Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 1004 - 640: The Arhat Reveals His True Form, the Demon Child Makes a Grand Vow
Facing off in magic combat, even with all his skills unleashed, Tao Qian fears he can’t last more than a few rounds with the Dragon Python Arhat.
Therefore, this rascal resorted to deception.
Deliberately allowing the Arhat to kill him, then relying on the [Dragon Tiger Meat Elixir] to resurrect, displaying a powerful and quite mystical divine power technique... allowing the Arhat to kill him again, then resurrecting and revealing another new rare divine power... Thus, repeating the cycle, the Dragon Python Arhat inevitably grew suspicious, looking up to Tao Qian, thinking him a strong Secret Demon Child comparable to himself.
This tactic indeed proved effective.
Swallowing one Dragon Tiger Meat Elixir after another, Tao Buddha’s son seemed truly undying and adept in countless divine powers like a strongman.
The Arhat did suspect and tried to stop him from swallowing the elixir or leave him to seize the two Snake Women.
However, it was all in vain.
The Dragon Tiger Meat Elixir is an entity born within the [Ten Thousand Refinement Spirit God Dharma Body], totaling nine pieces, refined within his body, which even heaven-defying means couldn’t stop.
Tao Buddha’s son’s divine power techniques were also extraordinary, although he couldn’t kill the Arhat, tangling with him like a dog-skin plaster wasn’t hard at all, leaving him unable to seize the two women.
After seven or eight times, the Dragon Python Arhat’s heart burned uncontrollably with anger.
The two had entangled for a full hour, fighting countless rounds. Although Tao Buddha’s son was great at pretending to be ignorant, he was nearing his wits’ end.
But no matter what, the facade had to be maintained.
He couldn’t escape anyway, and if he showed even a slight sign of weakness, the Dragon Python Arhat might instantly see through, and his death and Dao fading wouldn’t be surprising.
Holding on desperately, Tao Qian continuously urged the Divination Worm for predictions on how to break the situation.
Unfortunately, the answers weren’t optimistic.
The worm was too far from this place, so the delayed answer wasn’t perfect.
He gleaned a bit of secret he had vaguely suspected, resolving his doubts:
"The Golden Cicada had arranged for ’Heaven’s Will’ to assist you, but the Great Jiye Demon Buddha secretly used the Demon Buddha Technique to facilitate the Dragon Python Arhat’s enlightenment, forcefully reversing causality and veiling the heavenly mechanism, rendering the Golden Cicada unaware of what transpires here."
"Even if you secretly recited the ’Great Treasure Merit Scripture’ for help, not a single word could reach the Golden Cicada’s ears, due to the mutual restraint of Buddhist laws."
"The Golden Cicada has yet to achieve the Merit Buddha, hence in Buddhist law, he’s no match for the Great Jiye Demon Buddha."
"The only Sublime Dharma is to alarm the Search God Heavenly Dao Origin, evoke celestial phenomena to temporarily suppress the Demon Buddha’s causality divine arts, making the Golden Cicada aware... by then, he’d invoke the Buddha Venerable’s Buddhist law empowerment, breaking the Kasyapa Buddha law, thus resolving this disaster."
"Since he almost cost your life, owing to the Golden Cicada’s nature, he would compensate you somehow."
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Reading this, Tao Qian’s eyes gradually lit up, his vile schemes now swirling.
As this Demon Child plotted how to again scheme to break the siege, his Dharma body that had revived after swallowing the eighth meat elixir, was unfortunately smashed to death once more by the Dragon Python Arhat wielding the Demon-suppressing Zen Staff.
He exhausted all his abilities, but alas, his Taoist power was inferior, resigning to his fate as mincemeat.
"What a vicious bald donkey!"
"Hmph, don’t get cocky, sooner or later I’ll make you drink my bathwater."
Cursing secretly, Tao Qian swallowed the ninth meat elixir.
Following that, he couldn’t hold back anymore, pulling out his trump card.
Instead of transforming the God Demon Body, he directly revealed the form of a handsome young human clan youth.
Soon after, he retrieved from his personal treasure bag the [Evil-slaying Sword] with only the sword tooth remaining. His aura changed, face cold as frost, intent to kill for miles, he gently caressed the sword hilt, then addressed the Dragon Python Arhat:
"Robber monk, your father once refined a swordsmanship, capable of cutting down all living things."
"You, being the Demon Buddha Son, are both a Demon and a Buddha’s son, so you should appreciate the ’Demon Cleansing’ and ’Destroying Buddha’ techniques."
"Boom!"
Being a Secret Demon Child after all, using tactics in a magical duel was only right.
This rascal only spoke halfway, with the broken sword that had slain countless Evil Demons and Evil Gods already swinging out.
Moreover, two techniques were unleashed consecutively.
The first move was astonishingly a golden Buddhist ring sword light, spanning three thousand miles, annihilating any life form associated with "Buddha" in its path.
At this moment, it was the Dragon Python Arhat.
Had it been the Tao Buddha’s son just entering the Search God Realm wielding this sword move, it would have been remarkable to merely cleave open a bit of the protective Buddha Light on the Dragon Python Arhat, causing him to stagger.
No other reason, just insufficient mana.
However, the current Tao Buddha’s son, with mana increased many fold, poured it all in, combined with the Evil-slaying Sword’s empowerment, its power was unimaginably great.
As the Buddhist ring crushed over three thousand miles, it not only shattered all the Buddha Light and Buddha’s Robe on the Dragon Python Arhat, but the second move "Demon Cleansing Sword" arrived right after, with dark and turbid Demon Light engulfing like a vast ocean.
In an instant, the territory was bereft of the Dragon Python Arhat’s figure.
Was he slashed out of existence?
Tao Qian surely wouldn’t think so; he reckoned the two all-out sword strikes just now could severely wound a Demon Buddha Son at the Ultimate Happiness Realm.
But for one at the level of the Dragon Python Arhat, inflicting even a light injury would be a miracle.
Unfortunately, no miracle occurred.
The Dragon Python Arhat was indeed split open by him, but what descended upon this land was a genuine "Great Demon".
Roar!
The entire area spanning thousands of miles trembled incessantly due to the sudden roar that echoed through it.
The two sword rings had not yet dissipated, when the ground suddenly sank as if crushed by some gigantic object, and an extremely pale Evil Buddha Light shot skyward, supporting the descent of a great demonic exotic beast from the heavens to the Human World.
This beast was so massive that even Tao Qian’s God Demon Body, combined with the true forms of the White Snake and the Green Snake women, could not match even half of its mass.
Being serious, only the true form glimpsed of the two women’s mother, the ’Heavenly Snake Lady’, could compare to it.
And the most astonishing thing was the appearance of this beast:
It appeared to be both dragon and python, with a body endlessly long, and its scales seemed to be cast from dead bones, pale and deathly, with each dragon scale etched with two types of Daoist Lineage secret patterns. These were the Buddha and Demon Techniques, ultimate heritages that evolved into great Dao patterns, intertwining and almost merging.
Behind its head, Buddha Light surged, with a spinning Buddha Ring, while beneath it emanated dense demon fog, forming a landscape of bones.
If one were to witness this, even the Tao Master far away in Penglai Sea couldn’t help but commend:
"What a talented senior who cultivates both Buddha and Demon."
"I suppose first studied the ’Heavenly Dragon Zen Method’, then reversed Buddha into demon, and again cultivated the Kasyapa Demon Buddha Sublime Dharma, using the Demon Buddha to control the True Buddha, fusing the two techniques, achieving Daoist Transformation."
"Hahaha... What meaning does such a Daoist Transformation Bodhisattva hold, no matter how powerful you are, in the end aren’t you just a dog raised by that ’Great Kasyapa Demon Buddha’?"
The final remark, so harsh, was evidently from Tao Buddha’s son.
And the reason for such words was due to noticing something abnormal.
At the dragon neck of the Dragon Python Arhat, there was a colossal golden Dharma Cakra, with a mixed-gold Buddha Rope spiraling, extending into the unknown void, disappearing from view.
Tao Buddha’s son, with his keen eyesight, coupled with the assistance of some peculiar demons under his command, quickly guessed the true origin of the Dragon Python Arhat and its past deeds.
"You scoundrel, stop pretending to ’reverse Buddha into demon’.
"From the very beginning, you probably entered the Demon Path. Other bald donkeys who also cultivate the ’Heavenly Dragon Zen’ can transform into Heavenly Dragon Avatars but would never, like you, truly turn a well-fit Human Clan’s body into such an appearance."
"To achieve such a powerful Dharma Body, I assume that at the start of your Buddhist Law cultivation, you had an abundance of trips to the Nine Netherworld, tormenting Corpse Dragons, Bone Pythons, and such demon spirits, consuming their flesh to nourish you, stripping their skins to adorn yours, extracting their bone marrow to feed yourself... while at the same time chanting the name of Buddha Venerable."
"That Great Kasyapa Demon Buddha must have seen this demonic nature in you, therefore..."
...
Perhaps because Tao Qian’s previous two sword attacks were too fierce, even with the Dragon Python Arhat revealing its true form, there was still some hesitation, allowing Tao Buddha’s son to babble nonsensically.
Tao Qian was aware of his situation; having used the Evil-slaying Sword, his means were exhausted.
Therefore, while engaging in verbal tactics to buy time, he had also begun concentrating on the countermeasures he devised in those fleeting moments.
There was truly no other option; the real opponent was not the Dragon Python Arhat but the siege of the Great Kasyapa Demon Buddha.
To suppress one "Great Figure," only another "Great Figure" could be invited.
And here, only the Heavenly Dao Origin remained.
Previously, the Heavenly Dao Origin, shamelessly, forced all inside the realm, the God Demon, Daoist inheritors, to increase their contribution.
Tao Buddha’s son, afraid of receiving no return, thus heartily procrastinated.
Now, he planned to risk everything with a grand bluff.
Within his Heart Soul, thoughts churned:
"Good worm, connect with my Heavenly Dao fool."
"Ask if I make a Great Vow now, besides staking my own flesh, I can involve the remnants of the Secret Demon Sect, second-generation ancestors, Tao Master of the Spirit Treasure Sect, lineage of Doumu Yuanjun, Toad God, Primordial Sect, Fire God Zhu Rong, Emperor Mother, Thousand-Headed Snake Father... and so forth."
"Could you invoke a celestial phenomenon of the greatest magnitude?"
"Additionally, you must conceal my identity, allowing the beings inside the realm to perceive this disturbance while unable to discern my appearance."
Evidently, Tao Buddha’s son genuinely treated the Heavenly Dao Origin of the Search God Realm like a foolish idiot.
His so-called Great Vow, aside from his personal sacrifice at the forefront, was tangible, while the great many God Demon strong people promised thereafter were only "involved".
No matter how foolish, who wouldn’t recognize this as a bluff?
The Heavenly Dao Origin of the Search God Realm, exceedingly mutated, indeed possesses no wisdom, but it operates its own way, ignoring much falsehood, how would it fall for such a trap?
If another cultivator were to deceive this way, not only would they be ignored, but perhaps they might even attract Heavenly Punishment.
However, Tao Buddha’s son was truly an exception.
Divination Worm!
If engaging in dialogue and transaction with the "Original Will" of countless worlds within the Great Abyss Origin Sea, there exists nothing more suitable to be an "intermediary" than it.
This insect, born from the Original Heavenly Dao, is always recognized as an ally by all Heavenly Dao wills.
When this ally secretly aids one side, what ridiculous transaction cannot be accomplished?
