One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

Faced with the ghostly flames unleashed by the Dipankara Buddha, Zhen Yuanzi simply flicked his whisk, creating an invisible barrier in front of him to block the flames' attack.

Although Zhen Yuanzi was not good at offense, when it came to defensive capabilities, he was unparalleled in the entire prehistoric world.

Seeing that his Netherworld Fire was ineffective, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara immediately took out the Qiankun Ruler.

Although the Qiankun Ruler was not the accompanying spiritual treasure of Dipankara Buddha, it was indeed an innate spiritual treasure that he had used for countless years.

It could be considered the most handy magical treasure he possessed, even though he didn't have many magical treasures to begin with.

He swung the Qiankun Ruler down, shattering the invisible barrier Zhen Yuanzi had erected in front of him. Zhen Yuanzi was not surprised by this outcome.

It was originally just a barrier he set up casually, and it was already at its limit to deal with the Netherworld Ghost Fire. Dealing with a Primordial Spiritual Treasure was simply wishful thinking.

However, this does not mean that Dipankara Buddha could cause any harm to Zhen Yuanzi, because a book slowly appeared behind Zhen Yuanzi's head. The book emitted an earthy yellow light that completely neutralized Dipankara Buddha's attack.

"The Earth Book! So this is the Earth Book!"

Upon seeing this book rise from behind Zhen Yuanzi's head, Dipankara Buddha immediately exclaimed in surprise. Indeed, this book was Zhen Yuanzi's innate spiritual treasure, the Earth Book, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which was formed from the earth's membrane.

Perhaps in the normal world, the Classic of Mountains and Seas is merely a description of unknown landscapes and geography. But in the primordial world, the Classic of Mountains and Seas in Zhen Yuanzi's hands encompassed the entire primordial land and all its myriad races and creatures in one book.

The Earth Book is formed from the membrane of the earth's origin, inheriting the creation of the primordial earth. Any attack on the Earth Book will be worn away by the primordial earth, and at the same time, the attack will be transferred to the primordial earth.

In other words, attacking the Book of Earth is equivalent to attacking the primordial land. However, harming the primordial land will reduce one's merit, so in general, attacking Zhen Yuanzi is reducing one's merit.

This merit is not just talk. If a person's merit reaches a negative number, then everything is likely to go wrong, even to the point of getting a toothache from drinking water.

In other words, a person's merits and their luck are positively correlated. If a person's merits are diminished, then their luck will certainly become very bad.

Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi was a hot potato. Not to mention those who were also quasi-saints, even saints would not want to fight him. Putting aside whether they could even harm Zhen Yuanzi who possessed the Earthly Membrane, every blow would reduce their own merit. Attacking Zhen Yuanzi was equivalent to attacking themselves.

After the Earth Book appeared, Ran Deng immediately felt troubled. If his foot-long strike hit Zhen Yuanzi's tortoise shell, the backlash he would suffer would be no less powerful than the force of that strike itself!

However, just as he was pondering and considering many things, the sound of chanting arose from the Buddhist camp behind him. Upon hearing this chanting, the ancient Buddha Dipankara's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes, even if we can't attack him directly, with this Buddhist chanting, how could he not do anything to Zhen Yuanzi?

Taking advantage of the situation, the Ancient Buddha of the Burning Lamp began chanting Buddhist mantras. The chanting was so powerful that even Zhen Yuanzi, a quasi-saint, was affected by the chanting.

"The Ancient Buddha Dipankara has some impressive methods, but these alone are not enough to defeat me. If the Ancient Buddha has no other means, then this humble Taoist will have to retaliate."

As Zhen Yuanzi spoke, he took out a long sword. Upon seeing this sword, Dipankara Buddha couldn't help but tremble.

Anyone who participated in the Investiture of the Gods war should recognize this sword. This sword is the origin of the name of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

"You... how is this possible?!"

“Nothing is impossible. I reckon that Dipankara Buddha still remembers that hymn. Slaying immortals brings benefit, killing immortals brings death, trapping immortals brings red light everywhere, the transformations of the immortals are infinitely wondrous, and the blood of the great immortals stains their robes!”

"So what? Although the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is said to be unbreakable by no less than four sages, it was still broken during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, wasn't it? What's more, do you think you can scare me off with just a mere Immortal Slaughtering Sword?"

Although Dipankara Buddha said this, his voice still trembled slightly, which showed that his heart was not at peace.

"Who said I only brought this one?"

As Zhen Yuanzi spoke, three flying swords flew out from behind him in succession. These three flying swords were none other than the three immortal swords, Lu, Xian, and Jue. The four swords of Zhuxian circled around Zhen Yuanzi's side, reminiscent of the grandeur of the Zhuxian Sword Formation set up by the Tongtian Sect Leader during the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

"Buddha Dipankara, this old Taoist priest is unworthy, but I am burdened with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. I humbly request that you enter the formation for a discussion!"

Zhen Yuanzi gestured for him to enter, then took the lead into the formation. Facing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation before him, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara hesitated.

Others may not know, but surely he does? The power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is no ordinary feat. When the four members of the Chan Sect entered the formation, they would have perished if not for the protection of the Taiqing Sage.

Although it wasn't the Tongtian Sect Master who set up the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Zhen Yuanzi, as the ancestor of earth immortals in this primordial world, not only possesses profound cultivation and deep magical power, but is also extremely skilled in formations.

If he were to enter this Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he feared he might never emerge again. He turned to look at the Buddhist camp behind him, seemingly waiting for something.

Before long, three figures arrived from the Buddhist camp. For a moment, Randeng was at a loss for words.

The three figures that emerged from the Buddhist camp were Maitreya Buddha, Medicine Buddha, and Vairocana Buddha.

Meanwhile, Sun Yao, who was high in the sky, looked at the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha who flew out from the Buddhist camp. Upon seeing the Great Sun Tathagata, Sun Yao's expression clearly changed.

This Great Sun Tathagata was none other than one of the three corpses of Lu Ya, who had been taken away by the Goddess Nuwa. Although Lu Ya Daoist had changed his name to Zen Master Wuchao, he had not truly entered Buddhism.

He did not want to become too entangled with Buddhism, so he chose to have one of his three corpses enter the Buddhist order, which became the present-day Mahavairocana Buddha.

Sun Yao was able to confirm that the Great Sun Tathagata was Lu Ya's three corpses because the Great Sun Tathagata had the aura of the True Fire of the Sun on his body.

In this world, besides Sun Yao, only Lu Ya Dao Ren is capable of wielding the True Fire of the Sun. The Great Sun Tathagata's body is filled with the aura of the True Fire of the Sun, and there is no doubt that the Great Sun Tathagata and Lu Ya Dao Ren are inextricably linked.

Unexpectedly, even though Lu Ya was kept in Nuwa's Palace, he still managed to cause some trouble for his western expedition.