Chapter 3789: The Pure Land
The full-force strike of an Indestructible Infinite sent divine power surging across the entire Huan Realm.
With the Treasure Canopy Divine Mountain as the center, the Stainless Whisk tore the earth apart, cracks spreading endlessly into the distance, splitting the continent where the Nether Demon Sect was located into two halves.
Countless trillions of living beings were reduced to ashes.
Fortunately, the Huan Realm had deep foundations, its heritage spanning over a hundred million years. Throughout history, many powerful figures had laid down formations. Additionally, cultivators of the Huan Realm were activating the Realm-Protecting Grand Cycle Array, defending with all their might.
Otherwise, this great world would have already been destroyed.
Clearly, Pina Yejia felt no sense of belonging to the Huan Realm, nor any emotional fluctuation over the life and death of its beings. Moreover, the Pina Yejia who had returned with a remnant soul was no longer a great Buddhist sage—there was no compassion for the world, no salvation for all beings. He was no different from a chaotic ancient demon god.
Zhang Ruochen and the others had blocked Pina Yejia’s all-out strike.
At Zhang Ruochen’s signal, Xiu Chen Heavenly God sneered coldly and said, “I told you, long-range attacks—even with a divine artifact in hand—you can’t break through our defenses. If you have the guts, come over and duel Zhang Ruochen one-on-one.”
The Nether Demon Sect Leader said, “If you don’t have the guts, then flee quickly. The Heavenly Court’s All Heavens will arrive soon.”
Pina Yejia was extremely cautious. He removed the red kasaya from his body, and the Buddha light around him grew even more radiant, illuminating the entire Huan Realm.
“Whoosh!”
The kasaya flew out, enveloping Zhang Ruochen and the others.
The previous strike from Pina Yejia had shattered all the surrounding mountains and land, leaving only the Treasure Canopy Divine Mountain floating like an isolated island in the void.
The divine veins and earth veins connected to the Treasure Canopy Divine Mountain were all severed, preventing the Nether Demon Sect Leader from using the means left by the Nether Demon Sect’s ancestors to mobilize the secret power of the Huan Realm.
Even if there were any traps in the ruins of the Evil Emperor’s Dao Field, this move would reveal their true nature.
The red kasaya wrapped around the Treasure Canopy Divine Mountain.
Pina Yejia raised both hands upward and said, “Rise!”
The Nether Demon Sect Leader looked up at the red sky above, where sun, moon, and stars floated, and statues of Buddhas sat cross-legged, with the sound of Sanskrit chanting lingering endlessly.
All heavenly secrets were obscured, and time and space were isolated from the outside world.
“Could this be the kasaya that Pina Yejia used to attain enlightenment during his lifetime?”
The Nether Demon Sect Leader struck out with a supreme sacred artifact-level war weapon, aiming at the red kasaya sky.
The war weapon hit the kasaya and instantly exploded.
It couldn’t even break through.
“Hold!”
Zhang Ruochen activated the power of the Universe Cauldron, stabilizing the Treasure Canopy Divine Mountain to prevent it from being swept away by the red kasaya.
“Take the spear!”
Zhang Ruochen handed the Eternal Divine Spear to A Fuya.
A Fuya lifted the spear, and her entire body ignited, then transformed into a crimson beam of light, thrusting the spear toward the sky.
At that moment, A Fuya displayed unparalleled explosive power.
“Boom!”
The red sky was pierced by the Eternal Divine Spear.
“Die!”
Everything was part of Pina Yejia’s plan. It was as if he had been waiting for this moment. The instant the kasaya shattered, he appeared before A Fuya, striking her with the Stainless Whisk, shattering her physical body into a cloud of blood mist.
A Fuya’s physical body was weak, only at the level of Qiankun Infinite, and could not withstand such an attack.
After landing this blow, Pina Yejia felt confident.
As long as A Fuya was temporarily incapacitated, facing Zhang Ruochen alone would be a complete stomp. As for Xiu Chen Heavenly God and the Nether Demon Sect Leader, their cultivation levels were still several tiers lower and posed no threat.
Pina Yejia descended upon the Treasure Canopy Divine Mountain with even greater speed, intending to end the battle as quickly as possible before Zhang Ruochen could react.
But the moment he landed in the ruins of the Evil Emperor’s Dao Field, he sensed something was wrong.
He only saw Zhang Ruochen, but not Xiu Chen Heavenly God, the Nether Demon Sect Leader, or the Compassionate Voyage Immortal.
“It wasn’t easy to lure you in,” Zhang Ruochen said with a smile on his face.
“Hiss!”
From beneath the ruins of the Evil Emperor’s Dao Field, a bronze well ten zhang wide and long was opened. It spewed forth crimson-gold divine flames, condensing into thousands of fire dragons that surged toward Pina Yejia.
Wherever the divine flames passed, all heavenly and earthly rules were incinerated, including time rules, space rules, fate rules, and light rules…
Pina Yejia wanted to flee, but it was too late.
The crimson-gold divine flames engulfed him.
A Fuya recondensed her physical form, her aura extremely weak. Fortunately, Pina Yejia’s main target was Zhang Ruochen; otherwise, if he had struck her again, this “Mira” body might not have been preserved.
She stood in the clouds, looking down, and suddenly her eyes narrowed. “How is this possible?”
She saw Pina Yejia escape from the crimson-gold divine flames.
He was left with only half a body. His so-called Ancestor Golden Body had been completely incinerated, most of his head was gone, and his remaining torso had only one broken hand and one broken foot—a gruesome sight.
Beneath the ruins of the Evil Emperor’s Dao Field was sealed a vast amount of divine flames left by a peak Indestructible fire-path overlord, far more terrifying than a peak Indestructible’s full-force strike.
A Fuya quickly realized the reason.
Pina Yejia’s remnant body was enveloped by a vast golden Buddha realm.
That Buddha realm was filled with Buddha Qi of extreme purity. Every wisp of Buddha Qi that escaped into the void could restore the recently destroyed land to life, turning it into a sacred pure land.
The Heaven Cauldron flew out from the crimson-gold divine flames, chasing after Pina Yejia.
Zhang Ruochen flew out from the cauldron, standing at its mouth, his eyes filled with confusion.
Could an Indestructible Infinite truly be indestructible?
After being directly burned by the Evil Emperor’s divine flames, he could still preserve a remnant body and escape.
The Compassionate Voyage Immortal’s voice came from within the cauldron: “It’s the Pure Land!”
“The legendary Pure Land actually exists,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhang Ruochen had deep ties with the Buddhist sect, having read many treasured Buddhist scriptures and knew countless Buddhist allusions.
Legend had it that the Kasyapa Buddha left behind two Ancestor Realms: one was “Endurance Soil,” which was the Saha World; the other was “Pure Land,” which was the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
“Endurance Soil” referred to the Saha World, where sentient beings bore heavy sins and had to endure all kinds of suffering and troubles. Hence, the Saha World was also called the Five Turbidities World.
The Compassionate Voyage Immortal said, “The reason he captured me was to seize the Saha World. When the Saha World and the Pure Land merge, his cultivation will become more complete and advance by leaps and bounds to an unimaginable level.”
Zhang Ruochen pursued while asking, “Strange. Why didn’t he release the Pure Land earlier? If he had used the Pure Land, our plan would have had no chance of success.”
The Compassionate Voyage Immortal said, “When he releases the Pure Land, the World Spirit of the Saha World will sense it. Perhaps he was worried about that. Of course, it could also be because he was too arrogant and didn’t consider us worthy opponents to use the Pure Land against.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Aren’t you the World Spirit of the Saha World?”
The Compassionate Voyage Immortal gently shook her head and said, “I will explain all the cause and effect to you.”
Pina Yejia was severely injured. The Evil Emperor’s divine flames had invaded his body, threads of fire weaving through his blood vessels, still burning his golden body, difficult to refine.
He drove the Pure Land straight toward the starry sky beyond the heavens.
A Fuya naturally knew that the Pure Land was extraordinary and could become Pina Yejia’s trump card to turn the tide. Still, she activated the Eternal Divine Spear.
Just as she was about to intercept, a giant foot formed from five-colored divine clouds stepped through the atmosphere of the Huan Realm, landing on the Pure Land, sending this Buddhist Ancestor Realm crashing back down into the sea below.
“Better early than late. Didn’t expect to catch a big fish.”
Well Daoist executed the “Vertical” technique, charging into the Pure Land, directly attacking Pina Yejia’s remnant body.
Zhang Ruochen was slightly surprised. He looked at Chi Xingtian, who had entered the Huan Realm right after Well Daoist, and asked, “How did you bring him here so quickly?”
“I ran into him halfway. He was looking for you too, already searching the star domain not far from the Huan Realm. He said you were dishonest and took something he wanted,” Chi Xingtian said.
Zhang Ruochen was full of questions. What was going on?
“Zhang Ruochen, Pina Yejia’s cultivation is too high. Don’t come in; you can’t handle it. Leave it to me, the Daoist. Soldiers fight soldiers, generals fight generals. A figure at the Indestructible level should be suppressed by this Indestructible-level Daoist,” Well Daoist said.
Zhang Ruochen understood Well Daoist all too well.
This fat Daoist was definitely someone who wouldn’t lift a finger without profit. He had clearly set his sights on the Stainless Whisk and the Pure Land, afraid that Zhang Ruochen would compete with him.
Of course, Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t charge into the Pure Land. Although Pina Yejia was severely injured, entering the Pure Land meant entering his home turf. It was an Ancestor Realm—who knew how much combat power he could unleash inside?
Moreover, what if Pina Yejia self-detonated his divine source or relic…
Anyway, Zhang Ruochen didn’t think he could withstand it.
But Zhang Ruochen underestimated the impact of the Evil Emperor’s divine flames on Pina Yejia and overestimated Well Daoist’s strength.
In Well Daoist’s hands, Pina Yejia couldn’t even self-detonate his divine source. Before long, he was suppressed within a patch of five-colored clouds.
Previously, Zhang Ruochen thought Well Daoist, an early-stage Indestructible Infinite, was quite weak, getting bullied by Void Heaven like a grandson. But now, comparing them, he realized that cultivators below the Indestructible level and those at the Indestructible level were separated by an insurmountable chasm.
Well Daoist seized the Stainless Whisk and was ecstatic, laughing uproariously.
Finally, he had a suitable divine artifact!
Zhang Ruochen’s expression turned serious as he warned, “This is the clan-suppressing divine artifact of the Murong family. Senior, do you intend to claim it as your own?”
Well Daoist immediately stuffed the Stainless Whisk into his wide sleeve and put it away. His smile vanished as he glared at the suppressed Pina Yejia and said, “Wicked monk, killing an All Heavens of the Heavenly Court realm, how arrogant! Fortunately, I arrived in time to avenge Fellow Daoist Murong. An All Heavens falling—this is a world-shaking event. What are we to do? The Heavenly Court’s Twenty Heavens now has a vacancy!”