Chapter 439: The Sacred Fire Sect Leader Who Went Mad

The Amitabha Nature is the key to keeping the desert an oasis.

The Amitabha Great Vows once spoke of forty-eight vows; although only a tiny fraction is divided here, it still possesses effects such as "Boundless Light," "Superior Cultivation," "Peace and Joy Upon Touching the Light," and "Body Entirely Golden."

It is a pity it lacks effects like "Not Falling into Evil Reincarnations" or "A Land Without Evil," otherwise it would not be disturbed by the Child-Mother Golden Light Nature.

As for the Child-Mother Golden Light Nature, it is taken from the "Five Hundred Ghost Mother-Child"; although the Five Hundred Ghost Mother-Child has turned righteous, it still belongs to the category of "Evil Buddha," and furthermore, this is only a part, and it used infinite greed as an offering.

Even the Greed Demon among the three Void Demons that Xu Jia subdued previously appears small compared to the greed within this.

The primary will of Baiyun Chanshi is, at this moment, divided into the Amitabha Nature and the Child-Mother Golden Light Nature.

The Geng Metal Nature does not have these; it is a purely Yang thought, used to assist in gestating the sword spirit.

In an instant, two figures of "Good" and "Evil" Baiyun Chanshi appeared.

The Good Baiyun Chanshi obtained the Amitabha Nature; although his cultivation is still inferior, he has finally obtained a pure "Dharma."

The Evil Baiyun Chanshi obtained the Child-Mother Golden Light Nature, and the greed, anger, and ignorance of the Dharma all gathered together, causing him to vaguely shift toward the direction of "Pudu Cihang."

Anyway, in the movie, Baiyun Chanshi and Pudu Cihang were played by the same person, so splitting them up is fine.

Xu Jia let the Amitabha Nature Baiyun Chanshi take charge of the Golden Ancient Kingdom and said, "Don't blame me for not giving you a chance; study it well."

The evil Pudu Cihang of the Child-Mother Golden Light Nature was directly imprisoned by Xu Jia, who intended to study it carefully.

If one speaks of pure Dharma, Xu Jia is actually quite wary of it, but if Magic is mixed into the Dharma, then Xu Jia is interested; his interest in the study of the Demonic Path has never waned.

Moreover, this Golden Light Nature can utilize the power of human greed to turn everything into gold.

To tell the truth, this is very suitable for "Jinchan Duobao." The Five Hundred Ghost Mother-Child has five hundred ghost children, while Jinchan Duobao has 7,200 Debt Ghost Jin Chan. Once these little Jin Chan grow up and become Wealth-Snatching Jin Chan, Treasure-Inlaid Jin Chan, and Wealth God Jin Chan, they can then absorb debt ghosts and enlighten little Jin Chan...

This cultivation method that Duobao practices was also compiled by Xu Jia through reverse-refining based on a divine book, expounding the path of the "Wealth God" through the Demonic Path.

If one speaks of the degree of evil, this Child-Mother Golden Light Nature is not even as good as Jinchan Duobao.

The Evil Baiyun Chanshi had already transformed at this time, gradually becoming human from the waist up and a centipede from the waist down, with five hundred pairs of eyes appearing on his body, totaling one thousand... Greed, ignorance, and delusion... caused him to roar incessantly: "I am Jinguang Fo, you must all believe in me!"

"Why have I not been able to become a Buddha in nine lifetimes? Those high and mighty Buddha and Bodhisattva occupy their positions and fear that those in the lower realms will challenge their authority... I want to pull them off the Buddha altar and sit on it myself..."

"What kind of bullshit Tathagata, I'd rather do it myself!"

"You rascal, you might as well join the Old Buddha's command; the Old Buddha will also give you a Buddha position to sit in."

Xu Jia appreciated his spirit of daring to resist the authority of the Buddhist sect, but his actions were not upright; he disregarded the common people and was merely driven by the expansion of his ambition for power, without the responsibility that comes with power.

Pointing his Ruyi at him, he shrank the Ruyi and turned it into a small centipede.

This golden centipede twisted and turned, trying to bite Xu Jia, but Xu Jia gave a slight shake, shaking his whole body apart, and he became like dead, with only the thousands of eyes still emitting golden light; wherever the golden light shone, it turned into the color of pure gold.

Xu Jia had long had the idea of cosplaying Tongtian Jiaozhu. Previously, one of the two Luofu Immortals had set up a Golden Light Array, but its power was mediocre, and Xu Jia felt it did not reach the "level of the Ten Absolute Arrays." Now that he had obtained such a thing, the date for replicating the Ten Absolute Arrays was basically here.

Arriving at Huogong Toutuo's place, Huogong Toutuo's red hair had all been dyed golden, his face looking as if he had lost all worldly desires, with a faint golden wheel of sunlight behind his head.

The four envoys of the Sacred Fire Sect around him also began to practice Dharma. Their doctrine is that the sun is a giant fireball that brings warmth and light, which aligns with the Buddhist Dainichi Nyorai method, but Dainichi Nyorai is more like a "God of Light" and does not focus on the fire itself, but rather on the meaning of boundless light.

It just so happened that Huogong Toutuo knew the Riguang Pusa Dharma. In short, those who were enemies just a moment ago were now all practicing Dharma together in harmony.

It can be seen that the evil power of the old monk's Great Pudu Buddha Light is not limited to them; within a radius of several hundred miles, all sentient beings, even an earthworm or a fly, were now wholeheartedly chanting Buddha's name, with a faint halo appearing behind their heads.

Within the Dharma Realm, it was even more miserable; a large number of lonely ghosts, evil spirits, and demons were all converted by the golden light, sitting there chanting sutras at this moment.

Xu Jia slapped Huogong Toutuo: "Wake up!"

Immediately, Huogong Toutuo woke up from his confusion and said respectfully: "Master."

Xu Jia said angrily: "You did not kill the forty-seven great thieves and were even bewitched by the monk. It seems you are useless. A useless person can only be killed. You still want to be the Sacred Fire Sect Leader?"

"Master, spare my life!" Huogong Toutuo immediately knelt and kowtowed: "Those thieves were so powerful that this little one almost couldn't serve you anymore... This little one would have no regrets even if I died, but if I couldn't serve you, I would be a pitiful, masterless lonely ghost even in death..."

Xu Jia said: "But your Dutian Fierce Fire foundation has all turned into Buddhist Dharma power. Your Dutian Fierce Fire Inheritance has lost its chance; you are indeed useless."

"Then this little one will abolish this Dharma power and re-cultivate."

Xu Jia waved his hand: "For the sake of your filial piety, there is no need. Go quickly and refine these four envoys, along with the corpses of those thieves and the physical body where the old monk Baiyun sat and passed away, into Great Strength Diamond Protectors. I want you to establish the Western Region Diamond Gate and unify the Western Region Buddhist sect for me. Zoroastrianism is already of no use; in terms of influence, it is not even one ten-thousandth of the Buddhist sect."

"As for the Dutian Fierce Fire Inheritance, I will find someone else."

Huogong Toutuo had no choice but to get up and refine them. Although the four envoys had been converted into Buddhist disciples, they would not obediently accept death, but with Xu Jia suppressing them, they were also refined alive.

After these thieves and envoys were refined, the Supernatural Talisman Golden Core was complete, with all seventy-two arts present.

Xu Jia also gained a lot of knowledge from it. Although they are minor arts, the profound parts can also lead to the Great Dao. The Earthly Fiend Seventy-Two Arts are actually the basic prerequisites and methods of application for the thirty-six great divine abilities of the Heavenly Gang.

For example, "Guiding" and "Guiding Out Original Yang."

For example, "Praying for Rain," "Praying for Clear Skies," and "Summoning Wind and Rain."

For example, "Buyu" and "Riding Clouds and Mist."

"Moving Scenery" and "Banshan Gangyue" are also interconnected.

Xu Jia does not possess many Heavenly Gang great divine abilities; many were suddenly realized after he reached the Yang Spirit stage, by borrowing the Lingbao orthodoxy, and some were obtained in the past.

For example, "Nail-Head Seven Arrows," Xu Jia knows the beggar version, the low-spec version.

The "Five Thunders Orthodox Method" and "Mastering the Five Thunders" of the Celestial Master Mansion are also related. The thirty-six great Heavenly Gang divine abilities are actually not something that practitioners in the Desire Realm can fully understand and master; they all represent a type of Great Dao, but basic application is still possible.

The Earthly Fiend Seventy-Two Arts originate from an "Earthly Fiend Dao Fruit." Xu Jia now believes this, because this Supernatural Talisman Golden Core is now fully mature and can push Huogong Toutuo to the strength of a late-stage Earth Immortal, yet it seems to lack some core source material.

It did not form a "Pure Yang Quality," nor does it have a "Fruit Status," and it is even less of a "Gold Nature."

Their Earthly Fiend Minor Arts were all passed down by that Persian, the Sacred Fire Sect Leader. It is highly probable that that Sacred Fire Sect Leader mastered the source of the Earthly Fiend Seventy-Two Arts, which is the "Earthly Fiend Dao Fruit," or even the "Earthly Fiend Gold Nature."

Xu Jia originally wanted to replace the Western Region Sacred Fire Sect and then enter the Central Plains to develop the Ming Sect, establishing a "New Great Ming" in this world.

But thinking about it, managing two worlds is already tiring enough; managing a third world would be even more tiring. He can only leave behind a seed, and more importantly, the tool man Huogong Toutuo is no longer practicing the Fierce Fire technique but has switched to the Buddhist sect.

Even if he enters the Sacred Fire Sect, I am afraid it cannot be "Ming Zun Descending," but "Mile Jiangshi," which can only be counted as "Mile Jiao," and cannot be called the Ming Sect or the Sacred Fire Sect.

Conversely, the Diamond Gate fits Huogong Toutuo's current state. Ruling the Buddhist sect is also very valuable; after all, the Western Regions, Mizang Yu, and the grasslands are all filled with the shadows of the Buddhist sect. It is very difficult to make them turn to believe in Lingbao, or the Sacred Fire Sect, or the Ming Sect.

Lingbao replacing Buddha, this is the righteous path.

"Then Master, do I still need to die?"

"If you cannot unify the Western Region Buddhist sect, you will die all the same." Xu Jia was expressionless.

Immediately, he took a step forward, suppressing the Weiji Immortal Sword that wanted to rebel.

The Jianling Tongzi said, "Is this how you do unfinished business? If you do not perform upright and righteous deeds, even if I was personally forged and enlightened by you, I will still leave to find a suitable person to carry this out."

Xu Jia asked, "Then who do you think is suitable?"

The Immortal Sword carried a mission and had a clear sword heart; he was born in response to the killing intent of the innate Three Talents, and in his view, not completing the mission was neglecting his proper work.

Moreover, Xu Jia was truly "doing demonic deeds" at this moment.

The sword spirit began to ponder who else could complete the unfinished cause, but no one came to mind; he had not come into contact with many people, and those he had encountered had all become souls under his sword, with even their Primordial Spirits gone.

He had no choice but to give up: "Then when will you be able to complete it?"

"I don't know," Xu Jia said. "If you think slaughter can accomplish things, you are welcome to go and have a killing spree."

The Weiji Immortal Sword remained silent.

Xu Jia did not continue to pay attention to Weiji; he was too anxious.

The four envoys had already sent word to Kunlun Mountain; although this world's Kunlun Mountain was not the divine mountain of the Form Realm Kunlun, it was still the source of the Dragon Vein.

Although the Sacred Fire was not ordinary fire, the altitude was too high, and it would lack oxygen, making it difficult to burn continuously; therefore, Guangming Ding was actually a cave, and inside the cave was a fire pit where the Sacred Fire burned.

The Sacred Fire Sect Leader did not need Xu Jia to kill him, as he had suffered a cultivation deviation and gone into a demonic state due to failing to master his divine art.

When Xu Jia came to see him, his body was already stiff and paralyzed, with only a Spirit Embryo suspended above his head, currently harvesting Kunlun Spirit Qi, intending to refine a Nascent Soul dharma body to replace his physical body, protect his Primordial Spirit, and walk in the world.

His physical body was that of a Persian, but his Primordial Spirit had no distinction between a Central Plains person, a Western Regions person, or a Persian; it was just a mass of pure yang gold.

Above the Primordial Spirit was an acre of auspicious clouds; these auspicious clouds served as a Blessed Field, and on the Blessed Field grew a Spirit Root. This Spirit Root was the "Earthly Evil Treasure Tree," which bore fruit continuously, one fruit per art, totaling seventy-two. It was just that one could vaguely see human faces on them, like those forty-eight bandits, but they were dead, so the fruits stopped growing; some were ripe, and some were green.

Upon seeing Xu Jia, the Sacred Fire Sect Leader sighed and said, "It is time and fate that I should lose my composure and go into a demonic state at such a critical moment, only to encounter a formidable figure like you seeking me out."

His Nascent Soul dharma body had not yet been refined, so he could not leave; if captured, he would not even be as well off as that Baiyun Chanshi.

To tell the truth, Xu Jia was also disappointed, having expected some kind of peerless expert with whom he could exchange ideas.

Thus he said, "I can spare your life; you may ascend with your Nascent Soul."

"I have already refined a dharma body using the innate Five Elements True Qi and intended to remain in the world to cultivate Merit. Once this True Qi is woven, it is difficult to break open from within; I need an Immortal-grade treasure to help me break it open before I can ascend. Moreover, my Merit is insufficient, and if only the Nascent Soul ascends, it is easily coveted by extraterrestrial demons..."

"If you, fellow Daoist, are willing to spare me so that I may accumulate Merit, I am willing to serve you for a hundred years."

Xu Jia agreed: "Very well, hand over the inheritance."

The Sacred Fire Sect Leader obediently offered the inheritance. One part was the inheritance of the Persian Sacred Fire Sect, which ignited the Sacred Fire, collected Divine Nature, and finally exalted the Divine Kingdom—the divine office of the "God of Light, God of Fire."

One part was the inheritance obtained later in the Western Regions, which was actually part of the inheritance of the "Yellow Lotus Sect," a branch of the former Yellow Heaven Sect; to be precise, it was the inheritance of the "Demon God of Earthly Evil."

It is rumored that the Yellow Heaven Holy Venerable of the Yellow Heaven Sect had an Earthly Evil avatar that mastered the Dao of Earthly Evil. It also had a lineage passed down, which was this Earthly Evil Dao Fruit. This thing could gestate seeds, plant them into a human body, aggregate and absorb their experience, continuously perfect it, and finally grow into a true Earthly Evil Divine Ability Dao Fruit.

In short, Xu Jia had collected another part of the "Yellow Heaven Lineage."

The Dao of the Demon God and the Dao of the True God are two sides of the same coin; to have light, one must have darkness; to have hope, one must have despair; to have creation, there is destruction; to have vitality, there is naturally death.

One yin and one yang, one good and one evil; it has always been so.

The Dao of Earthly Evil is the "Evil Dao."

Earthly Fiend Minor Arts require collecting the evil Qi from the seventy-two layers beneath the earth to count as a "Dao"; otherwise, they are merely "applied minor arts."

For example, "Communicating with the Nether" requires Nether Evil Qi, and thus one can transform the human body into a Ghost God.

Looking at it as a whole, the Persian divine lineage could only be considered a bonus and had nothing worth learning from; the rituals of igniting divine fire and ascending to godhood were too troublesome and inferior to the conferment of a Godly Talisman.

The Yellow Heaven lineage was too "biased toward the Evil Dao"; collecting Earthly Evil would inevitably lead to the depletion of the earth, thereby triggering the earth's killing intent, such as the drying up of groundwater, earthquakes, landslides, or floods and plagues...

"Useless to eat, but a pity to discard. Fortunately, this Earthly Evil fruit tree can produce seeds continuously, which can indeed allow the Military Officials to quickly master a spell."

For example, constructing Micro Spirit Veins and combining them with Earthly Fiend Minor Arts like "Moving Scenery," "Array Formation," "Qi Prohibition," and "Recognizing Land."

(End of chapter)