Chapter 692 - 10: Everything Becomes Clear, The Supreme’s Silence, The Lame Daoist’s Victory

Chapter 692: Chapter 10: Everything Becomes Clear, The Supreme’s Silence, The Lame Daoist’s Victory

Ancient Bodhi Buddha, who had been playing dead, couldn’t keep up the act any longer. He didn’t even dare to look back as he scrambled to his feet and fled for his life.

He fled all the way into the Great Heaven and Earth, where he collapsed onto a barren mountain, drenched in sweat, sighing and panting heavily.

"Supreme..."

’Everything that just happened was too absurd, far beyond my imagination. A Perfect Dao Fruit... does it truly possess such power?’

The Demon Ancestor was killed, and even its Transcendence Origin fled. Fu Xi was annihilated twice. The Complete Dao Fruit inside Taiyi was shattered...

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha was still reeling from the shock. It was the shattering of the Taiyi Dao Fruit that had terrified him into this state. But now that he had calmed down a bit and thought it over, he realized something was amiss.

’That Complete Dao Fruit... it didn’t seem to belong to Taiyi? Rather, he used some kind of profound technique to forcibly contain it within his body...’

Bodhi swallowed hard. This was even more terrifying.

The Supreme True Form was terrifying beyond imagination, and Taiyi was utterly mysterious, his methods so profound they were inconceivable!

’Good thing I ran fast...’

He patted his chest, his heart still pounding with fear, and let out a long sigh. He muttered to himself:

"Next, I just need to wait for the Supreme’s fall. To erupt with such power when the final calamity is near... once he falls, the Supreme will definitely be in a terrible state... Hm? Who’s there?"

Sensing something, Bodhi snapped his head to the side and saw three familiar figures approaching.

One was a towering figure dressed in a Royal Robe. A closer look revealed the [Cyan Celestial Realm] floating behind him, with Haotian standing upon the [Cyan Celestial Realm], having Integrated his Dao with it.

Another had a cold and detached expression. Behind her was the Nine Nether, with Houtu standing upon it, also having merged with it.

The last one was a corpse, walking with slow steps. Behind it was the Buddhist Path, with Amitabha having Integrated his Dao into the Buddhist Path.

"Haotian, Houtu, Amitabha..."

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha was stunned.

"You’ve all... Integrated your Dao?"

It was inconceivable to him. He could tell that the three Fellow Daoists before him had not lost their minds; they were even smiling.

But when he used his Divine Techniques to observe them, he could clearly see their figures within the Nine Nether, the Cyan Celestial Realm, and the Buddhist Path!

’That method of [Damageless Integration]... it’s actually real?’

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

The Buddha Corpse walked over, the smile on its face vanishing, replaced by a solemn expression.

"Bodhi, the way things have developed has surpassed our imagination. The Supreme is terrifying, Taiyi is mysterious, Fu Xi is unpredictable, and now even the Demon Ancestor is dead..."

After a pause, he took a deep breath and continued,

"Houtu and I traded the method of [Damageless Integration] to have Fellow Daoist Haotian join us. But even so, for the journey to the West, I can no longer say we have a guaranteed victory..."

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha snapped back to his senses, the shock still visible on his face, and muttered to himself,

"The method of Damageless Integration..."

He was still hesitant, but then he looked up, beyond the river of Years, and saw the dying figure standing in the Great Chaos.

A renewed sense of terror gripped Bodhi, making his hair stand on end. He immediately said,

"Can... can I also cultivate this method of [Damageless Integration]?"

"Of course you can!"

’Haotian’, ’Houtu’, and ’Amitabha’ all spoke in unison, smiling.

A scripture was transmitted to him, and the Ancient Bodhi Buddha became completely immersed in it, as if intoxicated, a look of sudden enlightenment on his face.

"To think such a wondrous Skill exists in this world!"

"Marvelous, simply marvelous!"

He began to activate it, to circulate it, choosing the Great Dao of great wisdom that he was attuned to and merging with it, bit by bit.

"I have... Integrated."

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

The four figures stood opposite each other. They all put their palms together and spoke in unison:

"Mercy, mercy!"

They all vanished.

* * *

「Great Chaos.」

The Demon Ancestor’s mutilated corpse drifted in the Chaos. Its Transcendence Origin had long since fled, and the wisp of True Spirit that had survived thanks to the Transcendence Origin was also nowhere to be found.

Fu Xi’s two corpses also floated slowly, showing no signs of life, completely annihilated.

Taiyi had fled, disappearing into the depths of the Chaos, leaving only a trail of blood that slowly stained the profound darkness red.

"Xiaohuo’Er..."

Lu Xuan gently touched the dying [Emperor Jun], a pang of pain in his heart. He glanced at [Xi He], whose eyes were devoid of light, then turned to look at his teacher.

"Master, what in the world is all this..."

Before he could finish, Lu Xuan’s expression changed drastically. He saw his master withering away, decaying bit by bit...

The dying figure coughed violently, dragging his aged body over to slowly sit cross-legged. His aura grew ever weaker, yet his gaze became increasingly clear.

This [Taiqing Supreme Taoist Venerable] spoke wearily:

"I have begun to fall. I have no strength left, or else I could have cleared away a few more obstacles from your path..."

After a pause, he looked up and said calmly,

"This True Form of mine was not properly nurtured. I forced my way out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace and then used my full power on the verge of my fall. After this battle, I, your teacher, will sleep for a very long time. I may not even awaken by the time of the final calamity..."

Lu Xuan’s pupils shrank, and another pang of pain shot through his heart. Beside him, the Lame Daoist also frowned deeply, sighing repeatedly.

"You old coot, couldn’t you have held back a little? If you had, it wouldn’t have come to this."

"In that situation, how could I have held back?"

The Supreme smiled and shook his head slightly.

"Taiyi was able to unleash the power of a [Perfect Dao Fruit]. And if Fu Xi and the Demon Ancestor had truly merged, they too could have rivaled a [Perfect Dao Fruit]. If they had then joined forces, I truly would have been out of options..."

After a pause, the old man sighed wearily.

"A pity. This is not my peak, nor is it the peak of this Great Era. Otherwise..."

As he spoke, he aged even more, his aura fading rapidly.

Just then, the Goddess spoke softly, offering a reminder.

"Supreme, I can see your Physique is becoming more and more broken. You’re not just falling; you’re starting to die. You will sleep for a long time, and who knows what year it will be when you return... There is still time now. What exactly is the deal with Taiyi?"