I Cheated While Cultivating

Chapter 367: Chapter 87: This is the Tao Lord!

Mokkarakas Jia Ye?!

As the name was called out within the cluster of light and shadows, Zhou Heng’s eyes widened in complete astonishment, almost doubting if he had misheard.

This mysterious individual was actually trying to summon such a revered figure from the Buddha Sect!

A legendary disciple of the Buddha!

Such a being could actually be summoned through sacrifice?!

Could it be that amongst Evil Gods there are not only figures like the Plague Emperor Sect’s Nine Dragons Emperor, Dongyue Taishan Emperor, Baosheng Yunxiao Lady… these respected immortals and saints from Taoist legends, but also powerful figures from the Buddha Sect?

What on earth is going on?

Why would these entities become Evil Gods?

Zhou Heng’s mind was in turmoil, unable to comprehend why this was happening.

Besides, if this person’s true intention was to summon Mokkarakas Jia Ye, what was the deal with that pair of arms that seemed to stretch down from the vast heights previously?

That intensely concentrated aura of Yin pestilence and illness was undeniably real.

It couldn’t possibly be the power of Mokkarakas Jia Ye.

“I see,” said He Mengqiu at this moment beside him as if she had understood everything, her voice heavy, “He even deceived the Plague Emperor Sect. The so-called Nine Dragons Emperor probably doesn’t exist at all, or this Evil God never intended to descend in the flesh.

“With his cultivation realm and the dream-weaving Taoist formulas, he cannot only craft prophecies of the future but also manifest the powers of the great Dao he understands as if they were real.

“The pair of hands filled with the power of the pestilence Tao just now must have been a figment of his imagination, not real at all. It was all a cover for his summoning of Mokkarakas Jia Ye!”

“Mokkarakas Jia Ye, how would he aid him in achieving Dao?” Zhou Heng frowned, “Could it be he has turned to worshipping Evil Gods?”

“No, not at all,” He Mengqiu shook her head, her voice grave, “He cannot possibly worship Evil Gods, but summoning Mokkarakas Jia Ye could indeed help him transform a Dao seed into the great Dao and attain the Divine First Rank.

“As things stand now, there’s nothing we can do but watch quietly. Hmm, and it’s not just us—even Yan Shouyi can only stand by now.”

She appeared to have completely lost the will to resist, her entire demeanor one of dejection, quietly gazing up at the sky, watching the mysterious individual within the light summon the “Evil God” Mokkarakas Jia Ye.

“We can’t do anything anymore?” Zhou Heng’s brow was tightly knit, looking up at the sky, he said in a heavy voice, “I fear that Senior He’s senior brother might not want the Celestial Men to simply stand by as observers!”

Otherwise, why would he have arranged so many Celestial Men behind the scenes to come to Fengzhou County City? There must be another plan!

“If he truly is so deranged to that extent, I will not just stand by!” said He Mengqiu firmly, clearly still holding back a trump card from her past life and confident that it could contain the mysterious individual.

At this moment, the mysterious person within the light had not yet revealed their true form, but his ritual had already begun.

After offering up Celestial Man Jiang Wuyi from the Plague Emperor Sect, the sky seemed to open a vast chasm, from which dazzling golden Buddha light fell from infinite heights, and the chant of Buddhist hymns instantly echoed throughout the universe.

In just an instant, the region covered by the Ziwei Heavenly Forbiddance was engulfed by the Buddha light, and countless golden lotus flowers bloomed out of thin air in the void.

This place seemed to have become the Buddha Country on earth.

The many Celestial Men were stupefied by this sudden change, staring at the sky with expressions of disbelief. This series of unexpected events stirred complex emotions in the hearts of these Immortals.

How could I have been schemed against, arranged by someone, with a Tao Lord manipulating behind the scenes?!

The purpose is to summon an Evil God named “Mokar Jia Ye” and use this as an opportunity for the Tao seed to grow into Tao fruit, advancing to become a true Divine First Rank who presides over the Laws of the Dao?

So all about the descending of the Nine Dragons Plague Emperor and the Plague Emperor Sect’s sacrifice of the entire County City of Fengzhou, was it all fake?

After the initial shock and astonishment, a raging fury ignited within the chests of these dozen or so Celestial Men, their killing intent nearly boiling over, all of them locking their Divine Sense onto that ball of light.

But then they realized that their own perceptions couldn’t even penetrate the ball of light to see the true form of this behind-the-scenes mastermind; they could only see a blur of light and shadows.

It was as though there was another world within this ball of light, completely sealed off from the inside and the outside, even more so than the isolation of the Ziwei Heavenly Forbiddance, more absolute and thorough.

This also meant that even if they exhausted all their power, they would probably not be able to inflict even the slightest damage to this hidden mastermind.

The gap was too large!

At the Middle Third Rank level, it’s already a difference of one Rank within a single realm, and the gap between realms is enormous. At the Upper Third Rank level, the difference is even more so, a mere hair’s breadth is like heaven and earth apart, let alone a whole major realm.

Even under the shining light of countless Buddha lights, several Celestial Men’s gazes showed a brief moment of daze, and though they quickly regained clarity, this meant even the Celestial Men’s Primordial Spirits could be eroded by the Buddha light.

As for the common people of County City below, had they not been protected by the Celestial Men’s Divine Artifact encasing the city, they would probably have already been converted into extremely devout Buddha Sect followers by now.

“Do you wish to attack me?” The mysterious person within the ball of light seemed to notice the actions of the Celestial Men and suddenly laughed, “Haha, no need to rush, I will send you on your way soon.”

Words like these infuriated many Celestial Men further; tremendous Taoist power immediately crushed down, the essence of Laws and Dao rhythm within heaven and earth drastically changed, colors and shadows twisted and overlapped, almost shattering the cosmos.

Unparalleled, terrifying might was released in full force, with energy contained within that even exceeded the limits of what ordinary people could sense; even seeing it with one’s own eyes, it was hard to describe the appearance of these attacks.

This was the manifestation of Taoist power, akin to the descent of the heaven’s will, the true methods of an Immortal.

In just an instant, the sky above County City was pierced through; even the fierce winds and atmosphere were torn apart, allowing those standing on the ground to see the mysterious yellow streams high above and even the stars beyond the domain.

Next, the void within Ziwei Heavenly Forbiddance crumbled and exploded inch by inch as if becoming chaos itself, all forces converging toward that ball of light, seeking to obliterate it completely.

Twelve Celestial Men attacking together, such might could almost be described as destroying heaven and earth.

But this still proved futile, that ball of light simply hovered there, quietly basking in the Buddha light falling from above, awaiting the arrival of Mokar Jia Ye.

The attacks of the many Celestial Men were like mere fleeting illusions to him, utterly unable to cause any harm, not even a slight bit.

Such is a Tao Lord!

Attack by anyone on the level of Celestial Men couldn’t even begin to affect him.

But just when the twelve Celestial Men were at a loss, Yan Shouyi suddenly made a move.

He lifted his palm, and golden light surged forth, actually blocking the spread of the Buddha light from above, making it difficult to fall.

In just a moment, Yan Shouyi’s palm condensed a sword light spanning tens of thousands of miles.

This sword light pierced through heaven and earth, symbolizing the Laws, with an essence of Pure Yang that was pure and refined!

The sword light shone dazzlingly bright, even piercing through the Ziwei Heavenly Forbiddance, illuminating the skies of the entire County City of Fengzhou and even the adjacent states and counties in gold!

The gaze of countless living beings was attracted to the sword light, all attention focused upon it, even the Buddha light previously scattering across the sky could not match its majesty.

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Unique Divine Weapon!

Pure Sky True Sun Sword!

Yan Shouyi revealed his Primordial Spirit’s true form, transforming into a towering giant of a hundred thousand miles, supporting the heavens.

This giant reached up to the heavens and down to earth, as if occupying all the space between heaven and earth, like an Immortal Golden Immortal descending into the mortal world!

Immediately, he slashed with his sword, creating a ripple effect as if opening the heavens and splitting the earth, dividing the chaotic void into defined realms of murky and clear, separating the yin from the yang, and setting off a huge wave of black and white surging through the void.

The light sphere that had remained unyielding under the combined assault of the twelve Celestial Men finally began to flicker under this sword strike, its brightness becoming unstable as if it had been greatly impacted.

“Hehe, Unique Divine Weapon?” A light chuckle came from within the light sphere, “Such a divine item, in the hands of a minor Celestial Man like you, is truly a waste of heaven’s gifts. I won’t kill you, but don’t seek your own death!”

As these words faded, a layer of ripples like water’s reflection spread out from the light sphere, appearing as waves but seemingly possessing an incomparably powerful suppressing force.

Wherever the ripples passed, the turbulent black and white waves stirred up by the Pure Sky True Sun Sword instantly calmed, once again becoming as chaotic as before, as if the yin and yang that had just been separated were merged back together, forcibly halting the process of “opening the heavens and splitting the earth.”

The tens of thousands of miles long sword light, under the “cleansing” of the layers of ripples, also began to show signs of disintegration, as if all of this was just a dream, and now someone was about to shatter that dream.

“Weaving reality and dreams against me is futile,” Yan Shouyi’s clear call sounded out.

This voice boomed like thunder, echoing throughout all of Fengzhou County City, reaching everyone’s ears. Immediately, they saw him gently shake the sword light, casting Pure Yang radiance all over, dispersing the heavy ripples.

At the same time, the golden eyes of the supporting-the-heavens giant Yan Shouyi’s Primordial Spirit had transformed underwent a change.

The left eye remained golden, but its core now had a hint of crimson, seemingly like fire, like a golden sun.

The right eye, however, underwent a massive change, turning completely black. The Pure Yang power disappeared without a trace, Pure Yin power emerged, and at its core, there was a point of silver-white, like the bright moon in the night sky.

Black and white, yin and yang, sun and moon!

All these principles and the rhymes of Tao converged behind the supporting-the-heavens giant, forming an immensely huge Tai Chi pattern that covered most of the sky over Fengzhou County.

As the Tai Chi Diagram rotated, the mingled Yin Yang Qi once again separated, the pure ascending and the turbid descending. In the blink of an eye, they formed a nascent heaven and earth around the light sphere.

At this moment, facing a true Tao Lord, Yan Shouyi finally demonstrated the great laws of the Daoist formulas he truly cultivated.

Tai Chi!

This was also the first time he publicly displayed the power of the Tai Chi Dao since he had proven his Dao and become a Celestial Man.

For a moment, everyone in Fengzhou was dumbstruck, their gazes fixed intently on the supporting-the-heavens giant.

The hearts of the many Celestial Men were especially overwhelmed with awe and fear.

It turned out that even when Yan Shouyi had shown his strength in the past, even then reaching the level of the number one Celestial Man of his time, he still hadn’t been using his full power!

Simply unbelievable!

How could there be such a powerful Celestial Man in the world?!

However, now was not the time to be shocked. After a brief moment of awe, everyone’s gaze again turned towards the light sphere.

Having displayed his full strength, Yan Shouyi, who also possessed a Unique Divine Weapon, could he stop the descent of the Evil God, could he overpower this mysterious Tao Lord?

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“A Tao Lord summoning an Evil God, you deserve to die!” Yan Shouyi held the Divine Sword and shouted fiercely.

With a flick of the blade in his hand, the Yin Yang Taoist power expanded once again, and the Tai Chi Diagram spun rapidly, fortifying the surging black and white waves in the void.

As the black and white waves surged violently, the realm that had just formed became more solid; the sky growing higher and the earth thicker, almost completely enveloping the sphere of light within it.

Just as this realm became more perfect and realistic, and nearly all the Yin Yang light had poured into it, and the glory of the sun and moon began to appear, Yan Shouyi suddenly pointed his sword at the realm and called out loudly:

“Destruction!”

Boom!

An explosion beyond the perception of hearing suddenly erupted in the minds of all creatures within Da Qi, causing countless beings to collapse on the spot, looking up at the sky with extreme terror while reaching for the ground.

The explosion like roar made people feel as if the realm they were in had been blown apart and destroyed.

It was an unprecedented fear.

All beings below the Upper Third Rank realm couldn’t help but feel this way, and even Celestial Men, at the moment when Yan Shouyi drew his sword, had a sensation of their Primordial Spirits trembling.

Indeed, this was all due to the influence of the destruction of the realm Yan Shouyi had just created.

If the external impact was already so immense, the power unleashed within was naturally even more terrifying.

This attack was the result of Yan Shouyi exerting all his strength, materializing the forces of Pure Yang and Pure Yin with the power of Tai Chi, and releasing a portion of the power of the Unique Divine Weapon, the Pure Sky True Sun Sword.

Its might had already surpassed the limits of the Celestial Man realm and was a Great Divine Power that could even threaten a Tao Lord!

At the instant that realm was destroyed, every creature that looked towards the sky felt their brains go blank for a moment, as though everything had turned into nothingness, as though everything had vanished, as if everything had been wiped out.

Even after that moment passed, an indescribable fear lingered in their hearts.

Yet, even after such an attack, that sphere of light in the sky still existed, albeit slightly weakened, and the Buddha light that had been intensifying continued to do so, with the arrival of Mokkalaka not being interrupted.

For a moment, the faces of many Celestial Men showed a look of despair.

This is the power of a Tao Lord!!

“Hahaha! Interesting! This is really interesting!”

At that moment, the mysterious person in the sphere of light suddenly burst into laughter, seemingly unharmed after enduring an attack capable of destroying heavens and earth.

“For a Celestial Man to possess such strength is truly a rarity through the ages, not bad, indeed not bad.”

The mysterious person in the sphere of light said in a mocking tone, and at the same time, the sphere of light elongated and grew larger, transforming into a human shape, and with open arms, he looked up to the sky, his features still indistinct,

“You, not bad, but alas, it is all too late!

“Twelve fine offerings have gathered! Descend, O Honored Jia Ye!”

Before his words ended, the Buddha light that seemed to fall from an infinite height suddenly split apart, coalescing into twelve pillars of light, covering the twelve Celestial Men besides Yan Shouyi.

Soon after, a Buddhist chant echoed through heaven and earth.

“Amitabha!”