Chapter 754 - 743: Tathagata’s Full-level Dharma Body

Ding Ling saw this.

He was solemn and silent.

The Golden Pen continued to write swiftly.

"But I also do not wish him dead. For if he were to die, the Buddha would dwindle while demons flourish; the inevitable decay and corruption by demons like those of autonomous realms would pervade the Ten Thousand Realms, and by then, no world, including mine, could escape this fate. Hence, I hope he can live well."

Ding Ling was puzzled.

"If the Buddha were to die, how could Poxun be safe?"

"This I do not know," it wrote with a slight tremor of the golden line, and continued,

"After all, it’s highly likely that Poxun is just a thought of the lord of the autonomous realms. I cannot sense whether the true being, or Poxun for that matter, is truly dead."

"Who was the fierce demon I clashed with in the Different Space-Time?"

"He is the Evil Body Yann Da, one among the trinity split from Poxun. He is a sinful incarnation of Poxun from the Demon Realm, full of the will to slaughter and destroy, aiming to overthrow the entire world!"

"Trinity?"

"Indeed, Poxun consists of the Evil Body Yann Da, Wisdom Body Midada, and Nüti Nüya. But that’s Poxun of long ago. Since the ancient war of gods and demons, Poxun has changed greatly in form. Now, whether he still remains a trinity, I am unsure. But one thing is certain, Yann Da’s evil ventures persist, forcing me to send forth a Good Buddha to combat him."

"Oh?"

Though enlightened, Ding Ling still puzzled:

"If the Buddha is entangled with Yann Da, then why did he appear at the World Association?"

"This brings up the matter of his capability. He possesses extremely high offensive power, and appears and disappears like a phantom, but before the great battle of gods and demons, he still lacked the ability to sense spacetime oscillations. Yet, at some unknown point, he acquired this skill, easily sensing spacetime disturbances, leaping from one plane of existence to another.

His arrival at the World Association, undoubtedly due to sensing spacetime ripples. Needless to say, you were there at the World Association, hence your disruption caused Poxun’s sudden emergence."

"I see."

Ding Ling resolved his inner doubts, yet felt a bit uneasy.

It turned out the Sword Saint’s death was directly caused by him.

And the calamity that befell the people of the World Association was indirectly caused by him too; had he not traversed spacetime, none of these causes and effects would have arisen!

"Don’t blame yourself. You needn’t overthink it."

The Golden Pen swiftly inscribed:

"In destiny’s binding, all unfolds as it shall. The battle I fought against the Evil Body Yann Da lasted long, and he was wounded, necessitating the absorption of others’ evil thoughts and fears to restore himself. Even if he did not slaughter at the World Association, he certainly would have targeted another group.

Therefore, do not fault yourself. There is no need for remorse."

At hearing the Great Sun Buddha speak these words,

Ding Ling’s heart steadied somewhat, and he inquired,

"With this understanding, do you know the whereabouts of Yann Da now?"

"He lives within me."

The Golden Pen wrote:

"He and I have merged. It comes to either his demise or my survival!"

Ding Ling was filled with admiration.

The surviving ancient predecessors, many of whom deserved his respect.

He promptly declared his intention to head to the Demon Realm.

"May your journey be smooth,"

The Golden Pen rapidly penned mantras and heart techniques:

"These are basic methods I know, remember and study them well."

Ding Ling glanced through them one by one.

Quickly.

"Wisdom Fist Seal Full Level"

"Dharma Seal Full Level"

"Vajra Realm Seal of Freedom Full Level"

...

Dozens of Martial Arts Primordial Spirit Level skills.

"Tathagata’s Full-level Dharma Body"

"Great Sun Buddha’s Light Scripture Full Level"

These are the two Primordial Spirit-level techniques.

Comparable to the Inner Canon of Huangdi and the Xuanyuan Heart Scripture.

One focuses on Body Refining.

Another on Buddhist cultivation.

To reach full level, the difficulty is as high as ascending to the heavens.

But in a flash, Ding Ling attained full level in all, his entire being radiating with golden light, with trails of Buddha Light rising from his body, and circles of Buddha Rings forming behind his head.

Rendering Ding Ling akin to the arrival of a true Buddha.

"...!!"

The Golden Pen trembled, plainly, the Great Sun Buddha was equally astonished, and directly wrote:

"I always knew your talent surpasses those of ancient times, unmatched by anyone. To witness it today allows me to broaden my horizon. Ding Ling, I can no longer spare attention elsewhere. Even the Golden Pen is beyond control now. Carry this Golden Pen. Should you obliterate Poxun, I shall surely sense it and come to congratulate you then."

As soon as this line was written,

The Golden Pen softly fell from mid-air.

Ding Ling reached out and caught the pen.

It felt as light as a feather, without weight, yet solid as a Divine Weapon, the tip sharp enough to pierce through the Void World, clearly a Buddha Treasure.

He bowed towards the void, then proceeded towards the Celestial Realm without hesitation.

Whoosh!

He used the Flowing Light Escape Skill, transforming himself into a beam of light between heaven and earth, covering dozens of miles in mere moments to arrive in the Celestial Realm.

The Celestial Realm still evoked a sense of vastness, solemnity, and grandeur.

Ding Ling’s gaze surveyed the surroundings, aligning at the main seat in the Main Hall of the Celestial Realm.

There sat a person.

Reduced to nothing but bones, yet merely sitting there imposed the aura of the master of the Ten Thousand Realms, an unmatched presence.

"So the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan is truly dead."

Ding Ling meticulously searched but no longer saw that wisp of remaining spirit, he lamented deeply in his heart.

That wisp had imparted the Xuanyuan Heart Scripture to him before dispersing right after recounting its words.

Needless to say.

Had it not imparted its knowledge to him.

This last soul could have persisted longer.

And yet, even so, it unhesitatingly emerged to pass on its teachings to Ding Ling, because it regarded him highly, placing all hope and wagers upon him.

"Even if for myself, I am determined to annihilate this notion of Poxun! Not to mention that upon my shoulders lie the expectations and hopes of all these predecessors!"

Ding Ling solemnly bowed to the remains of the Yellow Emperor, then transformed and vanished within the realm.

Moments later.

Ding Ling reached the Demon Realm.

He began a rampant slaughter.

Boom!

With each Celestial Patrol Step he took, he traversed seven to eight miles, casually flipping a Heaven-Flipping Palm to abolish all things, causing swathes of demonic beings to perish.

The Martial Dao True Understanding within him vigorously operated, absorbing the demon qi from afar.

Although Grandmaster level demon soldiers and Shattering level demon generals were of no use to Ding Ling, incapable of enhancing him,

Tens and hundreds were ineffective,

Yet thousands and tens of thousands couldn’t be discounted!

Sometimes, from sheer numbers,

These energies, fully purified and refined by Martial Dao True Understanding, could still produce a strand of Martial Arts True Qi.

And such a strand of Qi could penetrate and collapse a Shattering Great Perfection expert with ease!

Woosh, woosh!

Ding Ling’s presence was like a hurricane passing through, akin to a natural disaster descending.

With one Heaven-Flipping Palm of All Things Returning to Void,

Everything shattered and returned to the ruins!