The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS-Chapter 1143 - 168: Meeting
"So this is the magic door that the Demon Buddha envisions? It's truly like taking out the firewood from under the cauldron."
An inexplicable voice echoed on the high terrace. Asura and Jingsheng Tian instinctively wanted to capture the unknown adversary, but...
Nothing.
Or perhaps, it was emptiness.
Asura and Jingsheng Tian did not detect the opponent's Qi mechanism. However, with the Demon Buddha present, even if they couldn't prevail, wasn't the Demon Buddha here?
Therefore, they originally felt no alarm at the inability to sense the intruder. Instead, they were curious to see who had such audacity to venture alone into the core of the Desire Realm.
But when they tried to stand up, their Divine Sense instinctively scanned the surroundings, only to perceive emptiness.
The emptiness was not merely the void of sensing the intruder; it was as if their whole being was immersed in emptiness. Everything that should have been around them vanished from their perception, even the earth beneath their feet felt like emptiness.
Everything was void, even their very existence was slowly disappearing, and their consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred.
"Did you come here just to trouble my companions?"
The deep voice was like a great bell, instantly pulling Asura and Jingsheng Tian back from the void, returning them to the real world.
Then, their bodies, which were usually resistant to heat and cold, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, drenching their robes.
"This..." Asura noticed his physical state, and felt even more astonished, "The sensation of the body was indeed stripped away."
He turned to glance at Jingsheng Tian and saw the other party looking at him with equally horrified eyes. Their gazes met, both filled with the joy of survival and the terror of nearly dying.
In that previous void, Asura and Jingsheng Tian were terrified beyond words, one might think the cold sweat would have long dried up. But in fact, it wasn't until their consciousness awoke, departing from that void, that they broke out in a cold sweat.
The difference here might be incomprehensible to someone who's gone through general fright, but Asura and Jingsheng Tian were no ordinary people; they were warriors of the Divinity Realm.
This situation indicated that their consciousness was truly beginning to separate from their bodies, gradually moving towards void, so it wasn't until consciousness was restored that their bodies belatedly broke out in a cold sweat.
If not for the Demon Buddha's voice awakening them, these two might have lost their consciousness completely in the void, perishing silently.
This kind of method, turning even Divinity Realm warriors into mere playthings for the adversary, was truly astonishing and terrifying, beyond the comprehension of ordinary reason.
Asura and Jingsheng Tian halted their rising knees, and continued to kneel on one knee before the Demon Buddha, maintaining a respectful silence.
From now on, they were mere background characters, as whatever would happen between the Demon Buddha and that terrifying visitor, they couldn't interfere or even comment.
"I didn't come here to be a hostile guest."
A figure with white hair and white robes stepped out from the void, landing on the platform and taking a few slow steps forward.
Then, Asura and Jingsheng Tian realized their bodies were sliding aside, quietly moving several meters to make space in the middle, allowing that person to face the Demon Buddha.
After their movement stopped, they hastily stood up, standing to the sides of the Demon Buddha like attendant golden boy and jade girl.
It was only then that they saw the appearance of the visitor.
With white hair draping over shoulders, dressed in luxurious white clothes with gold patterns, the cuffs adorned with ring-shaped platinum pieces, and a pair of eyes where the right one was dark like an abyss and the left had a golden ring outside the pupil, appearing both dignified and sacred.
Daoist Master Qingyu.
In their hearts, the two simultaneously uttered the name of the visitor. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
This person could be said to be the most legendary figure in the world today, rising from an exiled disciple of the Zhenwu Sect to a paramount figure dominating the world, all within less than ten years—a transformation more fantastical than ascending to the heavens.
However, reports about Qingyu from the past had never depicted him as he appeared today.
Today, Qingyu's attire aside, the tremendous change in his pupils drew the silent attention of both Asura and Jingsheng Tian.
Since the True Pill Realm's Three Elements Combined, a martial artist's Qi and Divine Sense undergo changes that manifest physically to some extent.
Qingyu's dramatic transformation from his previous state compelled one to wonder if he had achieved yet another breakthrough.
"Demon Buddha, I've long admired you."
Countless tiny particles took shape behind Qingyu, instantly forming a throne upon which Qingyu gently sat.
This expression of long admiration was not false; Qingyu and the Demon Buddha's encounter was indeed their first.
The previous one was a phony resulting from the fusion of three souls; this genuine Demon Buddha had only appeared in the world recently, and Qingyu had observed from afar only once.
"I expected that today's visit might lead to a great battle with the Demon Buddha, never imagining we'd be able to sit down and talk." Qingyu leaned back on the throne, chuckling softly.
Upon first seeing the Demon Buddha, Qingyu sensed that a battle likely wouldn't happen today.
The Demon Buddha bore no trace of hostility, as deep and tranquil as a vast calm sea. If his form were altered and the word "demon" removed, one could easily take him for a true Buddha.
"I knew you would come to prevent me from heading to Daqian." Demon Buddha said with an unperturbed expression.
"Oh?" Qingyu curiously asked, "Then I'd like to know how you knew I'd be coming."
"The Six Divine Powers of the Buddhist Sect."
The Demon Buddha provided a surprising answer.
"Nowadays, the Heavenly Mechanism is chaotic, and the method to calculate it is ineffective, yet the Destiny Power, relying more on personal intuition, still holds sway." Demon Buddha replied.
"Hehe, interesting," Qingyu laughed, "Countless Buddhist disciples, yet ultimately it is the Demon Buddha who comprehends the Six Divine Powers—truly intriguing."
Buddhist sect martial artists might achieve one of the Six Divine Powers, but mastering all six was unprecedented apart from that venerable Buddha.
If the Demon Buddha were to employ the Six Divine Powers in front of Buddhist disciples someday, apart from a select few, he might shatter the beliefs of the rest.
"I am, after all, the other side of Tathagata, understanding all Martial Arts since Tathagata first transformed Buddha into a demon. Mastering these Six Divine Powers is thus inevitable." Demon Buddha disclosed another secret.
Tathagata transforming Buddha into a demon—Qingyu had previously learned of this from Xinyuan. Now hearing it again from Demon Buddha stirred new thoughts within him.
'No wonder the Silent Annihilation Sky Demon's remaining will within the Demonic Qi keeps chanting "Tathagata's Unrighteousness, better Silent Annihilation." He might have indeed discovered the secret of transforming Buddha into a demon.'
Silent Annihilation Sky Demon was originally a high monk of the Great Zen Temple, who turned into a demon by studying Silent Annihilation, breaking with the temple. Yet, reflecting now, since there was already a magic door for Buddha Demon Transformation, could it be that Silent Annihilation Sky Demon discovered this secret instead?
The Great Zen Temple, having originated through the Pure Land, might have acquired the Buddha Demon Transformation magic door. Discovering that Buddha had created a way to transform into a demon, Silent Annihilation Sky Demon's heart radically changed, shouting "Tathagata's Unrighteousness, better Silent Annihilation," forsaking the order, and developing various Martial Arts opposing Buddhist sects, intending to uproot them.
In this perspective, it's certainly possible.
