Chapter 1046: I Shall Borrow the Buddhist Kingdom’s Incense Power
Forcibly condensing an Incipient Dao Fruit through faith and incense offerings—that was how Bu Yaolian had formed his Incipient Dao Fruit.
“An Epoch Incipient Dao Fruit close to perfect completion? Doesn’t that mean he can sense the suppression of the Dao Fruit?”
Recalling something, Lu Yang pulled out the three immortal-searching tokens he had seized from the Great Qian cultivators.
There were originally four, but since the Heaven Mandate Immortal had been found, there was no need to carry his token around.
The immortal-searching tokens were extremely peculiar. When the Heaven Mandate Immortal hid within the ancient ring’s small world, Hui Doudou couldn’t sense him, yet the Specter Lord, who possessed the immortal-searching token, could sense where he was.
“Could the immortal-searching tokens have been crafted using an Incipient Dao Fruit nearing perfect completion?”
With the Great Qian Dynasty’s power, they certainly had the ability to forcibly condense four Incipient Dao Fruits. By leveraging the rule that “Dao Fruits suppress their Incipient Dao Fruits,” they could exploit this principle in reverse and locate the Four Ancient Immortals.
“If that’s the case, then the user of the Epoch Dao Fruit...” Having deduced the method of crafting the tokens, Lu Yang quickly linked it to another issue.
“Heavenly Sovereign, could you step in?” Xinding’s urgent call interrupted Lu Yang’s thoughts. His voice was anxious, full of worry for Master Mingyu’s safety.
It was impossible for Xinding to intervene in a battle between half-immortals. The only person I can rely on is the mysterious and unfathomable Tofu Heavenly Sovereign, who has always helped me.
The Tofu Heavenly Sovereign has said that once he acts, the entire Xitian Temple will be reduced to ruins.
But the problem now is that even without the Tofu Heavenly Sovereign taking action, Xitian Temple is already on the verge of being reduced to ruins!
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In the Timekeeper Divine Lord’s eyes, the future was clear. Although Master Mingyu’s attacks were powerful, if they couldn’t land, it was all meaningless.
“And so what if you could hit me?”
The Timekeeper Divine Lord deliberately took the blow and used the flat of the Heaven-Splitting Axe to shield his chest, precisely blocking Acalanatha’s Wisdom Sword. He merely staggered back a few steps and felt his hands go numb, but was otherwise unharmed.
His greatest weakness was his lack of effective offensive and defensive methods. The Heaven-Splitting Axe filled that gap. Now, I’m considered to have achieved perfect completion in my cultivation, with no more flaws to speak of!
So what if I can’t identify Mingyu’s Incipient Dao Fruit? His attacks are simply incapable of affecting me!
“But it’s really a nuisance, though, constantly stopping me.” Master Mingyu was no easy opponent. The Timekeeper Divine Lord had tried to leave Xitian Temple several times with the Heaven-Splitting Axe, only to be intercepted each time.
Even if the Timekeeper Divine Lord could foresee the future, he still found it difficult to escape Master Mingyu’s net-like onslaught of attacks.
“If you won’t let me escape, then don’t regret it later!”
The Timekeeper Divine Lord changed the direction of his attacks, heading straight for the monks and civilians who had yet to flee, exhaling green poisonous gas.
“Five Poisons True Scripture!”
A single breath of it could dissolve even a Divine Transfiguration cultivator into pus within minutes, let alone those with lower cultivation.
Master Mingyu’s eyes bulged in anger at the sight of this. His speed increased dramatically as he charged straight ahead of the Timekeeper Divine Lord, spreading his dharma manifestation to block the poisonous gas.
“How can he be so fast?!” The Timekeeper Divine Lord hadn’t expected Master Mingyu to seemingly transform into a different person. The latter’s speed and strength increased tremendously, his Acalanatha Dharma Manifestation growing more solid.
In Buddhist legends, Acalanatha was a protector deity of Buddhism, responsible for protecting its believers. This was reflected in his Incipient Dao Fruit—the more people he protected, the stronger his power became.
“Buddha Light Shines All!”
The dharma manifestation released brilliant Buddha light that blazed like the scorching sun. The poisonous gas hissed and dissipated under its illumination.
In Buddhist legends, Acalanatha was also known for curing illnesses. Followers would pray to him for health.
“Oh no!” Caught off guard, the Timekeeper Divine Lord found himself enveloped in the Buddha light, frozen in place.
“Bodhi Unfettered Heaven!”
The Acalanatha Dharma Manifestation widened its fearsome eyes, raising the Devil-Subduing Vajra Scepter high. Golden Buddhist flames swirled around the scepter’s shaft.
With this single strike, the Timekeeper Divine Lord would surely die.
“World Time Slows!
“Self Time Accelerates!”
The Timekeeper Divine Lord activated the two abilities of his Epoch Incipient Dao Fruit in quick succession, pushing his own speed to the extreme. In his eyes, the world seemed frozen in time.
“Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell!” He performed an escape technique, leaving behind a decoy shell while his true self seized the opportunity to break free from the Buddha light.
Boom!
Master Mingyu’s charged attack struck nothing but empty space, merely destroying the empty shell.
“Youngster, you’re courting death!” The Timekeeper Divine Lord was done playing. If not for my quick reaction just now, I might have perished here at Xitian Temple.
“Let me show you the power of the Heaven-Splitting Axe!”
The Timekeeper Divine Lord swung the Heaven-Splitting Axe at the dharma manifestation, smashing a gaping hole through its chest.
And this was only a fraction of the axe’s true power!
The two were locked in fierce combat again. Even though Master Mingyu had grown stronger under the boon of “protection,” he still couldn’t inflict any real damage on the Timekeeper Divine Lord.
“Senior Brother isn’t about to lose, is he?” Master Mingtian’s face was etched with worry. I can’t believe our immensely powerful Senior Brother Mingyu is the one being overwhelmed in battle.
“That is an Incipient Dao Fruit related to time.” Master Minghuai sighed. Karma and time were the most troublesome of abilities, and this was also applicable to Incipient Dao Fruits. No one was willing to fight a half-immortal who possessed a time-related Incipient Dao Fruit.
“Besides, the greatest weakness of our senior brother’s Incipient Dao Fruit is its lack of specialization. Being balanced in all aspects means having weaknesses in all aspects. Against a time-related Incipient Dao Fruit, it’s hard to gain the upper hand.”
Boom!
After hundreds of exchanges, the Acalanatha Dharma Manifestation, now like a tattered kite, was sent flying backward by a single strike from the Heaven-Splitting Axe. It crashed through countless buildings in Xitian Temple until it slid to a halt at the forbidden zone shrouded in chaotic energy.
After such an intense battle, the forbidden zone’s chaotic mist had mostly dissipated. Master Mingyu clutched his chest. Although Acalanatha was said to have healing powers in the legends, even that couldn’t withstand the Timekeeper Divine Lord’s relentless assault.
The Timekeeper Divine Lord was brimming with triumphant confidence. In this moment, he felt like an omnipotent immortal who could toy with lives at will. “Perfect. I’ll flatten this so-called chaotic forbidden zone and the Xitian Secret Domain!”
He noticed Xinzhen and Xinding hiding in a pit. His lips curled into a cruel smile. “Might as well finish you two off.”
The Timekeeper Divine Lord swung the Heaven-Splitting Axe in a full arc, vaguely recreating the ancient momentum of the axe that had split the heavens open. Even heaven and earth trembled.
“Split Heaven!”
“Senior Brother!” Minghuai and Mingtian cried out, wishing they could teleport to block the strike, but they were too far away.
Clang!
To everyone’s surprise, an object wrapped in ragged cloth shot forth, colliding with the Heaven-Splitting Axe and blocking the blow.
The ragged cloth disintegrated into ash upon impact, revealing a peerless immortal sword.
“Who is it?!”
A figure wearing a tofu mask flew out from the Qingfeng Sword, smiling at the Timekeeper Divine Lord. “Heh heh, young one, this esteemed one has some ties with the Heaven Mandate Immortal. If you surrender now and return the Heaven-Splitting Axe, I can spare your life.”
“A mere Divine Transfiguration cultivator dares to spout such arrogant claptrap? You truly don’t know how the character for death is written!” The Timekeeper Divine Lord was startled, but upon discerning Lu Yang’s cultivation, he realized that he had been bluffed.
“I take it as you disagree.” The man with the tofu mask sighed, disappointed by the Timekeeper Divine Lord’s response. “This esteemed one is entangled in karma, making it inconvenient to act. Why force my hand?”
The man looked up. Beneath the mask, his gaze was calm as he spoke slowly. “In that case, I shall borrow the Buddhist Kingdom’s incense power.
“I hereby make this grand wish: resurrect the World-Honored One.”
