I am devoted to the Tao

Chapter 555 The Secret in the Buddha Painting of the Future Star King

"This is my training ground. Where can you run to if you want?"

Yuanling Shenjun lowered his eyes and looked at Taihuang, who was transmitting his voice to Jiang Chuan.

"Wang!"

Taihuang cried out, "If you kill me, the Dao Lord will definitely find out!"

His voice was loud, but there was an undisguised fear in it.

Yuanling Shenjun's gaze shifted and landed on Jiang Chuan.

“If the Azure Emperor were to make his true form, I would indeed be no match for him. But since it is merely an avatar, he cannot stop me.” Jiang Chuan said calmly.

"You don't actually think that the swordsmanship I taught Mu Yun is my complete swordsmanship, do you?"

Upon hearing Yuanling Shenjun's words, Mu Bingyun's expression changed drastically: "Even something that isn't complete possesses such power?!"

"I should have realized that Yuanling Shenjun was a primordial deity born from the interaction of the ancestor of all energies, Tianyi Qi, with the Great Dao. He was born with the Dao of Qi, so how could he not cultivate the Dao of Qi?"

As Jiang Chuan spoke, he remained secretly vigilant.

"The swordsmanship you taught Bingyun emphasizes intention over form. Form is an expression of Qi, so it seems that your true swordsmanship emphasizes both intention and form."

“When the Heavenly Emperor was still alive, he once said that the Dao has no high or low, but people have high or low. But there are indeed differences between the Great Daos.”

A hint of reminiscence appeared in Yuanling Shenjun's beautiful eyes.

"My path of life is not suited for killing. If I were to one day merge with the Dao, I would inevitably face the obstruction of external demons. Therefore, at the beginning of the world, I sought out the soul that had destroyed the primordial spirit, refined it into an incarnation, and cultivated the sword path. Whether it is the Immortal Ancestor or the Demon Ancestor, although they are all close to merging with the Dao, in terms of attacking and killing enemies, none of them are as good as me."

By the end, the arrogance in Yuanling Shenjun's voice could no longer be concealed.

Jiangchuan frowned slightly.

He knew that what Yuanling Shenjun said was true. Yuanling Shenjun, or rather, Qingdi's swordsmanship, could strike the enemy's heart the moment he swung his sword.

Although the Immortal Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor are strong, their strength is no different from that of ordinary Great Luo Immortals; they truly attack with the Dao Fruit and the Great Dao.

Jiang Chuan used the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow, and with the Myriad Paths Tree, it was not difficult for him to block the attack.

However, once the sword technique of the Primordial Spirit Lord is unleashed, it falls into the sea of ​​the heart, rendering all spiritual treasures useless.

The only way to fight it is with one's own will!
The Azure Emperor changed the subject: "You are someone I trained, and Mu Yun is also my disciple. My plan needs your cooperation, so I don't want to kill you."

"The imperial family is the most ruthless. The Five Emperors are the most revered among all emperors. If you were truly confident in killing me, you wouldn't have refrained from doing so. Are you worried about perishing together with me, causing your own avatar to be annihilated?"

Although Jiang Chuan's words were questions, his tone was extremely affirmative.

"Actually, you are more useful to me than you think. If you hadn't brought Muyun to see me today, I might have come to see you in a while."

With a flick of his sleeve, the illusory image of the Immortal Realm appeared out of thin air.

At the same time, fragments of the Thirty-Three Heavens, scattered throughout the myriad realms, also appeared.

"Qingwei Heaven returned to the Immortal Realm, and Taixu manipulated the Three Pure Heavens, which evolved from the Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones, the supreme beings in the Chaos Sea, to reunite the Thirty-Three Heavens. Now, Taixu is only wary of his senior brother, Feng He. As long as he cannot ascertain Feng He's situation, Taixu will definitely continue to wait. The fact that two Great Luo Immortals attained Dao together is still somewhat conspicuous, and I am not sure if Taixu has noticed it. But as the saying goes, delay breeds change, so I naturally hope that he will quickly unify the Thirty-Three Heavens."

"Are you plotting to have me lure out Daoist Fenghe?"

Jiang Chuan immediately understood the Azure Emperor's meaning: "I have no karmic connection with Daoist Feng He, so how can I draw Him out?"

When you reach that level, only the Dao remains in your heart.

Let alone the fact that Jiang is just a cultivator unrelated to Fenghe Daojun, even the Heavenly Emperor, the second disciple of Taiyuan Daozun and Fenghe Daojun's junior brother, could kill him at will.

"The future Star King Buddha already told you about your relationship with Feng He, don't you know it now?"

Upon hearing Yuanling Shenjun's words, Jiang Chuan recalled everything he had encountered left behind by the future Star Venerable King Buddha.

"impossible!"

The rabbit shook its head: "I met the Future Star King Buddha with Jiang Chuan. If He had told Jiang Chuan about Feng He, I would definitely know, but I have no recollection of it."

"Some things don't necessarily need to be said."

Yuanling Shenjun raised his hand and pointed, conjuring dozens of Buddhas. Some of these Buddhas rode white elephants, some sat on lotus thrones, and some held jade ruyi scepters. Each Buddha was different, but all were sacred and majestic.

"The Immeasurable King Buddha of the World"

As a cultivator from the Buddhist sect, Jiang Chuan naturally knew the Buddha of Immeasurable World, the master of Buddhism.

"The Buddha has countless incarnations in the world to save all sentient beings. Most of the images of Him circulating in the world are His incarnations. There are indeed very few people who have seen His true form."

Yuanling Shenjun's face showed regret. A resounding sword chant emanated from the Qiexu Divine Sword on his lap. Wisps of sword light flew out from the Qiexu Divine Sword, intertwining in the void and transforming into a monk dressed in monk's robes.

The monk had delicate features and wore a bright red kasaya. He looked more like an ordinary Buddhist monk than a great immortal.

"This is."

Jiang Chuan immediately pictured the painting inscribed with "A Hundred Years in a Dream" hanging in the scripture pavilion left behind by the Future Star King Buddha.

The painting depicts an old monk wearing a precious jade robe, holding prayer beads, and sitting cross-legged on a twelve-tiered lotus platform.

The old monk has a solemn appearance, and even though it is just a painting, one can still feel a sense of compassion.

In front of the old monk was a handsome monk wearing a gray monk's robe and with his hands clasped together.

The face of the Buddha of Immeasurable Venerable King was strikingly identical to that of the gray-robed monk!
“That’s right. The Buddha of Immeasurable Venerable King is only the master of Buddhism, not the ancestor of Buddhism. He must have a master. Yun Yao also told me that he, Feng He Daojun, came from Buddhism.”

Jiang Chuan suddenly realized something: "The sudden initiation of the calamity by the immeasurable Venerable King Buddha, who used demonic methods to attain the Primordial Chaos, was also because of Daoist Feng He!"

"good."

Yuanling Shenjun nodded slightly: "Actually, there's something you've thought about. It's true that the Demon Emperor is the Heavenly Emperor's tribulation, but no matter how strong the Demon Emperor is, he still needs to undergo the Great Luo Dao Tribulation. The Demon Emperor's master is Zhuhua, but Zhuhua is only at the thirteenth realm. The Dragon Ancestor and the Phoenix Mother were only subdued by the Demon Emperor later. At that time, the Heavenly Court had already been established. Why didn't we, the Five Emperors, stop the Demon Emperor?"

"The Demon Emperor is also a pawn of Daoist Fenghe!" Jiang Chuan hadn't expected Daoist Fenghe's scheme to be so profound. "Not exactly a pawn."

Yuanling Shenjun explained, "Feng He saw that the Demon Emperor was the Heavenly Emperor's tribulation, so she nurtured him and helped him attain the Great Luo Dao."

"Then why did they later turn against each other? And why did Feng He even abandon her disciple, the Boundless Venerable King Buddha, to kill the Demon Emperor?" the rabbit asked curiously.

"Because after the Heavenly Emperor's demise, his most crucial Dao Fruit fell into the hands of the Demon Emperor."

Yuanling Shenjun replied, "To become Hunyuan Wuji, one must prove the Primordial Dao. But proving the Primordial Dao is not easy. If Yun Yao wants to inherit the Dao of Yuanshi Tianzun, she must face the obstruction of the Twelve Golden Immortals under his command. Even if a Hunyuan Dao perishes, his former friends, disciples, offspring, and spiritual treasures will protect his Dao, preventing it from being proven by others. Therefore, although there are many Primordial Daos in the myriad realms that have not yet been merged with by others, theoretically, very few can succeed."

"It's because of the Primordial Dao again."

Jiang Chuan now understands why Daoist Feng He turned against the Demon Emperor.

Who was Hunyuan's old friend?
Jiang Chuan knew without even thinking that this must be Hunyuan.

If there were truly any Primordial Chaos obstructing the Dao, it would be almost impossible for a Great Luo Immortal to successfully merge with the Dao!

"Wang!"

Taihuang then understood why the countless Buddha Kings of the world had suddenly attained enlightenment.

"It turns out that Feng He was worried that after the Demon Emperor merged with the Demon Path, he would also merge with the Primordial Dao. Therefore, she ultimately chose to let the Boundless Venerable Kings and Buddhas of the world bring about the Primordial Calamity, so that they could fight the Demon Emperor to the death."

"Planning for a long time, even if there is only a sliver of a possibility, Feng He is unwilling to take the risk."

Yuanling Shenjun's eyes flashed with wisdom: "The best way to deal with such a cautious Great Luo is to make him suspicious. If you leave the Heavenly Pool Immortal Land, go to the Immortal Realm, then return to your Daoist temple to go into seclusion, and after some time go to the Buddhist Realm to retrieve the Other Shore Arrow from the Tathagata Buddha, what do you expect Feng He to think?"

"He will believe that the Immortal Ancestor instructed me to obtain the Arrow of the Other Shore. Even if there is only the slightest possibility, He will stop me. Because this could be the final straw that breaks the camel's back."

Jiang Chuan had to admit that the Azure Emperor was indeed terrifying, using the Great Luo as a chess piece to encompass almost all the Great Luo realms of the heavens.

"The whole plan is indeed flawless, but I think you've miscalculated one thing, Qingdi."

"What is it?" Yuanling Divine Lord asked.

"My path is unique to me, and I, Jiang, happen to dislike being manipulated by others!" Jiang Chuan slowly stood up.

"It seems I still need to teach you a lesson so you'll know your place."

As soon as Yuanling Shenjun finished speaking, the void above his head suddenly cracked open.

A divine image surrounded by chaotic light fell from it.

The divine image shone brightly, and the scene before Jiang Chuan's eyes suddenly changed.

He, along with Ancestor Ziyun and the rabbit, appeared in a starry sky. An aura of destruction, death, and decay flowed through the starry sky, and stars kept falling from it. The entire starry sky, no, it should be said that all life in the universe was coming to an end.

"I also explored the Chaos back then. This multiverse that is about to be destroyed is what I obtained from exploring the Chaos, and then I refined it into this divine map. It is just right to use it as our battlefield now."

Yuanling Shenjun, wielding the Void-Cutting Divine Sword, emerged from the void.

"Senior sister, is Jiang Chuan alright?"

Mu Bingyun looked at the divine image floating in mid-air and gently bit her lower lip.

Yi Sujin's face was full of bitterness. She couldn't accept that she and the Heavenly Pool Immortal Land might have been part of her master's scheme.

“Junior sister, you should already have the answer in your heart. Master, the Azure Emperor, has always concealed his true realm. His true realm is actually at the limit of the Great Luo, a being capable of merging with the Dao. A slight difference in the Dao makes all the difference. Although Jiang Daojun is powerful, I really can't imagine how Jiang Daojun could possibly block the swordsmanship and sword techniques cultivated by such a being.”

Mu Bingyun immediately kowtowed to the divine diagram floating in mid-air: "Master, I am willing to follow your arrangements. Please spare Jiang Chuan's life!"

"Mu Yun truly has deep feelings for you."

Yuanling Shenjun looked down at Jiang Chuan: "But that makes sense. You killed the Underworld Emperor for her. I doubt any woman in the world would dislike a man like you."

"Jiang Chuan, no, let's think of a way to escape!" Rabbit started to back down.

"The Azure Emperor is the Azure Emperor, and the Primordial Spirit God is the Primordial Spirit God. The Azure Emperor's Dao of Life has reached the Great Luo realm, but that does not mean that the Primordial Spirit God's Dao of Sword has also reached the Great Luo realm."

Jiang Chuan was a cultivator who practiced multiple Great Daos simultaneously, and he knew very well that it was difficult to advance on all Great Daos at the same time.

If Yuanling Shenjun's swordsmanship truly reaches the limit of the Great Luo realm, and Qingdi has two Great Luo realm limit warriors, would he still need to make such calculations?

“You’re right, but realm is realm, and strength is strength.” Yuanling Divine Lord gripped the hilt of the Void-Cutting Divine Sword.

Jiang Chuan laughed and said, "I have also studied your incomplete swordsmanship and sword techniques, and incorporated its essence into my supernatural abilities."

Zheng! ! !
Before Jiang Chuan could finish speaking, a deafening sword cry rang out.

Yuanling Shenjun drew his Void-Cutting Divine Sword and swung it at Jiang Chuan.

Rumble!
As the multiverse nears its end, billions of stars tremble in unison, and the energies of destruction, death, the sun, and the moon—all the primordial energies of the world—are stirred.

At the same time, a sword light rose from Jiang Chuan's heart.

The sword light was neither dazzling nor dazzling, but it contained an unparalleled will!
cut!
cut!
cut!
Everything, tangible or intangible, that dares to stand in the way of the sword light, even the Great Dao itself, will be cleaved in two!

Zheng!
Just as the sword light was about to cleave Jiang Chuan's body along his sea of ​​consciousness, a translucent, colorless blade of light rose from his sea of ​​consciousness.

Its colorless sharpness was incredibly awe-inspiring, like a divine weapon born from chaos, seemingly poised to cleave the primordial universe and slay a Great Luo Immortal the moment it was born.

Blade of the Sky!

After Jiang Chuan deduced the Dao of Nothingness to the Great Luo Realm, he also integrated the essence he had comprehended from half of the "Myriad Phenomena of the Profound Vault of Heaven" into the "Primordial Chaos Chapter," causing the four supernatural powers he created to also undergo a transformation.

The Blade of the Azure Sky was originally created by Jiang Chuan after comprehending the swordsmanship of the Primordial Spirit God. Now that it has been infused with the essence of the Primordial Chaos Scripture, it is naturally terrifying!
hum!hum!hum!
The power of the three thousand Great Daos, including the Dao of Time and Space, the Dao of Chaos, the Dao of Yin and Yang, and the Dao of the Five Elements, descended from the void and poured into the Azure Blade that manifested from Jiang Chuan's heart sea.

Chaotic energy surged within the Blade of the Azure Sky, boundless divine light shone forth, and a universe was born. Then the universe perished, transforming into absolute nothingness, which was even more terrifying than the power of the Blade of the Azure Sky!

Rumble!
Billions of kinds of primordial energy from the universe were also injected into the sword light manifested from Jiang Chuan's heart sea. The mass of the sword light continued to expand. In an instant, its mass was like a multiverse, as if it would crush Jiang Chuan's heart sea!
Zheng! ! !
Zheng! ! !
Jiang Chuan and Yuanling Shenjun attacked simultaneously, their sword light clashing with the Azure Blade in Jiang Chuan's mind.

(End of this chapter)