Summoned by Meng Qi, Cao Ya arrived at Ling Mountain, took a look around, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

At the same time, he said softly:

"If the Demon Buddha had not been sealed by the Buddha, I, a mere celestial being, would naturally not dare to appear before you. Whether I exist or not is entirely up to you."

"However, since the Demon Buddha is in poor condition, my fear has diminished considerably."

Cao Ya's answer seemed to enrage the Demon Buddha. His face darkened, and red and black swastikas swirled in his eyes, exuding a sinister demonic aura.

"Haha! Uncle-Master Xuanjie, you're right." Meng Qi laughed loudly from the side and said, "Demon Buddha, if you were a fully recovered Beyonder, would you need to waste your breath and words with us? In this day and age where Beyonders are living in seclusion, what do you want to do?"

"Hey, since you've planned and schemed so much, making things so complicated, it just means you're in a really bad state!"

"Otherwise, with the abilities of those on the other side, dealing with me would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?"

"Why do you think that just because I'm about to attain the Dharmakaya, I can escape your control and are so eager to scheme against me through various means?!"

"I naturally fear your true form, but there's no need to pretend about a mere wisp of your spirit."

With sword in hand, Meng Qi's eyes shone brightly, as if he could see the dead, including the charming and mischievous Gu Xiaosang...

Why have so many worries in life?

All I seek is inner peace!

Resisting you, the Demon Buddha, is my biggest goal right now!

If I succeed, I can have peace of mind for a very long time!

So how could I not resist?!

It's said that the will of Heaven is always difficult to fathom, but what's wrong with fighting against it? It's endlessly enjoyable!

Meng Qi grinned, cheerful and open-minded, fearless, having cast aside all distractions, leaving only boundless fighting spirit!

Since fear is useless, then let it go!

Now he must be completely focused; if he is even slightly distracted, even if his Uncle Master Xuanjie is here, it will be a catastrophic disaster!

"Heh, I've been looked down upon." The Demon Buddha chuckled lightly, his anger concealed as if it had never existed.

But both Cao Ya and Meng Qi knew perfectly well that beneath the calm face of the Demon Buddha lay boundless killing intent.

At the same time, Cao Ya was not surprised to see that Meng Qi had the Overlord Blade in addition to the Human Emperor Sword.

Although he didn't see the appearance of the Overlord's Blade!

However, the Overlord's Blade was originally within the Immortal Realm of the Maiden. Those within the Immortal Realm, if powerful enough, might be able to detect its appearance and disappearance. Conversely, it would be absolutely impossible for powerful beings within the Realm to perceive it across worlds.

This is different from the Emperor's Sword.

After all, the current owner of the Human Emperor Sword—Gao Lan, the "Mad Emperor" of Northern Zhou—was located in the northern part of the Central Plains in the real world. As the emperor of Northern Zhou, he brought immense pressure to the Great Jin in the south.

Although Shaolin Temple was in the Great Jin Dynasty, Cao Ya clearly had no intention of getting involved in such matters of dynastic change.

Moreover, in the world of the elite, the stability of a dynasty depends on whether it has a powerful military force to suppress it!

Clearly, the Northern Zhou had it, but the Jin Dynasty did not!

This refers to the military force belonging to the imperial court!

The reason why the Overlord's Blade remained in the Pure Maiden Immortal Realm after it truly recognized Meng Qi as its master was because the Overlord's beloved was the successor of the Pure Maiden Path.

After the death of the Overlord, the Overlord's Blade was enshrined by the Immortal Realm of the Pure Maidens—in fact, the Overlord's Blade had no need for such things at all, and it suppressed the foundation of the Pure Maidens' Path.

Even within the Su Nu Dao, no one can master this peerless artifact from the other shore!

Of course, on the other hand, Meng Qi had been sitting in a dilapidated temple for ten years and had no need for the Overlord's Blade. In order to deceive others, he was also too lazy to carry the Overlord's Blade with him.

In any case, given the nature of the Overlord's Blade, Meng Qi can arrive anytime, anywhere, whenever he has the will.

There is a huge difference between a martial artist being able to wield the Overlord's Blade and the Overlord's Blade willingly serving others.

As a prototype of the new "cause of all effects," Meng Qi certainly couldn't afford not to guard against this aspect.

The Demon Buddha, wanting to control Meng Qi, naturally also had to consider the Overlord's Absolute Blade.

After all, it is a peerless divine weapon of the Other Shore level!

The Demon Buddha's ability to stir up trouble mainly relies on another peerless divine weapon—the Reincarnation Seal!

These peerless divine weapons, in essence, are no different from those of the other shore.

Even though, due to the changes in the universe, they, like those on the other shore, cannot fully display the power of the other shore realm and need to restrain themselves and slowly recover, in any case, the Overlord's Absolute Blade and the Samsara Seal are definitely in better condition than the Demon Buddha!

As the final calamity approaches, those on the other side gradually begin to revive, and the peerless divine weapons also revive to a deeper level.

Moreover, the Overlord's Absolute Blade harbors a hatred etched into the very marrow of the Demon Buddha!

Ultimately, the death of the Overlord was the work of the Demon Buddha!

Cao Ya understood that the legendary figures above, though incredibly powerful, capable of changing the world, creating new worlds, and destroying the universe, possessed boundless abilities.

However, as living beings, they possess their own wisdom and independence, and in order to preserve their spirituality, they must rely on this boundless universe.

For example, those who have transcended the Great Universe of "Supreme Being of This World" can actually enter the Chaos, but without the anchor of the mortal world, they are too easy to lose their spirituality and become non-life-like beings like the Heavenly Dao.

In that situation, they were no longer themselves.

Therefore, those who have reached the other shore, slumbering in chaos, all have their own guiding principles, or "fish," to anchor themselves and maintain their spirituality.

Only those who have transcended the Dao Fruit realm no longer need these things.

Perhaps due to the world-level difference, such worries do not exist in the chaotic void outside the [Global Martial Arts] world...

Cao Ya pondered silently.

Of course, there's no point in thinking about all this. He's only a four-star Celestial Immortal. Let alone an eight-star Dao Fruit or a seven-star Other Shore, he's not even a six-star Creation or a five-star Legend.

"With the Emperor's Sword and the Overlord's Blade in hand, Meng Qi is not afraid of the Demon Buddha. With my help, his chances are even greater."

"I wonder what the general attitudes are of the other Lords of the Six Paths of Reincarnation?"

"Yes, the Demon Buddha has escaped his confinement and is now the only other shore in this world. I'm afraid those lords of the Six Paths of Reincarnation will not be happy to see this."

"They're also afraid of being killed by the Demon Buddha!"

"In the Middle Ages, when the Demon Buddha was born, countless legends were killed and countless opportunities were destroyed!"

Cao Ya stroked his chin, pondering.

“The Demon Buddha is Ananda, and also the Thunder God!” Meng Qi said in a deep voice from the side.

"That's right, I am Ananda of Mount Ling and the Thunder God of Heaven." The Demon Buddha said with a faint smile, neither denying nor denying it, and even admitting it on the spot.

The Demon Buddha is him, Ananda is one of the two most outstanding disciples among the ten disciples of Buddha of Mount Ling, and he is also the ancient Thunder God who was born from the ancient Thunder Pool and later became the second most important person in the Heavenly Court!