Longevity Chronicles
Chapter 434 - 300: To Witness a Battle of Talent between Tao Qian and Ziyang's Yin-Yang Dust Victorious

In the Cultivation World, there was a common understanding: disciples of Great Sect could easily crush Loose Cultivators.

However, there were exceptions to this rule.

Some Loose Cultivators only appeared average on the outside, but secretly they might have profound luck and terrifying origins that had caused many disciples of the Great Sects to suffer huge losses.

At this moment, in the eyes of Yang Tingjian, Xie Lingzhu, Li Fulian, and Zhong Ziyang, the Loose Cultivator known as "Lin Runiu" seemed to be such an existence.

Could an ordinary Loose Cultivator really receive recognition from the Ancestor God Treasure, the Valley God Gui?

Could an ordinary Loose Cultivator dare to boast about using a Cavernous Mystery Realm cultivator as a stepping stone before dying?

The reason why the various parties didn't immediately fight over the treasure after entering the city

was not only due to mutual constraints but also because none of them were confident they could snatch the treasure from this odd cultivator, who looked like an old farmer and also a scholar.

What if they didn't manage to snatch it and ended up offending the other party instead? What then?

Fortunately, Tao Qian was understanding and directly provided a way out.

His words were clear: whoever could solve the relocation challenge for two hundred thousand people might not only win over that person but also that treasure.

Find a place for two hundred thousand people!

Such a problem would be impossible for Loose Cultivators or ordinary disciples and elders of cultivation factions.

They might be able to slaughter two hundred thousand people, but to take them away and properly settle them would be extremely difficult.

However, the four individuals present were all talented young cultivators of the younger generation, not at all inferior to any of the eighteen True Disciples of the Spirit Treasure Sect. Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up as they took turns promising to take on the task.

The first to speak this time was still Yang Tingjian, one of the sons of the Great Freedom Temple.

He smiled, took out an iron bowl from his bosom, flicked it with his finger, and instantly, the Buddha Mantra was revealed, and a surge of golden Buddha Light burst forth. In the depths of the light was an outline of a miniature Buddha Country with hundreds of monks and nuns, all dignified, chanting Buddhist scriptures.

"Mr. Lin Daoist need not trouble himself, I, Yang Tingjian, will take on this matter."

"This treasure, named the Weimo Bowl, is one of the treasures of the Great Freedom Temple. Inside, there is a small, self-contained Buddha Country, with hundreds of Sramana and nuns chanting Buddhist Law and constructing a Buddha Country."

"If I begin casting, the two hundred thousand people can enter the bowl and then follow me to Ancient Yu Province to settle down. Xixin Mansion will soon control the entire province, finding an empty city is not difficult."

Without waiting for Tao Qian to respond, Yang Tingjian was about to start casting to take the people away.

However, Xie Lingzhu suddenly stepped in to block him, taking out a Jade Bottle, seemingly carved from glaze, engraved with the living beings of the Four Seas.

"Slow down, slow down!"

"I've heard about the Buddha's bowl in Junior Brother Yang's hands too; indeed, it's a good treasure. However, that bowl has a side effect: any living being who stays inside for a time will inevitably be influenced by the Buddhist Law within it, and regardless of everything else, they will be dedicated to joining the Buddhist Sect."

"We, Buddhists, are compassionate, but we do not wish to force people into our faith. Junior Brother Yang, what you are doing is not right."

"Let me handle this matter. In my hands is the Xie Family's Four Seas Glaze Bottle, which can hold the water of the Four Seas and also contains floating islands that can accommodate a million people, which is incredibly suitable."

Hearing this conversation, Tao Qian involuntarily turned to look at Senior Sister Lingji's elder sister.

My goodness!

She was extremely beautiful, with a face like a silver plate, appearing like a sincere female cultivator.

Yet who would have thought her combat strength to be so strong?

In a few words, she had exposed the bottom line of the cost of the Buddha Treasure in Yang Tingjian's hands, just short of outright calling Yang Tingjian a "hypocrite."

It seemed that although Xie Lingzhu cultivated Buddha's Law at Guanyin Temple, she still identified more with the Xie Family or perhaps there were also some disputes and frictions between Guanyin Temple and the Great Freedom Temple.

Sure enough, after Xie Lingzhu finished speaking, Yang Tingjian's burly and unattractive face changed immediately.

Anger flashed in his eyes.

The Buddha Treasure, the Iron Bowl in his hand, flew out instantly and, with a "clang," blocked the Four Seas Glaze Bottle.

The collision of the two treasures immediately caused a great disturbance in Gao Ren City.

"It is said that Senior Sister Xie once cultivated in Guanyin Temple and was taught extremely profound Buddhist Law."

"Now, your words seem quite critical of us Sramana."

"Is it that you can cultivate Buddha's Law, but cannot bear to see these two hundred thousand struggling people of Ganyue City also cultivate?"

Despite his unattractiveness, Yang Tingjian was adept with words and managed to corner Xie Lingzhu once again.

"Junior Brother Yang is overreacting. Buddha saves those with destiny, but it is not about forcing salvation on all in the world. It is no wonder the high monks of the Great Freedom Temple haven't insisted on you returning to the temple; perhaps they know that your six roots are not pure, and your five aggregates are not empty, and that you still need to practice in the mundane world."

"Senior Sister Xie has quite a sharp tongue. Although I have not reached Cavernous Mystery yet, and perhaps I'm not your match, Senior Sister, with such gratuitous insults, I cannot help but seek instruction in Guanyin's Buddhism from Senior Sister."

"It should have been this way from the start! I, too, want to see how the magic skills of your Great Freedom Temple fare."

"Good!"

In just a few words, these two young prodigies from the Great Freedom Temple and the Guanyin Temple each with their exotic treasures, began to compete in spellcasting.

Seizing the opportunity created by their conflict, Li Fulian, the well-featured man carrying the Sword Box, appeared.

From his bosom, he pulled out a small banner, gave it a shake, and all at once, a huge flag appeared, glimmering with starlight.

On the flag were embroidered the celestial constellations.

For anyone who looked at it, they would immediately feel the world spin, with stars surging around them.

"The matter troubling Daoist is not difficult to resolve. This treasure is called the Heavenly Kui Star Banner; inside, it contains three hundred sixty-five Star Leader Great Prohibitions, creating a Star Leader Secret Realm within the void, which can be used to trap people, or in this case, to save them."