A golden-eyed camel laid within the hall. A Daoist dressed in red robes sat atop the camel. His face was indigo, his hair resembled cinnabar, and he had a single eye on his forehead.
This Daoist welcomed the Great Dream Heavenly Lord, Wang Guan, and the Percussion Heavenly Lord into the hall. Seeing that the Percussion Heavenly Lord was heavily injured, he got down from the golden-eyed camel and ordered it to carry the Percussion Heavenly Lord to the side to recuperate.
“Your previous worries weren’t without reason.” The Daoist said to Wang Guan, “As expected, the heretics have their eyes on the Immortal Exterminating Four Swords.”
Wang Guan was dispirited, “Although the two swords are vicious, it’s still acceptable. However, if they managed to get their hands on the Immortal Exterminating Four Swords, it’ll be hard to deal with them. They have the complete Immortal Exterminating Formation Diagram.”
The three-eyed Daoist said, “The Immeasurable Heavenly Lord has issued a decree. The matter regarding the Immortal Exterminating Four Swords has been resolved.”
“Oh?” Wang Guan’s face was filled with astonishment.
The Daoist said, “Now that we have concrete clues regarding the Eastern Extremity Qinghua Emperor’s whereabouts, we can’t afford to be careless. The Immeasurable Heavenly Lord has ordered us to keep a close eye on it.”
“Just keep a close eye on it.”
Wang Guan regained his lazy appearance, “We’ll talk about it if anything happens. I’ve already done my best during this trip. What I have to do next is to recuperate and sleep more.”
The Daoist looked at Wang Guan and shook his head slightly. However, he didn’t say anything else and only said, “Do as you please. If I call for you in the future, just don’t forget to come.”
…
At the same time, within the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus, a white lotus descended from the skies. It passed through countless Buddhist lands without stopping, heading towards the center of the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus.
On the lotus seat, a long-haired young man dressed in a kasaya sat cross-legged. A longsword was placed horizontally on his knees.
He was the new Sword Buddha, the Sword Son of the Six Paths – Qu Su.
Qu Su’s expression was calm and emotionless. He entered a Buddhist land and arrived in front of a mountain of treasures before descending.
At the mountain entrance, a golden-bodied Buddha was similarly seated on a white lotus. Upon seeing Qu Su’s return, he said, “The Buddha has learned of the Treasured Sword Buddha’s death.”
For heretics, although their foundation was the Treasured Light of Faith and Buddha Light, experts who had ascended to the Grand Heavenly Realm were still relatively freer.
Otherwise, with the Sword Buddha’s strength and cultivation base, he was one of the top Buddhas in the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus. He wasn’t someone that could be compared to others. After disappearing for over two thousand years, how could the Future Buddha not look for him?
If the Sword Buddha did not have an opponent of similar strength, he would need more than one Grand Overarching Heavenly Immortal of the Immortal Court to deal with him.
His disappearance in the past was a huge loss to the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus.
It would not be easy for him to sneak away and hide. However, the Sword Buddha had been sealed by the Immortal Trapping Sword and Jade Cauldron’s cadaver. He was in a state where he was neither dead nor alive. It would be difficult for the Future Buddha to find him.
However, the key to the Sword Buddha’s ascension to the Grand Heavenly Realm was still the Buddhist light imbued with the power of faith. The Future Buddha immediately sensed his death.
Qu Su nodded. “My master has passed away. I wish to seek revenge on my enemy, so I’ve come to seek Buddha’s guidance.”
The golden-bodied Buddha answered, “The Buddha has said that the time has yet to come. We still have to wait for those heretics to search for the next treasured sword.”
“They might be searching for the Immortal Trapping Sword using the Ancient Immortal Slaughtering Sword as a guide. However, I’m still unable to see through the secret technique used,” said Qu Su.
The golden-bodied Buddha chanted softly, “The Buddha has deduced that this technique cannot be used for long. There will be a gap of time.”
Qu Su shut his eyes. After a while, he opened them again, “I will pay attention.”
“Now that things have progressed to this point, it’s not just the Treasured Sword Buddha Lord’s death. It also involves the heretics’ growing influence.” The golden-bodied Buddha said, “We will pay attention.”
“Thank you, Lotus Platform Spreading Buddha.” Qu Su placed his palms together, “What’s the current situation with the Eastern Extremity Viridescent Splendour Emperor?”
The Lotus Platform Spreading Buddha answered, “There are unquestionable clues that can lead us to the Eastern Extremity Viridescent Splendour Emperor. However, it’s still unknown whether he’s dead or alive.”
He lowered his head and said, “According to the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, the Humanly Essence Stone Fragment in his possession was taken away by the Eastern Extremity Viridescent Splendour Emperor on the eve of the Great Calamity. If nothing unexpected happens, it should still be with the Eastern Extremity Viridescent Splendour Emperor.”
“I’ll return to the Buddha Nation to sharpen my sword. Just let me know if there’s anything.” Qu Su nodded and left after bidding farewell to the Lotus Platform Spreading Buddha.
… …
Ever since the new Devil of Aged Metal’s incarnation was reborn, and the Earth Devil and Water Devil’s resurrection was temporarily cut off, the Nine Underworlds Devils no longer bothered them and returned to the Nine Underworlds.
In the process, they were besieged by various forces and suffered heavy losses.
Even the Primordial Heart Devil and the Shadow Devil suffered heavy injuries.
However, they were already satisfied with the fact that they managed to return to the Nine Underworlds.
Currently, in the abyss of the Nine Underworlds, within the Primordial Heart Devil’s abode, the leader of the Devil Dao’s Grand Heavenly Realm who looked like an old man was lying comfortably on a boulder, as if he was taking a nap.
Suddenly, the shadow of the boulder beneath the old man shook slightly.
“How’s the Aged Metal?” The old man asked without opening his eyes.
The Shadow Devil’s voice resounded from the shadow, “It’s better than expected.”
“That’s good. He’s the most important one.”
The old man sighed and said, “It’s a pity that we still have to wait for the Water and Earth Devils. Still, it’s not a waste for the Aged Metal to be completed. Let’s wait patiently.”
The Shadow Devil asked, “The Three Clear Lineage has already found two of the Immortal Exterminating Four Swords?”
The Primordial Heart Devil opened his eyes and smiled, “Yeah. Other than the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the Immortal Trapping Sword is also in their hands.”
“If that’s the case, the Immortal Exterminating Sword and the Immortal Ending Sword are next …” said the shadow.
“It’s none of our business.” The Primordial Heart Devil said, “No matter what happens next, it’s all up to the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil.”
The Shadow Devil said, “I just feel that it’s a pity. The risk isn’t small either.”
The Primordial Heart Devil said calmly, “Let it go, let it go. Only with sacrifice can there be gains.”
“That’s right …” The shadow’s voice turned gloomy and finally disappeared.
The old man looked at the bright and sunny world in front of him. He closed his eyes again and continued sleeping on the boulder.
Meanwhile, in the vast world outside of the Nine Underworlds, within the void’s boundless outskirts, the Immortal Court, the Western Pure Lands, the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus, and the Demon Race’s war intensified.
For Yan Zhaoge and the others, this was another precious opportunity for them to develop themselves.
After successfully obtaining the Immortal Trapping Sword, Yan Zhaoge had to wait for forty-nine years before continuing his search for the Immortal Exterminating Sword or the Immortal Ending Sword.
Not to mention Immortal Realm experts, even for Martial Saints with higher cultivation realms, forty-nine years, or rather, fifty years, was a very short period of time. It would pass in the blink of an eye.
A single seclusion might not even last for such a long period of time.
However, for the mundane world’s mortals, this was more than half of their lifetime.
The population’s reproduction would take at least two generations, or even more.