Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start

Chapter 109 Maitreya Cuts Off His Flesh, Duobao Retreats!

Jieyin sighed softly, and with a thought, a ray of golden light flashed in his eyes.

"Maitreya, you shall stand in for your senior brother and engage in a debate and contest with the other senior brothers from the East."

"Yes, Master."

Maitreya, the second direct descendant of the Western lineage, stepped out from the crowd.

At this time, Maitreya was a stout Taoist priest with combed hair and a loose Taoist robe, looking rather unkempt.

He cupped his hands to the disciples of the Yuqing and Shangqing lineages, saying, "Brothers from both lineages, who is willing to step forward and challenge me, Maitreya?"

Although Maitreya addressed him as "senior brother," there was a hint of smugness in his eyes, giving off a sense of looking down on him.

Among the disciples of the Yuqing lineage, Chijingzi suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Pharmacist. If it weren't for Zhao Gongming of Shangqing intervening to help him, he would probably have been utterly defeated.

Guang Chengzi was very wary of the Western methods, and even if he made a move at this time, he was not confident of victory.

On the Shangqing lineage's side, Duobao, at Zhao Gongming's prompting, jumped out directly.

"Duobao Daoist, a disciple of the Shangqing lineage, wishes to discuss and compete with Junior Brother Maitreya."

"So it's Senior Brother Duobao. Maitreya has long admired Senior Brother Duobao's name. In that case, let's begin."

"it is good."

As Duobao finished speaking, the two sat down on the ground and began to discuss the Dao.

Duobao's true form is the transformation of the ancient exotic species Duobao Rat. Although Duobao Rat is an ancient exotic species, its talent and aptitude are only at the middle level among all the ancient exotic species. However, Duobao is different; its comprehension is extremely outstanding!

After becoming Tongtian's disciple, he listened to the three thousand great Daos of the Supreme Mysterious Sect and gained profound insights. Looking at the entire Kunlun, even Guangchengzi might not be his match.

As the two began to discuss the Dao, a fierce debate ensued on the meditation cushion.

They argued fiercely, each offering their own interpretation, and the true essence of the profound Dao was revealed by the two.

For a time, Maitreya's eight hundred unorthodox paths were actually at a disadvantage.

Just then, a swallow the size of a palm flew in from not far away.

Behind Fei Yan, a giant eagle, shrouded in demonic energy and exuding a foul stench, followed closely behind.

His eyes still held a hint of mockery, as if the reason he hadn't immediately killed Fei Yan and made her his meal was because he hadn't had enough fun yet.

The giant eagle exuded a demonic aura. Seeing that it was about to reach Kunlun Mountain, a human-like fear flashed in its eyes. Then, it extended its sharp claws and grabbed at Feiyan with the force of thunder.

"snort!"

A cold glint flashed across Jin Ling's face. With a flick of her finger, she unleashed a burst of magical power that instantly imprisoned the giant eagle in mid-air.

No matter how much the giant eagle struggled, it was to no avail; it could only watch helplessly as the swallow slipped away right under its nose.

Then, Jin Ling unleashed another burst of magic power, releasing the giant eagle from its restraints.

The giant eagle flapped its wings frantically, its eyes flashing with extreme fear.

Damn it, how did I end up being targeted by those seniors from Kunlun Mountain today?

Just as the giant eagle flapped its wings, preparing to fly away from Kunlun Mountain as quickly as possible.

Suddenly, Maitreya, who was discussing the Dao with Duobao, opened his eyes.

Then, he used the same magical power to imprison the giant eagle once again.

Then he looked at Duobao and asked, "Junior Brother Duobao, why is that?"

Duobao said calmly, "Our master taught us that the Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, and all things have a glimmer of hope. Feiyan met me today, and that is where his hope lies. Naturally, I must help him."

Tongtian smiled and nodded. Duobao was very good; he had remembered everything he usually said.

Maitreya smiled his standard smile. "Brother Duobao's compassionate heart truly moves me. But you don't know that compassion, when used correctly, is true great compassion. When used incorrectly, it is more vicious than a snake's heart."

Duobao frowned. "What do you mean by this?"

Zhao Gongming sighed inwardly, "This Western lineage can't win with direct arguments, so they have to resort to sophistry."

Jieyin wore a faint smile, looking confident of victory.

He refused to believe that the disciples of the Shangqing lineage could be so powerful as to repeatedly refute his profound Western theories.

Sanqing frowned. His two junior brothers really didn't follow the three thousand righteous paths, but instead took crooked and evil paths. How could they possibly achieve sainthood by relying on these methods alone?

When Maitreya saw Duobao ask a question, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile. "Senior Brother Duobao, do you know that you saved Feiyan, but the giant eagle had nothing to eat and would starve to death? Master gave Feiyan that sliver of hope, but the life-or-death crisis was given to the giant eagle."

Duobao looked conflicted and said coldly, "There's no such thing as having it all. If the giant eagle can't eat the swallow, it can just eat something else."

"Senior Brother Duobao is wrong again. If the giant eagle goes to eat other things, won't other creatures fall into its mouth, die, and turn into bones?"

"Then tell me, what should I do?"

Looking at Maitreya's fat, greasy body and his standard smile, Duobao felt a sudden surge of irritation.

"The East has no way to have it all, but the West does."

After saying that, Maitreya tore off his clothes, revealing his plump, white arms.

He smiled, and with a flash of light, a sharp knife appeared in his palm.

Then, Maitreya, holding a sharp knife, cut a large chunk of flesh off his arm.

Even as he was cutting off his own flesh, Maitreya still wore a faint smile.

This bloody scene caused the disciples of Yuqing and Shangqing to frown.

Cutting off one's own flesh? Western disciples, why are they all either dreaming or self-harming?

"Feeding eagles with their own flesh?"

Zhao Gongming smiled inwardly, already having a plan. He didn't expose him, but let Maitreya continue his performance.

He wanted to show everyone in the West that mere sophistry is ultimately like a flower in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water—it cannot accomplish anything great.

Maitreya cut off a large piece of flesh, and green light appeared on his hands. He pressed them onto the wound, and the injury quickly healed completely.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Maitreya grabbed a piece of flesh from his own body and threw it to the giant eagle.

The giant eagle was both surprised and delighted. This fat Taoist not only didn't kill it, but also gave it meat to eat.

The giant eagle quickly swallowed Maitreya's flesh, and felt the magical barrier around it disappear.

It quickly flapped its wings and flew into the clouds, disappearing from sight.

Maitreya smiled slightly, "The giant eagle cannot eat the swallow and will starve to death, but if it does eat the swallow, the swallow will also die. So I cut off my own flesh and fed it to the giant eagle. In this way, both the giant eagle and the swallow can be spared from death. This is my solution that achieves both goals. I wonder what Senior Brother Duobao thinks?"

"That's sophistry, that's fallacy!"

Duobao stood up in a fit of anger, his eyes filled with fury.

"Since Senior Brother Duobao thinks I'm wrong, please refute me."

"you"

Duobao was about to retort, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say.

After all, Maitreya's actions, though sophistry, did achieve a win-win situation in a certain sense.

(End of this chapter)