Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2155: 2155: Buddha's Kasaya, Bodhi Tree

Subsequently, Yang Xiaotian imprinted the Primordial Demon Mark onto the souls of several Giant Demons loyal to Mad Demon.

Naturally, each of these Giant Demons ranked on the Eternal Realm List.

Yang Xiaotian completely ignored any that failed to make the list.

Once Yang Xiaotian finished the task, the Meng Family Ancestor, overflowing with thrill, led all the Meng Family ancestors to drop to their knees before him, showering endless gratitude and shedding tears of emotion.

Without Yang Xiaotian's intervention that day, the Meng Family's doom would have been sealed long ago.

Following that, the Meng Family Ancestor extended a courteous and enthusiastic invitation for Yang Xiaotian to visit their domain, where they threw a lavish feast in celebration of him.

Post-banquet, Yang Xiaotian and Meng Bingxue spent considerable time in the palace the Meng Family had prepared for them.

From Meng Bingxue, Yang Xiaotian discovered that upon her initial rise to the Holy Realm, she traveled alongside Black Master and White Master, yet after the Meng Family took her under their wing, she lost touch with them.

As a result, their current locations remained unknown to her.

Still, prior to their separation, Black Master had spoken of pursuing the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor.

“Demon Clan Holy Ancestor.” Yang Xiaotian sank into contemplation.

Black Master's old mentor was the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor, and Yang Xiaotian's very first encounter with Black Master occurred within a palace belonging to the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor back in the Lower Realm.

Yet, after ascending to the role of Three Realms Lord, his searches across the Heavenly Demon Realm for the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor revealed that the latter had vanished ages ago.

This happened even before their own ascent to the Holy Realm.

“The Demon Clan Holy Ancestor has disappeared!” Meng Bingxue exclaimed in shock upon hearing of the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor's vanishing prior to their entry into the Holy Realm.

With the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor's absence, Black Master and White Master could never locate him within the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Moreover, over all these years, no word had come from either Black Master or White Master.

This development stirred an ominous premonition in Meng Bingxue.

“Xiaotian, do you think something terrible has befallen Black Master?” Meng Bingxue inquired with deep concern.

“I'll dispatch people right away to scour the Heavenly Demon Realm for Black Master,” Yang Xiaotian assured her. “Rest easy; Black Master and the rest ought to be safe.”

At once, Yang Xiaotian instructed Mad Demon, Rain Demon, and their allies to mobilize every available asset in the Heavenly Demon Realm to hunt for Black Master and White Master.

In this manner, several months slipped by.

One particular day, as Yang Xiaotian mentored Meng Bingxue in her cultivation practice, Mad Demon entered to announce fresh intelligence regarding the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor.

“Oh, intelligence on the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor!” Yang Xiaotian's spirits surged immediately.

“That's correct; our investigations uncovered that millennia ago, the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor suffered a grave wound from the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, leading to his capture and confinement within the Buddha Prison,” Mad Demon responded without delay.

Yang Xiaotian stood stunned.

The Demon Clan Holy Ancestor's vanishing tied back to the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha in a way he never foresaw.

But what motive drove the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha to seize the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor?

Yang Xiaotian shared the revelation of the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor's captivity at the hands of the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha with Meng Bingxue, who replied, “Black Master could have learned of the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor's imprisonment by the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha as well. In that case, Black Master and White Master are probably in the Buddha World right now!”

Yang Xiaotian gave a nod of agreement.

He had arrived at the identical conclusion; should Black Master have uncovered the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor's captivity, they would undoubtedly rush to the Buddha World for a rescue attempt.

Consequently, Black Master and White Master faced grave danger.

Without hesitation, Yang Xiaotian assembled his followers and resolved to journey toward the Buddha World.

Though Meng Bingxue initially desired to join Yang Xiaotian, he persuaded her to remain at the Meng Family, deeming the prospective clash with the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha too hazardous for her current power level.

With the Meng Family's heartfelt farewells echoing behind, Yang Xiaotian set off alongside Mad Demon, Rain Demon, and their companions, departing the Meng Family en route to the Buddha World.

“Buddha World.” Beyond rescuing the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor, Yang Xiaotian's voyage aimed to secure the Buddha’s Kasaya as well.

Earlier, during his time at the Ancient Cold Abyss on the Ancestor Continent, he claimed the Present Buddha’s legacy, mastered the Innate Buddha Ancestor Power, and secured both the Contemporary Buddha Staff and the Three Thousand Buddha Precepts.

Two of the Buddha Sect's three sacred treasures now belonged to him, with only the Buddha’s Kasaya still eluding his grasp.

Per the ancient edicts of the Buddha Sect, the one who gathers and refines all three treasures ascends as the fresh sovereign of the Buddha Sect.

Should he truly claim the Buddha’s Kasaya, might he then attune to the essence of the Buddha World?

Refining the Buddha World's origin would elevate him to Four Realms Lord!

Come the opening of the Eternal Realm Battlefield, this added might would fortify his defenses further.

“Even should you collect every one of the Buddha Sect's three treasures, sensing the Buddha World's origin remains impossible,” Master Ding explained. “Back in antiquity, not even the Present Buddha achieved it.”

“That said, with your mastery of the Innate Buddha Ancestor Power, assembling the full set of Buddha Sect treasures and locating the Bodhi Tree could enable you to perceive the Buddha World's origin.”

Hope swelled within Yang Xiaotian: “The Bodhi Tree!”

“Precisely, the Bodhi Tree—the hallowed tree of the Buddha Sect—sprang from the Buddha World's very origin,” Master Ding elaborated. “Yet it has manifested merely twice before fading away, and even the Present Buddha's exhaustive quests yielded nothing after years of effort.”

Thus, Yang Xiaotian's chances of unearthing the Bodhi Tree appeared exceedingly faint.

Still, a faint chance signified possibility nonetheless.

Given that the Bodhi Tree might unlock the Buddha World's origin, Yang Xiaotian vowed to pursue it relentlessly.

Months onward, the Ancient Heavenly Court pierced through the Buddha World's cosmic veil and delved into its depths.

No sooner had they breached the Buddha World than its subtle Buddha Force stirred unease in Mad Demon, Rain Demon, and their comrades.

Much as Buddha World experts recoiled from venturing into the Primordial Demon World, so too did Demon Sect powerhouses bristle at entering the Buddha World.

Admittedly, while the Buddha World's Buddha Force discomforted Mad Demon and his group, it posed no true threat to their well-being.

Inside the Buddha World, Yang Xiaotian steered the Ancient Heavenly Court directly toward the Buddha Prison, all the while tasking his allies to gather details on both the Buddha Prison and the Buddha’s Kasaya.

To their astonishment, en route to the Buddha Prison, word abruptly swept across the Buddha World: the Buddha’s Kasaya had surfaced!

“The Buddha’s Kasaya has surfaced?!” Yang Xiaotian froze in disbelief.

“Affirmative, Your Majesty—upon Thunder Sound Mountain!” Mad Demon reported swiftly. “The announcement has spread far and wide, drawing experts from every corner of the Buddha World. The Heavenly Slaughter Buddha himself is marching there with his disciples in tow.”

Thunder Sound Mountain stood as the grandest and most enigmatic peak across the Buddha World.

Reacting at once, Yang Xiaotian propelled his entire entourage toward Thunder Sound Mountain with utmost speed.

Securing the Buddha’s Kasaya would complete the trio of Buddha Sect treasures.

Then, across the Buddha World, he would emerge as the Buddha Sect's new overlord.

As Yang Xiaotian raced toward Thunder Sound Mountain, the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha similarly rushed a vast assembly of Buddha Sect elites there in haste. The Buddha’s Kasaya ranked not just as the supreme defensive relic in the Buddha World but also as its premier flight treasure, brimming with the purest essence of ten thousand Buddhas; claiming it promised a tremendous surge in his might.

“Command all forces to seal off Thunder Sound Mountain. Henceforth, entry is forbidden for a century unless bearing my Heavenly Slaughter Buddha Order. Any who presume to breach Thunder Sound Mountain will face capture and eternal lockup in the Buddha Prison!” The Heavenly Slaughter Buddha issued this decree to his adherents during their journey.

Though such measures were bound to irk the Buddha Sect's masters, the Buddha’s Kasaya justified every sacrifice.