Golden Cicada was still dressed like a young monk in gray. Silently, he stood in the Void, but the bright Buddhist light had dimmed.
In the Void above his head, the vague shadow of a huge autumn cicada appeared. Its size seemed to be even larger than the small landmass of Fangzhang Immortal Mountain.
The appearance of the insect, after being magnified countless times, looked extremely terrifying and oppressive, even though it was filled with the Buddhist sense of freedom.
Lin Feng, Liang Pan, Zhu Hongwu, and the others naturally would not be affected by this. What they were concerned about was that there was a faint dark aura circling around the autumn cicada. Even Lin Feng and the others felt a great fear from the bottom of their hearts when they saw it.
Lin Feng was no stranger to this power concept. The black chess piece of the Dharma Ending Game on Yujing Mountain had the same aura.
The Dharma Ending Calamity, the aura of the Deva's Five Decrepit Phenomena!
This demon could also trigger the Dharma Ending Calamity.
Lin Feng looked at Master Golden Cicada, Silently listening to the cicada's cry.
When this demon entered the Great Leiyin Monastery to learn Buddhism, the Maha-Vairocana Sutra had already been lost. Although he had tried to organize and collect it, it was still incomplete. As a result, his Dharma cultivation stopped at the peak of the third tier of the Golden Body Realm, and he did not dare to take another step forward.
Because if he took this step, he would have to face the Dharma Ending Calamity, the Deva's Five Decrepit Phenomena, that would make even Primordial Divinity experts pale!
Humans had birth, old age, sickness, and death. Creation also had success, failure, and emptiness. Humans faced the great terror of death, but the world faced an even greater terror, the terror of the end of creation.
As Lin Feng had been learning Dao for a long time, and his own cultivation had increased, his understanding of the world of creation also deepened. He corrected some of his previous misunderstandings and understood many things that he did not know before.
Even a Primordial Divinity expert at the third tier of the Dao Integration Realm could do nothing in the face of the Dharma Ending Calamity, the Deva's Five Decrepit Phenomena. Once the Dharma Ending Calamity struck them, they would die.
The Vast Thousand Worlds would eventually come to an end, and the world would come to an end. When the nest was overturned, no eggs would remain intact. No one would be spared.
If one wanted to be indestructible and everlasting, one had to find a feasible path. That was how Creation grade magic treasures appeared. At the same time, countless powerful cultivators themselves constantly refined their Dao techniques, hoping to cross the sea of bitterness and surpass the shore.
Human cultivators reached the third Firmament of the Essence Soul realm, while demon Great Sages reached the third Firmament of the Indestructible Demon Soul realm. The path beyond that was the same. They had to improve themselves and attempt to transcend the three Creation Tribulations.
According to the legends, the collapse of creation and the nirvana of heaven and earth were divided into three stages. The first stage was when all life, spiritual energy, matter, magic power, and everything that was born from the creation of the world would follow the world and experience the great tribulation of the Five Signs of Decay.
This tribulation was known as the Creation Initial Tribulation, also known as the Dharma Ending Tribulation or the Five Decaying of the Heavens.
The source of this calamity was the most mysterious of the Seven Seas of Heavenly Origin, the Dead Sea.
Unlike the Empty Sea, the Star Sea, and the Vast Sea, which were fixed foreign spaces, the Dead Sea was untraceable, yet it seemed to be everywhere.
When a third-tier Essence Soul realm expert's cultivation reached a certain level, if he had enough confidence, he could communicate with the Dead Sea. Once the connection was established, he would receive the Dharma Ending Tribulation.
When the cultivator took the initiative to receive the Dharma Ending Tribulation, he could not rely on other means to resist it, nor could he use the Dharma Ending Tribulation. The Dharma Ending Tribulation only targeted the person who initiated it, so it could not be used as a means of mutual destruction.
When the Dharma Ending Tribulation came, one could only rely on one's own cultivation to resist it. If one failed, one would die.
Being able to resist it did not mean that everything was fine. The Five Decaying of the Heavens would cause the cultivator to be in so much pain that he would want to die. He would search for all kinds of treasures and methods to eliminate the tribulation in order to recover.
If one could resist the Dharma Ending Tribulation without dying, one could say that the cultivator had reached the Initial Tribulation Stage.
The so-called Initial Tribulation Stage meant that one could withstand one or more Dharma Ending Tribulation without dying. However, after being damaged, one could not recover on their own and needed to rely on external forces. In the process of withstanding the Dharma Ending Tribulation again and again without dying, and gradually recovering, the cultivator would constantly improve his understanding of the Dharma Ending Tribulation Stage, eliminating loopholes and tempering his foundation. His magic power would also become stronger until he had completely passed the Initial Tribulation Stage.
The Initial Tribulation Stage was not called a realm, but a process, a path. When the third-tier Essence Soul realm expert's strength reached a certain level, those who were confident could embark on this path until they could recover from the exhaustion caused by the Dharma Ending Tribulation without relying on external forces. Then, the Tribulation Stage would be considered completed, and the cultivator would reach the Completion Tribulation Stage.
Cultivators in the Completion Tribulation Stage would still be injured by the Dharma Ending Tribulation, and there was a limit to the number of times they could withstand the Dharma Ending Tribulation. However, as long as they did not completely collapse, they could recover on their own within a certain period of time.
At this stage, the cultivator could activate the Dharma Ending Tribulation as a means of attack. However, at the same time, the cultivator would also suffer the same damage from the Dharma Ending Tribulation. Therefore, the Completion Tribulation Stage was also known as the Dharma Ending Realm.
The cultivators in the Dharma Ending Realm were judged to be able to recover on their own within a certain period of time after withstanding the Dharma Ending Tribulation. The second was that they could actively activate the Dharma Ending Tribulation to attack others.
Therefore, the cultivators in the Dharma Ending Realm had different levels of cultivation. According to the difference in strength and Dharma Art, the number of times they could withstand the Dharma Ending Tribulation was also different. Some could only withstand three to five times, while others could withstand more.
Even if they did not use the Dharma Ending Tribulation as a means of attack to fight, there was still a difference in their magical powers and magic power.
The Magic Treasures of Creation could withstand different amounts of the Dharma Ending Tribulation. At the same time, as long as the owner helped to refine them, they could recover within a certain period of time after withstanding the Dharma Ending Tribulation. However, they could not actively activate it. However, the power of the Magic Treasures also varied. When facing a cultivator in the Dharma Ending Realm, the outcome could only be determined after a real fight.
Without using the Dharma Ending Tribulation, the cultivators in the Dharma Ending Realm could only rely on their own cultivation and magical powers to compete with the Magic Treasures of Creation.
If a cultivator activated the Dharma Ending Tribulation, he would be competing with the Magic Treasures of Creation to see who could withstand the Dharma Ending Tribulation more times.
In the past, in West-Hill City, Lin Feng injured the Immortal Heaven Sword with the black chess piece of the Dharma Ending Game, forcing Xin Longsheng to retreat with hatred.
Although he did not know if Lin Feng had really reached the Dharma Ending Realm or if he had some special method to activate the Dharma Ending Tribulation, the Immortal Heaven Sword was too important to Shu Mountain. Therefore, Xin Longsheng did not dare to bet on whether Lin Feng would reach the upper limit of his Dharma Ending Tribulation first or the Immortal Heaven Sword would.
Otherwise, given the character of this great sword cultivator, if he also reached the Dharma Ending Realm, he would definitely fight to the death with Lin Feng to see who would give up first.
Today's Great Master Golden Cicada, the Golden Cicada Great Sage of the past, did not dare to challenge the Dharma Ending Tribulation with his Dharma cultivation because the Five Directions Buddha Sutra he cultivated was incomplete. However, his own Demon Dharma cultivation had reached a higher level because of the Dharma Ending Tribulation. He surpassed the third tier of the Indestructible Demon Soul and successfully completed the Dharma Ending Tribulation.
Silently, Golden Cicada looked at Mount Fangzhang and did not say much. The chirping of cicadas in the void had become one, as if this was the only sound left in the world. It was the endless, deafening chirping of cicadas.
On Mount Fangzhang, Liang Pan looked at Zhu Hongwu and said calmly, "Hongwu, you may have to act earlier than originally planned."
Zhu Hongwu replied, "I await Your Majesty's orders at any time."
Liang Pan shook his head slightly. "If I were here, I could rely on Mount Fangzhang and use the power of the Ying Sea to fight with Golden Cicada."
The countless dark golden rune chains on Mount Fangzhang that were connected to the Ying Sea were already gradually decaying amidst the cicadas' chirping. However, at this moment, Liang Pan used all his strength to activate Mount Fangzhang and communicate with the Ying Sea.
The boundless dark golden light contracted together and gradually turned into a ball of light. As time and space changed, its volume kept shrinking. Its power became more condensed, and the entire Ying Sea seemed to be collapsing inwards with this ball of light as the center.
The power of a Creation World gradually appeared, like an independent world. Although it was not as profound as the Dharma Ending Tribulation, its power was further enhanced, fighting against Golden Cicada's demon power.
"Great Master Golden Cicada, my Mount Fangzhang has activated the power of the Ying Sea. Although it is not a Dharma Ending Tribulation, it has already surpassed the third tier of the Primordial Soul Realm. If you do not activate the Dharma Ending Tribulation, I'm afraid you will not be able to break through the defense of the Mount Fangzhang."
Liang Pan smiled slightly. "I wonder how many Dharma Ending Tribulation you can withstand, Great Master?"
There was something he did not say, but everyone present understood. If Golden Cicada activated the Dharma Ending Tribulation to attack, even if he won, Mount Fangzhang would be completely destroyed by the continuous Dharma Ending Tribulation.
Not to mention the pity of a Mount Fangzhang being destroyed, this mountain was closely related to the Ying Sea. At a critical juncture, Golden Cicada might passively anger the entire Ying Sea. When the time came, the Ying Sea would suppress him with all its might. Even if Golden Cicada was at the Initial and Completion Tribulation stage, he would not have it easy.
The mighty experts who had explored the Ying Sea in the past had already set an example.
Golden Cicada smiled as well. His calm voice rang out amidst the chirping of cicadas. "Almsgiver Liang, you are a man of great talent and strategy. The Great Zhou Dynasty's accumulation over the years has finally blossomed in your hands, like a hidden dragon rising to the heavens."
"But you are too ambitious, and you act too hastily. If your true self and the Grand Imperial Palace were here, you would have at least an eighty percent chance of obtaining Mount Penglai. Although you have lost the Ying Continent and can't accomplish everything in one go, it would be enough for your Great Zhou Dynasty to reach a higher level after destroying Buddhism."
"It's a pity that your Great Zhou Dynasty seeks perfection and wants all three Immortal Mountains to fall into your hands. Instead, it will only turn everything into a mirage."
Golden Cicada smiled. "Thunder Abyss, do you want Penglai, which you can't see now, or Fangzhang, which is right in front of you?"
A huge crack split open in the sky, and an incomparably huge golden-winged roc appeared. When it spread its wings, it seemed to be able to cover the heaven and earth. Its pitch-black pupils flashed with cold and demonic golden light, and it had a majestic aura. It was the Great Sage of Golden Roc, who had once sacrificed the Dark Flower of Youdu in the Cloud Forest Realm.
Whether it was Lin Feng, Liang Pan, or Zhu Hongwu, their gazes froze when they saw the Great Sage of Golden Roc.
On the other party's golden feathers, there seemed to be a purple glow rolling. The waves of demonic power around him were much more terrifying than when he was in the Cloud Forest Realm.
Beside the Great Sage of Golden Roc stood a huge beast. It had a pair of wings on its back and was covered in the fur of a hedgehog. It looked like a bull and a tiger at the same time, and it gave off an extremely evil aura. It was the Great Sage of Qiongqi.
Above the Great Sage of Qiongqi's head, a formation diagram flashed. The light broke through the sky, and the starlight of the Nine Elements shone continuously.
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