Chapter 864
8 Siba: Oh no, it's coming for me.
The sky cracked first!
Upon hearing the guard's words, all the civil and military officials, princes, and nobles present were greatly alarmed.
How could the sky, which was perfectly fine, suddenly crack?
Chen Jie frowned, slowly closed his eyes, and the next moment, a powerful Yang spirit burst forth from his body, appearing tens of thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, in the country of the second son, Chen Wen, there was the sacred mountain, Burkhan Mountain, and the temple of the Living Buddha Phagpa.
After the great battle between Hufu Phagpa and Chen Jiu Si, he had been living in seclusion here. He usually did not associate with ordinary people. But today, suddenly, as if the sky had split open, a huge spacetime rift appeared in the sky above Burkhan Mountain.
Then a man and a woman emerged from inside. They both looked very young and had an otherworldly air about them. After they came out, they stood on a celestial sword, as if they were immortals descended to earth.
At this moment, the man and woman saw this world and couldn't help but burst into laughter. The man laughed and said, "Hahaha, finally, finally I've found this place. Fellow Daoist Lanxian, what did I say? There really is a small world here."
Hearing the man's words, the woman was also very excited: "Yes, this is actually a world that hasn't been refined by powerful beings. Now that we've discovered it, this world is ours! Hahahaha..."
"Only the ruler of a realm can be called a Dao Lord. It is only right that we have such good fortune. Let me see where we can unify this world and bring down miracles."
The man looked around, his eyes filled with greed—greed for this world.
Seeing his appearance, the woman pointed to the sacred mountain not far away, Buerhan Mountain, and said, "We must act quickly. It's not just us who discovered this world, but also those people from the Tai Xuan Sect. Those people also have the Breaking Ring Hammer, which can tear space. If we act too late, this world might be obtained by them."
The man said, "Yes, I sensed it. There seems to be a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm in that mountain."
"At the fifth level of Spiritual Condensation, one should have already gained the recognition of the world's rules in this Lesser Thousand Worlds and should be able to exert power close to that of the True Condensation Realm."
Lan Xian then spoke, and the man nodded slightly, saying, "In a minor world, someone with such power must be a top expert in this world. If we can defeat him, we should be able to conquer this world."
The woman, Lan Xian, nodded and said, "That's right, but I feel there's another powerful force in the southeast, seemingly even more formidable than this one."
The man closed his eyes and said, "Yes, that's true. But that direction seems to be where those guys from the Tai Xuan Sect are preparing to break through the boundary."
Lan Xian said, "Ah, let's ignore them and take down this person first. With this person and the power behind him, we should be able to quickly occupy this world. At worst, we can just share this world with the Tai Xuan Sect."
The man nodded and said, "What Fairy Lan said is very true. Those people from the Tai Xuan Sect are greedy and insatiable. If we let them seize the initiative, we will be at a disadvantage."
The man said, "No matter what, let's go up this mountain first. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Let's catch this expert at the fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm first."
Lan Xian nodded in agreement, and the two of them immediately transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for Mount Burhan.
At this moment, in the Thousand Buddha Hall of Burkhan Mountain, the Living Buddha Phagpa sat on a futon, with fifty or sixty young monks sitting below him, listening to him explain the scriptures.
After Chen Jie occupied the Golden Horde, Burkhan Khaldun became Chen Jie's territory. However, Chen Jie treated the Living Buddha very politely and directly converted the Thousand Buddha Temple on Burkhan Khaldun into the Living Buddha's property.
Chen Jie further appointed Chen Wen as the emperor of the Qian Kingdom. Chen Wen was the son of Zhao Ya and the grandson of Ruyang King Chahan Temur, and had half Mulan blood. The Living Buddha was very willing to make him the emperor of the Great Qian Empire.
In order to win over the Living Buddha, Chen Jie directly had Chen Wen become the Living Buddha's disciple. As a lay disciple of the Living Buddha, Phagpa is now considered an official of the Han Dynasty.
Phagpa had completely stopped interfering in human affairs and was now sitting on Burkhan Mountain observing life and death!
At that moment, Phagpa was explaining the scriptures when he suddenly frowned and said, "Kongjing, open the window."
At this moment, a young monk heard this and immediately went to the window. He pushed it open, and the next instant, they saw that the sky outside had suddenly cracked open. The huge crack terrified everyone. The Living Buddha, staring at the sky, suddenly exclaimed, "That is!"
At that moment, the young monk in the temple also saw in the sky that two people were flying from a distance, riding on flying swords, just like immortals.
The monks were all shocked, after all, even their living Buddha could not travel on a sword like that.
Phagpa also frowned, as he had never flown on a sword like this before. He thought to himself that the two of them had arrived at the foot of Mount Burkhan.
Phagpa's eyes narrowed slightly. This was coming for him, and judging from the looks of it, they didn't mean any harm!
Thinking of this, Phagpa said to the monks behind him, "You should quickly retreat into the tunnel; the visitors are not friendly."
"Ah, Master, what should we do?"
Several young monks spoke eagerly.
Phagpa chuckled and said, "It's alright. Your ancestor is a terrestrial immortal. There's no one I can't deal with."
"It's the other side..." The little monk couldn't help but say, looking at the two immortals riding on swords, "They can fly, they can fly on swords like immortals."
Seeing this, Phagpa said, "So what? Even if they are immortals, your ancestor will be fine. You should quickly escape this place through the tunnel. Come back when things have calmed down."
After saying this, Phagpa pointed to the area under his prayer mat and said, "There is a commentary on the Quran that I have written. If I need anything in the future, please give this commentary to His Majesty."
The "Your Majesty" that Phagpa referred to was none other than Chen Jie's second son, Chen Wen.
Hearing this, the young monks became even more flustered and looked at Phagpa, saying, "Master..."
Phagpa waved his hand and said, "You all hurry up and go, they're coming."
Meanwhile, outside, two immortals had arrived above Mount Burhan and looked down at the Thousand Buddha Temple below, saying, "Oh, this is actually a Buddhist place. I didn't expect that there would be a Buddhist lineage in this small world."
Lan Xian said, "The Lesser Thousand Worlds evolved from fragments of the Greater Thousand Worlds of the past. During the evolution, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism each left behind their own traditions. It is not surprising that this world has Buddhist traditions."
The man nodded, then looked down at the Thousand Buddha Temple and said, "May the master in the temple come out and meet me?"
Upon hearing this, Phagpa emerged from the temple and slowly walked to the square of the Thousand Buddha Temple. He glanced around and then looked at the two immortals riding swords in the air, asking, "Who are you? What brings you to my Thousand Buddha Temple?" The man replied, "From the perspective of people in your world, we two should be considered immortals. We have come here today for no other reason than to request your assistance in summoning the king of this place for a discussion."
Phagpa frowned as he looked at the two: "Immortals? You are not from this world?"
The two smiled, and then the woman spoke up: "Of course, we are people of the Great Thousand World, and naturally different from you ants of the Lesser Thousand World. Alright, monk, we don't want to waste any more words with you. Go quickly and summon the surrounding kings to come and see us. We have a great opportunity for them."
"Of course, if you perform well, I can give you a chance. It must have been a long time since anyone from here ascended to the upper realm. If you do this well for me, I will give you a chance to ascend to the upper realm."
Upon hearing this, Phagpa looked at the two people in the sky, his gaze slightly narrowed: "What is your purpose in doing this?"
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and smiled disdainfully: "Why should we immortals explain our actions to a mortal like you? Just do as we say."
Phagpa was a figure of great stature. He had been a ruler for a hundred years, the national teacher, and was extremely proud. How could he endure such humiliation?
He frowned and said, "Since you are unwilling to talk, then I'm sorry I can't help you. Please leave."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xian frowned, her face showing three parts disdain and seven parts mockery, and said, "You old bald monk, you're putting on airs now. It's your good fortune that we came to you, so don't be ungrateful."
Phagpa clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect and said, “This old monk truly does not know what is good and what is bad. Please, both of you, return.”
Upon hearing Phagpa's words, the woman frowned and angrily rebuked him, "You old bald monk, you're asking for trouble, you're courting death."
No sooner had he finished speaking than his fingers began to form a hand seal, preparing to teach Phagpa a lesson.
But just then, the male immortal suddenly stopped Lan Xian: "Wait a moment."
As he spoke, he looked at Phagpa and said, "Master, you are of advanced age this year."
Phagpa's expression changed slightly. He was already 147 years old this year, which was very close to the lifespan limit of this world, which was 150 years old.
In other words, if nothing is done, Phagpa will pass away three years later due to the end of his lifespan.
Then he looked at the male immortal in the sky and said, "Why are you asking this?"
The male immortal laughed and said, "According to the laws of the Heavenly Dao of the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the maximum age of cultivators here is 150. You look to be over 140 now, which means you don't have many years left to live."
"Now I'm giving you a chance. You'll help me gather all the kings and act according to my commands. In return, I promise you that if you wish to continue your cultivation in this world, I can grant you a Breakthrough Pill to extend your lifespan. If you don't want to waste your time in this world, I can also take you away to ascend to the upper realm. There, your lifespan will not be limited, and you can make rapid progress in your cultivation level. Don't you want to try a higher realm?"
After the male immortal finished speaking, he looked at Phagpa and said, "Think carefully before you answer. This is one of your few chances. Not every immortal is as easy to talk to as we are."
Phagpa looked at the immortals in the sky and said, "What exactly do you want? If you don't tell me your purpose, I will never help you, even if it means my death."
The male immortal then spoke up, "I don't want to do anything special. I just want to integrate the power of these kings, help you unify this world, and then make this world free from war."
"And what do you get out of it?" Phagpa asked the male immortal.
The male immortal said, "I don't need to gain anything, I only need your faith."
"Once you unify this world, all you need to do is erect our statues in every corner of the world and have all the people sincerely worship and believe in us. It's that simple. What do you think?"
Phagpa was stunned for a moment after hearing the male immortal's words. Then he looked at a statue not far away, which was Chen Jiu Si's statue.
Why are they doing the same thing as Chen Jiu Si? Could it be that Chen Jiu Si is also an immortal from the outside world?
Phagpa thought to himself, and was also very curious.
The male immortal could no longer contain himself and looked at Phagpa, saying, "Well? I've told you everything I want to say. Now, can you obediently work for us?"
Upon hearing this, Phagpa glanced at the male immortal and shook his head, saying, "I have been detached from worldly affairs for many years, so please do not seek me out if you wish. I do not wish to do these things with you."
The female immortal frowned and angrily rebuked, "Bald monk, you're playing us for fools."
The male immortal's expression was also very unpleasant. Looking at Phagpa's unfriendly face, he said, "Master, I have already shown you a great deal of respect by telling you so much. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."
"You know, if we wanted to kill you, we could do it with a wave of our hand. This is no joke."
Phagpa put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, this old monk can't do what he says he can't do. You two immortals, please don't force me to do something I can't do."
Upon hearing this, the female immortal flew into a rage: "You bald thief, you're still not afraid of death."
The male immortal then said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your hard work, Fairy Lan. Just beat him half to death."
Upon hearing this, the female immortal laughed and said, "Haha, very well, then I'll show these ants what the power of immortals is."
Having said that, the female immortal raised her hand, and in the next moment, an enormous fire phoenix appeared in the sky. This was the unique skill of their Fire Phoenix Palace: "Fire Feather Facing the Sun!"
The next moment, the huge phoenix spread its wings, and countless fiery feathers shot down, creating a rain of fire that resembled a terrifying fire storm, directly engulfing the Living Buddha Phagpa.
Phagpa sensed the terrifying storm of fire feathers. The next moment, he put his hands together, silently recited scriptures, and then suddenly a huge golden Buddha appeared behind him, covering the entire Thousand Buddha Temple.
The Buddha's eyes shone directly into the sky, his golden light carrying a serene and majestic aura. Facing the fiery feathers flying everywhere, the Buddha remained calm and composed.
At this moment, fiery feathers rained down from the sky, creating a terrifying, apocalyptic scene. The fiery feathers slammed into the Buddha, who, amidst the barrage, suddenly raised his hand, and in the next instant, a terrifying Buddha palm slammed down towards the two figures in the sky. (End of Chapter)