Too much fruit

Chapter 742: Baidi Bai Zhao Rejection, Taibai's Plan
'Follow me.'

The idea of ​​exploration came into Jiang Li's mind, and he immediately put it into action. The black and white Tai Chi surrounded the two people and the dog. With a slight turn, the Tai Chi flew into the air and caught up with Master Taibai from a distance.

It is impossible for Jiang Li not to be curious about the purpose of Taibai Zhenjun, the Tianjun's collaborator and Daojun's first disciple. Especially now that Taibai Zhenjun has become his enemy, his going to the Buddha Kingdom may be disadvantageous to his side.

Following the sword light, he headed westward, and after passing through the 3,000-mile Gobi Desert, he entered the territory of the Buddha Kingdom.

Master Taibai had no intention of hiding his trip this time. His sword was powerful and powerful, like stars in the sky, which was completely different from the Monkey King who had entered the Buddha's kingdom before.

Although the Buddhist Kingdom and the Great Zhou were neighbors, due to the Kunxu Mountains, grasslands and water, and the three thousand miles of Gobi Desert, both sides did not spend much manpower on garrisoning on the border. Especially the Buddhist Kingdom, because of its own system, it did not have an army on the surface. Those monks who went to the Great Zhou were actually warrior monks, and they mainly practiced on weekdays.

Therefore, when Master Taibai entered the realm of the Buddha Kingdom, the practitioners of the Buddha Kingdom did not notice it immediately. But he went straight to the heart of the Buddha Kingdom, leaving behind a long-lasting sword force wherever he passed. His aura was like splitting the sky in half, making it impossible for people not to notice him.

Such an obvious direction not only shocked those who saw the sword's power, but also made Jiang Li pay more attention to the movements of Master Taibai.

"He's going to Lingtai Mountain," Yushi Yuanjun suddenly said, "He has been moving forward without changing direction. He is most likely going to Lingtai Mountain."

"Lingtai Mountain? The holy place of Buddhism..." Jiang Li's mind moved, and hexagrams appeared in his eyes, and he began to deduce.

Lingtai Mountain is the center of the Buddhist Kingdom. The ancestral temples of the eight branches of the Buddhist Kingdom are all in Lingtai Mountain. The top of Lingtai Mountain is where the abbots of all generations preached. The current abbot of the Buddhist Kingdom, that is, the Awakened One, is also in seclusion in Lingtai Mountain after he and the Tathagata made an agreement that "the Awakened One will not come out of the world, and the Tathagata will not come out of seclusion."

Logically speaking, even for a strong man like Taibai Zhenjun, it would be very dangerous if he wanted to go to Lingtai Mountain alone.

The prerequisite is that there is still a third-grade person on Lingtai Mountain... or in other words, there is still a third-grade person who can take action.

Manjusri, Guanyin, and the newly promoted third-rank Tan Wuwei are all on Kunxu Mountain now, while the Awakened One is in retreat following the agreement with Tathagata. On Lingtai Mountain, there is really no force that can stop Master Taibai.

"But this is only on the surface. If the enlightened one is willing, even a spiritual consciousness can exert a power that is not inferior to the third level." Jiang Li thought.

Each of these strongest men has a high realm and extraordinary means. Even the emperor, who theoretically has the lowest realm, was sealed because he lost the heart of heaven and was near the end of his life, causing his strength to decline and he was abandoned by his friends and relatives.

There is no exceptionally powerful person, and even with the current reward, he is unwilling to confront him head-on.

Last time at Laojun Temple, the Awakened One's spiritual consciousness exerted most of his strength and was able to fight against the Taoist One's Three Pure Ones' Primordial Spirit. Now that he has moved to Lingtai Mountain where his real body is, as long as he is willing to take action, there will be absolutely no problem in forcing Taibai Zhenjun to retreat.

"Yes, as long as the Awakened One takes action..."

When Jiang Li thought of this, his eyes flickered.

Although it is difficult to perform divination because it involves the Enlightened One and the True Lord Taibai, the essence of the Yi Dao still lies in divination. Even if you can't ask for the secrets of heaven, you can still understand the calculations of the poor.

What's more, Jiang Li now understands the cause and effect, and is becoming more and more adept at plotting and calculating people's hearts.

He had already seen through Master Taibai's plan.

True Lord Taibai just wanted the Awakened One to take action. He wanted the Awakened One to break his oath and breach his agreement.

Before, the awakened ones used their spiritual consciousness to walk in the world, and even took action, but it was all done in secret. But now, everyone knows that there is no third-grade person on Lingtai Mountain. At this time, Taibai Zhenjun was forced to retreat. Even if the awakened ones acted in secret, they could not withstand the scrutiny of others.

Once the enlightened one takes action to force Taibai Zhenjun to retreat, it means that Karma Tathagata has lost his shackles, and the lord of the Buddhist hell of fire will be born again.

"Did he realize that my master and I were separated and chose a more radical approach when he couldn't deal with me?"

The more Jiang Li thought about it, the more he was certain that Master Taibai's purpose was to force the Awakener to take action.

Taibai Zhenjun and Manjusri have never been the same kind of people. Even though he had previously attacked Jiang Li in a way that was beneficial to Manjusri, it does not mean that the two sides are allies.

What Master Taibai needs is a great battle that will allow him to be promoted. This battle does not have to take place in the Great Zhou, but can also take place in the Buddha Kingdom. The Enlightened One is born, the Karma Tathagata comes out of retreat, and the Fire House Buddha Prison and the Buddha Kingdom confront each other.

And because the Fire House Buddha Prison is once again in conflict with the Buddha Kingdom, it will force Manjusri and others to withdraw to the Buddha Kingdom, which also satisfies the wishes of the Taoist Emperor.

Even True Lord Taibai already knew the intention of the Enlightened One. If this intention were made public, the Buddhist kingdom itself would be in chaos.

To put it another way, even if his idea failed and the Awakener didn't make a move in the end, if it didn't work once, it might work the second time. His attempt was exposed, and it was entirely possible that Jiang Li, who had separated from Tianxuan, would show up and come to stop him.

Jiang Li is now in the same group as the Enlightened One.

Jiang Li had to admit that Master Taibai had made a brilliant move. This move turned the passive situation into the active one, allowing the situation to be controlled by him.

It can only be said that none of these three-rank people are simple. First, the Immortal Queen made a plan, and then Taibai Zhenjun went west. Although Taibai Zhenjun is a sword cultivator and his style of doing things is consistent with that of a sword cultivator, this does not mean that his mind is as straightforward as a sword.

By the time Jiang Li realized Master Taibai's purpose, Lingtai Mountain was already approaching.

Master Taibai's sword escape speed was not slow. Just based on what Jiang Li had thought about, it was enough for him to cross half of the Buddhist country, come to the heart of the Buddhist country, and approach Lingtai Mountain.

The mighty sword power overwhelmed the holy land of Buddhism. The high tower of the Buddhist temple on Lingtai Mountain immediately stimulated a stream of Buddha energy, forming a thousand-foot Buddha light. The four statues located around Lingtai Mountain also turned their heads together. The majestic stone statues seemed to come alive and looked at the uninvited guest.

The statues of Dhritarashtra, Virūdhaka, Virūpākṣa and Vaiśravaṇa, which are carved in the shape of the Four Heavenly Kings, carry the spiritual fruits of the Four Heavenly Kings and have been worshipped with incense and faith for many years. When they wake up at this moment, it is as if the heavenly kings are reborn, and the mighty Buddha's aura rises into the sky.

"Long!"

The four statues took steps in unison, their mountain-like bodies approaching the incoming sword light.

"Go away."

There was a dazzling white light in the sky, as if the star Venus had fallen into the human world, and wherever its light shone was the light of the sword.

"Zheng!"

The sword gleamed brightly, and the countless sword shadows seemed to divide the heaven and earth into countless fragments. The world as seen by the eyes was fragmented, giving people a sense of confusion from the bottom of their hearts.

“Even his gaze was cut by the sword intent.” Yu Shi Yuanjun whispered.

She is also a sword practitioner and can see the root cause of this change quite clearly.

It was not that the heaven and earth were divided, but that the perception of others was divided by the sword's will, so that the illusion of heaven and earth being shattered was created. This brilliant sword light did not display earth-shattering power, but rather subtle and profound mystery.

The statues of the Four Heavenly Kings are not living creatures, but are supported by incense and faith. They can be considered as a kind of Taoist tool that is almost living. Their existence is more like the gods who were deified by incense before the end of the Dharma.

At this moment, the four majestic statues were shattered by the sword intent that could cut even perception. The incense was cut by the sword intent, and the sword energy followed immediately. The four heavenly kings were unable to resist and were shattered by the sword light.

"Boom——"

Several stone arms broke away from the statue and fell to the ground with a loud bang. Then sword marks appeared on the statue, causing the Four Heavenly Kings to stagger.

In the blink of an eye, the Four Heavenly Kings lost their fighting power. And the magnificent sword force suddenly gathered back, turning into a sword that could support the sky, slashing down towards the top of Lingtai Mountain with unparalleled force.

If this sword is carried out, Lingtai Mountain will be split into two halves.

Jiang Li raised his hand slightly, and sword energy appeared in his palm. The big circular sword was about to take shape to fight against the sword that could hold up the sky, but when the sword was about to take shape, he put his hand down again.

Just because a golden light rose from Lingtai Mountain, connecting to the giant sword.

"when!"

The earth-shattering roar shattered the Buddha's light, and rays of Buddha's energy began to stir. The golden light then stood tall and majestic, with a pillar supporting the sky appearing inside, and several large characters shining on the pillar.

——“Ruyi Jingu Bang”.

"Are there any masters?"

An indifferent voice came from the star-like light body, and countless tiny sword beams jumped and surged, converging again into a sword light that covered the sky and the earth.

The sound of vigorous sword sounds rang out, and in an instant the sword light condensed and transformed into thousands of sword wheels, which were arranged in the sky like stars, changing the color of the sky.

Sword light, sword energy, sword intent and sword power, swords are everywhere in the sky and on the ground. The light shines on the golden pillar that supports the sky, and the sword has already arrived!

However, the other party should not be underestimated.

The golden hoop flew into the air like a flying dragon, and a giant furry hand reached out from the void and grabbed the flying dragon. A giant ape hundreds of feet tall suddenly appeared, raised its golden hoop and stirred the sky.

Just like the previous fight with Jiang Li, the space was sucked in by the invisible gravity, twisting towards the golden cudgel, and the overwhelming sword light was naturally stirred up as well.

Originally, the heaven and earth were turned into a sea of ​​sword lights. Now, this sea was stirred by the golden hoop. The giant ape moved the sky with one stick, and with a loud bang, thousands of sword lights disappeared into thin air.

"Take this stick from me, Old Sun."

The giant ape used his golden cudgel to disperse the sword light, and taking advantage of the situation, he raised his powerful cudgel, swept the sky, and pulled the sky forward, bringing down heavy pressure like the collapse of the sky.

Thousands of sword wheels seemed to be twisted and rushed towards the golden hoop stick. Countless sword lights gathered into one, and then -

"Zheng!"

The sword rang out, and the platinum-colored sword edge absorbed the sword wheel. The sword light turned into a rainbow, and they all became one, slashing towards the golden hoop that was like a pillar of heaven.

"Qiang!"

Thousands of voices condensed into one, which was clearly a sword rainbow, but there were countless sword sounds, ten thousand to one. The long rainbow condensed into sword light struck thousands of times in an instant, colliding with the huge force like the collapse of the sky, and stopped it.

Then, the sword light turned like a whirlwind, circling around the golden hoop and strangling the hand holding the hoop.

But the giant ape also reacted quickly. It swung the golden cudgel, causing the circling sword light to continuously hit the cudgel, dissipating its momentum. At the same time, its other giant palm was pushed out across the air, striking at the source of the sword light with an overwhelming force.

This palm had infinite power, striking across the white star, breaking the sword energy and destroying the white light, revealing the young Taoist inside.

The Taoist also raised his palm and met the giant palm with one palm.

"when!"

The collision of palm prints of completely unequal sizes produced a sound of metal clashing. The palms of the two men did not seem to be of flesh and blood, but seemed as if they were all made of gold and iron.

Then, with a sound like a huge bell, the Taoist flew back in the air, and the giant palm gradually shrank.

In the end, the giant ape returned to the height of an ordinary human, and the towering pillar turned into a long stick and fell into its hands.

"Sun Wukong, he met with the Enlightened One, and the two should have reached a consensus..." Jiang Li watched this short and intense fight, and already knew about the contact between Sun Wukong and the Enlightened One.

At this time, the monkey changed its appearance again.

Wearing golden chain mail, a phoenix-wing purple gold crown on his head, and lotus silk shoes on his feet, he is the most classic image of the Monkey King. But in the subtle details, there is a faint pure light flowing, with an undetectable Buddhist meaning.

The monkey who had reached a consensus with the enlightened one should have also retrieved the Tao fruit of the Fighting Buddha and merged with him.

Just looking at the Buddha's intention, it seems that it has just been integrated. It looks like someone who has just been promoted to the third level. There is no sense of harmony and perfection.

But even so, Sun Wukong's strength has risen to a new level. If he meets Jiang Li again, he is confident that he can get back at him.

But even if his strength increased again, Master Taibai still did not fall into disadvantage when fighting against him.

Sun Wukong looked down at his palm, only to see a faint sword mark on the center of his palm. In the previous palm fight, the opponent's sword energy had left a mark on his body.

"The Taoist fruit of Taibai Laogong... is more than that," Sun Wukong's eyes were sharp and he could see through the energy, "This is the Metal Energy of the White Emperor."

Taibai Zhenjun Li Xuan was famous throughout the world when he was at the fourth rank. People at that time named him Zhenjun after his Dao Fruit and respectfully called him "Taibai Zhenjun", a title that has been used until now, so that few people know the name of his third rank Dao Fruit.

The third-grade Dao fruit of Taibai Zhenjun is of the same lineage as the Dao fruit of Taibai Jinxing. Taibai Jinxing is also known as "White Emperor's Son", and the third-grade Dao fruit that Taibai Zhenjun was promoted to is the White Emperor Bai Zhaoju.

"Unknown Dao Fruit,"

Master Taibai held an eight-sided sword in his hand and looked at the golden monkey in front of him with a probing look, "Who are you?"

He had seen Wuzhiqi before, but the images of Sun Wukong and Wuzhiqi at this time could not be said to be completely unrelated, they could only be said to be like two different people.

Wuzhiqi is a white-haired monkey, and the one in front of him has golden hair. Wuzhiqi's golden cudgel has not yet fully exerted its power. It is an iron cudgel with golden hoops at both ends and an iron-colored rod in the middle, while Sun Wukong's golden cudgel is golden all over.

There were also differences in demeanor and spirit, which made Master Taibai wonder where this expert came from.

Although the third grade is the sixth, since the Dao fruit needs to be interpreted, generally speaking there will be no unknown third grade.

The monkey in front of us can be said to be a special case.

"Oh?"

When a certain Lao Liu heard what Master Taibai said, his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)