A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 654 Crimson Holy Tribulation, Great Dao Tempering Technique

As early as when Guan Luoyang first learned that Lingshan had sent powerful figures to harass the human race's holy land, he decided to continue following Shenjia Daojun to comprehend the past traces within the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire.

Their first choice was Xuan Niao Dao Zun.

Firstly, because that great calamity in ancient times is the most recent one.

Secondly, during the great calamity of antiquity, of the four great powers—the Heavenly Emperor, Gonggong, Xuanniao Daozun, and Lingshan Buddha—three achieved Dao, while only Xuanniao was the most unfortunate.

The Eternal Flame left no trace of the three Daoists. During the Great Calamity of Antiquity, the strongest among them was only the Xuan Bird Daoist.

They vaguely saw a scene where all the heavens and myriad worlds appeared together. The countless universes connected to Taiqing Chiming, at the most intense moment of that great calamity, were all radiating an undeniable light from various directions in the Great Void Sea toward the Three Realms.

When the Xuan Niao Dao Zun stood atop the solitary peak and flicked his sleeves, they transformed into a dark sky that loomed above all the heavens and myriad realms.

It is superior to all qi, dharma, matter, image, and spirit; its size is boundless, its height unfathomable, and its measure immeasurable.

The radiance of the Great Dao from all the heavens and myriad realms flowed and converged towards the sky, forming eleven stars.

The sun, moon, and five planets are the seven luminaries, while the Qi, Bodhi, and Luo are the four auxiliary stars!

With just a slight tremor of his sleeves, the seven luminaries and four auspicious celestial bodies changed, as if a new order had been added to the operation of all the heavens and myriad realms.

The immense calamity of Taiqing Chiming, under this influence, is brewing incredibly strange new changes, repelling this influence.

The divine powers that respond to calamity, the great calamity that shakes the Dao, are intertwined, evolving endlessly.

"This Seven Luminaries and Four Auxiliary Stars Great Divine Power is indeed worthy of being the method of responding to calamities created by the Mysterious Bird Daoist Venerable. It can truly be described as infinitely profound."

Under the same dark sky, but in a place extremely far away, the Divine Armor Dao Lord, like a phantom that does not exist, watched this scene with deep emotion.

These Seven Luminaries and Four Auxiliary Stars, the Mysterious Arts of Destiny, were certainly not created specifically to counter the Mysterious Phenomena Heavenly Demon, but they can indeed play a role in restraining it to some extent.

This great divine power of responding to calamities was created with the aim of controlling all the great paths of the myriad realms.

The Mysterious Elephant Heavenly Demon King's unique path of cultivation, which is based on the manifestation of the Great Dao, and his cultivation level at the middle stage of the Heavenly Venerable realm, was nothing more than a part of the myriad Great Daos in the eyes of the Xuan Bird Dao Venerable who stood at the peak back then. Compared with other Great Daos, it did not have much of a special feature.

Whether it's using armor to cultivate truth or being a true demon in the void, they are all adept at comprehending different types of divine abilities and techniques.

However, after Shenjia Daojun had been observing the changes of the Seven Luminaries and Four Auxiliary Stars with great concentration and had been meditating for a long time, he suddenly noticed that Guan Luoyang seemed somewhat distracted.

"What's wrong, fellow Daoist?"

Guan Luoyang didn't try to hide anything and said bluntly, "I'm wondering, what is the strongest trace of divine power contained within this Eternal Calamity Divine Flame?"

Upon hearing this, Shenjia Daojun pondered for a moment and said, "The Eternal Calamity Divine Fire cannot bear the traces of the Heavenly Emperor and Gonggong, who have already attained the Dao. Apart from that, the most powerful traces of divine power should be those of figures like Xuan Niao Daozun, who cultivated to the peak of the Heavenly Venerable realm and once had the potential to quell the great calamity."

"But comparing the strength of the Xuan Bird Dao Venerable with that of the peak Heavenly Venerables from the countless calamities long ago is something we, at our current level, cannot easily determine, can we?"

Guan Luoyang nodded, still gazing into the distance: "Not to mention that the Black Bird failed to quell the great calamity, even someone like Da Yi, who did quell the calamity, exhausted his own efforts."

"But Da Yi cannot recreate the present after the distant calamity by his own power, while the great calamity of Taiqing Chiming can be recreated again and again."

The Divine Armor Daoist understood and said, "You want to comprehend the traces of the Great Calamity? But the so-called Great Calamity of Taiqing Chiming is essentially the Great Dao of all the heavens and myriad worlds. Due to the excessively heavy cause and effect, it produces abnormal fluctuations, violent ups and downs, and forms a chaotic phenomenon."

"Those predecessors of similar realm to us in the past great calamities have proven that for those of our level, it is more practical to wait until the calamity is intense and take advantage of the violent changes in all the Great Daos to comprehend the singularity of the Great Dao. It is probably unrealistic for you to comprehend the calamity itself."

To put it simply, the Great Dao of all the heavens and myriad worlds is like flowing water, the Great Calamity is like a cataclysmic storm or tsunami, and the Great Dao Singularity is like the riverbed rocks at the mouth of a river.

Taking advantage of dramatic changes in water level to observe riverbed rocks and study their characteristics can be easier than trying to observe rocks from a distance, if you seize the opportunity correctly.

However, if we want to observe the entire tsunami phenomenon directly under these circumstances, find its characteristics, and make them our own, then we can adapt them to our own needs.

The difficulty levels of the two are simply not on the same level.

"The great changes in the Dao and the chaos of calamity are indeed beyond my direct comprehension."

Guan Luoyang's eyes flashed with divine light, "Peak Celestial Venerables have their own unique Great Dao, and we can't possibly learn all of their secrets."

"However, their great supernatural powers to overcome calamities will themselves trigger the calamity, stimulating the entire calamity to react. In order to counter the power of the peak Heavenly Venerable, this feedback cannot be simply chaotic; it must be mixed with some order. Starting from these parts, it may not be impossible to grasp the mysteries of the calamity."

With a slight shift in his thoughts, Shenjia Daojun deduced that this method of comprehension should be feasible, and that choosing such a target would bring great benefits.

"The great supernatural powers of each peak celestial being in response to tribulations represent their own path. If we try to learn from them, we can only absorb a small amount of their mysteries. It is impossible for us to learn all the great Dao characteristics of all peak celestial beings."

"While the calamities have remained constant throughout history, the reactions of those peak celestial beings to each great calamity are different, but their essence is the same."

"If we learn the latter, it means we only need to learn one goal from beginning to end, yet we can gain a variety of special means to rival those who have faced calamities throughout history?"

The more Shenjia Daojun spoke, the more thoroughly he calculated in his mind.

"Furthermore, the various traces of the past contained in the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire are basically the traces of ancient powerhouses fighting against past calamities. As long as those powerhouses' marks appear, a calamity will inevitably occur as well."

"In other words, the traces of past calamities constitute the most significant part of the divine fire. Only by studying the strong reactions of these calamities can we have the most reference points and the most entry points."

Guan Luoyang did not give an answer.

He gazed leisurely at the dark sky, his thoughts, as fiery and dreamlike as fire, seemed to have left his body, spreading infinitely, rushing towards the great calamities and more ancient places.

Experience firsthand how each great calamity affects those who face it, and witness the wondrous harmony of fortune changing with supernatural powers, mutually reinforcing each other.

When Mu Feng Tianzun used the golden dragon scales to ask them to participate in this battle when the opportunity arose, Shenjia Daojun was no longer comprehending the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire.

Because he had already used up all the high-grade armor embryos he had prepared.

From the moment they decided to study the feedback of calamity, the rate at which their armor was consumed far exceeded their previous estimates.

Guan Luoyang was still not satisfied. After using up all his armor, he did not hesitate to verify his nascent Dao fruit with the Eternal Divine Fire, capturing subtle changes and savoring them slowly.

………………

That chaotic surge of crystalline light, which disrupted the order of cause and effect and encompassed all the wondrous phenomena of the universe, erupted into a massive, chaotic frenzy.

Essentially, it is a battle strategy that uses the art of military disintegration as a starting point to depict the grand calamity of the Great Crimson Light.

So even amidst the chaos, there is still a semblance of order guiding things.

The difference is that the previous semblance of order relied on Guan Luoyang and Shenjia Daojun's mental state and magical power.

The current semblance of order is mainly due to the fact that Immortal Venerable Ji Tu was dragged along by Guan Luoyang to be disintegrated.

This immortal, who was suppressed and studied for a long time, left deep traces of Daoist magic everywhere, inside and out.

The Taoist array techniques that Guan Luoyang used to suppress him have evolved and been modified during the research process, and have become completely symbiotic with his own Taoist characteristics.

The Dao is vast and boundless, yet it is also the ultimate form of simplicity. The true essence of the Dao of dissolving military affairs contained in this seal technique will not cause any additional harm to Guan Luoyang himself.

But when used on Immortal Venerable Ji Tu, it was like burning him completely as firewood, and it was a method of burning that required a long preparation to ensure the most thorough burning.

Even the nascent form of his Dao Fruit continued to crack in this method of disintegration, transforming into streaks of dark divine light as heavy as chaotic mountains, which emanated outwards.

The Seven Blessings Buddha and the Golden Elephant Demon King, who were just one step away from escaping, were once again swept into the crystal light and were pulled into operation together.

"Crimson Light Holy Tribulation, Great Dao Tempering Technique!"

Guan Luoyang's voice was conveyed through all the flowing, violently vibrating crystal light. All the crystal light that collapsed like an avalanche rolled back and formed a huge sphere, which crashed forward with a bang.

The Buddha of the Fragrant Accumulation of Treasures let out a muffled groan. The wondrous essence of reincarnation formed by the great supernatural powers of Heaven and Earth Reincarnation and the Five Elements Blossoming was completely destroyed and swept away by this indescribable raging torrent of the Great Dao.

Even his own true form couldn't escape it; it too was shaken by the crystalline luster. Amidst the frenzied temporal tremors, it was finally completely swept away, and he was forced to move involuntarily within the crystalline light.

All the gods and sages of the heavens struggled against the calamities, tempering and refining themselves until they attained the Dao!

The fake Ksitigarbha vaguely saw Guan Luoyang's figure appear inside the huge, crystalline light, with one hand pushing outward and his five fingers spread open.

In an instant, countless crystalline turbulent waves tore outwards with his hand seal, exploding like lightning, soaring like dragons, rolling and boundless.

The fake Ksitigarbha's heart pounded wildly. He activated the main divine center and did his best to gather those great bodhisattvas, traversing far away in the chaotic void.

But in the places where the light of the main god's central core hadn't had time to reach, from the perspective of those great bodhisattvas, when those incredibly rough crystalline beams of light crashed down, it seemed as if the great Dao of all the heavens and myriad realms had cracked open.

Those rough, enormous divine lights were like cracks in the Great Dao.

Click! Click!

The sound of the cracking path, though perhaps only a faint sound, struck and bombarded their minds with such clarity, shaking their unwavering and steadfast spirits.

Within those tiny, narrow, and irregular cracks in the Great Dao, unprecedented power erupted.

They suddenly realized that even the most basic and seemingly shallow mysteries of the Great Dao, such as the wonders of flowers and plants, the light of flames, the sinking of magnetic fields, and lightning like knives, could unleash such terrifying power.

Ordinary people are afraid of effects, but Bodhisattvas are afraid of causes.

The mere realm of the Great Dao, the infinite universe of cause and effect, can be easily and repeatedly altered by them, as long as it is not the kind that is most deeply entangled with one's own foundation, so there is no need to care.

However, when the karmic calamities of all the heavens and myriad realms have brewed to the point where they need to erupt, even if the vast majority of them have nothing to do with them, they can still destroy their resistance forces as the great torrent of events advances mightily.

The eleven or twelve great Bodhisattvas were blasted away by these crystalline divine lights. Their true forms exploded in the air, and cracks appeared all over their divine essence. They were then absorbed by the crystalline divine lights and pulled back.

The true form and emanations of the Buddha of Everlasting Joy protected several great Bodhisattvas. Surrounded by auspicious clouds and surging Buddha light, various Buddhas, gods, and demons with different demeanors and joyful laughter appeared together, blocking the crystalline divine light.

But wherever the divine light passed, all the Buddhas, saints, ancient gods and demons were shattered. Even their laughter was drowned out by the sound of the divine light exploding and pushed back.

The avatar of the Buddha of Fragrant Accumulation Treasures originally wanted to save his true self. The great supernatural power of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown appeared above his head. Past, present, and future, Xuanmen, Buddhism, and Heavenly Demons, flowers bloom and wither, endlessly revolving, never to perish.

But the crystalline divine light exploded and flew in, so densely and so rapidly that he couldn't keep up. The three flower petals on his head fell off so quickly that he was shocked and had to abandon the idea of ​​saving his true body and leap away.

Originally, the Chaos Dragon Nest was only built in the location of the Lihen Holy Land, not because the power of the human race's holy land formation was insufficient to display a larger scale, but because only at this scale could the internal suppression force be strong enough.

However, because the battle between Guan Luoyang and his group was too intense, the Chaos Dragon Nest has now been expanded to this size.

The fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would have an easier time escaping.

Under the operation of the main god's central control, he and the great bodhisattvas he protected were the first to escape from the Dragon Nest boundary and flee into the Chaos Sea.

He dared not flee far above the Boundary Sea. As soon as he left the Dragon's Nest boundary, he plunged directly into the sea below the surface, descending to a place even deeper than the eighteenth level of the Underworld to conceal his presence.

Xuanyuan Shengsi, Tang Yao Shengsi, and the others originally wanted to stop Changxi World Buddha and the others, but those crystal divine lights showed signs of getting out of control, and a small portion of them flew towards them.

Xuanyuan Shengsi's Daoist magic was the most powerful and forceful. Driving the chariot, it circled more than half of the nineteen holy sites in an instant, blocking the divine light. Even so, the chariot was shaken by the shock and became somewhat unsteady.

Guan Luoyang spotted the avatar of the Buddha of the Fragrant Accumulation of Treasures and let out a long howl: "Where do you think you're going?!"

"Wait, this is already too much!!"

Divine Armor Daoist hurriedly transmitted his voice, "You've already included the true form of the Unending Heavenly Demon King. Let's stabilize the internal situation first, or I won't be able to hold on any longer!"

(End of this chapter)