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Chapter 42: The First Customer of the Pure Land
Chapter 42: The First Customer of the Pure Land
As Supreme Buddha was blasted apart by Yang Yan's punch, Yang Wei, who had been possessed by the True Buddha, stood in a daze.
Under the relentless extraction of the True Buddha, he had long since lost his physical form and was on the brink of death.
But what about the True Buddha...?
He struggled to reach out and grab at his neck, pulling something off, but he only felt the relic imbued with the True Buddha's will, leaving him empty-handed.
"Impossible!"
"What kind of evil spell did you use?!"
He roared at Yang Yan in disbelief.
Yang Yan's face remained calm, and he returned the favor with a punch.
The punch landed, and death followed.
Not far away, Zhang Chongba's eyes widened in disbelief.
Even the usually stoic Cold Blade beside him was at a loss for words.
Zhang Chongba stiffly raised his head and looked towards the three indigenous deities.
Logically, his second uncle had disregarded his own life, using a secret technique that burned his future to ignite his spiritual power, barely managing to gain the strength to fight, but this could only temporarily suppress the Evil Buddha.
He had repeatedly shattered the Evil Buddha's physical form, but he couldn't harm its essence.
The Evil Buddha should have been able to regroup and recover soon.
But at this moment, the Evil Buddha's aura had completely dissipated, as if it had never existed.
Did it escape?
No, they hadn't sensed anything, and there were three deities present! Among them, the leading crimson deity remained silent for a long time before speaking softly, "You didn't perceive wrongly, it hasn't recovered because its origin... has vanished."
"The one below forcefully scattered it, but theoretically, he shouldn't have been able to harm its origin. But for some unknown reason, with each punch he landed, a strand of that evil being's origin silently disappeared."
"We noticed the anomaly midway, but even we couldn't locate where its origin went. It's as if..."
It's as if this void concealed a vicious beast that preyed on deities, watching them greedily with cold eyes.
There was one thing the crimson deity didn't say.
That is, today, the Evil Buddha didn't just lose its origin; it also seemed to have lost its personhood! But he dared not confirm this because it was too unbelievable.
"Inspector, this place is ominous. If there's no need, we'll take our leave."
The crimson deity suddenly spoke up.
Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Please report this matter to the Administration Headquarters as soon as possible. In our knowledge and experience, this is the first time such an event has occurred since the creation of the world. Its impact is profound, beyond what you and I can imagine..."
"Thank you for your help." Zhang Chongba respectfully returned the gesture.
After the deities left, his expression changed repeatedly. He whispered to Cold Blade, "Capture that Wu Di! This matter must not spread! Keep it under wraps for as long as possible!"
Cold Blade, who had been gathering his strength, slowly shifted his gaze towards Wu Di.
Wu Di, who had never experienced such a situation before, was editing information to send out but suddenly felt a chillingly sharp blade intent aimed at his neck.
He slowly raised his hands in surrender, with a bitter smile.
In front of the previous generation's Heaven Sword, he had no grounds to resist.
Even the Supreme Buddha's mind-essence incarnation had been no match for this person, who had almost permanently disabled him with a single strike. This person's strength as a Martial Dao Deity was beyond imagination!
And the density of his divine aura was enough to qualify him as a Celestial Being.
Zhang Chongba stood in place, deep in thought for a full ten minutes, before finally letting out a long breath.
Indeed, what had happened today was unprecedented.
At least, there was no precedent in all the records of the Federation's Religious Administration Bureau.
It was an iron rule that deities could not be killed unless their core of divine power was destroyed or they were devoured by another deity. This had been the case for tens of thousands of years.
The Religious Administration Bureau's control over all deities within the Federation was due to their tight grip on the deities' core origins.
Could a Martial Artist in an extreme burning state kill a deity?
No... If it were that simple, the Federation wouldn't have been constantly troubled by the ancient existence hidden within the fifth layer of the Mental Sea, beneath the Wasteland.
Zhang Chongba arrived before his second uncle, Yang Yan. The first thing Yang Yan said was:
"I know nothing."
His expression was one of absolute calm.
Zhang Chongba's face showed helplessness. He believed his uncle's words, and even if this matter were reported to headquarters, the people there would believe it too! But that was precisely the problem! Because of the uncertainty and yet extreme importance, it was a constant headache!
Zhang Chongba opened his mouth, and after seeing his uncle's arrogance fade, his face suddenly aged significantly. With a deep sigh, he said:
"Second Uncle, this matter is settled. Let's go home."
Similar to igniting one's spirit, this secret technique consumed one's life potential. After using it, Second Uncle, not to mention maintaining the Fifth Rank Mind Image, would likely have very little lifespan left.
Once this matter was reported, the higher-ups would undoubtedly request Second Uncle to conduct a detailed and complex investigation.
He didn't want to see Second Uncle suffer.
Yang Yan narrowed his eyes, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly laughed, "I'm not going back. What's the point? It's utterly boring. I'll stay on Dong Sanhuang Planet and find a good seedling like Jingqiu. Let's see how far he can go."
After a moment of silence, Zhang Chongba nodded.
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Although this matter was settled, there were still many loose ends to tie up.
After restraining Wu Di, Cold Blade suddenly disappeared from his original spot.
He arrived at the abandoned factory and searched through all the rooms.
Previously, everyone had tacitly avoided discussing one thing: how Ji Jingqiu had escaped and obtained the information.
Soon, Cold Blade found the innermost secret room.
Li Buyi lay on the ground, his eyes wide open, refusing to close them even in death.
Cold Blade squatted down and examined the body, finding that while his physical body was not dead, his spirit had disappeared without a trace.
This situation usually indicated that the spirit had become lost in the Mental Sea.
After a brief moment of silence, Cold Blade drew his sword, beheaded Li Buyi, and then destroyed his body. He walked out, holding only Li Buyi's head.
Everyone has their secrets, and he was no exception.
As he left the room, Li Buyi had become his, Cold Blade's, personal kill.
...
...
At this moment, Ji Jingqiu was still unaware of the shockwaves his actions had sent throughout the outside world.
A figure sat cross-legged outside the Pure Land, enduring the baptism of blood rain, his eyes tightly shut.
This figure was formed by the combined mind essences of multiple martial artists, and it was also the origin of the Supreme Buddha.
Ji Jingqiu finally understood the true meaning of his brother's words about the "monster merged from various sources." The lunatic of the Supreme Buddha Sect had collected the mind essences of countless martial artists and nurtured this colossal being.
These were just a portion of the origins drawn by the Bodhi Sprout.
His own Flame Prison seemed to have an inexplicable attraction to these beings.
No...
It was an attraction specifically to the Supreme Buddha that was hard to put into words.
Previously, after the Evil Buddha's origin was scattered, he followed the Bodhi's intention, expanded his Inner World, and entered the Mental Sea. Those scattered origins, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed into the Mental Sea and were then led by him into the Inner World.
This was what the Bodhi Sprout meant by "baby swallows fly into the cauldron."
With the nourishment from the Evil Buddha's origin, the Bodhi Sprout grew, not only sprouting new branches, but also increasing the number of leaves on them from four to eighteen!
The range of the Pure Land expanded to eighteen feet, or one zhang and eight chi.
This was indeed a huge leap.
However, what troubled Ji Jingqiu the most now was how to deal with this martial artist's mind essence, which had been cleansed of evil thoughts.
According to the Bodhi Tree, this should be the first person he helped cross over after opening the Pure Land, and the first customer...
The previous chapter has been slightly revised.
(End of Chapter)
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