Chapter 270: The Battle of Buddha's Passing of the Pure Land
Ni Kun still didn't get the chance to make a move.
The warships that broke through Master Xuanzang's interception and rushed towards the guardian temple were intercepted by dense barrage of bullets when they were still thousands of miles away from the temple, and exploded into balls of gorgeous fireworks.
It is obvious that the self-defense weapons guarding the temple are not limited to Frieza's "temporary turret".
There are also countless temples' own self-defense turrets, which, under the control of the virtual deity Athena, can strike the invading enemies with every bullet.
Seeing that the enemy was completely unable to break through the fire network and rushed into the temple to fight in close combat, Frieza pretended to be a turret and fired happily at the gun position. Ni Kun couldn't help but say to Xiao Longnu:
"Where are the empty gun positions? Find me one! My Extinction Light is also very powerful."
Well, he also wanted to build a temporary turret like Frieza to satisfy his wits.
Xiao Longnu actually found a gun position for him and asked him to stand there and fire.
So Ni Kun, like Frieza, happily acted as a makeshift turret, raising his hands at an angle with his palms facing outward, continuously emitting rays of extinct divine light to bombard the enemy fleet.
Unfortunately, the firepower of the artillery operated by Athena was so dense and accurate that almost all the enemy ships were blown up by her while they were still thousands of miles away.
Ni Kun fought for a long time, but it was all in vain, and he didn't hit a single enemy ship...
"Your shot is not very accurate."
Xiao Long Nu complained expressionlessly beside her.
Ni Kun was helpless:
"Can you blame me for this? I aimed at the enemy ship, but before the shell flew over, the enemy ship blew up Athena."
After fighting for a while, they still didn't achieve any results. Xiao Longnu kept complaining from time to time. Ni Kun felt it was boring and simply stopped fighting and went back to the pool to watch the fight.
The battle lasted for dozens of hours.
Not until the extraterritorial demons’ fleet was almost completely destroyed did both sides call off their battles and withdraw from the battlefield.
The ten guardians and the four extraterritorial demons including Xuan Wuyue did not seem to be seriously injured. It seemed that only the cannon fodder fleet suffered heavy losses.
But when the guardians who had once again repelled the invading enemies came back, although they all had smiles on their faces, there was worry in their eyes.
The number of Guardians has not been reduced, which is certainly a good thing.
But after this battle, the energy reserves of the Guardian Temple have been greatly consumed, and the world barriers of at least four or five outer worlds will be greatly weakened.
Next, those worlds whose world barriers have been weakened will become the prey of the extraterritorial demons and will be devoured by them one by one.
If the guardians were to protect those worlds, it would play right into the hands of the extraterritorial demons - there are at least four or five worlds, and with the limited manpower of the guardians, how could they possibly guard them?
First of all, there must be at least three guardians guarding the temple, so only seven guardians can be dispatched.
No matter how the seven guardians are distributed, it is impossible for them to guard four or five worlds.
If they were divided equally and each guarded a place, the demons from outside the realm could attack one point together and defeat them one by one. Not only could they harvest the target world, but they could also severely injure or even kill the lone guardian.
If the guardians concentrate their manpower and focus on guarding one or two worlds, the extraterritorial demons can completely bypass the worlds that are heavily defended and attack the worlds with weaker defenses.
In short, no matter how you calculate, due to lack of manpower , it is impossible to protect those worlds whose "world barriers" have been weakened.
This is the "chronic death" that Xiaolongnu and Ni Kun mentioned before.
Regardless of victory or defeat, after every war to defend the temple, there will always be one, two or even several worlds that will be harvested by the extraterritorial demons.
The situation has become so bad, as for the turning point...
Anyway, the guardians can't find it.
Of course, in today's defense battle, no guards were killed or even seriously injured, so it is still worth celebrating.
With the presence of the distinguished guest Ni Kun , the guards mustered up their energy, showed off their skills, and prepared a sumptuous banquet.
"Come on, Brother Ni, I'll toast you thirty glasses first!"
"...Brother Qiao, what you are holding seems to be a large bowl..."
"Haha, the bowl is the cup, and the cup is the bowl. The mystery lies in one's heart. Come on, don't talk, drink first! I tell you, although this heavenly wine is strong, the more you drink, the more addictive it is. You won't get drunk at all!"
"It's just that you can't get drunk, right?"
"Master Ni, try this peach. Not only is it delicious and juicy, it can also prolong your life, maintain your beauty, and greatly improve your cultivation. It has many benefits!"
"Mr. Ni, try the stir-fried dragon liver I made. And this roasted phoenix leg..."
In the banquet hall, there were clinking glasses, laughter and the guards kept urging people to drink, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Ni Kun was not polite either. Except for the one who could not resist Qiao Feng's toast, he and the others drank till the glass was dry, devoured all kinds of delicious food, and even improved his cultivation while eating. Even gods were no better than him.
"Master Xuanzang said that the welfare of the Guardian Temple is good, and now it seems to be true. Unfortunately, when the guardians were promoted, they reached the sky in one step, and too much potential was squeezed out at once, resulting in the upper limit being almost locked. After becoming a guardian, it is difficult to make any progress in cultivation. Otherwise, with these foods, there is no need to deliberately practice every day, and the strength can be greatly improved by eating..."
Every kind of food and drink that protects the temple is not just a delicacy, but has the effect .
But the guards were not able to enjoy it, so Ni Kun got the advantage instead.
After eating a piece of peach, his life span was extended by hundreds of years, and his cultivation level increased a little. After swallowing another mouthful of dragon liver, his life span was extended a little more, and his cultivation level increased a little. After taking another sip of heavenly nectar, his life span did not increase this time, but his soul became a little more stable and powerful.
The banquet lasted for more than two hours. Ni Kun was full and a little drunk. He asked Master Xuanzang:
"Master, I remember you said that the Guardian Temple hides some secrets of the great war. Why don't you take me to have a look?"
Master Xuanzang was silent for a while and asked him:
"Sir, do you really want to see it?"
Ni Kun smiled and said:
"Why, is this a major secret that only the Guardians can see?"
"That's not the case." Master Xuanzang sighed and said softly:
"It's just that some secrets, after reading them, will probably only bring about some bad emotions..."
Ni Kun raised his eyebrows: "For example?"
Master Xuanzang looked at him quietly without saying a word, and only communicated with him through telepathy:
"Powerlessness and despair."
Ni Kun laughed and thought:
"The guardians have all seen the secret, right? I don't see any feeling of powerlessness or despair in you. Even though you know that protecting the temple is just a slow death, you are still full of fighting spirit and keep fighting. Master, do you think that since I am not a guardian, I don't have the same tenacity as the guardians?"
Xuanzang shook his head and sent a telepathic message:
"That's simply because the guardians read it and then forgot it..."
"Forgotten?"
"Yes. Every guardian does have a very strong will, but even they can't help but feel powerless and even desperate after seeing the secret of that battle. Even if they don't collapse immediately, their fighting spirit will be severely dampened, and they may even completely lose their fighting spirit in the long and endless war in the future. Therefore, Athena erased their memories and made them forget the secrets they saw."
"What about you, Mage?"
"For Buddhist disciples, the four elements are empty. Powerlessness is emptiness, despair is also emptiness. I can barely bear it. But even so, I often feel powerless. I need to cleanse my mind from time to time to ensure that it is clear. If I neglect it for a moment, I will be swallowed by despair."
"Master, you are great!"
"In that case, Master Ni, do you still want to watch it?"
"If the master can bear it, why can't I? Although I am not a Buddhist disciple, the hardships I have experienced are probably unimaginable to the master."
Xuanzang did not try to persuade her any further. He just bowed to Ni Kun, stood up and walked out of the banquet hall.
Ni Kun also stood up and followed Master Xuanzang with a drunken step.
The guards looked at their backs silently without saying anything.
The little dragon girl asked Altria: "What are they talking about? Where are they going now?"
Altria sipped her wine and said calmly, "They went to see a secret ."
Xiao Long Nu: "Aren't you going to take us with you?"
"We have already seen it." Altria glanced at Xiao Longnv and said, "You are the only one who hasn't seen it yet."
"So, what's the secret that makes it so mysterious?"
“I don’t remember.”
"…Are you deliberately not telling me?"
"No, I really don't remember."
"Can I go and see?"
"Don't go."
"Okay." Xiao Long Nu followed suit and changed the subject: "I just drank a lot and sweated a lot. Let's go to the hot springs together later?"
"OK."
"Ask Ni Kun to join us?"
“…”
"I'm trying to create an opportunity for you. Why are you glaring at me, Xiaoya?"
“…”
When Xiaolongnu and Altria were whispering.
Ni Kun has followed Master Xuanzang to the depths of the temple, in front of a dark gate.
Xuanzang made Dharma seals with his hands, changing hundreds of complicated hand seals in succession, and chanted obscure spells for a long time before he unlocked the seal on the door. He raised his hand and pushed open the door, revealing a dark and deep doorway.
There was no light at all behind the doorway, as if it were a bottomless abyss.
Xuanzang stood at the door and made a "please" gesture to Ni Kun.
"Mr. Ni, please come in. I'll be waiting for you outside the door."
"Won't the wizard come in with us?"
"I don't want to go in." Xuanzang's eyes showed a hint of fear and he shook his head:
"Even if I can use 'emptiness' to carry the powerlessness and despair, every time I go in, I will be hit by a new shock. It is really too much to bear. Please forgive me for my inability to accompany you to take a look."
Is it that weird?
Ni Kun shook his head and strode into the deep and dark doorway that looked like the entrance to an abyss.
After walking more than ten steps, it was already pitch black all around. Just as he was about to turn around to look at the door, Ni Kun suddenly felt dazed and a golden star lit up in his field of vision.
Looking carefully, I saw that the front of my vision had turned into a vast void of the universe without me noticing when.
The golden star in the depths of the void looked like a gigantic golden Buddha, sitting cross-legged in the void. There were stars floating in the Buddha's light above its head. Looking closely, the hundreds of stars in the Buddha's light were actually all real giant stars.
There is no doubt that this golden Buddha statue of unknown size is none other than Tathagata Buddha.
He sat suspended in the void of the universe, and gently reached into the void with his left palm. A continent appeared in his palm. On the continent, countless demon shadows rushed left and right, screaming and howling, but no matter what, they could not break through the seal of Tathagata's five fingers.
Tathagata picked up a continent with one palm. In the continent, there were many demon shadows. The aura of each demon shadow was no less than that of the Blood Evil Saint Son, the Sky Control Saint Son and others.
Tathagata had a blank expression on his face, but in his compassionate eyes there was a rare hint of a resolute murderous intent.
He lowered his head to look at the continent with countless demonic shadows in his left palm. He raised his right palm and was about to slap it down, destroying the continent in his palm along with the countless demonic shadows.
Just at this moment.
The space in front of the Buddha suddenly twisted and rippled, as if it had turned into water surface.
Then, a giant hand surrounded by stars suddenly stretched out from the void and grabbed...
He held Tathagata in his palm.
