Chapter 302: The Ancient Emperor Qilin is Born, Dying by Demon, Living by Demon

"Amitabha."

When Zhang Xuan walked upon the land of the Western Desert, stepped one foot onto Mount Sumeru, and ascended to Lantuo Si, which was hidden at the highest point of heaven and earth.

Fighting Victorious Buddha, who was sitting cross-legged in a temple draped in a monk's robe, felt his brows twitch wildly, sensing something vaguely.

When he opened his golden eyes and saw the figure before him, he could not help but press his palms together and praise a Buddha name.

"Senior!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, and silently, a golden Demon-Subduing Pestle appeared in the hands of Fighting Victory Buddha.

Its aura was just about to awaken, but Zhang Xuan pressed a single hand onto it, and the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon that shook the world was held down by Zhang Xuan's one hand, unable to move at all.

Seeing this scene, Fighting Victory Buddha's pair of golden pupils spat out golden radiance, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Clearly, he was shocked by this method.

The last time he went to Shencheng to sit and discuss the Dao with many figures, he had felt extremely astonished.

Even after returning to Mount Sumeru, not long after, he had gradually cast off the Great Dao imprint his elder brother had left upon him and was already about to step into the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

But now, seeing Zhang Xuan again, he still felt incomparably shocked.

"You have already reached this step; how could it be so fast?"

The last time he saw Zhang Xuan, what realm was Zhang Xuan at?

Yet in the blink of an eye, looking at this bearing and posture, he even had the feeling of facing his elder brother from the Taigu era; that feeling was incomparably terrifying.

"It is not too fast; I am merely gradually returning now. Take me to see Amitabha; I have something to ask of him."

Zhang Xuan was very calm and composed, and the words he spoke shocked this old Monkey once more.

He wanted to say something else, but thinking of Zhang Xuan, he sighed leisurely.

To others, Amitabha Great Emperor had long since died.

But to a figure like Zhang Xuan, he could naturally know clearly that Amitabha Great Emperor had never died; he had always lived in the hearts of billions of living beings.

In the application of Faith Power, Amitabha Great Emperor walked at the very forefront of many Great Emperors; no one could compare to him.

Ten thousand years after death, he still remained between heaven and earth, but the Amitabha Great Emperor who lived in the hearts of billions of sentient beings was no longer the original Amitabha Great Emperor; he was the crystallization of the spiritual light of sentient beings, and still differed from the true Amitabha Great Emperor.

There was no need for excessive words; on Mount Sumeru, endless Faith Power condensed, and then the figure of Amitabha Great Emperor appeared, looking no different from the one in the temple.

However, this figure was entirely silver-white, as if cast from immortal silver-gold.

"You..."

Seeing Zhang Xuan, this figure was not as surprised as Fighting Victory Buddha, but merely pressed his palms together and offered praise.

"Benefactor, this strength and cultivation of yours is truly peerless; you have not yet stepped into the Great Emperor realm, yet you already possess power not inferior to a Great Emperor.

"In my view, the benefactor's current state is already that of a Chaos Body, and the mana within your body is endless, somewhat similar to the Innate Sacred Body Dao Fetus of eighty thousand years ago...

"Such a state is truly astonishing, and even somewhat difficult to understand; I truly do not know how the benefactor was able to reach this point."

The faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor praised repeatedly when facing Zhang Xuan, feeling incomparably shocked.

Any figure who had seen Zhang Xuan with their own eyes could feel that kind of terror from Zhang Xuan.

After containing the head of that God King of God Kings, even against a contemporary Great Emperor, Zhang Xuan was confident he could defeat them, or even crush them with ease.

His physical state was truly too strong, having evolved to an unimaginable degree.

"It is merely that we each have our own methods; I am not worthy of such praise."

Zhang Xuan remained calm, even very composed.

He spoke his mind bluntly.

"I hope that you, fellow Daoist, can collude with me to pretend that you are going to gather billions of believers to rush into the Immortal Path."

"Hm?"

The faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor was stunned, then shook his head firmly.

"Impossible. A monk does not speak falsehoods; after becoming a Buddha, one is determined not to lie. This is a great taboo in Buddhism.

"And although I am not Amitabha, but merely the faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor, I will also firmly execute this principle.

"I will even execute it more firmly than Amitabha Great Emperor, because I am condensed from the Faith Power of sentient beings and cannot be flexible at all.

"The duty I must fulfill and the promise I must bear is to bring billions of believers to the Immortal Path; this is the promise I made back then, and it will never change.

"Besides, what did you say just now, fellow Daoist? The Immortal Path is fake?"

"I said it very clearly, didn't I?"

Zhang Xuan spread his hands.

"The Immortal Path is fake, because I opened it. If you don't believe me, bang!"

Zhang Xuan raised a hand, and then the faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor looked toward the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land with a dull expression.

Because a loud boom also came from the area where the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land was located, and sheets of immortal light flew about; Zhang Xuan even grabbed a wisp directly in his hand and flew into the Western Desert.

"Ah, this?"

Not only was the faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor left in a daze, but even Fighting Victory Buddha had a dull expression, his golden eyes squinted into a line.

"I told you, it's fake!"

"I..."

Amitabha Great Emperor was stunned and speechless, then watched as Zhang Xuan casually stuffed the wisp of immortal light he had grabbed into the body of Fighting Victory Buddha.

In his bewilderment, Fighting Victory Buddha instinctively circulated his Mysterious Technique and swallowed that wisp of immortal light; in the blink of an eye, his vital energy surged, and he became five hundred years younger.

"Ah, this?"

The faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor was stunned: "Is it that casual?"

Zhang Xuan clapped his hands casually, as if brushing off non-existent dust.

"It wasn't anything valuable to begin with, so I just gave it away. Don't take it to heart. Since you won't agree, then so be it; I'll go discuss it with others."

Zhang Xuan turned to leave, but was grabbed by the faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor.

"Actually, it's not that it can't be negotiated. A monk cannot lie, but I didn't say anything; I just struck a pose."

"Since you've come, fellow Daoist, why not sit on the mountain for a while? I want to know the details about the Immortal Path, for instance, that fake Immortal Domain..."

He pulled, but couldn't budge him; Zhang Xuan continued walking outward. The Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor hurriedly added, "We can also discuss when I should make my appearance. After all, I have hundreds of millions of believers; gathering them is no small matter, and it is quite troublesome."

"If I am to appear, I must choose the right timing and make others convinced, don't you think?"

With another tug, he was able to move him, and Zhang Xuan turned to walk with him toward Lantuo Si.

"Then let's discuss it quickly. I have many things to do on my side; the fish are about to bite on my fishing rod, and I must go back to preside over the big picture."

"Although it doesn't make much difference whether I'm there or not, I personally set the bait and personally prepared the spot; since the fish have come, I must see them with my own eyes. Don't you agree that this is the logic?"

The corners of the Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor's mouth twitched. He had always been very serious, but in this situation today, he really couldn't stay serious.

"No problem, let's keep it brief. I just want to know how this fake Immortal Domain was created and how it achieved the current scene? I was previously preparing to gather many believers to fight our way in."

"It seems I came for nothing. If I had known, I wouldn't have come to discuss it with you. If you had just stepped forward directly, it would have saved me so much effort..."

The corners of Fighting Victory Buddha's mouth were also twitching. He saw the Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor take a calm breath before saying, "Actually, fellow Daoist came at just the right time. If you hadn't come, I might not have been certain, and I might not have acted. Why don't you tell me about the situation in the Immortal Domain? I am very curious!"

"Then let's talk about it!"

Zhang Xuan reluctantly dragged over a dark table to use as a tool for drinking tea, then took a pot of spiritual tea from his bosom and casually tossed in a few leaves of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.

He poured a cup for himself first, then poured one for the Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor.

After thinking for a moment, he pulled Fighting Victory Buddha over with one hand and poured him a cup as well.

Zhang Xuan was always happier with Fighting Victory Buddha by his side.

After all, no matter what, he was one of the models of Sun Wukong, and seeing him right in front of him was still very dazzling.

The Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor was speechless for a moment, but he endured it.

After all, he was already a Faith Body; the items needed by ordinary people were actually of little use to him, such as the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.

But the etiquette still had to be there. Although Zhang Xuan's movements were light and airy and didn't conform to any tea-brewing techniques at all, the man was strong, so there was no helping it.

"The Immortal Realm is fake?"

"Yes, I made it."

Watching Zhang Xuan grab another ray of Flying Immortal Light in the blink of an eye and pat it into the body of Fighting Victory Buddha, the corners of Amitabha Great Emperor's mouth twitched again.

Although Fighting Victory Buddha felt like he was being fed like a pet, he simply didn't say a word.

A casual feeding was five hundred years of lifespan; even if the posture and manner were a bit off, he could endure it.

Although all Fighting Sacred Apes had fiery tempers and fought against the heavens and the earth.

But he had been a Buddha in the Western Desert for over two thousand years, cultivating his character, and his temper was already quite good.

He felt this was not an insult, just the other person's special way of expressing affection.

If this were an insult, he would hope such insults came even more fiercely.

Just in the short time they had met, he had already gained a thousand years of lifespan.

Not to mention anything else, he had originally been a bit unprepared in his heart, feeling that breaking through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm now might be a bit unstable and required some polishing.

But now his blood and Qi were stable, his divine essence was sufficient, and relying on his youthful lifespan, he was not even afraid to charge headlong into the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

There was no need for too many concerns in any aspect, and in such an era, he even had great confidence in climbing to the level of Alternative Enlightenment in the future.

After all, before Alternative Enlightenment, the threshold that blocked these top-tier geniuses was the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

For him, as long as he broke through this threshold, his bloodline and talent would naturally be able to push him to the level of Alternative Enlightenment.

In this situation, no matter what, he didn't feel this was an insult.

It was just that the person's way of expressing affection was unique; whoever asked, it was always like this!

"Immortal Realm... you are already able to create a fake Immortal Realm, then what was that roar before?"

The Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor was a bit uneasy, feeling for the first time that things were beyond his control.

But he still couldn't fully believe it and continued to inquire carefully.

"That was a remnant body given to me by a depressed friend; it only had a head, and that roar was emitted by it."

"After all, that head had been sealed for too many years, and now it can only emit unconscious roars; it basically cannot be considered a living person, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it."

Zhang Xuan spoke lightly, but both Fighting Victory Buddha and the Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor listened with grave expressions.

A remnant body given by a friend from the Foreign Realm, with only a head left...

The description was brief, but the information contained within was earth-shattering.

It shocked both of these figures to an unimaginable degree.

They felt they had learned the deepest and most special secret since ancient times.

What kind of friend could give away such a powerful existence?

That roar was definitely beyond the level of a Great Emperor.

At the very least, the more powerful the person, the more they could understand how high the value of that roar was.

Yet Zhang Xuan spoke of it lightly, saying it was just a gift from a friend.

To be able to give such a gift, what kind of level was the strength and realm of that figure on the other side?

The Foreign Realm, what kind of Foreign Realm had such a powerful figure?

Both had grave expressions, and the Faith Body of Amitabha Great Emperor asked after a long silence: "Was that a True Immortal? The head of a True Immortal?"

He whispered cautiously, only to see Zhang Xuan shake his head indifferently, drinking the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree leaves along with the tea in one gulp like a cow chewing a peony, and said with a smile: "A True Immortal cannot reach such a level; that is not a True Immortal, but a figure above the True Immortal realm."

"It's not a True Immortal, that's good... what?"

Fighting Victory Buddha had just relaxed for a moment, but upon hearing the words that followed, the entire ape was stunned.

"An existence beyond a True Immortal?"

"It just exceeded it by a little bit, no need to pay too much attention."

Just at the time of this conversation, Qilin Ancient Emperor had truly recovered to his most extreme and peak state, and then brought with him endless light.

He rushed into that passageway.

Even the faith-body of Amitabha Great Emperor could not help but turn his head, staring curiously at that region.

He was extremely curious and wanted to understand more about the situation in that area.

Then they saw a silver-white Bone, a finger bone thousands of feet long, over there; the knuckle was crystalline and bright, and inside, one could faintly see an illusory figure, thrusting straight into that world.

The roar of Qilin Ancient Emperor shook the heavens and the earth, the laws it brought with it made ten thousand Shi Jie shine, and then the two collided.

A Great Emperor is already the most supreme and powerful figure under heaven; wielding an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, he brought the power of extreme awakening to collide with that finger bone, yet he did not cause that finger bone to shatter or break on the spot; the two collided, spewing out billions of Mars.

That originally thousand-foot-long finger bone was constantly shrinking, finally becoming a piece of crystalline and bright Bone the size of a little finger; the two clashed intensely, and billions of laws shone between heaven and earth.

The roar of Qilin Ancient Emperor could shake the nine heavens and ten earths, while that finger bone was relatively much calmer; beyond their collision, only very low words were transmitted.

"Die by the devil, live by the devil!"

Those words were low, carrying endless devilish nature; in an instant, the crystalline finger bone spewed out boundless black devil Qi, covering the heavens and the earth.

(End of this chapter)