Chapter 959: Chapter 462: The Power of Three Transformations—Slaying Gods and Destroying Buddhas
It’s often said that evil needs evil to subdue it.
The Sea God was born with an extremely poor reputation, whether it was kicking over the Crystal Palace while playing in the sea, or skinning and extracting the tendons of the Dragon King’s son, or when the Dragon King went to the heavens to file a complaint, blocking him at the heavenly gate and beating him up, threatening him not to report to the heavens...
Every single one of these actions seems like something a good person would never do!
Later, the Sea God killed Bi Yun Tongzi, not only did he not have to repay with his life, but he also transformed into a disaster-attuned killing star.
Born with a quota of three thousand calamities, if you die at his hands within this quota, it was a destined calamity.
Besides, the Sea God could be ruthless enough not to spare even himself!
A living King Yan who could cut his own flesh and shave his bones, a cold-blooded being born with three thousand calamities, who would dare to naively reason with him?
Looking at the monkey before us now, even before becoming a Buddha, he had already turned the Three Realms upside down with his mischief stick.
And what happened? The monkey, who once committed heinous crimes, has now transformed into a True Buddha.
As for the Great Luo Sect Leader, though not well-known, he single-handedly cleared the Yin River, directly faced the authority of the Dharma Master, and easily killed Earth Treasury’s Dharma Corpse.
Bear in mind that when the Drought Fiend sent Earth Treasury’s true body to the void, it required a great price, yet Xu Qing managed to eliminate the Dharma Corpse without a scratch.
This kind of decisive and fierce mentality, along with his cultivation skills, in Di Ting’s eyes, puts him in the same league as the Sea God and the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and in some respects, even surpasses them.
After all, the opponent had just annihilated his master and the master’s Dharma Corpse along with the Drought Fiend.
Even if Di Ting had immense courage, he wouldn’t dare act rashly in front of these three notorious ’thugs’.
Because they truly dared to take action!
Di Ting, unwilling to follow his master into oblivion, could only obediently answer the three’s interrogation.
"By the Dharma Master’s side, the most revered are the esteemed gods and Buddha ancestors such as the Western Heavenly Buddha, Ancient Buddha Ding Guang, and Ziwei Gouchen."
"Although the few of you have remarkable skills, you may not necessarily be able to contend with those Divine Buddha Corpses..."
The great sage was immediately displeased, feeling underestimated!
Isn’t it just the Four Divine Emperors and a few old monks of the Western land...
It seems they really are difficult to beat.
The more the monkey thought, the more annoyed he became, and his iron stick unconsciously rose high, ready to give Di Ting a whack.
Seeing this, Xu Qing raised his hand to stop his senior brother, saying, "Senior brother, don’t be hasty. Although those Dharma Corpses possess great divine techniques, they are under the control of the Dharma Master."
"Senior brother, do you think the Celestial Emperor and the Old Buddha above fear the Dharma Master’s corpses or the Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master?"
Upon hearing this, the monkey was slightly moved and then retracted his stick, saying, "Naturally, they fear the Dharma Master! Maybe even those Buddha Corpses as well..."
Beside them, the Sea God also understood and said, "I get it! Since they fear the Dharma Master and the Buddha Corpses, we don’t need to entangle with the other corpses under the Dharma Master’s control; we only need to eliminate the Dharma Master and the Buddha Corpses, as for the others..."
The great sage said with a wicked smile, "As long as the Dharma Master and the Buddha Corpses no longer exist, the others naturally won’t be feared by the Celestial Emperor."
Xu Qing couldn’t help but clap his hands and said, "Exactly! So all along, we’re not supposed to fight that group of Divine Buddha Corpses, but rather the Dharma Master and those Buddha Corpses, perhaps with one or two additional variables, but these variables are ultimately under the control of the Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master."
"In other words, you and I only have to seize the opportunity to eliminate the two wicked corpses, and we might completely put an end to this calamity!"
Three against two, from a numerical perspective the advantage lies with us.
But deep down they all understood that this pretense of ease belied the truth that merely facing those two Dharma Corpses head-on, the three of them wouldn’t be enough.
Although the Sea God had been arrogant and domineering since childhood, he understood this truth as well.
Furthermore, the monkey, of an unknown time became a sworn brother, the godfather of his apprentice, claimed to be the Great Luo Sect Leader Xu Qing, whose temperament and previous actions suited him well, but his cultivation, experience, and origins were still not completely known.
He didn’t have to worry about the monkey, but Xu Qing...
To be on the safe side, the Sea God recommended one more person.
"Three of us fighting two might not be optimal."
Xu Qing and the great sage instinctively turned to look at the many-petaled lotus with a complicated mind before them.
The Sea God chuckled and said, "Why not add Yang Er-ge to make it four against two, that would be more appropriate."
Xu Qing and the great sage’s eyes lit up and they nodded in agreement nearly simultaneously.
"..."
Di Ting watched as a monkey, a lotus, and a zombie conspired openly before him, and his sense of unease grew stronger.
He shouldn’t have been talkative about these matters, considering the rogue trio before him, were there any people or things they feared?
Not even the Dharma Master, not to mention the Celestial Emperor, and the mass of gods and Buddhas joining forces, would make them submit.
It’s not about whether they can win; what’s wrong has always been the rebellious nature deeply rooted in their beings.
Listening more and more shocked, it instinctively wanted to escape the Yin River.
However, before it could move a few steps, figures appeared in front of, beside, and behind it.
Behind, the monkey carried an iron rod, smiling broadly.
In front, the Great Sea Convergence God stood on fire wheels, with treasures and weapons on his body and hands emitting dazzling divine light.
Beside, the lover of the female Drought Fiend who killed the Owner’s mystical corpse, the Great Luo Sect Leader, held a fierce ax, staring maliciously.
Listening’s four hooves turned weak, prompted by an inner dread. From its demeanor, it seemed that if not for concern over its reputation as a divine beast of Hell, it would have already started kowtowing to the three elders.
Xu Qing, holding a fierce ax, said straightforwardly: "I have only one question for you, and you must answer well. If there’s any falsehood..."
Listening looked at the aggressive figures around, each gripping their weapons almost simultaneously, not daring to be careless.
"Master Xu, please speak openly. Whether it’s one question or a hundred or a thousand, this little beast dares not hide anything."
Xu Qing stood at the center of the Illusion Heaven Array, with the domain of the Yin Country unknowingly enveloping the group, and all the treasures on the Great Sea Convergence God that concealed his aura had shone brightly.
The Great Sage observed all directions, paying attention to the surroundings.
Time pressed; to prevent anyone from detecting anomalies, Xu Qing straightforwardly asked, "I have only one question! What conditions must be met to completely eradicate the Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master and the Buddha’s mystical corpse!"
"..."
Listening laughed dryly, "This little beast is far inferior to the three masters in divine techniques, Master Xu asking about this is truly challenging for this little beast..."
"Hmm?"
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, subconsciously lifting the ax in his hand.
"Master Xu! The Dharma Master’s divine techniques and cultivation are not weaker than the present Celestial Emperor; even stronger under the rising demonic might and declining Dao. This little beast truly doesn’t know how... how to achieve victory."
Xu Qing’s gaze turned cold suddenly, saying: "How to achieve victory, with what method to achieve victory, you need not worry. I only ask what conditions are needed to eliminate the Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master and the Buddha’s mystical corpse."
"Just like your owner, the Celestial Maiden wants him returned to the void and must initiate a killing tribulation, exchanging lives to offset his merit and karma."
"Furthermore, the Celestial Maiden’s Drought Fiend body is immortal and indestructible; even exchanging lives cannot prevent resurrection. This is related to the celestial laws, already beyond their constraints."
"I would not believe that killing the Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master would be as simple as eradicating ordinary immortals and gods."
Listening’s complexion turned pale from its deep blackness.
Being an omniscient divine beast, knowing almost everything about celestial secrets, Listening indeed knew the conditions for eradicating the mystical corpse of Hell, and even the method to eliminate the Nine Netherworlds Dharma Master.
The former was related to Listening’s love of reading countless scrolls and eavesdropping on celestial secrets, while the latter came from overhearing its owner discussing Dao with True King Yuqing.
But knowing is one thing, to actually reveal all the conditions for annihilating the Dharma Master, it could never return to Hell as long as the Dharma Master still existed.
Yet, if it didn’t speak, it would face mortal danger here!
Embracing the mindset of surviving day by day, Listening ultimately chose betrayal.
"The masters surely know that cultivators face three major catastrophes: thunder disaster, Yin Fire, and cracking wind, while creatures face three minor disasters: warfare, plague, and famine..."
"Besides the three disasters, the world has three thousand killing tribulations, three lives and deaths, even the fundamental three transformations of cultivation."
When Listening mentioned three thousand killing tribulations, it couldn’t help glancing at the Great Sea Convergence God, who chuckled, scaring Listening with a shiver.
Listening appeared pleasing, saying: "Masters, see, this river of three paths is formed of three poisons, and immortals and gods wanting to achieve Dao must eradicate three corpses."
"Everything in the world cannot escape the rule of three transformations."
The Great Sage, with a monkey-like nature, interrupted when Listening rambled on: "What three, four, five, six, don’t mystify it—what does it have to do with eliminating the Dharma Master?"
Hearing the Great Sage’s anger, Listening quickly turned to bow, saying: "Great Sage, don’t worry, to completely defeat the Dharma Master and Buddha’s mystical corpse also cannot escape three conditions."
"What three conditions, speak quickly! Don’t play riddles with me!"
Suppressing its inner fear and panic, Listening gave a reply: "The three conditions for eradicating the Dharma Master are to go to the past, present, and future, and to kill the Dharma Master born when tribulation arises, the Dharma Master currently guarding the Nine Netherworld, and the Dharma Master existing in the future, to completely sever this catastrophe."
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Listening appeared pleasing, saying: "Masters, see, this river of three paths is formed of three poisons, and immortals and gods wanting to achieve Dao must eradicate three corpses."
"Everything in the world cannot escape the rule of three transformations."
The Great Sage, with a monkey-like nature, interrupted when Listening rambled on: "What three, four, five, six, don’t mystify it—what does it have to do with eliminating the Dharma Master?"
Hearing the Great Sage’s anger, Listening quickly turned to bow, saying: "Great Sage, don’t worry, to completely defeat the Dharma Master and Buddha’s mystical corpse also cannot escape three conditions."
"What three conditions, speak quickly! Don’t play riddles with me!"
Suppressing its inner fear and panic, Listening gave a reply: "The three conditions for eradicating the Dharma Master are to go to the past, present, and future, and to kill the Dharma Master born when tribulation arises, the Dharma Master currently guarding the Nine Netherworld, and the Dharma Master existing in the future, to completely sever this catastrophe."
