Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2522: 243: Chaos Green Fox
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“Taiyi?!”
“It’s Little Friend Taiyi!”
“True Man Taiyi!”
The abrupt emergence of the green-robed figure truly caught them off guard, yet Heavenly Monarch Chao, True Man Gai, and ‘Bai Lechan’ identified him instantly.
Heavenly Monarch Chao, in particular, felt a mix of shock, delight, and worry when Wang Ba appeared out of nowhere. He promptly shouted:
“Why have you come? This place is extremely dangerous…”
Unlike Heavenly Monarch Chao's joyful surprise, Lady Hua and the Bald Man Jiao showed contrasting expressions.
Before anyone could utter more words, darkness suddenly engulfed the surroundings.
“It’s the Candle Dragon!”
Well-acquainted with Wang Ba’s techniques, Heavenly Monarch Chao, True Man Gai, and ‘Bai Lechan’ responded swiftly despite their startle, staying composed.
They merely marveled at True Man Taiyi's boldness in venturing into peril and at the evidently enhanced power of the ‘Candle Dragon’ Divine Skill.
Lady Hua and Bald Man Jiao grew visibly restless. Even as Mahayana Cultivators, they couldn't pierce through the abrupt darkness. Their senses and Spiritual Sense failed completely, severing their perception of the nearby Mahayana experts, filling them with shock and uncertainty.
Meanwhile, Wang Ba’s voice rang clearly in the ears of all five at once:
“Everyone, do not resist!”
With the words echoing, the enveloping darkness twisted into a void, swiftly reviving the senses of the five Mahayana powerhouses.
True Man Gai perceived the dire situation and detected the profound shift in Wang Ba’s aura from his unexpected return. Though puzzled by the cause, he assessed the moment rapidly and yelled out:
“Everyone, don’t resist!”
Hearing this, Lady Hua followed True Man Gai’s order and promptly dropped her guards.
The Bald Man Jiao paused briefly, though.
Wang Ba had lifted his sleeve to draw in the five, but that brief delay halted the pulling force from his sleeve.
How formidable is a Mahayana Cultivator? Even Wang Ba now couldn't bridge realms to compel one inside by force.
His face tightening slightly as though detecting peril, he wasted no time, flipping his suction into a firm grip with a hand gesture!
In an instant, a massive Yellow Hand burst from the surrounding void, seizing all five figures.
With a brilliant flash, they vanished into the Lotus Buddha Country.
Nearly at the exact instant of their disappearance.
Whoosh—
A colossal golden Buddha palm slammed down, shattering the darkness and allowing outer Buddha light to flood in.
Exposing the enraged visage of the Heaven’s Wound Buddha Lord beyond the Buddha country:
“True Man Taiyi!”
“How is it possible?! I clearly already expelled his True Spirit back then… Could it be, the presence within Zhang’s Ruins helped protect his True Spirit?”
Thinking back to the clash outside Zhang’s Ruins, the Heaven’s Wound Buddha Lord’s heart clenched, a savage light sparking in his gaze:
“No matter who it is, they cannot stop the Supreme True Buddha!”
At the same moment.
Distant in the void, thousands of miles past the Reclining Buddha.
Wu Monkey King scanned the area, gripping his Ruyi Stick. Suddenly, a green-robed form and a mass of Yellow Dao Domain materialized silently behind him.
It was Wang Ba.
Without pause, a mere thought from him dissolved the Yellow Dao Domain.
Five silhouettes shot out right away.
Heavenly Monarch Chao and his companions.
The moment Heavenly Monarch Chao emerged, he gazed around in bewilderment:
“Did we escape?”
“Master Chao.”
Wang Ba smiled warmly, bowing to Heavenly Monarch Chao.
“You kid, I knew you weren’t destined for an early demise.”
Heavenly Monarch Chao fixed his eyes on Wang Ba, filled with pleasant shock, but still blurted out in wonder:
“How did you bring us out? I couldn’t see the way earlier!”
He then pressed further:
“Where did your True Spirit go before? Master of Quiet Cave and I searched for a long time but couldn’t find you back…”
True Man Gai grasped that they had broken free from the Lotus Buddha Country and, feeling the change in Wang Ba’s aura, revealed a shifted demeanor, compelled to remark:
“Earlier in that Buddha Country, I also tried using the teleportation method to leave the Lotus Buddha Country, but it was ineffective. That Buddha Country seemed specifically designed to prevent us from escaping. I didn’t expect Little Friend Taiyi… True Man Taiyi to have such means. Many thanks to True Man Taiyi for your intervention.”
Aware of Wang Ba’s evolution, True Man Gai infused his speech with greater deference.
Upon hearing True Man Gai’s commendation, Lady Hua and the Bald Man Jiao regarded Wang Ba with heightened gravity.
Lady Hua proactively bowed to Wang Ba:
“Thank you, Taoist Friend, for your timely assistance.”
‘Bai Lechan’ alone displayed a subtle shift in his eyes, as if noticing something, yet his look stayed mostly unchanged, retaining that hint of Banished Immortal pride.
The Bald Man Jiao wavered briefly before cupping his fists in salute:
“Thank you!”
Snapped back by True Man Gai’s words, Wang Ba composed himself swiftly. No elation showed on his features; he stayed serene, returning their courtesies before speaking promptly:
“Taiyi, at your service.”
“The Buddha country’s Buddhism methods only guarded against us cultivators, yet did not guard against those who pursued Buddhist rules. Techniques of Divine Patterns or teleportation naturally had no effect. However, by finding a person whose karma is associated with oneself, one can use the path of karma to perform Divine Footwork and instantly move beside that person.”
Previously, Wang Ba had puzzled over how the Wisdom Magic Arhat ignored distances to appear by his side.