Chapter 337 - 298: Kong Xuan’s Carelessness Loses Jingzhou
The gathering in Wuzhuang Temple included Zhen Yuanzi, Chi Songzi, Daoist Equal to Heaven, Guang Chengzi, Wusheng, Medicine Buddha, and Chen Tuan. The cultivation of everyone present was not inferior to the creator’s. If taken outside, any of them could undoubtedly establish a major sect and secure a place of their own.
Chen Tuan’s progress in cultivation could only be described as terrifying. Surpassing his peers later in life, his mana increased greatly the more he slept over the years. With odd and unusual dreams, dreaming a millennia in a night, he gained various fortunes and penetrated the mysteries of Prajna in his dreams. Which cultivator does not toil tirelessly? Yet this old immortal simply sleeps, and upon waking, his cultivation advances, prompting envy and jealousy in others.
Everyone has a tendency to be lazy. Cultivators are merely free of worldly desires and pure of heart, but laziness is rooted in their core. It can erupt when least expected, potentially destroying years of cultivation. Yet, for Chen Tuan, even in sleep, he faced no such risks.
Outsiders claimed that Zhang Daoling practiced Chamber Arts, finding great pleasure in them. In reality, dual cultivation is the most perilous aspect of practice, requiring the harmonizing of Yin and Yang, the blending of water and fire. One false step could cause one’s body to explode and the Primordial Spirit to disintegrate into Chaos. All cultivation entails risk, except for Chen Tuan.
Daoist Equal to Heaven said, "Good, now that everyone has arrived, let’s proceed to the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm, slaughter the Medicine Buddha, and allow Medicine Buddha to deceive the heavens, replacing him. Then we can also turn the tables on Tathagata, striking two birds with one stone!"
The time had come, and the gathered experts immediately set off for the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm. Wukong had already secretly lit Kong Xuan’s incense stick, prompting Kong Xuan to head to the Lapis Lazuli Pure Light Realm as well.
"I’ll stand guard outside. Should anyone escape, I’ll unleash the Five-Colored Divine Light to capture them. You all break into the Medicine Buddha’s realm and apprehend him! Be extremely cautious." Kong Xuan conveyed his divine thoughts from a thousand miles away.
"Gentlemen, cleanse the mountain gate!" Daoist Equal to Heaven commanded.
The mountain gate of the Medicine Buddha was vast, with temples dotted around. The Secret Realm was hidden above the void of the mountain gate. To prevent any mishaps, all those at the mountain gate had to be eradicated.
"I shall take action myself! Sky-Overshadowing Seal!" Wusheng whispered, forming a spell with his hands, silently reciting a mental method, as a seal appeared in his hand.
This seal was already of extraordinary might. Later, Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch even fused the broken Kunlun Mountains into it, helping Guang Chengzi refine it to Great Achievement, increasing its power a thousandfold. Now, upon wielding it, a sense of Heavenly might trembled the air.