Long Meng Arhat was a high monk from the Ultimate Happiness Realm of the Free Temple, profound in Buddhist Law and unparalleled in insight. What he personally declared was naturally true.
He confessed to having become fodder and mistakenly entering a trap, so that too was definitely true.
Moreover, all the individuals present were no weaklings, each possessing acute perception, fully aware of the terror surrounding the Nine Venerable Transcendent Bodhisattvas.
To speak of transcending was to transcend.
To speak of fodder was indeed fodder.
Earlier concealment was merely waiting for the three big fish from the Tiannan Gao Family to enter the trap.
Now that the Gao Family was ensnared, Shipi would immediately close the net.
Big fish, small fish, all captured in one net.
The crowd, seeing Shipi Arhat's mad demeanor, knew that before such Evil Demon, pleading or threatening was utterly useless.
The only chance of survival probably lay with "Long Meng Arhat," if the Free Temple was willing to intervene, there was still a chance for life.
Just as the cultivators were thinking this, suddenly, within the Mechanical Buddha Country, a mad laughter echoed in bursts.
Three voices, one after another.
Needless to say, it must be the three Demon leaders from the Ultimate Happiness Realm of the Gao Family.
Dressed in Emperor's robes, these strong figures from history stood atop Han Mountain laughing heartily at Shipi Arhat while also suddenly revealing the "details" of the unnoticed Wu Gou Buddha's son at the scene.
The people of the provincial city and the audience from the Seventy-two provinces watched as True Lord of a Hundred Demons Gao Yang laughed and said,
"Shipi, Kongchan, Lian Sha, you three turtle and soft-shelled turtle-looking old bald thieves are also quite amusing, arranging such a play just to catch my Gao Family."
"A good calculation indeed, but you've underestimated my Gao Family."
"If we were unsure, why would we rush here daringly?"
"It's just using flesh and blood as fodder to refine a Bodhisattva avatar, you thought it was some shocking plan? Such a child's trick is not worthy of my holy sight."
"Come, come, the three emperors of my Gao family are right here; let you try to refine, see if you can succeed?"
After Gao Yang spoke,
without waiting for the crowd's reaction, he turned his head to Tao Qian and shouted,
"Wu Gou, my capable nephew, your task is completed. Come to me quickly, lest you fall into the deadly hands of the three bald thieves."
"If it weren't for your couple's help, I couldn't have known the bald thieves' plans in advance. You two have contributed to my Gao Family, and there will certainly be substantial rewards later."
With these words, anyone would think Gao Yang had lost his mind.
Hearing these statements, one might think that the couple, Wu Gou Buddha's son and Miao Yin Bodhisattva, were undercover agents sent by the Gao Family into Qiantang.
But if that were true, Gao Yang should not be revealing this now.
Knowing the couple was standing next to Shipi Arhat, wouldn't their identities leak and lead to instant death on the spot?
Yet to say this was some sort of divisive strategy would be far too superficial.
Moreover, in the current situation, this Buddhist couple couldn't intervene at all; with Gao Yang's identity and his Ultimate Happiness cultivation, why should he go to such lengths?
Everyone was bewildered, but Tao Qian sensed something and immediately guessed the truth.
No other reason!
Gao Yang was a capricious mad Emperor.
He could choose to win Tao Qian over gently, but he preferred to coerce, forcing Qingjing Zen Master, the master of Wu Gou Buddha's son, to rush here and oppose Shipi.
Pity, how could he have known?
The Wu Gou Buddha's son that Tao Qian impersonated was a double agent, and his teacher Duobao, impersonating Qingjing Zen Master, was playing both sides.
Thus, after being exposed, Tao Qian's face showed no change; he even smiled briefly, then loudly responded,
"True Lord of a Hundred Demons, you are too kind!"
"Thanks can wait; True Lord, try to survive today before discussing anything else."
With this statement, the crowd was even more perplexed.
The three emperors of the Gao Family simultaneously furrowed their brows, immediately sensing something was off.
True Monarch Gao Zhan, bearing a grudge against Tao Qian and his disciple, was about to scold angrily.
But at that moment, Shipi Arhat could no longer restrain the murderous nature within him.
He revealed his truly insane demeanor, laughing madly as he stepped into the sky, with a dense, viscous gold-black radiance of Demon Buddha bursting forth from his body.
At this moment!
The sky, the ground, the provincial city, Han Mountain... every corner was enveloped by an immense and still expanding Array, perfectly integrated with the Cyber Buddha Country.
Within the Array, one after another, Buddha, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Vajras with reputable names, revered by all Buddhist practitioners and followers, sequentially appeared.
It was precisely the [Demon Light Ten Thousand Buddha Verification Bodhisattva Array] that Tao Qian had previously seen in Yinping City.
Ten thousand Buddhas manifested, solely to bear witness
The next moment, within the Buddha Country, numerous sounds like "da-da-da," "boom-boom-boom" erupted.
The Nine Venerable Transcendent Bodhisattvas, without uttering a word, commenced annihilating the Tiannan Gao Family.
A plethora of Divine Skills and treasures relentlessly smashed down.
Rainbow light intertwined with flesh and blood splashing together.
The area transformed again, not resembling the present world, but more like the territory of an Exotic Realm or the Great Abyss.
No one could bear to look closely for more than a few seconds.
Nor could one imagine what it would be like to be in the middle.
Death, this was the only outcome.
Below Ultimate Happiness, no matter your methods, no matter your realm, there was no power to resist.
In some sense, it indeed fulfilled the wish for equality among all living beings.
Were the Gao Family's three Great Demon Armies powerful?
This was undoubtedly true, as Gao Yang, Gao Zhan, and Gao Wei used Ancient Demon Secret Technique to refine the Extraordinary Army, naturally invincible.
Tiannan Province was thus impregnable.
Figures like Hong Fu, Zhang Mazi, and Si Xixin, these warlords, no matter how powerful, wouldn't dream of annexing Tiannan Province, precisely because of these three armies.
But at this moment, the three Great Demon Armies faced a test.
Those Nine Venerable Bodhisattvas were simply too fierce.