CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 85 BUDDHA

"Thinking of running away?" Li Qingming looked at the golden relic trying to escape the small world and gave a cold smile, his hand gently waving downwards.

"Buzz!"

A streak of blue light cut through the heavenly vault, arriving instantly below the relic.

It was a black gourd with a flickering edge, on which a golden rune that read "Dao" emitted strange waves.

"What a peculiar gourd!" The burly monk standing at the rear of the monks muttered under his breath, staring at the Qiankun Gourd that blocked the path of the relic golden core.

"Whoosh!"

The lid of the gourd opened, and an immense suction force burst forth before the relic golden core could react, sucking it in instantly.

The next moment, the Qiankun Gourd clinked incessantly, and tranquility engulfed the surroundings as thousands of monks stared intently at the black gourd, the atmosphere tense.

Great Venerable Kasyapa had just demonstrated the Buddhist Sect’s secret Holy Technique, an overwhelming presence that dominated Heaven and Earth.

But what was the outcome? Not only was his Golden Body shattered, but even the relic golden core was captured inside a Spiritual Treasure, leaving everyone in shock.

"Clink clink clink..."

Kasyapa’s relic golden core rampaged within the Qiankun Gourd, making it clink noisily. Meanwhile, a violent psychic surge burst from the gourd: "Damn it, let me out!"

"If it had been me who lost, would you let me out?" Floating in mid-air, Li Qingming approached the Qiankun Gourd, grabbed it, and spoke indifferently.

"Buddha will not forgive you all!" The thrashing inside the gourd grew more intense.

"You better behave yourself, otherwise, I won’t mind refining you for alchemy!" Li Qingming shook the Qiankun Gourd, his voice calm yet filled with a chilling killing intent.

Suddenly, all was quiet inside the gourd, and in the silent night sky, only a gentle breeze whispered.

"Great Venerable!"

At this moment, the thousands of monks finally reacted, shouting out loud.

Below, Kasyapa and Anan, who were confronting Li Qingquan and others, suddenly looked up upon hearing the cry from above.

They saw Li Qingming gently shaking the black gourd in his hand, his demeanor indescribably calm and composed.

"Outsider, do not mess around, quickly release the Great Venerable!" Above in the sky, the thousands of monks hesitated, deeply unsettled by the capture of the leading Great Venerable, but they were powerless.

Li Qingming’s eyes coldly swept over the monks surrounding him and said, "Do you wish to die?"

"In my Endless Buddha Realm, if you wish to keep living, it’s best to release him!" The monk who was standing behind the others finally stepped forward, speaking with considerable authority.

Li Qingming looked at him intently with a sparkling gaze and smiled, "And who might you be?"

The monk touched the ancient Buddha beads on his wrist and said, "You external Great Demons, what concern of yours is it who I am!"

"Ha ha ha, we are demons? Great Demons? Ha ha ha..." Li Qingming laughed loudly to the sky, "When you attacked Wanling Pass, killing the millions within who defended it, were you not demons?"

The monk’s eyes shot out two pressing cold lights, suddenly shouting, "You come from Pangu’s Great Thousand World?"

"What, have you recalled something?" Li Qingming looked at the monk with mockery, sneering.

"Since you are demons from the Great Thousand World, the poor monk can’t be blamed!" The monk fiercely threw his Buddha beads towards Li Qingming.

"Boom boom boom!"

Heaven and Earth suddenly trembled, as if countless thunders resonated, the Buddha beads emanated Infinite Light, and surging blood-colored Buddha Power poured down from the blood moon, sweeping across like an ocean, with tens of thousands of blood-red waterfalls cascading.

The blood-colored energy was like a blade, fiercely surging, dyeing the entire Heaven and Earth red, striking forward with immense force.

"Ha ha ha, the mighty Buddha himself forcibly seizing the flesh of Buddha’s son with the Power of Primordial Spirit, is this the compassion of your Buddha Sect?" Li Qingming laughed loudly, his blue hair whipping in the wind, and raised the purple long spear in his hand, thrusting it forward.

This Spiritual Treasure was transformed by the Innate Sufferer. Before leaving Wanling Pass, Li Qingming had returned to Penglai Island. Besides telling his relatives there that he was still unharmed, he took all the spiritual treasures of his true body.

After all, this journey through Tongtian was incredibly perilous, and without powerful weapons, he would be at a disadvantage. The Purple Bamboo Spear, whether in terms of the Vitality Power it contained or as a Killing Tool, could be described as a Holy Artifact.

At this moment, the Purple Bamboo Spear extended to thirty meters long, like a Heavenly Pillar piercing forward, booming loudly, and causing cracks to appear in the void.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, the ocean of blood-colored Buddha Power in front was blocked, entirely split in two by the Purple Bamboo Spear and rampaged to both sides.

The monks who couldn’t dodge in time didn’t even manage to scream before they were eroded into blood froth by the Buddha Power ocean.

"Hisss!"

The remaining monks collectively gasped in shock, and this was the great demon spoken of by the Buddha? Truly, his combat power was overwhelming!

When the vast blood-colored Buddha Power finally dissipated, the monk had already changed his appearance completely.

This is an elderly monk, robed in a kasaya embroidered with the turning cycle of the sun and moon, and the Green Jade Bodhi.

His long eyebrows were snow white, his face full of wrinkles, already having achieved a Golden Body, a halo of Buddha Light formed behind his head, carrying an indescribable dignity, looking indifferently at Li Qingming.

The surrounding monks were shocked to see the elderly monk and bowed in worship, chanting loudly: "Amitabha Buddha, this monk has seen the Buddha Master!"

The Buddha Master raised his eyebrows slightly, gently stroking his kasaya and said: "Amitabha Buddha!"

...

Below, right after the Buddha Master appeared, Shakyamuni’s face was full of seriousness. At this moment, the elderly monk revealed his transformed self, making Shakyamuni’s expression even graver, as if water was about to drip from his face.

"Shakyamuni Fellow Daoist, what technique is this old fellow using? How did he suddenly transform completely in body and spirit?" Just awaken, Long Xuhu coughed twice and asked.

"Buddha Transformation!"

Shakyamuni’s whole body slightly trembled, his words ringing like a bell.

Yang Jian and Li Qingquan also pricked up their ears, asking, "Fellow Daoist, what is Buddha Transformation?"

Filled with a raging flame in his eyes, Shakyamuni said: "This Buddha Transformation is essentially possession. But this method is a million times more cruel than possession."

"Ah?" Everyone was greatly shocked. Possession required exterminating the soul of the original owner; something even more cruel was beyond their imagination.

"Buddha Transformation requires three conditions. First, the body must be of a Quasi-Saint; second, the host body must undergo 900 billion restructurings of the Golden Body while fully conscious; third, the host’s relic golden core must be refined and swallowed by the possessor!" Suppressing the anger in his heart, Shakyamuni glared at the Buddha Master above the Heavenly Vault, and said: "I don’t know how many Buddha’s children must be harmed for it to succeed once. This Buddha Master is simply a beast!"

"Hiss!"

Not only Li Qingquan and Long Xuhu, but also Yang Jian felt chilled to the bone. Even Kasyapa and Anan on the opposite side trembled with fury, with flames burning in their eyes.

"Impossible, how can this be!" Kasyapa’s body, engulfed in Buddha Power, trembled uncontrollably.

"My Buddha, would my Buddha really do such a thing?" Anan was equally unstable, appearing on the verge of exploding.

Shakyamuni fiercely exhaled, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at Kasyapa and Anan, saying: "Wake up! If I’m not wrong, your elder brother Ga She has most likely been deceived by this so-called Buddha Master and has become his transformation!"

Kasyapa and Anan were stunned for a moment, suddenly recalling how Ga She had changed drastically after returning from Buddha Master Star thousands of years ago, and were lost in thought.

...

In the Heavenly Vault, Li Qingming retracted his long spear, glaring at the old monk and coldly said: "Buddha Transformation!"

"You know quite a bit!" The Buddha Master narrowed his eyes, his old face full of sorrow, "If you wish to convert to my Buddha, this old monk shall spare your lives. And I shall pass on the supreme teachings to you, making you my direct disciples!"

"Old monk, you cruelly torture Buddha’s children, all for the sake of forming your own Buddha Transformation. For such schemes to acquire Divine Skills, and such despicable plotting against your disciples, are you a Buddha or a demon?" Li Qingming unapologetically exposed the Buddha Master’s fault, his rebuke echoing through the Nine Heavens.

"Demon, do not spout blood and slander! My Buddhist Sect has always been benevolent, but you are demons stirring trouble in my place of purity, do not blame this old monk for suppressing you." The Buddha Master, having his fault exposed by Li Qingming, was truly angered.

"All Buddha’s children heed my command!" The Buddha Master shouted lightly.

"This disciple is here!"

Over five hundred Buddha’s children, whose Cultivation was above Daluo Golden Immortal, all clasped their hands together in salute.

"Quickly help me eradicate this demon on the spot!" In a rage, the Buddha Master issued the order to kill the demon.

"Kill him!"

"Amitabha Buddha, outsiders should no longer belittle my Buddha!"

"Extract his Divine Soul!"

More than five hundred fierce and glittering Golden Immortals showed their Arhat Golden Bodies in the Void and charged brutally towards Li Qingming.

"Hmph, you Buddha Master are no different from a demon! Once I destroy this transformation of yours, I’ll then eliminate your true form!" Li Qingming let out a cold shout and pulled out the Purple Bamboo Spear, charging forward.

"Outsider, I shall take you in for my Buddha!"

Ahead, a short Arhat holding a large bell, surged forward with an imposing might.

"Dang!"

A sound resonant as Yellow Bell reverberated, ceaselessly echoing. Following that, terrifying golden ripples cleansed through, shattering the Void, directly striking at Li Qingming’s chest.

"Insect!" Li Qingming sneered, thrusting the long spear forward, a purple shadow flashed.

"Pu!"

The golden waves shattered, the great bell destroyed.

Along with the bell, the Arhat behind it had his body pulverized by the spear, blood dripping, staining the Heavenly Vault red.

A fat Arhat immediately following the short Arhat erupted in rage and shouted, "Evil creature, how dare you injure my brother, die!"

"Pu!"

He spat out a Demon-Subduing Pestle, transforming it into a huge mountain, crushing violently towards Li Qingming.(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)