Chapter 489: 488. The Heavenly Punishment Takes Shape (Part 2)

Chapter 489: 488. The Heavenly Punishment Takes Shape (Part 2)

With this brief opportunity, Chen Lingfeng quickly put away the Brilliant Sun Dharma Robe and sent his immortal soul into the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler, transforming into golden light and quickly flying out of the Wrathful Fire's encirclement.

The Great King Wrathful Fire further condensed in mid-air, manifesting the invisible yet terrifying Great King Divine Saber.

Zhang Taogang and Chen Lingfeng hurriedly dodged.

Only those who have cultivated such Buddhist abilities can reach the fifth level of the Nine Heavens and achieve the Five-Fold Perfection of the Buddha's Hand Seal.

Indeed, a monk in white inner robes emerged from the split grassland. With the appearance of a youth, it was none other than Vimalashara, one of the five departments of the Vajra Realm and the lord of the Buddha department.

No wonder Harita Na had also arrived here; a high-ranking figure from Kong Sang's Buddhist sect had secretly come to the mortal realm.

As Vimalashara's Great King Divine Saber slashed towards Chen Lingfeng and Zhang Taogang, his other hand formed the Great Vajra Wheel Seal, and with his perfected Vajra body, he struck out with a palm towards the side.

In that direction, there was a dim moonlight, like a crescent moon, which was now blocked by Vimalashara's sweeping palm.

From within the Nine Heavens Yang Ruler, Chen Lingfeng grunted, halting in his tracks, barely avoiding being struck by the Great King Divine Saber.

That was his other innate treasure, the Illusory Moon Saber.

Chen Lingfeng, the leader of the Shu Mountain Sect, had achieved the Great Vehicle realm of the Ninth Level of Heaven years ago.

Besides the Nine Heavens Yang Ruler, one of the sect's most precious treasures, which he regularly nurtured and refined, he also cultivated three innate treasures in the Upper Three Heavens: the Radiant Sun Robe, the Star Index Ring, and the Illusory Moon Saber.

One for defense, one for trapping enemies, and one for attack.

The Illusory Moon Saber often worked in tandem with the Nine Heavens Yang Ruler, one bright and the other dark, complementing each other perfectly, making it difficult for enemies to defend against.

However, Vimalashara, with his perfected Buddha Eye, had a keen perception and immediately detected the Illusory Moon Saber.

While attacking his opponents, he also waved his palm, sending the Illusory Moon Saber flying.

But at that moment, Vimalashara's heart tightened.

A seemingly peaceful yet distant and vast sword light appeared out of thin air, abruptly blocking Vimalashara's Great King Divine Saber from striking Zhang Taogang and Chen Lingfeng.

The sword light meandered like a river of time, with an unknown origin and destination.

Shen Xi, the leader of the Nan Jin Shu Mountain Sect, who rarely showed his skills since arriving in the Song realm, wielded the Dawn and Dusk Sword and took action after blocking Vimalashara's attack for Zhang Taogang and Chen Lingfeng.

With a flash of the meandering sword light, it reappeared in front of Vimalashara.

Facing this sword, Vimalashara dared not be negligent. With his white Vajra body, he formed the Dharma Seal, and the Buddha's light shone everywhere, blocking the opponent's attack.

However, his response was in vain.

The sword light, like the flow of time, was difficult to grasp, capture, or stop.

Vimalashara's Dharma Seal missed, and the sword light eventually struck him solidly.

The originally white Vajra body instantly transformed, reverting to its golden appearance.

Despite Vimalashara's strong Vajra body defense, he couldn't withstand Shen Xi's sword at this moment. When the sword touched his body, the Vajra body showed signs of erosion and damage.

Back when Shen Xi was at the fourth level of the Ninth Level of Heaven, he had faced off against the perfected Treasure Power Abbot with the Dawn and Dusk Sword.

Now, having reached the fifth level of perfection, his sword moves were even more unpredictable and sharp.

Unlike Zhang Taogang and Chen Lingfeng, who cultivated various innate treasures and artifacts, Shen Xi had only cultivated the Dawn and Dusk Sword, connecting with the river of time and validating his lifelong cultivation in a single strike.

After being struck by the sword, Vimalashara secretly thought that he should have brought the Great Sun Lion Seat with him.

But this sentiment was quickly dispelled as he clasped his palms together, and golden light flashed, restoring his white Vajra body. Simultaneously, the Great King Wrathful Fire blazed around him, creating a sea of flames that isolated the surroundings.

Above his head, it was as if an eye had opened, observing all directions and discerning the true nature of things.

The sword light, which was like the flow of time and difficult to grasp, became much clearer in Vimalashara's eyes at this moment.

Time seemed to slow down.

Shen Xi's body and sword became one, and he thought back to the comparison between the two holy monks of Nan Jin and Nan Jin in the past. The lord of the Buddha department, Vimalashara, was indeed a notch above the Treasure Power Abbot of Nan Jin Little Western Heaven.

As the lord of the Buddha department, Vimalashara surpassed the lord of the Karma department, Jatilo, as well as the former lord of the Vajra department, Galata, the Lotus department, Zongga, and the Treasure department, Vanda Ta. The Buddha department's hand seal abilities combined the strengths of the Vajra department's sturdiness, the Lotus department's sensitivity, the Treasure department's skill in refining artifacts, and the Karma department's ability to cultivate the Karmic Fire.

However, Vimalashara also felt a headache.

The treasures of the Treasure department were useless against an enemy like Shen Xi.

The Buddha's eye, which could capture the opponent's movements, also gave him a feeling of helplessness.

The defense of the Vajra department, as demonstrated earlier, couldn't withstand a direct confrontation with the opponent's sword.

Vimalashara could only rely on the Great King Wrathful Fire circulating around his body, slowing down Shen Xi's river of time-like sword light, while secretly activating the Karmic Fire for a counterattack.

But under the flowing sword light of the Dawn and Dusk Sword, it became even more challenging to predict.

The terrifying Karmic Fire lingered, as if time itself was passing, and even after hundreds of cycles, it couldn't dissipate.

However, Shen Xi's sword light suddenly changed, as if the river of time was flowing in reverse. He dodged the Karmic Fire and cut through the Great King Wrathful Fire, striking Vimalashara with another sword.

The surface of his white Vajra body instantly flashed with Vajra brilliance, and more than half of it reverted to its golden state.

Vimalashara was helpless, and he had no choice but to retreat.

Although he had heard that the Nan Jin Shu Mountain sword cultivator had hidden his true strength, witnessing it firsthand made Vimalashara feel helpless.

Both Vimalashara and the other scattered immortal from the Taoist Alchemy Sect who had perfected the Ninth Level of Heaven, the opponent's strength surpassed that of the former leader of the Vajra department, Galata, and even the Yellow Springs Li Shushan Sect Leader, Ji Yao, as mentioned by Galata.

Vimalashara knew that Zhuoligetu's closed-door cultivation would surely fail.

Now, he needed to cooperate with the opponent to leave.

With Vimalashara's speed, he couldn't escape the sword light of Shen Xi, who had already reached the scattered immortal realm.

As the grassland below split open, Vimalashara appeared but was met with Shen Xi's attack. Mu Chunyang, the True Martial Monarch, focused solely on his task.

Having once fought alongside Shen Xi against the Treasure Power Abbot and the Crossing Clarity Master of the Thunder Sound Temple, he was well aware of their abilities.

Therefore, Mu Chunyang concentrated on using the True Martial Heavy Water to further freeze and seal the land below.

Zhu Junjie, Yue Xi Ling, Zhang Haipeng, Zheng Chen, Chu Kun, and others continued to besiege the foreign experts, including Harita Na and Hasen from the Buddhist sect, while also destroying the Buddha's light barrier.

Shen Xi had the upper hand, maintaining the advantage, but the leader of the Buddhist sect, Vimalashita, still had the power to counterattack.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Zhang Taigang and Chen Lingfeng redirected their attacks towards the lower area.

The Dan Pagoda cultivator from the Lotus Realm of the Vajra World struggled to defend against Chen Lingfeng's Nine Firmaments Yang Ruler, and was unable to withstand Zhang Taigang's North Ocean Divine Spear, being pierced through and breaking the Wheel of Perfect Clarity.

Before he could react or retreat, Yue Xiling appeared before him, and with the Pure Yang Mother's Fist, he unleashed the Yang Extreme Primordial Qi, piercing through a specific point, instantly shattering the Dan Pagoda cultivator's Dharma body.

On the observation platform in Penglai, Lei Jun watched all of this calmly.

Even without the Jade Purity Supreme Heaven Mirror, he could now observe the four directions of the Song Realm.

However, on this trip, Chu Kun also took his Jade Purity Supreme Heaven Mirror with him.

Currently, in the high heavens of the Song Realm, the Jade Purity Supreme Heaven Mirror was traversing the sky, silent and still, overlooking the earth.

Below, in the grassland, at this very moment, the originally shaky Buddhist light barrier suddenly became still.

The next moment, the entire barrier began to collapse.

Amidst the flowing golden light, a massive Dharma seal formed, covering the four directions.

Mu Chunyang was the first to bear the brunt.

The Buddhist light emitted by the enormous Dharma seal condensed into a towering pagoda, intending to envelop and suppress everyone.

"Be vigilant, fellow cultivators," Mu Chunyang reminded the others, while he himself remained unperturbed.

With him as the center, a large amount of Primordial Qi began to gather around his body.

The Primordial Qi manifested the five elements, flowing continuously, causing Mu Chunyang's body to seemingly expand in mid-air.

As he raised his palm, he suddenly supported the suddenly appearing towering pagoda.

At the same time, Mu Chunyang used his other hand to protect himself, blocking an enormous black shadow attacking from underground.

The towering pagoda was not a trap but an auxiliary Dharma instrument to aid Canglang Khan Zhuoligetu in his secluded cultivation.

But now, Zhuoligetu couldn't sit still any longer.

The power of the Buddhist Dharma instrument burst forth in its final eruption, manifesting the towering pagoda.

Taking this opportunity, Canglang Khan Zhuoligetu and his demonic wolf, Borite Chinna, rushed out.

Zhuoligetu's first attack was directed at Mu Chunyang.

However, Mu Chunyang was well-prepared, with his Five Elements Returning to Origin body possessing an extremely strong defense, and he had additionally constructed a Five Elements Creation body for himself, withstanding Zhuoligetu's strike.

The power of the towering pagoda would soon dissipate.

Zhuoligetu gave Mu Chunyang a cold look but did not continue his attack. Instead, he urged Borite Chinna to charge wildly towards the outside.

The enormous black wolf, like a mountain, rushed towards Zhu Junjie, who was attacking Haori Flower.

Its speed was astonishing, erupting suddenly, making it almost impossible for Zhu Junjie to capture the accurate position of his opponent.

However, he had dealt with many non-human martial artists and was well-prepared, allowing his body to drift backwards.

But in doing so, he inevitably left an open path.

The Martial Sage Haori Flower of the Canglang Khanate regretted that her Khan's steps towards the Immortal Realm had been interrupted, but at this moment, she had to seize the opportunity to break through together.

However, the path left by Zhu Junjie was immediately filled by an old Daoist in a black and white robe.

After a brief exchange, Haori Flower's steps halted, and she fell back into the encirclement.

It was none other than Elder Zheng Chen of the Pure Yang Palace.

Just as Zheng Chen blocked Haori Flower, a black shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes.

The power to crush mountains and rivers, and the renowned desolate and vast martial arts true intent, rushed towards him.

Zhuoligetu, sitting atop the giant wolf Borite Chinna, held a spear in his hand and thrust it towards Zheng Chen.

Zheng Chen's entire body was enveloped in golden light, and within the flickering light, a round sphere covered his body, expanding outward, as if opening his own cauldron to defend against the terrifying attack of the martial arts immortal, which seemed capable of piercing through the void.

At the same time, far away, Chu Kun took action.

In an instant, countless stars danced, as if an infinite number of starlight talismans flowed and transformed into a sea of stars, covering a large area over Zhuoligetu and the giant wolf beneath him.

The stars then exploded one after another, their light dazzling, as if countless suns were shining together, the brilliance overwhelming and blinding.

Zhuoligetu, as a martial arts immortal, had an extremely strong defense, stubbornly withstanding the bombardment of Chu Kun's numerous talismans.

His eyes flashed with a cold light, and his vision was astonishing, as he firmly locked onto Zheng Chen in front of him.

But...

As the spear thrust down, Zhuoligetu was suddenly startled.

The expanding, flickering sphere was not the cauldron opened by a Dan Ding cultivator for defense.

Instead, it was another attack with extremely powerful explosive and destructive force! This attack was originally formless and traceless, and it seemed to explode from a single point, then spread in all directions.

The layer of golden light on its surface was an additional feature added by the owner of this divine ability.

It was these spreading golden lights that made the invisible and colorless divine ability appear like an expanding golden ball.

And now, as the "golden ball" collided with the spear, the spear trembled.

A sense of extreme danger arose in the heart of Canglang Khan Zhuoligetu.

Within the expanding golden ball, other powers were gathering and taking shape.

The Pure Yang True Fire previously condensed by the Elder of the Pure Yang Palace, through the circulation of the Primordial Breath, had already transformed into the Pure Yin True Fire.

At the same time, the Pure Yang Immortal Thunder also appeared.

The Pure Yang and Pure Yin Thunderfire merged.

On the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram of gold and silver, the Primordial Breath continued to circulate, and as the Tai Chi diagram rotated, it transformed into a pure black and white light.

Then, following the explosion of the Origin Pearl, a dazzling and graceful light burst forth.

The Primordial Dragon Tiger Combined Attack!

Zhuoligetu, as a martial arts immortal, was not skilled in external scouting, but he was extremely vigilant.

Upon sensing danger, he immediately urged the giant wolf to retreat before the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram's light burst forth.

But beneath his opponent's feet, a virtual bridge suddenly appeared.

As soon as he stepped onto this bridge, the owner of the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram instantly caught up with the speed of the immortal Zhuoligetu.

Not only that, with him as the center, the vast Primordial Breath spread out like an ocean, surrounding Zhuoligetu and the giant wolf Borite Chinna.

Zhuoligetu suddenly felt his speed slow down significantly.

With this slowdown, he couldn't dodge the light of the Primordial Dragon Tiger Combined Attack.

The giant wolf Borite Chinna was the first to suffer, as the seemingly unremarkable graceful light enveloped its entire body, and its flesh and blood began to dissipate.

Zhuoligetu's eyes were filled with fury.

Before him, the Pure Yang Palace's Supreme Elder, Zheng Chen, who had been there moments ago, was nowhere to be seen.

In his place stood a tall woman in a purple-gold Daoist robe, a graceful Daoist nun.

"Tang Xiaotang from Longhushan!" Zhuoligetu grunted.

Tang Xiaotang laughed heartily, "It's about time you showed up, I was about to die of boredom!

I knew I couldn't keep up with Lei Jun and the others.

But seeing your expression now, I feel like all the waiting was worth it, hahahaha!"

The surrounding starlight dissipated, and what appeared before Zhuoligetu was not the mortal world but a vast and peculiar universe.

In the pitch-black universe, countless stars of various sizes flickered and danced.

In the distance, there seemed to be a strange and enormous continent, both awe-inspiring and alluring.

The Great Vehicle Dao Scene of the Ninefold Heaven cultivator from the Fulu Sect, but it wasn't Tang Xiaotang's own Great Vehicle Dao Scene... Zhuoligetu reminded himself to remain calm.

"You hid well just now."

But Tang Xiaotang laughed, "Let's see if you can hide again this time."

As she spoke, the black and white Yin-Yang Tai Chi Diagram on her forehead flashed again.

This time, however, no radiance seemed to burst forth from it.

Yet, Zhuoligetu felt an even greater sense of crisis than before.

He didn't know where the crisis was coming from, but he dared not hesitate for a moment. He quickly dodged to the side.

The intense light seemed to appear out of thin air, still directly in front of Zhuoligetu, with no interval or separation, and it erupted without warning.

Even though Zhuoligetu, as a martial immortal, moved with incredible speed, almost ignoring space and time, he still couldn't completely evade Tang Xiaotang's attack in that fleeting moment of reaction.

Zhuoligetu barely managed to avoid the vital point on his chest.

However, his right shoulder burst open with blood, and he was directly struck, with light bursting forth from behind him as if he were the source of the radiance.

"The Bridge of Insight?" Zhuoligetu exclaimed in shock, looking at Tang Xiaotang.

Tang Xiaotang's feet no longer had the Bridge of Insight beneath them.

In the void, the 'bridge' seemed to flicker and shift, making it difficult to pinpoint its location, yet it seemed to connect to all directions, reaching everywhere.

At the same time, Tang Xiaotang's combined Dragon Tiger Attack became even more unpredictable and formidable in its offensive power.

She wasn't content with using the Bridge of Insight solely for her own movement and evasion.

She combined it with her divine abilities in her attacks.

This combination wasn't something that had never been attempted before.

Throughout history, there had been attempts.

But now, with the support of the Primordial Breath of Taichu, Tang Xiaotang had finally succeeded.

This move, even more unexpected than her previous impersonation of Zheng Chen from the Pure Yang Palace, caught Zhuoligetu off guard, causing him to be injured right at the start of their confrontation.

However, Zhuoligetu's resilient character prompted him to immediately counterattack with his spear, aiming directly at Tang Xiaotang, who no longer had the Bridge of Insight.

But under the influence of the Primordial Breath, his movements were still slowed.

Above Tang Xiaotang's head, the Eye of Heaven's Mind Method shone with increasing brilliance, becoming more and more profound, helping her perceive Zhuoligetu's movements.

Even though Tang Xiaotang was injured, without the Bridge of Insight, the manifestation of the Doumu Star God's Law Image and the support of her own life force, she took a step forward, easily evading Zhuoligetu's attack.

At the same time, the black and white Yin-Yang Tai Chi Diagram on her forehead flashed again.

Outside, people like Haorihua could only see Chu Kun's Great Vehicle Dao Scene, which captured both Zhuoligetu and 'Zheng Chen' within it.

Mu Chunyang, at this moment, toppled the floating treasure pagoda, which was gradually losing its Buddhist radiance.

He intended to enter Chu Kun's Great Vehicle Dao Scene first, but he couldn't find the way in, so he decided to assist Shen Xi in capturing the Buddhist leader, Vimalashita, together.

Vimalashita didn't believe that Chu Kun and 'Zheng Chen' alone could capture Zhuoligetu.

But at this moment, he had no other choice.

He himself had reached a critical juncture between life and death.

With Mu Chunyang and Shen Xi working together, he didn't even have a chance to escape.

Vimalashita clasped his hands together and said, "Forgive me, O Honored One, for my incompetence."

In the void, a faint sigh seemed to echo.

Then, Vimalashita's Vajra body began to burn fiercely.

The intense King's Wrath Fire spread in all four directions, causing Shen Xi and Mu Chunyang to be wary.

Vimalashita himself couldn't withstand this King's Wrath Fire, and his face contorted in pain as his Vajra body cracked.

But at this moment, the King's Wrath Fire seemed to burn through the void, not directly opening a void portal, but able to guide Vimalashita back to Kong Sang.

This was the doing of Venerable Wisdom, who had occupied Kong Sang and, with the resources there, had a new idea. However, this method also had adverse effects on him, but with the successive losses of Galata, Zongga, and Vanda Ta, Venerable Wisdom had no choice but to take action himself.

The raging King's Wrath Fire swept through the four directions.

But at that moment, the Jade Purity Supreme Heaven Mirror, which had been hanging high in the sky and silently observing the mortal world without any movement, suddenly lit up.

Lei Jun, standing on the viewing platform above the Penglai Sea, calmly formed a hand seal with one hand, holding it in front of his chest.

After Lei Jun's refinement, the Jade Purity Supreme Heaven Mirror had regained the marvelous abilities of the Yin-Yang Celestial Punishment Treasure Mirror.

On the mirror's surface, two divine ability talismans, one purple and one black, simultaneously glowed with radiance.

The fusion of the light from the Xuanxiao Five Thunder Law Talisman and the Thunder Technique Celestial Earth Law Talisman created a purple and black thunder light, a harmonious blend of yin and yang, which transformed into a ray of divine light descending from the heavens, as if splitting the world in two vertically.

The extreme yin-yang divine light, piercing through the earth and reaching the heavens, fell right on Vimalashita, who was about to disappear into the void, amidst the central sea of King's Wrath Fire.

Vimalashita's entire body trembled violently, and his body was instantly pierced by the divine light from the heavens! His already cracked Vajra body now erupted with thunder fire from the center of the wound, causing his flesh and blood to burn.

Far away, Mu Chunyang, Shen Xi, and the others were all startled.

"The Celestial Master of Thunder?" Zhang Taogang and Yue Xiling, recognizing the technique, exclaimed in surprise.

The raging sea of King's Wrath Fire, as if responding with a life of its own, desperately concentrated towards the center and, defying the heavens, surged upwards, attempting to block the extreme yin-yang divine light.

But the brilliant light, condensed to its utmost, pierced through the ocean of King's Wrath Fire, burning Vimalashita's body while also restoring the distorted and about-to-open void below, with the light continuing downwards, penetrating the earth.

(End of Chapter)

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