The immortal sect is lofty, but the dynasty is collapsing. The court is treacherous, and the martial world is perilous. In these troubled times, human lives are no more valuable than grass.
C...
Li Fan's knife became unimpeded.
The golden Buddha statue seemed to have transformed into a mirage.
The Buddha's gaze deepened, his eyes filled with barely concealed hatred.
What is Tathagata?
It will neither come nor not come!
It's as if I never came, even though I did.
However, the inevitable defeat and crushing defeat was difficult to escape.
Returning to oneness means returning to one's true self in every part of the square.
Without the original self at the point in time, Buddhism inevitably fell apart.
If he wins, then he will still have a chance to slowly recover and return his true self to the point in time.
But he didn't win.
Moreover, the journey of Guiyi in the world will also return to the ancient times.
Start from scratch.
His situation was at most a little better than that of reincarnation and chaos back then.
Next, he will face the ancient battle.
The Immortal Ancestor and the Martial Ancestor would never let him go.
The cycle of reincarnation and chaos, yearning to return, will also set their sights on him.
Needless to say, those ancient heroes who wanted to climb high need not be mentioned.
He will face an unprecedented predicament.
He didn't know if he could fight his way out.
And this is the only chance he has left.
He is the first person to be forced into this situation, a being who has left behind countless legends throughout the ages, and who is one of the three great taboos in the world.
But the initial three taboo circumstances were clearly the best for him.
Because Buddhism and Taoism control faith, he was destined to never encounter something like what happened to the Martial Ancestor.
Needless to say, the Immortal Ancestor essentially used the Dragon Ancestor, but he didn't expect to be seen through.
How could it have turned out like this!
Heavenly Emperor.
It's all because of him.
His existence disrupted the balance.
If I had known this, I would have spared no effort to erase the Heavenly Emperor, even if it meant sacrificing Mount Ling.
Unfortunately, there aren't so many "what ifs".
......
Splash—
The sound of waves echoes through the long river of time.
The golden sands, which were the shattered form of the Buddha, were carried by the waves to their source.
The twin swords fell, slicing through the river of time.
The river is divided, but only on the surface.
Neither can stop the sands from turning golden, nor can they stop the waves from crashing.
"Houtu, with me here, you cannot interfere with the World Honored One's return!"
A chaotic voice came, and the boundless tentacles held Houtu in place.
A blizzard, carrying wind and frost, came and blocked Li Fan's way of going against the current.
Have you ever heard of the Dao Lord who transcends time?
The Snow Maiden continued, "The Dao Lord is not subject to the passage of time. On one hand, it means that the Dao Lord is not affected by time. On the other hand, it is also a warning."
He reminded the Daoist Master not to fall into the river of time.
"If you want to catch up, then you have to bear the consequences of going against the flow of time."
"Your memory will be lost, or it may even become a blank slate."
"Will you still feel like yourself then?"
Snow Maiden thought that Li Fan would give up the idea of chasing down the World Honored One.
But she seemed to have underestimated Li Fan's murderous intent.
Li Fan simply asked calmly, "Will he lose his memory?"
After a brief silence, the snow woman nodded. "Yes! But the situation might be better for you than for me."
"fair enough!"
After saying that, Li Fan left.
Never looked back.
There was nothing to be nostalgic about.
Doesn't he have a brain?
No!
In reality, he was a strategist.
At least that's what Li Fan himself thinks.
The reason for the pursuit and killing is probably 99.9999% because the Buddha deserved to be killed.
Li Fan couldn't swallow this insult if he didn't kill the World Honored One.
However, it cannot be denied that Li Fan also considered other factors.
For example, the so-called ancient plan that the people with double pupils casually mentioned.
Slay the World Honored One, and suppress the cycle of reincarnation.
Now that the cycle of reincarnation has been shattered, it is only natural that the task of slaying the World Honored One must be completed.
Since Houtu cannot be touched right now, he will naturally have to take over.
For all these reasons, Li Fan rushed into the river of time.
......
Did they just chase after him inside like that?
The snow woman stood there, stunned, her eyes filled with incomprehension.
She couldn't understand Li Fan's thoughts at all.
Having attained enlightenment, why do these thankless and arduous tasks?
He could have focused on the present and embarked on the path to taboo.
So he chased after them.
Is climbing the Great Way really so insignificant in his eyes?
The Snow Woman couldn't understand.
At least she had no intention of taking advantage of the Buddha's illness to kill him.
Her goal has always been to reach the highest level.
The snow woman's gaze fell upon the ruined city.
The City of the Wrongfully Dead still stands there.
However, it has lost both the original simplicity of the yellow clay and the profoundness of reincarnation.
It seems to have lost all the brilliance that reincarnation had bestowed upon it.
The blizzard subsided, and the Snow Woman set foot on the City of the Dead.
......
Frost began to spread from her feet, covering the entire city.
The Snow Maiden's power of the Great Dao permeated every corner of the city.
Even if the city loses its power, she still wants to preserve it.
After all these years of watching this city, it would be very lonely if I couldn't see it anymore.
The Snow Maiden had no fellow cultivators, and naturally, no friends.
She was simple, and also lonely.
Don't be fooled by her choice of sides in the previous battles.
But that doesn't mean she has a special affection for anyone.
Even Li Fan was only surprised.
As for the ongoing forbidden battle, she had even less intention of interfering.
......
The blizzard carried the City of the Dead down towards the land that had already been transformed into a death zone.
The Snow Maiden has chosen her new home: the former Three Realms Blood Battle Arena.
As for why this place was chosen, it's probably simply because she had fought against the Buddha here.
Soon, the blizzard disappeared.
The city was casually situated atop a hill.
She was used to the deathly silence all around her.
Click—
The sudden soft sound caught the snow woman's attention.
This sound is very strange.
Or rather, there shouldn't be any sound at all.
The simultaneous fall of heaven and earth in the cycle of reincarnation destined that no living being below the Dao Lord could survive.
Could it be that a being from the Central Heaven Star Region came from the Dao Lord?
The Snow Woman's eyes turned cold, and a blizzard raged in all directions.
She wanted to teach the guy hiding in the shadows a lesson and tell him not to even think about spying on her.
......
A cold wind howled, sweeping across the Milky Way.
The lurking spy seemed to have never existed.
The Snow Woman frowned slightly.
Did I hear that right?
That can't be!
Or is it those two who came over?
Just as the Snow Woman was deep in thought, another soft sound came.
It was fainter than before, but the Snow Woman could hear it more clearly.
The sound was coming from the City of the Wrongfully Dead!
She was absolutely certain that she hadn't misheard.
How could there be a sound in the City of the Wrongfully Dead?
Could it be that... reincarnation has not completely perished?
Is it possible?
Very likely!
After all, reincarnation is a taboo subject.
Thinking of this, the power of the Great Dao within the Snow Maiden surged once more.
Snowflakes filled the starry sky, as if trying to freeze the Milky Way.
Click—
Another faint sound came from inside the city.
He seems... even weaker?
A hint of suspicion arose in the Snow Woman's heart.
How could the voice grow weaker and weaker?
And if it's reincarnation, it shouldn't appear at this time!
I'm still alive, I can't just die in the cycle of reincarnation!