In the year 9201 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingqing Star

Lingqing Star has fallen into the hands of Blue Star for over four hundred years, and the interdimensional teleportation array to Lingjing Star has been established. For many years, more than fifty million people from Blue Star have immigrated to Lingqing Star, and the local population of Lingqing Star has already been transformed.

Almost replicating all the actions of Lingjing Star, the common people of Lingqing Star could not resist the temptation of material wealth, abandoning their faith in Buddhism and returning to reality.

Today, Lingqing Star has a population of over five billion, with a complete range of industries, and the industrial level has reached an overall level of 4.0, capable of maintaining and repairing the most advanced warships.

On this day, Liang Long boarded a Space Battleship to inspect some outposts outside Lingqing Star, and at one of the outposts, a bald man was waiting for him.

"Xuan Fa Bodhisattva, it’s good to see you."

Liang Long greeted Xuan Fa Bodhisattva with a bow. He was not surprised by Xuan Fa’s appearance, as he had summoned him, and this place could avoid Xia Qingshan’s surveillance. They did not have the secret techniques for this yet, but Buddhism was very skilled at it.

"Liang Long, I have come to see you on the orders of my master. I have heard that you wish to convert to Buddhism; is that true?"

"I say I will take refuge, in your Buddha, do you believe it?"

"You…"

"Bodhisattva Xuan Fa, if you cannot make the decision, please let your true Buddha come out."

Liang Long smiled. The Buddhist sect had never given up on reclaiming Lingqing Star. This is a fact; although there have not been any major battles in recent years, there have been quite a few small skirmishes.

What surprised the Buddhist sect was that Liang Long, who participated in the battles, used many secret Buddhist techniques and showed abilities that were more skilled in Buddhist teachings than the Bodhisattvas, which immediately raised their suspicions. After a few encounters, Liang Long secretly revealed to them that he wanted to take refuge in the Buddhist sect.

As soon as Liang Long finished speaking, a golden light projected from the mystic dharma body, transforming into a human figure.

"Grandmaster."

"You can stand aside; I will have a talk with Taoist Friend Liang."

The true Buddha said, and Liang Long’s words caused a great stir in the circle of true Buddhas because Liang Long’s strength was very special; they had already observed his powers.

"Taoist Friend Liang, you invited us, are you trying to play a joke on us?"

"Of course not, how about we work together?"

"Are you really thinking of converting?"

"What do you think?"

"I think it’s impossible, Buddha Master once said, you are truly a lawless person, even Buddha Master could not help you."

"Isn’t that enough? So it’s just a deal, what do you say?"

"What kind of deal?"

"In five years, when I go through my trial, you will attack Lingjing Star, and I will give you Lingjing Star."

"This…"

Even the Buddha was stunned by Liang Long’s words and didn’t respond right away.

"Master, be careful, there may be a trick."

Xuan Fa said immediately; he thought this was not a reliable matter.

"Liang Long, did you hear? The Buddha’s teachings do not trust you."

"You don’t trust me because you think I have no reason to betray Blue Star or the Heavenly Court, right?"

"That’s right."

"Then let me explain my reasons. The Buddha Master has already said that I am a lawless person, so I cannot always stay beneath others, whether it’s the Buddha’s teachings or the Heavenly Court, not to mention that little immortal from Blue Star. Is that reason enough?"

"It’s not enough. Even if you don’t stay beneath others, it doesn’t mean you have to betray."

"You don’t understand this. The immortal from Blue Star is named Xia Qingshan, and he is very stubborn and narrow-minded. He will not allow me to escape; he needs me to fight for him and conquer planets constantly. This does not align with my beliefs. I am a scientist, and scientists know what that means. I dislike killing; I am a kind person, so I need your help."

"······"

The true Buddha looked at Liang Long, not understanding where he got such thick skin.

"The most important point is that you will not lose; you have prepared for so many years, didn’t you want to counterattack? Zinan, Beiyuan, Canglan, Blue Star, among the four families, we are the weakest. If you want to fight, it must be us, so even if it’s just pretend, you will not lose out."

"I need your sincerity."

"Impossible. I know what you’re thinking. I, Liang Long, stand firm in this world, not controlled by anyone; I won’t give you any weaknesses. After five years, if you want, come; if you don’t want to, forget it."

"If you say it like that, we have no basis for cooperation, and aren’t you afraid that I might take you down with me when the time comes?"

"Not afraid. I have my own way to escape, and you don’t need to worry. In the future, I will be a wanderer of the starry sky. My biggest motivation for overcoming my trials is to break free from the limits of lifespan and the control of the Star Domain. I will roam the universe; I want to see all the life planets."

Killing, plundering, conquering, to me, are worthless; they are very low-level interests. Your Bodhisattva Fa Kong has spent a long time with me; he should understand me."

"Since you have said so, then I will come after five years."

The true Buddha thought for a moment and realized he had no reason to refuse. The Buddhist sect had prepared for many years to launch a counterattack, and it didn’t matter whether Liang Long wanted to cooperate or not; it would be the same even if he was transcending at that time.

"Thank you very much. When the time comes, I won’t be there. If the Space Battleship is commanded by someone else, its fighting strength will be reduced by more than thirty percent. Also, during the transcendence, Xia Qingshan must give up control of Lingqing Star and will not be able to offer sacrifices, which is your best chance."

Liang Long said that the immortal is just a fake way of heaven. Once someone transcends on the planet, the real way of heaven will bring down disasters, and even immortals must avoid its sharpness, temporarily giving up control of the planet.

Generally speaking, without outside support, newly ascended immortals cannot seize a planet, because newly transcended immortals cannot compete with those experienced immortals.

The true Buddha nodded and said no more; he had made his decision. Five years later, he would definitely arrive. Even if it were a trap, the Buddhist sect would step over it to redeem the shame of their past defeat.

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In the year 9206 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Blue Star.

On an island in the Endless Sea, Cao Ying had been sitting here in meditation for several days. Over the years, she had lifted the restrictions on her cultivation and brought her power to its peak.

This is also the peak of the Transmigration Stage.

Cao Ying has reached the Transmigration Stage for over two thousand years. Although she has not specifically focused on her training, she has reached her limits. Now, she is only one step away from crossing the tribulation.

"Daoist Friend Cao Ying, we have driven away all living creatures within ten thousand miles, and there are guards around. You can safely cross the tribulation."

The voice of the Demon Queen echoed, as the Endless Sea is the territory of the demon race, under her control. To prevent harm to living beings, she has sent the Demon King to drive away all creatures within ten thousand miles.

"Thank you, Daoist friend."

"No problem. You are the first cultivator in Blue Star’s history to cross the tribulation. I hope you succeed and surpass the Thunder Emperor and Green Emperor of humanity, as well as surpass the past Demon Emperors of my demon race, paving a path for the living beings of Blue Star."

The Demon Queen said this is a groundbreaking move for Blue Star. In nearly a million years of history, there have been many great figures; the Thunder Emperor and Green Emperor were outstanding in their time, but they never had the chance to become immortals.

The past Demon Emperors were similar. Perhaps the Jiujie Divine Silkworm had the best chance, but for various reasons, it also failed and never experienced the crossing of the tribulation.

"Thank you, Daoist friend."

Cao Ying nodded. She felt that the probability of success in this tribulation crossing was quite high.

Because she was well prepared, and Lin Jiang had spent a lot of money to buy the crossing tribulation experiences from Canglan Star for her, if that was not enough, then it could only be said to be fate.

Cao Ying was already very familiar with the information that Lin Jiang bought. Following the experiences of those people, Cao Ying began to strengthen her own path. She manifested the understanding of the heavenly laws and resonated with the true heavenly way.

Soon, the sky began to change. The white clouds within tens of thousands of miles started to gather here. As the clouds continued to pile up, the white clouds turned into gray clouds, and finally into black clouds.

The black clouds kept lowering, and a terrifying aura emerged from them. Lin Jiang and the others, thousands of miles away, looked in fear at this scene. This was not normal stormy weather; even those at the Transmigration Stage felt suffocated by such power.

"Xia Qingshan, immediately release your control over Blue Star, or the heavenly way will misjudge and regard you as a crossing tribulation person; Cao Ying’s lightning tribulation will increase more than ten times, and you will die too."

Lin Jiang said coldly. They did not understand this common sense before, but Ming’an had informed Lin Jiang, and Xia Qingshan should have known it long ago.

If he did not release his control over Blue Star, the heavenly way would misjudge and think Xia Qingshan’s power was that of a crossing tribulation person, which would increase the lightning tribulation by more than ten times, making the crossing tribulation person undoubtedly dead.

"Lin Jiang, I hope you don’t do something foolish. Even if I can’t control Blue Star right now, killing you is still very easy."

"Less talk, she’s my woman."

Lin Jiang responded sharply, and Xia Qingshan did not say anything else. He quickly removed his control over Blue Star and did not dare to stay any longer.

The thunderstorm was still brewing. According to tradition, there would be nine waves of thunder, and the trial usually lasted about three to five days. There would be a break between each wave, which was an opportunity given by heaven to the one undergoing the trial.

"Beep beep…"

Just as everyone was anxiously waiting, the watches on their wrists suddenly beeped. When they looked at them, their expressions changed drastically. The message displayed was that Lingqing Star was under attack.