Kong Xuan was not the only one who had gone to the Poisonous Swamp. The Future Buddha, Maitreya, Po Suo, and a few Bodhisattvas had gone with him. However, all of them had perished in the Poisonous Swamp.
The fall of the Future Buddha should have been an extremely important matter, but it did not raise the alarm of Tathagata and the others. They felt that it was just a small variable in the prelude to the Chaos Tribulation and that Buddhism would have another Future Buddha reincarnated in the future.
However, Tathagata had thought that Gu Zheng would die. He had not hesitated to use the divine power of the Mirror of Emptiness, which had consumed too much of Buddhism's fate. If Gu Zheng had really died, although Buddhism's fate had been consumed, Tathagata had obtained Gu Zheng's fate. Overall, it was not a loss. After all, Gu Zheng's fate was too strong. If Tathagata's fate could be like Gu Zheng's, as the Present Buddha of Buddhism, he would naturally be able to use his own fate to bring up Buddhism's low fate.
However, now, everything was different from what he had imagined. The Future Buddha had perished, and the Present Buddha was about to perish as well. It was hard to say whether Buddhism could survive the Chaos Tribulation that was coming soon.
"Sect Master, we were all wrong!"
Tathagata felt sad that the two sect masters had not discovered the Buddhist Sect's tribulation in advance. He had played a key role in the entire Buddhist Sect's tribulation. This made Tathagata feel so much pain that he wished he was dead. Unfortunately, there was no turning back.
The situation was not out of Gu Zheng's expectations. When the spatial power of the three avatars was used up, and the spatial power of Di You's main body was also about to be exhausted, the sealing power that originally belonged to this space could no longer seal him.
"Good!"
Gu Zheng flew up amidst the cheers. He was as excited as he was when he could fly for the first time.
"Tathagata, die!"
Following Gu Zheng's voice, the tentacles in the space immediately danced wildly.
"Sect Master, I have sinned!"
Tathagata put his palms together and closed his eyes.
Twenty-four tentacles that were comparable to top-grade immortal artifacts pierced towards Tathagata. The gods and Buddhas in the sky disappeared amidst wails. The space that was raining blood also cracked in Gu Zheng's eyes.
"Not good!"
Fairy Xuanyue cried out in alarm. She could feel a special fluctuation coming from the Mirror of Emptiness.
"Go!"
Illusory Sound Fairy's voice rang out at the same time, and the two of them immediately used Blink Movement.
"Boom!"
Just as Fairy Xuanyue and Fairy Huan Yin disappeared, the floating Void Mirror exploded. Gu Zheng, who was in his Di You state, appeared in the sky along with his three identities.
"Junior, Junior Brother?"
The two fairies who had managed to avoid the explosion of the Mirror of Emptiness shouted at the same time.
Both Fairy Xuanyue and Fairy Huan Yin already knew that Gu Zheng had mastered the Chaotic Nine Transformations. Therefore, they also knew that the strange looking guy in the air was definitely Gu Zheng. However, they couldn't tell which one was the real Gu Zheng.
"Senior Sisters, I've caused you to worry!" Gu Zheng said apologetically.
Hearing Gu Zheng's voice, Fairy Xuan Yue and Fairy Huan Yin both felt something they hadn't experienced for a long time. They couldn't remember when was the last time they were so worried about someone's life.
The two fairies flew towards Gu Zheng. They didn't seem to be able to say anything, so they each gave Gu Zheng a punch.
"Hehe."
Gu Zheng could only smile. He didn't dare to say anything. He was afraid that if he said anything, his two senior sisters would lose their dignity at this moment.
"Junior Brother, when we saw you and Tathagata disappear, we waited for a while. We couldn't help but worry, so we came over. However, we could only wait anxiously. We didn't dare to attack the Mirror of Emptiness. We were afraid that you would be affected by it. This period of time has been incomparably torturous! "Fairy Huan Yin said.
"Stinking brat, quickly tell us what happened inside!"
Fairy Xuanyue gave Gu Zheng another punch. Gu Zheng hurriedly told his two senior sisters what had happened in the Mirror of Emptiness.
After killing Tathagata, Gu Zheng heaved a sigh of relief. His enmity with the Buddhists had temporarily come to an end. The only Buddhists who could pose a threat to him were Zhunti and Jieyin. However, Zhunti and Jieyin were Sages. The possibility of them finding trouble with him was very low. Even if they did, Gu Zheng was not afraid.
After getting rid of Tathagata, Gu Zheng's gains were also not small. First of all, Tang Mo had devoured Tathagata's inner demon. The original Chaos Restoration Rate had increased from 84% to 94%. It had increased by 10%! To be able to provide Tang Mo with so much Chaos Restoration Rate, it was enough to show how powerful Tathagata's inner demon was. If Tang Mo had not specifically restrained this kind of evil energy, it was hard to imagine how Gu Zheng would have been able to break the trap of Tathagata and the inner demon.
When the battle had just begun, Gu Zheng had used Space Theft to steal some of Tathagata's resources. At that time, the amount of resources stored in Tathagata's Spatial Fairy Device was so large that Gu Zheng was dumbfounded. So much so that Gu Zheng felt that compared to Tathagata's, his resources paled in comparison to that of a Grand Wizard.
Gu Zheng had not thought that he would be able to obtain Tathagata's resources again. After all, when facing an opponent like Tathagata, when he knew that there was nothing he could do, he could still destroy the Spatial Fairy Device. However, the final development of the situation was also beyond Gu Zheng's expectations. He had not expected that the second Divine Ability of the Mirror of Emptiness would cause Tathagata to fall into a situation where he could do nothing but recite sutras.
Tathagata's Spatial Fairy Device was already in Gu Zheng's hands. The mountain of resources inside made Gu Zheng sigh at the strength of the Buddhist Sect. However, after dealing with Tathagata, Gu Zheng not only had to meet with his two senior sisters, but he also had to deal with his own condition. Therefore, he did not have the time to take inventory of the mountain of resources.
Gu Zheng had used the Chaotic Nine Transformations to transform into Di You. Even if this state did not end when he was attacked, it could only last for six hours. And these six hours were undoubtedly very precious to Gu Zheng! Therefore, after telling his two senior sisters what had happened, Gu Zheng asked them to take inventory of the items in Tathagata's Spatial Fairy Device. He himself needed to use the remaining time.
After using the Chaotic Nine Transformations, he would have all the Divine Abilities of the object he had transformed into, but he would not have the memories of the object he had transformed into. However, having all the Divine Abilities of the object he had transformed into was only temporary, and it was a very strange state! Just like how Gu Zheng had become Di You now, he also knew all the methods that Di You knew. However, he did not know how to use these methods. When the state of transforming into Di You ended, his original understanding of these Divine Abilities, as long as they did not truly become his own, would disappear completely along with the end of the state! Therefore, the remaining time was very precious to Gu Zheng. He wanted to use the remaining time as much as possible to realize the Divine Abilities that originally belonged to Di You.
They were not of the same species, so even if Gu Zheng understood most of Di You's Divine Abilities, he could not use them. The only thing that interested Gu Zheng in Di You was the Dao techniques that it had mastered. However, from the bottom of his heart, Gu Zheng was not interested in the Dao techniques that Di You, who he had defeated, had mastered because it had not mastered any powerful Great Dao! If it were not for the fact that its four doppelgangers had mastered the Sky Restriction Divine Ability, Gu Zheng would not have been able to transform into it and use the Chaotic Nine Transformations once.
However, it was not easy to use the Chaotic Nine Transformations to comprehend the Dao. The degree of difficulty was higher than imparting the Dao and entering the Mysterious Realm. Therefore, whether or not he could comprehend the Dao while transforming into Di You, Gu Zheng was actually very open-minded.
Time passed very quickly, and Gu Zheng, who was originally in Di You form, returned to his true form.
"Junior brother, how was it?"
Fairy Xuanyue and Fairy Huan Yin could not help but ask at the same time when they saw that Gu Zheng had transformed into his original form.
"I did not comprehend anything." Gu Zheng smiled.
"It's okay. It is difficult to comprehend in the first place." Fairy Xuanyue said.
"Anyway, Di You's Dao is just a small Dao. When you meet more powerful people in the future, you might be able to comprehend the Great Dao!" Fairy Huan Yin Yin said.
In the face of his two senior sisters' comforting words, Gu Zheng smiled slightly. "My two senior sisters are right! You guys have checked Tathagata's Spatial Immortal Device. Did you find anything that could make you feel refreshed? "
"Of course!"
Fairy Xuanyue smiled very happily. She told Gu Zheng about the results of checking Tathagata's Spatial Immortal Device.
To Gu Zheng, what he needed the most now was resources to repair Star Ruins Mountain, followed by food ingredients.
Gu Zheng did not dare to hold out much hope that Tathagata's Spatial Immortal Device would contain resources from outside the circle that could repair Star Ruins Mountain. However, there were some things that would not yield much when one held out hope. On the contrary, there would be surprises when one did not hold out hope!
There were many resources from outside the circle in Tathagata's Spatial Immortal Device. Among them, there were many resources for repairing Star Ruins Mountain. After Fairy Xuanyue and Fairy Huan Yin Yin picked them out, they filled up a box! And this box of resources for repairing Star Ruins Mountain could restore Star Ruins Mountain, which was originally 55% damaged, to 50%! With only 10% of the restoration rate, the preaching palace of Star Ruins Mountain could be used normally. This was a day that Gu Zheng was very much looking forward to.
In addition to the resources for repairing Star Ruins Mountain, Tathagata had also contributed a lot of food ingredients to Gu Zheng. There were more than 3,000 high-grade food ingredients, more than 40 Immortal Grade food ingredients, and two Heaven and Earth Treasures! As for the ingredients that were below the high-grade level, there were naturally more of them.
Obtaining so many food ingredients in one go, especially two Heaven and Earth Treasures, just made up for Gu Zheng's zero reserves in this area.
In addition to the resources for repairing Star Ruins Mountain and the food ingredients, there were also many strange resources in Tathagata's Spatial Immortal Device. However, these resources were relatively less attractive to Gu Zheng, so Gu Zheng did not show too much excitement.
Gu Zheng's vision was very high, and his two senior sisters were not at his level yet. There were many things that they liked very much. In this regard, Gu Zheng was naturally not stingy. The two senior sisters each shared a few boxes of resources, and they were all beaming with joy.
At the same time, in the Celestial Stars Formation, the ten Saint Immortals opened their eyes at the same time.
"What's the matter with the two of you?"
Laozi looked at Jieyin and Zhunti with slight displeasure. Just now, these two people's emotions had fluctuated greatly. This was considered a taboo thing when working together to maintain the Celestial Stars Formation. Fortunately, he, who played a dominant role in the formation, had timely mobilized the power of the other Saint Immortals to make up for the mistakes caused by Jieyin and Zhunti's emotional fluctuations. Therefore, there were no irreparable losses! Now, he could divert his attention to communicate with them. Even if Laozi knew what was going on, he still had to show some respect to Jieyin and Zhunti.
Now that the Buddhas of the Buddhist Sect had fallen and their overall luck had dropped by 90%, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately sensed such a major event. The outcome was beyond imagination, and it was very bad. Even though Jieyin and Zhunti were Saints, they could not achieve the so-called calm.
"Good, very good!"
Zhunti gritted his teeth and looked at Gokusen. At this point, he felt that it was very strange that Gokusen did not stop Tathagata from going to the Snowfield of Falling Ice.
"There's no such thing as' good 'or' bad '. Everything was carried out with the tacit consent of the two of you. I was just playing along with the game." Gokusen said flatly.
In the past, when it came to matters involving Gu Zheng, even if Zhunti and Jieyin had nothing to say, Emperor NvWa and Cyathea would probably have said something. However, at this moment, Emperor NvWa and Cyathea did not say anything. They were still in shock.
Although Tathagata was ranked second among the Sage-to-be in the eyes of ordinary people, he was actually the first person below the Saints in the eyes of the Holy Immortals! Although the disciples of the Holy Immortals could quickly enter the Sage-to-be Realm, they were not at the same level as Tathagata.
Now, Gu Zheng had killed Tathagata and became the first person below the Holy Immortals. The gap between him and the other disciples of the Holy Immortals was like the Milky Way! Therefore, this was not the time to be sarcastic. Instead, they had to be considerate of their disciples.
"Both of you are Saints, and Saints should have a Saint's mentality. Although the luck of the Buddhist Sect has been damaged, there is a cause and effect. In this special period where you can't make any mistakes, if you make any more mistakes, the consequences may be very serious! "Gokusen said again.
Still, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very heavy. However, this heavy atmosphere didn't last for long. The eyes of all the Saint Immortals suddenly lit up, and they all cast their gazes towards the sky. A Daoist with neatly combed hair had suddenly appeared there.
"Teacher!"
Gokusen and others hurriedly bowed to him.
"Rise!"
The Taoist Ancestor smiled. He glanced at Jieyin and Zhunti for a while, and then said, "I'm here today for only one thing. Among the disciples of the Holy Immortals, Gu Zheng has become the first person below the Saints. The Opportunity Battlefield will open in three months."
The Taoist Ancestor's words were still echoing in everyone's ears when his figure disappeared in the air. Everyone's eyes were either excited or complicated.
The Way of Heaven was not in chaos, and Hongjun did not appear. Every time the Taoist Ancestor appeared in a hurry, he was talking about something important.
After the first Chaos Tribulation, the Untainted Land was promoted to a high-level Bitwall, and there were many benefits. Among these benefits, there was one that could only be opened at a specific time before the next Chaos Tribulation. After this benefit was opened, the number and quality of the Sage-to-be would increase. This place was the Opportunity Battlefield that the Taoist Ancestor had mentioned!
Under normal circumstances, it would take nearly four years for the Opportunity Battlefield to open. However, Gu Zheng had become the first person below the Holy Immortal, which could be considered as meeting the special conditions for opening the Opportunity Battlefield. The opening of the Opportunity Battlefield was brought forward by three years! The Holy Immortals did not know about this condition before.
Three years did not sound like a long time, but in this special period, three more years were of great significance. After all, once the Opportunity Battlefield opened, for some people, three years would no longer be a simple three years.
Jieyin and Zhunti were not as happy as everyone else. Although the Taoist Ancestor did not say anything to them, his gaze lingered on them for a short while, so they had to figure it out.
Without the sensing ability of the Holy Immortals, Taiyi Zhenren and the others in the Immortal Camp could not calm down at this time! They also wanted to know the result of the battle between Tathagata and Gu Zheng, but they did not have Tathagata's Jade Talisman of Life. Secondly, they could not deduce the result of the battle between Gu Zheng and Tathagata. Thirdly, they did not dare to peep and annoy others, so they could only wait for one of them to come back.
Among the Sage-to-be in the Immortal Camp, the one who was most concerned about the result of the battle between Tathagata and Gu Zheng was Fairy Linglong. If the others could not calm down, Fairy Linglong was anxious.
Fairy Linglong did not have any special feelings for Tathagata, the current Buddha of the Buddhist Sect, but she was very wary of Gu Zheng. If the person who came back this time was Gu Zheng, she could not help but worry about her future plans.
The silence in the Icefall Hall was broken. Divine Mother Wudang and Taiyi Zhenren, who had the highest cultivation, stood up at the same time. They were the first to sense the return of the winner.
"Senior Sister, who came back?" Fairy Linglong asked hurriedly.
"Gu Zheng!"
The whole Icefall Hall fell silent when the two words of Divine Mother Wudang came out.
Gu Zheng had come back, which meant that Tathagata was dead! Although Gu Zheng had risen very quickly, in the hearts of the Sage-to-be in the Icefall Hall, he was not a match for Tathagata. The person who could return to the Immortal Camp should be Tathagata.
"Junior Brother Gu Zheng's strength has really reached the point where he could kill Tathagata?"
Taiyi Zhenren murmured. A trace of fear flashed across the bottom of his heart. He had once tacitly allowed some things to happen. He did not think that these things could be hidden from Gu Zheng.
"Junior Brother Taiyi, are you a little worried?"
Divine Mother Wudang asked. She also remembered the battle with Gu Zheng through the Icy Dust Mist.
"I can't help but be worried!"
Taiyi Zhenren smiled bitterly. Although there had been Sage-to-be who had died in Gu Zheng's hands before, the one who died this time was Tathagata. He had never thought that he would be a match for Tathagata.
"Senior Brothers and Sisters, your worries are a little unnecessary. Although I don't know much about Junior Brother Gu Zheng, I don't think that he is the kind of person you are worried about."
Fairy Xiyan's sincere words of comfort did not make Taiyi Zhenren and Divine Mother Wudang feel relieved. Instead, they rolled their eyes at her.
"Senior Sister Xiyan, you are too optimistic! Junior Brother Gu has always been vengeful. My senior sister once used the Icy Dust Mist to fight with him. I also once offended him in the Poisonous Swamp. He is not like you, Senior Sister. Because of Junior Sister Qixuan, your lineage is now on good terms with Junior Brother Gu! "Fairy Linglong said.
"If you want to worry, go ahead. Junior Brother Gu is about to return to the Immortal Camp. I think it is better for me to go and fetch him!" Fairy Xiyan smiled.
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