The Battle in Journey to the West
Chapter 364 - 309: Ten Thousand Immortals Great Formation Battles Mount Meru_3

Chapter 364: Chapter 309: Ten Thousand Immortals Great Formation Battles Mount Meru_3

"This is but a projection of the Various Heavens. Since you were defeated in the Middle Ancient Times’ great war, this time we shall utterly devour you, and transcend!" Tathagata declared.

"If you surrender now, disarm and descend to help the Various Heavens devour the Heavenly Dao and transcend the Great Dao, you will not lose your status in the future!"

Tathagata began once again to gently persuade and sway the hearts of people.

However, the Four Great Continents were everyone’s homeland—how could they allow the Otherworld to devour it and destroy it in a moment? Moreover, the Human Path would also collapse, something the Human Sages did not wish to see! They had spent their lives serving the people, striving for the Human Path, not hesitating to shed their blood and give their lives. If the Human Path were lost, how different would humans be from beasts? There would be no bottom line, human hearts would be replaced by evil, and even if the Son of Heaven’s Mandate were to establish the Age of Dharma Decline, the venom would corrupt people’s minds, spawning greedy officials and corrupt bureaucrats, bringing disaster to the Human World. The oppressed people would naturally rebel, seek revolution, and then the national destiny would be in constant turmoil; there would no longer be Humanity. People might even perish in the series of great wars and revolutions.

"Array of Ten Thousand Immortals, arise!"

With a loud shout from Zhen Yuanzi, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha took command in the center of the formation, intricately linked to the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals.

In the realm of Semi-Saints, the mana of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha was almost overwhelmingly powerful, comparable even to Taiyi. Moreover, as he was the reincarnation of the Sect of Interception disciple Daoist Duobao who had cultivated into Duobao Tathagata, he was naturally extremely familiar with this Array of Ten Thousand Immortals. With him controlling the array, it was as if a tiger had gained wings, a fish had met water, unpredictable in its transformations.

A million immortals holding the Ten Thousand Immortals’ Talismanic Scripts, with formations engraved upon them, each took their positions and formed various different hand seals, each seal representing a power.

"Seal of the Great Dao!" an ancient powerful figure formed the Great Dao Seal.

"Seal of the Great Emptiness!" another ancient powerful figure formed the Great Emptiness Seal.

"Seal of the Great Void!"

"Seal of the Great Explanation!"

"Seal of Great Destruction!"

These powerful figures one by one formed hand seals, invoking their most fundamental powers to protect Siddhartha Gautama Buddha at the center and confront Tathagata at Mount Meru.

This too was karma—Siddhartha and Tathagata had significant karma. Tathagata had usurped his position and poisoned the masses; he personally wanted to eliminate this malignancy!

These powerful beings, each known by just a single word in their names, employed exceptional methods, and each hand seal they formed tapped nearly into the origin of the Heavenly Dao.

Wukong muttered, "Excellent! When the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Gathering of Ten Thousand Buddhas Formation collide, I will find a way to steal Tathagata’s destiny! It would be best if they defeat Tathagata, then my Fate-Stealing Whip could absorb Tathagata’s destiny in one fell swoop, allowing me to integrate the destinies and achieve sainthood through Unity of the Three Teachings."

"Buzz!"

Human Emperor Xuanyuan, Earth Emperor Shennong, the Five Emperors Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, Yu Shun, and Yu the Great all manifested, prompting the Human Sages to worship fervently.

They were the founders of Humanity, and the Human Sages were their subjects; even a nonconformist like Mencius could not help but prostrate himself.

"We welcome the Human Emperor, Earth Emperor, and the Five Emperors!" The Human Sages all bowed down, tears filling their eyes, especially Confucius, who revered the ancient governance. Seeing the ancestors of the human race, he was profoundly stirred.

Zhu Xi exclaimed, "The rationalism I founded has many flaws, to preserve celestial principles and eliminate human desires is simply unreasonable! Now, seeing the ancestors of the human clan, I have finally understood my own principles! Human desires are also a part of the human path; they cannot be extinguished or discarded, or else the human path will not be complete."

Wang Yangming declared, "My philosophy of mind also has defects, and now I have also come to a realization! So that’s how it is!"

Although the studies of mind and rationalism have many conflicts, at this moment, both scholars understood the truth and perfected their own academic views, further advancing their cultivation. These two men are the only ones among the Hundred Sage Scholars who instantly became saints by studying the principles!

The wills of the Human Emperors manifested, and the endless Incense Power and Wishes were being consumed at an incredible rate. Like ocean waters, their incense power was profound, but now the waters of the ocean were reversing like dozens or hundreds of Yangtze Rivers and Yellow Rivers, gradually depleting completely one day.

"Human Emperor Sword, Earth Emperor Sword! The Armor of Five Emperors! Augmented by fate!" The two Human Emperors and the Five Emperors activated their Divine Skills, bestowing enhancements onto the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals.

Within the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals, a million immortals were operating their Divine Skills with a spectacular might; even Tathagata was extremely shocked and secretly amazed, causing him much consternation.

The Hundred Sage Scholars also united as one, transforming into the Long River of the Human Path. The magical treasures of the Human Emperors also contributed significant fate power to the river, transforming it once again into the Sword of the Human Path.

"Sword of the Human Path, united in spirit, naturally aims to sever everything!" shouted the philosophers, boosting their morale.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

Leizhenzi, wielding the Thunder God hammer, incessantly struck a mammoth red drum which was forged from the hide of the Kui ox, slain by the Emperor. Each strike of the drum inspired awe in the troops and invigorated the hearts of the people! His victory over Chi You was also significantly reliant upon this very Kui ox drum.

The formation of the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals solidified, its momentum was overwhelming, and a million Golden Immortals roared loudly, brandishing their magical treasures.

The sight of over ten thousand people was already magnificent, let alone a million people, and all these million were adept Golden Immortals!

"A million Golden Immortals! Yet here I command clouds of Vajras and Infinite Bodhisattvas, no less formidable than yours!" Tathagata declared coldly.

The experts from Buddhist sect also nearly numbered a million, and the great power of his array stemmed from its long time of formation, having achieved great fruition, and even integrated the Power of the Heavens, it was not something an ordinary formation could handle.

"Boom!"

The Array of Ten Thousand Immortals was activated, nearly threatening to annihilate the entire cosmos, its might far surpassing that of the Array laid by the Leader of Heaven-Penetrating from ancient times.

"Bang bang!"

Tathagata’s Gathering of Ten Thousand Buddhas Pilgrimage Formation also erupted, manifesting a towering golden Buddha, with the Five Great Wisdom Kings merging with this grand Buddha in that instant. Mahavairocana descended into the Buddha’s brow, with a sun adorning the top of the Buddha’s head, symbolizing a soaring destiny.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The immortals bellowed, and the Array of Ten Thousand Immortals manifested an unmatched Golden Immortal wielding the Sword of the Human Path, clashing with the Gathering of Ten Thousand Buddhas Pilgrimage Formation.

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