Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 1398 - 816: Fruit Position Missing

Chapter 1398: Chapter 816: Fruit Position Missing

"Madam, we know we were wrong!"

Perhaps it was because the Emperor had been inactive for too long. It wasn’t until several Great Freedom Bodhisattvas exhausted all their lifelong knowledge, yet found it like cows sinking into the sea, unable to cause the slightest ripple, that they finally recalled the terrifying nature of a First Rank Giant.

Using that mournful and hoarse howl as the most sincere apology became the only thing they could do.

Unfortunately, despite the echoing cries of lamentation, Houtu Huangdi Qi’s expression did not change in the slightest. She simply coldly gazed at the few human-shaped fires before her, her five fingers slightly rotating, easily burning away the foundations of tens of thousands of tribulations from several individuals.

"Master!"

Shi Mu watched the miserable states of these Great Freedom Bodhisattvas, feeling even more powerless than she had before. While she felt relieved, her heart was more overcome with a sense of fear.

Because of her mistake... the Madam finally intervened in this great tribulation!

It must be known that during the debate, even when that Jade Void Universe True Monarch had slain eight Great Freedom Bodhisattvas in one battle, the Joyful True Buddha and Medicine King True Buddha merely watched from Heroic Peak, ultimately taking no real action against him.

Apart from the restraint of two Emperors nearby, a more important reason was the tacit understanding of rules between the two sides.

As long as the First Rank did not act, the situation remained within controllable boundaries.

Should they start fighting, the Emperor and True Buddha might not be capable of dealing with each other, yet both possessed the power to easily massacre the disciples of the two sects, leading to true chaos in the world.

This was something neither sect hierarch could allow.

Moreover, with the Emperor’s Mansion’s situation so awkward, coupled with such merciless methods, such actions could easily be used against Lady Houtu if she employed them like the monks.

As the Emperor Fire burned upon the monks, Shi Mu felt a dryness in her throat, and her voice trembled, "Master... please calm your anger..."

As expected.

As the bodies of the Great Freedom Bodhisattvas ceased struggling, their eyes gradually losing luster, the horizon slowly surged with halos, resembling the warming sun that heals the fractured earth, allowing withered wood to bloom anew.

Three vast and imposing figures sat cross-legged upon Lotus Platforms, gazing expressionlessly below.

On the left was the Joyful True Buddha, on the right the Medicine King True Buddha.

As for the one in the middle, draped in a scarlet Kasaya, their face appeared slightly obscured under the Buddha Light’s illumination, yet they exuded an overpowering sense of inevitability, representing that Buddha overseeing the present world of the Bodhi Sect.

The Three Buddhas were present, yet showed no intention of stopping the woman.

Even though it was their Bodhisattvas from East Sumeru being burned by Emperor Fire at this moment, having come by the order of the Buddha.

This was the respect due to an Emperor.

Conversely, Lady Houtu also ignored the vast Buddha Light, her eyes solely on those Great Freedom Bodhisattvas.

Such stances from both sides undoubtedly trapped Shi Mu in a state of fear.

Intervening or reprimanding indicated there was still room for negotiation. Instead, this indifferent observance was even more unnerving.

Until the Dharma Bodies of the Great Freedom Bodhisattvas turned to charred remains, swept away by the mountain wind, their sharp wails also dissipating, Lady Houtu finally lowered her hand.

She turned her back on the three True Buddhas, her robes fluttering in the wind.

Since these bald monks had come, that young man had more opportunities to leave the East Continent.

"Has the Emperor’s fury subsided?" The Medicine King Buddha spoke gravely.

"If it has, then let’s have a good chat." The Joyful True Buddha raised an eyebrow, the anger evident on his seemingly calm face. These Bodhisattvas had come by his Buddha’s decree, wielding the Innate Buddha Treasure he bestowed. Houtu’s brutal methods in slaughtering six of them were clearly a slap in his face.

"How do you wish to chat?"

Lady Houtu slightly lifted her gaze, turning unhurriedly to face the central giant Buddha.

Even among the First Rank, there were differences. With future and past alongside, the Present Buddha had transcended, standing alongside the Yuqing Sect Master, the only two sovereigns in the world.

"This old monk intends to ask the Sanqing Sect Leader if the Emperor’s actions comply with the rites." The Present Buddha quietly gazed at the woman below. Although both he and Yuqing had seen that unchangeable future, today’s event undoubtedly counted as the most severe incident in the entire great tribulation.

An Emperor of a distinguished faction, actually intervened in a tribulation.

Shi Mu was indeed her disciple, but all the Myriad Laws in the world come from under the First Rank. Which Emperor or True Buddha has no disciples? Among those sleeping during the debate, which is not a true disciple of the True Buddha?

Furthermore, though the great tribulation is not yet complete, Houtu’s act of punishment could still be tolerated, at most knocking a few individuals back into Heavenly Dao slumber. Yet this deliberate exhaustion of their Tribulation Power, leaving them unable to reshape their Dharma Bodies and thus contribute again to the great tribulation, how was this justified?

Or perhaps she was supporting the Divine Dynasty, intending to prolong the life of that lawless tyrant?

"Emperor, please." Although the Present Buddha slightly lifted his palm in respectful address, the surging Buddha Light clearly carried a sense of compulsion.

Previously observing the monks being refined was about following the rules, and now taking Houtu to the Sanqing Sect Leader to seek justice is also about following the rules.

All beings of heaven and earth are parents, without rules, nothing can be established.

"You return to the Emperor’s Mansion first."

Lady Houtu casually glanced at Shi Mu. After taking action, she felt an unprecedented sense of release.

Rather than feeling fear, she was, in fact, more relaxed.

"I want to go with you."

Shi Mu unusually defied her master, gripping the sleeve tightly, refusing to retreat even a step despite trembling all over under the Buddha Light.