Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 489 Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow
Angxiao's reaction was remarkably quick.

More importantly, as a Holy Sect True Lord, he shared the same characteristics as Lü Yang: he was extremely proactive and always decisive when it was time to act.

'This can't go on any longer!'

Upon realizing this, Angxiao immediately changed his previously planned strategy, which originally intended to use Chongguang as a stepping stone for his further advancement.

'Eliminate Hongyun, this last hidden danger, and after Chongguang's failed attempt to obtain gold, secretly conceal his posthumous karmic burden using the [Barrier of Knowledge]. Then, once the storm has passed, use Chongguang's karmic burden to draw the [Fire of the Covered Lamp], ultimately pulling this karmic position into the underworld.'

The entire plan is very comprehensive.

If Lü Yang knew this, he would immediately understand the logic behind Angxiao's actions in the ninth incarnation; he was actually following this plan.

However, no plan in the world is perfect.

Therefore, during the course of the plan, Angxiao also encountered some unexpected events. For example, when Chongguang sought gold, Angxiao obviously did not expect that he would reach the critical point.

In Angxiao's plan, Chongguang should have smoothly obtained gold and then died suddenly without causing any ripples. However, Chongguang forced him to reveal his identity and become an enemy of the True Monarchs of the world by relying on his own Dao heart and talent, which is why Chongguang's Dao sin was taken away.

Needless to say, that's what happened after that.

Amidst overseas conflicts and strategic planning, [Angxiao] actually encountered many unexpected events, but managed to weather them all thanks to its profound foundation and contingency plans.

Plans can't keep up with changes; that's just the way things are in the world.

Angxiao was well aware of this, so his plan had a lot of room for error, and he could correct and adjust the plan at any time to accommodate any unexpected events.

However, this time, the surprise was quite significant.

“I can sense that the [Barrier of Perception] left behind by the Holy Sect has suddenly been broken, and my hidden name and information have probably been exposed.”

"In other words, forget about [Covering the Lamp Fire]."

The more Angxiao thought about it, the uglier his face became: "Moreover, the other party is deliberately isolating me from the perception of the real world. If this continues, I will be too passive."

This cannot be done.

If we fall behind, we will be vulnerable to attack. If we hand over the initiative to others, things will become very difficult. If we are not careful, all our plans over the years will come to naught!
Upon thinking of this, Angxiao suddenly had an idea.

Since achieving the late stage of the Golden Core realm and hiding in the Underworld, five thousand years have passed. During these five thousand years, he has prepared many trump cards for himself.

There are three of them that are the most crucial.

The first one is naturally the [Body Beyond the Laws of the World], which allows him to forcibly interfere in the present world when necessary, unleashing combat power far exceeding that of the mid-stage Golden Core realm.

The second card is a summons.

Both the [Lingxu Blessed Land] and the [Wanling Guixu Dao Jing] are baits he uses to lure the [Changliushui] into the underworld, and are therefore of paramount importance.

However, compared to the third trump card, the first two seem insignificant, because the third trump card is his masterpiece.

The next second, Angxiao's consciousness crossed the underworld.

Head straight into Jiangxi.

Meanwhile, in the Pure Land of Jiangxi, one can vaguely see the phantoms of numerous temples raising the Buddha's light, truly a place of thunderous preaching and merit, a great Dharma hall that will never fail even after countless eons.

However, deep within the illusion of the temple, beneath the surface of the Buddha's light, lies a bizarre and wondrous scene: a series of Zen forests, each containing countless temples, yet clearly divided into several distinct sections. These Zen forests are the sacred sites of the Bodhisattvas of the Pure Land.

One of the Zen monasteries had the most bizarre appearance.

Looking around, one is struck by the sight of a giant golden Buddha!
He sat cross-legged, his full palms outstretched, revealing mountains and rivers, countless temples, and monks practicing in each temple.

And not just the palms.

Hair, skin, seven orifices, and even the lungs—every organ of this golden Buddha seems to be a temple, a vast Buddhist kingdom!
This is the 【Shuxiang Chanlin】.

The master of this Zen monastery is named the "Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva," the most low-key and least known Bodhisattva in this vast Pure Land. However, at that moment, this majestic golden Buddha suddenly exhibited an unusual phenomenon. It did not move, but a radiant light suddenly rippled behind its head, transforming into rings of pure, rounded light, like a wheel of wisdom, spinning as if calculating something, or perhaps guiding someone.

Such a change naturally attracted the attention of all the Bodhisattvas.

"Dragon and Snake. What is he doing?"

"I don't know, but ever since he offered his body to the Buddha, used his Dharma body to support many temples, and established this [Shuxiang Chanlin], he has not spoken for many years."

"Don't worry about him."

"He is an outsider who has been seeking the 'soil in the sand' for many years without success. Now that he has established a Zen monastery, perhaps it is a blessing from the World-Honored One that he has gained some enlightenment."

"Absolutely."

The discussions of the other bodhisattvas did not affect the mind of the [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva] at all; he was simply gazing silently into his own sea of ​​consciousness.

In his mind, only one question remained:
'who I am?

The next second, a voice rose from the depths of her heart: 'You are me.'

As many sealed memories surfaced in his mind, he suddenly realized something, and at the same time, a figure shrouded in smoke appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

【Angxiao】!
He stood with his hands behind his back, carefully observing the state of the [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva], seemingly judging something. After a long while, he nodded.
"Not bad, very good."

"It seems the seal on the [Barrier of Perception] hasn't been broken. This trump card can still be used, or rather, the mastermind hasn't discovered him yet?"

That's right, the [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva] is his third trump card!

This is a heretical master, but not an ordinary heretical master, because the heretical status he achieved perfectly matches the image of "sand within soil".

What is meant by "dragon and snake coiled in hiding"?

The accumulated waves, the formed by the crossing of the river, the palace where dragons and snakes coil and hide, the land of ever-changing hills and valleys, is called "Sand in Soil". It is one of the five fruit positions unique to "Angxiao"!

If he is the true Lord of Sand and Soil, he should be the Bodhisattva of Dragon and Snake Coiling.

However, what he achieved was the status of an outsider, but the imagery was in harmony with "sand in soil," so he changed "hidden" to "shadow," and was called "Bodhisattva of Coiled Dragon and Snake Shadow."

"Back then, I separated a part of my soul and reincarnated from the underworld, entering Jiangxi. Step by step, I climbed the ladder, finally attaining the status of a heretical being held in the Pure Land, becoming the 'Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva.' All this was to use this being to guide 'Sand in Soil' into the underworld, taking an immense risk."

Thinking about this, Angxiao still felt a little palpitated.

Due to the special nature of Pure Land Buddhism, he would not normally use this trump card, because once it is used, it will inevitably be at the last moment.

Time waits for no one.

[Angxiao] examined the state of [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva]. The other party had cultivated in the Pure Land for many years and had long been assimilated by the Buddha's unity of mind.

However, since Angxiao dared to throw it into the Pure Land, it must have a way to deal with it.

On the body of the [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva], [Angxiao] planted the strongest [obstacle of perception] in history, almost exhausting all the wonders of his fruition.

Its function is very simple:
At this moment, although the Bodhisattva of the Coiling Dragon and Snake was still connected with the unity of all people, he forgot the fact that he was the World Honored One.

Instead, he remembered that he was [Angxiao].

Two negatives make a positive.

The result was that the [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva] gained a certain degree of freedom, a miracle that only the [Great Forest Tree] could achieve!
After all, the higher one's cultivation level, the more severe the World Honored One's requirement for unity of purpose becomes.

Especially at the Golden Core level, one becomes one with the World Honored One, and theoretically, they are impossible to separate. However, Angxiao successfully achieved this!

At this moment, the [Dragon and Snake Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva] had been stolen by [Angxiao] without anyone noticing. Although it wouldn't be long before the World Honored One noticed the anomaly, turned his attention, and resolved everything, [Angxiao] believed that his plan had already succeeded before then!

(End of this chapter)