[Sea of Bitterness].
It should have been a vast ocean, but at this moment, a patch of thick land appeared, like an isolated island in the ocean. Only upon closer inspection did one discover it was actually a tombstone.
Inside and outside the tombstone, Immortal Venerable Taiyin and Si Sui stood facing each other.
Just as Lu Yang suppressed Immortal Lord Duxuan with the [Yellow Court], Immortal Venerable Taiyin and Si Sui also sensed it, both revealing strange expressions on their faces.
This Little Junior Brother of mine is quite capable!
Immortal Venerable Taiyin exclaimed in her heart. Obviously, she hadn't expected Lu Yang to suppress Immortal Lord Duxuan. She only hoped he could delay temporarily while she achieved victory as soon as possible.
Now it was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
With this thought, Immortal Venerable Taiyin immediately looked at Si Sui and chuckled: "Fellow Daoist, it seems your plan has failed. Don't put up a stubborn resistance anymore."
She stood on the tombstone. Below, Si Sui's entire body glowed with dharma light, his aura fluctuating, causing the tombstone to shake constantly, as if trying to lift the heavy layers of soil. However, the weight of Taiyin was immense. After several attempts, he was suppressed again.
This made Si Sui's face even uglier.
"Duxuan... useless trash!"
A dignified mid-stage Immortal Lord couldn't beat an early-stage one and was suppressed instead.
At this moment, Si Sui somewhat regretted not killing Lu Yang earlier. Who could have imagined that an ant-like junior could actually ruin his grand plan?
Going on like this, could it really fall short of success at the last stage?
Thoughts turned hundreds of times in Si Sui's heart, constantly deducing methods of survival. This was his only chance in this life; even if he died, he couldn't give up.
Thinking about it, the resentment in his heart grew stronger: I haven't settled the score with Primordial Saint yet.
Are you saying I will be suppressed by his disciple without even seeing Primordial Saint's face, and even becoming a stepping stone for her to ascend to [Paramita]?
Preposterous!
Si Sui's expression changed repeatedly, fluctuating between gloom and uncertainty. As the situation became more critical and defeat seemed imminent, the ruthlessness in his eyes grew heavier:
Now I have retrieved my eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. Although I lack the final divine intent and haven't retrieved my Great Dao, if I spare no cost and detonate all five senses... it might not be impossible to turn the tide. It's just that the price is too high, making it difficult to ascend to the [Paramita] again...
Thinking of this, Si Sui's expression became increasingly heavy.
He was weighing the gains and losses because he really couldn't gauge how strong the spiritual platform seal left by the World Honored One on the ninth layer was, and whether self-destruction could break it open.
My fear is if i explode my eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, but don't break the seal—In the end, I'll only weaken myself. Without eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, and unable to escape, Taiyin can completely suppress me.
He wanted to delay and see.
However, time was not on his side. He could clearly sense that the seal from the ninth-layer spiritual platform was knocking down his wonders bit by bit.
Before long, my eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body will be suppressed again. And if I cannot escape here, my existence will also be wiped out by Taiyin's methods.
Time waits for no one!
Intense anxiety and unease instantly affected reality. At this moment, the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, which had completely condensed into human form, raised their head and roared suddenly:
"Break!"
Terrifying sound waves impacted the upper layer, but were all blocked by the Buddhist light seals hanging on the ninth layer. The six-character mantra [Om Mani Padme Hum] shone brightly.
'They're really forcing me.'
'They're really forcing me!'
He gritted his teeth, finally abandoning his fantasies. He understood that if he didn't fight now and let himself be suppressed, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight later!
With this thought, he finally made up his mind:
"Explode!"
Almost simultaneously, Immortal Venerable Taiyin seemed to sense something. Panic appeared on her cold face, but a trace of a smile flowed from the depths of her eyes.
In the next second, all sounds fell silent.
The churning seawater of the [Sea of Bitterness] fell into calm in an instant. No waves arose, only bursts of thunderous loud noises coming from the depths of the seabed.
This was the sound from reality.
The reason for this situation was that the changes in reality were too violent, so much so that they even affected the natural operation of the [Sea of Bitterness].
Lu Yang was naturally clearer about this change than anyone. Standing on the ninth layer, he only felt the ground turning over beneath his feet, almost throwing him out. The stature, divine wonders, and concepts he usually relied on all dissipated. He felt dizzy, as if in a dream.
What is going on!?
Lu Yang subconsciously gripped the ball in his hand tightly. Fortunately, the [Yellow Court] didn't need him to maintain with spiritual power now, so the seal didn't break because of this.
Immediately, he pushed his divine sense to the limit and looked down.
However, what he saw was a haze. Only endless light and color surged, turning into a monstrous tide, rolling waves lifting upward!
"Rumble!"
At this moment, the vibration of the entire ninth layer reached a level that made one think it would shatter. Lu Yang even saw visible cracks.
Bad!
The World-Honored One's Spiritual Platform seal was about to break!
Lü Yang looked around but found nowhere to escape. He could only smile bitterly. Was today the day he would be buried here and restart?
Crack, crack!
The collapse of the ninth layer continued. However, beneath the shattered rocks, a layer of jade-colored radiance gradually emerged, becoming brighter and brighter.
Like dust being wiped away.
Dust gone, light born!
"Om Mani Padme Hum!"
Instantly, a grand Buddha voice sounded between heaven and earth. Lu Yang finally saw the true appearance of the ninth layer clearly. It was a Dao Platform cast from green jade!
The Dao Platform itself was translucent like glass.
Lu Yang's gaze encountered no obstacles whatsoever. With a single glance, he saw the scene within the Spirit Platform—a seated youth with a serene expression.
Exactly like Si Sui.
That is Si Sui's final divine intent!
The one in the [Sea of Bitterness] at this moment was just a strand of thought. This was the main body of the divine intent, the last trace left in the world by Si Sui, the Nascent Soul Dao Lord.
Is he about to escape?
Lu Yang had already understood Si Sui's thoughts. The other party was willing to detonate his eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body to save the most crucial will.
Truly ruthless.
And judging from the result, Si Sui should have succeeded. After all, the self-destruction power of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body—the entire Celestial Court—was simply too terrifying. Not only sheer destructive power, it was also destructive to concepts, because a Dao Lord's self-destruction is itself a concept of destroying heaven and earth.
The spiritual platform left by the World Honored One can't hold it!
Lu Yang clearly saw that the entire World Honored One's spiritual platform was cracking inch by inch in the surging tide below, shattering. A magnificent aura gradually emerged!
"Hahaha!"
In the [Sea of Bitterness], Si Sui laughed loudly. He gambled and won! Exploding his eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, he finally broke the spiritual platform seal left by the World Honored One!
Once the divine intent escapes, it can merge with me immediately. With our connection to the Great Dao, it's enough to break the binding of Taiyin's [Money] and retrieve the Great Dao. I can even make her pay interest. I can take this opportunity to flee into the outer heaven light sea. The rest can be planned slowly later...
In the blink of an eye, he already had a plan.
Everything was ready, lacking only the east wind!
Thinking of this, he immediately turned his attention to reality, looking at the main body of divine intent in the shattered spiritual platform slowly open his eyes.
The two sides looked at each other.
With just this glance, Si Sui transmitted all the causes and effects, the whole sequence of events, into the thoughts of the divine intent main body through the connection with the main body.
"Time is limited, return quickly!"
Under Si Sui's urging, the divine intent main body also stood up. Then under his gaze, his put his palms together, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and uttering a phrase:
"Amitabha."
(End of Chapter)