Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 481: Chapter 481: Magical Combat

The moment the sword was unleashed, the air let out a sharp, strained shriek. A vast will—one that sought to slay demons, purge evil, and cleanse the world—swept out. The surrounding space seemed to twist slightly under the pressure of this ultimate, evil-breaking edge.

This was the first form of the Demon Suppressing Sword Technique, as recorded in the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture.

Slay Demons and Purge Evil!

The brilliant sword light, like a thunderclap from the highest heavens, descended upon Sanzang with unstoppable momentum.

Before the blade even arrived, its pure and tyrannical, evil-breaking Sword Intent had already locked firmly onto its target, vowing to utterly shred the Evil Nature it contained!

This strike was so incomparably ferocious it could instantly obliterate the Divine Soul of an ordinary Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Evil Cultivator. Yet, facing it, Sanzang showed no fear. Instead, a compassionate, gentle smile touched his lips. He didn’t even try to dodge.

"World Honored One’s Universal Salvation."

He chanted a Buddha’s Name, his voice gentle yet immense.

A layer of soft yet incredibly resilient golden light suddenly erupted from Sanzang’s body, accompanied by the faint sounds of Brahma Sound and chanting.

When the tyrannical sword light of "Slay Demons and Purge Evil" struck the golden aura, it let out a deafening roar, like the tolling of a great bell!

The golden light remained completely unscathed.

Sanzang lowered his gaze.

"Benefactor, what I cultivate is the True Dharma Buddha Light. It is Pure and Clean, full of compassion for all living beings, and without a trace of evil or demonic intent. Your evil-purging sword, sharp as it may be, might work against a stubborn and unenlightened heart, but how could it possibly harm my Bright Buddha Nature?"

Sanzang’s voice remained serene, as if he were merely stating an obvious fact.

"Hmph! Nonsense."

Xu Yunfan snorted in anger, and the True Martial Sword Light abruptly transformed.

The originally brilliant and vast Sword Intent instantly shifted, becoming one of boundless slaughter and destruction.

Complex and profound Dao Patterns materialized on the blade, seeming to condense all the sinful karma of the mortal world.

’I only trust my own judgment.’

’If a Buddha lacks benevolence, how is it any different from a demon?’

’Killing to protect life; slaying karma, not people.’

’Second form of the True Martial Demon-Slaying Sword Technique.’

’Slaying Karma!’

This strike no longer targeted "evil." Instead, it slashed directly at the "Karmic Force"—the "causality"—that entangled his opponent’s very existence with heaven and earth!

Xu Yunfan was now convinced that Sanzang’s acts of forced conversion meant he was burdened by his own transgressions. This strike was meant to sever the threads of "Evil Karma" with which his opponent had forcibly entangled himself.

SHHHLICK!

The air seemed to be sliced by invisible threads of causality, making a sound like tearing silk.

As the blade passed, the golden shield protecting Sanzang’s body fluctuated violently, and for the first time, faint ripples appeared on its surface.

Clearly, the fundamental power within this strike had surpassed the simple scope of breaking evil!

The compassion on Sanzang’s face finally gave way to solemnity. He clearly hadn’t expected Xu Yunfan’s Sword Intent to be so bizarre and powerful.

"A fine ’slaying karma, not people.’ Unfortunately, the causality of the Buddhist Sect runs deep. Do you truly think it can be severed by a single strike from you?"

His hands abruptly formed a Dharma Seal.

BOOM!

A dazzling, almost tangible golden light erupted, and within it, Sanzang’s figure began to grow rapidly!

A massive, thirty-foot-tall Golden Body Dharma Aspect rose from the ground!

The Dharma Aspect was the very picture of solemn divinity.

Its eight arms were outstretched, each forming a profound Dharma Seal. Its face was impassive, showing neither anger nor joy. With its eyes half-open, one surveyed all the suffering of the mortal world, while the other shone with the infinite light of the ten directions.

Above the Dharma Aspect’s head spun a great wheel of light. Within it, one could faintly make out a Celestial Dragon Guardian circling, hear the song of a Jialing Pingjia, and see innumerable phantoms of Vajra Warriors and All Heavens Guardians chanting scriptures in reverence.

It was magnificent, compassionate, majestic, and vast.

A breathtakingly immense Buddha Power swept out like a tangible tsunami, causing the very air to rumble under its weight!

This was a protective Dharma Aspect that only a being who had attained the Great Bodhisattva Position in the Puchen Pure Land could manifest.

The Infinite Light Illuminating the Ten Directions and Eight Divisions World-Protecting Golden Body.

Though it was not the true being itself, the aura of power contained within the Dharma Aspect already far surpassed the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment realm.

It was comparable to the power of a Great Daoist Master at Foundation Establishment Perfection!

The moment the Golden Body Dharma Aspect appeared, the edge of the Sin-cutting Sword was stopped dead in its tracks, as if it had slammed into a hundred thousand mountains. The Dao Patterns on the blade flickered wildly and dimmed, threatening to shatter at any moment.

In that split second between life and death, a ferocious glint exploded in Xu Yunfan’s eyes. He held back no longer.

"True Martial... Manifest!!!"

With a furious roar, the Purple Mansion Dao Foundation behind him erupted in brilliant light.

A towering figure, no less imposing than the Golden Body Dharma Aspect, manifested with a deafening roar.

It was the phantom of a peerless, three-headed, six-armed god-fiend!

Xu Yunfan had fully unleashed his Dao Foundation, displaying his Divine Martial Dao Foundation to counter his foe.

The central face of this Dharma Aspect was stern and resolute, its eyes crackling with thunder. It held a terrifying Heavy Halberd wreathed in Profound Nether Heavy Fiend, a weapon that looked as if it could pierce the very earth.

The face on the left stared with wide, furious eyes, its Evil Qi Soaring into the Heavens. Its three arms each brandished a bizarre, chain-like longsword wreathed in Yin Nether Cold Qi.

The face on the right was deceptively placid, but a heaven-scorching flame danced in its eyes. Its three arms wielded a massive, rapidly spinning Red Flame Flying Wheel that spewed molten fire, as well as a narrow-bladed Profound Ice Sword with a body like pure Ice Soul, which pulsed with Extreme Cold Frozen Qi.

Its aura was so domineering, its pressure so tyrannical, that it actually managed to withstand the suffocating oppression of the Infinite Golden Body’s Buddha Light.

This was the manifestation of the True Martial Dao Foundation that Xu Yunfan had forged through the True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture!

The True Martial Divine Light—supreme in its hardness and yang energy, capable of repelling all evil—flowed around the Divine Martial Dao Foundation’s Dharma Aspect. Its six weapons pulsed with destructive energies that were utterly distinct, yet harmoniously unified.

RUMBLE!!!

The True Martial Dharma Aspect swung its Profound Evil Heavy Halberd like an Ancient Demon Mountain, smashing it fiercely toward the Infinite Golden Body.

The Red Flame Flying Wheel spun at high speed, sweeping forward like a wave of heaven-scorching wrath.

The Cyan Nether Chain Swords coiled and pierced like vipers, while the Profound Ice Sword unleashed a frigid tide that threatened to freeze space itself. Its six arms danced in a frenzy, its divine might overwhelming.

"Benefactor, you should know that one does not manifest their Dao Foundation so lightly," Sanzang murmured. "If something were to go wrong, an injury to your Dao Foundation would be difficult to mend."

As Sanzang murmured, the thirty-foot Golden Body Dharma Aspect stood firm as a mountain. Its eight arms danced in unison—forming fists, palms, and seals—casually employing an array of Buddhist Skillful Methods as its golden light surged like a boundless ocean.

A golden Wan-character Dharma Seal materialized, deflecting the blow from the Heavy Halberd.

Glazed Pure Fire shot from its palm, violently colliding with the molten flames of the Red Flame Flying Wheel, setting off a series of deafening explosions.

Then, with a light flick of a finger, Brahma Sound coalesced into tangible sound waves that blasted away the coiling chain swords.

Another finger, as delicate as one plucking a flower, tapped toward the incoming Sword Qi of the Profound Ice Sword. The frigid energy was instantly shattered and dissolved by that single point of supremely pure Buddha Light.

Each collision between the two was like the pounding of divine drums and celestial hammers.

A violent storm of energy radiated wildly from the epicenter of their clash.

The sand, stone, and vegetation on the ground were instantly pulverized. The stray Powerful Qi carved ravines dozens of feet deep into the solid bedrock below.

The sky itself seemed to ripple, refracting light and blurring the landscape.

For miles in every direction, low hills were obliterated and mountain streams evaporated into nothing.

The entire battlefield was a scene of utter devastation, as if ravaged by a cataclysm.

This was the absolute limit of power a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator could unleash. Its might was so terrifying that an ordinary Foundation Establishment Daoist Master wouldn’t dare take a single step into the area.

And this was with them holding back, as they were within the territory of the Wansheng Sword Sect. If they truly let loose and stopped containing the aftershocks, a battle between two Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters of their caliber could shatter mountains and split rivers.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators had already transcended the mundane world. When they engaged in Magical Combat, they would naturally ascend to a higher plane of existence—the Unforeseen Land—to avoid affecting the mortal world and its causality.

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