On the Avenue.

Chapter 767 Aquarius
Upon hearing this, Fairy Xiaoduan became somewhat angry: "My husband is the Dao Ancestor who spreads the Dharma. If he were to abduct him to the Western Paradise and make him a disciple of Maitreya, Maitreya's reputation would likely be elevated to a level comparable to that of the Great Heavenly Venerable! If the Western Paradise were to mobilize Buddhist disciples to preach, who would the Dao Ancestor who spread the Dharma be? He would merely be Maitreya's disciple, stealing all of my husband's merits."

Chen Shi glanced around and laughed, "Once we reach the Western Paradise, we'll be powerless to control our own destiny. We'll be completely exploited, and we might even lose our reputation as the Dao Ancestor who spreads the Dharma."

His eyes flashed. This Pure Land was a manifestation of the Great Dao of the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Flower Forest. The Buddha statues, temples, and sacred mountains were not real entities, but were constructed by his own Great Dao.

The Great Luo Heaven of Fahualin is also called the Treasure Vase Heaven. Its shape resembles a white porcelain jade vase, which Fahualin holds in his hands.

The heavens and earth, yin and yang, sun and moon, stars, mountains and rivers, plants and trees, etc. in the Vase Heaven are all composed of the path of the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Grove. Only those who bow down and worship are living people.

They are followers of the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Flower Forest.

The Bodhisattva of Fahualin also practices both Buddhism and deities. As a Buddhist, when one's Buddhist practice reaches a certain level and one feels that further progress is difficult, one will also practice the path of deities.

The simplest way to cultivate the divine path is to gather many believers in the thirty-three heavens of the Western Paradise. After gaining a certain level of divine cultivation, one can travel to the Earthly Immortal Realm and all the myriad realms, refine evil spirits and heretics, and convert them into celestial beings.

The Bodhisattva of Fahualin is a relatively young Great Luo Golden Immortal in the Western Paradise, but his abilities are extraordinary. After achieving success in his Taoist arts, he traveled to the Earthly Immortal Realm and all the myriad realms, creating many legends and gaining followers all over the world.

Later, he ventured into the Dark Sea and discovered a heretical world called the Uru Naracha Realm, where the inhabitants were demons, inherently vicious and barbaric. So the Bodhisattva sat in this heretical world for ten thousand years, until all the heretical demons in this world abandoned evil and turned to good, converting to the Western Paradise.

His followers in the Vase Heaven are demons from the realm of Urunaraksha. Now, they have kind and benevolent faces and do not resemble demons at all, which shows that he has profound Buddhist teachings.

Chen Shi said to Xiao Duan, "I'll go outside and talk to him. If he's reasonable, we'll beat him up and let him go. If he's unreasonable, then we don't need to reason with him."

Xiao Duan shook her head and said, "I'm afraid my husband will waste his breath."

Chen Shi laughed and said, "Now that I am the teacher of the Sage, I must be reasonable. They have invited us as guests, so how can we kill someone for no reason? Besides, he attained the Great Luo realm many years earlier than you, so he may have some extraordinary abilities."

Xiao Duan said, "What my husband says is very true. But my husband always likes to pretend to be generous, which often allows the opponent to take the opportunity to slip away and lose the initiative."

"This time it won't happen, Madam, please rest assured."

Chen Shi stepped out of the crystal carriage, raised his head, and said loudly, "Bodhisattva Fahualin, please thank Brother Maitreya for his kindness. I am on my way to visit Empress Houtu and have no time to go to the Western Paradise. Please return."

The Bodhisattva of the Lotus Grove, with a vast and imposing face, looked out from the heavens into the bottle and laughed, "Master Chen, Maitreya Buddha has issued a decree, and I have no choice but to obey. If I cannot bring you back to the Western Paradise, I will be the one punished. Master Chen, come back to the Western Paradise with me!"

He picked up the treasure bottle in his palm, stood up and walked away. His steps were neither hurried nor slow, but his figure was fleeting and his speed was unimaginable, like a great Buddha traveling through the starry sky.

Chen Shi said to Xiao Duan, "Madam, we can be unreasonable now."

Fairy Xiao Duan said, "His cultivation is profound; I'm afraid I won't be able to break through his Great Luo Heaven."

"It's alright, I can help you in a moment."

Little Duan Fairy stepped out of the crystal carriage, and the next moment, boundless Dao fire spread out.

The Bodhisattva of the Lotus Forest looked down and saw that the treasure bottle in his palm was instantly covered by Dao fire. The flames were extremely domineering. They were the divine fire that established the Great Shang Dynasty. They were interpreted and reconstructed by the Yuanfu, and the fire was extremely fierce!

In the Vase Heaven, the Uru Narakshas hurriedly hid near temples and Buddha statues to avoid the raging fire.

They worshipped devoutly, chanting Buddhist scriptures. Their faith transformed into a surging torrent of extraordinary power, converging upon the Buddha or Buddha statue. The Buddha or Buddha statue shone brightly, illuminating the surroundings, supporting the flame of faith, and protecting the region.

But the next moment, the Dao Fire overwhelmed the magical power of those Buddhas and statues. The flames swept down, and all the Uru Naracha were burned to ashes in the sea of ​​fire in a short time!
One after another, large Buddha statues, temples, and other structures burned and collapsed in the flames.

"As expected of the Lady of the Church, who is a descendant of the Shang Dynasty, she is indeed fierce."

The Bodhisattva of the Lotus Grove laughed, "However, you have only recently advanced to the Great Luo realm, and your cultivation and spiritual attainment are far inferior to mine. Now that you have fallen into my grasp, it will be even more difficult for you to escape. Today, I will let the Lady of the Sect witness the wondrous power of my Vase Heaven!"

He activated the Treasure Vase Heaven, and saw that the bottle was in a state of constant rotation, with its own reincarnation system. The Uru Narocha, who had just been burned to death by the Dao Fire, was quickly reborn.

One by one, the Buddha statues and Buddha images were restored, and even the collapsed temples were rebuilt on their original sites, looking brand new.

Even Chen Shi was amazed by such wondrous methods of reincarnation; they were truly extraordinary.

Within the Aquarius Heaven, various Great Daos were activated, pressing down upon the small linden within the Aquarius Heaven!
This force came from all directions, extremely domineering, but the next moment a wing that stretched for thousands of miles flew out from the flames and cleaved the Great Luo Heaven in two!

"The attack speed is so fast after the Dao patterns transform into Yuan Runes?"

The Bodhisattva of the Lotus Grove looked down and saw a wing flying through the air from the treasure vase, heading straight for his face. Startled, he quickly turned his head to avoid it.

Just as he dodged the wing, Chen Shi finally seized an opportunity to summon his Dao Realm Well Demon Domain in the Treasure Aquarius Heaven!

In the Heaven of Aquarius, a magical tree of demonic blood suddenly appeared, its lush branches supporting the sky. Branches and roots extended and grew in all directions.
The sky was covered by branches and leaves, growing larger and larger until it blotted out the sun, even the great Buddha statues were hidden under the cover of the branches and leaves.

Many large Buddha statues leaped up, attempting to tear open the tree canopy with wind and fire. However, the canopy was incredibly thick, and even if they burned or cut it off, it would quickly grow back, becoming thicker and thicker.

Not only that, the branches were filled with heretics, and many Buddhas were corrupted by them, their bodies turning into mud, becoming sticky, growing green moss, or falling apart. Various heretical contaminations spread in all directions, destroying the great structure of the Vase Heaven.

Even the six realms of reincarnation within the Heaven of Aquarius have been corrupted by heretics.

Even more terrifying is that the roots of the Demon Blood Tree are like huge mountain ranges, piercing through the ground and extending in all directions, rumbling and creating mountains everywhere.

Those mountains are the source of heretics, spreading outwards and polluting the Uru Naraksha who live in the Aquarius Heaven.

In a short time, the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Forest felt a sense of the five signs of decay in the heavenly beings, and was startled.

He had just dodged the slashing wings when a pair of sharp claws came slashing at him, ready to split his skull and shatter his brains, unstoppable. It was Xiao Duan who had already broken out of the Treasure Bottle Heaven and was confronting him head-on.

Fahua Linfei retreated, immediately activating his Great Luo Dharma Power and mobilizing the Dao Power of the entire Treasure Vase Heaven. He pointed out with one finger to meet one of the sharp claws.

His fingertips trembled, and countless finger shadows filled the sky, touching various points on his claws.

The moment their forces collided, Fa Hualin immediately realized that although the Lady of the Sect had transformed her Dao patterns into Yuan Runes, making her attack speed faster than that of a normal immortal, her cultivation level was still inferior to his own.

Sharp claws slashed across his face, nearly tearing his skin off.

But even this sharp claw was forced back by his finger.

Fahua Lin felt ashamed. He had come in a hurry and had not yet had time to transform his Buddhist, Taoist, and divine powers into primordial symbols.

Furthermore, Maitreya Buddha was also worried that the Yuanfu contained hidden loopholes, so he dared not cultivate it. Since Maitreya Buddha dared not cultivate it, neither did the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Flower Forest.

Therefore, although he achieved the Great Luo Heaven realm earlier than Xiao Duan, his cultivation level wasn't significantly higher. He only managed to force back Xiao Duan's Xuan Birds without injuring him. Xiao Duan had already flown out of the Treasure Bottle Heaven, and the two fought with lightning speed. Fa Hua Lin retreated continuously, feeling Xiao Duan's attacks growing faster and faster. With every gesture, Xuan Birds formed from the Great Dao flew out, circling and swirling around him, rapidly attacking!
"Very well! Your Excellency, Madam, this humble monk has offended you!"

Without further hesitation, Fahualin raised the treasure bottle in his other hand, ready to activate it.

The power of the Great Luo Golden Immortals lies in this: they evolve a perfect world with their own Great Dao, a world that is both a Dao training ground and a Dao realm, called the Great Luo Heaven. Mobilizing all the power of the Great Dao within the Great Luo Heaven is the power of the Luo Heaven Dao.

Great Luo Golden Immortals often refine their own Great Luo Heaven into a treasure, such as the Treasure Bottle Heaven in the Fahua Forest. When this treasure is activated, the power of the Great Luo Heaven of the entire world is mobilized, and its power is incomparably strong.

Just as the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Forest was about to activate the treasure vase, a wisp of emerald green grew out from the mouth of the treasure vase.

That emerald green was a branch from the Demon Blood Tree, which had grown so full that it was spilling out from the bottle opening.

Along with the tree branches, various heretical paths also emerged.

The Bodhisattva of the Lotus Grove was greatly alarmed and attempted to activate the treasure vase to refine the heretics.

However, within the Treasure Bottle Heaven, the heretical paths and the Buddhist and divine paths have become compatible. The Demon Blood Treasure Tree is deeply rooted and intertwined, and even he cannot uproot it in a short time!

He activated the treasure bottle, which in turn activated the Demon Blood Treasure Tree, making the heretical path even more intense, and it even climbed onto his palm and extended upwards along his wrist!

He was caught in a dilemma, having to fight off Fairy Xiao Duan's attacks while also resisting the pollution from heretics.

The saying "Great Luo Golden Immortals are not invaded by external paths" means that even if Great Luo Golden Immortals approach or enter the realm of external paths, these external paths cannot corrupt them.

But this time it is a treasure comparable to the Demon Blood Tree, which is an extremely powerful and fierce source of pollution for him. If it can pollute his Treasure Bottle Heaven, it can pollute him!
Half of his arm was already numb. He saw black birds flying up and down, attacking him. The surrounding world was burning, like a sea of ​​fire.

He raised his hand to defend himself, and felt a numbness in his shoulder. He quickly looked down and saw some branches or roots wriggling under his skin, crawling up his arm and reaching near his neck.

"Oops!"

Fa Hualin panicked and was immediately attacked, his left shoulder grabbed by the claws of a black bird.

Another black bird swooped down, its claws reaching for his head. Fahualin turned his head to one side, his eye sockets stinging as one of his eyeballs was ripped out.

He cultivated the supreme golden body of Buddhism, refining his physical body into a divine body. The golden body is said to be immortal and indestructible, and his own primordial power of creation began to operate, and he was about to grow another eye.

Such a golden body can rival the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. Even if the physical body is shattered, it can be regenerated as long as there is a single drop of blood. It is extremely powerful!

Unexpectedly, the heretical path beneath his skin had already burrowed into his face, and when the power of creation was activated, it was mixed with a portion of the heretical path.

Flesh and blood rapidly grew from his eye socket, eventually sprouting an arm with its palm facing upwards, holding an eye in its palm. Behind the eye were countless nerve plexuses connected to the palm.

The palm eye rolled around and its gaze fell on Fairy Xiao Duan. The two eyes were not coordinated, which impaired Fa Hualin's vision. He hurriedly launched a powerful attack, forcing Fairy Xiao Duan back, and then soared away.

As Fahualin ran, he bent his arm and placed his palm eye at the mouth of the Aquarius Heaven, peering inside to search for Chen Shi's whereabouts.

Xiao Duan's strength was only slightly inferior to his, making him difficult to defeat in a short time. Although Chen Shi was the leader of Jin'ao Island, his strength was far inferior to that of the leader's wife. With the strength of Fahualin, they could capture Chen Shi as soon as they discovered him!
This is an opportunity to turn defeat into victory!

Little Duan Fairy followed closely behind, transforming into a streak of light. Just as she was about to catch up with Fahua Forest, Fahua Forest had already discovered Chen Shi's whereabouts under the Demon Blood Treasure Tree. Immediately, with a whoosh, she flew into the mouth of the bottle and entered the Treasure Bottle Heaven.

He went straight to Chen Shi, only to find that the external forces around him were becoming increasingly intense, and all sorts of external forces were drilling into his body, trying to change his physical structure.

“Master Chen, while the heretical path does indeed restrain the immortal path, the immortal path also restrains the heretical path!”

Fahualin strode over at great speed. With each step he took, a golden spring gushed forth from the ground, and golden lotuses rose slowly from it, blooming into flowers. The surrounding heretics seemed to have encountered their nemesis and retreated one after another.

His step purified an area spanning thousands of miles, restoring the purity of the Great Dao.

Fahualin sprinted with all his might, step by step, crashing down, over mountains and valleys, heading towards Chen Shi under the tree.

Along the way, golden springs repeatedly gushed forth from the ground, and golden lotuses rose slowly, purifying the surrounding heaven and earth.

Fahualin elevated his Buddhist teachings to their highest level, his entire body radiating golden light, becoming incomparably sacred. However, with another kick, wisps of heretical teachings were mixed into the golden spring, making the Buddhist light appear less pure.

He continued running forward, and more and more external paths emerged from beneath his feet, while the light emanating from the Golden Spring and Golden Lotus became increasingly complex.

Fa Hualin was in a panic. He had been invaded by external forces, and the external forces within his body were multiplying and increasing in number. At this moment, he could no longer suppress them and they surged out from under his feet.

"If we capture Master Chen, we still have a chance to turn the tide!"

He surged his cultivation and charged toward Chen Shi, but every time his feet touched the ground, it seemed as if countless thread-like roots were growing from the soles of his feet, connecting with the golden spring below. Lifting his feet became very difficult, and he felt a tearing pain in the soles of his feet, as if countless hairs were growing from the soles of his feet and being forcibly pulled out.

He continued his journey, and the types of internal and external paths he cultivated increased, causing his golden body to become multicolored, as if he had fallen into a large dye vat.

Little Duan Fairy caught up, but seeing this, she dared not approach and instead flew down to Chen Shi's side under the tree.

The speed of the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Forest slowed down more and more. When his footsteps landed, it was no longer a golden spring that gushed from the ground, but a spring formed by countless external paths. The golden lotus also became strange and wonderful, and various kinds of flowers were born.

When the Bodhisattva of the Lotus Forest rushed to the Demon Blood Treasure Tree, countless thread-like roots sprouted from various parts of his body and took root in the earth.

Fawarin struggled and lifted himself up another step, but when he put down the next step, he had no strength left to lift himself up again.

He sat cross-legged with his hands clasped together, as if sitting on a lotus, sealing his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose in an attempt to isolate himself from external influences.

After a short while, two nine-colored deer pulled the emerald cloud glazed chariot, galloping all the way out of the Treasure Aquarius Heaven.

The Aquarius Heaven floated quietly in the starry sky. Inside the Aquarius, various external forces proliferated and grew stronger, resembling a huge, dark, and damp jungle.

The Bodhisattva of the Lotus Forest sat in this grove of heretics, and various heretical practices proliferated within his body. Soon, hairy plants broke through his seal and emerged from his mouth.

Inside the crystal carriage, Fairy Xiao Duan asked, "Husband, will Fahualin die?"

"Not necessarily. A Great Luo Golden Immortal's magical power is immense, and their vitality is terrifyingly strong. He won't die anytime soon, but the only way to get rid of this state is to cultivate Yuan Talismans and replace his own Dao patterns with Yuan Talismans."

A strange, enigmatic light flickered in Chen Shi's eyes as he silently thought, "But once it's replaced with a Yuan Fu, his life and death will no longer be in his control..."

—It seems like I've caught a brain fog again. After writing a thousand words, I need to take a long nap, as if I'm about to pass out. I don't know when I got this.

(End of this chapter)