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Chapter 1062: The Secret of the King Buddha

Chapter 1062: The Secret of the King Buddha

Within the Sun Moon Divine Breath Great Array.

Inside Thousand Tablet Mountain.

Fang Xi's nascent soul materialized, transforming into a handsome young man in yellow robes.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, his divine sense touched upon the information released by the array spirit.

Within his divine consciousness, a vast, unfathomable figure appeared, its body like an enormous mountain, its white hair like piercing longswords, its aura astonishing to the extreme.

'The Thousand Sword Elder! '

Fang Xi's heart stirred, knowing this must undoubtedly be the Thousand Sword Elder.

Fang Xi even knew that ordinary Immortals would likely find it difficult to lift their heads under such pressure to gaze upon the true face of this Dao Venerable.

The Thousand Sword Elder's voice was ancient, tinged with solemnity: "Any who become my registered disciples, if they can acquire clues about the Reincarnation Dao Monarch, shall certainly be accepted as my true disciples. I will not go back on my word!"

Fang Xi: ". . ."

...

'Alas. . . although the Reincarnation Dao Seed isn't deeply connected to many Great Daos, it can indeed complete various Great Daos, and sure enough, there are some lingering troubles. '

Fang Xi sighed inwardly, yet felt no regret.

After all, if he had merged with Void, or even Five Elements or Life-Death Dao Seeds, he might have died under the Dao Monarch's obstruction.

Although the Reincarnation Dao Seed was coveted, because no one had comprehended it before, its Great Dao resonance was relatively weak, presenting a true opportunity.

He walked through several areas and found many Immortals gathered, all eagerly discussing matters of the North Star Immortal Domain.

'It seems the Thousand Sword Elder can't find me, so he's started casting a wide net to catch fish. . . '

He sighed silently in his heart.

"Look quickly, Fairy Luo is once again dueling with someone on the Life-and-Death Arena. . ."

"This woman indeed has a resolute temperament!"

"It's said that before, this woman was deeply engrossed in 'sitting and forgetting,' somewhat foolish, and suffered many losses. . . but now she's taken them all back one by one. True Lord Sanyuan merely deceived her out of a few Immortal Jades, and his nascent soul was struck by a sword, and he's still recuperating. . ."

"And this is only because True Lord Sanyuan's nascent soul is powerful, holding the position of an Earth Immortal; otherwise, it would be even worse. . . For example, that 'Black Heaven Immortal' reportedly had his nascent soul annihilated, even implicating many avatars and his true body, and has already been confirmed fallen. . ."

...

Immortals flew out one by one, eagerly heading towards a certain spot on Thousand Tablet Mountain.

Fang Xi's heart stirred, and he immediately followed.

Clang-clang-clang!

Chains stretched across the void, pulling up a colossal and ancient stone platform.

Upon the stone platform, a grand formation seemed to have been refined, enclosing a world within, large enough to accommodate Immortals in combat.

This was the Life-and-Death Arena!

The place where disputes were resolved within the Sun Moon Divine Breath Great Array!

When Fang Xi arrived, many Immortals had already gathered around the Life-and-Death Arena, all quite enthusiastic.

This was human nature.

Moreover, even if those present were all nascent souls, if a nascent soul was harmed, it would still significantly affect an Immortal.

There were also various secret arts that could directly obliterate all true bodies and avatars.

Thus, this Life-and-Death Arena was indeed worthy of its name.

Countless Immortals extended their divine senses into the world within the array platform, and saw two figures rapidly exchanging blows.

The Thousand Sword Elder comprehended sword formations to take disciples, so his registered disciples naturally mostly used swords, and even if they didn't follow the path of sword cultivation, they were quite proficient in swordsmanship.

At this moment, one of the female Immortals had a clear sword river beneath her feet, and an Immortal Sword coiled and danced around her — it was Luo Mi!

Luo Mi's opponent, however, was a dignified and mighty middle-aged man. The great sword in his hand was entirely black, and its hilt featured a strange beast, a Pixiu.

"Luo Mi. . . when you gave away that 'Sang Luo Leaf' back then, there were Immortals witnessing it with their own eyes. Now you're being relentless, it's unbecoming of a Luo family Dao Child. . ."

The middle-aged man holding the black great sword shouted.

"So much nonsense!"

Luo Mi's face was like ten thousand years of cold ice. A sword light arose from namelessness, exquisitely profound, carrying an emotionless sword intent, it stirred the sword river beneath her feet, suddenly transforming into a sky full of torrential rain scattering pear blossoms, instantly turning the world white. . .

Cling-clang-clang!

Streaks of pear-blossom-like sword qi pierced within three feet of the middle-aged Sword Immortal's body, only to be completely devoured by the strange beast Pixiu.

"Very well. . . Today, I shall let you witness a secret sword art I comprehended after years of arduous cultivation. . . Whale Devouring the World!"

The middle-aged Sword Immortal gripped his sword with both hands and bellowed fiercely.

Between heaven and earth, countless sword marks emerged, imbued with wisps of Dao rhyme, forming a ferociously Pixiu head.

The head of this strange beast opened its gaping maw and swallowed suddenly.

The sky full of pear blossoms instantly vanished by more than half.

Seeing this scene, the many onlookers around were instantly awestruck: "Shang Xie Sword Immortal's swordsmanship has greatly advanced, he must have gained further insights on Thousand Tablet Mountain. . . He actually concealed his cultivation, he's also a Dao Child of the fourth step of Merging with Dao. Now there's a good show to watch."

"Hahaha!"

Shang Xie Sword Immortal let out a long cry and brandished the black great sword in his hand.

The Pixiu head, which seemed capable of devouring heaven and earth, immediately opened its mouth again, and streaks of black lightning swept across the surroundings.

"Hmph!"

Luo Mi snorted coldly, and a strange flying sword appeared in her hand.

She extended a slender finger and lightly flicked the sword's body.

A sword hum instantly resounded.

Shang Xie Sword Immortal immediately felt an inexplicable wave sweep over him, even forgetting what he was supposed to do.

The head of the strange beast Pixiu paused in mid-air, suddenly appearing bewildered.

"My sword qi carries the intent of forgetting. The more sword qi you devour, the easier it is for you to be influenced by me. . ."

The flying sword in Luo Mi's hand transformed into a white light, like a rainbow piercing the sun, and suddenly pierced through Shang Xie Sword Immortal's chest.

"You. . . I. . ."

Shang Xie Sword Immortal's nascent soul instantly dissipated, clearly suffering extremely severe injuries.

He looked at Luo Mi opposite him, a trace of fear flashing across his face, and immediately shouted: "I surrender. . ."

"Too late!"

Luo Mi waved the flying sword in her hand, and icy, crystal-like flying swords filled the heavens and earth, like a blizzard, engulfing Shang Xie Sword Immortal.

That sword-marked Pixiu instantly shattered into pieces.

"Luo Mi. . . today's defeat, I will surely repay it handsomely in the future!"

A moment later, the wind and rain ceased, and only a faint voice echoed between heaven and earth. . .

"Luo Mi won!"

"This woman is truly worthy of being called a stunningly brilliant female Sword Immortal of the last million years. . ."

The surrounding Immortals immediately burst into discussion.

Furthermore, an Immortal with a worldly smile on his face was popularizing information: "Do you know why this Sword Immortal Luo attacked? Actually, it's like this. . ."

Suddenly, when he saw Fang Xi, a slightly unnatural expression flashed across his face.

"Fellow Daoist Wan. . ."

When Fang Xi saw Wan Xiao Tong, he chuckled, as if he had long forgotten their previous unpleasantness: "You've come at just the right time, I have something I'd like to ask. . ."

"Oh? Fellow Daoist, what do you wish to ask? If it's about Fairy Luo, then never mind. . ."

Wan Xiao Tong immediately cut him off, clearly still apprehensive about Luo Mi's ferocity.

"Not at all. . ."

Regarding Luo Mi, Fang Xi planned to help her once in the future, thus settling their karmic ties. Hence, he spoke with great nonchalance, merely stating: "I heard that Teacher Thousand Sword is preparing to accept disciples, and he's also very concerned about that Reincarnation Dao Monarch. . . I'd like to ask for some related information."

"So it's about this matter, please speak. . ."

Wan Xiao Tong said readily.

After all, he was in the intelligence business; he would treat any client with respect.

"I heard that Teacher Thousand Sword once rescued the Azure Cloud Dao Monarch. . . I wonder what relationship this Dao Monarch has with Teacher Thousand Sword? Could he truly be a formal disciple?"

Fang Xi raised his question.

"So it's this matter. . ."

Wan Xiao Tong continued: "I only just learned that among Teacher's disciples, there's actually an ascended cultivator. . . That Dao Monarch Qingping, who was with Tian Chong earlier, was an alias of the Azure Cloud Dao Monarch!"

"Is that truly so?"

Fang Xi murmured, then asked again: "Regarding that Reincarnation Dao Monarch, are there any clues?"

"This. . ."

Wan Xiao Tong's face showed difficulty, and he secretly transmitted a message with his divine sense.

Fang Xi nodded, tossing over an Item-Storing Talisman.

Wan Xiao Tong immediately smiled: "Fellow Daoist is generous. . . That Reincarnation Dao Monarch originally made his breakthrough on Spirit Mountain in the Golden Bamboo Sea of the Western Extremities. . . According to my guess, it might be related to the Western Paradise Profound World, after all, the Buddhist Sect's coveting of reincarnation isn't a recent development. . ."

"Buddhist Sect. . . Reincarnation?"

Fang Xi couldn't help but inwardly chuckle: 'Sure enough, the Worldly Freedom Wisdom King Buddha has at least taken half the blame for me. . . '

"The Western Paradise Profound World only has one Buddhist Sect Dao Monarch, could it possibly cultivate a Reincarnation Dao Monarch?"

Fang Xi asked back, somewhat surprised.

"The Buddhist Sect has deep foundations, and the Western Paradise Profound World is merely one of the Buddhist Sect's thirty-six minor realms. . . " Wan Xiao Tong shook his head: "Perhaps there's a Dao Venerable secretly hidden there? What's more. . . with the descent of many Dao Venerables this time, the Worldly Freedom Wisdom King Buddha was also investigated, and his true background was exposed. . . It turns out he was once a Heavenly Demon, who later transformed from demon to Buddha, entered the Buddhist Sect, cultivated arduously for countless years, and finally achieved the Buddhist Sect's Dao Monarch status."

"Of Heavenly Demon origin?"

Fang Xi was somewhat surprised; this was something he had never heard of.

However, thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel even more as if he had wronged that Worldly Freedom Wisdom King Buddha.

"Precisely, not just a Heavenly Demon, but an extremely formidable one. . . That circulating demonic art—the Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts—was created by this demon. It's said that practitioners of it can absolutely not achieve the Heavenly Demon realm; when undergoing the Mahayana or even Immortal Tribulation, they would be obstructed by this Heavenly Demon, having the foundations of countless demonic path Heavenly Talents stolen. . . Then, in a single day, he entered the Buddhist Sect, put down his butcher's knife, and instantly became a Buddha, achieving the Buddhist Sect's Buddha Fruition."

Wan Xiao Tong sighed: "If not for the descent of many Dao Venerables this time, this King Buddha's true background would not have been exposed so easily. . ."

"The Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts?"

Fang Xi blinked, and instantly felt not a trace of guilt towards this Worldly Freedom Wisdom King Buddha.

'So this Buddha was the original Heavenly Demon who spread that demonic art! '

'Throughout history, by seizing foundations through the Heavenly Demon, who knows how many cultivators have been harmed. . . '

'My Outer Dao Incarnation couldn't overcome the Immortal Tribulation, also due to this influence. . . '

'Looking at it this way, it's fortunate I didn't rely on the True Immortal World's resources to forcibly undergo tribulation then, otherwise, attracting the Worldly Freedom Wisdom King Buddha would truly have been a huge trouble. . . '

A sense of dread suddenly arose in Fang Xi's heart.

'The demonic arts of the lower realms are like this, and the Withered Glory Chant is even more so. . . '

'The karma of the Withered Glory Immortal Palace means I will be utterly unable to escape in the future; I will inevitably have to contend with the Yin Yang Dao Venerable. . . '