The Ancestor of All Demons

Shi Feiyang had already calculated in advance that Xin Ru Nun would come to force Master You Tan into Nirvana, so he hurried over to tell Master You Tan about this. Coincidentally, Master Fen Tuo had also foreseen this and came to prepare in advance.

However, facing the "mad" Xin Ru Nun, they were helpless, as the other party was using the banner of Buddhism to seduce the world.

In terms of true strength, even separately, the two Divine Nuns were no match for Xin Ru. Even if they teamed up, the other held two supreme Buddhist treasures, and they still couldn't win.

If it came to benefiting the world, they also couldn't compare. Xin Ru's side directly promised that anyone who converted to her would immediately be sealed as an Arhat and granted a Golden Body Fruit.

Fen Tuo and Master You Tan couldn't offer anything. They could only provide the method of cultivation, and even a First Fruit Sotapanna had to cultivate step by step by themselves.

The people couldn't discern truth from falsehood. Seeing the great benefits offered by Xin Ru's side, they naturally flocked there.

Even if Fen Tuo and You Tan warned them: what Xin Ru offered was a fake Golden Body, merely granting them some Divine Skills and Mana, all given by Xin Ru and could be taken away at any time, causing many karmic entanglements. In the end, it was all but a fleeting dream, and when they awoke from it and used up their good fortune, they would be worse off than before.

But no one would listen at all.

The two Divine Nuns could only sigh: "Indeed, it is the Dharma Decline Era, where even the true Buddhist Law in front of them is not believed by anyone."

Master Fen Tuo did not feel too saddened: "The beings of this world need Buddhist Law. When the Buddhist affinity matures, naturally a Buddha will appear and spread the Dharma. When the beings of this world no longer believe in the Buddhist Law, the Buddhist affinity ends, and naturally, the Buddhist Law vanishes. It's time for us to leave!"

Shi Feiyang was unconcerned whether they left or stayed: "Whether you go or not, I intend to set up a trap in Baihua Mountain Chaoyin Cave to have a confrontation with Xin Ru Nun."

The two Divine Nuns were very curious: "How do you plan to confront her?"

As he spoke, he transformed into the image of Master You Tan: "What do you think of this appearance?"

The two Divine Nuns were dumbfounded: "You even have such a skill?"

And so, Shi Feiyang took the place of Master You Tan to stay in Chaoyin Cave and debate scriptures with Xin Ruyu.

Shi Feiyang had some understanding of Buddhist Law and knew the opponent would begin with courtesy before resorting to force, pressuring him to enter Nirvana for the reason that in the Dharma Decline Era, beings no longer believe in Buddhism, to surrender the Shariputra. This was also why the opponent entered the cave in the guise of a purple-robed Daoist.

He consulted the two Divine Nuns in advance for some Buddhist terminology, using Daoist theory as the core and these terms as the façade to debate scriptures with Xin Ruyu.

Although it appeared to be Buddhist Law discourse, in reality, he employed mostly Zhuangzi's theories.

Xin Ruyu was unable to refute him, her "Evil Skill" could not surpass the "Righteous Skill." Speaking of the Dharma Decline Era, the beings of this world have completely severed their ties with the Buddhist Law, thus demanding him to immediately enter Nirvana was unsayable. She could only resort to direct action, intending to kill Master You Tan to create a Physical Body Relic.

Her Great Confession of All Heavens and Ten Thousand Buddhas was incredibly formidable. At its forefront was the main preaching Buddha of this world, Shakyamuni Buddha, followed by the merit-most-excellent Infinite Light Amitabha Buddha. A large group of Buddhas came after, ending with her, now the Xin Ru Buddha, with all "Buddhas" as her avatars. If the real Master You Tan were seated here, her Separation and Reunion Divine Light couldn't withstand it and her Primordial Spirit would be shattered instantly!

Fortunately, Shi Feiyang used Purple and Blue Douluo Fire on top, and a twelve-petaled five-colored Lotus Platform below to defend against this deadly strike, then retaliated with Purple and Blue Douluo Ten-day Heavenly Punishment, which even Xin Ruyu couldn't withstand, and teleported outside, requiring the power of the Seven Treasures Golden Banner to dispel it.

The Seven Treasures Golden Banner was a treasure brought from the Western World by Zen Master Zhi Gong; back then, he was one of the Great Arhats beside the Buddha's seat.

With the respected Buddha manifesting Buddha in a No Buddha World, he would accompany Great Arhats around him.

But these Great Arhats were not the real Arhats; real Arhats had entered Nirvana and would not preach the Dharma with the Buddha in a No Buddha World.

In essence, these Great Arhats are Bodhisattvas who followed the Buddha because, at the start of spreading Buddhism in No Buddha World, beings there could not accept Bodhisattva Path, only the liberation path, meaning they could only practice the Hearer Lesser Vehicle Buddhist Law. They couldn't accept Bodhisattva Path Mahayana Buddhism, so these Bodhisattvas manifested as Arhats, following the Buddha to preach the Hearer Liberation Path and eventually achieved Arhat Fruit Position.

Considered in their true aspects, at the very least, they are Seventh Level Great Bodhisattvas of the Mahas suffix kind, some even close to the tenth level one-step-away-from-Buddha-fruit Equal Enlightenment Bodhisattvas!

Zen Master Zhi Gong was such a person; after manifesting an Arhat body and entering Nirvana, he came to Central Earth as fate would have it, entered the Mahayana Zen Sect, and revealed himself as a Zen Master. This time he cultivated the Bodhisattva Path.

Therefore, the Seven Treasures Golden Banner was extraordinary; the seven treasures above, even taken individually, were Western wonders, each possessing boundless power. The unified seven treasures needed no mention, even with the ten-colored relic at the top taken off and taken away, otherwise its power would be greater!

After destroying ten Purple and Blue Sun Wheels with it, she didn't get angry but laughed: "Evil Dragon, oh Evil Dragon, I only calculated beforehand you would appear in Baihua Mountain, but I never expected you'd show up this way. The Shariputra of You Tan and your Dragon Ball are what I seek, and so is the Heavenly Mirror... Compared to you, You Tan is insignificant. My Ten Directions Womb World Array was originally prepared for you!"

She reached out and grasped, shouting, "Come out!"

A golden Buddha palm descended from the sky, grabbed hold of the space above Baihua Mountain, and forcefully lifted upwards.

"Crack!" With a mountainous roar, a large part of Baihua Mountain was forcibly uprooted, rising straight to the clouds.

Shi Feiyang had just broken through the Myriad Buddha Dharma Body, flickered several times, and directly appeared above the clouds, standing atop the majority of Baihua Mountain. He shattered Xin Ru Nun's sky-covering Buddha Palm, holding the top half of Baihua Mountain with a cluster of five-colored clouds, resembling a floating island.

"How dare you disrespect our Buddha!" Before Xin Ru Nun could react, Zhu Youmu saw Xin Ru's Heavenly Buddha Palm shattered and angrily launched the Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm.

Now he is also a master of decisive level, the Vajra Giant Spirit God Palm soared to over a hundred feet high, like a mountain of pure gold, violently striking towards Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang raised his hand and shot out five Purple and Blue Sword Rainbows from his fingertips, each spanning thousands of feet long, striking the Buddha Palm, exploding into a myriad of colorful divine radiances.

With her leading, other "Great Bodhisattvas", "Great Arhats", "Great Bhikshus", "Great Nuns", "Dragon Celestial Benevolent Spirits", and so on, all took action, some casting Buddha Palms, some unleashing Buddha Seals, some releasing Flying Swords, others sacrificing Magical Treasures.

Shi Feiyang quickly formed seals with both hands, and the Five Elements Essence Energy in the air coalesced, swiftly forming a Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Thunder Net of 108,000 Thunder Pearls, which he shook apart with his wrists.

Among those attacking him, aside from a few masters like Zhu Youmu, E Shengfan, and Xie Shan, the rest couldn't withstand the bombardment of this Divine Thunder Net.

Countless Buddha Palms, Dharma Seals, Buddha Lights, and Buddha Treasures were pulverized in the exploding Thunder Net.

The Thunder Pearls split into twelve types, from Jia Wood to Gui Water, adding the Yin Yang Primordial Magnet Divine Thunder, which after exploding catalyzed and evolved through mutual succession, growing stronger with each blast, quickly becoming an unstoppable force. If no one intervened, the millions of "Golden Body Arhats" would be blasted to dust!

Xin Ru naturally wouldn't let this happen, otherwise all her painstaking development of so many followers would turn into mere scattered remnants.

She once again activated the Seven Treasures Golden Banner, as the Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere, spraying bright clouds out in sheets, protecting the followers, while mountain-like bright clouds stacked layer by layer, halting the growing momentum of the Thunder Net, forcibly compressing, intending to extinguish all Thunder Pearls like she did previously with ten Purple and Blue Sun Wheels.

Shi Feiyang took out the Circulation Light Disc, pointing a finger, a beam of cyan-white light shot straight towards Xin Ru.

Back when the two fought at the Xuanyuan Holy Tomb, several of Xin Ru's Golden Buddha Incarnations were pinned by this treasure, eventually eliminated.

Now, years later, Xin Ru Nun's Technique Divine Power is incomparable to before, this Light Disc has also undergone several upgrades, its power far surpassing before.

Seeing the cyan-white light fly out, Xin Ru remembered the past, her anger surging. She knew Shi Feiyang's most reliant treasures were the Heavenly Mirror and the Light Disc. Over the years, she considered Shi Feiyang the biggest obstacle in her future path, always plotting to deal with him.

At this moment, seeing the Light Disc's glow shoot out, she immediately summoned a wheel-shaped treasure, divided into three layers, and erected in the air. Inside were the three poisons of greed, anger, and delusion, outside was the Twelve Causal Laws, whirling in the air, seemingly warping the surrounding space-time.

The light beams from the Light Disc shot precisely at the center of the wheel, forcibly held by the snake, dove, and pig spawned from the three poisons, each spraying venom, quickly polluting the beam.

This three-poison was meant to contaminate the human heart, silently spreading; a glance, even a bit of atmosphere could unknowingly poison someone, immensely powerful.

According to Buddhist teachings, only the vase carried by the Bodhisattva Guanyin, filled with compassion, can dispel these three poisons.

The three poisons followed the beam, transmitting like electricity.

Shi Feiyang smiled indifferently, "This stuff is only fit to deal with ordinary folk, using it against a Golden Immortal?"

With a point, the light beams from the Light Disc ignited Purple And Blue Divine Flames, burning from the Light Disc all the way forward, engulfing the wheel in a blaze.

Xin Ru Nun sneered coldly, emitting golden light from her Dharma Seal, hastening the wheel's rapid spin. On the middle layer, the Six Paths of Reincarnation unleashed six rays of brilliance, enveloping Shi Feiyang along with Baihua Mountain beneath his feet, the Heavenly Dao, Asura Path, Human Path, Beast Path, Hungry Ghost Path, Hell Path, scenes flashing in the brilliance.

These scenes weren't illusions but were indeed connected to Shi Feiyang, from his past lives, his past past lives, his past past past lives... and also projecting his future, future future, future future future... Of course, some were true and others false, extending endlessly forward and backward for ten thousand years, fully manifesting, wildly spinning, transforming images from flat to dimensional, from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, then four-dimensional, five-dimensional... layer upon layer encasing Shi Feiyang.

Buddhism's Three Realms are the Desire Realm, Color Realm, and Formless Realm. The Color Realm has form and color, while the Formless Realm lacks even actions and color. At the highest level, non-thought non-non-thought place heavens are almost solely a single obsession of mine, each layer of heaven a dimension, endlessly stacking, as long as within the Three Realms and Six Paths, inevitably sinking within, absorbed into the Xin Ru's wheel.