Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

"Hmph! Even Patriarch Bodhi isn't worried, so why should I be?"

Originally, Master Xinghe was going to search for the location of Patriarch Bodhi, but then he thought, "I can't kill you, so why bother searching for your location in the 'Bodhi Formation'?"

As long as I block you here and prevent you from assisting the Great Sun Buddha, I've completed my mission.

While Xinghe Zhenren was blocking Bodhi Patriarch's way of supporting the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha, the melee on the other side reached its most intense moment.

The four guardians, Yuan Hong, the Six-Eared Macaque, Sun Wukong, and Wuzhiqi, have merged and revealed their true form as the Chaos Demon Ape.

As soon as the Chaos Demon Ape revealed its true form, it immediately smashed a powerful cultivator to death with a single blow.

This scene terrified the members of the "Witch Buddha Demon Alliance," turning them ashen-faced.

When its true form was revealed, the Chaos Demon Ape's combat power was definitely at the peak of Quasi-Saint, almost able to attain Dao!

Such power is simply terrifying.

All the experts present were at the late Quasi-Saint stage; none of them had reached the point of severing their three corpses.

Let alone the Great Sun Buddha, Shiva, and the dragon clan masters, even if the number one Buddhist master, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, came, he might not be able to fight against the Chaos Demon Ape.

To defeat a master of the Chaos Demon Ape's level, you must rely on sheer numbers; a coordinated attack by everyone is the only way to have any hope of success.

Now, the Golden Spirit Mother, the Wudang Mother, the Tortoise Spirit Mother, Zhao Gongming, and others are all formidable figures, all of whom are late-stage Quasi-Saints. This has greatly affected the high-level forces of the "Witch-Buddha-Demon Alliance".

The Chaos Demon Ape stormed into the battlefield and was virtually invincible. In no time, countless immortals from the alliance perished at its hands.

Wherever the Chaos Demon Ape charged, the people there scattered in chaos.

The two sides, which were originally evenly matched, shifted their power due to the appearance of the Chaos Demon Ape, with the Jie Sect gaining a significant advantage and causing the enemy to flee in all directions.

Within an hour, the battlefield was in chaos.

In the center, apart from the people of the Jie Sect, there were no more people from the "Witch-Buddha-Demon Alliance".

The people on the other side were either dead, wounded, or fled, leaving only a few who were still putting up a stubborn resistance.

Among them, the Great Sun Buddha was extremely anxious, as the Golden Spirit Mother and Zhao Gongming opposite him had their eyes on him and would not let him escape no matter what.

In this situation, the Great Sun Buddha fought and retreated at an extremely slow pace.

"This is bad! Without a way to escape, I fear I am doomed today!"

While dealing with the attacks of the Golden Spirit Mother and Zhao Gongming, the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha was also fleeing.

After passing through the Yuan Dynasty, the Great Sun Buddha arrived at a grassland.

"Go underground!"

The Buddha of Great Sun Tathagata's eyes lit up, and with a movement of his body, he fell from the void and entered the underground.

"Hmph! There's no way for a feathered beast like you to escape, neither in heaven nor on earth!"

Zhao Gongming sneered, and then moved and entered the ground.

Meanwhile, the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit was still riding the "Seven Fragrance Chariot" and flying at low altitude.

She was always ready to wait for the Great Sun Buddha to fly out from the ground so she could deliver a head-on blow.

Zhao Gongming and Jinling Shengmu share the "Shangqing Immortal Law," enabling them to communicate with each other. One is in heaven, and the other is on earth, so they are not afraid of losing contact.

With such methods, how could the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha possibly escape?

"Alas! Fortunately, my mother left me something to save my life!"

The Great Sun Buddha sighed, his expression complex. He flicked his sleeve, and a yellowish-brown divine needle flew out from it.

This needle is only the length of a finger, but it radiates a bright yellow light.

This divine needle has a remarkable origin; it was a treasure crafted by Xihe when she sewed clothes for the ten princes of the Heavenly Emperor Dijun.

These things are all hidden in the "Sun God Palace".

A few years ago, after the Great Sun Buddha's cultivation level reached the late Quasi-Saint stage, he found his ancestral land.

They broke through those restrictions and obtained the hidden treasures within.

Besides devouring the Medicine Buddha, the Great Sun Buddha was able to replenish his foundation mainly by relying on the treasures inside the "Sun God Palace".

Even the evil corpses that never manifested in the primordial world have always lived in seclusion in the "Sun God Palace".

Firstly, it was for secluded cultivation; secondly, it was to protect this divine palace.

This is the birthplace of the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi.

The "Sun God Palace" is hidden deep within the "Sun Star," and its location is never fixed.

For millions of years, countless powerful beings have entered the "Sun Star" in search of the "Sun God Palace".

But everyone was disappointed.

As the Daoist temple of the Heavenly Emperor Dijun and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, how could ordinary people with great supernatural powers find it?

Even a quasi-saint level expert like the Great Sun Buddha was able to find the "Sun God Palace" only because he had the Golden Crow bloodline.

To keep this secret, the Great Sun Buddha never spoke of or revealed anything about the treasures inside the "Sun God Palace".

But at this moment, it can no longer be hidden.

Jinling Shengmu, Zhao Gongming put too much pressure on him.

If the two of them stop him, and the Chaos Demon Ape catches up to this place, he will surely die!

Under these circumstances, the Great Sun Buddha finally used his trump card!

As soon as the earthen-yellow magic needle flew out, a yellow mist immediately filled the ground.

Beneath the ground, within a radius of ten miles, the soil and rock layers rippled, as if the earth had turned into water.

The Great Sun Buddha flew out Xihe's embroidery needle, pointed downwards with the divine needle, and the soil and rock layer immediately collapsed.

Deep within the earth, all was still pitch black. Instead of flying towards Xiniu Hezhou, the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha continued to venture deeper underground.

Before long, they reached a depth of hundreds of thousands of feet underground, where they were already in basalt formations.

"Great Sun Tathagata Buddha, this guy is truly amazing! How can he travel so quickly underground? He doesn't even cultivate the Earth Path!"

Zhao Gongming's face was grim. He followed closely behind, using "earth-based qi" to break through the basalt plate with some difficulty.

At this moment, he was getting further and further away from the Great Sun Buddha.

In the void, the Golden Spirit Mother's expression was also not good; she sensed that Zhao Gongming was getting further and further away from her.

It seems to be flying deeper and deeper underground!

Thus, the plan of the Golden Spirit Mother to remain in mid-air and intercept the Great Sun Buddha failed.

It serves absolutely no purpose.

"Should we chase after them or continue waiting?"

At this moment, even the Golden Spirit Mother hesitated.

On the other side, the Great Sun Buddha was extremely relaxed. With a flick of his embroidery needle, large chunks of rock were transformed into vital energy, allowing him to continue descending deeper.

Soon, the Great Sun Buddha had arrived at a depth of one million feet underground.

At this point, he had already entered the underground magma layer.

The air here is incredibly hot, truly immersing you in a fiery inferno.

However, such a place is like a gentle breeze for the Great Sun Buddha.

The environment here is stress-free for him.

However, Zhao Gongming, who continued to delve deeper, found it difficult to withstand such pressure!

This is the underground world in the core area of ​​the primordial world!

This is beyond comparison to any other world!

After tracking for another 1.5 million zhang, Zhao Gongming's forehead was already covered in a fine layer of sweat.

Ignoring the intense heat, Zhao Gongming stared in astonishment at the infernal lava.

"To go in or not to go in?"

Thinking of his deep hatred for the Great Sun Buddha, Zhao Gongming gritted his teeth, summoned twenty-four "Sea-Stabilizing Pearls," and entered the sea of ​​magma and fire.

However, Zhao Gongming was cautious and used the "Shangqing Immortal Technique" to send a message to the Golden Spirit Mother, asking his senior sister to go underground to provide support.

Even after arriving at a territory suitable for the Great Sun Buddha, Zhao Gongming lacked confidence that he could fight the Great Sun Buddha amidst the sea of ​​fire.

Soaring through the sea of ​​fire, the twenty-four "Sea-Stabilizing Pearls" isolated the surrounding scorching magma.

Zhao Gongming continued to traverse the sea of ​​fire, trying to find traces of the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.

They continued to dive into the magma layer, reaching a depth of two million feet.

Zhao Gongming discovered an incredibly majestic mountain deep within this magma.

The entire mountain peak stands amidst a sea of ​​lava and fire, crystal clear.

"What kind of material is this? Even billions of years of fire couldn't erode this mountain?"

The smoothness of the mountain peak astonished Zhao Gongming.

Because of the eerie, crystal-clear appearance of the mountain peaks, there wasn't even the slightest sign of burning.

What kind of treasure is this?

"not good!"

Suddenly, under Zhao Gongming's powerful divine sense, he sensed danger.

Looking up, a huge star map suddenly appeared right in front of me.

This star map is densely covered with the sun, moon, and stars.

This star map, once revealed, shook the heavens and earth, turning the sun and moon upside down.

The entire lava field, spanning a thousand miles, including the area where Zhao Gongming was located, was completely suppressed.

"How does Lu Ya possess such a treasure? How come he was beaten to the brink of death several times without using it?"

Zhao Gongming's face darkened, and the twenty-four "Sea-Stabilizing Pearls" formed a myriad of worlds, protecting him within them.

Regardless, Zhao Gongming remained confident.

There are twenty-four heavens, and it is unbelievable that they could be deceived by the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.

If he can hold out for a while and wait for the Golden Spirit Mother to come to his aid, then with the combined strength of the two of them, the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha will certainly not be their match!

Just as Zhao Gongming opened up the Twenty-Four Heavens, the outside world changed instantly, as if it had entered a different space.

Everywhere you look, there are countless stars, and shooting stars streak across the sky.

Three hundred and sixty-five large stars appeared outside the twenty-four heavens, revolving around the sun and the moon.

"Hahaha! Zhao Gongming, you've brought this upon yourself! This is the Grand Array of the Celestial Stars, crafted for me by my father, my second uncle! It's an honor for you to die here!"

The Great Sun Buddha laughed heartily. At this moment, the former crown prince, who had endured for countless years, finally began to unleash his power.

The "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array" reappeared, and the mystery and profundity of the universe were finally revealed to Zhao Gongming.

"Hmph! All illusions, how can they possibly harm this humble Taoist!"

Zhao Gongming was shocked, for he knew that he was still deep in the underground inferno of lava and fire.

However, he and the Twenty-Four Heavens were taken into this part of the starry sky by the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.

This is not the infinite starry sky, nor is it one of the three great formations that once shook the primordial world.

Zhao Gongming was closely protected by the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings, ready to unleash a powerful attack at any moment.

He was waiting for the arrival of the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit!

The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha also knew that this was a rare opportunity, and his immeasurable power was transferred into the star map.

The starry sky shifted and changed continuously, as if it wanted to use the supreme power of the stars to crush the twenty-four heavens and kill Zhao Gongming.

"Hmph! Lu Ya! You dare to use tricks and schemes to trap my junior brother?"

Just then, a sharp sword aura slashed down.

The Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit rode the "Seven Fragrant Chariot," breaking through layers of obstacles and entering the sea of ​​lava and fire.

That "Four Symbols Tower" was incredibly powerful, with streams of power from the four symbols descending and suppressing earth, water, wind, and fire.

This magma is no exception.

The Holy Mother Jinling arrived here much faster than Zhao Gongming.

"Golden Spirit Mother! Even now that you're here, you still dare to act so arrogantly? This humble monk has already prepared swift and decisive measures to deal with both of you!"

The Great Sun Buddha had long anticipated this scene.

He pointed his finger, and the nearby, huge, crystal-clear mountain peak trembled.

The mountain peaks rose abruptly from the lava, exuding a majestic aura.

The enormous mountain pressed down on the Golden Spirit Mother!

The sea of ​​magma and fire cracked and shattered everywhere.

Neither Zhao Gongming nor Jinling Shengmu expected that when the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha arrived here, he would take advantage of the terrain and bring out two powerful treasures in succession.

When the Great Sun Buddha arrived here, he made two earth-shattering moves.

It reveals unfathomable strength.

At this moment, how could Zhao Gongming not know that the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha had been hiding his true strength when they fought in the outside world?

As soon as this mountain appeared, the void collapsed, and a sea of ​​fire filled the vacuum.

It actually shook open the "Four Symbols Pagoda" and shattered the crown of the Golden Spirit Mother.

Golden Spirit Mother's black hair was disheveled, and her eye sockets were cracked by the invisible pressure, from which blood flowed.

An unending rage burned fiercely within the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit.

An unprecedented humiliation!

She was actually injured by Lu Ya!

"Lu Ya, you're asking for death!"

The Holy Mother of Gold was furious, and thick smoke billowed from her ears, nose, eyes, and mouth.

In his raging fury, he was so enraged that he was practically "fuming from all seven orifices."

"The Heaven-Splitting Divine Sword, shattering mountains and slaying the bald monk!"

The Golden Spirit Mother's voice was incredibly cold; at that moment, her killing intent almost froze.

Even amidst the sea of ​​fire, Zhao Gongming, the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha, still felt a chill.

"Boom!"

When the "Flying Golden Sword" slashed out, it was like a comet hitting mountains and the earth, unleashing an unprecedentedly strong shockwave.

A massive earthquake erupted at the very bottom of this place, which is more than two million feet deep.

The terrifying power is out of control!

"A golden opportunity! The Sea-Stabilizing Pearl! Tear the heavens apart! Slay the demon!"

Seeing that the time had come, Zhao Gongming suddenly unleashed all his power, and the Twenty-Four Heavens, which were under the pressure of the star map, suddenly surged in all directions!

"Sizzle!"

The immense power tore apart the miniature version of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array".

The twenty-four "Sea-Stabilizing Pearls" converged and struck towards the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha. (End of Chapter)