Chapter 433: Entering High Heaven, Becoming the Bronze Heaven! |
Su Chen came out of the Floating Island, but couldn't contact Qing Cang, and his messages weren't replied to either. Strolling around the Bronze Core, he could only hear a series of greetings.
Helpless, he returned to the Floating Island and waited for Lao Qing to see the messages.
Only after more than half a day did a cyan stream of wind descend from the sky and whistle over.
Su Chen opened his eyes. The surrounding elemental power hadn't dispersed yet, when he saw Qing Cang walk in with a hasty expression. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "Go, hurry and come with me!"
"What's wrong, did something happen again?" Su Chen couldn't help asking upon seeing Qing Cang's flustered appearance.
"No time to explain, hurry and go." Qing Cang pressed Su Chen's shoulder, seemingly wanting to take him away directly.
Su Chen frowned, quietly activated a Mystic Tool, and his body grew heavy, not moving an inch from his original spot.
"Mm?" Qing Cang didn't manage to pull Su Chen up, his heart jumping in astonishment.
He quietly exerted force with his hands, but this kid was actually as heavy as a planetary core. If he wanted to lift him, he would definitely have to expend his full strength.
"Senior Brother..." Su Chen remained calm and collected. "What exactly happened that you don't even have the time to say a word?"
Seeing this, Qing Cang could only retract his palm and said in a deep voice: "Just received news, the Sacred Cauldron Cult has been breached."
"Sacred Cauldron Cult?" Su Chen was startled. He originally thought it was news about the Royal Court again, but he didn't expect it to be the Sacred Cauldron Cult.
"The ones who made a move are not just one person or one faction." Qing Cang gritted his teeth, his expression gloomy. Although the news was just received, the time of occurrence was not just now.
"The Methods of the people from the Abyssal Domain are ruthless. Who knows when they will kill their way here. Let me send you all away first."
The situation had deteriorated too rapidly and hastily. Qing Cang was currently somewhat unable to react in time.
"Master..." Before Su Chen could finish speaking, Qing Cang shook his head and interrupted: "There is no news. I have already been trying every possible means to contact him. Now is not the time to get to the bottom of things. Wei Zhenghong and the others are already prepared, just waiting for you!"
Qing Cang repeatedly urged, but Su Chen said: "What I mean is, Master just contacted me..."
"Contacted you?" Qing Cang was stunned. Just as he was about to press for details, his face suddenly changed drastically. He abruptly raised his head and cried out involuntarily: "How is it possible!?"
His figure dispersed. Su Chen's gaze condensed slightly, and he also appeared outside the Main Building, where Qing Cang was standing.
Right above the Bronze Core, a massive pillar of light, dazzling like the sun, crashed down from the depths of the void. Its end didn't touch the Bronze Core, but just hung in the Firmament.
The pillar of light lingered and didn't disperse, gradually condensing into a layer of mist as thin as cicada wings, glowing with a faint golden luster.
The mist slowly rotated, its edges rippling outwards like water waves, revealing semi-transparent phantom images of flowers that resembled lotuses but were not.
"Is this the Wheel of Salvation?" Su Chen's eyes narrowed.
Qing Cang beside him found it even more Unimaginable, "It actually treated the Bronze Shield as nothing?"
After contacting the Bronze Ancient King last time, the Bronze Shield had been constantly kept activated, powered by Starfire. This was the highest defense measure, and it also possessed the ability to seal Space.
Yet this pillar of light before their eyes actually penetrated straight through.
Everywhere on the Bronze Core, streaks of light and shadow shot straight up. They were all high-tier Professionals. They all stood high in the sky, looking at this pillar of light and white lotuses with Suspicion and astonishment.
Those with lower Tiers could only look up, feeling terrified and uneasy.
Chu Lingyuan had already appeared on the Bronze Core, his expression solemn and uneasy.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the light gradually dispersed. A group of people was impressively standing above the Firmament.
The one leading was exactly the Immeasurable Buddha. Beside him were Kong Ming, as well as figures wearing white heavy armor, the surface carved with winding golden heavenly dragons. The dragon scales overlapped layer upon layer, each piece flashing with a cold light, like congealed molten gold.
And beside Kong Ming was a guy with a gloomy expression, his look also carrying astonishment.
"Is this the Bronze Sect?" The Immeasurable Buddha's gaze looked towards the Starfire in the distance, inevitably feeling disappointed. "Compared to the Royal Court, the strength of the Starfire has weakened too much."
"After all, this Dust Star Sea only has our one Royal Court." Han Xiao spoke from the side, saying in a low voice: "Buddha, your Methods are too Unimaginable. I'm afraid my younger brother carrying the Galaxy Throne and the Radiant Moon Spirit hasn't arrived here yet."
"No matter, waiting for them for a period of time is also fine." The Immeasurable Buddha didn't care. The power of the Wheel of Salvation was simply an indiscriminate slaughter in this Dust Star Sea. It was just that when penetrating these high-strength barriers, it consumed a bit more Faith Essence.
But the harvest was also far greater than the consumption.
"Your Excellency is..." Chu Lingyuan had gathered quite a few people behind him, their expressions all carrying a look of vigilance.
"Patrons can call me the Immeasurable Buddha." The Immeasurable Buddha smiled, but inevitably felt disappointed in his eyes. Only two streaks of Morning Star Fire, not even having the qualifications to become a Dharma-Protecting Venerable.
It's really him... Chu Lingyuan's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. The characteristics of this Immeasurable Buddha had long been communicated to the various Orders. When the other party first appeared, he already had some guesses.
His gaze swept over the young man beside Kong Ming. This was Han Xiao, the son of the Vast Sea Emperor. Since the other party was following behind this Immeasurable Buddha, it was self-evident who was responsible for the disappearance of the Royal Court's Starfire.
The other party was coming to eradicate the roots!
Immeasurable Buddha?
The faces of the higher-ups who knew this title had already changed. This was a bona fide Radiant Moon, an existence specifically mentioned by the various Ancient Kings to be strictly guarded against, seemingly coming from that rumored Abyssal Domain.
On the Bronze Core, those members of the Order who were looking up, even if they didn't know the origin of the Immeasurable Buddha, also perceived that this was an enemy, and their expressions all changed.
"Since Patrons know my name, then I don't need to say much more. I ask everyone not to resist, so as to avoid causing needless slaughter." The Immeasurable Buddha wore a look of compassion.
"What do you mean?" Qing Cang flew up from below. Even knowing the other party was a Radiant Moon, he didn't show the slightest cowardice.
At the same time, a Phantom Image walked out from within the Bronze Core. This was a portion of power left behind by the Bronze Ancient King back then.
"It's him..." The Immeasurable Buddha swept his gaze over and didn't care. Even if it was the Main Body, it would be difficult to pose a threat to him, let alone just a Phantom Image.
"The literal meaning. The World-Honored One is compassionate at heart. Unless necessary, we also will not cause needless slaughter." The Immeasurable Buddha shook his head.
"Since you are unwilling to cause slaughter, then why come Aggressive and Imposing?" Qing Cang sneered, but his heart was anxious and uneasy. This guy had come way too fast; not a single person had been sent out yet.
Right now, using the power left behind by Master, he didn't know if they could create some opportunities.
"Naturally it is to bring everyone to The Other Shore." The Immeasurable Buddha smiled. "Enter my Buddha Land, and all can attain great joy, great compassion, great longevity..."
"And if we are unwilling?" Qing Cang retorted.
"Why does Patron resist his true heart." The Immeasurable Buddha wore a look of confusion.
Qing Cang's expression was heavy and cold: "Could it be that my true heart is to join some Buddha Land? Why didn't I know?"
"Not having been enlightened by the World-Honored One yet, how could you know." The Immeasurable Buddha took it for granted.
"Hah..." Qing Cang laughed out of anger. "You mean, after I join the Buddha Land and undergo some enlightenment from the World-Honored One, I will understand that my true heart is to join the Buddha Land?"
"Patron has finally attained enlightenment. You are teachable." The Immeasurable Buddha's face was full of gratification.
All those who heard this were dumbfounded. What kind of ghost logic was this? But they also realized that this so-called Buddha Land seemed somewhat bizarre.
This tm... Listening from the Floating Island below, Su Chen felt a wave of nausea.
Suddenly, Su Chen felt a gaze looking straight at him. It was exactly the person standing beside Kong Ming. He vaguely felt the other party was somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen him.
Catching sight of him, the other party also seemed very excited and vaguely said something to the Immeasurable Buddha.
In an instant, that Immeasurable Buddha's gaze dropped down, and Su Chen's heart tightened.
"Are you Su Chen?" The Immeasurable Buddha's voice was neither rushed nor slow, and a brilliant Golden Light shone from his eyes.
"You dare!" Qing Cang's heart grew anxious. The shadow of the Bronze Ancient King beside him abruptly moved.
In an instant, it transformed into a majestic true body. Streams of data light spread out, rumbling and spanning across the horizon. The entire canopy of the sky was dyed an eerie cyan-green color.
Densely packed Chains surfaced around the Immeasurable Buddha's group.
Qing Cang's expression was filled with joy, and he was about to make a move. As long as he could trap them for a moment, he could try to take Su Chen and the others away.
"Not knowing life from death." The Immeasurable Buddha's drooping eyelids trembled slightly. He lowered his head and chanted softly. The sound wave burst open like muffled thunder. The Buddha-light between his eyebrows flashed, transforming into hundreds of millions of fine golden threads that shattered the surrounding Chains and also invaded the void.
There was no loud noise, only a patch of dazzling light burst exploding in the void.
Immediately after, the Immeasurable Buddha reached out his hand, and a segment of data interwoven with '0's and '1's was annihilated in his hand.
Crushed in a single strike!
Everyone's expressions were sluggish, looking at the dissipating shadow of the Ancient King. Even if it was just a portion of the Ancient King's power, in their eyes, few people could match it.
Yet the person before them had dissolved it with just a wave of his hand.
Couldn't even delay for a moment? Qing Cang was Pale with Terror, and despair couldn't help but rise in his heart.
Chu Lingyuan clenched his fists tightly, only feeling his whole body tense up. That Immeasurable Buddha slowly raised his head. Deep within the compassion in his eyes was hidden a patch of coldness and indifference.
"Stubborn and Incorrigible, unable to see your true heart, already blinded by worldly desires. You are an Evil Spirit." He raised his hand, and everyone's hearts tightened.
Even the younger generation could see that this person was completely unreasonable. He spoke of compassion, but his killing intent was more vigorous than anyone else's.
Just as the Immeasurable Buddha was about to do something, a shout suddenly came from below: "Buddha!"
The Immeasurable Buddha's eyes moved slightly. Watching that person named Su Chen soar upwards, he was also quite surprised in his heart. He discovered that this guy was actually at the 8th-Tier, and not the 7th-Tier that Han Xiao had mentioned.
8th-Tier, at this age... Is it just Divine Dawn?
He had actually pieced together some scattered information about Su Chen from Han Xiao. What made him care the most was this person's age; he was truly too young.
"Su Chen!" Qing Cang's face changed slightly.
Su Chen was also quite nervous in his heart, already prepared to 'Venerable Manifestation' at any time.
At the same time, he pondered secretly: "According to what the Tianyi Brothers said, regarding all matters concerning me, they didn't say anything they didn't have to say. The Immeasurable Buddha shouldn't know that I was only at the Divine Dawn level when confronting Tianyi."
Under these circumstances, even if the other party saw his Tier and Talent, it was impossible to connect him with Taixuan Hong.
"Patron." The Immeasurable Buddha wore a look of amazement and closed his fingers. "Reaching this stage at such a young age, it is quite rare even in the Abyssal Domain. You truly have a destiny with our Buddha Land."
"After entering my Buddha Land, there might be hope of becoming a Buddha Heir."
Kong Ming stood to the side, his head lowered and eyebrows drooped, clearly not caring about the person before him.
"Actually, I have also yearned for the Buddha Land for a long time." Su Chen stood before everyone. Seeing the Immeasurable Buddha retract his posture, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Yearned for a long time? The Immeasurable Buddha chuckled. This person had probably only heard the name Buddha Land a few months ago, lying through his teeth.
But he didn't mind. This was also a disguised form of reverence.
It was just that he wanted to see the changes in a person with a firm mind after bathing in the Buddha-light, just like that Lu Feng.
He was just about to speak, but heard Su Chen's tone shift, "However, in this lifetime, I'm afraid I have no destiny with the Buddha Land."
"Oh, where do these words come from?" The Immeasurable Buddha became interested. Could it be that this person was the type who seemed indifferent on the surface but was extremely firm inside?
Pairs of gazes all fell on Su Chen. This Star Seed had previously purified the Mist Cinders and saved the Order from fire and water, but this time was clearly different.
This was a collision of hard strength. The people of the Bronze Sect didn't know what this Star Seed was trying to do. Deliberately playing with the other party?
Qing Cang furrowed his brows tightly, staring intently at Su Chen's back. He vaguely felt it was somewhat familiar. Last time when purifying the Mist Cinders, this kid also had this kind of demeanor.
Su Chen slowly said, "Just recently, my Master, oh... that is, the Bronze Ancient King, contacted me through a special Method and entrusted me with a matter of utmost importance."
"In his words, he also mentioned Your Excellency."
"Oh, what did your Master say?" The Immeasurable Buddha was neither rushed nor impatient. Not to mention whether that Bronze Ancient King could rush back, even if he did, the outcome wouldn't have any changes.
Mm... perhaps there would be an additional Dharma-Protecting Buddha.
"Master didn't say much, just gave me an item." Su Chen reached into his chest. "He told me that if I encountered Your Excellency, as long as I showed this item to you, you would understand everything."
"Is that so?" The Immeasurable Buddha's curiosity was truly piqued, and his gaze immediately followed. He only saw the other party's hand slowly open, and lying right there was a White Jade Command Token.
"This is..."
He vaguely felt that token was somewhat familiar. In the next moment, he only saw lightning and fire intertwining upon it. A pillar of Golden Light shot into the sky and rippled across the horizon, surging like a tide, rolling like an angry sea.
A supreme Aura escaped outwards. Everyone felt their hearts palpitate, their chests feeling as if a boulder had dropped on them.
"This is..." Chu Lingyuan looked up, his breathing rapid.
The Immeasurable Buddha's expression was stunned. He raised his head and looked, "This is... this is..."
Su Chen sighed in his heart. Right now, he had to save the Order first. As for how to explain it to Master, that would be a matter for later.
Rumble!
Golden thunder exploded, leaving Light Trails on everyone's retinas that slowly faded away.
"I am Daoist Lord Lingxiao." A vast and magnificent voice, containing supreme majesty yet not feeling harsh to the ears, simultaneously rang in everyone's ears.
"The Bronze Sect of the Dust Star Sea has entered my High Heaven as the Bronze Heaven of the Nine Heavens. The members and disciples of the Bronze Heaven are all members and disciples of my High Heaven. If there is any harm to them, they will all be deemed as enemies of my High Heaven!"
Bronze Heaven?
Qing Cang's expression was blank. What Bronze Heaven? And High Heaven, he hadn't even heard of it.
Chu Lingyuan was also the same, lost and confused. All the higher-ups and Order members present just stared blankly.
"Daoist Lord Lingxiao!?"
The Immeasurable Buddha turned Pale with Terror. Kong Ming behind him raised his head, his expression filled with astonishment.
"How could Daoist Lord Lingxiao know about this place?"
This kind of familiar prestige couldn't be faked. This Bronze Sect could actually contact Daoist Lord Lingxiao, which also meant that the matter of the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith was no longer a secret.
Something major was going to happen!
One of his purposes for being here was to try his best to block this news from spreading into the Abyssal Domain. But before it even started, it seemed to have failed.
"Immeasurable?" That golden tide gradually converged into a pair of indifferent and emotionless eyes, high above, overlooking all living beings.