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Chapter 349: Saint Path Prototype, Long Time No See (Part 2)
Chapter 349: Saint Path Prototype, Long Time No See (Part 2)
But thinking of the young man's excited expression when he caught fish, he shook his head in denial.
However, the young man's character seemed to have inadvertently led him to grasp such a Saint Path.
“Little brother, this child’s words should elevate your Sword Dao to a new level, shouldn’t they?”
The Sword Master drifted into the distance, his eyes narrowing, a sharp Sword Intent flashing in them.
Unlike the Sword Saint, who cultivated the Path of All Beings, he cultivated the Heaven and Earth Sword Dao.
He established his sword on Heaven and Earth, unaffected by all things.
“No wonder he faced assassination under the Supreme Sage. Such talent, once turned into an enemy, is indeed terrifying…”
Sword Master muttered to himself, then slowly stood up, raising his hand slightly. A spirit essence, resembling the shape of the Sword Tower, shot out from within.
This spirit essence, like a shadow, moved out of the Sword Tower, then suddenly contracted, transforming into a spirit-like Long Sword.
Meanwhile.
At the Buddhist Holy Land, Li Hao was taken aback by the Great Dao thunder that echoed around him. He soon sensed a vast Dao Will from the thunder, a feeling of recognition that made his belief more resolute.
"Can my idle thoughts also lead to the Saint Path?"
Li Hao was stunned, muttering to himself.
It wasn't that he was undervaluing himself, but the Saint Paths were all renowned Great Dao paths. Although Li Hao didn't favor the Buddhist Sect, he knew that countless lost souls found salvation within it.
Each Saint Path had a profound impact on the world, like the Sword Saint, who reached the pinnacle of Sword Dao, standing as a towering peak for all sword cultivators.
Wen Sheng, on the other hand, took reading cultivation to its ultimate form, and the Buddhist Path was no different.
While there were differences in strength, each path had its own influence.
He himself wandered the world with a carefree heart, never considering himself too highly, but also not belittling himself. He never imagined that, beyond his Panel upgrades, his thoughts could also be recognized by Heaven and Earth.
Every path in the world has its own marvels.
Li Hao's mind grasped this, giving him a sense of enlightenment.
At that moment, a faint power seemed to coalesce within his body, the nascent form of a Saint Path.
Once it fully formed, he could step into the Semi-Saint realm, transcending the limitations of the Transcendence Dao Art. Using the Saint Path as a bridge, he could establish a connection with Heaven and Earth, drawing upon their power.
This feeling was similar to Transcending to Immortality, but with a difference. Transcending to Immortality involved merging oneself, while this was about building a bridge to connect.
Li Hao suddenly felt that some Ultimate Realms were similar to certain higher realms. If one could open an Ultimate Realm, it would be like mastering a part of that higher realm's abilities!
For example, Netherwast Teleportation, an Ultimate Realm of Fifteen Li, if mastered in the Fifteen Li Realm, would make instant teleportation far more powerful than the Dao Resonance teleportation of the Fourth Establishment Realm!
And Transcending to Immortality, drawing power from Heaven and Earth, seemed similar to a Sage building a bridge to borrow strength from the cosmos!
However, one's Will was limited, even if in harmony with Heaven and Earth, the power that could be borrowed was limited. Only by reaching the Ultimate Limit, the Celestial Sovereign, could one command Heaven and Earth, wielding unimaginable power to control all the forces of the world.
By establishing a bridge with the Saint Path, drawing upon the power of destiny, as long as the Saint Path was stable, the power would flow endlessly, allowing one to freely manifest in All Heavens, manifesting with a mere thought.
Li Hao's eyes glazed over, his thoughts extending to countless possibilities, but soon, a Buddhist chant resonated in his Sea of Consciousness, disrupting his thoughts, and he snapped back to reality.
Looking up, he saw the Buddhist Venerable with a compassionate expression, softly reciting Buddhist teachings:
"Little Layman, your Demonic Will has grown deep, stirring the Great Dao thunder and forming a Dao Will. If you continue down this path, the world will gain another Demon Lord!"
His body radiated Buddhist Light, the Merit Wheel behind his head growing increasingly bright:
"I have a Buddhist teaching, the Eight Heavenly Dragons. If you can subdue them all, you can eliminate your Karmic Obstacle, attain True Enlightenment, and your cultivation will surely advance!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and eight brilliant lights, each with a unique form, emitting pure Buddhist Light, shot out from his robe.
"Prove your path with your heart, little Layman. See how your heart aligns with the Dao."
The Buddhist Venerable smiled, his words seeming to offer help to Li Hao.
But Li Hao sensed a terrifying threat from the eight lights, his face changing as he said:
"You, a respected Buddhist Venerable and Sage, are going to attack me?"
"Little Layman, this Buddhist teaching is only for discussion, not combat. You need not worry. Even if you fail, I will use Mahayana Buddhism to enlighten you and eliminate your Karmic Obstacle."
Buddhist Venerable smiled and said.
Many people were confused by his words, but seeing the compassionate demeanor of Buddhist Venerable and his acts of self-sacrifice—such as feeding his flesh to eagles and offering his body to demons—they believed that Buddhist Venerable must be trying to help Li Hao.
Li Hao was both shocked and furious. This was an attempt to destroy his Dao Heart and suppress the nascent form of his Saint Path!
“I walk my own path, and you cultivate your own Buddha. Why must we divide into right and wrong?”
“Where there is Buddha, there is also demon. If Buddha is called a demon, then what do we call a demon?!”
Li Hao roared to the heavens, his voice filled with rage. The seed of his Saint Path had just begun to sprout, and now they wanted to sever his Dao Will. While this wouldn't cost him his life, it was more cruel than destroying his Incense.
“Little Layman, if you truly walk the Great Dao, my Buddhist teachings will have no effect on you.”
Buddhist Venerable said.
Li Hao, of course, didn't believe this, but Buddhist Venerable's words were clearly meant for the ears of all the beings in the Canglan World.
Many disciples of the Buddhist Sect below chanted in unison, praising Buddhist Venerable's compassion.
Jue Ming watched Li Hao with cold eyes, knowing that this rising star was about to fall. Whether it was a demonic form or a Buddhist form, they were all formless, and if they were formless, their fall was not worth lamenting.
Li Hao glared at Buddhist Venerable, his teeth gritted. If it weren't for the eyes of the crowd, Buddhist Venerable would likely do more than just destroy his Saint Path.
Since he couldn't escape, he would rather die standing than live on his knees.
Moreover, he had left behind Divine Blood. It wouldn't cost him his life, just his Dao Fruit!
Whoosh!
Eight beams of light suddenly shot toward Li Hao, carrying a majestic aura. Buddhist Light illuminated a Lotus Platform and flowers, creating lotuses in the void.
Li Hao roared, his Ultimate Realm aura radiating from his body. However, those eight beams of light seemed to be manifestations of Transcendence Power, the essence of the Saint Path. Only the Saint Path could counter them, and this move was a serious one!
Wen Sheng and Sword Saint frowned slightly but said nothing. Given Li Hao's talent and the strength of his backing, if he truly suffered a setback at the Buddhist Sect, it would only benefit their own factions.
“Pity…”
Wen Sheng's eyes showed regret. Although he admired Li Hao's talent, sages did not stand beneath a crumbling wall. Meddling in others' affairs too much would make it hard to cultivate the Saint Path.
There were too many injustices in the world. If one tried to fix them all, they would fall along the way.
“Ha ha ha…”
As the eight beams of light converged into a massive Buddhist Palm about to suppress Li Hao, a loud, resonant laugh echoed through Heaven and Earth.
The laughter grew louder as it approached, and suddenly, a blinding, terrifying white Lightning appeared, tearing apart the Buddhist Palm.
Thunder snakes darted through the sky, and the weather changed dramatically.
At the same time, a figure in a green robe stepped leisurely from a distant place. He moved slowly, but with each step, he crossed vast distances, appearing atop the Buddhist Sect's Holy Mountain and the Buddhist Hall, facing the Three Great Saints.
His long, grayish hair fluttered in the wind, and he wore a simple wooden hairpin. He smiled calmly.
With his hands behind his back, he looked at Buddhist Venerable with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Then, he looked down at the young man on the Battle Platform, whose expression had changed from shock and anger to bewilderment, and smiled.
“Little Rat, it's been a while.”
The familiar voice and words made Li Hao feel dazed.
His blood seemed to surge, and his heart raced with excitement.
He knew this figure too well. Although his demeanor had changed, becoming more ethereal and transcendent, Li Hao would never mistake him. It was… Old Feng!
Thief Saint, Feng Boping!
Li Hao's heart trembled. He never expected to see Old Feng here.
He had gone to the Mourning River to free Old Feng's soul, and his soulless body was in the Heavenly Gate Pass. When he went to find him again, Qianqian told him that Old Feng had already left and was waiting for him in the Land of Sages.
He never thought that Li Hao wouldn't have the chance to find him, but instead, Old Feng would find him here!
“Who is this?”
“A Sage, it's a Sage!”
"Great blessings and the Great Dao surround, who could this Sage be?"
Many people were taken aback, shocked as they stared at Feng Boping.
Wen Sheng and the Sword Saint immediately recognized him—it was the Thief Saint!
Over a decade ago, it was rumored that this Thief Saint had reached the Three Calamities Sage Realm, enduring the Heavenly Tribulation in an extremely unconventional manner. While other Sages typically fought the Heavenly Tribulation, he had actually stolen its power, using the Heavenly Tribulation to counter itself!
The dazzling Tribulation Light Force that had just appeared was his doing.
The Sage's Heavenly Tribulation became his weapon, a terrifying force!
Could it be that this person's master... Wen Sheng's heart stirred, his eyes flickering. He had long suspected that such a prodigy must have a powerful backer, but he never expected it to be this Sage.
From a distant place, within the Sword Ancestor Sanctuary, the figure standing by the Sword Cliff, holding the Sword Tower's artifact soul, narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled faintly. The Sword Soul in his hand dissipated, returning to the Sword Tower.
He said nothing, then sat down leisurely, taking out a wine gourd and sipping from it.
Meanwhile, within the Buddhist Holy Land, there was a mix of shock and noise. No one had expected another Sage to appear here, and even more surprisingly, to come to Li Hao's aid, shattering the Buddhist Light.
The Buddhist Venerable's smile vanished, and he fixed his gaze on Feng Boping.
Beside the Sword Saint, Bian Ruxue's mind was buzzing. Since her enlightenment of Heartbreak, the changes before her had exceeded her expectations.
The figure she remembered from her childhood, hovering in the Mortal World, was now right in front of her.
Not long ago, this person had even visited her Maiden Peak, bringing her an elixir.
Is he really Li Hao?
But why didn't he recognize me?
Is it that he didn't recognize me, or... does he not want to acknowledge me?
She felt her Dao Heart trembling. She had thought she had severed all ties, but now he had suddenly appeared, standing right before her, even more radiant and stunning than she remembered from her childhood.
With one foot on a Buddhist Disciple, he had defeated a Semi-Sage with a single sword stroke, and the embryonic form of the Ultimate Sword Technique she had been pursuing was now manifest in Li Hao.
He didn't practice the Sword Dao, did he? He never liked practicing sword techniques, so why... Could it be that he came here to find me?
Various thoughts swirled in her mind, and the frozen, cracked Dao Heart showed signs of further fracturing.
The Sword Saint seemed to sense the turmoil in Bian Ruxue's Dao Resonance, looking at her with surprise and deep concern.
Bian Ruxue, realizing her Dao Heart was cracking, quickly regained her composure, her face slightly pale as she quietly stared at Li Hao.
"Old Feng!"
At that moment, Li Hao called out, his voice filled with excitement.
Feng Boping chuckled, his eyes also showing a hint of emotion. For a Sage, to smile so brightly was already a significant display of emotion.
He laughed heartily, "I knew, with your talent, you would eventually come to the Land of Sages. I even thought about sending someone to meet you after you transcended the Heavenly Tribulation, but then I heard the news of your supposed demise ten years ago. That Virtual Sage was despicable, using a Sage to ambush a Dao Law Realm practitioner—truly unworthy of the title of Sage!"
As he spoke, he turned to Li Hao and smiled, "It's good that you're alive, good that you're alive. I always knew you had a big destiny. You, this little rat, were neglected by your parents but had a strong life force!"
Hearing this, Li Hao felt a mix of joy and frustration, not wanting to dwell on the past. He asked curiously:
"How did you find me?"
"I thought you were dead and searched the place where the Virtual Sage had hunted you down, but he killed you in the void and covered his tracks, making it impossible to trace. I'm here mainly because I have unfinished business with the Mortal World!"
Feng Boping's eyes flashed with a cold light as he spoke.
While it was true that the Buddhist Master's actions had allowed his Incarnation to enter the Mourning River, leading to Li Hao's own entry and his eventual transcendence through the Three Calamities, he felt no gratitude towards the Buddhist Master. How could he face Li Hao, who had sacrificed himself for him, with gratitude?
Li Hao, hearing Feng Boping mention the Mortal World, suddenly remembered the Twin-Born Buddha Prince beneath his feet. He understood.
Old Feng was still Old Feng, someone who always sought retribution.
The Buddhist Master had captured Old Feng and taken him to Wuliang Mountain to ruin him. Now, in the Land of Sages, when the Buddhist Venerable had challenged him, Old Feng's True Self had come to his aid.
Everything seemed fated, as if guided by Karma.
Just a moment ago, the Buddhist Venerable was talking about Karma, and now, with the cause and effect unfolding, it seemed to validate his words. However, the outcome was not what he had wished for, and it was uncertain whether this was a form of irony.
Li Hao laughed and said, "Old Feng, you arrived just in time. Otherwise, I would have been in deep trouble today!"
Feng Boping smiled, "You were fearless just a moment ago, and now you know you’re in deep trouble!"
Though his words were a scolding, they carried a hint of affection.
He continued, "But I didn’t just happen to arrive in time. My Incarnation has been here all along, waiting for the right moment. During this Canglan World Heaven's Pride Battle, the Buddhist Sect’s laws temporarily relaxed, allowing my consciousness to probe the situation here. I wasn’t interested in the skirmishes of these young ones, almost dozing off, but the mention of your name by that fat monk woke me up."
Li Hao, hearing this, understood. It wasn’t a coincidence; it was indeed Karma.
Old Feng’s True Self must have already investigated the matter of the Twin-Born Buddha Prince’s Incarnation being a Buddhist Master. After all, such a brilliant figure, being both a Buddha and a Demon, was hard not to suspect and connect the dots.
Once he discovered the situation, Old Feng had been watching and waiting for an opportunity, and it just so happened that this opportunity led to their fortuitous encounter.
Though Old Feng spoke casually, Li Hao could sense the genuine concern. He had no interest in the young ones’ conflicts, but the sound of Li Hao’s name in the cacophony of voices had startled him awake.
The crowd, listening to the old and young man’s exchange, was stunned. Everyone could tell that these two were not in a master-disciple relationship but rather close friends.
But a Dao Law Realm cultivator being friends with a Sage?
As they conversed, the entire arena seemed to be excluded from their interaction, but Feng Boping’s words made the Buddhist Venerable’s expression turn grim.
He had no idea that the other party had an Incarnation waiting here all along. Fortunately, the Twin-Born Buddha Prince had been in seclusion on the Holy Mountain, comprehending the Dao, and rarely came down, or he might have been caught.
Not only was he filled with dread, but the other disciples of the Buddhist Sect were also shocked. They never imagined that their sect would be on the mind of a Sage, giving them a chilling sensation of being stalked by a fierce tiger.
"Let’s save the catching up for later. I didn’t expect this bald old fellow to try to bully you again today. It looks like this grudge can’t be avoided!"
Feng Boping gave Li Hao a hearty smile, then raised his head, his expression quickly turning cold as he stared at the other.
The Buddhist Venerable remained calm, his gaze fixed on Feng Boping. Both had transcended the Three Calamities and were Sages. If they were to truly clash, the outcome would be uncertain.
"The Buddha says..."
The Buddhist Venerable was about to speak when Feng Boping suddenly shouted, "Screw you!"
While Wen Sheng could recite eloquent phrases, Feng Boping’s response was a vulgar curse. His words left many stunned, never expecting a Sage to curse like a commoner.
As he spoke, Feng Boping raised his palm, and a dense Tribulation Light of Heaven and Earth appeared, transforming into a lightning spear that shot toward the other.
The Buddhist Venerable’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly raised his hand. A radiant Buddhist Light blossomed from his palm, revealing a mantra. He cultivated the Thousand Lifetimes Equality Path, which could significantly reduce the impact of even a Supreme Sage’s attack, treating it as “equal.”
Under this Equal Saint Path, he could measure and suppress with Buddhist law, making him a top-tier fighter among his peers.
As the mantra revealed itself, the Saint Path wheel rotated, and the Tribulation Light of Heaven and Earth was extinguished. This was the same Tribulation Light he had transcended, and he could still transcend it now.
Feng Boping didn’t stop. After releasing the Tribulation Light, he suddenly raised his hand, and the Dao of Stealing Heaven activated. He could draw upon all the Dao of the world, including the Buddhist Venerable’s Equal Saint Path, and use it against him.
In an instant, the void trembled, and a series of golden wheels appeared on the Lotus Platform beside the Buddhist Venerable. The surrounding Great Dao dispersed and clashed with Feng Boping.
This scene left countless people in awe and shock.
They had thought the quota war’s conflicts were already intense, but now a battle between Sages had erupted.
Through the Realm Stone’s projection, countless people in the Canglan World witnessed this rare and unprecedented battle between Sages, something that hadn’t happened in centuries.
(End of Chapter)
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