Chapter 222
Chapter 222
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 222
Chapter Title: Many Treasures, You Really Are a Mole!
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"Amitabha!"
In that instant, the three Great Virtue Bright Kings stood shoulder to shoulder, their hands pressed together in prayer. Buddhist light surged forth like a breached dam, flooding half the sky in a heartbeat.
The earth trembled and mountains shook as myriad radiant hues enveloped the entire battlefield. Countless forms and sounds emerged—pavilions and towers, endless chants of sutras filling the air. It was as if they had suddenly fallen from the field of battle into an ancient Buddhist temple. What met their eyes was a towering ancient Buddha bathed in verdant lamp light.
The next moment, the ancient Buddha spoke:
"Wonderful, wonderful. The Buddha's compassion spans a hundred million worlds, manifesting forms to save all beings burdened by karma. You are all fated ones of the Western Pure Land."
As he spoke, a pair of eyes vast as mountains fixed upon Lu Yang.
"Hahaha!"
Below, Many Treasures Child recited a Buddha's name while grinning broadly. The other true persons from the Celebration Kingdom side wore expressions of thrilled excitement.
"Who would've thought Many Treasures could really summon the Buddhists!"
"I misunderstood him before."
"A venerable one from the Buddhist school, a Great Arhat—no less! With such powerful reinforcements lending a hand, we can smash the Demon Sect this time and give these northern demons a brutal lesson!"
The next moment, the verdant-lamp ancient Buddha took a step forward.
The Five Elements True Person, Many Treasures Child, Profound Iron Sword Master, and the others followed closely behind, their smiles twisted and savage. Clearly, they planned to trail in his wake and beat the drowning dog.
Seeing this, Lu Yang shook his head and pinched a hand seal.
Heavenly Mother Transformation Profound Light!
"Amitabha, Fellow Cultivator Lu, there's no need to resist futilely, eh?"
The Vimalakirti Venerable One, who had been about to expound at length, suddenly froze. His face drastically changed as he gazed at the cascade of white radiant light Lu Yang scattered across the heavens.
"This is...!?"
Before the Vimalakirti Venerable One could finish his words, the yang energy around the three men abruptly reversed, transforming into Grand Yin matrices. They halted mid-air.
Then, they detonated with a boom!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ah!!!"
The Vimalakirti Venerable One's agonized scream was instantly swallowed by the explosions. The verdant-lamp ancient Buddha dissipated into nothing, and the three Great Virtue Bright Kings burst into three bursts of fireworks.
Lu Yang's expression lit with slight delight. Without a word, he swept his sleeve wide, gathering up the scattered limbs and severed parts of the three exploded Great Virtue Bright Kings. He planned to feed them to the Avici Sword later—perhaps it would gain a special bonus against Buddhists. These were prime materials, after all.
Only then did he turn his gaze to Many Treasures Child and the others.
Their savage grins had frozen solid on their faces. Just moments ago, they had charged ahead alongside the Vimalakirti Venerable One.
Now, with the Vimalakirti Venerable One gone, they were instantly surrounded by a horde of northern true persons.
"What are you standing around for? Attack!"
Lu Yang burst into laughter.
"Many Treasures, you've earned your keep this time! First you pitted the Celestial Court, then the Sword Pavilion—now the Pure Land. The Holy Sect will reward you handsomely!"
His words struck like lightning, and realization dawned on the faces of the onlookers.
"Many Treasures!!!"
The Five Elements True Person's face twisted in rage as he glared at Many Treasures Child once more.
"You're absolutely a traitor! Speak! Have you been colluding with the northern demons all along?"
He had it all figured out now!
No need to mention the Celestial Court fiasco—if not for Many Treasures Child, he never would have led the Celebration Kingdom's true persons into Lu Yang's trap in the north.
As for the Sword Pavilion, think back: when he had warned that Lu Yang might strike at the Supreme Profound Sword Sect, it was Many Treasures who dismissed it as needless worry. And what happened? The Supreme Profound Sword Sect was indeed wiped out! If they had rushed back in time, would things have turned out differently?
And now, pitting the Pure Land—that was unfolding right before their eyes.
Look at the Vimalakirti Venerable One. Wasn't he pitted miserably enough? Everyone had heard that Buddhist Great Arhat and Pure Land venerable's dying scream.
Fuming, the Five Elements True Person roared:
"Beast! You beast!"
Many Treasures Child: "..."
I'm innocent! I didn't do it! You've got me all wrong!
He had a thousand words to say, but no heart left for them. He couldn't even fathom why the Vimalakirti Venerable One had vanished.
How could this possibly fail?
But one thing he knew for sure: he truly wasn't a Holy Sect mole. If he stayed here any longer, he'd be dead without a grave!
On the other side, Perfected Being Yin Shan watched in astonishment. Truth be told, when the Vimalakirti Venerable One appeared, he had given up hope. Who could have imagined Lu Yang wouldn't even clash with him directly? With a single bizarre Dao art, he effortlessly dismantled the enemy's ploy.
At the same time, the northern true persons rallied with renewed vigor.
Thanks to Lu Yang's prior lavish rewards, they all knew: every Celebration Kingdom true person they left behind here meant an extra share of the spoils for them.
What more was there to say?
"Kill!"
In an instant, the Celebration Kingdom forces collapsed like a landslide. The Foundation Establishment true persons scattered in all directions, unleashing their divine abilities, while the Qi Refining disciples were slaughtered en masse.
Dragon-Shearing Pass—breached!
Half a day later, the dust settled.
Lu Yang stood atop the Dragon-Shearing Pass walls, pondering silently in his heart:
"With Dragon-Shearing Pass fallen, the Celebration Kingdom's monopoly on spirit energy is broken. Strictly speaking, True Person Heavy Light's mission is complete."
After all, True Person Heavy Light hadn't ordered him to march south and wipe out the Celebration Kingdom outright—just to pressure them externally as much as possible. With Dragon-Shearing Pass taken, the path south to the capital lay wide open, enough to plunge the entire kingdom into panic.
"Pity—a new mission already."
With that thought, Lu Yang drew forth the Formless Sword once more. The hidden metal essence and marvels within constantly urged him toward his next move.
Assassinate the King.
No surprise there—that was True Person Heavy Light's second task.
"Killing the Celebration King... what a tall order."
Lu Yang shook his head. How easy was it to kill the king? Surrounded by layers of guards, countless arrays nearby, and bolstered by the kingdom's mighty power.
Unless the king left the capital alone and charged over single-handedly.
Otherwise, holed up in that palace, Lu Yang couldn't even sneak in. Even if the Formless Sword pierced his defenses, it would change nothing.
After some thought, Lu Yang set the matter aside for now.
"True Person Heavy Light assigned this to me knowing full well the challenges. He must have prepared countermeasures—it's just not time yet."
"Like this Pure Land venerable just now..."
Lu Yang suspected the Pure Land had been pitted by True Lord Clear and Pure Flying Snow!
Otherwise, what a coincidence: a Pure Land venerable pops up right when Lu Yang had just acquired a Dao art from the Manifest Law Pavilion that perfectly countered him.
The very thought sent a chill down his spine.
With a flick of his hand, Lu Yang produced the limbs and remains of the three Great Virtue Bright Kings he had transformed into female bodies, leading to their self-detonation.
To his regret, however, the power of the three Great Virtue Bright Kings stemmed from that Pure Land Vimalakirti Venerable One. Once the Venerable One withdrew his power, the so-called Great Virtue Bright Kings revealed their true nature: mere mediums for descent.
Without their backer, they were nothing.
Thus, even if he fed them all to the Avici Sword, there'd be no feedback. Storing them in the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner would just waste slots on banner spirits.
Still, Lu Yang hadn't come away empty-handed.
"This is..."
His gaze sharpened amid the pile of limbs and arms, landing on the Pure Land scriptures etched upon the Great Virtue Bright Kings in life.
A sweep of his divine sense pieced the text together seamlessly.
Its name:
"Conversion to the Orthodox Dharma?"
Lu Yang skimmed it briefly and grasped its function: in essence, this scripture summoned a wisp of a Pure Land venerable's divine sense!
The so-called Conversion to the Orthodox Dharma was crafted by the Pure Land specifically for its external development agents—to delude and recruit more into the fold. Recite the scripture, and a Pure Land venerable's divine sense would descend to enlighten the cultivator, turning them into a Pure Land monk.
At this realization, Lu Yang's eyes brightened.
This thing... it could be used to chum the waters?
(End of chapter)