A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 661 Possessing a Treasure is a Crime, The Great Wilderness is Under Scrutiny

Even excluding the five Holy Lords of the Mountain Division who were first captured by Guan Luoyang and thrown into the Underworld, and without counting the peripheral Holy Lords who changed sides at the Li Huo Miao Yan Palace, the number of Holy Lands that the four divisions of the Heavenly Court could control still reached seventy.

This number should have been enough to completely dominate all the forces at large.

However, the human race has successively formed alliances with the Dan tribe and the Immortal Spirit race, and has also absorbed those Holy Lords who have submitted to them. In terms of the number of Holy Lords, it has surpassed the four Heavenly Courts.

Furthermore, now that it has joined forces with the various holy lords of the Thunder Department, this human-led alliance has become the most powerful force in this great calamity.

In contrast, the four departments of the Heavenly Court are now shrinking their sphere of influence, resulting in the Mountain Department being occupied by the Buddhist sect and the Plague Department being occupied by the human race.

As a result, the gap in core personnel has widened further.

Faced with such a human race, the hatred of the four departments of Heaven goes without saying, and the Buddhist sect is also very worried. All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas feel a heavy pressure.

The Buddha quickly recalled the fake Ksitigarbha and discussed the matter.

"Fellow Buddhists, although our Buddhist sect has occupied many sacred sites in the Heavenly Court Mountain region, excluding those sacred sites that have been invaded by the Underworld and sealed off, there are actually only fourteen sacred sites in good condition."

"To deal with these fourteen sacred sites, I need to ask my Buddhist friends to go to the underworld and bring back a few celestial ghosts."

The Buddha said, "Currently, among those in Mount Ling who are most familiar with the Underworld, only you, Buddha, and King Pingdeng are truly knowledgeable. King Pingdeng's cultivation is only at the Bodhisattva level, while you, Buddha, are a Buddha and possess a secret treasure. You are undoubtedly the best candidate for this task. I wonder if you have any concerns?"

The fake Ksitigarbha dared not say another word.

Having witnessed the Buddha's hand reaching into the outer reaches of the thirty-third heaven, he deeply understood the Buddha's immense supernatural powers, truly deserving of being favored by the Supreme Lord of Void Calamity.

The Underworld Project was originally supposed to be an extremely important part of the overall plan of Mount Ling. The Buddhas of Mount Ling went so far as to kill Ksitigarbha for it, and the Venerable Kongjie also transferred the authority of the main god's central authority to the fake Ksitigarbha. In the end, the fake Ksitigarbha messed things up.

The Buddha appears to be fair in rewarding and punishing, and did not blame the fake Ksitigarbha for this matter. However, this Buddha has eleven faces, so how can we know which face truly reflects his inner emotions? Is he really that magnanimous?

Now that the matter of the underworld has been brought up again, the fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva thought that with the protection of the main god's central authority, coming and going would be convenient, so of course he dared not refuse.

However, he still made a request.

"The Supreme Master Qingdeng, who resides in the Underworld and wields the Thousand-Petal Lotus, is an avatar of Daoist Fengming Guan Luoyang. Heh! This little thief is truly hateful and terrifying. His true form has actually cultivated to the high-level of Heavenly Venerable. If I go alone and he discovers me, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to bring back the Heavenly Ghost."

The fake Ksitigarbha respectfully put his hands together in prayer and bowed to the Buddha, saying, "I request that the Buddha send the Four Noble Truths Buddha to accompany me."

The Buddha said, "The Four Noble Truths Buddhas have returned to the Underworld in their original forms. Going there again might trigger a connection. Their avatars protected me when I was consuming the Emperor Demon Pool, and they suffered severe damage and have not yet fully recovered."

"Alright then, please let the Buddha of Majestic Sound accompany you."

The Buddha smiled and said, "The true form of Fengming cannot easily leave the Northwest Boundary Sea. His avatar is merely a low-level Celestial Venerable. Even if he possesses the certificate of the Netherworld Lord, what is there to fear? With the vastness of the Netherworld's void, how could he possibly know it all?"

"You two, one wielding a secret treasure from beyond the realm, the other the Heavenly Demon Formless Technique, have nothing to worry about on your journey. Go, go!"

King Tathagata of the Sound of Silence was taciturn and stunningly beautiful. He always had a sleepy and languid expression, and was the weakest of the five great demon kings in terms of cultivation.

However, both his main body and his clone are at the initial stage of Heavenly Venerable. With the unpredictable nature of the Formless Demonic Path, his main body and clone use the same extraordinary techniques. If he is determined to leave, even a mid-stage Heavenly Venerable would find it extremely difficult to stop him.

The fake Ksitigarbha accompanied him. Once they left the Pure Land of Mount Ling, they sank directly into the depths of the Boundary Sea. Only when they reached a depth similar to that of the eighteenth level of the Underworld did they begin to sneak towards the central Boundary Sea.

Once he quietly entered the eighteenth level of the underworld, the fake Ksitigarbha immediately sensed something was amiss.

In this eighteenth level of the underworld, the auras of many celestial ghosts seemed to have gathered in one place, and the turbid energy was so strong that it was beyond measure. This was quite different from the situation where celestial ghosts usually roamed around.

Something's not right.

The fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sensed the turbid energy from afar. "I don't know if the underworld is also using the celestial ghosts for something, or if they're deliberately trying to lure us in. In any case, these celestial ghosts definitely won't go to the same place on their own."

The Buddha of Majestic Sound slowly said, "The Underworld is vast, especially the lowest level, which has a special situation. Even a Heavenly Venerable cannot travel to every place in the near future. Since you have that treasure, why not bypass the places they have already searched and go find some Heavenly Ghosts elsewhere?"

The fake Ksitigarbha nodded.

The two most powerful functions of the main god's central hub are teleportation and searching. He even used it before to attract celestial ghosts into the realm. Searching for celestial ghosts scattered in other parts of the underworld should not be difficult.

However, they underestimated the efforts of the current Netherworld Lord and the various Yama Kings in searching for the Heavenly Ghosts. Relying on the search function of the Main God Central Hub, they searched and searched, but only found eight lone Heavenly Ghosts.

It's still far short of the quantity requested by the Buddha.

The fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked rather grim as he stared at the direction from which a large amount of celestial demon aura was being released, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

King Tathagata yawned and said, "Eight is quite a lot, that's enough. How about I take these eight back to report, and you go and try again?"

The fake Ksitigarbha sneered: "You are a demon king who has come here to join us. If you are lazy in your work, Mount Ling can't say anything. But if I don't work hard, even if the Buddha doesn't touch me, the Venerable Void Tribulation will probably punish me in the future."

"That's enough, it's like nobody wants to join us."

King Tathagata shook his head. "They're willing to risk their lives for a bit of fun. I'm just helpless. In this great calamity, whichever side you choose, there's a 50% chance of being wiped out. If it weren't for Mount Ling pressing down on the border, and the heavy karma between Buddha and demon that I can't shake off, I would have run away long ago. You guys actually got involved. There's something wrong with you."

The fake Ksitigarbha thought to himself: You don't even have the courage to take such a risk. No wonder you are the weakest among the five great demon kings.

A surge of heroic spirit welled up within him. Even if what lay ahead was truly a trap, he was determined to venture forth alone, perhaps even at the brink of life and death, he could try to take it a step further.

Just then, a red lotus suddenly bloomed in the distant void, its petals falling and dancing in a ring. The scene reflected within the ring was the indistinct view of the Northwest Boundary Sea.

Mysterious sounds filled the sky, traversing the chaos, the primordial chaos, and were contained in the clear sky. In the northwest sea, a hand with well-proportioned flesh and bones reached out, passed through the petal ring, and grabbed down, taking away countless celestial ghosts.

"Um?"

Just as the hand was about to retract, as if sensing something, the wrist flicked slightly, and the surrounding petals immediately transformed into countless fiery divine blades, which flew away through the air.

"Run!!"

The fake Ksitigarbha's expression changed drastically. The budding sense of heroism that had just risen in his heart vanished without a trace. He joined forces with the Tathagata King of Majesty to activate the main god's central control and escape from the underworld.

The power of the red lotus petals will inevitably diminish once it leaves the underworld. Even if it chases into the chaos, it will not be able to catch up with the divine light of the main god's central core and will soon return to the underworld.

The central divine structure, shaped like a giant sphere of light, enveloped the figures of the false Ksitigarbha and the Tathagata of the Sound of Magnificent Sound, heading straight west.

Seeing the divine blade and firelight behind him quickly disappear from sight, the fake Ksitigarbha King couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But at that moment, the fake Ksitigarbha felt a clear light, different from the radiance of the main deity, falling down from above.

They are still below the surface of the Boundary Sea, in an extremely deep place, surrounded by profound darkness. The light from the various realms above the Boundary Sea should not be able to reach this depth at all.

"Don't get distracted!"

With a low shout, King Tathagata of the Sound of Majesty channeled his power into the divine radiance, his main body and his clones working together. However, even though the Formless Demon Path was adept at mimicking all laws, he was not like the fake Ksitigarbha King, possessing the authority of the divine central hub. Therefore, this wave of power was not very efficient.

Fortunately, the fake Ksitigarbha realized what was happening and used his authority to allow the main god's central hub to absorb the power provided by the Tathagata of the Sound of the Great Sound without any delay. He also went all out to accelerate the transmission power of the main god's central hub, speeding through the depths of the boundary sea.

However, even though the fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva adopted this posture of keeping silent and charging forward with all his might, the authority attached to the main god's central hub still made him inevitably sense the true source of the clear light above.

It was a ring-shaped swirling light that rapidly sank from the surface of the border sea, its speed of movement almost no less than theirs.

The rapidly spinning, clear halo expanded instantly upon sensing the renewed acceleration of the main god's central energy, transforming into countless incomparably massive ring-shaped mountain ranges. This demonstrated the wonders of chaotic mountain formations, causing the mountains and earth to hang upside down and press down.

"So what if you're a high-level nine-star? Since we're not directly facing your true form, I don't believe you can catch up to us!!"

The fake Ksitigarbha roared, and the nascent form of the Dao Fruit flew out, merging with the radiance of the main god. He repeatedly formed hand seals, controlling the main god's central core, charging left and right, swirling wildly among countless inverted mountain ranges.

Deep within this boundary sea, the chaotic mountain shape operated with unparalleled smoothness, but it was still slightly inferior to the "main god's central hub," a rare treasure of the boundary sea. It was evaded by the main god's radiance at the last second, escaping the crushing range of the ring mountain range.

However, after they had truly escaped the range of these inverted mountain ranges, the fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva used the divine light to observe that what was being suppressed behind them was not a mountain range at all.

Those mysterious and infinitely complex ring-shaped chaotic mountain ranges were merely fingerprints on a finger, and now, the knuckles of that finger are gradually revealing themselves in the depths of the Boundary Sea, as they are pressed down.

The knuckles, both clear and chaotic, were slightly bent.

"How is that possible?!"

The fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Generally speaking, wouldn't a high-level nine-star warrior be able to fight to a draw against ten mid-level nine-star warriors?

The fake Ksitigarbha, possessing the authority of the main god's central authority, can barely be considered as having the combat power of a mid-level nine-star. With the assistance of the Tathagata King of Majesty, he should be stronger than a typical mid-level nine-star.

But Guan Luoyang's attack was more than ten times stronger than theirs!

Under immense pressure, the fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva momentarily forgot that Guan Luoyang possessed the great divine power of the Crimson Bright Holy Tribulation.

Moreover, the main god center of the fake Ksitigarbha King obtained the coordinates of Taiqing Chiming by colliding with the main gods of Guan Luoyang and others.

Guan Luoyang himself also has a great karmic connection with this main god's central hub. With his current cultivation level, he is capable of uncovering this major karmic connection from its hidden state and pursuing it relentlessly!

Just as the fake Ksitigarbha was about to explode with rage, that bent knuckle had already sprang out.

Although it is only a finger, it is like a pillar of heaven, sweeping away the sea of ​​boundaries.

The chaotic roar from the depths of the Boundary Sea gave rise to a surging, boundless undercurrent, following the trajectory of that finger.

The moment the finger struck the divine light, divine light scattered and burst forth violently, while the surrounding chaos was suddenly enveloped in a layer of golden radiance, carrying ancient scriptures.

"When the Udumbara flower bloomed, countless beings, believers, monks, Vajras, and Arhats prostrated themselves in worship, and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas chanted sutras in praise..."

In the chaotic sea of ​​the West, the pure white Udumbara flower blooms, taking the turbulent state of the chaotic current as an aid to the flower's growth.

A golden hand stretched out from Mount Ling, descending below the sea surface, twirling a flower branch, and gently swept it away. The flower struck the other side of the divine light, hitting the finger that Guan Luoyang had flicked out.

The light of the main god's central core dimmed instantly, and a deafening scream echoed from within.

The fake Ksitigarbha's voice was filled with disbelief: "How could this be... my path, my fruition..."

A mournful cry echoed from the depths of chaos, and suddenly, blood rain fell from the sky in the numerous Great Dao Realms and Multiverses nearby.

The blood-red rain was fragrant, pure, and clear, without any impurities. Even those at the Celestial Immortal level could only feel that the vital energy in the blood rain was extremely beneficial, but they could not discern the deeper structure of the blood rain or tell what it was.

Only a few ancient civilizations, recalling the records in ancient books, are horrified when they see the blood and water scattered throughout the universe.

This is a supreme being, like a celestial being or Buddha, who perished in the chaos, his nascent Dao fruit collapsing, causing the chaos to surge and naturally giving rise to a kind of blood-red essence, which seeped into all realms, becoming a miraculous encounter for all beings within those realms.

"Alas, fellow Buddhist!!"

The pure white flower trembled slightly, its petals opening as if to engulf the central nervous system of the main god.

Suddenly, other fingers emerged from the chaos, revealing a pair of hands. The ten fingers spread out in succession, changing endlessly, to intercept the Udumbara flower.

This means that all ten fingers of the "Vacuum Demon Seal" have been flicked once on the central core of the main god, causing a ball of main god radiance to fly back and forth like a bullet in the depths of chaos, flickering uncertainly.

Unfortunately, the Buddha of Mount Ling had anticipated this battle, and the Udumbara flower seized the initiative, successfully blooming and closing the flower, taking away the main god's central core.

The golden arm retracted, parting the chaotic seawater, and swiftly entered the spiritual mountain.

"The Heavenly Drum Buddha has fallen. Let us all recite the Rebirth Sutra together for him, sending him to the realm of Buddhahood. May all past causes and effects disperse and be reborn according to their own destinies."

As soon as the Buddha of Lingshan uttered those words, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Pure Land, along with all sentient beings, began to chant scriptures together. The air was filled with the sounds of chanting, and a sea of ​​flowers and auspicious clouds filled the air with their unique fragrances.

The Buddha shook the Udumbara flower in his hand, and the main divine center was released, revealing the true form and avatar of King Tathagata, along with eight heavenly demons.

"Well……"

As the Tathagata King of Majestic Sound listened to the scriptures about rebirth around him, his eyelids twitched involuntarily. Suddenly, he began to understand the thoughts of the Buddha of Subtle Sound and the others.

The Buddha's mentor, the Buddha before me, truly has the air of a demon cub; the more I look at him, the happier I become.

In the battle just now, King Tathagata was unharmed, and even the eight heavenly demons suffered little damage.

Unfortunately, the fake Ksitigarbha, who was the central controller of the main god, had his true body and the nascent Dao fruit destroyed.

It's not surprising that Guan Luoyang would concentrate his efforts on the fake Ksitigarbha.

But when that Udumbara flower came crashing down, was it hitting Guan Luoyang's finger or the controller of the main god's central core?

However, King Tathagata glanced around and found that both the Sky-Piercing Dharma Master and the Silver Wolf Warrior were sitting cross-legged in the void, focused on healing their injuries, and did not express any opinion. He felt that there was no need for him to say anything more for the fake Ksitigarbha.

"King Tathagata of Majestic Sound, take two heavenly demons and send them to the sacred land of the Mountain Division."

After giving an order, the Buddha of Lingshan lowered his gaze and focused on manipulating the central core of the main god.

This central hub of the main god is even rarer than ordinary treasures of the Heavenly Emperor level, and its uses are truly boundless. It is a real waste that it has fallen into the hands of the fake Ksitigarbha.

Originally, the fake Ksitigarbha was a junior whom the Venerable Void Calamity valued and was in charge of the grand plan for the underworld. If he could truly succeed, he wouldn't feel it was a pity to leave such a treasure in his hands.

But now, with the situation changing and the Buddha himself suffering further injuries, nearly half of his past life's resources have been depleted. Therefore, he has no choice but to take these treasures to make up for the losses and replenish his resources.

"Alas, now that we can no longer contact the Supreme Lord of Void Calamity, you alone cannot transfer your power. Otherwise, you, Heavenly Drum Buddha, would not have perished!"

The Buddha sighed inwardly, "Very well, when I attain enlightenment, everything will be alright, and you will be resurrected. Moreover, because of this cause and effect, I will bestow upon you great merit."

"Good! Good!"

Golden Buddhist light and the patterns of the Udumbara flower permeated towards the central core of the main god, gradually refining this ownerless treasure.

During this process, the Buddha also gained insight into many of the original creator's ideas, which were mutually corroborated, and he also gained a lot. Under the reverse fusion of the divine light, his injuries gradually improved as he sorted out the causes and effects of all realms.

Radiant and surrounded by scriptures, a faint smile appeared on the face behind the Buddha statue.

At the same time, the Tathagata King of Majesty had already sent the two celestial demons to the sacred lands of the mountain region, selected two sacred lands, and cast the celestial demons into them respectively.

The end times, the five defilements, have arrived ahead of schedule. Countless beings have not yet had time to react before they have fallen into a state of death and are gradually being wiped out.

The remaining living beings and cultivators struggled to survive, but tragic changes occurred to their bodies. In their desperate resistance, madness and prayer gradually became the norm.

Within the Heavenly Court's grand formation, the two Mountain Division Saint Lords looked grim, sensing that their own sacred lands were declining. As expected, the protective power of the formation arrived, preventing them from being affected by the Five Turbidities and even feeding back through their bodies.

However, soon, a great Bodhisattva and King Pingdeng stepped into those two holy sites, used the "Dharma-Accomplished Flowing Sands" to exchange impure air with all realms, and saved those two holy sites.

The blessings of the sacred land naturally began to transfer to these two powerful Buddhist figures.

That great Bodhisattva already possessed a fully-fledged holy land, and with the blessing of another holy land, his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.

Moreover, this blessing power is spontaneously transferred from the Holy Land itself, and even the Heavenly Court's grand formation cannot forcefully intervene, otherwise it would cause even greater damage to the Holy Land.

"The protection of the Heavenly Court's grand formation is indeed extraordinary!"

A great bodhisattva with flesh-colored skin, twenty arms, a crown, and a golden staff spoke, saying, "In this way, we can only receive half of the blessings from these sacred mountain sites at most, and the other half will remain with their original owners."

King Pingdeng said, "The Buddha's intention is not in these sacred mountain sites. We have already recorded the process of annihilating living beings and receiving blessings through the Dharma-equipped quicksand. Now we should attach a letter to these records and send them to the human race."

The great Bodhisattva suddenly realized: "If the human race were weak, it would be fine, but now that the human race is powerful, it would be against humanity to stand by and watch them die."

After the letter was delivered to the human race, Mu Feng Tianzun cursed under his breath as shameless and then passed it on to Guan Luoyang for review.

Guan Luoyang glanced at it: "You want us to exchange twelve Buddhist holy masters as prisoners for control of the twelve sacred mountain regions?"

"We don't have enough manpower, so controlling more of these holy sites would not be a good thing."

Venerable Mu Feng sighed, "But what about the beings in those twelve sacred lands..."

Guan Luoyang and his group also understood the quicksand technique, but they only used the Heavenly Ghosts to isolate the Holy Land from the Holy Lord as much as possible, and then let the Underworld Reincarnation expand internally. They were destined not to choose the Buddhist approach, so the human race saw results more slowly, and in the end, they were able to seize less of the Holy Land's blessing power.

"If he wants to switch, then switch. It's just about saving the lives of the twelve holy lands. So what if it reduces our advantages?"

Without hesitation, Guan Luoyang decisively replied, "We have ample time and resources!"

As he spoke, he looked down at his hands.

"Although this Buddha tricked us, I didn't come away empty-handed."

Guan Luoyang flicked his fingernails. The surface of his ten fingernails shimmered with a subtle luster, as if each fingernail contained countless Daoist inscriptions and divine characters.

"He obtained the main god, but I copied all the information in the main god's central core."

"Let's see, during the time we wait for the Interdimensional Connection to fully manifest and grow stronger, whether he replenishes his foundation more, or whether our human alliance gains more benefits together?"

Mu Feng Tianzun said, "We must also be wary of Li Changling. I have a vague feeling that he is interfering with something very unusual, but the calamity is currently intense, and he is also obscured by his divine spiritual power, so I cannot see clearly."

"Then let's ignore what he's doing and just do things our own way."

Guan Luoyang said, "Now that the situation on all sides is clear, only the situation on the Great Wilderness side is still a bit unclear. It's time to pay them a visit."

"However, we need to study the Daoist teachings, and we also need to be stationed in the Northwest Boundary Sea. Wenqiu Tianzun is also recuperating from his injuries. At most, we can only project our thoughts to him, which is not safe enough. We should find someone else to accompany us."

Mu Feng Tianzun nodded and said, "Then you, me, Shenjia Daojun, and Shanlong Zushi will each send out a wisp of their avatars, and then let Xia Yu Shengsi's true body go with us."

Guan Luoyang raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "Just him?"

Mu Feng Tianzun sighed softly, "It's about time, just him alone."

(End of this chapter)