The Third Era of the Astral Realm
Chapter 913

The Sutra of Ksitigarbha's Original Vows on Reincarnation

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As the intersecting black and white blades flashed, a vertical yin-yang dividing line appeared in the center of the Ancestor Kuming's body, severing life and death.

The breath of life rapidly faded, completely swallowed up by death.

"Senior brother!"

"Sect Leader, Senior Brother!"

"Palace Master!"

The powerful figures from the Azure Radiance Palace were stunned.

First came a stunned silence, then a piercing, incredulous scream.

No one expected that the powerful and influential Yaoguang Divine Realm, led the Withering and Flourishing, Life and Death lineage to victory over the Carefree Longevity lineage, ruled the Azure Radiance Palace for ten thousand years, and watched the rise and fall of Ancestor Kuming, would actually perish like this.

So easy.

That's incredible!

Madam Xuanyin's face turned Venerable Jiemie's expression was ashen. The two exchanged a glance, then stepped forward together, causing the Spirit Ruins behind them to shake and tremble, crumbling into countless cracks.

The divine fire burned fiercely, and the divine essence was consumed rapidly.

Clearly, these two deputy palace masters understood that since the other party dared to kill the Azure Radiance Palace, the Ancestor Kuming, without hesitation, they probably wouldn't have much of a psychological burden in killing them as well.

"Who exactly are you? Such a powerful being should understand the status of my Azure Radiance Palace's founder in the Saint Realm. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?" Venerable Jiemie roared, seemingly communicating with the Nirvana Incarnation, but his real purpose was to buy time so that he could fully unleash his power.

Amidst a chorus of praises, the Nirvana Incarnation emerged from the chaotic mist. Though its form was neither tall nor large, its imposing presence seemed poised to crush the very fabric of heaven and Space-Time.

"Such a powerful aura, is this still the realm of a god?"

Madam Xuanyin Yin's face turned deathly pale and bitter. She even felt that the gaze of this person who had usurped the name of her ancestor was incredibly heavy, like mountains, rivers, stars, and the moon pressing down on her, causing her Spirit Ruins to tremble and her body to go limp.

"Want to know who I am?" The Nirvana Incarnation's lips curled into a slight smile.

He slowly raised his hand, Five-Colored Divine Light, like a star ring, encircled his five fingers, transforming into a five-colored mountain in the palm of his hand.

"Take this Five-Finger Mountain move of mine first!"

"Go!"

Rumble!

As soon as he finished speaking, the five-colored divine mountain, which was originally the size of a fist, suddenly flew out and rapidly expanded in mid-air, transforming into a terrifying divine mountain that almost reached the sky and connected with the earth.

A heavy pressure stretches across the world.

The Venerable Jiemie's eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was almost popping out of their sockets. The Spirit Ruins behind him burned even more fiercely as he barely managed to resist the terrifying pressure that was pressing down from the Five Elements Divine Mountain.

Behind him, the elders and protectors of the Azure Radiance Palace appeared rather helpless, despite their best efforts to resist, they were still powerless.

With a few sharp cracking sounds, several people's legs were broken, and they almost collapsed to their knees.

This is outrageous!

Several elders of the Azure Radiance Palace blushed, as if they had suffered a great humiliation.

Then they roared and, at the cost of their own Spirit Ruins collapsing, their power surged in a short time. Despite the pressure from the Five Elements Divine Mountain, they charged towards the Nirvana Incarnation like madmen.

"Divine Thunder, Annihilate!"

The Nirvana Incarnation's eyes were cold as he swept his gaze across the crowd, uttering a soft divine sound.

Boom!

Beneath the Five Elements Divine Mountain, the essence of the five elements combined with the power of primordial magnetic energy to transform into lightning.

Geng Metal Divine Lightning, Bing Fire Divine Lightning, Ren Water Divine Lightning, Jia Wood Divine Lightning, Xu Earth Divine Lightning!

The five types of Yang Thunder combined to transform into the Great Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Lightning!

This is yet another renowned and powerful Great God technique!

If it is combined with the Great Five Elements Pure Yin Divine Lightning, it becomes a divine power that can rival the Five Elements Divine Light, the Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Divine Lightning!

The advancement of the Yin-Yang Dao Veins to the seventh level brought about a comprehensive transformation for Logo.

In addition to achieving the initial stage of the Chaos Body, he became even more adept at using various supernatural powers related to Yin and Yang.

In the Spirit Saint Domain, almost everything exists within the Yin and Yang framework. This lineage, or rather, Logo's further exploration of the mysteries of cultivation within the entire Spirit Cultivator System, is a testament to this!

Five-colored divine lightning descended from the sky, its supremely yang and powerful aura engulfing heaven and earth.

Several elders of the Azure Radiance Palace, who were carrying seven or eight divine rings, were stunned by the power of the thunder. Their fighting spirit was swept away, and they began to retreat.

No matter how they tried to harness their Divine Power, they were unable to move. They could only watch helplessly as the Great Five Elements Pure Yang Divine Lightning struck, their bodies stiffening as they turned to dust and fell to the ground, utterly and completely dead.

"He's... dead?"

The deities of the Azure Radiance Palace further back almost collapsed to the ground.

Seeing an elder at the late-stage god level perish so helplessly, his Dao heart collapsed, and he trembled uncontrollably.

"It's all over! Everything's over!"

"You scoundrel! How can you talk about giving up until the very last moment? Don't disgrace Azure Radiance Palace!"

"So what if I die? It's just another cycle of Samsara, what's there to be afraid of?"

The Venerable Jiemie coldly rebuked, then looked up at the Five Elements Divine Mountain pressing down from the sky, which actually shot directly into the sky, launching a counterattack instead of defending!

"Kill!"

The deep, dark power of calamity transformed into a storm, enveloping the Venerable Jiemie.

Madam Xuanyin took a deep breath and followed closely behind.

The other deities of the Azure Radiance Palace, knowing there was no hope, gritted their teeth and followed.

In an instant, more than a dozen Great God attacked simultaneously, their aura magnificent.

But faced with this scene...

The Nirvana Incarnation simply reached out slowly and gently pressed down the Five Elements Divine Mountain, just like the Legend Buddha smiling as he lifted Great Mount Sumeru.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the Void turned white.

A terrifying power poured out like a torrent.

As the divine mountain fell, the Venerable Jiemie was the first to be strangled and killed by the vortex formed by the power of the five elements, and perished.

Then came Madam Xuanyin.

Ultimately, when the Five Elements Divine Mountain connected with the land of the Yaoguang Divine Realm, the high-ranking officials of the Azure Radiance Palace, who had intended to play the game of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, were all wiped out in one fell swoop.

"My combat strength has indeed surpassed the Peak True God, but I wonder what the outcome would be if I were to fight Main God..."

The Nirvana Incarnation murmured to himself, reached out and wiped, and the Five Elements Divine Mountain collapsed, turning into five-colored streams of light that entered his body.

He swept away all the spoils, his Wings of Freedom unfurled, and he vanished into space.

Above the Yaoguang Divine Realm.

The temple, resembling a golden star, roared past as it headed towards the Golden Radiance Palace's headquarters.

Suddenly, the temple stopped, and the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace, dressed in imperial robes, stepped out, looking solemnly at a certain space.

A glimpse of black clothing appeared, followed by the Nirvana Incarnation shrouded in chaotic mist.

The Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace's eyelids twitched; he could feel the deadly threat posed by the mysterious and powerful figure who had suddenly appeared before him.

This is a far more terrifying being than the Reverend Blood River.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't sense the aura of the Great Dao of Origin, the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace would almost have thought that this person was Dao Merging Great Power.

"Your Excellency has stopped us without reason. Is there anything I can do for you that I, the Lord of the Golden Radiance Palace, can do for you?" the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace asked tentatively.

"I have come here not for the Golden Radiance Palace, but for the Arhat Yuanguang. Let him come out and meet me," the Nirvana Incarnation said calmly, standing with his hands behind his back.

"This is impossible!" Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace's expression changed drastically, and he made a move to activate the Undying Star Body.

Just then, the voice of Arhat Yuanguang suddenly rang out, "Brother Dao, please wait."

The hunched-over, golden Arhat Yuanguang, whose body had become mottled and dim, emerged from the Golden Radiance Divine Palace.

He approached the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace, bowed to the Nirvana Incarnation, and said, "This humble monk observes that you have no murderous intent, so it seems you are not here to take this humble monk's life."

Upon hearing this, the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace, who had been on the verge of conflict, paused for a moment before calming down.

"The old monk's senses are quite sharp." The Nirvana Incarnation raised an eyebrow and chuckled, saying frankly, "I came here to save your life. What will you offer in return?"

"Save me?" Arhat Yuanguang narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you confident you can draw out this Yuantu Sword Intent?"

The Nirvana Incarnation nodded slightly.

The Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace's eyes lit up. "If you can truly save my brother Yuanguang, then in the future, if you ever need anything, Golden Radiance Palace will certainly do everything in its power to help you. If you break this oath, may heaven and earth punish you!"

The Nirvana Incarnation nodded, then looked at the Arhat Yuanguang, "And you? How do you plan to thank me?"

"It seems you've come for something on this humble monk's person. Please speak frankly. As long as it doesn't violate the precepts of Buddhism or the rules of Great Yan Temple, this humble monk has nothing that cannot be given up!" said Arhat Yuanguang, clasping his hands together.

"You said it yourself." The Nirvana Incarnation chuckled, then stated his conditions, "I've heard that your Great Yan Temple is a lineage passed down by the Buddhism Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. It just so happens that I have immense reverence for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, especially for that scroll, the Sutra of Ksitigarbha's Original Vows on Reincarnation *..."

Having said all that, the intention of the Nirvana Incarnation is all too clear.

Arhat Yuanguang gave him a deep look and said, "The Ksitigarbha Sutra was written by a Bodhisattva and is not a scripture for spiritual practice. What is your purpose in wanting this sutra?"

"This is none of your business! I've stated my conditions, old monk, what's your choice?" The Nirvana Incarnation looked at Arhat Yuanguang with great interest.

Without hesitation, the latter carefully took out a scripture and handed it to the Nirvana Incarnation, saying, "I suppose this humble monk has no power to refuse. Since you wish to receive the Ksitigarbha Sutra, then I shall have it."

Reaching out to receive the Ksitigarbha Sutra, the Nirvana Incarnation gently grasped it, and the Arhat Yuanguang appeared before him.

A blood-red glass sword was clearly embedded in his chest.

Arhat Yuanguang looked at the mysterious expert before him with curiosity, wondering what method he planned to use to pull out the extremely ferocious Yuantu Sword Intent.

The Nirvana Incarnation did not rush to draw its sword, but instead, with a thought, touched the Yuantu Sword.

In an instant, the scene before his eyes changed drastically.

A raging Blood River suddenly appeared before their eyes.

Blood surged and rolled, layer upon layer, with countless vengeful souls wailing in the Blood River. Wherever the blood mist passed, mountains and rivers faded, vegetation withered, stars collapsed, and all life in the world was drained away.

Above the Blood River, a twelve-petaled crimson lotus of karmic fire floated, its crimson flames rising, untouched by any magic.

Seated on the lotus platform is a figure clad in a dark blood-patterned Nether Realm robe, the surface of which is covered with countless struggling vengeful spirits forming a flowing relief. His face is shrouded in a distorted blood mist, revealing only his narrow, sharp eyes.

An aura of earth-shattering power emanated from this powerful figure.

He seemed to be the embodiment of an endless sea of the Blood Sea.

It is the lord of billions of vengeful spirits.

"Ancestor Minghe..."

Nirvana Incarnation is uttered within the body and mind.

He never said those words aloud.

The Supreme God- level beings are already the embodiment of the Dao; they have almost transformed into a certain concept.

The saying "what you keep in mind will eventually come to pass" perfectly describes this kind of formidable powerhouse.

If one were to openly and formally discuss his honorable name...

This could very well attract the attention of the Ancestor Minghe from afar.

These powerful figures in the demonic path are unpredictable in their temperament; if one were to accidentally displease them, the consequences would be dire.

The Saint Realm cannot contain beings at the Heavenly Venerable level.

After all, the order of this realm was established by them.

Are you confident?

As the moment approached, even the previously composed Arhat Yuanguang couldn't help but sound a bit apprehensive.

However, such a reaction is normal in the face of life and death.

The Nirvana Incarnation withdrew its thoughts and did not answer the Arhat Yuanguang. Instead, it extended its right hand, and wisps of chaotic energy flew out from its five fingertips.

"What kind of divine Divine Power is this?"

Arhat Yuanguang's pupils suddenly contracted.

When he first saw the chaotic mist, he noticed its power containing Endless mysteries of the Dao.

Now, observing it up close, we have gained even more insights.

It's as if all things in the universe, all laws, and even all paths are contained within this hazy, gray power.

"It resembles the power of primordial chaos, yet it is not quite the same; it seems to be the Yuanshi of all things in the universe. Could it originate from the Great Luo Heaven?"

"Regardless of its origin, such power must come from an unparalleled master. Although this person is hiding their identity, they could never be a rogue cultivator!"

"I just don't know where he came from, or why he saved me. Could it be just for the Ksitigarbha Sutra? That's unlikely. Perhaps the forces behind him have some connection to Buddhism..."

Arhat Yuanguang's thoughts were in turmoil.

On the other side, the Nirvana Incarnation paid no heed to any of this, its five fingers entwined with chaotic energy, impervious to all laws and encompassing all paths.

The Yuantu Sword Intent, which seemed capable of shattering the entire universe, could easily break through the Eight Classes of Heavenly Dragons Golden Body of Arhat Yuanguang.

However, they were completely powerless against the five fingers that Nirvana Incarnation.

Five fingers, like scalpels, easily pierced Arhat Yuanguang's chest and pulled outwards.

The clanging of swords echoed and resonated.

The crimson sword energy transformed into the Blood River that filled the heavens and earth.

An aura of Slaughter permeated the air.

Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace's expression changed slightly. Even with his powerful physique of the Undying Star Body, he actually felt a slight stinging sensation under the Yuantu Sword Intent.

One can only imagine the terrible harm that Arhat Yuanguang had suffered before.

"Reverend Blood River, I, the Palace Master, will tear you to pieces to avenge this grudge!"

As the Yuantu Sword was pulled from his chest, the Arhat Yuanguang immediately sat cross-legged, and dragon roars burst forth from his body, accompanied by the clanging sound of metal striking metal.

"Come!"

The Nirvana Incarnation beckons.

Chaotic energy flew out, transforming into a cage that bound the Yuantu Sword within, as if pulling a blood-red star, sinking into his palm, and disappearing.

"This matter is settled. See you another day!"

As the words faded, the Nirvana Incarnation vanished.

The Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace's pupils contracted slightly; he hadn't even noticed how the Nirvana Incarnation had left.

This is extremely frightening.

"Is he really not Dao Merging Grandmaster?"

At this moment, the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace suddenly began to question the meaning of life.

Both are at the peak of godhood, yet the difference in their abilities can be this great?

Taking a deep breath, Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, looked at the Arhat Yuanguang who was reshaping his golden body, and a sincere smile appeared on his face.

"In any case, Brother Yuanguang is finally safe and sound!"

On the other side.

A city built by spiritual practitioners somewhere.

A streak of blood fell from the sky.

It entered the body of a young man.

"Golden Radiance Palace, Great Yan Temple..."

A venomous voice echoed in my heart.

But before Reverend Blood River could say anything more...

A hand shrouded in chaotic energy suddenly burst forth from the void, grabbed it, and vanished.

Above the sky.

The Nirvana Incarnation looked down at the terrified Ancestor Blood River and clenched his fist.

"It's time to go back. With the Ksitigarbha Sutra, I believe we'll have a deeper understanding of the Samsara of reincarnation in this world!"

As the words faded, the Wings of Freedom vanished in a flash, and the Nirvana Incarnation plummeted towards the Mortal Realm.

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