Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 766 - 480: Return_2

Chapter 766 -480: Return_2

No, not just scarlet, there was also a sliver of pitch black, standing erect within the moon and expanding outward.

Where was this supposed Red Moon? It was clearly an eyeball!

An eyeball of sanguine red, an eyeball of bewitching evil, slowly met with the mind’s eye.

It, he, it, it was watching oneself, staring intently!

“Avalokiteshvara, Kinara, when practicing deeply the Prajna Paramita, perceives that all five skandhas are empty and is saved from all suffering and distress.”

“Shariputra, form does not differ from the void, and the void does not differ from form. Form is void and void is form; the same is true for feelings, perceptions, volitions, and consciousness.”

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“All dharmas are marked with emptiness; they are neither produced nor destroyed, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.”

“Therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no feelings, perceptions, volitions, or consciousness, no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; no sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, or any object of mind; no realm of the eye and so forth until no realm of mind consciousness…”

“Bodhisattva, without any hindrance in the mind, free from fear, going beyond false views, ultimately Nirvana!”

“Through Prajna Paramita, all demons from the past, present, and future achieve the Teaching of the Threefold Superiority and Enlightenment.”

“Gate gate, paragate, parasamgate, Bodhi svaha…”

“!!!!!!!!!!!”

In a split second, Fang Yuan awoke in shock, suddenly opened his eyes wide, his face turning pale as he was soaked in sweat despite his body’s resistance to hot and cold; moreover, demonic whispers echoed endlessly in his mind, like maggots on bones that could not be dismissed.

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Was this… the Magic Ring!?

How could it be so terrifying, so terrifying?

Could it be that the heavens and earth had shattered, and external evil demons were about to descend!

Fang Yuan’s thoughts were chaotic, his anxiety indescribable, and his spirit was on the verge of losing its defense.

At that moment, a coolness arose from his spiritual platform, cleansing his spirit in an instant, jolting him fully awake. He steadied his body immediately, sat upright, and began reciting a set of scriptures.

“The Dao originates from nothingness, hidden among myriad spirits and immeasurable, wonderfully changing without direction, obscurely profound with essence, and greatly stabilized by emitting light, the Great Mystery without bounds thus brings forth emptiness and maintains stillness. This is called the Great Void, as it gathers essence and unites spirit, commanding the Imperial Ancestral Qi to hover and circle…”

It was the Heart Mantra of the Dao—the “Supreme Pure Great Cave True Scripture.”

A hundred years’ covenant was reaching its end, the hour of the Red Moon was approaching, how could the Wandao School not be prepared?

Not only were Pure Spirit Formations set up in each academy and key areas to resist the demonic contamination of the Red Moon, but also cultivators from the academy were allocated Great Clarity Guardian Elixirs of varying levels, and taught the “Supreme Pure Great Cave True Scripture” to vanquish demons and exorcise evil.

Just now, he had been guarding against the pollution of the Red Moon, which bred myriad demonic thoughts. Had it not been for the timely effect of the Great Clarity Guardian Elixir he had taken, he could have fallen into the Demon Path this very moment, or at the very least, suffered influence that would damage his foundation and even his Primordial Spirit, leaving him with no hope of further progression.

How malevolent, how perilous!

Fang Yuan, still shaken, dared not be negligent any longer. He focused on reciting the Great Void Scripture, using the methods of the Supreme Clarity to resist the ways of the external demons.

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Elsewhere, outside a Cave Mansion, Yuzhao stood in a moon-white robe, solitary and detached like a celestial maiden made of snow.

Looking up, she saw a blood moon hanging high in the firmament, with a sinister black streak within the sanguine moonlight, like a cracked pupil exuding an inexplicable charm, as if an Outer Realm Demon God were overlooking the mortals.

“Demon Catastrophe, Magic Ring!”

“Monstrous, monstrous!”

“To think it would be so fierce…”

Yuzhao looked up to the blood moon, speaking softly as if unaffected.

“Young Master!”

At that moment, a beam of Sprit Light flew out, transforming into the Heaven-penetrating Mirror: “This heretical demon contamination is extraordinary. You should hurry back inside the Cave Mansion, for even with the protection of the Covenant Heaven’s Dao Skills, you may still contract a seed of a demon that could affect your cultivation or even exacerbate your future inner demons’ tribulation.”

Yuzhao, upon hearing this, did not heed the advice. Her eyes still fixated on the blood moon in the sky; only after a moment did she turn her gaze away and enter the Cave Mansion, where she activated the Covenant Heaven’s Dao Skills and recited the Great Void Scripture to cut off heretical demonic thoughts.

The Covenant Heaven’s Dao Skills, practicing both Buddhist and Taoist teachings, made reciting the Great Void Scripture all the more second nature.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, the Wandao Academy did not trade on appearances by informing their disciples and selling the “Supreme Pure Great Cave True Scripture” capable of resisting external demons to the Dongtian Xianshen at a high price. Instead, they freely imparted it and even live-streamed the teaching multiple times.

As a successor of the Covenant Heaven’s Tao, Yuzhao had True Immortal methods to resist demonic contamination, but she still practiced this Taoist True Scriptures. After all, who would say no to more means of self-protection?

Now the Red Moon has returned, and magic pollution has become a catastrophe, further demonstrating the foresight of Wandao School in making such defensive preparations.

This time of the Red Moon, this time of external demon pollution, is countless times more intense than previous occurrences, even turning the Red Moon into a bloody pupil that appeared in this world—it’s unknown which Heretical Dao great demon is behind this.

Why such a change?

Yuzhao doesn’t know, but he can guess some of the reasons.

That heretical evil demon has intensified its offensive.

As early as six hundred years ago, the Red Moon appeared twice in succession.

That was the first time the external demons increased their attack, strengthening the erosion of this world.

Initially, that was enough to throw the world into chaos, mutating countless demon objects and leading the lands of this world towards a gradual downfall, until the various Cave Heaven Blessed Lands intervened.

But because of a live stream that began, and the appearance of a few individuals, the course of events changed.

Martial Frenzied Rascal, Li Xuanyuan, as well as Taoist Monarch Mingxiao, and that presence who seemed so faint, yet was everywhere—the Wandao Academy Master.

Four people, through numerous live streams, altered the course of this chaotic period of the Heavenly Demon, even forcing the world’s Blessed Lands and Dongtian Xianshen to take action. This caused the Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit to return, the power of the world to greatly increase, and fended off the invasion of the Heterodox Demon Realm.

Moreover, they established laws and passed down teachings, they established Wandao School, training a vast number of cultivators. They also eradicated various Heretic God Sects and the Claws and Fangs of the Heavenly Demon, removing the vanguard forces of the external demons and further stabilizing the world’s frontlines.

Thanks to these efforts, no Demon Catastrophe has erupted into disaster for six hundred years.

But this is merely a temporary solution and cannot eradicate the problem at its root.

The root lies outside the world, within the Demon Realm.

Ideally, after Wandao School established the Dao, Cave Heaven Blessed Lands intervened, and the world’s power increased, it would withstand the onslaught of the Demon Realm, forcing them to retreat and completely abandon their desire to invade.

But clearly, the situation has not developed in this way. After the offensive was blocked, the Heterodox Demon Realm did not retreat but instead amplified their strength, launching an even more ferocious attack six hundred years later, today.

Thus, the magical contamination effect of this Red Moon is so terrifying.

It is within reason for the Demon Realm to make such a choice.

Since Ancient Times, after the Immortal Gods withdrew from the world, the Heretical Demon Realm has launched countless offensives. With every Red Moon’s descent, they have made massive investments, and to this day, it’s unknown how much effort and strength they’ve expended. With such colossal sunk costs, how could they easily give up?

If it were the time of Ancient Times, with various Divine Systems in place and myriad Heavenly Immortals, Immortal Emperors, Buddha, Heaven Kings, and Saint Lords around, the Demon Realm might consider retreating.

But this assumption does not hold. With the situation having developed to this point, those Immortal Realm Buddha Lands and Divine Domain Sacred Lands still show no signs of intervening. Let alone Heavenly Immortals, not even Earth Immortals are in sight. With only Wandao School holding the fort, how can it deter the Heterodox Demon Realm?

Therefore, the Red Moon comes again, intensifying the assault!

Although Wandao School is prepared this time and likely won’t cause widespread demonic disasters, what about the next time?

Six hundred years later, twelve hundred years later, twenty-four hundred years later…

The Heretical Demon Realm will definitely increase their investment, continually enhancing the power of the Red Moon and the magical contamination.

Wandao School can withstand it once or twice, three or four times, but can it withstand eight or nine times, ten or a hundred times?

Within the Heretical Demon Realm, there are likely Demon Gods as fearsome as Golden Immortals. This world needs at least a Heavenly Immortal to step forward and rely on the advantage of home ground to block the invasion from the other side.

But where are the Heavenly Immortals?

When will those Immortal Realm Buddha Lands and Divine Domain Sacred Lands intervene?

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In his Cave Mansion, Yuzhao silently recited the Taoist Scriptures, yet his thoughts involuntarily drifted away, unable to be severed even by the Sword of Dao Wisdom.

Elsewhere…

In the mountain’s heart, before the earth furnace, the Taoist man sat in meditation as serene as an ancient well, indifferent to the changes outside the heavens, focusing only on the furnace fire before him.

The furnace flame was pure azure, then turned silver-white, combining the momentum of heaven and earth to forge the power of thunder and lightning, intending to refine an object.

The Taoist man, horsetail whisk in hand, looked up, then cast down his gaze, murmuring to himself with a light chuckle.

“The time has come!”

“Open the furnace!”