Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1264 593: The Incense Is Poisonous

Chen Shi alone cannot last two days, but with Black Pot teaming up, the Dual Yin Yang Dojo can hold for two days.

Up ahead, Mud Bodhisattva's speed is incredibly fast, leaving the Fire Camp far behind, soon disappearing without a trace.

Chen Shi and Black Pot follow his trail all the way, and soon reach Feng'an County's main city.

Feng'an County Main City is an Immortal City, floating in the sky, only cultivators can travel within, but at this moment in the Immortal City, even immortals have become clay figures, trapped and unable to leave.

Chen Shi and Black Pot chase beneath the Immortal City, seeing the ground scattered with mud figures shattered like wet clay, perhaps some cultivators attempted to fly out of the Immortal City, trying to escape, only to find their cultivation unusable, and thus crashed to death.

They arrive in the Immortal City, land on the streets, and see streets and alleys full of clay figures.

These clay figures kneel on the ground, holding incense in their hands, all bowing in the same direction.

Chen Shi walks past these clay figures, seeing the Incense Fire Qi condensing into Extraordinary Power in the air, floating toward the same direction.

Chen Shi unfolds the Purple Heaven Gourd, Black Pot separates from him, carrying the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler on his back, one person and one dog, left and right, passing by the kneeling clay figures, heading to the center of the Immortal City.

Mud Bodhisattva sits in the city, accepting the worship of countless people, absorbing incense fire into his body, replenishing the depleted divine power.

The ones kneeling at the front are the immortals of Feng'an County.

Leading them is the owner of this Immortal City, a powerful and extraordinary Golden Immortal, but even he, at this moment, has become a clay figure, left to kneel before Mud Bodhisattva, pleading for protection.

Around Mud Bodhisattva, incense fire qi permeates.

Although the Great Dao Contamination can pollute the Immortal Dao, it seems to hardly affect the Divine Dao, hence he can still wield divine power.

Chen Shi forms a Sword Finger with his hand, lightly provoking, as two strands of Sword Qi, one Yin and one Yang, fly out from the Purple Heaven Gourd.

These two strands of Sword Qi are precisely the Mystic Sky Sword Qi he refined along the way, forged by the Mystic Sky Aurora, with its greatest feature being brightness besides its power.

Extremely bright.

The kind that blinds you!

The two strands of Sword Qi are massive, merely resembling a rough shadow of a sword, more akin to large bludgeons with sharp edges.

Black Pot grips the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler tightly with one hand, while his other hand forms a Sword Finger at his lips, muttering words, suddenly igniting flames, with Circulation Fire Realm mixed with Thunder Light swirling around him, evoking the power of the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler!

"Whoosh——"

Chen Shi and Black Pot dash forward, their speed blinding, Chen Shi mobilizes the Dual Swords, the Yin Yang Dao Power contained within the Mystic Sky Sword Qi, with a single move which is the Eighth Form of the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture, Heavenly Net Break.

Heavenly Net Break, the red wheel like blood.

This move, when executed, showcases an apocalyptic scene of heaven and earth tilting, overturning the world, the heavenly dome pierced, the sunset bleeding, charging toward Mud Bodhisattva!

Mud Bodhisattva sits there, steadfast and unmoving, hands forming Seal Technique, mouth reciting True Words.

"Om te sad te sad Maha Soha!"

His Seal Technique calls forth the Mahapadma Seal, a set of seal techniques, this time forming seals distinct from before, resembling a massive and heavy Vajra Iron Wall, pushed flatly from in front of him, greeting the spectacular scene of blood-red sun collapsing the sky!

Within the Vajra Iron Wall, every square brick holds a realm, within the bricks lies the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, and the multitude of beings.

Daoist Divine Powers reaching this stage are truly incredible.

"Only a mere Mud Bodhisattva!"

Chen Shi roars, driving the Sword Qi, and collides thunderously with the Mahapadma Seal, instantly piercing through layers of barriers with the Yin Yang Double Swords, extinguishing the world within the square bricks!

The blood-red sun collapses, crashing into the Vajra Iron Wall, both sides continuously annihilate!

At the same time, Black Pot roars, pushing the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler forward, his brute force erupting completely, with a rumbling crash, striking the Iron Wall, taking advantage of the Vajra Iron Wall's confrontation with Chen Shi's Daoist Skill, piercing through the wall!

The Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler grows tremendously, smashing towards Mud Bodhisattva.

Mud Bodhisattva raises his hand to meet it, shaken by its force, involuntarily drifting backward.

Chen Shi leaps up, jumping onto the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler, charging forward along the Iron Pillar, suddenly soaring into the air, Azure Dragon Energy from the East Heaven erupts fiercely around him, the Green Dragon Chant from Spirit Treasure Green Stele bursting from his hands, transforming into a Supreme Seal, descending upon Mud Bodhisattva!

Mud Bodhisattva struggles to resist this strike, his five fingers, shaking, shed flakes of clay, unable to stop himself from drifting backward.

Black Pot already leaps high from behind Chen Shi's back, swinging the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler down with a rumbling crash!

Mud Bodhisattva seals with both hands, forcefully blocking this blow, yet being pressed downward by immense power.

"Boom!"

His figure falls, crashing into the earth beneath the Immortal City, dust and smoke rising.

The two strands of Mystic Sky Sword Qi interweave, following from the sky, transforming into the strike Earth Qi Cold Greeting, as Sword Qi rises from the ground, piercing into Mud Bodhisattva's body, propelling him up from the earth!

And the two strands of Mystic Sky Sword Qi perform precisely the other stanzas of this strike, Heaven Inverted Life Killing!

Mud Bodhisattva consecutively seals to receive this blow, Black Pot is already at the top, swinging the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler sideways to sweep in.

He barely avoids Black Pot's strike, yet Chen Shi's leg has already swept across his face, flattening half of Mud Bodhisattva's face, hammering him far away.

He hadn't yet stabilized his stance when he saw Chen Shi's sword light already upon him. He couldn't help but shout loudly, thrusting out a seal with a true word incantation.

"Tā yǐn mó fēi ó sānmó yě!"

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The two sword lights pierced through his seal technique, stabbing through his palm from front to back. Chen Shi swept his sword fingers left and right, sending half of Mud Bodhisattva's hand flying.

Mud Bodhisattva clenched his fist heavily, dirt flying, reconnecting with his severed hand to form a fist again, tightly holding to strike the incoming Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler, shouting: "Nù suō me luó hǒu pàn suō fú hē!"

Chen Shi suddenly appeared beside the Black Pot, striking a palm onto the Iron Ruler. With the combined force of man and dog, they smashed the newly repaired hand of Mud Bodhisattva into mud.

The Black Pot roared wildly, pushing the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler into a frenzied charge, pressing Mud Bodhisattva towards a mountain ridge.

Chen Shi flipped onto the Heaven Measuring Iron Ruler, dashing forward quickly, activating the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection, and displaying the divine skills he comprehended from his cultivation technique. Ten Days Fighting, accompanied by Seals, unleashed rounds of great suns crashing towards Mud Bodhisattva!

Outside Feng'an County, Heavenly Master Ge and King Li watched the scene unfold, their expressions lively with excitement. The close cooperation between Chen Shi and Black Pot surprisingly overwhelmed Mud Bodhisattva, earning their admiration.

"Neither of them alone is a match for Mud Bodhisattva, but together, Mud Bodhisattva stands no chance against them."

Heavenly Master Ge laughed, "King, if you want to force out Chen Shi's true abilities, relying solely on Mud Bodhisattva may not be sufficient."

King Li chuckled and said, "Mahasthamaprapta is my Dao brother. Unless his clone is destroyed, even if Chen Shi joins forces with the Black Immortal, they are far from being his match. Now turned into Mud Bodhisattva, he's naturally defenseless. He is not the mastermind, merely a pitiable person whose Golden Body was transformed, left to use a clay body."

Heavenly Master Ge smiled and said, "Indeed, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva is formidable. His incense manages to reach my Thunder Department's Thunder Mystery Province. But since we're all Daoist friends, I'll just turn a blind eye. He cultivates both divine and immortal paths, seeking both incense and the Immortal Dao. Over the years, his incense has flourished well in the Thunder Mystery Province. Unexpectedly, even after becoming Mud Bodhisattva, he hasn't forgotten, letting even mud figures worship him, offering him incense."

King Li said, "Among the Western Heaven, those who tread the path of both divine and Buddhist cultivation are not few. Mahasthamaprapta is just one of them."

Heavenly Master Ge said, "If the source of the Great Dao contamination isn't Mahasthamaprapta, then who could it be?"

King Li laughed and said, "Regardless of who it is, they must currently be in Feng'an County. For Chen Shi to survive, he must find that person."

He smiled slightly, "Given that person's abilities, he will surely force Chen Shi to reveal his full hand. Whether Chen Shi is a demon from the Dark Sea can then be determined clearly."

Just as he said this, Chen Shi and Black Pot had already cornered Mud Bodhisattva to a point of desperation.

Mud Bodhisattva exhausted all his strength to block their attack, his clay body now in tatters.

At this moment, Chen Shi suddenly withdrew his hand, stopped the Black Pot from dealing a fatal blow, and shook his head, saying, "It's not him."

The Black Pot paused slightly in surprise.

Chen Shi said, "Though his cultivation is strong, he has not initiated the methods of Great Dao contamination. If he were truly the culprit behind the Great Dao contamination, even if we joined forces, we would quickly turn into clay figures."

The Black Pot withdrew his hand.

Mud Bodhisattva spoke, "When did you realize that I am not the true culprit of the Great Dao contamination?"

Chen Shi smiled, "The moment you struck at me, I understood that you were not the true culprit. The reason you're causing such a commotion in Feng'an County is that you're also searching for the true culprit. Have you found the true culprit, Bodhisattva?"

Mud Bodhisattva didn't answer and said, "Since you knew I wasn't the true culprit, why did you still attack me?"

Chen Shi shook his head, "You attacked recklessly, nearly killing me and my Dao friend, so I naturally had to retaliate, nearly beating you to death to seek justice."

Mud Bodhisattva glanced deeply at him and said, "I haven't found the true culprit, only sensed someone using a spell to make it rain, using the rain to kill the people of Feng'an County."

Chen Shi pondered for a moment and said, "I heard you were the first to be contaminated. Could you tell me what happened at that time?"

Mud Bodhisattva's surroundings swirled with flying clay, his body restructuring, repairing the parts that Chen Shi and the Black Pot damaged, saying, "I am a clone of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, long receiving incense. The Bodhisattva resides in the Western Heavenly Bliss World and rarely comes here. But this time, the Bodhisattva intended to descend using my Golden Body to preach. Therefore, I made early preparations for people to welcome the Bodhisattva. However, the Bodhisattva was delayed by a few hours while listening to the Buddha preach in the Western Heaven. Before he could descend, things went wrong."

He frowned slightly, saying, "Someone offered me a stick of incense and bowed. I received his incense, and my Golden Body was shattered, transforming into a clay body. His incense had poison!"

"A single stick of incense, and it shattered the Golden Body you'd cultivated over tens of thousands of years?"

Chen Shi frowned deeply. Could that stick of incense be the source of the Great Dao contamination?

"May I ask, Bodhisattva, do you recognize the person who offered you that incense?"

Mud Bodhisattva said, "I don't recognize him. I detected him casting a spell to make it rain and chased after him but unfortunately lost him. However, as long as he gives me another stick of incense, I can distinguish who he truly is!"

Chen Shi asked, "So you held the ceremony in the Immortal City to have everyone pay homage to you?"

Mud Bodhisattva nodded.

Chen Shi laughed, "If you continue this experiment all the way, I'm afraid the entire Feng'an County will become your followers. The Bodhisattva can then establish a firm foothold in the Thunder Mystery Province. This makes me wonder if the Bodhisattva is indulgent towards this Great Dao contamination? When you detected the toxic incense, you should have been able to discard it, yet you didn't stop it."

He smiled slightly, "If you had simply discarded the incense, it would've been a false alarm. But if it led to the Great Dao contamination, you could gather all the incense from Feng'an County. The weight is clear at a glance."

Mud Bodhisattva cast him a glance, sternly saying, "This is a conspiracy theory, young benefactor, do not make unfounded accusations."

Chen Shi laughed, "It's easy to verify this. I'll find that person and break this Great Dao contamination. Everyone will remember my goodwill, not the Bodhisattva's, so the Bodhisattva shouldn't be upset."

Mud Bodhisattva smiled at him and said, "If you can break the Great Dao contamination and save the people of Feng'an County from water and fire, I will only be happy."

"Alright!"

Chen Shi laughed heartily, turned, and walked away.