Faced with the light flick of a finger from the golden Buddha, Sha Wujing felt as if he had returned to the Vulture Peak, listening to the Buddha’s teachings, watching flowers bloom and wither, and experiencing profound insights. He perceived the illusory nature of worldly phenomena and was about to achieve instant Buddhahood.
His tall and robust body gradually radiated a pure crystalline light, seemingly ready to solidify into a golden body, just as it once had been.
Just as it once had been?
The moment this thought arose, past experiences replayed, and his spiritual senses detected danger. He abruptly awakened, realizing he had fallen into the boundless Buddhist power of “Flower-Hand Transmission,” transmitted mind-to-mind from the Buddha!
And the golden finger, as if gently holding a flower, had already reached his third eye.
So fast that it defied description, Sha Wujing’s body suddenly disintegrated into countless streams of waterlight, condensing into points of wish-power, swirling wildly through the air, howling away, and reforming at another location into the body of the Divine Envoy, narrowly avoiding the strike from Meng Qi’s True Ding Ru Lai manifestation.
Seeing this, the golden Buddha remained untroubled, smiling gently. His left hand opened outward, thumb slightly bent, four fingers naturally extended downward, embodying a posture of welcoming all beings and universally ferrying them across.
Rays of Buddhist light burst forth from his palm—some resembling sweet dew from willow branches, others forming golden giant palms—attacking Sha Wujing with no omissions.
However, Sha Wujing, having narrowly escaped the “Flower-Hand Transmission,” regained his mighty powers. His treasure staff whirled around him, clearing the void, manifesting countless consciousnesses, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas through his power. It seemed he had received dual protection from both the Pure Land of Emptiness and the Saha World, his body already “transcended,” beyond salvation!
As the sweet dew descended and the giant palms struck, the void protected by myriad Buddhas rippled, echoing with divine chants and ethereal sounds, successfully blocking this strike of the Tathagata Palm.
On one side defense, one attack, both sides were temporarily evenly matched.
The Divine Envoy of the Vase became trapped in a formation created by a single sword, yet remained calm and fearless. He extended his hands, forming the shape of a vase, from which poured forth a torrent of pure light, interspersed with white lotuses, exuding an aura of supreme transcendence, spreading outward to save and transform beings while resisting all else.
Lotuses bloomed and faded, waves surged and dissipated, each neutralizing a sword beam. Yet the pure light seemed endless, lotuses blooming anew as soon as they withered, unaffected. It appeared poised to shatter Meng Qi’s sword formation created by his swordsman manifestation.
This was the power of the “Pure Land of Emptiness” flowing like a salvific river!
As the Vase Envoy was about to break free from the sword formation, his vision suddenly blurred. The sword beams changed color, all stained with a yellowish hue—some ethereal like flowing water, others deep and heavy—causing the pure light to sink, slow, or halt.
Just as Meng Qi had transferred the Supreme Blade to his Ba Jiu manifestation, he had also infused the swordsman manifestation with the Yellow Spring bones, manifesting the essence of death and decay, enhancing the destructive might of the Zhuxian swords. Thus, the pure light was barely contained, and the Vase Envoy remained trapped.
Compared to the Vase Envoy and the Curtain Envoy, the Lamp Envoy was in a far more precarious situation. Despite wielding an unparalleled treasure and having established the Ten Directions Liuli Realm, the opponent’s violet lightning saber was overwhelmingly powerful and domineering. With just a few strikes, it shattered the Liuli Realm in multiple places. The golden-hued indomitable Dao-body appeared impervious, resisting the scorching flames while advancing relentlessly. Coupled with Zhurong’s alternating winter-summer temporal mysteries, Bifang’s mastery over fire, and the extraordinary abilities of various divine beasts and celestial birds, the Lamp Envoy’s barrier could barely hold on, teetering on the brink of collapse.
Truly the Supreme Blade of the Overlord! Truly the Ba Jiu Mystical Art! The Lamp Envoy silently sighed, forming a plan in his mind.
The last time he had extinguished the Youzi Lamp, Su Meng relied on the Kai Tian Seal and its derivative sword techniques to forcefully sever the darkness of the lightless void. Now, facing only a manifested form, without the Yuan Shi Nine Seals, even if Ba Jiu could simulate them, it would still fall short of the original’s standard, likely failing to breach the chaotic infinity created by the Youzi Lamp.
As circumstances change with time, abilities once ineffective might now succeed.
In a flash of insight, the Lamp Envoy made his decision and blew out the Youzi Lamp in his hand with a puff.
Meng Qi’s Ba Jiu Mystical Art manifestation suddenly found itself plunged into darkness. Despite possessing the Wisdom Eye and possessing unparalleled spiritual senses, it could no longer perceive any surrounding movements, as if immersed in absolute darkness, true chaos.
Dang!
Reacting instantly, he raised the Supreme Blade to block the silent attack from the Lamp Envoy’s nine divine lights of transformation, capable of reverting a Dharma-body into chaotic essence.
Thereafter, relying on instinctive danger perception and the sturdiness of Ba Jiu, along with the Overlord Blade and the Seventy-Two Transformations, he defended flawlessly within the “Absolute Darkness” created by the Youzi Lamp, even as the Lamp Envoy’s attacks came from everywhere, unable to breach his defense.
The Lamp Envoy did not press too hard either, for after all, it was merely a manifested form he had trapped. There was no need to risk injury to eliminate it, as delaying briefly would suffice—the manifestation would dissipate on its own!
White lotuses rained from the sky, pure light floating all around, bringing the tranquil liberation of the Pure Land of Emptiness, causing Meng Qi’s Sky-Collapsing Seal to gradually fade within it.
Seeing that he had successfully blocked this strike and noticing that the Lamp, Vase, and Curtain Envoys had stabilized their positions, resisting Su Meng’s “Three Pure Ones” manifestations without showing signs of defeat, the Feng Dian Envoy secretly breathed a sigh of relief—success was at hand.
As long as they could hold out briefly, the great technique of “One Qi Manifesting the Three Pure Ones” would become unsustainable, the manifestations would vanish, and with four Envoys attacking together, how could they fail to capture Su Meng?
Just then, Meng Qi’s calm, emotionless voice rang in his ear: “Enough.”
Enough for what? Feng Dian, guarding the “Pure Land of Emptiness,” looked on in confusion.
Meng Qi drew his hands before him, opened his Niwan Palace, and sent forth the darkly radiant Tai Shang Wu Ji Yuan Shi Qing Yun, as if the ancient Tianzun himself had descended, solemnly proclaiming, “This brief time is sufficient to defeat you!”
In the time before the manifestations vanish, the Original Body is sufficient to defeat you!
Arrogant!
Presumptuous!
As if I couldn’t hold out until your manifestations vanish?
A sense of humiliation and rage surged within Feng Dian, but he quickly examined his thoughts, expelling these negative emotions amplified by the Yuan Xin Seal.
Then he saw Meng Qi, looking down from above, the Qingyun rotating, emitting dark rays. He joined his hands in a mudra, absorbing them into a chaotic mass, neither a point nor a piece, then suddenly thrust outward.
“The Scripture of the Old Mother’s Descent” is rooted in the Wu Ji Seal. Today, let me show you what a complete Wu Ji Seal with a comprehensive principle truly is!
After entering the Legendary realm, Meng Qi’s Wu Ji Seal had finally achieved true mastery!
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The Fengtian Platform emitted a deep, dull sound, contracting the surrounding void, shaking the heavens, manifesting images of the Nine Heavens, seemingly transforming the surroundings into another world, connecting with the Dao, weaving its own rules, and asserting human dominion over heaven!
A faint golden sword beam erupted from the depths, revealing the illusory figure of Gao Lan, wearing a level-topped crown and a Ming Emperor’s robe. He stood tall, one hand holding the Human Emperor’s Sword, the other supporting the Imperial Seal, surrounded by the heavy power of countless beings, like the lights of myriad homes.
“Human Dao is Heaven! Gods and spirits are decreed! Today, I, Emperor Gao Lan, as the sovereign ruler of the Great Zhou and all under heaven, proclaim to all heavens: Sha Xuan, descendant of the Human Emperor’s lineage, possesses great merit and virtue, benefiting humanity and showing compassion to all living beings. He shall be the Lord of the Stars and the Noble One of Purple Qi. Thus, I hereby bestow this title!”
The heavens changed color, purple qi descended from the void, entering Sha Xuan’s body, causing his aura to surge, almost feeling the torrent of the Time River and the discomfort of being in a sea of suffering.
Innumerable stars appeared around him, all shining brightly, as if bowing in submission.
Although the Fengtian Platform had not yet reached its full power, after thousands of years of forging and construction, it already possessed some divine wonders. After establishing the Five Emperors’ Altars in the Five Directions, it could already bestow divine titles, though limited to within a thousand li of the altar, unable to leave the Changle domain, and it could not grant the bestowed ones power beyond the Legendary realm.
This was one of the reasons why Sha Xuan and Xi E had the confidence to defend the Fengtian Platform!
With a vast aura and the blessings of countless stars, Sha Xuan gazed at Maitreya, his eyes shining with brilliance, now confident in facing him.
“…Xi E, descendant of the Human Emperor, with a benevolent heart, protects humanity, clears obstacles, and illuminates all worlds. She shall be the Thunder Department Tianzun, entrusted with punishment!”
With a rumble, as Gao Lan’s proclamation echoed, thunder roared and lightning danced, illuminating the area.
Innumerable violet-blue thunderbolts condensed into a flowing cape and a crown, descending from the heavens to adorn Xi E, making her radiate majesty.
Within just two moments, Sha Xuan and Xi E had reached near-Creation-level power, though the accumulated Human Dao power and the Fengtian Platform’s divine wonders had been nearly exhausted.
Facing the temporary “Lord of the Purple Stars” and the “Thunder Department Tianzun,” Bodhisattvas Fahualin and Damiao Xiang both felt heavy pressure. Maitreya’s smiling expression also faded somewhat, as he extended one hand open and the other holding the Human Seed Bag.
This great practitioner of the Buddha sect, prophesied to become the Future Buddha, was about to display his might!
Once, even the golden cymbals before his seat, blessed by incense offerings, could trap Sun Wukong during the middle period of the Journey to the West, and such artifacts, even if broken, could be instantly restored with a mere finger from him!
“Namo Amitabha Buddha.”
Maitreya softly intoned.
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