Feeling his own strength weakening, Wutan became more and more frightened and no longer faced Tathagata's arrogance.
Tathagata really couldn't do anything to him, but Jiale in front of him was simply his nemesis. Both the Precious Lotus Lantern and the Nine Nether Divine Lotus were things that could destroy him.
At this time, Jia Le finally understood why Fomen and Wujitan wanted to fight for the Precious Lotus Lantern. It was really against the will of heaven.
As Jiuyou was devoured, Wutan's power was obviously weakening, and light had already overwhelmed darkness. If the situation continued in this way, Jiale would definitely win.
outside world.
At this time, the war was raging and the entire Lingshan had been surrounded by Shangqing disciples. As the battle progressed, it was obviously no longer an exchange of ideas. New and old grudges, life-and-death battles had occurred, and casualties had already occurred.
Tathagata defeated the Golden Spirit Mother with one strike and looked at the situation on the Lingshan Mountain.
Although they are on Lingshan Mountain, the strength of the Shangqing lineage is obviously not inferior to that of Buddhism. Now the situation is that the Shangqing lineage has the upper hand, especially when the three thousand mortal guests are letting them go. Although the three thousand mortal guests are controlled by Buddhism and cannot directly turn against them, it will always be no problem for them to sprinkle some water on them.
But if this happens, the pressure on Buddhism will be too great.
"Start the formation!"
There was no other way. We couldn't let them break into the mountain gate. With a command from Tathagata, a large formation was set up on Lingshan Mountain.
"Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation!"
This formation was obtained by the two Buddhas of Buddhism by referring to the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation of the Shangqing lineage. After converting three thousand mortals, the strength of Buddhism began to expand. After so many years of development, setting up a Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation is not a problem at all.
Seeing this, the Golden Spirit Mother couldn't help but sneer.
"Shangqing disciples, the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation!"
Today, let the Buddhist sect see who is the ancestor of the formation.
The Great Array of Ten Thousand Immortals has reappeared on earth, and all three realms can feel the momentum of the gathering of ten thousand immortals. This Great Array of Ten Thousand Immortals can be said to be the result of Shangqing Taoist's life-long attainments in the art of array formations. Its power is by no means inferior to the Four Swords of Zhuxian. If it were not for the Taiqing lineage, the Yuqing lineage and the Buddhist sect joining forces to break the array, the Yuqing lineage alone would have to be the disciples of the Yuqing lineage on the List of Gods at this time.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation versus the Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation.
For a moment, it was already dark above Lingshan Mountain, and the atmosphere of the formation was everywhere. Magical weapons and magical powers flashed from time to time, and a few people fell from time to time.
boom!
"Jingchun, even if I die, I will not fulfill your wish. Die with me."
In the five elements of heaven and earth.
Wutan saw that it was difficult to break through the constraints of Jiale's world of laws. The magic lotus was constantly eroded and his soul was getting weaker and weaker. If it continued like this, he would never be able to escape and would only be gradually devoured. Thinking of this, Wutan became ruthless and without hesitation, he directly exploded his soul and wanted to die together with Jiale.
Wutan's soul, which was already filled with anger, began to twitch and exploded.
Powerful energy exploded in Jiale's sea of ​​​​divine sea. You should know that the sea of ​​​​divine sea is the most important place for a person. What kind of existence is Wutan, who carries the magic way, is not much worse than the peak . Now it exploded in Jiale's sea of ​​​​divine sea. Even if Jiale's sea of ​​​​divine sea is solid, it will probably be blown into pieces.
Once the Divine Sea is destroyed, Jiale will at best lose all his cultivation, at worst die.
Faced with such a powerful self-explosion, Jiale was a little dazed for a moment. The Three Soul Lamp only locked the soul, the Yin-Yang Coffin suppressed the primordial spirit, and the Precious Lotus Lamp emitted energy and began to maintain the stability of the world of laws. If the energy of Wutan's self-explosion could be controlled in the world of laws, perhaps Jiale's sea of ​​​​consciousness could be saved.
And at this critical moment, the Kunlun Mirror finally moved.
When it comes to protecting souls, the Kunlun Mirror may not be professional, but when it comes to collecting energy, the Kunlun Mirror is definitely professional. Now that Wutan has self-destructed and his soul's energy has exploded, these energies are ownerless. The Kunlun Mirror emits a mysterious yellow light, enveloping these energies, and actually begins to transform them into energy beads, pulling them into the Kunlun Mirror.
This process naturally does not happen overnight.
But with the Kunlun Mirror, Jiale did have more vitality. The Yin-Yang Coffin, the Three Souls Lamp and the Precious Lotus Lamp guarded the soul and maintained the world of laws. With the Kunlun Mirror transforming energy, Jiale felt the storm surging in the sea of ​​​​gods, but this storm gradually began to shrink until it disappeared.
It was unknown how long it had passed, but Jiale's face turned pale, the world of laws was directly revoked, and the violent energy within the Sea of ​​Gods also disappeared completely, replaced by a golden fairy-level energy bead in Kunlun.
The Divine Sea was not unscathed after all, but this kind of damage was no longer a big problem.
The Precious Lotus Lantern has healing powers, and it has now begun to actively repair Jia Le's spiritual damage. However, in this battle, Jia Le's use of the Precious Lotus Lantern has some side effects. After careful consideration, it is clear that something is missing, but he can't explain it clearly.
However, none of this matters anymore. Jiale couldn't help but feel happy when he thought that he had actually killed Wutan.
Moreover, he could even suppress Wutan’s self-explosion. At this moment, Jiale wanted to ask: Who else?
Without Wutan's original spirit, the World-Destroying Black Lotus could no longer resist Jiuyou's devouring and actually gradually merged with the Jiuyou Divine Lotus. Looking closely, the tenth lotus leaf of the Jiuyou Divine Lotus began to bloom, and its origin was more abundant. The most important thing was that Jiale felt a luck above it, which was the devilish luck that had been on Wutan before, and now it had all been transferred to Jiuyou.
It seems that Jiale’s idea has indeed been realized.
After an unknown amount of time, the World-Destroying Black Lotus finally disappeared, and was replaced by a Tenth-Rank Nine Netherworld Divine Lotus.
Jiuyou slowly appeared. Feeling his demonic aura and strength comparable to that of a peak Golden Immortal, Jiale was a little shocked. Your past incarnation is stronger than this one, is that really appropriate?
"My Lord, maybe we can do something big. I will stay in the belly of the Peacock King for now. You can leave first."
Jiuyou and Jiale have always been in tune with each other, so Jiuyou naturally knew what Jiale was thinking before. Now that he has swallowed up the Black Lotus of Destruction, Jiuyou knows Wutan's mission even more. He can completely replace Wutan and complete the devil calamity. Moreover, the fusion of Jiuyou's Divine Lotus and the Black Lotus of Destruction has made their origin even stronger. Jiuyou can definitely do better than Wutan.
"Okay, I'll leave this place to you. I'll just sit back and wait to collect the energy beads."
After saying that, Jiale had already left the Five Elements World in one step. Now the Peacock King was completely controlled by Jiuyou. He had already been mostly infected by Wutan's evil nature. Jiuyou had now swallowed up the World-Destroying Black Lotus and replaced Wutan. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal, and the Peacock King had no power to resist.
After the Tenth-Rank Nine Netherworld Divine Lotus merges with the World-Destroying Black Lotus, it has the ability to split into two lotuses.
Looking closely, there is a black lotus attached to the Five Elements World of the Great Peacock King. The Five Elements World, where the Five Elements originally circulated, has now completely turned into a dark color. Now there is no Great Peacock King, only the Peacock Demon King.
"Stop! Holy Mother Jin Ling, I, the Buddhist sect, agree."
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation faced off against the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, and most of the Lingshan Mountain was destroyed. Now, neither the Shangqing lineage nor the Buddhist sect gained much benefit, and it can be said that countless people were killed and injured.
Tathagata originally wanted to grit his teeth and finish the fight.
But at this moment, Tathagata suddenly felt that the fortune of Buddhism was shrouded in a black fog. The devil's calamity had arrived ahead of schedule, and it was more ferocious than before. What was going on?
The only surprise now is the Shangqing lineage in front of us.
This concerns the life and death of Buddhism, so how could Tathagata dare to be careless? He must not continue fighting. If he continues fighting, he might be able to force back the Shangqing lineage, but the loss would probably not be compensated by the three thousand mortals brought over by Buddhism. After the war, the demonic calamity will come, and Buddhism, with its severely injured body, will find it even more difficult to resist.
In this case, it is better to end the war as soon as possible. Even if we return those three thousand worldly guests now, it doesn’t matter. After we have overcome the demonic calamity and Buddhism has flourished, we can bring them back. Maybe there will be more.
Being able to bend and stretch is also a major advantage of Buddhism.
Upon hearing this, the Golden Spirit Mother waved her hand, and the Shangqing disciples in the Ten Thousand Immortals Array immediately stopped their actions. The Buddhist disciples also hurriedly retreated behind Tathagata.
"Tathagata, it would have been better if you had done this earlier. You had to sacrifice some lives before you obeyed. After so many years, the temper of the Buddhist sect has not changed at all."
At this time, Tathagata calmed down.
Looking at the three thousand mortals who were brought here, he said, "If any of you are willing to return to the Shangqing lineage, I will set you free now."
The three thousand worldly guests, led by the Immortal Wuyun, the Immortal Pilu, the Immortal Qiushou, the Immortal Lingya, and the Immortal Jinguang, could no longer wait and stood up immediately.
"Tathagata, Buddhism has enslaved us for so many years. We will remember this grudge."
Tathagata didn't say much, and directly used his magical powers to lift the restrictions on Wuyunxian and others. Wuyunxian and others felt the breath of freedom. For so many years, they really wanted to switch with those disciples on the list. Now they finally got their freedom, which was simply too exciting.
When they returned to the side of the Golden Spirit Mother, everyone was excited.
"Sister! Thank you for your help. We are sorry for the burden that we have entrusted to our fellow brothers."
Speaking of this, Wu Yunxian and others were full of guilt. They were all disciples of the Shangqing lineage. It was bad enough that they were in such a miserable state, but they also caused so many disciples to suffer. In this battle, many disciples were injured or even died. How could they feel at ease?
"You don't need to say anything more. We are all brothers. Why are you saying such inappropriate things?"
The Golden Spirit Mother signaled Wu Yunxian and others to return to their positions, and her eyes fell on Tathagata. Tathagata also knew what she meant. He held the Sun Star Core in his hand and pushed it towards Jiale, who took it directly. The Yin-Yang Mysterious Jade in the hands of the Peacock King had already been taken by Jiale when he came out.
"Golden Spirit Holy Mother, from today on, our karma will be eliminated. Please do not appear under my sacred mountain again."
The Golden Spirit Mother looked at Tathagata with contempt, "Such a filthy place, it makes my eyes uncomfortable if I look at it for one more time. Don't worry, I won't come even if you invite me to come in the future. Let's go!"
At the command, the Shangqing disciples began to leave Lingshan in an orderly manner, and Jiale followed closely behind the Wudang Holy Mother.
Not long after leaving Lingshan, the Golden Spirit Holy Mother felt limp all over. The Turtle Spirit Holy Mother and the Wu Dang Holy Mother hurried forward to support the Golden Spirit Holy Mother.
"Senior sister, are you okay?"
The Golden Spirit Mother waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Presiding over the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation consumes too much energy. The strength of Tathagata is indeed extraordinary . If it lasts longer, I'm afraid I won't be his opponent. I just don't know why he suddenly stopped. He is injured. Just go back and rest for a while."
When it comes to Tathagata, the Golden Spirit Mother also has mixed feelings.
This person is the eldest senior brother of his Shangqing lineage. His aptitude and talent are also the best among the three lineages. Among the three lineages, only the Great Master Xuandu and Guangchengzi can be compared to him. Although the Golden Spirit Mother claims to be extraordinary, she admits that she is still a little inferior to Tathagata. Tathagata has probably broken through the peak of the Golden Immortal long ago, while the Golden Spirit Mother has only just broken through not long ago.
In this battle, she was ultimately at a disadvantage. If the fight continued, she would definitely be the loser.
The Golden Spirit Mother naturally didn't know that the fortune of Buddhism had undergone a drastic change because Jia Le killed Wu Tian. In a sense, Jia Le was indeed the biggest variable in this world.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation is naturally very powerful, but the requirements for the person in charge of the formation are also very high.
The one in charge of the formation at the beginning was the Taoist Shangqing, so naturally there was no problem. Now that it has been replaced by the Holy Mother Jinling, the consumption is too great. However, if this is the case for the Holy Mother Jinling, I'm afraid Tathagata will not be much better. The Buddhist Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation was also learned from the Shangqing lineage. Tathagata was from the Shangqing lineage before, and he got the true teachings of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. After this conversion, it is really powerful.
After the Shangqing lineage left, the Buddhist disciples at the Leiyin Temple began to lick their wounds. Maitreya Buddha and Medicine Buddha took their disciples to tidy up the mountain gate. Lingshan suffered a lot of damage this time. If it is not dealt with in time, many spiritual veins will be destroyed.
The ancient Buddha Dipankara stayed in the main hall with the Buddha Tathagata.
"The fortune of Buddhism has changed, and the demonic calamity seems to be more dangerous than before."
Tathagata endured the pain and looked at the sacred mountain in front of him, sighing softly. As the Buddha of the past, Dipankara also had some feelings about the fortune of Buddhism. Buddhism, which was already on the verge of death, was probably even more difficult now. Without the three thousand mortals, the fortune of Buddhism declined further, and the demonic calamity became even more severe. With one thing going up while the other went down, the future of Buddhism was predictable.
"The Buddha is right. Buddhism is now on the brink of danger. It is already difficult to overcome the demonic calamity. If we are entangled by the Shangqing lineage again, I am afraid it will be even more difficult. It is good that the three thousand mortals have left. Those who remain now are the ones who can truly advance and retreat with our Buddhism. Perhaps without them, our Buddhism will have fewer hidden dangers."
At this point, I can only comfort myself.
"Ancient Buddha, this battle consumed a lot of energy. I am afraid I need to rest for a while. As for the important matters of Buddhism, Ancient Buddha will have to take care of me more."
After watching the ancient Buddha Dipankara leave, Tathagata finally couldn't hold on any longer.
His face turned pale and he quickly began to practice martial arts. The Golden Spirit Mother was seriously injured, so Tathagata was naturally not in a much better condition.
However, in the quiet Leiyin Temple, the Peacock King suddenly appeared.
Tathagata suddenly opened his eyes, and a sense of crisis came over him.
"Peacock King, you were ultimately unable to resist the evil spirit and went astray!"
Tathagata sighed, but was not in a hurry. Although he was injured, the injured Golden Immortal at the peak was not comparable to the late Golden Immortal. Tathagata was confident that he could defeat the Peacock King.
"Haha, Tathagata, the luck of Buddhism has run out. The luck of Buddha is fading while the luck of devil is rising. Today is the end of Buddhism."
The Peacock King laughed loudly, and under the horrified gaze of Tathagata, Jiuyou directly transformed into his true form and landed in front of Tathagata.
Feeling Jiuyou's aura, Tathagata could no longer sit still, "You are not Wu Tian!"
Wu Tian was ultimately the result of Tathagata's evil intentions. Although it was because the devil was flourishing and out of Tathagata's control, Tathagata had long known that Wu Tian was the key to the devil's calamity and had already made a series of countermeasures against Wu Tian. As long as there are no variables, there should be a great chance of helping Buddhism survive the calamity.
But what is going on now?
Where is his Wutan? How did he become this guy who looks even more terrifying than Wutan?
"Wutian is dead. The one standing before you now is Demon Ancestor Jiuyou."
Jiuyou!
Tathagata finally understood why the fortune of Buddhism had changed so much. Jiuyou was replaced by Wutian. Would the arrangements he had made before still be useful? Could it be that the arrangements he had made before were really in vain?
"Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, what do you think?"
Jiuyou looked at Tathagata, and he could naturally see that Tathagata was taking the opportunity to recover from his injuries. He was Jiale's past incarnation, and his personality might be even more like Jiale's. How could Jiuyou be vague when it came to taking advantage of someone's illness to kill him?
A black lotus suddenly appeared and pressed towards Tathagata.
Don't think that this is a simple attack. This is Jiuyou using the luck of the devil to suppress Tathagata. Nowadays, the luck of Buddhism is declining, while the luck of the devil is flourishing. Jiuyou used the luck of the devil to suppress Tathagata, who was already seriously injured. This immediately weakened Tathagata's power further, leaving him with almost no power to resist. And this is not Jiuyou's real purpose.
Wu Tian is the evil thought of Tathagata. Jiuyou swallowed the magic lotus and has replaced Wu Tian. He also swallowed the evil thought of Wu Tian contained in the magic lotus.
Wu Tian and Tathagata are originally one. Jiu You now wants to let this evil thought dominate Tathagata and then control him.
Tathagata was obviously aware of this. Although he still had the strength to resist at this moment, under such a situation, even the Tathagata, who was well prepared, was a little desperate. So many plans had failed, and now he was facing the powerful Jiuyou. Tathagata had lost all hope of killing Jiuyou.
Tathagata knew clearly what would happen to Buddhism if he was controlled.
In that case, Buddhism will be completely destroyed and there will be no chance of recovery. Therefore, he, the only one who knows the truth, must escape at this time to leave a glimmer of hope for Buddhism.
Fortunately, Tathagata was not without any preparation.
Before, Tathagata had already thought of the worst outcome. The demonic calamity was coming with great force, and Tathagata did not dare to say that he would be able to defeat Wu Tian. If he really lost to Wu Tian, ​​Tathagata would never be controlled by Wu Tian. So Tathagata left a way out for himself, but Tathagata never thought that this way out would become his only chance of survival.
Without hesitation, seeing that Jiuyou was about to take action, Tathagata directly sacrificed the Duobao Pagoda.
In the Merit Pool, the merits accumulated by Buddhism for thousands of years suddenly flowed into the body of Tathagata. A relic jumped out and disappeared in an instant under the protection of the Duobao Pagoda.
Jiuyou's face changed when he saw this, and he hurriedly used the Jiuyou Divine Lotus to try to intercept it.
But it was still a step too late.
This is the Three Life Method of Buddhism, and it is also the reincarnation of merit, which involves the way of reincarnation. At the moment when merit was transmitted and the relic left the body, Tathagata had already activated the means he had arranged in advance and entered the six reincarnations in one step. Not to mention that Jiuyou did not anticipate it in advance, even if he had anticipated it, it would have been difficult to stop it.
Just like that, I watched helplessly as Tathagata's original spirit entered the six realms of reincarnation, leaving only a body.
But after the shock, Jiuyou felt relieved.
After all, he is Tathagata, the Lord of Buddhism. If he could be taken down so easily, Jiuyou would feel a little uneasy.
It's just reincarnation, just find it, Ling'er?
After all, Jiale is the one who knows how the plot is developing. Jiuyou is not Wutan, and he will not be fooled by him.
Looking at the body of Tathagata in front of me, it seems that the trip is not in vain. Although the Tathagata's soul is gone, the body of Tathagata is enough.
Gather all Wu Tian’s evil thoughts and directly inject them into Tathagata’s body.
The Nine Nether Divine Lotus once again condensed the Tathagata's Divine Sea. At this moment, the Nine Nether was the Tathagata.
A thought swept across the entire Lingshan Mountain, and the next step was to light the lamp.
And at the moment when Tathagata's spirit entered the cycle of reincarnation, the hearts of all the Buddhist disciples were gloomy, and they all became panicked at the same time, as if something big had happened.
The fortune, which was already declining, was on the verge of collapse.
At this time, Ran Deng had already returned to the Buddhist temple. In this battle, not only Tathagata was injured, but they were also not exceptions, the only difference was the severity of the injury.
With a sense of crisis in his heart, Randeng opened his eyes suddenly, only to see a black lotus.
Jiuyou slowly showed up, their eyes met, and Randeng retreated quickly.
The twenty-four gods appeared behind him, and he was actually using their power to escape.
Jiuyou was also stunned when he saw this scene. Is this the Buddha from the past? Even if he was facing danger, he couldn't escape so quickly.
It takes some kind of training to achieve such proficiency. Even Tathagata is inferior to Dipankara.
However, with the precedent of Tathagata, Jiuyou would not easily appear in front of Randang if he was not absolutely sure.
The Nine Nether Divine Lotus appeared in the hall. A large formation with the Nine Nether Divine Lotus as its core actually enveloped the entire hall, gathering the world of laws of the Nine Nether. It was definitely no worse than the world of laws when Jiale killed Wutan before. Jiale was able to rely on the world of laws to trap Wutan. The Nine Nether was much more powerful than the previous Jiale.
Even if Randeng possesses the power of the heavens and can hide in the heavens of his own creation, he has no chance of escaping from Jiuyou's palm today.
A long spear appeared in Jiuyou's hand.
Looking at the twenty-four whirlpools under the heaven and earth of laws, Jiuyou smiled contemptuously. After seeing the real world, the so-called heavens are actually just a space like crossing the sky. The laws are incomplete and can be broken with one shot.
boom!