Arc 62The Stone and the Buddhist Land

Fang Chen used the Stone to devastate the Ye Family’s Xuanhuang Origin Realm, then helped Ye Qingci recover her sight and explored the Dark Forest in Paper Crane Space. After three years of cultivation, he returned to find new Quasi-Emperors and turmoil in the Ye Family, then contacted Ye Qingci.

  • Ye Mian learned that Fang Chen had seized the Stone from the Buddhist Land, and the Ye Family feared the Glazed Sword Sect’s rapid rise in strength.
  • Fang Chen brought the Stone to the Ye Family’s Xuanhuang Origin Realm, where it consumed the realm’s energy and forced Ye Mian and the Saints to retreat.
  • Fang Chen returned to the Glazed Sword Sect as the Stone’s Wind Origin ravaged the Ye Family’s realm, while he and Black Flame Saint prepared a campaign in the Buddhist Land.
  • Ye Qingci awakened, broke through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm by absorbing energy from the stone husks, and accompanied Fang Chen to the Glazed Hall.
  • The Nether Flower carried Fang Chen and his companions to the Black Copper Coffin, where it drew out power that healed Ye Qingci’s eyes.
  • Fang Chen chose to pose as the War Buddha and went to Paper Crane Space, where he found a Black Coffin and a Little Tree in the Dark Forest.
  • Fang Chen consumed the fruits of the Little Tree and spent months battling Buddha statues in his Sea of Consciousness, breaking through and absorbing their golden light.
  • After three years, Fang Chen returned to the Glazed Sword Sect and learned that several figures had become Quasi-Emperors while the Stone continued draining the Ye Family’s realm, and he then contacted Ye Qingci.
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Ch. 1526The Meteorite Was Snatched Away by Fang Chen

Ye Mian confirmed that Fang Chen had attacked the Buddhist Land, killed two Quasi-Emperors, and taken the meteorite that had helped it produce six Quasi-Emperors. The Ye Family Saints realized the treasure was now in the hands of their sworn enemy, the Glazed Sword Sect.

  • Ye Mian left Xuanhuang Hall and contacted the Great Sun Buddha Emperor to verify the scenes of Fang Chen's battle.
  • The Great Sun Buddha Emperor confirmed that Fang Chen had come to the Buddhist Land and taken the Stone, a meteorite that had released powerful energy and helped produce six Quasi-Emperors.
  • Ye Mian offered the Great Sun Buddha Emperor help against Fang Chen, and the Emperor said the Buddhist Kingdom's foundations were deep.
  • Ye Mian returned to Xuanhuang Hall and told the Saints that Fang Chen had fought seven opponents and killed two Quasi-Emperors to seize the meteorite.
  • The Ye Family Saints cursed the Buddhist Cultivators for letting the powerful meteorite fall into the Glazed Sword Sect's hands.

Ch. 1527Three Quasi-Emperors in the Time It Takes an Incense Stick to Burn

The Glazed Sword Sect gained three Quasi-Emperors in rapid succession, alarming the Ye Family and stunning the Human Race. Fang Chen’s display of strength and the meteorite’s influence left the sect’s rivals bracing for upheaval.

  • Ye Mian and the Ye Family Saints feared the Glazed Sword Sect would grow into a major threat after hearing that another Quasi-Emperor had emerged.
  • Three Quasi-Emperors appeared at the Glazed Sword Sect in less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, causing the Ye Family to blame the Buddhist Kingdom for losing the meteorite.
  • People across the Human Race connected the breakthroughs to the meteorite Fang Chen had brought back and reacted with shock at the Glazed Sword Sect’s rising strength.
  • Ye Kong, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, and Saint Gu Yu broke through beside the meteorite, while the Black Flame Saint warned the disciples not to rely on it.
  • The Myna told Fang Chen that Daoist Misty had spread the battle images, and Fang Chen said the images and breakthroughs would keep many people awake before striking the Invisible Qi Wall with his sword.

Ch. 1528The Meteorite Shed Its Skin

Fang Chen watched the meteorite shed its crust and reveal an azure Stone that devoured energy and could not safely be drawn into his body. He left the Qingyang Realm with it and set out for the Ye Family, hoping to unleash its Devouring Power there.

  • The meteorite cracked and blasted the Glazed Sword Sect disciples away, so Fang Chen ordered them to leave the Qingyang Realm.
  • The meteorite shed its reddish-brown crust, revealing an azure Stone covered in mysterious Runes that began devouring nearby energy.
  • Fang Chen used the Heaven Mending Goddess Manifestation to hold the Stone, but its Devouring Power threatened to consume him when he tried to draw it into his body.
  • Fang Chen left the Qingyang Realm and agreed with Myna bird to take the Stone to the Ye Family, where it could devour their energy.
  • Little Crane grew into a large Paper Crane, and Fang Chen climbed onto her back to begin the journey.

Ch. 1529I'm Here to Bring Some Warmth

Fang Chen arrived at the Ye Family Core Region with the Meteorite and announced that he had come to bring the Ye Family a treasure. As Ye Mian ordered the family to withdraw to its Ancestral Land, Fang Chen prepared to let them experience the Meteorite’s power.

  • Little Crane carried Fang Chen through Chaos Space and emerged above the Ye Family Core Region with the Heaven Mending Goddess and the Meteorite.
  • Two Ye Family patrol members recognized Fang Chen, fled, and warned the family; Ye Mian ordered everyone to withdraw to the Ancestral Land.
  • Fang Chen told Little Crane to fly toward the Ye Family's Xuanhuang Origin Realm so he could bring the Meteorite there.
  • Ye Mian and other Ye Family Members appeared as External Incarnations, and Ye Mian summoned the Xuanhuang Bell to pressure Fang Chen.
  • Fang Chen identified the Meteorite and claimed he had come to bring the Ye Family a treasure and a little warmth.

Ch. 1530The Gift Has Been Delivered. Take Your Time Enjoying It!

Fang Chen invaded the Ye Family's Xuanhuang Origin Realm and hurled the Meteorite toward its core, where it crashed into the Xuanhuang Bell before landing and devouring energy. He escaped with Little Crane as the Ye Family activated its great array, leaving Ye Mian and Li Changsheng to inspect the mysterious Meteorite.

  • Little Crane carried Fang Chen and the myna bird past the Xuanhuang Bell and into the Xuanhuang Origin Realm.
  • Fang Chen used the Swallowing Heaven Tower to block the Xuanhuang Banner's attack, then sent the Meteorite flying toward the realm's core.
  • The Meteorite struck the Xuanhuang Bell, crashed into the ground, and began devouring energy as Fang Chen declared that he had delivered his gift.
  • Fang Chen used the Swallowing Heaven Tower to knock aside the Xuanhuang Banner and escaped with the myna bird inside Little Crane's Spirit Crane Space.
  • Ye Mian and the Ye Family Saints examined the Meteorite, and Li Changsheng asked Ye Mian for permission to investigate it.

Ch. 1531Confronting the Great Sun Buddha Emperor

Ye Mian and the Ye Family failed to remove the meteorite Fang Chen had dropped into the Xuanhuang Origin Realm, and they discovered it was devouring the realm’s energy. The chapter left Ye Mian rushing to a storm around the meteorite as the family’s containment barrier neared collapse.

  • Li Changsheng tried to reach the meteorite with vines from the Withered Wood Staff, but an invisible force stopped them a hundred zhang away.
  • Ye Mian ordered the Xuanhuang Bell to take the meteorite, but it could not move it as the Stone’s devouring power grew stronger.
  • Li Changsheng warned that the meteorite might drain the Xuanhuang Origin Realm, while Ye Mian’s Saints doubted the danger.
  • Ye Mian contacted the Great Sun Buddha Emperor, who said the Stone had once released energy on the Buddhist Land and agreed that it might now be absorbing energy for Fang Chen’s purposes.
  • The Spirit Dog Saint warned Ye Mian that the meteorite’s pull had intensified, and Ye Mian hurried to find a colossal storm straining the Ye Family’s barrier.

Ch. 1532Damn Fang Chen, That Was Too Underhanded

Fang Chen’s Meteorite unleashed a growing Wind Origin that devoured the Ye Family’s Xuanhuang Origin Realm, forcing the family to retreat to its Ancestral Land. Fang Chen returned to the Qingyang Realm, showed his allies the destruction, and remained confident the Ye Family could not take the Meteorite.

  • The Meteorite’s Devouring Power surged, creating a Wind Origin that overwhelmed the Xuanhuang Banner and Xuanhuang Bell, so Ye Mian ordered their bearers to withdraw.
  • The Wind Origin devoured the Xuanhuang Origin Realm’s Spiritual Qi, land, buildings, and floating islands, while Ye Mian and the Ye Family Saints cursed Fang Chen for leaving the Stone with them.
  • Fang Chen watched the destruction through the Spirit Sword Talisman, then left with Little Crane and the Myna bird to return to the Qingyang Realm.
  • Ye Mian ordered the Ye Family Saints to retreat to their Ancestral Land, where the Profound Yellow Great Array’s core and the Xuanhuang Pagoda were kept.
  • Back in the Qingyang Realm, Fang Chen showed the Black Flame Saint and the others the Wind Origin consuming the Ye Family’s realm, and said he would accept his fate if they managed to take the Stone.

Ch. 1533How Did I Become Bald?

Ye Kong became a Quasi-Emperor after recovering his Kirin Arm, while Fang Chen and Black Flame Saint prepared a promotion campaign portraying Fang Chen as a Buddha’s reincarnation. The chapter ended with Fang Chen objecting to his bald portrait as Little Crane eagerly offered to distribute the flyers.

  • Ye Kong thanked Fang Chen for the Meteorite that helped him break through, and Fang Chen revealed that it was devouring energy inside the Ye Family's Xuanhuang Origin Realm.
  • Ye Kong said he would reclaim his left arm from Ye Chen, and Black Flame Saint noted that restoring it could complete Ye Kong's Kirin Sacred Body Origin.
  • Black Flame Saint told Fang Chen that the promotional flyers were ready and led the group to the Glazed Sword Sect's Printing Workshop.
  • The workshop master showed them flyers depicting Fang Chen as a bald reincarnation of a Buddha who would ascend to the Buddhist Land and save living beings.
  • Fang Chen questioned the portrait and the plan, while Black Flame Saint proposed distributing flyers, visiting the Buddhist Land, and preaching from an altar.

Ch. 1534Ye Qingci Woke Up

Fang Chen arranged for Little Crane to distribute flyers seeking resources in the Buddhist Land, then went to visit Ye Qingci at Lotus Flower Lake. As he told her about recent events, she woke and recognized him by touch.

  • Fang Chen agreed with Black Flame Saint to pursue resources in the Buddhist Land, and Little Crane took more than fifteen million flyers to distribute.
  • Black Flame Saint and Ye Kong left, while Fang Chen told the Myna bird he felt uneasy and decided to visit Ye Qingci.
  • Fang Chen opened the lotus holding Ye Qingci and told her about the changes in the Savage World.
  • Ye Qingci moved, woke, and embraced Fang Chen after he guided her hand to his face.

Ch. 1535I'm Fine, I Just Can't See

Ye Qingci awakened after hearing Fang Chen speak to her while she was trapped in a dark world, though the secret technique she had used left her without eyes. Fang Chen brought her to see Ye Kong in the Qingyang Realm, where they reunited and shared Ten-Thousand-Year Peaches.

  • Ye Qingci told Fang Chen she had regained consciousness earlier but could not escape the darkness until a force within her soul awakened her.
  • Ye Qingci covered her sunken eye sockets with an azure ribbon, and Fang Chen took her to meet Ye Kong in the Qingyang Realm.
  • Ye Kong greeted Ye Qingci, who reassured him that she was well despite being unable to see.
  • Ye Qingci recognized the meteorite’s stone husks and welcomed Little Crane, while Fang Chen raised a Barrier around them.
  • Fang Chen gave Ye Qingci a Ten-Thousand-Year Peach, and after Ye Kong and Fang Chen declined to share, she began eating it; Fang Chen gave another peach to Little Crane.

Ch. 1536Quasi-Emperor Ye Qingci

Fang Chen shared Ten-Thousand-Year Peaches with Little Crane and Ye Kong while Ye Qingci cultivated after eating hers. The stone husks gathered around Ye Qingci, and she broke through to become a Quasi-Emperor, drawing attention across the Barbaric Continent.

  • Fang Chen gave Little Crane and Ye Kong Ten-Thousand-Year Peaches, explaining that more fruit had ripened in the Yaochi Sacred Land.
  • Ye Qingci circulated the Nirvana Immortal Scripture, and stone husks rose from the pit to surround her as she absorbed their energy.
  • Fang Chen withdrew the Barrier, and he and Ye Kong were blasted away when blue Runes appeared across Ye Qingci's skin.
  • After half an hour, Ye Qingci absorbed the Source Power of Emperors and erupted with the aura of a Quasi-Emperor.
  • Experts across the Barbaric Continent sensed Ye Qingci's breakthrough and remarked that another Quasi-Emperor had emerged from the Glazed Sword Sect.

Ch. 1537Taking You Somewhere

Ye Qingci awoke after her breakthrough to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and Fang Chen took her and Ye Kong to Glazed Ancient City. There, Ye Kong recalled how Fang Chen had once rescued him in the Glazed Hall and how far Fang Chen had risen since then.

  • The Glazed Sword Sect experts gathered around Ye Qingci after she broke through, and they saw stone-skin fragments circling her before she awoke three hours later.
  • Ye Kong asked whether Ye Qingci had formed an Emperor Seal, and Fang Chen explained that her cultivation did not use seals.
  • Fang Chen invited Ye Qingci and Ye Kong to go with him, then asked Black Flame Saint, Yun Qianxue, and the others to guard the stone-skin fragments.
  • Fang Chen took Ye Qingci, Ye Kong, the Myna bird, and Little Crane to Glazed Ancient City.
  • Ye Kong remembered meeting Fang Chen there and how Fang Chen had carried him out of the Glazed Hall with the Nether Flower.

Ch. 1538The Heartbroken Nether Flower

Fang Chen brought Ye Kong and Ye Qingci to Glazed Ancient City, where they found the Nether Flower had regrown in the Glazed Hall. The flower reached out to Ye Qingci with affection, then turned its runes red when it touched her eyes and sensed her blindness.

  • Fang Chen explained how he and Ye Kong could enter the Trial Grounds despite their Quasi-Emperor Realm cultivation, then led Ye Kong and Ye Qingci into Glazed Ancient City.
  • Fang Chen opened the Glazed Hall doors with his Glazed Battle Runes, and Ye Kong saw that the hall had changed and a Nether Flower had grown back on its Sacrificial Altar.
  • Fang Chen told Ye Kong that the Nether Flower had survived being shattered and regrown over the years.
  • The Nether Flower reached for Ye Qingci, and Fang Chen reassured Ye Kong that it would not hurt her.
  • Ye Qingci stroked the flower and sensed its happiness, but its runes turned red when its leaves touched her eyes, and she felt that it had become sad.

Ch. 1539Absorbing the Copper Coffin's Power

The Nether Flower carried Fang Chen, Ye Qingci, Ye Kong, Myna bird, and Little Crane beneath the Glazed Hall to the Black Copper Coffin. It absorbed the coffin’s power and began channeling it into Ye Qingci, leaving Fang Chen hopeful that it might restore her eyes.

  • The Nether Flower pulled Ye Qingci onto the Sacrificial Altar, and Fang Chen and the others joined her as it sank beneath the Black Water.
  • The Sacrificial Altar carried them through a strange underwater space filled with zombies and vengeful spirits and into a world of Magma.
  • The Nether Flower brought them to the Black Copper Coffin, whose pressure stunned Ye Kong, and Fang Chen said he knew little about it beyond a possible link to the Glazed Saint.
  • The Nether Flower spread black roots across the coffin and through its seam, drawing out its power as red light raced into the flower.
  • Ye Qingci trembled in pain as energy poured into her body, and Fang Chen suspected the Nether Flower was trying to heal her eyes; Ye Qingci endured the pain.

Ch. 1540Ancient Kasaya

Ye Qingci ate the Nether Flower’s blossoms in hopes of regaining her sight, while the Buddha Emperors recovered from their defeat and learned that flyers were spreading claims that Fang Chen was the reincarnated Buddha. Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered the flyers suppressed.

  • The Nether Flower bloomed and fed its blue blossoms to Ye Qingci, who endured the energy flowing toward her eyes.
  • Great Sun Buddha Emperor and the other Buddha Emperors healed their wounded souls with the Ancient Kasaya inside the Heavenly Buddha Pagoda.
  • A golden bat delivered flyers claiming Fang Chen was the reincarnated Buddha to Dragon Subduing Buddha Emperor.
  • The Buddha Emperors grew furious as they realized the flyers were convincing people and could destabilize the Buddhist Kingdom.
  • Great Sun Buddha Emperor ordered people sent to suppress the flyers.

Ch. 1541Her Eyes Fully Healed

Ye Qingci's eyes healed after the Nether Flower transformed them into Reborn Eyes, and she and Fang Chen thanked it before leaving the Glazed Hall. After hearing that support for him was growing in the Buddhist Kingdom, Fang Chen agreed to bring Ye Qingci and Ye Kong there and went to meet the Black Flame Saint, whom he found studying Buddhist scriptures.

  • Ye Qingci opened her healed eyes, embraced Ye Kong and Fang Chen, and said her Reborn Eyes felt more powerful than her Nirvana Immortal Eyes.
  • The Nether Flower carried Fang Chen and the others out of the magma world, and Ye Qingci promised to visit it again.
  • Fang Chen received the Black Flame Saint's message that leaflets had encouraged support for him in the Buddhist Kingdom and that the authorities were cracking down on his supporters.
  • Fang Chen agreed to let Ye Qingci and Ye Kong join his planned journey through the Buddhist Kingdom, then took them, Little Crane, and Myna Bird to the Glazed Palace.
  • Fang Chen found the Black Flame Saint and the others reading Buddhist scriptures and asked what they were doing.

Ch. 1542Didn't You Say We Should Strike While the Iron's Hot?

Fang Chen agreed to enter the Buddhist Land posing as a reincarnated Buddha called War Buddha, while the Glazed Sword Sect hoped he could help them seize it. After memorizing a trove of Buddhist scriptures with the Myna bird’s help, Fang Chen decided to leave at once to protect his followers from the Buddhist Kingdom’s suppression.

  • Black Flame Saint and the others urged Fang Chen to pose as a reincarnated Buddha and prepare by studying Buddhist scriptures.
  • Fang Chen agreed to try and chose the identity of War Buddha, despite there being no War Buddha in the records.
  • The Myna bird used its Clones to read the scriptures and passed their contents to Fang Chen.
  • Fang Chen told Black Flame Saint he had memorized the scriptures and would head to the Buddhist Land immediately.
  • Black Flame Saint questioned whether Fang Chen was leaving too soon, and Fang Chen reminded him to strike while the iron was hot.

Ch. 1543Taking Little Crane Home

Fang Chen accompanied Little Crane back to Paper Crane Space, where they found its abundant Source Power of Emperors and the unchanged Bronze Coffin. Little Crane fell asleep on the coffin while Fang Chen cultivated, but black paper cranes soon approached and clashed with the Colored ones.

  • Fang Chen told the Black Flame Saint he would visit Little Crane’s home before setting out for the Buddhist Land, then left with her for Paper Crane Space.
  • Fang Chen saw that Paper Crane Space remained intact and that its Source Power of Emperors grew denser toward its Core Region.
  • Little Crane greeted the Colored paper cranes and flew with them to the Bronze Coffin, where she settled down and fell asleep.
  • Fang Chen tried to see through the Bronze Coffin with the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique, then began cultivating beside Little Crane.
  • Fang Chen noticed a mass of black paper cranes approaching, and the Colored paper cranes flew to meet them.

Ch. 1544Entering the Dark Forest

Fang Chen destroyed the black Paper Cranes with his Darkness Devouring God Domain and entered their Dark Forest territory. The forest’s mysterious force strengthened as he flew deeper, but the Floating Immortal Sword protected him, and he had yet to reach the forest’s end.

  • Fang Chen used the Darkness Devouring God Domain to destroy the black Paper Cranes, absorbing the energy they released.
  • After the sky cleared, Fang Chen left Little Crane on the Bronze Coffin and flew toward the black Paper Cranes’ territory.
  • Fang Chen found the boundary between the Colored forest and the Dark Forest and discovered that a mysterious force affected anything crossing it.
  • Fang Chen tested the force with the Floating Immortal Sword, crossed the boundary, and relied on the sword to absorb the harmful energy.
  • Fang Chen flew through the Dark Forest for half an hour and realized it was at least ten times larger than the Colored forest.

Ch. 1545The End of the River of Light

Fang Chen discovered that a gigantic dead Colorful Paper Crane nourished a colorful forest and traced the River of Light through the Dark Forest. At the river’s end, he found a colossal Black Coffin bound by nine colorful chains, spilling black water into a vast lake.

  • Fang Chen found a gigantic dead Colorful Paper Crane buried in a colorful forest and absorbed its power through the Floating Immortal Sword.
  • Fang Chen struck an enormous tree beneath the crane and absorbed more power before the ground began to tremble.
  • Fang Chen followed colorful lights flowing from the forest into the Dark Forest, where they transformed black trees into colorful ones.
  • Fang Chen found another dead Colorful Paper Crane at the source of a tributary feeding the River of Light.
  • Fang Chen reached the river’s end and saw a colossal Black Coffin bound by nine colorful chains, with black water pouring from it into a vast lake.

Ch. 1546The Bead Sprouted

Fang Chen brought the Mysterious Bead to the Black Coffin, where it absorbed energy from the coffin and the remains of the Paper Crane. The Bead cracked apart and became a sprout, which began to grow before Fang Chen.

  • Fang Chen climbed the Colored chains to the Black Coffin and saw a massive Paper Crane, badly burned and containing bones, lying atop it.
  • Fang Chen struck the Black Coffin with the Floating Immortal Sword, but the coffin repelled the blow and sent the sword flying from his hand.
  • Fang Chen took the trembling Mysterious Bead from the Floating Immortal Ring, and it flew into the Paper Crane's remains.
  • The Bead burned away the Paper Crane's remains as Colored Runes streamed into the Floating Immortal Sword and strengthened Fang Chen.
  • The Bead settled into a ring of light on the Black Coffin and absorbed energy from its Formation Runes, the surrounding area, and the Paper Crane's remains.
  • Colored roots sprouted from the Bead and drained the remaining energy before it cracked apart and became a growing sprout.

Ch. 1547Two Fruits

Fang Chen found that the Little Tree had devoured the Paper Crane's remains and was draining energy from the Black Coffin, the Dark Forest, and the Colored River of Light. The tree bore one black fruit and one Colored fruit, which Fang Chen picked and brought back to Little Crane, who remained stunned by his account of the Black Coffin.

  • Fang Chen tried to pull down and chop the Little Tree, but it repeatedly threw him back while the Floating Immortal Sword's power strengthened him.
  • The Little Tree consumed the Paper Crane's remains, grew to ten feet tall, and wrapped its roots around the Black Coffin as its Black Water dwindled.
  • The Little Tree drained energy from the surrounding black trees, Colored trees, and Colored River of Light, then produced a black fruit and a Colored fruit.
  • Fang Chen picked both fruits, saw that the Little Tree had stopped absorbing energy, and flew west toward the Bronze Coffin.
  • Fang Chen woke Little Crane and showed him the fruits, then described the Little Tree and the Black Coffin in the Dark Forest.

Ch. 1548The Buddha Statue in His Mind

After eating the black Fruits, Fang Chen cultivated by striking the little tree atop the Black Coffin, absorbing its energy and strengthening his body and Soul Perception. Ten days later, the Buddhist scriptures in his mind formed a massive golden Buddha statue in his Sea of Consciousness.

  • Little Crane swallowed the Colored Fruits and absorbed their Runes, rapidly drawing in Space Dao Patterns to cultivate.
  • Fang Chen ate the black Fruits and absorbed their Runes, gaining a powerful Devouring Power and strengthening his Soul Perception.
  • Fang Chen flew to the Dark Forest and tried striking the Black Coffin with the Floating Immortal Sword, but the little tree's roots blocked the blade and sent energy into him.
  • Fang Chen repeatedly struck the little tree, absorbing scorching energy from its black branches and cool energy from its Colored branches as the black Fruits released more Runes.
  • After a day of striking the tree, Fang Chen heard Buddhist chanting that further strengthened his Soul Perception.
  • Ten days later, countless lines of Scripture formed a golden, three-headed, six-armed Buddha statue in Fang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Ch. 1549I'll Kill You Until You Stop Chanting

Fang Chen fought the chanting Buddha statues in his Sea of Consciousness while reciting the Myriad Buddhas War Scripture. He destroyed the statues and absorbed their golden light, leaving his Sea of Consciousness silent and his power greatly increased.

  • Fang Chen formed a golden version of himself in his Sea of Consciousness and attacked the first Buddha statue, but the three-headed, six-armed statue overpowered him.
  • Fang Chen kept chanting and fought the statue repeatedly, growing stronger over the course of half a year.
  • Fang Chen broke through an unseen shackle, grew to thirty thousand zhang tall, and pierced the Buddha statues with his sword.
  • Fang Chen used Destroy All Beings to dissolve every Buddha statue and silence the chanting.
  • Fang Chen absorbed the golden light, grew to ninety thousand zhang tall, and stopped chanting as his murderous fury faded.

Ch. 1550Another Quasi-Emperor Appeared in the Buddhist Kingdom

After three years in the Dark Forest, Fang Chen returned to the Glazed Sword Sect and learned that several new Quasi-Emperors had emerged across the Barbaric Continent, including an unknown one in the Buddhist Kingdom. He asked Ye Qingci where she was after hearing that the Ye Family remained occupied by internal troubles.

  • Fang Chen completed his transformation in the Sea of Consciousness, discovered three years had passed, and left the sapling behind in the Dark Forest.
  • Fang Chen reunited with Little Crane, who had grown dramatically stronger after absorbing the Colored Fruits and could now carry him with ease.
  • Little Crane brought Fang Chen back to the Glazed Sword Sect, where Fang Chen contacted the Black Flame Saint.
  • The Black Flame Saint told Fang Chen that Senior Qing Yuan, Ye Mian, the North Nether Saint, and several others had become Quasi-Emperors, and that the Buddhist Kingdom's new Quasi-Emperor remained unidentified.
  • The Black Flame Saint explained that the Ye Family had not attacked Yunxiang Mountain because the stone Fang Chen left behind was draining its Xuanhuang Origin Realm while oppressed powers rebelled.
  • Fang Chen contacted Ye Qingci and asked where she was.
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