Longevity by Grinding Skills

The scripture’s original purpose was one of merciful guidance, an act of great compassion. Yet now, under the influence of Xu Yunfan’s brand of forced control, Wukong was compelled to prematurely begin using his Magical Power for the reception.

A mournful cry, as if overwhelmed, emanated from within the Innate Stone Embryo. The Buddha Power surging through its meridians instantly activated the core of the Ritual, transforming into thirty-six hundred dark gold chains that stabbed into the void.

"The Self-Sufficient Law of the World Honored One Tathagata, invert causality and refine my body!"

The Daoist cry that came from Wukong’s mouth was that of Xu Yunfan’s true self.

The Sea-Crossing Purple Gold Rod slammed violently into the ground. The Six-Character True Words Armor on its shaft cracked with a K-CHA. The Wan-symbol Heart Protection Mirrors on his front and back began to ooze a foul, bloody light.

The Eastern Wilderness Land trembled. The torrent of golden Wish Power surging from the roots of the Bodhi Holy Tree was forcibly stained a shade of dark gold.

At the center of the Ritual, the embryonic Zizai King Buddha Fruit Position, formed from boundless light and boundless life, suddenly stirred and began to slowly manifest.

However, the compassionate Buddhist rhythm that should have descended was, under Xu Yunfan’s forced control of Wukong, instead channeled into the violent combat intent of the Great Virtuous Ming King.

Vicious cracks appeared on the surface of the Fruit Position. A phantom of a Buddha that should have been majestic and solemn grew fangs, held a Bloodstained Vajra Pestle, and roared furiously at the sky.

This was the True Martial Demon Subduing Evil Qi, hidden within the *Fighting Buddha Scripture*, backlashing against the Buddha Fruit.

If he succeeded, Puchen Pure Land could forget about its Earthly Buddha Country.

Perhaps Wukong could use a Fruit Position like this to truly become the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

"Stop! This isn’t a reception, it’s a demonic fall!"

Seeing this, Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva’s eyes nearly split with rage. He could no longer be bothered with Xu Yunfan.

Xu Yunfan sighed in relief. ’If he had really attacked, I would have had no choice but to use the Taiyin Profound Mirror Dao Fruit to create a Fake Gold Position and endure it head-on.’

He had finally managed to redirect his enemy’s animosity.

’The first step was a success!’

Xu Yunfan’s resolve hardened. ’This time, even if both of my clones are destroyed, it will all be worth it as long as I can attain the Golden Core.’

At that moment, Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva immediately unleashed his Thousand-Armed Dharma Aspect, forming the Demon Suppression Seal to press down. But Dark Gold Blood Thunder erupted from the cracked surface of Wukong’s Stone Embryo, actually holding the Buddha Palm at bay in mid-air.

Xu Yunfan let out a vicious laugh through his clone’s mouth.

"My fate is my own to decide, not the heavens’! I, Wukong, will never have my destiny controlled by you Bodhisattvas!"

Around the Ritual, the Glazed Buddha Light shattered inch by inch, and the golden leaves of the Bodhi Holy Tree withered and fell like rain.

The phantom of the Earthly Buddha Country manifesting over the Eastern Wilderness was instantly covered in a spiderweb of black lines.

Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva’s Bodhisattva Golden Body trembled violently, and the seven-colored Glazed Buddha Light beneath the Bodhi Holy Tree churned like boiling water.

Hearing Wukong’s roar, Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva couldn’t help but sneer.

"What a fine beast you are. Innate Spirits truly cannot be trusted."

After all, he was a being nurtured by the Celestial Dao—a favored son, one might say. If Wukong had not been so perfectly suited to receive the King Buddha Fruit Position, the World Honored One Tathagata would not have enlightened a clone to guide him.

Now, they had lifted a rock only to drop it on their own feet.

Who could have expected Wukong to suddenly betray them?

He stared intently at Wukong in the center of the Ritual—at the Dharma Body forged from a Stone Embryo Buddha Body, which should have been a perfect vessel for the King Buddha Fruit Position.

Yet now, what seethed around it was the violent combat intent of the *Great Virtuous Ming King Fighting Buddha Scripture*, not the pre-arranged, compassionate Guiding Buddha Light.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

He had no idea how Wukong had cultivated the *Great Virtuous Ming King Fighting Buddha Scripture* to such a masterful degree, able to wield it so freely. It was simply inconceivable.

If Xu Yunfan could have sensed Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva’s confusion, he would have surely offered a faint smile.

’Although my true self has never cultivated this True Scripture,’ he’d think, ’everything my clone practices is shared with my main body. With the help of the Attribute Panel, this *Fighting Buddha Scripture* has long since reached the Perfection Realm.’

’Even if the Law Creator himself were here, he couldn’t pull off the tricks I can.’

Seeing that Wukong continued to surge with Magical Power, manifesting the King Buddha Fruit Position as it grew clearer and slowly descended toward him...

...he could no longer hold back.

"You vile creature! How dare you ruin the great plan of our Buddhist Sect!"

Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva’s eyes blazed with the fury of a wrathful Vajra, and his voice, like a lion’s roar, sent the Dharma Guardian Vajras staggering.

But he hesitated to act, wary of destroying the prize. If he accidentally killed Wukong, Puchen Pure Land’s ten-thousand-year plan would instantly come to nothing. All their previous efforts would be wasted.

He feared they would never get another chance.

’I have to find a way to forcibly convert Wukong,’ he thought.

The embryonic Zizai King Buddha Fruit Position fluctuated violently in the air, its halo of boundless light flickering erratically.

This was the culmination of Puchen Pure Land’s countless resources and elaborate plans—the final linchpin intended to transform the boundless lands of the Eastern Wilderness into an Earthly Buddha Country.

Now that a critical part of the Ritual had been forcibly altered, the very foundation of the Buddha Country was teetering on the verge of collapse.

Wukong (Xu Yunfan) turned a deaf ear to the rebuke.

The brand of forced control from the Attribute Panel was indestructible, rooted deep within the clone’s Origin.

At this very moment, with a level of absolute control beyond this realm’s comprehension, it was forcibly twisting the flow of the *Fighting Buddha Scripture*.

A crimson-gold light flared in the Stone Monkey’s eyes. He pointed his rod to the sky, and the cold Daoist cry that erupted from his mouth was that of Xu Yunfan’s true self.

"The Self-Sufficient Law of the World Honored One Tathagata, invert causality and refine my body! King Buddha Fruit Position—open!"

OOM!

The Eastern Wilderness Land shuddered violently.

The torrent of Buddhist Will Power, which should have been pure, was forcibly stained with a layer of dark gold Fighting Evil Qi.

The projection of the Zizai King Buddha Fruit Position trembled violently as its boundless, wise Buddhist rhythm clashed madly with the rabid combat intent. At the core of the Ritual, the leaves of the Bodhi Holy Tree withered and rustled to the ground.

Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva could no longer spare a thought for the Wansheng Sword Sect’s Cangming Dao Fruit or the nearby Divine Sky Thunderclouds.

If Wukong succeeded in twisting the King Buddha Fruit Position, all their previous efforts would be wasted, and another would reap all the benefits.

’Even if it means destroying the King Buddha Fruit Position, I cannot let him succeed!’

Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva furiously formed a seal with his hands. The Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect appeared behind him, its thousands of Buddha palms reaching for Wukong like the bars of a cage.

"I will strip you of the Buddha Fruit and condemn you to eternal damnation!"

At almost the same time, in the direction of the Wansheng Sword Sect, the Returning Ruins Sword Intent of the Cangming Dao Fruit condensed into a pillar of profound black light that poured into Han Shi’s Celestial Spirit.

In the Eastern Wilderness Ruins, the thunderous stars of the Divine Sky Dao Fruit descended in a purple-gold cascade, enveloping Xu Yunfan’s true body.

Three great Dao Fruits were being attained simultaneously. The power of their ascensions ripped through heaven and earth, and the Spiritual Qi of the entire Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm went completely berserk.

"This is madness! Three cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection are all attempting to attain a Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends Dao Fruit at the same time?!"

Within the Immortal Palace of the Primordial Sect, the Eight Trigrams Runes on True Monarch Pu Du’s fingertips shattered one by one, and his ancient, unadorned face showed astonishment for the first time.

That Xu Yunfan was a member of his Primordial Sect, so naturally, he was paying closer attention to him.

Although the Primordial Sect emphasized the law of the jungle and followed the principle that "a master opens the door, but cultivation is up to the individual"...

...no matter what, Xu Yunfan was still a disciple of the Primordial Sect.

He may have been just one of True Monarch Qing Yuan’s underlings, but he was still branded as a member of the Primordial Sect.

"Why would Qingyuan leave the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm at a time like this?"

True Monarch Pu Du was filled with doubt. Once someone left this realm, even with his heaven-defying powers, he could only determine their general location and nothing more.

Still, he couldn’t help but focus his attention.

The fact that members of all Three Sects were simultaneously attempting to attain a Dao Fruit made him suspicious.

’How could there be such a coincidence in the world?’

He saw it clearly.

Even if he couldn’t divine the exact details, as an old demon who had lived for over ten thousand years, True Monarch Pu Du only needed a moment of reflection to sort through his thoughts.

’Han Shi from the Wansheng Sword Sect... and the Innate Stone Embryo that the Puchen Pure Land set up in the Eastern Wilderness... It’s highly likely this is all Xu Yunfan’s handiwork.’