Chapter 463: Copying the Ancient Home of Sumeru (Part 1)

Chapter 463: Copying the Ancient Home of Sumeru (Part 1)





Emperor Xiang Chengyuan sat cross-legged, his body the center of a vast flow of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Unlike other cultivators from different Daoist traditions, as a Great Sorcerer, Emperor Xiang Chengyuan's spellcasting exuded a more sinister aura, resembling the malevolent demon aura to some extent.

Empress Zhang Wantong and Ke Lang stood by his side, their expressions calm.

As Emperor Xiang Chengyuan performed his ritual, his skin seemed to be covered in ancient and bizarre patterns, and his body began to undergo a further transformation.

His flesh and blood gradually became transparent, revealing only his bones, which were exceptionally clear.

These clear bones slowly turned into crystal-like transparency.

The crystal bones began to expand and grow outward, eventually forming a tower-like altar.

Emperor Xiang Chengyuan's figure had completely disappeared.

In its place stood only the crystal bone altar.

At the top of the altar, a radiant light revolved.

At this moment, Ke Lang, the head of Kongsang Capital, stepped forward, circling around the crystal bone altar while chanting ancient incantations, completing the ritual.

Empress Zhang Wantong ascended the altar, surrounded by a stream of light. In a short while, she gradually disappeared within it.

At the same time, in Kongsang.

The manifestation of the Wise Wisdom Venerable as the Unmoving King of Wisdom knelt on a lotus moon disc.

Facing the sudden appearance of Tang Xiaotang, he was surprised but remained composed.

The left eye of the Unmoving King of Wisdom glared down at Tang Xiaotang.

Instantly, the Unenlightened Wrathful Flame surged towards Tang Xiaotang, engulfing her.

Above Tang Xiaotang's head, the Eye of Heaven Heart Technique Form, condensed by the Heavenly Heart Enlightenment Talisman, had its illusory eyes filled with calm and steady gaze, showing no emotional fluctuations.

But in an instant, Tang Xiaotang perceived that the wrathful flame emanating from the left eye of the Unmoving King of Wisdom was even more powerful than the ocean of Unenlightened Wrathful Flame that had surrounded her earlier.

It was also far more intense than the Unenlightened Wrathful Flame of Vajra Department Head Kalatola and Lotus Department Head Zong Ren.

Tang Xiaotang, unlike Lei Jun and Xu Yuanzhen, did not have a strong interest in the Daoist traditions outside her own sect.

However, she had heard of the renowned Unmoving King of Wisdom from the Buddhist Hand Seal lineage.

His three eyes had different functions: the right eye gazed upward, binding the Demon King; the central eye looked straight ahead, subduing Yakshas and Rakshasas; and the left eye looked downward, incinerating Dragon Demons and Non-Celestial beings.

The strength of the Unenlightened Wrathful Flame was extraordinary.

The Wise Wisdom Venerable himself was also a highly accomplished cultivator.

Nevertheless, Tang Xiaotang did not retreat.

Around her body, the Primordial Breath, invisible, intangible, and colorless, spread out, broader than ever before, transforming into a vast Primordial Sea.

On the Primordial Sea, the Primordial Breath circulated, further shaping into a unique existence, yet still invisible and formless to outside observers.

This special existence sailed on the Primordial Sea, carrying Tang Xiaotang's figure, breaking through the waves and forging ahead, directly facing the wrathful flame from the left eye of the Unmoving King of Wisdom.

The transparent, colorless wrathful flame clashed with the similarly invisible and formless special existence beneath Tang Xiaotang's feet, causing both to gain a faint outline.

The former resembled a colorless flame-forged long sword.

The latter, on the other hand, seemed like a massive boat formed by invisible air currents.

The Primordial Boat sailing on the Primordial Sea! More profound than the Pure Yang Boat, it appeared more ethereal yet also more formidable, seemingly embodying contradictory traits.

As the Primordial Boat collided with the wrathful flame from the left eye of the Unmoving King of Wisdom, it solidified into a sturdy vessel, possessing immense destructive power, with the Primordial Breath dissolving and returning all things to formlessness.

It was not inherently violent, but upon contact with the Primordial Boat, whether tangible or intangible, all were dissolved into formlessness.

The clash between the Primordial Boat and the wrathful flame's invisible long sword resulted in their mutual annihilation.

The Primordial Boat sustained damage, but the Primordial Breath continuously repaired it.

The tip of the transparent long sword shattered repeatedly, only to be reshaped by the formless wrathful flame.

The left eye of the Unmoving King of Wisdom, the manifestation of the Wise Wisdom Venerable, flickered slightly.

This young female cultivator dared to confront the wrathful flame head-on, causing him to be momentarily moved.

She was still at the Ninth Heaven cultivation level and had not yet opened the Immortal Gate to ascend to the Immortal Realm.

She was entirely different from Chen Yu of the Great Ming World!

Although he had heard of her extraordinary talent, seeing it firsthand seemed even more impressive than the rumors... The Wise Wisdom Venerable thought to himself.

His mind remained calm and his spiritual platform clear.

However, the Unmoving King of Wisdom did not wield the Vajra Rope or the Dragon Sword in his hands.

Instead, this Buddhist Venerable, who had already achieved the Golden Body, became more cautious.

It wasn't solely because of Tang Xiaotang.

The Wise Wisdom Venerable, with his keen spiritual senses, suddenly felt the arrival of others in Kongsang.

In the Ancient Song World, he had already instructed someone to reseal the Void Gateway that Tang Xiaotang had broken through.

But the newcomers did not come from the Ancient Song World.

The Golden Sage - Ang Qinfu,:

The person suddenly appeared in Kongsang.

A woman, dressed in ordinary clothes, seemed to embody the essence of heaven and earth, exuding exquisite beauty.

Her arrival seemed to calm the heated atmosphere in Kongsang.

However, when the Wise Wisdom Venerable saw her, his spiritual platform stirred, and doubts arose:

How did she manage to reach Kongsang?

The towering Unmoving King of Wisdom spoke, "No, or should I say, what brings you here, benefactor?"

Empress Zhang Wantong remained calm, "Venerable, it's been a while."

First, Tang Xiaotang, and then Empress Zhang Wantong, both appeared in unexpected ways.

The complete sentence with the Chinese translation:

The Kongsang Sorcery King, who had already been defeated and severely injured, suddenly sensed something:

Emperor Xiang Chengyuan had helped Empress Zhang Wantong reach Kongsang.

Although it seemed like Zhang Wantong, Tang Xiaotang, and the Wise Wisdom Venerable were in a stalemate with Ang Qinfu and his allies, the Kongsang Sorcery King showed no joy at receiving powerful reinforcements.

Regardless of which side entered Kongsang, they all regarded him as an enemy.

...

In the Two Jin World, Lei Jun received news that Empress Zhang Wantong had also entered Kongsang. He glanced at the sky and turned to ask his eldest senior sister, Xu Yuanzhen:

"Senior Sister, do you plan to go to Kongsang?"

Xu Yuanzhen replied, "Not particularly interested. It's too crowded, and I'm more curious about the world of the Ten Directions Endurance Soil in Sappho right now."

Lei Jun said, "In that case, I'll go with the second plan."

Xu Yuanzhen's voice came through the Sky Watching Earth Listening Talisman, "What, you're not going to Kongsang either?"

Lei Jun answered, "Yes, I'll check out what the Buddhist sect is up to in the Black Ocean Island of the Two Jin World."

Xu Yuanzhen was already engaged in a close battle with the Sappho sect, and with the Buddhist sect also focusing on the human realm, it was likely not a trivial matter.

"As for Kongsang, the outcome is hard to predict. After all, they are all above the immortal realm. If they don't fight to the death, they might escape like Zhou Tian Daoist, especially since Golden Khan Ang Qinfu is a Martial Immortal."

Lei Jun said, "Although forcing him into a deep slumber in the void might keep him quiet for a long time, it would be even better if we could take him out."

In Lei Jun's opinion, injuring ten fingers was not as good as cutting off one.

Xu Yuanzhen asked, "The Yellow Spring?"

Lei Jun confirmed, "Indeed."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "As long as you're prepared, that's good."

After ending their conversation, Lei Jun quietly left the Two Jin World.

Venerable Puguang had an uneasy feeling, and although he was confident in the secrecy of the Blue Lotus Platform's location, he still reminded his disciple Chonghui.

Chonghui was undisturbed, but as time passed, neither master nor disciple felt at ease.

In the Two Jin World, the sky gradually darkened, and sunset was approaching.

At the same time, in the Great Unity.

Kelong, the head of the Kongsang Capital, calmly observed the two people before him.

Like him, the two people facing him wore traditional sorcery sect attire, but with subtle differences in the details.

These two young-looking men were from the Great Tang Sorcery Sect.

One was tall and slender, already at the third level of the Ninth Heaven realm. Although Kelong hadn't interacted with him much, he had heard of him.

He was Li Tianqing, an elder of the Great Tang Blood River Sect.

A top-notch sorcerer, he was essentially the number one expert of the Great Tang Sorcery Sect.

The other man, who also appeared young, was taller than Li Tianqing and built like a martial arts cultivator. He was Xing Feng, the head of the Great Tang Blood River Sect, a Descending God Sorcerer at the Ninth Heaven realm.

It wasn't surprising to Kelong that they appeared in the Great Unity and were guarding the crystal skeleton altar transformed by Emperor Xiang Chengyuan, along with him.

Although their interactions with the Tang Imperial Court and the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Celestial Master's Mansion had been pleasant, both sides still needed to build more trust, and this was an opportunity to do so.

Kelong could only guess how the other Great Tang experts were currently arranged.

...

In the Present Han World, in the Western Regions.

Great Tang cultivators from the Ninth Heaven, including Zhang Hui, Shen Guibing, Xiao Xueling, Shangguan Yunbo, and Chu Yu, had all arrived here.

The one they surrounded and followed was a woman.

The woman, dressed casually, couldn't hide her elegance.

If Kelong saw her, he would be somewhat surprised.

Because this was also Zhang Wantong.

However, it was Zhang Wantong, who had reached the fifth level of the Ninth Heaven and roamed the human realm, not the one who had ascended above the Ninth Heaven and achieved enlightenment.

Zhang Hui, Chu Yu, and Xiao Xueling, on the other hand, remained relatively calm.

Empress Zhang Wantong's knowledge was vastly different from that of ordinary scholar sages.

After ascending to the immortal realm, the mysteries she mastered often exceeded the expectations of secular people.

Although currently limited by the dissipation of human cultural essence, preventing her from freely roaming the human realm, Zhang Wantong had no such restrictions at the Ninth Heaven realm.

To be precise, this wasn't the real Zhang Wantong herself.

Her true body had already entered Kongsang.

The Zhang Wantong currently in the Western Regions of the Present Han World was similar to a Buddhist incarnation.

And now, she was delivering a message to the Sumeru sect controlled by the Buddhists.

Knowing that Wang Guiyuan was keeping an eye on the Great Tang World, Zhang Wantong could rest assured and wait for Zhang Hui and the others to arrive in the Present Han World.

The Sumeru Treasure Department and the Great Han Vajra Temple were completely caught off guard.

Although it wasn't her true body, the current "Zhang Wantong" was no different from when she was at the fifth level of the Ninth Heaven.

Like Li Tianqing, Zhang Hui's cultivation had also progressed rapidly, reaching the third level of the Ninth Heaven. He was no longer the same as before.

Even if it was just the Treasure Department's leader, Vanda Tuo, along with the leaders of the Buddha Department, Vimalashita, and the Karma Department, Adhishthana, it would be difficult for the Sumeru Buddhist sect to defend the Great Han Vajra Temple.

They had no choice but to retreat into Sumeru.

The Sumeru gate was blocked by Zhang Wantong, preventing them from sealing it.

However, Vanda Tuo and the others didn't intend to completely seal the gate.

The Wise Wisdom Venerable had made arrangements with them.

Vimalashita, the leader of the Buddha Department, took the place of the Wise Wisdom Venerable and sat atop Sumeru.

Above his head, the Buddha's Eye gradually appeared.

Vanda Tuo and Adhishthana led the numerous Buddhist disciples within Sumeru to chant sutras and form hand seals.

Except for the Buddha's Eye, which served as the Buddha Department, the other four departments of the Vajra Realm in Sumeru invoked their mother diagrams.

The Treasure Department's Treasure Perfection Bodhimanda Mother Diagram.

The Lotus Department's Dharma Perfection Bodhimanda Mother Diagram.

The Karma Department's Karma Perfection Bodhimanda Mother Diagram.

And the newly born Vajra Department's Vajra Perfection Bodhimanda Mother Diagram.

As the five directions moved, they successively summoned the Eastern Bliss Realm, Southern Joy Realm, Western Bliss Realm, and Northern Lotus Solemn Realm to surround and shake Sumeru.

Subsequently, the entire Sumeru world began to roll and transform.

It was as if a lotus seed was deeply buried, entering a womb.

The void gate connecting Sumeru to the Present Han World didn't close, but the entire space-time was distorted, making it difficult for anyone to enter.

Not only here, but also in the void portals connecting the worlds of Ancient Song, Two Jin, and Great Ming, all of them were distorted and temporarily sealed off.

The entire Sumeru seemed to be sealed away.

This was the Vajra Embryo Transformation.

Involving the entire Sumeru, the Vajra Embryo Transformation was on a larger scale than the previous Vajra Department's Eastern Bliss Realm transformation.

It was also more difficult to decipher.

Zhang Wantong calmly observed everything happening, taking out a talisman paper.

Like Emperor Xiang Chengyuan, who was introduced to Datong, the talisman paper also came from Lei Jun.

Zhang Wantong unfolded the paper, and without much effort, a divine light flashed on it.

Within the light filled with Daoist essence, a Buddhist aura suddenly emanated.

Then, a crimson peacock flew out from within.

The crimson peacock radiated brilliant light, illuminating all directions, filled with the true intention of wisdom and perfect enlightenment.

It was none other than one of the treasures of the Lotus Division of Sumeru, the Amida Peacock Seat.

The former Lotus Department Head Zong Jia, who perished in the Eastern Sea, had secretly kept the Amida Peacock Seat, and Lei Jun had carefully preserved it in secret to prevent the Wise Wisdom Venerable from sensing it.

This time, he passed this treasure to Emperor Tang Zhang Wantong, intending to use it at this critical moment.

At this moment, the Wise Wisdom Venerable was not present in Sumeru.

The entire Vajra Realm of Sumeru transformed into the Womb Realm.

The Amida Peacock Seat temporarily couldn't find its way in.

But Emperor Tang Zhang Wantong didn't hesitate.

She seemed to be writing in the air.

However, what remained after her writing wasn't words.

As the ink condensed, it unexpectedly transformed into one ancient mirror after another in mid-air.

The light from the mirrors flashed continuously, gradually reflecting certain existences.

And these reflections, under the flashing mirror light, actually materialized from the void, detaching themselves from the ancient mirrors and appearing in the real world.

The next moment, a lion's roar sounded first.

The Great Sun Lion Seat, shimmering with white light, resembling the descent of the Great Sun, spoke first.

Then, a massive blue elephant, as large as a mountain, landed on the yellow sands of the Western Regions, shaking the desert.

Next, there was also a similarly mountain-sized yellow horse.

In mid-air, a green Garuda spread its wings, blocking the sun, its body even larger than the crimson peacock.

At this moment, with the white lion in the center, the crimson peacock, blue elephant, yellow horse, and green Garuda guarded the four directions, appearing together at the gate of Sumeru.

"Besides the Amida Peacock Seat, the others are... the Great Sun Lion Seat, Akshobhya Elephant Seat, Ratna Body Horse Seat, and Unborn Accomplishment Garuda Seat?" Shangguan Yunbo said softly.

Chu Yu nodded beside him, "Exactly."

Shangguan Yunbo took a deep breath.

All five Buddha seats were complete!

Putting aside the others, the Akshobhya Elephant Seat of the Vajra Department of Sumeru should have been destroyed years ago.

Yet, it had reappeared in the world.

However, it wasn't the real Akshobhya Elephant Seat.

It was an illusion created by Empress Zhang Wantong's divine abilities!

Zhang Hui watched from the side, feeling refreshed.

Empress Zhang Wantong hadn't seen the Akshobhya Elephant Seat before.

To be precise, aside from the Amida Peacock Seat, she hadn't seen the other great treasures.

But she managed to make the other four Buddha seats appear here alongside the Amida Peacock Seat.

Although, the latter four could only maintain their existence for a limited time.

Unlike Zhang Hui, who needed to see and carefully observe the existence to recreate it in her paintings.

Zhang Wantong's recreation relied on her own knowledge.

Without witnessing it personally, the richer the related information and knowledge, the greater the chance of bringing people or objects from the ancient past into the present.

Lei Jun's loan of the Amida Peacock Seat greatly helped Zhang Wantong understand the other four Buddha seats.

Additionally, with one of the genuine Vajra Realm's Buddha seats as a foundation, the other four, even if not real, could still function at this moment.

Although they could only function for a short time, it was enough for the current situation.

Being a Great Scholar, Empress Zhang Wantong could conveniently control and manipulate the Buddhist treasures.

She casually waved her hand, and a middle-aged monk's reflection appeared in one of the mirrors.

The monk wore a blue inner robe under his monastic robes.

It was none other than the former Vajra Department Head, Gala.

But at this moment, he was using the five Buddha seats to forcefully break through the Vajra Embryo Transformation of Sumeru!

"Let's go in."

As the Womb Realm of Sumeru transformed and returned to the Vajra Realm, Zhang Wantong led the way inside.

The top cultivators of the Great Tang responded in unison and followed closely behind.

At the same time, in Kongsang.

The main body of Zhang Wantong, who had already become a saint, also had numerous ancient mirrors around her, shimmering with light.

A figure stepped out of the light, wearing a kasaya, but his skin was dark, and his face lacked the wisdom and compassion of perfect enlightenment, instead appearing sinister and terrifying, as if about to destroy everything!

Upon seeing this, the Wise Wisdom Venerable couldn't help but shake his head!

The one who appeared before him was an old enemy of the Buddhist cultivators.

A master from the Great Emptiness Temple who was active before the Great Han Calamity, with cultivation at the Ninth Heaven, known as the Great Annihilation Venerable, rumored to be a direct disciple of the Great Annihilation Buddha.

Although the Wise Wisdom Venerable wasn't afraid, a slight amount of dust appeared in his spiritual field.

In his impression, not only Emperor Tang Zhang Wantong, but even her previous life, Layman Tianrui He Ying, seemed to have never interacted with the Great Annihilation Venerable.

Yet, she could make him appear now?

A divine light flashed in the Wise Wisdom Venerable's mind.

At this moment, Golden Khan Ang Qinfu stood on the head of the demon tiger Alata, appearing in the distance.

He held a sword in one hand and the head of a person in the other.

It was none other than the Kongsang Sorcery King.

On the other side of the sky, golden and silver lights flashed continuously.

It was Kunpeng Demon Sage and Tang Xiaotang fighting over there.

The situation in Kongsang seemed to be going well.

But the Wise Wisdom Venerable was suddenly startled.

The previous dust on his spiritual field and the ominous signs all came true.

As the master of Sumeru, the Wise Wisdom Venerable could sense the Vajra Embryo Transformation.

The attack on Sumeru itself was within his expectations.

After the Vajra Realm in Sumeru transformed into the Womb Realm, it should be safe for a short period.

Especially with Zhang Wantong in Kongsang, and with Venerable Puguang being restrained by Lei Jun and Xu Yuanzhen, it should be even safer.

But at this moment, Venerable Wise Wisdom suddenly felt that the Vajra Realm had only just transformed into the Womb Realm, and yet it had already been breached?

The enemy had even managed to break into Sumeru.

Who?

How was this possible?

...Could it be that the Amida Peacock Seat was not destroyed?

Venerable Wise Wisdom's thoughts flashed through her mind like lightning.

But the Amida Peacock Seat alone would not be enough to break through the Vajra Embryo Transformation with the five divisions moving in unison.

Venerable Wise Wisdom's eyes blazed like torches, staring at Emperor Tang Zhang Wantong before her, and her heart began to understand.

(End of Chapter)

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