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He passed away peacefully.

In Buddhism, it's actually not a big deal.

Which of the Arhats and Bodhisattvas who can appear here did not go through countless nirvanas and endure endless reincarnations before finally attaining the Buddhahood?

Sometimes, this even becomes a means for them to voluntarily step into the mortal world, hone their supernatural powers, and rebuild their supreme magical abilities.

But this moment is completely different.

The World Honored One is the ancestor of all Buddhas!
His cultivation has long since reached perfection, and should remain unchanged through the ages, imperishable through countless eons.

But now, He has been forced to pass away and rebuild His cultivation to avoid a great calamity.

This is enough to prove how terrifying this calamity was.

Seeing this, the Buddhas looked at the leading bodhisattvas. Since the World Honored One was not present, these bodhisattvas were naturally in charge.

Just about to say something.

However, just as the vast Buddha light in front was about to completely dissipate...

The Buddha's figure, which should have entered the cycle of reincarnation, suddenly solidified again and manifested!

However, the compassionate and peaceful face from before had vanished, replaced by an extreme, distorted terror, as if it had glimpsed some incomprehensible and unbearable horror.

His lips moved as if he wanted to roar out something.

But in the next instant.

"Oh!"

His form was like a fragile bubble, suddenly bursting in mid-air and vanishing inch by inch.

"Unspeakable, unseeable, unthinkable..."

In the void, only a chilling scream that abruptly stopped and a warning lingered for a long time.

At the same time, all the countless relics scattered around it were annihilated and burned to ashes by the black flames.

"World Honored One..."

Watch this scene.

The Buddhas felt a chill run through their bodies.

However, before they could make a move...

One of the golden Buddha statues suddenly burst into flames, black flames engulfing everything. Then, as if a chain reaction had occurred, all the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas spontaneously combusted.

The entire Leiyin Temple was enveloped in black flames.

Only a few of the most powerful Bodhisattvas and Arhats escaped.

……

The sky above Xiniu Hezhou has been completely swallowed up by inky black flames.

In the void, countless Buddha kingdoms, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, are collapsing one after another.

They were once like stars hanging high in the sky, worshipped by all living beings, but now they are like bubbles falling into the fire of karma, disappearing one after another.

Every time the Buddha's light dissipates, it signifies the fall of a world.

The explosion of every world as numerous as the sands of Ganges signifies the shattering of an Arhat's golden body and the withering away of a Bodhisattva's image.

Above the sky, black flames surged, making Hu Qi's white robe and black banner in his hand stand out even more, like an outlier in the turbid world.

Suddenly, chanting arose in the void, and a huge golden swastika Buddhist seal appeared out of thin air, like the sky collapsing, carrying boundless power of laws, sealing off all directions of heaven and earth, and suppressing Hu Qi.

Even before the Buddha's seal arrived, its overwhelming pressure was enough to shatter the souls of ordinary Golden Immortals.

However, Hu Qi merely raised his eyes indifferently, casually waving the black banner in his hand.

"laugh--"

Like hot soup poured on snow, the golden swastika seal, imbued with supreme Buddhist power, let out a mournful cry the moment it touched the banner's shadow, then crumbled inch by inch, transforming into countless golden specks of light like fireflies, dissipating into the black flames.

"Fellow Daoist, why have you severed my Buddhist lineage?"

A sigh came from the end of time and space, carrying the vicissitudes of countless calamities.

The sound was still ringing in their ears when a figure broke through the void and appeared.

Lotus blossoms bloomed with every step he took, but the lotus petals were withered, lingering with a sense of ancient desolation.

The newcomer was tall and thin, with a bronze face, as if he had been immersed in the power of incense and prayers for thousands of years, and his brows were filled with an unyielding compassion.

It was none other than Dipankara Buddha, the teacher of all Buddhas of the past.

Almost simultaneously, on the other side, light flowed and radiance appeared in the void, revealing a perfect and harmonious Dharma form.

The newcomer was portly and always smiling, yet he exuded an unfathomable aura that encompassed the future and measured everything.

It is Maitreya Buddha who will rule the future.

Past and future, the two Buddhas arrive together.

In this world of the Western Journey, apart from the present-day Buddha sitting in Leiyin Temple, these two are the strongest in Buddhism.

After the two appeared, they glanced at Hu Qi with apprehension.

Finally, their gaze settled on the black banner in Hu Qi's hand.

The person before me exuded an unpredictable and mysterious aura.

The black banner, in particular, seemed even more terrifying.

With their combined cultivation levels, they could naturally sense that the black flames originated from the black banner.

"Is there no one to guide you, Zhunti?"

Upon seeing this, Hu Qi's eyes flickered slightly.

Every worldview is different, and in this Journey to the West, neither of these two perspectives exists.

However, this is normal, as neither of them actually appears in the original Journey to the West.

The three Buddhas of the past, present, and future are the strongest in Buddhism.

"That is not true. You Buddhists often talk about the suffering in the world. I am just wishing you all to go to the Pure Land sooner."

Hu Qi chuckled and shook his head, saying no more.

It is said that Buddhists speak eloquently, and these two, as Buddhas of the past and future, are not necessarily the ones who can reason with each other.

Of course, Hu Qi didn't like to reason either; he would simply kill his enemies on the spot.

--boom!

The black banner in his hand fluttered.

Black flames capable of burning spiritual energy surged forth.

"Amitabha! Since you are so stubborn and refuse to see the truth, then don't blame us!"

Seeing this, the two Buddhas, without bothering to say anything, transformed into immeasurable light, one flowing back to the cause of the past, and the other rushing forth to the effect of the future.

The entire sky was sealed off by crisscrossing threads of cause and effect, a testament to the supreme divine power of the two Buddhas working together.

Its name is the Great Cause and Effect Technique of Three Lifetimes of Karma.

Using the past as the cause, the present as the reality, and the future as the effect, this method forcibly distorts and alters a given fact. Although the Buddha Tathagata is no longer present, it can still be considered an extremely terrifying technique.

This is why, despite Hu Qi displaying such formidable strength, the two still dared to appear before him.

However, Hu Qi simply waved the black banner in his hand in response.

A jet-black streak swept across.

The moment this great law of cause and effect manifested, it was torn apart and shattered inch by inch.

The two Buddhas were startled to find themselves frozen, as if trapped in eternal amber.

The golden Buddha body, which was supposed to be indestructible through countless eons, was instantly split in two.

Strands of black flames ignited from the depths of his soul, instantly engulfing his golden body.

Although the two Buddhas, Dipankara and Maitreya, are powerful, if converted to the level of Dao Lord, they would also be at the Dao Fruit realm.

However, the Black Spirit Banner, when faced with a fully-fledged artifact, is as fragile as a bubble that bursts at the slightest touch.

Past and future, all return to nothingness.

There is not even a chance of reincarnation.

Modified value +4180001 (3%)

Modified value +3958883 (91%)

—

After killing the two Buddhas.

His gaze swept across the bottom of the crimson panel.

[Modified value: 819 units (99%)]

At this moment, Hu Qi's modified value continued to surge.

In a short period of time, the number of units increased from 90 to over 800.

And as the black flames continued to burn and sweep across Xiniuhe Continent, this number continued to increase every moment.

After all, the time was still short. Although the black flames could burn away spiritual energy, some powerful cultivators could still manage to withstand the effects for a little longer, or even hide in a separate space to avoid the erosion of the black flames.

But death is only a matter of time.

Hu Qi didn't pay attention and looked into the distance.

Throughout the entire Western Continent of Hezhou, all living beings wailed in terror under the black flames, their bodies turning to ashes.

Currently, aside from a few details, the overall layout of the world is similar to what we know about Journey to the West. The world is divided into three realms and four continents.

The Three Realms are Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld.

The four continents are East Sheng Shenzhou, West Niu Hezhou, South Zhanbuzhou, and North Ju Luzhou.

The Celestial Realm: The world of gods and immortals ruled by the Heavenly Emperor, such as the Lingxiao Palace and the Thirty-Three Heavens, is a high-level space where immortals and gods reside.

The Earthly Boundary: This refers to the world inhabited by mortals, namely the human realm where the four major continents, such as Jambudvipa and Purvavideha, are located.

The Underworld: The netherworld that governs the life, death, and reincarnation of all things, ruled by the Ten Kings of Hell, responsible for judging and reincarnating souls.

The commotion here is quite significant.

Subtle gazes came from all directions, eventually settling on him.

However, the owners of these beings seemed to be scorched by flames the next moment, and hurriedly withdrew their gaze.

Hu Qi didn't take it seriously.

His figure blurred, splitting into six.

The main body sits upright here.

The remaining five clones, each holding a black banner, headed towards the remaining regions of Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanzhanbuzhou, Beijuluzhou, the Heavenly Realm, and the Underworld.

……

The celestial realm has four major heavenly gates in the east, west, south, and north, which correspond to the four continents of the terrestrial realm.

West Tianmen.

The radiant glow of the sunset cascaded down like a waterfall, illuminating the majestic Heavenly Gate with its golden nails and jade doors.

This place corresponds to the lower realm of Xiniuhezhou, a place where Buddha's light shines everywhere and auspicious omens gather, but at this moment it is filled with a chilling aura that freezes the primordial spirit.

Beneath the Heavenly Gate, silver armor gleamed in the sun, and the blades of halberds gleamed coldly.

Countless celestial soldiers and generals stood in formation, their celestial light swirling and their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

The leader, clad in silver armor, wielded a three-pointed double-edged halberd. His posture was upright, and a golden divine mark shone brightly between his brows. The pressure emanating from his body caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.

This person is none other than Yang Jian, the Judicial God who governs the laws of the Three Realms and is hailed as the pillar of the Heavenly Court.

Behind him were the four demon generals who were supposed to guard the South Heavenly Gate. They were gathered here at this moment. The four heavenly kings had imposing divine bodies, each holding a magical weapon, and their faces were solemn as iron.

Suddenly.

—Sizzle!
The indestructible rosy light of the Western Heavenly Gate, woven from countless auspicious laws, was torn apart like a fragile brocade by an irresistible force!
A white figure ignored the Nine Heavens Barrier, which was powerful enough to kill a Golden Immortal, and stepped into the air from the lower realm.

The newcomer was dressed in pure white, spotless, with a serene expression.

He held a black banner in his hand, the banner seemingly woven from nothingness itself, devouring all light and perception. Its mere existence caused the surrounding laws to wail and crumble.

The pitch-black flames, like living things, coiled around his body, burning silently. Wherever they passed, space was not shattered, but directly annihilated, leaving behind a twisted, empty trail leading to nothingness.

He walked with composure, heading straight towards the Heavenly Court's battle formation, which was ready for battle.

"He who comes is stopped!"

The Heavenly King of Growth, Mo Liqing, with his beard and hair bristling, and a voice as loud as thunder, attempted to stop him with his supreme divine voice.

The Heavenly Court had long known about the upheaval in Xiniu Hezhou through its clairvoyance and clairaudience. The price was that the two divine officials' supernatural powers were destroyed, their divine bodies were burned to nothingness by the strange black flames, and their immortal spirits were no more!
That is why the Heavenly Court has deployed such a force to strengthen the defense of the Four Heavenly Gates.

This is to prevent unforeseen circumstances.

But to my surprise, the other party actually dared to come here in person.

However, the young man in white seemed not to hear him.

They still took their first steps forward.

A cold glint flashed in Yang Jian's eyes, and he reached out to stop Mo Liqing, who was about to reprimand him again.

"Let me see what kind of monster you really are!"

Before he finished speaking, the golden divine mark between his eyebrows suddenly opened up!

Open the Heavenly Eye!

In an instant, divine light burst forth, piercing through the deepest hell and revealing the truth!

This Heavenly Eye is formed from supreme divine power, capable of discerning the origin of all things, dispelling all illusions, and even drawing upon the power of the Heavenly Dao to subdue demons and monsters!
Naturally, he was not comparable to the Thousand-Mile Eyes, so even if he had the Thousand-Mile Eyes, he did not take the lessons of the two immortal officials, the Wind-Following Ears, to heart.

however.

puff! ! !
With just a glance, unable to even discern the white-robed youth's background, Yang Jian let out a muffled groan, his body trembling violently!

His supposedly supreme heavenly eye, capable of seeing the thirty-three heavens above and the eighteen levels of hell below, dimmed and closed in an instant.

boom!
A dull thud.

next second.

The Heavenly Eye between Yang Jian's eyebrows suddenly exploded, leaving a shocking blood-red hole from which golden divine blood gushed out!

"you……!"

Intense pain and unprecedented shock instantly overwhelmed this number one war god of the celestial realm.

The young man in white, however, did not change his expression at all from beginning to end.

Destroying the divine eye of a judicial god is no different than brushing away a speck of dust.

He raised the black banner in his hand, the tip of the banner touching the ground lightly.

There was no earth-shattering roar, no devastating shockwave.

But an absolute, all-encompassing power of annihilation spread silently from the tip of the banner.

Yang Jian was the first to be affected, along with Mo Liqing, and the Four Heavenly Kings Guangmu, Duowen, and Chiguo behind him.

Along with the thousands of celestial soldiers and generals behind them, whose bodies were imbued with immense immortal power, their forms instantly froze.

The next moment, their divine bodies, armor, and magical artifacts collapsed and vanished silently, like sand sculptures blown by the wind for millions of years, leaving no trace of their existence.

The majestic Western Heavenly Gate, which had stood for millennia and blocked countless demons and monsters, crumbled inch by inch from its base in the same instant, turning into countless black flames flying across the sky, and finally returning to utter nothingness.

"clang--!!!"

The Heavenly Court's alarm bell rang, and the sound waves, like tangible ripples, instantly swept across the Thirty-Three Heavens!

The entire Heavenly Court was completely awakened.

"How dare you! Who would dare to trespass upon the Heavenly Court!"

Nezha, the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, riding on his Wind-Fire Wheels, and Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, holding his exquisite pagoda, were the first to tear through the clouds.

Behind them, the gods of the Thunder Department laid down a purgatory of ten thousand thunderbolts, with billions of purple divine lightning bolts swooping down like raging dragons.

The Fire God activated the blazing flames that scorched the heavens, and the stars of the heavens manifested their natal stars, forming an ancient killing array that drew upon the light of billions of stars, transforming it into a destructive torrent that fell!
Despite the devastating combined attack, the young man in white continued to advance.

He didn't even look up.

He simply waved the black banner in his hand casually.

The movements were light and effortless, like wielding a brush and splashing ink.

Wherever the banner passed, thunder and fire, starlight and killing light, and all kinds of supernatural powers and laws were swallowed up by an invisible giant mouth and completely annihilated.

Immediately afterwards, incomprehensible and irresistible black flames swept across the sky!

The gods of the Thunder Department vanished into nothingness amidst the black flames, the divine thunder ceased, the banners of the Fire Department instantly vaporized, and the divine fire backfired, incinerating everything. The stars in the heavens swayed violently, flickering uncertainly, before one by one dimmed and extinguished.

With one step, he had already crossed the ruins of Tianmen.

Wherever it passed, the Rainbow Bridge broke, the Jade Pool dried up, and the thousands of immortal trees in the Peach Garden withered and turned to ash in an instant.

Celestial officials and divine generals surged in like a tide, only to melt away like ice and snow with a light sweep of the black banner.

Many more immortals and gods cannot even get close to them.

The moment they saw the young man, their magical treasures, immortal souls, and even their immortal status were swept away by the black banner, turning into wisps of green smoke. They screamed as they were sucked into the banner, becoming nourishment for it.

There were no screams, no struggles, only the most thorough slaughter.

Their strengths are on completely different levels.

Before the Hall of Universal Light, all things were silent.

The Jade Emperor sat on the Nine-Dragon Throne, his body enveloped by countless rays of divine light emanating from the Haotian Mirror, like an unmoving mountain since ancient times.

The only thing that showed was that his fingers gripping the throne tightened involuntarily, proving that his inner peace was not as calm as it appeared.

His face was shrouded in endless auspicious light, indistinct, except for his eyes which pierced through the divine light and landed on the white-clad figure below the steps.

"Can you tell me why you did this?"

The voice was low and resonant, echoing between the broken palace buildings; there was no anger, only doubt.

Since he took this position.

I have witnessed countless so-called "Havoc in Heaven".

Erlang Shen, the True Lord Yang Jian, split open Peach Mountain, his axe-wielding energy stretching for 30,000 miles before finally stopping outside the South Heavenly Gate.

Chenxiang, too, split Mount Hua with his axe to save his mother, making a great show of it, but he never actually stepped into the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Even that so-called Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the lawless and sagacious stone monkey, who swept through thousands of troops with his cudgel and supposedly stormed the Heavenly Palace.

However, they were stopped just outside the Tongming Hall.

That farce was something all the gods and Buddhas knew in tacit agreement; it was merely a play within the karmic cycle, a tacit agreement among all parties to go with the flow.

Those things never truly touched the foundation of the Heavenly Court.

But this moment is different.

The young man before him, wielding a black banner and wreathed in annihilating black flames, had truly fought his way in from the Western Heavenly Gate, stepping over the corpses of countless immortals and gods, until he stood before him. (End of Chapter)