Chapter 688

"It is and it isn't. I, this humble monk, seek an audience with Brother Luo Fu, hoping to resolve the karmic ties between you and our Fomen Sect. What condition would make you cease targeting our Fomen Sect?"

Knowing empty formalities had no effect on Luo Fu, Daoist Randeng cut straight to the point.

"It's simple: if your Fomen Sect abandons the Journey to the West, I will no longer target you."

Like Daoist Randeng, Luo Fu was equally direct, stating his purpose plainly.

His mission this time was to reverse the calamity of the Journey to the West; if Buddhism ceased the Journey, he would naturally cease targeting Buddhism.

Yet Luo Fu knew this was impossible.

"Amitabha! The Journey to the West is our Fomen's grand plan—and also the great tide of Heaven's Dao; it is not ours to abandon merely by will."

As expected, Daoist Randeng pushed the Journey to the West onto the scale of Heaven's Dao, politely refusing Luo Fu's demand.

"Then there is nothing left to discuss."

Seeing this, Luo Fu's face instantly turned icy, signaling an end to the conversation.

"Brother, wait!"

Luo Fu's attitude caused Daoist Randeng, who had previously remained calm and composed, to flinch slightly and hastily speak to挽回.

In this moment, Daoist Randeng finally truly understood what it meant to play by no conventional rules.

"Aside from the Journey to the West, name any condition you wish—I will do my utmost to fulfill it."

Daoist Randeng lowered his stance drastically, leaving all conditions entirely to Luo Fu.

Faced with a man like Luo Fu who would abruptly end a conversation at the slightest provocation, Daoist Randeng had no choice.

At this moment, it was Buddhism that needed Luo Fu—not Luo Fu who needed Buddhism.

"My demand was clear. But I've changed my mind—let us first exchange a few blows. If you satisfy me, I may adjust my condition slightly."

Luo Fu suddenly spoke, a thread of battle intent rising from his body.

Shhh!

Before Daoist Randeng could answer, Luo Fu vanished in a flash, stepping from Mount Wuzhi straight to the Outer Heavens.

Seeing Luo Fu's move, Daoist Randeng paused in surprise.

He simply could not fathom why Luo Fu would make such a demand.

From his preliminary understanding of Luo Fu, he did not seem like a battle fanatic.

But since Luo Fu had already appeared in the Outer Heavens, Daoist Randeng could only follow.

In a flash, Daoist Randeng's form also sped toward the Outer Heavens.

Moments later, Daoist Randeng's figure appeared in the Outer Heavens.

"Brother Luo Fu, name any condition you wish—there is no need for combat."

Daoist Randeng was not a warlike being; he had little desire to fight Luo Fu.

Upon appearing in the Outer Heavens, Daoist Randeng immediately rejected Luo Fu's proposal.

Unfortunately, Luo Fu paid him no heed.

A battle with Daoist Randeng was a deliberate excuse Luo Fu created for himself.

Without this excuse, how could he present his true condition?

Thus, this battle, regardless of Daoist Randeng's wishes, was unavoidable.

"Palm World!"

Before Daoist Randeng could finish speaking, Luo Fu raised his hand and activated his signature technique: Palm World.

A world slowly coalesced in Luo Fu's palm.

Boom!

The moment the world formed, Luo Fu raised his hand and pressed downward toward Daoist Randeng.

A colossal world instantly appeared above Daoist Randeng, descending to crush him.

Seeing Luo Fu act first, Daoist Randeng knew this battle was now inevitable.

"Amitabha!"

"Since Brother Luo Fu seeks a sparring match, this old monk can only comply."

Chanting the Buddha's name, Daoist Randeng swept his right hand, and a jade ruler shot straight from his sleeve.

The moment it flew out, the jade ruler grew with the wind, swiftly expanding into a colossal ruler ten thousand zhang long, spanning between Daoist Randeng and the descending world.

A faint glow emanated from the jade ruler.

Instantly, the surrounding space began to violently ripple.

Luo Fu's formed world was about to strike the giant ruler.

But beneath the ruler's faint light, the falling world seemed frozen in time.

"The Measure of Heaven, measuring heaven and earth—a fine spiritual treasure."

Luo Fu, too, was skilled in the Dao of Space.

Thus, he recognized at a glance that Daoist Randeng had deployed a spatial technique.

The source of this technique was Daoist Randeng's primordial spiritual treasure: the Measure of Heaven.

The Measure of Heaven, as its name implies, measures heaven and earth.

If it can measure heaven and earth, it can redefine distance.

Daoist Randeng had just used the Measure of Heaven to stretch the distance between the descending world and himself to infinity.

The world's descent speed was finite; the originally brief distance, redefined as infinite, made the falling world appear frozen.

Luo Fu could perform this same technique—and he needed no primordial spiritual treasure to do so.

"Using the Dao of Space before me? You're showing off your skill before a master. Break!"

Seeing Daoist Randeng deploy the Dao of Space, Luo Fu's eyes flickered with condescension.

The role he now plays within the Three Realms includes mastery over the Space Dao.

A mere wave of his hand can carve out time, proving his attainment in the Space Dao is astonishingly profound.

To wield the Space Dao before him is nothing but showing off one's skill before a master.

Luo Fu lightly waved his right hand, and an invisible ripple of space surged toward Daoist Randeng.

Boom!

The next instant, the speed at which the world fell surged violently, and in the blink of an eye, it landed upon the Liangtian Chi.

Just now, Luo Fu's simple wave had shattered the Liangtian Chi's spatial techniques and infinitely shortened the distance between the falling world and the Liangtian Chi, causing the condensed world to appear directly upon the Liangtian Chi.

Just as the Liangtian Chi was about to strike the Palm World, the expected collision never occurred.

Upon contact with the Liangtian Chi, the Palm World, for reasons unknown, began shrinking at an extreme rate, and in the space of a blink, it shrank a millionfold—from an entire world into a tiny space.

A mere tiny space could never shake the Liangtian Chi.

It was swept lightly by the Liangtian Chi, then exploded with a roar, turning into a small firework.

Since the Liangtian Chi can measure space and alter its length, it can certainly measure worlds and change their size.

The Palm World was merely condensed by Luo Fu, not a true, living world—it lacked a spiritual treasure to stabilize it, so the Liangtian Chi could easily remeasure the Palm World.