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Chapter 864 Destroying the Buddhist Kingdom, Chaos at Mount Ling

A drop of black, foul-smelling pus fell from the tip of the Buddha's index finger. On the fingertip was a barely perceptible wound that penetrated deep into the bone and eroded the marrow.

The Buddha was all too aware of this kind of injury; he was the first person in Black Myth to suffer such pure destructive sword energy.

Using more Buddhist power and the principles of Nirvana to dissipate the world-destroying principle that had penetrated deep into the Dharma body, the Tathagata Buddha withdrew his palm. In his originally loving and gentle eyes, there was now a resentment and viciousness that could fill the eighteen levels of hell.

He stared intently at the towering swordsman beside Maitreya Buddha, and recited each word carefully:

"Hu Xiuwu!"

Hu Xiuwu put away the Buddha's blood on the Chunzi Sword:

"In less than a year, we have the chance to meet again. What a rare fate, Buddha."

The Buddha stared at Hu Xiuwu, utterly puzzled:

"How did you infiltrate Mount Ling?"

Lingshan had already strengthened its defenses after Hu Xiuwu successfully infiltrated the mountain disguised as Madam Yin last time.

A bone-revealing mirror personally crafted by the Buddha and a green lamp were hung at the entrance of the mountain.

The former can reveal a person's true face, while the latter uses the Buddha's hair as a wick and the Buddha's fingertip blood as lamp oil, which can break through countless invisibility supernatural powers.

Even if one stands upright without casting a shadow, a faint shadow will still be cast under the lamplight before the Buddha, which the Buddha has painstakingly cultivated.

After all, the Buddha is a supreme immortal; as long as He is willing to invest the resources, He can break the illusion of uprightness and invisibility.

Relying solely on the "Flying Body Traces" technique, it's difficult to perfectly conceal one's tracks in a place like the Three Thousand Spirit Mountains with its complex spatial structure.

So, how exactly did Hu Xiuwu infiltrate Mount Ling?
Hu Xiuwu said calmly, "If you have to blame someone, blame your disciples for being too greedy."

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The Buddha did not know what Hu Xiuwu was talking about.

Because Kasyapa and Ananda never told the Buddha how much bribe Nezha had given them.

Although Ananda and Kasyapa are already dead, they were the ones who brought people into this mess and even received benefits from Nezha, and were cursed for it.

All the treasures and property in their treasury were confiscated and placed under the jurisdiction of the Lingshan Public Treasury.

As the saying goes, "what the superiors do, the inferiors will follow." Kasyapa and Ananda were both greedy by nature, and since they also managed the internal affairs of Mount Ling, the Arhats and Vajrapani of Mount Ling were naturally influenced by them.

In what was essentially a 'confiscation' operation, almost all the Arhats and Vajras involved were found to have embezzled funds.

Especially the rare and unregistered Golden Elixir Sand, which is highly sought after.

The Golden Elixir Sand contains not only curses, but also the Zhou Tian Beacon set up by Hu Xiuwu. By using the sixteen hexagrams of the Zhou Tian system and combining them with the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique, one can bypass the interference of the three thousand Buddhist kingdoms and three thousand grotto heavens and determine the location of the Golden Elixir Sand inside Mount Ling.

Then, using the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique, he performed the Human Plate Eight Gates Transport, directly shifting the universe into the sacred mountain.

Hu Xiuwu applied the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique to a level that even its founder, Zhang Sanlianzi, had never imagined.

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Upon entering Mount Ling, Hu Xiuwu used the techniques of "Standing Still Without Shadow" and "Flying and Leaving with Traces" to conceal his presence. He successfully found Maitreya Buddha and transformed into a flea, hiding in Maitreya Buddha's bosom.

In fact, when Maitreya Buddha used [Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing] for the second time, it was not only to tell Hu Xiuwu about the situation of the Heavenly Court and the Lingshan Alliance, but also to cover for Hu Xiuwu and conceal the spatial fluctuations caused by Hu Xiuwu's escape into Lingshan.

The first letter Hu Xiuwu delivered to Maitreya Buddha using his "heavenly vision and earthly hearing" was a revelation of the true nature of the Tathagata. Maitreya Buddha had already experienced a breakdown once; his emotional turmoil and breakdown in the Great Buddha Hall were not due to the truth revealed by the Tathagata Buddha.

Rather, it was the ferocity and demonic nature manifested by the Buddha.

That was not the Tathagata Buddha that Maitreya Buddha knew; it was more like a Mara demon wearing a kasaya, insatiable and greedy.

When the Buddha told Maitreya the so-called 'truth', Maitreya knew that the Buddha had murderous intent towards him.

It is because the world is a dream, and because He was born of an external demon.

All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning; thus should they be viewed.

This is a classic Buddhist saying from the Diamond Sutra, which the Buddha himself should be able to comprehend.

The Buddha abhorred that his fate and personality were predetermined, but his abhorrence itself is the dark and cruel undertone of Black Mythology.

It was because He was designed to be cruel and petty that He loathed His own fate and personality.

Only by truly understanding Buddhist scriptures and comprehending Buddhist principles can the Buddha achieve true enlightenment and break free from his predetermined destiny.

The Buddha Tathagata ignored Maitreya Buddha's earnest advice and coldly addressed Hu Xiuwu, the newly ascended Great Luo Golden Immortal:

"Your coming to my sacred mountain was a huge mistake. Do you think you can handle us all by yourself?"

Hu Xiuwu has arrived at Mount Ling and has even formed a partnership with Maitreya Buddha. The Buddha Tathagata openly used the word "we," revealing that the Jade Emperor and Laozi have already reached a cooperation agreement with Him.

As long as Buddha Tathagata can hold off Hu Xiuwu, in just a moment, the Jade Emperor and Laozi will descend from the Thirty-Six Heavens to Mount Ling and join Buddha Tathagata in attacking Hu Xiuwu.

Hu Xiuwu nodded in agreement with the Buddha's words: "Of course I am no match for three Great Luo Golden Immortals, but who says I have to face three Great Luo Golden Immortals?"

The Chunzi Sword plunged violently into the floor of the Great Buddha Hall, its force cracking the floor. Centered on the mark left by the Chunzi Sword, the floor cracked like an ice surface, forming a spiderweb-like pattern of ice cracks.

If it were merely breaking the floor of the Great Thunderclap Temple, even though it is the sacred site of the Buddha, it would not be worthy of Hu Xiuwu's status and position as a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The crack not only tore apart the main hall of the Great Thunderclap Temple, but also ripped apart the space of this layer of the sacred mountain.

The Moonlit Sword Technique: Soaring Through the Cold Moon.

The sword energy swept across thirty thousand feet, and the invitation letter went straight to the Moon Palace.

With the blessing of the Spring Nourishing Sword, the sword energy of the Nether Moon Sword penetrated the Three Thousand Realms, sending the sword energy into every sacred mountain and every Great Thunderclap Temple, shattering all three thousand Buddhist kingdoms.

The three thousand spaces of Mount Ling are complex and ingeniously structured, with three thousand Buddha kingdoms and three small worlds. A flower is a world, a grain of sand is a Bodhi tree. It is the result of the Buddha's meticulous creation over thousands of years.

However, precisely because of this, all three thousand Buddhist kingdoms were pierced by Hu Xiuwu's Spring Nourishing Sword, causing spacetime chaos and dimensional displacement. The three thousand realms were split into thirty thousand realms, and there were also voids and cavities. If one is not careful, one will be lost in the void.

Even if the Jade Emperor and Laozi wanted to save the Buddha, they would first have to traverse the chaotic spacetime.

Hu Xiuwu used his sword to encircle the land, pointing at the ground to form a domain, creating his own sword domain, which contained both the Buddha Tathagata and Maitreya Buddha within it.

Ghost Moon Sword Technique: Breaking Mountains and Rivers in the Frosty Realm.

This sword domain cannot harm the Buddha, but it can interfere with the Jade Emperor and Laozi's tracking.

Hu Xiuwu dons golden chainmail and wields a sword, challenging the Buddha:
"Now, we have time for a one-on-one duel!"