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Chapter 98: Silent Extinction and the Buddhist Path
Chapter 98: Silent Extinction and the Buddhist Path
“Amitabha Buddha.”
Under Lv Yang’s gaze, the rosy-cheeked youth smiled faintly before clasping his palms together, golden light gleaming in his eyes as he fixed his stare on Lv Yang.
“Esteemed patron, your talent is extraordinary—truly a delight to this humble monk.”
“…A Buddhist cultivator?”
Lv Yang arched an eyebrow. Chen Xin’an had told him that Buddhist cultivators didn’t exist in Jiangnan or Jiangbei. Any who did appear, like Mingchan, were wandering loners.
True Buddhist cultivators resided in Jiangxi.
They cultivated the “Path of Quiescence” rather than the “Body-Refining Ascension Dao,” a practice said to be vastly different from the methods of Jiangnan and Jiangbei.
The current Subduing Dragon Cultivator before him, whose cultivation level rivaled the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s, radiated a full-bodied vitality untouched by the Golden Core Sword Qi that had crippled the Heaven-Mending Peak Master. His aura stretched across the heavens, overwhelming and boundless. Lv Yang immediately understood why the Heaven-Mending Peak Master had been so helpless.
“I am Subduing Dragon.”
The youth exhaled, his voice calm. “Coiling Dragon has perished, reborn in the Pure Land. My past self is no more. In this world, there is only Subduing Dragon.”
Lv Yang’s expression remained placid. “Then, Senior Subduing Dragon, why seek me out now?”
As he spoke, he continued building his Dao Foundation, though the process had grown agonizingly difficult, as if he were forging it under immense weight.
‘Is it that dragon?’
Lv Yang’s gaze shifted to the small dragon coiled around Subduing Dragon Arhat’s body. The dragon’s golden eyes remained locked on him.
The Arhat smiled faintly.
This “Little Dragon” seemed alive but was, in fact, a supreme spirit treasure called the “Dragon Binding Ring.” Its divine ability, “Vision Encompassing the Universe,” meant that anything it saw would be trapped within its gaze, unable to move or transform.
Since Lv Yang had been caught in its gaze before his Dao Foundation was fully formed, no matter how he activated his techniques now, the Dragon Binding Ring’s vision pinned his Dao Foundation in place, preventing its refinement and any attempt to flee.
“I come bearing an opportunity,” Subduing Dragon Arhat said, studying Lv Yang. “After attaining Arhat status in the Pure Land, I established a temple—Subduing Dragon Temple.”
“The temple lacks disciples.”
“You’ve mastered the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art to perfection. Join my temple as a Vajra Guardian, and we shall cultivate the Path of Quiescence together. Would that not be blissful?”
Boom!
Before the Arhat could finish, Lv Yang’s figure flickered and vanished, leaving behind a dazed Soulbound Wraith.
Subduing Dragon Arhat stiffened, clearly surprised that Lv Yang had broken free of the Dragon Binding Ring’s grasp. Yet he soon relaxed, chuckling. “Why resist? You practice the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art—your fate is entwined with mine and the Pure Land.”
“Fate? More like a death sentence!”
Within the Foundation Building Stage, Lv Yang cursed inwardly as he fled. The Arhat’s intentions were clearly hostile—there was no way he’d surrender.
“I was careless!”
As he escaped, he berated himself. He’d always suspected the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art was problematic, especially after Liu Xin’s fate.
But the Subduing Dragon Cultivator had seemed like a corpse back then, and in his previous life, when he’d attempted Foundation Building, the Arhat had never appeared. He’d let his guard down, assuming his past self had been safe within the Holy Sect during that breakthrough.
“Turns out the Holy Sect’s full of scheming bastards! ‘Vajra Guardian’? More like turning me into a puppet!”
Lv Yang activated his consciousness, exiting the Foundation Building Stage instantly.
The next moment, he erupted from the stage with the power of “Sky Collapse,” and the eight-hundred-mile Skull Mountain trembled violently, as if a subterranean dragon had awakened.
“Fighting here is suicide.”
Lv Yang faced reality. Without a completed Dao Foundation, staying within the Foundation Building Stage meant constant harassment from heart demons. How could he fight under such conditions?
He had to retreat to the mortal realm, either escape or repel the Arhat before resuming his breakthrough. Otherwise, death was inevitable.
“Escaping is pointless. I’ve masked my karmic trail with talismans, yet this bald devil still found me. He must’ve bypassed karmic barriers entirely, tracking me through the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art itself. I can’t outrun him. Skull Mountain is my domain—staying here is safer than fleeing.”
Resolute, Lv Yang steeled himself. “Time to fight.”
Though he could reincarnate via the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll, its pages were finite. He’d only use it as a last resort. Even then, testing the Subduing Dragon Cultivator’s abilities would benefit his future lives.
The next moment, Subduing Dragon Arhat emerged, wielding Sky Collapse power. As a true Foundation Builder, his presence manifested differently—his aura more profound.
He lowered his gaze, sweeping Skull Mountain with a calm stare.
Instantly, the entire eight-hundred-mile expanse fell under his gaze. The invisible pressure of a Foundation Realm cultivator crushed every practitioner within Skull Mountain.
Boom!
Cultivators below Refining Qi Late Stage were pulverized instantly. Those at Refining Qi Late Stage collapsed, vomiting blood. Only the Refining Qi Perfection cultivators remained unharmed—though they suddenly clasped their palms, chanting Buddhist sutras involuntarily.
Meanwhile, Lv Yang shook the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner. Guardian Spirit Su Nu appeared, commanding eight Red-Robed Ghosts. Their combined power summoned the towering Yanmo Hall, rising into the heavens. The mountain’s yin-qi surged upward, amplifying the structure’s might.
Subduing Dragon Arhat clucked approvingly. “Once you join my temple as a Vajra Guardian, this spirit may join us as a devotee. Together, you’ll share in eternal bliss—a wondrous fate indeed.”
Boom!
Ignoring the Arhat’s words, Lv Yang hurled the Yanmo Hall like a hammer, smashing it down on Subduing Dragon Arhat.
The Arhat didn’t dodge. He raised a treasure light shaped like a parasol from his crown, effortlessly catching the falling hall. Sparks erupted as the two forces collided, and the Arhat’s calm expression finally furrowed.
“Ordinary methods won’t suffice.”
Yet inwardly, he rejoiced. He’d planted the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art as bait without expecting a major catch.
The Heaven-Mending Peak Master knew his secrets and wouldn’t risk sending a Foundation Builder to cultivate the art—letting Jiangxi’s Buddhist cultivators reap the rewards. His expectations had been low: even a one-in-ten chance of capturing a Foundation Builder would’ve sufficed.
But Lv Yang exceeded all expectations.
The Arhat instantly recognized him as a top-tier Foundation Builder seed. Converting him would grant immense benefits.
And Su Nu’s guardian spirit was an unexpected bonus.
Even a False Foundation Builder was valuable. Sending both to his Subduing Dragon Temple would elevate his cultivation significantly.
“Very well. Let’s escalate.”
The Arhat’s expression turned solemn. Clasping his palms, golden light erupted beneath his feet, filling half the sky.
In an instant, the yin-qi-choked Skull Mountain transformed into a vast golden expanse.
From the golden land rose a colossal temple, its gates wide open, revealing a lotus dais at its center.
The Arhat vanished, reappearing atop the lotus dais.
Light blazed. Sitting cross-legged, he placed his right hand on his knee, fingers touching the ground in the earth-touching mudra. Radiant beams erupted, sweeping across the land.
The light purified all it touched—Skull Mountain’s eight-hundred-mile yin-qi vanished, and the Yanmo Hall crumbled like melting snow beneath the golden glow.
(End of Chapter)
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