Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2344 183: Departure
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"Keep in mind... should the tide turn against us, depart without delay. This isn't fleeing, but safeguarding the true opportunity..."
"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, with your direct guidance from the Heavenly Monarch, should danger arise... you must recognize the way to withdraw."
In the Cloud Sky Realm, the landscape whirled chaotically, immortal mists tumbled down, ferocious beasts plummeted, and all creatures endured torment; with a single look, it resembled a toppling structure, a vista of utter devastation.
Beyond the realm's boundary, the Buddha's radiance gleamed like molten gold under the sun, but right then, it bathed the airborne cultivators inside the Cloud Sky Realm, offering no comfort—rather, it plunged them into a frozen abyss, sending shivers through their very cores!
At present, leading the Cloud Sky Realm's defense, Bai Lechan, the Sect Master of Cloud Sky, displayed a gravity on his features unlike any before.
Even Wang Ba, in this instant, experienced a void in his thoughts, completely unable to believe his senses!
"Xiahou Demon... has truly perished?!"
"True Man Gai has escaped as well... Does that mean the Master of Quiet Cave joined the fray after all?"
"Master Chao... Master Chao's Ten Thousand Beasts Unleashed got shattered too. He, he... Just how did the Tianshang Buddha Lord manage this?!"
He knew little of the Master of Quiet Cave, yet Xiahou Demon, True Man Gai, and Heavenly Monarch Chao ranked as the foremost three Mahayana experts across the Realm Sea. Factoring in the Ten Thousand Beasts on par with a Mahayana powerhouse, it equated to four Mahayana forces.
Still, even with four Mahayana cultivators, they couldn't stand against the Tianshang Buddha Lord?
In that very moment, amid a surge of profound concern, the earlier warnings from Bai Lechan and Master Chao resurfaced in his consciousness.
He had been puzzled by them earlier, but now, clarity struck him fully.
"Maybe they foresaw this outcome... but if so, why engage in a confrontation doomed from the start?"
Confusion swirled within his heart.
Were it up to him, absent any certainty, he would exhaust all avenues to evade this clash until ready to confront the Supreme True Buddha. However, for the Cloud Sky Realm's allies, sensing slim odds of triumph, why risk such a desperate wager?
Or perhaps some hidden detail eluded him?
Maybe alternative strategies existed?
But with the crisis peaking, no leisure remained for deeper reflection.
As the external voice, laced with mercy yet iciness, echoed, the Cloud Sky Realm's protective barrier crumbled swiftly, while Heavenly Monarch Chao offered no reply—merely the fierce clamor of spell clashes erupted anew from without.
Amid anxiety and oppression... as his spirit reeled in turmoil, an astonishing pull suddenly engulfed him without warning!
Wang Ba snapped to awareness a beat too late, jolting upright, while the Land-Parting Staff's earthy yellow glow instinctively flared outward.
However, upon the pull's arrival, he sensed only the Land-Parting Staff in his primordial spirit quaking fiercely from the unusual assault.
The outer earthy yellow radiance quivered in sync!
Unsteady!
"Northern Great Bodhisattva!"
A cold sweat prickled down Wang Ba's back; his divine sense swept outward in haste, promptly detecting a monk in gray robes amid the shattered realm fragments nearby.
The gray robe's sleeves billowed as though boundless attraction emanated from within.
The monk's expression held a trace of delight and a triumphant grin:
"Layman Taiyi, this isn't the moment to lose focus."
Sensing the unstoppable draw piercing past the earthy yellow radiance and the surrounding mayhem of troops and mounts, Wang Ba's face inevitably hardened.
He willed his primordial spirit to anchor the shuddering Land-Parting Staff, myriad ideas racing through his mind, only to be dismissed in quick succession.
In the end, just the parting words from Master Chao prior to facing the Tianshang Buddha Lord lingered...
His eyes darted, surveying nearby, distant, and external spaces... Abruptly, he drew forth the sword sheath Dao Treasure, channeling immortal power into it!
Whoosh!
A beam of pale golden sword-glow burst from the sword sheath Dao Treasure, hurtling straight toward the gray-robed monk.
Upon spotting this pale golden sword-glow, though assured of his superior cultivation, the monk, recalling its might, refused to dismiss it lightly; he leaned aside slightly, easing the pull from his sleeves.
The quivering earthy yellow radiance halted.
Wang Ba grasped the opening, avian wing shadows manifesting on his back, as the Wind-Driving Staff pushed to its utmost!
In a flash, he withdrew the Land-Parting Staff, unfurled his wings, becoming a verdant light streak, desperately breaking free from the overwhelming attraction!
But in that fleeting interval, a far mightier pull seized the verdant light streak outright!
The light streak faltered, exposing Wang Ba's form inside.
"Haha, aware of your tricks, why would I allow your getaway!"
From afar, the gray-robed monk lifted his sleeves then, chuckling boisterously.
Yet, the laughter congealed on his visage at once.
Boom!
The ensnared Wang Ba exploded under the formidable pull, ripping apart into fragments!
From the broken form, a pale golden sword-glow slipped out undetected, riding the pull's force to bridge the gap swiftly, severing the monk's sleeve!
Tear!
The sleeve parted cleanly!
The force persisted, targeting the monk's brow!
In fury and alarm, the gray-robed monk twisted away urgently once more.
Only to witness the pale golden sword-glow that had cut the sleeve streak toward the breached realm barrier, shifting into a verdant silhouette, its avian wings beating once, green glow whipping like gales, darting toward the horizon!
Realizing the deception, the gray-robed monk seethed.
He scoffed with icy disdain:
"Beyond lies the Heaven and Earth Net—escape is impossible!"
Scarce had his declaration faded when, sure enough, the verdant light streak rebounded from outside the realm, hemmed in by throngs of golden orbs arrayed like a colossal web, trapping it tight!