Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 273 - 261: Wukong Heals at Water Curtain Cave

Chapter 273: Chapter 261: Wukong Heals at Water Curtain Cave

Lu Ya had cast his Primordial Spirit Thoughts into the River of Time to avoid the past incarnation of Victorious Fighting Buddha. The battle between the Great Sun Tathagata and Victorious Fighting Buddha had not reached its conclusion so easily. Battles between Saints generally lasted a long time. Wukong had fought against Amitabha Buddha in the Dream Dao for a long while. Although the Great Sun Tathagata was constantly suppressed, it was not easy for Victorious Fighting Buddha to kill him.

Seeing the Time Tunnel collapsed by Victorious Fighting Buddha, Wukong headed towards the Water Curtain Cave to find Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi to heal the Great Dao injuries on his body, and then to help Victorious Fighting Buddha kill the Great Sun Tathagata. At this point, even if Lu Ya’s thirty billion thoughts had entered the River of Time, it would be useless, and they would perish.

Meanwhile, Victorious Fighting Buddha had already sent his Divine Thought to Kong Xuan, who was overseeing the Ultimate Bliss World in the Western Direction, ordering him to lead his forces to storm the secretive Buddhist Sect and eradicate Lu Ya’s foundation completely, thus eliminating any future problems.

Kong Xuan, now commanding the Buddha soldiers, various Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas from the Ultimate Bliss World, marched on the secretive Buddhist Sect, which had a shallower foundation than the Buddhist Sect, and had only two Primordial Golden Immortals. After refining the Ginseng Fruit tree, Kong Xuan’s Divine Skills greatly increased, and even facing the Nether River, he could likely hold his own.

In the secretive Buddhist Sect, only a few powerful mages desperately resisted, the rest were slain by the people from the Ultimate Bliss World, meeting their end, turning to ash in the ordeal.

Turning Wheel Master was literally beaten to death by Kong Xuan using the technique of Five Elements Reversal, his Primordial Spirit and body turned directly into ash.

The battle between the secretive Buddhist Sect and the Ultimate Bliss World could now be considered settled, with the powerful Ultimate Bliss World crushing the secretive Buddhist Sect into extinction.

In the Ultimate Bliss World, everyone was wealthy and lived comfortably, focusing solely on their Cultivation. Everyone’s Cultivation Level increased rapidly. Cultivating in such an environment was something everyone dreamed of.

Wukong hurried back to the Water Curtain Cave and summoned Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi.

Since the rebuilding of the Heavenly Court, the Demon Tribe had become idle. Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi, lazy about ascending to become deities, spent their days leisurely in the Water Curtain Cave, discussing various Cultivation Techniques, occasionally drinking wine, and talking about everything under the sun.

When Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi saw Wukong, they were both shocked and exclaimed, "Have you achieved the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm?"

Wukong nodded and said, "The great vow is fulfilled, the Tathagata is slain, resolving the major cause and effect, and thus I have achieved the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm."

Yuan Hong wondered aloud, "Yet you have suffered such severe Great Dao injuries? Could it be that you encountered a Chaos Heaven Demon?"

Wukong sighed, "It was not just the Chaos Heaven Demon, but also the Great Dao Demon God! Fortunately, my plan was precise, or else I might have perished in the Chaotic World this time."

Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi were astonished. Even a master of the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm had nearly perished.

Yuan Hong, who had participated in the battles of Ancient Times, knew of Nuwa who had single-handedly fought five Chaos Heaven Demons in anger, slaying them but also suffering Great Dao injuries as a result. After mending the heavens, she completely perished, leaving behind only a trace of her spirit in the Ancient Tomb. After the Great Dao Demon God tore through the heavens, summoning the heroic spirits of Ancient Times, she sacrificed her last remnant of consciousness to repair the Heavenly Dao Laws. Yuan Hong certainly understood the ferocity of the Chaos Heaven Demon, but he had not expected there to be a Great Dao Demon God among them.

Wukong recounted the events, leaving both listeners somewhat startled.

"Lu Ya really knows how to kick someone when they’re down! But it’s good, he dug his own grave. This time his plans were clever, but he couldn’t foresee that his gambit would cost him his own life," Yuan Hong nodded.

Wukong sighed deeply, "The approaching calamity of Yuan will be extremely terrifying! Just in that area, I encountered six Chaos Heaven Demons of the Heavenly Dao Saint level. When the Immeasurable Calamity arrives, all the Chaos Heaven Demons bred in the Chaotic World will descend to the Earth Immortal Realm to fight, and who knows how many Heavenly Dao Saint-level Chaos Heaven Demons will come! Moreover, it’s unknown how many Great Dao Demon Gods there are; counting the one that tore the heavens to kill me, there are already two."

The force of the Chaos Heaven Demons, bred by the Great Dao Principles, all things in this world are under the Great Dao, controlled by it, creating hundreds of Chaos Heaven Demons seems easily attainable indeed.

How could one possibly hold onto this slim chance for survival?

During the calamity of Splitting Heaven and Earth, there were three thousand Chaos Heaven Demons, among them were beings of the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm, but they were all slaughtered by Pangu and Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch using the Heavenly Dao’s first Slaying Immortal Sword Array. Thereafter, Pangu perished, and Hong Jun, stabilizing the elements of earth, water, wind, and fire, was unable to leave. Had it not been for Nuwa, the Earth Immortal Realm would have ceased to exist long ago.

Yuan Hong fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Is the calamity of Yuan even more severe than the invasion of the Chaos Heaven Demons during Ancient Times?"

Wukong nodded and said, "Naturally, according to Hong Jun Taoist Patriarch, whenever Heaven and Earth are formed, the Great Dao Principles naturally breed Chaos Heaven Demons and Great Dao Demon Gods, fermenting for a cycle of 129,600 years. When this Immeasurable Calamity arrives, the Great Dao Demon Gods will awaken, and all the Chaos Heaven Demons will converge to this universe. It will be a terrible battle, very frightening to even think about, even a Heavenly Dao Saint cannot ensure survival in this chaotic era."

Yuan Hong asked, "Then what can be done?"

Wukong answered, "Achieving four Great Dao Saints might possibly preserve Heaven and Earth from decay and avoid the Great Dao Principles."

Four Great Dao Saints, how difficult is that? From ancient times to the present, amidst the Chaos, numerous powerful beings have tried to split Heaven and Earth, but in the end, all inevitably face perishing. When the Immeasurable Calamity arrives, they have no power to resist.

Fortunately, the Earth Immortal Realm was created by Pangu, who possessed an extraordinary innate talent. Utilizing the Great Dao Divine Artifact, the Pangu Axe, this world was exceptionally favored, giving rise to many powerful entities, and even a Great Dao Sage like Di Jun emerged. However, it was also due to Pangu’s insufficient cultivation level that he forcibly used the Divine Artifact to split Heaven and Earth, which led to the backlash from the Dao and resulted in his demise.

Fuxi spoke of creating the world using the Golden Lotus, but Wukong was unaware of its profound mysteries and could only understand them when the Immeasurable Calamity arrived.

Could it be that Fuxi had foreseen the inevitable destruction of this world and the need to recreate it by splitting Heaven and Earth again? What are the conditions for splitting Heaven and Earth?

All of this remains inconclusive. Perhaps Hong Jun already knew, but he had yet to clarify it to Wukong.

Yuan Hong sighed, "What is destined will eventually come to pass; speaking further is useless. We just need to wait for the calamity at the meeting to reveal the truth."

Wukong nodded and said, "You two, come help me heal. These Dao injuries almost had me falling prey to Lu Ya’s vicious attack."

Yuan Hong and Wu Zhiqi both nodded, and the three entered the Water Curtain Cave. Wukong sat cross-legged on a lotus platform, and the two pressed their palms to his back, beginning to channel Mana into his body.

As a member of the Divine Monkey lineage, their Mana was different from ordinary people, and it could even manipulate such saint-level traumatic Dao injuries. This validated the saying: "Heaven never seals off all exits." The lineage of the Four Divine Monkeys seemed to be the slim chance of survival that hid within those deadly Dao injuries perceived by others.

With Wu Zhiqi and Yuan Hong’s continuous flow of Mana into Wukong’s body, Wukong also operated his cultivation technique, merging it with the two’s Mana, then began to slowly heal the severe Dao injuries.

Seeing the Dao injuries, Yuan Hong couldn’t help but feel alarmed. If his own Dao injuries had been one tenth as severe back then, he likely wouldn’t have been able to wait for Wukong’s rescue within the Mountain and Rivers Sheji Map, probably having returned to the Dao and perished directly.

Wu Zhiqi said, "Are these Dao injuries? Such terrifying damage, that aura is truly frightening."

Yuan Hong sighed, "These Dao injuries were caused by the Chaos Heaven Demon. Back in the day, I too suffered a minor Dao injury, yet even that tiny injury tormented me, a top Sect Founder, to death and back, and also caused my cultivation level to continuously decline, until I reached the stage of a Taiyi Golden Immortal."

Wu Zhiqi couldn’t help feeling shocked, as the reality of Dao injuries was truly terrifying. Right then, he exerted more effort, and as Mana flowed, the Dao injuries were gradually healing.

Wukong’s Dao injuries were extremely severe, and with the help of the two, it took a full seven days for them to be completely healed.

Another three days were needed for the Dao injuries to be completely erased.

Wu Zhiqi and Yuan Hong both were covered in sweat, having expended much of their Mana to heal such severe Dao injuries, and they needed to meditate for a few days to recover.

Wukong said, "Thank you very much! I must now go assist Victorious Fighting Buddha in killing Lu Ya’s good corpse, Great Sun Tathagata. As long as Great Sun Tathagata is defeated, the thirty billion thoughts of Lu Ya hiding in that long river of time will also perish without the need for Victorious Fighting Buddha to act, and they will turn into dust of calamity by themselves."

Wu Zhiqi nodded and said, "Your injuries have just healed, are you sure it’s alright?"

Wukong replied, "I have my own judgement, Wu Zhiqi need not worry. You all should just focus on quietly cultivating in the Water Curtain Cave."

Yuan Hong said, "If Lu Ya dies, there will be nine Saints in this world. Once Tong Tian achieves the status of a Great Dao Saint, a position of Heavenly Dao Saint will open up. We must strive, grasp the changes of the Heavenly Dao, and secure that position to become a Heavenly Dao Saint. Only then will we have the power to protect ourselves in the upcoming calamity."

A Primordial Golden Immortal is either perished or wounded with Dao injuries in the battles of Ancient Times; and in the Immeasurable Calamity, even more dangerous than the Ancient battles, Primordial Golden Immortals will likely struggle to protect themselves. Only by reaching the realm of a Heavenly Dao Saint can one have the power of self-protection. Yuan Hong, always high-spirited, aimed for the position of a Heavenly Dao Saint. However, achieving the status of a Heavenly Dao Saint is an exceedingly difficult task.

Wu Zhiqi said, "Comrade Yuan Hong is right. If Lu Ya is killed and Tong Tian becomes a Great Dao Saint, the position of Heavenly Dao Saint will open up, and we must strive to fill it. This way, in the upcoming calamity, we will stand a chance; otherwise, our tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation will ultimately end up being futile. Who can be content with that?"

Wukong stated, "Heaven’s actions are vigorous; all superior men should continually strive to strengthen themselves. One should have the ambition to soar above the clouds; this is very good!"

Yuan Hong said, "Go quickly, Wukong, don’t delay, as delays might lead to changes."

Wukong no longer spoke and, striking up a somersault, headed toward the depths of the Celestial Realm where Great Sun Tathagata and Victorious Fighting Buddha were battling.

The outcome remains uncertain, please stay tuned for the next part. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel welcome to visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)