Chapter 954: Chapter 459: Heaven’s Killing Intent, Shifting Stars and Altering Constellations (Part 2)
"I am the incarnation of the Yin corpse. As long as impurity persists in this world and Yin Evil Qi remains, you cannot kill me."
The Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse witnessed Xu Qing’s transformation and finally understood the reason for the failure of the Yin River Sect’s leader.
No wonder the female Kui Ba would place her bet on a junior Corpse Monster; no wonder that monkey would call Xu Qing brother.
It turns out this is the variable they chose.
The Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse showed a bizarre smile. As long as He could relay what he saw today to the Dharma Master, the possible variables before him would cease to exist.
The Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master exists in past and future. No matter how Xu Qing changes, the Dharma Master has countless ways to erase him.
But the prerequisite is that it must be done before Xu Qing proves the Dao of Kui Ba and escapes the rules of time.
And now, the other party is precisely at the threshold of breaking limits and transcending.
Everything is just right.
Xu Qing ignored the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse’s verbal attacks. He continued tirelessly to perform various divine techniques until the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse adapted to his rhythm and no longer resisted him approaching. Only then did Xu Qing respond.
"Incarnation of a Yin corpse, eternal and indestructible, you indeed, like me, fear neither impurity nor Yin Evil Qi."
"As long as I remain a kind of Corpse Monster, as long as I rely on these Yin Evil magical powers, I cannot eliminate you."
Xu Qing suddenly put away the Ganqi axe, seemingly giving up the plan to continue fighting the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse.
The Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse looked at the Baosheng deity nearby, feeling some sentiment: "If incarnations like me still have a place to exist, then when the Dao rises and the Demon disappears, we can also live secluded and act in due time."
"Only Corpse Monsters are not favored by the righteous path, and now you, friend, act in righteousness with the body of a Corpse Monster, which is not tolerated by the Demon Dao either."
"Friend, you think following the female Kui Ba, you can act righteously with the body of Kui Ba, yet you do not know that the reason the female Kui Ba can exist is because she was born as a Heavenly Maiden."
The Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse paced toward Xu Qing, and as He was about to pass by, He reached out to open a passage to the Yin River, while glancing sideways at Xu Qing, with a semblance of a smile:
"What was your origin at birth, friend?"
Xu Qing showed an enlightened expression.
"You make a valid point. Even the Heavenly Maiden was exiled to the Red River, I shouldn’t rely on Zombie strength to eliminate you."
Seeing the merit divine light suddenly radiate from Xu Qing’s body, the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse paused in his steps, chuckling softly: "Your divine realm is indeed remarkable, but it equally does not threaten me, the humble monk."
"After all, speaking of divine realm cultivation, the humble monk has been practicing for a time even longer combined."
Xu Qing felt deeply moved.
He and the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse were like they were taught by the same master. The other is a Dharma Corpse, he a Corpse Monster, both having divine realm markers towering as high as three or four floors.
Even discussing unexhibited ’Sutra of Salvation achievements,’ the Earth Treasury may not necessarily be inferior.
All because his credentials are there on display!
The vow of not becoming a Buddha until Hell is empty.
Who knows how many lost souls the Earth Treasury freed before being bewitched by the Dharma Corpse.
But this does not signify Xu Qing truly has no means to deal with the Earth Treasury.
"Bodhisattva, have you seen light?"
"What?"
One foot already stepped into the Yin River, the confused Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse turned back.
Xu Qing grinned and reached into his bosom, pulling out the Lotus Lamp he had reclaimed not so long ago.
"I say, let there be light in this world."
Before the words fell, the merit light wheel behind Xu Qing suddenly contracted intensely and finally transformed into a bean flame, falling into the closed flower bud.
As twelve subtle yet dazzling rays of light overflowed from the slit of the flower bud, the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse was stunned:
"This is..."
Xu Qing raised the Lotus Lamp, as the twelve-petal lotus flower opened successively, at the heart of the amassed incense flame, five-colored light burst forth.
The entire Yin-laden Yinggou Tomb instantly rose with a light wheel, where the lamp’s light shone, all ghosts dissolved, even Xu Qing, holding the lamp, felt a heat almost burning him to ashes.
Fortunately, the powers of Baosheng, Da Luo, and Cat Immortal temples supported him, enabling him to float amid the fiery ocean undrowned.
Conversely, the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse was like a mud sculpture in the center of a desert storm, while the lamp flame fiercely burned, the body of the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse couldn’t help but begin to collapse.
When the lamp’s heat enveloped the entire Taodu Mountain, the Earth Treasury Dharma Corpse had nowhere to escape and couldn’t adjust or borrow any surrounding Yin Evil Qi.
The entire Taodu Mountain had already become a place isolated from all impurity.
The Dharma Corpse of Dizang finally understood why Xu Qing had previously exhausted his Zombie magical power, even though he couldn’t kill him.
It turned out that the opponent was transforming the purifying power of the Lotus Lamp, while also reducing the lamp’s influence on himself.
"I really underestimated you, but although this lamp can destroy this Dharma Corpse of mine, it cannot eliminate the resentment power of my Three Corpses. As long as my resentment remains, the Dharma Master can summon me again..."
"Resentment power?"
Xu Qing raised an eyebrow and immediately reached out a hand, grabbing the shoulder of the Dharma Corpse of Dizang.
"What a coincidence! Besides the Lotus Lamp that restrains you, I happen to have a scripture. Do you want to take a look?"
"Scripture?"
Just as the Dharma Corpse of Dizang was puzzled, a strange yet familiar Sutra of Salvation suddenly resounded in his mind.
"Yanluo Original Wish Sutra... So it was you! The book that King Yama intended to use to end calamity ended up in your hands!"
The Dharma Corpse of Dizang tried his best to resist being saved by the Sutra of Salvation, but the Sutra has long surpassed its purpose of salvation, and its power beyond the six paths of reincarnation was far beyond his resistance.
"King Yama..."
The Dharma Corpse of Dizang, using his last bit of strength, shouted a sentence at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing knew why the Dharma Corpse of Dizang called out the name of King Yama.
It wasn’t because he had any connection with King Yama from past or present lives. King Yama had died beyond redemption when he used his life to sacrifice and refine the treasures of the underworld.
It was a death that integrated the flesh with the world, transforming into mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and stars.
This kind of death could not be resurrected, just like the giant Kua Fu from Wu Tribe, who opened the heaven and earth.
The Dharma Corpse of Dizang was just unable to let go of the shift in status between him and King Yama.
Before the calamity, King Yama never regarded emptying hell as his duty. Only Dizang had sworn that hell would be empty before he attained Buddhahood.
Countless years later, the Dizang who made this vow lost his fighting spirit and got lost in his self.
And King Yama, who always thought Dizang’s vow was whimsical, chose to integrate with the Dao to rebuild the order of the underworld.
Before this, Dizang never took King Yama seriously, thinking highly of his own morals and having ambitions of a saint.
Yet, it was such a crude person who shattered his only pride, and even found someone like Xu Qing to continue his legacy after his death, slapping him in the face.
How could the Dharma Corpse of Dizang not feel resentment!
Yet, the Sutra of Salvation was most effective against resentment.
Whom to complain to?
Xu Qing looked at the revolving lantern of the Dharma Corpse of Dizang and learned quite a bit about the real Dizang.
Dizang was also an ambitious and aspiring cultivator, but his ambition was too high, unwilling to be either a phoenix’s tail or a chicken’s head.
He only wanted to become sacred like the Goddess or Primordial Patriarch.
In other words, the leader among dragons and phoenixes.
To achieve his goal, Dizang did not hesitate to make great vows, foregoing the hard-won opportunity to attain Buddhahood, just to achieve a higher Buddhist fruition.
"Hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha. Should the heavens collapse again, and the six paths of reincarnation cease, the human world will turn into purgatory, and hell will naturally become an empty place..."
"When hell becomes empty, my vow to become a Buddha will no longer bind me..."
Xu Qing saw the evil intention revealed by the Dharma Corpse of Dizang and finally understood why Dizang wanted to sever the Three Corpses.
It turned out that Dizang had revived the notion of attaining Buddhahood.
But whether this idea originated from the Dharma Corpse or the real Dizang was unknown.
Xu Qing turned to look at the reward from the Sutra of Salvation, a black lotus platform, derived from the apocalyptic Black Lotus, ranked as the top-grade item under heaven, and transformed from the Black Lotus Seed.
The Black Lotus has roughly three functions: one, to suppress the fate of others or great teachings.
Two, as a supreme defensive treasure, the bearer of the lotus seated upon the platform can defend against all divine techniques and spells.
Three, to absorb the karma of slaughter, transforming all sinister evil qi. When the platform is nurtured to its utmost, it may potentially recreate world-ending devastation.
Xu Qing had heard of the apocalyptic Black Lotus, which had been lost for a long time. It was rumored that only someone with an apocalyptic destiny could possibly summon the Black Lotus into the world for mastery.
Now that the Black Lotus appeared on the Dharma Corpse of Dizang, it aligned with the opponent’s plan to destroy the world.
But why did this Black Lotus now choose him as its master?
Did he, Xu Qing, really seem like someone who would destroy the world!
