Chapter 191: Many Treasures, You Truly Are a Spy!

"Amitabha!"

At this moment, three 【Virtuous Bright Kings】 stood shoulder to shoulder, palms pressed together in prayer, as Buddhist light surged like a breached dike, instantly flooding more than half the sky.

In an instant, the earth shook and mountains quaked; myriad brilliant colors enveloped the entire battlefield, giving rise to countless sights and sounds—pavilions and towers appeared, the chanting of sutras filled the air, as if one had suddenly fallen from the battlefield into an ancient Buddhist temple, where the first thing to meet the eye was a towering green lamp and an ancient Buddha.

The next second, the ancient Buddha spoke:

"Excellent, excellent; our Buddha is compassionate, dividing his form across hundreds of millions of worlds to save all beings burdened by karmic retribution; you are all destined ones of our Western Paradise."

As he spoke, a pair of eyes large as mountains fell upon Lu Yang.

"Hahaha!"

Below, the Many Treasures Boy recited Buddhist titles while breaking into a smile, while the True Persons on the 【Qing State】 side displayed even greater excitement.

"I never expected Many Treasures could actually summon the Buddhist Sect!"

"I misunderstood him before..."

"A Great Arhat from the Buddhist Sect, such powerful aid has stepped forward; this time we shall thoroughly crush the Mo Sect and teach those Jiangbei demonic heads a harsh lesson!"

The next second, the green lamp and ancient Buddha took a step forward.

Behind him followed Five Elements True Person, the Many Treasures Boy, the Black Iron Sword Lord, and others, their smiles ferocious, clearly intending to follow in his wake and beat a drowning dog.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yang merely shook his head, then formed a hand seal.

【Heavenly Mother's Transformation Mysterious Light】!

"Amitabha, Patron Lu, surely you will not resist in vain?"

The 【Venerable Vimalakirti】, who had intended to deliver a lengthy sermon, suddenly froze; seeing the sky-filling white brilliance showering down from Lu Yang, his expression changed drastically.

"This is...!?"

Before 【Venerable Vimalakirti】 could finish speaking, the yang energy within the three men instantly reversed, transforming into Taiyin maternal bodies, abruptly halting mid-air.

Immediately afterward, they exploded with a thunderous roar!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Ahhh!!!"

【Venerable Vimalakirti】's shriek was instantly drowned out by the explosions; the green lamp and ancient Buddha vanished without a trace, while the three 【Virtuous Bright Kings】 turned into three bursts of fireworks.

Seeing this, Lu Yang's expression brightened slightly; without another word, he swept his wide sleeve, gathering the severed limbs and broken bodies of the three exploded 【Virtuous Bright Kings】, thinking that feeding them to the Avici Sword later might grant it special effectiveness against the Buddhist Sect—these were all fine materials indeed.

Only then did he turn his gaze toward the Many Treasures Boy and the others.

At this moment, the ferocious smiles on the faces of the Many Treasures Boy and his companions had completely frozen; just moments ago, they had charged at the forefront alongside 【Venerable Vimalakirti】.

But now, 【Venerable Vimalakirti】 was gone.

They instantly found themselves surrounded by a crowd of Jiangbei True Persons.

"What are you still standing there for? Attack!"

Lu Yang laughed loudly: "Friend Many Treasures has performed meritorious service through great hardship this time, tricking the Dao Court, then tricking the Sword Pavilion, then tricking the Pure Land; the Holy Sect will surely reward you greatly in the future!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone's faces suddenly showed realization.

"Many Treasures!!!"

Five Elements True Person's face twisted in rage as he glared again at the Many Treasures Boy: "You are absolutely a traitor! Speak! Have you been colluding with Jiangbei all along?"

He had finally figured it out!

As for tricking the Dao Court, needless to say, if not for the Many Treasures Boy, he would never have led the 【Qing State】 True Persons into Jiangbei to be ambushed and slaughtered by Lu Yang.

As for tricking the Sword Pavilion, thinking back carefully, when he previously suggested that Lu Yang might launch a surprise attack on the Profound Sword Sect, it was Many Treasures who stepped forward to call him a worrier fearing nothing; and what happened? The Profound Sword Sect was truly annihilated! If he had rushed back to reinforce them in time, wouldn't the situation have been different?

As for tricking the Pure Land, that was precisely what was happening right now.

Just look at 【Venerable Vimalakirti】; wasn't he tricked miserably enough? Everyone had heard the screams of this Great Arhat of the Buddhist Sect, this Venerable of the Pure Land, just moments ago.

Thinking of this, Five Elements True Person flew into a rage: "Beast! You beast!"

Many Treasures Boy: "..."

I am not! I did not! I am innocent!

Although he had a thousand words and ten thousand explanations to offer, the Many Treasures Boy no longer had the mood; he did not even understand why 【Venerable Vimalakirti】 had disappeared.

How could they possibly lose?

However, one thing he knew very clearly: he truly was not a spy for the Holy Sect, so if he remained here, he would surely die without even a burial place!

On the other side, Yinshan True Person also displayed an expression of astonishment upon seeing this; to tell the truth, when 【Venerable Vimalakirti】 appeared, he had already given up, yet who would have expected that Lu Yang never even engaged him in combat, merely employing a strange Daoist technique to effortlessly dismantle the opponent's methods.

At the same time, the crowd of Jiangbei True Persons also rallied their spirits.

With Lu Yang's generous rewards from before, they all understood that every 【Qing State】 True Person they captured or killed at this moment would yield an additional share of benefits for them.

What more was there to say?

"Kill!"

In an instant, the entire 【Qing State】 army collapsed like a crumbling mountain; all Foundation Establishment True Persons scattered and fled, each displaying their own divine abilities, while the Qi Refining disciples were slaughtered en masse.

Dragon-Slaying Pass had fallen!

Half a day later, everything had settled.

Standing atop Dragon-Slaying Pass, Lu Yang pondered silently in his heart:

"With the fall of Dragon-Slaying Pass, the 【Qing State】's monopoly over spiritual energy has been broken; strictly speaking, the task assigned to me by Venerable Master Chongguang is already complete."

After all, Venerable Master Chongguang had never ordered him to march south and annihilate the 【Qing State】 in one stroke, but rather to exert pressure on the 【Qing State】 from the outside as much as possible; with Dragon-Slaying Pass breached, the path south to the 【Qing State】's capital was now unobstructed, sufficient to plunge the entire 【Qing State】 into a state of panic.

"Pity, there is a new task again."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang once again took out the 【Formless Sword】; the golden nature and mysterious power hidden within the sword constantly reminded him of what he should do next.

【Assassinate the King】.

Barring any unexpected developments, this was the second task assigned by Master Chongguang.

"Assassinate the King of Qing... truly an unreasonable demand."

Lu Yang shook his head; how could the King of Qing be so easily killed? Not only was he surrounded by layers upon layers of guards, with countless formations in the vicinity, but he also possessed the加持 of immense power.

Unless the King of Qing left the capital and came here alone on a single horse.

Otherwise, as long as he remained within that imperial palace, it would be difficult for Lu Yang even to infiltrate it; even if the Formless Sword could break through his protective measures, it would be of no avail.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yang decided to set this matter aside for now.

"Since Venerable Master Chongguang assigned this task to me, he must have considered this point and prepared corresponding methods; it is simply that the timing has not yet arrived."

"For instance, this Pure Land Venerable from earlier..."

Lu Yang suspected that the Pure Land had most likely been tricked by True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue!

Otherwise, how could such a coincidence occur, with a Pure Land Venerable appearing just at the right moment, only to be perfectly countered by a Daoist technique Lu Yang had just obtained from the Manifest Dharma Pavilion?

Merely thinking about it sent a chill down Lu Yang's spine.

The next second, Lu Yang flicked his hand, bringing out the severed limbs and broken bodies of the three 【Virtuous Bright Kings】 whom he had previously transformed into female forms and caused to self-detonate.

However, to Lu Yang's regret, the power of the three 【Virtuous Bright Kings】 all originated from that 【Venerable Vimalakirti】 of the Pure Land; and as 【Venerable Vimalakirti】 withdrew his power, the so-called 【Virtuous Bright Kings】 revealed their true nature—they were merely some kind of medium used for descent.

Without the mastermind behind them, they were nothing.

Therefore, even though he had slain all three with the Avici Sword, he received no feedback; storing them in the Myriad Souls Banner would merely be a waste of a slot for the banner spirit.

However, Lu Yang had not returned empty-handed.

"This is..."

Gazing at the ground covered in severed limbs and broken bodies, Lu Yang's eyes shifted slightly, landing upon the Pure Land sutras that had been inscribed upon the bodies of these 【Virtuous Bright Kings】 while they were alive.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, the sutra fragments were rapidly pieced together into completeness.

Its name was:

"【Taking Refuge in the Righteous Dharma】?"

After briefly reviewing it, Lu Yang finally understood the sutra's function: in short, this scripture could summon the divine consciousness of a Pure Land Venerable to descend!

The so-called 【Taking Refuge in the Righteous Dharma】 was a technique specifically created by the Pure Land and given to their agents developing followers in the outside world; when used to beguile and recruit more people to join the Pure Land, merely reciting the sutra would summon the divine consciousness of a Pure Land Venerable to descend, enlighten cultivators, and transform them into Shi cultivators of the Pure Land.

Seeing this, Lu Yang's eyes suddenly brightened slightly.

This thing seems like it could be used to lay bait?

(End of Chapter)