In the northern part of the Immortal Realm, Reed Leaf Nation, countless spiritual beings and a million cultivators were transporting materials like Vajra Rock and Azure Dragon Wood. In the center of the city, there stood a nascent yellow gold temple, nine thousand zhang tall, and although still in its rudimentary form, it was enormously magnificent, radiating the auspicious light of Zen.
The ropes binding the Vajra Rock snapped, and a rock weighing ten million catty plummeted to the ground, causing the earth to quake and the heavens to tremble, while dust and sand flew all around. Tens of thousands of spiritual beings and frail cultivators were crushed to death.
The rest stopped their work, staring in shock at the sudden catastrophe in front of them.
“Idiots, get back to work immediately. If we can’t finish this temple within six hundred years and satisfy the Buddha, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
“Our Reed Leaf Nation’s fate hinges on this tribute of longevity. If you lowly folks mess up His Majesty’s plans, your entire families will be executed, a punishment that extends to all nine of your clans!”
The monks and soldiers supervising the construction of the sky-reaching Buddha temple wielded their whips, lashing at any spiritual being or cultivator who moved too slowly.
The multitudes were filled with dread towards these overseers, not daring to resist and continued to carry materials.
On the large mountains surrounding the temple, a group of craftsmen were carving hard stones.
These craftsmen had cultivation levels ranging between the Golden Core Realm and the Unity Realm, but none were above the Earth Immortal Realm.
The supervisor was a monk from the Earth Immortal Realm, his Buddha Beads strung with skulls.
His Divine Sense covered a radius of a hundred li, allowing no one to escape.
The many craftsmen, under the watch of the supervisor, dared not slacken.
The supervisor, cradling a jar of wine, was thoroughly drunk.
An elegant monk appeared out of nowhere: “Amitabha Buddha. Reed Leaf Nation is known for its ‘Spiral Reed Leaf,’ a rare treasure, usually well-off and harmonious. Why has it now turned into a living hell?”
The supervisor exchanged uneasy glances, and seeing that the other was dressed as a monk, they did not dare to say much.
Chen Yi, seeing their silence, knew their concerns and spoke, “Rest assured, I come from Mount Taihua and I’m not a monk from this country.”
One of the craftsmen, from the Void Refinement Realm, hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Our Reed Leaf Nation originally worshipped a Sword Cultivation Sect. But when the new emperor ascended the throne, he abandoned the Dao for Buddhism, constructing forty-eight thousand temples and even became a disciple under the Grand Freedom Buddha of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. The Grand Freedom Buddha’s 9-millionth birthday is approaching, and the emperor wants to build a nine thousand zhang Buddha pagoda made of rare materials as a tribute. Hence, untold numbers of spiritual beings are enslaved, working day and night to erect the pagoda. Due to this, tens of millions of spiritual beings die here every year.”
“Since the emperor became an external disciple of the Grand Freedom Buddha, all the Heretic Cultivators of Reed Leaf Nation and its surroundings, to curry favor, have begun practicing the Buddhist Cultivation Techniques and hence became supervisors. However, these Heretic Cultivators haven’t changed their nature, practicing Buddhist skills only superficially, in reality, they still use Demonic Cultivation Skills. The people suffer under their tyranny and it’s simply unbearable.”
“The Grand Freedom Buddha?”
Chen Yi had encountered the Grand Freedom Buddha more than once; the Grand Freedom Buddha had surreptitiously instigated a Demon Monkey to kill his teacher, parents, and childhood sweetheart, entwining Chen Yi in a vendetta as deep as the ocean.
To please the Grand Freedom Buddha, Reed Leaf Nation’s emperor went as far as mobilizing the entire nation to construct temples and employed wicked men.
A flicker of rage flashed across Chen Yi’s eyes.
“Hey, who are you?”
The supervisor, noticing the unfamiliar monk among the craftsmen, immediately reprimanded.
Chen Yi did not reply but simply extended a finger.
His enormous finger force obliterated the Earth Immortal Realm supervisor as if he had never existed.
The craftsmen stood petrified, then, upon regaining their senses, they knelt before Chen Yi, one after another, pleading, “We beg the high monk to help us escape this sea of suffering.”
Still, Chen Yi did not respond, instead soaring into the sky, transforming into a streak of golden light, arriving above the nearly completed nine thousand zhang golden pagoda.
“What is that golden light?”
“What is he planning to do?”
The countless spiritual beings and a hundred thousand supervisors working on the towering Buddha pagoda all looked up at the figure in the sky, in unison.
Chen Yi took a deep breath, utilized his Divine Skills, and transported all the craftsmen within the pagoda to ten thousand zhang away.
Then, Chen Yi unleashed the Empowerment Staff, which grew to a thousand zhang in size, and struck the nine thousand zhang Buddha pagoda.
“No, he’s going to destroy the pagoda!”
“Stop him, quick!”
It was already too late when the powerhouses of Reed Leaf Nation realized Chen Yi’s intent.
Boom!
The nine thousand zhang Treasure Pagoda, built from materials like Azure Dragon Wood and Vajra Rock, could not withstand the terrifying pressure of the divine instrument and began to collapse, layer by layer!
An earthquake seemed to have occurred within the imperial city.
“No!”
The emperor of Reed Leaf Nation and many monks watched in horror as the gift meant for the Grand Freedom Buddha, years in construction, was destroyed in an instant, and their faces turned pale with shock.
Several hundred figures soared into the sky, surrounding Chen Yi.
“Who are you? Why have you destroyed my precious pagoda!”
The emperor of Reed Leaf Nation was furious.
If the golden pagoda, created by the strength of an entire nation, were to be offered to the Grand Freedom Buddha, the Buddha might be so pleased that he could impart to him the Emperor Tier Buddhist Sect’s Cultivation Technique.
Chen Yi’s actions undeniably shattered his hopes.
Chen Yi regarded the Reed Leaf Nation emperor coldly; the opponent was a Daluo Golden Immortal, equivalent to an Arhat of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.
In Mount Taihua, a Daluo Golden Immortal wasn’t considered much; even Wu De, the guardian of the mountain gate, was a Daluo Golden Immortal.
However, in a small country like Reed Leaf Nation, a Daluo Golden Immortal was already a dominator, with absolute power, capable of turning the heavens and the earth upside down. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire
Besides the emperor of the Reed Leaf Nation, there were two other Daluo Golden Immortals, with the rest being Heavenly Immortals and Earth Immortals.
All these people, to ingratiate themselves with the emperor, had shaved their heads and practiced Buddhist Cultivation Techniques.
