Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 789: 808 Golden Lotus Buddha Fire

Chapter 789: Chapter 808 Golden Lotus Buddha Fire

It won’t work! It still doesn’t work, why is this happening?

Ye Xuan was seated in the midst of the Ten Thousand Buddha Spirit Pond, endless golden spiritual energy surged into his body. This state had persisted for a full five thousand years, yet his own cultivation had long ceased to advance, showing not the slightest progress.

In his early years, after bathing in the Ancestor Dragon Blood, Ye Xuan had successfully advanced his Daluo Immortal Body to great success, and stepped into the Quasi-Saint Realm. Because he followed the path of Proving Dao with Power, he was considered a top figure among Quasi-Saints, even defeating two Great Demon Emperors.

Yet the path of the Quasi-Saint had just begun; it was not Ye Xuan’s end, but rather his beginning.

Proving Dao with Power, the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations, one must surpass these nine great tribulations to achieve sainthood, a path Ye Xuan was very clear about.

Passing the Heavenly Dao Three Tribulations, one’s cultivation and combat power could be comparable to a Saint. Ye Xuan was very aware of this, yet he hadn’t even experienced Heavenly Dao’s First Tribulation, let alone possessed combat power comparable to a Saint.

Shackles, an insurmountable barrier – this was how Ye Xuan felt at the moment. Merely cultivating bitterly was useless; even the copious amounts of nature’s spiritual energy could no longer advance his cultivation.

Amongst the vagueness, Ye Xuan felt that to break through the current barriers, he had to pass the Heavenly Dao’s First Tribulation, only then could his cultivation experience an exponential growth.

Yet a rather ridiculous thing occurred; the so-called Heavenly Dao’s First Tribulation was something Ye Xuan couldn’t even sense, let alone talk about breaking the barriers before him.

The path of achieving sainthood through Proving Dao with Power was not tolerated by Heaven and Earth, a fact very clear to Ye Xuan, and he knew surpassing the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations was not as simple as imagined.

However, if his cultivation continued to stagnate, when could he annihilate Nuwa and Primordial?

Dispersing the agitated thoughts in his mind, Ye Xuan could only temporarily put this issue aside since he was currently in the middle of the domain of the Western Two Saints, unaware of what dangers awaited him.

Whoosh!

Ye Xuan emerged drenched, walking directly out of the Ten Thousand Buddha Spirit Pond, his body bathed in brilliant golden light, looking towards the Western Two Saints.

The Western Two Saints were gentle and silent, playing chess under the Bodhi Tree, seemingly doing nothing else. But Ye Xuan was very aware; he had cultivated in the Ten Thousand Buddha Spirit Pond for eight thousand years, yet the two had not made any unusual movements, which made Ye Xuan increasingly vigilant.

“Little friend’s injuries have healed, congratulations,” suddenly, Zhunti looked up towards Ye Xuan, and with a smile, nodded at him, then continued focusing on the chess game with Jieyin.

Step—Step—Step.

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and walked leisurely towards the Bodhi Tree, stopping before the two, and looked at the black and white chessboard in front of them.

“Hmm?”

When Ye Xuan saw the black and white chessboard, his eyes slightly widened, and then his brows furrowed deeply, showing a look of astonishment.

This black and white chessboard was quite strange; the black and white sides only surrounded without capturing, and a not-so-large board was filled with black and white pieces, clearly, the game had reached its final moments.

Ye Xuan, confident in his abilities as a master of chess among other arts, recognized that the forces on this chessboard were evenly matched. There weren’t many places left for pieces to be played, and each move could determine the outcome.

“Does the young friend also understand chess?” Jieyin suddenly lifted his head, his face showing a kind smile.

“I know a little,” Ye Xuan nodded in response.

“Then, may I ask the young friend, who do you think will win in this chess game?” Jieyin asked with a smile.

“Evenly matched, closely contested; both sides are aiming to crush the opponent in one fell swoop, unfortunately, it will just end in a draw,” Ye Xuan replied truthfully.

“Young friend, you are mistaken,” Zhunti said with a mysterious smile, “we are not simply playing a game of chess, but rather, we are playing with the forces of Heaven and Earth. Why not take a closer look?”

“Uh?”

Ye Xuan’s brow furrowed as he looked again at the black and white chessboard. However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred. The black and white chessboard burst into dazzling Buddha Light, and Ye Xuan’s consciousness momentarily became bewildered.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

This was an expansive, boundless space, devoid of directions or realms, filled only with Buddha Sea Golden Lotus and widespread Buddha Light, accompanied by the thunderous sound of chanting.

Encompassing heaven and earth, resplendent with golden brilliance, a massive “卍” symbol appeared and incessantly rotated above Ye Xuan’s head. Sounds of transformative chanting also filled the air.

At this point,

Ye Xuan opened his eyes in bewilderment, and as he saw everything before him, his expression shifted unpredictably, for he realized that the Western Two Saints had finally taken action against him.

Dark miasma twisted around, Demon Light surged, making Ye Xuan seem like an anomaly in this space of Buddhist Law, surrounded by Buddha Light on all sides, with only him as dark as ink, appearing as the sole anomaly in this place.

“Trying to transform me?”

Ye Xuan spoke coldly to himself, as the “卍” above him poured down serene Buddha Light, continually erasing the Demon Light and malevolent aura around him, giving him a sense of dizziness.

“The Heavenly Dao prevails, the Buddhist Sect descends upon the world, crossing the sea of suffering to save all beings, Golden Lotus heralds rebirth, achieving utter freedom and absolute leisure, instantaneously becoming a Saint to promote the essence of our Buddhist Sect.”

Vast and limitless, loud chanting sounds, streams of Buddha Light fell upon Ye Xuan, the voices of Heavenly Gods and Buddhas trying to transform him causing his head to nearly split, yet he endured with great difficulty.

“What defines Buddha?”

“What defines Demon?”

Ye Xuan’s hair flew wildly as he roared skywards, no matter how the Buddha Light eroded his will, it could not shake his own Law and Dao.

He questioned the heavens to no response, heard the earth quake yet remained unfazed. No one answered Ye Xuan’s queries, only endless Buddha Light poured down upon him, as if he were an anomaly between Heaven and Earth, only by converting him to this widespread Buddha Light, could he be returned to the right path.

“If Heaven is unjust, I will pierce through the heavens; if the Buddhist Sect seeks to subdue me, then I shall slaughter Buddhas and immortals.”

Ye Xuan’s will was indestructible; he had crossed countless perils to establish his Law and Dao, believing only in himself, disregarding the so-called profundities of the Buddhist Sect.

“Ah!”

Suddenly, Ye Xuan let out an immensely agonizing cry, as infinite golden flames burst forth from within his body, instantly covering him completely.

“These two old bald monks have such sinister tricks!”

Ye Xuan growled ferociously, his expression severely contorted, for he finally understood something. The Spiritual Energy he had absorbed in the Buddha Sea Spirit Pond, though it had healed his injuries and enhanced his cultivation, was imbued with the will of the Buddhist Sect, and now, under the form of Golden Lotus Buddha Fire, sought to transform him.

Golden Lotus Buddha Fire, one of the most terrifying flames between Heaven and Earth, and a unique method of the Western Two Saints.

Golden Lotus Buddha Fire does not seek to kill but fundamentally transforms a person.

What does it mean to transform?

Let it be said, as an old saying goes, landscapes are easier to change than one’s nature; a person’s essence is immutable, but Golden Lotus Buddha Fire can transform a person of great malice into one of utmost sincerity and goodness.