Chapter 277: Planting Golden Lotus in the Sea of Bitterness
"Taiyi Tianzun really thinks highly of you, and even gave you the Zhuxian Sword!"
Tathagata looked at the tear in the cassock and recognized the sword energy of Zhu Xian lingering on it at a glance.
Li Anran did not hide it anymore and directly summoned out the Zhu Xian Sword.
clang!
Along with the sound of a sword, a golden light suddenly appeared, like the dawn that tore through the darkness, quickly spreading outwards, illuminating an area of thousands of miles around.
In an instant.
Countless golden sword energies were flying everywhere, and the aura of destruction and murder was overflowing, instantly suppressing the raging winds and thunder in the chaos outside the sky.
Li Anran was not trying to show off, but to flex his muscles to make Tathagata hesitate.
Tathagata was greatly surprised and cried out, "You have completely refined the Immortal Execution Sword?"
The earliest owner of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian was Hongjun Daozu, who later gave them to Tongtian Jiaozhu.
The two masters of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were more powerful than the other, making the cruel and violent Four Swords of Zhu Xian even more arrogant and difficult to subdue.
During the catastrophe of Conferred Gods, Laozi, Jade Ding Zhenren, Jie Yin and Zhunti, the four saints, broke the Zhuxian formation, and ordered Chi Jing, Zi Guang Chengzi and the other four to hold talismans and seals to take down the four swords of Zhuxian.
However, Chi Jingzi, Guang Chengzi and the other three were never able to refine the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
They can't even use the most basic stuff.
He could only hang the Four Swords of Zhu Xian high in the cave and spend all his energy to suppress it.
However, the four of them did not seem to be reluctant.
The Four Swords of Zhu Xian are supreme innate spiritual treasures that dominate the killing power of heaven.
The sword energy they emit is itself a rare treasure in the world. Just by integrating a little of this sword energy into the magic weapons they refine, the lethality of the magic weapons can be increased several times or even dozens of times.
In the process of suppressing the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, Guangchengzi also collected a lot of murderous sword energy, and the benefits were far greater than what he paid.
The predecessor of Tathagata was Duobao Taoist, a great disciple of Jiejiao. He was very familiar with the power and temperament of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, and it was precisely because of this familiarity that he was so surprised.
When he was Duobao Taoist, there was a long period of time when he was obsessed with the art of refining weapons because his cultivation had reached a bottleneck.
Not only did he borrow the magic weapons of his fellow disciples for observation and study, he also borrowed the Four Swords of Zhu Xian from the Master Tongtian.
As a result, because he refined replicas of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, the four swords went berserk and almost killed him.
It was also from then on that he suddenly came to his senses and realized that even if the power of the various imitations he had refined could reach 60% or 70% of the originals, they were essentially still a pile of garbage without any soul. So he destroyed all the imitations he had refined and focused on comprehending the great principles of heaven and earth contained in them.
Once you have an epiphany and see through your inner demons, your cultivation will naturally begin to advance by leaps and bounds.
In just ten thousand years, he broke through to the realm of Daluo Jinxian and became the first Daluo Jinxian among the second generation disciples of the three religions.
This experience of being distracted by material things left an indelible mark in his life, earning him the title of Duobao Taoist.
It can be said that the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were the opportunity for Tathagata to break through to the level of Daluo Jinxian. Their violent and unruly nature also left a deep impression on him.
But now…
Tathagata felt quite complicated as he looked at the Zhuxian Sword floating obediently in front of Li Anran.
Li Anran didn’t think too much about it.
Tathagata’s attainments in the avenue of space are higher than his!
However, he has the Book of Punishment with him, which allows him to look into the lives of ordinary people. He can also use experience points to improve his magical powers, and his attainments in the avenue of space are also profound!
Li Anran also roughly guessed how Tathagata brought them directly here from the Three Realms in an instant.
There is an invisible space barrier surrounding them, separating the space they are in from the outside world.
Tathagata must have just swapped the two spaces, and they appeared here instantly.
This process sounds very easy, just like swapping the positions of two building blocks, but space is not a building block, not to mention that he and Nezha, two Daluo Jinxian, are still in this space!
Such means are unbelievable!
They want to escape, but no matter how fast their escape techniques are, it will be useless. The only way is to break the space barrier and let them out of this cage!
Li Anran secretly used his divine power of clairvoyance, with golden light flowing in his eyes, observing the space barrier surrounding him. He discovered that every part of the barrier was exactly the same, without any flaws or loopholes.
"Nezha, follow me closely." Li Anran said secretly without even turning his head.
Then, Li Anran urged the Zhuxian Sword to slash above his head.
The Tathagata in front of him is nothing more than the golden body of the Tathagata that he had refined, either his good corpse or his evil corpse.
Li Anran was worried that Tathagata's real body or the other corpse he had chopped off would come over, so he didn't want to fight head-on and only wanted to escape as quickly as possible.
Tathagata obviously would not let him have his wish .
"OM! MA! NI! BA! MI! HUNG!"
The Tathagata put his hands together, his voice was like a loud bell, and the Buddha's light was shining brightly behind him. The six-character mantra turned from virtual to real, condensing into six golden Sanskrit characters that flew out from between his lips and teeth.
When the Sanskrit words first appeared, they were only the size of a palm and translucent. As the Buddha's light continued to converge towards them, they grew larger and more solid.
When they flew in front of the Zhu Xian Sword, they were like six golden mountains, shining with infinite Buddha light. They also looked like six scorching suns, suppressing the Zhu Xian Sword with terrifying momentum.
clang!
The Zhu Xian Sword suddenly let out a loud cry and shone brightly, as if it was excited. A vast sword energy gushed out and a breath of terrifying destruction spread.
The next moment.
The murderous sword energy collided with the Sanskrit golden mountain.
Swish!
In front of the Zhu Xian sword energy, the infinite Buddha light surrounding the golden mountain seemed to be just a layer of non-existent light. The six Sanskrit golden mountains also seemed to be made of tofu. In an instant, they were cut into twelve pieces by the sword energy and then shattered with a loud bang.
Endless fragments of Buddha's light filled the chaos, but they did not dissipate. Instead, the mountains turned into the sea, and then became a sea of Buddha formed by the gathering of Buddha's light.
Buzz!
One after another, dazzling golden dots of light lit up in the sea of Buddha, like stars twinkling in the night sky, constantly growing larger, and finally turning into golden lotus flowers that bloomed and swayed gently.
In each lotus, there is a figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged, some angry, some happy, some sad, some hesitant, with different faces and expressions, all with their hands folded together, chanting the Mahayana Buddhist Tripitaka.
Countless golden Sanskrit words flew out from their mouths, connecting with each other, densely packed, covering the entire chaos.
Taoist Duobao suddenly came to his senses because of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. After practicing hard, he broke through to the realm of Daluo Jinxian.
He knew very well that it was Master Tongtian who saw that he was indulging in unorthodox practices and deliberately used the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to wake him up.
Taoist Duobao was grateful to Master Tongtian, but he had complicated feelings towards the Four Swords of Zhu Xian. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, if he encountered the Four Swords of Zhu Xian rioting again, how would he deal with the endless sword energy?
But after thinking hard for a long time, he couldn't think of a good solution, so he finally turned to Tongtian Sect Master for help.
If it were someone else, instead of being grateful, he would still be thinking about how to deal with his master's most powerful magic weapon, and he would at least be scolded.
However, Master Tongtian was not like the others, he had a generous personality and was very interested in Duobao Taoist's idea. After careful consideration, he passed the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to Duobao Taoist and also guided Duobao Taoist to create the method of "Growing Green Lotus in Chaos".
The Green Lotus was used to replace the talisman needed for the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, and then the art of mediating fate was used to make the Green Lotus give birth to Green Lotus Immortals, who replaced the Ten Thousand Immortals needed for the formation.
Although this low-profile version of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation is extremely difficult to perform and can only unleash one-tenth or one-twelfth of its power, it only requires one person to form the formation and is sufficient to resist the self-operating Zhuxian Formation for a short period of time.
Duobao transformed himself into a Buddha and became Tathagata Buddha.
The green lotus planted in chaos turned into the golden lotus planted in the sea of suffering.
The Qinglian Immortal also became a Buddha of Merit.
However, the power of this method has increased instead of decreased!
The Green Lotus Immortal relies on the spellcaster's attainments in the art of mediating fate, which will consume a large amount of the spellcaster's mana and is difficult to maintain for a long time.
The Meritorious Buddha is different!
As long as you are willing to spend your merits, it can last forever!
This is also the improvement of this method made by Tathagata after he practiced both Buddhism and Taoism.
The price paid is much higher, but the consumption to itself is much smaller, and the power is also greatly improved.
A moment.
The Zhu Xian Sword seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, and its forward momentum suddenly stopped.
Although the sword energy of Zhu Xian was still invincible and continued to chop the Sanskrit words, golden lotus and even the Buddha in the lotus into pieces, new lotus would be born in the next second and the sound of chanting would continue in the ears.
"Is this the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation!?"
This time, Nezha recognized him without Li Anran having to speak.
He also saw that the situation with the Zhu Xian Sword was not good, so he once again displayed his three-headed and six-armed magical power and sacrificed various magic weapons in an attempt to help Li Anran.
But, the effect is minimal!
These golden lotuses seemed endless, and they were destroyed much faster than they grew.
Li Anran frowned. It was the same Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, but the one with someone presiding over it and the one without someone presiding over it were two completely different concepts!
If they want to break the formation, the most direct and simple way is to kill Tathagata, who is the core of the formation!
This is almost impossible!
"Come back!" Li Anran stretched out his hand, wanting to take back the Zhu Xian Sword.
However, the Zhu Xian Sword was of a ferocious and violent nature, and had long been annoyed by these golden lotuses, so it did not fly back according to his command.
Buzz!
A dazzling light suddenly burst out from the Zhuxian Sword, condensing into an incomparably huge Zhuxian Sword phantom, which slashed towards the surrounding lotus sea.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wherever the sword light passed, all the golden lotuses exploded, bursting out with dazzling strange light, and the sound of chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha's name instantly became half as small.
But, that’s all.
Next second.
Countless lotuses sprouted again and the sound of chanting began to sound again.
The Zhu Xian Sword paused in the air for a moment, as if a person was stunned. Then, an even more dazzling light lit up, and a terrifying and violent murderous aura spread.
"Enough!" Li Anran did not let it go this time and took it back by force.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
The Zhu Xian Sword made a slight sound in Li Anran's hand, as if expressing its dissatisfaction. It was not until Li Anran clenched his fist hard that the sword gradually quieted down.
The unwilling, violent and angry sound of the sword turned into a humming sound of grievance.
"This Zhu Xian Sword is about to become a spirit!" Nezha was amazed when he saw it.
The more powerful the magic weapon is, the more spiritual it is, but the more difficult it is to generate intelligence!
This is even more true for innate spiritual treasures!
As for those rare exceptions...
That’s right, they are innate creatures!
When Tathagata looked at this scene, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He looked at Li Anran deeply and became even more curious about Li Anran.
He originally thought that Li Anran had only refined the Zhuxian Sword, but now it seems more like he had conquered it!
The former can be achieved by force through certain special means, but the latter is different!
Only if Li Anran is extremely compatible with the Zhu Xian Sword can he make the Zhu Xian Sword surrender!
Although the Zhu Xian Sword now only shows signs of surrender!
But this is already amazing!
Could it be that...
A guess suddenly flashed through Tathagata's mind, his pupils suddenly shrank, and for a moment he was unable to control his emotions.
Um?
Li Anran instantly caught the change in Tathagata's mood. He was stunned at first, but soon reacted and thought to himself, "Did Tathagata guess that I have refined the Immortal Execution Formation? That's right, he used to be Duobao Taoist. Among the three realms, besides me, he probably has the deepest understanding of the Four Swords of Immortal Execution!"
Li Anran's mind was full of thoughts, but he didn't show it on his face. He just said, "Does the Buddha really want to fight to the death with us and both of us will suffer?"
However, Li Anran has already seen the mystery of this method of planting golden lotus in the sea of suffering!
Those golden lotuses are all transformed from merits and virtues. They seem endless, but they consume the merits and virtues of Lingshan. The price paid by Tathagata is not small!
Tathagata realized this instantly, and the doubt in his eyes became even stronger.
The Meng Realm is based on the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda and the power of faith, and is combined with the magical power of the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of your hand. It seems exquisite, but because it is too exquisite, as long as there is a problem in one link, the whole thing will be destroyed.
Tathagata did not use any other means to deal with Li Anran, but chose this method of "golden lotus growing in the sea of suffering".
Firstly, the Zhu Xian Sword stirred some of his emotions, and secondly, he also wanted to try whether Li Anran and Nezha broke the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda by their own abilities or by luck.
As a result, he now discovered that Li Anran not only had profound attainments in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, but was also proficient in the Zhuxian Formation, and might have already subdued the Four Zhuxian Swords!
What is the origin of this Li Anran!
Tathagata looked solemn; it was the first time he had met such an unpredictable person.
However, he was also certain of one thing.
The affairs of Mengjie should not really be ordered by Taiyi Tianzun.
Taiyi Tianzun would not be willing to let Li Anran take such a risk.
The anger in Tathagata's heart dissipated immediately, but he still said in a cold voice: "You sneaked into Lingjiu Cave and destroyed my Mengjie, but now you ask me if I really want to fight you to the death. Don't you think it's funny?"
"The incident with Mengjie was not intentional on our part."
Li Anran said: "When Nezha descended to the mortal world to subdue demons, he accidentally learned that Li Jing, the Heavenly King, had burned thousands of people in Anbei Town to death with Samadhi True Fire in order to protect King Kong who had violated the Heavenly Law in the mortal world, and then imprisoned their souls in the Meng Realm."
"Nezha didn't believe that Li Tianwang would do such a thing of partiality and perverting the law, but he had no evidence to prove Li Tianwang's innocence. In desperation, he could only ask me to sneak into the Lingjiu Cave Mengjie to search for evidence. Unexpectedly, he accidentally destroyed the Mengjie."
