Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 985 - 812

Chapter 985: 812

"I heard a piece of news in the Outer Void," said Lord Tushan, "that the key to achieving Saint status is within the mortal realm. It is possible that during the time when the First Emperor’s Seal opens, this world may witness the rise of several more esteemed Saints—"

At this point, Lord Tushan noticed a hint of a mocking smile at the corners of Lv Qiluo’s lips.

Lord Tushan did not understand the implication, but he swallowed the remaining words that had almost reached his lips.

Li Xuan’s mind grew slightly tense, and after a long while, he continued to inquire, "What about Buddhism?"

"Most of the power of Buddhism is occupied with the resistance against the Brahman God Family in all Heavens of Yu Realm," explained Lord Tushan, "The ’Amitabha (Buddha of Infinite Life)’ is said to have once been a Saint of the Brahman God Family. Due to a grudge with Mahabrahma Heaven, he defected and established his own sect. At their peak, they conquered cities and territories, not only holding the six heavens of the Yu Realm but also occupying the twenty-two heavens of the Rupa Realm and the four heavens of the Arupa Realm. However, it has been many years since this Buddha last revealed himself, and Buddhism’s influence has drastically weakened, having lost most of their territories."

"If it weren’t for the appearance of the Fighting Buddha, they would not even be able to hold onto the six heavens of the Yu Realm. However, Buddhism is still inevitably plagued by disunity, with each faction governing itself and claiming their own territory. Although Shakya Muni is now the leader of Buddhism, he has never managed to consolidate their forces."

The Fighting Buddha?

Li Xuan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow; he wondered if this Fighting Buddha was the one he remembered.

But during the prosperous Tang period, Haotian had passed away, the Jade Emperor had not yet ascended, and as for Xuanzang’s journey to the West, what exactly happened?

Li Xuan wasn’t too concerned with the details of the six heavens of the Yu Realm, the twenty-two heavens of the Rupa Realm, or the four heavens of the Arupa Realm.

The Brahman God Family possessed many heavens, among which just the Trayastrimsa Heaven in the six heavens of the Yu Realm consisted of thirty-three small heavens. However, the overall size wasn’t considerably large.

"You’ve had a good look by now, right?" Lv Qiluo asked curiously, "Where do you plan to strike?"

A strange gleam appeared in Li Xuan’s eyes, "I still need to wait for the intelligence from Shaosiming of Yuan Taiwei for confirmation, but I already have several targets in mind."

The first robbery was of critical importance; they had to make a substantial profit.

Once these Emperors had their guard up in the future, the difficulty of robbery would increase day by day.

After perusing the information provided by Lord Tushan, Li Xuan felt an even greater pressure.

He believed he needed to gather five or six hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals before the First Emperor’s Seal ceased to function.

So on one hand, he must do everything in his power to preserve the existence of the ’Yuanfeng,’ and on the other, he needed to expand his military as much as possible.

Li Xuan was self-aware; his cultivation level could never reach the ’Holy Heaven’ in a few years’ time.

In that case, he would have to rely on the Dragon Qi of the Jin Dynasty and the power of Confucianism to oppose those Emperors.

If all else failed, he would have to resort to his own ’The force of ten thousand armies’ and ’infinite Weiquan.’

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One month later, in the Outer Taixu, Li Lexing, cloaked in a hooded cloak that covered his entire form, stood amidst the Infinite Taixu with a complex expression.

His close friend, Song Lian, was dressed similarly in a dark cloak, with black mist swirling around him that obscured his face and concealed his aura.

Song Lian’s expression was much like Li Lexing’s, filled with immense shame and a wish to die right there and then.

"An ancient text states, ’Stealing is theft, and banding together to raid is robbery.’"

With a sigh, Song Lian said, struggling with his voice, "I never imagined that I, Song Lian, a respected Daru of Zhejiang, would have to stoop to the ranks of a robber."

"Less nonsense!" snapped another cloaked figure in black, with a hint of laughter, "Master Song, spare us the pretense of refinement at this hour. What’s wrong with being a bandit? His Majesty and I started as bandits too. Before joining Guo Zixing, how many wealthy households did His Majesty lead us to raid in Huai West?"

Back then, they were desperate to survive, but even thieves have their rules. The ancestral thief, ’Dao Tuo,’ died an upright death, and His Majesty ascended to Imperial dignity."

The man was tall and towering over Song Lian by at least two heads.

While patting Song Lian’s shoulder, he boomed, "Master Song, that ’Changsheng Emperor of the South’ isn’t exactly virtuous, hoarding the scarce food sources of the ’Guangzeng Heaven of the South’ with a thousand granaries, yet refusing to sell even a grain."

"Our raid on her is nothing short of enacting justice! Didn’t she force both of you to flee to Daluo Heaven? It’s the perfect time to avenge past wrongs."

Beside them stood another towering figure, but one who seemed more composed as he sighed, "Master Song, the saying goes, ’When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ Daluo Heaven is in ruins, desolate and barren, devoid of vitality. If we don’t find a way to plunder some food, it’s doubtful we’ll survive."

"In the year and a half since you gentlemen have joined us, the Red Turban Army has never lacked provisions. But now our food supply is on the brink, and we cannot hold out much longer."

The implied message was that the Red Turban Army wouldn’t support idlers; if the two of them continued without contributing, they were to depart immediately.

Song Lian couldn’t hide the twitch of his cheeks as resignation filled his heart.

If not for the obligation of dependence and the sheer lack of alternatives for sustenance, he would never be present in this place.

Looking up at a small world in front of him, Song Lian felt an endless wistfulness.

He reckoned that people of the mortal realm could never imagine that two prominent founding heroes of the great Jin Dynasty, King of Zhongshan Xu Tiande and Prince Kaiping, Chang Shiwang, both of whom had achieved the Great Heavenly Position through the Rule of Extreme Heaven, would now revert to their old trade of highway robbery in the Daluo Heaven of Outer Void.