novelapdf Chapter 469 War Begins
Chapter 469 War Begins
Beneath the Great Snow Mountain in the Secret Realm, Sangji stood silently. Before long, the eastern sky began to shimmer with light, and the red maple leaves, like fire, vaguely resembled the shape of a wolf or beast.
A crimson wolf-like beast, wreathed in blood-red light and as large as a mountain, appeared out of nowhere. The sunlight emanating from it made Sangji feel somewhat threatened.
Beside the wolf, Shou Zangxuan clasped his hands together and silently chanted sutras, seemingly trying to soothe it.
"Greetings, Great Dharma King!" Shou Zangxuan bowed respectfully to Sangji.
"The abbot of Dazang Temple isn't coming?" Sangji's voice was hoarse. After guiding the four Taras into the secret realm, he came to the foot of the Great Snow Mountain. Hou Fozhi didn't expect that Dazang Temple would still send a newly promoted disciple to take the lead.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The abbot of this temple has already arrived." Shou Zangxuan bowed apologetically, then looked at the wolf-beast that was half-crouching down, with saliva constantly dripping from the corner of its mouth: "Previously, the spiritual atmosphere of Mu De changed three times a day, and the abbot of this temple had too deep a connection with 'Bodhisattva Akasagarbha,' showing a Taoist manifestation. Now, only this wolf-beast remains, which Your Majesty can command."
Upon hearing this, Sangji fell silent.
Just then, dark flames rose from the southern horizon, as if scorching the sky.
Then, a figure quietly appeared.
He was dressed in a black robe, looking fierce and menacing, exuding an aura of great terror and ruthlessness. He was none other than the abbot of the "Mahaksha Temple"—the Vengeful Dharma King.
The fire at Daikokuten-ji Temple is called "Shiro-ho" (室火), also known as "Tan-tan-ho" (残炭火) or "Shu-tai-ho" (树尾火), which carries connotations of destruction and decay.
Numerous Sanskrit characters signifying great destruction swirled behind his head, transforming into three beams of Buddhist light, clearly indicating a great Dharma King comparable to the late stage of the Purple Palace realm. "How could the Great Treasury Temple have fallen to such a state?"
When the Demon King saw the wolf-like beast, he too was momentarily stunned before speaking, "We have arrived, where is the messenger?"
Swish!
On the snowy mountain, a 'lunar' moon has appeared out of nowhere!
Its interior is gold and its exterior is red, radiating a dazzling brilliance that is too dazzling to look at directly, flying all the way from the top of the snow-capped mountain to the foot of the mountain.
After the sun disappeared, the three monks noticed that one of the people standing there was covered in gold ornaments, with high cheekbones and protruding temples. It was none other than Vairocana Dharma King.
However, at this moment, he was enveloped by the intense light of the [Star Sun], making him almost like a second sun in the world.
Clearly, he has progressed very far on the path of [Star Sun], and is now at the level of a Great Dharma King.
"What a magnificent display of the Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique!" Sangji thought to himself, then respectfully bowed: "Sangji of Wuxiang Temple humbly requests the Buddha's decree..."
The King of Hatred and the Head of the Tripitaka both bowed.
Especially Shou Zangxuan, although he first became a Purple Mansion and was later converted, and could be considered a True Person, he still felt like an ant in front of this [Star Sun] Great Dharma King.
It's as if you would follow the other person's every word, or even just a thought, without any hesitation. This feeling is absolutely terrifying!
"Those who invade our sacred lands will pay a bloody price!" King Vairochana declared passionately. "The Great Snow Mountain decrees that those who invade the sacred lands are eternal enemies of Brahma, and killing them is a meritorious act. All the major temples should exert all their strength to resist these heretical demons!"
"This time... the Vidyaraja and the Dakinis are watching you all; the time has come to serve my great cause of esoteric Buddhism!"
Sangji breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
At least, before the top combat forces of the Great Snow Mountain were defeated, he didn't have to worry about encountering the Yuan Temple Envoy as soon as he went out.
Although he was not afraid, all those Taras and Dharma Kings below must have been very afraid.
"This time, the first step taken by these heretical demons will undoubtedly be to alter the spiritual atmosphere," said Dharma King Vairocana. "Our Great Sun Revolving Temple and its celestial monks have already reported that the spiritual atmosphere of ancient Shu has changed, gradually shifting from 'Great Sun Patrolling the Heavens' to a gloomy state, which may benefit the demonic path and the earth element..."
"Tu De?" Sangji's heart skipped a beat, not expecting that he was involved with the Wuku Temple of All Beings.
However, considering that the demonic path is dominated by earth element, this is understandable. As for the spiritual atmosphere that benefits the Hehuan and the demon race? The Great Sun is close to the fire element, so transforming the fire element spiritual atmosphere has little effect. As for the spiritual atmosphere that the Hehuan needs, which is more favorable to the Great Sun, there's no need to elaborate.
"Indeed, this spiritual energy is beneficial to the earth element, possessing the mysteries of obscuring the sky and sun, and concealing corpses in the filthy earth." Vairocana Dharma King said, "You must be careful in dealing with this... especially the one at Mahakala Temple, on Mount Luofeng, who has been coveting your family's Buddha for a long time."
A hint of embarrassment and resentment appeared on the face of the Demon King of Hatred and Extinction. This is how the lineage of the Great Black Heaven Temple is: all emotions, whether good or evil, resentment or not, can ultimately be transformed into a kind of resentment, into a driving force to destroy the world.
People are always like this; it's easier to resent others than to look for problems within themselves.
"My Buddha resides in the boundless Buddha land, and will not be easily shaken..."
The King of Annihilation of the Dharma certainly understood the meaning of the Great Dharma King Vairocana, if it were his own personal offering...
Once Mahakala entered the grotto of "Tai Ri Ru Lai," he was naturally safe and sound. However, from then on, the Mahakala Temple would be subject to others, no longer serving as the temple of the origin of all dharmas, but rather as a Mahakala Paradise within the Mahavairocana Temple. In fact, for the monks below, this was a promotion, elevating them from monks of the temple of the origin of all dharmas to monks of the supreme origin temple.
But for the temple's higher-ups, especially the one who is the Buddha incarnate, it might not be a good thing.
Even if He sought refuge under the banner of "Tai Ri Ru Lai," He did not want to entrust His own life to others.
The True Lord created the grotto-heaven not only to house his own Dharma form, but also to protect his own secrets.
Even the Bodhisattva Akasagarbha and the Lord of the Ashtanga Forest construct various "Buddha Lands" to reside in using the methods of creation. In reality, these are the same as the blessed lands of the immortal path, and there is no difference between the two.
Of course, this is when they will be put to the test.
War is a dangerous and perilous affair. The blood sacrifices of countless mortals and cultivators, coupled with the shock of the celestial phenomena brought about by the fall of the Purple Mansion, are enough to shake the Great Void, causing an unstable cave heaven to develop a crack, or even be shaken down directly...
Just like the Northern Golden Elixir back then, who devised a plan to shake down the cave heaven created by the Mysterious and Subtle True Lord and kill Bai Ze!
This time, however, the one hiding in the cave is the Buddha himself, the embodiment of the origin of all dharmas!
Whether it's the destruction of the grotto-heaven or the fall of a True Lord, the price will be even more devastating!
Xituo County, the westernmost part.
Further west lies the Mizang Plateau, which drops thousands of feet from the plains of Xituo County, resembling a cliff.
Xu Hei, Bai Ziye, Moonlight White Tara and other cultivators stood on the edge of the cliff, gazing at Xituo County.
Rumble!
The earth trembled, and hills appeared one after another.
The mountains of southern Xinjiang seemed to come alive, devouring the territory of Xituo County bit by bit.
The once vast plains and fertile soil have all been filled in by hills, as if the human race's development over thousands of years had been destroyed overnight, turning into a primitive and wild scene.
In the hills, beneath the dense jungle, came various southern barbarian shamans, their faces painted with various colors, their calves wrapped in leggings, and wearing wooden shoes, surging in like a tidal wave.
Those who possess supernatural powers can move mountains and fill seas with the mere blink of an eye. As for the mortals of Xituo County, they are like ants, easily trampled to death under the crushing weight of the mountains.
Even after a large number of deaths, blood energy still surged into the sky, lingering on the peaks, further nourishing the earth elemental energy. Before long, the entire Xituo prefecture was transformed into a mountainous region. Even Yue Guangbai, the moon's face, showed a hint of reluctance.
This is not because I cannot bear the deaths of those mortals, but because I cannot bear to see the White Bone Path's years of accumulation overturned in one day!
Just then, a mountain peak finally approached the Secret Realm, and an altar was set up on its summit.
The altar was covered with bones and built of bluestone, with human skin banners hanging on all four sides, making it appear extremely bloody and barbaric.
It is a ritual performed by a shaman!
A tall, slender figure wearing a bronze mask stood before the altar, his limbs twisted and stretched out in all sorts of incomprehensible movements, as if he were dancing, or as if he were performing a sacrifice to some great being.
"The leader of the Yin Corpse Sect?!" Xu Hei's eyelids twitched slightly upon seeing this.
The Earth and Metal elements once shared the position of [shaman/sor]. From then on, the Earth element had many opportunities to meet the gods, while the Metal element held the authority to perform sacrifices.
As a sect of earth-based Taoist traditions, the Yin Corpse Sect naturally also has its own set of sacrificial rituals.
Swish!
One by one, the Purple Mansions emerged from the void, carrying rare offerings.
It contains both millions of vital essences and rare spiritual treasures and magical artifacts...
Suddenly, a bright green light ignited on the altar, as if a greedy beast had opened its maw and swallowed the offerings whole.
The Yin Corpse Sect Master uttered obscure and ancient incantations.
Xu Hei listened for only a couple of sentences before his expression changed slightly: "He's praying to those ghosts and gods to elevate the earth..."
Rumble!
As soon as he finished speaking, the mountain peaks rose up from the ground and quickly climbed, reaching a height of hundreds of feet in the blink of an eye.
A glint of light flashed in Xu Hei's eyes, and he saw strange ghosts and gods at the foot of the mountain, as if they were carrying the mountains on their shoulders, lifting up the mountain ranges.
In the blink of an eye, the mountains are arranged in a staggered pattern, like a ladder, and the highest one has already reached the hidden plateau!
"The treacherous plateau has been transformed into a thoroughfare in an instant," Bai Ziye couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Even with so many supernatural powers at his disposal, it was impossible that he couldn't even breach the secret treasure. But witnessing firsthand how the once impregnable natural barrier was instantly transformed into flat ground still left him utterly astonished.
"Not only the Yin Corpse Sect... but also Moyun Cliff!" Moonlight White Tara sighed. She saw a group of cultivators outside the mountains, dressed in Moyun Cliff attire, with more than a dozen Purple Mansion True Persons leading them.
Within the void, there is a "Yuan Gu Envoy" dressed in a black dress and with her face covered by a black veil, who sits in the central position. Beside the Yuan Gu Envoy, there seems to be a strange refining corpse.
Their bodies were enormous, and their fingers were long and slender, as if they could reach into the mortal world at any moment... These were two envoys!
"The envoy leads the charge, the true warriors are the vanguard, and all the cultivators are cannon fodder..."
"What follows will surely be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"