Chapter 319 Crossing the Western Desert
"Namo Amitabha……"

Walking on the land of Western Desert, Li Zhi felt the divinity nurtured by every inch of mountains and rivers in Western Desert.

The endless power of faith is filled with a divine and sacred aura, as well as an aura of eternity and immortality.

Li Zhi was completely wrapped in Daoguang. Wherever he passed, the power of Buddhism's faith was like boiling oil, trying to "fry" him.

It seems that the eternity of Buddhism excludes Li Zhi's great path.

The closer he got to Mount Sumeru, the greater the pressure Li Zhi felt.

Even within the immortal power of faith there is an extremely powerful force of salvation.

If it weren't for Li Zhi's clear mind of Taoism, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand the power of salvation.

On Mount Xumi, many monks in the temples seemed to sense an alien aura.

Just when Li Zhi came to a place less than ten million miles away from Mount Xumi, two golden arhats appeared in front of Li Zhi.

"Master, Mount Xumi is a pure place for Buddhism. Please leave immediately."

Feeling the aura of the Great Dao on Li Zhi's body, which was as powerful as fire and water as the eternal and immortal power of faith on Mount Sumeru, the two golden-bodied Arhats did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

"Your Buddhist methods are truly amazing. You have transformed the entire Western Desert into a Buddhist kingdom, gathering the faith of all living beings to make their thoughts immortal. Aren't you afraid that the karma of all living beings will be settled and that they will all be destroyed in the end?"

Li Zhi felt the power of Buddhist faith which was more terrifying than poison, and gained a new understanding of the great Buddha Amitabha who could sweep the floor without hurting an ant and who never stained his life with the blood of his enemies.

The ruthlessness of this great emperor is no less than that of the Supreme in the restricted area.

Some forbidden zone supreme beings regularly harvest the lives of all living beings in order to achieve immortality. This may seem like an act of the devil, but this great emperor Amitabha harvests the faith of all living beings, and does so continuously to ensure the immortality of his divine consciousness.

We have already formed a huge karmic bond with all living beings that cannot be repaid.

Those causes and consequences are simply not something that a mere Humane Emperor can repay.

Li Zhi no longer had any doubts about the future collapse of Mount Sumeru on the road to becoming an immortal.

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, those who want to live forever in the mortal world can only rely on themselves. Those who rely on the lives of others to live forever are all violating the cause and effect set by the Emperor Huang Tian.

It is only a matter of time before you are held accountable by all living beings.

Whether it is the forbidden area supreme beings who reap the lives of all living beings, or the Great Emperor Amitabha, they are essentially the same kind of people.

"What does Taoist priest mean?"

Li Zhi's words made the two golden arhats' faces turn ugly instantly.

"Are you going to follow the path of the unity of Buddha and devil? In my eyes, the entire Western Desert is not a sacred and peaceful place, but a devilish land where the souls of all living beings are bound." Li Zhi said bluntly.

In this world, if you are not an Immortal King and you recklessly use the power of faith, the final outcome will definitely not be good.

"Master, you came to my Western Desert to challenge the entire Buddhist sect?" the two golden arhats said coldly.

"You cannot represent Buddhism, and Amitabha the Great cannot represent Buddhism. Mount Sumeru is not a symbol of Buddhism for you." Li Zhi seemed to be deliberately provoking the anger of the two golden arhats.

"Thief, prepare to die."

The two golden arhats were furious, and instantly burst out with terrifying energy and blood power, and then simultaneously used the Buddhist Vajra Finger to point at Li Zhi's eyebrows.

"when!"

However, when their Vajra finger power just reached three feet in front of Li Zhi, it was as if it hit a golden bell.

A silver-white ripple appeared in the void, as if there was a solid and impenetrable wall of iron in front of Li Zhi.

"You have achieved a golden body?"

The two golden-bodied arhats at the semi-saint level are naturally not ordinary people, and they still have the necessary vision.

"It is impolite not to return the favor, so I will give you two a finger."

Li Zhi raised his right hand and pointed at the two golden arhats.

The fierce finger force seemed to carry a sense of ending destiny, making people feel that they were not facing fingers, but a heavenly calamity.

"The Finger of Life-Severing."

One of the seven free-hand fighting techniques created by Li Zhi has now evolved to an extremely terrifying level. The Life-Severing Divine Finger is filled with a terrifying artistic conception of heaven severing human life. The cultivators who are locked by the Life-Severing Divine Finger seem to be attacked by a heavenly calamity.

"Well!"

Suddenly, a terrifying divine sound was heard between heaven and earth. It was "Ma", one of the six mantras of Buddhism. It mobilized a huge amount of power of faith and transformed into a golden Buddha emitting an immortal aura, which enveloped the two arhats.

"boom!"

After the life-severing finger force hit the golden Buddha, it directly shattered the golden Buddha, and the two golden arhats also flew backwards.

"Amitabha, fellow longevity buddha, were you too ruthless?"

An old monk with white eyebrows and a middle-aged nun appeared in front of Li Zhi, both staring at Li Zhi with serious expressions.

"You are actually the longevity Taoist of the Eastern Wasteland?"

After the two golden arhats dragged their injured bodies back to the white-browed old monk and the middle-aged nun, they looked at Li Zhi in shock.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, I am Li Changshou, a humble Taoist. Nice to meet you two fellow Taoists."

Since the other party were all Bodhisattvas at the saint level, Li Zhi treated them with courtesy.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, why do you come to my quiet Buddhist place instead of enjoying yourself in the Seven Stars Taoist Temple?" asked the middle-aged nun.

"Of course, we came to see how the Great Emperor Amitabha achieved immortality with the help of this massive power of faith." Li Zhi said with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the white-browed old monk and the middle-aged nun both changed color.

"Fellow Daoist, how did you know the secrets of our Buddhist sect? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to leave the Western Desert?" The white-browed old monk threatened directly.

"Whether I can get out of the Western Desert or not is not up to you to decide." Li Zhi pointed at Mount Xumi.

As long as the Fighting Buddha does not take action, and as long as Li Zhi does not climb Mount Sumeru, with the current foundation and means of Buddhism, Li Zhi will not be able to be stopped.

"Fellow Taoist, do you want to stir up a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism?" said the middle-aged nun.

"How can I be worthy of representing Taoism? You think too highly of me and overestimate yourselves. Buddha is in the heart, not outside." Li Zhi shook his head and said.

"Could it be that the Taoist priest has come to the Western Desert to debate Buddhist scriptures with me?" said the old monk with white eyebrows.

"With the avenue of Amitabha Buddha spread throughout the Western Desert, there is no need to debate with you. As long as I can cross the entire Western Desert safely, I will naturally know my own weight." Li Zhi said.

"The Taoist priest is quite bold. He even wants to discuss Taoism with Amitabha Buddha. I just don't know if he has the strength to do that." A hint of anger flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged nun, as if Li Zhi didn't take them seriously, which made them feel very frustrated.

"Would you two fellow Taoists like to discuss Taoism with me?" Li Zhi asked.

"Master, don't you dare?" The middle-aged nun seemed to be a person with a hot temper. She did not practice the way of purity and nature. She was like a furious Vajra.

"The poor man will show his disgrace."

After saying that, Li Zhi waved his hand and carved four large characters "Wulian Tianzun" on the rock next to him, which almost covered the entire rock wall.

The four characters exuded an eternal and immortal truth, even dispelling the power of Buddhist faith around them. "Please, fellow Taoists. If you can erase my words, you will be the winner. I will turn around and leave the Western Desert without saying anything." Li Zhi said with a smile, looking at the two saint-level Buddhist masters.

Their qi and blood are not very strong. They must have broken through to the saint level in recent years. It is not the kind of Buddhist heritage that has been sealed down from ancient times.

"Hmph, a mere trifle. How difficult is that?" The middle-aged nun immediately used a golden magical power to try to erase the four big words on the mountain.

"Boom!" There was a loud sound of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting.

The middle-aged nun directly shattered a mountain range nearby but was unable to shake the mountain where Li Zhi had engraved the words.

Seeing that the attack failed, the middle-aged nun frowned slightly, and then she used her Buddhist skills, forming seals with her hands and striking out a fearless lion seal.

The terrifying golden seal jumped out of the void like a golden lion and pounced towards the mountain majestically.

However, even after the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the four big characters that Li Zhi casually engraved on the mountain could not be erased, and the holy laws on them were still shining.

"Baoru, stop it. You are no match for Taoist Li." The old monk with white eyebrows saw that the middle-aged nun seemed to be about to use her hidden magical power, so he stopped her immediately.

"Uncle Master, I can erase his principles." Bodhisattva Baoru said firmly.

“I know you can erase the holy laws in the four divine characters on the mountain, but that is not your own power.” said the white-browed old monk.

Then the white-browed monk said to Li Zhi, "Fellow Daoist, please do as you please. If you want to climb Mount Xumi, we in the Buddhist sect welcome you."

"Old senior, why don't you try to see if you can erase my holy laws?" Li Zhi asked.

The old monk with white eyebrows said, "Then I will show my ugliness."

"Om!"

The old monk suddenly performed the Buddhist mantra, and the power of faith between heaven and earth immediately gathered towards him.

Finally, the power of infinite faith condensed into a golden Buddha a hundred feet tall in front of the mountain. With a wave of his hand, the golden Buddha wiped out the four divine characters "Wulian Tianzun" on the mountain.

"Amitabha, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, fellow Taoist." The old monk said to Li Zhi indifferently.

"I have learned a lot about the great way of Buddhism today," said Li Zhi.

"Fellow Daoist, please leave the Western Desert." The old monk said to Li Zhi.

"What if I don't leave?" Li Zhi suddenly laughed.

"Then this Buddha light all over the sky will be an infinite calamity for fellow Taoist." The old monk still said calmly.

"I would like to see whether these Buddha lights can keep me here." After saying that, Li Zhi turned and walked towards the southern part of the Western Desert.

The old monk shouted behind him: "The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, turn back and you will find the shore, fellow Taoist, why should you persist?"

"The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, so I will cross it. If I cannot even cross the sea of ​​suffering in this worldly mortal world, how can I attain immortality in this worldly mortal world?" Li Zhi's voice was firm and natural, full of a free and easy attitude.

"Amitabha, my long-lived fellow Taoist, I am sorry for the offense." After the old monk shouted the Buddha's name, he began to recite scriptures on the spot.

Then the boundless power of faith blocked Li Zhi's way.

Li Zhi stepped into the barrier formed by the power of faith without hesitation.

Instantly, I felt a burning sensation coming from all around.

"You want to use the karmic fire of the mortal world to burn me so that I will give up? Are you too disrespectful to me, fellow Taoist?" Li Zhi said lightly with a hint of smile on his face.

"Fellow Taoist, you are burdened with karma and have killed too many people. I am using this karmic fire to burn you for your own good." said the old monk with white eyebrows.

"What can a mere karmic fire do to me?" Li Zhi walked straight into the karmic fire, allowing the karmic fire of the mortal world to burn him.

The white-browed old monk and Baoru Bodhisattva followed him all the time, as if they didn't want him to stay in the Western Desert any longer.

"Buddha, why do you want to drive away the Taoist of Longevity?" asked a golden arhat.

"Because of the existence of Taoist Changshou, it is possible to subvert the foundation of our Buddhism." Bodhisattva Baoru looked at Li Zhi who was moving freely in the fire of the mortal world, and a trace of deep fear flashed in her eyes.

Even the Buddhist teachings of the Great Emperor Amitabha could not convert Li Zhi. If he were really allowed to travel across every inch of land in the Western Desert, it would be easy for him to overthrow the rule of Buddhism in the future.

Before this, the white-browed old monk seemed to have wiped out Li Zhi's holy laws, but it was the great way of Amitabha Buddha that really played a decisive role.

Rather than the old monk’s own Buddhist practice.

The old monk is taking advantage of the situation.

"In that case, why not invite the Buddhas on Mount Sumeru to come down the mountain and suppress the Taoist Changshou?" asked another golden arhat.

"After the Taoist Changshou came to the Western Desert, he did not commit any killing, nor did he come into conflict with my Buddhist sect. Once the Buddhas are invited to come down the mountain, things will develop in an irreversible direction. This Taoist Changshou is the most evil. The ancient myriad races have tried to test him several times, but have failed to find out his true trump card. My Buddhist sect must not repeat the same mistake at this time." Baoru Bodhisattva introduced.

"Fellow Daoist Baoru, I am not that annoying, am I?" Li Zhi's voice came from the karmic fire.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, being burned by karmic fire is the most cruel punishment in the world. Although you seem relaxed, aren't you afraid of leaving some injuries?" said Bodhisattva Baoru.

"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. I don't take the mere karma fire seriously. If karma fire can leave me with Dao injuries, then it is better for me not to practice the Great Dao." Li Zhi said with extraordinary ease.

"I wonder how long you can keep being stubborn, fellow Taoist." Bodhisattva Baoru looked at him coldly.

In the following two months, Li Zhi was wrapped in karma fire and walked out of the Western Desert.

Although there were some charred spots on his body, overall, Li Zhi was not seriously injured.

The moment he walked out of the Western Desert, the parts of Li Zhi's body that were burned by the karma fire recovered instantly.

"Thank you all for escorting me out of the country."

Li Zhi said with a smile to the charcoal-faced Bodhisattva Baoru and the white-browed old monk.

Then they saw Li Zhi disappear among the mountains of Nanling.

"The Taoist of Longevity is even more terrifying than the rumors say. The path he practices is extremely extraordinary." The old monk with white eyebrows finally spoke.

"Uncle master, how will our Buddhist sect deal with the Taoist priest of longevity in the future?" asked Bodhisattva Baoru worriedly.

"Let's take it one step at a time. This longevity Taoist doesn't seem to be the murderous person as the rumors say." The white-browed old monk said helplessly.

Along the way, he finally understood that Li Zhi was using the power of faith that their Buddhist sect had accumulated over countless years to refine his body and improve his Taoism.

The fire of karma burns the body, while the Dharma of Buddhism forges the path.

Ultimately, he was not converted by Buddhism, which ensured that his heart was pure, and he survived a calamity in the mortal world.

When Li Zhi left the Western Desert, although his cultivation had not improved, the tenacity of his Dao had at least increased by 10%.

Don't underestimate this achievement, it is already shocking enough.

It indicates that Li Zhi's Taoism is becoming more and more solid.

"My two great masters, a shocking incident has occurred in the Eastern Wasteland. A group of cultivators from the Eternal Star Region are causing trouble in the Northern Region, and have even alarmed the Immortal Mountain and the Taichu Ancient Mine. A decree has been sent from Mount Xumi, asking the two great masters to go back and discuss the matter."

At this moment, a young Buddhist opened the domain gate and came before the white-browed old monk and Baoru Bodhisattva.

"It's been such an eventful time."

(End of this chapter)