Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 1203 - 531: Fall of the Pure Land, Isolation of the Western Continent (Part 2)

Chapter 1203: Chapter 531: Fall of the Pure Land, Isolation of the Western Continent (Part 2)

"Zheng Fa!"

Lu Yao’s voice was so venomous, no longer the elegant demeanor he had before, almost unrecognizable as the same person.

Doist Li turned his head and finally saw the clue:

Behind Lu Yao appeared the Golden Crow Dharma Aspect and the Sun Dharma Aspect, yet these two Dharma forms no longer held the previous imposing power; instead, the Golden Crow Dharma Aspect was full of cracks, and the Sun Dharma Aspect even lacked a nose.

They gave the impression of two old houses on the brink of collapse.

It wasn’t just Lu Yao.

All the disciples of Leiyin Temple looked distressed, with shattered Dharma forms and weakened aura.

He understood now, the Dharma forms relied on the Pure Land for existence; now Zheng Fa ignited the Pure Land with the Golden Lotus, and all the Leiyin Temple’s Dharma forms are probably doomed.

Zheng Fa...

He turned his head and saw Zheng Fa had disappeared amidst the chaotic fall of the Pure Land.

Lu Yao and others at Thunder Sound had no energy to care about Zheng Fa right now; their Dharma forms, without the Pure Land’s protection, were hopelessly breaking beyond repair.

"Alas..."

An old Buddhist chant rang out from deep within the Pure Land, and with this sigh, raindrops fell from the sky.

Rain threads like golden needles fell on the Pure Land, extinguishing the raging flames, finally halting the disintegration of the Pure Land.

"Ancestor Master!" Lu Yao clasped his hands together, feeling both shame and remorse, "We are incompetent, allowing the Pure Land to suffer!"

The Pure Land was very quiet, but the faces of Xuan Chengzi and others involuntarily turned solemn—this time, it’s probably truly the Thunder Sound Buddha!

If the Pure Land were gone, Leiyin Temple’s heritage would also be finished.

This Taiyi Golden Immortal of Thunder Sound Temple finally couldn’t sit still, dispelling this crisis for Leiyin Temple.

Even so, Leiyin Temple now was indeed miserable.

The disciples of Leiyin Temple had Dharma forms that were all damaged and their Essence Qi was seriously hurt.

This was not all; although the flames on the Pure Land were extinguished, the damage caused by Zheng Fa had not been repaired.

The Pure Land had split into countless pieces, floating in the air, no longer possessing the grandeur of before.

What caught everyone’s attention even more was that not only could the Pure Land no longer nourish the Dharma forms of these Leiyin Temple disciples, it even seemed to be dragging them down, causing the aura of those from Leiyin Temple to grow weaker.

Xuan Chengzi and others had a mysterious look in their eyes.

The Hidden World Three Immortals glanced at each other, their expressions hesitant.

No one moved, silent, each lost in thought.

After a long while, Gu Hong Taoist broke the silence with a respectful bow: "Dare I ask, can the Pure Land still supply us to practice the Rebirth Technique?"

"..."

Lu Yao’s face changed, but he stayed silent; however, everyone already knew the answer.

Doist Li didn’t help but slap his thigh inwardly, applauding Zheng Fa.

Previously, he thought Zheng Fa burning the Golden Lotus, abandoning this Saint’s Treasure, was a tactic of last resort to escape, but now he saw Zheng Fa’s full intention.

Lu Yao recruited Golden Immortals with only two things: the Pure Land and Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Hongmeng Purple Qi was still in Zheng Fa’s hands.

The Pure Land, now set ablaze by Zheng Fa, although it still existed, its Essence Qi was severely damaged—the Golden Lotus was, after all, a Saint’s item and was bound to the Pure Land; Zheng Fa sacrificed it, so the damage to the Pure Land is imaginable. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

All Golden Immortals gathered at Thunder Sound, holding bowls and chopsticks, ready to feast on All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Zheng Fa’s act of setting fire, he "set the kitchen ablaze!"

Without the Pure Land, even if Lu Yao had grand aspirations and could speak eloquently, how could he command everyone?

Lu Yao saw the expressions of the crowd, secretly gritted his teeth, and spoke: "The Pure Land is not irreparable, it only needs some time."

Gu Hong Taoist chuckled: "If it’s like that, perhaps we should wait until the Pure Land is restored, and then plan further?"

Lu Yao’s expression changed, but before he could speak, Xuan Chengzi nodded and said: "Indeed, that is the proper thing to do... please proceed, all the masters of Thunder Sound Temple, to repair the Pure Land first."

The people from Leiyin Temple all looked angry, but Doist Li couldn’t help but laugh inwardly; this Daluo Dharma Meeting, Lu Yao was originally using various benefits to recruit everyone.

Now Zheng Fa overturned the table, and without seeing benefits, naturally the Golden Immortals could not follow Lu Yao blindly.

The Hidden World Three Immortals are fine, after all, their influence is small.

But the change in attitude of the Supreme Dao was a severe blow to the Thunder Sound Temple.

Lu Yao took a deep breath, didn’t speak, just extended a finger and lightly tapped towards the land of the West Continent.

On the West Continent, temples everywhere lit up with golden light simultaneously, and these points of light connected to form a net covering the entire West Continent.

Daoist Li was horrified to see that there were even points of light on the Turquoise Pool’s territory. Had Leiyin Temple infiltrated Turquoise Pool to such an extent?

This golden net slowly arched from the ground, enveloping the entire land of the West Continent, like an inverted bird cage.

Daoist Li touched the bird cage and felt a solid transparent wall.

"What is the Thunder Sound Temple trying to do?" Xuan Chengzi said angrily, "Zheng Fa ran away, and now you want to keep us here?"

The Hidden World Three Immortals also showed anger on their faces.

"Forgive me, dear friends." Although Lu Yao was apologizing, his tone was very cold and unyielding, "I am doing this to catch Zheng Fa."

"Zheng Fa?"

"Zheng Fa took the opportunity to escape just now, but no matter how fast he is, he cannot leave the West Continent." Cold light flickered in Lu Yao’s eyes, "I have sealed the West Continent with this Great Vajra Realm, even a Golden Immortal would find it difficult to break through. He will have nowhere to hide and will eventually be caught by our Thunder Sound Temple!"

Everyone could hear that Lu Yao resented Zheng Fa deeply now.

Looking at the broken Pure Land overhead, which didn’t know when it could be repaired, even Daoist Li could understand this hatred.

"What if we want to leave?"

Lu Yao clasped his hands together, regaining a bit of his previous gentle demeanor: "If any of you benefactors wish to leave, Thunder Sound will not stop you. Just one thing, Zheng Fa is adept at Transformation Technique, and now we don’t know where he’s hiding or what form he’s taken. So we must first conduct identification before you can leave."

"Identification?" Xuan Chengzi’s expression changed, and he looked around at the people, seemingly also somewhat suspicious.

Lu Yao waved a hand, and Tidings flew up from Thunder Sound Temple and landed at his feet.

"This Tidings can hear the Three Realms, distinguish good from evil. Its Divine Skills are best suited to counter Zheng Fa’s Transformation Technique." Lu Yao introduced, "But it’s challenging to wield its skills, so please wait for a month."

The Divine Skills need a month to prepare?

Daoist Li wondered in his heart, Tidings is a Divine Beast also recorded in the Supreme Dao, identifying the true self usually doesn’t need even a cup of tea’s time, and no matter how strong Zheng Fa’s Transformation Technique is, it shouldn’t take this long.

But seeing Lu Yao’s cold and sharp gaze, Daoist Li understood in his heart—Lu Yao was being wary of them!

Now the Thunder Sound Temple was greatly weakened, and this Great Vajra Realm was said to hunt Zheng Fa but was actually for the safety of Leiyin Temple and the West Continent.

Keeping these people here was mainly to delay the spread of the news, allowing Leiyin Temple to recover its vitality.

Xuan Chengzi seemed to have also figured this out; he frowned, looked at the Pure Land overhead with some trepidation, and after pondering a moment, said, "In that case, it doesn’t matter if we wait a few more days."

"Let Tidings check me first!" The Heaven-shaking Demon Emperor said gruffly, "I want to go to Jiushan Sect and avenge this for the Demon Emperor!"

Lu Yao’s gaze darkened, and after thinking for a while, he nodded slowly: "Revenge is not the goal, but allowing the Jiushan Sect to develop steadily is not an option. If you go, it’s fine... However, remember that the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation is limited by the Escape Technique of cultivators, and the Nine Nether cannot leave the Underworld. As long as you avoid them, your life shouldn’t be in danger."

"Okay!"

"Peacock, you are calm by nature, go with Heaven-shaking." Lu Yao seemed still uneasy, "To avoid him being impulsive."

"Yes."

Lu Yao then looked at the Jile Heavenly Girl: "I would also like to ask you, Heavenly Maiden, to go along to support them."

Daoist Li sighed in his heart, even now, Lu Yao hadn’t lost his caution due to anger—Thunder Sound Temple and the Five Directions Buddha, now that the Dharma Image was damaged, were really not in a good position to go out, and they still needed to repair the Pure Land, so they were spread too thin.

As such, dispatching the Peacock Emperor and the other three was already the strongest force Leiyin Temple could muster.

His caution and hatred for the Jiushan Sect were evident.

The Heaven-shaking Demon Emperor grinned and said, "Why be so cautious? What else does the Jiushan Sect have that can hurt me apart from a sword formation without legs?"

"Oh yes, don’t go near Haori Mountain..." This seemed to remind Lu Yao of something, and he added, "There’s the Sun Burning Heaven Formation there, quite formidable, even troublesome for a Golden Immortal... But as long as you stay away from Haori Mountain, there’s no major danger."

...

Jiushan Realm.

"Zhang Taishang."

Yun Wujie saluted to Zhang.

"Have you memorized the password?" Zhang returned the salute and asked.

Yun Wujie held the Sun-shooting Bow: "The Sun-shooting Army has already practiced with the Shenxiao Army several times and has exercised nine times. There will definitely be no mistake."