Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 323 - 289: Tempered by Karmic Fire, Storms on the Horizon (Part 2)

Chapter 323: Chapter 289: Tempered by Karmic Fire, Storms on the Horizon (Part 2)

"Is this the Fire of Origin?"

Zhang Kui widened his eyes, staring at the largest lotus among the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, which had completely transformed into a blood-colored lotus. On the lotus platform, a tiny black-and-red flame flickered, as if it was about to extinguish at any moment.

The old Flood Dragon Demon, dressed in tattered monk robes, appeared even older. He weakly smiled, "Perhaps it’s because of your Divine Land Array. The Ren Water Array on Hailing Mountain collects all things, which caused the Original Karmic Fire to emerge prematurely. The Buddha Mother tried to struggle two days ago but now remains silent."

"Oh..."

Zhang Kui quickly looked down as the Divine Light Cave pierced through layers of darkness, revealing the massive Ancient Race Buddha Mother. Flesh had grown on it, yet its face was filled with despair as the Original Red Lotus Karmic Fire continuously absorbed its Spirit Charm, emitting a constant aura of resentment and poison.

"A pile of dried bones in a grave and still trying to cause trouble!"

Zhang Kui snorted coldly, secretly instructing Tai Shi to perform a major Disaster Exorcism Skill purification here once everything was over, to prevent any strange occurrences.

The old Flood Dragon Demon coughed and slowly sat on a stone, sighing softly, "I’ve practiced Buddhism all my life, increasingly feeling that this Realm of Nirvana is like an Illusion Dream. Now the remnant Buddha Corpses have all turned into demons. Fortunately, there’s the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, which can burn everything away, refining the purest Buddha Nature."

Zhang Kui remained silent.

The old Flood Dragon Demon’s plan was to refine the Buddha Mother’s Buddha Nature, then reincarnate and cultivate again, hoping to rise with the human race’s momentum and eventually become a Buddha.

Zhang Kui definitely had a chance before, but after knowing the current situation, he was no longer sure.

With the chaos in the Great Path, the Immortal Path was like a demon, and who knew what the Buddhist Path would turn out to be?

"You seem troubled..."

The old Flood Dragon Demon smiled indifferently, "What could possibly trouble the Sect Leader Zhang, who turns the world upside down? There’s no one here, I’m dying soon anyway, so why not share it with me?"

Zhang Kui hesitated for a moment, unwilling to keep secrets anymore, and slowly recounted everything...

Even though the old Flood Dragon Demon was the Master of the Forbidden Land and often complained about his bad luck, he sacrificed his future to suppress the Buddha Mother for thousands of years for the sake of the Divine Land’s creatures. Zhang Kui truly didn’t want to hide anything from him.

After listening to Zhang Kui, the old Flood Dragon Demon was silent at first, but then burst into laughter, shaking his head, "So that’s how it is. The myriad of immortal Buddhas truly are a joke."

He then looked at Zhang Kui, revealing sharp white fangs, "I have seen Sect Leader’s valor, overturning numerous forbidden lands and leading the weak human race to now step into the cosmic chess game. Thus, I entrust my reincarnation to you."

"But Sect Leader now somewhat disappoints me. The Great Path is chaotic, the cosmos dark, all beings in suffering, none can escape. What’s the point of overthinking anything?"

"We cultivators go through countless trials seeking the Great Path; the Ancient Starry Sky God, the Desolate Ancient Immortal King... How can you be sure their path is the Great Path?"

"What is the Path? The Path is endless!"

"Even if the Great Path is in chaos, it’s just another calamity. Isn’t Sect Leader always creating something from nothing, opening a path for humans? Does it scare you now?"

"Who’s scared!"

Zhang Kui laughed heartily, sweeping his sleeves and bowing, "Thank you for the guidance, senior. My Path is one of change; since the Great Path is in chaos now, my path is to change it, to innovate all things—it is Heaven’s Mandate!"

"Good!"

The old Flood Dragon Demon laughed heartily and glanced at the Original Karmic Fire, "Time is up. After my reincarnation, I’ll definitely stay by Sect Leader’s side to see how you transform the Great Path!"

With that, his figure flashed, unexpectedly plunging into the Original Karmic Fire, instantly freezing his Divine Soul.

However, at the moment of fragmentation, the Original Karmic Fire suddenly soared into the sky, causing the ground to tremble as voices of despairing curses came, while beams of black light were drawn out by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. Under the blood-colored flames, the black light twisted and vanished, while threads of serene golden light gradually gathered...

Zhang Kui’s expression turned solemn.

This was the most critical moment now.

Buddha Nature is easy to refine, but it’s not something mundane people can acquire easily. The old Flood Dragon Demon had to use his Buddha Heart to merge with the Buddha Nature in the burning Karmic Fire.

Without a Buddha Heart, it would just be an illusion, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

In the blood-colored Karmic Fire, amid the agile Buddha Light, the old Flood Dragon Demon’s nearly dissipated Divine Soul suddenly sat cross-legged, forming a Dharma Seal. His formerly ferocious face became solemn and compassionate.

"All beings suffer, all forms are void, all things are inverted, neither birth nor death. When the mind is entangled, it must overcome all suffering, overcome all emptiness..."

The surrounding space started to collapse as the old Flood Dragon Demon in the Red Lotus Karmic Fire smiled indifferently at Zhang Kui, then suddenly vanished. A ray of golden light cut through the sky, heading for Shazhou.

Zhang Kui silently noted the location, then formed a spell and opened his mouth wide, fiercely inhaling, swallowing all the Red Lotus Karmic Fire in the space, including the lotus containing the Original Karmic Fire, into his belly.

Then Zhang Kui didn’t care about the collapsing void, sat cross-legged in the air, and began refining it.

The Original Karmic Fire is unfathomable; if not refined timely, it might soon escape into the void.

The biting cold seemed to want to freeze his Divine Soul, but Zhang Kui ignored it, allowing his body to break apart and recombine continually.

In a trance, he saw a scene: in the silent dark void, a gigantic, unimaginable Red Lotus Karmic Fire, burning like a galaxy.

Below were corpses, all kinds of corpses, seemingly filling the entire starry sky, with the poisonous odor permeating, but all transformed into nutrients for the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. In the surrounding darkness, there were eyes of terror and greed...

Zhang Kui suddenly opened his eyes, leaving the place just as the space was about to collapse.

Yuan Huang, waiting in the Water Mansion, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, cupping his hands, "Congratulations on another treasured acquisition, Sect Leader."

His mood was good, already knowing the old Mansion Master successfully reincarnated.

"It’s nothing!"

Zhang Kui smiled slightly, turning to look at the brilliant starry sky above the Water Mansion.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire indeed proved powerful; now with the Heavenly Dao in chaos and full of grievances, the Origin has grown to an unimaginable extent. All manner of demons dare not approach; it’s truly a thing to be admired, not taken lightly.

Having obtained a bit of the Origin, Zhang Kui had already stepped further than anyone else.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly arose in his mind, and he smiled, "The methods of the Evil God, Old Zhang can indeed play a trick or two."

As he spoke, under the puzzled gaze of Yuan Huang, he waved his hand and summoned the Divine Court Bell...

...

Outside the Divine Island City, a desolate wilderness.

Amid giant white bone fossils, beside the half-buried wrecks of starships, sounds of killing echoed everywhere.

Now everyone knew this was the Land of Trial, and the caretakers from the Divine Travel Realm of Divine Island City stopped hiding, continuously sending in Underworld anomalies, leaving Divine Dynasty cultivators to battle and train.

"Brother Gu, watch out!"

A Sword Cultivator, having just used a Yin Artifact to slay a strange entity, suddenly saw another rushing out from the darkness, heading towards his helpless companion.

The rankings of Divine Island City were now announced. It was a team ranking, and not only was it an honor, but the top ten each period received substantial rewards. Thus, teams quickly formed.

After all, everyone knew that apart from people like Sect Leader Zhang, others needed to cooperate to survive.

Against the strange entities from the Underworld, various spell schools were less effective; only Sword Cultivators with Yin Artifacts saw a dramatic increase in combat power, becoming the mainstay.

But not everyone could become a Sword Cultivator; more practiced spells, finding the Underworld extremely difficult to navigate.

Just like Gu Mushan, who, a devotee of Five Elements Skills, only knew the Flame-Breathing Skill from the Earth Demon 72 Techniques.

The small flames he usually spat couldn’t even tickle the strange entities.

The Sword Cultivator was in a panic, quickly rushing over with an angry shout. This was his close friend, and though the desolate wilderness had Divine Travel Realm guardians, they couldn’t always arrive in time; casualties had already started to appear these days.

As the strange entity lunged at him, Gu Mushan looked despairing, subconsciously forming a spell and puffing out his cheeks.

Whoosh~

This time felt different; he felt cold all over, and he widened his eyes to see that the flames he spat had turned blood-red, and the strange entity had frozen into a block of ice that shattered on the ground...

Meanwhile, in the Lanjiang Water Mansion, Yuan Huang laughed excitedly, "I didn’t expect Sect Leader to have such means—I must learn the Flame-Breathing Skill. With the Divine Protection Skill for defense and the Flame-Breathing Skill for attack, the Divine Dynasty can definitely compete with those Evil God forces!"

"No rush..."

"Divine Island City is just getting started, and though the Divine Land Barrier exists in the Mortal World, many hidden dangers remain to be cleared."

Zhang Kui smiled slightly, "Things must be taken one step at a time. Issue the order: I aim to completely sweep through the Divine Continent, pacify the Three Mountains!"