Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2155: 2155: Buddha's Kasaya, Bodhi Tree

Subsequently, Yang Xiaotian imprinted the Primordial Demon Mark onto the souls of several Giant Demons serving beneath the Mad Demon.

Naturally, each of these Giant Demons ranked on the Eternal Realm List.

Yang Xiaotian completely disregarded those who failed to make the list.

Once finished, the Meng Family Ancestor, along with every other ancestor from the Meng Family, dropped to their knees before Yang Xiaotian in overwhelming excitement, expressing endless gratitude and shedding tears of emotion.

Without Yang Xiaotian's intervention that day, the Meng Family's destruction would have been inevitable long ago.

Following this, the Meng Family Ancestor extended a respectful and enthusiastic invitation for Yang Xiaotian to visit their domain, where they prepared a lavish banquet to celebrate him.

Post-banquet, Yang Xiaotian and Meng Bingxue spent considerable time in the palace provided by the Meng Family.

From Meng Bingxue, Yang Xiaotian discovered that upon her initial arrival in the Holy Realm, she had been accompanied by Black Master and White Master, but after the Meng Family took her under their wing, she lost contact with them.

As a result, she remained unaware of Black Master and White Master's current locations.

Nevertheless, prior to their separation, Black Master had spoken of his intent to track down the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor.

“Demon Clan Holy Ancestor.” Yang Xiaotian sank into contemplation.

The Demon Clan Holy Ancestor once served as Black Master’s teacher, and Yang Xiaotian’s initial encounter with Black Master occurred within a palace belonging to the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor back in the Lower Realm.

Yet, after ascending to the role of Three Realms Lord, he dispatched searches across the Heavenly Demon Realm for traces of the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor, only to uncover that the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor had vanished many years prior.

This disappearance happened even before their ascent to the Holy Realm.

“The Demon Clan Holy Ancestor has disappeared!” Meng Bingxue exclaimed in shock upon hearing that the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor had vanished before they reached the Holy Realm.

With the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor gone, Black Master and White Master could never locate him within the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Even so, over all these years, no word had come from Black Master or White Master.

This silence instilled a sense of dread in Meng Bingxue.

“Xiaotian, do you think something terrible has befallen Black Master?” Meng Bingxue inquired with deep concern.

“I’ll right away send out forces to scour the Heavenly Demon Realm for Black Master,” Yang Xiaotian assured her. “Rest easy, Black Master and the rest ought to be safe.”

At once, Yang Xiaotian instructed Mad Demon, Rain Demon, and their allies to mobilize every available asset in the Heavenly Demon Realm toward locating Black Master and White Master.

In this manner, several months slipped by.

One particular day, as Yang Xiaotian offered guidance to Meng Bingxue in her cultivation practice, Mad Demon entered to announce fresh intelligence regarding the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor.

“Oh, intelligence on the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor!” Yang Xiaotian’s spirits surged immediately.

“Indeed, we’ve uncovered that thousands of years back, the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor suffered a grave wound from the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, leading to his capture and confinement within the Buddha Prison,” Mad Demon responded without delay.

Yang Xiaotian found himself momentarily stunned.

He never anticipated that the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor’s vanishing act tied back to the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha.

Still, what motive drove the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha to seize the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor?

Yang Xiaotian shared the revelation of the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor’s captivity under the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha with Meng Bingxue, prompting her to remark, “Black Master may have learned of the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor’s imprisonment by the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha as well. In that case, Black Master and White Master are probably in the Buddha World right now!”

Yang Xiaotian gave a nod of agreement.

He had arrived at the identical conclusion; should Black Master have discovered the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor’s captivity, they would undoubtedly rush to the Buddha World for a rescue attempt.

Consequently, Black Master and White Master faced grave danger.

Without hesitation, Yang Xiaotian assembled his key followers and resolved to journey toward the Buddha World.

Though Meng Bingxue initially desired to join Yang Xiaotian, he persuaded her to remain at the Meng Family due to the looming threat of clashing with the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha, a peril far beyond her current power level.

Therefore, amid farewells from the Meng Family, Yang Xiaotian set off with Mad Demon, Rain Demon, and their companions, departing the Meng Family en route to the Buddha World.

“Buddha World.” Yang Xiaotian’s expedition served dual purposes: rescuing the Demon Clan Holy Ancestor and pursuing the Buddha’s Kasaya.

Earlier, within the Ancient Cold Abyss of the Ancestor Continent, he had claimed the Present Buddha’s legacy, mastered the Innate Buddha Ancestor Power, and secured the Contemporary Buddha Staff along with the Three Thousand Buddha Precepts.

Two of the Buddha Sect’s three sacred treasures now rested in his possession, with only the Buddha’s Kasaya still eluding him.

Per the ancient edicts of the Buddha Sect, the one who gathers and refines all three treasures ascends as the fresh sovereign of the Buddha Sect.

Should he truly secure the Buddha’s Kasaya, might he then attune to the essence of the Buddha World?

Refining that essence would elevate him to Four Realms Lord!

Come the opening of the Eternal Realm Battlefield, this added might would bolster his defenses immensely.

“Even should you collect every one of the Buddha Sect’s three treasures, sensing the Buddha World’s origin remains impossible,” Master Ding declared. “Back in antiquity, not even the Present Buddha achieved it.”

“That said, with your mastery of the Innate Buddha Ancestor Power, assembling all three treasures of the Buddha Sect and locating the Bodhi Tree could potentially unlock the Buddha World’s origin for you.”

Hope swelled within Yang Xiaotian: “The Bodhi Tree!”

“Precisely, the Bodhi Tree, revered as the Buddha Sect’s holy tree, sprouted directly from the Buddha World’s origin,” Master Ding explained. “Yet it has manifested merely twice in history before fading away. The Present Buddha himself hunted for it across years without success.”

Thus, Yang Xiaotian’s chances of unearthing the Bodhi Tree appeared exceedingly faint.

Yet, faint prospects did not equate to utter impossibility.

Given that the Bodhi Tree held the key to perceiving the Buddha World’s origin, Yang Xiaotian vowed to pursue it relentlessly.

Months later, the Ancient Heavenly Court pierced through the starry expanse of the Buddha World and penetrated its borders.

No sooner had they crossed into the Buddha World than the subtle Buddha Force stirred unease in Mad Demon, Rain Demon, and their comrades.

Much like how Buddha World experts recoiled from venturing into the Primordial Demon World, those from Demon Sects harbored a similar aversion to the Buddha World.

Admittedly, while the Buddha World’s Buddha Force unsettled Mad Demon and the others, it posed no genuine threat to their well-being.

Upon arrival in the Buddha World, Yang Xiaotian steered the Ancient Heavenly Court directly toward the Buddha Prison, all the while tasking his followers with gathering details on the Buddha Prison and the Buddha’s Kasaya.

To their astonishment, en route to the Buddha Prison, word abruptly swept through the Buddha World: the Buddha’s Kasaya had surfaced!

“The Buddha’s Kasaya has surfaced?!” Yang Xiaotian stood frozen in disbelief.

“Affirmative, Your Majesty, atop Thunder Sound Mountain!” Mad Demon reported swiftly. “The announcement has spread far and wide, drawing experts from across the Buddha World. The Heavenly Slaughter Buddha himself is marching there with his disciples.”

Thunder Sound Mountain stood as the grandest and most enigmatic peak throughout the Buddha World.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaotian promptly redirected his group toward Thunder Sound Mountain at utmost speed.

Securing the Buddha’s Kasaya would complete the trio of Buddha Sect treasures.

That attainment would crown him as the Buddha World’s new Buddha Sect ruler.

As Yang Xiaotian raced toward Thunder Sound Mountain, the Heavenly Slaughter Buddha similarly hastened a vast assembly of Buddha Sect elites there. The Buddha’s Kasaya ranked not just as the supreme defensive relic in the Buddha World but also as its premier flight treasure, brimming with the purest essence of ten thousand Buddhas; claiming it would vastly amplify his strength.

“Command all forces to seal off Thunder Sound Mountain. Henceforth, entry is forbidden for a century unless bearing my Heavenly Slaughter Buddha Order. Any who attempt to breach Thunder Sound Mountain will face capture and eternal lockdown in the Buddha Prison!” The Heavenly Slaughter Buddha issued these orders to his adherents during their advance.

Though such measures would surely provoke ire among the Buddha Sect’s masters, the prize of the Buddha’s Kasaya justified every sacrifice.