The Ancestor of All Demons

The six rays emitted by the wheel were not simple illusions, but scenes that evolved automatically based on the causal lines on Shi Feiyang.

For any other person, being densely covered and wrapped by thousands of scenes related to their causal connections would immediately cause them to sink in and become lost.

Even Heavenly Immortals who have cultivated the Yang God would not be affected by illusions, but these were not illusions!

However, Shi Feiyang's Dao Level was higher than that of a Heavenly Immortal. He had long reached the "Seeing Tao Realm" and had seen the essence of the Great Tao.

The Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things.

Concepts like Six Paths of Reincarnation, Color Realm and Non-Color, all living beings and spirits, and all the myriad worlds are all evolved from the essence of the Great Tao.

Once one sees this essence, they will no longer be confused by the multitudinous worlds, nor will they sink and become trapped by all these chaotic matters.

In this aspect, it is very similar to the Buddhist concept of "self-nature," and most people cultivating Buddhism or Daoism cannot distinguish the difference between the two, even after a lifetime of cultivation remaining unclear.

In reality, the Daoist path lies outside oneself, people are within the Dao, the Dao is among people.

Buddhists believe the mind is outside of phenomena, essence is form, form is essence, essence outside of form is like placing a head on a head, which is not true unity.

This is the fundamental world view difference between the two and the essential difference between "Seeing Tao" and "Seeing Nature."

Shi Feiyang stood atop Baihua Mountain as a vast torrent of world chaos surged forward like waves, flowing past Baihua Mountain, through his body, and through his consciousness.

He remained unmoved, as the collision of the highest cultivation techniques of both Buddhism and Daoism occurred, the Great Tao like a hub, while the Six Paths was like a fan, its blades spinning at high speed, tens of thousands of rotations within a snap of the fingers, the Great Tao remained unfazed in the center.

The Circulation Light Disc hung in the air, and the image of the Twenty-Eight Constellations had already manifested, serving as the "dial." Seven beams of starlight appeared on the pointer, resembling the rotation of the Big Dipper Seven Stars around the North Star, and the pointer also started to rotate.

Looking over to Xin Ru's side, spring, summer, autumn, and winter also appeared.

The "Xin Ru Buddha," over a hundred zhang tall, was enveloped in golden light, with a dignified appearance. At this moment, the sky above her head was surrounded by the light energy of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, enveloping her as well as a million of her followers.

Then the Seven Stars appeared, with the handle of the Dipper pointing east, and spring appeared throughout the land; with the handle pointing west, and autumn appeared throughout the land.

In the southeast direction of Xin Ru, the wind began to blow. Spring brought gentle winds, summer brought sultry winds, autumn brought the metal wind, winter brought the cold wind; the four winds blew from the east, west, south, and north simultaneously.

After the winds, came rain, there was drizzle, there was heavy rain, there was a torrential downpour, hail, cold frost, and goose feather-like snow.

Next came thunder, with Purple Cloud Thunder, Qingxiao Thunder, Five Element Thunder, Innate and Acquired Thunder, as well as Polar Magnetic Thunder...

Then came fire, with Nanming Leaving Fire, True Sun Fire, Earth Extreme Yin Fire, Pure Yang Immortal Fire...

This was what Shi Feiyang had comprehended during his three-year tribulation traversing the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain with the immortals, using the Circulation Light Disc to set up the Heavenly and Ten Thousand Tribulations Array to create a simulated heavenly tribulation that viciously bombarded inside!

However, this method could not harm Xin Ru Nun in a short time, but made it appear as though he would blast her million followers into tribulation ash, forcing Xin Ru to protect them with all her might.

This was an attack on what the enemy had to protect; her million followers were not helpers, but rather a burden.

Sure enough, this old nun did not want to become a lone Sect Hierarch, so she fully activated the Seven Treasures Golden Banner, causing it to spin at high speed, releasing a large amount of Buddha Light. Numerous patches of Bright Cloud flew over to envelope and protect her followers, who were quickly whittled down and disappeared under the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Fire. She then used the Seven Treasures Golden Banner to emit new Bright Clouds for replenishment.

Shi Feiyang seized this opportunity to fire the seven points of starlight on the pointer of the Yu Guang Disc.

These seven beams of starlight were extraordinary, being refined with Purple and Blue Divine Flames combined with the light of the Sun, Moon, and Five Stars, hitting the Six Paths Reincarnation Wheel on Xin Ru Nun's side.

"Crack!" With a series of sharp explosions, the Six Paths Reincarnation Wheel, which had been spinning rapidly, continually generating a multitude of Six Paths images, suddenly stopped. Then, with more crackling sounds, a myriad of dazzling starlight erupted.

In an instant, the three poisons dispersed, the Six Paths shattered, and the Twelve Causalities exploded into pieces!

The treasure that Xin Ru specifically used against the Yu Guang Disc was thus broken by Shi Feiyang, leaving her both shocked and furious: "How dare this vile creature!"

She took out a pure bottle and offered it in the air to meet the light from the Yu Guang Disc, while furiously activating the Seven Treasures Golden Banner: "This small tribulation, how can it waver my true heart!"

The Seven Treasures atop the Golden Banner radiated light, spraying a large amount of Bright Cloud, hovering around Shi Feiyang.

Within the Bright Cloud, appeared Shakyamuni, Lamp-Lighting Ancient Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Medicine King Buddha... as well as thousands upon thousands of Buddhas' Golden Bodies. They sat serenely among the golden clouds, chanting in unison, "Namo Xin Ru Buddha!" Simultaneously, they struck with a Golden Buddha Palm, aiming directly at the center where Shi Feiyang was standing.

Shi Feiyang, aware of the danger, released the dazzling light of the three Purple and Blue Divine Flames atop his head, forming a purple-blue light barrier around him, swiftly ascending into the sky.

All of the Ten Thousand Buddha Palm Imprints pounded onto Baihua Mountain below, instantly shattering the peak into pieces.

This was truly a mountain-crushing and earth-shattering event!

Shi Feiyang retaliated using Purple and Blue Divine Thunder.

He invoked thunder with Purple and Blue Douluo Fire.

This fire, nurtured in the highest layer of Taixu Heaven, was the purest and most ethereal Spirit Flame.

As the saying goes, all things start from the trinity. These three Spirit Flames, merging with his own Essence Energy and spirit, cultivated into Golden Immortal, aligning the Essence Energy into one harmonious whole. The Top Three Flowers were in a relationship of three-in-one, one-in-three.

The three-in-one could return from the Acquired to the Innate, revert to the Taoist Body, witnessing the true essence of the Great Dao.

The one-in-three could derive the Acquired from the Innate, nurturing all beings, giving rise to three thousand Great Daos.

Shi Feiyang, using these Three Flowers to invoke thunder, was far more formidable than Shi Sheng's Purple and Blue Divine Thunder during duels with the likes of Shi Pi!

Besides Purple Cloud Thunder and Qingxiao Thunder, he also summoned Bi Xiao, Dan Xiao, Jing Xiao, Yu Xiao, Lang Xiao, Tai Xiao... Shenxiao!

In total, Nine Heavens, with natural Primordial Qi from each Heavenly Realm being drawn down and stimulated.

If Shi Sheng's Purple and Blue Divine Thunder was like "two-phase electricity," his was like "nine-phase electricity"...

The Eastern Extreme Qinghua Great Emperor was also in the Shenxiao Heaven. If it were a traditional Shenxiao Sect Taoist casting, they would also have to worship him, gain his support, to summon the mightiest Shenxiao Heavenly Thunder.

Shi Feiyang needed not the help of gods since the Heavenly and Myriads of Worlds were all above the body of the Great Dao. From the body of the Great Dao, he directly invoked the energy of the Heavenly Worlds, causing each type of thunder to fall simultaneously, in any combination, repeating its cycle one hundred and eighty thousand times in an instant.

For a thousand miles in every direction, the skies were filled with colorful thunder, in hues of purple, blue, black, white, red, yellow, and violet; it was extremely beautiful. Some struck the golden layers of Bright Cloud, piercing directly through, scattering into vast showers of golden rain. Others were reflected back by the Bright Cloud, resonating with those falling behind, transforming into new forms of thunder to fall again, splattering myriad colorful sparks.

Including Xin Ru, Zhu Youmu, E Shengfan, and others were all stunned by the scene!

How could this Evil Dragon be so formidable!

Was he going to call down the thunder from all of the Heavenly Worlds?

Xin Ru Nun could only urge the Seven Treasures Golden Banner frantically, continuously replenishing the Bright Cloud dispersed by the Divine Thunder.

She now truly found it difficult to cope.

The vast Tribulation Cloud brought immense pressure upon her. If she didn't have this supreme Buddhist treasure, the Seven Treasures Golden Banner, she could only preserve herself; even her countless inner hearts might turn into Tribulation Ash!

She contemplated using the Conch Leaf Talisman, but in a turn of thought gave up, instead producing a myriad of Tribulation Buddhas within the Bright Cloud. These Golden Body Buddhas unanimously chanted "Namo Xin Ru Buddha," simultaneously forming seals with their hands, emitting great Buddha Light, assisting in resisting the Divine Thunder from the Heavens.

"Wicked creature! I've long known today was inevitable, and already used the Ten Directions World Fetus Formation to seal the surrounding time and space. You will not escape!" Xin Ru Nun spoke with a trace of resentment, "You and the red-staffed old ghost from the Eastern Extreme Tianpeng Mountain's Lingjiao Immortal Palace, along with Fen Tuo and You Tan, plotted to ambush me, yet you did not know that Xuanyuan Dharma King has secretly converted to my faith, and has now gone to destroy your lair in the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain!"

Shi Feiyang did not respond, continuing to wield the Purple And Blue Divine Fire, densely striking down with the Heavenly Divine Thunder.

Xin Ru Nun spoke again, "I've heard about your three paths; none are viable! For anyone, ascending to the Spiritual Space is incredibly arduous. How can you ascend bearing the countless multitudes? The Gods of Heaven will not tolerate you! Heaven will not tolerate you, and neither will the Heavenly and Myriads of Worlds stand by you. Why not join me in transforming this world into a Pure Land? If you agree, in the future, we shall divide this realm equally; you shall establish a Mysterious Sect Heaven in the East while I establish a Buddha Country Pure Land in the West. With our combined forces, who in all lands could possibly oppose us?"

Shi Feiyang still did not respond.

Xin Ru Nun gritted her teeth and persuaded again, "I have the Seven Treasures Golden Banner and the Conch Leaf Talisman, two supreme treasures of Buddhism. You have the Heavenly Treasure Mirror and the Circulation Light Disc, these wondrous treasures of the Mysterious Sect. I oversee this million-strong congregation, and your Outer Heaven Divine Mountain gathers myriad immortals. If you agree to join forces with me, Giant Wood God and Blood Demon Deng Yin are insignificant; we could obliterate them instantly!"

Shi Feiyang slowed the assault of the Heavenly Thunders, finally replying, "Everything else is negotiable, but that Conch Leaf Talisman of yours is said to be a supreme treasure of Buddhism, capable of reversing time and restoring it even if the Great Thousand World turns to ashes. I've cultivated for years, possessing some Mana, yet I cannot comprehend how it wields such miraculous power. The last time Xie Ying and Xie Lin used it, it did not live up to expectations and failed to reverse time; they both fell into the Illusion Realm. If you truly are three parts sincere, then demonstrate it and use it to reverse time, returning to the point before you came to Baihua Mountain while you were still at Jiuhua Mountain. If you can accomplish this, I will believe you and join forces to create a new world. Otherwise... I do not believe you can succeed."