Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2427 - 211: Taiyi! (2)

Encircled by three enormous Buddha statues, Wang Ba maintained a serene and steady demeanor. His eyes glanced over the three figures before surveying the area nearby. Off in the distance, he noticed Shen Fu, who had just driven away the Zhang’s Ruins cultivators with a single palm strike, then withdrew with elegant poise. Shen Fu's glance slid past Wang Ba, showing no trace of recognition or feeling, as though he were merely a passerby.

A bit farther in the emptiness, the young monk's features seemed recognizable. When his eyes met Wang Ba's, they held the same serene indifference, like he had no idea who Wang Ba was at all.

"Why would Xiahou Demon position them in this spot?"

Wang Ba furrowed his brow in quiet thought, his mind racing through possibilities, until a booming Buddha chant, resonant as a temple bell, cut him off:

"Supreme True Buddha, Layman Taiyi, we never imagined we'd cross paths with you once more in this place, after our separation in the Cloud Sky Realm."

At those words, Wang Ba pulled back his attention, turning to face the three towering Buddha statues that hemmed him in. He gave each a quick look before settling his gaze on one in particular, arching a brow with a faint smile playing on his lips:

"Northern Great Bodhisattva, it's been some time. I didn't anticipate running into you here; fate brings surprises everywhere, and the marks of the Supreme True Buddha appear in all corners."

His voice carried a neutral edge, maybe laced with sarcasm, or perhaps just quiet contemplation.

The statue representing the Northern Great Bodhisattva creased its brow just a touch:

"Our previous farewell was merely three or four centuries back; how can you call it 'some time'?"

Shifting topics abruptly, a flicker of 'greed, anger, delusion' flashed across its features:

"But that hardly matters now. Once this day ends, you and I won't need to separate again."

With that declaration, it issued a sharp order:

"You two, this fiend has endless tricks; we can't afford to take him lightly. Attack as one and block any chance of him slipping away!"

Even as the words echoed, the three massive Buddha statues all raised their gigantic Buddha’s Hands and smashed downward toward Wang Ba!

Beyond the trio of great Buddhas, innumerable golden '卍' symbols shimmered into existence almost without a sound the moment the assault began!

Sutras swirled through the air, chants reverberated around.

The colossal Buddha’s Hands crashed down like they were plummeting from the heavens above!

For that split second, silence gripped the entire realm!

Wang Ba remained poised with hands clasped behind his back amid the three towering Buddha statues, staring up at the enormous Buddha’s Hands bearing down from overhead. His gaze stayed as tranquil as a still pond, but what it mirrored wasn't the hands themselves—instead, intricate golden motifs swirled within.

Those golden motifs twisted through endless transformations and reshapings... finally coalescing into the form of a 'Buddha’s Hand.'

Certain sections stayed hazy, while others gleamed with sharp clarity in his vision.

"So that's how it works?"

Just as the gigantic Buddha’s Hands loomed on the verge of impact, Wang Ba appeared to grasp the truth, his mind pivoting in a flash, and without delay, he lifted his palm to thrust gently upward—

Boom!

The thunderous explosion jolted every cultivator and monk in the vicinity!

The fierce quake even shook loose myriad chunks from Zhang’s Ruins' ground, kicking up waves of turbulent Chaos Origin Substance that swallowed the three giant Buddha statues whole...

"Ruins Master!"

"Great Bodhisattva!"

In that instant, the faces of both cultivators and monks twisted in alarm.

Beyond Zhang’s Ruins, two concealed forms lurking in the void displayed worry and astonishment, their stares locked on the swirling, fog-like Chaos Origin Substance churning below...

Within moments, the surging Chaos Origin Substance got shoved aside with force.

Exposed next were the outlines of the three Great Bodhisattvas.

But the sight that emerged left all onlookers frozen in shock!

At the heart of the three giant Buddha statues loomed a motionless golden Buddha, eyes shut in deep focus, dwarfing the Dharma Forms of the three Great Bodhisattvas in sheer majesty, seated in tranquil meditation.

It bore three heads and six arms, crowned with a bulging topknot, a plump visage, lobes reaching its shoulders, and a subtle smile of mercy curving its lips. Its form radiated like polished gold or crystal, draped in a radiant golden cassock, exuding solemn authority, one hand cradling a green-clad Taoist while the remaining three shaped sacred mudras, holding off the three giant Buddha’s Hands from the encircling statues!

"What in the world?!"

"Why has the Ruins Master transformed into a devilish monk too?!"

Not just the Zhang’s Ruins cultivators, but even the monks reeled in confusion at the bizarre display.

"This... this is the 'Wisdom Dharma Aspect' out of the 'Prajna Sutra'!"

"But... how can he pull this off?"

Confronted with this spectacle, the figure inside the Six Paths of Rebirth, along with the pair concealed in the void, couldn't mask their utter bafflement!

"Something's off!"

In the emptiness, the aged silhouette creased its forehead faintly:

"The presence of this Supreme True Buddha feels... unclear..."

From the facing void, the hulking form's expression twisted in puzzlement and doubt:

"It looks similar but doesn't quite align... How can True Man Taiyi wield the techniques of the Supreme True Buddha?"

The Dharma Form Buddhas of the three Great Bodhisattvas now confronted the serene, eye-closed Buddha, their expressions stripped of any prior poise, replaced by raw astonishment and denial.

Of the three, the Western Great Bodhisattva was the first to spot the issue with the Buddha silhouette ahead, his voice surging with fury and shock:

"The four rules are incomplete... It's a phony!"

"How dare you tarnish the True Buddha!"

The remaining two Great Bodhisattvas swiftly picked up on the imperfection as well.

They wouldn't have fallen for such a ruse so readily, yet the shock of their foe suddenly deploying the Supreme True Buddha’s Dharma had thrown them off, blinding them to the nuances. Now alerted, they discerned the discrepancies without delay.

Fueled by wrath, they unleashed another barrage.

The trio linked through Telepathy, their thoughts in sync. In furious harmony, they invoked the four rules, which to bystanders looked like a storm of Buddha’s Hands pummeling the quiet Buddha silhouette.

"So you saw through it after all," Wang Ba murmured with a gentle chuckle upon the reveal, showing no sign of worry.

He had only tried to copy the Great Bodhisattvas' handling of the four rules, but truthfully, he hadn't woven them into his own Dharma Lineage. Such a superficial mimicry snagged just the surface, missing the core truth. For masters to pierce the deception was, naturally, inevitable.