"There are quite a few who have achieved perfect enlightenment," Daoist Lu Ya sighed. Even someone like Maitreya Buddha was no weaker than him! Without a doubt, when Xuan Jie attains enlightenment, Maitreya Buddha will definitely try to stop him!
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Daoist Lu Ya's eyes flickered, and he realized something.
With a soft "hiss," the void in front of Lu Ya suddenly cracked open, revealing a mysterious and profound power containing endless demonic intent. Although it was only a very faint wisp, even a great supernatural being like Lu Ya, who had achieved perfect creation, couldn't help but hold his breath when faced with it!
“Demon Buddha! Ananda!” Lu Ya said, each word distinct and revealing his fear.
"Lu Ya, don't you still believe me?" The Demon Buddha's voice carried a hint of disappointment.
“There is no karmic entanglement between you and me,” Lu Ya sneered.
In the past, as the masters of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, they were all sealed away and could only stick together for warmth, forming the Six Paths of Reincarnation space together with the Demon Lord, the Seven Killings Daoist, the Water Ancestor, and others.
As time passed, the seal loosened slightly, and with their best efforts, they were able to barely transmit a trace of magic power. With the help of divine weapons, they selected and controlled the reincarnators to carry out missions, help them escape their predicaments, or explore certain curious places. As for the casualties of the reincarnators... who cares?
Because of his ambiguous relationship with the Heavenly Emperor and Lingbao Tianzun during the ancient war, Lu Ya was personally sealed away by Yuanshi Tianzun—after all, he was able to live to this era thanks to the protection of Yuanshi Tianzun.
As for the Demon Buddha, he was originally Ananda, one of the disciples of the Buddha of Mount Ling, and was highly regarded.
Later, for reasons unknown, he fell into the demonic path, practiced the Tathagata Palm in reverse, ascended to the other shore, called himself "Demon Buddha", and was about to unleash a world-destroying calamity!
Even the Buddha, who had transcended worldly concerns, personally suppressed the Demon Buddha beneath Mount Ling!
Furthermore, the Primordial Celestial Venerable personally reinforced the seal, and an unparalleled divine weapon stood guard!
Therefore, even though the Demon Buddha is the one who has reached the other shore, and is the most powerful among the masters of the six realms of reincarnation, it is also the most difficult for him to escape his predicament.
As for the other Lords of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Lu Ya is no longer trapped, and the situation of Qi Sha Dao Ren and others has also improved.
Only the Demon Buddha shows no hope so far. His pawn, Meng Qi, has also inherited the karma of the Primordial Heavenly Lord and become the new "cause of all fruits." Even though it is still in its infancy, it is enough to break free from the control of the Demon Buddha who is in a sealed state! That Overlord Blade is not just for show!
So the Demon Buddha set his sights on Lu Ya, appealing to his emotions and reasoning with him, trying to use the bond between father and son to persuade Lu Ya and help him escape his predicament!
At first, Lu Ya was furious at this argument.
His father was the Jade Emperor, the first of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity. He once competed with the Daoist Venerable who had not yet transcended, as well as the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and Amitabha Buddha of the past, and was not slightly weaker. Although the ancient era ended and the Jade Emperor perished, he would not allow those from the other shore in later generations to desecrate him!
However, some secrets revealed by the Demon Buddha could only be known by Lu Ya and the Jade Emperor, father and son!
The problem is that no matter how Lu Ya calculates, he can't find any causal connection between himself and this Demon Buddha!
According to the Demon Buddha, in order to escape the fate of the destruction of the era and the inevitable death of the Heavenly Emperor, he severed all ties with the past, seized a sliver of hope, stole into the new era, and gained a new life, free from past karma!
But Lu Ya was still suspicious. The other shore was a place of boundless divine power, capable of manipulating time and space and overturning cause and effect!
As the son of the Jade Emperor, he later followed the Primordial Celestial Venerable and received his protection for a considerable period of time.
Lu Ya understood very well how terrifying the other shore beings were.
It is no exaggeration to say that, in the eyes of those on the other side, all history is contemporary history!
As the contenders for the other shore, history is often altered. Apart from those who have achieved perfect creation, those who have achieved pseudo-other shore, and those who possess extraordinary divine weapons or have mastered top-notch skills, other figures, even those who have reached the realm of legend or creation, find it difficult to perceive these changes and remember the original history!
They forgot their own experiences and replaced them with new memories, forcibly implanted without any doubt!
Even they themselves might vanish into thin air because of the struggle of those on the other side!
And almost no one knows they exist anymore!
Below the other shore, all are ants!
Therefore, Lu Ya felt that it was possible that the Demon Buddha was powerful and had the ability to trace history, cross eras, go to the ancient times, learn many secrets, and even witness them with his own eyes!
It's unlikely that he would personally participate in changing history, since Lu Ya is a person of perfect creation and profound cultivation. If there were such a phenomenon of memory distortion, although he couldn't stop it, he could at least detect it.
It must be known that the Demon Buddha is an extremely ruthless character. He was a "world-destroying demon" who went from Buddhism to demonism, nearly destroying the Buddhist community and ending an era! If he had planned this carefully, he wouldn't have left such an obvious flaw!
Of course, based on the relevant secrets, it is understandable that the Demon Buddha plotted to harm Lu Ya, help him break the seal, reappear in the human world, and restart the great calamity.
However, although Lu Ya was skeptical, he had to admit that some of the Demon Buddha's words had moved him, and he was now in a state of doubt and uncertainty.
"Demon Buddha, who exactly are you? What is your purpose?" Lu Ya asked in a deep voice.
Ananda was not weak, and his destiny was also blessed, yet he was not considered to have great potential to attain enlightenment.
He's nowhere near as good as Mahakasyapa!
Moreover, practicing the Tathagata Palm in reverse allows one to directly ascend to the other shore, seemingly unaffected by the changes in the ancient world's environment...
Lu Ya could only ask, when did achieving the other shore become so easy?
There are quite a few big shots who have mastered the Seven Swords of Heaven and the Tathagata Palm.
Some of them are no weaker than Ananda!
But they remain trapped at the pinnacle of creation, the realm of perfect creation, and for countless ages, they have made little progress!
Including Lu Ya himself, he reached the pinnacle of creation in the Primordial Era, but he is still stuck at this level. Due to the long-term sealing, his power has declined and he is still recovering.
Almost all the powerful beings believed that the Demon Buddha might be Ananda, but he was definitely not just that. There must be some other mysterious identity behind him, but they did not know it yet!
This guess is correct. The Demon Buddha is not only Ananda of Mount Ling, but also the number one general of the Heavenly Court, the Nine Heavens Thunder God who is the confidant of the Heavenly Emperor, and even the ancient Jade Emperor!
But those two identities were unknown to anyone, let alone anyone could connect them! They were simply too far apart!
"You're too stubborn. What's the point of me lying to you?" The Demon Buddha gave a bitter smile.
He really is the Jade Emperor, the biological father of Lu Ya Dao Jun!
The Nine Heavens Thunder God is his new life, a product of his escaping into this era, freeing himself from the past and gaining control over thunder and lightning.
To avoid suspicion, he could not possibly continue vying for the position of "Heavenly Emperor" in this era.
Therefore, he assisted the Heavenly Emperor who had not yet attained enlightenment, helping him to reach the top, but soon became angry again!
In ancient times, he directly defeated those beyond the shore, such as Fu Huang and Dong Huang, and even sparred with powerful figures like Dao Zun and Yuan Shi Tian Zun before securing his throne as the "Ancient Heavenly Emperor".
Why is it that this new "Heavenly Emperor" has such an easy time, with only a few formidable enemies who have achieved perfect enlightenment? Once he reaches the other shore, he will have no more worries!
Thus, filled with resentment, the Demon Buddha, then known as the "Nine Heavens Thunder God," lured the Demon Lord with secrets of the Nine Heavens, leading to an attack on the Heavenly Court! — As the previous "Primordial Heavenly Emperor," the Demon Buddha was naturally very familiar with the secrets of the Immortal Realm!
With the Nine Heavens Thunder God as an inside agent and the Demon Lord having already attained the other shore, they were unstoppable in their advance. The Heavenly Emperor had to take action personally. In the ensuing battle, the Heavenly Emperor revealed the strength of an ancient being, which aroused fear from all sides.
Subsequently, the battle of "Heavenly Court's Demise" took place, and the Heavenly Emperor was forced to escape into the Blade of Time.
It's a pity that both the Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Lord, who were on the other side of the river, suffered because of this.
However, the "Nine Heavens Thunder God" still failed to emulate the "Haotian Shangdi" of his previous life, and was unable to ascend to the other shore again, thus gaining the qualifications to compete with Yuanshi Tianzun, Amitabha Buddha, and others.
Afterwards, he also left the Heavenly Court, maintained the identity of "Ananda", stayed on Mount Ling, and practiced Buddhism asceticism and the "Tathagata Palm". However, he was plagued by inner demons and could never touch the other shore again!
There was hatred for the Daoist Venerable, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, Amitabha Buddha, and other beings on the other shore; there was also a trace of resentment and jealousy towards the Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Lord; and a sense of guilt towards the Demon Saint…
Various emotions tormented Ananda at that time. In his last attempt, he was defeated by the desperate struggle of the ancient overlord. Ananda was completely desperate and let evil thoughts surge, falling into the demonic path!
From then on, the Jade Emperor, the Thunder God of the Nine Heavens, and Ananda all went far away, leaving only the newly born Demon Buddha!
Filled with resentment, hatred, and resentment, the birth of the Demon Buddha is destined to annihilate all the heavens and myriad realms!
In terms of what to fear, none of the other beings on the other side are as terrifying to creation and legend as the Demon Buddha.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Ya, the Demon Lord, the Seven Killings Daoist, the Water Ancestor, and others were all under suppression and had no other choice, they certainly wouldn't have sought to deal with a tiger for its skin if they had a choice.
Therefore, even though the Demon Buddha's words contained many ancient and trivial details, which were whispered between father and son and unknown to others, Lu Ya still dared not easily believe them and remained on guard.
“I don’t blame you,” the Demon Buddha sighed softly. “Given my circumstances, I don’t blame you for questioning me.”
Lu Ya squinted his eyes. Was this meant to make him feel guilty?
“I will verify your true identity,” Lu Ya said indifferently.
"You are not a being beyond the other shore, your abilities are insufficient, how can you prove it?" the Demon Buddha asked.
"I have my own methods," Lu Ya replied calmly. With his perfected destiny, he possessed the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife and the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, so he still had quite a few trump cards up his sleeve.
"Alas." The Demon Buddha sighed. Ever since he betrayed the Heavenly Court and then betrayed Mount Ling, causing the collapse of the Heavenly Court, the fall of all Buddhas on Mount Ling, and the annihilation of all demons, everything had gone wrong and all his plans had failed.
He plunged into the demonic path, becoming a demonic Buddha, and an ancient one at that. However, he didn't last long before being sealed away by the Buddha.
Now, he doesn't even trust his own son.
And also... he lost two of the peerless divine weapons he possessed!
Overlord's Blade! Reincarnation Seal!
Today, Meng Qi is honored as "Yuanhuang" and has become the prototype of "the cause of all effects". The Demon Buddha also understands that this "other self" was chosen by Yuanshi Tianzun and is the product of his "reduction to seek emptiness"!
If we say that the loss of the Overlord's Blade, Meng Qi's resistance, and the scheming of the Primordial Celestial Venerable were all due to this...
This original "cause of all effects" bears the immense karma of all the heavens and myriad worlds. The great being who symbolizes the "creation of heaven and earth" is the oldest being, with infinite supernatural powers, standing at the pinnacle of the universe!
Even the Supreme God of Heaven at his peak could only fight against him with all his might, but could not win!
Despite his various identities, once the Demon Buddha reached the other shore, he became an ancient being.
However, there is still a slight gap between it and the oldest one.
Therefore, even though Yuanshi Tianzun was superior to him, he could only admit defeat when he was outmaneuvered, as he was no match for him!
But how could this Arhat, who has no connection with any other beings, manage to snatch the Seal of Reincarnation from his own hands?!
Demon Buddha's heart was filled with killing intent. If he were to break free, the first person he would kill might not even be Meng Qi, but most likely Cao Ya!
"This son is useless." The Demon Buddha's divine sense swept over him, showing considerable dissatisfaction.
Lu Ya was oblivious, his gaze fixed on the heavens.
He was naturally unable to fight against the true form of the Demon Buddha, and didn't even know how he died.
But if it's just a trace of magic power, Lu Ya has nothing to fear.
"The Reincarnation Seal is an unparalleled divine weapon, surpassing the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife and the Seven Arrows of Nailhead. Aren't you tempted?" The Demon Buddha changed his strategy, using benefits to lure him, just as he had guided the Demon Lord in the past.
However, what moved the Demon Lord was not the peerless divine weapon—he himself possessed the Demon Emperor's Claw—but the Jianmu fruit in the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Realm, which was related to the "Dao Fruit"!
“My Great Dao is not ‘Reincarnation’. That peerless divine weapon cannot recognize a master. I am not a being of the other shore, so how can I forcibly refine a peerless divine weapon?” Lu Ya remained unmoved.
"Utterly stupid."
Disappointed, the Demon Buddha had to find another way to reclaim the Seal of Reincarnation.
After all, having a peerless divine weapon in hand is essential for carrying out many plans; the seal imposes too many restrictions.
It is absolutely impossible for him to sit idly by and watch Yuanshi Tianzun complete the process of subtraction and emptiness, and have any hope of attaining the Dao!
"Fortunately, the Demon Lord and the others cannot sit idly by and watch Xuan Jie attain enlightenment." The Demon Buddha pondered.
The Demon Emperor's Claw is related to the Demon Lord's other shore. Although it is in Qi Zhengyan's hands, as one of the three giants of the Crimson Demon Sect, the Demon Lord must overcome the Xuanjie barrier if he wants to plunder it!
With the power displayed by the Xuanjie, even at the legendary realm, it defied the laws of creation. If it were to attain enlightenment, it would be incomparably powerful. Combined with the Samsara Seal, no matter how high the level of creation or how perfect creation one is, no one would dare to claim victory!
"Demon Lord, don't you want to take this opportunity to hinder Xuan Jie?"
The demon Buddha's voice had a seductive quality to it.
He was the "Peerless Demon Lord" who pioneered the original demonic path and reached the pinnacle of creation, and he was very familiar with this kind of demonic method.
If the Demon Buddha is unharmed, the Demon Lord cannot withstand the power of the Other Shore.
But since they have all been sealed, and the Demon Buddha is a dual divine seal from both Buddha and Yuanshi Tianzun!
Upon closer comparison, the Demon Lord's situation is actually somewhat better than that of the Demon Buddha!
“I’m not the one who’s most anxious,” the Demon Lord replied calmly.
If he were like Lu Ya, already freed from his predicament, then he would naturally be ready to intercept him without any worries.
In the current situation, every bit of strength is precious and cannot be wasted.
As the great calamity drew ever closer, the Demon Lord also felt the crisis and wanted to get out of this terrible situation as soon as possible!
Without reaching the other shore, there is no sense of security, and there is almost no hope of surviving the catastrophe of the era's destruction!
Given his identity, it would be difficult for him to obtain protection from any kind of being from the other side.
The Demon Buddha is too dangerous, symbolizing "the destruction of the world." Normally, no one would seek refuge with him unless absolutely necessary.
The closer it gets to the end, the stronger the power of the Demon Buddha becomes!
Who knows if the Demon Buddha will wipe out all his subordinates in order to become stronger!
Furthermore, Ananda's betrayal of Mount Ling alone is enough to make people want to avoid him at all costs!
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