Chapter 848: Chapter 546: The Great Abyss Once Waged the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, Tianpeng True Monarch Possesses the Demon Body
"In such a manner, even a True Buddha will perish by your hand."
Before the thought had fully settled, Tao Qian unleashed the second sword strike.
Once again, it was the Destroying Buddha Style!
The difference this time was the driving force behind the sword move, not ordinary mana but the Wish Power from the Buddhist Sect.
In Tao Qian’s heart, he recited: "My Dharma extinguishing resembles an oil lamp, just as it is about to go out, its light becomes ever brighter..."
This was a scroll named the "Dharma Destruction Scripture" gifted by Great Abyss Zen Master. It contained profound mysteries and great terrors.
Great Abyss Zen Master prophesized in the scripture: a future "End of Dharma Era" will come, during which all Buddhas will fall, and those who cultivate this Buddhist Law will both destroy and inherit it, becoming its heirs and propagators.
With such prophecy comes corresponding great power.
Especially against the power of Sramana Buddhism cultivators, it far surpasses any Divine Skills from a Daoist Lineage, including the Destroying Buddha Style.
After cultivating, Tao Qian was shocked but also understood why Great Abyss Zen Master, despite having heaven-defying talent, was unwilling to enter the Free Temple or Dharma Cakra Temple.
He was neither willing nor dared.
Should he reveal even the slightest bit of his Dao Path, all Buddhas might pursue him, a relentless hunt.
If he were inside the realm, Tao Qian would not use this method, to avoid being detected by the Buddhist Sect.
But now being in the Outer Realm, and having the Secret Demon Sect’s Destroying Buddha Style as cover, Tao Qian was free from concerns.
Once he stood up and unleashed the second sword strike.
Endless Golden Light Sword Aura suddenly converged, following the strike, cutting down upon the Blood and Flesh Cold Plateau intending to intercept the tide flow.
Within that cold plateau, there lay countless corpses.
They had long been eroded by "Secret Image Dharma," appearing pitiful, yet were essentially transformed into Buddhist corpses.
Upon collision, endless corpse armies could form, overwhelming Tao Qian, and invading the Star Aperture and Penglai Sea... that was Zong Keba’s plan.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t have predicted his own disaster.
The Secret Demon Sect’s Destroying Buddha Style, combined with the even more thorough Dharma Destruction Scripture, could not be resisted by evil Buddhas, let alone True Buddhas or Demon Buddhas of equivalent level as Tao Qian; whoever met this strike would instantaneously become oil extinguished and turn to dust.
It happened in the very next moment!
As the Dharma Destruction Buddha Sword Light cut across the Void, everything it passed was dissolved, evaporating the icy blood plateau along with the elephant-men evil monks, in the incredulous eyes of the observers and onlookers.
During the process, Zong Keba, who already possessed power equivalent to a Human Clan Cultivator of Ultimate Happiness Realm, tried to struggle in resistance, yet could not move no matter what, helplessly witnessing his own defeat and demise.
Note he summoned the Blood and Flesh Cold Plateau, drawing from great origins.
The "Blood Ice Meat Brick" infused with the Secret Image Buddha Ancestor’s mana, had been frozen for millions of years in the Secret Image Realm, a hundred times harder than most substances in the Great Abyss.
Whether immortal artifacts or divine weapons, none could cut it, at most leaving a white mark.
He couldn’t awaken all the million Buddhist corpses within, but a hundred thousand could, and once used, they could devour an entire race of ten million in thirty minutes.
Not to mention the cold plateau filled with evil Buddha imprints, secret image projections, Buddhist scripture pollution, and other means.
Yet all proved useless.
Where the Buddha Light passed, all was dissolved.
Witnessing such brutal scenes, an expression of twisted fear surged on Zong Keba’s hideous elephant face as he could not help but screech:
"This is impossible!"
"Back in the Source Sea, the Seal God Catastrophe, during the battle on Zhongmiao Mountain, I summoned the Secret Image Blood Field, successively withstood strikes from your Human Clan Taishang Dao Feathered Immortal Monarch and Primordial Sect Miao Zhen Immortal Monarch without disintegrating, how could it not withstand a single Sword Intent from a mere Ultimate Happiness Realm True Master?"
Zong Keba’s dying screech unwittingly revealed some secrets.
Unfortunately, fate was sealed, and disbelief served no purpose.
As his last word fell, Buddha Light illuminated, pure and clear, leaving no trace, turning both corpse and mountain into void.
As the waves calmed, the roiling source tide returned to tranquility.
...
As this unfolded, foreseen by Tao Qian, he felt indifferent, only unable to resist pondering the words uttered by the evil monk before his death.
Seal God Catastrophe?
Zhongmiao Mountain battle?
Feathered Transformation, Miao Zhen, the two Immortal Monarchs?
As for the latter two names, no guessing is needed; they are clearly second-generation patriarchs within the Taishang Dao and the Primordial Sect, possibly at the Daoist Transformation Realm or even a level higher as Tribulation Immortals.
However, the mention of the former sparked overwhelming curiosity within Tao Qian.
The "Records of Strange Compilations" in front of him began frantically flipping pages with his mind.
Before he could find the answer, a spiritual response arose within Tao Qian.
Perhaps because he had happily exterminated a group of Secret Image Evil Monks, shadows in corners of the Outer Realm, with prying gazes, began to stir and boil with commotion.
Before he could think carefully or cast spells to gaze back.
Suddenly, the source tide, which had already calmed down.
Without warning, it surged again with a massive tsunami, ten times more intense than before, reaching a height of ten thousand feet.
Within the tsunami, aside from the chaotic Source Qi, were large numbers of writhing, dancing shadows.
A more terrifying sight than ever before!
War!
This word surfaced in Tao Qian’s mind.
It’s no wonder he thought this way, as the Evil Spirit Demons, God Demon Species, Descendants, and Clan members entered his eyes in overwhelming numbers.
He didn’t even have time to observe them one by one.
In the next moment, an innumerable, endless, infinitely expanding tide of sounds drilled into his ears, skull, and even his soul.
It was a large amount of rustling chaotic whispers, murmurs, howls, cries... as if an entire world’s life forms were sounding right by his ears.
No, even more horrifying than that.
Most of these sound tides came with malice.
Even though Tao Qian’s Dao Path was extremely advanced and he practiced all Three Teachings, upon being caught off guard by this ambush, his ears involuntarily bled pus, his skull seemed to be mashed into pulp, and his soul felt swollen until it relieved.
...
Tao Qian sat solemnly on the Treasure Boat, expressionlessly observing the densely packed scene before him that truly blocked the flow of the Source Qi Tide. He reached a conclusion in his heart.
Evidently, due to his previous ruthless slaughter of a group of Evil Spirits, the trick he played on the Rabbit God’s avatar, the subduing of the Source Sea Demon Dog, and the annihilation of the Secret Image Evil Monks, these Evil God’s Offspring, powerful clan members, and Evil Spirit Demons saw the strength of this Human Clan Cultivator and were unwilling to be singled out, so they banded together to attack him.
After all, as Evil beings, even with a weak consensus, they still burst into conflict, fighting and devouring each other within the Source Tide.
At the same time, they collectively expressed different demands toward Tao Qian.
However, the first to speak was unexpectedly not there for killing, devouring, or hatred.
Of course, when the Evil Spirit Demons stated their intent after emerging, it equally ignited a strong anger and killing intent in Tao Qian.
Then it was seen that there were dozens of pig-headed human-bodied monsters.
Each bore Three Heads and Six Arms, all had red hair and exposed tusks, emanating an inexplicable ferocity.
The leader of these Pig Demons held a sword in one hand, formed a sealing with the other, and steadily stepped forward, a hideous face twisted into a fake and ugly smile, yellowed eyes fixed on Tao Qian, a lascivious and hideous flash quickly passing before it stiffly saluted.
Then, this Pig Demon opened its mouth and emitted a piercing screech, transforming into human speech, actually chanting some kind of incantation scripture: "Tianpeng, Tianpeng, Nine Origin Fiend Child... Taishang Mega Evil, Long-skull Giant Beast...."
As this incantation sounded, the "Records of Strange Compilations" in front of Tao Qian suddenly flipped pages automatically.
It rapidly froze on a certain page.
When Tao Qian looked over, he immediately saw a picture on it, clearly depicting a pig-headed human-bodied Demon God hidden within dark fog and shadowy wind.
Below, a name was inscribed:
Demon Lord Tianpeng!
Looking further down, there were lines of descriptions and annotations written by Uncle Li Mei.
"Demon Lord Tianpeng, an Acquired God Demon."
"This demon resides in the Source Sea Secret Realm [Black Wind Cave], leading two major Clans ’Black Pig’ and ’Lascivious Demon,’ inherently cruel and violent, fond of devouring humans, delighting in debauchery, often sending his clans to roam the Great Abyss, capturing Blood Food and beautiful women for his Absorption."
"When the mood strikes, this Demon God also frequently ventures to various Realms himself, hence leaving traces of cause and effect in all realms, such as the persistently prohibited Demon Path Secret Book ’Cannibal Scripture’ in the Longevity Realm. The source is precisely this Demon God, a cooking method amassed over millions of years, capable of resonating with this Demon God in spiritual response upon reaching a profound level, allowing ascension into the Source Sea Black Wind Cave, to be chosen as a leader of one of the two clans."
"Annotation: In the Source Sea exists an Acquired Demon God [Tianpeng Yuzhen Shouyuan True Monarch], deeply connected to our Daoist Lineage. This Demon God is actually a Divine Avatar left by Tianpeng True Monarch upon attaining the Dao... Precisely because of this Avatar’s existence, Tianpeng True Monarch has been unable to achieve liberation for many years, even falling from a Tribulation Immortal to the Daoist Transformation Realm."