Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 574 - 478: Origin of the Ming King, Light of the Soul

"Hmm, interesting..."

Zhang Kui furrowed his brows, genuinely surprised.

He thought it was just a routine investigation, but unexpected events kept occurring. First, his Dharma Eye was obscured, then his whereabouts uncovered.

You must know, he is currently dwelling in the void, existing between being and non-being, able to silently penetrate even protective grand arrays.

How could these Buddha Corpses see him?

Before he could ponder further, the surrounding scenery changed once again.

Those jet-black Buddha Corpses floated up one by one from the foul sea, standing unevenly in the air, with the Buddha Light behind them transforming into rolling black mist, and the bizarre, noisy chanting echoed in all directions.

The Buddhist Scripture, originally serene and tranquil, was now uttered in a chaotic language, speaking of extreme darkness, like the other end of a spectrum.

Zhang Kui’s expression immediately turned grave.

This scripture was exceedingly eerie. His current high Tao cultivation naturally rendered him unaffected, but if mortal cultivators or ordinary beings heard it, their Divine Soul would likely undergo strange transformations.

As these peculiar chants continued, the sky within Buddha Land also changed. The black mist carried a blood-red hue, as if some evil was about to descend from the firmament...

"Humph, noisy!"

Zhang Kui sneered coldly and revealed his form, and the surrounding black, eerie Buddha Corpses immediately swarmed toward him like sharks smelling blood.

Boom!

The Immortal King Tower appeared with a rumble, its ancient and mystical aura permeating the surroundings, instantly suppressing the space of a hundred miles, and the Buddha Corpses were momentarily drawn into the tower, bound by golden chains.

The surroundings immediately fell silent.

Without the eerie chanting, the blood-red tint in the sky quickly dissipated, restoring the Underworld-like obscured, misty space.

Zhang Kui looked at the sky, deep in thought.

The Old Monk Rama had said that the power of a True Buddha is somewhat akin to the Divine Path, able to harness the Divine Power of the Paradise Realm Bodhisattva Buddha, called Buddha Power. The deeper the insight, the greater the destructive power, potentially even manifesting the Bodhisattva Buddha’s Golden Body.

These Buddha Corpses had no Buddha Power, at most they were Immortal-level zombies, but somehow they became a means to trigger terror. Clearly, he had just interrupted this process.

The Black Ming King’s methods are indeed bizarre...

Just then, the massive ripples from a starship’s traversal could be felt from afar. Zhang Kui flashed into the Immortal King Tower, which then vanished into the void.

As soon as the Immortal King Tower disappeared, dozens of sword-shaped starships from the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm pierced through the darkness, slowly descending from the sky. Each was as massive as a mountain, their magnificent Immortal Light dispelling the darkness, illuminating a vast expanse of the tainted Spiritual Sea.

Boom!

The fleet of the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm created such a commotion that it evidently alarmed some presence within Buddha Land. The world turned murky and blood-red, and strange chanting began again, and black Buddha Corpses appeared from all directions.

"Ah—!"

Screams echoed from within the sword-shaped starships.

The eerie chanting actually penetrated the starship defenses and entered inside, causing all the mortal cultivators who heard it to grasp their heads in pain.

Buzz!

A golden light figure leapt out from the central flagship. It had six arms, its body enshrouded in golden light, sitting upright on a lotus platform. It was the leader, the True Buddha Lian Sheng.

This old monk had lost its benevolence, resembling a Furious Vajra. He flung out a scripture banner-like Buddha Treasure and coldly snorted, "Humph, evil demon, immediately set up the Profound Micro Array!"

The Celestial Craft Immortal Realm had a reputation of ten thousand years, clearly with deep roots. Following his command, the starships instantly changed formation, slowly docking.

These starships could actually connect through an array, forming a huge floating fortress. As the starship core powers converged, a visible golden protective barrier slowly formed, enveloping the entire floating fortress.

During this, the scripture banner Buddha Treasure that Lian Sheng had sacrificed also emitted boundless Divine Light, a grand and solemn chanting sound safeguarding the entire fleet.

The mortal cultivators within the fleet came to their senses, operating the immortal ships anxiously, and with the formation of the golden Dharma Protection Array, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

This was one of the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm’s legacies, the Profound Micro Divine Light.

This light was Heaven and Earth Spirit Light, found by the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm deep within the void, acquired at great cost and known for its defense, possessing immunity to all techniques.

To break this protection, one would have to either seize the Origin of Light located in the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm or attack with absolute force to extinguish all starship cores.

The Celestial Craft Immortal Realm thrived by acquiring countless Divine Treasures in this manner.

The old monk Lian Sheng also let out a sigh of relief, but then his expression changed.

He discovered that his scripture banner Buddha Treasure had also been tainted by some force, and its solemn, grand chanting began to turn eerie.

"Not good!"

The old monk Lian Sheng instantly threw out the Buddha Treasure and flashed into the flagship, watching the Buddha Treasure gradually shrink and turn black, his eyes puzzled and uncertain.

The subordinate next to him asked anxiously, "Master, what’s the matter?"

The monk’s eyes were full of dread: "This place... the Buddha Power seems more susceptible to contamination. What exactly is this Black Ming King’s origin?"

The Celestial Craft Immortal Realm was facing danger, and Zhang Kui observed everything.

The power of the Immortal King Tower was undeniable. Not only could it dwell in the void, expansive or minute, but it was also protected by the power of time, allowing it to evade both the Buddha Corpses’ detection and the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm’s notice.

He was currently within the void of the tower, watching the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm’s fleet transform into a floating fortress with interest. Meanwhile, Luo Changsheng was observing the suppressed Buddha Corpses.

"Senior, did you see anything?"

Zhang Kui withdrew his gaze and asked.

Luo Changsheng did not speak, seemingly lost in thought.

He then formed a spell, and the golden chains in the tower’s void immediately clattered, shattering a Buddha Corpse in an instant.

Boom!

The Buddha Corpse’s flesh and bones scattered, bursting forth black and red light, only to be burned by the transparent Fire of Time.

This was the Immortal King Tower’s most formidable function, able to obliterate all existence with the Fire of Time and wield the acquired power to perform mysterious immortal skills like "Time Stasis" and "Time Flow."

Having witnessed this many times, Zhang Kui quickly noticed the black and red power. Though swiftly burned, he discerned its essence and furrowed his brows, "This red light seems to be some mutated divine power, and this black light..."

"Is Immortal Fiend!"

Luo Changsheng stated resolutely.

"Immortal Fiend?"

Zhang Kui was somewhat astonished, "Isn’t Immortal Fiend supposed to be the manifested power of a True Immortal’s obsession after death? How could it become like this?"

Luo Changsheng was silent for a moment and then said, "I’ve seen this before. Qianwu studied the Path of Light and pursued various immortal lights in the void, swearing to find the most powerful Divine Light Origin to strengthen himself."

"Unfortunately, those Divine Light Origins sufficient to overturn all existence had long been fused into the Path of the Mortal Universe, hard to discern. Yet he finally found one, the Light of the Soul!"

"All beings possess this light—it embodies infinite vitality and creation. But where there is yang, there is yin. Once the Spirit Light is refined, the leftover dregs transform into this plague-like, mutated Immortal Fiend, almost causing unrest in the Colorless Star Realm, which was promptly forbidden by the Emperor Venerable."

As he spoke, Luo Changsheng glanced toward the Colorless Star Realm, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes, "Qianwu had the notion to escape a great calamity by absorbing the vast Light of the Soul and resurrecting as a Heaven-Opening Demon God after the disaster."

"Indeed, everyone is seeking their path to survival..."

Zhang Kui shook his head slightly, "You mean the Black Ming King transformed from Qianwu?"

"Perhaps not, but it must be related."

Luo Changsheng seemed somewhat despondent. He had vigorously persuaded Zhang Kui to come to the Colorless Star Realm, but finding that his close friend had also changed thus, he sighed, "After all, even my teacher, the Emperor Venerable, despairingly surrendered—how many would persist?"

After speaking, his form gradually faded.

Zhang Kui said no more. The more he knew, the more he sensed a desperate feeling of being at odds with heaven and earth, powerless, but his resolve became more steadfast.

Now that he knew the Black Ming King was related to Qianwu, the so-called Immortal King legacy likely posed significant issues...