Chapter 2470 - 2468: The Buddha Arrives
The scream of Princess Asura had not yet faded when a blood-red lotus emerged within the Blood Sea.
The lotus leaves spread open, and a lotus bud rapidly grew skyward.
The blood-colored light illuminated this world, and the Lotus Dharma Laksana grew larger and larger, like a blood mountain rising before everyone’s eyes.
"Oh?"
Old Ancestor Nether River suddenly opened his eyes, startled by the scene before him.
"Interesting!"
He reached out his hand, intending to bestow a chance upon Long Fei, but couldn’t resist checking the emitted aura.
As soon as his hand touched it, a green light inside burst forth, forcefully shaking his palm away.
Even as a Semi-Saint, Old Ancestor Nether River was captured by this aura, furrowing his brows and exclaiming softly, "I didn’t expect you to have such a fortune!"
The lotus petals opened layer by layer.
Revealing a green Lotus Dais inside, with Long Fei sitting atop it, he smiled softly at Old Ancestor Nether River, "Thirty-Six Heavens Lotus Dais, the ancestor already has twelve, why bother with this trivial thing of mine."
The Twelve-Grade Green Lotus Platform exuded the aura of the Primordial Origin of Heaven and Earth, holding Long Fei in mid-air, lending him an inexplicable holy presence.
Old Ancestor Nether River said, "In the Chaos of the past, thirty-six lotus platforms were born. I acquired twelve, Amitabha the Western Saint acquired twelve, and three were later snatched by the Nether River Blood Mosquito. The remaining twelve are held by the Twelve Witch Gods of the Witch Tribe. During the Witch-Demon War, I searched the Netherworld but never saw such a thing. Where did you get it?"
Long Fei replied, "Honestly, I found it in the Eighteen Layers of Hell."
The Chaos Beast, as of now, remains unaware that the black, stone-like disc it found in the Eighteen Layers of Hell is actually the Witch Tribe’s original Twelve-Grade Innate Lotus Platform.
After Long Fei jumped into the Blood Sea, this Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform was nourished by the Blood River and was reborn inside.
The earlier opportunity for Asu was precisely aided by Long Fei’s Lotus Platform’s merit aura, allowing her to break through.
Old Ancestor Nether River sighed and said, "In the midst of mystery, there is divine will. Regardless of how many skills I possess, without destiny, I can’t obtain even a bit."
Back then, he also searched through the Eighteen Layers of Hell, yet the eighteen spaces inside were vast indeed.
This Lotus Platform, not actively manifesting, left him empty-handed.
With the protection of the Chaos Green Lotus, now he couldn’t do anything to Long Fei.
Old Ancestor Nether River calculated the destiny and rejoiced in his prior choice.
He said to Long Fei, "The Emperor’s creation is extraordinary, do not forget today. In the future, when the calamity descends, you may owe my Asura Clan a karmic debt."
"Understood!"
Long Fei nodded in agreement, contemplating how this Saint really doesn’t like to suffer losses.
Helping with a small favor, yet so precisely calculative.
Asu, seeing the reconciliation between the ancestor and Long Fei, was almost brought to tears with joy.
Long Fei took a lotus seed from the Green Lotus and tossed it to her, bidding farewell, "Miss Asu, I must return. We shall meet again if fate allows."
Asu caught the lotus seed, glanced at Old Ancestor Nether River, and wanted to leave with Long Fei.
Yet, Old Ancestor Nether River spoke, "Aren’t you going to thank the Emperor?"
Asu bit her lips, knowing that the ancestor didn’t want her to leave this time.
She had no choice but to hold back, bowing in farewell to Long Fei.
Long Fei smiled gently at her, a flash of green light enveloped him, and he disappeared from this small world.
When he entered, he needed to walk through the teleportation channel; when leaving, he could directly break through this world’s barrier.
Asu frowned tightly, truly wishing she could call him to leave together.
Sister after sister gathered around, chattering away at Asu.
One sister urged Asu to take out the green lotus seed for a look, expressing dissatisfaction, "This Human Sovereign is so stingy, to leave just like that with such a paltry gift."
"Indeed, not even a seed for us to taste."
"So stingy, not even enough to make lotus seed soup."
"..."
Old Ancestor Nether River chuckled from the side, "You don’t understand, this is an enormous treasure."
Everyone widened their eyes, turning to him.
Asu curiously asked, "Ancestor, is this lotus seed really amazing?"
Old Ancestor Nether River nodded, "This seed comes from the Twelve-Grade Chaos Green Lotus, containing a total of 108 seeds, matching the thirty-six heavenly stars above and the seventy-two earthly fiends below. Each seed, if cultivated well, can grow into a Lesser Chaos Green Lotus. Although this Green Lotus isn’t comparable to the Innate Chaos Green Lotus, it too is an unparalleled defensive magical treasure, not inferior to a Saint’s relic."
"Oh?"
The group of princesses exclaimed in surprise, expressions shifting immediately as they enviously and jealously shouted to Asu, "Little sister, you sure are lucky."
One sister lamented, "I should have been the one sent to the Human Realm back then!"
"This Emperor sure is generous!"
"To give something so precious, he doesn’t hesitate to give it to our Asura Clan?"
"Why wouldn’t he? Little sister’s beauty is heaven-defying; that Emperor must be fond of her beyond measure."
"..."
The conversation soon shifted tones, teasing Asu until her face turned a shade of red.
Asu tightly held the lotus seed, secretly glancing upwards, thinking that after some time, she would sneak away to find that guy.
In the Human Realm Heavenly Court, thousands of years had passed since Long Fei left.
Back when the Heavenly Court was first established, there was a shortage of talents.
The entire Heavenly Court continent barely had the populace of one single Yin Yang Sect.
After thousands of years of development, the scale of the Heavenly Court had now begun to take shape.
The star domains to the east, west, south, and north were all bustling with activity.
Here, it seemed like a black hole, continuously drawing various resources from the Human Realm to this place.
The demon calamity that once plagued the Human Realm had been largely suppressed by the Heavenly Court’s strong actions.
Only scattered demons remained across the Human Realm, unable to cause any significant disturbances.
Before the great calamity, the Human Realm instead welcomed a short period of peace.
Recently, news of various Daoist sects ascending en masse had been arriving continuously.
The barriers of the Three Realms loosened, with immortals from the Immortal Realm breaking space barriers to guide the orthodoxies below upward.
Lin Yingying held a piece of news about the Tianshu Star; disciples of the second and third generations of Mount Shu had ascended en masse, considered a major event in the Tianshu Star’s Daoist sects.
According to the information from Long Yuanchu, it seemed that these sects of the Heavenly Court were preparing some kind of layout.
This little brat, like Long Fei, hadn’t returned in a long time.
He had grown into a handsome young man, having reunited with Chu Feng and the others many years ago.
Lin Yingying would occasionally chat with him through the Void Realm, gathering bits and pieces of information about the Immortal Realm, forming a mental image of this fantastic world.
Like the Human Realm, the Immortal Realm was similarly a piece of space.
Only this space more closely resembled the legendary world.
This world didn’t have a universe but only a pocket of space.
The sky was the sky, and the earth was the earth.
The land was vast, endlessly expansive.
The heavens on the continent were where the legendary Heavenly Court and immortals resided.
There were also human regimes on the land; in the Eastern world, there was a country whose name Lin Yingying found peculiar—"Song"!
According to Long Yuanchu’s introduction, the Song Kingdom was currently prosperous, mighty across the Four Seas, with power even challenging the heavens.
With a head full of confusion, Lin Yingying pondered if the names of countries in heaven and on earth were predestined?
She recalled Long Fei explaining that the Heavenly Dao was like a computer program.
No matter the world, all operated according to this program.
In general, there were no differences.
Each regime naturally held its own national destiny, cyclically operating according to this program.
Her son had mentioned that these days, a strange person was always following him, and they’d already clashed multiple times.
Worried, Lin Yingying thought she wanted to enter the Immortal Realm immediately to bring back her son.
She set down the memorial she was holding and closed her eyes to rest for a moment.
The Chaos Clock inside her Storage Ring suddenly resounded, prompting someone to rush inside, urgently calling, "Sister, something’s wrong! A person dressed like a Buddha is here, specifically asking for you."