Chapter 413: Guanyin Sitting Backwards Receives the Fish Basket

The two of them had already formed the intention to retreat and were about to flee. At this moment, Yunxiao and Huo Lingmu, having regained their confidence, were no longer wary of any hidden moves or traps; even if there were any, they had their own method of combining their twin swords.

Immediately, they transformed into a streak of golden-red light and a streak of silver-white light, giving chase.

True Person Zhang and True Person Ye were both high-ranking disciples of Luofu Mountain; since they were determined to escape, it was difficult for Yunxiao and Huo Lingmu to intercept them halfway.

The two of them fled all the way south, moving toward Yue, as Luofu Mountain was located in Yue.

It was just that the other practitioners in Luofu Mountain did not wish for them to bring the enemy back.

Moreover, the two of them had been chosen by drawing lots to come out and face the tribulation for the entire Luofu Mountain. Thus, before they even reached Luofu Mountain, they saw a disciple holding a flower basket in his hand.

This was none other than a disciple of that Bodhisattva who practiced both Buddhism and Daoism at Luofu Mountain, who had borrowed the fish basket from the Fish Basket Guanyin statue from the South Sea.

There are countless Guanyin statues, but only the Fish Basket Guanyin at the South Sea Luojia Mountain Daochang is considered the "true Daochang" of this place, where the Dharma body of Guanyin is enshrined. After years of incense fire offerings, it has gathered momentum; even the clay statue and the vine-woven basket possess various "extraordinary powers" and have attained the concept of Fish Basket Guanyin.

That fish basket flew over and was caught by True Person Zhang. True Person Zhang operated his golden light, and immediately the fish basket aimed at Yunxiao, releasing Buddhist light. One could only hear the mantra: "If surrounded by evil beasts, with terrifying sharp teeth and claws, or vipers, cobras, and scorpions, with poisonous breath, smoke, and fire, or thunder, drums, and lightning, or falling hail and heavy rain, sentient beings are trapped in distress..."

This mantra was too long, and as it was chanted extremely quickly, it transformed into the six-syllable mantra: "Live if you stay, die if you go."

Fish Basket Guanyin, also known as Ma Lang Fu Guanyin, is best at resolving all curses and can eliminate obstacles such as poison dragons, evil ghosts, and Rakshasas.

Once that light shone, Yunxiao felt her body go limp; once that mantra was chanted, she felt extreme pain, a sense of impending doom. Not only could she not summon her Dharma power, but she also felt as if she were about to revert to her original form and be taken into the basket.

This object was a natural nemesis to aquatic tribes, but Bi Fang Huo Lingmu was not affected by the suppression; she transformed into a large, emerald-green bird, intending to peck away the fish basket.

Yet, she saw that Pure Yang Refining Demon Golden Tower heading toward her.

Just at this moment, a voice was heard: "Amitabha."

Below, there was a compassionate mother. This compassionate mother was leisurely grooming herself, and the one sitting beneath her was none other than Ao Jin, that fish-dragon.

It was Xu Jia's old mother who had arrived. Xu Jia's old mother practiced the Dharma, and the family enshrined a Guanyin Hall. Guided by Xu Jia, she had entered the path by practicing the Guanyin Heart Sutra. Back when the Condolence Guest Sha entered the Xu Residence, when observing the Dharma Realm, one could see that the manifestation of Xu Mu was a "Home Guanyin" incarnation statue.

Later, after killing the Dharma King, Xu Jia passed on an advanced method to Xu Mu. Xu Mu also obtained the convenient method of "Dream Cultivation," and surprisingly, a Buddha Bodhisattva would lecture on the Dharma in her dreams.

Just a few days ago, when the Dongting giant catfish Wu'er crossed to the East Sea and became the "Earthquake Catfish" at the bottom of the Japan Sea, it was Xu Mu who followed the method, converted many hungry ghosts, and refined a "Small Naihe" Magic Tool to lift them from the water up to the clouds.

If it came to fighting, Xu Mu was not skilled; if it came to Dharma power, Xu Mu's accumulation was barely around that of a Human Immortal. But when it came to the "true essence of the Dharma," it was more than enough. Elder Xianhuan of Jinshan Temple often discussed the Dharma with Xu Mu, and his Daoist Practice, which had not made progress for many years, would unexpectedly have moments of enlightenment.

You have a Guanyin, and I also have a Guanyin.

A wheel of Light Appearance emerged behind Xu Mu's head. She did nothing else, only holding a self-made string of beads made of soapberries, chanting the Guanyin Heart Mantra: "Om Mani Padme Hum."

Back then, when Xu Mu heard Xu Jia explain this mantra, she vaguely remembered the "Om" character (Chapter 168), the "ongm" sound, which represents the meaning of subduing all Outer Paths and conquering all inner demons.

Now, this sound still had the deepest Daoist Practice, but she had also begun to grasp the other five sounds (the sound heard near the Buddha head in Chapter 2 of Black Myth is this mantra).

Once this mantra was uttered, the Fish Basket Guanyin was no longer under the control of True Person Zhang and drifted down, landing in Xu Mu's hands. She said: "The Dharma is used to encourage goodness; subduing demons means subduing inner demons; eliminating monsters means eliminating heart-monsters. Develop an equal heart and profound wisdom..."

"You are courting death!" True Person Ye did not care about her rambling and struck with a shuttle.

When he sent this shuttle down, it gave True Person Zhang a great fright: "Do not commit the sin of killing!" He had already seen that Xu Mu was extraordinary, or perhaps he had seen it at a glance. As one in the God Immortal Realm, he knew all things of the past and could sense parts of the future—this was the "Omniscience" ability one possessed as an Earth Immortal. How could he not know that this woman was Xu Mu?

Xu Mu did not move, but a Protector Lingguan who looked exactly like Xu Jia appeared. His foundation was the Yin Earth Sha, but his cultivation was in the Xingong; he was the soul of Xu Mu's original son, and also the "Heart Grace Fate Assistance" of Xu Jia's true self, just like Wang Lingguan to Sa Tian Shi and the Longhu Xuantan Yuanshuai to True Person Zhang.

Xu Jia had not used him for a long time, not because his strength was weak, but simply because he used him rarely.

The heart-general Lingguan blocked the Gold Shuttle. Xu Mu seemed to have a premonition; she looked up and saw a Spirit General in a red robe and golden armor. The Spirit General was so heroic, with a high-spirited air.

For a moment, she was filled with deep emotion, yet she remained silent.

Ao Jin did not know what twists and turns were involved here, so he carried Xu Mu away: "Old Ancestor, their fighting is very dangerous. Let's go; please don't get hurt."

"It is fine. There is a cliff ahead; let us go there."

Xu Jidi also saw his own mother, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Back then, he was harmed by an evil Daoist and refined into the Yin Earth Sha among the Five Elements Sha Ghosts. Xu Jia happened to return to his soul, took his place in the human cycle, and rescued him from the evil Daoist. Because he could not let go of his parents' love and was unwilling to be reincarnated, he practiced together with him, one body with two souls. Xu Jia was the Yang, and he was the Yin, acting on Xu Jia's behalf to manage incense fire wishes and sit in the temple to perform duties.

But he had always done things silently, never daring to reveal his form in front of his parents...

But in fact, Xu's father and Xu's mother had long guessed that it was a different person. How could parents not understand their own biological son? Moreover, Xu Jia had not hidden it either; he had almost explicitly stated it. Although he had entered the path of cultivation, he still followed human morality, treating the two elders as his parents and even bringing them into cultivation.

Now, it was the first time the two of them met in their true forms.

Xu Mu was carried by Ao Jin to the cliff. She looked at the vast sea, sat watching the tides, and never turned back to look again. She only threw the fish basket in her hand down.

The next moment, a large sea turtle emerged from the sea, caught the fish basket, and then swam toward the distance, gradually disappearing.

Xu Mu had no intention of keeping this fish basket. This fish basket, let it return to where it came from.

And in the sky, Yunxiao, having been shone upon by the fish basket and seeing them strike at Xu Mu, was also enraged: "Today, I will send you to Soldier Dissolution!"

Immediately, the sword light flashed.

Huo Lingmu also joined in.

"Water Fire Not Yet Completed!"

One could see the two people's Dharma power running parallel with their swords, suddenly revealing the killing intent of the Three Talents. The twin swords merged, transforming into a pair of large shears. A golden flood dragon and a silver flood dragon intertwined, presenting a double-helix shape.

True Person Ye wanted to dodge, but he only felt endless regret. A lantern of his life appeared before his eyes, and in an instant, the events of his life flashed by.

The next moment, his body was severed in two.

The three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit were stirred up and leaked out, with only a point of Pure Yang Primordial Spirit barely escaping the body.

A forced floating and pulling force was about to lead him to the Heavenly Gate deep in the Dharma Realm, heading toward the Emptiness Spirit Color Realm.

True Person Zhang watched his junior brother being forced into Soldier Dissolution, his hundreds of years of cultivation lost in an instant. Only a point of Pure Yang Primordial Spirit escaped the body, and his entire cultivation, along with his physical body, had not even been refined in time. Ascending was nothing more than reshaping his body in the Shangjie and starting over, becoming an ordinary Heavenly Human. A Heavenly Human is just a person in the heavens.

(End of chapter)