Taiyi Dao Fruit

The next day, at the break of dawn, banners fluttered, and monks chanted scriptures, departing in orderly sequence.

The original plan was to advance the next day, but Manjusri suddenly changed his orders to move forward earlier. Yet the Buddha Country monks did not show any haste, merely chanting and dividing into three routes, heading towards the southeast, northeast, and due east.

Leading the northeast route was Guanyin, accompanied by twenty-five thousand monks, with Weituo Bodhisattva and five Arhats under her seat.

The southeast route was commanded by Tan Wuwei, with twenty-five thousand monks as well, accompanied by Shen Hou and Guangli Bodhisattva.

This route was closer to Liangzhou Province; once Yong Province was captured, Tan Wuwei could directly lead his men across the already collapsed Daxing Mountain Range and advance into Liangzhou Province.

Due east, directly central, was personally led by Manjusri himself, with thirty thousand monks, along with a counterfeit monkey.

In terms of numbers, the Buddha Country could not compare with the Taiping Sect of the past, considering the last battle had thirty-six thousand sect members arraying a formation, with such a grand momentum and strong array enhancements, enough for the Immortal of Colossal Spirit and Jiang Li to face off for quite some time.

It was only because Jiang Li played a trick with the Master of Rain, deceiving the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber to cut the wrong person, and with Primordial Qi creating poison to ambush sect members, otherwise that battle wouldn't have been so smooth.

But in terms of average combat power, the Buddha Country monk soldiers were far superior to Taiping Sect members. Each of these monks was a cultivator who contained Dao Fruit, with Eighth and Ninth Grade comprising sixty percent, while the remaining forty percent were mostly Seventh Rank, and Sixth Rank numbers could reach three digits.

Less than a hundred thousand in number, their combat effectiveness surpassed that of an ordinary million.

Previously, if not for Gongsun Qingyue suddenly attacking with the Human Species Bag, and Hong Haogu assisting with the Divine Domain, even if "Jiang Liuguang" had not arrived, the Buddha Country monks would definitely not have been defeated.

Furthermore, the Buddha Country had already converted the people of several commanderies. If necessary, they could entirely mimic the Taiping Sect of the past, mobilizing a mass of believers to join the battle.

All three routes were of cultivators, able to carry battle resources using storage magic tools, without worrying about logistics, thus advancing rapidly, running as fast as cavalry.

In a short time, over ten county cities were captured, their county magistrates all sealed with their cultivation body, then taken by Hong Haogu with Earth Deity Divine Skills to Shen Hou, suppressing Dao Fruits, and then converting them, immediately followed by True Void Home coverage.

The Buddha Light was seen like a tide, covering half of Yong Province within a day, and everywhere one could hear high or low Buddhist chanting.

On the northeastern route, Guanyin's achievements were the greatest; the resistance faced was rather weak, not to mention Guanyin herself didn't act, even her Arhats didn't need to step in, nearly capturing a commandery.

However, such achievements caused Guanyin's expression to become serious.

The Earth Deity of townships were Eighth and Ninth Grade naturally couldn't resist the Buddha Country's forces, but the opponent had Heavenly Soldiers from the Divine Capital, and several fourth-rank ones. Any amount of power divided would slow the Buddha Country's speed of occupation.

Guanyin had even prepared for combating third grade's forces, yet the opponent seemed to have simply given up on this route.

Are they still unaware of the Buddha Country's Universal Salvation Plan?

Or do they have other intentions?

Just like that, as the Southeast Road monks were about to reach the Jun City—suddenly—

"Stop."

Guanyin's expression subtly changed, having heard Tan Wuwei's transmission.

"Halt."

Tan Wuwei possessed the ability of Reverse Knowledge of the Future, and Guanyin would naturally heed her words, decisively issuing the stop command.

But the order seemed a bit late.

Or rather, from the start, it could not be avoided.

The sky filled with a blood-like crimson, a giant star fell from the firmament, like a blood-red banner, descending at the center of the monk troops.

"Chi You's Flag!"

Guanyin called out the name of the blood-red banner, with a slight relief in her heavy heart.

Though Chi You's Flag was formidable, an exposed attack was always more reassuring than unseen ambushes, and Jiang Li's Military God's Five Weapons were incomplete; thus, Chi You's Flag could not fully unleash its power.

At that moment, a white lotus platform rose amidst the monk army; a white-robed great master sat cross-legged atop, raising a hand lightly, combining red and blue hues into a Divine Light, breaking through air towards the red giant star.

Water and fire Yin and Yang collided, mutually generating and restraining, Separation and Union Divine Light encompassing profound mysteries of Evanuation and Union, grasping true principles of Yin and Yang, able to dissolve tangible and intangible things, uniting Yin and Yang properties, truly wondrous.

The Divine Light struck the red giant star, instantly triggering All Heaven Divine Sha's counter-attack, Gang Sha colliding, rendering the vast sky unstable in brightness.

Guanyin interlaced Seal Technique, manipulating Divine Light, while her other snowy white hand slowly raised the Suet Jade Flask, about to perform an action.

All Heaven Divine Sha obliterated All Things, even the Innate Qi faced restraint; Separation and Union Divine Light were mystical, but to suppress All Heaven Divine Sha seemed overly challenging. Therefore, Guanyin was about to use her own magic artifact.

Yet, before the Suet Jade Flask could take effect, the Divine Sha suddenly retreated, even Chi You's Flag began to dissociate.

The large star's surface spread like petals, from which a sinister hand reached out, grasping the Separation and Union Divine Light.

Divine Light dissolved tangible and intangible things, yet was unable to deal with this hand, intense high temperatures erupted from the palm, even affecting the Yin-Yang balance of the Divine Light.

"Roar!"

A piercing and furious roar echoed, in an instant, the world seemed to change colors, and what the eyes beheld was fiery red.