Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage
Chapter 347 - 325: Great Compassion and Great Slaughter

Chapter 347: Chapter 325: Great Compassion and Great Slaughter

But speaking of Wukong and his companions, they encountered disciples from two sects. These eight individuals were all exceedingly domineering, aiming to capture and kill Wukong and his company, but instead met their own demise.

Countless Great Dao Law Fragments fell like snowflakes into the Posa Greater World, acquired by the Heavenly Dao Saints of the Posa Greater World. The Qingyun Tree’s Yuan Shu couldn’t help but cry out in a trembling voice, "Too terrifying! They killed at least six or seven Great Dao Sages, such an abundance of Law Fragments!"

The Heavenly Dao Saints in the Earth Immortal Realm all gained tremendous benefits, catching glimpses of the corners of the Great Dao Principles. Although it was just the tip of the iceberg, it was enough for them to explore further, serving as a guiding light.

These eight individuals were executed under the thunderous methods of Wukong and his companions. Truly, it was a case of not looking where they were going and kicking an iron board!

"Collect!" Wukong pointed at the Great Dao Sage King Cauldron and with a tap, a burst of blue light enveloped the great cauldron.

Wukong said, "Brother Di Jun, this great cauldron is for you! Refine it properly, and it can return to the peak of Great Dao Divine Artifacts."

Di Jun was overjoyed in his heart. The grade of his Heavenly Emperor Sword was not high enough, making it difficult to advance to a Great Dao Divine Artifact. It wasn’t a matter of insufficient cultivation level, but the material was lacking!

Di Jun exhaled True Fire, roughly refining the Great Dao Sage King Cauldron, then inhaled it into his stomach with a breath, slowly smelting it with the True Fire.

Although the Great Dao Sage King Cauldron was damaged, there was no doubt it was a Great Dao Divine Artifact. As long as it was properly refined and polished, it would certainly return to its peak! Furthermore, with Wukong in possession of the Creation Jade Butterfly, spending time to refine it for Di Jun would naturally double its power.

"Great! This Great Dao Sage King Cauldron was refined by a Semi-Supreme from ancient times, but it was destroyed in combat and has since lain dormant in the Punishment Plains! Many of the Dao inheritances from this Semi-Supreme still linger within, although only one-tenth remains, it’s enough for me to contemplate!" Di Jun exclaimed in joy, astonished that there were still remnants of Dao inheritances within the Great Dao Sage King Cauldron.

A Semi-Supreme is worlds apart from a Great Dao Saint. Even though Wukong is powerful now, if he encountered a Semi-Supreme, he would have no choice but to flee. If the Semi-Supreme were a bit stronger, he could even be swatted to death!

Di Jun said, "The Dao inheritances of a Semi-Supreme are indeed terrifying, containing some remnants of battle scenes! One can only wonder what level the Creation Supreme would be at?"

He displayed these scenes using a reflective spell, showing two Semi-Supremes engaged in a colossal battle in the void, where every punch and kick possessed world-destroying power. The Creation Laws surged, thunder intertwined, and it was all fist to flesh! In the end, the owner of the Great Dao Sage King Cauldron was defeated, his head shattered with a punch, and the cauldron itself fractured by a Divine Thunder.

"Semi-Supremes are indeed powerful! Such strength is truly difficult to withstand," Wukong sighed.

Having attained a preliminary grasp of the Creation Laws, a Semi-Supreme wields much more potent power than a Great Dao Saint does with the Great Dao Principles. Once unleashed, it’s world-shattering, earth-splitting, and utterly terrifying, beyond comparison!

"Let’s hurry, someone is coming. Let’s not linger here any longer," Wukong urged.

The nine Great Dao Sages began to flee, instantly crossing hundreds of light-years, and disappeared without a trace.

"Damn it! Who was it that killed our Qingyun Sect disciples?"

"Our Heaven’s Opening Sect disciples were also slain! Could it be one of those exceptionally talented monsters?"

Disciples of the Heaven’s Opening Sect and Qingyun Sect had reached the earlier battlefield, only to find it a complete mess with no one in sight, which led them to curse loudly.

"To dare provoke the wrath of a Semi-Supreme and kill so many; they truly deserve death! Four Great Dao Saints, all at the Elder level, a tremendous loss!"

"This is a desecration of the dignities of Qingyun Supreme and Heaven’s Opening Supreme!"

The disciples of these two sects were angrily indignant, wishing to divine the perpetrator’s identity, but they found that the secrets of heaven were obscured, and they were unable to deduce anything.

Wukong had mastered the Grand Yin Yang Technique and had the Creation Jade Butterfly on his person. Unless the Creation Supreme took action, not even venerable Semi-Supreme figures like the Ancient Heavenly Dragons could track him.

Moreover, a total of twenty Great Dao Sages. A door under a Semi-Supreme usually didn’t have many, and having four cut down at once was particularly painful. Without a doubt, it was a slap in their face.

The disciples of these two sects temporarily formed an alliance, deciding to advance and retreat together, first to find and kill the murderer.

Let’s not discuss the movements of these two sects’ disciples for the moment and return to Wukong and his companions.

The nine travelers were navigating through the Punishment Plains. Wukong constantly used the Grand Yin Yang Technique to veil the heavens’ secrets, and with the Creation Jade Butterfly also on him, no one could divine his whereabouts.

"I sense it, the Creation Fruit is about to emerge! It’s deep within the Plains of Heavenly Punishment, where a great tree bears the Creation Fruit, and it’s nearly ripe. We must hurry!" Wukong calculated with his fingers, his fingertips swirling with the light of Yin and Yang.

Wukong’s party of nine flew frantically, covering endless light-years in a flash beneath their feet, finally arriving at the central area of the Plains of Heavenly Punishment.

There sat hundreds of practitioners of Great Dao Sage Level in meditation, forming a circle. Their auras were incredibly profound, each a super existence that had lived for hundreds of millions of years, terrifyingly formidable. Should a battle break out, with hundreds of Great Dao Sages taking action at once, the scale of the conflict was imaginable! Not even Wukong and his companions dared to be careless. Becoming enemies with so many Great Dao Sages would definitely lead to destruction. Even those who were a half step from Supreme status needed to be cautious, fearing they might fall.

"Immortal Yang Mei, you are indeed here!" Wukong spotted Immortal Yang Mei immediately, their karma so entwined that it affected them both, and Wukong sensed him directly.

Immortal Yang Mei was also inspired on a whim, but Wukong had concealed the area with the Grand Yin Yang Technique, making it difficult for him to see.

"Hmm? What is this feeling of inspiration? The hair on my skin is standing on end! Could it be that Sun Wukong has arrived?" Immortal Yang Mei pondered in his heart. Having suffered several defeats at Wukong’s hand and taken a few unexpected blows, he had now become more cautious, unwilling to act rashly.

Hong Jun sighed, "It’s spectacular indeed, to have hundreds of Great Dao Sages gathered here, nearly two hundred! Once the Creation Fruit is ripe for the taking, the fight will be infinitely perilous."

Wukong exhaled slowly and said calmly, "Don’t worry, even if you were to fall, I have the Great Reincarnation Technique that can revive you! But we still have to be careful. The danger of falling is far too great. Immortal Yang Mei has sensed us; he just doesn’t know where we are. He feels inspired by a whim, so we must be cautious."

Those with profound cultivation levels feel inspired when they sense danger!

In the center of the Plains of Heavenly Punishment, there was a great tree only a hundred zhang tall, with withered branches, but one branch bore a fruit. The fruit was multicolored, with strands of Creation Power flowing through it. It wasn’t completely ripe yet, but it was close, not taking more than a few years to mature.

"Good, all of you refine those Great Dao Law Fragments here first to deepen your cultivation level! When the time comes, we’ll have a better chance of seizing the Fruit! Once I consume it, I can reach the level of a half step Supreme. Then, with the heavens high and the oceans vast, birds flying and fish leaping, no one will be able to stop me!" Wukong declared.

Currently, Wukong had the highest cultivation level and naturally took the lead. The other Great Dao Sages also sat down to refine the Law Fragments they had acquired from their disciples.

One after another, many more Great Dao Sages arrived at the center of the Plains of Heavenly Punishment. They all suppressed their surging emotions, sat down, and began to wait for the maturation of the Creation Fruit!

Wukong noted some threatening individuals; their combat power almost on par with a half step Supreme. Consuming the Creation Fruit would undoubtedly enhance their cultivation level by another step! With so many people vying for a single Creation Fruit, the situation was far more dire than simply too many monks and not enough porridge!

"Whew!"

Wukong exhaled a breath of turbid air, regulated the rhythm of day and night within his mind, and his thoughts settled as he and Xuan Ming exchanged ideas, sharing Daoist techniques.

"The Great Slaughter Technique, I have already grasped a trace of it, but it can’t be refined any further. I was never meant to control slaughter. But I’ve felt a great mercy and compassion from our Buddhist scriptures, completely opposite to slaughter—the Great Compassion Technique!" Through his exchange with Xuan Ming, Wukong understood the Profound Mystery of Buddhist compassion and comprehended the Great Compassion Technique.

"The Great Compassion Technique is opposed to the Great Slaughter Technique! One governs killing and destruction; the other, redemption and salvation. When we combine our spells, we can battle a half step Supreme! Haha, hahaha! Who would have thought that at this crucial moment, I would comprehend such a miraculous Dao Technique! This Creation Fruit shall belong to no one but me!" Wukong couldn’t help but laugh, "Once I achieve half step Supreme status, defeating Immortal Yang Mei and Lu Ya will be as simple as trampling dogs made from clay."

"The Great Compassion Technique is indeed miraculous!"

Xuan Ming muttered to himself, "Slaughter and salvation, two extreme forces, once integrated, will definitely unleash absolute power, enough to crush countless Great Dao Sages! Given our close bond over the years, there should be no awkwardness when we use it, but for now, we need to enact it a bit."

As their divine thoughts communicated, they began operating the Great Slaughter Technique and the Great Compassion Technique, and indeed, they could feel a magnificent power burgeoning.

"Good! Stop right there; any leakage of aura might alert others to our strength, and being too powerful might invite a collective assault," Wukong said coolly.

"Retract!" Xuan Ming had already perfected the Great Slaughter Technique. The slaughtering energy within the Great Slaughter Talisman was quickly and completely reined in.

"This Creation Fruit is destined for me! Once I attain half step Supreme status, I will be able to travel the world freely and absorb the pure Creation Power from the Creation Jade Butterfly even faster, then I’ll advance to become the Creation Supreme!" Wukong declared.

"Very good," agreed Xuan Ming.

With hands clasped together, Wukong’s body radiating the shimmer of Yin and Yang, he cloaked all prying eyes. The Seven Treasure Dharma Wheel was ready in his hands, just waiting for the right moment to make his move.

Years flowed by one after another.

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