Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 570 - 474: Fleeing Through the Void, Encountering Distressed Buddhist Cultivators

The Underworld Starry Sky, crimson as blood.

Just as Luo Changsheng said, the rules of this world are divided into Yin and Yang realms, opposing and transforming each other. When the mortal world plunders the Spiritual Qi of the Underworld to the limit, it ushers in the great catastrophe of Yin and Yang reversal.

At that time, all living beings in the mortal world will be without exception, transformed into grotesque things similar to the Underworld, while the Underworld will turn into the mortal world, plundering Spiritual Qi in reverse to grow strong, and a new era will begin.

Although it is unknown how long until the catastrophe arrives, the Underworld Cosmos, after ages, has shrunk to an extreme point. Even in the Endless Void, one can see variously sized nebulae and stars.

Boom!

Dazzling white light rapidly spread, causing intense spatial tremors.

A colossal starship, like a mountain range, was seen speeding through. At its bow stood a hundred-meter-tall golden Buddha statue, and its boat pavilion was a nine-story Slaughter Tower, resembling a giant ancient temple, elaborately ornate.

But now, this ship appeared somewhat battered.

Across the ship’s body, many places had massive cracks, flames spattered, and numerous structures on the deck had long collapsed, with corpses strewn everywhere.

Behind this starship, a vast darkness surged like a living entity, spreading across the starry sky in waves, relentlessly pursuing. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a mass of large and small aberrations from the Underworld.

Void Black Tide!

This is also one of the most terrifying threats in the void, the ones Zhang Kui eliminated on the Celestial Essence Star were like streams compared to this river, not even on the same level.

On the nine-story Slaughter Tower of the starship at the front, many Buddhist Cultivators in red robes sat cross-legged, including members from the Demon Race and Ancient Race. Each had a golden light disk gathering behind them, reverberating with majestic chanting, and the tower emitted a sky-reaching Buddha Light, firmly protecting the whole starship.

Atop the Slaughter Tower, several three-headed, six-armed old monks hovered in mid-air.

They appeared to be from the Ancient Race, but unlike the common Ancient Race, their three heads bore no fierce fangs. Some faces bore compassion, some were full of lament, while others resembled the Furious Vajra.

The leading old monk gazed at the endless black tide behind, sighed, and said, "Brothers, time is running out, we must summon the Magic Body of Manjushri."

"Senior Brother..."

Beside him, an old monk opened his mouth, his expression growing dim.

The senior monk ignored him, closing his eyes, forming various Dharma Seals with his hands. Other monks also started chanting, with their halos trembling fiercely behind them.

Buzz!

The elder monk suddenly shone in golden light, as if a mighty power descended, a giant silhouette soared into the sky, growing larger.

Soon, this giant shadow stood in the void, its face indistinct. It wore a seven-treasure Buddha crown, sat stably on a Lotus Platform, with a hundred arms holding various magical artifacts like a Treasure Vase and a Demon-Subduing Pestle behind it.

This Bodhisattva’s colossal shadow was so immense that its sitting Lotus Platform towered over the starship, with colorful Buddha Light and phantoms of celestial flowers appearing in the void.

Buzz!

As the Bodhisattva Magic Body formed a Lotus Seal, a vast and boundless force enveloped the entire Void Black Tide.

The black tide, composed of Underworld aberrations, erupted completely, converging like tar, with piercing, frenzied wails echoing through the starry sky.

In the terrified gazes of the old monks, the Underworld oddities merged into an unprecedentedly gigantic monster, with each enormous tentacle seemingly capable of crushing stars, and monstrous insect limbs frantically flailing.

Alas, just as the monster was about to take shape, the Bodhisattva Magic Body’s golden figure radiated intensely, the monster stiffened instantly, then dissolved into swirling light dust and dispersed.

The sharp wails and grand chanting abruptly ceased.

The Bodhisattva Magic Body vanished, the leading monk’s physical body also crumbled, leaving only a seven-colored dazzling relic Treasure Pearl.

All monks were exhausted, as the elderly monk beside them sorrowfully and cautiously collected the relic, golden blood flowing from his orifices.

Another old monk quietly recited a Buddha name, advising, "Brother Rama, do not grieve. Though Senior Brother Jialan has reached Nirvana, perhaps in a thousand years, he may have a chance to reincarnate and cultivate anew."

The old monk referred to as Rama bitterly laughed, "Reincarnate, with the current state of the Buddha Land, do we still have a chance?"

With these words, all old monks fell silent.

Just then, the Slaughter Tower beneath them suddenly emitted a cracking sound, with wide fissures appearing, and the entire starship came to a halt, its light dimming.

Rama’s complexion changed, a divine thought swept through, and he exclaimed, "Not good, Senior Brother Jialan used the starship’s power to summon the Bodhisattva Magic Body, and the core Buddha Treasure is completely shattered!"

Before his words finished, many monks inside the starship suddenly displayed painful expressions, their eyes bloodshot, and their bodies began to swell.

These monks are all mortal cultivators. Without the protection of the starship, they simply can’t withstand the explosive Spiritual Qi of the starry sky flooding into their bodies.

"Quickly, cast spells to protect the monks!"

A few old monks shouted angrily, and the monks on the Slaughter Tower tossed their kasayas, each one gleaming with golden light suspended in the air. Accompanied by the grand chanting sound, the Buddha light joined together, completely enveloping the entire starship.

Within the Buddha light, the mortal Buddhist cultivators spat blood and fell to the ground, but at least they preserved their lives.

Rama let out a sigh of relief and, looking at the old monks around him, smiled bitterly, "Brother reached Nirvana, and I didn’t expect our Golden Light Temple to nearly face annihilation today."

Another old monk looked helplessly at the void around them, "Brothers, what should we do now?"

As they were feeling distressed, suddenly they noticed something and looked into the distance. A black crystal starship was rapidly approaching, shimmering in the light...

...

"Buddhist cultivators in distress?"

On Kunlun Mountain, Zhang Kui quickly received the news, a hint of curiosity flashing across his brow.

They had already been advancing in this endless void for half a year, drawing closer to the Colorless Star Realm. Unexpectedly, they hadn’t encountered the forces of the legendary Evil God Black Ming Monarch, but instead, they saved a ship of monks first.

Beside him, Tai Shi nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, a large expanse of light and shadow appeared, revealing the scene of a large starship’s cabin. Countless monks were sitting cross-legged on the deck, while a few ancient race old monks, with halos swirling behind them, were expressing their gratitude to Yuan Huang.

Meanwhile, Helian Wei’s figure appeared on the other side, speaking in a deep voice, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, the opposite starship has been damaged. Due to the large number of people, we dispatched the Black Qilin and another Divine Dynasty fleet to monitor..."

Zhang Kui nodded slightly, "You’ve done nothing wrong."

Back on Celestial Essence Star, he had killed two Dragon-Body Centipede Star Beasts, a large one used as a flagship and a small one for transportation.

Though the technique for constructing giant starships had long since matured within the Divine Dynasty, and many star beasts had been slaughtered on the Desolate Ancient Battlefield for construction, these two still continued to be used, undergoing upgrades and repairs over time.

"First, investigate their background."

"I will comply with your directive."

As Helian Wei’s light and shadow disappeared with the order, Zhang Kui silently asked in his heart, "Senior, do you understand these Buddhist cultivators?"

In this world, although the Immortal Path forces are strong, Buddhist cultivators have not disappeared entirely. Originally, within the Divine Continent, there were the Buddhist Sect and numerous sects of the Peacock Buddha Country; even the once-dispatched envoy from the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm was a True Buddha.

Zhang Kui had heard there was something similar to the Star Realm in the void, a Buddha Land, so he couldn’t help but inquire with Luo Changsheng.

"All seek the Dao, just with different paths."

Luo Changsheng said indifferently, "Cultivating in the Immortal Path is for longevity, cultivating in Buddhism seeks freedom. The Buddhist cultivation Dharma methods are numerous; some resemble the Immortal Path that cultivates the body, some resemble the Divine Path that gathers monks’ wish power to attain great divine power."

"Most Buddhist cultivators aim for self-liberation and are not fond of conflict. They establish Buddha Lands in the void to guide Buddhist cultivators from various star realms. Among them, a few great divine power beings have cultivation levels not inferior to starry sky dominators."

"They rarely cause trouble, and with No-View Celestial Dragon Flower Witch, one of the Twelve Immortal Monarchs, also practicing the Buddhist Path, we seldom interfere."

"Oh, I see..."

Zhang Kui understood instantly.

The Ancient Infinite Immortal Dynasty ruled over many star realms, but there were also many powerful wandering forces in the void, among which the Buddha Lands were one.

Knowing this, Zhang Kui didn’t concern himself any further.

There are, of course, Buddhist cultivators in the Celestial Essence Star Realm, originally established by the reincarnated old dragon from the former Lanjiang Water Mansion, advocating arduous cultivation to save others. These void Buddhist cultivators, holding to their ideologies, are destined not to integrate into the Celestial Essence Star Realm.

Simply put, even if they don’t become enemies, they won’t follow his lead to overturn heaven and earth or reverse a great disaster.

On the other side, just as Zhang Kui expected, after hearing Yuan Huang introduce the various strict rules of the Celestial Essence Star Realm, these Buddhist cultivators, now in distress, preferred to squeeze into the starship than to approach.

Of course, they quickly engaged in trade, exchanging the abundant materials and information from their damaged starship for a giant starship.

These Buddhist cultivators had accumulated quite a few valuable items; some divine materials were unheard of, bringing great delight to the Profound Pavilion’s artifact refiners.

However, shortly afterward, a piece of information caught Zhang Kui’s attention.

These Buddhist cultivators originally came from a Buddha Land, and the reason they ventured into the dangerous void was due to a horrific anomaly on their Buddha Land. Upon nearing the Colorless Heaven, countless evil entities emerged overnight...