Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

‘We can’t continue fighting like this!’

Vimalakirti Venerable was horrified in his heart.

His shattered golden body was now oozing blood, and the scorching mysterious fire, like slithering serpents, continued to crawl over him.

These fire serpents, originating from Lü Yang’s Dharma Body, were utterly pervasive, infiltrating through the cracks left by his broken golden body, directly entering his internal organs and beginning to burn them fiercely.

Moreover, the strange force that absorbed souls was still relentlessly pulling at his soul.

No matter how one looked at it, he was now completely at a disadvantage.

Vimalakirti Venerable stood mid-air, hands clasped together, his face contorted in pain, seemingly powerless to resist, yet his mind was exceptionally clear.

‘Should I use that spiritual sword?’

He was waiting.

Waiting for Lü Yang to strike first, to unleash that sea-cleaving sword light.

However, he waited for a long time, and Lü Yang did not draw his sword, instead continuing to stalemate with him.

“.Eh!”

Finally, Vimalakirti Venerable let out a long sigh.

Not only did his face show no joy, but instead revealed regret: “I truly underestimated you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, this Pure Land Venerable shook his body.

As if merely taking off a piece of clothing, he actually peeled off a layer of skin, shedding it along with the many injuries inflicted by Lü Yang, the mysterious fire serpents, and other divine phenomena.

This was a meticulously hidden technique of his.

If Lü Yang had truly used the 【Tribulation Wave】 to strike, he could have used this wondrous method to shed his flesh and skin to endure a calamity, thereby neutralizing Lü Yang’s deadly trump card.

However, Lü Yang remained inactive.

Under such circumstances, enduring Lü Yang’s attack became akin to boiling a frog in warm water, a loss outweighing the gain, so he had no choice but to prematurely employ this technique.

Yet, he was still puzzled.

‘How was it exposed?’

Among the many Pure Land mystical methods, this 【Burning Body Offering to Buddha】 technique had almost never been shown to others.

Logically, Lü Yang shouldn’t have been prepared for it.

‘Could it have been calculated?’

‘But he merely holds the position of a pseudo-True Person; how could he calculate me? Unless he possesses a treasure that reveals heavenly secrets, in which case my chances of victory are even lower.’

Vimalakirti Venerable’s heart grew heavy.

Indeed, as he had surmised, Lü Yang was able to see through his preparations precisely by relying on the 【Tribulation Wave】’s 【Clairvoyance】, deducing cause and effect.

The next moment, Vimalakirti Venerable sighed deeply, clasped his hands together, and behind him appeared infinite light and shadows.

Suddenly, numerous Buddhist cultivators were seen sitting solemnly in temples, gathering in a Zen forest, chanting scriptures in unison, transforming into rolling thunderous sounds, each word a gem, blessing Vimalakirti Venerable.

“Amitabha!”

The solemn Buddhist chant resounded, instantly dispelling Lü Yang’s soul-capturing divine power.

Vimalakirti Venerable’s figure disappeared, replaced by an ancient temple.

【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】!

Upon seeing this, Lü Yang narrowed his eyes, pondering: ‘He even brought out the temple foundation of the Pure Land; he’s ready to fight me to the death!’

Vimalakirti Venerable was indeed left with no choice.

At this moment, in addition to the 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】, he also brought out his life’s savings.

Within the Buddhist light, dozens of exquisite spiritual treasures appeared.

Prayer wheels, wooden fish, flying knives, command flags, golden alms bowls, precious canopies, jade bottles—although most were lower and middle-grade magical treasures, they now converged into a mass.

The light of the spiritual treasures flowed like a river, combined with several superior-grade spiritual treasures, surrounding the temple and firmly protecting him.

【River of Myriad Treasures】!

In the past, Duo Bao Tongzi was the first to join the Pure Land and naturally offered this technique, which Vimalakirti Venerable now employed.

However, Lü Yang remained indifferent upon seeing this.

With a single thought, he rubbed his fingertips together, producing a divine brilliance imbued with a strange magnetic force, breaking through the five elements, and slammed it into the River of Myriad Treasures.

【Disjointed Magnetism】!

This innate divine power countered the five elements.

No matter what magical treasure, once touched by the magnetic light transformed from it, would immediately lose its mystical properties.

Under the illumination of this divine light, the River of Myriad Treasures instantly melted like ice and snow, its spiritual light dissipating, unable to maintain its form.

Seeing this, Vimalakirti Venerable couldn’t help but show helplessness on his face.

He clearly hadn’t expected that, as a True Person, he would be forced to such a state by Lü Yang, unable even to maintain his defense!

‘Perhaps... I should retreat for now?’

Pure Land Buddhist cultivators were always flexible.

At this moment, Vimalakirti Venerable felt a sense of fear, thinking that fighting Lü Yang to the death here was simply not worth it.

‘I’m not at my peak state right now!’

‘If it weren’t for Hong Ju killing me once, causing hidden injuries, and then being affected by this junior’s divine power, leading to an outbreak, I would never have fallen into such a predicament.’

‘Once I recover from my injuries, it’s not too late to fight him again.’

As his thoughts raced, Vimalakirti Venerable had already made up his mind.

He immediately took a deep breath and suddenly expanded the 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】 behind him!

In an instant, the grand temple opened and closed like a blood-red mouth, swallowing Lü Yang whole to trap him.

Vimalakirti Venerable himself then rode a beam of escape light, intending to flee directly from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the present world, not giving Lü Yang a chance to kill him.

The temple was solemn and difficult to escape from.

Even Lü Yang’s 【Determining Intimacy and Distance】 was considered by Vimalakirti Venerable, who found a way to seal it.

“Hmph, trying to escape?”

Upon seeing this, Lü Yang’s eyes flashed.

Then, with a shake of his body, mysterious fire surged, and he once again unleashed the 【Qiantian All-Encompassing Dharma Body】!

In the center of the Buddhist temple, atop the treasure hall, a towering evil god stood.

With three heads and six arms, a blue face and fangs, its actions included kicking Buddhas and cursing ancestors, toppling Zen forests.

Its six arms exerted full strength, delivering a powerful punch to the temple.

“Boom!”

After a loud explosion, there was a silent stillness between heaven and earth.

At this moment, the entire 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】 was forcibly dented in the center.

Inside the temple, countless light and shadow images of Buddhist monks chanted scriptures in unison, invoking karmic fire to fall upon the Dharma Body.

However, it did not hinder its actions in the slightest; instead, it seemed to enhance its power.

The six arms continuously punched, each strike heavily hitting various parts of the temple.

“Pfft——!”

Vimalakirti Venerable immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

‘What a demon!’

The 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】 was the manifestation of Vimalakirti Venerable’s Dao foundation.

He originally planned to use it temporarily to trap Lü Yang and then retrieve it from a distance after escaping.

At most, it would only delay some time, and minor damage would be insignificant.

But now, Lü Yang, disregarding his injuries, forcibly drove the Dharma Body to launch a strong attack, leaving him in a dilemma.

He couldn’t possibly watch Lü Yang destroy his Dao foundation, could he?

Vimalakirti Venerable was not an indecisive person.

In a flash, he had already made a decision: ‘...Forget it! Escaping is the priority! Entering the present world only takes a moment; he absolutely cannot break my Dao foundation!’

The next second, he rode the escape light and leaped out of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

However, in the next second, Vimalakirti Venerable felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Because in the present world, right in front of him, a young Daoist who looked identical to Lü Yang was holding the 【Tribulation Wave】, calmly watching him!

But Lü Yang was clearly still inside the 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】!

‘That clone!?’

In an instant, Vimalakirti Venerable recalled the immortal embryo clone he had previously smashed to pulp.

How could it have reassembled?

‘This is bad...’

If he hadn’t focused solely on escaping and had chosen to fight Lü Yang to the death, perhaps the outcome would still be uncertain.

But his fear had instead driven him into a dead end!

However, he had no time to think further.

Because at this moment, Lü Yang’s main body inside the 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】 had already ceased his actions, focusing all his attention on the immortal embryo clone holding the Dharma sword.

As he stopped, he even released the protective treasure light, allowing the 【Immaculate Pure Land Temple】 to suppress him mercilessly.

His already severe injuries suddenly worsened.

However, correspondingly, the more severe his injuries, the stronger the 【Dharma Body】’s enhancement of his divine powers and magical abilities, almost instantly reaching the peak!

Clang clang——!

In the clone’s hand, the 【Tribulation Wave】 emitted a high-pitched sword cry.

The 【Proclaiming Might】 divine power, which had previously entered cooldown after cleaving the sea, had now fully recovered.

At this moment, Vimalakirti Venerable instead calmed down:

“If you kill me, benefactor, you will have no way back to the Pure Land.

From then on, all Bodhisattvas will no longer show mercy but will truly seek your life.”

“Do you really want eternal damnation?”

He didn’t expect Lü Yang to truly give up on killing him.

As long as Lü Yang hesitated for a moment, he could use a wondrous method to avoid this deadly situation.

However, the response he received was a sword light that advanced with unstoppable momentum.

【Proclaiming Might】!

The sea-cleaving sword reappeared.

Vimalakirti Venerable’s figure was instantly engulfed by the sword light, shattered inch by inch, and finally turned into countless ashes.

Eternal damnation?

I shall proceed!