The Heavenly Book Realm.
The mighty sea breeze blew away the thick smell of blood, and the surging tide calmed down again. Lu Tianlan and Prison-Guarding Wisdom King died at the same time, and even the island they fought on collapsed and disintegrated under the repeated devastation. This earth-shattering battle finally came to an end.
But under the surface of the sea, in the Dragon Palace, an even bigger storm was brewing.
"How is it? Haven't you found the whereabouts of the Yaksha King?" Inside the Dragon Palace, Ying Feiyang sat on the throne and asked the Dragon Army's Grand Commander Fan Ming. After obtaining the Buddha Heart Sarira for the dragon race, Ying Feiyang returned to his throne and gave out orders in a dignified manner. After a hundred years of accumulated prestige and a new achievement, as the Dragon King, he could easily make the dragon race his own.
Fan Ming lowered his head and said with shame, "This … I have been searching, but I haven't found him yet."
"Evading capture has always been a matter of whether it's real or fake. Why don't we change our way of thinking …" In the Great Hall, Xu Tingxian was fiddling with the jewels on the gold pillar in front of the steps as he suggested, "Just like how your Dragon King and the Yaksha King look alike. Who knows if the Dragon King sitting in the hall has been replaced by the Yaksha King? Why not start with him?"
Fan Ming heard this and looked at Xu Tingxian as if he was looking at an idiot. He said, "When did my king look the same as the Yaksha King? My king is handsome, but the men of the Yaksha Tribe are ugly and horrible. Especially the Yaksha King. How can he be compared to my king? "
Xu Tingxian's eyes brightened. He asked, "What about me? Commander Fan Ming, what do you think of my appearance? "
"What are you trying to do, single-horned Paranoia?" Fan Ming saw that Xu Tingxian's eyes were shining. He wanted him to judge his appearance. He felt a chill and took two steps back as if he was facing a great enemy.
"Fan Ming, you've satisfied his senseless curiosity again …" Ying Feiyang sighed with her hand on her forehead. It was obvious that Xu Tingxian was trying to fish for information. In the eyes of the Eight, the Yaksha King was born because of Ying Feiyang's inner demons. His appearance was the same as Ying Feiyang's, but the people of this world had never been confused by their appearances. Now, they finally knew the answer.
Their appearances in each other's eyes were different from the appearances seen by all living beings in the Heavenly Book Realm. For example, the Yaksha King was ugly and terrifying in the eyes of other living beings, while Xu Tingxian was a doubtful god with a single horn on his head, neither human nor sky.
However, this kind of information was meaningless. It was merely to satisfy Xu Tingxian's senseless curiosity … Therefore, Ying Feiyang brought the topic back. "Let's continue talking about business. What's the situation outside?"
"The Celestial Realm and the Asura Realm have yet to disperse. They have gathered outside and want my clan to hand over the Buddha Heart Sarira for mutual safekeeping!"
Ying Feiyang sneered. "I spent so much effort to obtain the Buddha Heart Sarira. It's one thing for them to obstruct me, but they still want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor. They are so shameless. Why should I care about them?"
Fan Ming said, "But if they don't respond, they will shed all pretenses of cordiality and start a war with the dragon clan!"
Ying Feiyang said, "Then prepare for war. The Yaksha King has already escaped. It will be as difficult as ascending to the heavens to find him again. Pass down my order. Recall all the people who are searching for the Yaksha King. Strengthen the defenses and prepare for battle."
"Yes!" Just as Fan Ming was about to retreat, he heard Xu Tingxian say, "Commander Fan Ming, don't be in a hurry to leave. There is still an important matter. Can the shackles on my body be removed?"
Fan Ming said perfunctorily, "We can talk about this when I return!"
"How can that be?" Xu Tingxian pulled Fan Ming back and said to him, "Previously, you suspected us of obstructing the Buddha's Nirvana. Now that you have seen it, the Eight Tribes are not united. According to our agreement, we will eliminate the thief Garuda within five days and retrieve the Buddha Heart Sarira for the dragon clan. That should be enough to prove our innocence. You should also help me remove the shackles."
Fan Ming was still wary of him and did not dare to promise him easily. However, Xu Tingxian's words were reasonable. For a moment, he did not know how to refute him. While he was hesitating, he heard Ying Feiyang advise, "If you are still worried, when you remove the shackles, just give him some poison like the Seven Days Intestines Shattering Powder or the Ten Days Suicide Potion. Once all suspicions are cleared, you can give him the antidote. Wouldn't that be even better? If we have one less burden in today's battle and one more capable fighter, how could the Yaksha King escape?"
"My good friend has come up with another good idea!" Xu Tingxian sighed as if he had accepted his fate.
"This …" Fan Ming was startled. If the Yaksha King had not ambushed the sealed Xu Tingxian at the last moment, causing Ying Feiyang to be distracted to protect him, the Yaksha King would not have escaped.
Ying Feiyang said again, "Perhaps you are still suspicious of me. If that is the case, why don't you take some more poison and let me drink it as well!"
As soon as these words came out, Fan Ming hurriedly said in fear, "Your Majesty, how would I dare! How would I dare!"
After saying this, Fan Ming summoned the dragon clan's priest and used the dragon clan's secret technique to remove the shackles in Xu Tingxian's body. Then, he took out a cup of wine and offered it to Xu Tingxian, saying, "King Jinnaruo, I have been rude earlier. Consider this wine as an apology."
Xu Tingxian picked up the wine cup and fiddled with it as he said with a smile that was not a smile, "Tsk tsk, this taste is much richer than the bland wine from before. What good ingredients did you add?"
Fan Ming did not hide it, but he also smiled embarrassedly and said, "Poisonous Dragon's Saliva, a unique poison of my clan. If you do not drink the antidote within seven days, you will die without a doubt. Other than the dragon clan's priest, even my king cannot cure it." Although he did not dare to poison Ying Feiyang, he still chose to add insurance to Xu Tingxian's body.
Xu Tingxian took the cup and drank it in one gulp. Then, he threw the cup back and said, "Are you relieved now? Commander Fan Ming is truly cautious. No wonder you were entrusted with such a high position by my good friend. Forget it, I will first remove the shackles. I only hope that Commander Fan Ming will not go back on his word after squeezing out all of my value! "
In the end, Fan Ming was a sincere dragon. He could not stand Xu Tingxian's shyness and embarrassment. Seeing Xu Tingxian drink the wine, he said, "My king, your subject must go pass down the order to reorganize the army. I will take my leave first." After saying this, he left as if he was fleeing.
There were only the two of them left in the hall. After confirming that there was no one watching, Xu Tingxian stretched his body and said, "The feeling of recovering power is really good. If I did not have that poison in my stomach, it would be perfect."
Ying Feiyang exposed him and said, "Poison is only useful for people who care about their lives. Do you still care about the current you?"
"Being able to live is always the best. Death is not some memory worth experiencing!" Xu Tingxian laughed and then said, "Oh right, I did not see it clearly just now. Can you let me see the Buddha's Heart Sarira now?"
Ying Feiyang smiled lightly and fished out the treasure pouch that contained the Buddha's Heart Sarira. He tossed it a few times in his hand but did not throw it out. Instead, he said something shocking, "It's the other way around. Young Master Xu, is it you who can let me see the Buddha's Heart Sarira?"
Xu Tingxian was slightly stunned and then laughed, "Hahaha, I really can't hide it from you!" As he spoke, he covered his mouth and his throat squirmed. He made a retching sound. After a while, he opened his hand again and there was a Sarira bead that was the size of a chicken egg and shaped like a heart. It was emitting a holy Buddha's radiance. He pretended to throw it at Ying Feiyang.
Ying Feiyang saw that the bead was stained with his saliva and immediately stopped him. He said, "Forget it, it's enough to confirm that the real Buddha's Heart Sarira is with you. Now, can you explain?"
Xu Tingxian asked in reply, "Why don't you tell me first. How did you know that the real Buddha's Heart Sarira is with me?"
Ying Feiyang shook open the treasure pouch in his hand and let the Sarira in it see the light. He said, "This is the Sarira that I obtained from Lu Tianlan. I originally believed it to be real until I actually held it in my hand. Only then did I realize that I happen to recognize this object. It is not the Buddha's Heart Sarira at all. It is an ordinary Buddha's Bone Sarira from our world."
Although there was a difference of one word, they were fundamentally different. The Buddha's Heart Sarira was left behind by the true Buddha in the Heavenly Book Realm when he died. On the other hand, the Buddha's Bone Sarira was the remains of an eminent monk that was cremated in the real world. Ying Feiyang was not unfamiliar with the Buddha's Bone Sarira. In the past, he and Ji Yaoyue had just obtained the two great Buddhist weapons from Lu Tianlan, the Universe Destroyer and the Universe Destroyer. They were almost assimilated by the weapon spirit. It was all thanks to him that he went through many difficulties to find the Buddha's Bone Sarira and neutralized the assimilation power of the weapon spirit. Naturally, he would not be wrong.
"In other words, the Buddha's Heart Sarira in Lu Tianlan's hands has always been fake. It is just an ordinary Buddha's Bone Sarira from the outside world?" Xu Tingxian asked knowingly to make it easier for Ying Feiyang to continue speaking.
Ying Feiyang nodded and said, "That's right. After Lu Tianlan saw the true face of the Prison King Ming, he wholeheartedly wanted to determine victory and defeat with his life. However, the Prison King Ming had the intention to avoid the battle and Lu Tianlan could not find him. At this time, the best way was to make the Prison King Ming stop hiding and take the initiative to find him. Therefore, he chose the simplest and also the most arrogant and daring method. He refined the Buddha's Bone Sarira in his body and forged it into the Buddha's Heart Sarira. He lured the Prison King Ming to snatch it!"
"Just by forging it, he can deceive all living beings?"
Ying Feiyang said, "Why not? The Buddha's Heart Sarira is only recorded in the scriptures. Who in this world can see its appearance with their own eyes? No, it has already been an era since the Buddha's last Nirvana. The witnesses of the Buddha's Nirvana in the past all died along with the last era. This time, the witnesses of the Buddha's Nirvana are only us, the Eight Tribes. Apart from us, the rest of the living beings only know that the Buddha will leave behind the Buddha's Heart Sarira after his Nirvana and use it to be reborn. However, no one has seen its true appearance. Under such circumstances, the Eight Tribes, who were originally accused of stealing the Buddha's Heart Sarira, took the initiative to jump out and took out a bead from the outside world that they had never seen before, falsely claiming that it was the Buddha's Heart Sarira. No living beings in this world would suspect it. "
Xu Tingxian said, "That's true. After all, obstructing the Buddha's Nirvana and stealing the Buddha's Heart Sarira is a great crime. Other than Lu Tianlan, an unscrupulous demon, no one would splash this dirty water on themselves. Not to mention the living beings in this world, even the Eight Tribes would not suspect it."
Ying Feiyang sighed and said, "That's right. After I got the fake Buddha's Heart Sarira from Lu Tianlan, I also examined it for a long time before I dared to conclude that it was fake. He only used a fake Sarira to shake the Three Realms, causing us to fight and scheme against him. No wonder Lu Tianlan smiled so proudly when he died."
Xu Tingxian said again, "Then how can you be sure that the real Buddha's Heart Sarira is with me?"
Ying Feiyang counted with his fingers and said, "If the real Buddha's Heart Sarira is in the hands of the Eight Tribes, Lu Tianlan and the Prison Suppressing King Ming can already be eliminated. The Yaksha King participated in the fight for the Sarira. If the real Sarira was in his hands, he wouldn't have to do so. Xue Wanlu went to the Altar of the Heavenly Devil. If the Sarira was in his hands, he could have taken the opportunity to summon the Extraterrestrial Demon to destroy the world. He would have been the final winner. However, he didn't. It's obvious that the Sarira is not with him. As for the Holy Lady, with her temperament, how could she watch the Prison Suppressing King Ming and Lu Tianlan fight for a fake Sarira when the Sarira is in her hands? "
"If I'm eliminated, then the real Sarira is either in the hands of Ji Yaoyue or in your hands." Ying Feiyang counted another finger and there were only two left.
Xu Tingxian asked closely, "Then why do you think that the Sarira is with me and not Ji Yaoyue?"
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