nyslfriends Chapter 421 War
Chapter 421 War
Chapter 422 The Beginning of War (Celebrating the Alliance Leader of Flying Flowers Falling to the Lake)
He accepted the explanation.
Qingli Mountain, Fang Family.
Fang Wuchen sat in the highest position, surrounded by a ring of wondrous light, exuding terrifying power, with yellowish energy churning behind his head.
He looked down at the many members of the Fang family below, then at Fang Daoling, who was at the head of the group, and sighed inwardly.
To be fair, he didn't want the Fang family to get involved in any more disputes, and he was even less willing to submit to the White Bone Path.
But at this moment, it is necessary to actively push the Fang family into the battlefield.
After all, he was a disciple of Taihuangtian, and Taihuangtian Zaojun was at odds with Moyun Cliff and Yinshi Sect.
With the demon race marching south, the many Purple Mansions of Taihuang Heaven will surely provide some support.
When there is trouble, disciples will do the work; there's no other way.
"Alas—regardless of whether the White Bone Path makes a move or not, our Fang family will definitely mobilize—"
Fang Wuchen sighed: "What are your thoughts?"
Fang Daoling and Hu Yunshu exchanged a glance, then stepped forward and said, "Grand Uncle, our secret clans and sects are almost always at war, so we're used to it. This time, with a True Person like you in charge, we'll get a much larger share of the spoils, and our morale is high!"
"I'm not the kind of ruler who tolerates criticism, so just say it—"
Fang Wuchen waved his hand, gazing at this descendant whom his younger brother valued most.
"Conquering Shu is a no-brainer—I've even heard that I have a junior brother who is a true master to help me—"
Fang Daoling hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I heard that during the last great battle, 'Yuan Envoys' appeared—"
"Such envoys will not easily interfere in the affairs of the Purple Palace. Even if they do take action, there are secret treasures and demons to deal with them—and even within the Taihuang Heaven, there will be people who will take action."
Fang Wuchen assured him.
"In that case, we have no more doubts."
Fang Daoling bowed: "All cultivators and clan soldiers—I am at your disposal, Grandfather."
"I still need to go to Wusheng Temple to contact Moonlight White Tara and Medicine King Qing—"
Fang Wuchen pondered for a moment before speaking.
Suddenly, a streak of light appeared outside the hall, but hesitated to enter.
"The family is discussing important matters; why have you barged in so abruptly?"
Fang Daoling was furious and dragged the cultivator inside. Suddenly, he paused, recognizing the cultivator as someone who had been specially assigned to his grandfather's side.
"We hereby inform the Patriarch, the Ancestor—Ancestor Wujiu—that he has departed!"
The cultivator, as if his backbone had been removed, reddened his eyes and spoke.
"Wu Jiu————"
Fang Wuchen suddenly felt a void in his heart, as if he had lost something—
Hidden.
Dazang Temple.
The void shattered, revealing a monk wearing a white bone mask.
She was dressed in a snow-white monk's robe, holding a white bone scepter, with six white bone prayer beads floating behind her, radiating a strange [female earth] aura.
The light is radiant and forms an arc shape.
"By the World Honored One, we respectfully welcome the arrival of the Buddha's disciple!"
The gates of Dazang Temple opened, and a group of monks came out to greet them. The one in the lead was none other than Shouzang Xuan!
Fang Qing was naturally possessed by Sangji and acted accordingly. Upon hearing this, he nodded reservedly and entered Dazang Temple.
This temple is somewhat similar to the Zhusheng Wuxiang Temple, both featuring golden roof decorations, clearly intended to cater to the aesthetic of "Dainichi Rinzen-ji Temple on Mount Daisetsuzuri" (Dainichi loves gold).
Red maple trees were planted everywhere, and as far as the eye could see, it truly resembled a sea of blood. Furthermore, creatures resembling wolves or beasts lurked and leaped about in the shade of the trees.
Shou Zangxuan seemed to hold a high position in Dazang Temple. He led the way into the temple: "Buddha's disciple, please come inside. May this humble monk serve you tea—"
"No need. Now that we've entered the Great Treasury, we should first pay our respects to the 'Bodhisattva Akasagarbha'—"
A cold, hard voice came from beneath the bone mask.
Shou Zangxuan met the long-horned white bone mask, gazing into those dim, jewel-like eyes, and found himself unable to utter a single word of objection: "Please—"
He continued forward and led Fang Qing into the Buddhist hall.
Fang Qing looked up and was stunned.
The esoteric Buddhist deities and guardian spirits—most of whom have fierce and bloody appearances—are of this type, as was the case with "the Lord of the charnel ground," and he was already used to it.
But at this moment, when he looked around, he saw only an empty lotus platform.
The original Buddha statue had vanished without a trace.
No—judging from the surrounding spiritual atmosphere, there are no signs of temporary relocation—this place was always empty.
Fang Qing looked at Shou Zangxuan beside him.
Shou Zangxuan solemnly bowed to the empty lotus platform, then said seriously: "[Kui Mu] means ravine, trap,..."
"To conceal, to confine, there are signs of hiding and lurking, of evil waiting to be unleashed—now that great lord is in power, concealment is of paramount importance; therefore, both the True Lord's name and appearance—are completely hidden, thus best aligning with the imagery of his rank."
"I see----"
Fang Qing nodded and bowed to the void in return.
This Bodhisattva Akasagarbha is quite interesting, as he has completely concealed his own appearance.
Even "Akasagarbha Bodhisattva" is merely a code name; his true name is similarly hidden within the history of esoteric Buddhism.
Perhaps only in this way can one survive under the overwhelming influence of the Wood element.
"Now that I have arrived—I wonder if there is still a decree from Buddha at the Great Snow Mountain?"
Fang Qing looked at Shou Cangxuan.
However, Shou Zangxuan waved his hand and said, "Since the Buddha has arrived, our temple will treat him as the most honored guest—he may enter the Sutra Repository and the Secret Treasury. Apart from that, there are no other instructions from the Great Snow Mountain."
Fang Qing was slightly surprised, then said, "In that case—take me to the Sutra Repository of Dazang Temple!"
"yes!"
Shou Zangxuan immediately led Fang Qing to a Buddhist pagoda.
The pagoda was built to be quite magnificent, with one layer upon another. Countless bricks and stones were inscribed with secret mantras, and golden patterns connected in one place, transforming into various colored runes like a galaxy of stars.
Shou Zangxuan stood before the Sutra Repository, hands clasped together: "I have attained enlightenment through secret contemplation, and since I have come from nothingness, why must I prove existence?"
As soon as the secret mantra was recited, the library immediately opened.
"Disciple of Buddha, please!"
Shou Zang Xuanrang stood to one side.
Fang Qing, however, showed no fear and strode in, where he saw layer upon layer of bookshelves, with countless scriptures arranged and piled up.
Many of the scriptures were enormous, resembling wooden boxes, and their surfaces were inlaid with gold, pearls, and agate decorations.
"This collection contains 129,627 volumes of scriptures—including 36,000 volumes of Brahma treatises, over 40,000 volumes of texts on breath control, 3,800 chapters of texts on the foundation of the path—72 chapters of the Dharma King's Treatise on the Path, and the remainder are miscellaneous books—"
Shou Cangxuan seemed to know this scripture pavilion inside and out.
"Hmm, first bring the Dharma King's teachings and the Brahma Sutras—"
Fang Qing arrived at a small couch, which seemed to be used by monks for reading. He sat cross-legged and gave orders casually.
"Yes, sir!"
Shou Zangxuan vanished in a flash, and when he reappeared, he was carrying a thick, brick-like scripture, which he placed on the table in front of the small couch.
Fang Qing picked up a book, opened the thick, gold-inlaid cover, and saw a line of Sanskrit text—"The Verse of the Golden Rope of Ascension"!
"Yes, he does indeed cultivate the [Kui Mu] supernatural power. This supernatural power is quite interesting; it's called 'Bird in a Cage,' and it has the wondrous ability to trap enemies—"
He skimmed through it, then looked at the next book and found it to be the "Golden Cage Liberation and Freedom Sutra," which also cultivated the supernatural power of the "caged bird," only it was more advanced.
Fang Qing had a vague feeling that something was wrong. He continued flipping through the books and found several more, including "The Essential Meaning of Emptiness and Enlightenment," "The Record of Flying Feather Zen Meditation Practice," "The Sutra of the Unobstructed Samadhi of the Mind Feather," and "The Stages of Entering the Path in the Flying Cage," among others.
"They are all 'Caged Bird' supernatural powers, only the foundation of their cultivation and the methods of cultivating these powers are different."
After roughly flipping through the so-called Dharma King's Brahma Sutra, I was speechless.
The Daoist Treatise of the Purple Palace comprises seventy-two chapters, yet its supernatural powers are limited to only six paths!
The true [Kui Wood] supernatural power only has two different aspects—but there are also [Room Fire], [Winnowing Basket Water], and [Female Earth] supernatural powers—
I originally thought that the "Master of the Mortuary" was already stingy for only passing down three unorthodox supernatural powers—now I truly understand.
Uh—perhaps this Bodhisattva Akasagarbha felt he was being quite generous, at least he didn't give him a blank book and leave him to figure it out himself—after all, [Kui Mu] is good at hiding things—
Even so, by browsing through these different [Kui Mu] Buddhist scriptures and Taoist canons, Fang Qing became even clearer about one thing.
My previous guess was correct—that person from Mude had already concealed someone's name, thus gaining the certification of late-stage Golden Core through this achievement.
Therefore, my only weakness now is that I seem to have calculated everything—if I were to unleash my power at the crucial moment when he is about to reach the Golden Core Perfection or even the [Yearly Pillar] stage, it would be enough to damage his foundation and cause him eternal damnation!
But I alone am not enough; I must cooperate with Su Qing—this woman is a [Hornwood] Purple Mansion, and she has also refined a [Hornwood] Ancient Gold Element; she is truly a fine sword!
[Corner Wood] The metal position has changed! The metal element that has emerged now has a completely new meaning.
Only the ancient metal nature of [Jiaomu], which existed before "Kui Zang Jiao Shou", can truly connect with that person who has great use. Fang Qing is immersed in the Sanskrit scriptures and gradually forgets the outside world.
Shou Zangxuan remained by his side, answering all his questions and immediately fulfilling any requests.
"Go and retrieve all the records from Dazang Temple concerning ancient and primordial times—"
Fang Qing stretched, then casually inquired, "By the way—if we want ancient history books, which temple has the best ones?"
Shou Zangxuan, holding several scriptures in his hands, laughed upon hearing this: "Naturally, it's the Great Sun Wheel Temple on the Great Snow Mountain. That's the supreme primordial temple, which houses all the secret histories of the past and present—and there's also a 'Great Tripitaka,' which records all the changes in the Purple Palace and even the Golden Position—"
"Just as I expected—"
Fang Qing wasn't surprised. He first flipped through the Buddhist scriptures in his hand, paying extra attention to the part about "the phoenix raising five chicks" and even the possible origins of the phoenix.
Wusheng Temple.
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Fang Wuchen stepped inside and felt the ever-changing winds and clouds.
In the past, he was very resistant to the power of secrets and even wished for peace and tranquility.
But I've come here today to persuade the White Bone Path and the Supreme Yellow Heaven to join forces in attacking Ancient Shu.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Wuchenzi—"
The White Tara of Moonlight, with her graceful movements, met Fang Wuchen. Before they could exchange more than a few words, she suddenly sensed a tremor in the void, as if some supernatural power was clashing.
Not long after, a five-colored ray of light pierced the void, revealing the figure of the Void Sparrow Tara, who cried out in panic, "The Yin Corpse Sect has crossed the Ten Thousand Mountains and has already invaded Xituo County, annihilating two Dao Foundation forces—"
"What?"
Moonlight White Tara's expression changed slightly. She calculated with her fingers and said, "As expected, immediately notify the Bai family—Fellow Daoist Fang. This time, we must work together."
Looking at the two women, who were experienced in countless battles and remained calm in the face of adversity, Fang Wuchen understood in his heart: That's it—the Yin Corpse Sect and the Wuxiang Temple of All Beings have always been in conflict. Why can't the Secret Treasury attack them a few times before?
He vaguely felt that his own family and the demon race had made too much noise, which alerted Moyun Cliff, so they contacted their allies and took the initiative to strike.
But complaining now is pointless; all we can do is prepare for the battle.
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