159: Shen Xuansheng, you fucking tricked me!

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The Western Lands.

The Western Buddha.

Tathagata looked at the world purifying white lotus before him; it rotated slowly, its leaves blooming, revealing the terrifying energy within its heart. Others looked at the world purifying white lotus and asked in confusion, "Buddha, is that Nanwu means Salvation really lending us the world purifying white lotus to study?"

"I find it hard to believe he would be so kind."

Tathagata looked at the world purifying white lotus, an excited smile on his face. "I have already checked; there is no Divine Soul mark of Nanwu means Salvation in this world purifying white lotus, only a wisp of Luck from the Eastern Buddha. We can completely use my Western golden lotus of merit to assimilate this wisp of Luck!"

"Nanwu means Salvation? No, who doesn't know now that he is the Third Manifestation Clone of Shen Xuansheng?"

Tathagata reached out, and the world purifying white lotus flew into his palm. "Since he dared to send it, I dare to take it!"

Amitabha always felt something was wrong and said, "Buddha, but I always feel that something is not right. Our relationship with the Eastern Buddha hasn't reached such a level. Would Shen Xuansheng really be so kind?"

Upon hearing this, Tathagata's mouth twitched as he looked at Amitabha. "What makes you think this world purifying white lotus was sent for free?"

Amitabha was stunned.

Tathagata said with a pained expression, "I exchanged other treasures for this."

"One Divine Ability, three thousand Cultivation Techniques, and four top-tier Magic Treasures."

"You don't really think he would just give it to me to study for free, do you?"

Amitabha: "...!"

So that was it!

"But, Buddha, even if that's the case, isn't Shen Xuansheng afraid that we might refine the world purifying white lotus?"

"This is an innate supreme treasure bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. Even if we gave him so many things, it's absolutely impossible to trade for an innate supreme treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Tathagata smiled triumphantly. "Shen Xuansheng thinks that because this world purifying white lotus has the Luck of the Eastern Buddha, I cannot make it my own."

"But what he doesn't understand is the wondrous use of the golden lotus of merit. Any and all Karma and Luck can be assimilated by the golden lotus of merit. Although the world purifying white lotus is strong, it cannot assimilate other Luck that already has an owner."

"Its power lies in purifying Karmic Obstruction, not in washing away Karmic Obstruction with Karma."

"Shen Xuansheng has been arrogant this time!"

Upon hearing this, Amitabha immediately understood and quickly bowed, saying, "Buddha is truly benevolent!"

Tathagata: "Hahaha!"

"Using these few things to trade for an innate supreme treasure, hahaha! Once I use the golden lotus of merit to assimilate the Eastern Buddha's Luck on it, the Eastern Buddha will completely lose the object that suppresses its Luck. When that time comes, we won't even need to lift a finger; the Eastern Buddha will collapse on its own!"

At this moment, the people below laughed one after another. "Everyone talks about how great Shen Xuansheng is, but compared to the Buddha, it's simply laughable!"

"That's right, he even dared to take out his own treasure that suppresses Luck to lend it out. Sigh, he clearly hasn't seen any good things!"

"We originally thought that the Eastern Buddha would be a major obstacle to our Western Buddha's future development. Who would have thought that Shen Xuansheng would play himself to death!"

"I'm dying of laughter..."

In Tathagata's other hand, golden light suddenly appeared, and a golden lotus emerged. "I will begin refining it now; you all may disperse!"

"The day I finish refining it will be the beginning of the destruction of Shen Xuansheng's Eastern Buddha!"

Everyone: "Yes, Buddha!"

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Heaven and Earth Tomb.

They were only one step away from leaving this realm.

However.

Shen Xuansheng sat on the back of the Lion Vanguard, showing no signs of stepping out.

"Old Shen, are we not leaving?" Sima Wangquan asked.

Xue Wujian and Gong Fengyu also looked at Shen Xuansheng curiously.

Shen Xuansheng smiled lightly and said, "You all leave first; I need to wait here for a moment."

Hearing this, Sima Wangquan glanced at Huang Gong, seemingly thinking of something, and said, "Old Shen, you must think this through. Once you take Huang Gong out, that Karmic Obstruction..."

"It's a Karmic Obstruction comparable to an entire realm!"

"Can you bear it?"

A sense of excitement gradually appeared in Shen Xuansheng's eyes as he said, "Who told you I was going to bear it?"

"There will be kind people to help."

Xue Wujian frowned slightly and said, "Young Sect Master Shen, you are the one taking Huang Gong out; the Heavenly Dao will not make a mistake, and all means of suppression will be useless."

Shen Xuansheng nodded. "I know!"

"Don't forget my identity. The one taking him out is not the Jiesheng Sect Disciple Shen Xuansheng, nor the Great Qin Dynasty Shen Xuansheng, but the Eastern Buddhism Shen Xuansheng."

"The Karmic Obstruction on him will naturally descend upon my Eastern Buddhism."

Gong Fengyu asked in confusion, "Isn't that still on you? Is there a difference?"

"But what if the Magic Treasure that suppresses Luck for my Eastern Buddhism is connected to other forces? Or even, what if at the very moment we step out, my world purifying white lotus becomes the Magic Treasure of another force?"

Sima Wangquan's eyes widened, Xue Wujian's breathing became rapid, and Gong Fengyu was dumbfounded.

"At that final moment, wouldn't the Karmic Obstruction on Huang Gong be led to another place by the world purifying white lotus?" Xue Wujian suddenly said, "You didn't send the world purifying white lotus to the Western Tathagata, did you?"

The grudges between Shen Xuansheng and Tathagata were known to all forces in the Divine Continent Realm.

A new dao lineage descended but was split in two. The Western Tathagata was even called a thief by the Heavenly Dao. As for who stole from whom, it actually didn't matter; what mattered was that Shen Xuansheng occupied the side of righteousness.

"Holy shit!"

"Old Shen, you're ruthless!"

Xue Wujian also said helplessly, "In that case, I'm afraid the Western Buddhism will be left with less than one in ten."

Gong Fengyu, however, said, "It's not that easy. The Western Sect controls the Western Lands, and the Western Buddha is a brand-new force invested in by the Western Sect. It's impossible for them to watch the Western Buddha collapse."

"There's no problem with it suffering a major blow to its vitality."

Huang Gong listened to these words, his eyes filled with speechlessness.

So.

He had been used as a 'weapon'!

Suddenly, Shen Xuansheng grabbed Huang Gong and stepped directly out of the Heaven and Earth Tomb, returning to the Divine Continent Realm.

At this moment.

Huang Gong clearly felt a Heavenly Might about to descend upon him. In an instant, this Heavenly Might took a turn and headed in another direction.

At the same time.

Eastern Spirit Mountain, inside the Great Thunder Sound Temple.

The majestic sound of Heaven spread throughout the entire Spirit Mountain.

"Today, I confer upon Huang Gong the title of Infinite Arhat of my Spirit Mountain, enjoying the status of a Spirit Mountain Arhat!"

Western Spirit Mountain.

"It's done!"

When the golden lotus of merit refined the wisp of Eastern Buddha's Luck within the world purifying white lotus, Tathagata roared in excitement.

Instantly.

Boom!!

A Lightning Tribulation shattered the great hall!!

Tathagata's eyes widened, looking at the sky in disbelief. At the same time, all the living beings on the entire Western Spirit Mountain looked at the dark clouds in the sky, trembling.

Within the dark clouds, red lightning flashed like a dragon, rumbling loudly.

"This is... Karmic Obstruction turning into lightning?"

"Holy shit!!"

"When did my Western Spirit Mountain have such a massive amount of Karmic Obstruction??"

Tathagata's eyes were filled with despair. Looking at the world purifying white lotus he had just refined, how could he not know what had happened?

Consequently.

A heartbreaking and miserable scream spread throughout the entire Western Spirit Mountain.

"Shen Xuansheng, you bastard, you set me up!!"