In the wilderness, Buddha Child Guang Ming spoke with sonorous words, full of righteousness.
Chong Guang laughed upon hearing this: "What? Are you saying you didn't kill the people in these ten cities of Jiangdong?"
Buddha Child Guang Ming frowned upon hearing this: "Benefactor, do not speak nonsense. How could this little monk kill people? They all came voluntarily to help this little monk [Cultivate Buddha]."
"Cultivating Buddha until they cultivated themselves to death?" Chong Guang asked back.
Buddha Child Guang Ming then shook his head, showing a pained expression: "It was because their affinity with the dharma was insufficient. After all, a true buddha is hard to cultivate. But this can also be considered their blessing."
"You call this a blessing?"
"Is it not?"
Buddha Child Guang Ming tilted his head, looking solemn: "Didn't they come to [Cultivate Buddha] precisely because there is too much suffering in the mortal world and they had requests for the Buddha?"
"This little monk did not force them."
"On the contrary, this little monk even gave rewards. Everything was consensual. It was they themselves who couldn't quit the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, so they failed to cultivate into a true Buddha."
"But no matter. Although they failed to cultivate into a Buddha, they already have Buddha in their hearts. After reincarnation, they can naturally return to purity. In the future, when they join the Pure Land, they will be able to comprehend their true selves. From then on, they will stay away from all suffering in the mortal world and enjoy ultimate bliss and purity. May I ask the benefactor, isn't this a blessing?"
After finishing speaking, Buddha Child Guang Ming looked seriously at Lu Yang and Chong Guang.
Seemingly waiting for their rebuttal.
However, seeing this scene, Lu Yang and Chong Guang glanced at each other, then both smiled, divine abilities already condensed in their palms.
Boom!
The next second, the brilliance of a palace rose like raging fire, mixed with the phantom of a bronze furnace, swallowing Buddha Child Guang Ming inside layer by layer.
[Palace of Returning Boundaries].
[Furnace Crucible Fire]!
Two divine abilities smashed down from the air. Buddha Child Guang Ming shook his head repeatedly upon seeing this: "I thought the two benefactors would have some brilliant arguments. I didn't expect you to resort to such inferior methods..."
Hearing this, Lu Yang just sneered: "I'm too lazy to reason with you. You aren't worthy to listen."
After speaking, he deployed his Life-Bound Divine Ability.
[Dual-Radiance Sovereign Decree Mountain-and-Sea Diagram] pressed across the sky, shining brilliantly, like a second sun rising in the sky.
However, Lu Yang's pupils soon shrank abruptly. He saw that whether it was his or Chong Guang's divine ability, the magnificent power falling on Buddha Child Guang Ming's body melted instantly like a mud entering the sea, causing not even a ripple. It was all swallowed completely by the dilapidated Buddha statue behind him.
"Benefactor, how about we make a bet?"
Guang Ming's voice came from within the [Dual-Radiance Sovereign Decree Mountain-and-Sea Diagram], calm and indifferent: "If the benefactor wins, I will lead all Buddhist cultivators of the Pure Land to submit to the Dao Court."
"The subject of the bet is this Great Buddha behind this little monk."
"This little monk came to Jiangdong only to [Cultivate Buddha]. No matter what means the benefactor uses, as long as you can cultivate this Buddha for this little monk, the benefactor wins."
"If the benefactor loses, nothing needs to happen."
"Just keep [Cultivating Buddha] for this little monk until the Great Buddha is completed. The benefactor is free to come and go, and this little monk can still make the Buddhist cultivators of the Pure Land submit."
"How about it?"
Answering him was a dazzling golden light.
[The Wise Ruler]!
The biggest flaw of this divine wonder was that it needed to brush down with profound light, and the speed was limited. Even if the opponent couldn't resist, they could try to flee and dodge.
Therefore, before activating this divine wonder, Lu Yang often had to set traps carefully, just like when dealing with Empress Xiao before, to succeed in one stroke.
However, this time, Lu Yang found that relying on the dilapidated Buddha statue behind him, Buddha Child Guang Ming actually had no intention of dodging at all. A sinister thought instantly arose. On the surface, he activated divine abilities, but secretly he formed the seal for the divine wonder. Brushing down unexpectedly, he instantly submerged Buddha Child Guang Ming within it.
Strip Divine Ability!
In an instant, Buddha Child Guang Ming's body trembled violently. Buddhist light surged, and five figures sitting upright within it were forcibly forced out by Lu Yang's divine ability.
However, he showed no sign of panic; instead, he laughed aloud:
"Benefactor indeed has an affinity with my Buddha!"
"Excellent!"
"Excellent!"
On the other side, the corner of Lu Yang's eye twitched slightly.
The five figures were either foolish or laughing, with different expressions. Some glared like vajras, some were compassionate, some had bitter faces, and some were full of determination.
—All were Dharma Aspects!
[Manifesting World Aspect], [Observing World Aspect], [Listening to World Aspect], [Purifying World Aspect], [Resident World Aspect]... Fuck your mother, the World Honored One has no shame at all!
In the previous life, Buddha Child Guang Ming had only one [Manifesting World Aspect], and he was almost invincible in the Foundation Establishment realm; no one except Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon could block him. This time, the World Honored One directly sent down five Dharma Aspects! Moreover, there seemed to be a secret technique for combined attacks among the five Dharma Aspects!
"Amitabha."
The next second, the five Dharma Aspects spoke in unison, allowing the brilliance of Lu Yang's [The Wise Ruler] to brush down. Then they actually flew actively towards Lu Yang's direction!
In an instant, the sound of chanting already rang in Lu Yang's ears.
Almost simultaneously, the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws] descended out of thin air, covering his whole body while also making him swallow an "Alas!" that almost blurted out.
Lu Yang almost immediately wanted to cut off [The Wise Ruler]. Instead, the five Dharma Aspects forcibly maintained the connection with [The Wise Ruler], eyeing him covetously. If not for the protection of the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws], they would probably have already landed on Lu Yang, successfully converting him.
Trying to latch onto me?
Lu Yang frowned tightly. The palm hidden in his sleeve already gripped the Golden Nature of [Daoist Hong Yun]. Things having come to this, perhaps only False Holding the Golden Stature could break the situation?
But he always felt something wasn't quite right.
False Holding the Golden Statureis my biggest trump card, but it's not the first time I've used it... As early as when sending away Emperor Jiayou, I False Held an External Dao once.
If you don't want people to know, don't do it yourself.
As long as it was something done, no matter how secretly, traces would be left. Since this was the case, would the World Honored One not know he could False Hold the Golden Stature?
Trap?
Lu Yang hesitated in his heart. More importantly, he didn't know what hidden moves lay within the dilapidated Buddha statue behind Buddha Child Guang Ming and the so-called [Cultivating Buddhism].
Still not strong enough..
Lu Yang was helpless. Although the World Honored One didn't enter the stage personally, just borrowing the Buddha Child and arranging in advance was enough to put him in a dilemma.
With this thought, Lu Yang couldn't help cursing inwardly:
Damn it, where is the Dao Court's Dao Lord?
Didn't you say I should do it, not back down? Now that I've done it, where are you? Hurry up and descend from the sky and slap this Buddha Child to death!"
At the same time, Buddha Child Guang Ming was still speaking leisurely:
"Benefactor, this little monk knows your ambition lies in seeking the Golden Core, only lacking my Jiangxi region. Since this is the case, why fight and kill? Even if you really kill this little monk, how can you kill the thousands upon thousands of buddhist cultivators in Jiangxi? Better to sit down and have a gambling match as this little monk said before. It would also be a boundless merit..."
Clang!
A sword hum interrupted Buddha Child Guang Ming's words. He raised his eyebrows to look, only to see a three-foot green blade reflected in his pupils.
Splurt!
A streak of blood bloomed in the air. The green blade flicked upward, actually leaving a flesh-splitting, extremely vicious sword scar on Buddha Child Guang Ming's face.
Even if Buddha Child Guang Ming hadn't retreated a step in the flash of lightning to avoid the sword edge piercing his eye, plus having the protection of the dilapidated Buddha statue behind him, this sword strike would probably not just have left a sword scar on his face, but cut his entire head in half!
"It's you...!?"
While covering the eye and sword scar that constantly burst with brilliance looking like flowing blood, Buddha Child Guang Ming looked at the owner of the green blade with a mixture of shock and anger:
"You are far away in Jiangnan, and I haven't infringed on Jiangnan in the slightest. Why..."
Before Buddha Child Guang Ming finished speaking, he saw the dazzling green blade pressing towards his head again, followed by an angry shout cold as frost:
"Harming the innocent, and you still talk about not infringing in the slightest?"
"You and I have long been mortal enemies!"
"Bald donkey, take my sword!"