Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 340 Backlash

In a daze, Fang Qing seemed to hear a mournful wail filled with pain and sorrow...

His consciousness was stagnant, and all he could see was a white light.

The pure and impure energies converged, seemingly transforming into an invisible gate leading to a certain place where an indescribable behemoth writhed and howled in the darkness…

Countless demons and spirits, transformed into terrifying forms, were also screaming and wailing...

The weeping of ghosts and gods is a horrifying sound that shakes heaven and earth!

……

Splash!

When Fang Qing came to his senses, he was already lying on a huge lotus leaf.

The Lotus Blessed Land was completely silent. The countless graves and the sky-covering white bone statues had all vanished without a trace... It seemed that everything that had happened before was just a dream.

He sat up and saw the dead white bat carcass beside him.

It was emaciated, with most of its body hair gone, and its bones protruding directly from its skin, as if it had died of old age...

"It's not a dream...it's real!"

"The 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest' attempted to possess me using the emptiness of the 'Female Earth,' but was instead devoured by the 'Pearl of Birth'..."

Fang Qing recalled the previous events and felt uneasy again, fearing that a giant skeletal hand would tear apart the lotus blessed land at any moment, grab him, and refine him instantly...

But in an instant, he understood.

"If any True Lords had intervened, countless others would have arrived during the short time I was unconscious..."

"If everything's alright now, then everything's alright..."

He sat cross-legged, looking inward at the "Tao-Born Pearl," when his expression suddenly changed.

In that unknown land, the pure and impure energies churned, and the area around the "Dao Sheng Pearl" shone with countless lights, amidst billowing clouds and rosy mists.

Beneath that boundless glow, there was a tiny, insignificant black dot, like a small insect frozen in amber.

Compared to the 'Pearl of the Dao', it is as small as a speck of dust.

But when Fang Qing looked at it, it revealed its true form, which was none other than the 'Skin Thangka of the Master of the Ashtanga Forest'!

"This Buddhist artifact, imbued with the golden nature of the 'Female Earth' element, was suppressed by the 'Tao-Born Pearl'?"

"No... this is the emptiness of [female earth]!"

Simply by gazing at it, Fang Qing was inexplicably filled with a wealth of insights about the [Female Earth]: it was burial, witchcraft, rituals, and a collection of countless terrifying images...

Furthermore, with just a thought, one can easily refine this golden essence, transform it into magical power, and embark on the [Female Earth] lineage, with the prospect of attaining the Golden Realm in the future!

"Did the 'Bead of the Way' erase everything about the 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest' from the emptiness of this 'Female Earth'? Leaving it as a blank, ownerless object?"

"Right now, I can only rely on the status of the 'Dao Sheng Pearl' to seal it. Once it is taken out, I must either refine it immediately, or if I cannot seal it, it will immediately turn into a terrifying golden demon... It would be easy for it to crush me."

"What a pity... why is there no memory of that 'Lord of the Mortuary'?"

Fang Qing had a thought, and then he saw a gray-black light within the glowing amber.

"No! Yes! But they were also isolated and sealed. I can hardly bear the weight of the True Lord's memories now... Even just a cursory glance at them would completely destroy me with the mysteries unique to [Female Earth]... causing the 'Lord of the Corpse Forest' to be reborn within me!"

"To immediately gain the cultivation of a True Lord would be a disaster... It's better to slowly comprehend this blank golden nature..."

He silently recalled, connecting it to the invisible door opened by the "Pearl of the Dao," and a realization dawned on him:

"After the changes of the late ancient times, the 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest' was in extremely poor condition... This is a great secret of heaven and earth that I learned during my last initiation ceremony with Sanji."

"As time goes by, the states of many True Lords are gradually recovering, and this will reach a certain critical point with the reopening of 'Taihuang Heaven'..."

"But this absolutely does not mean that just because the Great Yellow Heaven is not open, no True Lord will intervene... such as the 'Great Roc King' last time..."

"The 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest' has finally recovered somewhat in recent years... Even if the Great Snow Mountain doesn't know Sangji's secret, He certainly does, and He also knows that I possess a great opportunity and a great secret! He didn't report it to the Great Sun Tathagata, but wanted to keep it all for himself... Therefore, He used His own True Lord status to mislead my divination, and then used witchcraft to lure me to this Lotus Blessed Land? To complete everything in this blessed land without anyone knowing?"

"But He didn't expect the 'Dao Sheng Pearl' to be so domineering, not only completely erasing the consciousness within that [Female Earth] metal element, but also severely damaging His true form?"

"The 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest' was already in extremely poor condition, and could only barely bestow Buddhist treasures, allowing the monks of the Wuxiang Temple to take action on his behalf... Now, having lost a portion of the golden essence that is so precious even to a True Lord, I fear his injuries, which had just begun to improve, will immediately worsen, returning him to that near-death slumber, making it difficult for him to communicate with the outside world..."

"No... I have a feeling that He is in even worse condition than before, and that His only fate is to gradually decline and die in His slumber."

"From this perspective, what the 'Lord of the Corpse Forest' did was more like a desperate gamble before his death, which ultimately failed... The 'Female Earth' ultimately buried herself, which can be considered a kind of destiny."

……

Fang Qing stood up and strolled around the Lotus Blessed Land.

Although there were still some scattered spiritual objects nearby, he no longer cared about them at all.

"The 'Lord of the Mortuary' wanted to monopolize the spoils, so he deliberately chose this blessed land to set a trap, just to make it more concealed!"

"Perhaps... He would take the initiative to intervene and conceal his tracks, but now that He is asleep, He is unable to respond to the outside world..."

"Perhaps... He would take the initiative to intervene and conceal his tracks, but now that He is asleep, He is unable to respond to the outside world..."

"So this is what happened between me, the 'Master of the Mortuary,' and the Wuxiang Temple of All Beings... If I handle it well, it seems, should, probably... I can continue to stay in the esoteric Buddhist community?"

"Even... there's a solution to Sanchi's case?"

Moroji was probably waiting for the "destined one" to enter the Lotus Blessed Land, but he didn't even know who that "destined one" was.

Fang Qing used the identity and appearance of "Yundan Monk" throughout his time in the secret realm.

The Great Dharma King Kumarajiva also knew that Sangji was unusual, but he did not know that the abnormality was in "Vajra Power Child"!

Furthermore, he knew that Moroji was carrying the Buddha's decree and waiting for the destined person.

"Now that I possess the metal element, and the 'Lord of the Cemetery' is unable to respond... by utilizing that [Earth] metal element position, could I even pretend to be the 'Lord of the Cemetery's' agent?"

"So... since we haven't left the Lotus Blessed Land, no one knows the outcome. If I pretend to have been successfully possessed by the 'Lord of the Shakya Forest,' I can play the role of the 'Lord of the Shakya Forest'?"

"The Lord of the Silk Forest can release Sangji with just a word... because I am now the true leader of the Temple of All Beings Without Form."

"Unless the 'Master of the Mortuary' recovers instantly from his injuries and then jumps out to refute me, all other temples that are the origin of all dharmas must acknowledge him!"

"And then there's Moroji. Although he was a Dharma King, he died in a blessed land, and his true spirit was taken away by the 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest.' He was essentially activating the Buddhist treasure of the 'Lord of the Ashtanga Forest Pi Thangka' with his life... Although he successfully activated it, he himself was reduced to ashes. There's no need to worry that his true spirit will return to the Great Snow Mountain to reincarnate and then reveal my secret... But even if it is revealed, he'll just be a Yundan monk..."

Upon realizing this, Fang Qing immediately attempted to communicate with the "Dao Sheng Zhu" and borrow the power of the emptiness of the "Female Earth".

"I don't need to take it out. If I do, I'll either have to refine it or turn it into a demon..."

"I don't even need the power of metal; all I need is that wisp of the 'Lord of the Corpse Forest' aura, and the status of metal... I can borrow it remotely."

He transformed his supernatural powers, combining the "White Bone Contemplation" with the "Cleansing of Worldly Destinies," and the radiance of the "Female Earth" converged.

Then... a miraculous scene unfolded.

Layer upon layer of [Female Earth] radiance appeared out of thin air, empowering him and making his aura suddenly become extremely dangerous.

A thangka had appeared on the chest of his monk's robe at some point, depicting the skeletal form of the "Lord of the Charity Forest"!

Suddenly, a white bone staff appeared in Fang Qing's hand, and six fist-sized white bone prayer beads were arranged in a circle behind him. His brow split open, revealing a vertical eye with only the whites and no pupils...

"【Female Earth】 refers to the soil used for burial... It begins with the 'White Bone Contemplation,' which succeeds 'Washing Away Worldly Ties' and 'The Fear of Death'... It symbolizes the process of a person's rebirth from birth to death."

Various insights and understandings about the [Female Earth] quickly surfaced in his mind.

"As far as I know, the Wuxiang Temple of All Beings only has three [Female Earth] supernatural powers, which can only support the Great Dharma King... None of them have ever reached the Purple Mansion Perfection of [Female Earth], which is obviously the work of the Buddha incarnate above."

"After all, given the current state of the 'Lord of the Cemetery,' if another person were to challenge his position, it might actually kill him or at least shake his condition. Therefore, it is only natural that his subordinates are not allowed to attempt to attain Buddhahood. He also has a fourth supernatural power hidden... In fact, the first three supernatural powers are all unorthodox methods, and the orthodox cultivation methods have not been passed down... If Sangji knew the orthodox cultivation method of 'washing away worldly ties,' he could achieve Buddhahood in five years at most, without having to endure such a long and arduous process..."

Fang Qing's mind raced, and he finally understood the benefits of the "metal element".

This item originates from the metal element and is closely related to its imagery. If one comprehends the nature of metal and attains supernatural powers, then the supernatural powers will be in harmony, and there will be no hidden danger of the supernatural powers not matching when one attains the metal element!

This is equivalent to ordinary practitioners groping in the dark, while those with the metal element have a guiding light!

"Judging from this, Master Guangmu of the 'Heavenly Horn Gate' has a pretty good chance of becoming a gold medalist..."

"I just don't know if there's a suitable method for making money..."

To ensure Kim's ascension to the throne, every step must be flawless.

Fang Qing pondered for a moment, then instantly connected with the Dao-Born Pearl and the 'Mysterious Void Heaven' to learn the latest information about the Heavenly Horn Sect.

"Are you cultivating the Wood element in the Purple Palace and regulating the spiritual atmosphere?"

"Indeed, the foundation is solid, and every step is steady..."

"etc……"

Within the Xuanxu Heaven, Fang Qing had a thought, and that wisp of golden essence appeared.

In an instant, his originally ordinary thought suddenly exuded a majesty far exceeding that of a Purple Mansion True Person!

Even this entire area is fluctuating, trembling, and becoming illusory...

"With this golden essence... the most suitable place for playing tricks seems to be in the Mysterious Void Heaven... who knows, I might be able to impersonate a Golden Core True Monarch?"

After all, everything in Xuanxu Heaven is an illusion, and the only thing that remains is a wisp of thought transformed into human form.

In such places, differences in social status can create an even greater divide!

At least, the majesty of metal is far superior to that of the purple palace.

Fang Qing temporarily put aside this idea and left the Lotus Blessed Land.

The Lotus Temple outside was still bustling with activity. A red sun shone brightly on the horizon, casting a golden glow on the earth... It turned out that a whole night had passed outside.

"My thoughts were almost entirely buried, yet a glimmer of light still clung to me..."

"Is that the Great Seal of Light from the 'Mahavairocana Initiation Secret Technique,' and also the 'Acala's Light Seal Technique'?"

He gazed at the blazing sun, a slight smile playing on his lips, and stepped into the void, his figure vanishing without a trace...