CHAPTER 585: CHAPTER 270 THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

At this moment, Flaming Blade Duan River, who had initiated the attack, had long forgotten his own words about letting Lin Xuankong attack him for one or two hours first, to avoid accusations of an elder bullying a junior.

Of course, for the perennially overbearing and utterly shameless Fire Spirit Immortal Sect, and for this Flaming Blade Duan River, going back on his word was an entirely normal occurrence. Even the hundreds of Earth Immortals present showed no surprise, nor did their expressions betray anything unusual; they were all too familiar with the shamelessness and tyranny of the Fire Spirit Immortal Sect.

It was, however, the many Earth Immortals of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, along with their tens of thousands of disciples, whose faces showed a hint of anxiety. The Initial Tier Immortal Artifact in Medicine Immortal Qu Wan’Er’s hand swelled with the wind, flying directly over to hover beside Lin Xuankong. She stood ready to slay any Flame Sparrows that approached, lest they injure him.

However, what surprised those hundreds of Earth Immortals, and what astonished Medicine Immortal Qu Wan’Er, the Earth Immortals, and the tens of thousands of disciples of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, was what happened next. When the thousands of Flame Sparrows conjured by Flaming Blade Duan River closed in within three thousand zhang of Lin Xuankong at a terrifying speed, under the illumination of the Buddha’s Light, those murderous, flame-wreathed Flame Demon Sparrows suddenly shrieked and rapidly shrank.

This scene was identical to when Little Bodhisattva Yikong had dealt with Yang Ding’s hundreds of Flame Giant Sparrows. However, there was a significant difference. Little Bodhisattva Yikong’s Buddha’s Light required the Flame Giant Sparrows to be within a few dozen zhang to take effect. In contrast, the Buddha’s Light emanating from Lin Xuankong, who had never cultivated any Buddhist Technique, caused the Flame Giant Sparrows to shrink from three thousand zhang away!

Not only this, but the Flame Giant Sparrows that came within three thousand zhang of Lin Xuankong, after shrinking to the size of a fist, let out strange screeches. Then, their flames completely extinguished, and they turned into wisps of blue smoke, dissipating in mid-air as if they were mere illusions.

Seeing this, Flaming Blade Duan River’s expression changed dramatically. Although he had witnessed Little Bodhisattva Yikong’s Buddha Light Technique in the Spiritual Crane Immortal City, how could he have imagined that this Mu Shiba’s Buddha Light Technique would be dozens, or even hundreds, of times stronger?

"Damn it! I don’t believe it! I don’t believe you can reduce all of my over one hundred thousand Flame Giant Sparrows to nothing!" Flaming Blade Duan River roared, his face contorted. "You’re just a mere early-stage tenth-layer Transcendence Realm cultivator! Your True Qi is ultimately limited. How can you possibly outlast me in a battle of attrition?"

His Immortal Yuan surged violently within him. In an instant, the countless, densely packed Flame Giant Sparrows that filled the sky all hurtled towards Lin Xuankong!

There were over a hundred thousand Flame Giant Sparrows, each with a wingspan of several hundred zhang. The scene was as if the entire world had been set ablaze, as if everything was about to burn.

Witnessing Flaming Blade Duan River unleash his full power, the hundreds of Earth Immortals stirred and retreated further. This was especially true for the First- and Second-Grade Earth Immortals. They weren’t powerful Fourth- or Fifth-Grade Earth Immortals; even with their Immortal Bodies, the self-destruction of those massive Flame Giant Sparrows nearby would still be excruciatingly painful.

At this moment, Lin Xuankong, surrounded by over a hundred thousand Flame Giant Sparrows, paid them no heed whatsoever. His gaze was fixed upon a Spirit Talisman.

[Buddha Summoning Talisman:

From Great Success Yu Zhen Bodhisattva of Spirit Platform Buddhism, using Buddha Light, Buddha Skill, and Buddha Words.

An Enlightenment Treasure, consecrated for twenty-eight thousand, eight hundred eighty-seven years and eighty-six days.

Contains the Minor Success Bodhisattva Realm’s Buddha’s Light defensive technique. Can annihilate all summoned beings of the Minor Success Realm. Each activation of Buddha’s Light consumes one thousand Buddha Power.

Contains the doppelganger projection of Great Success Yu Zhen Bodhisattva. The projection’s power is at the Early Stage of the Seventh Grade. Each activation consumes ten thousand Buddha Power, lasting two and a half breaths.

Buddha Power: 98,999/99,999]

Although he had seen the information on this Spirit Talisman since obtaining it a few days ago, activating it now and verifying its effects still filled Lin Xuankong’s heart with joy.

That Minor Success Realm’s Buddha’s Light defensive technique was, naturally, the Buddha’s Light used by Little Bodhisattva Yikong and the kind of Buddha’s Light currently covering Lin Xuankong’s body.

However, according to the information on the Spirit Talisman, this Minor Success Bodhisattva Realm’s Buddha’s Light technique could not only repel those Ninth-Layer Perfection Flame Giant Sparrows; as long as the Buddha’s Light continued to emanate, it could even annihilate summoned beings from the Minor Success Bodhisattva Realm—that is, those summoned by Initial Tier, First-Grade, Second-Grade, or Third-Grade Earth Immortals, or beings of the Demon King Realm!

Moreover, with a single gleam of the Buddha’s Light, the opponent’s summoned creatures would directly vanish. This was truly too powerful!

Lin Xuankong had already learned the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect’s Thousand Cranes Technique. He naturally knew that summoning an endless number of Spiritual Cranes required a tremendous amount of True Qi or Immortal Yuan. Summoning Immortal Tier Spiritual Cranes demanded an even more terrifying quantity of Immortal Yuan. An ordinary First-Grade, Second-Grade, or Third-Grade Earth Immortal could, at most, perform such a summoning a few times before exhausting all the Immortal Yuan in their Immortal Body.

Yet, this defensive technique from Spirit Platform Buddhism—Buddha’s Light—was specifically designed to counter such summoning-type Immortal Techniques!

You painstakingly exhaust your True Qi and Immortal Yuan to summon vast numbers of Spiritual Cranes, Flame Giant Sparrows, or other demons, only for them to disappear with a mere flash of Buddha’s Light. Isn’t that frustrating?

Thinking of this, the corners of Lin Xuankong’s mouth curled up as he looked coolly at Flaming Blade Duan River, who was frantically channeling his Immortal Yuan.

At this moment, Flaming Blade Duan River’s eyes were wide, his face somewhat flushed, as he continuously directed a large number of Flame Giant Sparrows to attack Lin Xuankong.

However, no matter how many Flame Giant Sparrows he simultaneously controlled, no matter how fast they flew, once they approached within three thousand-odd zhang of Lin Xuankong, those enormous and ferocious Flame Giant Sparrows, without exception, all lost control. They instantly shrank to the size of a fist and then annihilated into wisps of blue smoke.

But Flaming Blade Duan River was not resigned. He stared fixedly at Lin Xuankong, thinking inwardly, Hold on, just hold on! Maybe in the next breath, this Mu Shiba’s True Qi will be exhausted! He’s just a mere early-stage tenth-layer Transcendence Realm cultivator. How can he possibly compare to me in terms of reserves? I am a genuine late-stage Third-Grade Earth Immortal! The abundance of my Immortal Yuan is dozens, even hundreds, of times greater than that of an Initial Tier Earth Immortal, let alone someone in the Transcendence Realm!

At this thought, Flaming Blade Duan River’s face twisted, and he growled in a low voice, "Hmph, Mu Shiba! So what if you have a Spirit Talisman that can activate Buddha’s Light? Can you really outlast me? I’m telling you, these over one hundred thousand Flame Giant Sparrows are just the beginning!"