Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao-Chapter 481 - 254: After the Disaster

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but smile. He had been too hard on himself, thinking that with the Three Pure Ones above, the numerous sages of the human race, and the Holy Emperor in seclusion, both the Sect Hierarch and the Spirit Tooth Immortal would hardly dare to trouble him if they wished to avoid annoyance.

Additionally, due to the separation of the three realms, the immortals of his sect owed him a favor, and before all the saints achieved transcendence, there was absolutely no need to worry about retaliation.

As for after the saints had transcended, Lu Yu was confident that he could catch up to their level of cultivation. This confidence had slowly built up over long years of cultivation. Just a moment ago, he had felt a sudden surge of cowardice deep within his heart.

This emotion came quickly and left quickly. If one was not careful, it often lurked within the heart, elusive, but it would become an obstacle when breaking through realms later, turning into a heart demon.

This is also why the path of cultivation emphasizes understanding and clarifying the mind, always reflecting upon oneself.

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Lu Yu inwardly alerted himself, completely dispelling the hidden negative emotions at the bottom of his heart, and instead, a belief in the relentless self-strengthening of a nobleman emerged, which was also considered a kind of benefit.

Lu Yu collected the paper floating in the air, which bore the Sect Hierarch's unique destructive Sword Intent. For every Sword Immortal, it was an immeasurable treasure, constantly pondering it greatly aided his own Sword Dao cultivation. Since the Saint had bestowed it, Lu Yu naturally did not intend to forsake it.

Glancing at the Sect Hierarch and the Spirit Tooth Immortal, who were immobilized by the Power of Humanity, Lu Yu's mind stirred, and he withdrew the suppressive force of the Human Path.

The moment it was lifted, the Sect Hierarch and the Spirit Tooth Immortal felt an instant lightness on their bodies, almost as if they were reborn.

They looked at Lu Yu with complex expressions, as well as the corpse behind him, and without a word, turned to return to their own small worlds, ignoring the mocking eyes from around the realms.

As they left, their small worlds slowly vanished from Lion Camel City.

"Alas, these two have lost their sharpness of spirit. In this life, they are likely confined to their current realm, and will find it hard to advance even an inch," Manjushri said with a light sigh.

"It seems that the shadow of the Ten Thousand Immortals Array's calamity has not yet dispersed," Samantabhadra also softly spoke.

The two sighed, yet seemed to forget that it was they who had reduced the two to their current state.

With the departure of the two, the focus of the other beings from the three realms also gradually dispersed, carrying their own speculations and confusion.

What had initially been a minor calamity in Journey to the West ultimately evolved into such an outcome, causing a mighty being on the verge of transcendence to self-destruct his Fruit of Tao. Even these beings, who had lived through countless ages and seen much, found it unbelievable.

Lu Yu's actions had once again brought Jixia Academy into the public eye, a human treasure strengthened by the endless years, now almost equating to the Human Path itself. Both the Sect Hierarch and the Spirit Tooth Immortal were well-known immortals of old, topped with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top for quite some time, yet under the pressure of Jixia Academy, they were as helpless as an infant without any capability to retaliate.

Such a formidable display again heightened the three realms' regard for the human race, and at the same time, Lu Yu's name, after this battle, was thoroughly established in the three realms, marking him as a true power in everyone's eyes.

On another note, the Monkey's strength was also fully displayed to everyone. People were surprised to find that without realizing it, the Monkey had grown to this extent, no longer the greenhorn he once was.

It was only then that everyone suddenly realized that the combination of Lu Yu and Monkey, along with Golden Cicada who had just returned from the tribulations, would immediately form a power that was hard to ignore in the three realms.

Although it seemed insignificant now, as the Saints dominated the world.

But once the Saints transcended and left, this power could not be ignored by any faction.

The battle at Lion Camel City also came to a complete end with the departure of the crowd, leaving only Lu Yu and others on site.

Lu Yu glanced at Lion Camel City, which had turned into a mess. The once magnificent city had turned into ruins, and the majestic city walls had become broken walls. The splendid civilization had also dissipated, and perhaps in hundreds of years, people would discover its existence and speculate about the reasons for its disappearance.

The only intact part of Lion Camel City was the slums in the corner of the city, once the most despised existence, the shame of the city.

But now, only this area survived the catastrophe intact in the city, like a weed, lowly yet possessing the strongest life force.

The people living here were like chaff, but from today onward, they were no longer as frail as paper. The light of humanity shone in this forgotten corner, illuminating the faces of these suffering people.

The deeply weathered scholar living next to Cui Cui slowly walked out of his half-collapsed house.

Though he was emaciated and gaunt from prolonged hunger, his eyes had never been brighter.

Just now, he heard the voices of the Sages and had a flash of insight deep in his heart. He stared blankly at the glowing wooden plank in Cui Cui's hand and murmured, "Cui Cui, you really have brought hope back."

The middle-aged man suddenly knelt on the ground, raised his head to the sky, and looked at the still-visible ethereal images of the Sages. Known for his stability here, he was now tearfully overwhelmed.

He opened his mouth, letting out a silent scream, his mind filled with images of his wife, children, and parents, all of whom had died tragically at the hands of demons.

For such a long time, he had buried this sorrow deep in his heart, enduring the grief and teaching the children here, hoping to give them hope and let them know that the world was not just about clinging to life.

Under his influence, every child who left here shone with the light of humanity, attracting the attention of Lu Yu, the light though faint and weak, shone like a beacon in the eyes of him and other human Sages.

This was why Lu Yu had been able to find Cui Cui so quickly, and why the Sages were able to cast their gazes here–heaven helps those who help themselves.

That faint light of humanity, like a beacon, ultimately brought hope back. The ferociously terrifying and nearly invincible demons had finally been killed by a human scholar in a green robe.

The middle-aged man was finally able to weep bitterly, releasing the sorrow in his heart, no longer having to pretend to be strong, his graying hair messily fluttering in the air, his hands fiercely grasping the soil as he cried unrestrainedly.

All the surviving people were crying, the grueling days were finally over, they had persisted through this dark time for too long, so much so that many had given up hope and lived numbly. Today, when the body of the demon fell from the sky, they knew their suffering had ended.