Living in the deep palace

Su Chen held the Buddha's head, still glaring angrily, in one hand as if it were an ordinary object, casually tossing the attached spine below before tossing it to the Hun Tian Demon Lord, who was already waiting behind him.

"Hun Tian, ​​take this and wash it clean. Extract the Buddha's marrow from this skull, and mix it with the offal from the dragon and tiger just now to make a pot of the richest broth for me!"

"Your subordinate obeys! For the supreme feast of the lord!" The Demon Lord of Chaos trembled with excitement, holding the Buddha head as if it were a peerless sacred object, and turned to prepare.

As the Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas perished, the [Nine-Rank Innate Merit Golden Lotus] beneath his feet seemed to sense its master's demise, and emitted an extremely mournful hum.

This golden lotus was formed from the very first wisp of primordial merit at the beginning of this universe, possessing incredible spirituality. It suddenly erupted with a dazzling, nine-colored divine light, attempting to tear through the void and escape into nothingness!

"Want to run?"

Su Chen sneered and stomped his right foot hard.

"boom!"

That innate treasure, powerful enough to traverse the vast void, was forcefully stomped down from mid-air by Su Chen's foot, crashing heavily onto the ruins of the Great Thunderclap Temple. Its nine golden lotus petals trembled violently, emitting faint, pleading light.

"What a magnificent golden lotus of innate merit!"

Su Chen squatted down and reached out to stroke the golden lotus petals that exuded an endless aura of peace.

In the eyes of powerful beings outside, such a supreme innate treasure, if obtained, would be enough to suppress the fortune of an entire realm and remain untouched by calamities!
But in Su Chen's eyes...

His divine eyes swept over him, and he nodded with great satisfaction.

"This lotus flower has been immersed in incense and the power of vows for countless years, absorbing the merits of countless beings throughout countless eons. This material is extremely heat-resistant, and when it burns, it will surely emit a rich sandalwood fragrance!"

"The firewood used as the stove base not only provides a long-lasting flame, but also imparts an excellent fruity and woody aroma to the Buddha's marrow broth!"

Su Chen suddenly stood up, his right hand transforming into a hand blade, and mercilessly slashed down at the innate treasure that all the heavens coveted!

"Snap!! Snap!! Snap!!"

Amidst the heart-wrenching cries of the remaining Bodhisattvas.

This nine-grade golden lotus, representing the highest level of the ancient world of ten thousand Buddhas, was actually chopped into a pile of top-grade "firewood" that radiated nine-colored divine light by Su Chen as easily as chopping firewood!
"Hun Tian!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Su Chen swept the pile of shattered golden lotus firewood, along with the enormous headless corpse of the Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas, towards the million-foot-tall bronze cauldron that had already been erected behind him!

"Hold this cauldron steady for me!"

"Use this nine-tiered golden lotus as kindling, and ignite the Gluttony Origin Flame!"

Su Chen turned around, his green robe reflecting the fierce winds and Buddha's blood, making him appear like a supreme demon lord who regarded all things as food in a cauldron. He drew his bone knife, its tip pointing at the millions of Buddhas trembling in the corners of the ruins.

"The main dish is already in the pot, and the soup base is ready."

"The rest of these Bodhisattvas and Arhats have all been washed and stripped clean by me, and thrown into the cauldron as side dishes!"

"Today, I, the Venerable One, will feast upon the ruins of the Great Thunderclap Temple the most exquisite banquet in the entire Void Realm—the [All-Buddhist Feast]!!!"

……

……

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The [Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas], once worshipped by billions of Buddhist believers and representing the highest attainment of the Great Void Bliss, was now decapitated. His enormous, headless body, as vast as a galaxy, along with the [Nine-Rank Innate Merit Golden Lotus] chopped into firewood, was stuffed into the million-foot-tall bronze cauldron by the Hun Tian Demon Lord.

Whoosh—!!!

As Su Chen flicked in a wisp of dark red [Origin·Gluttony Flame], the ninth-grade golden lotus burst into flames!
The firewood, formed from the innate treasure of merit, erupted with terrifying temperatures far exceeding those of the divine thunder of the heavens. The once indestructible golden body of the Buddha, scorched by this extreme flame, began to sizzle and crackle like oil being rendered. Golden Buddha blood and pure Dao essence transformed into the richest broth base, and a strange aroma, a blend of exquisite sandalwood and the smoky fragrance of roasted meat, instantly permeated the ruins of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

"My lord! The broth has already turned golden!" The Demon Lord of Chaos wiped away the demonic sweat that had been scalded by the high temperature, his fangs trembling with excitement.

"The water is too dry, and the spices are too bland."

Su Chen stood at the edge of the giant cauldron, his green robe fluttering in the towering flames. His divine eyes, transformed into the color of the origin of nothingness, coldly swept over this devastated yet still profoundly rich Buddhist paradise.

"This Great Thunderclap Temple has accumulated countless eons, so it must have many good things. Since we're making a grand stew of ten thousand Buddhas, how can we be without those top-quality ingredients?"

Su Chen raised his right hand, stained with the Buddha's blood, and pointed it towards the depths of the ruins of the Great Thunderclap Temple.

There, a vast expanse of water, spanning billions of miles, radiates a mesmerizing aura. The water displays pure, seven-colored hues, each drop seemingly containing a miniature paradise. This is the supreme sacred site of the Ancient Realm of Ten Thousand Buddhas, used to cleanse the marrow and bones of believers and reshape their golden bodies—the [Eight Treasures Merit Pool]!
In the center of the Merit Pool stands a solitary, towering ancient tree that seems to pierce the void. Its leaves are like carved jade, and its trunk is naturally imprinted with the Bodhi Sanskrit of the Three Thousand Great Daos. When the wind blows, it emits a clear sound that can enlighten one to the Great Dao. This is the spiritual root of heaven and earth—the [Primordial Bodhi Divine Tree]!
In the eyes of the powerful beings of the myriad realms of the Great Void, even obtaining a single drop of water from this pool or a single leaf from this tree would be enough to cause people to fight tooth and nail, stirring up a bloody storm.

But in Su Chen's eyes...

"The water in that pool is clear and transparent, containing the ultimate vitality and the fragrance of Buddhism. It is the perfect base for making this rich soup, as it cuts through the richness."

"As for that tree..."

Su Chen's lips curled into an extremely critical sneer.

"The leaves are lush and green, and have a fragrant aroma. Although they can be a bit chewy, they're a perfect match when chopped up and sprinkled on top of soup as a flavor enhancer, along with scallions and cilantro!"

Before he finished speaking, Su Chen had already traversed the endless void in one step and appeared directly above the innate Bodhi tree.

"Rise, Your Majesty!!!"

Su Chen completely ignored the millions of restrictions surrounding the divine tree. His hands transformed into two sky-covering purple-gold dragon claws, directly piercing through the fragile array light screens and firmly grasping the Bodhi divine tree's trunk, which was tens of thousands of miles thick!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As Su Chen's arm muscles bulged out like coiling dragons, the entire land of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Ancient Realm let out a mournful wail!
That innate spiritual root, which was rooted deep in the chaos of the void and had weathered countless epochs, was actually uprooted by Su Chen as easily as pulling up a scallion!

"Crack! Crack!" The endless void collapsed as the tree roots broke. The Bodhi Tree let out a mournful cry full of spirituality, but it was powerless to resist this primal force that transcended dimensions.

"What a sturdy cilantro!"

Su Chen lifted the enormous divine tree with one hand and suddenly swung his sleeve.

"A universe within a sleeve, a lake reduced to an ocean!" *Splash! Sp ...

The vast [Eight Treasures Merit Pool], spanning hundreds of millions of miles, was scooped up by Su Chen using his supreme divine power, along with the innate soil at the bottom of the pool! The endless seven-colored holy water transformed into a reversed celestial river, which, under Su Chen's guidance, was continuously poured into the red-hot bronze cauldron!
"Sizzle—!!!"

The holy water entered the cauldron and instantly mingled with the boiling blood and essence of the Buddha! An unparalleled fragrance, powerful enough to cause even the Great Dao to collapse, transformed into tangible nine-colored clouds and soared to the pinnacle of the Great Void!
The soup base is done!
Su Chen, carrying the Bodhi Tree, flew back above the bronze cauldron. His five fingers, like the sharpest guillotine, plucked off all the branches and leaves of the supreme spiritual root, then crushed them in his palm with his primordial qi and blood, sprinkling them evenly on the surface of the boiling nine-colored soup, like sprinkling scallions.

"All the necessary ingredients are ready."

After Su Chen finished doing all this, he slowly turned around. In his eyes, which reflected the return of all things to nothingness, the gluttonous red light had transformed into tangible karmic fire, staring intently at the millions of ancient Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Vajras below who were already paralyzed with fear on the ground.

These surviving Buddhist masters, at this moment, no longer possessed the awe-inspiring dignity they usually displayed, the power to save all sentient beings. Watching their Buddha beheaded and boiled for oil, watching the very foundations of the Holy Ancient Realm uprooted and stewed, their Buddhist hearts had utterly collapsed, like a flock of lambs herded to the slaughterhouse.

“Demon…you are the source of the destruction of all the heavens…” A Mahayana Bodhisattva slumped to the ground, closed his eyes in despair, and had no strength left to run away.

"devil?"

Su Chen sneered, pointing the bone knife in his hand directly at the millions of Buddhas.

"As I have said, I am merely a diner."

"And you are the most indispensable meat on this [Full Buddhist Feast]!"

"Hun Tian! Hai Zun! Army, heed my command!!!" Su Chen's voice transformed into a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and the earth, resounding throughout the ruins.

"Your subordinates are here!!!" Tens of thousands of demon soldiers roared in unison, their killing intent soaring to the sky.

"Kick all these bald monks covered in incense mud into the pot!"

"Today, I, the Supreme Being, will devour this Ancient Realm of Ten Thousand Buddhas, leaving not a single bone fragment behind!!!"

"I will obey the Lord's decree!!!"

With frenzied roars, the demon army of the Eternal Heaven surged towards the millions of Buddhas like a black tide.

Those Bodhisattvas and Arhats who had lost the will to resist were thrown one after another into the boiling bronze cauldron by the demon army, just like sandbags!
"Splash! Splash! Splash!"

"Aaaaaaahh ...

A series of piercing screams echoed within the giant cauldron. Those once invulnerable Buddhist golden statues began to melt away frantically the moment they came into contact with the boiling soup that mixed the fire of origin with the water of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool!

Golden Buddha blood, pure incense and chanting power, and hardened relics tumbled and simmered in the cauldron! The flesh and blood of countless Buddhas were forcibly boiled into a pot of extremely viscous soup that emitted a dazzling golden light that blinded all the gods—the [Ten Thousand Buddhas Tonic Soup]!
This supreme realm, which had ruled the vast void for billions of years, finally met its twilight of complete destruction, transforming into a pot of unparalleled delicacies!

……

The giant cauldron roared, and all the myriad processes were being boiled and simmered!
The bronze cauldron that contained all the essence of the Ancient World of Ten Thousand Buddhas had now completely transformed into a golden supernova burning in the void.

Inside the cauldron, the remains of countless Buddhas had completely disappeared. Even the hardest ancient relics were melted by the terrifying high temperature and the laws of origin, and completely merged into the viscous nine-colored golden soup.

This can no longer be called soup; it is simply a pool of "Creation Elixir" formed from the pure origin of the Great Dao, the power of countless incense offerings and vows, and endless vitality!
The mere wisp of steam emanating from the cauldron instantly transformed the surrounding ethereal winds into auspicious golden lotus phantoms. If a single drop of this concentrated broth were to fall to the mortal realm, it would be enough to instantly transform a dead star into a vibrant, flourishing world of cultivation!

"Gurgle...gurgle..."

At the edge of the giant cauldron, Su Chen stood in the void. His green robe billowed in the golden light and heat waves, and his once indifferent and empty eyes were now completely replaced by a frenzy called "extreme hunger".

The allure of this vast world, accumulated over countless epochs, and the marrow of countless gods and Buddhas, is enough to drive any living being mad.

"The time has finally come."

Su Chen stretched out his hands and pressed them hard on the edge of the bronze cauldron, which was larger than the stars.

He didn't use any jade bowls or gold plates, nor did he bother to savor the food. For a gourmand like him, who would serve the entire universe on his table, the ultimate way to eat is the most primal form of consumption!
"The Law of Heaven and Earth—The Abyss of Gluttony!!!"

roar--------!!!!

From deep within Su Chen's throat erupted an ancient roar powerful enough to tear apart the crystal walls of the multiverse!

His body didn't swell, but in the void behind him, a gigantic, dimensionally incomparable dark maw suddenly opened up! That maw contained no teeth, only endless destruction, annihilation, and the ultimate purity of the Devouring Dao!
"Give it to me—swallow it!!!"

"Splash splash splash splash splash—!!!!"

As Su Chen drank voraciously, the vast and boundless [Ten Thousand Buddhas Tonic Soup] in the cauldron transformed into a golden celestial river hundreds of millions of miles thick, hanging upside down like an angry ancient golden dragon, continuously pouring into Su Chen's abyss-like stomach!

"Glug... Glug... Glug..."

Su Chen gulped down the soup. Each mouthful felt like swallowing an entire burning galaxy!
The immense incense power and Buddhist principles contained in the soup actually attempted a final counterattack the moment it entered his body!

"Amitabha! Demon, even if we are inside your womb, we will still recite this immeasurable true scripture to reduce your demonic heart to ashes!!!"

The lingering remnants of countless Buddhas transformed into billions of golden Sanskrit characters of salvation within Su Chen's internal organs, attempting to attack his origin Dao Fruit and forcibly reverse his consciousness!
"Outside, I could chop you all up like firewood, but now that you're inside my stomach, you think you can cause trouble?!"

A flash of extreme violence and disdain crossed Su Chen's eyes.

"The Origin Inner Universe, the Six Great Divine Treasures, for me—crush them!!!"

boom!!!
Within Su Chen's body, the six [Divine Treasures] that were like cosmic black holes began to operate with a roar!
The heart's divine treasure erupted with Nirvana Karmic Fire, instantly burning the Sanskrit texts used for salvation into blue smoke; the roots of the Longevity Tree in the liver's divine treasure danced wildly, forcibly absorbing the remaining Buddhist remnants like nutrients; the purple-gold ancestral dragon coiled in the spine let out a disdainful dragon roar, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the incense and vows that attempted to resist, directly crushing them into the purest energy!
"Snap! Snap!"

With the continuous infusion of this miraculous medicine, Su Chen's Origin God Body, which had already reached the Seventh Realm - Great Dao Venerable Position, began an unprecedented and dramatic transformation!
The ethereal, primordial color on his body gradually deepened and thickened. An immense pressure, powerful enough to suppress eternity and make all the Great Daos of the myriad realms submit, erupted from his pores as if it were a tangible force!

The purified Buddhist essence, Bodhi vitality, and faith of all beings, under the forceful fusion of the Origin Dao, transformed into strands of dark golden Dao patterns, imprinted on every bone and every drop of blood of Su Chen.

"Buzz————————!!!!!"

Su Chen licked the last drop of soup clean from the bottom of the pot and swallowed it.

Suddenly, an eerily silent stillness descended upon the vast emptiness.

There was no wind, no thunder. Even the collapsed ruins of the Ancient Realm of Ten Thousand Buddhas hung suspended in mid-air, as if time itself had been frozen in this void. (End of Chapter)