Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 1014

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Previously on Cultivation: Being Immortal...
The Demon Abyss, a gathering place for Demon Immortals, is preparing to defend against an imminent invasion by the Buddhist Order. Demon scouts report massive Buddhist forces, including thousands of arhats and bodhisattvas, amassing in nearby star domains. The Demon Lord expresses frustration over their inability to replicate the Buddhist Order's powerful Space Battleships, despite years of effort and even acquiring a decommissioned one. Meanwhile, a faction within the demon race is industrializing with the help of the Heavenly Court, leading to speculation about their potential to produce Space Battleships. The Demon Lord also notes the Heavenly Court's recent frantic activity within the Demon Domain, believing they are searching for something significant. On the Buddhist side, Hui Ming arrives with a fleet of sixty Space Battleship fleets to prepare for the invasion of the demon race's Sword Demon Star, a planet rich with powerful spiritual treasures.

Year 11,480 in the Blue Star Xia calendar, Mahayana Star

"Hui Ming took the Space Battleship to the Tiancheng Star Domain, preparing to go to war with the demon race. Finally, he has come!"

Cao Ying handed the information to Lin Jiang. The information from multiple sources has been cross-verified, and this news is true.

"Now it all depends on what the Heavenly Court will do. The Buddhist sect has lost two Star Domains. If they take the Tiancheng Star Domain and Tianhua Star Domain, the Buddhist sect will undoubtedly be defeated."

"It’s difficult. The Heavenly Court is in chaos due to Liang Long; they have no time to worry about this matter. How long do you think this can be kept secret?"

"I spoke with Liang Long. If the Heavenly Emperor and the Dragon Ancestor are not working together, it would be impossible to find out the truth because the information on both sides is uneven. If they are working together, this matter cannot be hidden for long, but it is also hard to trace back to us."

Lin Jiang said, "The information is uneven; finding out means nothing. Right now, both sides are confused. But if there is a connection, some things would surely be revealed, yet suspecting them is also difficult."

Mainly, the immortal subconsciously thinks that weapons made by mortals cannot threaten them; even achieving Tao is hard to threaten them. This is their fixed mindset.

"It’s better to be cautious."

"Of course, I’ve already given the order that the new generation of Space Battleships is not allowed to install new weapons."

Lin Jiang said, "Blue Star and Mahayana Star have worked together to develop new weapons. They are somewhat similar in function to regular weapons, but their power is not as great. However, they can deal with cultivators at the Tao Achieving level. Originally, these were to be installed on the latest model of Space Battleships, but I have already ordered it to be stopped."

In fact, the technology level of Blue Star and Mahayana Star is far beyond what they are currently showing. If they want to improve, it’s simple; just bring out the research results. But Lin Jiang has been hiding their true abilities.

Right now, Blue Star is already quite eye-catching, attracting many who covet it. If they become even stronger, Lin Jiang fears those people might lose their morals.

"Alright, as long as you understand. However, I think the actions of the Buddha’s sect should be disrupted by the Heavenly Court. The demon race’s few life planets are very interesting, like this Sword Demon Star. According to the information, there are nearly a thousand transforming Item Spirits there. If the Buddha’s sect captures them, their power would greatly increase."

Cao Ying said, there is no need to talk much about the power of magical treasures. Lin Jiang relied on the Slaying God Spear and Sagittarius Bow to achieve great glory back then. If the Buddhist sect had over a thousand top-level magical treasures, their strength would increase a lot.

"This is not our concern; the Heavenly Court should have their own methods."

Lin Jiang shook his head; the demon race is indeed strange. Many beings, which are insignificant in other places, thrive in the demon race.

For example, this magical treasure taking form could never happen in the Heavenly Court; it would have been dealt with by cultivators long ago, who wouldn’t give it the chance to take form, even if it was a celestial weapon.

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The battle has started.

The Buddhist sect is launching an attack with one thousand Bodhisattvas, thirteen thousand Arhats, and six thousand troops from the Space Battleship, directly targeting the Sword Demon Star of the demon race, who are also going all out.

The demon race has fewer life planets than the Buddhist sect and is overall weaker, but their mobilization is more thorough. The demon race has been allied for many years, so there is no need to split forces for defense; they directly mobilize forty life planets.

Combined, their total strength is greater than that of the Buddhist sect, including sixteen thousand Demon Kings (equivalent to Tao Achieving) and twelve hundred Demon Emperors (equivalent to Transmigration Stage).

Before the two armies began, the Demon Immortal and the True Buddha started fighting. The first to bear the brunt was the Sword Demon Star’s Star Lord, the Sword Demon Immortal.

The Sword Demon Immortal revealed his true form, transforming into a massive sword thousands of meters long, and lunged at a True Buddha, who created a towering golden body to withstand the attack.

"Boom!"

A group of Demon Immortals clashed with a group of True Buddhas. One True Buddha was shattered in the first encounter, struggling to reassemble his body.

"It’s the Shadow Fiend! The Shadow Demon Immortal has entered my domain!"

The True Buddha cried out in terror as his path quickly crumbled, making it difficult to reassemble his body.

Several True Buddhas exchanged glances, then cast a spell together, chanting Buddhist scriptures, forming a brilliant golden light in the sky that enveloped the injured True Buddha like the sun.

After a short while, a shadow flew out from the True Buddha, allowing him to escape from his predicament.

"Dead bald donkey!"

A voice came through, and the Shadow Demon Immortal angrily said, "I was so close to getting the first kill, but those foolish ones ruined it."

"Between Buddha and Demon, today we will see who wins. Is the Demon stronger, or the Buddha? Let me turn them into Demons."

With a command from the Demon Lord, some Demon Immortals practiced a method that could turn anything into a Demon, similar to how the Buddha transforms all beings. Both are equally strange, and they often compete, with the Buddha transforming Demon Immortals and Demon Immortals turning true Buddhas into Demons.

The true Buddha and Demon Immortals fought fiercely, and a war at the level of cultivators erupted as well.

From the demon race, the first to take the stage were the Item Spirits from Sword Demon Star. They brought their true forms and rushed toward the Buddha’s army at incredible speed, much faster than ordinary cultivators.

"Defend, fire!"

Hui Ming watched coldly as the demon race army approached. The types of the demon race were very mixed, including demons, humans, transformed treasures, and naturally born spirits. It looked chaotic, like a mob.

Thousands of Space Battleships opened fire together, lighting up the area of space. In the first round of attacks, the demon race suffered heavy losses. It was their first time fighting against technological weapons, and they had no experience. Gathered together, they were targeted by the Space Battleships, causing a large number of dao auras to fall, without knowing how many were lost.

"Shadow Fiend, attack!"

Among the demon army, the high-ranking officer looked in horror at the Space Battleship causing destruction, then shouted loudly and immediately used their trump card.

Soon, a transparent shadow disappeared into the demon army, and after a short while, one Space Battleship exploded.

"It’s Shadow Fiend, the Golden Buddha Shining in the Sun."

Hui Ming yelled, and the guarding Bodhisattvas quickly summoned an illusion of the Buddha Master. With spiritual power flowing into it, the illusion rapidly grew strong and emitted dazzling golden light.

"Ah!"

As the second Space Battleship exploded, Hui Ming heard a scream.

That was the scream of Shadow Fiend. Shadow Fiend is a very special type of creature; its famous skill is to teleport using shadows, making it very powerful and difficult to defend against.

However, the Buddhist order also has ways to defend. The Golden Buddha Shining in the Sun is a technique that specifically counters Shadow Fiend.

Wounded by the Buddha’s light, Shadow Fiend did not dare to attack and quickly fled.

Compared to the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect, the demon race has the advantage of many strange and wonderful beings. The downside is that these beings are hard to find in large numbers, like the Stone Monster tribe from Blue Star. They can also be called a demon race, but their number is very small; after thousands of years, there are only a few dozen tribe members.

"Evil Buddha, go to battle!"

The leaders of the demon race ordered coldly. Soon, another statue of Buddha appeared in the sky, but this statue showed no compassion. Instead, it radiated an evil aura. It clashed with the golden Buddha of the Buddhist Sect, and the terrifying black energy mixed with the golden light, fighting for dominance.

"Ha ha ha…"

Some members of the demon race laughed mischievously, enjoying the killing. It felt as if they were born to kill.

Even more, those who practiced dark powers could gain strength from the anger, resentment, and bloodlust on the battlefield. They grew stronger with each battle; the more people who died, the more powerful they became.

Usually, in the territory of the demon race, they had to follow certain rules and could not kill freely. But now, there was no one to stop them; they could let loose and kill as much as they wanted.

"Every major power that stands strong in the universe has its reasons."

Hui Ming looked at the scene before him and sighed. The situation of the demon race was different from that of the Buddhist Sect, which had teachings passed down through generations, enabling disciples to carry on their training from one generation to the next.

The demon race is different; many beings are born strong, with some abilities that they cannot learn later in life. This situation has its pros and cons. The advantage is that individuals are very strong and unique, while the disadvantage is that they cannot form large groups or pass on their skills. For some demon races, when they ascend to the dark realm, they may simply vanish.

Additionally, the Space Battleship is not invincible in the battles against the demon race. For example, the recent Shadow Fiend is immune to regular firepower; they still rely on Buddhist cultivators to be effective.

"The Space Battleship is indeed extraordinary."

The demon race is also watching the Buddhist Space Battleship closely.

There are very few demon race beings that are immune to the Space Battleship; most are just ordinary beings with different ways of training. So when a cannon fires, it can still be destroyed.

Currently, the demon race has more soldiers, yet they are still being pressed by the Buddhists. This makes the demon race covet the Space Battleship fiercely. If they had these Space Battleships, they would never lose, and the bald monks would not be so arrogant.

Unfortunately, the demon race has worked for many years but still cannot crack the tactics of the Space Battleship and cannot produce them. At the moment, the demon race has no way to connect with the Heavenly Court’s Blue Star to import some Space Battleships.