Chapter 122: One Palm!

At this moment, the entire Earth-Walking Boat was nearly scrapped.

Rolling Yin Evil obscured the sunlight; Buddhist Dharma waned, and even mere Qi contact felt like two towering deep mountains colliding, emitting thunderous explosions.

"Benefactor, what exquisite means."

As Yu Suzhen appeared, "Guanghai"'s expression grew extremely grave, clearly no longer daring to regard Lu Yang as a Qi Condensation cultivator to be handled at will.

By the rules, the Dao-Contending War does not allow Foundation Establishment external forces to intervene.

His ability to display such strength was entirely due to the Pure Land's unique, clever method.

Because strictly speaking, he was not the Dragon-Suppressing Luo Han; he was "Guanghai," merely borrowing the Dragon-Suppressing Luo Han's status temporarily from the Pure Land.

The reason he could borrow it was that Guanghai was originally a disciple of the 【Dragon-Suppressing Temple】.

Pure Land cultivation is enlightenment: realizing oneself is part of the World-Honored One, "I" am the World-Honored One, the World-Honored One is "I," and the Self and the Buddha become one Great Dao.

However, this step is not achieved in one go.

It requires a gradual process; for instance, a disciple like Guanghai could not realize "I" am the World-Honored One; the realm gap was too vast.

His enlightenment was "I" am the "Dragon-Suppressing Luo Han."

Countless temples and Zen forests in the Pure Land; their disciples are all like this: first realizing the "I" of their temple's master, then realizing the "I" of the World-Honored One.

Such cultivation is truly treacherous.

Especially regarding the exploitation of Qi Condensation disciples, it was no less than the Holy Sect; otherwise, the Pure Land would not have been called the Pure Land Evil Sect back then.

However, it cannot be denied that this cultivation method indeed provided many conveniences for junior disciples.

Because essentially he was still "Guanghai," not true external force, so using it in the Dao-Contending War was beyond reproach; it was Guanghai's greatest trump card.

Yet what "Guanghai" found somewhat hard to accept was: he risked losing himself to barely borrow a portion of the Dragon-Suppressing Luo Han's status; what was going on with this demon before him? Why did he have a complete Foundation Establishment True Person!? What price had he paid?

Could it be he paid nothing?

Seeing Lu Yang's relaxed face, "Guanghai"'s lips trembled slightly; he felt a surge of anger fire rising to his heart, and instantly, boundless fierce winds whipped up from nowhere.

Seeing this, Lu Yang immediately sneered: "Anxious?"

Boom!

Before the words finished, "Guanghai" lifted his foot forward; with each step, the earth shook and mountains trembled, Buddhist light poured down, instantly piercing through the dark clouds of Yin Evil above.

With just this single forward step, "Guanghai"'s Qi surged sharply; as his lips moved, he emitted thunderous, earth-shaking, boundless Buddha sounds: "When I become a Buddha, if my light is limited, even down to not illuminating a hundred billion nayuta Buddha-lands, then I shall not attain Supreme Perfect Enlightenment!"

Instantly, Buddhist light shone everywhere.

What met the eyes was only a single beam of boundless light shooting to the sky, golden and brilliant, dazzling and blinding, extending infinitely upward and downward, with no end in sight.

The Boundless Light Great Mantra!

The boundless light spawned by this Great Mantra was said to illuminate all demonic obstructions in the world; it was the most powerful Great Mantra under Guanghai's control.

So-called demonic obstructions were not actually good or evil, right or wrong; they were matters of personal conviction; any "demon" one personally identified fell within its scope of influence.

"Today, this monk shall eliminate demons and protect the Dao, spreading the Right Dharma!"

"Guanghai," with a solemn Buddha-like appearance, suddenly let the boundless divine light in his hand fall downward, sweeping toward Lu Yang, its towering momentum like the sky collapsing!

Wherever it passed, vast swathes of Yin Evil were ignited, burning into nothingness.

Even Yu Suzhen showed a hint of discomfort; clearly, this Great Mantra had extremely poor compatibility with her; though it would not injure her, she could not remain unscathed.

As for the Holy Sect's True Transmissions in the distance, they all turned pale, their expressions grave.

For even at such a great distance, that beam of boundless light still made them feel scorching heat; it was a technique capable of severely injuring them!

However, seeing this, Lu Yang burst into loud laughter:

"Eliminate demons and protect the Dao?"

Immediately, he grinned, his face full of mockery: "Call me a demon... very well. Today, let us see who is the true demon!"

As the words fell, Lu Yang pressed his palms together.

Whoosh—!

Behind him, the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner fluttered; Patriarch Ting You quietly appeared, sighing: "It cost me some effort, but I have finally barely completed most of it..."

The next second, figures emerged behind Patriarch Ting You; without exception, these were all Buddhist cultivators who had previously died by Lu Yang's hand and were then stored in the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner; even until this moment, Buddhist cultivators dying outside were being continuously replenished.

Immediately, these Buddhist cultivators pressed their palms together in unison.

"Amitabha!"

The Buddha sounds were vast and uniform, actually spawning a vast expanse of Buddhist light that reinforced Lu Yang, gathering into a illusory Buddha statue!

The Buddhist Cultivators' Combined Attack Technique!

Patriarch Ting You had actually truly comprehended a method to adapt the Pure Land technique to the 【Yanmo Hall】, using a vast number of Buddhist Cultivator Banner Spirits to replace the earth veins!

"Now I lack nothing!"

As the words fell, Yu Suzhen descended, entering Lu Yang's body; the peak-state reinforcement also made the Buddha statue behind Lu Yang become even more solid.

Sage Theft!

Previously, when Lu Yang circulated this technique, it would condense a "Sage Aspect"; however, now, this "Sage Aspect" had transformed into the form of a Buddha!

In an instant, all Yin Evil vanished; the sky and earth were covered only by pure Buddhist light, even grander than the boundless light "Guanghai" had fully unleashed, so much so that when that boundless light struck the "Buddha Aspect," it could not stir even a ripple on his Golden Body, like a gentle breeze brushing the face!

"Having seen the True Buddha, why do you not bow?"

The Buddha sounds were thunderous, containing Lu Yang's divine sense comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, shaking "Guanghai" as if in a dream; his mind momentarily wavered:

"How... how is it possible? A Buddha? A True Buddha?"

The next second, that Golden Body Buddha, as vast as a mountain, smiled slightly; the smile revealed compassion: "Demon, repent to your Buddha."

As the words fell, Lu Yang raised his palm.

The "Buddha Aspect" behind him raised his hand in sync, slowly descending; intense spiritual energy burned and crackled in his palm, turning into boiling flowing fire.

As the palm descended, the sky blazed bright!

At this very moment, not only Guanghai, but all Buddhist cultivators on the battlefield could not help but reveal expressions of devotion, pressing their palms together and chanting softly:

"Amitabha."

Boom!

After the thunderous roar, everything returned to silence.

Only a massive palm print remained in the spot; all Buddhist cultivators had turned to flying ash, and hundreds of souls, now homeless, drifted into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.

On the palm print, the Holy Sect disciples who had not been caught in the blast stared dumbfounded at the huge palm-printed pit beneath their feet, unable to regain their senses for a long time, while at the edge of the print, Guangming, who had narrowly escaped death for the third time by clashing with Qin Tianhe, suddenly went weak in the knees and knelt flat on the ground.

Almost simultaneously, outside the Boundary Heaven.

"Disciples who slander the Buddha!"

The True Lord from the Pure Land suddenly rose, his face grim to the extreme, for he had clearly sensed his Fruit Seat Treasure shatter.

Lu Yang's palm strike had nearly killed every single Buddhist cultivator!

The very few who were not struck down were only spared because Guang Hai had acted early, leaving some Buddhist cultivators behind who had not arrived in time.

Yet even so, the remaining Buddhist cultivators could no longer amount to anything and could only be slaughtered at will—in other words, in this battle for the Dao, the Pure Land had already been eliminated! How could the Pure Land True Lord, who had prepared so many methods beforehand and pinned such high hopes on this battle, accept this?

On the other side, Qingcheng Feixue True Lord wore a look of concern: "Bodhisattva, do not rush."

"Why stir up anger and lose your dignity for nothing?"

"Victory and defeat are common in warfare; look at our Holy Sect. Although we have never lost a battle for the Dao recently, even if we were to lose, we would absolutely not fly into a rage."

Upon hearing these words, the Pure Land True Lord became even angrier.

If it were any other Holy Sect True Lord, it would be one thing, but who does not know that you, Qingcheng Feixue True Lord, are the Holy Sect's famous madwoman, with a long list of prior offenses!

When you lost a battle for the Dao, you turned your back and refused to acknowledge the debt!

Now you are actually advising me?

You beast!

(End of this chapter)