Chapter 429: The Busy Unsullied, The Corrupted Morning Star Embers |
Also at the very first instant of its appearance, the Immeasurable Buddha sitting cross-legged in the center abruptly opened his eyes. The giant shadow behind him dispersed, and the ocean formed by Sanskrit Scripts also gradually faded.
Kong Ming, also sitting cross-legged in the void, had his expression shake slightly and looked over in quite some astonishment. He only saw that dark light not far away actually gradually tracing out the outline of a tall and thin human figure.
Its whole body was covered with fine, crack-like black patterns, which finally converged at the top of its head.
A vertical black pupil abruptly opened. There were no whites in the eye, only a bottomless darkness, as if it could devour all light.
Kong Ming's breathing stagnated. He only felt an eerie and sinister aura drill into his nasal cavity and rush straight into his lungs.
Before he could recover his senses, a tiny white dot quietly emerged between the eyebrows of that black figure. It meandered downwards, instantly covering the entire body, condensing into a pure white little novice monk.
"Buddha Land..." The little novice monk transformed by Heita wore a look of nostalgia on his face. He sniffed in the void; there was no air, so naturally there was no smell, but he sighed with emotion: "Truly so nostalgic. I haven't seen people from the Buddha Land for a long time."
"Martial Uncle Baita, it seems my luck isn't too bad." The Immeasurable Buddha stood up, put his hands together, and said respectfully.
"Baita..." The corners of the little novice monk's mouth pulled apart. At first, he still had kind eyebrows and benevolent eyes, but gradually he became ferocious and terrifying.
"Baita is already dead, I am Heita." As his voice fell, the little novice monk disappeared and transformed back into Heita.
"Even so, I still have to call you Martial Uncle Baita." The Immeasurable Buddha shook his head.
Heita snorted coldly and said lightly: "The Buddha Land eventually still found this place. It's because of that Solar Flame, right."
"Martial Uncle Baita is intelligent." The Immeasurable Buddha sighed, "When Master was still alive, he often missed you."
Heita asked with great interest: "Who is your Master?"
"Zhiheng." The Immeasurable Buddha responded.
"So it's that idiot." Heita wore a sarcastic expression. "He has already passed away and become nourishment for the World-Honored One by now, right."
Kong Ming felt annoyed in his heart, but it wasn't his place to speak right now, so he could only watch from the side.
However, Heita was a master at playing with people's hearts and naturally noticed the change in Kong Ming's emotions. His gaze couldn't help but glance over. "A big idiot brings a little idiot, and a little idiot brings a tiny idiot..."
"Martial Uncle." The Immeasurable Buddha interrupted. "Looking for you this time, I have a matter to ask for your help."
"Ask for my help?" Heita seemed somewhat curious. "The World-Honored One claims to be omnipotent, and he still needs my help?"
"If the World-Honored One descended personally, even if Martial Uncle only came as a wisp of residual thought, it would be useless." The Immeasurable Buddha shook his head.
Heita's expression stagnated slightly, listening as the Immeasurable Buddha said: "I came under the decree of the World-Honored One. Having just arrived in this Dust Star Sea, there are many things I don't understand well. I ask Martial Uncle to clear up my confusion."
"I am already no longer a member of the Buddha Land. I have no interest in clearing up your confusion." Heita shook his head, his gaze flickering slightly. "But for the sake of past Incense and Offering Sentiment, do you have Faith Essence?"
"As much as you want." The Immeasurable Buddha's voice was low.
Heita narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "Ask."
The Immeasurable Buddha pondered briefly. "I ask Martial Uncle to tell me the general situation of this place."
"General situation..." Heita stretched out his hand, pinching out a stream of mist, and flicked his finger to send it flying over.
The Immeasurable Buddha reached out and caught it. After carefully inspecting it and confirming there were no problems, he placed it on his forehead. A massive amount of information poured into his mind.
"......Six major factions... Royal Court... The Orders... There are only six Radiant Moons left?" The Immeasurable Buddha frowned.
"One's professional Spirituality was torn apart and refined into a magical artifact, and another completely corrupted into an Evil God..." Heita explained.
The expected eight Radiant Moon Spirits had become six. This put the Immeasurable Buddha in a very bad mood.
"Hmm, Starfire? These major factions have accumulated Starfire for generations?"
The Immeasurable Buddha quickly captured a key piece of information.
"Correct, using Starfire to repel the Nether Mist. The major Orders and the Royal Court have all nurtured it for ten thousand years." Heita nodded.
"Starfire is of the utmost importance. These are actually unexpected gains." The Immeasurable Buddha's expression eased considerably. The World-Honored One should be very happy.
"How are you preparing to deal with the Dust Star Sea?" Heita suddenly asked. "Still like usual, Salvation?"
"There's no time." The Immeasurable Buddha shook his head. "The World-Honored One's order: send them to reincarnation."
"Deal a killing blow?" Heita was somewhat surprised, but his heart stirred. If that was the case, perhaps he could take advantage of the situation to do some things...
Such as that damn Bronze Sect. If it was just him alone, he definitely couldn't break into it.
But the Bronze Sect simply couldn't withstand the power of the Buddha Land. If the Bronze Sect was broken... naturally, Su Chen would be easily captured.
Since his Advent Body was killed by some Crimson Cultist last time, he originally thought there was no possibility of making a move on Su Chen in the short term.
He didn't expect the Buddha Land to suddenly arrive.
Heita calculated in his heart. The people of the Buddha Land were extremely sinister. Even if he wanted Su Chen, he couldn't mention it.
And at this time, the Immeasurable Buddha had already finished Digesting the general information. His expression flickered uncertainly. "The factions in this Dust Star Sea are scattered. If we make a move on one of them, the other factions will definitely be on alert. It's best to act simultaneously to prevent them from fleeing."
"But..." The Immeasurable Buddha frowned. The overall strength of this Dust Star Sea was also not weak. To breach their lairs, it would require expending a certain amount of effort.
Because the distance was far, it still required making some arrangements, and the time consumed wouldn't be short.
But right now, Great Heaven was also searching for this place. They could search through Nether Realm Creatures, and the efficiency wasn't low.
There were also those few Radiant Moons who fled. Who knew when they would return. The time given to him was actually not abundant.
"Martial Uncle Baita, are the Radiant Moon Spirits of these factions generally stored at their headquarters?" he asked.
"Normally, it's like this." Heita nodded, but his tone changed. "A few days ago, several Great Eldritch Gods appeared in the world, and those Ancient Kings disappeared, making everyone feel insecure. The Radiant Moon Spirits have probably all been relocated."
At this, the Immeasurable Buddha frowned even tighter. His primary goal was the Radiant Moon Spirits, but right now, even the Radiant Moon Spirits might not necessarily be stored in the major Orders...
"It's better to first secure the merit of redeeming my sins. As for the Radiant Moon Spirits, act according to the circumstances." The Immeasurable Buddha sighed in his heart and asked: "Since the Royal Court is the strongest, then its Starfire should also be the strongest, right?"
"Correct, their Starfire is known as the Solar Fire Pillar." A Sharp Gleam flickered in Heita's eyes. "Next is the Bronze Sect."
"Solar Fire Pillar, quite a big tone. Let's go to that Royal Court first." The Immeasurable Buddha made a decision. First take the Starfire, then talk about the Radiant Moon Spirits. As for those fleeing Radiant Moons, by finding their bloodline relatives, he could naturally lock onto them as soon as possible.
Go to the Royal Court first... Heita couldn't help but feel it was a pity, but he didn't say anything, watching helplessly as the two were wrapped by the Wheel of Salvation and disappeared from here.
"Wheel of Salvation... This is sparing no cost. It seems some things have happened." Heita's eyes flickered. "Is it over at the Solar Flame..."
"Since he has the Wheel of Salvation, then this guy's movements will be very fast. The Bronze Sect, I need to go lie dormant nearby in advance..."
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【The Unsullied underwent a careful research and found the root cause of the Limit Break Backlash. The essence is stimulating the Spirituality of the Main Profession to forcibly elevate it, which leads to the Spirituality becoming listless and backlashing on the main body. As long as the listlessness of the Spirituality is eased, the Backlash can naturally be alleviated or even erased.
He believes that Faith Essence can be used to ease the listless state of the Spirituality.】
"Oh?" On the Floating Island, Su Chen was waiting for the gradually shrinking Morning Star Embers. His eyes couldn't help but stir as he looked at the suddenly expanded Status Panel. "Finally finished researching."
Using Faith Essence to reduce or even erase the Backlash time?
Su Chen glanced over it. It seemed quite reasonable.
However, he had very few Faith Essences left in his hands. Added up together, there were only fifteen portions left.
He tentatively grasped it, and his mind stirred slightly—【The exhausted Storm-Husk Martial Exalt absorbed a portion of Faith Essence and appeared much more energetic.】
"Why didn't it work before?" Su Chen muttered to himself. "It had to wait for The Unsullied to research it first, or was it that the Spirituality itself didn't know previously that Faith Essence could ease it?"
The Faith Essences in his hand disappeared one portion after another, until thirteen portions were consumed—
【The Storm-Husk Martial Exalt absorbed another portion of Faith Essence. He feels his state has recovered.】
Su Chen also felt a certain kind of shackles in his body disappear.
"Thirteen portions?" Su Chen briefly estimated. "Previously, when passing through the Great Sun Trials on the sixth floor, although it was used once each time, adding up to 4 seconds is considering it a lot."
"The main thing was during the fight against Kong Ming. The Limit Break lasted at least five or six minutes. According to the previous estimation, it would take at least five or six months or even longer to recover. To be able to alleviate it by consuming only thirteen portions of Essence is acceptable..."
However, having said that, thirteen portions of Faith Essence required squeezing dry a minor Evil God to obtain. This quantity wasn't small either.
"The Faith Essences are also emptied. I do need to reserve some; maybe there are other uses."
Su Chen also recorded this matter in his little notebook. He then took out the Azure God Blood. The Unsullied reacted at the first moment and immediately went to research and analyze it.
"Truly dedicated." Su Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion, his expression uplifted. "Then I can't fall behind either."
All the Profession Requirements of the Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted had been completed, leaving only the Development Progress, but he temporarily couldn't improve it.
These past few days, he had indeed felt somewhat uncomfortable. Therefore, as soon as his physical condition recovered, Su Chen couldn't wait to come to the Training Room.
After being Chosen by the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith, the Development Efficiency boost was 500%, which was already quite considerable.
In an instant, golden-red thunder fire surged violently from his body, converging into a thundercloud above his head. The edges glowed with dark gold light, and deep within the cloud layer, Lightning Glow rolled and thundered incessantly.
Crackling explosions sounded. An intimidating pressure filled the entire Training Room. The lightning arcs wandered, coiled, and flowed on the surface of Su Chen's body like living creatures.
Sometimes they condensed into chains, rattling loudly; sometimes they dispersed into mist, permeating outwards.
Even the tyrannical Forbidden Tome Body Tempering and Meditation Methods, under the constraints of the Status Panel, could only operate obediently.
After a long time, Su Chen finally stopped and restrained the elemental power. He estimated: "The efficiency has indeed improved a lot."
"The time required to increase the Development Progress by 1% should be twenty-odd days, less than a month."
Because his talent had undergone a Metamorphosis into True Radiance when he was at the 7th-Tier, plus the stacked talents were truly too terrifying, the degree of attenuation was far less severe than when he advanced from the 6th-Tier to the 7th-Tier.
The black fireball had already disappeared. Su Chen found the Morning Star Embers that had fallen nearby. It was different from what Qin Yun had refined before, being pitch black all over.
"This thing is truly too bizarre..." Su Chen didn't even dare to use his hands. He pulled it up using Psionic Power, placed it before his eyes, and sized it up carefully. After a moment, he attempted to grasp it with his hand.
【Corrupted Morning Star Embers: It contains not only Morning Star power, but also Evil God Power. Please use with caution to avoid causing an impact on yourself.】
"This thing really has a problem." Su Chen frowned. Then who should he feed it to...
【The High Priest discovered the corrupted Morning Star Embers in your hand and felt a desire, hoping you can bestow it upon him.】
High Priest? Su Chen looked at the abruptly popping Status Panel, unable to help but be surprised.
This was the profession that could disguise as various Evil God Cultists, and had played a significant role.
"It seems to indeed be compatible with these corrupted Morning Star Embers. Then I'll give it to you."
Su Chen's mind stirred slightly, and the black ball in his hand disappeared—【
The High Priest swallowed the corrupted Morning Star Embers in one gulp. His body was wrapped in rolling black mist, appearing somewhat strained. It seems he needs some time To Digest it.】
"He actually didn't ask for help. That Weapon Nurturer from last time almost burst from overeating, and it was only after begging the Heavenly Sovereign that he was helped to digest it. Not bad, not bad..."
Su Chen was quite surprised. He didn't know what kind of wondrous changes would occur, estimating it was related to the Evil Gods.
He briefly tidied up the surroundings. Just as he was about to turn back to the Training Room, his expression couldn't help but stir slightly.
He turned and looked up. Not long after, a green rainbow stream descended from the sky. It was exactly Qing Cang, whose expression looked both excited and worried.
"Senior Brother..." Before Su Chen could finish speaking, he saw Qing Cang step forward and open his mouth to say: "Master has come out!"
"Come out? The ritual succeeded?" Su Chen feigned surprise, but felt settled in his heart.
It seemed that Master and those few Ancient Kings hadn't been implicated by the subsequent battle and had likewise escaped.
"It wasn't a ritual." Qing Cang waved his hand. "It seems some unexpected situation occurred. Master and the other Ancient Kings independently detached themselves from the Flare Realm."
"They just contacted us a moment ago. By utilizing the short-distance Star Gate constructed by the Royal Court between that Flare Realm and the Dust Star Sea, it's estimated they will be able to return to the Order before long."
"That's great." Su Chen echoed. The Royal Court actually constructed a short-distance Star Gate. He had to say it indeed played a major role. Right now, it was best they could return as soon as possible.
"Only..." Qing Cang's voice paused, and he said worriedly: "Master told us to keep the 'Bronze Shield' activated at all times, and to dispatch all high-ranking officials and Head of Seats back to the Order."
This was the core defense facility of the Bronze Sect. Now that it had Starfire for energy supply, normally they didn't need to worry about energy issues, but it was also impossible to keep it activated at all times.
Even previously when guarding against the Immeasurable Buddha, they didn't keep it constantly activated, only pre-activated.
Not to mention dispatching all high-ranking officials back. The Ancient Bronze King's order made Qing Cang realize that a huge storm was truly coming.
It seemed those few old guys also realized the possibility of being "silenced".
Su Chen's eyes flickered, but he said: "Master has his own thoughts. We just need to listen."
"It can only be like this. Hopefully, it's a false alarm." Qing Cang sighed.
Su Chen comforted: "Senior Brother, you don't need to be so pessimistic. It's not like there's no good news."
"Oh?" Qing Cang wore an expression of surprise. "What good news?"
"Since the Ancient Kings came out themselves, then wouldn't the Faith Essence prepared previously be saved." Su Chen chuckled.
"Right, indeed..." Before Qing Cang finished speaking, his eyelids suddenly twitched. "You couldn't possibly be thinking..."
Without waiting for Qing Cang to finish, Su Chen said: "Senior Brother truly understands me. I was just thinking of borrowing some from the Order."