Chapter 111: The Holy Sect That Draws Hatred

Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangbei.

Three Golden Core True Persons simultaneously manifested their Dharma Bodies, stabilized the earth veins, and plucked stars with a single hand; such a vast spectacle left Lu Yang stunned for a long time.

"This is the Battle for the Dao."

"However, the scale of this particular battle is not large; only Qi Refining disciples need to fight. In a true grand war, even True Persons must descend to the battlefield personally."

"Moreover, you are quite lucky; that group of sword-wielding madmen from Jiangnan did not come."

Beside him, Master Master Chongguang sighed deeply before explaining, "Those stars are actually Realm Heavens drifting beyond the sky."

"Every so often, Realm Heavens approach from beyond the sky. At that time, the True Persons will act to capture these Realm Heavens, which would otherwise merely brush past us. They refine them, then initiate the Battle for the Dao, sending us in to seize the realm on behalf of the True Persons."

"Whoever wins claims the Realm Heaven."

"Furthermore, the victorious True Person can use the 'Realm Heaven' as a nail, driving it into the territory of any defeated party to expand the influence of their own fruit of attainment."

"The Realm Heaven will thus transform into a Wonder."

Speaking thus, Master Master Chongguang seemed to recall something and smiled:

"For instance, that Ten Thousand Person Pit in Jiangnan was won by Daoist Yinshan in the past. It was originally a Realm Heaven, and the great shamans within possessed some skill."

"Unfortunately, those great shamans were stubborn and unyielding. After Daoist Yinshan's side won, the True Person deemed it a waste of time to linger, so they simply buried them all alive, drove the Realm Heaven into the Jiangnan region, and thus created that Ten Thousand Person Pit. Today, it serves as our Holy Sect's bridgehead against the Sword Pavilion."

Lu Yang listened with rapt fascination.

Since Master Master Chongguang had spoken so plainly, how could Lu Yang not understand? So-called Realm Heavens were clearly small worlds similar to the Dharma Refining Secret Realms!

"I thought only a Dao Lord possessed such great power to control small realms," Lu Yang couldn't help but exclaim.

"A Dao Lord?"

Master Master Chongguang shook his head: "You mean the Dharma Refining Secret Realms? Those are different. Dharma Refining Secret Realms are created by Dao Lords, not captured."

Capturing Realm Heavens versus creating Realm Heavens.

The gap between the two was perhaps exactly the gap between a Golden Core True Person and a Nascent Soul Dao Lord. Lu Yang took a deep breath, quickly clearing his mind of stray thoughts.

Overthinking was useless; the matter at hand was urgent.

Lu Yang's expression turned solemn as he spoke again: "Senior Uncle, does that mean there might be some extraordinary natives within this Realm Heaven?"

Master Master Chongguang nodded: "That is also something you must deal with. Some natives are not to be trifled with. Especially when a Realm Heaven is captured by a True Person and senses its own impending destruction, it will instinctively support the natives within, cultivating a Child of Destiny who will be difficult to handle."

"However, defeating them is also one of the conditions for victory."

As he finished speaking, Master Master Chongguang reached out and lightly tapped, producing a scroll. Within the scroll were mountains surrounding a clear stream cascading from the peak.

"This item is named the 'Deep Abyss Stilling Assembly Map.' It is the treasure of attainment for our Holy Sect's True Person, Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue, in this instance."

"On the other side, the True Persons of the Jiangdong Dao Court and the Jiangxi Pure Land will also drive their own treasures of attainment into the Realm Heaven to serve as the criteria for judgment."

"Your task is to destroy the opposing side's treasure of attainment."

"Alternatively, defeat the Child of Destiny within the Realm Heaven, seize the Realm Heaven's 'Heavenly Count,' and fuse it into your treasure of attainment. Achieving either counts as a win."

Having said this, Master Master Chongguang handed the scroll to Lu Yang.

"Generally, this item is only given to the strongest participant in the Battle for the Dao. Take it. How to use it and how to achieve victory are up to your discretion."

"Additionally, this item itself is a marvelous magic treasure. When unfolded, it can manifest a landscape of mountains and rivers to serve as a fortress against external enemies. Any non-disciple of our Holy Sect who falls into the map will immediately have their cultivation base weakened by thirty percent, while disciples of our Holy Sect fighting within the map will see the power of their divine abilities increased by seventy percent."

Lu Yang accepted the "Deep Abyss Stilling Assembly Map" and carefully stored it away.

A moment later, the star captured by the three True Persons suddenly burst with brilliant light, causing Lu Yang's disciple token to tremble slightly.

Lu Yang clearly felt a guiding force settle upon him.

It seemed that with but a thought, this guiding force would transport him to a strange region elsewhere.

"The time has come; go."

Master Master Chongguang spoke at the right moment: "After entering the Realm Heaven, everyone will be randomly distributed. Remember, rendezvous with the other true disciples first."

"Duanmu Yuan Tu understands." Lu Yang nodded immediately.

The next second, the disciple token erupted with a visible beam of guiding light that enveloped his entire body, then descended into that Star Realm Heaven.

Inside the Star Realm Heaven.

As a small Realm Heaven that had existed for who knew how long, on this day, it welcomed a meteor shower of unprecedented scale and magnitude.

Jiangdong, Tianwu Dao Court.

Jiangxi, Shenle Pure Land.

Jiangbei, Chusheng Mo Sect.

Disciples from all three sides entered the realm simultaneously. It should have been a random distribution as Master Master Chongguang described, yet this time a different variable appeared.

In a mountain forest within the Realm Heaven, as a Buddhist cultivator wearing kasaya with a compassionate face landed in the woods, he took out an extremely complex talisman and activated it. Soon, streams of light flashed, and three more figures with fierce auras suddenly appeared beside the man.

"You monks certainly have many tricks."

One of them showed a joyful expression: "This 'Concordant Fate-Binding Talisman' is indeed extraordinary. With this, we can gather in advance."

"Many thanks, Great Master."

Another was a middle-aged man clad in black armor, standing with his hand on his sword. He spoke in a low voice: "No time to lose; I need to assemble the troops immediately."

Hearing this, the Buddhist cultivator pressed his palms together: "Amitabha. Indeed, we cannot allow the demonic path to run rampant any longer."

The man in black armor was named Wang Jinting, a "General Who Pacifies the Barbarians" invested by the Dao Court. For this campaign, he led an entire Dao-Protecting Army to participate in the Battle for the Dao.

To put it bluntly, he was the leader of the Tianwu Dao Court's side.

The Buddhist cultivator was named "Guang Hai," a disciple of a newly promoted Arhat from the Shenle Pure Land, with prospects for the position of Guardian Vajra; he was likewise a leader of the Pure Land.

The Dao Court and the Pure Land had long been colluding!

In the previous Battle for the Dao, Daoist Yinshan had not yet reached Foundation Establishment, yet his divine abilities were unstoppable, allowing the Holy Sect to dominate the battle and even push into Jiangnan. This time, the Dao Court and Pure Land secretly colluded to reopen the Battle for the Dao specifically to suppress the momentum of the demonic path.

The next second, Wang Jinting drew a scroll from his robes.

As the scroll unfurled, Wang Jinting formed a hand seal and pointed. Instantly, misty clouds rose, eventually transforming into a magnificent vision of mountains, rivers, and streams.

Besides this, red dots flickered across the map.

"This item is named the 'Comprehensive Map of the Vast Lands.' It can survey all auras, large and small, within the Realm Heaven, and then consume magic power to teleport people to designated locations."

The Concordant Fate-Binding Talisman and the Comprehensive Map of the Vast Lands.

These were the treasures of attainment specially condensed by the two True Persons of the Dao Court and the Pure Land for this Battle for the Dao; their effects were undoubtedly highly targeted.

The former allowed disciples, originally scattered randomly, to gather quickly, while the latter could immediately lock onto the scattered disciples of the Chusheng Sect, thereby achieving the goal of concentrating forces to overwhelm the few and seize the initiative. If used well, it could even establish victory from the very start!

(End of Chapter)