Chapter Twelve: The Strong Compete for Treasure, Who is the Arriving Person?

  "The Great Peng Ming Wang was too impatient." The Ox Demon King laughed loudly, handing over the iron rod in his hand. The iron rod seemed to break through space and time, striking directly at the chest of the Great Peng Ming Wang.

  "Clang!" A loud metallic collision, the rapidly advancing Great Peng Ming Wang hastily used both hands to block Niu Mo Wang's iron staff.

  "Boom!" The Great Peng Ming Wang flew out even faster, disappearing into the horizon in an instant. Everyone found that at that moment, a layer of golden light appeared on both hands of the Great Peng Ming Wang, apparently he had cultivated the Western Buddhist Golden Body.

  "Heh heh!" With one strike, Niu Mo Wang withdrew his iron staff and glanced at Jia Ye and Yin Xi.

  "Then let's begin." Kasyapa took a step forward, as if facing everyone.

  "Hum!" A wave of fluctuations came, and a myriad of golden lights burst forth from the back of Kasyapa, filling the air with the fragrance of sandalwood. The chanting grew louder, and suddenly the golden Buddha light surged out like a tidal wave, enveloping the entire country of Bhiksus.

  "A grain of rice can be a pearl, let you bald men know that my Three Pure Ones have great methods." On the side, Yin Xi saw this and burst out laughing, raising his hand to strike out a sword energy that pierced the sky. A formation chart descended from the heavens, transforming into a massive array that enveloped Biqiu City, causing the surroundings to become blurry and chaotic, as if entering another dimension. Even those scattered cultivators were shocked to discover that they had suddenly been transported from Sui Xin An to another realm, clearly trapped in some sort of formation. They were both startled and enraged, but more of them only felt dizzy for an instant before losing consciousness. Yin Xi smiled slightly at this, then tossed out a jade talisman that landed directly on the heart of the great array. The surrounding illusory scenery gradually solidified.

  "Golden whiskers, tiny dust!" The Bull Demon King saw this, and his eyes revealed a solemn expression. He then chuckled and waved his hand, and a magical array rose from the feet of the Kui Cow tribe behind him. The array emitted a radiant glow, with auspicious energy in thousands of strands, enveloping the strong members of the Kui Cow tribe, shielding them from the influence of the two great arrays outside.

  "It's indeed the Great Sage Equaling Heaven." Yin Xi saw the grand array behind Niu Mo Wang and said, "I had heard some days ago that the powerful Niu Mo Wang was affected by the battle at Huaguo Mountain, his heart wounded and depressed, with all thoughts turned to dust. He hid in Jilei Mountain's Moyun Cave to indulge in pleasures. It seems the rumors were untrue."

  "Hmph!" The Bull Demon King sneered upon hearing this, turned his head away, and the glint in his eyes grew even colder.

  "Master!" At this moment, Mahakasyapa on the side spoke up and looked at Niu Mo Wang.

  "Kasyapa, you must be mistaken," said the Ox King with a smile. "I am the master of the Western Pure Land's Qingyun Mountain and Jilei Mountain, the Bull Demon King, the Great Sage who has subdued the demons." The Ox King smiled as he glanced at Mahakasyapa, then looked nonchalantly towards the center of the blurry light cluster, where a precious pagoda was about to break its seal.

  "Kui Niu Shibo, before coming, Master had me bring a message for you." Da Jiaye whispered.

  "The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has been going on for a long time, and the Cow Demon King has always been a member of the Taoist sect." Upon hearing Mahākā?yapa's words, the Cow Demon King fell silent for a moment before bursting into laughter. His gaze shifted to the south, where he saw that behind Qing Shi and Bai Xiang on Lion Camel Ridge was a large array, containing nine luminous lights, harmonizing with the trigrams of Qian and Li, as if a sky full of starlight was pouring down from an unknown place."

  "Hmm!" The Ox King saw this, but instead turned his eyes to the sky, where a golden light was rushing towards him. It was none other than the Great Peng Ming Wang, who had been blown away by himself earlier.

  "Alright, all the troublesome people have been taken care of." Yin Xi was quite satisfied with this scene. At present, the entire Biqiu City is trapped by the Two Instruments Great Array. Even if the treasure that is about to break the seal were to appear, it would not be able to escape from the array. Originally, he had some apprehensions about the Ox Demon King and the other three parties, but now he was full of confidence. After all, the Two Instruments Micro Dust Great Array was known as "Two Realms Equal Micro Dust, Illusory Extinction of Life and Death like a Bubble". Once inside the array, even if you were a powerful being like the Daluo Golden Immortal, you could only surrender. Although it was impossible to truly take down the three parties, wasn't this his home turf now?

  "Whoosh!" A loud eagle cry shook the sky, a Golden-Winged Roc appeared in the high air above Biqiu City, its height reaching tens of thousands of miles. Its two blood-red eyes gazed towards all directions below the Liuhe Pagoda, especially when it saw the Ox Demon King, its eyes shone with an icy light. It was none other than the Golden-Winged Roc Deity, Ming Wang, whose true form had just been revealed after being struck down by the Ox Demon King earlier. Its massive size of several thousand miles high and wide covered the sky and obscured the sun, sending chills down people's spines.

  "It's a waste of effort, cultivation is originally against the heavens, how can it be so indecisive and weak-willed, what's the difference between this and an ant?" The Golden Light Great Peng Ming Wang spoke, transforming into human form, landing in front of the great array at Lion Camel Ridge, gazing towards everyone.

  However, it was discovered that the Buddhist and Taoist sects had used formation techniques to isolate the entire city's population from those low-level cultivators, avoiding being affected by the aftermath of the battle. A cold laugh sounded, and with a single opening of his mouth, a strong gust of wind blew, and on one side, hundreds of scattered cultivators were suddenly sucked in and swallowed up.

  "Mahākā?yapa, the Bright King." Upon hearing this, Mahākā?yapa's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he gazed at the Winged Immortal. In his heart, however, he was secretly annoyed that the three demons' murderous intentions were too heavy-handed. If it weren't for the fact that they shared a common goal with him, and considering the Buddha ?ākyamuni's previous instructions, Mahākā?yapa would have definitely taken action to subdue the demons. As he thought this, his hands formed a seal, and a brilliant golden light burst forth, enveloping all the ordinary people within the Lion Camel City.

  "Everyone." The Ox Demon King suddenly spoke up, looking towards the Four Elephant Tusks: "This treasure was originally my sect's senior sister's object, only because it was lost in the battle of sealing the gods. I hope everyone will help an old cow return it to its rightful place."

  "Haha!" The nearby Yuanye Xian laughed and said: "You old cow, they say you're foolish, but I think you're the most cunning. First, you claimed to be hiding in Jilei Mountain, not meddling in external affairs. But unexpectedly, as soon as the treasure appeared, you ran out. Moreover, that person was also our senior sister, and now she's in Doumu Palace. This life won't end until we figure out whether she can escape or not. Can't we return this treasure to her?"

  "You!" The Bull Demon King was furious upon hearing this. During the Battle of Sealing the Gods, many traitors emerged from the Intercepting Sect, and this Feathered Wing Immortal was one of them. Now that he brought up old matters, it was clear that he was pointing out that the Intercepting Sect had long been defeated and no longer existed.

  "It's unnecessary to say more, we came here for the treasure. Since ancient times, those who possess the treasure will reside in it, and we have done so before." On the side, Yin Xi spoke up, although his cultivation was not as high as Mahākā?yapa, but the technique he cultivated was extremely sharp, being Li Laojun's personally transmitted swordsmanship. Others all said that the first in swordsmanship in the Honghuang world was the Demon Ancestor Luohou, and the second was the Tianxian Saint of the Jue teaching, but they didn't know that Taichu Li Laojun among the Three Purities also excelled at sword techniques, not weaker than the Tianxian teaching's master. Just from Yin Xi obtaining only a small part of it, he could later establish the Shushan lineage and almost unify the Dao school, which can be seen as a clue.

  "Good!" Mahakasyapa heard the words, and after reciting a phrase, he directly took action. His right palm emitted a golden light, transforming into a massive palm that covered the sky, pressing down on the hazy light group in the arena. Amidst the haze, the giant palm seemed to seal off the heavens and earth, recreating the universe.

  "A Buddha in the palm of one's hand!" The Red Boy, who was hiding on one side, exclaimed at this sight.

  "How dare you!" Yin Xi saw this, but it was a loud shout, opening his mouth to spit out a sword energy, vaguely cutting through the void and striking the palm of the Buddha's light.

  "Clang!" A burst of metal clashing, and one of the fingers on that palm was actually severed. The sword energy released by Yin Xi revealed its true form, which was a sword pellet, resembling gold and iron, emitting a faint blue glow as it flew towards the Four Image Tower.

  "Leave the baby behind!" Yuè Yì Xiān saw this and let out a loud cry, then transformed into a golden light beam, also heading towards the Four Symbol Tower.

  "Haha, your opponent is me." Niú Mó Wáng saw this and swung the iron rod in his hand towards Yuè Yǐ Xiān. Although Niú Mó Wáng himself couldn't keep up with Yuè Yǐ Xiān's speed even if he galloped on horseback, the iron rod in his hand was incredibly swift and managed to completely seal off Yuè Yǐ Xiān's path.

  "Old friend Cow Demon!" Just then, the two demons, Qing Lion and Bai Xiang, from the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge, came forward to greet the Cow Demon King.

  "Hmm!" Seeing these two people, the Bull Demon King's eyes revealed a hint of complexity, as if he didn't want to be enemies with them.

  "Ah!" Qing Shi Jing saw the appearance of Niu Mo Wang and sighed, then exchanged a glance with Bai Xiang, picked up his own steel knife and hacked at Niu Mo Wang.

  "Ha! You're getting reckless!" On the other side, Mahākā?yapa approached with a smile. Among the several people present, only Niu Mo Wang could completely restrain Yuè Yì Xiān. Qing Shi and Bai Xiang, although their Dao was profound, were restricted by themselves and couldn't even bring out half of their abilities. Mahākā?yapa, however, was confident that he could contend with the two of them.

  "Bang!" The sword orb released by Yin Xi collided with the Four Elephant Pagoda, and it seemed to have hit some kind of seal, emitting a crisp sound. The sword orb dimmed for a moment, but the heavenly energy around Longjing Well became even more turbulent, as if the treasure was about to break free from its seal and fly away at any moment.

  "Hey, you come over here too!" The Ox Demon King saw this and swung the iron rod in his hand like a wheel, unexpectedly pulling Yin Xi into it as well.

  "Preposterous!" The Feathered Immortal saw this and was greatly enraged, opening his mouth to spit out a Heaven-Piercing Halberd, stabbing towards the Ox Demon King.

  Yin Xi originally had a damaged sword, but his face turned pale as he saw the Ox Demon King approaching. He hastily recalled his sword and transformed it into a three-foot-long green peak in his hand. He then joined forces with Yuè Yì Xiān to fight against the Ox Demon King. As soon as their leader took action, the powerful warriors from various camps also emerged from their formations and began fighting. In an instant, all sorts of magical artifacts flew about, and spells exploded wildly, causing the Red Boy who was watching from the side to become dizzy and disoriented.

  "It's quite lively, isn't it?" Zhuangzi said with a smile as he watched the Red Boy watching the commotion with great interest, seemingly thinking that the people fighting in the arena were just playing tricks and pretending to be something they're not.

  "Boom!" At this moment, a golden light came from outside Bicheng City, straight towards Sui Xin An, as fast as lightning, and went straight to the central four-image tower of the arena.