Chapter 462 - 409: One Hook, Four Fish

The Six Realms Heaven chronicled the locations of the various outer world heavens.

Qi Yun sat cross-legged deep within the azure-blue tunnel, his body enveloped in power from the Bronze Block, like a lone skiff drifting along with the currents in the vast Void Sea.

He closed his eyes slightly, his Divine Sense probing into the Bronze Block in his palm.

Six points of light slowly circulated in the depths of the block, like six stars suspended in a cosmos of ancient seal script.

The first was cyan, its aura ancient and profound—that was Cang Que, a place he had visited before.

The second was a brilliant yellow, its aura gentle and distant—that was Spirit Yong, his current destination.

The third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth—each had its own color, its own aura, its own mystery.

Qi Yun’s gaze fell upon the second point of light.

Spirit Yong.

According to the Six Realms Heaven, it was a world completely different from the Profound Yellow Origin Realm.

There were no conflicts between righteous and demonic, no disputes over orthodoxies, only eternal peace and tranquility.

The Cultivators there did not practice slaughter, nor did they refine Divine Techniques.

They sought only to live as long as Heaven and Earth, to coexist with all living things.

The World Heaven Origin there was gentle and pure, most suitable for—nurturing people.

The corners of Qi Yun’s mouth slowly curled into a faint smile.

’Even when hunting Great Masters, you have to pick the right place.

In a world that’s too vicious, the Great Masters are all decisive killers and hard to catch.

In a world that’s too weak, the Great Masters’ Cultivation is insufficient, making them useless captures.

Only a peaceful place like Spirit Yong—

The Cultivators there pursue Longevity and Harmonization with the Dao.

Their combat methods are likely inferior to even a Foundation Establishment Master from the Profound Yellow Origin Realm.

But their Cultivation is solidly at the Great Master Realm.

Perfectly suited for—settling a debt.’

...

The azure-blue tunnel howled around him, and in the vast Void Sea, countless bizarre and fantastic phenomena flashed past and vanished.

There were colossal, indescribable figures swimming slowly in the depths of the Void Sea, their bodies emanating a terrifying aura sufficient to shatter the Heart and Spirit of a Foundation Establishment Master.

There were rains of light from unknown origins, scattering and falling outside the tunnel, each droplet seeming to contain a miniature Heaven and Earth.

There were broken chains of Law, like dead giant serpents, drifting in the Void Sea and exuding an air of ancient sorrow.

The tunnel sped onward.

The world of Spirit Yong grew ever closer.

In his perception, the brilliant yellow point of light grew clearer and brighter.

Like a slowly approaching sun.

Qi Yun sat up a little straighter.

’Almost there.

In another half-day, I’ll be able to set foot in that peaceful land.

And then...’

But in that very instant!

The unexpected happened!

BOOM—!!!

Four beams of incomparably brilliant and boundlessly vast golden Buddha Light slammed into the tunnel from behind without any warning!

The Buddha Light was scorching and tyrannical, instantly causing the azure-blue tunnel where Qi Yun was to tremble violently!

At the tunnel’s edge, the supposedly stable azure-blue light began to show fine cracks under the impact of the Buddha Light!

Qi Yun’s brow furrowed slightly.

He slowly turned around.

His cyan-gold eyes fell upon the four beams of golden Buddha Light that were rapidly approaching.

They fell upon the four magnificent figures seated on lotus platforms within the four beams of light.

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva.

Vidyārāja Bodhisattva.

Treasure Tree Adornment Bodhisattva.

World-Purifying White Lotus Bodhisattva.

Four Bodhisattvas, four beams of Buddha Light, four terrifying auras potent enough to reshape Heaven and Earth, lined up in the vast Void Sea, just outside the azure-blue tunnel.

The beams of Buddha Light intertwined, forming an invisible cage that sealed off the tunnel where Qi Yun was located.

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva was the first to speak.

Seven-colored Buddha Light flowed around him. Behind him, the phantom of an Ancient Dragon Elephant raised its head and trumpeted, its trunk coiling around the Star River and its four feet shattering the void.

He pressed his palms together, his eyes, which contained boundless wisdom, falling upon Qi Yun within the tunnel.

His gaze was gentle and compassionate, yet it held an unquestionable, almost fated certainty.

"Amitabha Buddha—"

The sound of the Buddha’s name, like the long toll of an ancient bell, echoed thunderously through the vast Void Sea!

Wherever the sound passed, the colossal figures swimming in the Void Sea all retreated in haste!

The drifting chains of Law trembled slightly, as if paying homage to this Bodhisattva!

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva lowered his gaze slightly, his words like thunder, exploding in Qi Yun’s Heart and Spirit:

"Benefactor—"

"Please stay your steps."

Qi Yun did not move.

He simply stood quietly in the tunnel, calmly watching the four Bodhisattvas.

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva looked at the deep blue figure, and a faint, almost imperceptible flicker of approval flashed in the depths of his compassionate eyes.

"Benefactor, you and my Buddhist Sect..."

He paused for a moment, and the seven-colored Buddha Light around him suddenly flared, blooming like a seven-colored sun in the vast Void Sea.

"...share a karmic bond."

"Today—"

He slowly raised his right hand, palm facing up, and the phantom of the Ancient Dragon Elephant raised its head in concert, its trunk curling up tens of thousands of feet of Buddha Light.

"This humble monk has come especially for your Enlightenment."

He paused, his compassionate eyes reflecting Qi Yun’s deep blue figure.

"To provide Guiding for you, Benefactor."

"Into my Great Blissful Treasure Mirror."

"To listen to the Buddhist Skill."

As his voice fell, the Buddha Light around all four Bodhisattvas surged violently!

Behind Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva, the phantom of the Ancient Dragon Elephant roared at the heavens, its trunk coiling as if to suck the entire Void Sea into it!

Vidyārāja Bodhisattva’s three heads and six arms moved in unison, each of the six arms wielding a Demon-Slaying Magical Artifact, the cyan flames burning the heavens and boiling the seas!

Behind Treasure Tree Adornment Bodhisattva, the Bodhi Treasure Tree swayed its branches and leaves, scattering a rain of infinite wisdom light. Each drop seemed to contain a Buddha’s Pure Land!

The ten-thousand-foot White Lotus beneath World-Purifying White Lotus Bodhisattva’s feet slowly rotated, its petals unfurling as if to transform the entire Void Sea into a world of pure, clear glass!

Qi Yun still stood within the tunnel.

"Four Bodhisattvas..."

He paused, and in the depths of his cyan-gold eyes, it was as if dark currents were surging and light was flashing.

"What have I done to deserve such a grand reception from you all?"

Hearing this, the smile on Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva’s compassionate face grew deeper.

"You are too modest, Benefactor."

"To steal the World Honored One’s Handwriting with the body of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"For a character such as yourself, even mobilizing the entire foundation of our Buddhist Sect would not be an exaggeration."

He paused, and the Buddha Light Cage began to close thirty percent faster.

"Benefactor, there is no need to struggle."

"The Outer Realm is vast."

"Today—"

He pressed his palms together, his voice thundering through the vast Void Sea.

"No one can save you."

As his voice fell, the Buddha Light Cage slammed shut!

At the last possible moment, just as the Buddha Light Cage was about to seal completely and suppress the azure-blue tunnel along with Qi Yun inside...

Qi Yun moved.

He merely lifted his eyes.

Then he spoke slowly.

"Is that so?"

As those three words fell—

BOOM—!!!

A beam of light—indescribable, incomparably brilliant, boundlessly vast, and supremely tyrannical!

Erupted from behind Qi Yun!

The light was scorching and pure, as if it were the condensed source of all light in the world!

The moment it appeared, it forced a crack open in the closing Buddha Light Cage!

The expressions of the four Bodhisattvas froze at the same time!

For the first time, true solemnity appeared in the compassionate eyes of Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva!

From within the light,

a figure solidified from the void and slowly walked out.

He wore an extremely simple white Daoist Robe and was barefoot.

With every step he took, a pure, flawless White Lotus, shimmering with a faint, glassy luster, bloomed naturally in the empty void beneath his feet.

The White Lotus spun, scattering an aura of purity and peace.

His face was gentle and compassionate, his brow holding a wisdom that saw through worldly affairs and a tranquility that transcended the material world.

He had no topknot; his black hair hung loose, swaying gently in the infinite light.

Great Sun Purple Extreme True Monarch.

He stood within the infinite light, amidst the countless White Lotuses, inside the Buddha Light Cage of the four Bodhisattvas.

"A moment ago..."

He spoke, his voice gentle and even, slowly echoing through this space interwoven with Buddha Light and white light.

"You all said—"

He paused, and within his gentle eyes, it was as if the sun and moon rose and set, Heaven and Earth turned in Reincarnation, and the Ten Thousand Laws were born and died.

"That no one could save him?"

As his voice fell—

The infinite light suddenly blazed!

Becoming more than ten times brighter!

So bright that the Buddha Light of the four Bodhisattvas paled in comparison, like a firefly before the bright moon!

So bright that the Buddha Light Cage began to show fine cracks under the assault of the white light!

So bright that the lotus platforms of the four Bodhisattvas began to tremble under its glare, as if they could shatter at any moment!

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva took a deep breath. The seven-colored Buddha Light circulated madly as the phantom of the Ancient Dragon Elephant behind him raised its head and roared, attempting to resist the terrifying pressure of the white light.

But the white light was too vast.

Too tyrannical.

Too—

Unreasonable.

The light in the depths of Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva’s compassionate eyes flickered violently.

’How long has it been?

From the battle at the Spirit Mountain Sacred Realm until now, only a few decades have passed.

At that time, Great Sun Purple Extreme True Monarch had only just attained his title. His aura, though strong, was still somewhat unstable, far from reaching this level.

But now—

The pressure contained within the white light, the ease revealed in his every move, the indifference with which he looks down on the four of us Bodhisattvas as if we were ants.

This is clearly the kind of foundation that only a True Monarch of many years could possess!

This is completely unreasonable!

Unreasonable...’

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva’s heart suddenly leaped.

A thought, like a clap of thunder, exploded in his Heart and Spirit!

’Unreasonable—

There can be only one explanation!

Someone—

is helping him in secret!’

...

Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva’s eyes suddenly became as sharp as blades!

He raised his head abruptly, his eyes—now stripped of all compassion, leaving only coldness and gravity—sweeping into the depths of the vast Void Sea like two tangible beams of Buddha Light!

They finally settled on a seemingly empty patch of the void!

There was nothing there.

Only emptiness.

But Dragon Elephant Wisdom Bodhisattva’s gaze remained fixed there, unmoving.

After a long moment, he finally spoke, his voice no longer compassionate, no longer gentle:

"Wu Dao!"

The two words exploded like thunder!

In the void, a faint ripple quietly spread.

"You are a revered True Monarch."

"Yet you resort to such despicable tricks."

"Have you no shame?!"

As his voice fell, the void was deathly silent.

The spreading ripple also slowly subsided.

As if nothing had happened.

But at that very instant—

"Heh heh..."

A soft chuckle drifted out from the depths of the void.

The laugh was not loud, but it carried an indescribable, playful amusement.

A figure slowly strode out from the void.

He wore a simple, unadorned black robe, which naturally exuded a heart-stopping aura of Gui Wu.

His face was as cold and hard as ten-thousand-year-old iron, with no trace of emotion in his features.

Only his eyes were like bottomless pits, freezing all they surveyed.

True Monarch of No Dao Extreme Law.

He stood with his hands behind his back in the vast Void Sea, under the furious and shocked gazes of the four Bodhisattvas.

Then, he turned to Qi Yun at his side and nodded slowly.

"Good bait. One hook, four fish."

"This merit will be temporarily recorded."

"When we return to the sect, I shall reward you handsomely!"

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