Chapter 186: Unexpected, the Tathagata Palm

"Now is not the time to be excited; let's complete the transaction first. If it isn't completed, these things won't be mine."

After Zhang Xuan had been excited for a good while, he let himself calm down again.

No matter how beautiful the future might be, the current priority is to handle the matters at hand well.

Moreover, having had the experience of nearly being blown apart after absorbing a wisp of Origin from the Great Saint's body previously, Zhang Xuan was very calm.

He knew clearly that if he were to go and absorb that wisp of Heavenly Dao avatar's Origin now, he would likely die on the spot.

Therefore, he had absolutely no intention of attempting anything in this regard.

"With Dugu Baitian's side handled, the next step is the side of the Moral Heavenly Venerable."

Within the Journey to the West World, beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

In the Tushita Palace, the flames of the Alchemy Furnace continued to burn as if they would never stop.

Inside the Alchemy Furnace at this moment, there was not only a Monkey who fought endlessly, but also another powerful figure.

Meng Qi's true main body, the body that came from Earth, was also being calcined within it; Multiverse Fragments, layer upon layer, arrived mixed with star fields, layer upon layer, and then submerged into the Alchemy Furnace to be absorbed by Meng Qi's body.

Inside that Alchemy Furnace, a Monkey with eyes flashing golden light spat out divine radiance from its eyes.

The figure beside Jingzhe also revealed a look of peculiar shock in their gaze.

Because they needed to maintain peak combat power within a peculiar Shi Jie, while also healing the terrifying injuries originating from the battle at Western Spirit Mountain, they had been able to swallow a Multiverse to fill the damage to themselves previously.

But that state of theirs could not be sustained forever; it was only necessary to maintain the state occasionally. How could it compare to this mysterious figure now, who was constantly swallowing star fields and Multiverses into their body?

That body was like a bottomless pit.

And at this moment, the Tushita Palace was silent, with peculiar ripples flashing.

A figure emerged out of thin air from the void, then bit by bit outlined a hazy silhouette.

The two boy attendants responsible for tending the fire had not yet noticed much, but Laojun, who was in the Tushita Palace with white hair and beard, had his brows twitch.

Without much ripple, Laojun had already appeared before that figure.

"You have come!"

"I have come!"

Looking at the peculiar scene in this Tushita Palace once again, a ripple could not help but arise in Zhang Xuan's heart; when he first arrived here, he was all alone, with nothing.

To the true multitude of practitioners, he could at most be considered a mortal back then, but now that he had come here again, he was already considered to have reached Tier 4, and was even walking toward the level of Tier 5.

And it hadn't even been a year since he last came here.

It could truly be said that the scenery remained, but the people had changed.

"Fellow Daoist gave me great help when you came here last time; what is the reason for coming here this time?"

Taishang Laojun was quite peaceful.

The whole person gave off a calm and composed posture there, and with his white hair and beard, he left a very good impression, perfectly matching the description of the four words "Immortal wind and Daoist bones" in mythology.

"Still here for the matter from last time."

Having already received the payment from Dugu Baitian, Zhang Xuan was much more calm and composed this time.

Facing the avatar of the Moral Heavenly Venerable, he described it very calmly.

"It can be considered after-sales service, asking if there is anything else lacking, and at the same time providing better after-sales service, for example, how to shape a more perfect Inner Heaven and Earth?"

"Oh!"

Taishang Laojun's expression had been faint before, and at the same time slightly peculiar.

"Still need after-sales? What I have now is already quite good."

"You can take a look."

Zhang Xuan was very indifferent, just like a salesperson in a shopping mall now.

With a point of his fingertip, he revealed that perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed of Chen Nan.

At this, Taishang Laojun finally revealed an interested expression, his eyes fixed on that perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Indeed more perfect, more balanced, and it has a unique potential, able to develop from this to become a magnificent real world."

"A very wonderful concept, a very unique creation, and the key point is that it does not need to be intervened in by others, containing a unique existence within..."

It was unknown what Taishang Laojun saw, but other Dao rhymes flowed naturally around him; Zhang Xuan himself hadn't seen the specialness, but Taishang Laojun had seen it directly. Zhang Xuan's heart stirred, but it did not show on his face.

He just casually reached out and gestured forward, revealing two Red Wood Coffins.

Taishang Laojun's body vibrated slightly, his gaze flowing toward those two Red Wood Coffins, and at this, he finally revealed more emotion.

"One of the avatars of the Heavenly Dao's true manifestation, actually able to be killed head-on by someone, very peculiar..."

Taishang Laojun stared at the two Red Wood Coffins all at once, and without being asked, he naturally stated the specific situation, and after a moment of silence, he added: "A very unique evolutionary path; so there is actually such a direction for the development of the world?"

"The entire Heavenly Dao true manifestation, possessing wisdom but not transforming into a corresponding living creature, instead turning into an aggregate of rules, but also because it is too vast and too abundant, it has no way to possess the ability to control more specific and subtle rules..."

Just by taking a look, the Moral Heavenly Venerable seemed to have already seen quite a lot of the situation inside.

Even his gaze was a bit unable to move away. After a long while, he finally came back to his senses and looked at Zhang Xuan in front of him: "This is indeed very good after-sales service. What do you want? Or rather, what does that existence want?"

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that things had already succeeded more than halfway by reaching this step, although the Moral Heavenly Venerable looked at those two Red Wood Coffins as if he saw a completely different result from them, as if they were not used for developing Inner Heaven and Earth.

But Zhang Xuan didn't care about this; as long as the transaction could be reached, that was OK.

"What kind of after-sales service is this? Do all these things in front of me belong to me? Then this after-sales service is a bit too good."

Zhang Xuan nodded, then shook his head: "The perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed is for your reference, but this seed already has an owner, so it cannot be given to you. As for the corpses of these two Heavenly Dao avatars, they can be given to you."

"The other party believes that the corpses of these two Heavenly Daos will have a very important role for you, allowing you to further perfect the method of Inner Heaven and Earth."

Before Zhang Xuan had finished introducing, the Moral Heavenly Venerable had already nodded: "Very good, okay, absolutely no problem. I am very satisfied with this after-sales service, especially the two bodies left behind by the Heavenly Dao avatars; they possess very special research value."

"Then what does the other party need?"

Taishang Laojun is worthy of being a figure who has lived for many years; his manners and speech are very methodical and rhythmic.

When discussing up to here, he very naturally asked for the requirements of Dugu Baitian and the others, which of course were also Zhang Xuan's requirements at the same time.

"Just like this round of after-sales service for the other party, they believe the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art is very meaningful and special. With your explanation, they are very satisfied, but they also hope to have more in-depth and practical cultivation insights and experiences."

Taishang Laojun was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "No problem."

"There was once a heaven-gifted genius under the Daoist sect who specialized in cultivating the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art and, by virtue of this technique, achieved sainthood in the flesh; his cultivation experience is worth drawing upon."

"Previously, I was too negligent; I only explained my understanding of this technique and only spoke of the Great Dao, but did not speak of the methods, which was indeed lacking."

After pondering for a moment, before Zhang Xuan could say more, Taishang Laojun spoke again: "But merely the cultivation experience and technique of the first person among the third-generation disciples is far too lacking compared to the after-sales service the other party provided, so it should be supplemented from other aspects."

"How about this: since the other party needs a unique path of cultivation, one that breaks new ground and differs from the current one, I will provide another cultivation technique, and at the same time, provide complete cultivation experience and processes."

Before Zhang Xuan could refuse, this person had already spoken.

"There are quite a few top-tier techniques that can be ranked alongside the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art; among them, there is one I understand in detail and have detailed experience with, and the other party should be interested in it."

"I observe that the other party's methods have an excess of demonic nature and a lack of righteous energy. I could not understand it before, but now, having seen the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, I have somewhat understood."

"I imagine it is because the world is too oppressive toward the Heavenly Dao, suppressing it too fiercely, thus causing it to take a skewed path. Although this makes the attacks stronger, it ultimately loses its neutrality, and the peace of the original Great Dao is not restored."

"The Eight-Nine Mysterious Art is considered the number one protective technique of the Daoist sect, but it only seeks strength and ferocity, and is still lacking in the conception of the Great Dao; it is not as perfect as it could be. Now, I have a scroll of the Tathagata Palm in my hand, which can make up for the other party's defects; it can be considered after-sales service for the other party."

Zhang Xuan was stunned; his original plan was to obtain the cultivation insights and experiences of Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, but he did not expect things to take another turn at this point.

However, with things having developed to this point, it did not deviate too much from Zhang Xuan's plan.

At the very least, Yang Jian's cultivation experiences and insights had already been completely recorded, and at the same time, the cultivation experiences and insights originating from Tathagata Buddha were also completely recorded.

As the epic version enhanced Tathagata Buddha, Tathagata Buddha's status and strength in the Yishi Zhizun Shijie are extremely high.

After all, Tathagata Buddha is already a figure at the level of a Half-Dao Fruit, and in the current era and realm, he is even stronger than the Three Pure Ones.

The Tathagata Palm mentioned by Taishang Laojun not only has the complete general outline of the mental cultivation method, but also various experiences from Tathagata Buddha's journey of cultivation, as well as practice; it can be said to be a combination of theory and practice, possessing both the essence of the Great Dao and concrete, detailed operations, which is quite perfect and specific.

Combined with Yang Jian's insights and experiences regarding the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art up to the Creation Realm, plus Yang Jian's speculations about the Other Shore Realm, it can be said to be perfect.

However, because of this, he also felt shocked by the meaning revealed in Taishang Laojun's words just now; Taishang Laojun had only taken one look at the perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed, plus the two corpses of the Heavenly Dao incarnations, and had already seen through the situation of the Shenmu World.

Although Taishang Laojun did not speak very specifically, Zhang Xuan had already estimated that Taishang Laojun already had a rough guess about the Shenmu World.

After all, Taishang Laojun had already said that the technique from the Shenmu World had too much demonic nature and insufficient righteous energy.

Looking at it as a whole, whether it is Dugu Baitian or the Demon Lord, the demonic nature of both is indeed terrifyingly strong.

Dugu Baitian once had a famous saying that spread throughout the world: "When the yin and yang are reversed, I shall dye the blue sky with my demonic blood."

The Demon Lord is no less inferior; having hundreds of millions of living beings as soldiers and millions of Gods and Demons as generals is already very demonic.

Not to mention that in the end, in order to further improve his strength, the Demon Lord would even kill his own kin and himself, killing all his blood relatives, letting his own sanity fall into a state of madness, so as to achieve greater lethality.

In terms of demonic nature, the entire Shenmu World is very demonic.

Taishang Laojun saw many problems with just one glance and gave a very wonderful solution. Zhang Xuan estimated it and felt that there were no major problems overall, so he nodded.

"Then this round of after-sales service is perfectly accomplished. I hope you can have a better harvest."

"Do you still need to further comprehend this perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed? If you don't need it, then I will take it back."

"I don't need it anymore. When I want to comprehend it, I will pull it from the Time River. I have already completely recorded its traces, imprints, and aura."

"Damn, freak!"

Zhang Xuan cursed in his heart; he could only say that the figures of the Other Shore Realm in the Yishi Zhizun Shijie are unreasonably strong, and they can manipulate the Time River at any time and any place.

After cursing slightly, Zhang Xuan bowed to Taishang Laojun, and the next moment his entire figure disappeared without a trace.

And the perfect Inner Heaven and Earth Seed that stood before Taishang Laojun also disappeared.

There was no trace of reluctance on Taishang Laojun's face; he just gestured with one hand, placed the two Red Wood Coffins into the Tushita Palace, and put them in front of the Alchemy Furnace.

Facing those two Red Wood Coffins, Taishang Laojun fell into deep thought.

In Taishang Laojun's eyes, however, wind and clouds were changing, displaying the magnificent scenes of the Shenmu World; above the two corpses in the coffins, two subtle Time Rivers emerged bit by bit following Taishang Laojun's gaze.

It displayed what these two did in the Shenmu World during their peak periods, and displayed the process of Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and others confronting these two Heavenly Dao incarnations head-on.

"What a strange and interesting world. So the development of the world can actually be so wonderful, and it can move toward such different worlds."

Taishang Laojun exclaimed in admiration, clapping his hands, with a look of joy on his face.

At this moment, he looked like an innocent child.

(End of this chapter)