CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 45: BLATANT ROBBERY (PART 2)

The Dharma Wheel emanated Infinite Buddha Light, slashing towards Kong Xuan like lightning. The boundless pale golden Buddha Power completely dyed the Cangqiong gold.

Kong Xuan’s light green Daoist robe fluttered without wind, and the five rays of Divine Light at his back surged forth in an instant. His eyes sparkled with Divine Light, and he suddenly went on the defensive, unleashing astonishing energy.

In a moment, Kong Xuan’s handsome face gradually began to show anger, and he shouted angrily, "Master Uncle Guang Chengzi was right; you are indeed a shameless villain!"

As soon as the words fell, the Five-Colored Divine Light behind Kong Xuan flourished. The Five-Colored Divine Light illuminated Cangqiong, the red, orange, yellow, green, and blue light swept over Cangqiong, tearing through the Void, stirring up buzzes.

The later generations’ tales of Kong Xuan, revered as the foremost under the Saints, meant that wherever the Five-Colored Divine Light passed, none but Saints could withstand it.

"Whoosh!"

It was merely in the blink of an eye that Kong Xuan swept the incoming Buddha Artifact, the Dharma Wheel, into the Five-Colored space.

Zhunti’s heart skipped a beat, suddenly losing his connection to the Dharma Wheel. His eyes widened, as if he had seen something inconceivable.

"You, are you that Peacock from back then?" Zhunti asked doubtingly as he looked at Kong Xuan, and though the sentence was a question, the affirmative tone was decisive.

Kong Xuan glanced at Zhunti blandly and spoke, "Saint Zhunti truly remembers this junior; this is indeed an honor for me!"

A flash of anger passed through Zhunti’s eyes and quickly, he suppressed the fury in his heart. Struggling to form a smile on his face, he said, "Ever since our last meeting, this Daoist has been thinking of you constantly! Now that we have met again, aren’t we fated? Why don’t you come with me to the Western lands and cultivate the supreme Buddhism?"

"I go, go to hell!" After all, he was a disciple of Li Qingming. Since pledging discipleship to Li Qingming, being influenced by his teachings for thousands of years, it was inevitable to pick up some of Li Qingming’s way of speaking.

At this moment, Kong Xuan was glaring at Zhunti, furiously shouting, "You first harmed my Master and then my Master Uncle. And now you want me to follow you to the West? How can someone be as shameless as you?"

Zhunti was about to reply when the Guide, who had been standing by his side, spoke up, "Junior brother, stop wasting your breath! Master is waiting for our good news atop Mount Sumeru!"

Upon hearing this, a look of regret flashed in Zhunti’s eyes, and he then said, "Junior, I wanted to guide you to the Western lands to cultivate Buddhism together, but alas, you do not appreciate kindness! Now, I am left with no choice but to teach you a lesson!"

As he spoke, the Ten-foot Golden Body above Zhunti’s head burst forth with dazzling golden glows, the Infinite Buddha Light surging towards Kong Xuan overwhelmingly.

Kong Xuan’s expression took a drastic turn, and the Five-Colored Divine Light behind him repeatedly tore through the Void. Multicolored light formed numerous barriers of Five-Colored light in front of him, blocking the incoming Buddha Light.

"Boom!"

The Five-Colored radiance and the golden Buddha Power finally collided mid-air, creating chaotic flows in the Void. Rings of ripples, laden with immense Power of Destruction, directly shattered the Void.

Chaos Qi of a grey color floated in from the ruptured space, drifting gently.

Soon enough, Lie Mountain in the vicinity, under the force’s devastation, was almost instantly pulverized. On the ground, large cracks opened up, splitting from west to east, directly tearing apart.

Towers of flames shot out from the cracks, revealing the magma located at the planet’s core! As if conscious, it transformed into numerous red magma beasts. They lunged towards the four individuals in the sky with ferocity.

"My Buddha is merciful!" The Guide beside Zhunti sighed sorrowfully with a pained expression and pushed down violently with his right hand.

A golden hand squeezed out from the Void and slapped down mercilessly. It smote the magma beasts heading towards the Guide and Zhunti back into the chasm without mercy.

However, the situation was looking dire for Guang Chengzi and Kong Xuan.

At this moment, Guang Chengzi was meditating and recovering. Although he was willing to free his hand to exterminate these ant-like beasts, the disruptive power of the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill within him seemed uncontrollable, rampaging through his body.

Kong Xuan had his Five-Colored Divine Light fully deployed, with all the surging Yuqing Power within him channeled into the Five-Colored Divine Light, leaving him helpless and without alternatives.

Seeing this scene, a look of delight appeared in Zhunti’s eyes, even with a thick killing intent.

Both Kong Xuan and Guang Chengzi were Chan Sect’s prominent disciples. If these magma beasts could kill Guang Chengzi and Kong Xuan, it would not only remove obstacles from their mission but also weaken the Chan Sect’s strength. And most crucially, the Primordial Taoist could not blame Western Buddhism for this. A move achieving two aims at once, why not do it?

"Roar!"

Eighteen magma beasts roared from all directions, their red eyes glaring, their sharp magma fangs radiating intense heat. Their bodies, slowly flowing with magma, seemed capable of piercing through the Void, as they reached Guang Chengzi and Kong Xuan in the blink of an eye.

As the beasts closed in, the temperature around Guang Chengzi and Kong Xuan soared, yet they only felt a chill down their spines, a cold sweat forming on their foreheads.

Seeing this scene, Saint Zhunti’s eyes revealed excitement, and even the corners of his mouth curled up into a slight smile.

"Giggle, giggle..."

Suddenly, the sound of a baby’s laughter echoing through Heaven and Earth came from the ground not far away.

The real culprit behind this incident, who had been ignored by everyone, Baby Lie Mountain, was actually emitting a clear laugh at this moment.

Lie Mountain reached out his little hand toward the magma giants in the sky, his bright eyes bending into crescent moons, with two deep dimples adding a touch of naive cuteness to his fair little face.

The dozen or so magma giants in the sky suddenly stopped in their tracks, turning their heads in unison to look down at Baby Lie Mountain on the ground.

"Not good!" On the other end, the brothers of Saint Zhunti, as well as Guang Chengzi and Kong Xuan on the other side, were suddenly startled, with cold sweat streaming down.

"Ancestor, of all the times you could choose to laugh, why laugh at this moment? Are you trying to kill me?" Guang Chengzi felt like crying but had no tears to shed, and yet the uncontrollable power of the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill still left him unable to take even a step.

"Master instructed that this child must be delivered to our Western Buddhism, we absolutely must not let any mishap occur here!" Jie Yin’s face turned wildly, his sorrowful visage instantly ashen.

"Roar!"

Several fierce magma giants looked at each other and, carrying the scorching air wave, dashed together toward Lie Mountain.

"Damn it, all in!" Kong Xuan bit his teeth in hatred, his aura surged like a bright moon, and his eyes shone with crazy Divine Light.

"Cry!" A loud phoenix cry resounded, and Kong Xuan transformed into his true form, a Five-Colored Peacock that combined grace and beauty.

His tail feathers were emitting Infinite Light, and his majestic aura was pressing straight against the Quasi-Saint Peak Realm! The Five-Colored Divine Light, which was contending with Saint Zhunti’s Buddha Power, suddenly became even more intense, pushing Saint Zhunti’s golden Buddha Power to roll back like a sandstorm.

Kong Xuan took the opportunity to flash and move out. The Five-Colored Divine Light reappeared, stronger and more powerful than before. His huge wings continuously fluttered in the Void, stirring up endless air waves, shattering the space.

Feeling the crisis behind them, the eighteen magma giants did not hesitate to turn their heads, glaring viciously at Kong Xuan.

"Cry!" Kong Xuan’s bright eyes flashed, and the Five-Colored Divine Light swept down in an instant.

"Roar!"

The eighteen magma giants roared together, and endless scorching magma spewed forth from their mouths. The Chaos Qi that dissipated around seemed to stagnate, flowing together towards the fiery magma, tightly enveloping it and forming a layer of dull protection that seemed to have boundless might.

They rolled furiously, charging straight into the Five-Colored Divine Light in the Void.

"Boom!"

A black vortex separated from the center of the Five-Colored Divine Light, spinning like a black hole in the darkness, drawing in the power of the grey magma.

The eighteen magma giants were terrified to find that the magma power on their bodies was slowly dissipating.

They moved backward in horror, wanting to escape the black hole’s embrace but found that the space around them had solidified. And countless distant mountains and rivers seemed to appear out of nowhere, as if detached from the original space.

It turned out that while Kong Xuan was holding back the magma giants with the Five-Colored Divine Light, the Nine Revolutions Pill Power within Guang Chengzi’s body had finally been digested. Guang Chengzi, whose mana and cultivation were fully restored, eagerly concerned for Lie Mountain’s safety, directly activated the Sky Flipping Seal, trapping the eighteen magma beasts with the Flipping Heaven World.

"Hmph, return to where you came from!" Guang Chengzi sneered and suddenly exerted the Space Power within the Flipping Heaven World, pressing all the magma giants into the crevices of the earth.

On Saint Zhunti’s side, however, his face was red with held-back rage; ever since encountering Li Qingming, it seemed that whenever he faced the lineage of Li Qing, he would always suffer indignities! This time was even more outrageous, as he, a respectable Saint, was directly forced back by an ant at the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.

Although Saint Zhunti did not use his full strength, even so, it made him feel utterly humiliated.

With an unsightly face, Saint Zhunti was enraged, and he roared angrily: "Kong Xuan, you forced my hand, don’t blame Buddha if I show no mercy!"

With a ferocious slap to his forehead, a Qingyun of about ten thousand zhang suddenly appeared, and within the Qingyun, a giant Purple Golden Bowl shimmering with Purple Gold Light was revealed. It was Saint Zhunti’s other Spiritual Treasure, the Purple Golden Bowl.

However, compared to before, the bowl had undergone many changes. Not only was it engraved with countless Tao Runes, but it also faintly emitted a silver-white fluctuation. This fluctuation, subtle yet seemingly capable of destroying Heaven and Earth.

"Hahaha, Kong Xuan, today is your day to die! Tao Bowl, Buddha’s Qiankun, go!" Zhunti laughed wildly, casually throwing out the Tao Bowl in his hand, smashing it fiercely towards Kong Xuan. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)