Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 914
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Lingjing Star
When Lin Jiang received the news that the enlightened Buddhist cultivator from Lingqing Star had quietly left, he felt it was time to take action.
"The Buddhist cultivator from Lingqing Star has escaped?"
When Cao Ying saw Lin Jiang ordering the army to move out, she asked him.
"Five Buddhist temples have opened the Stargate, and each took about twenty to thirty thousand people."
Lin Jiang said that only the enlightened Buddhist cultivator left. The conservative Buddhist cultivators, who are very loyal to the Buddha Master, may not leave even if they are allowed to.
"How much strength does Lingqing Star still have?"
"Above Arhat, there are only eighty-five, which is not a big concern. What we should fear is the true Buddhas of the Buddhist world, Li Canghai and his group. Have you made the agreement?"
"The agreement is set. We will act once, without fighting, each person will receive a share of dao auras; if there is fighting, it will be calculated separately, depending on the situation."
"This price is not low!""Before, they wanted to bring us into the Heavenly Court. Now that we’re in, kindness is kindness, but money still needs to be collected. The most important thing is that this time, we are the ones benefiting."
Cao Ying said that if the Buddhist world attacks them, then Li Canghai has the duty to rescue them, and this cannot involve money. In the future, if Li Canghai and his group are attacked by the Buddhist world, just like that, Cao Ying will go to their rescue, and they will not charge for it either.
But the current situation is that Cao Ying and his group are attacking proactively, which is not within their duty, so they must ask for some benefits.
"Alright, if we have to pay, we will pay. If the Buddhist cultivators do not run away, we will not lose. Get ready, we are leaving."
Lin Jiang nodded. If all eighty-five Buddhist cultivators do not run away, then they will not lose. Lin Jiang is confident he can defeat them all.
A day later, the Space Battleship and various forces are fully prepared. Lin Jiang personally steps forward, leading many skilled fighters to open the Stargate. After passing through the Stargate twice, everyone arrives near Lingqing Star.
The Space Battleships that appeared first arranged themselves in formation, stretching over thousands of miles, their power was enormous, and even the weak space technology of Lingqing Star easily detected them.
In the next moment, the true Buddha of the Buddhist Sect appeared, along with high-level Buddhist cultivators, as Xuan Fa stood in front of Lin Jiang and others with dozens of Buddhist cultivators.
Xuan Fa looked at the formations on both sides and sighed deeply. In previous battles against Blue Star, the Buddhist Sect always had more people, but this time it was reversed, with over eighty Buddhist cultivators facing three hundred cultivators; the momentum was clearly not even close.
"Oh dear, today you are in trouble."
"Finally, it’s my turn to bully others, using numbers to overpower the few, it feels great."
The Fire Scale Demon Emperor and the Shenwu Demon Emperor also laughed at this. In the past, they had been beaten by so many people that even Shenwu Demon Emperor’s shell was almost destroyed. Now, they could finally bully others.
On the human side, everyone showed optimistic expressions, especially the cultivators who had participated in the previous great battle, who were all smirking and thinking about how to beat the Buddhist cultivators.
"Listen carefully, when the battle begins, we must use our numerical advantage against the enemy and aim to quickly defeat them. Also, be cautious of the enemy’s Buddhist cultivators self-destructing…"
Lin Jiang communicated with everyone, advising them not to be overly brave, to avoid one-on-one fights, and to ensure they fought together. He also warned them to be careful of the enemy’s self-destruction, so they wouldn’t be caught in a trap.
"Liang Long, start now, don’t wait for the immortal."
Lin Jiang then said to Liang Long that Liang Long’s main power had transitioned into a Soul Fragment, which wandered in the starry sky. Now the Soul Fragment that has separated has little power, so Liang Long will not join the fight personally, but he can act as the commander of the warship.
Liang Long nodded and then ordered to fire. At that moment, the immortal was still in a standoff. Seeing Blue Star fire, the True Buddha was very angry and immediately attacked.
The True Buddha attacked. Cao Ying, the Demon Queen, and Li Qing each found their opponents, who were slightly weaker True Buddhas, while Li Canghai and others blocked the powerful True Buddhas.
Thousands of firepower erupted, and Xuan Fa and his team quickly scattered and charged forward.
So far, they have not found a better way to deal with the Space Battleship, so they could only use the old method of ambush, approaching the Space Battleship with a small team at the fastest speed to destroy it.
However, Blue Star is not what it used to be; lacking strong fighters, they could only rely on war robots for defense. Now, their forces are sufficient and do not give the Buddhist cultivators a chance to break through.
"Go!"
Lin Jiang waved his hand, and immediately someone stepped forward to intercept the Buddhist cultivators.
"Big Shadiao and Small Shadiao, you must protect Lin Ying and stay off the field."
"Lin Ying, you stay and give orders."
"Brother, where are you going?"
"I am going to defeat Xuan Fa. After hundreds of years, today is the day I have been waiting for."
Lin Jiang said that one reason he did not go through tribulation was to personally defeat Xuan Fa.
Xuan Fa is a top-tier figure, almost at the peak of cultivation. In past battles, many Blue Star cultivators, including those from Ming’an’s camp, died at his hands. Lin Jiang must personally defeat him to find peace.
"Xuan Fa, you will face me."
Lin Jiang stepped forward and thrust his spear at Xuan Fa. The tip of the Slaying God Spear emitted a dark energy that enveloped Xuan Fa, but Xuan Fa shone with golden light, easily dispelling the darkness.
"Shen Wu and Huo Lin, you go deal with the other Buddhist cultivators. I will handle him."
Lin Jiang said. On the side of the Blue Star camp, there are many Tao Achieving cultivators, but there are not many in the Transmigration Stage. On the demon race side, there are only four, and on the Ying Continent side, there is not a single one. However, there are quite a few on the Huaxia side, but those like Cao Wang did not come at all. On the battlefield, there are still a few more in the Transmigration Stage from the Buddhist cultivators, relying on their numbers to hold back.
The Shenwu Demon Emperor and the Fire Scale Demon Emperor exchanged glances, and didn’t care about much anymore. Although Lin Jiang had just said they should gang up instead of fighting one-on-one, who would dare to oppose Lin Jiang, the boss?
On Xuan Fa’s side, seeing Lin Jiang charging alone, he didn’t say a word, lifted his Zen staff, and swung it down. With a single strike, countless golden lights burst forth, demonstrating his tremendous power.
Lin Jiang unleashed the technique called "One Qi Transforming into Three Clears," and three Lin Jiangs appeared at the same time. One held the Sagittarius Bow and shot straight at Xuan Fa after pulling it back completely. Another controlled the Qing Gang Sword, releasing countless sword energies sweeping towards Xuan Fa, while the last one engaged in close combat with the Slaying God Spear.
It has been hundreds of years since the battle at Lingfa Star, and Lin Jiang’s strength has been growing. Interstellar communication allowed him to gain many top-tier skills and secret techniques. After Cao Ying and the others advanced, Lin Jiang also obtained more secret methods of rule power, elevating his strength to the top level of the Transmigration Stage.
Of course, Xuan Fa’s power was no joke either. Even when Lin Jiang used all his strength, Xuan Fa showed no sign of losing. Instead, he continuously attacked, striving to defeat Lin Jiang.
When the Zen staff and the long spear clashed, it was a battle of rule power, and it seemed as if the void would collapse. No one dared to appear within thousands of miles around.
"Amitabha."
After hundreds of exchanges in battle, Xuan Fa saw he couldn’t take down Lin Jiang and noticed other Buddhist cultivators starting to fall. A sense of sadness rose in his heart, and his entire momentum suddenly changed, causing his power in hand to double.
Xuan Fa was giving his all; he used the secret technique of burning his life force.
"Burning Life Secret Method, hehe."
When Lin Jiang saw Xuan Fa like this, he immediately laughed; he was not afraid of this move at all and was ready to play along.
In the next moment, Lin Jiang also activated the Burning Life Secret Method, and the power in his hands doubled as well.
"What a damn freak."
"Does life force not cost anything?"
When the Shenwu Demon Emperor and the Fire Scale Demon Emperor saw the two fighting to this extent, they cursed inwardly and immediately increased their distance, not daring to approach the battleground of the two; they knew they couldn’t handle it.
Lin Jiang didn’t know how much life force Xuan Fa burned with each use of the Burning Life Secret Method, but he could see that after dozens of moves, Xuan Fa’s face began to age.
Clearly, in the battle of life force, Xuan Fa was losing.
"Sacrifice oneself for the Buddha"
Xuan Fa shouted loudly, preparing his final move.
With his life as the price, Xuan Fa felt no turmoil in his heart. He believed he was already a man deserving of death. He had lost Lingfa Star, causing the deaths of thousands of Buddhist cultivators, and had also led to the loss of territory for Lingkong Star, Lingshui Star, and Lingqing Star. He saw himself as a sinner of the Buddhist sect.
Originally, he wanted to use his life to help the Buddhist sect recover its losses. But after taking Lingqing Star, he realized that the situation was not so simple. With his abilities, he could not solve the internal issues of Lingqing Star.
Now, faced with a great enemy, the Buddhist cultivators of Lingqing Star were no match. The only thing he could do was to sacrifice himself for the Buddha, so that he would not betray the training and trust the Buddhist sect had given him.
"I’m not playing with you anymore."
When Lin Jiang saw Xuan Fa using all his remaining life force to unleash a self-destructing attack, he quickly ran away, activating the Spatiotemporal Mirror and disappearing from the spot. He was not foolish enough to fight Xuan Fa directly.
"Senior Brother"
"Senior Brother Xuan Fa"
The Buddhist cultivators who were still fighting gasped at this scene, their hearts aching deeply. No matter how Xuan Fa acted on Lingqing Star, he was still a great Bodhisattva of Buddhism. Xuan Fa’s loyalty to Buddhism was beyond question.