Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1256 - 38: Blitz Across the Endless Wasteland

The soft whispers were solidified by an invisible force around, and no one in the hall heard them except Jiang Li.

But Jiang Li's words caused an echo.

"Then let's first attack the thousand-mile desert."

A dark figure appeared in sight, with white hair fluttering, and a calm voice was heard.

The Fire House Buddha Hell on the side of the Buddha Country was not idle either, as it had been exterminating members of heterodox sects from outside Buddha Country in the past year, searching for traces of Great Sun Tathagata and Shakyamuni Tathagata.

Although these two Tathagatas have profound realms, they still need followers. The heterodox sects in the Buddha Country are their followers, and by tracing back through the followers, it is not difficult to roughly determine the current whereabouts of the two Tathagatas.

Currently, it's not advisable to make a move on the Great Venerable, so we start with the Buddhist Tathagatas first.

This move can both hinder these Buddhist Great Powers from recovering their strength and force them into action.

Whether to act or not is not their decision, but the decision of the one who holds the initiative.

Now, the advantage is mine.

Jiang Li immediately asked, "When will we take action?"

Around the dark figure, a Pure Saint's Buddha energy appeared. Beneath the towering Bodhi Tree in front, a Buddha was seated cross-legged, one hand forming a seal technique, the other hand palm-up, holding a golden lamp.

The small flame of the lamp seemed to hide a Great Thousand World, with countless scenes flashing by, finally freezing over the vast yellow sands.

"Now," Ye Ru slowly said.

As his words fell, his figure disappeared from Jiang Li's sight.

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The wind swept the yellow sands, rendering thousands of miles desolate.

It seemed as if the sun's retrograde movement had changed the climate, making the wind and sand in the thousand-mile desert even more fierce than before, with a tendency to darken the sky and cover the sun, rendering thousands of miles around dark and devoid of light.

However, in such an environment, a clear chanting of sutras sounded in the central area of the thousand-mile desert.

The Buddha light illuminated an area, the Buddha energy smoothing out the storm. Regardless of the fierce natural disasters outside, this place remained peaceful.

All kinds of people prostrated themselves within this area, worshiping the source of the Buddha light. Some had ferocious appearances, others were strange in shape and not of kind nature, but at this moment, they all shed their ferocious aura, carrying a deep peace and tranquility, chanting the scriptures.

Various incense fire thought powers turned into a faint golden light of Buddha characters, converging on the mountain at the center, joining a Lotus Platform.

On that Lotus Platform, a cyan-golden Kasaya was placed. As it absorbed the Buddha characters, it was slowly lifted, as if an invisible person was wearing the Kasaya.

The distinct body contour was outlined within the Kasaya, while the Glazed Buddha Light carried the aura of universal salvation, radiating outward.

Various extraordinary scenes appeared, with glazed as the ground, Golden Rope boundaries, as well as city towers, palace pavilions, latticed windows, and nets, all constructed one by one, manifesting the appearance of the Pure Land.

"Within half a day, the Medicine Buddha will awaken."

The brilliant yet not dazzling Buddha light lit up, and the Great Sun Tathagata appeared within it, saying leisurely, "Once Medicine Buddha awakens, we can then seek out Amitabha and use his Dao Fruit to rebuild the Buddha Land and reunite the True Spirits of all Buddhas."

While speaking, he looked beyond the mountain.

There, a faint golden light outlined the shape of a great Buddha, whose Dharma form was so vast that even the mountain only reached its cross-legged feet. It was Shakyamuni Tathagata.

Those outside the mountain only felt the majesty of the high mountain, unaware that behind this high mountain, there sat a Tathagata Dharma Form as towering as a heavenly mountain.

This Tathagata's awakening time was later than that of the Great Sun Tathagata, but his recovery speed far exceeded that of the Great Sun Tathagata.

Unlike the Great Sun Tathagata, who only enjoyed offerings in the Esoteric Sect, Shakyamuni Tathagata, as a true Buddha, could enjoy the incense from all major sects of Buddhism. Not to mention, his realm also surpassed that of the Great Sun Tathagata.

At this time, Shakyamuni Tathagata lowered his gaze, not focusing his attention on the Dao Fruit of Medicine Buddha.

In his eyes, countless colorful threads were reflected, the lines of causality all visible, observing the mortal world.

"Worldly Venerable, is there something unusual with the Dao Fruit?"

Seeing Shakyamuni Tathagata silent for a long time, Great Sun Tathagata asked aloud.

"The Great Heavenly Venerate sent the Dao Fruit of Medicine Buddha, firstly because last time in the Heavenly Court, I exposed his identity, and secondly because he wants to win us over. There's no need to worry that the Dao Fruit will have abnormalities."

Shakyamuni Tathagata said lightly, "What I truly focus on is the Emperor Jiang, who has gathered the sun of all heavens and consolidated the causality of the sun into one. This person has already occupied the major advantage, and we cannot be unguarded."

In Shakyamuni Tathagata's eyes, the myriad causes and effects of the world were already illuminated by a ray of brilliance, with the sun soaring high in the sky, each action capable of affecting countless causes and effects.

Jiang Li has already become the most crucial figure of the current era.

To be an enemy of such an existence is no simple matter, naturally requiring constant vigilance.

Thinking of this, Shakyamuni Tathagata shifted his gaze to the gradually forming Dharma form, slowly raising the golden Buddha Palm and pressing it downward virtually.

The golden light scattered like water, merging with the incense fire thought power, accelerating the cohesion of the Medicine Buddha Dharma Form several times over.

At this moment, the sooner the Medicine Buddha returns, the better, and for this, Shakyamuni Tathagata spared no effort, expending his own Buddha Essence to hasten its recovery.

The Great Sun Tathagata, seeing this, understood the intent of his Buddhist friend and immediately said, "Ding Guang."

A Buddha light flashed, revealing a monk with a light golden complexion, the leader of the heterodox sect — Joyful Buddha.

Joyful Buddha saluted the Great Sun Tathagata and then listened to the Buddha's decree.

"Call in the next batch of followers early, I will use my magic to guide them here," Great Sun Tathagata said.

"As the Buddha decrees."

Joyful Buddha Ding Guang immediately complied, offered another salute, and then, with sincerity, gazed at the Dharma forms of the two Tathagatas.

His eyes held serenity and clarity, completely lacking the sinister reputation he was rumored to have, and he was filled with reverence for the two Tathagatas, clearly indicating that his heart had been cleansed by Buddhist Law.

However, when his gaze touched upon Shakyamuni Tathagata's Dharma form, the serenity and clarity were suddenly broken, as a figure resembling a collection of all worldly Devil Thoughts appeared in his eyes.

Simultaneously, Shakyamuni Tathagata suddenly felt a sense, looking towards Joyful Buddha.

With the recovery of his strength, Shakyamuni Tathagata had also repaired his Way of Cause and Effect, and when evil was intended to be added to him, even if causality was obscured, Shakyamuni Tathagata still had a sense.

"Ye Ru."

He saw that demonic shadow clearly in his perception, and said lightly.

As the demonic shadow entered Shakyamuni Tathagata's perception, the image of Ye Ru simultaneously appeared within Shakyamuni Tathagata's mind, and then——

He launched an attack from within the mind!

The boundaries between reality and illusion blurred under Ye Ru's divine skills, with his offensive moving from within the mind outward, the Devil Thought slicing like a knife from within the mind, attacking the Tathagata from the inside out.