Lotus Temple.
Chen Shuangbai stood on the deck of the flying boat, looking down at this sacred Buddhist site.
In the past, he led his Martial Dao arts Shenyang, to storm this ancient temple, nearly destroying this sacred Buddhist site. He even left a message on the mountain, a sarcastic remark. "Buddhist orthodoxy, nothing more than this!"
Now we have returned here with a large army to conquer the heretical Buddhist Outer Dao that has occupied this place— the Compassionate Chan Way.
There was not a single Buddhist cultivator outside the mountain gate. Endless Glazed Glass light, wrapped in towering black flames, rose from the ground, transforming into a sinister array resembling a triple canopy!
Chen Shuangbai looked around and saw the first layer of the great formation.
Thousands of Lotus Temple disciples were imprisoned within by Divine Ability, linked together by a chain from their hearts, which served as nourishment for the evil triple array.
Looking at the second level, there are rows of dark red lotus platforms made of flesh and blood.
On the lotus platform sat the core disciples of the Compassionate Chan Way, their eyes closed, chanting incantations, their bodies radiating a dense blood-red light that merged with the lotus platform beneath their feet.
As for this third layer...
There were three Nascent Soul level cultivators, their bodies engulfed in billowing black flames and surrounded by three Glazed Glass of golden light, resembling three enormous crystals standing within.
He had clearly lost his mind, leaving only his Divine Ability and physical body, which served as the core of this triple formation.
"Call!"
Chen Shuangbai let out a soft "hmm," and said with a hint of emotion, "Using Nascent Soul True Lord's physical body as the array's core... it seems that your Compassionate Chan Way, hidden away for so many years, has indeed amassed quite a fortune."
With Divine Ability blessing, its influence spread far and wide.
At the core of the grand formation, the void shattered, and a person emerged from it.
The man wore a gold and red robe, his face was withered, his eyes were sunken, his cheekbones were high, and his whole body exuded a deathly aura.
The most peculiar thing about this person was their pupils.
One is in the form of Glazed Glass- gold, with lotus flowers blooming within; the other is in the form of a ferocious demon engulfed in billowing black flames.
This gave the person an indescribable eerie feeling.
A blood-red lotus platform floated above his head, upon which countless intricate and eerie runes flowed. As it rotated, black flames billowed, and Glazed Glass gold dust fell in a flurry, creating an extremely discordant atmosphere.
" Beiku?"
Beiku, he raised an eyebrow slightly, his voice low and sinister, like the booming of a great bell, or the mournful cry of a demon, "Indeed."
"Then... Lord of Beiku and Bitterness, do you really think that by making such a grand spectacle, even going so far as to use the corpses of three Nascent Soul True Lord as the core of this grand formation, you can withstand my Sword Intent?"
Beiku smile curved into an inhuman arc, revealing sharp teeth, as he slowly said, "Throughout history, cultivators wielding Sword Intent have indeed been formidable; even Xuanchengzi perished at your hands."
"I must admit that."
"But do you really think... that the [ Three Paths Sea of Suffering Grand Formation ] that I set up is only as fragile as it appears on the surface?"
As if in response to his words, the ground beneath the Lotus Temple began to churn, from which countless blood vines covered in sharp thorns emerged, like ferocious giant pythons, intertwining and coiling around the outer edge of the great formation.
Blood-red lotuses bloomed from above, their pistils gushing forth poisonous gas and golden dust. Within them were humanoid monsters, exuding an eerie aura.
Chen Shuangbai's eyes shone brightly with a jade-like light, and she gradually saw clearly.
This fellow not only used the disciples of Lotus Temple and Compassionate Chan Way, sacrificing three Nascent Soul bodies as the array's core, but also connected this so-called [ Three Paths Sea of Suffering Grand Formation ] to the Yuan Kingdom's earth veins.
On the flying boat, True Lord Xuantong and the others belatedly realized what was happening, and their expressions immediately changed!
True Lord Xuantong angrily rebuked, "Destroying the ley lines of a nation is an extremely grave crime!"
"Leaving aside the fact that your actions are tantamount to cutting yourself off from the the Unseen, even the will of fate will diminish your Compassionate Chan Way and your own destiny, causing you endless calamities and the severing of your Dao Path, bringing endless troubles to your descendants!"
" Beiku, you dare?!"
"What wouldn't I dare!"
The voice, filled with Beiku, was arrogant beyond measure; the face was full of smugness; the voice was hoarse and cold; and the eyes were filled with arrogance and madness.
"The world is corrupt, teeming with demons and their offspring; this realm is an unparalleled evil!"
"I Compassionate Chan Way, and in response to the opportune moment, I established this lineage. Generation after generation, we have lived in anonymity, with each generation's leader inheriting the name of Beiku, all for the purpose of severing worldly evils and cleansing the world of its filth... For this, it is but a matter of fate, what is there to be reluctant about!"
This slightly manic voice, like a mad incantation, echoed endlessly above Lotus Temple, causing fear and anger to appear on the faces of all the cultivators.
It's not scary to have a strong enemy; what's more terrifying is an enemy that's both strong and insane.
The philosophy of Compassionate Chan Way is inherently mad.
Looking at this act of Beiku now, it is clear that one has completely lost their mind and is obviously incapable of communication.
Chen Shuangbai replied, "Therefore, the death of all living beings in the world, for your Compassionate Chan Way... is merely the cleansing of the world's impurities?"
The smile on the face of the Lord of Beiku and Suffering grew even more intense, its curve stretching all the way to his ears.
He spread his hands, adopting a compassionate gesture, his sharp fangs fully displayed, his body wreathed in black flames, the inner light of which burned continuously like Glazed Glass and gold dust, yet his tone was full of sarcasm and fanaticism as he slowly uttered these words:
"To die for the great cause of purifying the world's defilement... is that not right?!"
Boom!
Endless dark clouds rolled, the celestial phenomena changed, and the dark, all-encompassing sky was covered up. Then the overlapping dark clouds slowly parted, as if an invisible giant hand was tearing the sky curtain apart, revealing the cross-shaped comet hanging high in the dark sky, radiating endless crimson and black starlight.
The entire Lotus Temple area was frozen in place by this fierce, dark red starlight!
Under the shimmering crimson vines, blooming blood-red lotuses, wandering monsters, and sacrificial Lotus Temple disciples, all seemed to be frozen in place by the tangible crimson-black starlight. Their movements gradually slowed, until finally they appeared to be completely still!
Black flames and Glazed Glass dust erupted from the body of the Beiku Dao Master, breaking through the illumination of the crimson cross comet. Then, he suddenly raised his right hand, and an inverted, jet-black syllable appeared in his palm. He shouted, " Chen Shuangbai, you dare to make a move?!"
The ground around Lotus Temple began to tremble, as if the earth's veins deep underground were being pulled out. However, this disturbance only lasted for a few breaths before gradually slowing down under the crimson starlight that illuminated the earth.
His face paled with Beiku, and he abruptly looked up, shouting, "It's you..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
In that instant, the figures of the Nascent Soul Cultivator in the sky disappeared, and the massive fleet of warships vanished as well, leaving only this dim Xuan Tian and the cross-shaped comet hanging high in the Xuan Tian, flowing with endless crimson and black starlight!
And... that bird, formed from golden-white light, that glides along with this cross-shaped comet!
Buzz buzz buzz!
Golden and white radiance intertwined with crimson and black starlight, and a mysterious and profound power emerged from it, gradually transforming into a bright moon that constantly changes its phases.