novelraw Chapter 509 - 508: Wutian: I Want to Work With You [Part 1]
Chapter 509 - 508: Wutian: I Want to Work With You [Part 1]
"I have other matters to attend to, I cannot accompany you." Yang Jian said.
"No problem." Lin Heng’s eyes flashed with astonishing brilliance, his tone firm: "If the Saints do not emerge, I can push through all enemies!"
This was not arrogance; Lin Heng had such confidence.
His Invincible Dao Heart was already forged.
He feared no equal opponent in the world.
Even if they came together!
"Good." Yang Jian didn’t say much, just raised his hand towards the Star Realm, and a pillar of light descended from the World in the Lamp.
"Go." Yang Jian said.
Lin Heng nodded, bid farewell, and then disappeared with the pillar of light from this World in the Lamp.
Not long after Lin Heng left,
a figure appeared here again.
An old, hunched, ugly figure.
"A perfectly fine Dao Court, yet it carries the burden of a Heavenly Calamity; what a pity, truly a pity..." that figure said melancholically, amidst grayish-white fur was an ash-red macaque face.
It looked at Yang Jian and said, "I’m afraid your plan will be for naught."
Yang Jian’s expression was blank: "It will not be for naught."
The macaque paused, couldn’t help but frown, and said, "Daoism has already become a Tribulation Responder; even if you become the Lord of the Dao Court, so what? Be cautious not to end up like the Ancient Celestial Court!"
Yang Jian stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze imperious as he said, "I am not Emperor Haotian; even if the calamity befalls me, I can still revitalize the Daoist lineage!"
His entire being emanated Immortal Light, exuding invincible confidence.
The macaque slightly frowned, after a moment of contemplation, said: "If that’s the case, then why not just kill him?"
The "him" the macaque referred to was naturally Lin Heng who had already left.
Yang Jian didn’t speak.
Instead, a disdainful voice came from within a Black Mountain.
"Though True Monarch Erlang’s cultivation is heaven-reaching, he was already defeated by that guy in the recent engagement."
"Want to kill him? I’m afraid the True Monarch lacks the strength for that, doesn’t he?"
If Lin Heng were here, he would instantly recognize this as the voice of the Six-Eared Macaque.
The Six-Eared Macaque at that time was exceedingly miserable; his mana was locked by the Five Elements Rules, his physical body bound by eighteen chains, pinning him to the Black Mountain.
Not only had he lost his freedom, but even his life and death were not under his control.
"A frog at the bottom of a well."
Upon hearing the Six-Eared Macaque question Yang Jian’s strength, Heaven-Barking Dog’s gaze turned somewhat cold.
Yet Yang Jian paid it no heed.
Instead, the ancient macaque emitted a dry, hoarse laughter towards the Six-Eared Macaque, saying: "Not to blame."
"Your cultivation is too low now, your perception too narrow, seeing Yang Jian is like a frog at the bottom of a well looking up at the moon."
"Wait till you step into Quasi-Saint, seeing Yang Jian would be like a mayfly confronting the vast sky." It said with ease and calm.
The Six-Eared Macaque couldn’t help but frown.
"If he’s not a Saint, no matter what secret methods he has, how strong can he be?" The Six-Eared Macaque couldn’t understand.
This Red-bottomed Macaque, among the Four Monkeys of Chaos, had weathered the most storms and was the most mysterious, ancient; why would it hold Yang Jian in such high regard?
"Could it be that over the years, he’s gained some special opportunity?" Six Ears muttered to itself, its heart filled with doubt.
But evidently, no answer would be forthcoming.
Yang Jian gazed at the sky, answering the earlier question from the Red-bottomed Macaque.
"No matter what, he’s the one chosen by the three ancestors."
"At least for now, I won’t kill him."
"As for the future..."
Yang Jian paused, his eyes flashing with extraordinary brilliance, confidently stating: "I will have a fair fight with him, I will let the three ancestors know that I am more suited."
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...
The world spun around.
After leaving the World in the Lamp, Lin Heng still felt the world spinning.
Fortunately, this time he wasn’t struck unconscious.
When the divine light flickered and he returned to the outside world, Lin Heng gradually regained clarity.
"As expected, still in the Demon Realm."
Gazing at the shattered heavens and earth, Lin Heng was not overly surprised.
When Heaven-Barking Dog said it knocked him out to prevent the Saints from deducing anything, he had guessed he was mostly still in the Demon Realm.
Because the Outer Demon Land was outside the Three Realms, beyond the Five Elements, it was the best at confusing heavenly secrets.
Of course.
Lin Heng still felt that Heaven-Barking Dog’s reason for attacking him was somewhat far-fetched.
But he chose not to dig deeper.
The World in the Lamp still had hidden powerhouses, they thought he hadn’t noticed, but unbeknownst to them, with his mastery of the Chaos Law, his perception of unusual auras had already reached an astonishing level.
"Yang Jian..."
"If you and I are adversaries, what a pity..."
Lin Heng sighed inwardly, restraining his thoughts, preparing to leave.
However, just as he lifted his foot, he stopped again.
"Is there something?" Lin Heng spoke.
In front of him, a Black Lotus was quietly floating, blocking his path.
It was Wutian!
According to legend, Wutian was the residue of delusions that Tathagata had cast off to attain sainthood.
In the Outer Demon Land, constantly absorbing wickedness and malice.
Now it had reached an extremely frightening level!
But Lin Heng did not panic.
Just as he had said, in this world, as long as the Saints did not emerge, he was confident he could push through all enemies.
The delusions of this Saint, Wutian, were naturally no exception.
"I want to cooperate with you on something." The Black Lotus voiced directly, not as an enemy.
Lin Heng squinted slightly, straightforwardly said: "You want to deal with Buddha Country?"
The Black Lotus said blandly: "Not exactly, I just want you to help deal with one person."
"Who?"
"Golden Cicada."
"Who?" Lin Heng raised his voice, his eyes puzzled: "Golden Cicada was already dealt with by Ksitigarbha and Great Ming King together, wasn’t he?"
During the scramble for Nuwa’s opportunity, Golden Cicada was killed through the joint scheme of Ksitigarbha and Great Ming King.
The location of the killing was right here in the Demon Realm.
Wutian couldn’t possibly be unaware.
And now, he actually said he hoped Lin Heng would help kill Golden Cicada.
This left Lin Heng somewhat at a loss.
Black Lotus said: "With the Mahayana Buddhist Sutras, Golden Cicada will not die."
Hearing this, Lin Heng’s eyebrows tensed: "If I remember correctly, in Ksitigarbha and Great Ming King’s scheme, Golden Cicada’s Dao Field was tampered with by East Buddha, so could it be he didn’t find the Mahayana Buddhist Sutras?"
Black Lotus said faintly: "He found it."
Lin Heng’s eyes narrowed slightly, Black Lotus continued: "But East Buddha did not destroy the Mahayana Buddhist Sutras."
Lin Heng raised an eyebrow: "How do you know?"
Black Lotus replied calmly: "Golden Cicada and Maitreya competed, and Maitreya naturally wants to kill Golden Cicada, but if Golden Cicada’s nemesis became Great Ming King, why would Maitreya still want to kill him?"
Upon this statement, Lin Heng’s expression turned odd instantly.
"You’re saying, East Buddha also had hidden intentions and did not destroy the Mahayana Buddhist Sutras?"
"Exactly." Black Lotus’s tone was exceptionally calm.
"How can you be so sure?" Lin Heng was curious.
"Because..." Black Lotus remained silent for quite a while, then slowly said: "Because the Mahayana Buddhist Sutras were penned and crafted by my own hands, I am in spiritual communion with it."