“One escaped.”

On the scorched earth, one deep crater after another appeared, as if it had just been plowed over, and in each crater lay a mangled corpse.

Seventeen Buddhist cultivators, one had escaped.

The remaining sixteen were all blown to pieces by Lü Yang’s Secret Demonic Yin Thunder of the Nine Heavens Dao Talisman, and the Buddhist light that was supposed to suppress Yin Evil had not worked in the slightest.

But this was normal, after all, suppression was always relative.

For example, water and fire countered each other.

Under normal circumstances, water indeed restrained fire.

However, when the flames covered thousands of miles, what use was a single cup of water?

The gap between Lü Yang and these Buddhist cultivators was even greater than such a comparison.

In this regard, Guang Ming, who had escaped, understood this very clearly.

At this moment, in a forest several thousand miles away from Lü Yang, there was the gathering place of the Buddhist cultivators.

Guang Hai, the leader of Pure Land this time, was here.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, Guang Hai, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, abruptly opened his eyes, and a ripple of golden Buddhist light visible to the naked eye surged around him.

In the next moment, Guang Ming staggered and fell out from within the Buddhist light.

The moment he landed, he looked around in terror.

Only when he did not see that terrifying figure did he genuinely breathe a sigh of relief.

“I escaped! I made it out alive!”

All his scheming to gather all the Buddhist cultivators and use them as meat shields had not been in vain.

On the surface, he had been preparing a big move.

But in reality, he had activated the “Same-Heart Life-Link Talisman” to flee.

The Same-Heart Life-Link Talisman was a Fruit Position Treasure of the Buddhist cultivators of Pure Land.

Its effect allowed the one who owned the talisman to teleport any cultivator marked by it to their side.

This effect could even be reversed, and Guang Ming had used a secret technique to activate it, instantly teleporting to Guang Hai’s side.

“What happened?”

Seeing the disheveled Guang Ming, Guang Hai frowned slightly.

“You encountered a powerful enemy? How many of them were there? Where are your companions?”

Hearing this, Guang Ming was momentarily stunned.

At that moment, his mind began to race.

Tell the truth?

What a joke!

Was he supposed to tell his senior brother that he had fled the battlefield?

That would truly be a death sentence!

After all, to account for the deaths of the other Buddhist cultivators, Guang Ming was certain that this senior brother of his would not hesitate to take his head as a sacrificial offering.

Guang Ming’s eyes rolled, and in the next second, his face was filled with grief as he choked back tears and said, “Many! There were too many to count! Those demon scum seemed to have prepared a backup plan as well! I fought desperately, killed a few, and barely escaped with my life. The rest were all slaughtered by those demons!”

“What?”

Before Guang Ming could finish his words, Guang Hai’s expression turned grim.

For a moment, he felt like he was facing a great enemy.

Had those demons of the Primordial Saint Sect already gathered their forces as well?

“We must find a way to annihilate them.”

Guang Hai took this matter extremely seriously and immediately called over another Buddhist cultivator clad in a kasaya.

“Guang Hui, take the 【Dragon Division】 to exterminate those demons.”

The Buddhist cultivators of Deep Joy Pure Land were divided into Eight Divisions of Buddhist Hosts.

Among them, the 【Dragon Division】 ranked second and was the most elite force under Guang Hai’s command.

After giving the order, Guang Hai looked at Guang Ming again.

“Junior Brother Guang Ming, you will lead the way.”

“Ah? Me?”

Guang Ming froze, his mouth twitching slightly, and his heart filled with reluctance.

However, under Guang Hai’s gaze, he could only grit his Buddhist teeth, forcing a smile and nodding.

‘It’s fine, there shouldn’t be any problem this time, right?’

Looking at the overwhelming force of the 【Dragon Division】, numbering in the hundreds, Guang Ming felt a bit more at ease.

After all, no matter how powerful the enemy was, it was just one person.

Moreover, among the 【Dragon Division】, the weakest were at mid-stage Qi Refining.

The leader, Guang Hui, had mastered three great mantras.

At a critical moment, he could gather all the cultivators to perform a secret technique, manifesting a mighty Dragon-Elephant Vajra.

His position was extremely high, nearly equivalent to a Guardian Vajra, second only to Foundation Establishment True Persons.

With such strength, how could they lose?

No matter how strong that demon was, he was still just at Qi Refining.

With over a hundred Buddhist cultivators swarming him, it was impossible for him to kill them all before his Qi was exhausted!

Meanwhile, on the scorched battlefield.

“By the True Lord above... A Foundation Establishment True Person can actually enter the Boundary Heaven?”

Looking at Lü Yang’s back, Qin Tianhe fell into deep confusion.

It was obvious that the previous misunderstanding he had when he met Lü Yang had not yet been resolved.

It had even deepened.

But that was not surprising.

After all, Lü Yang’s battle just now had been overwhelmingly destructive.

To Qin Tianhe, it was no different from facing a Foundation Establishment True Person directly.

However, in the next moment, Qin Tianhe became excited again.

Although he did not know how Lü Yang, as a “Foundation Establishment True Person”, had entered the secret realm, it was enough to know that Lü Yang was a True Person of their Primordial Saint Sect.

This battle was won for sure!

At the same time, Lü Yang paid no attention to Qin Tianhe’s misunderstanding.

His focus was entirely on the corpses of the Buddhist cultivators littering the ground before him.

“Perhaps I can make use of them…”

With that thought, Lü Yang immediately formed a hand seal and unfolded the Myriad Spirits Banner.

In an instant, thick white smoke began to drift up from each of the surrounding corpses.

Then, one by one, these Buddhist cultivators’ bodies turned into Qi.

Their souls floated out and were absorbed into the Myriad Spirits Banner.

Once their true spirits were attached to the banner, the white smoke began to reform.

The sixteen Buddhist cultivators reappeared, all bowing low to Lü Yang.

“Greetings, Master!”

Only then did Lü Yang nod in satisfaction.

Looking at the still spacious Myriad Spirits Banner, his heart burned with excitement.

Perhaps this Dao-Seizing Battle was also a great opportunity!

An opportunity to completely refine the Myriad Spirits Banner to perfection!

After all, this Dao-Seizing Battle had gathered so many cultivators from Jiangdong and Jiangxi, from the Dao Court and Pure Land.

All over these mountains and fields, weren’t they all talents brimming with life?

“How interesting…”

At that moment, the figure of Ancestor Nether Wishper appeared behind Lü Yang.

He observed the Banner Spirits of the Buddhist cultivators with great interest and suddenly spoke:

“I once studied Jiangdong’s 【Heaven’s Proxy Hunting Path】, from which I created the 【Yama Palace】.”

“Now it seems that Jiangxi also has something worth learning.”

“If you can collect more of these Buddhist cultivators, perhaps I can refine the 【Yama Palace】 further, making it even more powerful.”

“Oh?”

Ancestor Nether Wishper’s suggestion immediately brightened Lü Yang’s eyes.

Because he suddenly thought of the 【Fulong Temple】 that Fulong Arhat had once used on him in his past life.

The so-called 【Fulong Temple】 was actually Fulong Arhat’s Dao Foundation.

However, Buddhist cultivators established their foundations not in the Foundation Establishment Realm, but within the Deep Joy Pure Land opened by the World Honored One of Jiangxi.

Their Dao Foundation was their own temple.

The more prosperous the incense and the more gathered the Buddhist hosts, the stronger the temple’s master would become.

If Ancestor Nether Wishper could incorporate this concept into the 【Yama Palace】, then with the scale of the Banner Spirits within the Myriad Spirits Banner, it could elevate his strength once again!

Without hesitation, Lü Yang cupped his hands.

“Then I’ll trouble Ancestor to put in the effort!”

Ancestor Nether Wishper sighed.

“Strengthening the 【Yama Palace】 also strengthens the foundation of our Witch Ghost Path.”

“This is all I can do now.”

“Try not to disturb me again. I need to go into seclusion for a while.”

“It’s a pity that there are too few Buddhist Banner Spirits collected this time, only a dozen or so.”

“Otherwise, I could comprehend even faster.”

With these words, Ancestor Nether Wishper led the group of Buddhist cultivators into the cave dwelling within the Myriad Spirits Banner, clearly intending to thoroughly study the Buddhist methods.

Seeing this, Lü Yang finally understood the proper way to utilize Ancestor Nether Wishper.

Sending him out to duel with others?

Too small-minded, what a narrow view!

This was clearly a solid technical talent.

Far more effective than the Bright Dao Jade Slip from two lifetimes ago.

Anything requiring comprehension could practically be entrusted to him!

From this, it was evident that as long as the exceptionally gifted Ancestor Nether Wishper worked diligently, Lü Yang would undoubtedly go even further in this lifetime!

By then, perhaps he too could proudly declare:

“I, Lü Yang, have achieved today’s cultivation realm solely thanks to my extraordinary talent and unremitting effort!”