The Swastika Buddha Seal! A Dao Lord Falls! The Seven-Soul Prayer Beads

As the Eighteen Layers of Hell exploded layer by layer under Chen Dengming's terrifying punch, his own Buddha Body was also destroyed.

It was precisely because of the destruction of the Buddha Body that his Dao Domain weakened; otherwise, how could this non-Daoist cultivator's Daoist Divine Ability and supernatural powers have broken through the layers of hell?

At this moment, he was trapped within the Buddhist realm, with no way to escape. He was practically trapped with nowhere to go, and the Buddha Guai felt extremely frustrated. He let out a wild cry, a loud cry, a cry of despair!

There's no way to retreat, so there's no need to retreat any further; fight with all your might!

"If you wish for my death, I will make the entire world pay with my life!!"

The Buddha Guai's ghostly eyes turned completely blood red, and suddenly the Ghost Body formed by the Imperial Yin Earth cracked open. The eighty-one Yin Pearl that controlled the Yin Spring shone brightly, about to explode.

Chen Dengming felt a sudden tremor in his heart, sensing an extremely strong threat. He quickly connected his mind with the Heavenly Fortune Hall and unleashed the second Dao Intent the Tianfu Dao: Fortune Shines Brightly!

A surge of Heavenly Fortune Qi quickly gathered above his head, manifesting as a lucky star that radiated good fortune.

This auspicious light spread even to the Buddha Guai, creating a misfortune where good and bad fortune are intertwined, locking in a low-probability event.

"Click--"

Only one crack appeared on the eighty-one Yin Pearl on the surface of the Buddha Guai's body. Suddenly, the violent Yin Qi within became disordered, and the tendency to explode was stopped.

Meanwhile, Below the Yin Spring, many Yin Spring Ghost Lords had sensed the frequent disturbances of the Yin Spring intervened when the Yin Spring completely erupted, thus slightly curbing the signs of the Yin Spring's riot.

On the surface, it appears that these numerous Yin Spring Ghost Lord suddenly intervened in the control and intervention of the Yin Springs, preventing the Buddha Guai from completely detonating all the Yin Springs.

In reality, it was a low-probability event caused by Fortune Shines Brightly.

"What?!"

Buddha Guai's eyes widened in disbelief as he suddenly looked at the dazzling lucky star above Chen Dengming's head.

Bang!

At that very moment, the Eighteen Layers of Hell, the Saw Hell, was completely shattered under the combined attacks of Chen Dengming's Dharma Body Giant Fist and Dongfang Huayuan.

The two continued their attack with undiminished momentum, heading straight for the Buddha Guai.

With a loud bang, the enormous Ghost Body was instantly blasted apart.

Eighty-one Yin Pearl shot out and exploded in all directions, spreading in all directions.

Suddenly, the Buddha Guai unleashed an unpredictable aura, its spirit leaving its body and darting into Chen Dengming's iron fist, transforming into a gigantic, ferocious ghost head that lunged straight at Chen Dengming.

This was none other than the immortal technique used by the former demon immortal to devour the Living Buddha Venerable — the Evil Ghost Devours Soul!

Once swallowed, their souls will soon be corrupted by the ghost immortals, just like the Living Buddha Venerable the past.

This sudden change happened too quickly.

As soon as Chen Dengming blasted the Ghost Body of the Buddha Guai to its death, an incomparably cold and bone-chilling aura instantly spread throughout his body.

Even Heavenly Human Dao Body with a strong body could hardly withstand it; it felt as if his bones were freezing inch by inch, and the Dao power and Law Power within his body became extremely sluggish. Only the Phoenix True Fire in his right palm remained active.

In that instant, a huge, hideous ghost head appeared inside his body, swept past his body, and devoured his soul deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

Wherever the ghost head passed, his Sea of Consciousness and Primordial Spirit seemed to freeze inch by inch, and his soul trembled.

Once your soul is truly devoured by this demonic head, unless you can forcibly convert it like Living Buddha Venerable, you will have no chance of escaping.

Even a Buddha as powerful as the Living Buddha Venerable could only convert the benevolent thoughts of the Tai Guang within the Three Souls of the ghost immortal.

Their souls and the benevolent thoughts of the ghosts and immortals merged into one, becoming inseparable.

Once Chen Dengming's soul is devoured by the Buddha Guai, he will have no chance of survival.

He tried to form a difficult hand seal, but the speed at which he cast the spell was clearly not as fast as the speed at which the Buddha Guai was devouring his soul.

Just then, a phantom image of the Human God Hall suddenly appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

Dongfang Huayuan seemed to sense that his situation was not good, and quickly moved the Human God Hall to protect him.

As the Human God Hall rotated, it drew a perfect circle, with streaks of Silver Dao Script transforming into a light shield formed by silver Daoist power.

Human God Protection!

"Bang!" The Human God Hall and the Ghost Head collided, and both shook violently.

The hideous ghost head transformed from the Buddha Guai was blocked by the silver light shield released by the Human God Hall.

The streaks of silver light seemed to be formed from Daoist runes, expanding into a circle, and upon touching the ferocious ghost head, they erupted into an astonishing collision.

The ferocious demon head let out a miserable groan as it collided with the barrier of the Human God Hall, producing billowing black smoke.

With this buffer, Chen Dengming immediately released the Phoenix True Fire in his right palm.

In an instant, the Daoist fire coursed through his entire body, dispelling the chill. In that instant, he successfully performed the <Life and Death Cycle Technique> by forming hand seals.

A black and Life and Death Two Flowers, appeared within his body, spinning and devouring the hideous ghost head.

Instantly, the ghostly energy was devoured and quickly transformed into Life Energy.

Buddha Guai felt his Soul Body weaken and roared as he tried to retreat quickly.

At this moment, the Human God Hall Dongfang Huayuan, flew in like a mountain crushing down. A large number of Silver Dao Script formed beams of light, like prison bars, blocking the path of the Buddha Guai.

"Quick! Old Chen, seize the opportunity, just like last time!"

Dongfang Huayuan's voice came through.

Chen Dengming understood immediately, Black and White Life and Death Flower quickly devoured the ghost head that Xiang Hun had suppressed under the Human God Hall.

At the same time, the phantom of the Human Heart Hall emerged from his mind.

Ten thousand flames of the heart burn, surrounding one of them, with each flame pointing like a sharp sword, and the Mental Strength forming sharp threads, creating a blockade.

Within one of those inner flames, Buddha Guai suddenly appeared, struggling painfully amidst threads formed from tens of thousands of strands of Mental Strength.

The Human God Hall will subdue his soul!

The Human Heart Hall locks away their hearts!

Chen Dengming was about to use the Heavenly Net technique again, replicating the tactics he had used to kill Qing Mingzi.

The enormous, hideous demon head suddenly let out a shrill scream and instantly split in two.

Dao God, carrying the dense Dao power formed by the Eighteen Layers of Hell, seemed to split the void into eighteen pitch-black spaces, shattering the Flower of Life and Death. The eighteen streams of energy grew exponentially, crashing into the center of the seemingly tangible and indestructible light pillar fence formed by Dao inscriptions.

With a deafening roar, the entire Human God Hall shook violently, and two of the railings shattered instantly.

The other Dao God seized the opportunity to escape during this fleeting gap.

"The Boundless Sea of Suffering!!"

At this tense and volatile moment, Chen Dengming saw a giant golden Buddha's hand descend from the sky, forming the Vajra Wheel Seal, with the fingers bent at the palm, the thumb joined together, the middle finger hooked back, and wrapped around the index finger.

The palm struck his forehead the instant he tilted his head back.

Chen Dengming felt a burning sensation on his forehead, and a large golden swastika appeared instantly.

At the same time, within his Sea of Consciousness, the two souls of Buddha Guai, who were almost about to escape from the seal of the Human God Hall, suddenly crashed into a blazing, dazzling golden wall, howling in pain as they were bounced back.

Beyond the Silver Light in the Human God Hall, countless swastikas appeared, radiating astonishing Buddha Light. In an instant, Buddha Light and ghostly energy surged into the sky.

"Old Baldy!!"

The Buddha Guai let out an extremely unwilling roar, watching helplessly as the Human God Hall pressed down even further, and the swastikas filled with Buddha Light and Daoist power were reflected on his Soul Body, further sealing his power.

Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief.

This Vajra Seal of the Living Buddha has replaced his use of the Heavenly Net Technique, further sealing off the Buddha Guai formation.

Almost at the same time, Qu Shenzong's thunderous roar suddenly rang out.

Chen Dengming looked closely and saw that Qu Shenzong was bathed in dazzling Cyan Lightning, his power surging, and his figure covered in lightning rapidly enlarged before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye it was right in front of him.

A blurry spear made of lightning pierced his brow like a streak of light. The intense heat within it was so great that Chen Dengming could smell the burning of his skin and feel the searing pain in his brow.

"Hello?!"

Chen Dengming was filled with fear and trepidation.

What kind of strange Daoist magic is this? Does it mean it's going to pierce him and the Buddha Guai together?

The next moment, he felt the lightning and Qu Shenzong's figure disappear from his sight in an instant.

If it weren't for the lingering burning sensation between my eyebrows, everything would seem like an illusion.

At this moment, a blue-green lightning bolt, resembling a startled snake, appeared out of thin air in Chen Dengming's Sea of Consciousness, rushed past rapidly, and struck directly at the sealed soul of the Buddha Guai.

The Living Buddha Venerable silently spread out the swastika symbol.

"Old Qu! Well done!"

Dongfang Huayuan cooperated by removing one of the sealed entrances to the Human God Hall.

Buddha Guai didn't even have a chance to dodge; his soul was instantly engulfed by a deafening thunderclap.

The thunder roared, leaving Chen Dengming's mind blank and reeling.

Suddenly, he felt another burning pain in the Yuzhen acupoint below the back of his head, and a bolt of lightning shot out, transforming into the figure of Qu Shenzong.

The searing pain instantly jolted Chen Dengming out of his mental blank.

Almost at the same time, he keenly sensed a dangerous intuition coming from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness.

"Buddha Guai is still alive?!"

At this critical moment, it was too late to cast any spells. Chen Dengming quickly sent a mental warning and contacted the Heavenly Fortune Hall at the same time. The lucky star shone brightly above his head.

In an instant, a remnant soul roared and rushed out of the unsealed gap in the Human God Hall, heading straight for Chen Dengming's soul deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

But in this extremely urgent moment, the swastika symbols quickly gathered together, transforming into a Buddha's hand forming an Outer Binding Seal, and in the blink of an eye, it grasped the remnant soul.

"Put down your butcher's knife and turn back before it's too late!"

With a low groan from the Living Buddha Venerable, the remnant soul screamed and was quickly purified in the Buddha Light. Streams of pure Soul Power, accompanied by the Primordial Spirit Power, rapidly spread out.

The aura of Buddha Guai's power, once so intimidating, completely faded, leaving only streams of pure and powerful Soul Power and Primordial Spirit Power, while the ghostly aura rapidly dissipated.

Chen Dengming immediately opened the Death Gate within his body, absorbing ghost energy and converting it into Death Qi to prevent the ghost energy from leaking out.

Upon closer examination, he Sea of Consciousness the immense Primordial Spirit Power and Soul Power filling his Sea of Consciousness had almost completely filled it.

Fortunately, the Sea of Consciousness is the cradle for nurturing the mind and spirit, and the Mind World is connected to it.

Therefore, the space of his Sea of Consciousness is as vast as Chen Dengming's Domain of Thought, and it can continue to expand as his thoughts continue. Otherwise, the fierce battle just now would have already caused serious damage to his body.

"Kid Chen, we did it?"

Just then, Dongfang Huayuan's incredulous voice came from inside the Human God Hall.

He manipulated the Human God Hall to spread out streaks of Silver Light, quickly searching through Chen Dengming's Sea of Consciousness to prevent any remnants of the Buddha Guai from remaining.

"No need to look anymore, he has indeed perished," Chen Dengming confirmed.

"May Buddha have mercy! The demon has been exorcised! The three benefactors have accumulated immeasurable merit!"

The vast Buddhist chant of the Living Buddha Venerable resounded.

Chen Dengming felt the enormous Buddha's hand, which had been pressed against his forehead by the Living Buddha Venerable, withdraw.

Then, the boundless Buddhist realm, radiating dazzling light, began to dissipate.

An elderly monk, of normal height and build, appeared from a burst of intense Buddha Light.

He sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, his face was elegant and dignified, and a halo of Buddha Light gathered behind his head. His appearance was seven parts similar to that of the Buddha Venerable Putuo.

"The Buddha Guai ghosts and immortals have schemed for eternity, poisoning the world, but in the end it all came to nothing. I, the Buddha, could not completely stop it, and I feel deeply ashamed."

The Living Buddha Venerable, gazing upon Chen Dengming and the others, said, "To eradicate demons completely, I will now transform the benevolent thoughts and Seven Souls of the Ghost Immortal's Tai Guang into eight relics. I hope that when the Eternal Great Tribulation arrives, these eight relics can save all living beings and also atone for some of the sins of the past!"

After he finished speaking, he opened his mouth and spat out a Golden Light relic filled with gentle kindness, which floated in front of him.

At the same time, the Buddha Venerable Putuo slowly flew over, and his body suddenly transformed into seven Golden Light relics in the shocked gazes of the three, flying towards the relics floating in front of the Living Buddha Venerable.

The large and seven small relics were linked together, forming a string of prayer Prayer Beads without any thread, and floated to the front of Chen Dengming and the other two.

This scene was truly shocking. Such a great Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord as the Buddha Venerable Putuo was gone just like that, transformed into a string of Prayer Beads. Although the Buddhist Sect' words can sometimes be tiresome, when it comes to sacrifice, they are utterly unambiguous.

The Living Buddha Venerable said, "This Prayer Beads contains half of the Mahayana Buddha Power I cultivated in the past. With the addition of the benevolent thoughts of ghosts and immortals and the Seven Souls, it can transform the Great Định Buddha Realm and the Mahayana Buddha Sound, eliminating disasters and calamities. Now, I am giving this Prayer Beads to three benefactors. I wonder which of the three is willing to hold this Prayer Beads and save all living beings in the future."

Qu Shenzong realized what was happening and looked at Chen Dengming, "I have already cultivated the Heavenly Dao of the Outer Realms, and after this I will go to the Outer Realms to lay the foundation for the Great Dao. I cannot bear the weight of these Prayer Beads."

Dongfang Huayuan also descended from the sky, looked at Chen Dengming, and smiled.

"Young Chen, you can have this. This mission is a great success. Although only half of the Buddha Guai's power remains, it is still enough for me to achieve Dao."

"After I return, I will devote myself to achieving Dao, and then join forces with you to resolve this Eternal Great Tribulation. To be honest, if it weren't for your influence, I might not have had the courage to shoulder such a great responsibility as saving all living beings!"

Chen Dengming smiled upon hearing this and looked at the Living Buddha Venerable, "Very well! I will accept this string of Prayer Beads! Senior Buddha, I hope that when the Eternal Great Tribulation arrives, you will also be able to lend a hand."

"Amitabha!" The Living Buddha Venerable murmured the Buddha's name. "This Buddha will not stand idly by. Benefactor Chen is kind-hearted and truly the rightful owner of these Prayer Beads."

"Thank you, senior!"

After bowing, Chen Dengming reached out and took the Prayer Beads that floated down from the sky. He immediately felt a gentle and peaceful power cleanse his entire body, which seemed to instantly eliminate much of the fatigue after the battle and the discomfort caused by the depletion of his vital energy.

However, the lifespan lost in the battle just now is definitely difficult to recover. Chen Dengming did not look at the panel to see exactly how much lifespan was lost, but just by feeling the traces of time at that time, he estimated that at least six or seven hundred years of lifespan had been lost.

This battle cost him more than a Jiazi of his lifespan; the losses were simply too great for him.

Fortunately, the Buddha Guai has been eliminated. Although the Primordial Spirit and power within its Buddha Body were destroyed, the Primordial Spirit and power within its Ghost Body were preserved intact.

Next.

After cleaning up the Battlefield, the three did not linger and quickly left.

Fortunately, the Living Buddha Venerable helped them in this battle, which allowed them to quickly destroy the Buddha Guai 'Buddha Body and greatly weaken him. Otherwise, with only the three of them, they would have had a hard time even surviving.

Even so, Dongfang Huayuan paid the price of losing a hand in order to get rid of the Buddha Guai Ghost Body, and Chen Dengming lost six or seven hundred years of his lifespan.

Recalling the battle, all three were quite frightened.

The seamless teamwork between the three and the Living Buddha Venerable during the battle was also key to their victory.

Otherwise, if any of these steps went wrong—for example, if Dongfang Huayuan failed to protect the Human God Hall in time, or if the Living Buddha Venerable failed to seal the breach with the swastika symbol in time—the outcome could have been drastically different.

"Dongfang, where do you intend to merge with the Dao? I will transfer the Buddha Guai Primordial Spirit and magical Law Power to you."

Upon reaching the outer edge of the Western Regions' Myriad Mountains, the three slowed their pace, floated in mid-air, and parted ways. Chen Dengming inquired about the situation.

Looking down at the distant mountains and rivers, Dongfang Huayuan sighed, "I originally intended to attain the Dao in the Human World, but now the Eternal Great Tribulation is approaching, and the Human World has already undergone changes."

On the contrary, Nanxun has not yet experienced any changes, perhaps because it is the Mustard Seed Realm or because it lacks Spiritual Qi energy. To be on the safe side, I have no choice but to merge with the Dao in Nanxun!

Chen Dengming nodded, a smile appearing on his face. "Southward exploration is fine, at least it's better to merge with the Dao Domain where you were born."

If you cultivate in Nanxun, perhaps in a few years you will be able to transform Nanxun, bringing Spiritual Qi and making it a sacred place for cultivation.

If the Eternal Great Tribulation is averted, you can once again extend your Dao Domain to the Human World!

When one attains enlightenment, the wider the chosen Dao domain and the richer the resources, the greater the benefits and the more solid the foundation for the enlightened one.

The Eighteen Layers of Hell that Buddha Guai established his Dao foundation made his Dao power extremely abundant, enough to contend with Living Buddha Venerable. Even though his Ghost Body could only exert 50% of its strength, Chen Dengming would still need to expend six or seven hundred years of his lifespan, open all eight gates, and use the Heavenly Human Dao Law to break through its Dao domain illusion.

Therefore, if Dongfang Huayuan achieves enlightenment and lays the foundation for his Dao in the Human World, his strength and resources will be terrifying, so this choice is not wrong.

Unfortunately, Eternal Great Tribulation is approaching, and Dongfang Huayuan has no choice but to make changes. Fortunately, Nanxun's Mustard Seed Realm was also born from the Human World, so Dongfang Huayuan will still have a chance in the future.

Chen Dengming then turned his gaze to Qu Shenzong.

Qu Shenzong said, "Now that the Buddha Guai has been destroyed, I also plan to go to the outer realms to find a suitable Mustard Seed Realm to lay the foundation for the Great Dao."

Chen Dengming frowned and pondered, "Senior Qu, don't forget the Dao Integration Realm cultivator we encountered in the outer realms. Although more than two hundred years have passed, it's hard to guarantee that the outer realms won't be on guard."

"Not bad!" Dongfang Huayuan at Qu Shenzong and smiled, "Old Qu, why don't you wait until I've merged with the Dao, and then we can join forces to explore the outer realms? That way, we'll have a much better chance of success and the danger will be greatly reduced."

I still owe you a favor, so I'll pay you back when the time comes."

Qu Shenzong pondered for a moment, then looked at Chen Dengming and Dongfang Huayuan. All three of them then grinned.

"Alright! Then I'll stay in this old home a bit longer! It'll be a good opportunity to discipline those good-for-nothing brats in the sect."