Chapter 17

He had seen the battle in Lingshan.

"Interesting, Ksitigarbha's strength has increased quite well; he is actually able to be evenly matched with Guanyin and the others," Haotian laughed. "However, at this time, Tathagata should be about to make a move, right?"

"When that time comes, Ksitigarbha, will you still be able to contend with him?" ===== CHAPTER 32 =====

In Lingshan.

When the Jade Purity Divine Thunder and Ksitigarbha's attack collided.

It was as if power that could destroy the world had erupted; such power was enough to destroy the entire Lingshan.

Among them, most of those Arhats and Buddhas would also be affected.

Death and severe injury were inevitable.

"Guanyin, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, is your power only this much?" Ksitigarbha's laughter permeated this heaven and earth.

This made Guanyin and the others' expressions ugly.

They were former disciples of the Chan Sect Saint, and even Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist sect; now, joining forces, they actually could not deal with Ksitigarbha.

If this got out, their face would be completely gone.

Three people against one, and they still could not take the other party down.

It could be said that after this battle, no matter what, Ksitigarbha's reputation would be enough to become famous throughout this world.

Suddenly.

"Om..."

A golden light was released from the Great Lei Yinsi, and the entire heaven and earth were filled with golden light.

Even the impact power between the Jade Purity Divine Thunder and the demonic fire was leveled and worn away by this golden power.

Feeling this pure Buddha power, Ksitigarbha's expression changed slightly.

He understood who the user of this power was; it was the Buddha Tathagata.

He was also the most powerful enemy Ksitigarbha had to face this time.

"Enough, Ksitigarbha..."

A figure sitting on a lotus pedestal, possessing a massive body, appeared in this void.

That was exactly the Buddha Tathagata; his body rippled with gentle power, completely able to soothe the hearts of any living being.

Even Ksitigarbha, feeling this power, felt the anger in his heart seem to disappear, and the whole person had a longing for the Buddha Tathagata.

"Hmph..." A flash of black light passed, and Ksitigarbha's eyes radiated coldness. "Tathagata, how is it enough? The grievances between me and the Buddhist sect have not ended yet."

Although Ksitigarbha said this, he was still very cautious about Tathagata.

The Buddhist dharma cultivation possessed by Tathagata was not something Guanyin could compare to.

It could be said that Guanyin and the others were just icing on the cake for the Buddhist sect, while the Buddha Tathagata was the foundation of the Buddhist sect.

If Guanyin and the others died, the Buddhist sect would suffer some damage to its vitality.

But if Tathagata died, the Buddhist sect would likely be on the verge of destruction.

This was the importance of Tathagata.

It was precisely because of this that most of the Buddhist sect's merit and fortune would fall upon Tathagata.

How terrifying the improvement of Tathagata's strength was, one would know just by thinking about it.

He was originally the senior disciple of the Jie Sect, and later became the Buddha of the Buddhist sect; the fortune of heaven and earth he possessed was not even inferior to some Saints.

However, for the two Western Saints, the importance of the Buddha Tathagata was great; they would not allow the Buddha Tathagata to have any accidents.

This made other Saints unable to do anything.

Just like Yuanshi Tianzun's disciples joining the Buddhist sect; if it weren't for the two Western Saints stopping him, he would have slapped Guanyin and Manjushri to death long ago.

In the end, the reason these three of the Twelve Golden Immortals betrayed was also because of strength.

Back then, as Da Luo Golden Immortals, they did not know how many years it would take to break through to become Quasi-Saints.

Coupled with their strength among the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, they were not the best.

In this way, the resources they could obtain were likely much less.

Thus, it was better to join a brand-new sect.

This was also the reason why Guanyin, Manjushri, and others hit it off with the two Western Saints and joined the Buddhist sect.

Only the Buddhist sect could take them in, because the Buddhist sect had two Saints.

If it were any other sect without Saints, they would not dare to take in such traitors.

After all, a Saint cannot be insulted.

"Ksitigarbha, you have fallen into the demonic path." Tathagata's expression was very calm, as if what had just happened had not happened at all.

"Tathagata, if we talk about demons, you are the true demon," Ksitigarbha responded unceremoniously.

"Amitabha, Ksitigarbha, you need to properly admit your crimes before the Buddha." Tathagata's right hand stretched out.

Between heaven and earth, a palm covering the sky and the sun instantly appeared.

Within the palm, there were endless Buddha kingdoms contained within.

In a short instant, the surrounding space was imprisoned by the power of Buddha.

Ksitigarbha felt as if he had been severely bound by a prison.

"Buddha Kingdom in the Palm." Ksitigarbha's expression changed slightly.

He understood that if he were hit by this power, he would truly find it difficult to escape from the imprisonment of the Buddha Kingdom.

This was the signature power of the Buddha Tathagata.

Also being a Quasi-Saint, the gap in strength between him and Tathagata was too large.

So large that the other party could crush him at will.

"Tathagata, then taste my next move." Ksitigarbha took a deep breath; he was going to use power he had never used before.

Or rather, that was power he had calculated himself after possessing the Heart of the Demon.

Buddha and Demon in one body.

This was also because Ksitigarbha had been converting countless evil ghosts and demonic energy in the underworld in the past, giving him a certain understanding of demons; otherwise, even if he had obtained the Heart of the Demon from reading *Seeking the Demon*.

Wanting to combine the power of Buddha and Demon together was completely courting death.

Those were truly completely opposite powers.

If one was not careful, it would be like adding water to fire or fire to gas; not only would it be impossible to form new power, but it would also cause destructive blows to oneself.

"Power of the Demon Dao..."

"Power of the Buddha Dao..."

I saw one of Ksitigarbha's eyes permeated with golden light, while the other eye had black light circulating.

His body was also intertwined with golden and black light.

That was the power of the Demon Dao and the Buddha Dao.

"Ksitigarbha, you are courting death." Tathagata said slowly, facing Ksitigarbha's changes.

"Haha, Tathagata, whether it is courting death, no one knows." Ksitigarbha laughed loudly. "Then let you feel the power I have combined from the Buddha Dao and the Demon Dao."

"Nirvana of Ten Thousand Calamities..."

"Om..."

The Buddha light and demonic power suddenly contracted like a beating heart, and then the two powers slowly intertwined.

Within these two powers, a power of nirvana was born.

That is the Law of Nirvana.

Among the three thousand Great Dao laws, it also ranks at the forefront.

"Damn it..."

Tathagata's expression changed when he saw this power released from Ksitigarbha.

At this moment, the power released by Ksitigarbha was no longer just that of a powerhouse who had just entered the Quasi-Saint level.

Even he, this top-tier Quasi-Saint, had to treat it with caution.

"Ksitigarbha, your growth surprises me. Then, to respond to you, this seat will not hold back either," Tathagata said lightly.

As the words fell, a massive Dharma image golden body appeared behind Tathagata. ===== CHAPTER 33 =====