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Xu Xing took in the two imperial images and, without any communication, he could clearly understand the Plague Lord's plan from the perspective of "legal principles".

Although the Fengdu lineage and the Qingdi lineage have long been converted by the Primordial Demon Ancestor and become part of the fundamental laws of the demonic path, the demonic path also has its own flaws.

Because of the lack of spiritual awareness, even a powerful being like the Primordial Demon Ancestor would only distort and mutate this kind of Daoist method based on spiritual awareness when absolutely necessary, rather than completely destroying its essence.

The Primordial Demon Ancestor wanted to use the two lineages of Daoist teachings to study the laws of the Heavenly Court, or perhaps the mysteries of the Daoist Venerable's legacy. Naturally, the various emperors and celestial venerables of the Heavenly Court could also use this as a starting point to explore the origins of the demonic path.

The Heavenly Demon Star above the Ancestral Star was one of the experimental projects, which is why, among the five major demonic sects of the Ancestral Star, the Southern and Eastern branches always produced rebels.

Since the Plague God ascended to the position of Great Heavenly Venerable and took control of the Heavenly Court, he has been trying to exert his power through this point.

In order to bring back this Azure Emperor's Dao body, he sacrificed the Dharma body of the Eastern Emperor and burned the remains of the Taiyi Salvation Heavenly Venerable before finally accomplishing this task.

As for the Fengdu Beiyin lineage, after taking down the Lord of Mount Tai, he took action from the perspective of the laws of life and death, and also threw the Dharma body of the Earth Official Qingxu Emperor into it.

Xu Xing even felt that he might have reached some kind of agreement with the spirit of the Primordial Demon Ancestor.

After all, Wutian has now made it almost clear that he wants to establish his own sect and be independent of the Yuanshi Sacred Path.

From the perspective of the Primordial Demon Ancestor, cooperating with the Plague Lord to restrain this "avatar" is not impossible, and there may even be deeper schemes behind it.

From this perspective, it's likely that this was one of the reasons why Li Linfu wanted to cooperate with the Great Celestial Venerable back then.

Thinking of this, Xu Xing couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

He had initially thought that the Primordial Demon Ancestor was the mastermind behind all of this, but now it seems that this one truly has the "non-competitive" demeanor of the Daoist Venerable and the Buddha, simply going with the flow and letting Wutian and the Plague Lord use his power.

But is the power of demonic arts really so easy to wield?
Regardless of the cost, the current result is that the Plague Lord can now successfully circulate demonic power through these Emperor Dharma Images without worrying about harming himself.

The Azure Emperor's Dharma Body stood atop the Eastern Celestial Realm, bathed in starlight. The essence of the Wood element transformed into the supremely Yang and powerful force of thunder and lightning, causing the boundless Netherworld to be filled with the rich vitality of spring returning to the earth and all things reviving.

But his eyes were lifeless and dull, instead swirling with a ghostly light. Beneath his clothes and sleeves, shadows surged and shifted, as if demons were hiding within, eager to devour someone.

The Dharma bodies of the Great Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin and the Great Emperor of the Earthly Official Qingxu are completely integrated with the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai, using the majestic Yin Mountain and the continuous palaces to further reinforce this territory.

The balance of Yin and Yang in the universe operates in an orderly manner. Although this realm is a netherworld, it still follows the principle that isolated Yang cannot grow and isolated Yin cannot be born. Once the death energy becomes too heavy, it will naturally transform into vitality and nourish ghosts.

However, now that the deathly aura of the Northern Yin Emperor has merged with the thunderous power of the Azure Emperor, it has been completely renewed from the inside out. Instead of transforming into vitality, it has become even more ferocious.

Even the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, who had long been under the command of the Plague King and practiced the Destruction Zen Dharma to bring the universe to annihilation, and the Demon Emperor, who pursued the ultimate chaos, couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines after sensing these two forces.

This is the alienation and distortion of heaven and earth by the demonic system!
As if sensing the divine thoughts of the crowd, the Plague Lord's spiritual consciousness, attached to the Azure Emperor's body, chuckled and leisurely spoke:

"Alienation, distortion...?"
"Wrong, terribly wrong, hahahaha, you immortals and gods have been trapped in the cage set up by the Daoist and Buddha for far too long. How could you possibly see the truth?"

As soon as the words were spoken, Yang Jian and Sun Wukong flew away one after the other. The Emperor of the Western Peak dared not linger for a moment. With a sway of his body, he landed behind the Plague God, his eyes lowered, and he was extremely respectful.

Although he was unaware that the Plague King had this trick up his sleeve, he understood that this great battle was no longer relevant to him, so he simply stated his position.

As soon as Yang Jian and Sun Wukong flew a thousand feet away, a Daoist celestial palace appeared on the spot where they had been. Celestial golden shackles were generated from nothingness, layer upon layer, firmly binding the bodies of the two war gods.

Although they were all skilled in transformation and proficient in physical strength, they were completely unable to break free from the constraints of this heavenly rule.

Immediately following were the Demon-Slaying Platform and the Demon-Subduing Pillar, where countless fierce and murderous auras gathered into swords, spears, axes, and halberds, slashing towards the necks of the two men.

Beneath the two war gods, a furnace rose out of thin air, forming its own Bagua (Eight Trigrams), using creation as its craftsman and yin and yang as its charcoal, attempting to burn these two bodies, which were worthy of being called saints, to ashes.

This is exactly what the Great Sage Equaling Heaven suffered eight hundred years ago, only now, under the control of the Plague God and with the added power of three great supernatural beings, its ferocity is a hundred or even a thousand times greater.

Even with Sun Wukong and Yang Jian's supernatural powers, they struggled to resist for a time. Their physical bodies continued to crack, and their remaining magical power scattered in all directions, leaving them looking dejected.

Sun Wukong had just reverted to his demon king nature. Although he had been torn to pieces, his eyes remained arrogant as ever, and he bared his teeth and grinned, his face contorted in a ferocious expression.

He turned to look at Xu Xing and hissed:
"This bastard is powerful, you go first, I, Old Sun, will stay behind to cover the retreat!"

Although Yang Jian's three-peaked crown had been knocked off and his hair was disheveled, his demeanor remained unchanged. He simply said calmly:

“If you have a way to retreat, you might as well take the first step. Even if the monkey and I fall into his hands, we may not necessarily be doomed.”

"Today's battle has been quite successful in testing this person's abilities; there is no need to add any more casualties."

Although they did not recognize Xu Xing, they could see his stance. Given the current situation of the collapse of the old Heavenly Court, the two naturally did not want a powerful expert from their own camp to be trapped here.

As they spoke, the flame in Yang Jian's brow and eye of heaven shone again. Upon hearing this, Xu Xing raised an eyebrow, moved his feet quietly, and unleashed a punch that pierced through the air.

Three thousand six hundred resounding booms exploded in the void, like thunderbolts from the heavens. Even with the power of the Western Mountain Emperor, his heart sank upon hearing them, and a pressure descended from the sky, causing his body to tremble and making it difficult for him to circulate his magical power.

Within a radius of a thousand miles of the Demon-Slaying Platform, all the objects of execution and punishment that had been generated shattered with a deafening roar. In the next instant, even more swords, spears, and halberds were generated and slashed out once more.

Although this punch failed to save Sun Wukong and Yang Jian, it did cause the Azure Emperor's Dharma Body to twitch its brows, turn its head, and fix its gaze directly on Xu Xing with an extremely playful look.

Although these divine weapons are physical objects, they are not formed from any primordial energy. Rather, they are more like a manifestation of the fundamental laws of heaven and earth, a product of the complete fusion of material properties and legal principles.

For someone with great supernatural powers, breaking free or resisting is not difficult, but to break through it so easily is extremely difficult.

What's more, the opponent didn't even use any magic power, only divine will!

After seeing Xu Xing's face clearly, the Plague God's spiritual sense suddenly realized:

"Who is it that is so fierce? It turns out to be an old acquaintance. With someone from another world like yourself causing trouble, no wonder our plans on the ancestral star failed back then. You and that old man Zhenwu have indeed racked your brains, and your attack was indeed aimed at my and that bald thief's vitals. But in the struggle for the Great Dao, ultimately, supernatural powers prevail. Now, what methods do you have left to use?"

Xu Xing's physical body did not conceal his appearance and aura, so the Plague Lord recognized him at a glance as the person who had ruined his and Wu Tian's plans on the ancestral star.

He quickly connected this to the changes in the "mysterious and boundless world" and drew his own conclusion.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xing was about to speak when the earth trembled violently. The Great Annihilation Tathagata pressed down on the Earth Emperor's body with one hand, leaped out from the depths of the earth, and stood in the boundless Netherworld, saying in a deep voice:
"Plague God, what is the meaning of this?"

The body of this present-day Buddha, which was once known as the flawless and imperfect crystal Buddha, is now covered with cracks. In addition to the palm print left by Xu Xing on his chest, his left arm has also vanished.

Clearly, in order to defeat the Earth Emperor's physical form, the Great Extinction Tathagata also paid a considerable price.

After the Dharma bodies of the Northern Yin Emperor of Fengdu and the Qingxu Emperor of the Earthly Official merged into the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai, the Earthly Emperor's control over this place inevitably decreased, and the fist technique of man and place becoming one also had a slight flaw.

What kind of person is the Great Extinction Tathagata? How could he let such a loophole go? He decisively chose to go all out and, at the cost of withstanding a heavy blow, captured this body and returned to the main battlefield.

However, under the current circumstances, compared to Xu Xing, a powerful but isolated individual, the Great Destruction Tathagata is more wary of the Plague Lord's spiritual consciousness, which has gained home-field advantage and has the assistance of the Demon Emperor.

The tacit understanding between Heaven and Mount Ling is because neither side has fully completed its war preparations. However, if the Plague Lord can take this opportunity to kill and annihilate the second strongest Buddhist sect in one fell swoop, the situation will be very different.

If the roles were reversed, Da Mie would never have imagined that the Plague God would have any reason to spare him.

He could actually guess that the Plague King must have made some arrangements in the Underworld Kingdom of Mount Tai, but he never expected that the current Grand Celestial Venerable's methods would be so sophisticated.

The supernatural powers and magical strength of these three Dao bodies are secondary; what they represent, the power of the demonic system and the power of the Daoist heavenly rules, are enough to suppress the Great Annihilation Tathagata.

In his prime, he could still try to break through by operating the "pure and tranquil non-powerful" technique, but the Great Extinction Tathagata has now been injured by Xu Xing and the Earth Emperor, and no longer has that level of power.

While speaking with the Plague Lord, the Great Extinction Tathagata continued to transmit divine thoughts to Xu Xing.

Having witnessed the previous battle, he had realized that this unfamiliar and formidable enemy possessed extremely rich combat experience and was naturally able to make a clear judgment about the situation.

Since the Plague King revealed his three great secrets, their best outcome today is to put aside all prejudices and join forces immediately, so that they can fight their way out.

However, Xu Xing seemed completely oblivious to the Great Extinction Tathagata's test. He merely gazed at the three emanations of demons and righteous beings, his eyes filled with curiosity, and spoke aloud:

"Since this wisp of your spirit has been here for a long time, can it now communicate with your original body in the upper realm?"

The Plague King chuckled and said calmly:
"Although Zhenwu the old man has learned some techniques from the Outer Heavens, I have also served as the Great Heavenly Venerable for some years. How could I not have made other preparations?"

Xu Xing was not surprised. After all, the vast and mysterious world was the home ground that the immortals and gods of this world had cultivated for hundreds of millions of years. With the power of the Heavenly Rules in his hands, it would be very easy for the Plague God to set up some backdoors.

It's likely that Wutian has made similar preparations.

The Plague God sighed:
"My preparations were originally made for the sake of Emperor Baosheng, but being able to capture you is an unexpected bonus."

"In fact, there is no need for you and me, or even for me and Brother Zhenwu, to fight to the death. If you are willing to take a step back and return to the chaotic energy, I will not stop you in the slightest."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xing burst into laughter:
"Now that you have seized power in the Heavenly Court, why resort to such methods to test us? Aren't you just trying to take this opportunity to see if we can actually recruit more reinforcements?"

The Plague God did not refute, but simply smiled and said:

"If it's useful, why be bound by the means? Since I am the Great Celestial Venerable, I will naturally make all things my property and all laws my tools!"

Since his appearance, the Plague Lord has never put on airs of a Great Celestial Venerable. Only in this one sentence did he vaguely reveal the aura of the True Ruler of the Three Realms and the Lord of All Gods.

For the Plague King and Wutian, the biggest variable now is the figures from beyond the heavens represented by Xu Xing and the True Martial Emperor.

After all, over hundreds of millions of years, the number of powerful beings in this world who have merged with the chaotic energy and traveled to the outer heavens has exceeded twenty.

If they can all return, even if the Plague King and Wutian are strong, they will have difficulty resisting them.

However, there are differences between "returns" and "returns" in general. Time and space will be the biggest obstacles for these potential adversaries.

The Plague King wanted to confirm this from Xu Xing.

For this reason, he even went so far as to join forces with Wutian!
Suddenly, Yang Jian saw an opportunity in the Plague God's words. His third eye opened wide, and the essence of the lamp flame condensed to its limit, soaring into the sky like a sword, determined to split this world apart and create a sliver of life for Xu Xing!
As soon as this light appeared, the Earth Emperor's Dao Body, which had been captured by the Great Extinction Tathagata, also transformed into a flame and merged into it, adding to its power!
This lamp is a precious treasure left behind by the Earthly Emperor in the Three Realms. It is called the Lotus Lamp. After the wick burns out, it requires immense divine power to activate, yet it also has the power to support the heavens and the earth.

This treasure is rooted in the laws of the void and is most adept at breaking through all void realms. It was precisely because Yang Jian and Sun Wukong had the Lotus Lantern as their reliance and the ability to retreat at any time that they were able to fight against the Western Mountain Emperor and others for so long.

Now that the Plague Lord has revealed his trump card, they no longer have the idea of ​​taking the opportunity to escape. Instead, they plan to use this innate divine treasure to send Xu Xing away and wait for another day.

But when the Lotus Lantern unleashed its power, the Plague God showed no intention of intervening, his gaze remaining as indifferent as ever.

Before the lamplight, a jet-black lotus suddenly bloomed, and a gaunt monk, half-naked, emerged from it. His expression was desolate, his gaze indifferent, and he clasped his hands together, speaking in a hoarse voice:

"The flame of the Lotus Lantern is not bad."

As he spoke, the monk waved his sleeve, his five withered fingers clenched tightly, and a crystal Buddha lamp appeared in the bright light behind his head, its flame blazing and illuminating the three thousand worlds and the ten directions of emptiness.

The Great Extinction Tathagata raised his head, his expression somewhat complex, but then he grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said menacingly:
“Every time I see you using the Dharma body of the old bald monk Dipankara, an inexplicable anger rises in my heart.”

This is none other than Dipankara Buddha, also known as the Buddha of the Past!
The Plague God lowered his head, looked at Xu Xing, and smiled again:
"Now, would you be willing to retreat back into the primordial chaos?"

Xu Xing raised his head, looked at the Dipankara Buddha and the three Dharma bodies controlled by the Plague God's spiritual consciousness, then glanced at the Great Annihilation Tathagata and the Demon Emperor, and said with his hands behind his back:
Do you all think you've got me cornered?

At this point, he couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head, sighing:
"Have you not heard that those who follow the Way receive much help, while those who stray from the Way receive little help?" (End of Chapter)