, “I am Lu Wuming.”
At this moment, only one thought was wildly echoing in Meng Qi’s mind:
This actually works?!
Taking a deep breath, he slowly stood up, activated the Cause of All Fruits, and loudly proclaimed, “In the name of the Yu Xu Sect Patriarch, I request Venerable Sister Wenshu Guangfa to lend me divine weapons and treasures!”
The void split open, a delicate hand extended, and a hazy long sword flew out, seemingly containing the Five Wisdoms and Nine Consciousnesses. Compared to it, Meng Qi’s Alaya Sword was as ordinary as earthly dust.
The Sword of Great Wisdom!
Meng Qi grasped the hilt, thanked his senior sister, then closed his eyes, unable to bear watching, and sent the Sword of Great Wisdom through space to “Lu Wuming.”
A hand extended, catching the sword. The indifferent-eyed “Lu Wuming” suddenly vanished, directly appearing above the capital city of the Southern Province, darkness emerging around him, as if piercing through layers of universes, connecting countless star systems.
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Maitreya advanced slowly, but wherever he arrived, he could utilize the response of his Reward Body to dismantle the local suppression of laws and the gathering of sentient power, achieving remarkable results.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to move quickly, but on one hand, the sword formation suppressed him, and Su Meng was intervening remotely; on the other hand, he always had a subtle feeling in his heart, uncertain whether it was good or bad, so he chose a steady and cautious approach.
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