Old Toad Ancestor and Corpse Puppet Daoist silently collapsed at Chen Ku's feet.
Their quasi-sage auras gradually receded, fluctuating unsteadily.
Expressions of utter shock and terror still lingered on their faces.
Clearly, the power of Chen Ku's palm strike had far exceeded both their expectations.
Only then did the aura around Chen Ku finally settle.
With a satisfied smile, he raised his head and glanced at the enormous Dharma Body manifestation.
"This Three-Bodies of the Buddha Technique is truly extraordinarily powerful!"
"Hehe, before Master and Martial Uncle could even figure it out, I had already carried it forward ahead of them."
"Not bad, not bad..."
Chen Ku muttered with a smile.
He was right!
After all, the present-day Jie Yin and Zhun Ti had not even established their lineage yet, much less converted to the Buddhist path.
According to the original course of destiny, it would only be in later generations, after Jie Yin and Zhun Ti became saints and spent several years deducing it together, that they would develop this Three-Bodies of the Buddha Technique.
Yet in this life, relying on memories from two lifetimes, his foreknowledge, and his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Chen Ku had mastered this technique countless ages ahead of time.
Of course, this could only be considered altering a minor trend, not the greater tide of destiny.
Thus, Chen Ku was not worried that it would provoke the Heavenly Dao lurking in the unseen.
More importantly, his Dharma Body was virtually identical to his true body.
Not only was its strength comparable, but the Dharma Body also possessed an exceptionally powerful ability to learn.
Just as before, Chen Ku had directly entrusted the Limitless Bracelet to his Dharma Body.
With a single strike, it had shattered the good corpse avatars of Corpse Puppet Daoist and Old Toad Ancestor, two great experts.
Its thoughts were perfectly aligned with Chen Ku's own.
Simply put, his Dharma Body possessed limitless potential.
And one had to know that this was merely a single Dharma Body.
If, given enough time, he could cultivate the Dharma Body, Reward Body, and transformation body, bringing all three Buddha Bodies into existence...
Then, regardless of Chen Ku's own strength, it would be equivalent to increasing it fourfold.
Within the same realm, he would unquestionably be invincible.
Even fighting across realms would be no problem.
Only after a long while did Chen Ku suppress the joy and anticipation in his heart.
His gaze shifted toward the two streaks of divine light before him.
Treasure Accumulation Pot!
Myriad Puppets Dao Tome!
They were precisely the Innate Spiritual Treasures belonging to the two men before him.
They had already fainted, and their divine senses could no longer control these two spiritual treasures.
Thus, they transformed into two immortal lights that drifted in the air.
"Hehe, these are my spoils of war."
He muttered smugly.
Chen Ku made no pretense of courtesy. With a wave of his hand, he swept both treasures into his possession.
Surging mana poured forth and entered the two great spiritual treasures.
Before long, the divine sense imprints left behind by their original owners were completely erased.
Only then would these two treasures truly belong to Chen Ku.
This harvest delighted Chen Ku even more.
"My foundation is the Innate Bitter Bamboo, so I naturally possess an acute sensitivity toward spiritual roots."
"Now, with this Treasure Accumulation Pot as well, seeking out opportunities involving spiritual treasures in the future will be no difficult task."
Indeed!
What Chen Ku valued most was not the Treasure Accumulation Pot's offensive power, but its ability to attract other spiritual treasures.
With it, he would be able to discern the locations of both spiritual roots and spiritual treasures.
Why would he need to worry about continuing to strengthen his foundation?!
As for the Myriad Puppets Dao Tome, Chen Ku pondered it secretly as well.
If he used this treasure, could he perhaps control that quasi-sage-level puppet from before?
Of course, the thought vanished as soon as it arose.
Now was not the time to test such things.
"Bastard, how dare you?!"
Just then, as the spiritual treasures were taken away and the divine sense imprints hidden in the unseen were erased, Corpse Puppet Daoist and Old Toad Ancestor awoke as well.
The moment he saw the scene before him, Old Toad Ancestor flew into a furious rage. His eyes nearly split apart as he gritted his teeth and spat out his words.
The Treasure Accumulation Pot could be called the strongest spiritual treasure under his control, yet Chen Ku had simply taken it away?!
This time, he had truly tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it.
However, in Chen Ku's eyes, Old Toad Ancestor's fury was nothing more than impotent rage.
"What?"
"You dared attack me. Did you think I would not collect some interest?"
"If you want to seize my spiritual treasures, you should first be prepared for me to seize yours instead."
Chen Ku glared at Old Toad Ancestor with perfect righteousness as he replied.
At those words, Old Toad Ancestor nearly coughed up blood from rage once more.
Corpse Puppet Daoist, meanwhile, was far better at reading the situation.
Old Toad Ancestor was, after all, an expert of the Celestial Court. Even if he lost his spiritual treasure, he might be compensated by the Celestial Court in the future.
But Corpse Puppet Daoist was an independent cultivator. Once he lost his natal spiritual treasure, he truly would have nothing left.
Thus, unlike Old Toad Ancestor, who could only glare furiously, Corpse Puppet Daoist's expression shifted for a moment.
Then, he forcibly squeezed out a smile.
"Hehe, this... little friend Chen Ku!"
"It was my fault earlier. I should not have coveted your opportunity."
"Please return my Myriad Puppets Dao Tome. From now on, I will certainly not become enemies with you again. How about it?!"
Corpse Puppet Daoist did not hesitate at all and directly chose to yield.
By now, he could see clearly that trying to rob Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and the others was simply a fool's dream.
As long as he could retrieve his Myriad Puppets Dao Tome, how could he still care about anything else?!
However, Chen Ku answered calmly upon hearing this:
"What do you mean, your Myriad Puppets Dao Tome?!"
"This is clearly my spiritual treasure. What does it have to do with you?!"
The moment those words left his mouth, Corpse Puppet Daoist was dumbfounded!
Damn it...
Familiar!
Far too familiar!
When Chen Ku seized that quasi-sage puppet earlier, had he not used the exact same argument?!
That brat's shamelessness had once again exceeded Corpse Puppet Daoist's imagination.
"You... Hmph, I will never let this go!"
Seeing that there was no hope of getting his spiritual treasure back, Corpse Puppet Daoist completely snapped.
With a cold snort, he immediately turned to leave.
However, Chen Ku suddenly spoke again:
"Want to leave?!"
"Hehe... I am afraid it will not be so easy."
Those words made both Corpse Puppet Daoist and Old Toad Ancestor shudder. They turned toward Chen Ku with uncertain expressions.
The spiritual treasures had already been taken by this brat. What else did he want?!
Before either could speak, Chen Ku suddenly thrust out a palm.
"Hehe, since you are already captives in my hands..."
"Then the West shall be your final destination."
Buddha's Palm Paradise appeared once more!
Clang...
Clang...
In an instant, massive Order God Chains emerged, stretching across the void as they shot violently toward the two men.
Corpse Puppet Daoist and Old Toad Ancestor's expressions changed drastically. At last, they understood Chen Ku's intentions.
He did not merely intend to seize their spiritual treasures; he even wanted to take them back to the West and forcibly convert them.
This was fucking...
Shameless!
Utterly shameless!
The two exchanged a glance, each seeing the terror in the other's eyes.
They had no time to think further and could only flee for their lives, attempting to escape.
However, after Chen Ku entered the realm of Grand Golden Immortal, the power of Buddha's Palm Paradise had risen once more.
The Order God Chains surged forth, instantly tearing through hundreds of millions of zhang of void before crashing down upon the two men.
Bound by such divine chains, no matter how hard they struggled, they could not break free.
In the end, they could only be forcibly dragged into the Buddha's paradise.
Their screams and furious roars faded away as well.
After finishing all this, Chen Ku finally let out a long breath and casually dusted off his hands.
"I wonder how Master and Martial Uncle are doing right now?!"
He turned to look in the direction where Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were.
The battle was over. It was time to find his Master and Martial Uncle.
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