Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2517 241: Buddha's Son (3)
Previously on Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant...
"Do you know what you're talking about, daring to speak such nonsense!"
Pu Yan kept his expression steady, yet his voice conveyed sincere grievance as he sent a transmission:
"Master, I'm merely inquiring. This Wisdom Fate... this Buddha Lord's cultivation wasn't above the Bodhisattva Realm before. None of the Buddha's sons stood out, so why didn't the Buddha Lord select you to inherit the position?
You're the Western Great Bodhisattva, after all."
"He's not even superior to you Great Bodhisattvas, and compared to Shen Fu of the Reincarnation Six Paths, he still lags behind. I can't fathom why the Buddha Lord picked him."
At these words, a flicker of reluctance flashed in the Western Great Bodhisattva's eyes, his gaze instinctively glancing toward the monk seated behind the nearby middle-aged layman.
Deep down, he somewhat concurred, yet he shook his head and replied:
"The Buddha Lord's decision holds profound intent... Let these words stay between us—don't share them with anyone else!"
Pu Yan couldn't resist adding:
"Yet this future Buddha Lord lacks any standout skills. Without the Buddha Lord's earlier direct impartation that boosted his cultivation immensely..."
"How could he possess the power to slay that peak Eighth Tier Evil Dragon?"
"Moreover, the killing impulse was overwhelming—slaughtering that Evil Dragon without fear of relatives or allies seeking vengeance later..."
"Enough with this rubbish!"
The Western Great Bodhisattva, aware of his disciple's loquaciousness, gave a mild scolding before transmitting:
"What relatives or friends? No matter their might, would they dare challenge me, the Supreme True Buddha?"
His tone brimmed with assurance and arrogance.
Pu Yan offered a sheepish grin:
"Master is correct; I worried needlessly."
The Western Great Bodhisattva nodded faintly:
"Remember that, and watch your words next time.
We avoid stirring trouble, and none would dare invade this place…"
His words unfinished, a furious cry erupted from beyond the Sky Dome, outside the Buddha Kingdom:
"That demon monk, give back my descendant's life!"
A deafening dragon roar followed!
To everyone's shock, a Hornless Flood Dragon smashed into the Buddha Kingdom.
Black smoke swirled around it, and upon scrutiny, a humanoid silhouette appeared faintly on the Flood Dragon's form.
It was unmistakably a bald, muscular man.
This bald burly man materialized by tearing through the void, charging directly at the Buddha's son below.
This abrupt upheaval stunned all present.
The Western Great Bodhisattva stared in disbelief:
"The Evil Dragon truly had powerful backing!"
Wasting no time, he rose alongside the Eastern, Southern, newly appointed Northern Great Bodhisattvas, the Lord of Six Paths, and the Great Bodhisattvas of Ridi and Moon Truth, unveiling their colossal Bodhisattva Dharma Forms to confront the Flood Dragon.
"Boom!"
The Flood Dragon's path left devastation; a single tail lash sent the seven Great Bodhisattvas reeling backward.
Yet at that instant, the future Buddha Lord—guarded by the seven Great Bodhisattvas—abruptly opened his eyes.
Though startled by the Flood Dragon's intrusion, his gaze stayed remarkably serene.
In a flat tone, he declared:
"Is this my outer tribulation?"
"Are you the ancestor of the Evil Dragon I slew earlier?
I never imagined the Evil Dragon had such a lineage."
"Perfect timing—I can gauge my present power."
His demeanor exuded poise and self-assurance.
With that, he shaped a Buddha seal in his hand.
The seal swiftly expanded into a gigantic handprint, smashing down onto the Flood Dragon.
A resounding 'boom' echoed.
The Buddha stood firm, while the Flood Dragon tumbled involuntarily, its dragon head contorting in human-like astonishment.
Right then, a sword-light streaked in from beyond the heavens.
This pristine sword-light plunged down, targeting the Buddha's forehead directly.
At the same time, myriad flowers drifted in from the sky's edge.
These exquisite petals bore a touch of loneliness and lethal intent.
Drifting softly, they blanketed the entire Buddha Kingdom in moments.
Concurrently, over a dozen mid-to-late stage Crossing Tribulation cultivators descended!
The monks beheld this sight in sheer terror.
"Activate the array!"
Facing this dire crisis, the future Buddha Lord remained undaunted, issuing a sharp command.
At once, five hundred Arhats soared from the crowd, morphing into Buddha Beads that hurtled first toward the sword-light.
A strand of Buddha beads materialized in the Future Buddha Lord's grasp.
The fused power of the 500 Arhats and the Buddha treasure erupted in his palm with tremendous force. The sword-light shattered merely a dozen beads before its momentum waned. It halted briefly, unveiling True Man Gai's figure.
The Future Buddha Lord gave a cold snort, poised to counterattack.
But in that split second, a thousand-headed lion lunged from the heavens.
Though singular, it blotted out the sky!
The Future Buddha Lord sneered, yet before he acted, the thousand-headed lion ahead was effortlessly swatted away by a massive golden hand.
Peering closely, the Future Buddha Lord's expression shifted, crying out in astonishment:
"Tianshang Buddha Lord?"
As the golden hand repelled the lion and bore down on him, panic seized him—he refrained from any resistance.
Only when the palm neared did realization dawn:
"Wait, why would the Buddha Lord attack me?!"
The notion had barely formed when truth emerged.
The illusion before him vanished, but the palm continued its descent.
Now, its wielder was the white-robed, white-haired, grim-faced Heavenly Monarch Chao!
He gripped a faintly radiant 'Silkworm Dragon Staff,' with spectral divine beast shadows roaring behind him toward the firmament.
This blow carried his full might, unrestrained.
Fueled by excruciating rage!
"Canlong Realm, Taiyi... I've avenged you!"
'Boom'!
The Future Buddha Lord's golden body exploded into fragments!
Demonic Qi surged from the fissures!
Then, a sword-light sliced through, piercing his brow precisely!
In that instant, his eyes bulged with reluctance, but against four Mahayana cultivators' combined assault, survival was impossible.
His gaze dimmed in a flash!
"It's over!"
"This Future Buddha Lord proved simpler to eliminate than anticipated."
Lady Hua descended gracefully, eyeing the fallen Wisdom Fate, and chuckled seductively.
The Hornless Flood Dragon shifted into a bald man, black smoke coiling anew around him, alighting beside Heavenly Monarch Chao and True Man Gai around the Future Buddha Lord's corpse.
The surrounding monks, witnessing this horror, froze before erupting in sobs:
"The Buddha Lord! The Buddha Lord has entered Nirvana!"
The Great Bodhisattvas noted the demonic qi leaking from the Future Buddha Lord's form, grasping the truth collectively.
Without hesitation, they swept their vast sleeves, gathering all nearby monks within!
The once-bustling Buddha Kingdom fell eerily quiet.
Only the seven Great Bodhisattvas lingered, alongside the prostrate Future Buddha Lord oozing demonic qi and Wisdom Fate's body.
"No, this feels off!"
True Man Gai sensed a chill, scanning about as his prior unease crested:
"What's going on?!"
Just then.
A messaging Dao Treasure in True Man Gai's sleeve buzzed furiously.
Hesitant at first, intuition prompted him to retrieve it, channeling mana inside.
Instantly, disciple Zhang Bokai's frantic voice rang out:
"Grandmaster! Stop everything! True Man Taiyi arrived and warned that Tianshang Buddha's ascension is a ploy!"
True Man Gai's heart jolted.
The other Mahayana cultivators' faces twisted in alarm!
Yet Heavenly Monarch Chao's eyes gleamed with satisfaction.
Nearly at once.
Tianshang Buddha Lord's voice resounded leisurely over the Buddha Kingdom:
"Supreme True Buddha, this old monk has awaited you here long, grateful for your aid in freeing Realm Sea's beings from torment—your merits are vast, splendid, splendid."
Hearts pounded as all looked skyward instinctively.
Above the Buddha Kingdom, the near-relic form of Tianshang Buddha Lord, under collective stunned gazes, reformed into flesh.
Cross-legged high above with a benevolent smile, he gazed down upon them all…