Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

Duobao is not good at scheming against others, nor does he want to. The only method Duobao can think of is to reason with them and appeal to their emotions.

The first one to look for is naturally Xuan Du.

This was the first time Duobao had left the Great Thunderclap Temple after establishing the Mahayana Buddhist school and becoming Duobao Tathagata.

Duobao flew directly to the Tushita Palace, put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, may I see Senior Brother Xuandu?"

Xuan Du, who was sleeping in front of Lao Jun's Eight Trigrams Furnace, immediately perked up upon hearing this: "Finally here! I've been waiting for quite a while."

After saying this, Xuandu had a thought and appeared in front of Duobao.

He looked Duobao up and down, his face dignified, surrounded by a halo of Buddha, his eyes filled with compassion, and said with interest, "Duobao, you've really changed quite a bit!"

"My senior brother hasn't changed much."

Xuandu remained noncommittal, yawning as he asked, "Duobao, you are now the Buddha, why aren't you busy with Buddhist affairs? What are you doing here?"

"Why ask a question you already know the answer to, senior brother?"

"Very well! Since you're still willing to call me senior brother, then I'll speak frankly. I have no objection to your Buddhist sect's desire to successfully complete the Journey to the West, but Sun Wukong cannot become a member of your Buddhist sect; he can only be a member of my Taoist sect."

"I don't care how you Buddhist monks preach the scriptures we brought back from the west, but you can't stop Sun Wukong from preaching my Taoist classics. If my junior brother agrees, then this matter will be settled."

After a moment of silence, Duobao sighed and said, "Senior brother, Sun Wukong can preach Taoist scriptures and the Taiqing Wonderful Method, but he must enter our Buddhist sect."

"Sigh! I knew it. Since it's so casual, let's have a match! If you win, I'll back down and let Sun Wukong join your Buddhist sect. If I win, you back down and Sun Wukong won't join the Buddhist sect. How about that?"

"Alright! Please enlighten me, senior brother."

"Then let's have a battle in the outer heavens!"

After saying this, Xuandu took a step and disappeared at the entrance of the Tushita Palace, with Duobao following closely behind.

Beyond the heavens, in a state of undifferentiated chaos and boundless emptiness, there are no sun, moon, stars, mountains, or rivers; there is only nothingness and vast emptiness.

The Buddha of Many Treasures is majestic and solemn, seated cross-legged on a golden lotus of twelve merits, his whole body radiating Buddha light, with billions of feet of golden light rippling like a tide, compassion mixed with boundless majesty.

He was draped in a kasaya, and a Buddhist relic appeared on his head, radiating boundless light. A pagoda floated in his hand, its body shimmering with seven-colored light. On each level, there was a phantom of the Buddha chanting sutras, the sound of chanting resounding through the chaos.

As the Buddha of Mahayana Buddhism, Duobao possessed profound Buddhist knowledge, and his every move exuded the rhythm of the Great Way, subtly suppressing the chaotic energy of the outer heavens.

Opposite Duobao, Grand Master Xuandu was dressed in a tattered blue Taoist robe, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance and composure. He stood in the void, and behind him, the Tai Chi diagram slowly unfolded, with black and white energies intertwining to form a Yin-Yang Tai Chi spanning millions of miles, stabilizing the chaotic currents.

Although Xuandu was at the peak of Quasi-Saint, his cultivation was a whole realm lower than Duobao's. However, he had the Taiji Diagram, a supreme innate treasure, protecting him. Moreover, his understanding of the Yin-Yang Dao was profound, and his aura was as stable as a mountain, so he was not at a disadvantage at all.

The Buddha of Many Treasures clasped his hands together and softly chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, greetings, fellow practitioner!"

Before Duobao finished speaking, the Buddhist light around him suddenly solidified, transforming into a golden Dharma image a thousand feet tall. The Dharma image had three heads and six arms, each arm holding a Buddhist ritual implement, such as a vajra, a vase, or a staff, fully displaying the supreme power of Buddhism.

The golden Buddha image chanted mantras, causing the void to tremble. Countless phantom images of Buddhas appeared, chanting the "Mahavairocana Sutra" in unison. The sound waves were like the sea, crushing chaos and heading straight for Xuandu.

Grand Master Xuandu remained unmoved, lightly waving his whisk. The Tai Chi diagram behind him suddenly spun, and the black and white energies transformed into two giant dragons, intertwining yin and yang, swallowing and exhaling chaos, directly blocking the Buddhist chant.

The Tai Chi diagram is a supreme innate treasure, stabilizing the earth, water, fire, and wind, and evolving the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. It is as stable as a rock, and even the Buddha's light cannot penetrate the Tai Chi realm.

With a thought, Xuan Du unleashed the Taiqing Mystic Technique, softly uttering, "One Qi Transforms into the Three Pure Ones!"

In an instant, his figure split into three, transforming into three Taoist figures, namely Taiqing, Shangqing, and Yuqing, each holding a whisk, their aura vast and powerful, faintly able to contend with Duobao's sub-saint cultivation.

Upon seeing this, the Tathagata of Many Treasures moved all six arms of his Dharma form, and the vajra in his hand transformed into a golden light of ten thousand feet, carrying boundless Buddhist power as it smashed towards Xuandu. The void was torn apart, and the chaotic energy was dispersed, as if the heavens and the earth were being created.

The three avatars of Xuandu waved their whisks in unison, and the three streams of pure energy intertwined to form a Taiqing Immortal Array. Yin and Yang flowed within the array, like an invisible barrier, completely neutralizing the Vajra Pestle's attack.

Xuandu raised his hand and pointed, and the Taiji diagram flew out, transforming into a black and white light bridge that spanned the chaos and pierced directly into the golden body of Duobao.

Seeing this, Duobao remained calm and composed. The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit bloomed with boundless golden light, its petals unfolding layer by layer, each petal guarded by a Buddha. The power of merit was vast and powerful, forcefully blocking the Taiji diagram.

At the same time, as the golden lotus rotated, it released billions of golden lotuses, each lotus transforming into a miniature Buddha, which surged towards Xuandu, intending to convert his mind and spirit with Buddhist teachings.

Xuan Du frowned and hurriedly mobilized the Yin-Yang Great Dao. The Taiji diagram behind him transformed into two divine lights, one black and one white, which intertwined like scissors and shattered the lotus flowers that filled the sky.

At the same time, the three Pure Ones of Xuandu acted in unison, each displaying their supernatural powers: the Taiqing Daoist scattered pure energy, transforming it into Taiqing divine thunder; the Shangqing Daoist made hand seals, summoning thousands of sword shadows; and the Yuqing Daoist offered up a jade ruyi to suppress the void.

The triple attack forced Duobao to retreat repeatedly using his Golden Body Technique.

Seeing Xuandu's fierce attack, Tathagata Duobao disregarded the bonds of camaraderie. Suddenly, the Duobao Pagoda in his hand flew out, its body growing rapidly in the wind, transforming into a height of hundreds of millions of feet. Within the pagoda, seventy-two layers of Buddhist kingdoms appeared, each with Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats chanting sutras. The illusory image of the Buddhist universe emerged, suppressing the void.

The Pagoda of Many Treasures is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, combining offense and defense. With a tremor, the pagoda released boundless Buddhist light, forcefully suppressing the Three Pure Ones' offensive from Xuandu.

A golden light shot out from the top of the tower, heading straight for Xuandu's true form, intending to extract it into the tower and refine it.

Grand Master Xuandu dared not be negligent. The Taiji Diagram flew back to protect him, and the black and white energies transformed into a Yin-Yang millstone, crushing the Buddha's light and blocking the suppressive power of the Pagoda of Many Treasures.

Xuandu flashed and used the Taiqing Escape Technique to appear behind Duobao in an instant. The whisk in his hand transformed into countless threads, wrapping around Duobao's golden body and attempting to seal the flow of his Buddhist power with the power of Yin and Yang.

The Tathagata Prabhutaratna chanted the Dharma name: "Namo Amitabha Buddha!"

The golden body, with its six arms dancing in unison, formed palm prints resembling the gates of the six realms of reincarnation, containing the power of life and death, which directly shattered the silk threads of Xuandu's whisk.

The palm print, its momentum undiminished, slammed into Xuandu, causing the void to collapse and chaos to shatter, forcing Xuandu to recall the Taiji Diagram for defense.

By this time, the Outer Heaven was in ruins. The chaotic energy was torn apart by the two's supernatural powers, and spatial turbulence raged everywhere. Tathagata Many Treasures activated the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit, and the lotus platform transformed into a Buddha ten thousand feet tall. He held up the Many Treasures Pagoda with both hands, and the pagoda released countless illusory Buddha kingdoms, which pressed down on Xuandu layer by layer.

Grand Master Xuandu activated the Taiji Diagram with all his might, and the black and white energies transformed into a Hunyuan Taiji Array. Within the array, Yin and Yang flowed and the five elements generated each other, blocking all the illusory images of the Buddhist Kingdom.

The two forces clashed, their Buddhist and celestial radiance intertwining, causing the outer heavens to shake violently.

In terms of cultivation, Duobao has a slight advantage. Its Buddhist supernatural powers are magnificent and powerful. The Golden Lotus of Merit and Duobao Pagoda are integrated in offense and defense, subtly suppressing Xuandu.

However, relying on the unparalleled defensive power of the Taiji Diagram and the exquisite operation of the Yin-Yang Dao, Xuandu was not at a disadvantage at all. Moreover, the Three Pure Ones' incarnations were unpredictable, making it difficult for Duobao to win quickly.

With a thought, the Tathagata of Many Treasures recited the Diamond Sutra, and the Buddha's voice transformed into invisible chains, attempting to seal off the Yin-Yang Dao of Xuandu.

Xuandu responded with the Taiqing Wonderful Method, the Three Pure Ones behind him merged into one, transforming into a Hunyuan Daoist, the Taiji Diagram in his hand transformed into a black and white divine sword, slashing through the Buddhist chants and pointing directly at Duobao's true form.

The battle reached its climax, with the Tai Chi diagram and the Golden Lotus of Merit facing off, and the Pagoda of Many Treasures clashing with the incarnations of the Three Pure Ones, making it difficult to determine a victor.

The chaotic energy of the Outer Heaven was scattered, showing signs of collapse.

Duobao Rulai sighed inwardly, "Brother Xuandu is protected by the Taiji Diagram and has also received the true teachings of our Grand Master Uncle. He is indeed difficult to defeat. It seems we will have to use our trump card!"

Xuan Du frowned inwardly: "After Duo Bao established Mahayana Buddhism, his cultivation level has increased so much. Before, I could easily suppress him in a one-on-one fight, but now that he has the Taiji Diagram, I can only fight him to a draw and have to use my trump card!"

In fact, by this point in the battle, both sides had used their full strength. The Buddhist light and the immortal light intertwined, and the aftershocks of the collision of magical treasures made the outer heavens tremble and sway.

At this point, neither side is confident of defeating the other, so they will definitely be thinking about using their trump cards.

Xuan Du took a deep breath, and the Tai Chi diagram behind him suddenly shone brightly. The black and white energies transformed into a yin-yang vortex, faintly revealing a trace of crimson flame.

"Duobao, receive my strike of the Humanity's Flame!" Xuandu roared, his hands forming a hand seal, and a burst of blazing fire erupted from between his brows.

This fire is no ordinary fire; it is the fire of humanity, carrying the destiny of humankind. As a primordial human, Xuandu had a close relationship with Suirenshi, so he could naturally use the fire of humanity.

At this moment, under Xuandu's full power, flames soared into the sky, and the flames of humanity behind him transformed into a humanoid phantom that was 990,000 feet tall.

At first glance, the phantom resembled Xuandu, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was merely a wisp of human destiny sensing the convergence of the flames of humanity.

The humanoid phantom held a long spear, which was formed from firewood and possessed overwhelming power.

Behind the phantom, the three Pure Ones merged into it, and the humanoid phantom grew another zhang tall, reaching a million zhang. Its strength had reached the level of a sub-saint, enough to rival Duobao.

The humanoid phantom pointed its spear, and the flames roared, burning cracks in the void, and the chaotic air instantly turned to dust.

The flaming spear thrust out, carrying with it the very essence of humanity, seemingly intent on cleaving the outer heavens in two, aiming directly at the golden body of the Many Treasures. Along the way, the Buddha's light was burned by the flames, and the chanting was suppressed by the overwhelming force, showing signs of dissipating.

Upon seeing this, the Tathagata of Many Treasures changed his usually calm demeanor. He sighed and thought to himself, "It seems that my senior brother is thinking the same thing. This flame of humanity must be my senior brother's trump card."

Despite his thoughts, Duobao was quick in action. He put his hands together, and the Buddhist light behind him suddenly surged. 129,600 phantom images of Buddhist kingdoms appeared. In each Buddhist kingdom, hundreds of millions of beings chanted sutras. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats appeared together. Golden light, precious flames, and lotus flowers intertwined, as if a complete great world had descended upon the outer heavens.

These Buddhist kingdoms overlapped, and the vast Buddhist power condensed into one, transforming into the form of an immeasurable Buddha. The relics on his head radiated countless rays of light, he held a pagoda of many treasures in his hands, and stood on a golden lotus of twelve merits, his aura directly suppressing the humanoid phantom.

"Namo Amitabha!" Duobao chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice. The six arms of the Immeasurable Buddha Dharma Image moved together and struck out with a palm. The palm print was like a vast world pressing down. It contained the supreme supernatural power of Buddhism, "Immeasurable Buddha Kingdom Palm". The world in the palm rotated, and life and death were impermanent. The compassion contained boundless pressure.

The twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit bloomed with golden light, protecting the Dharma image. The pagoda of many treasures flew out, releasing countless phantom images of Buddha kingdoms, suppressing the void, and merging with the palm print to meet the spear formed by the condensation of the flame of humanity.

The heavens trembled violently as the spear of humanity clashed head-on with the palm of the boundless Buddha kingdom.

Crimson flames burned the void, carrying with them the fate of humanity, seemingly intent on burning the entire illusory Buddha Kingdom to ashes.

The palm of the Great Thousand World encompasses all things, and the Buddha's light shines everywhere, aiming to transform the power of the torch.

At the point of clash, chaos collapsed, spacetime distorted, and a deafening roar erupted.

The Tai Chi diagram and the Golden Lotus of Merit shone brightly at the same time, with black and white energies intertwining with the golden lotus light, attempting to stabilize the void around their respective masters.

Grand Master Xuandu unleashed the full power of the Humanity Flame, his humanoid phantom thrusting repeatedly with his spear. The flame transformed into countless fire dragons, roaring as they charged toward the phantom of the Buddhist kingdom, incinerating countless illusory Buddha images.

However, the Buddha's teachings were profound and the power of the universe was inexhaustible. Every time a Buddhist kingdom was destroyed by fire, a new Buddhist kingdom would be born. The chanting of sutras never ceased and the light of Buddha never died out, thus forcefully blocking the onslaught of fire.

At this moment, the Pagoda of Many Treasures shone brightly, and a golden light shot out from its tip, transforming into the true form of Buddha, who chanted the "Mahavairocana Sutra" and directly suppressed the humanoid phantom.

With a loud "boom," the humanoid phantom was knocked back by the Buddha's true form. The light of the Fire Spear dimmed, and cracks appeared in the primordial humanoid phantom formed by the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones of Xuandu.

Xuandu grunted, and the Taiji diagram spun rapidly, attempting to stabilize the Dharma form with the power of Yin and Yang. However, the power of the Buddhist Kingdom surged in like a tide, and the golden light of the Twelve-Petaled Merit Lotus intensified, protecting Duobao's body and dissolving the aftershocks of the fire.

In the end, the Buddha's palm seal completely suppressed the Flaming Spear, and the humanoid phantom shattered, turning into countless sparks that scattered into the chaos.

Grand Master Xuandu shuddered, coughed up blood, his face turned pale, and he staggered back a thousand miles. His whisk broke, and the Taiji diagram dimmed, slowly flying back to protect him.

Xuandu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a bitter smile, "Junior Brother, your Buddhist power is boundless. This humble Taoist concedes defeat!"

The Tathagata of Many Treasures put away the form of the Immeasurable Buddha, and the 129,600 Buddha kingdoms behind him gradually disappeared. The twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit and the Many Treasures Pagoda flew back to his side.

In the collision, Duobao only took three steps back. Although his magic power and blood were surging, his overall aura remained relatively stable.

"Senior brother, you flatter me. The conflict between us is not about victory or defeat, but about the Great Dao. Can we discuss the matter of Sun Wukong again?"

"Duobao, since you have the upper hand over me, Sun Wukong can join your Buddhist sect, but he must also teach me my Taoist scriptures. Do you agree to this?"

Duobao clasped his hands together and nodded in agreement, saying, "Very well! My senior master also taught me in the past, so both in terms of sentiment and reason, this humble monk should agree to this." (End of this chapter)