From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Although Dipankara Buddha was a Buddha of the past, his status on Mount Sumeru was in no way inferior to that of the contemporary Buddha. Even figures like the Great Extinction Tathagata held him in high esteem.

However, the Dharma body and relics of Dipankara Buddha have now been used by Wutian to serve as the basis for the descent of this "contemporary Buddha".

Upon seeing this, Sun Wukong's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, his sharp teeth snapped together, and he let out a roar from his throat.

The "Dipankara Buddha" seemed completely oblivious, merely looking down at Xu Xing, his voice hoarse as he calmly said:
"Since he is unwilling to surrender, let's join forces to capture him first. I'm also very curious to know how he managed to escape back then."

Wutian had a vivid memory of Xu Xing, who had almost never failed since he usurped the throne of the World Honored One and took control of Mount Ling.

Even the Heavenly Court was forced to abandon the laws of life and death. In the Netherworld, the Six Paths of Reincarnation became the dominant force. Such a victory was truly glorious.

—Except for that one time twenty years ago.

Even now, Wutian still can't figure out what methods Xu Xing used back then to make his spiritual consciousness disappear without a trace.

The Plague God, however, was not in such a hurry, and smiled gently:
"The talk of attaining the Way and losing the Way is rather absurd. Do you really think that those stray dogs in the 'mysterious and boundless world' can be used as your allies?"

"If they truly harbored such intentions, I and the bald thief would never have reached this point. Even if these old fogies suddenly realize their mistake, it will be too late!"

Xu Xing shook his head and said:
"Xu has been traveling the world for many years and has always been kind to people. How could he not have a few true friends?"

Upon hearing these words, Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, considering Xu Xing's possible origins, couldn't help but tremble.

Could it be that those immortals and gods who have gone far away have truly established themselves in the outer heavens and built up a new foundation?!

"Do you really think that Xu sealed off the 'Mysterious and Boundless World' just to isolate himself from the outside world and prevent you from interfering?"

Wutian and the Plague King's expressions both changed.

"Ok?"

They all sensed that a sliver of light suddenly pierced through the indestructible seal between the Earthly Immortal Realm and the "Mysterious and Boundless World".

That is the light of the red sun!

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Meanwhile, in the "mysterious and boundless world," the Heavenly Court and Mount Ling have tacitly begun to join forces in their advance.

The Plague God sat upright in the Lingxiao Palace. With a wave of his sleeve, another black and white spiritual energy appeared in the palace, gradually forming a chaotic state.

This is precisely the ancestral energy left behind by the True Martial Emperor!

With a flick of his finger, the ancestral energy fell into the fully unfolded Ten Dharma Realms. Wutian then pinched the ancestral energy with his right thumb and forefinger, and it transformed into a lotus flower that was half black and half white.

The Buddha smiled, holding up a flower; his countenance was solemn and dignified. He spoke in a resounding voice:
“Excellent, excellent! Although you have fallen into the path of the Rakshasas, you have accumulated merits from past lives. Now I will use the Vajra Wisdom Sword to cut through your net of greed and anger, and use the Prajna Dharma Rain to cleanse the root of your delusion.”

I hereby appoint you as the Dharma Protector of Charaka, wielding the pestle to subdue demons in this defiled world. By day, you will patrol the three thousand and three thousand worlds, discerning all evil with your former demonic nature; by night, you will guard the eighty-four thousand stupas and temples, protecting the Dharma with your present compassion. While the fire of anger is not extinguished, it is the flame of wisdom; where the demonic appearance has not vanished, you will become the Vajra body!

Lotus blossoms emerge from the void, Buddha's light shines everywhere, and the sound of Brahma descends from the heavens. The white hair between Wutian's eyebrows shines brightly, illuminating the three realms. The Dharma sound resounds like thunder, and compassion contains the majesty of Vajra.

Amidst the chanting, the Ten Dharma Realms unfolded completely, revealing the Dharma bodies of all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and even the Vajra King's legacy. Celestial maidens scattered Udumbara flowers, and the Eightfold Heavenly Dragons manifested, all joining their palms in praise.

"Homage to the Greatly Compassionate and Merciful Demon King Tathagata!"

On the tortoise and snake image behind Zhenwu Emperor, which represents the alternation of life and death, layers of karmic fire immediately appeared. Every time the karmic fire burned a place, it would bloom with rings of crystal light. The golden swastika symbol would also appear faintly between the tortoise and snake's foreheads.

Wutian intended to start with this ancestral energy, and from the perspective of the laws of life and death, convert Xuanwu, the subordinate of Zhenwu Emperor, into a guardian deity of the Eight Legions of Heavenly Dragons, thus erasing his foundation in humanity.

Although the True Martial Emperor wielded considerable power, his foundation in Taoism remained rooted in the principles of Yin and Yang, creation, and life and death.

The laws of life and death in this world are now entirely in the hands of Buddhism. Wutian's move was a direct attack, striking at the heart of the matter!
On the other side, the Plague God also intervened at the opportune moment, reciting a sacred incantation:
"Master Yuxu, incarnation of the Golden Palace. He treads the azure sky and wields the black law, commanding the Xuanwu to suppress the Northern Sea. The demon lords of the Three Realms bow in reverence, and the evil spirits of the Ten Directions lower their brows. His purple robes flutter and sweep away all evil, his jade sword clangs and paves the way for righteousness."

The mortal realm is now turbulent and chaotic, and all beings are drowning in a sea of ​​suffering. We humbly beseech the Great Emperor to have mercy. We earnestly request that he ascend his divine throne again, drive away evil and restore righteousness, and sweep away all calamities. May he bless the four seasons with favorable winds and rains, and protect the abundant harvests of all people.

On the day the Heavenly Gate reopens, the Mysterious Emperor returns. With great compassion and vows, with great holiness and mercy. The Nine Heavens Demon-Subduing Ancestor, the Three Realms Suppressing Evil Holy Venerable. The Mysterious Heavenly Benevolent and Majestic Supreme God, decrees upon the universe. So be it!

The Plague God not only chanted the incantation himself, but all the emperors who remained in the Heavenly Court also joined in, with the "Divine Firmament Jade Purity True King" being the most enthusiastic.

Every word uttered by this Thunder Lord was like a thunderclap, shaking the entire Heavenly Court as if it were about to collapse completely.

The remaining portion of ancestral energy in the Plague God's hand transformed into the same Dharma form as the True Martial Emperor that Xu Xing had transformed into, except that his face was slightly blurred and his figure was quite illusory, like a figure in a painting.

However, with the blessing of the Heavenly Laws, palaces and halls gradually appeared around this miniature Dharma image, and a host of gods spontaneously emerged, making the Dharma image more and more solid.

This is precisely the blessing that the Heavenly Rules system bestowed upon the divine position of "True Martial Emperor," but now, in the hands of the Plague Lord, this blessing has been transformed into a means of dividing the opponent's power.

According to the Plague King's plan, by using both methods simultaneously, he could suppress at least 30% to 40%, or even half, of the opponent's magical power. However, it seems that the effect is not good.
The Plague King could clearly feel that the aura of the illusory figure in his hand, which was made of "True Martial Ancestral Qi", was becoming stronger and stronger, but the real body in the distance had not weakened much.
Why is that...?
Could it be that mirror?!

As the Plague God was pondering, he heard a long laugh:
"Hahaha, I've been waiting for this for a long time!"

Amidst the loud laughter, the precious mirror atop Zhenwu's head suddenly shone brightly, like a bright moon falling to earth and being embraced by him, illuminating the "mysterious and boundless world" with crystal clarity, revealing every detail without a trace of gloom.

The moment the bright moon entered his embrace, Zhenwu's Dharma Image transformed again, becoming a handsome young man wearing a green robe and a silver crown.

The Plague King and Wutian were extremely familiar with this face, and an extremely ominous feeling immediately arose in their hearts.

—How could it be him?!

Could it be that this person has no celestial beings backing him up, and that he's been all alone from beginning to end?!
Although neither of them wanted to believe it, after gathering all the information, they had to admit that it was indeed the most likely guess.

Xu Xing held the bright moon in one hand and made a fist with the other, then let out a long roar:

"The world turns, time presses on. Ten thousand years is too long, seize the day!"

With a long howl, the five primordial spirits of the Primordial Chaos burned fiercely. The bright moonlight suddenly changed color; it was no longer the brilliant gold, but a fiery red that was scorching hot, as if it wanted to burn away all the old things in the world and give heaven and earth a new look!
Now, the Haotian Mirror is no longer as cold and aloof as the moon, but rather like a bright and clear red sun, just leaping out of the sea of ​​clouds, spreading boundless vitality to the world and awakening all sentient beings!
Such a vast and mighty will was something that the Plague God and Wutian had never heard of before. The chains, karmic fire, and Buddhist light that originally bound Xuanwu were all shattered.

As Xu Xing took a step forward, Mount Ling and the Heavenly Court shook violently. Countless immortals and Buddhas turned to ashes and scattered upon seeing the bright light.

All the methods that Wutian and the Plague King had prepared specifically to deal with Zhenwu Emperor became meaningless in that instant.

The purest and most intense "Ge Ding" fist intent, like flames and the blazing sun, instantly burned across the entire mysterious and boundless world, completely destroying the barrier between this world and the Earthly Immortal Realm!
This was an outcome that neither Wutian nor the Plague King had ever anticipated.

In their minds, this realm was created by the Daoist and the Buddha. It was because of the legacy of these two supreme beings that it was able to stand independently above all things, yet still exert influence over them.

However, Xu Xing was very clear about one thing.

The "mysterious and boundless world" may indeed possess various wonders, impervious to all laws and unassailable by external evils. However, under the manipulation of numerous immortals, gods, and Buddhas, this world is no longer the isolated and newly formed world it once was.

In particular, the Plague Lord and Wutian, for various purposes, continuously used the power of the Primordial Demon Ancestor, which further intensified the changes in the "Mysterious and Boundless World".

His "Haotian Mirror" already possessed the ability to see through all worlds, and he also had the "Geding Fist Intent" which specialized in spiritual power. After a long period of preparation, his attack was indeed successful, causing the "Mysterious and Boundless World" to tilt towards the Earthly Immortal Realm, or even shift!

In the realm of immortals, in the underworld of Mount Tai.

All those with great supernatural powers, even emperors like Sun Wukong and Yang Jian, couldn't help but look up in awe.

In their "vision," a bizarre, boundless, and endless mysterious realm appeared above the Earthly Immortal Realm.

It is a world of boundless mystery and vast expanse!

From now on, the "mysterious and boundless world" can no longer be as lofty as before, but has been pulled back to the material universe.

That system of laws that purely follows the laws of the spirits is also constantly clashing fiercely with the laws of the Earthly Immortal Realm and the real universe. An unprecedented collision is about to happen.

Before such a collision, even those with great supernatural powers would find it difficult to remain unharmed, especially those who were seriously injured, such as the Great Destruction Tathagata and the Demon Emperor.

As for powerful individuals at the Emperor level, no matter how advanced their physical cultivation has become, they are all destined to die.

However, at the same time, two terrifying and magnificent forces attacked from the east and west poles respectively.

One is governed by strict laws that rotate endlessly, while the other is vast and boundless, without light or form. Like two giant arms supporting the sky, they forcefully hold up the "mysterious and boundless world," and constantly smooth out the conflicts between the laws, attempting to reconstruct a buffer zone suitable for both laws.

Although Wutian and the Plague Lord were facing this unprecedented impact, they had no choice but to expend their magical power to try to stabilize the foundation of this realm.

However, although the two supreme beings acted quickly enough and used the power of the system to overlap and distort the void to the maximum extent, dissipating 99% of the terrifying impact, the last bit of aftershock still caused the entire Earth Immortal Realm to tremble violently.

The terrifying pressure it brought caused the "Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens" and "Seventy-Two Blessed Lands" hanging above the Immortal Realm to shatter in an instant. The impact of the two laws immediately formed a violent storm that swept across hundreds of millions of miles of land.

When Bodhi Patriarch was residing in Xu Xing's brain palace and saw this scene, he felt dizzy and even dumbfounded.

Because he had absolutely no idea what this unorthodox martial arts master was up to.

Admittedly, the vast and mysterious world is of irreplaceable significance to the Plague God and Wutian, but what difference would it make if it were destroyed in one fell swoop?

Both the Plague King and Wutian shared the same idea.

Now that things have come to this, even if the vast and mysterious world has fallen, their plans will not succeed, and the worst outcome for the two of them is simply to go to the outer heavens.

However, this person could not escape the fate of dying and disappearing from the world.

Could it be that he hates us so much that he's willing to sacrifice his body and soul to ruin this whole thing?!
The Plague God and Wutian were already considered outliers among all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, but when they saw Xu Xing, they couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt from the bottom of their hearts.

—At their level, they could be said to have an infinite lifespan. And the other party is an outsider. So why did they go to this extent?
Thinking of this, the two recalled Xu Xing's earlier remark, and despite their doubts, they couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

—With such extreme actions, how can one talk about being kind to others?
Actually, for Xu Xing, there were many reasons, but in the end, it all boiled down to just being unable to stand those three words.

Moreover, his condition was not nearly as bad as the Plague Lord and Wutian had imagined, and that punch that burned his life essence was not intended as an attack from the very beginning!

As the Plague King and Wutian were using their magic to try to hold back the "Mysterious and Boundless World," they suddenly realized something.

—It seems that what has been broken through is not only the void space between the mysterious and boundless world and the realm of earth immortals, but also the gap between the material universe and one, or even several, universes!
Xu Xing's physical body suddenly stomped on the ground and exploded with a bang. His 129,600 acupoints, carrying intense essence, surged towards the sky like a giant wave sweeping across the heavens and earth.

Many powerful beings present noticed this and took action. The Demon Emperor's cannon fire, the Buddha's fist of the Great Annihilation Tathagata, and the supernatural powers of several avatars all attacked Xu Xing.

Each of these strikes represents the pinnacle of supernatural powers and techniques in this realm, capable of piercing through Mount Tai and the Underworld, tearing apart the Immortal Realm, and even shaking the very foundation of the material universe. Now that they are combined, their power is simply unimaginable.

Seeing this scene, Sun Wukong and Yang Jian were certain that even during that great calamity, such a battle between powerful beings had never occurred.

Even if that person is incredibly powerful, how could they possibly survive such a blow?!

Indeed, even with a physical body capable of shattering the vacuum realm, it would be utterly unable to withstand such a powerful attack and would be instantly reduced to dust and vanish into nothingness.

But why should Xu Xing need to be stopped now?!
The Haotian Mirror in the "Mysterious and Boundless World" suddenly trembled, broke through the blockade of Wutian and the Plague Lord, and merged with this physical body!

Immediately afterwards, the power of transformation was activated, and two more Haotian Mirrors were created.

Three red suns hung in the mid-sky, with three ever-expanding "black dots" appearing among them. Several powerful practitioners of Buddhism and Taoism tried to penetrate them, but they were like mud oxen entering the sea, leaving no trace.

Both the Great Extinction Tathagata and the Demon Emperor had experienced Xu Xing's void supernatural power and immediately realized its mystery, but they were still incredulous.

—How is it possible to transfer such powerful energy using the power of void magic?

Just as the two powerful beings were pondering, three completely different yet terrifyingly powerful and indescribable auras emanated from the ends of the three void passages.

One is a fusion of Yin and Yang, another is incomparably sharp, and the last one is like a raging flame that burns the universe and stars, with an extremely violent and boundless aura, possessing the power to sweep across the Three Realms and Six Paths.

"Good lad, after all these years, you treat this old Taoist like this?!" (End of Chapter)