Chapter 110 Thunderclap

Buyan and the red-robed old monk looked up at the sky. Their warhorses neighed in panic. The sky changed from dark to bright, but it was not the sun breaking through the clouds. Instead, countless lightning bolts combined into a dazzling sea of thunder, illuminating the mountains and rivers below!

*Wanli cheng yun qu fu lai, zhi shen dong hai xie jing lei!* (Ten thousand miles riding clouds, returning again; alone in the Eastern Sea, wielding startling thunder!)

"Great Khan, retreat!" Faced with the sky ablaze with thunder, the red-robed old monk did not forget to protect Buyan, the "successor of the Great Yuan." He pulled him from his horse and pushed him back. Although Buyan held a divine position, the Mongols were embroiled in internal strife. Since the fall of the Yuan Dynasty and the demise of the Northern Yuan, their national fortune had almost collapsed. The great gods they had once enshrined naturally fell from grace, no longer enjoying the glory of the Yuan Dynasty two hundred years prior.

Moreover, he had never seen such a display of thunder and lightning in his decades of life!

"The shaman's lightning summoning technique isn't this strong!"

"This is beyond what our Mongol shamans can achieve. This is the thunder array of the Shangqing School!"

The red-robed old monk raised his hands, and the four strings of skull prayer beads flew into the sky, transforming into a red light curtain covering the mountains below. The thunder, thick as dragons and snakes, descended upon the mountains and rivers!

They had only seen torrential rain, but never torrential thunder!

The lightning struck down as densely as rain. The light curtain was pushed back by the thunder. The red-robed old monk clasped his hands together, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. He said to Buyan, "This person uses the Shangqing Dharma and can create such a massive thunder array with a wave of his hand. Perhaps it is the Mountain Lord of Shangqing Maoshan himself who has come."

"He is a Chunyang (Pure Yang) master, though not very famous, and I have never met him. But after thinking about it, the only one in this world who can use the Shangqing Dharma to such an extreme is their own Mountain Lord."

"Taoism is good at commanding thunder and summoning wind and rain. Fighting them is like fighting against heaven and earth themselves. Their magical power comes from the yin and yang of heaven and earth, while our Buddhist school is very different."

"The Eight Schools of Han Buddhism use vows to create golden bodies, unlocking many wonderful uses. Their power comes from faith and the Pure Land Buddhist kingdom to which they belong. But my Tibetan Buddhist sect derives its magical power from the cycle of life and death."

The Tibetan Buddhist sect extended south to Ü-Tsang (Tibet), north to the Mongol deserts, and west to the Western Regions. Although the details differed from place to place, the essence and origin were the same, and their faith was very prosperous in these regions.

"Skull Saint, life and death are impermanent!"

The red-robed old monk cast his spell. A white-boned Buddha gradually rose from his body. This Buddha wore a blood-red kasaya (Buddhist robe), supporting the thunderous sky, and transmitting the extremely strong aura of Buddhism, forcibly creating a Vajra Pure Land (indestructible sacred ground) within the thunder array!

However, within this Vajra Pure Land, there was a gloomy ghostly aura, and waves of fierce resentment, mingling with the extremely strong Buddhist aura, forming this strange protective divine power.

Endless Buddhist sounds flowed from the mouth of the white-boned Buddha, spreading in all directions. The soldiers under Buyan were now covered by the Buddhist sounds. The red-robed old monk then said to Buyan, "Great Khan, I will borrow three thousand of your warriors."

As soon as he spoke, three thousand of the ten thousand soldiers suddenly trembled. Then, their flesh was consumed, revealing blood-red kasayas and white skeletons. They clasped their hands together, chanting Buddhist mantras, and their bodies radiated an extremely strong aura!

Three thousand Buddhist followers, white-boned saints. Tibetan Buddhist monks use human bones as magical instruments, often giving a terrifying impression, but these magical instruments can better expel demons and heretics, a perfect example of fighting poison with poison.

Ji Xiang, watching this scene from afar, saw that the white-boned Buddha was sitting firmly in the thunder array, untouched by the thunder, the area supported by the Dharma becoming a thunderous forbidden zone. He couldn't help but grin.

He had fought with Buddhist sects many times, but this was his first time fighting against the Tibetan Buddhist sect. But no matter what tricks the opponent had, the Immortal Path could break all external Dharma below the Immortal Path. Furthermore, he was blessed by several Immortal scriptures, so spells that did not reach the Immortal Path realm had no effect on him.

"One thunder array is not enough."

"Let's have another."

Thirty-six Transformations of Tiangang, Master of Five Thunders!

Ji Xiang raised his hand again. This time, a large hand appeared in the sky, with five fingers spread apart, each fingertip flashing with lightning! The so-called Five Thunders are Celestial Thunder, Divine Thunder, Dragon Thunder, Water Thunder, and Social Thunder, corresponding to the five types of beings in heaven and earth and the five phenomena they cause. Mastering the Five Thunders, he struck down again!

The thunder hand smashed down on the head of the White-Boned Saint's Dharma with the force of conquest. In an instant, the Dharma almost collapsed. The red-robed old monk was also taken aback by this strike. The strength of the "Shangqing cultivator" using thunder magic in the distance was far beyond his imagination!

"Peak Chunyang? Quasi-Immortal?"

The red-robed old monk's expression became serious. If a quasi-immortal was here, he would not be able to win easily this time. He had to send someone to find reinforcements. The royal court was established in the east, and other places naturally had red-robed monks stationed like himself to defend the stability of the eastern royal court and prevent sudden attacks from southern and northern Mongolia.

But with only himself, he was afraid that he would not be able to win easily in a short time.

"Fortunately, I have an Immortal Dao phantom. At a critical moment, I can borrow the true form of my Buddha."

The red-robed old monk glanced at the people behind him. Buyan, the Great Khan, had gradually recovered from his shock. Then, his appearance also began to change. Although he knew that his participation at this time was better than nothing, even the intervention of a Xiantian (Innate) realm cultivator in a Chunyang level battle could be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"God's Blessing! Sulide, Janggri!"

Buyan Chechen Khan controlled the eastern royal court. After the return of the Northern Yuan jade seal, he was able to communicate with the Eternal Sky again, drawing down the divine positions his country had shaped in the past. This Janggri God was the Mongol god of war flags, the protector of all people, like the Great Divine Yaya of the Ming Dynasty, enshrined in the military temple behind the Five Military Governor's Mansions. He was the supreme god of war in the current dynasty, in charge of the country's military affairs!

However, Mongolia was severely fragmented, and Janggri's power was also greatly lost. Now that Buyan used it, it manifested as a celestial being with a cyan wolf iron mask, wearing heavy armor, and draped in a white cloak. He was so mighty, but his strength increase did not reach the Chunyang level.

The highest god of war in a country, the increase to the ruler of a country, only stopped at the peak of Lian Shen (Spirit Refinement).

"The increase of the divine position to oneself is limited. Now the control of the eastern royal court over southern and northern Mongolia has declined. This highest war god of the country has also fallen to such a state. During the Yuan Dynasty, the power of this celestial being could allow ordinary Yuan Dynasty cultivators to raise three realms in a row, and even break through the immortal-mortal barrier, allowing Lian Shen and Chunyang level cultivators to fight with immortals."

The red-robed old monk saw Buyan, the orthodox Great Khan, using this once infinitely powerful divine position, but the result was only at the Lian Shen level. He couldn't help but shake his head, but a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Buyan also smiled bitterly. He didn't want things to turn out this way. The glory of the past was difficult to reproduce. Without the blessing of the supreme celestial beings, his strength had declined to this point...

"If I could control the Mongol tribes like my father, I would have the protection of the Great Lion. But now I can only control the eastern royal court. You said you would help me regain the power of the Great Lion. I look forward to that day, so I can't stand by here!"

"What if it's only Lian Shen? It's better than Xiantian, right?"

He was unwilling, thinking that if he had been favored by the divine position of the Great Lion, he could easily break this predicament even if he fell into this situation.

He had previously told the red-robed old monk that he had no way to break through the Great Ming because he did not have the power of the Great Lion, not even part of the remaining power.

"That's right, when you become the Mongol King, the power of the Great Lion will return."

"In that case, please do your best, Great Khan, so that I can spare some thoughts to cast spells."

The red-robed old monk said.

Buyan's magical power joined the battle, causing a slight shift in the situation. However, Ji Xiang had already taken all their movements into his eyes, and this red-robed old monk had not yet used his divine position.

"If you don't use your divine position, you won't have a chance."

Ji Xiang's voice penetrated the sea of thunder, passed through the extremely strong wind, passed through the White-Boned Buddha, and accurately reached the ears of the red-robed old monk. This was a warning, causing his heart to suddenly tremble, and a sense of crisis suddenly arose!

He fixed his eyes on the distant mountain peak, his gaze also passing through layers of thunder sea!

Ji Xiang's black robe fluttered in the wind, thunder surged, and the mountain top roared and trembled endlessly!

"Five Sacred Mountains True Gods, hear my command!"

Ji Xiang flicked his hand, throwing out the Five Sacred Mountains divine position that he had just obtained. He used the *Zhongbu Yushu* (Central Jade Book) to shape their appearances with the Qi of wind and thunder, and condensed the essence of mountains and rivers as their flesh and blood. In an instant, five great mountains rose from the ground and were devoured by the Five Sacred Mountains divine position. Then, the Five Sacred Mountains True Gods reappeared in the world!

The Five Sacred Mountains True Gods raised their hands together and pushed forward with all their strength!

Destroying all demons, heretics, evil poisons, and curses in the world!

Five Sacred Mountains True Form Diagram!

"Five Chunyang auras?! How is this possible!"

The red-robed old monk was shocked, and did not understand how Ji Xiang could casually throw out five celestial beings at this time. In a critical situation, phantoms flickered on his body. First, a burst of Buddha-shaped light and shadow flew out!

Yi Sheng Shen (Thought-Born Body)!

Buddhist cultivation is somewhat different from Taoist cultivation. Reaching the Chunyang level is called Yuanrong (Perfect Integration) in Buddhism. The 84,000 Yang God incarnations are only possessed by Taoist, Fangshi, Fajiao, and some Confucian cultivators who also cultivate Taoism. For orthodox Tibetan Buddhists like the Tibetan Buddhist monks, they do not emphasize the path of Buddha-Tao unification.

Therefore, there are no 84,000 Yang God incarnations. Instead, the supernatural power that appears at this level is the Bodhisattva's "Thought-Born Body."

The classic Buddhist vows, gather together the spirit into an incarnation, whose form is ever-changing, flowing with the mind, taking vows as the source, unobstructed by stone walls, unrestricted by region, free to come and go, free and unhindered.

Different from the Yang God incarnation, the 84,000 Yang God incarnations belong to the power of the Chunyang realm itself, and too many incarnations have a weakening effect on the main body, while the Buddhist Thought-Born Body can borrow the vows of others to enhance their combat power. The biggest limitation they receive is the "spiritual thoughts" of those who transform their own thoughts.

A person cannot use their mind for two things at once, and using it for two things will inevitably fall short, but there are also gifted people who can use their mind for many things at once. The Great Buddha, in a single thought, can create and destroy hundreds of thousands of worlds in his heart, with various thoughts residing in various parts of the sea of ​​mind, ready to be mobilized at any time.

At this time, with one thought, hundreds of thousands of thoughts are divided, and thus hundreds of thousands of Thought-Born Bodies appear, constantly strengthening with the increase of faith vows!

"Using life as a vow to enshrine the Thought-Born Bodhisattva, if the vow is strong enough, gathering together, hundreds of thousands of Thought-Born Bodhisattvas can even suppress the immortals!"

The red-robed old monk revealed that strange smile. His spirit transformed into 1,300 thoughts, each thought gathering in his mind. That vast spiritual murmur was not something ordinary cultivators could bear, only Tibetan Buddhist monks who liked asceticism had the ability to bear it.

"True Form of My Buddha, respectfully request to descend." Heavy phantoms appeared on the body of the red-robed old monk, but this time it was not the Thought-Born Body, but a vast Buddha light!

This great Buddha halo was added to his body, and it was actually the power of the Immortal Dao level! His appearance was also changing. The so-called true form is to temporarily borrow the image of the immortal, in order to forcibly increase his magical powers to the Immortal Dao level in a short time!

This kind of temporary outbreak and improvement, because it is the real immortal Buddha who bestows his image, is even more powerful in a short time than the fake immortals who have immortal power without immortal form!

The old monk's image changed, transforming into a terrifying Vajra!

"Yama Deva, Mahavairocana Vajrabhairava!"

"Great Sunlight Buddha, Supreme Treasure of Life! I am the teacher of the Mongol tribes, the sage of the Great Yuan. Buddhist disciples, follow me forward!"

The red-robed old monk's image completely changed. What appeared under the White-Boned Buddha was a terrifying Vajra with a cyan bull's head, sharp teeth, a crown of five skulls on its head, nine heads, thirty-four arms, and sixteen feet!

Following his command, those Mongol Buddhist followers who had turned into skeletons, like the dead resurrected, soared into the sky. Thousands of skeletons wearing flesh and blood kasayas, accompanied by the Vajra's light and bursts of ghostly wails, covered the valley and the sky. Their vows, under the control of the terrifying Vajra, once again spawned countless white bone phantoms!

The White-Boned Buddha also took action, reshaping the Dharma under the Vajra's drive, rumbling forward!

Ji Xiang waved his hand.

Behind the Five Sacred Mountains True Gods, a piece of divine light rose again, violently rising into the sky, causing the red-robed old monk's face to tremble. Then he saw dozens of celestial beings appearing from it!

Thirty-six Mountain Gods of the world!

Takemikazuchi!

Tsukuyomi!

Hachiman Daibosatsu!

Kunitsukuri!

Sea Dragon King God!

Hayagriva!

Boiling Flow Country Mountain Mother!

The divine positions plundered from Japan appeared at this time, shaped with wind and thunder, and with mountains and rivers as bones and flesh. The giant god legion approached, each exuding the aura of Chunyang! This was not the power that Ji Xiang gave them, but the power that was generated after the combination of heaven and earth and their divine positions!

This was the strongest level under the Immortal Dao. Although the duration was not long, they were the incarnation of heaven and earth at this time!

Ji Xiang looked at the terrifying Vajra's astonished expression, and suddenly revealed a strange smile. Then, he flicked his sleeve, and a cyan Buddha sword slid out in an instant, entwined with blazing flames!

The moment this sword appeared, a crisis suddenly arose in the red-robed old monk's heart!

He heard Ji Xiang's voice in his ear:

"Mahavairocana Vajrabhairava form, this Vajra is the wrathful body of Manjushri Bodhisattva."

"Do you recognize this sword!"

The old monk raised his eyes forward.

The divine sword emitted a sword cry. In an instant, knowledge was transmitted within the darkness, and the old monk's expression changed drastically in an instant.