Chapter 384: Battle of the Dao Heart, Rulai Suffers a Heavy Blow

The Saint's Power, a fleeting blossom.

If this fleeting power can break the Lingshan Array, then the outcome of this match is a Fixed Number.

Seeing that Tang An could no longer maintain the Saint Realm, the Two Sages, Jieyin and Zhun Ti, intended to strike at her simultaneously.

But at this moment, Zhenyuan Daxian had already been waiting for a long time.

He held the Earth Book to block in front of Tang An, while Kong Xuan and Zhao Gongming appeared to the left and right of Zhenyuan Daxian, each wielding their Dharma treasures.

"Amituofo, does Zhenyuan Daxian truly believe that holding the Earth Book is enough to stop us?"

Zhenyuan Daxian gave a cold snort, "Then why don't you two Sages make your move?"

It was also at this time that the various immortals and demons engaged the Buddhas of Lingshan. All kinds of brilliant Dharma treasures bloomed in the air, and as layers of Dharma Power surged, the battle fell into a stalemate.

Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha went all out from the start.

"Law of Heaven and Earth!"

"Open!"

Three giant Dharma bodies reappeared; last time it was to smash Lingshan, this time it was to slaughter the Buddhas.

Sun Wukong held a Golden Cudgel in each hand, swinging them in a pincer attack, instantly reducing the buildings of the Great Thunder Sound Temple to ruins.

Yang Jian and Nezha each commanded one side of the battlefield, their momentum of slaughter unstoppable, like bamboo being split.

Guanyin and Wenshu Pusa fought, neither able to gain the upper hand for a time.

The Demon Race, long held in contempt by Buddhism, led by Niu Mowang, slaughtered those Arhats and Dharma Protectors until they had nowhere to hide, appearing utterly wretched.

"Not enough, still not enough."

"Since we are fighting, let's go all out."

Although Tang An no longer had the Saint's Power, her rapidly burning soul energy acted like an adrenaline shot, allowing her to ignore all side effects and remain in a peak state.

"Law Power."

"Open!"

Behind Tang An, a galaxy appeared, surging toward the sky, and from within that galaxy came echoes that shook the earth with every step.

When that step was taken from within the galaxy, even Sun Wukong himself was dumbfounded.

It was a Law of Heaven and Earth identical to his own, but its entire body was cast in gold.

As the Golden Body stepped out, it was followed by two more Law of Heaven and Earth manifestations: one silver and one bronze.

The masses of Lingshan were completely stunned.

One Law of Heaven and Earth had turned into four?

How is one supposed to fight this?

Even the two Western Sages could not help but be shocked by Tang An's methods, their expressions so grave they could drip water.

Because the three Law of Heaven and Earth Sun Wukongs that appeared were not the end of it. Following them were three gold, silver, and bronze Yang Jian Dharma bodies, and three gold, silver, and bronze Nezha Dharma bodies.

There were only three Law of Heaven and Earth manifestations on the field originally, but in an instant, it became twelve fighting together.

Never mind one Lingshan, even ten Lingshan could not withstand such demolition.

"Ugh..." Tang An let out a muffled groan; having summoned nine Law of Heaven and Earth manifestations at once, her complexion was visibly paler.

After all, the stronger those Law of Heaven and Earth manifestations were, the greater the drain on her.

But it didn't matter; she was fighting with her life on the line anyway.

Above the mid-air of Lingshan, where Rulai practiced Meditation.

Tang An appeared there as well; it seemed Rulai had been waiting for her.

"Not fleeing?"

Rulai opened his eyes, "Even if you burn your Primordial Spirit this time, it will be nothing more than destroying Lingshan once again."

"The Journey to the West Calamity has not ended, and Lingshan is protected by the Heavenly Dao. After you leave, as long as a single spark remains in my Lingshan, it will surely rise and flourish again in the future."

Tang An chuckled, "I don't need you to teach me the principle of cutting weeds and pulling out the roots."

"But my ultimate goal in coming here this time is only to kill you. As for cutting weeds and pulling out the roots, if I still have the strength, I will certainly eradicate the foundations of Buddhism without needing your reminder."

Rulai looked at the chaotic scene of slaughter outside, then looked back at Tang An.

This time, he struck first, seizing the initiative.

Tang An felt the scenery before her change instantly, and she and Rulai arrived in a void that looked like the evening glow.

"So it is a battle of the Dao Heart."

It seemed Rulai had long prepared this trap; this was a scheme to destroy her Dao Heart.

"Junior Sister Yunxiao, how have you been?"

"Since the Conferring of the Gods Great Tribulation, we have not met. Now that we meet again, why are your hands stained with the blood of your fellow disciples?"

"Do you know that the Azure Lion and White Elephant, though they belonged to my sect, willingly fell into depravity and became demons, only to create boundless karma and destroy the foundations of my Lingshan?"

"Slaughtering fellow disciples, Junior Sister, do you truly have no heart?"

The scenes before Tang An were like flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water, constantly folding and shifting.

Following that were scenes of the immortals transformed from the Azure Lion and White Elephant, back when they were fellow disciples with Yunxiao Xianzi, discussing the Dao and fighting side by side.

There were even scenes of the Azure Lion and White Elephant creating boundless karma to destroy the foundations of Lingshan, only to have their minds eroded by the Demon Race due to that karma, thus falling into demonic ways.

Finally, they died at Tang An's hands.

Watching these visions, Tang An maintained a smile throughout.

With just a push of her palm, she shattered all the illusions and stood before Rulai once again.

"How... is this possible..."

The firmness of Tang An's Dao Heart made him feel as if he were striking a stone with an egg.

How could her Dao Heart be so resolute?

"Are you surprised?" Tang An stepped through the void, moving forward.

"First, you used the name of Yunxiao to disturb my Dao Heart."

"Second, for the sake of our fellowship, you forced me to doubt myself."

"But fellowship cannot compare to a blood feud. No one can stop my resolve for revenge, not even the Heavenly Dao."

"As for the name of Yunxiao, Senior Brother, from beginning to end, I have never denied that I was Yunxiao in my past life."

"I am not like you, Senior Brother, who eats from the bowl and then curses the mother who provided it. Since I have used the power of Yunxiao, what harm is there in admitting that I am Yunxiao?"

Tang An's reply caused Rulai's complexion to turn the color of liver.

"Now it is my turn to ask you a question, Senior Brother: is defecting from the Jie Sect not disloyalty? Is failing to respect our master and even crossing blades with him not unfilial?"

"At the foot of Lingshan, the place where countless mortals are buried, all brought about by your own hand—is that not inhumane?"

"Backstabbing your former fellow disciples, dragging them to Lingshan to be trained as mounts by the Buddhas and Bodhisattva. On Lion Camel Ridge, using the blades of our former fellow disciples to kill me, your Junior Sister—is that not unjust?"

"Disloyal, unfilial, inhumane, and unjust. You, the Rulai of the West, are you not utterly ridiculous!"

Following Tang An's angry shout, many cracks resembling shattered space appeared all around Rulai.

"Pfft—"

Rulai spat out a mouthful of blood, yet he forced himself to remain calm.

"I am the Rulai Fozu of the Western Heaven; I must naturally seek the well-being of the masses of my Lingshan!"

"All beneath the Saint are mere ants; what is there to pity about the death of ants?"

"Furthermore, they died because of their own desires. Since they wished to enter the Western Paradise, what is wrong with me sending them to be reborn in paradise?"

Tang An knew that Rulai's Dao Heart had developed cracks, which was why he kept asking questions in return.

"Your Dao Heart has been obscured by greed; Rulai, you have already lost."

Rulai was not reconciled, and he asked Tang An again.

"Do you not covet the position of a Saint? The supreme power?"

Hearing this, Tang An merely smiled.

"What of eternal life, what of boundless Dharma Power, what of supreme power, what of the position of a Saint."

"If I could choose, I would only want to have a happy and fulfilling family, to be an ordinary mortal with flesh and blood, with the seven emotions and six desires."

Tang An finished speaking, raised her hand to point at Rulai, and flicked out a strand of blue-green power, easily breaking his trap of questioning the heart and the Dao.

"Pfft!"

Rulai returned to reality and spat out another mouthful of blood.

His eyes were filled with unwillingness and disbelief.

How could her Dao Heart be so firm, and how could she have not a shred of greed for the Saint's position or power?