The Eastern Emperor of all Heavens did not wish to become a Buddha.

Chapter 59 Reunion with Ye Fan
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A beam of divine light pierced the sky, passing directly through the rocks where Ye Fan was hiding and disappearing into the stone wall.

Ye Fan was startled, but then a look of delight appeared on his face.

Judging from the abundant energy emanating from the divine light, it is probably a powerful spiritual weapon.

I never expected that even though he hid so far away, he could still find a treasure for free.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan quickly activated the Daoist Scripture mental technique, golden light flowing from his fingertips as he slowly dug open the rock wall.

A shimmering blue glow appeared before Ye Fan, revealing a translucent, turquoise dagger that looked like a fine piece of jewelry.

Clang!
Gently drawing the dagger shrouded in azure light, Ye Fan felt a surge of delight as he sensed its sharp, chilling edge.

As expected of an item collected by the Azure Emperor, the demon emperor who unified the Eastern Wilderness, it truly is a powerful spiritual weapon.

"Ha ha."

Before Ye Fan could test the strength of the dagger in his hand, a loud laugh rang out, and a fat Taoist priest riding on rainbow light descended from the sky; it was Duan De.

"What luck! I never expected that I would actually manage to track down a powerful spiritual weapon!"

At this point, Duan De stretched out his fat hand, a kind smile on his face: "Child, this murder weapon has been buried in the tomb of the Azure Emperor for many years, and it has been tainted with too much evil and ghostly energy. It is indeed a murder weapon. You cannot control it. Let me, this humble Taoist, suppress it to prevent it from causing harm to the world!"

Ye Fan curled his lips slightly.

The murder weapon?

What about the liar?
They really treated him like a clueless little kid.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan quickly retreated, trying to avoid the fat Taoist priest.

However, although Duan De looked bulky, he was actually very agile and snatched the dagger from Ye Fan's hand in a flash.

Then, laughing loudly, he flew away, chasing after the other divine lights.

"You fatso, I'll remember you."

Ye Fan gritted his teeth, looking helpless.

I finally got my hands on a treasure, but before I could even enjoy it, it was snatched away by this fat Taoist priest who appeared out of nowhere.

However, circumstances were beyond his control, and he could only watch helplessly as the fat Taoist priest flew away.

Swoosh

Just as Ye Fan was feeling extremely frustrated, a divine light flew over and once again pierced the stone wall not far away.

'Another treasure has arrived! I'm truly blessed with incredible luck today!'

After cautiously surveying his surroundings and seeing that no one was paying attention, Ye Fan quickly stepped forward and dug out a blood-red bead.

"Hahaha"

A familiar loud laugh rang out, and to Ye Fan's dazed gaze, the fat Taoist priest descended from the sky once more, snatching the red bead from his hand.

Looking at the spirit bead shrouded in crimson light in his hand, Duan De's mouth stretched almost to his ears in a wide grin.

All his treasures had been stolen by that damned Taiyi Daoist, but now he's finally managed to recover some of his losses from this little guy in front of him.

"Taoist priest, you're bullying me too much."

Ye Fan's face was full of anger: "You've already stolen one of my spirit-summoning daggers, and now you're trying to steal my spirit-summoning bead. Don't you think that's going too far? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"That's a bad word."

Duan De shook his head: "As I said before, these spiritual objects are tainted by the evil spirits in the Azure Emperor's Tomb and have now become weapons of mass destruction. It is for the sake of all living beings that I wish to use my life's cultivation to suppress them."

Before he could finish speaking, a clear voice suddenly came from afar: "Fellow Daoist Duan De, bullying the weak and stealing the opportunities of the juniors, your behavior has gone too far."

"Huh?"

Ye Fan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

That voice sounds familiar!

A streak of azure light descended and transformed into an otherworldly figure dressed in a Taoist robe.

"master."

Upon seeing the figure's face, Ye Fan immediately let out a gasp.

He was all too familiar with this figure; it was the same master who had traveled with him from Earth to Beidou in a coffin pulled by nine dragons, a master who was like a god or Buddha.

However, in the desolate forbidden land, after this master consumed the sacred fruit, he disappeared amidst the misty immortal energy. Ye Fan thought that the other party had ascended directly to the Western Paradise.

I never expected to meet him here. However, that master was clearly a monk before, and like the legendary Buddha, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at the Great Thunderclap Temple, as if he were a reincarnation of the Buddha.

How come the other party has become a Taoist priest now?

Even her temperament is completely different from before.

Are they just the same?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Fan, we meet again!"

Just as various thoughts were churning in Ye Fan's mind, a familiar voice rang out, instantly making him realize that the person in front of him was the master from back then.

A hint of excitement appeared in Ye Fan's eyes: "Master, is it really you?"

"Yes."

Zhong Xu nodded.

Duan De, who was standing nearby, felt as if the sky had fallen when he saw this scene.

This little guy actually knows this fellow Taoist Taiyi?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench the spirit bead in his hand.

On the other side, Ye Fan looked at the figure in front of him, whose attire, aura, and temperament were completely different from before, and a look of doubt appeared on his face: "Master, what's going on?"

"Oh!"

Zhong Xu waved his hand casually: "It's nothing. I've recently been studying the great Dao of Heaven and Earth and realized that Buddhism is the Dao. So I temporarily changed my attire to experience the wonders of Taoism."

"what?"

Ye Fan looked completely bewildered.

Is this also possible?

Thinking of the grand scene of the master in front of him attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Ye Fan felt that the other party's decision was too hasty.

After all, this is a figure like the Buddha, who may very well awaken to enlightenment and attain Buddhahood in the future.

Isn't it a bit of a waste to do this now?
Zhong Xu didn't care about any of that; everything external was illusory.

Even if his outward appearance is not that of a monk, as long as he practices the unparalleled divine skill "Buddha's Palm," he will still have a chance to attain the Buddha's golden body in the future.

Since that's the case, why should he maintain the appearance of a monk? He should simply follow his heart.

"correct."

Zhong Xu glanced at Ye Fan and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Ye Fan, my current Daoist name is Taiyi."

The name Taiyi is quite prestigious and respectable.

"Taiyi!"

A look of surprise appeared in Ye Fan's eyes.

As an Earthling, he had naturally heard of this name; it referred to the supreme deity worshipped by the state during the Qin and Han dynasties.

Ancient texts also record that Taiyi is the Dao!

In some ways, this title is even more terrifying than the Buddha.

However, for some reason, when Ye Fan heard the person in front of him say that his name was Taiyi, he did not feel any sense of incongruity, as if it was the right name for the other person.

After Zhong Xu finished speaking, he looked at the fat Taoist Duan De beside him and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Duan De, these two spiritual weapons are the good fortune of this brother Ye Fan. It's a bit unreasonable for you to bully the weak and forcibly seize them, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Duan De's eyes widened, and he almost burst into a tirade of curses.

You bald monk, that's not what you said when you stole my treasure. Why didn't you say you were bullying the weak back then?
Despite Duan De's gaze, Zhong Xu's expression did not change much.

His cultivation level was only at the Other Shore Realm, which was a whole realm lower than Duan De's. His attack on Duan De was a rebellious act of slaying immortals and robbing the rich to help the poor, which was completely different from the current situation.

After a long while, Duan De finally succumbed to Zhong Xu's gaze.

With a pained expression, he took out the spirit-communicating dagger and the bead, and smiled at Ye Fan: "I didn't expect that you would know Fellow Daoist Taiyi. It's like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple. We are family members who don't recognize each other. I have already used my cultivation to remove the yin energy from these two spirit-communicating weapons. Now they should be returned to their rightful owner."

Taking the dagger and beads from the fat Taoist Duan De, Ye Fan couldn't help but feel secretly pleased as he looked at the other man's expression.

This really is a case of one thing subduing another!

boom

Just then, a tremendous roar resounded, and the dazzling divine light high in the sky, like a blazing sun, rushed directly towards the location of Zhong Xu and the other two.

Where the divine light streaked across, a vast energy swept across the heavens and earth, as if a world were falling upon this place.

(End of this chapter)