In the end of the world, I become an immortal alone

#470 - Ferry the soul! The Buddha's Way of Enlightenment!

Adhering to the principle that 'an elder in the family is like a treasure,' Wang Jixuan telepathically consulted with Elder Shao, asking if he had any solutions to these three problems.

Elder Shao pondered carefully for a long time before finally shaking his head slowly.

According to Elder Shao, to completely refine a giant demon with such a physique and turn it into a puppet clone would require at least the primordial spirit power of a True Immortal realm cultivator.

Ordinary immortals who had just ascended to the Immortal World could kill this behemoth, but they couldn't directly refine it.

"This old one only excels at refining artifacts and is not skilled in demon cultivation methods."

Wang Jixuan could only turn to Mudan for help.

"Commander, before you came here, you didn't actually have a way to refine the Pillar Blade Beast, did you?"

"Well, I was thinking of coming here to solve the problem."

Daoist Wang replied calmly:

"What? Are you going to lecture me?"

"I wouldn't dare," Mudan said with a smile. "I've already started simulating the entire Pillar Blade Beast to see if I can find a breakthrough. However, even if we use mechanical methods to control the entire Pillar Blade Beast, it's estimated to require a huge amount of engineering. Moreover, wanting it to freely change size like the Red Serpent is impossible at this stage."

"Don't waste computing power on that."

Wang Jixuan said:

"I'll try my own methods. If it works, great. If not, I'll settle for second best, refining a few Ultra-King-level Blade Beasts and then modifying them as much as possible."

"The total spiritual energy within an Ultra-King-level Blade Beast is only one or two percent of that of a Pillar Blade Beast, though."

"Well, that's better than a wasted trip."

Daoist Wang interrupted the telepathic communication and withdrew his spiritual consciousness.

His primordial spirit and alien soul simultaneously flew to the sky above the Sea of ​​Grievances, and the two merged with each other. The alien soul transformed into a black dragon, constantly circling around Wang Jixuan.

Below, the densely packed grievances moved back and forth like seaweed.

The grievances constantly cried and wailed;

They were accusing and complaining about the injustices.

Wang Jixuan quietly pondered, and soon allowed his primordial spirit to hide, leaving only the alien soul.

Netherworld Visualization Technique!

The alien soul turned into gray smoke, and the gray smoke condensed into a stone gate.

Wang Jixuan was already familiar with this method of the Gate of Ghosts. However, this time, Wang Jixuan did not guide the grievances to the outer space but allowed the purified grievances to hover above the Gate of Ghosts.

'If I were ruthless, I could directly refine these souls, and the alien soul would become demonic, perhaps possessing primordial spirit power exceeding that of a Great Vehicle realm cultivator. Useless. That still wouldn't be enough to directly control all the flesh and blood of the Pillar Blade Beast.'

'The Blissful Canopy itself is a permanent grand formation. The formation's foundation is the huge crystal cores within the flesh and blood of the Pillar Blade Beast. By controlling the Blissful Canopy, one can use the pre-set control system to make the Pillar Blade Beast perform various attacks and command the surrounding Blade Beast swarm. It's like piloting a mecha.'

'What I want is for the Pillar Blade Beast's massive body to transform into a normal human size, utilizing the vast amount of spiritual energy within it.'

'The subsequent visualization diagrams of the Netherworld Visualization Technique still can't be used?…'

Wang Jixuan began to carefully recall the Yama Palace and the Reincarnation Disk.

Without exception, when he tried to simulate the latter two with his alien soul, the alien soul would exhibit localized disintegration.

It seemed that there was a force interfering.

It was possible that this was a rule set by the Heavenly Dao, preventing excessively powerful 'spells' from appearing in the mortal world.

This method was obviously not going to work.

"Pulling out" these grievances from the Sea of ​​Grievances, then what?

Using Buddhism?

Wang Jixuan could only try one by one to see if he could get some inspiration.

Before long, a seated Buddha appeared in the Sea of ​​Grievances. The grievances were quickly infected by the Buddha's light and began to mindlessly clasp their hands together and constantly chant sutras.

No one came to ferry them away.

Wang Jixuan felt this way in his heart, feeling somewhat desolate.

… …

Just as Daoist Wang was working hard inside the Pillar Blade Beast.

Daoist Wang's followers… were already enjoying a sumptuous buffet in the ship.

Although Elder Shao was only an avatar, he could still taste the delicacies.

These delicacies from the Immortal Forbidden Land were also somewhat rare for Elder Shao.

Only Wu Man, this 'young man' with a youthful face, valued Wang Jixuan's safety more than anything else, anxiously watching the silent Blade Beast swarm through the porthole.

Zheng Shiduo strolled over with a plate of grilled meat.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you go keep Elder Shao company? If Elder Shao gives you one or two treasures, they would be worldly treasures."

"I'm thinking about the situation my teacher is currently in."

Wu Man sighed with his hands behind his back:

"Teacher hasn't even gone to the Immortal World yet, and a large number of experts from the Immortal World have rushed down to cause trouble for Teacher.

"And not only can we not help in any way, but we will also become a burden to Teacher. Teacher has to consider our safety before taking action.

"I always feel a little useless."

"What's useless?" Old Zheng happily ate the grilled skewers, "All of people's troubles are because they want too much and get too little. This matter is the same."

"Teacher just wants to become an immortal, what did he do wrong?"

"I can't say for sure," Zheng Shiduo was rarely serious, "And we certainly can't do victim-blaming. In this matter, Brother Wang is definitely the victim. The Immortal World is oppressing us with its power, we will fight back bravely, and the final victory will belong to the side of justice!"

Wu Man glared at Old Zheng, not intending to argue with this guy.

Suddenly, bursts of Sanskrit chants came from the void.

Wu Man's eyes lit up: "Teacher is using Buddhism."

"What is Brother Wang doing?"

Zheng Shiduo stared carefully at the Blade Beast swarm in the distance, faintly able to see a faint golden light appearing around the Pillar Blade Beast.

Although this golden light was weak, it could spread far in the near-vacuum of space.

Elder Shao was also alarmed by the Sanskrit chanting and walked to the window to observe, stroking his beard.

"Hiss—"

Elder Shao suddenly took a breath of cold air: "Could it be?"

Amina, Mudan, Shen Qionglin, and others gathered here couldn't help but prick up their ears.

But this refining master from the Immortal World only liked to say half a sentence. After saying 'could it be,' he didn't say anything else, making them sweat with anxiety.

After a moment.

The golden light around the Pillar Blade Beast converged, and after three seconds of suffocating silence, a golden wave suddenly erupted around the Pillar Blade Beast's massive body.

The huge wave pushed away countless Blade Beasts but did not kill these Blade Beasts.

A golden light appeared on the back of the Pillar Blade Beast. This golden light seemed to be condensing into a seated Buddha, but the seated Buddha only had an outline, and after a few flashes, it suddenly exploded, turning into golden light and being absorbed by the Pillar Blade Beast's body.

Elder Shao said in surprise: "Wang Zheng's attainments in Buddhism are so profound? This, this is clearly the appearance of a Buddhist cultivator achieving the Dao! Could it be that he wants to follow the path of becoming an immortal through Buddhism?"

Wu Man and Zheng Shiduo looked at each other.

Wu Man muttered: "Master… If this disciple is not mistaken, Teacher should not be using his main body to cultivate Buddhism and achieve the Dao."

Zheng Shiduo scratched his head: "Moreover, as everyone knows, Brother Wang's Buddhism is not very profound. His mastery is far inferior to his Great Demonic Art."

Elder Shao: …

This old gentleman suddenly realized that his understanding of this disciple, who was full of talent for refining artifacts, was very limited.

Wang Jixuan's voice suddenly sounded here:

"Try to transfer some people with strong willpower over… Is there a planet with residents nearby?"

"Yes, Teacher."

"What's the population? Can they cooperate with us?"

Wu Man immediately said: "They are a member of the Alliance. This Pillar Blade Beast came to attack this planet. It has a population of over a billion and is similar in race to humans on Earth."

"Good, I'll bring the Blade Beast swarm over. I'll teach you a section of Buddhist scripture. Have everyone recite this section of Buddhist scripture."

Wang Jixuan instructed:

"Explain it to them properly, but don't reveal that I'm here.

"Heiyao and his group may have contact with the Dark Sect. We must guard against them."

"Okay!"

"The plan is ready," Mudan shouted from the side, "I'll direct it. Full-planet broadcast communication can be carried out in two hours."

Wang Jixuan responded.

Wu Man was not embarrassed either.

In the eighty years that Daoist Wang spent recuperating and cultivating in the City Above the Clouds, he had long been accustomed to Mudan's efficiency and domineering nature.

Elder Shao suddenly asked: "Do you want to use the Buddhist method of condensing the spirit with incense offerings?"

"Yes, Teacher," Wang Jixuan replied.

"This, there's actually no need," Elder Shao said in a deep voice, "None of the real Buddhist masters cultivate using this method. The masters cultivated by this method are at most Heavenly Immortals, and the difficulty of cultivation is not much lower than normal cultivation…"

"I'm using my alien soul to tinker with this method."

Wang Jixuan laughed:

"Teacher, please rest assured, this disciple knows what he's doing. My true primordial spirit will naturally follow the path of cultivation and won't seek this kind of petty method for quick success."

"Well, it's good that you know what you're doing. Go ahead and get busy."

Elder Shao waved his hand, indicating that Wang Jixuan didn't need to explain any further via telepathy.

However, the more Elder Shao thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

He had naturally noticed Wang Jixuan's alien soul method before, and he had even asked about it specifically, knowing that it was a method called the 'Dragon Python Devouring Heaven Art,' which was similar to the once-famous 'True Dragon Nine Transformations' in the Immortal World and was suspected to be a preliminary version of the latter.

But this was a demonic art.

Although it wasn't an evil demonic art that devoured human souls, this thing also relied on devouring beast souls for cultivation, and later it would also devour the essence and blood of high-level demon beasts…

Using an alien soul cultivated with demonic arts to follow the Buddhist method of condensing the spirit with incense offerings?

This, is this really okay?

The vision just now, it seemed to have worked?

Buddhism and demons, these two families would fight to the death if they met! Almost every large-scale demon extermination operation in the Immortal World was led by those great temples!

"This…"

Elder Shao wiped his face, feeling somewhat disheveled.

He had originally wanted to let his mind return to his main body and continue watching the battle in the Immortal World, but he simply stayed here to keep an eye on things.

He wanted to see how Buddhism and demons could be opposed and unified.

… …

Three hours later.

On the surface of this dull gray planet, large numbers of humans emerged from their sand-brick houses, gathering in the squares of every city and village, guided by swarms of drones.

People looked towards the sky, where they could see ships wandering.

And surrounding the ships were vast numbers of Blade Beasts, and the terrifying demons enveloped by these Blade Beasts – the Pillar Blade Beasts.

This was not the first time this planet had suffered a Blade Beast disaster.

They had only just successfully fought off the Blade Beasts thirty-odd orbital periods ago. The people were still immersed in the immense sorrow and fear of that event, and now, seeing the Blade Beast swarm in the depths of the sky, they were naturally filled with panic.

And this panic became a kind of nourishment.

Drones projected screens, displaying familiar politicians, celebrities, and a small number of soldiers.

They began to explain a simple principle:

【Everyone can choose to recite a special passage of text, to pray for the warriors who are fighting against the Blade Beasts and evil. The warriors need everyone's spiritual power.】

More than eighty percent of the people chose to pray.

They didn't want the Blade Beasts to reach their homes again.

Thus, the sound of chanting quickly arose.

From three-year-old children to bedridden elders, they repeated those unfamiliar words that were not too awkward.

The drones' projections even corrected their pronunciation.

【Namo, Arya, Ksitigarbha, Gagarpaya.】

To ordinary people, these were just simple chants.

But in the eyes of Wu Man, Zheng Shiduo, and other spiritual practitioners who had studied Buddhism, or in Shao Lao's eyes, specks of golden light rose from all over the dull gray planet.

The golden light gathered like raindrops into streams, and hundreds of streams formed rivers, which eventually flowed into the sea, returning to the body of that Pillar Blade Beast.

Wang Jixuan's alien soul sat on the Sea of ​​Resentful Souls.

His original Nascent Soul had now become a 'battery', continuously providing the spiritual power needed for the alien soul's transformation.

And all around him, three hundred and sixty precious banners rotated constantly.

This was the foundation of the formation that Mudan had created using an assembly line.

The spiritual power within the Pillar Blade Beast had already been drawn out by him.

This process was very painful, like a three-year-old child trying to drag a huge millstone used for grinding flour.

But now, Wang Jixuan had become somewhat accustomed to it.

The sound of the chanting of all living beings flowed into his ears.

Daoist Wang gently took a breath, his mind completely focused on the alien soul. His hands began to rapidly form hand seals, and he continuously chanted words.

Since the power of the Nascent Soul was not enough, then he would increase the power of the Nascent Soul.

Normal cultivation naturally required a steady and solid approach, but the alien soul, which had already comprehended the principles of demonic Buddhism, could take some shortcuts.

For example, right now.

The sound of the chanting of all living beings became clearer and clearer. Wang Jixuan heard the calls of all living beings in his ears, and the soul power of the alien soul began to grow continuously.

Then, he formed hand seals with both hands and once again used the secret method of the Gate of Ghosts. A part of the alien soul transformed into a golden Gate of Ghosts, but the core part of the alien soul transformed into a figure, sitting cross-legged behind the Gate of Ghosts.

He recited the mantra:

“Om, pra ma lini daining, soha.”

He also took a clever approach in this regard, using the Ksitigarbha Heart Mantra.

Buddhism says that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a vow that he would not become a Buddha until hell is empty.

And today, this Sea of ​​Resentful Souls was a small hell. Hundreds of millions of wronged souls were trapped here, and Wang Jixuan was now helping them to escape from the sea of ​​suffering.

When this place was empty, Wang Jixuan might gain some unexpected benefits.

The Sea of ​​Resentful Souls below instantly began to collapse. One by one, wronged souls flew over the Gate of Ghosts, circled around Wang Jixuan's alien soul, as if they had gained enlightenment, and went to a more distant place to sit cross-legged, also beginning to chant.

Souls have no physical form.

These wronged souls overlapped layer upon layer, and the density quickly became astonishing.

Specks of golden light flew out from their bodies and merged into Wang Jixuan's alien soul.

And a sense of sadness arose in Wang Jixuan's Dao heart.

That was a kind of compassion.

It was the compassion that others gave him, and also the compassion that he gave to others.

These wronged souls knew that they were about to dissipate, but they were still grateful to Wang Jixuan for dragging them out of the sea of ​​suffering, using this method to help the person who had just helped them to obtain more power of thought from all living beings.

At this moment, Daoist Wang, who always felt that 'Buddhism is all a lie', had a lot more understanding of Buddhism.

The figure sitting behind the Gate of Ghosts was filled with golden light and began to gradually grow larger. A phantom of a seated Buddha appeared again on the back of the Pillar Blade Beast. This time, the seated Buddha became more solid. Before long, it transformed into a beam of light, illuminating the deep starry sky.

“He actually succeeded, what is the principle behind this?”

Shao Lao couldn't help but frown and mutter.