Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened.
Ling Yun said in a deep voice:
"We've already searched the area within tens of millions of miles of Volcano City, and there's only one spatial passage!"
Golden Lion also said:
"I think Yanran is overthinking it. One spatial passage is already dangerous enough and easy to be discovered. Having another one would make it even easier to be exposed!"
Xiao Yanran shook her head, her expression grave, and said:
"Why must it be a spatial passage, and not a spatial artifact?"
A magical artifact that can blend into space, a spatial artifact that cannot be detected by either double pupils or fiery eyes.
If I were a highly accomplished Buddhist, I would certainly have two plans: one as a smokescreen, and the other as the real escape route!
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned serious; Xiao Yanran's words made perfect sense.
At this moment, the golden lion suddenly opened its eyes wide and shouted sharply:
"I understand now. The Thousand-Hand Guanyin's magic weapon is a spatial artifact called the All-Heavens Bottle. It can dissolve into space, making it difficult for even the most powerful beings to detect!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanran said:
"Go and see quickly, there aren't billions of Buddhist luminaries that can be moved away in that time."
If nothing unexpected happens, the Celestial Bottle is near that spatial passage.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Yun and his group appeared inside that spatial passage.
As expected, there was no trace of any Buddhist cultivators in this spatial passage.
This means they did not leave from here.
The golden lion shattered the spatial passage with a single slap, shouting, "Too late! Those bastards escaped!"
Ling Yun immediately released his divine sense, covering an area of hundreds of millions of miles, but he could not find a trace of the aura of a Buddhist cultivator.
"They must have escaped successfully!"
The crowd looked somewhat unwilling. They had been busy for several days trying to annihilate this group of Buddhist cultivators, but they still managed to escape.
Yan Ruyu comforted her:
"Don't be discouraged, everyone. Although we didn't wipe them out completely, driving them away will eliminate a potential threat for future battles."
Lingxi smiled and said:
"How about we treat ourselves to a good meal to calm our nerves?"
The group exchanged smiles. This operation could only be described as having some regrets, but it wasn't a failure.
Just as everyone was preparing to return to Volcano City, a fishing hook suddenly flew rapidly from a distance.
Like a fishing hook, a crystal with a purple glow was attached to the hook.
The moment Ling Yun saw the amethyst, he said:
"This is the Purple Domain Crystal, which is specifically designed to counter spatial artifacts. As long as a spatial artifact is activated, it can quickly lock onto the artifact's location."
The Purple Domain Crystal is even rarer than the Celestial Bottle, and can be used to defend against spatial magical artifacts that excel at sneak attacks.
However, it can only be sensed when a spatial artifact is activated!
The next moment!
The fishhook flew directly out of the Tang Domain and caught the All-Heavens Bottle in a starry sky, the fishing line firmly binding the All-Heavens Bottle.
Then, the Heavenly Bottle retreated uncontrollably, flying past Ling Yun and his group at high speed along the original path.
"this……"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Ling Yun laughed:
"It must be the fishpond owner's doing!"
At that moment, the fishpond owner cast his fishing rod, and the All-Heavens Bottle burst out of the fishpond and landed in his hand.
"Hehe... I've been fishing for you for tens of thousands of years, and I've finally managed to catch you!"
The pond owner was overjoyed, laughing heartily, just like a fisherman who had caught a three-foot-long bass.
He held the All-Heavens Bottle in his hand, then turned to look at Ling Yun and his group behind him.
The pond owner showed no surprise and smiled:
"They're friendly forces!"
Ling Yun laughed:
"They are indeed friendly forces!"
The pond owner extended his hand: "Let's talk at the manor!"
Ling Yun nodded slightly, "Alright!"
Immediately, the pond owner led Ling Yun and his group to his luxurious manor, poured them spiritual tea, and said:
"If you don't make a move, I'm ready to make one too!"
"How so?" The Golden Lion took a sip of spiritual tea and asked curiously.
The pond owner poured him more spirit tea and said in a deep voice:
"I am the ruler of the Canglan Starfield. Three hundred thousand years ago, the Buddhists wanted to take over the Canglan Starfield, but I refused. So they began to invade the Canglan Starfield."
The leader was the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, and I was seriously injured by his sneak attack with the All-Heavens Bottle.
When the Canglan Starfield was conquered by Buddhism, I fled to the Tang Domain.
After escaping to the Tang region, I recuperated here.
After saying this, he pointed to the fishpond outside the manor and said:
"The best treasure in this fishpond is the Purple Domain Crystal. Tens of thousands of years ago, when the All-Heavens Bottle led the Buddhist army of the Demon-Subduing Star Domain to infiltrate this place, the Purple Domain Crystal lit up."
But it only lasted for a moment before it went out, and the aura of the Heavenly Bottle could no longer be found.
For years I've been fishing every day, hoping to find the Celestial Bottle.
As for Buddhist monks, I plan to eliminate them all at once when their numbers are at their peak.
I didn't expect you to see through the Buddhist scheme.
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that the pond owner had been planning to annihilate the Buddhist cultivators all along.
Then, the pond master took out the All-Heavens Bottle and placed it in front of Ling Yun and his group, and said with a smile:
"What do you fellow Daoists intend to do about this?"
The next moment!
The Great Sage opened the Bottle of All Heavens and threw in the Netherworld Purple Flame, the Primordial Sacred Fire, and the Nirvana Fire Lotus.
Then tighten the lid.
The pond owner was stunned by what he saw.
"It seems a bit cruel, but well done!"
The pond owner shook his head and smiled.
At this moment, Qiongqi asked:
"May I ask your honorable name?"
The pond owner remained silent, then said self-deprecatingly:
"I'm just a homeless man without a home. You don't need to mention my name. Just call me the Pond Owner."
I've gotten used to this name.
Everyone fell silent. As the rulers of the Canglan Starfield, they could only watch helplessly as the Canglan Starfield was conquered by Buddhism.
The feeling was like an emperor watching his country be destroyed.
The desolation of a monarch who has lost his country is something not everyone can understand.
It is estimated that all of the Tangzhu's direct descendants in the Canglan Star Region have perished, and his relatives have probably been slaughtered by the Buddhists.
After a long silence, Ling Yun asked:
What is the pond owner planning to do next?
The pond owner laughed:
"Of course I'll fight the Buddhists to the end. Without the Canglan Starfield, I'll be all alone and have no worries. I won't do anything else in this life but serve the Buddhists."
As he spoke, he suddenly laughed, stroking his beard, and said:
"To be honest, I am not only the owner of the fishpond, but also the president of the Tangyu Anglers Guild."
With a membership of 30 million, each member of the Anglers' Club is extraordinary, half being powerful hermit cultivators and the other half being reclusive grand cultivators.
They had no concept of protecting their country; as long as they could eat their fill, they didn't care who was emperor.
Besides cultivating their spiritual practice and traveling the world, their greatest hobby was fishing.
Under my influence, they all developed a deep hatred for Buddhism.
In the event of future conflict, the Anglers' Guild will be an extremely powerful force.
The pond owner's face showed smugness:
"The influence of the Tang Domain Anglers Guild is still expanding, and anglers from other star regions will join in the future."
In the future, countless fishhooks will be thrown at the faces of these Buddhist gurus.
Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads and smiled, their minds filled with images of a showdown between the Buddhist sect and the Anglers' Guild.
The scene of the Anglers' Guild collectively casting their fishing rods must be quite spectacular.
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