Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 657 - 516: Ksitigarbha Achieves Buddha-Demon Saint Status_2

Chapter 657: Chapter 516: Ksitigarbha Achieves Buddha-Demon Saint Status_2

And the Ancestor of the Yang Clan himself was such a person.

This point could be seen from how he developed the Yang Family into the Yang Clan.

Yang Aotian no longer spoke, obediently standing to one side, just waiting for Ksitigarbha to finish his closed-door cultivation and to follow the Ancestor’s instructions.

Within the temple at this moment, as the Golden Body Dharma continuously devoured the energy from the sphere, Ksitigarbha’s aura also kept rising.

In terms of comprehension of The Great Dao, Ksitigarbha had already reached the pinnacle within the Three Realms.

Originally, he intended to use the Origin of the Great Dao of the Three Realms to attain the Saint Fruit Position, but now he could only rely on Essence Blood and Cultivation to develop his Buddha-Demon Golden Body into a Saint.

Before long, changes began to manifest in Ksitigarbha’s body.

Golden Light descended from the sky, washing Ksitigarbha’s marrow and cleansing his tendons.

A golden lotus silently blossomed beneath Ksitigarbha’s feet, his aura gradually transforming into the Power of a Saint.

Finally, celestial music resounded throughout the temple, and above them, myriad Great Dao Golden Lotuses descended.

Heavenly flowers wildly scattered, Golden Lotuses erupted from the earth—all these miraculous signs appeared within the temple.

"The master has Achieved Saintliness! He’s truly become a Saint!"

"I envy those inside who can directly witness the master’s ascension to Saintliness!"

"After many years, another Saint has emerged!"

The people in the city were intoxicated by the various miraculous signs within the temple.

However, they did not know the nourishment for Ksitigarbha; within the closed temple doors, those people they envied had become sustenance, indirectly saving their lives.

Suddenly, the temple shone brilliantly with Golden Light.

Ksitigarbha finally took that step and became a One-Step Saint.

"We have seen the Saint Ksitigarbha!"

"We have seen the Saint Ksitigarbha!"

Looking at Ksitigarbha floating above the temple, the people all began to pay their respects.

As for why none of the onlookers inside the temple were seen, no one considered that.

"Please rise!"

The Saint’s voice spread for a hundred miles around.

Ksitigarbha, too, was intoxicated by his newfound power.

"He succeeded, and this beginning isn’t bad. At least after becoming a Saint, he will hold some prestige in the Yang Clan! Yang Aotian, after a while, go and make contact with him and invite him to the Yang Clan’s territory," said the Ancestor of the Yang Clan to Yang Aotian.

Although this city is considered the ancestral land of the Yang Clan, after countless years of development, although they were all Yang Family members, disparities in treatment had gradually emerged.

The truly potential, core disciples of the Yang Clan had always lived in another part of the city, and that place was where the Yang Clan truly recognized as their ancestral land.

Interestingly, the Yang Clan’s ancestral land did not consider one’s birth, but only strength and talent.

If your strength and talent were sufficient, even if you were an indirect branch with a diluted bloodline, you could still gain access to more resources and better cultivation in the ancestral land.

In the words of the Ancestor of the Yang Clan, you might no longer be closely related, but to him, you were all his descendants after all.

It was precisely this way of cultivating without considering one’s birth that allowed the Yang Clan to truly establish itself in the Void.

If it weren’t for the oppression and bullying by the Demon Clan, their lives in the Void could have been rich and enjoyable.

"Yes!"

After mulling it over, Yang Aotian hastily responded.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he froze: "Ancestor, what is Ksitigarbha planning to do?"

"Hmm?"

The Ancestor of the Yang Clan glanced over and then his lips curled into a slight smile: "This fellow, his ambition is bigger than I imagined!"

While they were talking, Ksitigarbha had already flown out from the temple.

Carrying a sky full of Golden Light, he kept flying upward, ready to plunge directly into the Void.

"Order the guards not to intercept, not to follow, and no one is to draw near!"

The Ancestor of the Yang Clan quickly instructed Yang Aotian.

Yang Aotian was momentarily stunned, but he immediately relayed the order to the guards through Telepathy.

After all, Ksitigarbha’s actions were considered great disrespect within the Yang Clan’s city.

Moreover, among the city’s guards, there were over thirty Quasi-Saints and two One-Step Saints.

If the order was not given, they would not need to ask any questions, and those two One-Step Saints would act directly against Ksitigarbha.

Then, things would no longer go as smoothly as they thought.

And Ksitigarbha, following Yang Aotian’s command, naturally encountered no obstructions.

Just before entering the Void, Ksitigarbha turned back for a glance, the corners of his mouth lifting in an inscrutable smile.

The Void is both desolate and dangerous.

But to Ksitigarbha, who had become a Saint, these were trivial matters.

After walking an unknown distance, assured that no one would notice him here, Ksitigarbha finally relaxed completely.

His body’s Golden Light burst forth extravagantly, but when the Golden Light finally shone in full, amidst the expanse of gold, there appeared a strand of black.

Despite its small size and faintness, the black stood out starkly and strangely amid the gold.

"Break!"

Ksitigarbha no longer suppressed himself and shouted loudly in the Void. His body’s Golden Light instantly dissipated, replaced by a pitch-blackness like thick ink.

Behind him, a giant Demon God Physique appeared, gazing into the Void, ready to leap into action.

This was the true Ksitigarbha!

Practicing both Buddhism and Daoism, how could he so easily become a One-Step Saint in the city.

The celestial phenomena that manifested then, such as the Descent of Flowers and the Churning Golden Lotus, were only half of Ksitigarbha’s Saintly breakthrough, belonging solely to the Buddha Saint.

After achieving Buddhahood, the Demon Path to Saintliness followed closely behind.

Ksitigarbha dared not delay this process, as being both Buddha and Demon meant they inherently held each other in check.

If the Buddha achieved Saintliness, it would inevitably suppress the Demon Path within Ksitigarbha’s body.

Therefore, Ksitigarbha rushed to the Void without delay.

He did not fancy himself to be merely a One-Step Saint, what he sought was to become the singular Buddha-Demon Saint!

With Demonic Qi surging continuously, even the Buddha’s light, which had transformed into the Power of a Saint, gave way at this moment.

Behind the giant Demon God Physique, slowly emerged thirty-six silhouettes of Demon Kings.

These were the phenomena of a Demon Clan achieving Saintliness, distinct from the auspicious Descent of Flowers and the Churning Golden Lotus, for the Demon Clan it was the manifestation of Demon King’s silhouettes.

The thirty-six Demon Kings represented the most ancient ancestors of the Demon Clan, their apparition also amplified the descendants’ Demon Arts.

At the same time, various phenomena such as ghostly howls, processions of Yin Soldiers, and the omnipresence of the Yellow Springs also materialized.

The area around Ksitigarbha was filled with screams and weird cries; not far in front of him in the Void, there appeared a river, flowing from and to unknown places.

And by his side, rows of orderly Yin Soldiers and Yin Generals passed by him, headed toward the Yellow Springs and eventually vanished from sight.

A massive silhouette of a Demon King gazed at Ksitigarbha, its eyes suddenly bursting with twin beams of black light that drilled into Ksitigarbha’s body.

Afterwards, the Demonic Qi around Ksitigarbha began to rise, and soon a black lotus appeared beneath his feet.

Judging by the phenomena alone, Ksitigarbha’s Demon Path phenomena seemed to be slightly more powerful than that of the Buddhist realm.

But sensing the restless Demonic Qi within him, uneasy with its peaceful coexistence with the Buddhist Saintly Force, wanting to make a move, Ksitigarbha acted.

"Amitabha Buddha!"

Ksitigarbha softly recited the Buddhist mantra, and the Demonic Qi inside him immediately calmed down, beginning its quiet transformation into the Power of a Saint.

The silhouette behind Ksitigarbha also eerily transformed into a dual-headed figure.

One side Demon, the other Buddha.

Back to back, the Buddha-demon exuded a formidable deterrence.

After lingering a while longer in the Void, Ksitigarbha retracted his presence and hastened back to the Yang clan’s city.

He was now a One-Step Saint in the truest sense, and as a Buddha-Demon Saint, he was much more powerful than the average One-Step Saint.

What Ksitigarbha did not know was that when he had just achieved Saintliness, far away in the depths of the Void—a city bathed in Golden Light—an imposing figure within suddenly opened its eyes, fixating on the Yang clan’s city for a long time without wavering.

"Another Buddha has appeared in the world, I did not expect that besides our Buddhist realm, another Buddha could emerge within the Void."

The imposing figure was a Buddha, surrounded in the great hall by other Buddhas. Hearing the words of the imposing figure,

One Buddha voiced some confusion.

"The Venerable One, could it really be? Our Buddhist realm is the only one in the Void that cultivates Buddhist Law, how could there be other Buddhas emerging?"

Another Buddha questioned.

"I don’t know either, Kasyapa, Canaan, both of you go and investigate the Void."

The imposing figure shook its head and directed the ones below.

"We will follow the Order of Law!"

Two Buddhas stepped forward, both emanating the aura of One-Step Saints.

The Buddhist realm dispatched two Saints to seek Ksitigarbha.