Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 385 Nine Palaces Nurturing Life, A Shocking Upheaval

Li Wushou had no objections whatsoever.

He nodded in agreement, his face showing excitement, as he rode the hungry ghost.

Deep down, he also wanted to know what was being conceived within this sacred fetus.

On the other hand, he always felt that Blood Buddha's plan was not so simple. Given that the other party was on the verge of breaking through his cultivation realm, it would seem very strange for him to come here instead of focusing on breaking through.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, the Blood Buddha chanted a Buddhist prayer:
"Namo Buddha of Flesh and Blood!"

The chanting of Buddhist hymns was as loud and clear as a great bell, and the sound of Buddhist chants resounded throughout heaven and earth, creating a Buddhist kingdom in everyone's mind.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as they had heard of this Buddhist chant before.

But more often than not, it is the Bodhisattvas and Arhats who chant the Blood Buddha's name.

In earlier years, many people ridiculed the monks of Blood Buddha Temple because of this Buddhist chant.

These Nascent Soul cultivators were somewhat disdainful. Blood Buddha was much younger than them, a junior. Despite his exceptional talent, how could he possibly aspire to become a Great Venerable? Everyone still felt that Blood Buddha was overestimating himself!
Over the years, many people have become accustomed to this Buddhist chant.

But many of them, like Li Wushou, were hearing it for the first time.

Hearing the Blood Buddha chanting with their own ears, they were suddenly shocked to realize that the Blood Buddha had actually reached such a level.
With such a commotion in the Pure Land of One Thought, are they about to witness the birth of a Venerable Buddha?
At this moment, their hearts were in turmoil, but the Blood Buddha remained as calm as ever.

The moment the chanting of the Buddha's name ceased, the hands clasped together, and the fascia hanging from the heart burst forth with a large amount of blood and flesh essence, which gathered in the sky to form a huge "well" character.

The heart is located in the center of the "well" shape, in the "central palace" position.

The Blood Buddha stood in the void, located due north, in the "First Palace Kan" position. The rest of the people were standing somewhat haphazardly. The Blood Buddha then directed everyone to settle in different positions within the Nine Palaces.

"Please place Wu Xia in the second palace (Southwest), Zi Zhen in the third palace (East), and Tian Ning in the ninth palace (South)."

Upon hearing the sound, everyone moved. Li Wushou learned the names of the two Nascent Soul cultivators in the Central Region and simultaneously rode his black body to the Seven Palaces, specifically the West position.

At the moment of taking their positions, the Blood Buddha also transmitted the Nine Palaces Method to everyone.

Everyone here is at the Nascent Soul stage, and this Nine Palaces method is actually not complicated. It is roughly similar to a power-gathering method that can channel everyone's power into the "central palace".

The Blood Buddha clearly intended to use this opportunity to accelerate the gestation of the Holy Embryo, and even quite openly gave everyone time to examine it, hoping that everyone would work together to bring about the Holy Embryo's birth.

Everyone made no attempt to hide this, and each resorted to their own methods.

At their level, none of them hadn't emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. No one would risk their own safety for the sake of mere face. Moreover, after witnessing the Blood Buddha's condition, everyone was even more wary.

Li Wushou was naturally among them. On the surface, he seemed carefree and even occasionally couldn't help but grab a few puppets and swallow them, but in secret he was focused and vigilant.

However, like everyone else, he did not notice anything unusual.

In essence, these nine palaces are actually borrowing the blood and flesh essence of the Holy Domain. They are not entirely controlled by the Blood Buddha. Unless the Blood Buddha can control the blood and flesh essence of this world like the Holy Spirit, the Blood Buddha and everyone else are in the same position, with no distinction between master and servant.

After a brief inspection, everyone reached a basic consensus. After exchanging glances, they all indicated that Blood Buddha could officially begin.

The Blood Buddha nodded slightly and chanted the Buddha's name once more.

The power of the primordial spirit suddenly erupted, and a force of absorption emanated from it. The essence of blood and flesh between heaven and earth transformed into streams and gathered towards the "North" position of the first palace and the "Central Palace".

Seeing this, Li Wushou and the others also withdrew their flesh and blood essence and fell into their respective palaces.

Once all nine palaces are lit up simultaneously, the blood, flesh, and vital energy converge towards the central palace.

In an instant, the throbbing of the sacred fetus became even more intense.

The lines of flesh and blood essence that marked the nine palaces suddenly burst out with red light, and everyone felt their minds lighten, unaware of the intensification of their physical transformation.

Just as the Blood Buddha said, this Nine Palaces Method can isolate the alienation and erosion when stimulating the birth of the Holy Embryo.

This reassured everyone considerably. However, Li Wushou's brows furrowed even deeper.

Blood Buddha is not a benevolent person.

The fact that the followers of Blood Buddha Temple are weak and that they revere only one Buddha shows that Blood Buddha is a person who controls his followers and fully embodies the Dharma.

The opponent went so far as to venture deep into the Domain River and enter the Holy Domain when he was breaking through his realm, only to go through all that trouble for a piece of Holy Spirit flesh.

Although a piece of Holy Spirit flesh can offer a glimpse into the path of the Great Venerable, is it truly useful to the Blood Buddha?

Li Wushou was very suspicious!
The opponent is on the verge of breaking through to a higher realm, and his path to becoming a Venerable Buddha has already been set, so it is impossible to change it at this point.

So what exactly does the Blood Buddha want to do?
As Li Wushou pondered, due to the extraction of a large amount of blood and flesh essence, much of the writhing flesh and blood forest below them melted away, and many of the puppets floating within it also disappeared.

But instead of being frightened, these puppets surged even more relentlessly towards the area directly below the heart.

The nine streams of blood and flesh essence resembled nine blood dragons, and the throbbing of the fetus within the sacred embryo grew even louder.

Suddenly, with a crisp "crack," several of the major tendons suspending the sacred embryo snapped, and large chunks of flesh and blood splattered down, causing a layer of blood mist to fill the air above the Nine Palaces Formation.

Before anyone could react, a powerful, surging force suddenly emanated from the pulsating Holy Embryo.

The enormous holy embryo suddenly withered, turning into a shriveled nest. Immediately afterward, nine blood dragons roared and were swallowed into the holy embryo at the same time.

A burst of blood-red light erupted within the sacred embryo!
The people standing in the nine palaces were all moved in unison.

Is this the completion of the Holy Embryo's birth, and the Holy Spirit within is about to be born?

Li Wushou immediately focused his gaze on the Holy Embryo, only to see that a blood lotus had appeared in the center of the previously bloody and mangled inner cavity.

The blood lotus is formed from flesh and blood, and a blood-red figure sits cross-legged on top of it.

The figure had no skin or face, yet Li Wushou felt inexplicably familiar with it.

Before he could examine it closely, eight flesh and blood niches appeared simultaneously on the walls of the cavity surrounding the Blood Lotus. Eight blood-red figures, identical to the Blood Lotus, sat cross-legged on the niches and surrounded the Blood Lotus the moment the dragon's roar fell.

A glint flashed in Li Wushou's eyes; he finally realized what was wrong.

The invisible golden elixir transformed into the shape of a hungry ghost, filling the shadow body. Dozens of arms swung in unison, smashing towards the Dui position of the Seven Palaces where it was located.

Although the others did not understand what was wrong with the hungry ghost, they still subconsciously fluctuated their boundary power, trying to escape from the Nine Palaces position.

Just then, a Buddhist chant resounded throughout the heavens and earth:
"Namo Buddha of Flesh and Blood!"

The Blood Buddha was solemn and dignified. As the Buddha's name was chanted, the blood-red figure sitting cross-legged on the blood lotus inside the Holy Embryo writhed violently.

Eyes, ears, and a mouth emerged from the flesh and blood, appearing on a face devoid of features.

A face that was almost identical to the features of the Blood Buddha appeared.

This sacred fetus is indeed giving birth to a blood Buddha!
Li Wushou didn't know how the Blood Buddha had done it, and without time to think about it, he quickened his movements.

At the same time, blood-red eyes suddenly emerged from the "well" shaped bloodline that marked the nine palaces in the sky.

Under the gaze of the blood-red eyes, the hungry ghost's arm froze in mid-air, and the retreating figures of the others also paused slightly. It was as if endless tentacles extended from the heavens and earth, binding everyone together.

The next instant, a scream rang out.

"Ah, Blood Buddha, you ugh!"

Li Wushou's heart skipped a beat, and he looked towards the south position of the Nine Palaces (Li).

Tianning Daoist opened his mouth wide, and several tongues emerged from it. His scream instantly turned into a sob!
At the same time, the other person's eyes, filled with fear, subtly veered off course.
Two new bloodshot eyes emerged from their sockets, pushing the original two eyes away.
(End of this chapter)