"I will certainly live up to the Demon Ancestor's trust," Kinnara Bodhisattva whispered, thanking the Demon Ancestor.
The Demon Ancestor's assistance was crucial in enabling them to escape Mount Ling and avoid being captured.
Even at the peak of Quasi-Saint, Mount Ling is the sacred site of the Buddha Tathagata, and even a weak Primordial Chaos cultivator is of no use!
“Ashu…” Kinnara Bodhisattva felt a pang of pain in his heart, and a demonic intent arose involuntarily, overwhelming the Buddhist intent. His mind, which had been wandering between the two sides of Buddhism and demonism, also began to deviate.
Upon seeing this, Rahu smiled. Indeed, he was a born demon seed!
No wonder he was able to gain the "World-Destroying Black Lotus's" recognition as its master; there was indeed a reason for it.
"One day, I will storm Mount Ling!" The words of the Bodhisattva Kinnara were filled with hatred.
"I'm really looking forward to that day," said Demon Ancestor Rahu with a smile.
Suddenly, the Bodhisattva Kinnara, with his hands clasped together, sat cross-legged. Below him was a lotus platform, from which a destructive light surged, seemingly capable of ending all things.
In the mind of Kinnara Bodhisattva, a divine light flashed purple and continuously released Dharma energy.
"The Primordial Purple Qi... When the Dao Ancestor preached in the Purple Cloud Palace, he released eight streams. The Three Pure Ones, the Two Elders, and Nuwa each received one, and they have already digested it and attained the Saint Realm. The other stream was obtained by Daoist Hongyun, but he was unable to integrate it. Instead, he attracted disasters and died several times. It has been lost."
"That last one was hidden away at the time, and its whereabouts are unknown."
"Who would have thought that it, along with the Black Lotus of Annihilation, would fall into my hands?"
Kinnara Bodhisattva thought to himself, "The Demon Ancestor, Donghuang Taiyi, Chaos Demon Rabbit, Chaos Demon Insect, and others only know about the World-Destroying Black Lotus. They don't know that the eighth Primordial Purple Qi was also obtained by him."
The Bodhisattva Kinnara decided to keep this news hidden.
He wanted to rise to power with the help of the Demon Ancestor and then take revenge on Mount Ling!
But this doesn't mean he'll allow demons to wreak havoc on the immortal realm!
Once he conquers Mount Ling, even if the two sides don't turn against each other, they will gradually drift apart.
However, that is still a long way off. Hunyuan is stationed at Mount Ling, which is as solid as a rock. Neither he nor Kinnara Bodhisattva intend to return to the Three Realms until they become saints.
"From this day forward, there will be no more 'Kinnara Bodhisattva' in the world, only 'Buddha Wutian'."
Kinnara's body was imbued with a deep-seated demonic power that completely shackled the Dharma.
A primordial state of mind began to spread, shaking the heavens and resonating throughout the land!
"It has become a weak Hunyuan?" Several giants, including the Demon Ancestor, Donghuang Taiyi, Chaos Demon Rabbit, and Chaos Demon Insect, couldn't help but turn their heads.
A weak Hunyuan is not bad; it's enough to barely get involved in the game among the sages.
Moreover, they witnessed firsthand the world-destroying black lotus wielded by the "Buddha of No Heaven"!
Such a treasure, when used by a weak Primordial Being, cannot be ignored even by ordinary saints.
In the Earthly Immortal Realm, powerful beings from all sides have also become aware of and have come to understand the birth of a weak Primordial Chaos cultivator!
That kind of demonic power that lingers, yet also possesses the magnanimity of an undying Buddha-nature, is quite unique and astonishing.
At the summit of Mount Ling, in the Great Thunder Temple, the Buddha's sermon paused for a moment.
"Even Mahayana Buddhism has its share of calamities," sighed the Buddha.
Beside them, the Medicine Buddha, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and others were all focused on their own thoughts, including the "Kinnara Bodhisattva," and no one dared to say a word.
Only Jin Chanzi had the urge to speak, but when the words reached his lips, he had nothing to say.
Now that things have come to this, what's the point of saying all this?
"Can Mahayana Buddhism truly save all sentient beings?" Jin Chanzi wondered.
Elsewhere, Styx Daoist, Demon Master Kunpeng, Zhen Yuanzi, and others all sighed in dismay.
"Kinnara Bodhisattva" became "Buddha of No Heaven". Although he attained the weak Hunyuan realm and could see his mind, he suffered endless pain!
Daoist Ran Deng, Daoist Lu Ya, Daoist Hong Yun, and others felt a sense of envy.
No matter what happened, being able to break through the limits of Quasi-Saint and prove the Weak Primordial Realm is ultimately a good thing!
Within the East Sea, the Holy Mother of Ghosts was astonished. She had only just mentioned "Kinnara Bodhisattva," and she had already broken through?
“The Buddha of No Heaven has been born.” Cao Ya sighed. No one could truly understand the pain behind the “Buddha of No Heaven”.
"The Buddhist sect has suffered a truly devastating loss," the Holy Mother of Ghosts laughed.
The two leaders of the Western Sect, together with the Moral Celestial Venerable and the Primordial Celestial Venerable, suppressed the Tongtian Sect Leader.
Even more remarkably, the Guide Daoist used a Qiankun Bag to carry thousands of worldly travelers to the Western Paradise.
Even the Holy Mother of Ghosts herself almost fell into the trap, but was saved by the Star Lord Ketu.
Even though Lingshan belongs to Mahayana Buddhism, it differs somewhat from the Western religion of Theravada Buddhism.
Although they both belong to the Buddhist community, there is still a sense of hostility between the Holy Mother of Ghosts and Spirits.
However, when the Buddha Tathagata descended to earth, the Tongtian Sect Leader occupied Yu Yu Tian. Therefore, one must be careful not to offend him too much.
“Several sages have planned for eternity; the day when Buddhism will flourish is not far off,” Cao Ya said.
"It seems that the Dragon Clan has also sent members to join Mount Ling? This powerful clan is hedging its bets in many areas, including the Chan Sect, the Jie Sect, the Demonic Sect, the Buddhist Sect, and even the Heavenly Court and the Underworld."
The Holy Mother of Ghosts snorted. Living in the East Sea, she frequently had to deal with the Dragon Clan and thus had a profound understanding of them.
Sometimes, she even wondered how such a race could have dominated the universe in the earliest times, competing with the Phoenix and Qilin clans, and even hoping to reach the pinnacle!
"You can't put all your eggs in one basket," Cao Ya said with a smile.
That ancestral dragon at the Primordial Saint Realm should not have perished, but in the great battle of the Dragon-Han Initial Calamity, the saints of the three races were all severely injured, and even after hundreds of billions of years, they have not recovered.
Adding to the list are experts at the Quasi-Saint and Great Luo realms, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.
Both their ancestors and their race suffered heavy losses and their strength declined.
In the countless years that followed, various powerful beings rose to prominence one after another. In order to preserve their lineage and avoid bringing disaster upon themselves, it was not surprising that the Dragon Clan acted cautiously and made various bets.
The Phoenix and Qilin clans are small in number and cannot emulate the Dragon clan, so they have to live in seclusion and rarely concern themselves with the affairs of the prehistoric world. Only occasionally will a few clansmen go out to travel.
Compared to the three races, the demon race and the witch race, although they withdrew from the stage of the prehistoric world, still had a slightly better ending.
At least, each has its own territory, such as Beiju Luzhou and the Underworld, which would make outsiders wary.
Dragons, though said to be divine beasts, were actually suppressed and killed by various powerful figures, their skin peeled off and bones removed!
The once mighty Dragon Palace of the Four Seas had to humble itself before the powerful figures of the Earthly Immortal Realm.
Cao Ya did not want the human race to decline and fall into the same category as the demon race, the witch race, or even all three races under the cycle of heaven!
"I must do everything in my power to break through to the peak of the sixth star! I also need to think about the seventh star mixed origin..."
With a heavy heart, Cao Ya bid farewell to the Holy Mother of Ghosts and left the East Sea for the Southern Continent.
At this time, the Buddha Wutian was born. He had already passed through the passage opened by the Demon Ancestor, left Beiju Luzhou, crossed the vast void, and gone to the Demon Realm.
"The Zhou Dynasty in the Southern Continent can be accelerated and annihilated, leaving the land without a sovereign, plunging the feudal lords into prolonged strife, and diminishing the fortune of the human race," Donghuang Taiyi said coldly.
"Hmm." The Chaos Demon Rabbit said with a cruel smile, "Beiju Luzhou has no humans except for some cultivators who have taken the path of demons. Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniu Hezhou, and the Four Seas have more humans, but they are not the dominant species."
"Only in the Southern Continent, through many dynasties, the dominant position of the human race has long been consolidated."
"It is precisely because of this that it has been overthrown, disrupting the trend of the 'great prosperity of the human race' as clearly demonstrated by the will of Heaven."
The Chaos Demon Worm nodded and couldn't help but laugh, "The Heavenly Dao has changed, and Hongjun may not be able to sit still any longer."
Luo Hou's eyes were cold as he said, "With me here, Hongjun cannot quell the demonic calamity in Nanzhanbuzhou!"
In addition, several powerful figures at the Hunyuan and Weak Hunyuan realms nodded in agreement.
The Primordial Realm seeks the Primordial Heavenly Dao, aiming to overthrow Hongjun and take his place!
The weak Hunyuan, on the other hand, wants to seize the opportunity to leap into sainthood and truly advance to the stage of the primordial world!
All parties have common ground, and even if there were past conflicts, they can be temporarily set aside.
The Dao Ancestor is too powerful; if we don't bring him down, no one will have a good outcome!
Apart from Donghuang Taiyi, they are mostly Chaos Demon Gods.
Some characters also yearn to spread their own lineage throughout the universe and be revered by all the heavens!
A prime example is the Demon Ancestor Rahu! In the past, he was on par with Hongjun and even sparked the conflict between the Dao and the Demon, which swept across the prehistoric world. Now, however, the Demonic Path has fallen behind the Xuanmen in every way. How could he tolerate this?
Like Donghuang Taiyi, who also had the goal of defying the laws of heaven and allowing the demon race to rise again!
Their actions stemmed from their enmity with the Dao Ancestor. Since Hongjun held sway over the Primordial Heavenly Dao, possessing boundless power and arguably being the strongest sage, they undoubtedly needed an alliance to first confront external threats. Once Hongjun was defeated, they would then turn against each other, fighting amongst themselves to seize the greatest benefits!
But until then, the alliance remains solid, and there is no need to worry about any betrayal.
After reaching an agreement, they dispersed and did not linger in Beiju Luzhou for long, each establishing their own stronghold.
Immediately, under the command of this group of powerful beings above the weak Chaos Realm, demons rampaged across the Southern Continent!
Meanwhile, demons infiltrated the great city of Zhou and, through enticement and inducement, incited the feudal lords to rebel against the Zhou royal family.
Ultimately, due to the Zhou emperor's failed political maneuvering, many feudal lords rose up in rebellion, uniting with the foreign states directly controlled by demons to form a mighty coalition army to attack Haojing!
Although some feudal lords also raised troops to protect the Zhou royal family, most of them remained bystanders.
For them, whether something is demonic or not is secondary; the key is whether they can preserve the nation's strength, or even whether they have the opportunity to go further and enhance the nation's prestige.
After tens of thousands of years of long rule, the Zhou royal family became corrupt and gradually declined. Thousands of years ago, during the reign of King Xuan, there was indeed a brief resurgence of power, but with the crushing defeat in the Battle of Qianmu, the Zhou dynasty's national strength completely slid into the abyss, beyond any hope of recovery.
The feudal lords were inevitably restless. Even though they dared not openly challenge the Zhou emperor's status as the supreme ruler, they could still covet the position of the world's overlord.
Cao Ya arrived in the Southern Continent and learned of the fall of the Zhou Dynasty.
"Former Crown Prince Yijiu, Marquis Shen, Marquis Zeng, Quanrong... King You, current Crown Prince Bofu..."
Cao Ya sighed softly. Even in the vast universe of the Primordial Era, where immortals flourished and gods were at their peak, many events still corresponded to historical records.
Whether it was the internal strife within the Zhou royal family, the involvement of figures like the Marquis of Shen and the Marquis of Zeng, or the Quanrong, who were eyeing the Zhou Dynasty with predatory intent under the influence of demons, the Zhou dynasty was a formidable force.
Their conquests ultimately brought suffering to the common people.
Once war breaks out, civilians and even cultivators across hundreds of millions of miles are living in constant fear.
The armies of the feudal lords were all composed of cultivators, with immortals and gods as generals, and even more powerful Luo Immortals in command!
Even a quasi-saint like Cao Ya could sense something from afar.
Such a massive army, directly commanded by Quasi-Saints and Great Luo Immortals, possesses a terrifying battle formation and formidable power, capable of sweeping across the land. Even major immortal cultivation sects would find it difficult to resist and would have to submit.
"And that's not all! Demons are also among them... It's not surprising that a weak mixed element has appeared."
Cao Ya's expression was solemn. He couldn't attend to the changing dynasties of the human world, nor could he quell the various forces. He was also vulnerable to being besieged and trapped in dangerous situations. What if demons or soldiers attacked and killed the people...
Cao Ya will surely take action, suppress and kill him, and save the suffering people!
"Amitabha."
In a town that was neither a major transportation route nor a military stronghold, Cao Ya encountered Guanyin Bodhisattva. Her face was full of compassion, and she held a jade bottle in her hands, sprinkling sweet dew from a willow branch, which drove away demons and a large army, saving tens of thousands of people.
"Guanyin Bodhisattva." Cao Ya cupped his hands in greeting. This Bodhisattva had joined the Great Thunderclap Temple on Mount Ling, and was renowned for saving people from suffering. The flourishing of incense and faith among the temples was not without reason.
"Lord Ketu." Guanyin Bodhisattva clasped her hands together, also knowing the name of Lord Ketu.
"The warring states have brought suffering to the people." Guanyin Bodhisattva's voice was low and filled with compassion. After the sweet dew fell and revived the people below, she set up her lotus platform and flew away to another place.
"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Lord Ketu, but I dare not be too blatant in my actions."
"The army that attacked Haojing included many Quasi-Saints, and behind them were even beings above the Weak Primordial Chaos level..."
Guanyin Bodhisattva gave a bitter smile. Although she was a Quasi-Saint and possessed spiritual treasures, she had not reached the first-class level. If she were targeted by a weak Hunyuan, she would be in danger!
“I share the same apprehension,” Cao Ya said in a low voice.
An ordinary Quasi-Saint, with the assistance of a million-strong army, can directly rival a peak Quasi-Saint!
Cao Ya's combat strength is indeed formidable, but how can we not take it seriously?
Not to mention the weak Chaos Realm cultivators lurking in the shadows... If a Sage were to show himself, he would be instantly killed!
"What a pity, Huoyun Cave is blocked by Hunyuan." Guanyin Bodhisattva shook her head.
In an instant, Cao Ya's face also turned serious. Normal dynastic changes would not be interfered with by the human ancestors of Huoyun Cave, as long as the intensity of the war was not too high and innocent people were not affected. However, now that demons are rampant in Nanzhanbu Continent, how could Huoyun Cave sit idly by?
Unfortunately, the Hunyuan blocked the entrance to the Fire Cloud Cave. Even though the Three Sovereigns were weak Hunyuan and had the help of the Five Emperors and other sages, they were still unable to break through.
The power of the Primordial Saint is beyond imagination!
“Sacred Realm…” Cao Ya felt powerless for the umpteenth time.
With a seven-star powerhouse on the field, even a six-star high-level or six-star peak-level player is extremely vulnerable.
If it weren't for the consideration of Nuwa, the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, and the Moral Celestial Venerable, it wouldn't have been Hunyuan blocking the gate, but Hunyuan flattening the Fire Cloud Cave!
Suddenly, Cao Ya and Guanyin Bodhisattva stopped their escape light, looked towards the direction of Haojing, and their expressions changed.
"Kyoto has fallen!"
As the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, in the past, after the conquest of the Yin Shang Dynasty, with the help of the immortals of the Chan Sect, King Wu, Jiang Ziya, Duke of Zhou, and others worked together to construct the Haojing Immortal Array with great magic. It covered hundreds of millions of miles and its array was so powerful that it was enough to resist the attack of quasi-saints!
Over tens of thousands of years, the Zhou Dynasty also encountered many crises, but it survived by relying on Haojing.
Now that Haojing has fallen, it essentially signals the decline of the Zhou royal family's fortunes.
“That is…” Cao Ya’s eyes narrowed.
In his gaze, he seemed to see an enormous scorpion, its demonic aura chilling and sweeping across the sky and earth!
"One of the survivors of the three thousand Chaos Demons! The Chaos Scorpion!"
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