Chapter 922: Earthly Immortal and Godly Immortal
Killing a Zaohua-stage Heavenly Being was far easier than capturing one alive.
For Hinnyo to speak so confidently of seizing Li Tiangang, he naturally had other means.
The Buddhist monk was not skilled in close combat. Having suffered a slight setback, he resolved to reveal his true strength. Pressing his palms together, he roared, “Vairocana!”
A revolving solar disc appeared behind him. As it rotated, it resounded with the chants of countless monks reciting scriptures. At the same time, the void radiated with Buddha light, forming a colossal luminous Buddha. Its eyes opened within the crimson radiance. A fiery halo resembling the sun appeared behind its head, symbolizing the Infinite Light.
This was the Vairocana Spiritual Statue.
Just as the Primordial Daoist Ancestor had three incarnations known as the Three Pure Ones, the Buddha also had three bodies, known as the Trikaya—Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya. The Dharmakaya Buddha was Amitabha; the Sambhogakaya Buddha was Vajrasattva; and the Nirmanakaya Buddha was Vairocana.
Once the Vairocana Spiritual Statue was formed, it towered over heaven and earth. The blazing halo behind its head swelled like a scarlet sun.
Hinnyo calmly raised a hand and flipped his palm. At the same time, the mountain-sized Vairocana behind him mirrored the gesture.
Its palm blotted out the sky and sun, descending as though an entire mountain fell overhead.
Before that Buddha hand, all of Li Tiangang’s sword light seemed no more than a drizzle, utterly insignificant.
Though the Spiritual Statue Realm corresponded only to the Yuxu stage, its true might depended on the user’s cultivation. It was similar to how in the Flesh and Blood Realm, a Yuxu-stage Martial Arts Practitioner could only heal wounds, while a Pseudo-Immortal Martial Arts Practitioner could regrow their skull even after being beheaded.
Li Tiangang dared not meet this descending giant palm head-on. Instead, he used the Dragon Escape Technique and flashed away.